Chapter 464: Showdown with the Queen Mother
"Lingyun! I know you are a good child, and I also know what is bothering you. Your father also told me yesterday. As for what you want to do, the Empress Dowager will not stop you!"
"But the Imperial Grandmother only wants to ask you one thing. If it is really the woman around your father who did it, and if she has children, can you please spare the children's lives?"
The Queen Mother didn't want to waste time, so she went straight to the point.
"Grandmother, when my mother was injured and fell into the lake, did they ever think about the child in her belly?"
"Have you ever thought about giving the child a chance to live?"
"I only know that if you don't remove the root of the problem, it will grow again in the spring breeze! I cannot leave any hidden dangers for my brother, nor allow any potential danger. I hope that you, the Imperial Grandmother, can understand me!"
The Queen Mother was choked by Song Lingyun's straightforward words and could only glance at Zhou Sisi who was snapping her fingers.
When she just came in, Nanny Qin whispered in her ear that the Queen Mother asked her to come here because she wanted Zhou Sisi to be a lobbyist.
The Queen Mother felt that perhaps only Zhou Sisi could persuade Song Lingyun to be less extreme. After all, they were her grandchildren, and the Queen Mother did not want to see them killing each other.
"Your Highness, I have a question for you. You must answer it truthfully."
"I'm saying what if! If King Anding rebels, but is caught by Your Majesty because of his inferior skills, and is about to be beheaded, but he still doesn't repent, for the sake of Dayu's kingdom, what would you do?"
"Don't say you don't want to answer something that didn't happen. Both sides of your hands are made of flesh. Who would you give up?"
Zhou Sisi's question stunned the Queen Mother. She couldn't help but look at Nanny Qin. She was a little confused. Was this girl here to be a lobbyist or to ask questions? Nanny Qin didn't say why she was invited here. Why didn't she follow the script?
What kind of ridiculous question is this? Even if Song He had eight hundred guts he wouldn't dare to rebel!
"If such a day really comes, the country has its own laws and the family has its own rules. I will chop off his dog head and send his children and family away far away. I will never let them come back and will never let them have the opportunity to shake the foundation of the country!"
The Queen Mother is the Queen Mother after all. She still knows that a country must come before a family. If there really is a rebellion, how many families will suffer? Even if they are all her sons, she still has to be ruthless when it is time!
"Pah pah pah! The Queen Mother is indeed extraordinary. It is a blessing for Dayu Kingdom to have a wise Queen Mother like you!"
Zhou Sisi clapped her hands. She now really felt that a woman who could become the empress dowager was not just a vase. She was thinking about the interests of the family and the country. Her favorability towards the empress dowager was soaring!
"Stop flattering me, little girl. Just tell me what you mean!" The Queen Mother glared at the mysterious girl unhappily, wanting to hear what she wanted to say.
"Empress Dowager, I know why you asked me to come here today. You just want me to be a lobbyist and persuade Sister Yun not to kill so many people. But what you may not know is that Xiao Jin'er, the child of Queen Xie, is now nominally my third brother!"
"So whatever decision Sister Yun makes, I will support her. Maybe if she can't make it, I can do it for her!"
"Empress Dowager, you must be very curious about how I know this child. Then let me tell you. After I tell you, you will understand why Sister Yun is so angry!"
Zhou Sisi ignored the Empress Dowager's surprised look and told the whole story of how she met Zhou Jincheng, especially how Zhou Jincheng was covered in wounds, looked thin and small, and how he was bullied by other little beggars. She told her everything.
The Empress Dowager burst into tears when she heard this. After all, this was her grandson, how could she not feel heartbroken!
"So, Queen Mother, think about it! How could Sister Yun not be angry? This child, who should have been enjoying a life of luxury, has fallen to be a beggar on the street. How much suffering has she endured? Can you imagine it?"
"At an age when he should have been playing coquettishly in his mother's arms, he went to fight with a wild dog for a bite of food and was separated from his mother. Who caused this?"
"Let alone killing a murderer who has committed so many evil things, even if we kill her entire family, it won't be enough to make up for the suffering this child has endured over the years!"
"So how could I possibly persuade Sister Yun?"
"And the question I just asked is about this. You all know that protecting Dayu from chaos would not kill his own son. Sister Yun and I are the same. We will definitely help Xiao Jiner take the throne. We will not allow anyone to hurt him, leave him with hidden dangers, or allow anyone to harm Dayu."
"And this position should have originally belonged to Xiao Jin'er, right?"
After Zhou Sisi finished speaking, she looked at the empress dowager, who was already in tears, with a determined look. She also chose to come clean. It was not like she didn't have the ability to do so now, so why should she pretend.
"Is the child okay?" The Queen Mother wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and asked Zhou Sisi with a slightly trembling lips.
"Very good! And it's safe. We will bring him back after everything is over!" Zhou Sisi said with a smile. She knew that the empress dowager must be very confused now, but there was nothing she could do. After all, she would suffer the consequences if she did evil. She should have known that this would be the outcome when she reached out her hand.
"Sisi, Lingyun, I'm old, you can do whatever you want. If possible, I still want to ask you to show some mercy and spare this man's life!"
"Grandmother, I promise you!" Song Lingyun stood up and said.
"Good! Good! Good!" The Queen Mother also breathed a sigh of relief at this moment, and put down the big stone in her heart.
Zhou Sisi and Song Lingyun both didn't like to persuade others. Seeing that the Empress Dowager seemed to have aged several years, they didn't know how to persuade her. It was not a job they were capable of doing, so they called Nanny Qin and Nanny Qi to take good care of the Empress Dowager, and then they left the Empress Dowager's bedroom.
"Sister Yun, this is not your style! Didn't you say to cut the grass and root it out? Why did you agree to it again? Are you soft-hearted?"
The two walked side by side on the palace road. After Zhou Sisi finished speaking, she bumped into Song Lingyun's arm and joked.
"Sometimes living is more painful than dying. I said I'd spare his life, but I didn't say a life full of life. I'll let Sister Bai poison him with whatever poison he wants, and it won't be bad enough if he just lies there for the rest of his life!"
"You're really something! Women are the most vicious!" Zhou Sisi said as she gave Song Lingyun a thumbs up. In fact, she had thought of this. She knew that Song Lingyun would not leave any potential hidden dangers for Xiao Jiner. Poisoning the person to paralyze him was the best way, and it could also be considered an explanation to the Queen Mother.
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