About the fact that the heir of Huajian School is a girl

Logically speaking, the Crown Prince should be made Regent at this time as a last resort.

But the emperor is the empress dowager's son after all. Compared with the crown prince, who is his grandson, the emperor is definitely closer to her. The empress's suggestion that the crown prince be regent is bound to create resentment between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

With such a smart queen protecting him, the road ahead for the prince will indeed be smoother.

Li Qingcha leaned against the crack in the curtain and peeked inside.

The empress dowager, who was sitting in the main seat, was wearing casual clothes, holding a teacup in both hands. She looked gloomy and her brows were almost wrinkled into the shape of the Chinese character "川".

At her right hand sat the Queen,

The queen was bright and stunning. She should be nearly fifty years old, but she looked no more than a beauty in her thirties. Her rigid and serious make-up made her look a little old-fashioned.

Li Qingcha was surprised that the queen even wore a phoenix crown.

According to the Daxia Hui Dian, the empress usually did not wear the phoenix crown unless there were major festivals or ceremonies, because the phoenix crown was covered with countless gems and weighed more than three kilograms. If she made a big move, she would have to take off her hat.

Unexpectedly, the queen wore it steadily. She must have practiced in front of the mirror a lot.

Li Qingcha pulled the corner of his mouth.

This woman is probably greedy for power and status.

She glanced to the side again, but didn't see Sirou because her figure was perfectly hidden by the door curtain.

At this time, the Queen Mother sipped her tea and said, "Alas... I thought those scholars could not stand the cold and hunger, but I didn't expect that they would fight a protracted war and block the gate outside the palace every day."

The Queen sighed and said, "This matter had better be resolved quickly."

"how?"

"Although it's snowing outside and there are fewer people on the street, the truth can't be concealed. Moreover, it has been brewing for four days. The people must know about the officials blocking the palace, so they are bound to make random guesses."

"How does the Queen think this should be resolved?"

"This……"

The Queen only said it was a problem, but didn't say how to solve it. She was very good at pushing and pulling.

Finally, it was thrown back to the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother opened her mouth, wanting to say something.

Li Qingcha cleared his throat.

"Cough cough..."

She turned around and nodded to the maid.

The maid immediately understood and sang: "Li Qingcha, Marquis of Wuding, wants to see you."

For a moment, the nave fell silent.

After a long while, the Queen Mother's voice sounded,

"Xuan."

Li Qingcha lifted the door curtain, stepped forward and bowed, "Your Highness, Li Qingcha, pays respects to the Queen Mother and the Empress."

The Queen Mother looked at her.

"You are indeed a handsome young man. Hurry up and stand up."

"Yes!"

Li Qingcha stood up and glanced in Sirou's direction with his eyes lowered.

After not seeing her for a long time, Her Royal Highness the Princess seemed to have lost some weight. Her originally round chin had become more pointed, revealing a bit of seductiveness.

She didn't look at Li Qingcha, but said to the Queen Mother: "Grandmother, this Marquis Wu Ding is very powerful~"

The Queen Mother said, "How could Sirou, who was in the inner palace, hear the affairs of the outer ministers? I think what Marquis Wu Ding did was indeed unique, otherwise he would not have been granted the title of Marquis at such a young age."

Sirou took advantage of the opportunity and started talking about Li Qingcha's achievements.

Criminal law, Bozhou, autumn hunting, running a school...

Li Qingcha supported him and said that this was all due to the emperor's leadership and his ability to identify talents.

The two of them chatted back and forth, their speeches were so eloquent that the empress dowager nodded repeatedly and finally a smile appeared on her lips.

The queen's eyes wandered between Sirou and Li Qingcha, her brows furrowed.

She coughed lightly,

"Mother, there is still work to do."

Chapter 616 Changes

The Queen Mother was still in high spirits, but she still forced the topic back.

"Marquis Wu Ding, the matter of the officials kneeling to remonstrate was only resolved successfully thanks to your intervention. I would like to thank you here."

Li Qingcha bowed,

"Your Majesty, you have wronged me."

"Now the question... well, what do you think?"

"I have just returned to the capital, and I have not yet fully grasped what is happening in the capital. I have only heard some gossip from Chu Daxueshi, and I dare not make any rash judgments. I would like to go to the Qianqing Palace."

In fact, it should be said that "a country cannot be without a king for a day." Even the mature and prudent Chu Zhongtian would say so.

But Li Qingcha always felt that things were not simple.

The queen gnashed her teeth in hatred.

She was very clear about the danger of Li Qingcha. Let's not talk about anything else, just take the skeleton case for example. He was able to follow the clues within one day. Even the most experienced criminal expert could not do it.

The queen coughed lightly.

"It is normal for the Marquis to want to find out the situation in the capital first, but this matter cannot be delayed for too long."

Li Qingcha smiled and said, "What is it?"

The queen was choked by this sentence.

The Queen Mother looked at Li Qingcha and realized that this young man looked harmless, but in fact he was round on the outside but square on the inside, with sharp edges and corners.

The old man said: "What Marquis Wu Ding is thinking and worrying about is not without reason. If you want to go to the Palace of Heavenly Purity, then go ahead."

The Queen asked, "How should we explain this to the officials?"

"Just wait."

"..."

The queen was speechless and looked at Li Qingcha expressionlessly.

Of course, Li Qingcha pretended not to see it.

"My lord, please retire."

The Queen Mother waved her hands wearily.

"Go."

Then he turned to Sirou and said, "Sirou, take Wu Dinghou with you."

Si Rou bows,

"promise."

The two of them left the Renshou Palace together and walked towards the Qianqing Palace.

Call ~

Li Qingcha let out a long sigh, quickly followed the princess, leaned over and whispered: "Si Rou, I..."

Unexpectedly, Sirou interrupted coldly: "Let's talk about business first."

Li Qingcha was stunned.

"Angry?"

"Let's get down to business first."

Sirou still said the same thing.

Li Qingcha could only nod helplessly and asked, "Si Rou, do you think the emperor is really just sick? If not, who is the mastermind behind this, the crown prince or the second prince?"

Sirou shook her head.

"I don't know that either. But since the supervisor has determined that it is a difficult disease, I think it should be correct."

There was a hint of hesitation in her tone, as if she was holding back.

Li Qingcha looked around.

There were many palace guards around, and although they all kept their eyes peeled, there was no guarantee that there might not be spies from other palaces among them. Sirou's cautiousness was understandable.

She asked again: "What do you think of the Queen..."

Sirou could understand the rest of the words without any explanation.

Her Royal Highness sighed.

“It’s hard to get off a tiger.”

"how to say?"

"After the emperor got into trouble, the prince took care of him without taking off his clothes, and even swore that he would not move out of the Palace of Heavenly Purity until the emperor recovered. His filial piety is evident to all."

"Filial piety is the most important virtue. That's normal."

Anyone could hear the sarcasm in Li Qingcha's tone.

At this moment, she finally understood why the Queen had not mentioned a word about the Crown Prince being the Regent. It was because she had played the game too high before, and now she couldn't stop it.

Then, there are only two options for the queen.

1. Let the Queen Mother nominate the Crown Prince to be the regent;

2. Let all officials nominate the crown prince to govern the country.

All in all, she and the prince must not be mentioned, otherwise all the filial piety shown before would become a show.

Si Rou glanced at Li Qingcha and said, "Originally, the Imperial Grandmother was going to accompany the Imperial Father, but I didn't expect... Humph!"

Li Qingcha was curious.

"how?"

"Every time my grandmother went to the Qianqing Palace, there were at least five princes waiting there, plus the imperial doctors from the Imperial Hospital, the Qianqing Palace, and the palace maids, so there was not even a place to stand in the palace. Every time my grandmother went there, she had to cut in line. She couldn't stand it, so she went there once in the morning and once in the evening every day, just to check on the changes in my father's condition, and returned to the Renshou Palace when she was sure there was no problem."

"There is no filial son for a patient who has been ill for a long time, because he is not in the emperor's house."

The sarcasm in this sentence is even stronger.

Sirou pretended not to hear.

The two did not discuss the matter further and went all the way to the Qianqing Palace.

Outside the Qianqing Palace there were countless eunuchs and palace maids, all of whom came from various palaces, ready to respond to the calls of their masters inside and bring water and medicine at any time.

The eunuch at the door was shocked when he saw Li Qingcha.

He came up quickly.

"Master Li... no no... Marquis Wuding, when did you return to the capital?"

Li Qingcha waved his hand.

"Don't talk about this."

She looked the eunuch up and down and asked curiously, "Sir, isn't he serving the emperor personally? Why is he standing guard outside?"

The eunuch smiled bitterly.

"With so many princes here, why would we need to show our courtesy?"

He deliberately emphasized the last three words, and his meaning is self-evident.

Li Qingcha said, "Can I come in?"

The eunuch hesitated for a moment and nodded.