Concubine's true colors

Chapter 574
As soon as she saw Ji Lingfeng coming out from behind the screen, Empress Chen immediately glared at him with an angry face, and then said extremely dissatisfied:

"Mo Feng, you can see clearly from behind the screen just now. It's all your good idea. It's a good idea to ask Aijia to persuade King Yongchang to support me to listen to politics behind the curtain. But now it's over, you The Ai family didn't see the power of the government and the public. On the contrary, it completely wiped my face. You said how the Ai family should punish you, so that you can relieve the anger in your heart."

When Empress Chen reprimanded Ji Lingfeng, Xiangping, who had just gone to the side hall to avoid suspicion after seeing King Yongchang leave, returned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation accompanied by Yu An.

And as soon as she entered the palace, Xiangping saw the way Empress Chen glared at Ji Lingfeng, and immediately she felt very distressed, and hurried forward to intercede and said:
"Mother, please calm down. For the sake of Mo Feng's ability and loyalty, you can't really punish him for an occasional mistake. Besides, the emperor would rather believe that he knows his goddaughter, and Brother Seven is only half of my bloodline." Prince, but you don't want to ask you to come to govern and listen to the court. Speaking of which, the emperor is so confused, he doesn't think about my royal family at all. He is so ignorant, it is hard for Mo Feng to predict, and that is understandable what."

Empress Dowager Chen has always loved her daughter Xiangping the most, so she was persuaded by the other party, and she also knew the importance of Ji Lingfeng as a think tank.

Therefore, it can be seen that after taking a deep breath, Empress Dowager Chen took advantage of Xiangping's words to not talk about punishment.

When she returned to the chair from the new seat, Queen Chen couldn't help frowning and said unwillingly:

"Now it seems that it is impossible to ask King Yongchang to help. Mo Feng, do you have any other good ways to let the Ai family can smoothly listen to the government behind the curtain. Why does the old prince not understand the painstaking efforts of the empress? This country is my son. Yes, rather than letting someone else take care of it, naturally my mother, the empress, would be the last one to harm Xianrui. When he recovers and can manage the government, can the Ai family occupy the imperial power and not return it?"

Hearing what Queen Chen said, Ji Lingfeng couldn't help but sneered.

In fact, no matter how righteous the empress dowager's words were, the greed for imperial power could not be concealed in the words of the other party.

Although he knew this, Ji Lingfeng didn't point it out, and he even wished that Empress Chen would take power, because it meant that his power would become bigger and bigger.

Ji Lingfeng even felt that Empress Chen was so stupid that sooner or later the power he controlled would eventually surpass her.

At that time, it doesn't matter if the imperial power is the Zhou family's world, as long as Ji Lingfeng has power over the court, he must be the real emperor of this dynasty.

But although Ji Lingfeng had great desires in his heart, he also knew that it was not time to show it.

And now, Empress Chen has to make good use of it, so facing the empress dowager's question, he couldn't help but immediately bowed and replied:

"It's really not easy for the empress dowager to devote herself to the court and society, but if you want to listen to the government behind the curtain, one of the ways is to get the support of the royal family. And the king of Yongchang is indeed the best candidate, but now it seems that this way is not feasible gone."

Having said that, Ji Lingfeng paused, then turned his head to look at Zhou Xianrui who was still in a coma on the dragon couch.

Then a feminine and calculating look flashed across his eyes, and he continued to speak in a bewitching tone:
"However, even if the King of Yongchang is unwilling to help, as long as the emperor personally orders the queen mother to be the supervisor of the country. From the royal family to the former court and the harem, whoever dares to be meaningful is disrespectful, and the empress can naturally listen to the government behind the curtain. Yes. It’s just that His Majesty doesn’t know when he will wake up now. If this method is feasible, he must give the Emperor a drug of tiger and wolf to wake him up temporarily. However, drinking heavy medicine will definitely hurt the body. Do you want to Doing so will have to be decided by the Empress Dowager.”

The so-called medicine for tigers and wolves is generally extremely effective.

But most of them are given to people who are critically ill, so that they can wake up for a while, say a few last words with their family members, and then pass away without regret.

Therefore, in ordinary times, doctors would not prescribe this kind of medicine randomly. Although the medicine is effective in a short period of time, it is extremely detrimental to the human body, and the side effects are too huge.

And Empress Dowager Chen has lived in the palace for a long time, and naturally she has seen her dying concubine take this kind of medicine, so she naturally knows the power of it.

Zhou Xianrui was her own son, although the Empress Dowager Chen did have a little desire for power in her heart.

But she was not so frantic that she gave Zhou Xianrui the medicine of tiger and wolf in order to listen to politics behind the curtain, so she flatly refused without even thinking about it.

But Empress Chen's original intention was that she couldn't bear to harm her parents and children, but she still had Xiangping, a demagogic daughter, by her side.

Therefore, seeing Empress Chen's disapproval, after Xiangping exchanged eyes with Ji Lingfeng, his eye circles turned red immediately, and then said with tears in his eyes:
"Mother, you said what happened to my Dazhou. First, the father died in the rebellion. Now that the Xue family of the prime minister's mansion has been expelled, the emperor's brother has fallen ill again. You feel sorry for your brother. Xiang'er feels the same, but if If you don't give the emperor the medicine of tiger and wolf, then we will have to watch the government fall into the hands of the seventh brother. It's not that my daughter doesn't believe in the seventh brother, but if he takes power and supervises the country with the support of the emperor Yongchang, it is very likely that Jinxuan will die. Taking advantage of the situation to intervene in politics, this is what my daughter is most worried about. After all, don't forget your mother, the other party is a descendant of the Beirong royal family."

If this person has a high-sounding reason and motive before committing evil, he will feel that what he is doing is reasonable, and even feels that he is saving the common people.

Empress Chen didn't want to hurt Zhou Xianrui just now, but after Xiangping's awe-inspiring high hats were buckled down, the empress dowager, who had always been obsessed with power, was immediately shaken.

After all, Empress Chen has always had a knot in her heart. She was always secretly comparing herself with the dead Xue Yi, and felt that only by surpassing him could she be more like an empress dowager.

Therefore, regarding Xue Yi's overshadowing of the harem in the past, Empress Chen can be said to be a model now, and she feels that only she has power in the government, and all civil and military officials must obey her orders, so that the deposed empress dowager can be stabilized.

Therefore, Hui Xiangping's bewitching words are the last stone that overwhelms the little conscience in Chen Hou's heart. What love for his son and the inability of the harem to interfere in politics have become unimportant at this moment.

Therefore, it can be seen that the hesitation in Chen Hou's eyes disappeared, and he immediately called Ji Lingfengxuan's confidant Liang Taiyi to come over, and secretly gave Zhou Xianrui the medicine of tiger and wolf.

Even if Queen Mother Chen knew that by doing so, she was completely exhausting Zhou Xianrui's body.

But now she has the right reasons and excuses in mind, so she doesn't feel that she is wrong at all.

On the contrary, Empress Chen felt that all she did now was forced by Xiao Jinxuan and Zhou Xianyu.

And Empress Dowager Chen even subconsciously avoided thinking that everything she did now was for the great Zhou court, for the consolidation of the country, and she had no choice but to hurt Zhou Xianrui.

Just when Empress Chen was advising herself countless times in her heart that she was not willing to do all of this, and she wished to put all the responsibility on Xiao Jinxuan.

Doctor Liang, who followed orders, had already given Zhou Xianrui all the decoction.

So it didn't take long this time, Zhou Xianrui slowly opened his eyes after a raving.

After all, it was his own child, even if Empress Chen was bewitched by Xiangping and agreed to give Zhou Xianrui the medicine of tiger and wolf under the influence of desire for power in her heart.

But this will see the son wake up, and Chen Hou, who has been worried for several days, still shed tears, with a concerned expression on his face.

And Zhou Xianrui, who just woke up, couldn't help frowning and asked immediately after his mind cleared up:

"Queen, why are you all here? I remember that after I saw Jinxuan, my eyes went dark and I didn't know anything. Now it seems that I have been in a coma for some time. I don't know if I can return to the past Stable, is there any important political affairs that need to be dealt with."

Maybe Zhou Xianrui has become more suspicious and unreasonable since he ascended the throne, but it is undeniable that Emperor Ming did not misjudge his son back then.

Moreover, Zhou Xianrui was so concerned about the country and the people that he just woke up and didn't even care about his own actions. He could indeed be called a good emperor who was diligent in governing and caring for the people.

But when he heard the other party's words, seeing that Empress Chen would cry so much that she couldn't even utter a complete sentence, Xiangping couldn't help but hurriedly said with concern:
"Brother Huang, you scared the imperial sister and the queen mother to death. You have been in a coma for five days. But now the imperial uncle Yongchang and the seventh brother are under the supervision of the government, so don't worry."

Having said that, Xiangping immediately glanced at Ji Lingfeng who was standing behind, and the other party immediately handed over a bowl of soup.

After receiving the medicine, Xiangping couldn't help looking at Zhou Xianrui again, with a friendly smile on his face, and said in a very sweet voice:
"Brother Huang, don't think about anything else now, the most important thing is to rest in peace of mind. The imperial doctor has already said that this time, my brother fell into a coma because of excessive work and worry, and the damage to the heart and lungs caused a high fever. Not awake. So although Brother Huang has not woken up these few days, Zhaoyang Palace sent you the decoction inherited from Ding Lao, but you have not stopped taking it for a day. Jinxuan also sent the medicine today, since Brother is awake, why don't you take it quickly, it will be faster if it is so good."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiangping handed the medicine to Empress Chen who was sitting near the dragon couch.

Then he looked at Xiangping, and immediately acted extremely considerate, and stepped forward to personally help Zhou Xianrui get up.

Zhou Xianrui couldn't help feeling warm about this younger sister's actions, and immediately nodded with a smile, letting the other party help him.

Perhaps it was because Xiangping was not strong enough, or because he was not careful, he saw her to help Zhou Xianrui up, and his body staggered, and he took several steps backwards unsteadily.

As a result, she happened to collide with Queen Chen who was sitting at the side.

Unprepared, Ben was thinking about how to get Zhou Xianrui to agree with Queen Chen, who was listening to the government behind the curtain, and the decoction she was holding fell to the ground with a flick of her hand.

And it doesn't count if the medicine is spilled. Looking at this meeting, the clothes of Xiangping and Empress Chen have been dripped with thick and bitter medicine stains.

As for Xiangping at this meeting, seeing that she had gotten into trouble and spilled Zhou Xianrui's medicine, she immediately knelt down on the ground ignoring the medicine juice all over the floor.

But just when Xiangping put her hands on the ground and was about to apologize to Zhou Xianrui, she suddenly let out a cry of astonishment, and then even raised her right hand.

Immediately afterwards, Xiangping pointed with his left hand. The originally exquisite silver bracelet on her right wrist would turn black due to the stains on her right wrist. She immediately shouted in horror:

"Look, brother, the decoction sent by Zhaoyang Palace is poisonous. Brother Huang, Xiao Jinxuan wants to assassinate you, and she wants to kill the king."

(End of this chapter)