Chapter 184: Easily Controlled, Face to Face with the Queen Mother
Chapter 184: Easily Controlled, Face to Face with the Queen Mother
The wedding ceremony was completed smoothly. The Queen Mother and the Emperor left first. Princess Yuning was sent to the bridal chamber, while Mu Han walked out of the palace and accepted the congratulations and toasts from the ministers one by one.
After a long time, the drunk Mu Han returned to Princess Yuning's bedroom.
Looking at the festively decorated palace in front of him, Mu Han recalled many scenes of playing here when he was a child. He never expected that one day this place would become his wedding room.
Seeing Mu Han standing there in a daze, Qing He at the door came over and saluted, "Your servant greets the Prince Consort. Please move into the palace."
When Mu Han walked into the room, he saw Princess Yuning sitting gracefully on the wedding bed.
Princess Yuning twisted her hands together nervously. Even though she didn't say anything, Mu Han could feel her nervousness.
I have known her for many years and have seen her be lively, shy, and pitiful, but I have never seen her as dignified as she is today.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but chuckle.
This laugh dissipated most of the tense atmosphere in the room.
Mu Han walked forward and gently lifted the red veil on Princess Yuning's head, revealing her charming face.
Princess Yuning looked up at him, then immediately lowered her head shyly, her face flushed. She was finally marrying her beloved brother Mu.
Mu Han looked at her tenderly, his eyes full of love, and said softly, "Ning'er is so beautiful today."
Princess Yuning's face turned even redder when she heard this, like a ripe red apple. She murmured, "Brother Mu is also very handsome."
Next, the two of them raised their glasses together and drank the wedding wine.
Afterwards, the maids in the room and the guards outside the door wisely withdrew, leaving space and time for the newlywed couple.
Mu Han picked up Princess Yuning by the waist, strode towards the wedding bed, and then gently put her on the couch. They looked at each other affectionately, as if the whole world only consisted of the two of them.
Princess Yuning's face was filled with a happy smile. She knew that from this moment on, she and her brother Mu would spend the rest of their lives together and would never be separated again.
The candlelight in the bridal chamber gradually died out, leaving only Mu Han and Princess Yuning hugging each other tightly in the darkness, enjoying a night of spring.
That morning, when Xiao Mingchen and Ling Yueqing were having breakfast, Xiao Mingchen said, "Yu Ning has moved out of the palace and moved to the princess's residence with Mu Han. We can start to implement our plan now."
Ling Yueqing smiled and said, "Are you sure, Achen?"
"Of course I'm a hundred percent sure." Xiao Mingchen didn't take this matter to heart.
"Then let's do it today."
Xiao Mingchen agreed without any hesitation, "Okay, I'll go and give the order."
At nightfall, Yun Dian led a team of secret guards and Lei Yan led a team of soldiers, and they surrounded Li Zhongyu's mob.
In less than an hour, everyone raised their hands in surrender. Yun Dian took out a flare from his waist and released it. In an instant, the sky was lit up with blue and white fireworks.
After seeing this, Xiao Mingchen took Ling Yueqing's hand and said, "Let's go, let's go into the palace."
The two of them brought Nanny Li and Li Zhongyu, who had fallen into a coma and was tied up like a dumpling, into the palace.
They arrived in front of Emperor Qianyang without any obstruction. Emperor Qianyang looked at the two people kneeling on the ground and the two people who were thrown up, and asked puzzledly, "Brother, what does this mean?"
"Isn't this Nanny Li? Who is this?"
Xiao Mingchen said calmly, "Didn't the emperor say a few days ago that he heard someone conspiring with the Queen Mother? This person is the one from that day."
"Then my brother arrested him, behind his back..."
Emperor Qianyang frowned. Before he could finish his words, Xiao Mingchen said, "Your Majesty, rest assured. Everything is under control."
"That's good, that's good." Emperor Qianyang felt relieved after hearing him say that. "Then why did Nanny Li come here?"
"Madame Li, please talk to the Emperor." Xiao Mingchen gestured.
"Yes."
"Your Majesty, three years ago..."
After Nanny Li finished speaking, Emperor Qianyang slapped the table and stood up, saying in a heavy voice, "Nanny Li, is what you said true? You should know that daring to frame the Queen Mother is a capital crime."
Nanny Li kowtowed and said, "Every word I said is true. If it is false, it is up to the emperor to deal with it."
Emperor Qianyang looked at Xiao Mingchen for confirmation, and the latter nodded affirmatively, "I have investigated and it is true."
"Brother, do you mean that the current Queen Mother is not the Queen back then, or even my mother?"
Emperor Qianyang had difficulty speaking. He had known that the empress dowager had an affair with someone, but had never thought about his own life experience. He just didn't understand the empress dowager's behavior.
But if he was really not the empress dowager's biological son, then it would make sense for the empress dowager to want to usurp the throne.
Xiao Mingchen said, "It is still unknown, it is just a guess. Once we confront her face to face in the Queen Mother's bedroom, everything will become clear."
"When do you want to go, brother?"
"Now."
Emperor Qianyang was torn between his conscience and his desires for a few seconds before he sighed heavily and said, "Then let's go."
Anyway, he won’t be able to sleep if he doesn’t figure it out today.
Soon everyone went to the Empress Dowager's Xiande Palace together. Seeing the plaque from afar, they couldn't help but feel a little ironic.
"You go down first. I have important matters to discuss with the Queen Mother. You are not allowed to come in without being summoned." After all, family disgrace should not be made public, so Emperor Qianyang dismissed everyone.
"Yes. I'll take my leave." Everyone bowed and left.
They left Li Zhongyu outside the door, assigned someone to guard him, and took Nanny Li into the palace.
When they entered, the Queen Mother was reclining on a recliner with her eyes closed. Seeing them, she said kindly, "Yu'er, Chen'er, Qing'er, why are you all here so late at night? Come and sit down."
After he finished speaking, he saw Nanny Li standing at the end. He immediately had a bad feeling in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. "Why are you here, Nanny Li? Do you miss me? Is your grandson in good health?"
Behind the pretended caring attitude lies a threat.
Nanny Li said calmly, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern. Everything is fine at home."
"That's good."
As soon as the Queen Mother finished speaking, Emperor Qianyang got straight to the point and said, "Mother, today my brother and sister-in-law and I came to see you because we have something we want to verify with you."
"Oh? What's the matter?" The Queen Mother's hands were clenched nervously under her sleeves.
"Madame Li, please speak."
Li Ma Ma said, "I'm sorry, Queen Mother. I can't get over it. Some things I can't do, so I keep them to myself. Three years ago..."
After Nanny Li finished speaking, the Queen Mother was shaking with anger. "What nonsense, Nanny Li, who sent someone to frame me? I have been very kind to you over the years, why are you repaying me with hatred?"
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