Chapter 551 Power, Sorrow

"Royal Grandmother!" Xuanyuan Yan was really scared, struggling desperately, and looked at the Queen Mother for help, "Royal Grandma, help me! Xie Jin will kill me, he will definitely kill me -"

"Don't worry, Young Master Yan. The assassination case in the imperial study room is of great importance, and I have no right to touch you." Xie Jin smiled faintly, seeming to comfort him gently, but in fact, every word he said made Xuanyuan Yan tremble, "Now you Just go to the Criminal Department and wait until Her Majesty the Queen and the Prince Regent come back to deal with the case. "

With that said, he bowed to the Empress Dowager and raised his hand to signal the Imperial Army to escort the two of them away.

The Queen Mother watched helplessly as Xuanyuan Yan was taken away, her face extremely ugly, but she could do nothing.

Not to mention her now, even in the past, the harem was not allowed to interfere in politics. Moreover, the Supreme Emperor had no intention of intervening. Even if she wanted to keep Xuanyuan Yan, it was impossible for the legitimate son of the Xie family to agree.

The Queen Mother closed her eyes.

This feeling of abdicating the throne before the emperor died was really terrible. With the change of imperial power, the old emperor became a complete idler. He no longer had the right to interfere in the affairs of the court, and he could not even save his own grandson.

She really wanted to ask him, what had he gained from being the emperor for decades?

Do you really want to watch your favorite grandson being executed by the powerful regent?

The imperial troops brought by Xie Jin quickly withdrew.

The Queen Mother stood alone in the night wind, staring at the gate of Yong'an Palace that had not yet been closed. She was exhausted. The palace people standing around had their heads lowered and were as respectful and silent as stone sculptures.

The Queen Mother turned her head and looked at the main hall of Yong'an Palace. After a moment of silence, she walked towards the main hall.

The palace attendants were on the left and right.

The Supreme Emperor was leaning alone on the large brocade couch in the palace, his eyes slightly closed, looking tired and weak, with a haggard and pale look on his face.

The old steward next to him knelt on the ground and squeezed his legs. The room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

The Queen Mother walked and sat down on the bamboo couch opposite her, and said in a calm voice: "Your Majesty, you don't want to ask, why did Yan'er appear in my concubine's palace?"

The title "Emperor" has become a habit. They have been married for decades, and she has been called this for decades. It is difficult to change her name.

The Supreme Emperor seemed to be asleep and did not respond for a long time.

The Queen Mother was not in a hurry, she just sat and waited, her eyes falling on his old and wrinkled face for a moment.

"What do you have to ask?" The Emperor's voice was deep, a little disappointed and a little bored, "I have already given him a chance."

The Queen Mother tightened her hand on the veil and said calmly: "Has the Emperor ever had any regrets about taking Nan Xi back to the throne?"

"Regret?" The Supreme Emperor slowly opened his eyes and sat up with the help of the old steward, "Why do you regret it?"

"King Wei, your biological son, Yan'er, and your biological grandson will be killed one by one by the regent in the near future." The Queen Mother gritted her teeth coldly, "Can the Emperor really be indifferent to this?"

The palace servants offered tea cups, bowed and stood aside.

"So what do you think I should do?" The Supreme Emperor picked up the tea cup and took a sip slowly, his every move showing fatigue, "Protect them unconditionally, no matter how rebellious they have done?"

The Queen Mother's expression changed.

"After being an emperor for decades, I have never felt that I have done anything worthy of praise." The Supreme Emperor laughed at himself, "After all, the emperor has too many things to do, for the world, for the common people, and for the royal family... a wise monarch should I think I have done everything I have done with a clear conscience, but these are not worthy of praise because this is what the emperor should have done."

The Queen Mother looked at him in confusion.

"But by accepting the high priest's proposal and taking Nan Xi back from the Great Zhou Dynasty, I think it is the most correct and wise decision I have made."

The Queen Mother was shocked: "Your Majesty?"

"If Yan'er really wants to become the emperor, I am afraid that the peace and prosperity that Dongling has maintained for hundreds of years will be destroyed in his hands. A stupid and incompetent head of the family can bring about the decline of the family. The stupid and cruel king of a country can be enough to destroy it. A country has plunged all the people in the world into disaster." The Supreme Emperor raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows, "There are so many descendants of the royal family, why did I choose Yan'er as the crown prince?"

The Queen Mother clenched her hands tightly and could not say a word.

The Supreme Emperor glanced at her: "Did you know in advance that Nanny Wei and Yan'er went to the Imperial Study Room together?"

The Queen Mother was silent for a moment and slowly shook her head: "If I had known that he did such a risky thing, I would not have allowed the emperor to let him live in the palace. And Aunt Wei..."

After a moment of pause, she closed her eyes and smiled bitterly: "Yan'er has been close to her since she was a child. From the first day when Nan Xi and Rong Yu returned to Dongling, Nanny Wei has never given up and has been unwilling to let others take away what belongs to Yan'er. The location——"

"So she encouraged Yan'er to steal the jade seal and stabbed the eunuch with the palm print?"

The Queen Mother's expression changed.

"Also, what is the position that belongs to Yan'er?" The Supreme Emperor said coldly, "The capable person in Dongling's country occupies it. She thinks that the throne is Xuanyuan Yan's private property?"

The Queen Mother gently pursed her lips and said nothing.

"Although you didn't know about it beforehand, you still protected him afterwards." The Emperor said calmly, "It's a pity that no amount of protection can stop Yan'er from seeking death on his own."

The Queen Mother's fingertips trembled, and a feeling of powerlessness suddenly swept over her, making her physically and mentally exhausted.

There was silence in the hall for a moment.

This pair of emperors and empresses, who have been in the palace for decades, have been in power for decades. They have gone through ups and downs for so many years. They have experienced the open and secret fights, intrigues, intrigues, and conspiracies in the harem before they ascended the throne. Fake love.

Sitting on a high seat, they dare not relax at any time, maintaining the most noble and gorgeous appearance, holding their heads high, making everyone crawl at their feet.

But now that they have taken off their glory, they find that they are just mortals. No matter how much power they have, they cannot protect their children and grandchildren who they care about most.

Isn't this a kind of sadness?

"The entrance to the secret passage in Wei Ma's ear room, see if you can find someone to deal with it and seal the entrance and exit." The emperor lay back on the wide couch and closed his eyes, obviously not wanting to say anything more, "As for the imperial seal they robbed, while Nan Xi and Rong Yu are not back yet, send it back to the imperial study quickly, otherwise, not to mention Yan'er, the Wei Wang family will not be able to escape death at that time."

The queen mother was stunned and shook her head slowly: "I don't know where the imperial seal is."

The emperor frowned: "Didn't you ask Wei Ma?"

"After they came out of the secret passage, , Madam Wei was anxious to destroy the bloodstained clothes, but she was not allowed to light a fire in the palace without permission, and she did not dare to take it to the kitchen to burn it, so she hid it, and then somehow, the clothes were found. "The Queen Mother put her hands on her legs and clenched her handkerchief tightly, "Time was too tight, I forgot to ask about the jade seal."

The assassination just happened in the Imperial Study. If Madam Wei set fire to the clothes, it would definitely arouse suspicion. There are many spies in the palace. Even in Yong'an Palace, as the Queen Mother, she dare not guarantee that it is absolutely safe.

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Author's words:

Another chapter will be updated in the early morning, and this plot will end soon.