Aunt Fang wanted to say something but stopped herself. The Queen Mother picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of tea.
"If she asks you, just say, 'Look at what I'm doing.'"
Aunt Fang got the Queen Mother's approval before she spoke slowly.
"Back then, when Concubine Chen and Concubine Ji committed a crime, the late Emperor ordered Concubine Ji to commit suicide and banished Concubine Chen from the palace as a warning to others.
The emperor stretched lazily. "Aunt Fang really has a good memory. Since there is a precedent to follow, we should follow the ancestral system."
The Empress Dowager put down the tea bowl in her hand and advised: "Emperor, think twice before you speak."
"Mother, I am tired."
The emperor stood up, took Gu Yinwei's hand and went out. Before leaving, he instructed: "Change your clothes and go to Huaixiang Palace. The Imperial Noble Concubine will leave the palace and go to Longxing Temple to repent."
As soon as the emperor left, the others also stood up and said goodbye.
"This is outrageous! My own son actually dared to go against me for a woman."
"Mother, please calm down."
"How do you manage to be a queen? You're so slow and inefficient in doing things."
Faced with the Queen Mother's scolding, the Queen lowered her head helplessly.
The Queen Mother left in a sedan chair, complaining all the way.
"It's not a big deal if Qi Gengyi dies, but it's not worth it to kill Mu Xinran for this."
Aunt Fang chimed in, "The Third Prince is about to return to Kyoto from Japan. If the Emperor were to expel the Imperial Concubine from the palace at this time, it would probably delay the Third Prince's return."
"This is what I'm worried about."
"Queen Dowager, please be patient. The Third Prince will be blessed by heaven."
"The Emperor dealt with Mu Xinran with such swiftness that the Mu family must be unhappy and will inevitably neglect Qian Sheng."
"Qian Sheng has been weak since childhood and has no martial arts skills. He went to Dongzhou to welcome the Buddha's bones on my behalf and celebrate my fiftieth birthday. I will never allow anyone to neglect him."
"Please rest assured, Queen Mother. The Mu family manages the world's grain transport, and Mr. Mu is very good at dealing with people. I don't think such a thing will happen."
"Send a letter to the Ministry of War, asking them to take troops and sail to Dongzhou to pick up the Third Prince."
The Empress Dowager's letter was not sent to the Ministry of War first, but to the Emperor first.
The emperor hurriedly left the Pepper Palace.
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