"Your Majesty, a smallpox epidemic has been discovered in the palace. His Majesty has ordered all nobles of rank in the palace to move to the North Palace for safety!"
The commander of the guards was none other than Helian Chen, whom Helian Jue relied on most.
Helian Chen's words seemed to make no problem.
They came to "receive" Empress Dowager Ashina because they cared about this noble lady.
However, for some reason, Empress Dowager Ashina always had a bad feeling.
"No!"
She instinctively refused, and the image of the Tangquan Palace coup suddenly flashed into her mind.
Leaving the palace abruptly, they didn't go to the Tangquan Palace, which they were most familiar with, but to a North Palace that had been abandoned.
Empress Dowager Ashina inexplicably felt that she would "never return"!
"I'm right here in the palace, there's no need for me to hide!"
Empress Dowager Ashina was not unafraid of smallpox, but rather trusted Helian Jue and Xie Yuan's ability to control the disease.
This couple will definitely be able to control the epidemic.
Moreover, this palace has secret passages that only she knows about.
In a critical moment, she could also escape through a secret passage.
Beigong?
Empress Dowager Ashina could not guarantee that.
"Your Majesty, this is the Emperor's decree."
Helian Chen's expression was solemn, completely in the manner of handling matters impartially. "The Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager of Yongshou Palace, and others have already set off!"
The Empress Dowager was the person of the highest seniority and status in the Great Zhou royal family.
She was the mother-in-law of Empress Ashina.
Empress Xiao, regardless of her past, is now an empress dowager on equal footing with Empress Ashina.
Both of them obeyed the imperial decree and moved to the palace obediently. If Empress Dowager Ashina still insisted, then she would be ignorant of the rules and unreasonable.
Empress Dowager Ashina felt a bitter taste in her mouth.
I wanted to refuse again, but the words that were on the tip of my tongue were swallowed back down.
"Your Majesty the Empress Dowager! Please!"
Helian Chen's face was dark, and his attitude remained firm.
Judging from his appearance, he seemed poised to make Empress Dowager Ashina "reject a toast and then suffer the consequences."
Empress Dowager Ashina swallowed hard, hesitated for a long time, and finally gave up struggling.
If you're going to Beigong, then go to Beigong!
I am Helian Jue's mother. I raised him for over twenty years. Even if I haven't done anything particularly meritorious, I have certainly put in a lot of hard work.
I refuse to believe that Helian Jue could possibly disobey me.
This is an unforgivable crime, a heinous crime that defies the world!
Even if Empress Dowager Ashina had only sent someone to bring in some smallpox virus, or even if she had personally killed the quadruplets, Helian Jue still couldn't make her pay with her life.
This is the ancient custom.
Parents have the power of life and death over their children, while children cannot disobey their elders.
Besides, the smallpox case was handled very discreetly.
She deliberately allowed Ashina Xue to frequently enter and leave the palace, but secretly smuggled things in through a secret passage.
Even if Helian Jue suspected that the quadruplets' illness was related to her, she had no evidence!
Even Helian Jue might not have guessed it was her.
You should know that, looking at the entire harem, the true mistress has long since become Xie Yuan!
She, Ashina, was nothing more than a pitiful old woman who had lost her claws and teeth.
With all her trusted confidants eliminated, how could she possibly scheme against the powerful and influential Empress Xie?
Thinking this way, Empress Dowager Ashina seemed to have gained more confidence.
"snort!"
She snorted coldly and flicked her sleeve forcefully, "I'll walk myself!"
After dealing with Xie Yuan, she will regain control of the palace and then settle accounts with these villains!
Empress Dowager Ashina left Yongshou Palace with her head held high and her chest puffed out.
...
After leaving Yongshou Palace, Empress Dowager Ashina glanced in the direction of Yong'an Palace.
"Huh? There really are people coming in and out!"
"The Xiao family is indeed obedient. Hehe, it's different when they're your own children."
Empress Dowager Ashina felt both jealousy and hatred towards Empress Dowager Xiao.
The two had been fighting for half their lives, but unexpectedly, she still couldn't completely crush this vixen under her feet!
However, it's good to have Empress Dowager Xiao as a holy mother.
Sometimes, like right now, seeing Empress Dowager Xiao take action, Empress Dowager Ashina felt a little more at ease.
Helian Jue may not value his adoptive mother, but surely he wouldn't abandon his biological mother?
As long as you follow Empress Dowager Xiao, you won't suffer any losses!
Thinking this way, Empress Dowager Ashina obediently boarded the carriage.
After leaving the palace, they headed north.
The road leading from the palace to the north of the city was bustling with activity, with cars and people coming and going.
Gently lifting the curtain of the carriage, Empress Dowager Ashina saw several familiar faces or familiar carriages, and her anxious heart relaxed a little.
"I'm really getting old, I always think about this and that."
"I handled that matter so secretly, and even silenced the wet nurse who was in charge of the operation. There are no witnesses. Who can prove that what happened in the East Side Hall was related to me?"
call!
Empress Dowager Ashina let out a soft breath and calmed down.
However, when she arrived at the North Palace and was "escorted" by Helian Chen to a dilapidated palace room, all her nerves suddenly tensed up again.
Something's not right!
Although the North Palace was abandoned, most of the palaces are still well preserved.
Furthermore, if the emperor were to move the women of the palace to the North Palace, he would certainly send people in advance to prepare and clean it.
Even if there wasn't enough time for a complete renovation, it shouldn't be necessary for a dignified empress dowager to live in such a dilapidated palace.
Furthermore, the palace is located in a very remote location, not on the central axis, and not in any important position.
This is completely inconsistent with the status of Empress Dowager Ashina!
"Helian Chen, how dare you!"
"You...you actually made this decision on your own!"
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