Spring apricots around the palace wall

Chapter 140

The guards looked at each other.

This woman from an ordinary family should not know that there is a doctor Meng in the palace, she would ask and say this, it must be Commander Qi who really spoke.

With Commander Qi's appearance, it seemed that he was not only drunk, but also had some physical discomfort, and it was common for drinking to cause some discomfort.

Ruan Wei seemed to have heard something again, her ear was pressed against him, and she coaxed extremely gently: "Okay, okay, I'll accompany you, and I won't let you go."

She talked to herself, turned her head and urged the guards seriously: "What are you doing in a daze? Why don't you hurry up and prepare the carriage?"

The carriage stopped at the gate of the palace, Ruan Wei didn't care about Qi Yicheng in the carriage.

Seeing her walking straight to the palace gate, the attendants who followed did not stop her, but were busy helping Commander Qi in the carriage.

Commander Qi was helped out of the carriage, and he broke out in a cold sweat because he desperately resisted the effects of the drug.

He raised his hand with difficulty, pointing to Ruan Wei's back.

The two guards supporting him hurriedly said: "Commander Qi, she is just going to say hello to the guard at the gate of the palace, don't worry."

How could he not be in a hurry, Qi Yicheng was about to die of anxiety, but he couldn't open his throat, his legs were weak, and the cold sweat covered in his desperate struggle was interpreted by them as discomfort.

Wait until they helped Qi Yicheng to the gate of the palace.

The guards at the gate of the palace had recognized Concubine Ruan and knelt down to greet her.

"Your Majesty's Concubine!"

Qi Yicheng was no longer strong, and became weak, and the guards supporting him were both dumbfounded, dull and rigid.

Ruan Wei didn't look back, and strode into the palace.

She didn't move in the past few days, it was because the emperor was not dead, and it was safe to stay in Qi Mansion, so she just stayed there.

Now that the emperor is finished, she has nothing to wait for.
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Since Ruan Wei disappeared, it was impossible for Yu Chumeng to give Su'er to someone else to raise, so she brought her to Fengyi Palace.

Apart from taking care of the three children every day, she just pays attention to the news of missing persons, looks for the emperor publicly, and looks for Weiwei secretly.

More than 40 days have passed, and there has been no news.

She looked at Su'er's small face, and murmured: "The child has not had time to be like you, and you ran away without a trace? How can the child be like you?"

It was such a coincidence that Ruan Wei disappeared on the day Xuan Wei set off for the expedition.Could it be that Xuanwei backtracked and assassinated Ruan Wei?
Yu Chumeng didn't dare to think about it, especially since Xuanwei was dead, so he couldn't even ask him if he did it.

At this time, she would rather the emperor tie Weiwei away, it would be more difficult.

Su'er didn't understand anything, spit out bubbles and made a "huh-gu" sound, and stared at her intently with big curious eyes.

"The imperial concubine is back!"

Xiaoyu shouted and ran in, Yu Chumeng seemed to be in a dream, feeling a little unbelievable.

"You mean Concubine Ruan?"

Xiaoyu was also very happy, and she wept with joy: "Your Majesty is not talking about Ruan Guifei, but Xu Ying who died in Yongxiang for more than a year?"

In Xuan Wei's harem, only Xu Ying and Ruan Wei were among the noble concubines.In addition, there was a posthumous concubine who had passed away for two years.

Yu Chumeng got up abruptly and went out, almost bumping into Ruan Wei who was running in.

Looking at each other without words, after the two looked at each other, both quickly calmed down.

"what happened?"

Ruan Wei didn't answer right away, but pulled Yu Chumeng to the back room. After reaching the screen, she opened her skirt, revealing those ambiguous and rough marks on her body.

Yu Chumeng also saw the conspicuous slap print on Weiwei's face.

"It's King Jin."

Ruan Wei had warned King Jin long ago, don't let her run out, she will make him regret trying to lock her up for the rest of his life.

She said with resentment: "King Jin sent Qi Yicheng to come to me that night, saying that he had something important to discuss, so I went. As a result...he is a person inferior to a beast, no different from Xuanwei."

Yu Chumeng subconsciously remembered what her mother said about King Jin's love for her...

But soon, she remembered that the last time she was in Puhua Temple, she wondered if King Jin had hurt Weiwei, and now that Weiwei said it herself, it was a certainty.

Is he actually such a person who is not as good as a beast?
Yu Chumeng hugged her, and the voice in her ear was soft but firm: "Then let's not let him go."

For Weiwei, she trusts her unconditionally.

From Chumeng's point of view, she and King Jin owe each other nothing, and the matter of slaughtering the dragon is all avenging each other.

The child who ascends to the throne in the future will have half of her blood and half of King Jin's, which couldn't be more fair.

So when King Jin ignored her warning and broke through her bottom line, she could definitely do something to King Jin.

Ruan Wei knew what Chumeng meant, but she didn't think too much.Like King Jin, the later King Jin didn't want to kill her, and she didn't want to kill King Jin either.

"We'd better not tear ourselves apart with King Jin."

Ruan Wei was very considerate and said: "As long as you ignore him, I will ignore him in the future. I don't care about those crap things so much. You just need to protect me from now on..."

Yu Chumeng thought to herself, Weiwei has been wronged so much, but she still refuses to take revenge on King Jin. This is for the sake of the overall situation, or maybe it is for Su'er's sake, what a good girl.

But if King Jin did such a thing that was inferior to a beast, could it be just that?

Ruan Wei remembered something and reminded her: "Jiang Miaorong should be released."

The emperor is finished, the most important thing right now is to do his best to win over one by one.Why not do it for such a small cost as Jiang Miaorong.
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In order to prevent panic and public confusion, only a few important ministers and the empress knew about the emperor's disappearance, and they never publicized it.

On the bright side, Ruan Wei also pretended not to know.

The queen discusses with several ministers in the Taiji Palace every day, and the final result of the discussion is to continue to conceal it from the outside world and look for it for a while.

Qi Yuanzheng is still in charge, but major decisions need to be reviewed by the queen, who can call the ministers to discuss and make a decision.

Qi Yuanzheng also asked a crucial question: "What should I do if I can't find the emperor for a long time?"

The implication of this is to ask which prince will ascend the throne.

Yu Chumeng said: "The emperor once told me that the first prince is too weak to bear the heavy responsibility, and he hopes that the second prince will inherit the throne."

Speaking out, several ministers did not doubt the authenticity of the queen's words, the first prince is at the queen's knee, and the second prince is at the knee of Concubine Ruan Gui, if the queen wants to side, there is no reason to go to the second prince at the knee of Concubine Ruan Gui.

When the first prince came to the throne, the queen was the only empress dowager, but when the second prince came to the throne, there were two queen dowagers.One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. Which queen would choose to support the concubine's child to be in power when she can decide to establish a crown prince?

Therefore, due to emotion and reason, it is impossible for the empress to fabricate the lie that "the emperor prefers the second prince", it can only be true, the emperor must really like the second prince.

Although the emperor was absurd and stupid, the emperor's intention in this regard was the same, and the queen did not object, so she had to respect this decision.

As a result, several ministers were in awe of the queen's selfless actions.

"The empress is virtuous and deeply understands righteousness. It is the luck of the subjects of the Qiyuan Dynasty."

They were extremely disappointed with Xuanwei, but they were obedient and respectful to her, the queen.

Yu Chumeng knew that before Su'er became an adult, she, the empress dowager, would listen to the government behind the curtain and make decisions on state affairs without any hindrance.

(End of this chapter)