"What...just happened?" The Queen Mother, who was supported by Eunuch Qin, had black hair like ink and did not look old.
After all, the emperor was in his thirties, and she was only in her forties. She was in a high position and had great power, and she had taken good care of herself, so she naturally looked younger than ordinary women.
All of a sudden, Concubine Zhao started crying in the yard without caring about her image. The Empress Dowager was completely confused, but she was also annoyed with Eunuch Huang.
"Huang Mingquan, you are indeed a favorite of the Emperor, but Zhaopin is your mistress, a concubine. How dare you humiliate her like this?"
As he spoke, he gestured to Eunuch Qin to help Concubine Zhao up.
The latter had someone to back her up, and her arrogance immediately changed. She turned around, snatched the eldest princess from the maid's hands, held her in her arms, rushed forward, and stood close to the empress dowager in fear.
"Aunt, look at our eldest princess. She's so pitiful that she can't even have enough to eat.
It’s fine for me to be a concubine, but the eldest princess is the heir to the throne after all…”
Concubine Zhao is the Queen Mother's person, not only because she is close to the Queen Mother, but also because of her status.
The Zhao family of Jinzhou is a distant relative of the Empress Dowager. Concubine Zhao came from Jinzhou and is the Empress Dowager's niece.
During the selection of concubines, the empress dowager saw that Zhao Zhilan was beautiful and obedient, so she decided to keep her for the emperor.
Hearing this, the Queen Mother looked at the eldest princess with heartache. Seeing that there was still soup stains at the corners of the child's mouth, she slowly took out the handkerchief from her waist and wiped it for her.
This time, she was not just angry at Eunuch Huang, but furious!
Just as he raised his eyes and was about to scold, the emperor and empress walked in.
The Empress Dowager was slightly stunned. Today was not the first or fifteenth day for visiting. Why did the Emperor and Empress come together?
Eunuch Huang didn't care about anything else. He immediately breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the emperor and empress. With a strong desire to survive, he quickly moved to stand behind the emperor and empress.
The Queen Mother couldn't get angry, so she just showed her obvious surprise and asked, "Emperor, do you know what the eunuch beside you did to the eldest princess and her biological mother? He is just a servant. How dare he do that without your consent-"
"Mother, it was me who asked Huang Mingquan to tie up the bitch Zhao Zhilan and take her to Shoukang Palace!" The emperor's eyes were filled with anger, and he glared fiercely at Concubine Zhao who was standing beside him.
The tone was also extremely cold.
The latter couldn't help but shiver violently. Some memories buried deep in his heart gradually awakened. He looked panic-stricken and didn't dare to look at the emperor.
Where is the arrogance and confidence just now?
The Queen Mother choked and gave the Emperor, who didn't seem to be joking, a look of astonishment. "Why? I know you've never had much patience with Concubine Zhao and find her noisy, but no matter what, she's also a person who has contributed greatly to the birth of our royal family's offspring.
Besides, it's just gossip, it's not an unforgivable sin, right?"
She had snorted in her heart eight or ten times, thinking that she, the eldest son, was not as good as the second son in winning her heart.
Look at her still pretending now. Is she deliberately picking on Concubine Zhao and actually dislikes her as the queen mother?
"Why? Haha." The emperor sneered, each word coming out as if sparks were coming out of his nose. "Huang Mingquan, bring the person up here and have a good talk with the Queen Mother. What kind of crazy thing did this bitch do?"
After saying this, he didn't even look at Zhao Bin and her daughter, and hurried into the main hall. He had to drink some tea now to suppress the anger in his heart.
The Empress, however, did not dare to act as capriciously as the Emperor. She stepped forward and gave the Empress Dowager a false hand, "Mother, let's not stand outside anymore. Let's talk inside."
"Aunt, I didn't do anything. I am innocent." Concubine Zhao was worried, but she didn't dare to show it. She squeezed forward holding the eldest princess and was almost pushed away by the queen.
Liu Qin was indignant, and the Queen pulled her hand, signaling her not to argue.
Anyway, she has a lot of evidence against Concubine Zhao, enough to make her die without a burial place. Why bother with a mad dog at this time?
After everyone went in, Huang Mingquan looked for Xiaoxuanzi everywhere. He was responsible for escorting the witnesses Xiaoluzi and Ashu.
Fortunately, there were no mistakes.
Huang Mingquan was still in shock. The old Empress Dowager was not easy to fool, but since the Emperor asked him to speak, he could not refuse. He simply gritted his teeth and told the story quickly and clearly, then pointed at the little mule and Ashu kneeling on the ground.
"You two, why don't you tell me everything? Are you ready to suffer again?"
The eunuchs had sharp voices, and if they got a little angry, it sounded like a black bird crying blood. Not to mention that Eunuch Huang had been working in the palace for so many years that he had already developed a devilish voice.
Thousands of scenes, thousands of sounds.
At this moment, it is naturally very intimidating, making people afraid from the bottom of their hearts.
Therefore, Xiao Mule and Ashu looked at each other, and the only hope of life supported them. After a while, they told the whole story clearly about how Concubine Zhao won them over and ordered them to use the eldest prince and the second prince to persecute Concubine Chen.
Whether it is the people, things or key nodes involved, they are all described in a very concise manner.
The Queen Mother is considered the winner of the palace fight, so how could she not tell the truth from the false?
For a moment, he opened his mouth slightly and stared at the crying Zhao Concubine in disbelief for a long time without saying a word.
Concubine Zhao cried more aggrievedly than anyone else, "Your Majesty, I have never done such a thing. Queen Mother, you know how loyal I am to you!"
Concubine Zhao Zhilan, who was glamorous and aggressive just now, was now kneeling on the ground, looking to this person and then to that person, like a dog wagging its tail and begging for mercy.
She pitifully tugged at the corner of the emperor's trouser leg and said, "Your Majesty, I love children the most. How could I do such a conscienceless thing as exploiting and harming children? Someone is slandering and framing me!"
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