When the Queen Mother saw Emperor Ming Yan's expression change, she was immediately frightened and softened her tone: "They are so young, I am just afraid that they can't handle it!"
Emperor Mingyan said calmly: "They are descendants of the royal family, children of the Duke's Mansion. How can they not bear the lives of a few servants?"
The Queen Mother remained silent for a long while, with a sad look on her face.
Emperor Mingyan was a filial man. The empress dowager was firm in character and rarely showed weakness, but once she showed a sad expression, Emperor Mingyan would not bear to give in.
But this time, Emperor Ming Yan remained silent.
The Queen Mother knew that this time the situation had really gotten out of hand, and if the stalemate continued, there would be no way out.
Then she shed tears and said, "Forget it! Whatever the emperor wants, do it!"
Emperor Ming Yan looked at her, and after a long while he slowly said: "Huo Qijing, descendant of the Huo family, I only trust Cheng Yuan in matters of confidentiality, my safety, and the safety of the imperial city! He has the ability and loyalty!"
"As for Yue'er... Mother, you should understand without my telling you that Yue'er's meeting with me is more meaningful than it is to me!"
The Queen Mother looked up in shock.
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She never expected that Emperor Ming Yan would say such a thing... Yan Shiyue's significance is higher than that of the emperor on the throne. What a concept!
This, isn't this a joke!
The Queen Mother laughed out loud in horror.
Looking at Emperor Ming Yan's expression, she gradually stopped smiling.
Emperor Mingyan spoke slowly, "Mother, I say this only to tell you that as a son or a father, I should be filial, kind, and have discretion... But as an emperor, no matter who has a conflict with Yue'er, whether it is intentional or unintentional, I will only protect Yue'er."
He took a long breath, "I can't chill Yue'er's heart, I dare not chill Yue'er's heart."
He paused and said, "That's all I have to say. Mother, have a good rest." He turned away and left.
Looking at his back, the Queen Mother felt a chill all over her body.
When the water for footbath had cooled down, several people came in one after another. The leader bowed and saluted, trembling with fear: "Empress Dowager."
This nanny was the servant outside. It seems that Nanny Fu and the other two have all been taken away.
The empress dowager nodded weakly, and another imperial physician came to take her pulse and asked her to take a tranquilizing soup.
Emperor Ming Yan directly called away all the maids and secretly sent people to interrogate them.
But these maids were not stupid. If they really revealed that the Queen Mother intended to harm people, they would have to pay with ten lives. But if they insisted on dying, not only would they still have a glimmer of hope.
After the empress learned about it, she came to persuade Emperor Mingyan: "Your Majesty, you must have thought too much this time. Even if your mother is not as good to Jiaozi as Jiulang and Shilang, how could she intentionally harm them? This time, I'm afraid that your good intentions have led to bad results. Your mother must be feeling very upset right now!"
If others said it, Emperor Ming Yan might not believe it, but if the Empress said it, he couldn't help but believe it.
Besides, what son could really accept that his mother was such a vicious person?
Before he thought about it again, he was probably overthinking it. The Queen Mother only treated them as ordinary descendants, and they depended on each other for survival and had a deep relationship with the maids, so she probably had a sense of importance in her heart!
In the end, the Queen persuaded him to release the three maids, and she also went to the Cining Palace in person to comfort the Queen Mother.
Coming out of the Cining Palace, the Queen glanced at Nanny Fu meaningfully.
She will never let this matter go.
But if Emperor Mingyan allowed a few maids to be executed, what would Yu Yanshiyue gain? And what would Empress Dowager Yu lose? They were just a few servants!
It only made Emperor Ming Yan sad.
So, let’s put it aside and take it slow!
The Queen Mother had been ill since that night. The palace was ruled by the Queen, so Linglong went to see Aunt Fu quietly the next day.
Nanny Fu sighed inwardly.
She stretched out her hand out of weakness, but then she couldn't get away. However, she had a master-servant relationship with the empress dowager for decades.
Nanny Fu finally said, "Madam Shufei, there have been more visitors recently."
The queen got the report and asked, "Shufei?"
Linglong nodded.
The queen immediately sent someone to investigate.
It didn't take much effort to find out that Concubine Shu had secretly bribed a foreman and replaced the Empress Dowager's brother's Nansui Marquis' Mansion with Mingcheng Marquis' Mansion.
Presumably it was because of this incident that the Queen Mother was dissatisfied with Yan Shiyue.
But why has it come to this?
The Queen Mother is of an extremely noble status. She has always been clear-headed and open-minded. She never meddles in other people's affairs. Why would she secretly harm Yan Shiyue's children just because of such a small matter?
Jin Yu said, "Maybe this time, the Queen Mother really didn't mean to harm anyone. After all, if she did, she shouldn't have done it this way... She found out about it right away. She knows how much the Emperor loves the little prince. Isn't she afraid that there will be a rift between mother and son?"
Linglong was outspoken and said, "The Queen Mother is so old, don't you know that children can't eat tonic soup?"
The queen hesitated for a long time and said, "This matter needs to be investigated in detail."
Even though she was extremely smart, she could never have imagined that Yan Shiyue, following the emperor's orders, took great pains to teach the children, and taught them to be sensible and well-mannered, but due to some unexpected circumstances, the empress dowager would hold a grudge against her.
Therefore, I just can’t figure it out no matter what.
The Queen thought for a long time and then said, "But Concubine Shu, why did you want to sow discord between the Queen Mother and Yue'er? Even if Yue'er had some conflicts with Qilang and Balang before, what's the point of her jumping out?"
It's easy to know this.
She went straight to the foreman and asked him to find the person who bribed him at that time, that is, the eunuch Zhao Liang who was beside Concubine Shu, and while the two were arguing, she pinned the man down.
You know, in other people's harems, it's usually a mix of comings and goings, one is strong and the other is weak... But in Emperor Ming Yan's harem, when the empress was still a royal concubine, she was favored by the emperor and had a high status. Add to that Yan Shiyue, who is someone you can't mess with.
Now that he was caught in the act, Zhao Liang was so scared that he told everything.
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Madam Shufei said: "A mother is strong. No matter how difficult it is, I will fight for Balang."
She wasn't doing this to vent her anger.
In Concubine Shu's eyes, the Eighth Prince was smart, quick-witted, knew when to advance and retreat, was good at studying, and had a bright future... But because of the Seventh Prince's stupidity, he was implicated and became enemies with Yan Shiyue because of the "Business Department's Special Knowledge" matter. They made such a big fuss that it would be difficult to reconcile.
Therefore, as long as Yan Shiyue is in power, the Eighth Prince will be suppressed by her and will never be able to stand out.
How could she allow this to happen?
That's why she tried every possible means to suppress Yan Shiyue.
But Emperor Mingyan dotes on her like a man possessed, the Empress also loves her like a treasure, and outside there is Yan Chengyuan and the increasingly powerful Huo Qijing... Concubine Shu thought for a long time and could only start with the Empress Dowager.
Emperor Mingchu was filial, but the empress dowager only loved Yan Shiyue a little bit, which was just for the sake of face.
As long as it could make the Empress Dowager feel disgusted, Emperor Ming Yan would not ignore it.
But the degree cannot be shallow.
It's too superficial. The Empress Dowager would definitely rather keep her mind out of trouble. At most, she would keep a calm expression when paying her respects, but she would not say it to Emperor Mingyan.
So we must make the Queen Mother bear a grudge against him.
Yan Shiyue is a person who cannot tolerate any sand in her eyes. If the empress dowager is rude to her, she will never go on as usual. If there is a conflict between the two, who will Emperor Ming Yan help?
If this goes on, all the affection will be worn away!
The eighth prince is only ten years old, he can wait!
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