Chapter 190 Prince Yu's acting skills explode, the Queen Mother wants to depose the Regent
The Queen Mother was ill, but she didn't summon the imperial physician, or even her own two sons, but instead summoned Prince Yu, who was being hunted by the entire city for treason?!
This is unreasonable!
There must be something very strange about this!
Xiao Yu's face also darkened.
He carefully placed Ah Jiu, who was sleeping soundly in his arms, on the soft couch, and attentively pulled the thin blanket covering her.
After doing all this, he stood up.
"Xiao Jing's actions are faster than I expected." He sneered.
“Your Highness, what you mean is…” Chu Xuanyi’s expression turned extremely ugly, “Prince Yu…he has set his sights on the Queen Mother?!”
"What else?" Xiao Yu asked, "Since Ah Jiu's path is blocked, he naturally needs to find a backup 'sacrifice'. As for the Queen Mother... she is of noble status and protected by the Phoenix Qi. Although she is not as naturally spiritual as Ah Jiu, she is more than enough to be a temporary, controlled puppet."
Chu Xuanyi only felt a chill rushing from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.
If the Queen Mother is really controlled by Prince Yu...
The seriousness of the matter is completely different!
Prince Yu could legitimately stir up trouble in the court under the name of "Empress Dowager's Decree".
It can even directly threaten the emperor's throne!
By then, they will be in an extremely passive situation.
Beating her is like holding the Queen Mother hostage, which is a heinous crime.
If we don't fight, we will just have to watch Prince Yu steal the throne of the Great Zhou!
"This bastard! How dare he! How dare he attack the Queen Mother!" Chu Xuanyi was so angry that he was shaking all over.
"He can even plot against his own brothers, so what else can he not dare to do?" Xiao Yu's tone was full of contempt.
"Then... what should we do now?" Chu Xuanyi asked anxiously, "We can't just watch him enter the palace like this, right?!"
"Watch."
Xiao Yu uttered two words lightly.
"What?!"
"I say, let him go." Xiao Yu walked to the window and looked at the clear sky outside, but there was a bottomless darkness in his eyes. "I want to see what tricks he is trying to play. Without evidence, we can't touch him, let alone the Queen Mother."
Alerting the Empress Dowager would alert the enemy and might even force Prince Yu to take desperate measures and kill the Empress Dowager directly.
They can't afford to take this risk.
The atmosphere in Ci'an Palace was so oppressive that it made people breathless.
The palace maids and eunuchs all lowered their heads and even walked on tiptoe, for fear of making the slightest sound.
Behind the bright yellow curtain, the most noble woman in the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Empress Dowager, was lying on the phoenix couch with her eyes closed.
Her face was pale and her brows were tightly furrowed, as if she was enduring great pain.
"Auntie...Auntie, how are you?"
Prince Yu Xiao Jing had already changed into a simple and elegant royal robe and walked quickly to the bedside with just the right amount of worry on his face.
"Jing'er...you're here..."
The Queen Mother slowly opened her eyes.
Her eyes were a little empty and distracted, as if covered with a layer of gray mist.
"I... have a terrible headache... Those imperial doctors are a bunch of rubbish, they can only prescribe useless medicines..." Her voice was weak and tired.
"Aunt, please calm down. It's Jing'er who's late." Prince Yu sat down beside the bed and held the Queen Mother's cold hand. "Jing'er found a strange man a few days ago and learned some massage and soothing techniques. Let me try them on you, aunt. They will definitely relieve your headache."
"Oh... ? I'm very pleased that you have this intention..." the Queen Mother murmured.
A hint of pride flashed in Prince Yu's eyes.
He stretched out his other hand and gently pressed it on the Queen Mother's temple.
But at the moment his fingertips touched the Queen Mother's skin.
An extremely faint wisp of black air with a decayed and stinking smell silently emerged from his fingertips, and then slowly seeped into the Empress Dowager's temples.
The Queen Mother's frown seemed to relax a little.
The pain on her face gradually faded, replaced by a... strange, resigned calm.
"Hmm... much better... Jing'er, you are still... filial..."
"It is Jing'er's blessing to be able to share my aunt's worries." Prince Yu smiled and continued to inject the evil power into the Queen Mother's body without leaving any trace.
He is observing.
In testing.
He wanted to see how much power from the "Heart of the Underworld" the Queen Mother of the Great Zhou could bear.
To what extent can her phoenix energy resist?
And what an obedient puppet she would become.
"Jing'er..." The Queen Mother's voice became a little erratic. "Has Xiao Yu...been going too far lately? I heard that he's causing unrest in the entire capital just for a wild girl of unknown origin..."
Prince Yu was delighted!
Done!
This power has begun to affect the Queen Mother's mind!
He sighed in mock sorrow, "Aunt, you'll understand. My cousin, the Regent Prince... well, I shouldn't have criticized him, but this time he's truly... arrogant. Not only did he mobilize the Black Armor Army without authorization, he also went on a killing spree in the West Mountains. Now, he's even hiding that evil woman in his mansion, keeping her company day and night... There's already widespread resentment throughout the court!"
"Outrageous!" The Queen Mother's voice suddenly became sharp. "It's simply outrageous! Is he going to destroy my Xiao family's empire?! Jing'er, you... you can't just stand there and watch!"
"Jing'er... I really... am powerless..." Prince Yu expressed his grievance and helplessness just right.
"I'll take care of it for you!" The Queen Mother's eyes suddenly became fierce. "I'll issue an imperial decree right now! Make him hand over the military power! To you!"
"This... this absolutely cannot be done, Auntie!" Prince Yu hurriedly advised in a panic, "If you do this, won't everyone in the world accuse you of favoritism?!"
"I don't care!" the Queen Mother said stubbornly. "I know very well who is good to me and who is good to the Great Zhou! That Xiao Yu is no longer worthy of being the Regent!"
Looking at the Queen Mother who had been completely guided by him, Prince Yu raised a smug smile at the corner of his mouth.
Xiao Yu, ah, Xiao Yu.
Don't you have a hundred thousand Black Armored Army? Don't you have power over the government and the country? What's the use?
Now, the most noble woman in the Zhou Dynasty is in my hands.
Let me see, what can you use to fight me?
Ha ha ha ha......
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