Chapter 369 The Queen Mother Fainted from Anger
The expression on Lin Qingning's face was even more shocked than hers.
"Queen Mother, what are you doing? Don't you know that this servant wants to bring you great disaster?"
The Queen Mother sneered, "Stop exaggerating!"
"You should have beaten Sun Fuhai in front of me. Do you really think I'm dead?"
Emperor Minghe knew Lin Qingning's personality and knew she would never be an impulsive person. She must have her reasons.
So he walked to the Queen Mother's side, and it seemed that he was holding the Queen Mother's arm with both hands, but in fact he was pressing it down hard.
"Mother, don't be anxious. Listen to what Qing Ning has to say. First, see what this servant has done wrong. It won't be too late to act later."
The Queen Mother's arms were aching from the pressure.
But he also understood that the emperor wanted to support Lin Qingning!
The Queen Mother held her breath for a while before finally having to swallow her anger.
But her voice was still very cold.
"Lin Qingning, if you can't explain it clearly later, I will make you return this slap in the face!"
Does this mean that Sun Fuhai will beat her, the Crown Princess?
Lin Qingning remained calm, she bowed and said, "Father, there was an epidemic in the south, and your daughter-in-law came to see you in a hurry, but Sun Fuhai, the servant, kept blocking your daughter-in-law from seeing you."
"Not only that, other servants in the Cining Palace did the same thing and deliberately tried to stop us."
"Father, do you think we should fight?"
Emperor Minghe's heart suddenly tightened, "Is there really an epidemic?"
Lin Qingning: "It is absolutely true! Please go to the Imperial Study immediately to discuss this matter."
Emperor Minghe nodded solemnly.
He immediately took Lin Qingning and others out. After walking a few steps, they passed by Sun Fuhai who was kneeling on the ground.
He raised his foot and kicked the other person over.
"You evil servant, you delayed such an important matter as the epidemic. Even ten heads of yours would be enough to chop off!"
After he finished kicking, he looked at the Queen Mother coldly, "Mother, did you instruct me to do this?"
The Queen Mother was stunned when she heard about the epidemic.
She didn't expect that there would actually be an epidemic?
But didn’t the real person say that no major natural disasters would occur?
Before she could react, the emperor questioned her all over and she didn't know how to answer for a moment.
Sun Fuhai was the one who reacted quickly. He immediately knelt on the ground and said:
"This matter has nothing to do with the Queen Mother. I was irritated by the Crown Princess before I met the Queen Mother, so I just wanted to give her a cold shoulder."
"The Queen Mother doesn't know."
This was also a beautiful response.
Not only did he immediately take the Queen Mother away...
If outsiders thought that the Queen Mother didn't care about the epidemic or the lives of the people, then her reputation would be completely ruined.
As for Sun Fuhai himself, at most he was disrespectful to the Crown Princess.
At most, he would be beaten with twenty boards and suffer some physical pain, and it would also show his loyalty to the Queen Mother.
So the Queen Mother knew his intention and did not deny it.
She just looked at Lin Qingning deeply.
"Even a servant knows that you are disrespectful to an elder like me, but he is disrespectful to you anyway, so I will just punish him lightly and teach him a lesson."
Lin Qingning looked at the master and servant singing in unison, with a slight smile on her face.
Want to make a big thing small?
What a joke.
The Queen Mother had been aggressive many times before. Do you think she would pretend nothing had happened?
Lin Qingning frowned and said, "Grandmother, you have been blinded by the evil servant! You should know that the other countries are eyeing our Great Chu covetously."
"Perhaps this Sun Fuhai is the enemy's spy hiding next to you!"
She immediately looked at Emperor Minghe solemnly:
"Father, your daughter-in-law suggests that we send Sun Fuhai to the Ministry of Punishment and torture him severely!"
"Oh, by the way, not only him, but also those people in the Cining Palace who tried to stop my daughter-in-law will be taken away for strict interrogation!"
Emperor Minghe raised his eyebrows and immediately understood Lin Qingning's intention.
He nodded slightly, "Okay, come here, take Sun Fuhai and others to the Ministry of Punishment!"
Luo Shui immediately bowed in response and brought people over to pull Sun Fuhai over.
When the Queen Mother heard this, she could no longer sit still. She stood up suddenly.
"Emperor! Sun Fuhai has served me for many years. Like everyone else, he is loyal to me. How could he be a spy?"
"There must be some misunderstanding here!"
If you really go to places like the Ministry of Punishment, even good people will suffer a lot.
Sun Fuhai might grit his teeth and hold on, but the other palace servants might be tortured into confessing.
The Queen Mother clearly understood.
Lin Qingning was planning to take advantage of the opportunity to replace her trusted palace maids in Cining Palace!
The Queen Mother was waiting for Lin Qingning.
Lin Qingning said calmly, "Grandmother, Sun Fuhai and others have served you for many years, so they should be investigated."
"If they are not spies, it would be fine. But if they are, how terrible it would be! They have been planning for so many years, and their intentions are sinister."
"They may have encouraged you to do so many wrong things. Of course, my granddaughter-in-law knows that none of these are your fault. You were just deceived."
The Queen Mother was so angry that she rushed towards Lin Qingning.
Lin Qingning decisively took two steps back and stood behind Ming Hedi. She supported her belly.
He looked terrified.
"Ah, my stomach hurts a little, maybe I walked too fast today!"
Emperor Minghe didn't know whether she was sincere or just pretending, but he couldn't let anything happen to her and the child.
Otherwise he would not be able to explain to his son in the future.
Besides, Qing Ning's running around today and contradicting the Queen Mother were all for the sake of the government affairs of Da Chu and the people.
Thinking of this, Emperor Minghe immediately ordered Eunuch Shun to have the dragon chariot brought in and to summon the imperial physician.
As for the palace maids in the Cining Palace...
"Take them all to the Ministry of Punishment for examination. If there is no problem, they will be released."
Finally, he looked at the Queen Mother deeply and said, "Mother, I hope there are really no spies around you."
After saying this, Emperor Minghe strode away, not even willing to look at the Empress Dowager even once.
After Sun Fuhai, Aunt Xu and others were dragged away, the empress dowager suddenly felt dizzy and fainted.
Emperor Minghe rushed to the imperial study and immediately asked important officials including Ouyang Rui to come.
Lin Qingning then talked about the epidemic situation in Tunzhou and other places in the south.
Emperor Minghe frowned, "Why is there no military report coming back?"
Because this news was sent back through Jianghu Qianji Pavilion, and was not sent back by King Jing and others.
Ouyang Rui glanced at Lin Qingning inconspicuously.
This question needs to be answered carefully.
No matter what, Prince Jing is Emperor Minghe's biological son, one of the few biological sons.
Several other ministers also looked at Lin Qingning.
Lin Qingning shook her head slowly.
"Perhaps Prince Jing encountered some trouble and didn't have time to send back a message, or maybe he was delayed on the way and hasn't arrived yet."
"The head of Qianji Pavilion sent a pigeon to Doctor Wei because many people in Qianji Pavilion were also infected, so he wanted to ask for the pill from Doctor Bai."
"As soon as I heard that things were not going well, I immediately went to the palace to report this to my father."
This is absolutely true.
And looking at the Crown Princess, who was pregnant but still very calm and composed.
Everyone was silently amazed in their hearts.
The same was true of Emperor Minghe.
He nodded with an approving look.
"Qing Ning, please sit here and rest for a while. Do you want the imperial physician to feel your pulse?"
Lin Qingning: "Father, I'm fine. Can I stay and listen?"
Logically speaking, this shouldn't happen.
But the person who had reminded people of the epidemic at the beginning and now sent in important information about the epidemic was the Crown Princess.
Emperor Minghe nodded slightly.
Eunuch Shun next to him quickly moved an armchair, put a comfortable pillow on it, and asked Lin Qingning to sit down.
Therefore, in the entire imperial study, except for Emperor Minghe who was sitting on the dragon throne at the top, the other ministers were standing and answering.
But Lin Qingning was sitting next to him.
The matter was simple. We had to immediately send someone to deliver the medicine as quickly as possible, while at the same time preventing the refugees from rioting.
In addition, all the doctors in the capital city had to take action and prepare medicine immediately.
Because two thousand pills are not enough.
The Minister of Revenue Du Feng is Prince Jing's father-in-law.
When he saw that Prince Jing had caused such a big mess, he became very nervous.
If Prince Jing really hasn't arrived yet, that would be fine.
If he deliberately didn't report it...
If the matter gets serious, his daughter and even their Du family will be implicated.
So Du Feng immediately bowed and stepped out, "Your Majesty, I am willing to go!"
Emperor Minghe was thinking.
Several other people also went there.
Ouyang Rui found that Lin Qingning was looking at him. He thought about it and bowed:
"Your Majesty, I have had experience with His Royal Highness Prince Jing on official business before."
"And this time, we can also contact the people of Qianji Pavilion and help rescue the people together."
"My subordinates are more familiar with the Pavilion Master of Qianji Pavilion."
Du Feng still has to fight for it.
Ouyang Rui continued, "Moreover, in troubled times, severe punishments are needed. If some disaster victims take risks, Minister Du is too kind-hearted. I'm worried that you will be overwhelmed by that."
Du Feng: “…”
The first few things are easy to explain.
But the last one doesn't work.
Back then, Ouyang Rui became the Chief Justice of Dali Temple at a young age because of his cold-blooded, ruthless and iron-fisted approach.
Most importantly, he is Emperor Minghe's confidant.
Everyone else thought that Ouyang Rui was indeed the most suitable candidate.
Even though Du Feng had his own selfish motives, he had to admit that Ouyang Rui was definitely more suitable for this mission than him.
Things have finally been settled.
Emperor Minghe was worried that something big might happen in Tunzhou and other places, so he immediately asked Ouyang Rui to make preparations and then set off.
Lin Qingning also resigned from Emperor Minghe at the appropriate time.
Emperor Minghe was very gentle to her, "Qing Ning, after this matter is done, I will give you a great achievement. By the way, you don't have to worry about the affairs of the Cining Palace. Those servants are not serving the empress dowager wholeheartedly. I have asked the queen to go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to select some new people to serve the empress dowager."
Lin Qingning realized that Sun Fuhai and the others could not return to the Queen Mother.
Emperor Minghe had always wanted to investigate the death of Empress Yuan. If it was really related to the Empress Dowager, Sun Fuhai would definitely know something about it.
If Sun Fuhai refuses to tell the truth even if he is beaten to death... he will probably be beaten to death.
But it was the Queen Mother and the others' own fault.
Lin Qingning nodded, "Then father, your daughter-in-law will take her leave."
After leaving the imperial study, Lin Qingning felt heavy and rode on the dragon chariot.
However, when he was near the palace road, he saw Ouyang Rui who had just come out of the Imperial Hospital.
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