Chaos on the temples: You can't escape if you provoke treacherous ministers

The wife of the Duke of this town has always been steady, but Liu Yunxiang was a little surprised that she would actually start a fight with others.After thinking for a moment, she asked the guards to bring the two ladies to Feifeng Palace.

About a quarter of an hour later, Liu Yunxiang walked out of the inner hall wearing a veil and coughing.

The Duke of Nazhen's wife and Mrs. Xue Er rushed forward to salute.

"You two ladies, there is no need to be polite. Please sit down."

Mrs. Xue Er looked at Liu Yunxiang with a flattering look on her face, "The Queen Mother has lost a lot of weight. I guess that's true. She has to take care of the front and back palaces. It must be very hard to take care of everything every day."

Liu Yunxiang glanced at Mrs. Xue Er and said calmly: "I eat well and sleep well. I think it's Mrs. Xue who is dazzled."

These words did not give Mrs. Xue Er any face, and she could only smile dryly.

"That's good. The Queen Mother's good health is a great blessing."

"But why are you wearing a veil, Queen Mother?" Mrs. Xue Er asked again.

Liu Yunxiang coughed a few more times and said, "I caught the wind and cold last night. I just don't want to spread the illness to you two."

"If I can share the pain of the Queen Mother, it will be my wife's blessing!" Mrs. Xue Er seized the opportunity and hurriedly flattered her.

"If this disease can be discussed, I will definitely pass it on to you. It will be worthy of your filial piety." Liu Yunxiang said sarcastically.

The second lady didn't hear it, and said happily: "A minister should respect the Queen Mother."

"Second Madam, don't you have good ears?"

"what?"

"I can't hear any good words!"

Mrs. Xue Er heard it now, and the smile froze on her face again.

Liu Yunxiang sat down on the throne and saw Mrs. Zhenguo sitting there with gray hair. She was dressed plainly and wearing an ordinary satin coat. If her identity was not mentioned, she would have been thought to be the family member of an ordinary petty official.

Since the death of Duke Zhen, the government of Zhen Guo has been suppressed and all three sons have been dismissed. Now they are sitting on empty seats. Although they have titles, they are not as good as before.

Liu Yunxiang frowned when he saw three scratches on Mrs. Zhen Guo's face.

"Mrs. Zhenguo, was your face... scratched by a dog?"

As soon as these words came out, Mrs. Xue Er blushed and rushed to complain to Liu Yunxiang in front of Mrs. Zhen Guo.

"Queen Mother, you have to make the decision for me. The Duke of Zhenguo uses his power to suppress people and beats them when they come to the door. Look at my face, I was slapped by her."

Mrs. Xue Er turned her face to Liu Yunxiang and said, "Snap, you hit her hard."

Liu Yunxiang took a look and said, "It's not red or swollen. It seems that the Duke's wife is not very strong."

When Mrs. Xue Er heard this, she quickly got closer and said, "Queen Mother, look carefully, it's really there!"

"Okay, I just want to ask you this. Did you scratch the injury on the Duke's wife's face?" Liu Yunxiang asked coldly.

Mrs. Xue Er couldn't help but be a little confused when she saw that the Queen Mother was not facing her. After all, she had done a lot of things for Ye Yao, and Ye Yao had always valued her.Because of this, she dragged Mrs. Zhen Guo into the palace, hoping that the Queen Mother would help her vent her anger.Seeing Mrs. Xue's silence, Liu Yunxiang slapped her palm on the table and said, "Second Madam, I'd like to ask you again, did you scratch the wound on Madam Xue's face?"

"Yes, it's just..."

"Ignorant idiot! The princess has been with you forever, no matter what, you should not do anything to her!" Liu Yunxiang shouted.

This time, not only Mrs. Xue Er was confused, but also the Duke’s wife.Because she thought that Ye Yao and Mrs. Xue Er were colluding and would definitely favor her. She didn't want to come to the palace to complain, but Mrs. Xue Er pushed her to come.

But since she came in, the Queen Mother repeatedly targeted Mrs. Xue Er, which made her confused for a while.

After Mrs. Xue Er was stunned, she knelt down and said, "The Queen Mother taught me that I shouldn't fight against the Duke's wife, but she really bullied me too much, and I couldn't be more angry."

Liu Yunxiang calmed down his expression, picked up a cup of tea and took a sip, "What on earth is going on?"

The second lady wanted to speak first, but Liu Yunxiang coughed to stop her and let the Duke's wife speak.

The Duke's wife thought for a moment and said: "It turns out that there was some misunderstanding between the two children. It is not a big deal and it is not worth alarming the Queen Mother."

Liu Yunxiang lowered his eyes. The Duke of Zhenguo was afraid that she would favor Mrs. Xue Er and wanted to minimize the big issue.

"That's it." Liu Yunxiang looked at the Second Madam Xue again, "What did the Second Madam say?"

Mrs. Xue Er's mind changed and she said: "The Duke's wife is right. Things between children really shouldn't disturb the Queen Mother. Then we..."

Before he could finish his words, the guards at the palace gate came to report that a fight was between the young master from the Zhenguo Duke's mansion and the young master from the Yangguo Duke's mansion.

Liu Yunxiang raised his eyebrows, is this not over yet?
Hearing this, Mrs. Xue Er burst into tears, "Queen Mother, you have the final say for my wife and my son!"

"Okay, stop howling, just talk about it if you have something to say." Liu Yunxiang frowned.

The second lady hurriedly explained the matter briefly. It turned out that her son had picked up a jade pendant on the street. The young master of Zhenguogong's mansion insisted that it was his, but her son didn't believe it, so the two started fighting. He accidentally broke the jade pendant, but the young master, the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo, refused to let go and beat her son with wounds all over his body.However, nothing happened to her family, but Mrs. Zhenguo came to argue with her son and insisted on an apology. So the two of them had another quarrel and even started fighting.

"Queen Mother, isn't this bullying? My son picked up a piece of jade pendant. He originally wanted to give it to the government. Her child insisted on saying it was his. How could this be possible? A child at such a young age began to lie, and he didn't know what the country was doing. How does the Duke educate you?" As she spoke, the second lady said goodbye to Mrs. Zhen Guo.

Mrs. Zhenguo was so angry that she beat her chest. However, she thought that her grandson was at the gate of the palace, and she was really worried. "Queen Mother, can you please bring the two children into the palace first? I'm afraid that they will not do anything serious."

Liu Yunxiang agreed and asked the guards to bring the two children in.

During this interval, Mrs. Zhen Guogong said: "That jade pendant originally belonged to my brother Qin, and it was not lost, but his son snatched it away."

"Oh, your family has been relying on pawning for the past two years. Especially some time ago, your uncle took bribes and paid a large sum of money to redeem him. How could you have such a good jade pendant? Even if you did, it would be early. Just pawn it." Mrs. Xue Er unceremoniously opened the fig leaf of the Zhenguo Palace.

Duke Zhenguo's face turned red with anger, and she was so uncomfortable that she couldn't speak even several times she opened her mouth.

"Yes, our family is in decline, but...but what's ours is ours, and if it's not, it's not. We haven't reached the point of stealing or robbing!"

At this time, two children were brought. The young master of Yangguo Palace was Xue Meng. He was tall and strong, wearing gold and silver, and had a arrogant look on his face.The young master of Zhenguo Duke's Mansion is tall and thin, as if he had a good foundation at first, but was starved to this, with a sallow complexion and thin muscles.

This child belongs to the second bedroom, and the twins from the eldest bedroom have been sent to Zhenbei by her.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he came in, the young master of Zhenguo Palace fell to the ground. (End of chapter)