Empress Dowager: Husband, please lie down

Chapter 255 The truth is revealed, how do you want the queen to die?
Xiahou Zhu was cold-hearted towards Concubine Qian, and Concubine Qian also hated Xiahou Zhu even more. The queen mother sighed and regretted that she had lost another grandson.

Concubine Qian Gui was demoted to a nobleman and imprisoned in the cold palace.

And those concubines who were originally locked in the sky prison, Xiahou Zhu Tongtong was released.It seems that Concubine Qian really deserved what she deserved, that's why all these concubines secretly wanted to get rid of her.

Xiahou Zhu thought so.

Therefore, those concubines who were punished by the staff, imprisoned in the sky prison and then released because of Qian Guifei, the first thing they did after returning to the palace, all went to the cold palace to torture the now noble Qian.

If it wasn't for Xia Houqing's protection, I'm afraid Qian Guiren would have already...

Qian Guiren's natal family was also arbitrarily convicted by Xiahou Zhu and exiled to the frontier.The imperial edict issued an order that he was not allowed to return to Beijing in this lifetime.

The entire palace is gloomy all day long, but Kunning Palace is the only one that is bright.

I thought that after Xia Houqing dragged Tang Yuan back, Tang Yuan was beaten to death but did not confess herself.Therefore, Empress Shang sent someone to investigate the news. It is said that Xia Houqing could not get any useful information from Tangyuan, so she locked up Tangyuan.

She tried several times, but she couldn't make Tangyuan close her eyes forever, so she used a method to make her shut her mouth forever.

The glutinous rice balls became dumb.

Empress Shang thought that she could sit back and relax, and she was in a good mood all day long.From time to time, he would bring cakes and soups to Qinzheng Hall to "harass" Xiahou Zhu, trying to win Xiahou Zhu's original love for Qian Guifei to himself.

know one day...

Thinking that she was really speechless, Tangyuan, who was imprisoned in Weiyang Palace by Xia Houqing, ran to Qinzheng Hall with tears and snot in her nose, and knelt in front of Xiahou Zhu and told the whole story.

With a sullen face, Xiahou Zhu glanced at Xiahouqing who was also standing aside with a very ugly face, and asked in a deep voice, "Since everything was done by the queen, why didn't you report this to me earlier?!"

Tangyuan choked up tremblingly and said, "Because...the empress threatened the slave with her little sister's life to do these things for her, so the slave swore in front of the empress that she would not confess her, so she let the eleventh princess punish her , the slaves did not tell the matter. It's just that the empress later sent someone to poison the slaves, and then sent someone to kill the slave's younger sister... So, the slaves begged the eleventh princess to find the imperial doctor to heal the slaves. Poison, this is the only way to report everything to the emperor!"

As he said that, he kowtowed his head several times quickly, "This matter has nothing to do with the imperial concubine from the beginning to the end. It was all caused by the empress' instigation secretly. The servant knows that the crime is serious and unforgivable, but I hope the emperor will look at the imperial concubine. For the sake of your innocence, please let your concubine go!"

Soon, his forehead became red and swollen, even a trace of blood dripped out.

Xiahou Zhu's face was gloomy, and a gust of anger blew in his eyes.

The memorial in his hand slammed onto the ground, and he squeezed out a complete sentence between his teeth, "Qu Fang! Go and invite the queen!"

If Queen Shang really did these things, Concubine Qian would just be her scapegoat.Moreover, and their child was ruined in his hands because of this matter, then, Queen Shang deserved to die!

That's what it's like to be a faint king, thinking about how to let others die all the time.Even if the most fundamental reason for this matter comes from himself, or is caused by him alone, it will only condemn others.

Xia Houqing sneered and said, "Brother Huang, why are you so angry at this time? If you hadn't been easily distracted by Shang Wan'er and trusted her, how could you be in today's situation?"

As early as more than ten years ago, when Xia Houzhu framed Prince Jing's mansion, Xia Houqing, who just remembered, had already had some resistance to her own brother.

No matter how much Xia Hou Zhu Ru loved her later, she would never be able to erase the shadow of Prince Jing's mansion in her heart.

Xiahou Yin who was so kind to her was killed overnight and couldn't stand up again, with no smile on his face forever. After that, the entire Prince Jing Mansion was grounded for ten years, and a shadow seemed to hang over the Prince Jing Mansion.

In her heart, the same is true.

Some time ago, what happened to Concubine Qian made Xia Houqing even more unable to love Xiahou Zhu, his real brother.

Xiahou Zhu raised his head and gave Xiahouqing a cold look, intending to shut her up with his stern gaze.Unexpectedly, Xia Houqing turned her head away nonchalantly, and did not argue with him like in the past.

He suddenly felt a little desolate in his heart, because of the matter of Concubine Qian, this younger sister hated him so much...

Just as she was about to sigh, she saw the elegantly dressed Empress Shang, swaying her graceful waist, walking in curlingly, with a faint smile on her face.

Perhaps because Concubine Qian was no longer by his side, Xiahou Zhu, the queen's caretaker, felt warm, so from time to time he invited her to Qinzheng Hall to accompany him to critique papers, read and write.

Therefore, Queen Shang still thinks so today, and Xiahou Zhu must have invited her to talk about it.

Seeing Xia Houqing standing by the window with a cold face, Xiahou Zhu's face was also very gloomy. Before Xiahou Zhu could speak, Empress Shang smiled lightly and said, "I wonder if the emperor called his concubine, what's the matter?"

I thought it was Xia Houqing who did something to anger Xiahou Zhu, so Empress Shang didn't take it seriously.

As he said so, his hands already made a cup of warm tea for Xiahou Zhu naturally, and persuaded, "No matter what happens, the emperor should take his body seriously. It is sure to correct the memorial every day. I'm also tired, not to mention being disturbed by these troublesome things all the time, it really hurts my heart to see it."

With that said, he put the teacup in front of Xiahou Zhu, and glanced at Xiahouqing with a smile.

In the words, it was said that Xia Houqing always bothered Xiahou Zhu with troublesome things, and she didn't know the hard work of her emperor brother who loved her at all, so of course she was scolding her for being careless.

It's just that today is different from the past.

Xiahou Zhu didn't touch the hot tea she had made, and kept staring at Empress Shang's eyes with dark eyes. The suppressed anger and other complex expressions in her eyes made Empress Shang's heart tighten for no reason.

Just now, when Qu Fang came to invite her, his expression was a little serious.

However, Queen Shang, who is the mother of a country, only thought that Xiahou Zhu had something to worry about today, and even Qu Fang felt depressed.Otherwise, how dare you keep a dark face when you see yourself, the mother of a country?
When I arrived at the Hall of Qinzheng, I found that it was really Xia Houqing who made Xiahou Zhu angry here, so it was no wonder that Cai Qu had a bad face just now.

Of course, this is what Empress Shang thought she understood.

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(End of this chapter)