After the divorce, the queen mother was pampered by powerful ministers

Chapter 17

Su Wunian pinched a sharp embroidery needle between her index finger and thumb, and moved her gaze from the tip of the needle to the face of the man in black, "There are only two kinds of people in this world who can keep secrets for me, one is the dead .”

"Another type, the one I use."

"The Twelve Princes have saved my life. My life belongs to him. Why should I be afraid of death?!"

"I thought you had shallow comprehension, but I was a little disappointed." The cold wind hit, stirring up Su Wunian's silk-like black silk, dancing against the wind.

"I'm not your opponent. We lost our lives here today, and it's only our fault that we missed your accident." The leader of the man in black paused, his eyes were melancholy, "Helping the prince to rebel, we shouldn't be able to live in this world anymore , I should follow the prince to death!"

His eyes were determined, he frowned and raised his sword to wipe his throat.

With a flick of Su Wunian's white and tender fingertips, the silver embroidery needle flew out.

"呲——" pierced the palm of the leader's man in black, and the intense pain caused him to subconsciously let go of the hilt in his hand, and the long sword rolled to the ground.

The red lips parted slightly, "From now on, you don't owe the Twelve Princes, but you should make amends."

……

Su Wunian returned to the young master of the Chu family and checked his pulse, his breathing was weak, his life was hanging by a thread, and he was unconscious.

That night, the eldest son of the Chu family was covered in blood and was thrown by the mysterious man in black in front of General Xuanwei's mansion. When he was discovered, he had only his last breath left.

General Xuanwei Chu Yijing was furious, and vowed to find out the thieves who murdered his beloved son. The eldest son of the Chu family was covered in wounds, and he was sprinkled with hemostatic medicine, which was clearly to torture his beloved son on purpose. Demonstration!But the other party's work was meticulous, and they couldn't find any clues.

Since then, there have been fewer people traveling during the day, and there are no people on the streets at night.

After all, the powerful regent was assassinated on Shouyue Peak, and the five masters on the Nai He list were removed overnight, shocking the whole country, but the six doors never found any clues about the person behind it.Even though many places were slaughtered in one night, the person behind it could not be found at all.Later, the eldest son of General Xuanwei was assassinated, and his life and death are unknown.

Is there some kind of connection between major events?There is no way to know, and in the end it became an unsolved case.

Fengyang Palace.

The elegant and simple palace in the past is becoming more and more luxurious. Even the teapots and cups of magnolia that were used before have been replaced with high-quality purple sand pots, and there are still several sets of high-quality tea sets newly sent by the palace people in the warehouse.

Everyone knows that the eldest princess is well versed in tea ceremony and likes tea sets the most.

On the tea table carved from huanghuali wood, the boiling water was tumbling, and the hot smoke was curling up. The eldest princess, as crisp as a white magnolia, picked up the purple sand pot and made tea for Xiao Yunzhe herself.

Putting down the teapot without haste, the voice was clear and clear, as if an echo could be heard in the huge palace, "A Zhe, try the tea brewed from this high-quality purple clay teapot, does it taste better?"

Before Xiao Yunzhe, who was sitting upright on the opposite side, could speak, she seemed to be talking to herself again, and gave a soft chuckle, "Look at Eldest Sister's memory, you grew up in Changqing Palace and were raised by her, and the things you use are natural. All the best in the world.”

"Elder sister..."

"But it's fine now, she's dead, and I've finally lifted the restraint." Xiao Yunji's cold face showed a rare smile, like a white magnolia blooming on a branch in early spring, clear and elegant.

Xiao Yunzhe obviously didn't want to continue this topic, and asked in a childish voice: "Eldest sister thinks, who is going to kill the regent?"

Xiao Yunji paused slightly with her fingers holding the purple sand teacup, her eyes drooped slightly, "Looking at the entire Qingyuan Kingdom, there is only one person who can do it."

"Except for her, no one can have such a big generosity."

"Mother?" Xiao Yunzhe obviously didn't believe it, "She's already passed away."

"Besides, the regent is dedicated to serving the country and is her right-hand man. Why does she want to get rid of the regent?" Is it because she is afraid that the regent will control the government?

"How can you and I easily guess her thoughts?" Xiao Yunji has been pretending in front of Su Wunian that she doesn't remember her childhood, let alone mentioning anything about her biological mother Rou Guifei. After all, since Su Wunian came to power , "Concubine Rou" has become a taboo in this deep palace, and no one dares to mention it.

She had always known that Su Wunian was her mother-killing enemy, and she pretended to be close to Su Wunian in order to survive in this dangerous deep palace.She always thought that Su Wunian didn't kill her because she disguised herself very well.

But just before Su Wunian passed away, he summoned her who had been grounded since she was a child. The golden candlelight was imprinted on her delicate face, which was mysterious and unpredictable, "Do you know why the Ai family has not killed you? Cut the weeds and root them out?"

Xiao Yunji knelt on the ground, her heart trembled, she broke into a cold sweat for herself, just about to explain.

"Because you are Zhe'er's elder sister."

"As long as you have a murderous intention to avenge your mother, Aijia will not keep you to this day."

Xiao Yunji felt resentful in her heart, thankfully she had this idea when she was young, but she didn't act on it.

"I'm tired of mourning, let's step back." The hand full of scars was lifted slightly.

"Yes." After that, Xiao Yunji didn't understand Su Wunian's thoughts even more.After all, even though she was Ah Zhe's eldest sister, she kept Ah Zhe's life in order to control the government in a legitimate way, and as the eldest princess, her life and death were not worth mentioning at all.

According to her vigorous and ruthless way of dealing with things, it should be safe to cut the grass and roots.She was trembling all the time, fearing that one day she would change her mind and want to execute herself before she died.It wasn't until he heard that she had passed away that he lifted the restraint that the stone hanging in his heart fell.

Xiao Yunzhe's immature voice brought Xiao Yunji back to reality, "Could it be Nan Chen who did it? Or the Dongwu clan?"

"The five people on the list who were removed overnight are all from Qingyuan." Xiao Yunji said flatly.

The young emperor's brows were deeply furrowed, maybe it was really the queen mother who wanted to get rid of the regent.

On the eve of her mother's death, she personally handed over the Bi'an Xun, which can summon the royal guards, to her, "Zhe'er, now that the regent is powerful, we should beware of him taking the opportunity to control the government. If he moves after the death of Ai's family... , must be uprooted and not be relentless."

"Yes, mother, my son will keep it in mind."

"Remember, if you want to sit firmly in the country, you still need to cross the last hurdle. If you are indecisive and the imperial power is not guaranteed, the whole country will be in turmoil and the people will live in dire straits; if you reach the top, you must not forget your original heart and serve the country and the people. Understand ?"

"I don't understand now, but one day I will eventually understand." The immature voice was even a little frustrating. He was only ten years old, and he was about to shoulder the responsibility of governing the country.

The clear voice brought Xiao Yunzhe back to reality, "If you really don't believe it, then bring the Shen family's concubine daughter into the palace to ask, maybe she will come back to life again?" She had to believe it.

"The empress mother told me that she has already slept forever, so don't disturb her. Besides, it is against the law of heaven to revive her soul as the prostitute of the Shen family. This is the only time. If you go against the sky, you will be punished by heaven."

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It was already late at night when Su Wunian returned to Shen's residence alone.

"Your Majesty!"

Shen Pingkai was woken up in the middle of the night, and he only wore a thick coat, "It's not peaceful outside recently, your mother has repeatedly told you not to leave the house, don't leave the house, you're fine, you're ostentatious in the market every day."

"What on earth do you want to do?! You are tired of work!" Because of being too excited, the thick coat on his shoulder almost slipped off, and he had to hold it with his other hand.

　Queen Mother Su: Huh?Shen Aiqing, you want Aijia to kneel down for you?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)