Chapter 51 Conflicts intensify
The next day, the Queen was very unhappy while drinking tea.
Last night she went to the corner to listen, but she squatted all night and still didn't hear the sound she wanted.
"The emperor has really changed his temper. He was drugged and he can still bear it." The queen looked gloomy.
First, he suddenly got angry and killed Liu Fenggu, and now he refused to have a child and was still pregnant.
Unexpected things happened one after another. Although she was unwilling to admit it, the queen still felt a little panicked.
What to do? The Queen thought.
"Empress, I have an idea." At this time, the palace maid Chunhua suddenly said: "I don't know whether I should talk about it or not."
"Tell me about it," the queen said, "You have been with me since you were a child, so you don't need to be so cautious."
"Yes." Chunhua nodded and said: "Since the emperor doesn't want to have a daughter, and we can't force her, then we might as well not let her have one. Claim to the outside world that she is dying, and then directly adopt an adopted daughter from the clan. Isn’t that enough?”
The queen was stunned and said blankly: "Adopt an adopted daughter? No, it can't be done."
She shook her head and said: "After all, the adopted daughter does not have a biological daughter to live up to her name. There are still some in the court who are facing the emperor. When the time comes, they will definitely do something secretly. It is not safe enough."
"Then what should we do?"
The queen pondered for a moment, waved her hand and said, "Double the amount of medicine!"
A few days passed after that.
In the past few days, the amount of medicine in Chu Lu's dinner doubled day by day, and soon he changed from adding medicine to food to medicine to food.
The number of concubines brought was increasing day by day, and there was almost no room for them to lie down in the room.
Although Chu Lu kept complaining in his heart, he basically remained calm, but the queen became increasingly restless.
"We can't go on like this. We must come up with an idea. Otherwise, she really thinks she is better than me!" The queen bit her nails and said viciously.
She was determined to find Chu Lu in person, but the fiasco last time was still vivid in her mind, and she would most likely end up humiliating herself if she went there again.
"Let's go find Liu Jin'er. Yes, go find her!" The queen's eyes lit up.
She thought that her little sister was very quirky and full of tricks. If she could control her last time, she would definitely be able to control her this time.
"Let's go! Go to Liu Mansion." The queen stood up and said.
Soon, the queen drove out of the palace and came to Liu Mansion.
After arriving home, she followed the etiquette and went to meet her mother-in-law to greet her, and then said hello to some of her closer relatives before mentioning Liu Jin'er.
However, when the queen mentioned Liu Jin'er, her mother's expression suddenly became subtle.
"She's in her room now."
"In the room? It's already afternoon. You're still staying in the room? That's not like her," the queen said.
"It's not just this afternoon." Mom said at this time: "She has locked herself in the house for several days."
The queen frowned slightly: "What happened to her? Someone bullied her?"
"We don't know either. We won't tell her if we ask her." Mom said meaningfully: "We only know that she changed like this when she came back from the palace last time."
The queen's expression changed slightly, and a feeling of uneasiness suddenly arose in her heart.
"I'll go take a look!" the queen said immediately.
Arriving at Liu Jin'er's boudoir, she pushed the door open and entered.
Inside the house, Liu Jin'er heard footsteps and the sound of the door opening, and subconsciously shouted irritably: "Who is it?! Didn't I tell you not to come in?"
"It's me."
Hearing the Queen's voice, Liu Jin'er was startled, then walked out and said, "Sister?"
"What happened to you? What happened after you went to see the emperor last time?" the queen asked straight to the point.
"Um, I, I..." Liu Jin'er looked scared.
"Don't be afraid, I have sister to support you, just tell the truth!"
Liu Jin'er seemed to have found her backbone, nodded, and told everything.
The queen's face turned dark when she heard this.
She originally thought that Liu Jin'er was going to bully the emperor, but she didn't expect that it was the other way around.
"It's too much! It's too much! What does she think she is!" The queen was furious.
The frustration and dissatisfaction that had been felt during this period completely exploded at this moment.
"Chunhua, let's go." The queen said angrily: "This time, no matter what, I want an explanation!"
The Hall of Nourishing Heart.
Chu Lu was still basking in the sun leisurely.
His face turned a little rosy, and it was obvious that the cultivation effect during this period was very obvious.
"Emperor Dog! Get out of here!" The queen's angry roar came from outside.
"Are you finally here?" Chu Lu could guess the queen's purpose without even thinking. He stood up, holding a silver needle between his fingers, and walked out calmly, with Xiao Lizi following behind him.
Soon they met the queen.
When the queen saw Chu Lu, she immediately sneered, pulled out Shang Fang's sword and pointed it at Chu Lu and said, "Emperor Dog! You are so brave! You dare to humiliate even my sister!"
"Compared to you who dare to humiliate even the emperor, this is nothing to me." Chu Lu said.
"Hmph, that's it. Stop showing off your rhetoric here. I'm not here to argue with you." The Queen said coldly: "You should go to the Liu Mansion and apologize to me now!"
Is this the same thing again? So boring. Chu Lu thought.
"Then what if I don't go?" He mocked: "Are you going to threaten me with Shang Fang's sword again? Then you will act out the love between master and servant."
"Ha. Your Majesty, do you think I used Shang Fang's sword to deal with you?" The Queen's face suddenly changed, revealing an extremely sinister smile, "I used it for self-defense. Your Majesty, you were so wise in the past, but now But he became so shameless and despicable. This must be the ghost of Concubine Ping's death, which has clouded the emperor's mind. If you still refuse to admit your mistake, then I will spread Concubine Ping's ashes so that the dustpan demon will not dare to do so! Do it again!”
After saying this, the queen was filled with pride. She used this rhetoric last time to force Xu Liniang to drink poison, and she believed she could succeed this time.
She looked at Chu Lu, expecting his face to twist with anger.
However, Chu Lu was extremely calm.
"Then go ahead." Chu Lu said.
"What did you say?" The queen was stunned.
Then she said with disbelief: "I'm going to spread Concubine Ping's ashes!"
"Yes. Go ahead." Chu Lu said, "If that's not enough, you can also burn Concubine Xian, Concubine Min, Concubine Jing... and burn all the concubines in the Three Palaces and Sixth Courtyard, and scatter their ashes. I Never stop it. Just..."
Chu Lu approached the queen step by step, not afraid of the Shang Fang sword in her hand.
He stood in front of the queen and said: "Every person you kill now, I will ask you to repay ten times in the future."
Chu Lu spoke calmly, but there was a smell of blood in his tone.
A chill arose in the Queen's heart, as if the person speaking in front of her at this moment was not the Emperor Xu Liniang, but some lunatic who was capable of killing people at every turn.
The queen subconsciously took two steps back. After withdrawing, her expression immediately changed, and she realized that something was wrong, and she showed her timidity.
The whole person's momentum suddenly dropped.
"Since you're scared, get out of here." Chu Lu said.
The queen turned red with anger, but she also knew that staying would only make her more embarrassed. So she turned around and left without saying a word.
It wasn't until she returned to Kunning Palace that she began to vent her anger. She roared loudly and smashed all the tables, chairs, and stools in the palace to pieces.
"Ahhh! Xu Liniang! Xu Liniang!" the queen shouted hysterically.
The palace maids nearby were so frightened that they hid in the corner and did not dare to approach.
"Hahahahaha." After smashing it for a while, the queen stopped and gasped.
"Chunhua, come here." The queen suddenly called.
"Yes." Chunhua walked over, looking nervous. After that catharsis, the queen's expression became calmer, but her eyes became colder, as if she had made some determination.
"I have decided to do as you said before."
"Huh? What?"
The queen looked at her and said, "I want to find an adopted daughter for the emperor!"
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Two days later in the early morning, Chu Lu was suddenly woken up by someone saying that he was going to the morning court.
This made Chu Lu immediately alert.
How could he be called to the morning court when he was in a situation that was almost like being deposed?
Obviously the queen is playing some trick.
Xu Liniang: "It's strange. This kind of thing never happened in my previous life. What trick is she playing?"
Chu Lu: "It doesn't matter. When the soldiers come, they will block it, and when the water comes, the earth will cover it up. Just use it as you see it."
He stood up, let the palace maid put on the yellow robe, and then left the Yangxin Hall.
Qianqingmen
Chu Lu sat on the throne, overlooking the civil and military officials below.
The civil and military officials did not dare to look up at Chu Lu, but even if they could not see their expressions, Chu Lu could feel that the atmosphere was a bit strange.
Chu Lu said in his heart: "Is something wrong here? What is the morning process here?"
Xu Liniang said: "After everyone arrives, they must first bow and kowtow three times. Then the officials of Honglu Temple will report the number of people who came to Beijing to express gratitude and left the capital to resign. Then other departments will report the situation one by one... Like today, no one can It’s really weird not to talk.”
At this time, there was a sound of footsteps, and surrounded by several palace maids, the queen in gorgeous clothes walked slowly.
As soon as she arrived, she immediately caught the eyes of the civil and military officials, who all began to kowtow and salute.
Chu Lu narrowed his eyes and thought to himself that the Queen was here to demonstrate?
After the queen arrived, she came to a special seat, stretched out her hand and said, "Everyone loves you."
After all the civil and military officials stood up one after another and the Qianqing Sect became quiet again, the queen slowly said: "Today, I have an important matter to discuss with you."
"This matter is of great importance and is related to the privacy of the royal family. It should not be discussed on the table, but the situation is urgent and I have to deal with it in a special way." The queen said slowly: "I am preparing to adopt a family member. A girl comes to fill the crown prince’s position.”
Chu Lu was stunned.
Xu Liniang in his mind suddenly shouted: "What is she going to do?!"
All civil and military officials could not help but be in an uproar.
"Queen, this must not be done!" An old woman stood up with a shocked look on her face.
She is the Minister of Household Affairs, named Zhao Chongli, and is one of the few people in the imperial court who stands with Xu Liniang. She said loudly: "The position of the prince is of great importance, how can it be so casual? The emperor is young and powerful, and it is only a matter of time before he gives birth to an heir. Where is the use of adoption?"
"Alas." The queen sighed: "If the emperor can give birth to an heir, why would I take such a trick? This should be a royal secret and should not be disclosed to the public, but as of now, I can't do anything about it. . Your Majesty, she...is gone!"
Minister Zhao looked dumbfounded: "Huh?"
The Queen continued: "Although Your Majesty is young, her body has long been hollowed out. Every time she has to have sex, she has to put in a lot of effort to prepare, and then she just... doesn't have it twice. This is why I have been unable to "
After saying that, the queen started crying.
The atmosphere at the scene became extremely weird.
In Chu Lu's mind, Xu Liniang began to roar wildly: "Slander, this is all slander! Nonsense! I have not been hollowed out! I am super brave! I can do it seven times a night! You vicious woman is talking nonsense!"
Minister Zhao also reacted. In shock, he looked directly at Chu Lu and asked, "Your Majesty, is this true?"
"Fake." Chu Lu said.
"Stop asking, Minister Zhao. Who would admit such an unspeakable question?" The queen said, "In the final analysis, the emperor has three palaces and six concubines, but none of them are pregnant. This speaks volumes. "
"Nonsense! Nonsense!" Xu Liniang continued to roar in Chu Lu's mind, "I just want Concubine Ping to have her first child, so I keep controlling her secretly! There is nothing I can't do, I'm so good!"
However, Minister Zhao looked at the two of them suspiciously and chose to believe Chu Lu.
"Impossible! Even if there is a hidden illness, it should be treated with medicine first. Why are you in such a hurry to adopt a branch of the clan? I think you have an ulterior motive, Queen?" Zhao Shilang said angrily: "You want to depose the emperor. Let’s establish another young ruler so that he can control the government!”
"Shilang Zhao, you can't talk nonsense." The queen narrowed her eyes.
"Okay. Queen, you said that the emperor was seriously ill, so you reluctantly took charge of the government. Now I think the emperor is in good condition. Since you have no ambition, how about returning the government to the emperor?" Zhao Shilang said.
The queen's face turned cold, Zhao Shilang had already touched her bottom line.
"Come here, Minister Zhao is ill. Take her down to rest!" the queen said.
Immediately several soldiers came and took Minister Zhao out.
Zhao Shilang was furious and cursed: "Poisonous woman! Poisonous woman who has brought disaster to the country and the people! You will not die well!"
Minister Zhao's voice gradually faded away.
The queen looked around at the others and said, "Do you still have any objections?"
Most of the people left here were from the Liu family, so naturally no one spoke.
The queen showed a proud smile, looked at Chu Lu again and said, "Your Majesty, do you have any objections?"
Chu Lu glanced at her, then looked at the civil and military officials below and said, "I'm not willing, but is there anyone willing to help me?"
There was silence down there.
"That's it." Chu Lu looked around at everyone, memorizing all their faces, and then said: "Since no one is willing, then just listen to the queen."
The queen's face became more and more proud. She stood up and said, "Retreat!"
Return to Yangxin Hall
At this time, Xu Liniang gradually calmed down from her anger and began to worry.
"Chu Lu, what should I do? I didn't expect that poisonous woman from the Queen to use such cruel methods!" Xu Liniang said: "How about... let's just give in? Let's cooperate and have a child. This is better than watching her adopted son. Be strong.”
"No." Chu Lu shook his head.
"Chu Lu, don't be stubborn. Don't you still want to fight for time?"
"There's no need to fight for it anymore."
"ah?"
(End of chapter)