The queen is quite good at making lotus seed porridge, which is also one of her ways to tie Li Zhuo down.
When Li Zhuo was still the crown prince, their lives were actually quite difficult. At that time, the queen often took people to pick lotus seeds. This must have been a beautiful memory.
So Li Zhuo took the lotus seed porridge without a second thought, sighing, "Look, life is better now, but I rarely eat this. Now that I see it, I really miss it."
The Queen bowed and said, "I am just a woman, and I don't understand military or national affairs. There's not much I can do for Your Majesty. This is all I can offer you. Please eat quickly, Your Majesty, or it will get cold soon."
Li Zhuo was deeply moved and quickly finished the porridge in his hand. Then he pulled the queen aside and said, "Why are you saying all this? Now that everything is peaceful inside and outside the court, it's time for us to live a peaceful life."
"I'm telling you, don't take the emperor's affairs to heart. The mess he's caused is too big. Even if I wanted to protect him, the officials would never allow such a person to sit on the throne of the emperor in the future."
Speaking of this matter, the Queen was still a little depressed. She wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with her sleeve and said, "I know that it is I who have made things difficult for Your Majesty."
Li Zhuo took the Queen's hand and patted it gently, saying, "It's good that you know. Even though I sit in this position, everyone says I'm the emperor and my words are final. But only when you sit in this position do you realize that there are many times when I can't help myself and can't do whatever I want."
"Take this incident for example. Don't I feel bad for my own sons? But hundreds of thousands of soldiers died outside, and their fathers and brothers may be in the court. If I don't say something or do something, can they swallow this anger? If I don't say something, can they still let me sit in this position?"
The Queen nodded and said with an expression of understanding, "Your Majesty is right. It's all because of those treacherous ministers. When my son ascends the throne, he will definitely wipe out all of them!"
"Especially that Lu Chen. He makes me sick just looking at him. He must not die a good death. I'm going to tear him into pieces!"
The Queen's sudden outburst of cruel words completely stunned Li Zhuo. He stared at the Queen blankly, and soon his expression gradually turned cold as he asked, "What are you crazy about?"
Yes, at this moment the emperor no longer cared about his face, he directly questioned his first wife
"I thought you had thought it through this time and understood just how absurd that evil creature's actions were. I didn't expect that instead of figuring out the root cause, you became even more insane."
"I've been wondering who that evil creature took after and why he's so stupid. Now, the answer is revealed. That evil creature is a carbon copy of you!"
After saying this, Li Zhuo waved his sleeve fiercely and said, "Come here, the Queen is tired, send her back to Qifeng Tower to rest!"
When the people around heard the three words "Qifeng Tower", they all trembled!
Don’t be fooled by the nice name of this building, it is definitely not a good place. At least it is a place that the concubines in the harem don’t want to go to in their lifetime.
The reason is very simple. This place is the legendary cold palace. Once you are sent in, no matter how noble your status is, you will suffer a lot, and you may even be devastated and never be able to turn things around in your life.
Now the emperor actually wants to throw the queen into the cold palace. Isn't this a complete break between them?
That's the queen, not an ordinary concubine. Once something like this happens, even the officials in the court will have to inquire about it. This is no longer the emperor's family affair.
Even Hua Bule, who was standing beside him, shuddered all over and quickly knelt down to plead, "Your Majesty, please reconsider!"
"Don't worry about it. Let her go there and calm down. She can come out when she calms down."
Li Zhuo's idea this time was very correct and there was no room for maneuver.
Every word the Queen said just now seemed to him to be a heart-breaking remark.
What do you mean you will kill all the ministers once your son ascends the throne?
Let’s not talk about whether your prince is qualified to ascend the throne. Even if he is, would he be able to do such a tyrannical thing?
If he really dared to raise his butcher knife against all the ministers, the entire Da Qi dynasty would be over.
Secondly, what do you mean by dismembering Lu Chen? Do you, stupid woman, know how important Lu Chen is now?
He has made great contributions to the country. Even the emperor cannot kill him at will. Does this mean to chill the hearts of people all over the world?
Besides, do you think Lu Chen is so easy to kill now?
Everything this stupid woman said was terribly wrong. How could Li Zhuo dare to let her continue to stay in the position of queen?
Therefore, this woman must be banished to the cold palace. This is only the first step. The next step is to abolish her title of queen. This may require notifying all officials in the court.
Soon several eunuchs came in and planned to ask the queen to leave.
However, before they could make a move, the Queen's expression turned cold and she snorted, "How dare you!"
After scolding the eunuchs, the Queen looked at Li Zhuo and sneered, "Emperor, do you really not care about our past friendship at all?"
Li Zhuo snorted coldly, "If you truly remembered our past friendship, you wouldn't be talking nonsense now. Don't you know what kind of person your son is? Can he succeed the throne?"
"Hahaha, isn't my son your son? Okay, okay, my prince is right. You are indeed a cruel person. If that's the case, I feel much better now!"
Hearing this, Li Zhuo frowned slightly, looking at the queen who was still calm and composed with some confusion and asked, "What do you mean by this?"
"What it means is that since there is no affection between us anymore, then whatever I do is what I should do."
"You're talking nonsense again!" Li Zhuo frowned and raised his hand to order his attendants, "Give her to me..."
Li Zhuo couldn't continue speaking halfway through.
His face turned pale, and then he covered his lower abdomen, shaking all over.
Li Zhuo looked at the queen in disbelief and said, "You...you actually poisoned her!"
The queen no longer pretended. She opened her arms and laughed wantonly, "That's right, I poisoned you. It was in that bowl of lotus seed porridge you drank. How is it? Is it very painful now? You can finally feel my fear!"
"You vicious woman! Come... someone! Catch her for me!"
As he spoke, Li Zhuo fell to the ground trembling.
However, except Hua Bule, no one obeyed Li Zhuo's orders. Even the eunuchs who had just come in were standing obediently behind the queen.
Seeing this, the Queen laughed triumphantly and said, "Catch me? Now everyone inside and outside the palace is ours. What can you use to fight us?"
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