It’s high, really high.
He first accused her of being a witch, then helped Xiahou Chongyuan clear his connection in order to gain his favor, and finally proposed to use all the officials in the court to suppress him, thus gaining their praise.
To sum it up in one sentence: All the mistakes are Song Qingxue's fault. As long as you, the Regent, are willing to turn back in time, we will not blame you!
This strategy kills three birds with one stone. Bulbasaur eats Cheetos and enters Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. It's so clever!
Song Qingxue sat in her seat. Although she looked relaxed, her nerves were tense inside.
Complaints may be complaints, but she really feels powerless about this matter.
She had indeed planned to investigate and clear her name, but on that day at the Marquis' Mansion, these ministers hated her so much that they gave her a slap in the face.
It is difficult to investigate her as she is charged with murder.
Fortunately, Xiahou Chongyuan helped her find out the truth, otherwise she would never be able to clear herself of the guilt even if she jumped into the Yellow River.
However, even if she knew that Mo Weixin was still alive, she couldn't hand him over now. How could she argue?
Song Qingxue was so worried that her whole face was almost wrinkled.
What should I do?
Do we have to ask these people to go to the house in the west of the city to take a look?
But if she said this in public, Xiahou Chun and the others would have to quickly send people to the west of the city to take Mo Weixin away.
Song Qingxue felt that in just one or two minutes, she could turn ten of her hairs white with worry.
If she had known that Zhao Wanqiu was a person who spoke without considering the occasion, she would not have come today no matter what!
"Miss Song, why are you silent? Weren't you very eloquent just now? Could it be that I was right about what I said, so you don't dare to speak anymore?"
Just as Zhao Wanqiu finished speaking, an angry shout came from above the hall.
"presumptuous!"
The Queen Mother stood up with a calm expression, holding her hands in front of her in a very dignified manner.
"Princess He, you usually don't know the rules and make a lot of noise, but today there are so many foreign envoys, how can you be allowed to talk nonsense here!"
"Empress Dowager! I am not kidding! She killed Princess Changle, it is an ironclad fact!" As she spoke, she knelt down in front of the Empress Dowager and bowed deeply. "Last night, Sister Mo came to me in a dream. She told me that she is in great pain and will not be able to close her eyes until she dies. She told me to find the Regent to seek justice for her! I am doing this today just to fulfill Sister Mo's last wish!"
Otherwise, how could she be the heroine? With her ability of making up stories, even the storytellers under the overpass would have to admit defeat.
"What nonsense are you talking about!"
The Queen Mother's eyes suddenly became sharp, and her tone became a little colder, "Third Brother, has your wife got some kind of madness? Why do I always hear her talking nonsense lately?"
The Queen Mother was a smart person. She knew that if she argued with Zhao Wanqiu, Zhao Wanqiu would definitely not give in, so she directly mentioned Xiahou Chun's name and used him to control her.
Her words really worked. As soon as the Queen Mother finished speaking, Xiahou Chun quickly stood up.
He bowed his hands respectfully and said, "Mother, Wanqiu is always thinking about Princess Changle only because she has such a good relationship with her. After returning, I will definitely discipline her. Please forgive me, mother."
"Humph! I think your wife is going to make a scene, do you care? Can you control her?"
The Queen Mother was so mad at Zhao Wanqiu that she didn't even give him any face in front of foreign envoys.
However, Xiahou Jun was accustomed to being a grandson. Even if the Queen Mother embarrassed him in front of so many people, he could still remain calm and cowardly as usual.
He glared at Zhao Wanqiu, then lowered his head and said without any temper, "Please forgive me, mother."
"Forget it, Princess, go back to your seat. Don't disturb everyone's fun just because of you."
Although the Queen Mother looked surprised, she did not pursue the matter further.
But who would have thought that after the Queen Mother said this, Zhao Wanqiu did not obey, but kowtowed again.
"I just want to seek justice for Sister Mo!"
Song Qingxue watched her actions and felt that something was wrong.
If Zhao Wanqiu insists on making a fuss, this matter may not be so easy to cover up.
In front of so many foreign envoys, even if the Queen Mother wanted to protect her, she probably couldn't.
I didn't expect that Zhao Wanqiu would be so shameless. She would not be satisfied until the whole world knew about her own country's affairs.
If Mo Weixin really died and she did this, she could still praise her for being loyal and righteous.
But the problem is, Mo Weixin is not dead at all.
Zhao Wanqiu took advantage of this banquet to make this matter public, wasn't she just trying to kill her?
Women’s hearts are the most vicious, so my friends never deceive me.
Song Qingxue raised her hand and touched her neck, thinking carefully about how to deal with it.
However, before she could think of any good solution, she heard Xiahou Chongyuan speak beside her.
"Since you and the princess want justice, then I will give you justice."
As soon as he said this, everyone's eyes immediately fell on him.
Everyone wanted to see what kind of justice this regent, who had always favored Song Qingxue, could give.
Song Qingxue, like everyone else in the hall, stared at him.
She wanted to know too.
Xiahou Chongyuan faced everyone's gaze and smiled contemptuously without any fear.
He glanced at Song Qingxue, handed her the glass full of wine, and pointed at Zhao Wanqiu and said, "Smash it."
"Ah?" Song Qingxue was confused. "Smash?"
Xiahou Chongyuan said: "Hit her on the head."
"this……"
Song Qingxue hesitated, "This is not good."
"It's okay. If anything goes wrong, I'll take the responsibility for you."
When he said this, he deliberately glanced at Xiahou Chun, his eyes as dark and bright as the starry night were full of provocation.
That expression seemed to be saying "Let's see who dares to disobey", which made people angry, but no one dared to raise any objection.
Song Qingxue held the cup and looked at him with trembling hands.
"Do you really want to smash it?"
"Um."
After a pause, Xiahou Chongyuan added, "If you dare to be lazy and not work hard, I will buy 100,000 cups and ask those maids to stand in the palace every day to practice hand strength with you."
“……”Ah this!
Although she knew that he did this to vent her anger, his threatening words gave her a headache.
Why do you have to involve them in what the little palace maid did wrong?
Thinking this in her mind, Song Qingxue had no choice but to grit her teeth and smash the cup hard onto Zhao Wanqiu's head.
Song Qingxue's hands were very strong to begin with, and she used all her strength to hit Zhao Wanqiu, causing her forehead to bleed.
Snap——
The sound of the cup falling to the ground was very harsh.
In an instant, the entire hall became silent, and even the singing and dancing that livened up the atmosphere came to an abrupt halt.
Song Qingxue faced everyone's gazes, her hands trembling.
Bright red blood flowed down Zhao Wanqiu's forehead, her eyes were filled with tears and her eye sockets were red.
She seemed unable to believe that Song Qingxue really dared to hit her. She turned around with a look of disbelief, and then screamed like a madman.
She got up from the ground without caring about her manners and was about to slap Song Qingxue across the table.
"Bitch! How dare you hit me!"
As soon as she raised her hand, Xiahou Chongyuan firmly grasped her wrist. He shook her hand away like throwing away garbage, but because the force was too strong, she fell to the ground.
Her hand pressed on the broken pieces of the teacup, but she seemed not to feel any pain. She just stared at her with angry eyes and cursed her with gritted teeth.
"Song Qingxue! You really are a seductive witch!"