Dressed as the mistress of the Hou family, I became the white moonlight in the Beijing circle

Chapter 400 Cutting out the roots
"emperor!"

There was an exclamation from outside the main hall.

"Queen, you must take care of yourself!"

Ignoring the dissuasion of the nanny beside him, Yun Qinghe held up his skirt and trotted towards Yuan Chen.

When Yuan Chen heard her voice, he struggled to lift his eyes, his eyes fell on her, his pupils shrank suddenly, and he asked in a trembling voice, "Qinghe... why are you here..."

She should obviously follow the team to Qingling.

Yun Qinghe knelt in front of him, reached out to hold his face, tears streaming down his face, "I wanted to protect the emperor, so I decided to stay and hide in the palace. I only came out when there was no movement outside."

Yuan Chen tugged at his lips, and it took him a while to say one word, "Silly."

Yun Qinghe wiped away the tears on his face and looked up at Zhuo Ming with a sharp look in his eyes, "What are you doing standing still? Why don't you help the emperor into the inner hall quickly?"

Zhuo Ming quickly agreed, helped Yuan Chen up, and walked slowly towards the palace, leaving only Shen Ji outside.

Shen Ji took a deep look at the inner hall before turning around and leaving the room.

"Your Majesty..." Yun Qinghe lay beside the bed and cried into tears.

Yuan Chen raised his hand to touch her face and wiped away her tears. Just as he was about to speak, he coughed again.

"Qinghe..." Yuan Chen endured the discomfort, looked down at her, and said in a serious tone, "The country is still here, and I have no desire. I can only worry about you and the fetus in my belly..."

Tears blurred his vision. Yun Qinghe bit his lower lip and said tremblingly, "This child carries our hopes on his shoulders. Even if I try my best, I will definitely keep him."

In the past few days, she often shed tears until dawn, and her eyes had long been swollen into walnuts, which made Yuan Chen laugh.

"Just take care of yourself and take good care of yourself. With Grandpa and Shen Qing sitting in the court, nothing will go wrong." Yuan Chen raised the corners of his mouth slightly, slid his fingertips down, and landed on her flat belly, murmuring, "I can't see it with my own eyes. What a pity for him."

Yun Qinghe lowered his head, tears forming in his eyes again.

For several days, it felt like I had cried a lifetime of tears.

"Qinghe, I believe you can educate our children well." Yuan Chen looked at her with a smile, his eyes soft, "I have written a will. When the king dies, I will appoint Shen Qing as the chief minister of the cabinet and temporarily handle the government affairs. When the prince is born, he will be the crown prince and grand master."

Yun Qinghe was stunned, his crying stopped suddenly, and he murmured, "The emperor...didn't he give him great power...how could he give his concubine and the emperor a way to survive when his hands and eyes are all over the sky?"

"I won't let this happen." Yuan Chen raised his pale lips, as if he was confident, "With my grandfather pressing me down, Shen Qing will not turn the world upside down. Besides, he still has people he cares about, and he will not let it happen." You are trapped in a place of injustice.”

"Your Majesty, you mean... Fang?" Yun Qinghe blinked, another tear falling from his eyelashes, "It turns out that the rumors outside are true."

Yuan Chen looked at her belly, his eyes full of reluctance. After a long while, he sighed and said, "Zhuo Ming, call Shen Qing in."

"Yes."

After a while, Shen Ji walked slowly into the palace, looked at the emperor on the bed, and called warmly, "Your Majesty."

Yuan Chen's eyes were dark and green, and his voice was a little softer, "Come here, I have something to tell you."

Shen Ji walked closer, stood in front of the bed, and looked at him quietly, "The emperor has an order, and I will do as I tell you."

"Those two people..." Yuan Chen paused, and after a moment he said, "Although they are rebels, they are still my brothers. There is no need to kill them all, just leave them alive, treat them as common people, and exile them thousands of miles away. "

Shen Ji drooped his eyelids, unable to see clearly his expression or what he was thinking.

After a long while, Shen Jicai whispered, "Yes."

Yuan Chen's thoughts were over, with a smile on his lips, he turned sideways and fell asleep again.

In the past few days, he slept longer and longer each time.

Shen Ji bent down, tucked him in, turned and left.

Lian Yan settled outside and stood at the entrance of the palace early. When he saw Shen Ji coming out, he hurriedly came forward and said, "How about it? Did the emperor tell you how to deal with those two people?" Shen Ji tightened his thin lips and uttered a single word. ,"kill."

Lian Yan was in a daze for a moment before nodding in agreement, "Okay, I'll do it right away."

Seeing Lian Yan leave, Shen Ji's eyes darkened a bit, and he murmured in a deep voice, "Only by cutting off the roots can you sleep soundly."

The next day, the sky was still calm and the streets were empty.

When the cock crows, bells suddenly ring from all directions.

Shen Ji woke up suddenly and turned over to sit up.

There was movement outside the door. Wen Mo was wearing a coat, his face was flustered, and there were still traces of bruises on his face when he was sleeping, "Sir, the death knell..."

Shen Ji felt his head buzzing, and he was stunned for a long time before he came back to his senses. He quickly put on his shoes, put on his gown, and rushed out of the house.

The night was getting dark, and the door was pushed open. Shen Ji accidentally tripped over the threshold and fell. Fortunately, Wen Mo was following him, so he didn't fall to the ground.

After walking out of the house, Shen Ji raised his head and looked in the direction of the palace.

The sound of pushing the door sounded one after another, and more and more people came out to inquire with lamps in their hands, almost filling the alley.

Xie Li opened his eyes in a daze, being woken up for no reason, with a wake-up look on his face. After a while, he heard that the death knell was ringing outside.

Sleepiness suddenly disappeared, and Xie Li's heart sank. He hurriedly got out of bed, picked up his clothes and put them on randomly, without any trace of his usual calm and self-possessed look.
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When the news reached Qingling, it was already seven days later.

Fang Lan sat at the table, her hand holding the letter trembling uncontrollably, and her face instantly lost color.

"Alan, what are you looking at?"

Queen Mother Zhu's voice came from ahead. Fang Lan stiffened and subconsciously pressed the letter to his chest.

When Queen Mother Zhu saw her like this, she paused in her steps and a trace of suspicion flashed across her face, "A Lan, what are you hiding?"

Fang Lan shook her head vigorously and pretended to be calm, "It's nothing. Why did the Queen Mother get up so early today?"

Seeing that she didn't want to talk, Queen Mother Zhu thought it was a private matter and didn't ask any more questions. She just sighed, sat at the table and said in a low voice, "I don't know what's going on in the capital. I haven't heard anything for so long. I'm worried. It’s always empty, and for some reason, last night I dreamed of Chen’er’s appearance as a child.”

Empress Dowager Zhu touched her heart with a worried look on her face, "In the dream, Chen'er kept crying and couldn't be coaxed. I was also very anxious."

"Alan, you said... nothing will happen to Chen'er, right?"

Fang Lan's body stiffened, and the fingertips of his fingers that clenched the letter turned white with force.

"A Lan?" The Queen Mother Zhu saw that she looked very strange, and her face was full of confusion, "Why are you so pale?"

Queen Mother Zhu paused, as if she felt something, she lowered her eyes and looked behind her, and murmured, "What you are holding... is a letter from the capital?"

"Do not……"

Fang Lan shook his head subconsciously.

"Show me." Queen Mother Zhu stretched out her hand, the smile on her face disappeared, and she seemed to be unwilling to give up unless she gave it to herself.

Fang Lan bit her lip and was hesitating, but Empress Dowager Zhu took advantage of the opportunity and raised her hand to snatch the letter away while she was not prepared.

"Queen Mother..."

Queen Mother Zhu lowered her eyes and scanned the two lines of words on the letter.

As soon as her fingertips were loosened, the letter fell to the ground. Queen Mother Zhu's body tilted and she lost consciousness.

"Queen Mother!"