"Yue'er? Why are you getting more and more impatient recently?"

The woman's answer was from a middle-aged man with a flattering tone.

At this time, the doors and windows of the small study in Changchun Palace were closed, and the room was dark and empty. The Queen Mother and the King's uncle were also sitting very close to each other.

Seeing that the Queen Mother sitting at the top didn't say a word and seemed to be sulking, He Huaiyuan could only comfort her softly:

"Yue'er, listen to me. Since I promised you that I would kill all the people in the Sheng family's first branch, I will definitely do it. What does it matter if I let them live a few more days?"

"It doesn't matter?! Have you heard that sleeping late makes you sleepier?! It's fine if you don't do anything, but you don't let me send someone to kill them. What's the logic behind this?!"

The Queen Mother was so angry that her eyes were about to burst. She waved her hand and overturned the teacup on the nearby table to the ground.

As the biological mother of the young emperor of Southern Qi, she is now only in her thirties.

A few years ago, she was still considered a beautiful girl. But in recent years, she has been assisting the young emperor in ruling the country, and has been immersed in political politics for too long, and has become more and more mean as she grows older.

Now she was even more frightening when she got angry, and her once attractive face lost all its beauty.

In fact, she had already sent several groups of people to deal with the eldest branch of the Sheng family. She was angry now mainly because her cousin had clearly promised that he would get rid of the Sheng family as soon as possible, but he always made excuses and said one thing in public and another in private.

The Queen Mother was thinking about her own plans, and Prime Minister He certainly had plans that he couldn't tell the Queen Mother.

Seeing that the Queen Mother was unwilling to give in, he could only say carelessly:

"Just wait for half a month. Didn't I tell you long ago? There are still many forces in the Qin King's lineage that have not been completely eliminated. If we kill them hastily, these forces will counterattack."

"And we suspect that Sheng Yichen is the bandit who emptied the capital. We are sending people to closely monitor their movements. We must not act now to scare them away."

He knew very well that the reason why the members of the Sheng family were willing to continue to follow the exile team was simply to stabilize the people in the court while secretly gathering strength.

Waiting for the opportunity to rob Sheng Jinghai and Sheng Tiance in Liuyun County.

As for himself, he actually needed this period of time to perfect his layout in Liuyun County, not only to seize the military power from the Sheng family, but also to find the treasure stolen by Sheng Yichen and take it for himself.

Of course, these plans cannot be told to the Queen Mother.

Seeing the Queen Mother so mad today, he was also a little confused, and couldn't help but change the subject and asked:

"Yue'er, why do you have such deep hostility towards the Sheng family's eldest branch?"

The Queen Mother's eyebrows flashed with some unnaturalness, and she coughed lightly before saying:

"I'm thinking about you. Sheng Jinghai has a very high reputation among the people. But he always opposes you and me in the court. It's better to deal with this kind of person as soon as possible."

"Are you afraid of a counterattack from those forces? Why don't you just kill them and place a few substitutes in the exile team?!"

"Also, since you suspect Sheng San is a big-name thief, why don't you just tie him up and torture him? Why do you have to send people to monitor them and make things so complicated?!"

Hearing these words that he said without any pain in his waist while standing, He Huaiyuan's eyebrows couldn't help but twitch.

Although both Southern Qi and Northern Chen have their queen dowagers interfering in politics, compared with the shrewd and calculating Queen Dowager Beichen, the Queen Dowager Southern Qi can be said to be short on knowledge and wisdom.

If the people of the Qin Wang faction were really so easy to deal with, he and his tribe would not have spent so much time planning!

He Huaiyuan looked down on her in his heart, but on the surface he acted like a gentle brother. He gently held her in his arms and coaxed her softly:

"My dear sister, don't worry about it. Leave these things to me. I will help you handle them."

"We are brothers and sisters, how could my brother possibly hurt you?"

His voice became softer and softer, and his body moved closer and closer to the Queen Mother. Finally, he bit her earlobe lightly.

The Queen Mother seemed to be comforted by his soft words and fell softly on him.

Not long after, the soft curtains in the study were slowly lowered.

The low-hanging curtains swayed gently, and from time to time there were sounds that were deliberately lowered in volume but extremely charming.

Everyone in the Southern Qi Dynasty knew that the Queen Mother and Prime Minister He had a very deep relationship as a brother and sister. Since the late emperor entrusted the orphan to him, they had been assisting the young emperor in stabilizing the government of the Southern Qi Dynasty.

However, only a very few people know that Empress Dowager He is not He Huaiyuan's biological sister at all, but his distant cousin!

The reason is simple. The wife of the head of the He family gave birth to a pair of dragon and phoenix twins. A Taoist priest passed by and said that the girl had the fate of a phoenix.

It’s a pity that the little girl died at the age of five.

At that time, the legend about Feng Ming was rampant in the capital, and He's father didn't want to destroy this chess piece in vain.

He found a girl from his wife's family who was about the same age and had similar facial features as his little daughter and replaced her.

Therefore, the two knew from childhood that they were not their biological siblings. Growing up together, they did develop a childhood friendship.

When the late emperor entrusted his son to his care, He Yuerong immediately became the empress dowager to assist him in government affairs.

At that time, both the civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty bullied them, an orphan and a widow, and He Huaiyuan was also secretly cultivating his own power.

He Yuerong had no choice but to surrender to her cousin. Only then did she gain the support of her cousin and gradually stabilize the situation in the court.

As time went by, the relationship between the two became better and better. From time to time, they would discuss state affairs in private and do some exercise to relax their bodies and minds.

At this moment, the battle in the study became more and more intense, and the curtain in front of the couch was shaking more and more unsteadily.

He Yuerong could no longer control her coquettish words, and her voice became louder and louder:

"Well... cousin... you are so nice... you know how to cherish Yue'er the best..."

"Just like before...call me A-Yuan..."

"Well... Ayuan, you are the best..."

"Ayuan, am I beautiful?"

"Beautiful... Yue'er is the most beautiful. She is still the same as before, a troublesome little goblin..."

"Hateful... You only know how to tell lies to make me happy..."

The two of them, one passionate and the other affectionate, were entangled on the couch and fought for a full cup of tea before they stopped.

He Yuerong lay on her cousin with a satisfied look on her face. She even drew circles on his chest and acted coquettishly:

"Brother...you promised me. You must let me see the bodies of all the Sheng family members within half a month at the latest..."

"Well... I see. My heart belongs to you. How could I not agree to your request?"

The two of them rubbed their heads on the couch for a long time before Prime Minister He put on his trousers and left.

But as soon as he walked out of the palace gate of Changchun Palace, the smile on his face disappeared. He could not help but quicken his pace and got into his own sedan.

Before the carriage had even passed a few palaces, He Huaiyuan picked up the water bag and rinsed his mouth with a gloomy look on his face.

While rinsing his mouth, he also complained in a low voice:

"You're already so horny, but you're still so naughty! Do you think I helped you because I was attracted by your beauty?!"

At the same time, inside the main hall of Changchun Palace.

When the Queen Mother heard that Prime Minister He had gone far away, her expression changed in an instant. She picked up the teacup and rinsed her mouth several times.

"You old fool! You pinched me and left several dark purple bruises on my body!"

The handsome eunuch beside her immediately patted her back gently and comforted her:

"My queen, please be patient for a while. When we are fully grown, we won't have to pretend anymore."

He Yuerong regained some of her good mood when she looked at his watery face, and she reached out and pinched it gently.

Looking out the window, she snorted coldly, "Men's words are deceiving. He coaxes me in one way in front of me, but does another behind my back!"

"Fortunately, I didn't believe him. I had already sent the Dark Dragon Guards to ambush and kill the Sheng family. Has there been any news from there?"

"We must have succeeded. I haven't had time to tell you the good news yet! After all, hundreds of people from Langya Village have been mobilized. How could we fail?"

"Yeah... you're right."

The Queen Mother was so coaxed by the little eunuch that she squeezed his hand unconsciously.

But at this moment, several men in black suddenly rushed in:

"It's bad, Madam! Over 500 bandits from Langya Village are missing!"

"The supervisors and guards we sent to Langya Village were all slaughtered overnight!!"

"Even the tens of thousands of weapons we stored in Langya Village and the mineral deposits we discovered so far have all been emptied out!!!"