Chen Palace

Chapter 156
The Compassion Ning Palace was as quiet and peaceful as usual.

When Yuan Qi and Chen Lu arrived, the Empress Dowager was already dressed up and sitting upright, and the incense was extinguished in the whole hall, as if the prosperity had come to an end, leaving only a faint atmosphere.

"What happened to Fengxian Palace..."

The Queen Mother asked quietly.

"Most of it collapsed, I'm afraid it will be rebuilt."

The emperor lowered his eyes and replied coldly but respectfully.

"A sin."

The Empress Dowager sighed, and hid her snow-white face deeply behind the painting fan, with pure sorrow showing between her beautiful eyebrows.

The cool satin and silk embroidery around her neck were folded and wrinkled slightly because of this pain, the bedroom was silent, and the rubbing of the cloth could be heard vaguely.

"I've heard about Luancheng."

The Queen Mother gritted her teeth and said in a low voice.

"My son, come here."

She stretched out her hand, signaling the emperor to move forward.

These are a pair of snow-white and soft hands, and the nails are not dyed bright red like the other concubines.In the faint light and shadow, it shows a kind of blurred beauty.

Yuan Qi recalled that day, when the Empress Dowager smiled compassionately and ruthlessly, crushing the little spider under the lamp with determination.

In his eyes, these delicate and natural fingers are more terrifying than those colorful ones.

"Listen to me, what happened this time was a good thing done by that wicked uncle of yours."

The Queen Mother's eyes gleamed in the darkness.

"He colluded with the Tatars and did such an outrageous thing. I have nothing to say, and you don't have to show mercy."

Yuan Qi remained silent. He guessed the real intention of the queen mother, and for a while, he was unwilling to speak.

"You don't even believe what I say..."

The Empress Dowager smiled sadly, her bright eyes narrowed slightly, she reached out her hand resolutely, and took off her beaded hairpins one by one.

Removing the hairpin and clothes is an inevitable move after committing a crime. It doesn't seem serious, but for the superiors, it means losing face.

"He is my own younger brother, and now he is colluding with foreign bandits to do this rebellious thing. When it comes to responsibility, and when it comes to implicating him, I can't explain it in front of the subjects of the world."

The Empress Dowager's voice was mournful, but in desperation, she was as calm as ever.

"That's the case, the emperor doesn't need to be in trouble. I will move into Zhaoyun Palace to recuperate, so as not to listen to gossip and be burdened by this beast in vain."

"Why is the queen mother so..."

Seeing that she was so solemn, the emperor finally spoke to persuade her to stay.

"I'm indeed tired. If I continue to love the palace like this, it will inevitably attract criticism—that bastard is shameless, and I, an old woman, still have to be a human being!"

The queen mother became more and more distressed, and when she talked about her elder brother, she gritted her teeth with hatred.

She raised her head and looked at Chen Lu who was sitting quietly beside her, her eyes were actually kind and appreciative——

"Now that I'm retiring, I have to worry about you in the harem. The queen is weak, and although she has a quick temper, she really has no bad intentions. You think she is sick, so please be considerate and help me. Worry-free old age."

The Empress Dowager smiled peacefully, looking at the emperor's favorite concubine of humble background, her eyes were full of sincere love, as if the tragic assassination not long ago had nothing to do with her.

Chen Lu suppressed the killing intent all over her body, and smiled back, accepting this "good intention".

The emperor wanted to persuade him again, but the queen mother looked at him and said with a wry smile: "I'm tired too, let me be clean."

When the two of them left the hall, the Empress Dowager brushed those pearl and jade hairpins to the ground, and they still rolled down in all directions, making a crisp sound.

"The emperor is really benevolent and filial!"

She sneered ironically.

"He also advises you not to retire, and it's not all callous."

Wang Peizhi appeared from the secret room and explained.

"Hmph... You don't know him well. I raised him from a young age. Can't you tell whether it's true or fake?!"

The queen mother gave a wry smile, and the cold light in her eyes became even brighter——

"Let me retire first, let this stage be given to these all-powerful heroes!"

Her laughter was sharp, but also contained a wonderful confidence.

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The battle reports from the frontline were delivered non-stop, and the chaotic and blurred situation gradually became clear.

King Ping was attacked by Lin Kuang and the three guards earlier and lost Luancheng. He was also an arrogant person, and he was always trying to regain it.

Until, the iron cavalry of the Tatars emerged like a tide...

The messenger who vomited blood to death was already the third batch he sent. If he couldn't get the court's assistance, he might not even be able to protect himself.

"There is no time to hesitate now, send generals to send troops!"

The emperor sighed and said.

"His Royal Highness King Keping also conspired against him..."

A cabinet minister muttered.

"Brother fights against the wall to resist foreign aggression... I don't care about his crimes right now. He is always a descendant of the first emperor, so he can't just leave him dead."

The emperor made a decision with one word, and no one dared to doubt it.

(The search for information is not going well, one chapter will be updated first, and another chapter will be posted before 10 o'clock tomorrow)

(End of this chapter)