Chapter 144 Not Good
As the lights came on, the sky grew darker.
The lights were on in the side hall of the harem. The Queen Mother was leaning on a small couch with her eyes closed, resting, while several palace maids were massaging her shoulders and legs.
"Aunt, you have to make the decision for your nephew!"
Xuan Qi knelt on the ground, crying with tears and snot all over his face. His face was swollen and purple, and there were only two slits left around his eyes.
The Queen Mother looked at him coldly and asked, "How did it become like this?"
The Queen Mother's tone was flat, but there was an innate majesty in it, which was the coldness and indifference revealed by someone who had held a high position for a long time.
Xuan Qi shuddered unconsciously and cried, "Aunt, my nephew was beaten. It was Jiang Yuzhu who did it!"
As the empress dowager's maternal family, the Xuan family receives numerous rewards every year.
Xuan Qi is the eldest son of the Xuan family. He started to learn at the age of three. He is extremely knowledgeable and is placed with high hopes.
Xuan Qi always addressed the Queen Mother as aunt to bring the two closer together.
The Queen Mother had already received the news in the palace. She could not tell whether she was happy or angry, and she said with a rising tone at the end: "Oh?"
Xuan Qi knelt and crawled in front of the Queen Mother, looking depressed and aggrieved: "Jiang Yuzhu ordered the maid to beat my nephew. She doesn't take the Xuan family or you, the Queen Mother, seriously at all!"
"Um."
The Queen Mother's expression remained unchanged, but her voice was frighteningly cold.
Beicui was standing by. She knew that the Queen Mother was holding back her anger. She brought the teacup and respectfully held it with both hands: "Queen Mother, please moisten your throat."
The Queen Mother did not answer, but suddenly opened her eyes, with a flash of hostility in her eyes: "So, you were bullied by a woman like this?"
"It's fine that you were bullied, but you don't know how to resist. You even have the nerve to go to the palace to complain. How did the Xuan family produce a useless person like you?"
The Queen Mother stood up, swept the teacup away from Beatrice's hand, and spoke in a low and majestic voice.
Xuan Qi was so frightened that he didn't dare to look up, and he didn't know what to do for a moment. It's not that he didn't resist, but Jiang Yuzhu's maid had a foundation in martial arts and her moves were extremely fast!
There was total silence in the side hall.
After about a cup of tea, the Queen Mother waved her hand.
The palace maids and nannies left, and only the aunt and niece were left in the side hall.
After everyone left, Xuan Qi stood up. The grievance and fear on his face disappeared. A trace of violence flashed across his eyes. He chuckled and said, "Aunt, it's just as you said. Jiang Fulu is a slippery old fox. Jiang Yuzhu cheated on him, and his brother and sister-in-law took their nephew to keep watch. There is not a single normal person in the whole family."
The Queen Mother glanced at him and said, "You knew that, but you still provoked a madman?"
Now that the Su family has just fallen, the emperor is determined to rehabilitate the Su family. At this critical juncture, the Xuan family should conserve their strength.
"If we punish Jiang Yuzhu, the entire Jiang family will go crazy. If we let her go, what about the Xuan family's reputation? Qi'er, you really know how to make things difficult for me."
The Queen Mother blew on the teacup and spoke in a calm tone.
Facing the rebuke, Xuan Qi no longer looked scared, but explained slowly, "I heard that Jiang Yuzhu came to Qingzhu Academy with gifts, so I wanted to test her."
The result of the test was not good.
"Aunt, Jiang Yuzhu was clearly obsessed with Feng Qing, why did she suddenly change her personality?"
According to their original plan, Jiang Yuzhu's affair would become known to everyone, and Xie Zhao would be cheated on. The Xie family would be unable to tolerate the news, and the two families would definitely have a big fight.
The Jiang family is determined to protect Jiang Yuzhu and has completely broken with the Xie family so that they can be used by the Xuan family.
Unexpectedly, the opposite happened. Instead of quarreling, the Jiang and Xie families became even closer.
"If Jiang Fulu and Xie Zhao join forces to be loyal to Xiao She, it will be bad for our Xuan family!"
Xuan Qi rubbed his face which was as swollen as a pig's head and fell into deep thought. He had to think of a way to alienate the relationship between the two.
The Jiang family only cares about Jiang Yuzhu, and this can be better utilized.
The Queen Mother lowered her eyes and said calmly, "Qi'er, I will make the decision on matters concerning the harem."
The Queen Mother was very good at alienating the relationship between husband and wife, but she also had to be prepared to rub the Jiang and Xie families together.
"This throne has been given to the bastard for too long."
After more than twenty years of deep mother-son love, the Empress Dowager could no longer pretend.
That year, she delayed Mudan's conception by half a month, and according to the rules, she was destined not to give birth to a legitimate son.
In order to give birth to the eldest son, on the day of Mudan's delivery, she forced herself to take strong and powerful drugs to induce labor.
Unexpectedly, because the drug was too strong, her own child died in her womb, but Mudan gave birth to a son.
Fortunately, the Xuan family bribed the midwife in advance and set a trick to cause Mudan to have hemorrhage and die, finally getting rid of the thorn in their eyes.
"I used my dead fetus to replace the child born by that bitch Mudan, and I was disgusted for more than twenty years in vain."
Xuan Yao entered the palace for selection. Even if she was made queen, the children she gave birth to with Xiao She still had Peony's blood and were not worthy of the throne.
Ever since taking the tiger and wolf drugs, the Queen Mother had difficulty getting pregnant, and finally chose Xuan Qi from her parents' home, who was good at disguise.
This world will belong to the Xuan family sooner or later!
"Qi'er, Xiao She is focusing on eradicating the nobles, and he has to divide his energy to redress the Su family. Now is a good time for the Xuan family to build up its power!"
Most of the scholars in the Imperial College were from noble families, and most of them did not take sides. In comparison, the Qingzhu Academy was much more relaxed.
Stupidity is the best disguise, it can confuse the enemy and make them let down their guard.
"It's not harmless for you to test me. If I don't punish Jiang Yuzhu, then the Jiang family will owe me a favor."
After waiting for more than twenty years, it's time to take action.
If we act timidly, once Xiao She becomes strong enough, the Xuan family will surely have its wings clipped.
"Aunt, my nephew is very optimistic about Xie Xuan, but the Xie family is destined to be the mortal enemy of the Xuan family. What a pity."
Xuan Qi had a smile on his lips from beginning to end, but with his swollen face, it was hard to look at.
The Queen Mother sighed and said, "Qi'er, you are good in every way except your appearance. You take after your mother."
The Xuan family members are outstanding in appearance, and the Queen Mother also stood out from the beauty pageant because of her appearance. Fortunately, Xuan Yao looks more like a member of the Xuan family, otherwise she would be embarrassed to bring her niece into the palace.
Xuan Qi: “…”
Can a man's appearance be used to make a living? Even if he is a monkey, he will be the most noble monkey if he puts on a dragon robe!
Xuan Qi felt a little uncomfortable, thinking that his aunt judged people by their appearance.
The Queen Mother was completely unaware of her nephew's unhappiness, and said calmly: "There are no permanent enemies. So what if Xie Zhao is Xiao She's confidant? As long as there is benefit, you can also take Xie Xuan into your pocket. It all depends on whether you can find his fatal weakness."
There are many cases where brothers take the opportunity to sow discord among themselves.
Xuan Qi is a scheming man, but he is too young and lacks experience.
"That's what my aunt said."
Xuan Qi lowered his head, but he didn't think so in his heart.
"who?"
On the roof, there was the sound of tiles creaking.
Xuan Qi immediately became alert, and even the Queen Mother frowned. After a while, she said, "There are secret guards here, stay calm."
All the people who experienced this incident back then had long since died, so even if Xiao She had suspicions, he could not find any evidence.
About a quarter of an hour later, the window of the side hall moved, and a man in black came in and reported, "Queen Dowager, the person eavesdropping is a woman. She walked around the palace several times and seemed to be very familiar with it."
"The woman, could it be Xiao Yutan?"
A strange smile appeared on the queen mother's ferocious face, "The Xiao family is a stumbling block, so it's better to get rid of them as soon as possible."
Soon, the news spread to Qingzhu Academy, which was dozens of miles away. The subordinates knelt down and said, "Master, our people have successfully framed Princess Yutan."
Lu Yunxi put on a black robe and stared at a portrait of a beautiful woman with deep eyes. A dark light flashed in his narrow peach blossom eyes, and he curled his lips and said, "Very good."
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