Chapter 426: The Deposed Queen Mother... Passed Away
The imperial palace.
After Xiao Chengjin returned from the father-in-law's residence, the haze in his heart was swept away.
He was even happier when Jiang Ruo took the initiative to invite him to take a hot spring bath.
The two walked hand in hand in the imperial garden.
"Prince Beiyu and his men will probably stay in the capital for ten days to half a month."
"General Chu has been back for quite some time. This time, let him go back to the border with Prince Beiyu and others!" Xiao Chengjin said, suddenly thinking of Chu Haoxuan.
"I wonder if Young General Chu's marriage has been finalized?"
Jiang Ruo raised an eyebrow. "There's nothing going on at the border right now. Why not let General Chu stay in the capital?"
"It wouldn't be good if he went back to the border right after getting married."
As a married person, you understand.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Chengjin nodded in agreement.
"Okay, let's do as Ruoruo said." Xiao Chengjin said in a doting tone.
Jiang Ruo thought of the soldiers guarding the border and sighed slightly.
"In the future, we'll have to make some new arrangements on the border side."
"The soldiers guarding the border haven't been home for many years and must be missing their families."
"How about this? While General Chu is still here, you can discuss with him and let the soldiers take turns returning home to visit their families when there is no war."
"Also, their welfare benefits must be improved."
After hearing this, Xiao Chengjin stopped and gently held Jiang Ruo in his arms.
"Ruoruo, I thank you on behalf of the soldiers on the border."
Jiang Ruo hugged his waist and said with a smile: "They left their homes to protect the territory for Dayan. We should be grateful to them."
Xiao Chengjin hummed softly.
He lowered his head and gently kissed Jiang Ruo's earlobe, then said in a hoarse voice, "Ruoruo, it's getting late. Let's go to bed early!"
"Okay!" Jiang Ruo's cheeks turned slightly red.
Back pain...
It was a beautiful night, and the two fell asleep in each other's arms.
It's late at night and everyone is asleep.
Prince Beiyu came to the backyard with his personal guards.
"Your Highness, the Imperial Master is in here." The guard lowered his voice and bowed.
Prince Beiyu sneered, "Let's go in and take a look."
"Yes, Your Highness."
The guard opened the door and the master and servant entered the room.
The Imperial Master heard the door opening in a daze, and slowly opened the eye that was not disabled.
“Wuwu… Wuwu…”
He looked at the slowly approaching Prince Bei Yu and let out a terrified "woohoo" sound.
Prince Beiyu looked at the miserable appearance of the Imperial Master in the candlelight and couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Ha ha......"
The laughter stopped abruptly. Prince Beiyu looked at the trembling Imperial Preceptor and said sarcastically, "Your Excellency Imperial Preceptor, I am very happy to see you reduced to this state."
Changing the subject, Prince Beiyu shouted angrily, "I have been the crown prince for so many years, all because of you."
"If it weren't for you, this demon...I would have sat on the throne long ago."
"Woo woo..." The national teacher shook his head in horror.
In fact, he really wanted to use Jiang Ruo's secret to make a deal with Prince Beiyu, but unfortunately, his tongue was pulled out and his hands were disabled...
The disheartened Imperial Master allowed Prince Beiyu to curse him.
Prince Beiyu's emotions became increasingly out of control as he thought about the rumors he had endured over the years.
"I will never be the crown prince forever."
"After you die, I will leave your corpse exposed for three days..."
Upon hearing this, Master Beiyu slowly closed his eye.
Back then, I was young and full of ambition...
Over the years, I have never taken my master's words to heart.
It's all his own fault that he has ended up like this.
After venting the resentment that had been pent up for many years, Prince Beiyu left.
The secret guard hiding in the dark listened to the voice inside and sneered.
Bei Yu Imperial Master, you should never, ever attack the Empress...
In the court.
The ministers felt somewhat frightened as they thought about what happened yesterday.
At this moment, the voice of Chief Steward Lin came from outside the palace, "The Emperor has arrived!"
Xiao Chengjin strode towards the dragon throne.
The ministers knelt down hurriedly and shouted in unison: "Your humble servants pay their respects to the Emperor. Long live the Emperor."
Xiao Chengjin, who was sitting on the dragon throne, raised his hand slightly and said, "My dear ministers, please stand up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
The ministers listened to Xiao Chengjin's calm tone, their minds full of questions.
When I thought about it, I knew what was going on.
It’s confirmed that the emperor is henpecked.
The ministers standing in the front row looked at Xiao Chengjin with a happy face and couldn't help but look at each other.
It still depends on the Queen!
"My dear ministers, yesterday, the Imperial Preceptor Bei Yu attempted to use 'witchcraft' to control the Empress. This is something I absolutely cannot tolerate."
"I have shown mercy by sparing his life."
At this time, a minister stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to report."
"Permitted."
The minister said loudly, "Your Majesty, I have heard that the Imperial Master of Beiyu used his own blood as a medicine to make elixirs for the Emperor of Beiyu."
"The Beiyu Imperial Preceptor has been deposed. Will the Beiyu Emperor be dissatisfied with this..."
Xiao Chengjin raised his eyebrows when he heard this.
"With the testimony of the Crown Prince Beiyu, the Emperor Beiyu dare not find fault."
The minister nodded and said nothing more.
Commander Wu hurried to the outside of the Golden Palace, knelt down and shouted, "Your Majesty, I have an important matter to discuss with you."
"Let him in!" Xiao Chengjin frowned slightly.
Chief Steward Lin shouted at the top of his voice, "The Emperor has ordered us to come into the palace and see you."
Commander Wu stood up and entered the Golden Throne Hall, where he knelt and kowtowed, saying, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. Long live the Emperor."
"Commander Wu, what's the matter?" Xiao Chengjin asked with raised eyebrows.
Commander Wu lowered his eyes and said bluntly: "While I was on patrol, I heard crying coming from the cold palace..."
"The deposed Queen Mother...passed away."
As soon as these words were spoken, all the ministers fell silent.
Xiao Chengjin said calmly: "I understand, you can leave now!"
"I'll take my leave." Commander Wu breathed a sigh of relief the moment he turned around.
Xiao Chengjin glanced at the ministers and said, "The Ministry of Rites will select a suitable date for burial and bury the deposed empress dowager in the imperial mausoleum according to the rites for a dowager concubine."
"My mother, Imperial Noble Consort Xi, was posthumously named Empress Dowager and buried with the late emperor."
Upon hearing this, the ministers hesitated to speak.
Upon seeing this, Lord Wu quickly stepped out of the line and said, "I obey your command."
When Imperial Noble Consort Xi passed away, the deposed Empress Dowager threatened not to allow her to be buried in the imperial mausoleum.
The deposed emperor could not withstand the pressure of public opinion and was buried according to ancestral customs.
Now that the emperor is like this, I can understand it.
Of course, the other ministers also thought of what happened before, so they remained silent.
"Okay, let's adjourn the court!" Xiao Chengjin said, then stood up and left the Golden Palace.
"Your humble servant respectfully bids farewell to the Emperor." The ministers saluted.
Manager Lin followed behind Xiao Chengjin with a helpless look on his face.
There's been so much going on lately...
After Xiao Chengjin walked a distance away, he said to Steward Lin, "Staff Lin, please go to the Imperial Study and wait!"
"I obey your command." Manager Lin bowed and replied.
When the little phoenix saw Xiao Chengjin coming, it spread its wings and flew over.
It looked at Xiao Chengjin, who seemed to be in a bad mood, and asked in a low voice, "Are you in a bad mood?"
You bastard, how can you be so fickle!
"I'm in a good mood."
At this moment, Xiao Chengjin felt relieved.
He sighed slightly and said to Little Phoenix, "Xiaofeng, take me to the cold palace."
"Come up!" Little Phoenix looked gossipy.
There must be something wrong!
In the cold palace.
The deposed queen stood in front of the bed, crying and wailing, "Mother, why did you leave me and me... Wuwu."
"How do you expect me to live?"
She cried very sadly, and cursed in her heart: The old thing is dead, yelling and screaming every night, it's creepy!
Xiao Junze, who was escorted here by the Imperial Guards, burst into tears when he saw the dead deposed empress dowager.
"Mother, why did you leave?"
"I am unfilial and failed to protect my mother..."
The servants pretended to wipe their tears and quietly stepped aside.
Xiao Junze cried enough, and suddenly stood up, saying with a look of indignation: "Who is so cruel as to murder my mother?"
"Tell me, was it Xiao Chengjin who did it?"
Nanny Xia, who was kneeling beside her, trembling with fear, replied, "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager has been having nightmares since returning from the coronation ceremony. She says, she says that Imperial Concubine Xi is coming to take her life."
"This old servant advises the Empress Dowager that this is a nightmare...don't scare yourself."
"Last night, the Empress Dowager was awakened again, saying that the Imperial Noble Consort Xi was coming to claim her life. She was so frightened that she died before she could even breathe."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Junze roared, "You are all deceiving me."
"How could the Queen Mother be frightened to death?"
He pointed at the imperial guards standing outside and shouted, "Quickly call Xiao Chengjin to me. I want to question him face to face."
It was Xiao Chengjin who did it!
He must have done it...
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