Chapter 617 I underestimated you
The Queen Mother stayed in the palace for a month and did not allow anyone to enter.
He only used a lot of ice every day and prepared extra-rich meals, but other than that, he said nothing.
In the eyes of outsiders, the Queen Mother was unable to accept the blow of losing her beloved son and became crazy.
In the scorching heat of July, there is nothing wrong with using ice to preserve the king's body and prevent it from decaying and odor.
Although dynasty officials discussed it privately, no one brought it up openly.
No matter how much the Queen Mother refuses to accept reality, the King is dead. No matter how long it takes, a new King must be appointed for the Hu Man people.
The two sides had been arguing back and forth on this matter for a long time, and everyone thought that the stalemate would continue, but for some reason the Queen Mother suddenly came to her senses and issued an imperial decree to establish her second son as king, with the succession ceremony to be held three days later.
As soon as the news came out, the whole court was excited and the people were also encouraged.
When some people are happy, naturally some people are unhappy.
Yangxinju.
Since the Queen Mother stayed indoors ever since the King's accident, the palace maids who were waiting there quickly got used to it and were not too worried.
That afternoon, hearing no movement in the palace, the palace maids waiting in the outer hall began to talk in low voices, guessing that the Queen Mother was taking a nap.
"Early this morning, news came from the Queen Mother that a new king is finally going to be appointed!"
"I happened to see the prince on his way to court this morning. He was so different from other days, he walked like the wind!"
"I'm happy! According to the order of succession, the princes should be the most qualified. I didn't expect the Queen Mother to point the throne to him. It's so unexpected that he's so happy."
"This is a good news for us Hu Man. After the succession ceremony, the new king will definitely continue to fight against Dai Viet. Dai Viet is in the wrong this time. No matter how powerful it is, it must give Hu Man sufficient compensation, otherwise it will be condemned by the world! Dai Viet's compensation is our second good news!"
"Compensation is definitely necessary! Dai Viet is powerful, and we, the Hu Man, are no pushovers! Let Dai Viet promise to assist the Hu Man in the future! This is the best compensation! Then, the Xiongnu and the Tartars will dare to attack the Hu Man again!"
The Queen Mother sat in front of the dressing mirror, combing her hair with a jade comb, listening to the conversation coming from outside, with a cold light flashing in her eyes.
After a moment, she placed the jade comb on the table and glanced at the old palace maid standing outside the curtain, waiting for her orders. "Li Gu, I'm out of scented hair oil. Go to the Imperial Fragrance Shop outside the palace and buy me a box. The new king will ascend the throne in a few days, and if I attend, I must dress up and not look too shabby."
The old palace maid named Li Gu quickly responded, "Yes, I will go buy some fragrant hair oil for the Concubine Dowager right away."
"Wait a minute," the Queen Dowager said, taking out a small gold nugget from her eight-treasure dressing box. "Take this and buy something scented with snow mist flowers. I can't use cheap scented oil to attend a grand ceremony. Otherwise, people will gossip about me and find fault with me again."
Li Gu hesitated for a moment, then took the gold nugget. "The palace is very stingy with the monthly allowance given to the Dowager Concubine. This small nugget was brought by the Dowager Concubine when she entered the palace. Over the years, she's used it up little by little... Once it's all spent, I'm afraid the Dowager Concubine's life will be even more difficult in the future."
The concubine turned back to look at the bronze mirror, raised her lips and smiled at the person in the mirror, "Go, find the shopkeeper Jin to buy it. He is a good man. Knowing that I need to buy hair oil, he can give me a lower price."
"Yes, the old slave has gone."
After Li Gu left, Concubine Wang stared at the bronze mirror, the corners of her mouth raised even higher, but her eyes did not show any joy, they were dark and cold, and at first glance they were extremely creepy.
She picked up the jade comb again and combed her hair in front of the mirror, smoothing out every strand of silver hair with gentle movements and great patience.
Afternoon.
The sun sets.
Time goes fast and slow.
The light in Yangxinju was beginning to dim, and Li Gu, who had gone out to buy hair oil, had not returned yet.
The Queen Mother had been sitting in front of the dressing mirror for half a day. The corners of her mouth began to droop, and her eyebrows showed anxiety.
Tap tap tap!
Tap tap tap!
Suddenly, a burst of uniform footsteps approached Yangxinju and stopped outside the door.
In an instant, a deep voice came from outside, "Arrest all the people!"
The Queen Mother's face turned pale, and the jade comb that she had been holding in her hand for who knows how long fell to the ground with a snap, breaking into two pieces.
As the sun was setting that day, many palace maids and eunuchs saw with their own eyes that the palace guards rushed to Yangxinju, took the Queen Mother out, and brought her straight to the royal palace.
Heavy troops were deployed around the royal palace, and no outsiders were allowed to approach within a few feet.
The momentum is huge and the murderous aura is heavy.
The palace servants were trembling with fear. No matter how many doubts they had in their hearts, they dared not say a word, for fear of being implicated and losing their lives.
The Queen Mother is in the palace.
The Queen Mother disliked the Concubine Dowager in every way, and this was known to everyone in the palace.
Seeing this scene, although it is hard to guess what Concubine Dowager Wang had done to provoke the Queen Mother, who was immersed in the grief of losing her son, to be so angry, but one thing is certain, the Concubine Dowager will not get away with it this time.
"Why are you arresting me? What have I done wrong? Let me go, let me go! You are too presumptuous!" The Queen Mother was escorted into the palace by the guards. She struggled all the way. Her hair was disheveled, and her old and pale face was the same color as the silver hair stuck on her face. The frail old woman looked extremely miserable and pitiful.
The guard brought the person to the main hall, bowed to the Queen Mother who was sitting above, then retreated and closed the hall door.
The Queen Mother was old and had been struggling all the way. After she was no longer restrained by the guards, she immediately collapsed to the ground due to exhaustion.
She supported herself on the ground with both hands, gasped for breath and looked up at the Queen Mother who was sitting high above her.
That’s right, high and mighty.
The old woman, who had just lost her son and had been hiding in this palace in grief for a month, was now sitting at the top. There was no sign of dejection or pain on her body. She had the same dignified attitude as before and always looked unattainable!
"Queen Mother, I know you dislike me. No matter how harshly you treat and humiliate me on weekdays, I have endured it all! But why are you doing this today? What have I done to deserve the Queen Mother's use of the palace guards to bring me here in public?" She glared at the Queen Mother, crying out in a mournful voice, her whole body trembling. "Now I'm just an old woman with no one to rely on, eating a meal with a pair of chopsticks in the palace. Can't you tolerate me? The late king has been gone for more than 20 years! Why do you still resent me so much?"
"Resentment?" The Queen Mother stood up from her seat and glared down at the man slumped on the ground. The contrast between the two made the old woman below look even more embarrassed. "You flatter yourself too much. I don't resent you. The late king had many concubines in his harem, not just you. I just despise you the most!"
She walked down the steps, raised her hand and gestured, and Yangxinju Li Gu was immediately thrown out from behind the palace curtain. "I really underestimated you and your many ways of betraying your own people! I didn't expect you to always be so restless! Even though your body is half buried in the ground, your heart is still so vicious!"
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