No. 1 Girl in the Imperial City

Chapter 298 Winner and loser?

"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager has gone." The Empress Dowager's bedroom was quiet, only Eunuch Huang and the Empress Dowager lying on the bed.

The Empress Dowager's eyes were slightly open, but there was no light in them.She raised her hand slightly, and said: "It's me, it's me, I'm sorry for her, I'm sorry, Ah Cheng..."

Eunuch Huang's eyes were a little red, and he quickly leaned over and said, "Your Majesty, please don't say that, it's the Queen Mother..." If Queen Mother Zhu hadn't done such a thing, how could the Empress Dowager have the heart to do such a cruel thing?
Although the Empress Dowager has been suppressing the Empress Dowager Zhu all these years, she has always been protecting her.It's just because she really feels pity for this young and widowed daughter-in-law, but it's a pity that Empress Dowager Zhu can't appreciate the painstaking efforts of the empress dowager.Empress Dowager Zhu is really not a person capable of holding power. She has been empress dowager for several years, and she doesn't have other concubines as rivals when she was empress, but her palace is still infiltrated like a sieve.

In this way, she still fantasizes from time to time to become the empress dowager who hangs behind the curtain and holds the real power.

In addition, she didn't know when, but she actually had a different meaning for the regent...

It's not that the empress dowager had never thought about taking her daughter-in-law with her before, but it was only tonight that she really made up her mind.

If she is allowed to live like this, there will probably be big troubles after the death of the Empress Dowager.

Eunuch Huang originally planned to keep Empress Dowager Zhu in the secret room, but the Empress Dowager suddenly changed her mind.I don't know what the Empress Dowager said to the Empress Dowager Zhu, but the Empress Dowager Zhu went out willingly to testify for the regent, accusing King Ning of treason.

Who knows whether the knife that stabbed Empress Dowager Zhu belonged to King Ning or someone else?

Anyway, everyone has seen that the person who finally assassinated Empress Dowager Zhu, and that knife belonged to Prince Ning's Mansion.

This is enough!

The Empress Dowager raised her hand and said, "Is the edict ready?"

Eunuch Huang hesitated for a moment, then said: "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager has gone, isn't it..."

The Empress Dowager shook her head with some difficulty and said: "Take it here, let me have a look, and then send it to the clan mansion to seal it up."

Eunuch Huang sighed, nodded and turned around.

After a while, Eunuch Huang came over with a roll of silk and opened it in front of the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager squinted her eyes and looked carefully before she nodded and said, "Use the seal."

"Yes, ma'am." Eunuch Huang stamped the empress dowager's gold seal on the silk in front of the empress dowager, then put the silk into a box and locked it.

In the future, he will personally send this edict to the clan mansion to seal it up. Maybe it will never see the light of day again, but maybe one day it will reappear.

He only hoped that such a day would never come.

"Emperor Aunt." Xie Yan walked in holding Luo Junyao's hand, and the Empress Dowager looked more energetic now, and said softly, "Is everything alright outside?"

Xie Yan sat by the bed and said: "Auntie, don't worry, everything is fine, Ah Cheng is also safe. It's just..."

"I already know." The Empress Dowager sighed and said, "It's fate to be like this, and no one can blame it. That's fine, but Ah Cheng will have to work hard for you in the future."

When the Empress Dowager thought of her grandson who had lost his father in his infancy and now lost his mother, she also felt uncomfortable.There are some things she doesn't want to do, but she has to.Forget it, she is already a dying person, and she can do everything for them, which is better than leaving the trouble to the younger generation.

Xie Yan nodded, "Don't worry."

The Empress Dowager smiled and said, "With you here, I don't worry. I'm afraid there are still a lot of things going on outside. I have Changling with me, so go get busy."

Luo Junyao looked around, but did not see Princess Changling.

Eunuch Huang hastily said: "Your Majesty said that she wanted to eat the soup made by the Princess herself, so Her Highness the Princess took people to the small kitchen and will be back in a while."

It turned out to be the case.

Luo Junyao thought it was strange that the Empress Dowager suddenly wanted to eat the soup made by Princess Changling herself, but after thinking about it, she understood.Perhaps it was the Empress Dowager who wanted to order Huang Gong to do something, so she deliberately dismissed Princess Changling?

The Empress Dowager looked at her with a smile, and said, "Let's all go, I'm a little tired, let's sleep for a while."

Only then did Xie Yan and Luo Junyao stand up and leave.

The two left the dormitory, but the outside still hasn't calmed down, obviously King Ning's party is still stubbornly resisting.

On the contrary, Yu Mingqiu sat in the main hall, tired all night, he looked a little embarrassed.

Seeing the two people coming out, he didn't bother to get up, and asked, "How is the Empress Dowager?"

Xie Yan said: "It's okay."

Yu Mingqiu sighed, he had been staying in the Empress Dowager's Palace from yesterday until now, so naturally he also went to pay the Empress Dowager a visit.Thinking of the empress dowager's appearance ten years ago, and looking at her current appearance, I still feel somewhat sad.

It's just that there is nothing to say to comfort, Yu Mingqiu can only say: "This Luan Yisi, I really didn't know they could make such a big thing."

Xie Yan said indifferently: "It can't be successful, it's just that these people have been hiding in the dark, and they will be troublesome in the end." These people are good at hiding, and they are deeply intertwined in private. No one knows how much they have grasped other people's privacy.

Success may not be possible, but failure is more than enough.

Xie Yan didn't want to fight these people from time to time while rectifying Chao Gang and people's livelihood.

Yu Mingqiu nodded, probably as a general, he doesn't have a high tolerance for this kind of rat in the gutter, "You just leave it alone, aren't you afraid that Xueya will run away?"

Xie Yan said lightly: "He can't run away."

While the two were talking, they saw two people walking in under the guard of the Zhen Guojun soldiers, and one of them was the Xueya that Yu Mingqiu was talking about.

Xueya's condition didn't look very good, and he could only walk in with the help of Pavilion Master Mingyin.If you look carefully, almost all the strength of his body is on the master of Mingyin Pavilion.

At this moment, Xue Ya's eyes drooped slightly, and his expression was indifferent.

The master of Pavilion Mingyin put Xueya on the chair in the hall, and then turned his head to Xie Yan and said, "Prince Regent, it's up to you to fulfill your promise."

Xie Yan held Luo Junyao's hand, looked at Xueya calmly for a while, and then asked, "You want his life?"

The master of Mingyin Pavilion was silent, Xie Yan said: "I only promise to let you take one person away, you think carefully. What you want to take away is the snow cliff of Yisi Luan or the snow cliff of Mingyin Pavilion."

Hearing this, the expression of Pavilion Master Mingyin changed slightly, and even Xue Ya, who was originally indifferent, raised his head to look at Xie Yan.

Pavilion Master Mingyin was silent for a moment, and said: "Of course he is the one I want to take away." It's not that he is ruthless, the friend he considers is the person in front of him after all.Although, perhaps in Xue Ya's eyes, the self who betrayed him is no longer a friend.

Luo Junyao was a little curious, "Mingyin Pavilion Master also knows the young master from the Ruan family?"

Pavilion Master Mingyin didn't answer, Luo Junyao sighed and said, "He looks like a good guy." Although they only meet each other once, even if they look exactly the same, they are still different after all.

Xue Ya suddenly sneered, and said: "In the eyes of the princess, we are naturally not good people."

Luo Jun shook his head and said, "Does Master Xueya think he is a good person?"

Xue Ya seemed to be choking, staring at Luo Jun for a while without saying a word.

Xie Yan said indifferently: "You can take him away."

The master of Mingyin Pavilion was overjoyed, "Really?"

Even Yu Mingqiu and Luo Junyao looked at Xie Yan at the same time. Xue Ya can be regarded as the real mastermind behind these things. Is it really okay to let him go like this?
Xie Yan said: "Of course, as long as Mr. Xueya tells this king, who is Luan Yisi in charge of now, and where is the lair?"

Xue Ya snorted softly, and said silently: "Didn't the lord already know?"

Xie Yan shook his head and said, "It's not you."

Xue Ya raised her eyebrows, "Isn't it me? Then who else does the prince think?"

Xie Yan said: "It is precisely because I don't know who it is that this king asked you."

"What if I refuse to tell you?" Xue Ya asked.

"It doesn't matter." Xie Yan said: "Whether you know this or not, Ceremony Luan will no longer exist after today. Even if you escape a few fish that slipped through the net, it will not hurt. You don't even have the courage to come forward in person, and you still want to fight for power?"

"Big words!" Xue Ya said coldly, staring at Xie Yan with a bit of coldness in his eyes.

Yu Mingqiu frowned slightly, and glanced at Xie Yan.If such a person is really let go, I'm afraid there will be endless troubles.

Xie Yan said: "The reason why Yisi Luan sent you to help him capture Mingyin Pavilion was for the underground palace under Mingyin Pavilion. But the most important thing is for the money of Mingyin Pavilion, right?" Xueya said nothing, Xie Yan He said lightly: "If Master Luan is not short of money, he can open up the underground palace anywhere in the west of the city. Choosing Mingyin Pavilion will easily arouse suspicion."

"What does the Prince Regent want to say?" Pavilion Master Mingyin couldn't help but frowned.

Xie Yan shook his head and said nothing, Luo Jun shook his head and said, "Ah Yan means that if you hadn't been too loose all these years, he wouldn't have been able to cause such a big incident at all. Back then, the Three Kings Rebellion was such a big battle , They only dared to do some small tricks in secret, but now they want to directly force the palace to usurp the throne, it is the pavilion master and your Mingyin Pavilion that have fattened those mice of Luan Yisi."

Pavilion Master Mingyin thought for a while, then shook his head helplessly and smiled wryly.What's the use of saying this now?

He had known for a long time that Xue Ya's purpose was not pure, but he really regarded Xue Ya as a friend.And it was true that Xueya helped him a lot back then, if he faced that dead old man alone, it would not be certain who would live and who would die.

For the grace of saving lives, Xueya needs the resources in Mingyin Pavilion, so naturally he will not object.If the opponent was not Xie Yan and the Luo family, he might not even try to stop Xue Ya.

Xue Ya said coldly: "I won't say anything, the winner will be the king and the loser, the prince will do as he pleases."

"Xueya..." Mingyin Pavilion Master frowned, Xueya glanced at him, and said coldly: "I also regret it now, whether it was right or wrong to choose you back then."

Pavilion Master Mingyin smiled wryly, "Do you think I betrayed you, which led to your failure?"

"Isn't it?" Xue Ya said.

The Lord of the Mingyin Pavilion asked: "What do you think I can betray you? Have you... really told me any secrets? I don't even know that you conspired with Xie Zhang." In addition to relying on the power of the Mingyin Pavilion, you must What she told him, Xue Ya never told him any details about Yisi Luan.He knew what Luan Yisi and Xue Ya wanted to do, but he didn't know exactly what they would do.

That day he only saw Xie Yan at the Liushang Pavilion, and then he was taken into custody by Xueya's people.Until tonight, a little girl in green clothes took advantage of the chaos to bring Xie Yan a word and stuffed a bottle of medicine into his hand.

If you don't want Xue Ya to die, don't let him talk too much.

Xue Ya looked up at Xie Yan, Xie Yan said calmly: "He really didn't betray you."

"If you must ask, where did you lose. This king can only say...whether it is seeking to usurp the throne or competing for the world, this is not the way to do it."

It sounds like a sarcasm, and perhaps it is.

Xie Yan said: "Gaozu established Dasheng back then, and after many years of fighting, he pacified the world, and then everyone expected it. Even Baixu, who failed, was once a tyrant who dominated one side. Is there any real king who relies on this kind of pediatrics? Who is in charge of the turmoil? Luan Yisi, or King Ning, what do you plan to rely on to stabilize the government after killing the king? Just rely on the few generals of the military guards he wins over? Or rely on the emperor to order the world? Do you really think those Is the civil servant who fights in the court every day a dead person?"

"What do you want to say?" Xue Ya said coldly.

Xie Yan said: "Minister Luan's subordinates are nothing but lackeys used by the rest of the year to eliminate dissidents. They have survived by mastering the secrets of many courtiers and dignitaries. Even if they have learned for a day, how should they seize, control, and govern the world? These old things should have been buried underground with Yu Jichang."

"They don't understand anything, but they are eager to restore Yu Ji's glory when he was in power. After all their efforts, they can only cultivate a young master Xueya." This is obviously not a compliment.

"Shut up!" Xue Ya's white and jade-like face was also stained red because of anger.

"Xie Yan! You were born in the royal family, and you are the proud son of heaven. What do you know?!" Xue Ya said sharply, "Is Xie the right surname in this world? Only your surname is noble?"

Luo Junyao whispered: "But, you are also helping the surname." Ah Cheng is at least cuter than King Ning's white dough, right?

Xue Ya snorted softly, "Thank you Zhang."

Luo Junyao realized instantly, "You are planning to use King Ning to control the court."

Without waiting for Xue Ya to say anything, Wei Changting and Luo Jinyan outside the hall escorted King Ning and walked in.

The three of them obviously heard Luo Junyao's words, and the three pairs of eyes shot at Luo Junyao.

Luo Junyao immediately leaned against Xie Yan, touching the tip of his nose innocently.

She just said it casually.

"Xueya!" King Ning stared at Xueya bitterly, if he hadn't boasted that everything would go well, why would he be here!
Wei Changting pushed King Ning into the hall with a smile, and sighed: "Your Highness Ning, you said that you are still so troublesome at your age, why bother?"

King Ning turned his head and glanced at Wei Changting, and said coldly: "How does the regent want to treat this king? Kill me like he did to those few five years ago?"

Xie Yan said calmly: "If this is Uncle Ning's wish, it is not impossible."

"You!" Ning Wang was angry, and said coldly: "Xie Yan, don't forget that this king is your uncle! Do you want to kill the entire Dasheng royal family?"

Wei Changting curled his lips, remembering the identity of this uncle and nephew now?
Xie Yan said: "Didn't Uncle Ning think about the consequences before going out tonight?"

"..." King Ning remained silent.

(End of this chapter)