071 “Drunken Bones (Guyan 1v1 High H)” alliance

From that day on, Yan Zhaozhao never used any spices in her bedroom.So far, she has never had any nightmares at night, let alone seeing Yan Bin’s innocent soul coming back to demand her life.

Everything seemed to have gradually calmed down after taking Xie Ciyan’s antidote pill that day.After some torture, it was Chunxiu who put the mandala in the soothing incense she burned.Unable to bear the punishment, she told all the stories about how she had taken other people’s money to murder her because of her greed for money.

She cried and said that she accepted the man’s money and mixed the datura into the soothing incense because of a temporary obsession.The man told her that datura was not poisonous, but that it would make people fall into nightmares and cause restless sleep. She did not know that it would be toxic if mixed with cinnabar.

Chun Xiu revealed the person who had contacted her. It was a palace maid in the flower room who instigated her to do so.

Xie Ciyan found a reason to find the palace maid, but found that she had been missing for several days, and finally found the palace maid’s soaked body in a remote lotus pond.The body was so soaked that it was beyond recognition, and the original face could not be seen at all. There was no evidence of death, and no one knew who was behind the scenes.

Yan Zhaozhao once again felt unfathomable about the power of the person behind the scenes. That person could already kill people at will in the harem, and his hands and feet were clean, leaving no trace behind.

She exhaled a thick breath, feeling even more uneasy.This time, the person behind the scenes was allowed to slip away. I’m afraid it will be more difficult to catch this person in the future.Yan Zhaozhao dealt with Chunxiu ruthlessly and sent her to the Sentence Department. When she was dragged away by the eunuch, she shouted that Yan Zhaozhao was cruel. She had served her for a long time, but just because of this trivial matter, she was sent to the Sentence Division. She was really ruthless and cold and unworthy of being a queen.

Yan Zhaozhao didn’t speak, and stared straight at the direction where Chunxiu was being dragged away.

She couldn’t help but ask herself, is she cruel?

After thinking for a long time, Yan Zhaozhao suddenly smiled.She thought that there was nothing wrong with being cruel. If she let Chun Xiu go today, the person who would be killed in the future would eventually become herself.Those who betrayed her once because of profit will betray her again in the future because of a little profit given by others.

If she doesn’t act cruelly today, she will be the one who dies in the future.

She would never let anyone have such an opportunity to put her into a dangerous situation again.

After resting well in Fengyi Palace for a few days, Yan Zhaozhao, who was well-rested, dressed herself up early in the morning and took the ceremonial guard to Shoukang Palace to pay her respects to the Queen Mother.

After the Queen Mother knew that she was here, she quickly asked her Aunt Yu Min to come to greet her and let her enter the inner hall to talk to the Queen Mother.

“I send my regards to my mother. I wish my mother good fortune and good health.”

“Get up.” The Queen Mother was wearing a solemn and solemn crow-blue palace dress, with a graceful and luxurious bun on her head. She was sitting at the top of her head and gently nodded towards her.”I’ve just recovered from a serious illness, so don’t break your body by kneeling down.”

“Thank you, Empress.” Yan Zhaozhao saluted, and Bi Luo stepped forward to help his wife up and sit down.

“What kind of disease did the queen have in the past few days?” The queen mother’s slightly inquiring eyes glanced at Yan Zhaozhao as if unintentionally. She held a string of Buddhas in her hand and kept fiddling with her thumbs.

“When I return to my mother, I have not been able to sleep well at night these days, so I am not in a good state of mind and have become more seriously ill.” She did not mention anything about the ghosts in nightmares and poisoning. The Queen Mother did not trust her that much. There is no evidence for these things. Talking in vain will not only be reprimanded by the Queen Mother, but may even scare the snake away.

When the Queen Mother heard this, she didn’t say anything else. She just said, “The Ai family heard that the emperor once visited you?”

Yan Zhaozhao’s thoughts instantly went back to the debauchery and absurdity that day in the inner hall of Fengyi Palace. Her cheeks were slightly red, and her eyes were full of unconcealable affection.She pressed the corner of her mouth lightly and said softly.”Yes.”

Her shy reaction fell into the eyes of the Queen Mother, but she mistakenly thought that Yan Zhaozhao finally had some admiration for the emperor. She suddenly felt a lot of comfort in her heart, and even her tone softened.”That’s good. Since the emperor is willing to see you, it means that he has some interest in you.” The queen mother glanced at Yan Zhaozhao’s delicate and charming eyebrows. Her every move and demeanor showed the style of a legitimate daughter, which was even more comfortable.”The queen should seize this opportunity and let the emperor give birth to an eldest son with you. This country will have a real successor.”

Yan Zhaozhao was stunned, and in a flash she realized that the Queen Mother had misunderstood that she was interested in the emperor. She could not deny it, so she could only endure the discomfort in her heart and obey the Queen Mother’s words.

Seeing that she was obedient and sensible, the Queen Mother nodded repeatedly.Then she changed the topic again, “The Queen, does she know that the regent who disappeared on the same day as you is back?”

Yan Zhaozhao raised her head at the right time, and the doubts in her eyes were clearly visible.”After returning to my mother, I have been feeling unwell for the past few days and have not left the palace. I do not know that His Highness the Regent is back.”

The Queen Mother had no doubts. When she mentioned Xie Ciyan, her face became gloomy and her voice became much colder.”The regent of our Dasheng Dynasty is very majestic.”

This morning, Xie Ciyan ranked first among the ministers.After waiting for a long time, there was no sign of the emperor coming to court. The courtiers seemed to be used to it. They shook their heads and sighed, but no one dared to say a word about the emperor.

The words of thanks sent people to invite the emperor. If he didn’t come back, he would invite him again.After not coming back for a second time, Xie Ciyan still asked for another invitation without changing his expression, as if he would not give up until the emperor was invited.The emperor was so annoyed that he had already lost interest in meeting Yan Zhiyi and Long Yunzhenyu. He was so annoyed by the eunuch sent by the regent to treat him that he put on his dragon robe with unresolved desire and walked slowly to the court.

After the courtiers greeted him, the emperor sat on the dragon chair and looked directly at Xie Ciyan with a captivating gaze.”I wonder why the regent has invited me here several times?” The emperor’s eyes narrowed slightly, with a trace of danger flashing in his eyes.”Furthermore, the regent doesn’t think it’s time to explain to me why you disappeared for no reason that autumn and didn’t come back to the palace until now?!”

Xie Ciyan took a step forward and bowed to him.”Back to the emperor, I want to inform you of this matter today, and this also includes the emperor’s intention to build a palace outside the palace.”

After hearing about the construction of the palace, the emperor suddenly became interested and said, “Say.”

“Your Majesty, the construction of the palace cannot be implemented at all.” His voice was flat and without any waves, as if he was just telling things calmly.

“Presumptuous!” The emperor slapped his big palm on the desk angrily, and the courtiers below hurriedly knelt down one by one, not even daring to raise their heads.”It is imperative for me to build the palace. Whoever dares to persuade you again will have his head killed!”

“Your Majesty, calm down.” After hearing the emperor’s words, all the courtiers lowered their heads, pressed their lips tightly, and said nothing.Only Xie Ciyan was still standing in the palace, bending slightly, arranging his words with his hands, and said without being humble or overbearing: “Please allow me to finish my words first.”

The emperor suppressed his anger and clenched his palms into fists, so hard that the veins on the back of his hands were clearly visible.”Okay, I’ll let you say it.”

“The reason why I suddenly disappeared in the woods of Qiuwei not long ago is because a cable report informed me that the great enemy country Fengguo has formed an alliance with the northern Anguo.”

The emperor looked stern and tightened his palms.”What did you say?!”

As soon as these words came out, even the courtiers below raised their heads and whispered to each other.

“The situation was urgent. I didn’t have time to report it to the emperor, so I went to Anguo personally with the person who sent the message to check whether the news was accurate.”

“What’s the result?” At this time, the emperor was no longer interested in investigating why Xie Ciyan suddenly disappeared into the Qiuwei hunting ground that day. His mind was filled with news about the alliance between Fengguo and Anguo.Feng’an and Anguo have always been a major concern for Dasheng Dynasty. Compared with Anguo’s bid to hide its power and bide its time, Fengguo has been constantly raising troops to attack his Shengguo.Only because Xie Ciyan led the troops to fight here and defeated them steadily, Chang’an of the prosperous country was gained.

But now, these two major worries of Shengguo have quietly formed an alliance, with the obvious purpose of attacking his Shengguo.

“Feng’an and Feng’an have indeed formed an alliance.” The whole court was in an uproar, and the only voice in the noisy court was Xie Ciyan’s cold voice.”Your Majesty, the alliance of enemy countries is ahead. If our Dasheng Dynasty still spends a lot of money to build palaces at this moment, there will be only one end.”

He did not continue talking, but everyone in the court knew what would happen.The treasury is already empty. If money is invested in building the palace at this time, Shengguo will have no money, food and soldiers. When the two countries of Feng’an and Feng’an attack together, they will only be defeated or even destroyed.

The emperor obviously thought of this. Compared with building a palace, putting money on grain and grass to defend the prosperous country was the most important thing at hand.His face changed again and again, and he was in a very depressed mood, but he had no reason to get angry at Xie Ciyan. He could only hold a breath in his throat, and his whole person became gloomy.

After a while, he gritted his teeth and said, “The palace matters will be put on hold for now.”

After that, the emperor rolled up his sleeves and stood up to leave.

This matter reached the ears of the Queen Mother early on. Although she did not agree with the emperor’s construction of the palace, she did not oppose him as much as the courtiers.Mother and son are connected, and she knows that everything the emperor does is just a whim. When the mood passes, she can persuade him and the matter will be over.

But this morning, Xie Ciyan stole all the limelight during the court meeting, causing him to lose face in front of the courtiers.This move, in the eyes of the courtiers, meant that the emperor only cares about his affairs every day, but does not even know about the alliance between Feng’an and Feng’an. These matters that should be known to the emperor and discussed with the courtiers have fallen to Xie Ciyan.

With such a comparison, the courtiers would only feel that Xie Ciyan was more capable of governing and on a par with the emperor.

The Queen Mother was furious and wanted to quickly let Yan Zhaozhao and the emperor give birth to an eldest son. Even if one day Xie Ci Yanzhen had a different intention, she would still have the emperor’s heir as a bargaining chip.

She looked at Yan Zhaozhao and said, “Now that Xie Ciyan has gradually established prestige among the courtiers, you are the empress of our great dynasty, and you should be consistent with the emperor in dealing with the outside world. Giving birth to your eldest son is a matter of great benefit and no harm to you and the emperor.”

The Queen Mother took a sip of hot tea and said, “The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon, and the Ai family wants to host a Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet this year.” She looked at Yan Zhaozhao, and the hint in her eyes became more obvious, “The Queen will discuss with the Emperor how to organize this year’s Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet.”

The drunkard’s intention was not to drink. The Queen Mother had never thought about the Mid-Autumn Festival. She was just looking for a reason for her to take the initiative to cultivate a relationship with the emperor.

Yan Zhaozhao suppressed her thoughts, bowed to the Queen Mother, and responded against her will.”Yes, Queen Mother.”