strictlysupreme Chapter 216: Empress Dowager Xie’s anger, who is hiding in the cold palace?
Chapter 216: Empress Dowager Xie’s anger, who is hiding in the cold palace?
At this moment, the cold palace had been blocked by palace guards at the front and back doors, leaving no easy escape route.
The King of War was not in a hurry to attack. He even asked Su Mo to bring people from the Five Cities Army and the trustworthy Jinwu Guards directly into the palace.
The Xiaoying directly controlled all the commanding heights.
Soon, the cold palace was almost caught in a jar.
At this moment, Empress Dowager Xie was already sitting in the Yangxin Palace, with a stern face that looked intimidating.
"Mother." Emperor Ming went forward with gritted teeth. He had thought that his mother would have a reaction, but he did not expect that she would come in person.
"Do you know you are wrong?!" Empress Dowager Xie came up and asked coldly.
There was no other greetings, no nonsense, just a big hat was put on me.
Emperor Ming quickly forced a smile, looked at Empress Dowager Xie innocently, and shook his head. He actually knew why Empress Dowager Xie was angry and why she came.
The moment Emperor Ming decided to give the power to deploy personnel in the palace to Prince Zhan, he had already anticipated his mother's reaction.
This time, if Zong Kui is really in the palace, he will not be able to escape even if he has wings.
Capturing Zong Kui would be a truly satisfying event for Emperor Ming. After all, Dong Chu had always been poor and weak, and Nan Qing had always been at the mercy of Dong Chu.
If the Prince Regent of Nanqing was captured during the reign of Emperor Ming, it would definitely be recorded in history books. This is not an idea that can be dispelled by just a few words from the Queen Mother.
"Why did you give Jun Wuzui the military power?" Empress Dowager Xie frowned, and she could see that her son was hypocritical.
"Mother, I was truly in a difficult position back then." Emperor Ming gave a wry smile. This was no exaggeration. "You should know about the Battle of Gu'an. I was already deeply troubled by it. Now that something has happened in the palace, it's just the right excuse for Prince Zhan to take action."
"Madame Jiang beside you has already..." Emperor Ming had a sad face and seemed unable to continue.
"You'd better be really sad. You should know that you grew up because of her protection!" Empress Dowager Xie was also very surprised by Nanny Jiang's death.
Although the priests of the Eldar race have no real successors, their abilities are real.
Although Empress Dowager Xie was somewhat annoyed by Nanny Jiang's disrespectful behavior, after all, she was now the Empress Dowager. But Empress Dowager Xie never thought that Nanny Jiang would die. If she knew that Nanny Jiang would die, Empress Dowager Xie would definitely not close the palace, even if she had to execute Su Jixue first, and would not let Nanny Jiang leave like this.
You should know that Empress Dowager Xie actually needs Nanny Jiang for many things.
Nanny Jiang can do things that ordinary people cannot do.
But now, it's too late to save the situation.
"I know." Emperor Ming had a mournful look on his face, and he seemed to truly feel sorry for Nanny Jiang. "But how did she offend Miss Su? Not to mention Su Jixue's temper, even the emperor's younger brother is not someone to be trifled with."
Nanny Jiang wanted to use the emperor to escape punishment, but how could she have expected that Su Jixue would not play by the rules.
This is even more true for the War King.
Empress Dowager Xie's brow furrowed even deeper. This was the point that puzzled her. It was indeed possible that Su Jixue had spirit blood, but so what? Over the years, many spirits had died at the hands of Matron Jiang. Why would she make such a fuss?
"Miss Su said that Madam Jiang was colluding with Zong Kui and hiding the person in the cold palace. I don't know about this..." Emperor Ming looked at Empress Dowager Xie. Although he didn't say the rest of the words, it seemed as if he had already made it clear.
You have to know that in fact even Emperor Ming was not aware of Empress Dowager Xie's involvement with Nanqing over the years. There were some things he could not ask about, because if he asked, his throne would be insecure.
However, both Empress Dowager Xie and the eldest princess should have had dealings with Nanqing.
Empress Dowager Xie raised her eyebrows and looked at her son with disdain: "Whatever you want to ask, you might as well ask directly!"
Empress Dowager Xie spoke directly, but Emperor Ming became even more hesitant and speechless.
"I just want to know if Zong Kui is in the cold palace. He is." Empress Dowager Xie said lightly, "Besides, he is not the only one in the cold palace. Princess Fengyi is also there."
"What?!" Emperor Ming was shocked and looked at Empress Dowager Xie in disbelief.
Princess Fengyi? !
The eldest princess of the late empress and the elder sister of Emperor Ming was once the most beautiful woman in the capital and the pride of the royal family.
She is eleven years older than the former crown prince and has been married for a long time.
However, when the former queen was deposed, the prince consort and his family were also eliminated by Empress Dowager Xie.
But what did Empress Dowager Xie say now? Princess Fengyi is not dead?!
"Even the emperor is so shocked, what will happen if Prince Zhan knows?!" Empress Dowager Xie sneered disdainfully, as if she had not expected that this matter could also shock Emperor Ming so much.
With such an expression of emotion, did Emperor Ming really think it would be so easy to be the emperor?!
"Mother!" Emperor Ming's face turned pale. He took a step forward, but then stopped.
You should know that Princess Fengyi had made great contributions to Dongchu. When she was young, she was held hostage in Xining to help Dongchu out of its difficulties. As a result, Dongchu was granted the favor of borrowing grain from Xining.
Later she married Duke Dingguo of Xining, a man who was twice her age.
After Duke Dingguo passed away, Princess Fengyi was able to return to her country.
On the day of his return, the capital was packed with people, creating an unprecedented spectacle.
The prince is very popular, which is also related to his sister.
After returning to the country, Princess Fengyi was able to marry her lover. It was her second marriage, but it became a legend in the capital.
But such a princess, along with her husband's family, who she had been with with great difficulty, all died tragically during the palace coup.
The whole family was brutally murdered.
No chicken or dog left.
Now, Empress Dowager Xie said that Princess Fengyi is in the cold palace!
This incident alone can be inferred that the Princess Mansion massacre was definitely the work of Empress Dowager Xie. If this matter is brought up now, Empress Dowager Xie will definitely not escape the blame.
"Mother, this is not a joke..." Emperor Ming muttered to himself. He thought that colluding with Zong Kui was the limit of Empress Dowager Xie, but he did not expect that she would dare to hide Princess Fengyi in the palace.
"Of course I know this is not a joke. How come, that woman is dead, and her son is also dead, but you didn't expect that I would leave her favorite daughter behind!" Queen Mother Xie couldn't help but sneer. Her goal was to be the most noble woman in the world.
Therefore, the former queen of Dongchu must be eliminated as soon as possible.
But why should Empress Dowager Xie's own daughter be sacrificed, while the daughter of the late queen could die peacefully?
Empress Dowager Xie wanted the former empress to die with regrets, wanted her son to seize the throne of crown prince, and wanted the eldest princess, who was loved by the whole capital, to die tragically but live a quiet life.
Princess Fengyi is now nothing more than a living dead!
Anyone who offends Empress Dowager Xie will definitely not have a good ending.
"Mother, if Prince Zhan knew about this..." Emperor Ming couldn't even imagine Prince Zhan's wrath.
"So, now you know how stupid you are!" Empress Dowager Xie stood up. Although she was not as tall as Emperor Ming, she looked down at her foolish son from a superior position.