The emperor was furious.
But no one knows what happened.
"Your Majesty, what happened?"
Because he was too angry, Emperor Zhaoheng's chest heaved violently and it looked like he was almost unable to breathe.
"After I fell ill, if anyone has stepped into my bedroom, arrest them all, not one will be spared!" Emperor Zhaoheng's red eyes became increasingly ferocious, "Including you, arrest everyone who has been to my bedroom!"
Everyone present was horrified upon hearing this, not knowing what they had done wrong to be arrested.
But the emperor's order was hard to disobey, and at Emperor Zhaoheng's command, the guards rushed into the inner hall and took everyone under control.
Not long after returning to the palace, I had washed up and was about to rest when I saw a group of people coming towards me in a menacing manner.
"How dare you trespass here, do you know where this place is?"
The guards were not afraid at all. "The emperor has ordered that anyone who has been to the palace during his illness must be arrested. We are also following the emperor's orders."
"What did you say?"
When the queen heard the noise, she packed up and walked out. Looking at the guards standing in the yard, she was sure that she had not heard wrongly.
"Your Majesty the Queen is offended."
The queen had no idea what was going on. In addition, in order to maintain absolute initiative, she did not allow concubines and other princes to visit the emperor during his illness.
If she was caught in a disgraceful manner, how would she be able to gain a foothold in the palace in the future?
"I can go on my own. The Emperor must have something to ask for the reason he came to see me so anxiously. I will go see the Emperor right away!"
The guards took the queen away.
This news spread quickly in the harem. It was no wonder that the news spread quickly. It was really because the force sent by Emperor Zhaoheng was so large that people who didn't know would think that the queen had committed a capital crime.
As soon as Emperor Zhaoheng gave the order, a guard came to report that the eldest prince had arrived.
Emperor Zhaoheng stood there in a daze, thinking he had misheard.
"What did you say? Who's here?"
"Your Majesty, it's the eldest prince. He has arrived outside the palace gate and wants to see Your Majesty."
Emperor Zhaoheng had no idea what he was thinking about, his entire expression changed, and the sound was almost squeezed out of his throat.
"Let him in, let him in right now!"
Xie Rui, who was waiting outside the palace gate, finally got the consent of Emperor Zhaoheng and could not wait to enter the palace.
But he had no idea what he would face after entering the palace.
If he knew, even if he was captured and taken back to the Northern Wilderness, he would never take another step towards the palace gate!
The fact that the monarch is seriously ill is something that cannot be announced to the public, and with the Queen's obstruction, not many people were able to enter Emperor Zhaoheng's bedroom during his illness.
Soon, all those who had been to the palace during that period were taken there.
As soon as the queen was brought to the door of the bedroom, she saw Xie Rui walking towards her quickly.
The queen thought she had seen it wrong.
She blinked fiercely, and after making sure that she had not recognized the wrong person, she spoke in disbelief.
"Rui'er?"
Xie Rui also heard what the queen said. If it wasn't in front of so many people, he really wanted to throw himself into his mother's arms and cry loudly, telling her what kind of inhuman abuse he had suffered outside during this period of time!
"Mother, mother!"
The mother and son were excited to see each other.
But the guards didn't intend to give them too much time to reminisce.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor is still waiting for you."
The queen then came to her senses and realized that the current situation was not good.
But she still took the time to lower her voice and ask Xie Rui about the situation.
"I don't know what happened. When I woke up today, I found myself outside the palace. I didn't have time to think about it, so I immediately went to the palace to avoid being captured by those people again."
The Queen was confused. Would those people be so kind as to let Xie Rui go?
There was no way they could figure it out, as Emperor Zhaoheng would not give them too much time to think.
The mother and her son were taken into the bedroom.
The moment the six eyes met, the Queen and Xie Rui felt a chill running from the soles of their feet to their spines, making them feel cold all over.
Both of their hearts instantly rose to their throats.
They had never seen such a horrifying expression on Emperor Zhaoheng's face before. That look seemed to want to eat them alive.
The two men knelt down nervously.
"Father."
"emperor."
After all, the Queen had seen more storms than anyone else. After calming down for a few moments, she decisively opened her mouth to test the water.
"Your Majesty, what has happened to make you so angry? Your Majesty is in poor health, so please take care of yourself."
Emperor Zhaoheng looked at her with a look full of sarcasm, "That's right, I haven't even issued the edict to pass on the throne yet, you can't let yourself get angry to death."
The queen's face turned pale in an instant, "Your Majesty, I absolutely did not..."
Emperor Zhaoheng forced himself to walk up to the empress with his weak body and kicked her in the heart.
"Tell me, where is my iron smelting technique? Where did you hide my iron smelting technique?"
The queen stumbled and fell to the ground, but she didn't dare to utter a word. "Your Majesty, I am innocent. I have always served you and have never seen any iron smelting technique. Your Majesty, please look into my mind."
"You haven't seen it? If you didn't steal the iron smelting technique, then how did he get back?!"
Xie Rui had no idea what had happened during this period of time. He was even thinking about how to tell Emperor Zhao Heng about the inhuman abuse he had suffered outside during this period of time.
"Father, is there any misunderstanding about this matter? Why would Mother steal the iron smelting technique? Please investigate it clearly."
"Okay, okay, you said she was wronged, then I want to ask you, what have you been doing during this time? Tell me everything clearly!"
Xie Rui felt that although the things he had done had not been successful, they were not shameful. He honestly told the story of his secret trip to the Northern Wilderness. Of course, his words were naturally in his own favor.
As he listened along, Emperor Zhaoheng's expression was unpredictable, and there was always a sinister look on his face.
"Later, I was finally rescued, but I didn't expect to be kidnapped again..."
"Those people said that if you hand over the iron smelting skills, they will let you go."
Emperor Zhaoheng suddenly interrupted him.
Xie Rui paused, nodded and said: "Yes, but..."
"You said that you woke up outside the palace just now?"
Xie Rui was interrupted again, and could only reply, "Yes, I don't know what's going on either."
"You said you were held hostage for so long, but you didn't suffer any harm and even gained some weight. Those people who held you hostage were really nice to you!"
Emperor Zhaoheng's voice suddenly rose, and Xie Rui was so frightened that he stood there dumbfounded.
He subconsciously reached out to pinch his waist, and suddenly pinched a large handful of flesh...
He said that something was wrong when he knelt down just now. It turned out that his big belly was a bit of a hindrance...
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