Chapter 291: Operation on the Queen Mother
When Xiao Jinxuan heard what Emperor Zhaowen said, the expression in his eyes changed, and he became as quiet as a deep pool.
He finally realized at this moment that he had to remove the thorns from the reed for the prince at all costs and leave a peaceful and prosperous world.
But is it too late?
He probably doesn't know yet that the prince has been deposed.
What they don’t know is that today’s Daye is already riddled with problems.
With his eyes lowered, Xiao Jinxuan spoke calmly, "Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, so naturally all your wishes will come true."
When Emperor Zhaowen heard this answer, he nodded with satisfaction.
Yes, he is the emperor, sitting at the pinnacle of power. What is impossible?
As long as he was willing to bear a little bit of criticism, he could even issue an order immediately to have Prince Yong killed right away!
But now is not the right time. The military power of the West Sichuan Army has not been taken back. Once Prince Yong dies, it will undoubtedly be a big problem whether they rebel or join others.
As they were talking, Li Mingying came in, leaning forward, "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother has sent someone to see you."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Zhaowen's eyes darkened and he looked impatient, "Oh? Isn't the Queen Mother sick? What does she want to do?"
Previously, Queen Mother Yin led her ministers to plead for Prince Yong with great fanfare, but after failing, she kept claiming to be ill, trying to suppress him with public opinion.
Now, only a few days have passed, and she can't sit still anymore?
Li Mingying told the Queen Mother that the Qintian Observatory had observed that the Queen Mother had "an evil star colliding with her and evil spirits entering her body."
"Qin Tianjian said that we need to find a male born on the third day of the twelfth lunar month in the first year of Zhaowen in Sui'an Lane, southwest of the capital, and bring him to Fu'an Temple to pray for the empress dowager for 49 days, only then can the evil spirits be driven away and the bad spirits be removed."
"The Queen Mother sent someone here specifically to ask for mercy from His Majesty."
Emperor Zhaowen tilted his head slightly when he heard this, "What does it mean to ask for mercy?"
Li Mingying replied, "This boy, who was born on the third day of the twelfth month of the first year of Zhaowen in Sui'an Lane, southwest of the capital, is Xie Mingyuan, the son of Xie Yushi. He is currently being held in the Yufusi of His Royal Highness Prince Xuan."
The fact that Queen Mother Yin came here specifically to ask for mercy at this time was very clear.
She wanted Emperor Zhaowen to speak up and force Prince Xuan to release the person.
Emperor Zhaowen glanced to the side with a gloomy look, "What did the Seventeenth Brother say?"
Xiao Jinxuan hesitated for a moment and said, "This is a little too coincidental."
He had just arrested someone, and the Queen Mother immediately wanted to release him. Is it such a coincidence?
Emperor Zhaowen sneered, "She is taking me for a fool!"
Forming cliques and pursuing personal interests have all come to him!
Xiao Jinxuan asked tentatively, "Then will His Majesty release the people?"
"The Queen Mother wants to release someone to pray for her, so why would I not release him?"
Emperor Zhaowen lowered his eyes coldly and ordered Li Mingying, "Pass on my order. Fu'an Temple is a national temple with great blessings. Since the empress dowager has been invaded by evil spirits, you should go to the national temple and ask the masters to chant sutras and recite Buddhist scriptures to get rid of it. Otherwise, this evil spirit will cause trouble and harm other people in the palace!"
Didn’t she want people to go to Fu’an Temple to pray for her?
Why not take her along too!
Li Mingying received the order and went there immediately.
Empress Dowager Yin didn't have to wait long before she received the news that Emperor Zhaowen had ordered Xiao Jinxuan to release Xie Mingyuan.
Before she could be happy for a moment, the decree that came immediately made her dumbfounded.
"Your Majesty wants to send me to Fu'an Temple as well?"
Li Mingying's voice was sharp but her tone was calm as she repeated Emperor Zhaowen's words verbatim.
Queen Mother Yin's expression instantly turned ugly, and now it looked as if she was possessed by some evil spirit.
"You are such a good emperor, now you are starting to take action against me!"
She said she went to Fu'an Temple to pray for blessings and exorcise evil spirits, but once she went there, she was far away from the center of power and was isolated, making it difficult for her to do anything else.
But if she didn't go, Emperor Zhaowen would say that she was possessed by evil spirits and that she was influencing other people in the palace. Even if others didn't say anything, the Empress Dowager was still there.
She used filial piety to pressure Emperor Zhaowen, and Emperor Zhaowen turned the tables and used filial piety to pressure her!
But now she had already said that Xie Mingyuan must pray for her for 49 days before the evil could be removed.
I can't say now that I'm fine and don't need to go to Fu'an Temple anymore. Wouldn't that be slapping myself in the face?
Queen Mother Yin suddenly felt like a dumb person eating bitter herbs, with no way to express her bitterness.
What does it mean to lift a rock and drop it on your own feet?
This is called lifting a rock and dropping it on one's own feet!
She was so angry, "The emperor has already said so, what else can I say?"
However, leaving the palace might not be a bad thing. After she went to Fu'an Temple, she could check what Xie Heng had reported about the prince.
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The procession that Queen Mother Yin was sent to pray for blessings was huge, majestic, and crowded, with no end in sight.
Xie Zhuoning and Xiao Jinxuan stood on the wall and watched the team leave the capital. They couldn't help but laugh and said, "You gave this idea to His Majesty, right?"
The battle was so big that Queen Mother Yin was in a difficult position.
It also gave Emperor Zhaowen a good reputation.
You see, I sent you away because of you.
I wonder if Empress Dowager Yin was so angry that she vomited blood?
Xiao Jinxuan did not deny it, "I just made a few insignificant suggestions."
Emperor Zhaowen was very suspicious, and if you said too much, he would not listen.
It is better to be brief and to hint at something rather than to say everything.
Xie Zhuoning curled his lips.
No wonder he was entrusted with such an important task by Emperor Zhaowen. It was obvious that he knew people's tempers very well.
"But we have made a profit this time. Thanks to Xie Mingyuan, we managed to get Queen Mother Yin out of the capital, and His Majesty took the opportunity to clear out Prince Yong's men in the Qintian Prison."
The Qintianjian is not an important department, nor does it have any military power. It is just a place full of evil people.
If they can't find a reason to punish you, they will just accuse you of being unlucky, which is enough to destroy a person.
However, Xiao Jinxuan did not feel that he had made a profit. "Xie Mingyuan has framed you, and the account has not yet been settled."
After praying for 49 days, when Queen Mother Yin "recovers from her illness", she will definitely ask for grace for Xie Mingyuan and absolve him of his sins.
He still felt that he had suffered a loss as the account was left unresolved.
"Xie Mingyuan is just a small chess piece. It's easy to settle accounts with him. I think the most important thing for us now is to find out how his father, my great uncle, got involved with Prince Yong."
Xie Zhuoning narrowed his eyes and couldn't help but sigh.
After she came back from Beiguan, she grew up in the old house. In all these years, she never discovered any clues. This shows how deeply her uncle hid it!
"Yeah." Xiao Jinxuan nodded, then reached out to rub Xie Zhuoning's head, "Let's go eat first."
Xie Zhuoning quickly covered his head and said, "Don't mess up my hair. Yinxuan spent a long time combing it for me today."
Xiao Jinxuan stared at her hair for a long time and said, "It looks pretty good."
"Of course."
"But I always feel like something is missing. Why aren't you wearing the hairpin I gave you?"
“I forgot.”
"Then do you want to go shopping?" Xiao Jinxuan suddenly suggested, thinking about the ten hairpins he promised.
It's time to get her some new hairpins.
Xie Zhuoning raised his eyebrows with a smile, "Whatever I like, will His Royal Highness Prince Xuan buy it for me?"
"Um."
"When His Royal Highness Prince Xuan gave the betrothal gift, he emptied out his family's savings, and yet he still had money." She teased deliberately.
Xiao Jinxuan remained calm and said, "Although there is not much left, it is still enough to support my wife."
"Since His Royal Highness Prince Xuan has said so, I won't be polite!"
Let him see today the fighting power of women when shopping!