Chapter 117 Chapter 117
The door has been closed again.
Xie Qingya was still kneeling on the ground, looking at Empress Dowager Zhaoyu who was sitting in the upper seat.
Before he fell in love with Xu Duanyi, he had never thought that one day he would take the initiative to kneel in front of her and talk to her.
It was he who proposed it himself.
Seeing the undisguised anger and disgust in her eyes at this moment, Xie Qingya did not feel embarrassed.
Kneeling.
Then he told others, "I was not with Prince Xiao yesterday."
Empress Dowager Zhaoyu was not expecting such an opening remark. Her originally angry face froze for a moment because of these words.
But before she could say anything.
I could hear Xie Qingya continue to say: "The man in black that Cao Da mentioned is me."
If I say that what I said before, it would surprise her.
Now, such a self-explosion is enough to make Empress Dowager Zhaoyu frown.
Although she didn't say anything, she looked at Xie Qingya as if she was looking at a madman.
"So you are admitting to me that you are the murderer of Quan Fangtong?" Empress Dowager Zhaoyu looked at him with a mocking look.
If she hadn't known that Xiao Zhaozhao was still outside and was afraid that she would be sad after hearing what she said, she would probably have uttered even more cold words.
Xie Qingya was not bothered by her words. His expression remained calm: "The Queen Mother should know better than me who is the person in this world who wants Quan Fangtong to die immediately."
"Isn't it you?" Empress Dowager Zhaoyu said sneerly, still looking at the person.
Since he already knew about the Battle of Nagano, he naturally would not let Quan Fangtong go.
"Yes," Xie Qingya admitted, "I really want to chop him into pieces, but I want to find out the real culprit behind the Battle of Nagano."
"If it was just to get rid of Quan Fangtong, I would have killed him directly the year I learned the truth, instead of letting him live until now."
Empress Dowager Zhaoyu was previously blinded by anger.
I was too lazy to pay attention to what Xie Qingya said, and I didn't think about it carefully.
But she was not an ordinary woman after all, and she soon understood what Xie Qingya meant by these words.
"What do you want to say?"
She still looked at Xie Qingya with a cold face, not knowing what he wanted to say.
So what if she knew?
She didn't like Cao Da, but she didn't like them either.
It was only because he relied on Zhao Zhao that she did this. Otherwise, she would have found a way to deal with him by now!
"I confessed all this to you only to let you know that I have no hostility towards you, at least not now."
He speaks bluntly.
The look he gave Empress Dowager Zhaoyu was also frank and direct.
Before Empress Dowager Zhaoyu could say anything else with a cold smile, he continued what he had said before, saying, "I know that the Empress Dowager dislikes me and hates me. She wants to get rid of me directly so that I don't have to come to you and be an eyesore."
Empress Dowager Zhaoyu looked at him and sneered: "You are quite self-aware."
Xie Qingya still looked calm and asked her: "Then let me ask your Majesty, do you really dare to punish me now?"
His calm words immediately made Empress Dowager Zhaoyu's face darken.
She flew into a rage almost immediately.
Instinctively I wanted to scold him.
But unfortunately for Zhao Zhao, even when she was furious, she just kept a sullen face and even lowered her voice when scolding, not to mention banging the table or throwing things.
"Xie Qingya, do you really think I dare not punish you?!" She glared at Xie Qingya again, thinking that this man was simply too insolent.
"If the Queen Mother dared to punish me, why didn't she dare to let anyone outside hear it?" Xie Qingya directly exposed her words.
Empress Dowager Zhaoyu's expression became increasingly ugly.
She frowned and looked at the handsome young man below.
Since Xie Qingya was a child, she didn't like him, but Wen Zhao always said that he was about the same age as Zhao Zhao and there were no other suitable children in the palace. Moreover, she also wanted to have a good relationship with his mother at that time, so she allowed Zhao Zhao to go to Nan'an Palace.
But deep down she didn't like Xie Qingya.
Too naughty and a headache. She never likes noisy children.
Now it seems that one can tell a person's future from his childhood.
No matter how old this little bastard gets, he's just not likable.
It was so in the past and it is so now.
Her face was gloomy and she really wanted to have him dragged away and punished, but he was right in what he said.
He already knew Xiao Zhaozhao's feelings for him.
As long as she didn't want to really break up with Zhao Zhao because of this, she couldn't deal with him personally.
The more Empress Dowager Zhaoyu thought about it, the more upset she became.
But she couldn't vent her anger, which made her look even uglier.
"I do not wish to anger the Queen Mother."
"If you are angry and uncomfortable, Duanyi will only feel worse than you."
Xie Qingya, who had the upper hand, suddenly softened his voice when speaking to Empress Dowager Zhaoyu. He did not show the look of a winner at this moment. Instead, he was more respectful and docile than usual.
"I was so brave to speak to you earlier because I wanted to tell you that you are not the only one who is afraid that our relationship will affect Duan Yi, but I am the same."
"It doesn't matter if I went to see Prince Xiao beforehand or if I took the risk to come and see you now, but I just don't want Duan Yi to be caught between us and be in a dilemma."
His words, to a certain extent, dissipated some of the anger in Empress Dowager Zhaoyu's heart.
At least when she looked at Xie Qingya, she no longer had the thought of killing him.
But she still didn't speak.
Xie Qingya didn't mind, he knew she was listening.
"You are so angry because you think she deceived you and hurt your feelings. But apart from the matter of that maid, what else did she really deceive you about?"
When I came in with Xiao Yuanxing earlier.
Aunt Dan Feng at the door suddenly whispered two words to him:
Xuefu.
He knew this name.
He secretly wanted to get closer to the study that day, but was finally arranged by her to move into Fushuiju and has never been seen since.
He had no idea whether the maid was a spy from Shoukang Palace.
But he finally knew why she came to the palace today.
Given her personality, she would never let anyone take the blame for her.
Thinking of her tearful face before, Xie Qingya couldn't help but felt sad and distressed for her.
"That maidservant hid the person secretly in order to prevent me from finding out. She did this not only because she didn't want the maidservant to continue to inquire about my situation, but also because she didn't want me to know what you did."
"If she really wanted to deceive you, she wouldn't have made it so difficult for herself."
At this moment, the anger on Empress Dowager Zhaoyu's face finally disappeared a little.
She looked at Xie Qingya, was silent for a long time, and finally asked in a hoarse voice: "What do you want to say?" This book is exclusively compiled for you by the LK team. Xie Qingya knew that she had given in.
He was slightly relieved in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. He still looked at her calmly and said to her: "There are some things that I have said to Prince Xiao in advance, but now I want to tell you more thoroughly." This book is exclusively compiled by the LK team for you "Your Majesty, you and your majesty, are not really at the point of no return."
"You are worried that after His Majesty gets the power, it will be bad for you and the Little family, but you know His Majesty's character. He has been kind since he was a child."
A sneer returned to Empress Dowager Zhaoyu's face again. Obviously, she was not moved by Xie Qingya's words.
She still had a cold face, looked at him and sneered: "People will change."
Xie Qingya did not refute, but just looked at him and said, "But you will also grow old."
Empress Dowager Zhaoyu was stunned at first, but when she came to her senses, she immediately became furious.
"Xie Qingya!"
Empress Dowager Zhaoyu did not control the volume of her voice. She looked at Xie Qingya angrily and said, "Don't be so presumptuous!"
Her voice caused a slight commotion outside.
But in the end, no one came over to say anything.
Xie Qingya was not afraid at all.
Although he was kneeling, he looked calm.
At this time, despite the angry glare from Empress Dowager Zhaoyu, he just lowered his eyes slightly and continued to speak calmly to others: "I have no intention of offending you."
Empress Dowager Zhaoyu had a cold face and a sneer on her face.
Obviously don't believe his lies.
"Everyone will die and grow old. There has never been a drug for immortality. Birth, aging, sickness and death are the normal state of life."
"Have you ever thought about what the Xiao family would be like if you were gone one day?"
"You don't even have to wait until then. Your Majesty is growing up day by day, and the voices outside against you controlling the government are getting louder and louder."
Empress Dowager Zhaoyu's eyelids twitched when she heard this.
She put her hands on the armrest beside her to suppress her anger.
If it were someone else today, if they dared to say such words to her, I'm afraid the cup of tea in front of her would have been thrown at them.
No.
In this world, except for Xie Qingya, no one dares to say such outrageous words to her!
Even Yuan Xing, when I talked about these things with her last time, didn't dare to use her age as an excuse.
But even though Empress Dowager Zhaoyu was unhappy, she knew it in her heart.
The words may be harsh, but the truth is there.
Xie Qingya is right.
This is also what worries her most.
Especially in the past two years, her health has been getting worse and worse, and she has become increasingly unable to handle many things. I am really afraid that one day she will pass away and the Xiao family will return to its previous situation.
Even if she no longer likes her family members, her last name is still Xiao.
She also has to consider the future of the Xiao family.
Naturally, she didn't want the Xiao family to be defeated in her hands.
Therefore, even if she was angry, she did not interrupt Xie Qingya. She just continued to stare at Xie Qingya with a cold face.
"The human heart is indeed hard to predict." Xie Qingya spoke again.
He had a deep understanding of these words.
"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, may not trust Your Majesty, nor may she trust me, but you can completely trust Duanyi, the child you have raised since childhood."
"As long as she is here, I will not let Your Majesty punish the Xiao family."
"Besides, Your Majesty is in need of someone new right now. Prince Xiao has made great achievements in recent years. Instead of opposing him, we should make progress together."
Empress Dowager Zhaoyu did not say anything, but the anger on her face had gradually disappeared after Xie Qingya's words.
She looked at the man in silence.
But this time, it was not ridicule or criticism, but contemplation.
She had heard Yuan Xing say these words before, but the feelings were different when she said them in person.
"Can you be his master?"
After an unknown amount of time, Empress Dowager Zhaoyu finally spoke.
Xie Qingya did not directly respond to her words, but said: "In this world, no one can be the master of the emperor, but I believe that your majesty and I have the same idea. To him, you are always a respected elder."
Empress Dowager Zhaoyu showed a mocking expression.
Even if I still admire you, that is in the past.
Even if he really didn't care about Concubine Wang's death, after so many years of oppression, could he not have any hatred at all?
Empress Dowager Zhaoyu never believed it.
But she also knew that what Xie Qingya said now was the best way for them.
Fingertips tap the armrest.
She looked at Xie Qingya and did not answer immediately.
Instead, they say to others, "You should leave first."
Xie Qingya was not surprised by this answer, as he knew it would not be easy.
But I also know.
She was not completely unmoved.
If she was really not moved, she wouldn't have this attitude.
"yes."
He bowed to everyone again before getting up and leaving.
Empress Dowager Zhaoyu still had a sullen look on her face as she watched him open the door and leave.
Almost as soon as the door opened, she saw Zhao Zhao coming over with a worried look on her face.
Although she knew her feelings for Xie Qingya, Empress Dowager Zhaoyu still felt a little sad when she saw this scene. Before the two of them could say anything, she immediately said in a deep voice: "Yuanxing, bring your cousin in!"
This means not letting them speak.
Before Xu Duanyi could utter a word of condolence, he heard these words.
My cousin's voice came from beside me: "Zhao Zhao, go in first, don't make aunt angry."
Xu Duanyi naturally knew what was more important at this moment.
She said nothing more, but just looked at Xie Qingya reluctantly.
On the contrary, Xie Qingya had a soothing smile on his face: "Go in, it's okay, you can stay with the Queen Mother for a few days, and I will come to take you home in a few days."
After he finished speaking, he gently squeezed Xu Duanyi's hand again.
Xu Duanyi looked at him and felt a sore nose.
But in the end he didn't say anything. He just nodded and was taken inside by his cousin.
"Yingxue, please escort the prince out." After Dan Feng and the other two masters entered, he spoke to Yingxue beside him.
Yingxue of course quickly responded.
Xie Qingya turned around and looked at Xu Duanyi again, then he put away the smile on his face and walked out.
Said that Xu Duanyi wanted to come in.
But when she really saw her, Empress Dowager Zhaoyu didn't know what to say.
It seems like nothing I say is right.
If it was too severe, she was afraid of hurting her feelings; if it was too light, she would feel uncomfortable. She looked at the man in silence for a long time, and finally let Dan Feng take the man away to rest.
But her reaction made Xu Duanyi even more nervous.
She couldn't help but look up, looking at the people with red eyes, and whispered: "Auntie..."
When Empress Dowager Zhaoyu heard this, her heart ached, but she still kept a stern face, turned her head away, and ignored him at this time.
"Your Highness, please go down and rest first." Dan Feng whispered to others.
Xu Duanyi glanced at Empress Dowager Zhaoyu again, and seeing that she never looked at her, she knew that her aunt was really angry with her and really sad this time.
Tears welled up in her eyes.
However, he did not call for help at this time. He just suppressed his emotions and bowed to Empress Dowager Zhaoyu. Then he went downstairs with the help of Dan Feng.
Empress Dowager Zhaoyu looked over almost immediately when she saw her move.
Even from her back, you can feel her sadness and loss.
For several moments, Empress Dowager Zhaoyu was ready to call her to stop, but in the end she just watched her walk out in silence.
I'm still a little angry.
Only after everyone left did Empress Dowager Zhaoyu silently withdraw her gaze. Just as she was about to look at Yuan Xing, she heard a "gulp" sound.
"You are smart. You know I want to scold you, right?" Empress Dowager Zhaoyu looked at Xiao Yuanxing who was kneeling down and sneered.
Xiao Yuanxing bowed his head and said in shame: "My nephew shouldn't have kept this secret from my aunt."
Empress Dowager Zhaoyu was in a much better mood now than before.
At this point, he couldn't bear to see the man kneeling, so he turned away and said in a deep voice, "You get up first."
Xiao Yuanxing hesitated for a moment, but still got up as ordered.
"sit."
Empress Dowager Zhaoyu spoke again.
"yes."
Xiao Yuanxing did not hesitate this time, he agreed and sat aside.
Almost as soon as he sat down, he heard his aunt ask, "When did Xie Qingya come to see you?"
Xiao Yuanxing was outside and far away, so he did not hear the conversation inside.
But when Xiao Yuanxing heard his aunt's question, he knew that Xie Qingya must have told his aunt about his plan to look for him that day.
No hesitation, no hiding.
Xiao Yuanxing told Empress Dowager Zhaoyu every detail of his meeting with Xie Qingya that day.
"No wonder you suddenly came to the villa that time." Empress Dowager Zhaoyu looked at him and said this.
Xiao Yuanxing actually didn't know what his aunt was thinking.
You can't tell anything just from your aunt's face.
But at this moment and in this scene, Xiao Yuanxing hesitated for a moment, and finally stood up.
Under the gaze of Empress Dowager Zhaoyu, he first bowed and saluted.
"aunt."
"Even if Xie Qingya didn't look for me that day, I would have planned to find some time to talk to you."
Empress Dowager Zhaoyu frowned and looked at him, but did not interrupt him.
Just waiting for him to continue.
Xiao Yuanxing whispered, "Even if we don't talk about Your Majesty, and just talk about Zhao Zhao... Do you want Zhao Zhao to always be caught between you and Xie Qingya, in a dilemma?"
This was the second time today that Empress Dowager Zhaoyu had heard such words.
She still looked unhappy.
Before she could say anything, she heard another sentence: "Aunt, do you know that when Yutian caused the plague, Zhaozhao actually volunteered to accompany Xie Qingya."
"What?"
Empress Dowager Zhaoyu was stunned.
Hearing this, she was unable to react for a moment.
After a while, she found her voice again: "She is not..."
"My nephew deceived you." Xiao Yuanxing continued to bow and whispered to her, "My nephew knew about this when he was in Yutian that day."
"It was my nephew's fault, but given the situation at the time, it would have been useless even if I had forcibly brought her back."
"She actually gave up her life for a man..." If Empress Dowager Zhaoyu had been angry and sad when she knew that Zhaozhao had deceived her, now, when she learned about this, she was so sad that she suppressed her anger.
For a while.
Empress Dowager Zhaoyu's eyes turned red again, showing that she was really saddened by the news.
"But Auntie, you know that was the first time Zhao Zhao expressed her love for Xie Qingya. If it hadn't happened, she would probably have kept this feeling in her heart for the rest of her life and never told anyone."
Tears welled up in Empress Dowager Zhaoyu's eyes.
Empress Dowager Zhaoyu looked at Xiao Yuanxing again, and her eyebrows wrinkled tightly: "What do you mean by that?"
Xiao Yuanxing looked up at her and said, "Zhao Zhao was ready to die at that time."
I saw my aunt's pupils tremble slightly.
Xiao Yuanxing also felt bad.
Many days have passed, but when Xiao Yuanxing thinks of Zhao Zhao's appearance and decision at that time, he is still very sad in his heart.
He lowered his head again and spoke in a hoarse voice, "Zhao Zhao is very smart. Even though none of us have revealed anything to her, she knows in her heart that if Xie Qingya is really your Majesty's man, you and Cao Da will not let him go."
"She doesn't know what to do, so she is always in a dilemma and can't feel at ease."
"I don't know what she was thinking. I only know that she might have hoped to die in Yutian. That way, she would have kept her relationship with Xie Qingya intact, and you wouldn't feel that she had betrayed you and made you sad."
"Didn't you notice?"
"She has been unhappy since she came back from Yutian."
"Because she knows that there will always be a confrontation between you and Xie Qingya. And no matter what the outcome is, she will not be happy."
"Xie Qingya came to me because of this, and it was because of this that I rushed to the villa to find you last time."
"I'm afraid if I keep delaying, something bad will happen to Zhao Zhao one day."
After Xiao Yuanxing finished speaking, he knelt down again.
He said nothing more and just knelt in silence.
The hall was quiet.
No one was talking, only the sound of the wind whistling outside and the occasional chirping of birds.
It was unknown how long it had passed before the hoarse voice of Empress Dowager Zhaoyu was heard again in the palace: "...When did she fall in love with the boy from the Xie family?"
Xiao Yuanxing whispered back: "She probably already liked Xie Qingya before you betrothed her to Wen Zhao." This book is exclusively compiled by the LK team for you "What..."
Empress Dowager Zhaoyu was stunned for a long time.
She seemed to understand something, and suddenly raised her arms and covered her face with her sleeves.
Xiao Yuanxing heard suppressed sobbing in the hall.
Looking up, I saw that my aunt was covering her face with her sleeves, but her shoulders could not hide the trembling.
Worried about something happening to my aunt.
Xiao Yuanxing couldn't help but call out worriedly: "Auntie..."
But Empress Dowager Zhaoyu ignored him. After she calmed down, she just said in a hoarse voice: "You go back first."
Xiao Yuanxing looked at the man hesitantly for a moment, but in the end he didn't say anything. He just responded with a low "yes" and then retreated.
Dan Feng and Ying Xue were waiting outside, and when they saw him come out, they hurried over to greet him.
"Prince, the Queen Mother..."
Xiao Yuanfu instructed: "Don't go in yet. Wait until your aunt calls you before going in."
The two of them naturally had no objection and answered "yes" lightly.
"Where is Zhao Zhao?" Xiao Yuanxing asked Dan Feng.
"Rest in the house." Dan Feng replied, sighing as he spoke, "She started crying as soon as she entered, and refused to let me stay with her. She wanted me to serve the Queen Mother instead."
Dan Feng said this and sighed again.
The original guess became a fact, and she was really worried that the Queen Mother and His Highness would hurt their feelings for each other and become separated.
Her eyes were also red, and she couldn't help but looked at Xiao Yuanxing and asked, "Prince, the Queen Mother and His Highness..."
"Don't worry, Aunt and Zhao Zhao will be fine." Xiao Yuanxing was not as nervous as her.
Just like what he said to Zhao Zhao at the beginning.
They all loved her very much, and even if there were things they didn't understand, they would never sit idly by and watch her be sad and do nothing.
These people are gathered here today.
It was all because of her.
Xie Qingya is.
He is.
My aunt would naturally do the same.
"Take good care of them."
Xiao Yuanxing said something to Dan Feng and then left.
Cao Da has been arrested, but he has not yet been convicted and executed. There is no guarantee that his cronies will not do something, and there is no guarantee that Cao Da will not continue to revive.
He and Xie Qingya still have a lot of things to do.
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