Chapter 190: Loss of Troops and Generals

The Queen Mother was looking for a way out for herself and the Emperor.

However, after hearing this

The ministers who spoke had mixed feelings in their hearts.

The emperor has been on the throne for more than a year, but has not successfully regained the power of the government. Although there is a reason why the regent is unwilling to delegate power, the essence is that the emperor is too afraid of the regent.

If the emperor showed his reliance, trust and kindness to the regent, the regent's temperament would not disdain to go against the emperor and the queen mother, and the regent, who holds military power, would have no reason to embarrass the emperor.

But why can't the emperor trust the regent a little more?

The country has not yet been firmly established, and the foundation is still shallow. The mother and son are plotting against the regent and the regent. Isn't this asking for death? Not to mention using such low-level tricks.

It's fine now. I have completely offended the Regent. Now that the relationship is so tense, with the Regent's temper, he might directly announce the dethronement of the emperor and the establishment of a new emperor at the court tomorrow morning. I am afraid that the emperor and the queen mother will not even have the slightest strength to resist. No.

So the Queen Mother was afraid.

She realized that she had completely angered the regent, and they couldn't predict what the angry regent would do, and they didn't even dare to think about the consequences, so they were eager to find a way to appease them. However, at this time, they wanted to appease them. Can the Princess Regent save the situation?

It is true that the Princess Regent was born in a merchant family, but a woman from a merchant family has never seen any rare treasures, cannot afford to wear silks and satins, and who is short of good things?

What's the use of trying to comfort me now? What were you doing earlier?

The royal family members and cabinet ministers felt sad and tired for a moment, and were really disappointed with the emperor and the queen mother.

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister." King Qi came over and spoke meaningfully, "I wonder what your Majesty, Prime Minister, thinks of the current situation?"

Nan Xingzhi looked decadent. Hearing this, he only looked at him expressionlessly and said nothing.

What do you think?

What could he think?

If the emperor is really ignored, he, the prime minister, has done his best. Even though there are many disciples in the prime minister's palace, half of the ministers in the court support the emperor. But if the regent really uses strong tactics, half of the ministers will How many people dare to confront the regent head-on?

Nan Xingzhi felt as if a layer of gloom had fallen over his heart.

Only now did he really regret that he should not have snubbed Yuanshi and disliked her background. In addition to the increasingly difficult life in the prime minister's office after Yuanshi divorced her husband, his situation among his colleagues also became more and more difficult. Awkward.

He didn't have much money, so even sitting with his colleagues to have tea and chat became a luxury. He postponed too many dinner parties, and his contacts with the court ministers gradually faded. He was forced to take bribes these days. idea.

But the ministers in the court all knew that the prime minister was honest and never accepted bribes, so they just pretended to be deaf and dumb these days. The prime minister's house was having a hard time, and no one gave him any money to help him out.

And Nan Xi.

If her mother Yuan Shi had not left and the couple had a harmonious relationship, Nan Xi would still be his legitimate daughter in the Prime Minister's Palace.

The daughter-in-law of the Prime Minister's Palace became the Princess Regent, and she was very famous. For him, the Prime Minister, it was the icing on the cake. With the protection of the Prince Regent's Palace, there was no way that the Prime Minister's Palace would be in this situation.

However, Nan Xingzhi sometimes gritted his teeth with hatred, hating Nan Xi for being unfilial to his father, hating the regent for being cold to his father-in-law, and hating the Yuan family for being unkind.

If Nan Xi could have dissuaded Yuan when she divorced her husband, nothing would have happened now. The Prime Minister's Mansion would still be the same Prime Minister's Mansion as before, with great scenery and majesty, instead of ending up in such a shabby situation.

Nan Xingzhi raised his head and looked at the pavilions and pavilions in the distance, feeling a deep sense of exhaustion and powerlessness.

…

The emperor sent the queen mother into Ci'an Palace, with the eldest princess and the queen following him.

The atmosphere along the way was solemn, and everyone's expressions were not good-looking. The Queen Mother frowned and her face was gloomy, and everyone seemed to be shrouded in a layer of fear and uneasiness.

"Did the Emperor send someone to the Regent's Palace?"

Rong Chuyun nodded: "Yes."

The Queen Mother thought for a moment and said, "Pan Hai, you select a few more rare items from the Ai family's private treasury and send them to the Princess Regent. You must see her face in person. If the Princess Regent refuses to let you in, you will kneel down in the palace. When will the regent be willing to see you, when will the Ai family get up again, and then give the things to the regent and say more nice things..."

"Mother." Rong Chuyun looked slightly cold, "Is this necessary?"

The Queen Mother closed her eyes and said in a cold voice: "Tonight, the Ai family was careless and ill-calculated. Now we can only comfort the Princess Regent. Otherwise, if Rong Yu does something in the court tomorrow morning, the Emperor will be in a worrying situation." ”

The eldest princess's face changed and she said coldly: "Do so many royal family members just let the regent do whatever they want? He can do whatever he wants? Who is in charge of this country? Why should the emperor look at his face in everything?"

"The situation is stronger than the people. What can we do if we don't bow down?" The Queen Mother said coldly, "The Ai family was too impatient and failed to plan well, so they lost their troops and generals tonight and suffered heavy losses."

Rong Chuyun's expression was sinister and ugly. The majesty of the emperor had been trampled to pieces under his feet. He couldn't stay here any longer: "The queen returns to the palace to rest early. I will go to the royal study first."

The Queen Mother hummed: "Recruit all the clan members and cabinet ministers and think of countermeasures."

Rong Chuyun gave a lukewarm hum, turned around and headed to the study with a sullen face.

The Empress Dowager Luan drove to the gate of Ci'an Palace. Normally, there would be palace attendants kneeling and saluting, but today it was unusually quiet. The eldest maid next to the Empress Dowager walked up and coldly shouted: "Where are the people who died?" Are there any rules? When the Queen Mother returns to the palace, why don’t you come out and greet her?”

No one spoke.

The excessive silence seemed a bit eerie at night, giving people an inexplicable sense of foreboding.

"What's going on?" The eldest princess looked angry, "Do all the slaves think that the Queen Mother will not return to the palace so early tonight, and everyone is lazy? Find them one by one later, drag them out and kill them with sticks. ! This is simply unreasonable!”

The Queen Mother was in a bad state and was not even in the mood to have a seizure at this time. The four maids holding lamps stepped into the palace gate first. The Queen Mother got off the sedan chair and walked into the palace garden with the support of the Queen and the eldest princess.

There are several stone steps in front of the palace, and the palace maids carefully surround the queen mother and the eldest princess.

"The Queen Mother, walk slowly and be careful of the stone steps." The palace maid bowed and led the Queen Mother into the luxurious bedroom. The lights in the palace were lit, illuminating the palace brightly.

However, after the extreme silence, a scream of fear erupted directly from Ci'an Palace: "Ah——"

The screams were full of shock and fear, cutting through the silent night and soaring into the sky.