Chapter 177 Queen Mother v Governor
As soon as the words were spoken, a young eunuch hurried in.
"Empress Dowager, the surveillance personnel down below reported that Governor Ning seems to be heading towards the Cining Palace."
The Queen Mother frowned immediately, "Are you saying that Ning Cuo came here on his own, but is he here to see me?"
The eunuch shook his head. "It seems so, but I'm not sure."
After all, the palace is so big, maybe it's just on the way.
The Queen Mother's face suddenly darkened. "Useless fellow, don't you know to find out the news first before reporting back?"
The young eunuch kowtowed in fear, "Yes, yes, I will take a closer look..."
The Queen Mother ignored him and said coldly, "I just said I wanted to invite him, and he came over here. Is he planning to do something?"
Then he turned to look at the palace maid, "Where is the eldest princess now?"
Aunt Gui beside her smiled and said, "Replying to the Queen Mother, the eldest princess listened to your instructions and never left the palace. She is now in the back hall, and we are all watching!"
"Where are the people sent by the Emperor to protect you?"
"Guard the princess too!"
The Queen Mother was relieved, "That's good!"
Seeing this, the nanny couldn't help but ask, "Is the Empress Dowager afraid that the Governor Ning is coming to harm the princess?"
The Queen Mother leaned back in the large chair and said calmly, "It's not that I'm scared, but I just suddenly heard that this person was approaching here, and I feel a little uneasy."
The nanny laughed and said, "Your Majesty, you are worried and confused. This is the Queen Mother's bedroom. Is Ning Dugong, a minister, crazy? How dare he cause trouble here?"
The Queen Mother waved her hand and said, "At first I thought it would only take some effort to deal with the matter, but this morning I asked someone to contact the ministers to deal with this person.
Now, they have all been detained by this man in the Golden Palace. He dares to attack officials at will. It can be seen that Ning Cuo is not only favored by the emperor, but also extremely daring and difficult to deal with! "
The Queen Mother pinched her brows with a headache as she spoke, "A few years ago, I heard from the previous dynasty that eunuchs were disrupting government affairs. Since the harem was not allowed to interfere in government affairs, I did not stop them. I didn't expect that in the past two years, they have become more and more serious."
Aunt Gui went up to her and rubbed her shoulders, saying, "Your Majesty, please don't think too much!"
"How can I not think about it? The emperor has raised a tiger to harm himself, but now my Ziyi has to bear the risk. After all, she is not his biological daughter..."
Nanny Gui hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, please be careful with your words."
The Queen Mother sneered, "It doesn't matter whether you're careful with your words or not. After all, the Emperor has handed over the government to someone else. He's not even interested in the country anymore. He's busy pursuing his immortality. How could he care less about me, the Queen Mother, who isn't his biological mother?"
Aunt Gui wanted to say something to comfort her, but she couldn't find the right words.
After all, the relationship between the Queen Mother and the Emperor was not close.
Moreover, the Emperor is now like this...
The Queen Mother sneered and continued, "Yesterday, I went to see the Emperor, but I actually scared him. I think if I hadn't gone to find him yesterday, he would have forgotten who I was..."
Then he waved his hand and said, "Your Majesty can't be relied upon for today's matter. I will protect my Ziyi myself. Go ahead and don't ask around. Just ask Governor Ning to come over and be polite!"
The imperial palace is filled with colorful flowers and shady green trees.
On the spotless bluestone road swept by the palace servants, countless palace maids and eunuchs who were walking around all knelt on the ground with their heads bowed as a figure passed by.
The opponent's power is comparable to that of the lord of the imperial city.
If someone saw it, they would be terrified.
After all, this is the imperial palace, but these palace servants are obviously not kneeling for the emperor.
The extremely gorgeous scarlet robe passed in front of countless people who were kneeling on the ground with their heads bowed, and everyone lowered their heads even lower in fear.
Xiao Lezi walked over to the feared man with a smile on his face, "Just received news that the Queen Mother wants to have a talk with you at the Cining Palace!"
The corners of Ning Cuo's beautiful lips curved up, "She, please let me go over?"
Xiao Lezi was also amused, "Yes, he said he had something important to discuss with you, Lord Governor."
Ning Cuo smiled, his voice teasing and cold, "Oh, let's talk about it~"
In the main hall of Cining Palace, the air was filled with the scent of sandalwood incense, and the palace maids around lowered their heads, their expressions extremely calm.
After serving the tea, the palace maids in blue all retreated cautiously.
The hall was very quiet at the moment. The empress dowager was sitting on a golden and jade phoenix chair. Her well-maintained eyes lightly glanced at the man in front of her while she was drinking tea.
A lazy and evil-looking man dressed in a gorgeous official robe, with pale skin, cold scarlet lips, and a pair of sharp and charming narrow eyes.
The governor is really wrong, I never thought he would look like this.
Her appearance is a disaster to the world, like a monster!
No wonder Ziyi fell in love with him without even minding that he was a eunuch.
It's a sin for a man to look like this!
The Queen Mother withdrew her gaze and then spoke directly, "Ning Dugong, I'm sure you know why I asked you to come here today.
Then I won't beat around the bush with Lord Ning. The princess was at fault last night, and I can personally apologize to Lord Ning on her behalf."
As she spoke, the Queen Mother glanced at the other person lightly.
Sitting on the big chair, the man was lazily and unrestrained, gracefully touching the teacup. When he heard the empress dowager apologize, his face showed no emotion at all.
The Queen Mother was furious when she saw this, but she suppressed her anger and said, "Ning Dugong, the princess is a descendant of the Emperor. Even if she did something wrong, there will be punishment from me or the Emperor. At the very least, there are the laws of Dazhao.
If you are truly angry about what she did last night, I can punish her severely on your behalf. I can guarantee that the result will satisfy Governor Ning."
She paused while looking at the man, her tone sincere, "To be honest, I don't really want to be an enemy of the Governor. Besides, it's better to resolve an enemy than to create one.
I only have one daughter in this life, the princess. If she has done something wrong, I will definitely take full responsibility for her. Lord Ning, please feel free to ask for any conditions you have."
The man finally raised his head, his scarlet lips curled up as he said, "Empress Dowager, why don't you first tell me your sincerity?"
The Queen Mother's expression relaxed upon hearing this. Anything to talk about was good news, and she had indeed prepared a big gift that would definitely touch the other party's heart.
"Madame Gui, take the things to Lord Governor Ning."
Nanny Gui walked forward holding a golden scroll, then bent down and presented the item.
Ning Cuo slowly put down the teacup, then took it and opened it to take a look.
This is an imperial edict, drafted by the Empress Dowager herself, granting Princess Xiao Tu of the Jade Prince's Palace a divorce from the Jade Prince.
Ning Cuo raised his eyebrows when he saw this, then looked at the Empress Dowager with a gloomy gaze.
The Queen Mother smiled and said, "This is my first great gift. As long as Governor Ning is willing to put aside the past grudge, I will immediately send this decree to the Jade Prince's Palace.
Afterwards, I will issue another decree to marry Duke Du and Miss Xiao, so that you two can finally be together!"
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