"So what?" Bei Mingxuan sneered, "The palace is a place where people are eaten without leaving any bones. If you want to survive, you must be ruthless when necessary.
Showing mercy to the enemy is being cruel to yourself, and she deserves it."
Chang'an understood that there is no absolute right or wrong, good or evil, or good or bad in this world. It's just that everyone has different standpoints.
"Master." Fu Lin whispered back from outside the carriage, "The Left Prime Minister's carriage is in a hurry, and it seems to be heading to the palace."
"Yes." Bei Mingxuan said he understood. "Feng Minzheng learned so quickly that her sister was under house arrest?"
Feng Minzheng, the Left Prime Minister, the Queen's brother.
When he rushed to the palace, he heard that the emperor was in the queen's Cuihua Palace.
Relatives by marriage are not allowed to enter the harem privately. This is the rule. No matter how anxious you are, you have to wait.
In Cuihua Palace, the Queen knelt on the ground with tears in her eyes, "Your Majesty, I am truly wronged. I did not do it."
"You, just admit your mistakes, so what?" The emperor was very stubborn. "Look at the desolation in Anxi Palace. How can you still say that you are not mistreating people?"
"I'm not wrong." The Queen stubbornly raised her head and argued, "Everyone who was banished to the cold palace suffered the same fate. Some even lost their lives. When has the Emperor ever shown any concern for me?
Why is he only thinking about Concubine Tong? The emperor doted on her immensely back then, but she didn't know how to be grateful and actually had an affair with that man..."
"Shut up!"
"I know your Majesty is heartbroken." The Queen knew she had touched the Emperor's heart, so she gradually softened her attitude and began to play the sympathy card, "But, my heart also hurts, it hurts... Your Majesty doesn't believe me, and I feel wronged.
After being married for more than 20 years and accompanying each other day and night regardless of rain or shine, she still couldn't gain the trust of her husband.
"I do not understand why I, as the Empress and head of the harem, would embarrass and murder a woman who was abandoned by her husband? Doesn't Your Majesty have the slightest suspicion that I was framed?"
The emperor had no doubt that she did not harm Concubine Tong. Even if she did, she would have many ways to do it and would never let herself go into such a desperate situation.
However, the queen's power became increasingly stronger. She was the head of the harem, and her brother was the prime minister. She was second only to the emperor in the court.
Since ancient times, the relationship between the imperial court and the harem has been close, but her son Bei Ming Ye has the heart to covet the throne.
This was something the emperor could not tolerate, especially since Bei Ming Ye had openly confronted the prince more than once, and the prince only had a right prime minister behind him, and he was an old man who was about to be buried.
"Queen, you must take care of yourself and remember to do good deeds for the Fourth Prince." Regardless of whether she did it or not, the emperor intended to use this incident to reduce the queen's power.
The queen was stunned. She also understood that she had fallen into a trap set by others long ago.
Concubine Tong was not a victim at all; she was clearly an accomplice. It could even be said that she was the planner.
But she ignored Chang'an's words. Although she was puzzled for a moment, she never had any doubts.
Outside the Imperial Study, "Is the Left Prime Minister here to make a request on behalf of the Empress?"
Feng Minzheng lowered his head and followed the emperor into the imperial study. "I dare not. On a larger scale, the Empress is the mother of the nation, but on a smaller scale, this is also the Emperor's family affair."
"Yes." The emperor nodded. "The Left Prime Minister is sensible. You should persuade the Queen in the future. As the head of the harem and the mother of a country, you should be more generous. Although Concubine Tong has been under house arrest for many years, it is only house arrest, not banished to the cold palace. Moreover, you should give the Queen Mother some face."
"Yes." Feng Minzheng said cautiously, "I came here this time because I heard that the old general's granddaughter, Gu Chang'an, has healed her scars, and she also has a blank imperial edict from the Southern Kingdom's emperor."
The emperor remained calm and sneered in his heart. This old fox came here to tell him a piece of news that everyone knew. Did he really think he was old and confused?
Didn't he just want to find out about his sister?
I have to say that the left prime minister got the news really quickly, so quickly that the emperor wanted to punish him.
The more the emperor thought about it, the angrier he became. "Then...what does Zuo Xiang think about this matter?"
"This is a good thing." Feng Minzheng said, "Now the world is divided into four kingdoms. If we talk about the strongest kingdom, our Shuzhou and Shijin Kingdom are equally strong, followed by Nan Kingdom, and finally Zuo Shi Kingdom.
If we take advantage of this opportunity, we can take the Southland into our own hands."
The emperor glanced at Feng Minzheng and said, "I didn't expect the Left Prime Minister to be so ambitious. However, I am old and can no longer do this. I will leave the expansion of the territory and the conquest of other countries to my descendants."
"Haha." The Left Prime Minister smiled awkwardly, "Yes, I am old too. But this is a great opportunity, it would be a shame to miss it!"
The emperor thought so at first, but he didn't want to do it himself.
He wanted to leave this matter to the prince, giving him a chance to make a contribution that no one could ignore.
However, Gu Chang'an actually used provocation to make him burn the imperial edict with his own hands.
The moment the thing was thrown into the brazier, I did feel relieved, but what followed was even more intense depression and anger, as well as helplessness.
And when I looked at her, she actually laughed so hatefully, and her laugh was so beautiful.
I have to say that Gu Changan is just as smart as her father Gu Qingfeng, just as enviable, just as annoying, and just as ruthless!
There were even rumors outside the palace saying that Gu Changan was a loser, telling lies with his eyes open, and not afraid of spraining his waist when walking. What a stupid guy.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty." Feng Minzheng called out to the emperor several times, but the other party did not hear him. "Your Majesty?"
"Hmm...what did you just say, my dear?"
"Your Majesty, please take care of yourself. I see you look dazed. How about calling in the imperial physician to see you?" Feng Min was thinking about how he could finally see his sister. "Your Majesty is just too concerned about the Crown Prince. He should give him more opportunities and let him gain more experience."
"My dear minister, you are right." The emperor sighed. "I have always felt that my health is getting worse and worse. It is time to let these princes have more experience. In a few days, I plan to stay in Nanhua Mountain for a few days to pray for my people. The crown prince will govern the country, and the two prime ministers will assist him."
"Well, when the time comes, let the First and Fourth Princes accompany us for protection and pray for the people together."
"We'll discuss the details later." The emperor's face showed fatigue. "My dear, please go back. I'm tired."
"Yes..." Feng Minzheng agreed hesitantly, "Your Majesty, I wonder if the Queen..."
The emperor glanced at him and said, "Left Prime Minister, you have stayed with me for such a long time just to see the Queen. If I don't let you see her, wouldn't that be too inappropriate?"
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