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Han Ziqian stood up and turned his back, trying to calm down the shock and anger in his heart.

The Queen Mother stared at Han Ziqian's back in shame.While the heart becomes cold, it also becomes hard.

The Queen Mother was about to threaten Han Ziqian's sister when she heard Han Ziqian call out dullly, "Sister."

"Are you calling me Senior Sister?" The Queen Mother was delighted.

"Yes. You are my senior sister and the most proud disciple of my master. When I was learning chess, my master often mentioned your genius and understanding." Han Ziqian's voice became soothing when he mentioned his master. "At that time, I used my senior sister as my role model. "

After hearing about the master, the blushing thoughts in the Queen Mother's heart quickly dissipated, and the old man with a white beard who was as elegant and carefree as the banished immortal appeared in her mind, and those days when she learned chess in the garden under the guidance of the master.

Han Ziqian suddenly turned around, holding a white round pill in his hand, "Senior Sister, this is the Qingxin Pill refined by Master. It can temporarily suppress the cold poison in Senior Sister's body, making you feel no pain, but after an hour It will stop working and the pain will get worse. Do you want to take it?"

Qingxin Dan is also cold in nature. After taking it for a period of time, it will intensify and catalyze the onset of cold poison, so the condition will worsen and the intensity of the pain will double.

The Queen Mother hesitated for a moment, then silently took the pill and swallowed it.To her, a moment of pain-free peace was extremely precious.

Han Ziqian whispered, "If Master is still here, he must be very sad."

The Queen Mother looked away, tugged on her clothes, and pulled the quilt over her body. After being silent for a long time, she said, "Maybe she will scold me for being shameless."

Han Ziqian shook his head, "Master would not say that. He would only be heartbroken and would advise senior sister that there is no end to the sea of ​​suffering and that when you turn around, you will be safe."

"Is it possible to turn around?" The Queen Mother's face became extremely gloomy.

Can we turn back time? Can we pretend everything last night didn't happen?
Han Ziqian sighed: "It's not too late to turn back now. Did the imperial doctor tell the Queen Mother that the Queen Mother was suffering from cold poison? There are detailed records in Master's notes."

As he spoke, Han Ziqian took out a small thread-bound book from his sleeve, turned to one of the pages, and showed it to the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother took the book in astonishment. She had not seen the master's handsome and elegant handwriting for a long time. When she saw it again after many years, it was strange and kind.

Helplessly, the Queen Mother shivered violently in pain and dropped the notebook to the ground.

Han Ziqian picked it up and lightly dusted it, "Sister, let me read it to you."

He read the entire contents of Master's notes about cold poison to the Queen Mother. Although the Queen Mother was still in pain physically, her mind was normal and awake.

From Han Ziqian's point of view, hiding it will only make things worse.Only by facing the truth can people make rational decisions.

After hearing this, the Queen Mother turned pale and was speechless.

Han Ziqian: "There is no cure for the cold poison. Now you should think carefully about what to do. Should you continue to suffer like this for who knows how many years and months, or should you simply commit suicide and save face for yourself and the emperor."

He turned around and looked at the window that was completely bright, "Today's situation is probably what Li Beiwang wants. He just wants to murder people and completely destroy you and the Holy One. Senior sister, you will be in pain, and you can't live but die." , and your reputation has been ruined. Senior sister, you have managed to survive today, allowing the emperor to successfully ascend the throne, and you have become the supreme person. Are you going to ruin it all with your own hands now, causing pain to your loved ones and happiness to your enemies? "

The Queen Mother raised her tearful eyes and frowned, "No, you are wrong. The Ai family wanted to die last night, but they were stopped. No one dared to let the Ai family die. As the Queen Mother, the Ai family actively wanted to die. Such extravagant hope. They want Aijia to live, so Aijia can only live."

Han Ziqian suddenly asked, "Senior sister, if we can end it now decently and retain the dignity of the Queen Mother. Senior sister, do you have the reason?"

The Queen Mother looked at Han Ziqian in disbelief. She couldn't figure out why Han Ziqian wanted her to die. "Why? The emperor sent you here?" Han Ziqian shook his head, "No. I just don't want to watch my senior sister in such pain. In the end, Become a laughing stock. I don’t want the late emperor to be humiliated and humiliated. I don’t want the always filial emperor to see his mother like this.”

At this time, the Qingxin Pill that the Queen Mother had taken had gradually taken effect. The Queen Mother's pain had eased a lot, her face was as calm as water, and reason had gained the upper hand in her mind.

She began to feel remorseful and sick about her absurdity last night.She felt that Han Ziqian seemed to know about this.

In fact, Han Ziqian didn't know about this.He just saw through human nature.

Faced with the huge temptation to get rid of pain, the cage of reason is not so strong, and the outer skin of human nature is often lifted, revealing the most primitive animality inside.

Han Ziqian continued, "Yesterday, the emperor also announced to the world that there was an auspicious and auspicious scene in the world of Buddha in Cining Palace. In a few days, he will lead hundreds of officials to hold a ceremony to pray for blessings and ward off disasters to restore people's hearts and unite public opinion. It is said that the Queen Mother practices piously. , the emperor is benevolent and filial, and this kind of auspiciousness will appear. If the news that the queen mother is poisoned by cold is used by someone with ulterior motives, and rumors spread that should not be true, will everyone still believe auspiciousness? Will the emperor become a man of the world? The butt of laughter?”

The Queen Mother was frightened.But people have an instinctive fear of death, and the more people are about to die, the more so.All the previous heroic words about not being afraid of death were in vain.

She asked reluctantly, "But Mrs. Jiang has many miraculous medicines. The Aijia took the detoxifying pills and life-saving pills she gave her, and the pain got better. Maybe if you endure it for a few more days, the cold poison will be resolved."

Han Ziqian smiled slightly, that cold-hearted woman had so many good things.

I'm afraid he's not a fool. He cares so deeply about the royal family. Do you think that the more you do for the Queen Mother, the more favor you will gain from the Queen Mother?She didn't understand the Queen Mother's temperament very well, and how sinister the people in the harem were.

He asked curiously, "Then Jiang saved senior sister's life. How will senior sister repay Jiang?"

The Queen Mother raised her eyebrows and sneered, "In less than a month, the emperor went behind the back of the Ai family and promoted her to the fourth rank of Jieyu. How else should she repay her? She is just a businesswoman. The royal family has already given her tremendous wealth. "

He looked at Han Ziqian rather unhappily, "What do you think?"

Han Ziqian nodded slightly, "I also thought that as a businesswoman, it would be really fast to reach the fourth rank Jieyu in a short period of time. But the price is too high."

They say the same thing, but think from a completely different angle, expressing completely opposite meanings.

The Queen Mother looked at Han Ziqian doubtfully: "Why do you say this?"

Han Ziqian spoke calmly, with a hint of regret in his brows, "Her family in Beijing was wiped out last night, and her sister Jiang Jinxiu was stabbed to death by Princess Wei."

The Queen Mother suddenly burst out laughing, "Princess Wei? Hahahahahaha. Princess Wei is the younger sister of both of them. So the sisters kill each other? It's so funny, so funny. Hahahahaha. Spend the lives of a whole family in exchange for I'm afraid the position I came here means that I will be sent to heaven. Will she be able to feel at ease in this life? The Ai family originally wanted to kill her, but now they feel it is unnecessary. It's really ridiculous!"

He laughed so hard, as if he had seen the biggest joke in the world.

Han Ziqian silently felt sad for Jiang Yuebai.She must not have thought that the person she devoted her life to protecting would be laughing at the tragic death of their family.

If that fool of hers finds out one day, will she regret it or be angry?
Han Ziqian couldn't help but said: "But she saved you many times."

The Empress Dowager showed a sarcastic look and said disapprovingly, "So what? The Ai family is the Empress Dowager, and she should have saved the Ai family. She only did these things because she was humble. People always have to fight for what they want. Things pay for themselves.”

Han Ziqian was speechless, stroking the dark green embroidery trim on his sleeves, "Now that the Queen Mother looks much better, I will go and ask the eunuch to come in and change the mattress, and give the Queen Mother clean clothes."

At this moment, he felt that the pain and torture suffered by the Queen Mother may not necessarily mean that good will be rewarded with good, and evil will be rewarded with evil, retribution for retribution.