Overnight, the news that the emperor was seriously ill spread throughout the harem, and even flew through the palace walls to the ears and eyes of King Xuan.

Both King Mian and King Kang also received the message.

The three princes set off from their respective palaces and raced towards the palace in a hurry.

In the palace, all the concubines in the harem were already in chaos. All the concubines with a certain rank were quickly summoned and gathered in the main hall of the Queen's Yikun Palace.

The Queen, who was sitting in the middle palace, rarely showed a bit of anxiety on her face.

As the master of the harem, today she not only had to take care of everything in the harem, but she would also have to personally go into battle to serve the emperor.

She had made up her mind, but she still wanted to summon the harem to discuss it and go through the motions.

I heard that when the emperor fainted, the prince happened to be beside him. At this moment, he was staying at the Longqing Palace to attend to his illness.

The opportunity has been seized by others, and she always has to think of a countermeasure for her family, Shang'er, to ensure safety.

No one inside or outside the Dajing Dynasty knew that her biological son, Prince Xuan, had always been incompatible with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!

If Prince Lu Zhao gains power and ascends the throne, then her family Shang'er may be doomed!

Whether as a mother or the mother of a country, she will not let this happen!

"Su Ye, have you done everything I asked you to do?"

Queen Zhao turned her head and asked in a low voice a question to the nanny standing beside her with her hands lowered.

"Don't worry, Madam, you should be on your way."

Seeing her frowning and her eyes blazing, Aunt Su replied warmly.

"Yes." The queen groaned, her heart burning like fire. She looked at the young concubines in the palace, especially the little ones who were usually the most favored. They were all crying and making the most noise.

"Sister, I heard that some of the concubines who had the strongest attachment to the Holy Emperor in the previous pilgrimage later followed the late emperor. Do you think we were also taken to be buried with him?"

A delicate and beautiful concubine was wiping her tears with a flower-studded silk handkerchief, and asked aggrievedly to the slightly higher-ranking woman next to her.

"No, sister, don't say such depressing words first. If the Queen hears it, she will be punished!"

The woman on the side quickly pulled her sleeve to signal her to shut up.

The Queen is already weak mentally and physically today, but now after hearing that

The discussion between the two young concubines made them even more angry and jealous.

"Come here! Drag the concubine out! Slap me hard! Don't stop until I tell you to stop!"

Queen Zhao's willow-leaf eyebrows were raised high, she glared angrily and shouted loudly.

Seeing that the concubines and concubines who didn't understand the rules had calmed down one by one, she looked around again with eager eyes, looked at her with dignity, and angrily said:

"Your Majesty is fine, but there are people who dare to say such treacherous words! Today, I want to see who else dares to be as crow-mouthed as a concubine!"

The Zhao family who succeeded him has always been famous for following the rules and regulations and not being angry and self-respecting.

Although she is not a warm and approachable person, she can be regarded as fair in dealing with things. Over the years, she has settled many turmoils in the harem, but she has rarely done anything as ruthless as she does today.

Speaking of which, the current empress is also an old man when Emperor Jing was hiding in the dragon.

She was mature and prudent by nature, unsmiling, and was not favored in the dormitory.

At that time, the Chen family, also known as the late empress, was the one who was loved by thousands of people.

However, in the first year of Yonghe, Emperor Jing had only ascended the throne for a few months, and the late empress died in childbirth. From then on, she began to gradually rise to prominence.

Two years later, after she gave birth to the fourth prince, Prince Xuan Lu Shang, her favor grew. However, the emperor was deeply in love with his first wife and he always remembered the late empress unforgettably.

The position of queen was vacant for many years, until ten years ago.

At this time, General Chen Youhu, the uncle of the country, was already old. Heroes are dying, and it was his lifelong contribution to defend Yunzhou City.

However, a younger generation of brave people emerged in large numbers, including her brother General Zhao Songda.

After several years of fierce battles with the Nanli Kingdom, Zhao Songda took office as the commander-in-chief of the Jing Army's Conquest of Li Kingdom ten years ago. After several major battles, he led the army to conquer Shouyang City in one fell swoop, and then captured several cities one after another, making him invincible.

From then on, the Nanli Kingdom surrendered to Dajing and became the Dajing vassal state. Zhao Songda made extraordinary achievements and was named a first-class Jianwei general by the emperor, ranking higher than General Chen Youhu, the father of the late empress. She was also supported in the middle palace.

In the blink of an eye, she has been sitting on the throne for ten years.

Time flies and Emperor Jing is already in his sixties, and he is no longer the high-spirited young man he once was.

I'm afraid this time is very bad! The queen's heart couldn't help but clenched tightly, like a dark cloud that had been crumpled by someone.

She looked around the hall and saw that everyone had calmed down, then she said solemnly:

"Your Majesty is not well. I accept the intention of the ministers who have just enthusiastically recommended themselves to attend the illness. As a queen, I should lead by example and provide peace of mind both internally and externally. It is now decided that I will personally go to Longqing Palace to attend to the illness. , to take into account the overall situation!”

"The Queen is taking the lead, and we will not cause any trouble to Your Majesty and Your Majesty. Today I will go to the Huaqing Palace to burn incense and worship Buddha to pray for Your Majesty. Sisters, if you want to copy scriptures together, you can come with me."

A high-ranking concubine sitting on the left side of the front row asked herself.

I saw that the person was dressed in plain clothes, and there were no expensive or gorgeous hair accessories on her temples. She was as pale as a chrysanthemum. If she hadn't been sitting at the seat closest to the Queen, no one would have noticed that it was actually a person. A noble concubine in a high position.

"Is that Concubine Shu?"

"That's right, that's Concubine Shu, the birth mother of Prince Mian!"

"Oh, I heard about her talent before I entered the palace."

"I heard from my father that this Concubine Shu is the one who neither fights nor gets angry in the palace. She is the most gentle, indifferent and easy to get along with."

"What a coincidence, my mother also told me to be careful in the palace. Except for Concubine Shu, none of the ladies in the palace are good at it!"

The new little masters who entered the palace discussed softly.

"Don't you think there are not enough people who have been slapped? They all want to go out and accompany the concubine so that they can be rewarded by her?"

A young master looked on coldly and mocked.

At this moment, the Queen's voice was heard like a loud bell, and she said with a stern voice:

"All the ministers are kind and sensible people. Please be vigilant during this time and watch your own three-quarters of land. Don't talk nonsense or act rashly! If anyone causes trouble for the royal family, causes trouble, and loses control, I will Once the palace finds out, he will not be lenient!"

As soon as this statement came out, it was loud and clear.

The wailing of the beautiful concubines outside the palace was still heard. The little ladies all lowered their heads in fear, fearing that the queen's sharp and burning gaze would come towards them, see through their souls, and cause some unnecessary disaster.

"That's it! Let's leave today!"
Chapter completed!