After the concubine ran away, the cold prince lost control

Chapter 428 You are such a traitor
The snow this winter was particularly frequent. It fell heavily as if there was no end. In just half a day, the imperial city with layers of mountains turned into a sea of ​​white.

The snow was getting heavier and heavier. If there was no important errand, the palace servants would hide in the palace. On the empty palace road, the "creaking" sound of the emperor's carriage rolling over the snow seemed particularly loud.

The imperial carriage came out of the Qinzheng Hall, passed by the Empress Dowager's Chonghua Hall, then passed by the Queen's Jiaofang Hall, and stopped directly in front of Lady Li's Zhaoyang Hall.

Without waiting for the eunuchs to come forward, the young emperor jumped off the imperial carriage.

Perhaps because he was in a hurry, he slipped as he strode towards Zhaoyang Palace, and nearly fell. Fortunately, the eunuch beside him supported the emperor steadily, saying, "Your Majesty, please be careful, the road is slippery in the snow, Your Majesty, please go slowly."

Zhao Pan shook off the official's hand and said, "How can I not be anxious when Li'er is like this?"

When Lady Li was mentioned, the eunuch couldn't help shrinking his neck and said, "Your Majesty, please take a look at Lady Li and come out as soon as possible. If the Queen Mother knows, she will be angry again."

"If you want to be angry, then be angry." Zhao Pan threw his sleeves in annoyance and said, "I rode the imperial carriage past Chonghua Palace today in broad daylight just to let you know."

As he spoke, the young emperor became more and more angry, and his voice trembled: "I've had enough, I've had enough a long time ago, mother, uncle, Lu family, I've had enough of their oppression."

The eunuch was frightened when he saw this and hurriedly advised: "Oh, your majesty, please keep your voice down."

As he spoke, he looked around and lowered his voice and said, "The Regent has countless ears and eyes in this palace. If your Majesty's words were to reach the Regent's ears, it would be disastrous."

Hearing this, Zhao Pan suddenly stopped, looked up at the sky with a desolate look on his face. After taking a deep breath, he finally calmed down and started walking again.

When the emperor arrived, the tightly closed gate of Huayang Palace opened wide, and as soon as Zhao Pan stepped into the inner hall, Lady Li threw herself into his arms.

The woman had her hair loose and wore only a thin middle-length shirt. Her thin body made her bulging belly stand out even more.

"Li'er, what are you doing?" Zhao Pan hugged his favorite concubine, his face full of heartache: "How could you be so desperate that you actually wanted to commit suicide? If you die, what will I do?"

Lady Li burst into tears and choked up as she replied, "I will die sooner or later anyway, so my death is not a pity. I originally thought that if I could give birth to your majesty's child, I would die. They all want me to die, so the worst that can happen is that I will give them my life."

As she spoke, she trembled and touched her belly: "But now the child is five months old and has begun to move. Your Majesty, the child moves in my belly every day. Every night, I dream of him. He always cries to me and says he doesn't want to die. He says a child without a mother can't survive in this palace."

Madam Li raised her tearful eyes and looked at Zhao Pan: "Your Majesty, the Queen must have her own prince in the future. Which woman would not be partial to her own flesh and blood? The imperial physician diagnosed that this concubine is pregnant with a prince. With the eldest prince in front of him, how can people not be afraid of him?"

"Rather than letting my son be framed and tortured, it would be better for me to take him with me and die."

The woman cried as she spoke, and in the end she almost fainted in Zhao Pan's arms.

Zhao Pan was so heartbroken by her crying that he gritted his teeth and said angrily, "It's all my fault for being useless."

"Your Majesty, please don't say that." Madam Li hugged Zhao Pan and choked up, "The Regent holds great power. He has been in power for many years and has deep roots. Your Majesty is still young. In terms of scheming and scheming, you are no match for him. Besides, Lu Ji has the Queen Mother's support. You are a filial son, so even if you want to get rid of the treacherous people, you still have many concerns."

Zhao Pan was touched on his sore spot and he sighed heavily: "Li'er, you are the only one who understands my distress. I am so frustrated as an emperor." Although Madam Li tried her best to keep her suicide plan a secret, Empress Dowager Lu heard about it within a few days.

Empress Dowager Lu gave many holiday gifts to the mansion. This day happened to be the Little New Year, so Qin Xiaoning personally prepared some exquisite food and went to the palace to visit the Empress Dowager.

The aunt and sister-in-law were talking in the hall when a female official came in and reported directly to Empress Dowager Lu about Madam Li's attempted suicide without telling Qin Xiaoning.

"Huayang Palace kept the news a secret. I only learned about it yesterday and immediately went to investigate. Madam Li sent away the palace servants and hanged herself. Fortunately, she was accidentally spotted by a young palace maid and was saved. Your Majesty went there with great fanfare the day before yesterday because he had heard the news and went to visit. I heard that when His Majesty met Madam Li, they both cried for a long time."

When Empress Dowager Lu heard this, she was so angry that she smashed the cups and bowls.

"Go and invite His Majesty to me right now." Empress Dowager Lu said angrily, "As an emperor, you are so foolish that you are controlled by a woman."

"Your Majesty, there is no need to send anyone to invite me. I am here on my own."

As he spoke, Zhao Pan rushed into the inner hall aggressively, regardless of the obstruction of the palace servants outside.

Empress Dowager Lu looked at her son and snorted heavily, "You are well-informed."

Zhao Pan smiled coldly: "No matter how well-informed I am, I am still not as good as my mother. I have already issued a strict decree regarding Li Er's matter, but didn't my mother still know about it?"

Empress Dowager Lu glanced at her son and said, "So you are here to confront me about that woman?"

"How dare my son?" Zhao Pan just sat down on the chair with a gloomy face: "I am just a figurehead emperor, and I will be controlled by you everywhere."

When saying this last sentence, Zhao Pan glanced at Qin Xiaoning inadvertently out of the corner of his eye.

Qin Xiaoning pretended not to see it and only comforted Empress Dowager Lu, "Don't be angry, elder sister. If you have anything to say, please talk to her nicely."

Queen Mother Lu had a hot temper. Seeing her son going against her like this, how could she not be angry? It was only after Qin Xiaoning persuaded her that she suppressed her anger. She asked Zhao Pan, "Madam Li has ulterior motives. Can't you see that? She is trying to commit suicide just to force you."

Zhao Pan turned around after hearing this and looked at Empress Dowager Lu with anger in his eyes: "She forced me?"

As he spoke, he laughed wildly twice: "The Queen Mother wanted her to die, and she has already promised to die after giving birth to the child. Since the beginning, it has always been others who forced her, and she has never forced others."

Empress Dowager Lu's suppressed anger was completely irritated by her son. She slammed the table in anger and said, "Are you blind? You can't see through this woman's tricks at all?"

Zhao Pan snorted heavily and retorted, "I really don't understand. I have already married the daughter of the Lu family as you wished. I just want to have a woman I like by my side. Why does this bother you? Why do you force her to die?"

Empress Dowager Lu pointed at Zhao Pan, her hands shaking with anger: "You are such a rebellious son, such a rebellious son."