girl riding a horse

Chapter 960
The Taiping County government hosted a banquet. The Empress Dowager Bao and a group of local officials sat in the hall, facing the dried melons and fruits on the table, waiting dryly for the emperor's arrival.

Everyone was preoccupied and silent.

Earth-shattering news always travels very fast.

At the banquet at this time, although there were many guests, they all knew that Zhangjiabao's destruction was definitely not good news for them.

But who knows, His Majesty has always been kind to the Empress Dowager Bao, treating her like a mother, maybe he will continue to turn a blind eye and keep fooling around.

Or maybe, when the time comes, the Empress Dowager Bao wiped a few tears and said a few words for them, and they would be fine.

But be afraid, be afraid, His Majesty has anger in his heart, and he can't find a suitable person to vent it out. In the end, the Queen Mother's family has nothing to do, and they, these little fish and shrimp, have suffered.

Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help sighing secretly in their hearts.

But at this time, how can the Queen Mother feel better in her own heart?

She knew most clearly in her heart what mistakes she and Hua Shi had made and what things they had done, and she also knew in her heart that although His Majesty cares about family affection, he is not a fool who can tolerate everything.

When he comes out this trip, he will definitely find out and see some things. When the time comes and asks angrily, how she will answer, how to justify, how to intercede, he is making plans one after another in his heart, hoping that when the emperor arrives, Can come in handy.

During the stalemate, there was a sudden noise outside the silence, the footsteps were so urgent and dense.

With a loud announcement from the eunuch:

"Your Majesty is coming..."

The door of the hall was suddenly pushed open, and Shi Yu Wulei appeared at the door in casual clothes, followed by the palace guards, Shen Liuzhen and Xie Yuan.

The Empress Dowager Bao and a group of guests quickly stood up, except for the Empress Dowager Bao, everyone else came out from the back of the seat and knelt down and kowtowed.

Including Hua Shi who was beside the Empress Dowager Bao.

He was terrified when he saw the emperor, not to mention that now that the emperor had a dark face and a terrifying aura, he shrank even more, kneeling on the ground trembling with fear.

Standing behind the emperor, Shen Liuzhen glanced lightly at Huashi who was kneeling on the ground, slightly raised the corners of his lips and smiled, and said in his heart:
"Look, as I said, I will definitely come back and have this drink with you, but I have the final say on how."

"Long live Your Majesty." The crowd shouted.

But Emperor Ulei stood at the door without moving or saying a word. He glanced gloomyly into the hall, and finally landed on the Empress Dowager Bao.

Seeing the emperor looking at her, the Empress Dowager Bao suppressed the anxiety in her heart, greeted her with a loving smile, and said:
"The emperor is here. Mother knows that your car is coming, so she got up early to meet you on the official road, but you left the caravan and ran away. I was so disappointed... What's wrong with you, why is your face so ugly?"

The emperor looked at the loving and familiar face of Empress Dowager Bao. This face had given him great comfort when he was the loneliest when he was young.

He has always regarded her as his own biological mother.

But at this time, seeing her face to face, and seeing her so loving and gentle, the memories of those childhood memories rose again, and my heart couldn't help but start to soften again.

His deep eyes lowered, shook slightly, and decided not to look at her anymore.

Without saying a word, he directly passed the Empress Dowager Bao, walked to the top seat and sat down. Shen Liuzhen and Xie Yuan, naturally, stood on both sides of Emperor Ulei.

Empress Dowager Bao turned around in embarrassment, holding the handkerchief tightly in her palm.

And those officials kneeling on the ground, including Hua Shi, did not dare to get up or make a sound without the emperor's order.

For a moment, the tense and oppressive atmosphere in the hall reached its peak, and many people were trembling with their arms supporting their bodies because they were too guilty.

The Empress Dowager Bao smiled, pretending to be ignorant, and still lovingly said:
"Emperor, if there is any official business that makes you unhappy, let's talk about it later. We happily arranged for two days to pick you up. Let's have dinner first. It's been so hard to travel so far... After the rest, we will get back to business. "

Emperor Ulay sat on the upper seat, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and suddenly said softly:
"Hua Shi seized the land, raised soldiers and bought horses privately, and deliberately plotted rebellion. I have now found out that the evidence is convincing and the crime is unforgivable. He will be executed immediately."

"Yes." Dugu Jian replied, gave the guards standing on both sides a look, and immediately went up to the two of them, and went straight to the kneeling Huashi.

Everyone was frightened and dumb. They never thought that the emperor would be so decisive that he would kill the son of the Empress Dowager Bao as soon as he came up.

The Empress Dowager Bao was extremely shocked. Seeing that the guards were going to pull her son, she immediately rushed towards Huashi who was kneeling on the ground, crying and shouting in desperation:

"Don't wait!! Don't touch him!! It's all done by me and has nothing to do with him, Emperor, kill me if you want to, I did all these things, he doesn't know anything!"

Because of the shock, Hua Shi raised his head in the empress dowager's arms in a daze, and looked at the emperor with his mouth open, as if he hadn't reacted yet.

Seeing that the emperor had a dark face, his deep eyes were majestic and cold, and when he kept staring at him with disgust, he subconsciously grabbed the Empress Dowager's arm tightly, his eyes flashed with fear, his teeth Trembling, she whispered to Queen Mother Bao:
"Mom, save me...help me."

The emperor closed his eyes for a moment, turned his face abruptly, gritted his teeth as if he was enduring something, and seemed to be resolutely cutting off some thoughts. He added in a steady voice:
"Can't an old woman be dragged away? Why don't you execute the sentence soon?"

As soon as the guards heard this, two more came out and went up to drag Queen Mother Bao and Hua Shi away.

"Don't!!! Don't!!!"

"Mommy save me! Mommy save me!!!"

Empress Dowager Bao grabbed Hua Shi's sleeve tightly, and Hua Shi also grabbed her desperately.

The two cried heart-piercingly, but they were finally torn apart. Hua Shi was supported by two guards and dragged out like the wind.

The Empress Dowager Bao was held tightly by the arms of two guards, and she was restrained on the spot. All that was left in her hand was a piece of sleeve fabric that was pulled from Huashi's body, and because of too much force, her nails were broken. It bled, leaving a twisted and hideous bloodstain on the piece of cloth.It seems to carry her flesh and blood.

She cried heart-piercingly, turned her head to look at the emperor sitting on the seat, and cried out:

"Your Majesty, I can't kill him! Mother, I beg you, Mother is only such a child!! If you kill him, I will die!!!"

Hearing this, the emperor shrank his eyes, pursed his lips tightly, maintained the emperor's calm and majesty, and said in a cold voice:
"Why does Muma only have him as a child? He is gone, and there is also Zhen, who will provide for Muma's old age and die, and do my filial piety before bed."

(End of this chapter)