Raising a Dog is Better than Palace Fight Chapter 43

Chapter 43 Return to the Palace (1)

　　Shen Huiru huddled in the carriage in shock. Nianci was sent by the Queen Mother to accompany her. She was covering her trembling body with a brocade quilt and couldn't help but comfort her.

　　The carriage ran over the uneven bluestone, making a gurgling sound, and it swayed left and right, which gradually calmed Shen Huiru down. She grabbed Nian Ci's hand hard, her joints turning white, "Father, mother, brother, how are they?"

　　"The Grand Master's right hand was injured, and both the wife and the young master were killed." Nian Ci whispered back, not daring to look at her expression.

　　"How could it be possible? How could it be possible?" Shen Huiru slumped back and murmured, her eyes were red but she didn't shed a single tear. After a while, she suddenly groaned in pain and covered her belly, which had not swelled at all, with her hands.

　　"Empress, please don't think too much. The Shen family still has the grand master, the young master, and the child in your belly. After this disaster, everything will be fine." Nianci quickly put his hand on her body. He put on a thick quilt and patted her back with his hands, trying to calm her down. This child is too important to the Shen family and nothing should happen to it.

　　Shen Huiru obviously understood this very well and breathed heavily. After a long while, the throbbing pain finally subsided. She suddenly turned her head to look at Nian Ci and asked in horror, "Why did the Queen Mother suddenly return to the palace? Did she hear the news?"

　　"The news was intercepted by the slaves, and the Queen Mother didn't know. She suddenly felt heartbroken when she was reciting the Buddha's name. She said that she also had this premonition when the late emperor was buried. The emperor was worried and hurried back to the palace. The slaves accompanied her along the way and chanted sutras. , I really can't find a chance to send a message to the Queen Mother. Those secret guards who tried to get close to the Queen Mother were intercepted by the guards. Don't worry, Queen Mother." Nian Ci's tone was quite firm.

　　In the past ten years, the Queen Mother has never received a letter from the Emperor. Even when the Emperor came to visit her in person, she stayed behind closed doors. It was too easy to cut off the Queen Mother's ears and eyes. But after all, he is the child he has raised since he was a child. Even if he has resentment in his heart, he cannot ignore it when it comes to life and death.

　　Shen Huiru calmed down and thought of something. A twisted smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, "No wonder the secret guards slaughtered my Shen family crazily. The emperor must be dead. The Queen Mother's premonition was indeed very effective! Now that she has returned to the palace, I will I won’t let her get out alive.”

　　After she finished speaking, she stroked her belly and closed her eyes expressionlessly. Since the Shen family has paid such a heavy price, she must go on this road to the end, or else she will die.

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　　Meng Sangyu had just finished breakfast and was about to go back to his boudoir to review his childhood memories when he received the news that the emperor had been assassinated and the queen mother had returned to the palace. She was so shocked that she hurriedly said goodbye to Meng's mother and hurried back with her palace attendants.

　　The air in the sedan chair was cold, just like her mood at the moment. She kept turning the small heater in her hand, her beautiful eyebrows furrowed tightly. Nanny Feng stayed by her side with a pale face, feeling anxious and afraid to speak. Yincui and Bishui followed in the carriage behind the sedan chair.

　　"The emperor was assassinated and the queen mother returned to the palace. The secret behind this is definitely not simple." After a long while, she lightly opened her red lips and spoke slowly.

　　"What did your Majesty guess?" Nanny Feng came to her side and asked in a low voice.

　　"There are two possibilities. One is that the emperor is dead, and this assassination is a purge operation by the secret guards, with the purpose of avenging the emperor. The other is that the emperor is not dead, and this assassination is a stage show, with the purpose of separating the real and fake emperor. I'll change it back without knowing it." Meng Sangyu leaned back and put the heater against his chest to calm his somewhat rapid heartbeat.

　　"Then tell me, does the Queen Mother know the truth?" Nanny Feng asked uneasily.

　　"If it was the first possibility, the Queen Mother must not have known about it, otherwise she would not have led the troops to rescue Shen Huiru and Shen Taishi. If it was the second possibility, the Queen Mother must have known about it and was cooperating with the Emperor. No matter what the situation is, let's go back to the palace first. Let's see. Now that the Queen Mother is in the palace, things will be easier to handle." Meng Sangyu fiddled with the gilt-copper stove on the table and relaxed his tense expression.

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　　The emperor was seriously injured and was carried back to Qianqing Palace covered in blood. Fortunately, the Queen Mother brought the imperial doctor back from Qianfo Mountain and helped the emperor control his injuries in time. When the doctors from the Imperial Hospital rushed over after hearing the news, the emperor had already taken the decoction and fell into a coma. The Queen Mother stood tiredly outside the palace, scolded the imperial doctors who had arrived late, and sent them to Zhongcui Palace to diagnose Liang Fei's pulse. The good concubine is pregnant with the "dragon son" and cannot be careless at all.

　　The emperor was unconscious and unable to deal with the assassination. The Queen Mother felt sorry for her son, so she summoned the Forbidden Dragon Guard, the commander of the Royal Forest Army, and the newly appointed Admiral of the Nine Sects to the front of the palace to reprimand him. He immediately seized the positions of the two commanders and ordered the nine admirals to arrest the murderers within three days. Otherwise, they would not be able to escape being demoted.

　　The Queen Mother was such a fiery and resolute person before she paid homage to the Buddha, and many ministers still remembered this. The emperor is seriously ill, and it is only natural for the mother-in-law and his descendants to manage the government. No one in the court dares to speak. The defense of Gyeonggi, which the Shen family had finally controlled, was lost again.

　　In Zhongcui Palace, Shen Huiru's stomach started to hurt again after hearing the news. This old woman is really a nuisance and I can’t get rid of it! Fortunately, everyone in the palace was her spy, so it was easy to get rid of the Queen Mother.

　　But soon, she was no longer as optimistic as before. Just because this time she and the fake emperor took their confidants with them, and were killed by the secret guards. Even her best assistant Wan Qing All were killed. The Queen Mother felt sorry for her because she was frightened and pregnant, so she immediately sent the maids and nuns from Cining Palace to take care of her. The people around the fake emperor were all replaced by the Queen Mother's confidants. Fortunately, Chang Xi only suffered a slight injury and still needed to be used, which made Shen Huiru feel better.

　　She and the false emperor are now in a difficult situation. There is no one available around them. Although there are so many eyes and nails in the palace, they can't be dispatched. It's really frustrating!

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　　In the Qianqing Palace, Emperor Zhou Wu, who should have been unconscious, was lying on the dragon bed at the moment, holding a stack of memorials that Shen Huiru had reviewed before and looking at them one by one. The handwriting on the memorial was like dragons and phoenixes, penetrating through the back of the paper, and it was 10% similar to his handwriting. He used to think that Shen Huiru copied his own handwriting for fun, but now there was a cold sneer at the corner of her mouth.

　　"If you're injured, just lie down for a while. It won't be too late to read these notes when you wake up." The Queen Mother came in slowly, sat down by the bed, and looked at his injured shoulder with concern.

　　"Mother, don't worry. Your son's injuries look terrible, but they are not that serious. He will be fine for five or six days." Emperor Wu of Zhou put down the book and carefully looked at the much older face of the Queen Mother, his eyes lingering on her gray temples for a long time. . This is the mother who has taken care of him since childhood. He knows that if something happens to him, her mother will never abandon him.

　　"Can the Queen Mother still blame her son?" He looked seriously into the Queen Mother's eyes.

　　"Don't complain, it's not your fault." The Queen Mother waved her hand tiredly, and finally said in a solemn tone, "The Ai family has arranged the things you told them one by one. They have replaced the leaders of the Forbidden Dragon Guard and the Royal Forest Army. Do you have a suitable one? If there is no successor candidate, the capital will be in chaos for a while."

　　"Of course, mother, don't worry. This incident is also a test for the courtiers. Who can be used and who cannot be used, my son knows better!" Emperor Wu of Zhou smiled with interest, and the strategizing emperor was back again.

　　"That's good." The Queen Mother nodded and looked at her son. She opened her mouth to speak but couldn't stop herself, as if she didn't know how to speak.

　　Emperor Wu of Zhou did not tell the Queen Mother about his adventure when he was unconscious. Seeing the Queen Mother's expression of pain, he naturally knew what she wanted to say and said calmly, "If you have something to say, Mother, don't worry too much."

　　The Queen Mother rubbed her forehead and whispered, "What are you going to do with those concubines?" The whole palace was raped. This kind of thing is really ridiculous! Extremely humiliating! As for the Shen family, the Queen Mother wished she could lead her troops to crush them. But to let them die in such an unexplained way and still leave a good reputation that will last for a while, the Queen Mother is still upset. No matter what, she will completely knock the Shen family into the abyss. As long as the surname is Gu on Monday, the Shen family will be There will never be a day to come forward!

　　"After all, they are the daughters of important ministers in the court. They cannot be disposed of casually, so just keep them." Emperor Wu of Zhou waved his hand nonchalantly, not at all as furious as the Queen Mother imagined.

　　If he was really in a coma for five months and woke up without knowing anything, Emperor Zhou Wu would never be able to be as calm as he is now. The betrayal of a cherished person and respected teacher, the humiliation of a green cloud, the chaos of the court, and the precarious border, any of them are unbearable. However, after five painful but warm and sweet months, his mood was already different from the past.

　　"As long as you can figure it out, they don't need to know about this kind of scandal. Just let them live in the palace for their old age. After the election next year, you can choose new people to join the palace." The Queen Mother breathed out a relieved sigh. What man can endure such humiliation? Especially the ninety-five supreme emperor? It is best for a son to put the overall situation first.

　　"Let's talk about it later." Emperor Zhou Wu frowned, feeling a little resistant in his heart. He was surrounded by a group of warblers and swallows, and the pungent smell of powder came to his face. He felt upset just thinking about it.

　　"The Ai family has announced that they will not attend court for ten days, so that you can take good care of yourself. During these ten days, the Ai family will choose two clean concubines to serve you. What do you think?" the Queen Mother asked warmly.

　　Emperor Zhou Wu's eyes darkened, and when he was about to speak, the Queen Mother immediately responded, "Just Concubine De and Liu Cairen."

　　"Just Concubine De." Emperor Zhou Wu said in a deep voice, as if he felt that he answered too quickly. He pursed his lips and added, "My son feels upset when there are too many people. I just serve the soup and medicine, one person is enough."

　　"Then let's take Concubine De." The Queen Mother agreed and told him to have a good rest. Then she got up and left. When she walked to the door, she seemed to have thought of something and then turned to look at him and said cautiously, "Gong Meng Guo disappeared, Concubine De lost her support. Although she is flamboyant, she has never touched the emperor's bottom line, and she has no children. She is smart and knows how to advance and retreat. It is her good fortune that she was able to escape from this catastrophe. No matter what she knows, the Ai family believes that she will keep it secret. . Smart people are worthy of living, what does your Majesty think?"

　　"The Queen Mother is right." Emperor Wu of Zhou covered his face, his voice hoarse. Did the Queen Mother actually think that he would kill Sang Yu? Ha~ He chuckled and pressed his palms hard into the wound on his shoulder, trying to use physical pain to contain the pain in his soul.

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