mtlumby2d Chapter 537 If the Queen Mother wants me to pay with my life, then come on
Chapter 537 If the Queen Mother wants me to pay with my life, then come on
The news of the Queen Mother's fainting could not be hidden from people outside the palace.
After all, Ruan Xinglin had just petitioned the court to disband the women's army and abolish the positions of female officials. Many people were staring at Kunning Palace, wanting to know what the Empress Dowager's attitude was.
This attitude was so obvious that I almost fainted from anger.
Old Master Ruan ordered the family to close the door to visitors, so that no one could spy on the Ruan family's current position.
"Why do you have to interfere in the affairs between mother and son? There is no overnight grudge between them. Besides, the Queen Mother loves the Emperor and the Regent so much that she will not go to the last step." Old Master Ruan glanced at Ruan Xinglin.
He disagreed with Ruan Xinglin's request to the court.
Ruan Xinglin said calmly, "No matter how deep the relationship is, it cannot withstand provocation and temptation."
"The Queen Mother is soft on her subordinates, and that would hurt the Regent."
"Liao Yingying spread the nursery rhyme to sow discord between the emperor and the regent. Yi Lanxin wanted to kill the regent in Salt Lake City. The queen mother didn't have that intention, but her subordinates are all ambitious."
"Father, if the person sitting on the dragon throne is Fu Yuxuan, today I am willing to use the strength of my entire family to help the Queen Mother become the empress, but, it's Yier." Ruan Xinglin's eyes were slightly red.
"We watched Yi'er grow up. The imperial physician originally said that he wouldn't live past the age of fifteen, but he's still fine now. Are we going to do nothing and watch them become enemies?"
"What did the regent do wrong? For Yi'er and the Queen Mother, he moved his family to Suzhou, away from the court. He is the regent! Even if he stayed to control the government, the officials in the court would not dare to say anything."
"The two children are so good, I can't bear it..."
Old Master Ruan's straight back bent slightly.
"Then what do you plan to do?" asked Old Master Ruan in a hoarse voice.
"Liao Yingying and Yi Lanxin cannot be kept, they must die." A fierce look flashed in Ruan Xinglin's sad eyes.
Just because they are the Queen Mother's confidants, they want to stay out of it after hurting his nephew?
What a dream!
Old Master Ruan asked in surprise, "What did you do?"
"Father, don't worry about it. The Queen Mother fainted because she didn't eat or sleep all night. She is fine." Ruan Xinglin's heart turned cold.
He said, let him be the bad guy.
"Xinglin, do you want to go against your sister?" asked Old Master Ruan.
"It's already been done. If the Queen Mother wants me to pay with my life, then come on." Ruan Xinglin smiled faintly.
……
The outskirts of the royal capital.
In a courtyard not far from the women's military camp, several young women gathered together, each with a solemn expression on their face.
"News came from the palace that after Prime Minister Ruan had a conversation with the Queen Mother yesterday, the Queen Mother sat there all night and fainted." Su Bingjie raised her eyes and looked around at everyone.
Finally, his eyes fell on Yi Lanxin who was lying on the bed.
"You can only hide your identity and cannot appear in public. The Regent will announce to the public that Yi Lanxin went to Wudao Mountain to seek the truth for the Empress Dowager."
Yi Lanxin has taken off her disguise, revealing a beautiful face.
Because of the serious injury, her lips were pale and bloodless.
"It's my fault. I will go to the palace to apologize to the Queen Mother." Yi Lanxin whispered.
She underestimated the Regent and attacked him in Salt Lake City without considering the consequences, which put the Queen Mother in a dilemma.
"It was your fault in the first place." Wei Zhen looked at her solemnly, "And you, Liao Yingying."
Liao Yingying moved her lips but could not utter a word to refute.
"Yi Lanxin, why are you dissatisfied with the current situation? Don't you know what the Empress Dowager values most?" Wei Zhen asked sternly.
"You are the first female official promoted by the Queen Mother. Everything you do and say represents the Queen Mother. What will others think if you want to kill the Regent in Salt Lake City?"
"Everyone will think that it was the Queen Mother who wanted to kill the Regent."
"You have gone even further than Concubine Liu and He Zhiyuan did. You have hurt the Queen Mother's heart."
Yi Lanxin's face turned even paler because of Wei Zhen's words.
But she didn't regret it, she just felt that she was not capable enough, otherwise things would not have turned out this way.
"We've done so much, I can't bear to give up like this." Yi Lanxin did all this with a vision for the future.
With a female emperor on the throne, she might become the first female prime minister in history.
The Queen Mother was clearly capable, even more capable than her two sons, so why did she retreat to the harem and hand over the entire country?
"The Queen Mother becomes the Empress, and her status will be passed on to the two princes in the future. What's wrong with that?" Yi Lanxin curled the corners of his mouth.
Seeing her stubbornness, Wei Zhen sneered, "So you want to force the Queen Mother to make a choice?"
"Where do you get the confidence to think that the Queen Mother will choose you?"
A hint of confusion flashed across Yi Lanxin's eyes. She was of course certain because she was the only one who could see the Queen Mother's ambition.
The Queen Mother must have wanted to become the Empress.
Wei Zhen glanced at everyone and said, "The situation outside is tense now. Whether our women's army can exist is no longer up to us to decide."
"I'm going to the palace to visit the Queen Mother. You stay with Yi Lanxin."
Su Bingjie said, "I will go to the palace with you."
Wei Zhen nodded gently, "Let's go."
"I want to go too." Yi Lanxin struggled to get up.
The wound on her chest was pulled, and she hissed and lay back in pain.
"You haven't even reached the palace gate yet, and he's gone." Wei Zhen glanced at her. "If you want to stay alive, don't go out."
Yi Lanxin snorted coldly, "Could the Regent King chase me to the capital to kill me?"
"What if I kill you? Do you think you can still appear as Yi Lanxin?" Wei Zhen interrupted her arrogance.
"..." Yi Lanxin clenched her fingertips.
She was too anxious before, and she needs to bide her time before she can do everything well.
Just as Wei Zhen and Su Bingjie left the yard, a team of well-trained secret guards surrounded the place.
"The Pacification Division is arresting a serious criminal of the imperial court. The suspect has hidden in a separate courtyard. Go in and arrest him." The person riding in the front on horseback was Fu Qian'an, who was wearing a tight-sleeved suit, and next to him was Du Youchuan.
Liao Yingying came out holding a long knife and said, "This is the women's military camp. How dare you from the Pacification Bureau break in?"
"Oh, I broke in, so what?" Fu Qian smiled.
"Even if she is a female general, she cannot shelter the fugitive," said Du Youchuan.
Liao Yingying was furious, "Where did the fugitive come from? We didn't see him."
"Of course we have to check to find out whether there is a fugitive or not." Fu Qian lazily picked his ears.
"Search, and kill on the spot anyone who resists capture." He gave the order decisively.
The secret guards rushed into the courtyard.
"How dare you." Liao Yingying raised her knife and slashed at Fu Qian'an.
Fu Qian: "Help!"
Sonorous——
A long sword blocked Fu Qian'an.
"Zheng Wuqing, why don't you wait until I'm killed by her before you come." Fu Qian'an screamed.
"If you let her cut herself with a knife, the emperor will sentence her to death." Du Youchuan said in a low voice.
Fu Qianan was furious, "Why wasn't it you who was chopped by her?"
"Hey, let's not fight among ourselves. We are here to catch the fugitive." Du Youchuan shouted with a chuckle.