Chapter 957: Attention

Tao was also feeling anxious. "Yes, the assassination just happened. The Queen's move was a bit big. I just arrived in Beijing and I was unsure, so I came here to ask if you would go with me. Now that I know you are going, I can rest assured."

Zhulan is worried, as she always feels that the virtuous queen is going to be torn apart. Well, she is quite looking forward to the queen's fighting ability. After all, the queen is the legal wife who has accompanied the emperor all the way, so her fighting ability must be high.

Tao asked again, "Are you taking Xue Han with you?"

Zhulan nodded, "Well, what about you?"

She has to take the girl with her. The Queen is the future proper mother-in-law of the young lady. The Queen has already mentioned it, so the young lady must be taken care of.

Tao thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll bring Wang Lei along too. It's just right that she can keep Xue Han company."

"OK."

The Empress was going to pray for blessings, which made people confused and caused a lot of discussion in the capital.

In the palace, the emperor was silent. He understood his wife as well as she understood him. There were too many things mixed between him and his wife. His wife was the mother of the crown prince and the youngest son, but he was not only their father, but he was also the emperor.

The prince was also silent. His mother's actions were not told to his father, which showed that she was angry with him. "Father, mother."

The emperor raised his hand, "Let her do whatever she wants!"

Even if the wife is angry, she knows her limits and it will not affect the previous dynasty because the wife will consider the prince. Now that the wife is angry, let her do whatever she wants.

The prince looked at his father. His father had feelings for his mother, but there were too many things between them. The rift that had been repaired with great difficulty now had traces reappear.

The country is most important to my father. It will be difficult to restore the situation this time, unless he abdicates. But is this possible?

The emperor motioned the prince to go down, and when there was no one in the hall, he untied his purse and took out the bracelet. He touched the bracelet and sighed. After putting the bracelet away, the emperor was still the emperor.

In the afternoon, on his way back home, Zhou Shuren looked at the King of Chu speechlessly. Yesterday he was the King of Qi, and today he was the King of Chu. It was just that he and the King of Chu met by chance.

Zhang Jingshi used his fan to block the curtains, "Master Zhou is really clever."

"Yes, I also think it's a coincidence. I have a feeling that I might meet King Liang tomorrow. It's also the first time I realize that the capital is so small."

Zhang Jingshi was not angry, "I don't think you will meet King Liang tomorrow."

Zhou Shuren sat up straight. The emperor's son was not simple. There was something else behind his words. "Really? We'll know tomorrow."

Zhang Jingshi added, "The third son of the lord's family is good at martial arts. People who don't know him would think he is a military commander. Lord Zhou's teaching of his son is admirable."

Zhou Shuren finally understood that this person was not here to inquire about information, but simply wanted to chat with him and leak some information to him.

Zhang Jingshi continued, "Everyone says that Lord Zhou is smart. I think Lord Zhou will not believe in the rumors. Lord Zhou should keep his eyes open."

After saying that, Zhang Jingshi put down his fan. Zhou Shuren watched the carriage leave. The King of Chu wondered what the King of Qi had said to him yesterday. The King of Qi did say a lot, but he did not mention the King of Chu.

The emperor did not summon any princes. The actions of the King of Qi yesterday were indeed well-intentioned and forced the King of Chu to take action.

Zhou Shuren stroked his beard. The emperor did not summon him. Now it seems that King Qi and King Chu thought that the emperor would summon him because he did not want him to show off in front of the emperor.

The Prince of Qi came out and said that it was not him who did it. As for the Prince of Chu, Zhou Shuren was a little unsure. He kept wavering between the Prince of Chu and the Prince of Liang. They are both great actors!

But he didn't want to see the emperor, not at all, especially now.

Zhou Shuren stroked his beard. The prince who wanted to take action did not expect that Chang Lian and Rong Chuan were not hurt at all.

In a blink of an eye, it was the day to go to the royal temple. Zhulan brought her concubines and reunited with Tao. The royal temple was very close to the capital. Today, it was a spectacular sight outside the capital, with all the carriages. Leading the way was the carriage for the empress, and with the female guards, the empress's trip was a grand affair.

Next came the carriages from the Prince's Palace and the Royal Palace, and then the officials' wives. The officials' wives were also followed by servants and maids. One can imagine how long the team going to the temple was.

The Zhou family's carriage was not at the back, but was relatively close to the front.

Xue Han carefully opened the car curtain a little and whispered, "Mom, there are so many people here today."

Zhulan nodded. It was indeed a lot. "Follow me closely when we get to the temple."

Xue Han nodded. It is indeed necessary to be careful at this time.

When they arrived at the temple, the empress did not rush up. Standing next to the empress were the Crown Princess, and then the Princess of Qi and others.

The Crown Princess supported the Queen, and the two were talking about something.

The carriages of the officials' wives arrived one after another, and no one expected that the empress would wait and not go ahead.

Zhulan and her concubine were standing not far away until the court lady came over and said, "The Queen Mother invites Miss Zhou to come over."

Xue Han was stunned. She saw her mother nod out of the corner of her eye. She suppressed her nervousness and followed the female official. It was only a few steps away, but Xue Han could feel the scrutiny. She thought about not bringing shame to her family, so she kept repeating to herself in her mind that she should not be nervous, so as not to make any mistakes.

The Queen's eyes were always on Miss Zhou, her youngest daughter-in-law. The Queen did not feel sad that her son was devoted to Zhou Xuehan. What she did not get, she hoped to see in her son.

Xue Han stepped forward to greet her, "Your Majesty, your servant has greeted you."

The Queen nodded, and Xue Han greeted the Crown Princess again. However, before greeting the other princesses, the Queen spoke up, "It's getting late, it's time to go upstairs. Xue Han, come to my left."

Xue Han glanced at the princesses with the rest of her eyes. Although they had smiles on their faces, she must have been thinking something else in her heart. The queen ignored the princesses. Xue Han took two steps forward and walked to the left side of the queen. She felt dazed. The queen really valued her. This position was the same as that of the crown princess!

The Crown Princess knew Miss Zhou because she was going to marry into the Ning family, the Crown Prince's maternal family. She didn't expect that her mother would think so highly of Miss Zhou. When she thought of her mother's love for her cousin Rong Chuan, the Crown Princess also valued Miss Zhou even more.

Zhulan didn't know what was said before, she just saw the concubine supporting the empress on the left.

Tao was stunned and wanted to ask something, but when he saw everyone was looking at him, he swallowed his words.

Zhulan was not surprised. She had been prepared since the Queen asked Xuehan to come over. The Queen's move was not excessive. Xuehan was going to marry into the Ning family, so it made sense for the Queen to value Xuehan. Moreover, when Rongchuan and Changlian were assassinated this time, the Queen brought Xuehan with her to show her importance to Rongchuan, and also to express her respect for the Zhou family.

Zhulan felt relieved. The emperor ignored the Zhou family, but the queen did not. She began to understand the queen's purpose today.

The Empress walked in front, followed by the officials' wives behind her. Zhulan and Tao walked together. Now was not the time to talk as there were people all around.

In the capital, Zhou Shuren didn't want to enter the palace. He shouldn't have thought about it yesterday, but now he was summoned to the palace.

(End of this chapter)