Chapter 430: Strong outside and infatuated inside male protagonist x beautiful and cruel reborn female protagonist 24
The sword-carrying guards dared not challenge the Queen Mother openly, so they could only kneel down and say, "Queen Mother, please calm down. The Emperor has issued an order, and I dare not disobey."
The nanny supported the Queen Mother and smoothed her back. "Queen Mother, why don't we go back first and ask the Emperor to come to Cishou Palace to ask about the situation? There is no rush to leave the palace now, right?"
The Queen Mother knew that she couldn't go out today, so she could only turn around angrily and said, "Let them go call the Emperor and tell him that I'm sick."
The emperor was in his study, but he knew the situation in Cishou Palace very well. When he heard someone coming to tell him that the empress dowager was ill, he just sneered.
The Emperor arrived at Cishou Palace two hours later and saw that the Empress Dowager looked the same as usual.
"I, your son, pay my respects to your mother. What's wrong with you? Is there a doctor who can come and treat you?"
The Queen Mother was lying on the bed with a white handkerchief on her forehead, and she kept crying out, "Oh, Your Majesty, you are finally here. I am in this state, and I don't think I will live much longer."
The emperor reached out and touched the empress dowager's forehead. The temperature was the same as that of a normal person, and he understood.
"Mammy, how did you take care of the Queen Mother? How did you become so ill?"
The nanny knelt down in fear and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. The Empress Dowager is just angry. It's none of my business."
The emperor frowned and said, "Who dares to make my mother angry? Tell me and I will vent her anger for her."
The Queen Mother secretly winked at the Nanny, who understood and said, "Today, the Queen Mother wanted to leave the palace to relax, but two guards with swords were guarding the palace gate and refused to let her go. The Queen Mother was so angry that she fell ill."
"Oh?" The emperor played with his jade ring. The air was so cold that people dared not speak.
After a long while, the emperor finally spoke, "Since your mother is not feeling well, you should stay in Cishou Palace to recuperate. As for leaving the palace, forget it. Your mother is old, and don't let anything happen to her outside the palace."
The Queen Mother's eyes widened when she heard this, and she pointed at the Emperor and said, "My son, are you going to confine your mother to this Cishou Palace?"
The emperor stood up and said, "It's not a house arrest. I am doing this for the good of my mother. You can summon someone to accompany me in the palace, but forget about leaving the palace."
Seeing the Emperor's firm attitude, the Empress Dowager felt extremely upset and frustrated.
"Okay, I won't leave the palace. The emperor asked Prince Cheng to come to the palace. I have something to discuss with him."
The emperor lowered his eyes in embarrassment. "You don't know, mother. King Cheng made a mistake. I have already sent him to the Auxiliary Criminal Department."
The Queen Mother was shocked and felt that she did not recognize the Emperor in front of her. "Assisting the Criminal Department? Your Majesty, why is this? Why don't I know about this? He is your son, why is he going to the Assisting Criminal Department?"
The emperor did not intend to hide it. "Jieyi Lian is a witch of the Wuling tribe. She colluded with King Cheng and tried to fool me. How can I let her go?"
The Queen Mother then realized that the Concubine Lian, whom she hated, was arranged by Xie Chengyu.
"Forget it, but he is your son after all, so just forgive him if you can."
The emperor nodded and said, "I will sentence him to stay in the Assistant Criminal Department for half a year. After half a year, I will arrange for him to go to a fiefdom and he will not be allowed to return to the capital in this lifetime."
"You are not allowed to return to the capital in this lifetime." The empress dowager was shocked and felt that the emperor was cruel. Isn't this telling everyone that he has no chance of becoming the crown prince or king? He has already given up on this son, and how he lives in his fiefdom in the future has nothing to do with the emperor.
"Mother, please take good care of yourself. If you need anything, please let me know."
The Queen Mother watched the Emperor leave helplessly and opened her mouth, not knowing what to say.
"Mammy, did I really do something wrong? But can the royal family really be truly affectionate?"
The nanny sighed secretly and said, "Queen Mother, the Emperor has already regretted his whole life, don't let your grandson regret it for the rest of his life too."
The Queen Mother stared blankly at the bed curtain, thinking about what she had done in her life. At first she didn't think it was wrong, but later she gradually came to terms with it.
Xie Chengyu was in charge of the interrogation of prisoners in the Auxiliary Criminal Division. Although he had some rights, it was completely different from his status as a prince.
The Prince Cheng's Palace had been sealed, and Xie Chengyu could only live in the chamber of the Auxiliary Criminal Department, where the environment and food were very ordinary.
The emperor had already said when he issued the edict that he would serve in the Assisting Criminal Division for half a year, and after that he would go to Nanyu, which was his fiefdom.
The climate in Nanyu is hot and humid, with rain all year round. Although it is not a poor place, it is not rich either.
Even if Xie Chengyu was dissatisfied, he did not dare to say anything. He was now without a mother and his sister had lost the emperor's favor, so no one would speak well of him.
Everything has been resolved, but Yan Xiaoxiao, who is imprisoned in Leng Ningyuan, has caused trouble again.
After taking a bowl of pregnancy-maintaining medicine, Aunt Qiao felt unbearable abdominal pain. Lulu quickly notified Xie Anhuai and summoned Doctor Yu.
When Xie Anhuai rushed back, Doctor Yu had already checked Aunt Qiao's pulse.
Doctor Yu looked so solemn that Xie Anhuai was so frightened that his legs went limp.
"How is the princess? Doctor Yu, please tell me directly."
Doctor Yu withdrew his hand from feeling the pulse and said, "Your Highness, you may have accidentally eaten something containing saffron. May I ask what did you eat or drink before you had the abdominal pain?"
Lulu quickly took the bowl of pregnancy-preserving medicine that Aunt Qiao had drunk and said, "Your Highness only drank half a bowl, the rest is here."
Doctor Yu studied it for a while and understood it in his heart. "Your Highness, this pregnancy-preserving medicine contains a small amount of saffron. The person who gave it probably didn't want the queen to have a sudden miscarriage. He wanted a slow flow of water. He probably didn't expect the queen to have abdominal pain."
Xie Anhuai's face turned livid, and veins bulged on his forehead. "Check it for me."
"Is the princess in trouble now? Nothing can happen to the princess and the child."
Doctor Yu nodded and said, "I will prescribe some medicine for you, Your Majesty, and you will be fine after taking it."
Xie Anhuai heaved a sigh of relief, but he had no intention of showing any mercy to the person who put down the saffron. No matter who she was, he would make sure she died without a burial place.
Aunt Qiao was also very angry and said, "Ah Huai, I will not show mercy to anyone who is caught."
Xie An Huaian patted Aunt Qiao and said, "Don't worry, Qiao'er. To hurt you and the child is to dig into the apple of my eye. I will not let you off easily."
The secret guards' investigation was very fast. After only a few hours, all those who made mistakes were kneeling in front of Xie Anhuai.
"Yan Yanyan, it's you"
Yan Xuanxuan knew that she was finished, but she still refused to accept it and said, "Why? I have clearly followed the Queen Mother's arrangement and entered the palace. Why do you want to lock me up in the cold courtyard?"
Xie Anhuai suddenly slammed the table and said, "That's not a reason for you to hurt my princess."
Yan Xiaoxiao was scared now. "I know I am wrong. Please let me go home, Your Majesty."
"Go home?" Xie Anhuai smiled coldly, "Do you think you can go back?"
"An Yi, except for Yan Xiaoxiao, all others will be beheaded and their bodies thrown into the mass grave."
Yan Xiaoxiao thought she was fine and was about to breathe a sigh of relief when she heard Xie Anhuai say, "As for Yan Xiaoxiao, give her a white silk scarf and send her back to the Yan family later."