Empress Dowager Guide

"Princess Pingning was only in the prime of life at that time, and who could have such a deep hatred with whom is it worth his risk to the death of the princess?"

Sheng Shaoqing tilted his head to see Cui Yun's frowning expression, and said with a smile, "I forgot, you were only a child at that time."

Cui Yun shook his head, "What you said is not unreasonable. Women who have not left the cabinet have always lived in seclusion, how can they form much hatred with others? If there is, it will not be to the point of death. In comparison , the mother of the princess is the one who invites such an enemy."

"You mean Princess Hengyang?"

Cui Yun's hands under the sleeves tightened slightly. Before she entered the palace as an official, she had heard of Princess Hengyang's great reputation. Her father also told her not to provoke the princess as much as possible, but when she really stepped into the palace, Princess Hengyang had already After retiring for many years, she can also breathe a sigh of relief, and was promoted here smoothly all the way.

"Yes."

"When Princess Hengyang dominated the court, even the current Prime Minister Ji wanted to avoid her. It's just that after Princess Pingning's accident happened, Princess Hengyang gradually ignored world affairs and faded out of the court."

Sheng Shaoqing hesitated, "Could it be that the princess thought that she had made many enemies and killed her daughter?"

Cui Yun also analyzed in a soft voice with uncertainty, "If there is really something hidden behind this matter, it must not be aimed at the princess, but the princess."

Sheng Shaoqing also frowned, "There is a grievance and a debtor. If you have a grudge against the princess, just find the princess. Why bother to work so hard on the princess?"

"What's more, even if the princess calls the wind and rain in the court, she has so many enemies? Can't wait for her to die?"

Cui Yun smiled wryly, wondering why the Queen Mother sometimes asks so naively, "It's because the princess was assassinated once, and the guards around her became extremely strict after that, and she seldom goes in and out of dangerous places. , and just reached the age of talking about marriage, it is the time when the spring heart is sprouting, and there are many banquets and banquets, so it is easier to work hard on the princess."

"What's more, no one knows that the princess loves Princess Pingning so much that she can almost get what she wants. If something happens to Princess Pingning, it will be like stabbing a knife in the princess' heart. Such damage is not much worse than being assassinated by the princess herself. "

Sheng Shaoqing was silent when he heard the words, and it took a long time before he opened his mouth, "The lethality of hurting a child to a mother is really indescribable."

She and Yuan Che have not been mother and son for a long time, and it is also the first time she is someone else's mother, but even if Yuan Che is not her child, if someone wants to hurt Yuan Che, she thinks, she will definitely want that person at all costs pay the price.

Cui Yun sighed, "As for the princess's enemies, the ones in power have never been scolded by Princess Hengyang. I'm afraid they can be counted on one hand."

Speaking of Princess Hengyang, perhaps there is no absolute good or bad conclusion.

Even her staff loves and hates her. When Emperor Jing personally conquered Helian, he went all the way to the northwest to attack Helian's lair, but he never thought that Helian Zhenbei would secretly lead the army while Emperor Jing was waiting for food supplies. The elite made a detour to enter the pass, and by the way burned the grain and grass that was being transported outside the pass, and instead drew from the bottom of the pot.

What's even more ridiculous is that Emperor Jing brought all the elites of Great Liang, and the rest in the pass were old, weak and disabled people who had just retired from the front line. These people couldn't stop Helian Zhenbei's elite troops , In just a few days, he was heading towards the capital like a broken bamboo.

Everyone in the capital panicked and led troops to suppress the enemy, but now they called the thieves to do it all, wouldn't it make people laugh out loud.The important ministers were so anxious that they couldn't do anything, there were no soldiers for soldiers, no food for food, the late emperor led his troops to clean up Helian's remnants, and the returning troops hurriedly couldn't catch up with the rebels half a month earlier.

The news of the besieged capital was blocked, and they didn't know what was going on outside. Helian Zhenbei took the opportunity to spread rumors that Emperor Jing was defeated in Helian, and now he was about to abandon the capital and abandon his pawns to save the car.

For a while, the people in the capital were panicked, and even the important ministers said that if they moved south immediately, they might be able to retain Guozuo in order to make a comeback, but Princess Hengyang scolded those who said these words with one enemy. A dog blood sprinkler.

Later, when the price of rice in the capital skyrocketed, Princess Hengyang ordered not to spread rumors, and whoever spreads rumors would be punished, and at the same time ordered the opening of warehouses to release grain to save the people from the fire and water.A Yu official refused to open the warehouse at first, saying that the imperial order of His Majesty is required to open the warehouse, and the ancestor's rules are useless even if Princess Fengjia of Hengyang visits in person.Princess Hengyang came to Yu Si in person, and Yu Si was terrified, pushing the stiff-necked official Yu to take the blame. First, Princess Hengyang rewarded Yu Li with two years of salary, and Yu Si looked at each other in dismay, and then Princess Hengyang was very serious He scolded Yu Li, dismissed him for investigation, and opened a warehouse to release grain.

Now the words that Princess Hengyang said to Nayusi are still circulated in the excerpts of major teahouses, "Rewarding you is rewarding you for following the rules, and punishing you is also punishing you for following the rules." Since then, the reputation of Princess Hengyang has been passed down in the capital.

Sheng Shaoqing smiled and said, "No wonder it is rumored that Princess Linyang has the demeanor of the eldest princess of Hengyang back then. Just making enemies everywhere, the aunt and nephew are exactly the same."

Cui Yun also smiled and said, "Princess Linyang is not as confident as Princess Hengyang, but Princess Hengyang really likes this niece."

"Among Princess Hengyang's enemies, who do you think is most likely to do this?"

Sheng Shaoqing secretly poked at the system that was down, but found that the system that usually likes to interrupt the most has been silent these days, which made her a little uncomfortable.

Cui Yun thought for a long time, and suddenly heard Sheng Shaoqing ask, "The year Princess Pingning fell into the water was also the year Cui Hao's case happened. Do you think there is any connection between these two incidents?"

Cui Yun was stunned, as if she had never connected these two things together.

Can.
After thinking about it carefully, she found that these two things seem to be connected in many details.
Cui Yun pondered for a long time, "I only heard a few words from my father about the incident back then. After all, the Cui family was involved. If you are not careful, you may face annihilation. However, the one who was in charge of Cui Hao's case back then seemed to be Princess Hengyang .”

Sheng Shaoqing asked in surprise, "Princess Hengyang back then. Can she directly point out the affairs of the court like this?"

Cui Yun nodded, "Princess Hengyang was brought up with Emperor Jing since she was a child. Not to mention the deep love between siblings, Emperor Jing also trusts his sister very much. Therefore, Emperor Jing is more willing to let Princess Hengyang solve many things."

"And Princess Hengyang has indeed lived up to expectations. Emperor Jing personally conquered the capital and relieved the danger of the capital. It has been widely circulated, and the people love to talk about it."

Seeing the reverence in Cui Yun's eyes, Sheng Shaoqing also said silently, "What a pity."

The eldest princess of Hengyang, who used to be so reckless and magnificent, had to experience the pain of losing her daughter at the happiest time in her life, and because of this, she withdrew from the court and only devoted herself to eating fast and worshiping Buddha.

Cui Yun also sighed, "Who says it's not the case? The first super-first-rank princess in this dynasty can only be accompanied by the ancient Qingdeng Buddha."

"Just one thing, if there was something strange about what happened to Princess Pingning back then, why didn't Princess Hengyang notice it at that time?"

Sheng Shaoqing shook his head, "I don't know about this either, but Lu Wuyou was stopped by Ji Wenxuan when he wanted to investigate again. Maybe there is some secret in it?"

Cui Yun nodded and responded, "Then I should cooperate with Master Lu to find out the truth!"

"There is one more thing about the minister. This is the list submitted by Mr. Ji, but I don't know what minister is in it."

Sheng Shaoqing suddenly remembered the method proposed by Ji Wenxuan, took the roster from Cui Yun's hand and looked through it carefully, and there were indeed some famous second-generation ancestors in Beijing.

Sheng Shaoqing chuckled, "Prime Minister still has some scruples after all."

Cui Yun didn't understand what he meant, he just saw that the queen mother didn't look angry, so where did this nonsensical sentence come from?
Sheng Shaoqing handed the roster to Cui Yun, "Just say I agree."

Just as Cui Yun was about to turn around and leave, Sheng Shaoqing added, "Tell him, we only seek money, not kill."

"what??"

Cui Yun couldn't control her expression, her eyes widened in surprise, and she even stopped breathing for a moment. What kind of tricks are the queen mother and the prime minister playing?
Sheng Shaoqing nodded Cui Yun's forehead, "What are you doing in a daze, just pass it on as I say."

"By the way, do you want to go with me to the Wang's banquet later?"

"Queen... what do you mean?"

Sheng Shaoqing frowned, "I can't say, but I always feel that tonight will not be peaceful, you might as well stay here, I will take Forsythia to the banquet."

Cui Yun suddenly became nervous, "What did the queen mother notice?! The minister must follow the queen mother and protect the queen mother carefully!"

Sheng Shaoqing smiled and shook his head, "No, don't be nervous."

"Maybe it's because I still have lingering fears about what happened to Wang Yuan before. I've always felt uneasy recently. Even after meeting Mrs. He and resolving the confusion in my heart, this feeling hasn't dissipated... But, maybe it's me Are you overwhelmed?"

"However, just to be on the safe side, Che'er will not go to the Wang's mansion tonight. With you and Lin Jin staying here, I can rest assured."

Cui Yun was even more anxious when he heard the words, "If the queen mother is in danger, how can I not be by your side?!"

Sheng Shaoqing patted Cui Yun's trembling hand, "If it's really dangerous, it's useless for you to be by my side. You might as well look after Che'er for me. Besides, I'm just feeling it myself, and I can't count it."

"Can…………"

"Okay, okay, it's settled. You just stay behind. I don't worry about anyone except you."

Cui Yun was moved in his heart, nodded his head and said solemnly, "I will not disgrace my life!"

After Cui Yun left, Sheng Shaoqing extinguished the candle. In the darkness, facing the screen that suddenly lit up in front of him, Sheng Shaoqing could only helplessly say, "System, are you finally willing to go online?"

【uh-huh?During my absence, host, do you miss me? 】

The system wondered, [Isn't the basic function open to you?There are many additional functions. 】

Sheng Shaoqing: ...

"Who said they missed you?"

"It's just that you went offline suddenly this time, without even saying hello?"

Sheng Shaoqing thought about the system's departure last time, and then said sarcastically, "It's not like your other world is going to collapse again, so you're assigned to repair it?"

The system immediately retorted, [You have to have confidence in us, all repairs were successful last time! 】

"Then... this time?"

The system muffled, [These are all the tasks above, but this information is not available to you for the time being. 】

"Not open?" Sheng Shaoqing was angry, "Why did you open it when you arrested me? Now you tell me that you are not open? What do you think I am?"

Tool man?
scapegoat?
The system was silent for a while before saying, 【I... originally wanted to tell you this news later... but since you want to ask now, I might as well tell you...】

[This time, my offline...is for a meeting. 】

Sheng Shaoqing:? ? ? ?
meeting?
What meeting?

This kind of heaven-defying system also needs to hold a meeting?
[You also know that there are so many worlds in the chaotic universe. 】

[And your task was originally to advance this world to the time point it should have. 】

"Yeah, I know that."

[But...the above analysis and calculations...there is no need for this in this world...]

"Isn't it necessary?"

"What do you mean? What do you mean it's not necessary?"

[That is... your mission can be terminated. 】

Sheng Shaoqing:? ? ? ? ?

She just got familiar with the business, just left Novice Village, and then told her that the game was closed? ?

"No! You have to give me an explanation! Why terminate the mission?"

Sheng Shaoqing thought about it again, if the mission ends, does it mean...she can go home?

In an instant, the resentment in her heart turned into longing, just waiting for the system to say that sentence to send her home.

But the system said in a deep voice, 【This...is calculated by the above, and I have no right to interfere...but to compensate you...]

Sheng Shaoqing's eyes lit up, expecting the system's compensation wholeheartedly.

[Compensate you... In the future, these skills will be open to you for free... and you can also define many skills yourself, I will try my best to meet all your needs. 】

The light in Sheng Shaoqing's eyes went out instantly, that's it? ? ? ?
"this one??"

"Compensate for my skills? What's the use of this?!"

"It's fine if you catch me to do the mission, and it's fine if you terminate my mission halfway, then you have to send me back, right?!"

"Being a man has to start well and end well!"

The system didn't dare to speak, and only let Sheng Shaoqing express her emotions wantonly. Last time when the host knew that her points had been cleared, her emotions collapsed like this.

But it is only the most insignificant of the correction assistants. If it can become a top correction system, it may have more say, but the rules of the game are specified by the above, and it... has nothing to do.

Sheng Shaoqing scolded for a long time before calming down, and asked calmly, "Is there no other way?"

【You also know...you were already...turned into loess in that world...】

【What's more... When you go back now, the place may not be what you knew before, and maybe that world no longer exists. 】