Concubine Cao turned around in despair, returned to Ganquan Palace, and sat there until dawn.
After staying up all night, Concubine Cao had a lot of white hair on her head, the wrinkles on her forehead became deeper, and her eyes were red. Under the persuasion of the palace people, she dressed up and changed clothes, barely covering up her haggardness, and went to Cining Palace.
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Empress Dowager Cao is old and lacks energy. She only wakes up after three o'clock in the morning. In this harem, no one dares to disturb Empress Dowager Cao's rest even if there is a big event.
Concubine Cao waited for an hour with a heavy heart before Empress Dowager Cao came to call her.
Entering the bedroom, Concubine Cao knelt down without saying a word.
Queen Mother Cao was shocked: "What happened?"
Concubine Cao's body trembled slightly, her eyes flashed with water, and she choked with sobs: "I have something to report to you."
Empress Dowager Cao frowned and signaled with her eyes that all the palace attendants should leave. Only one personal palace attendant who had been serving for more than ten years was left aside.
"Don't cry yet." Empress Dowager Cao lowered her voice: "What exactly is going on?"
"Auntie," Concubine Cao moved her knees, crawled in front of Empress Dowager Cao, raised her head and cried: "The King of Han made a big mistake, which made the emperor very angry. I went to the Hall of Supreme Harmony last night, and the emperor didn't even want to see me. Now.
The only one who can save the King of Han is my aunt."
King of Han?
Empress Dowager Cao's brows furrowed even deeper, and her old, cloudy eyes suddenly gleamed: "What did the King of Han do? The emperor usually loves him the most, so why would he suddenly punish the King of Han so severely?"
Concubine Cao hesitated, unable to speak for a while.
A terrifying thought flashed through Empress Dowager Cao's mind, and she looked at Concubine Cao in disbelief: "Did the King of Han seduce the concubines in the harem?"
Concubine Cao: "..."
At this time, she could not care about any shame. Concubine Cao burst into tears and cried loudly: "Aunt, I am just such a son. I have spoiled him since he was a child. He has never been restrained in women's sex. But I also
I didn’t expect that he would dare to hook up with the palace concubine in private!"
Empress Dowager Cao was so angry that she leaned back. Fortunately, the palace attendants on the side were quick to catch her. Otherwise, Empress Dowager Cao would have fallen to the ground as soon as she leaned back.
Empress Dowager Cao took a few sharp breaths and cursed angrily: "This bastard! The beauties in Prince Han's palace can't even fit in the backyard, and they are hooking up everywhere. My wife is not enough, and she has even brought trouble to the harem."
"This unfaithful, unfilial, lustful, sinful evil! It is time to cut off the roots of his descendants with one knife, so that he can be put to rest."
Concubine Cao's whole body was agitated, and she threw herself in front of Queen Mother Cao's knees and cried: "Aunt! Aunt, please calm down! The only one who can save him now is my aunt..."
"Bah!" Empress Dowager Cao was so angry that she spat out a mouthful of thick phlegm and sprayed it directly on Concubine Cao's face: "Thank you for having the nerve to beg the Ai family."
"It's because of your arrogance that you have spoiled the good grandson of the Ai family like this! How has your Majesty the Emperor ever been humiliated like this! Not to mention the emperor, even the Ai family wants to kill this evil obstacle with one blow!"
Concubine Cao was so disgusted that she wanted to vomit. She endured the humiliation, wiped away the thick phlegm, and continued to cry and beg.
Mrs. Cao's face was ashen and she had no mercy at all.
Yes, the King of Han is indeed her most beloved grandson.
But Emperor Long'an was her son and her lifeblood. Thinking of Emperor Long'an being so humiliated and humiliated, she was so filled with hatred that she had no mood to plead for the King of Han.
Empress Dowager Cao stared closely at Concubine Cao's face and asked sternly: "Which concubine did the King of Han have an affair with?"
This is another extremely embarrassing question!
Concubine Cao gritted her teeth and replied in a low voice: "It's Yu Mei!"
Queen Mother Cao was so angry that her eyes were filled with stars, she slammed the table hard and scolded Beauty Yu for being shameless. Concubine Cao also hated Beauty Yu so much that she and Queen Mother Cao scolded Beauty Yu together: "This Cao Yu, a water-based, Yang-flower, will definitely
It was she who took the initiative to seduce the King of Han!"
Empress Dowager Cao was not that stupid. She sneered and cursed: "According to what you said, why didn't Beauty Yu seduce the King of Qin, King Zhao or the prince, but she provoked the King of Han? It was obviously the King of Han who didn't know how to behave and was seduced by the beauty.
I'm in a daze. It's not enough to seduce the courtier's female relatives, so I have to have sex in the harem for excitement."
"Don't you know what kind of son you raise? In all likelihood, it was the King of Han who started this!"
Concubine Cao's face was burning. She endured the humiliation and continued to cry and beg Empress Dowager Cao to save the King of Han.
"Go back to your Ganquan Palace!" Empress Dowager Cao said angrily: "If you dare to make trouble again, the Ai family will kill the King of Han first!"
No matter how willing Concubine Cao was to leave, she continued to plead hard: "Aunt, I know I was wrong. From now on, I will definitely discipline my son well and prevent him from entering the harem again. I just ask Aunt to save the life of the King of Han!"
Empress Dowager Cao had a sullen face and said coldly: "Don't worry, the emperor will not kill his own children. However, a lesson is inevitable. You just stay in Ganquan Palace and wait for the emperor to calm down. If you are in Cining Palace
It’s hard to say what the Emperor will think if the endless commotion here reaches the Emperor’s ears!”
Concubine Cao's breath was suffocated and she cried.
Emperor Long'an has never been a sentimental emperor. In the past few years, he has become weaker and moodier with age. As her cousin and concubine, Emperor Long'an will never show mercy when he is about to get angry. The only person who can make Emperor Long'an relent and give in.
, only Queen Mother Cao.
That's why she came to Cining Palace to kneel down and beg.
If Empress Dowager Cao gets angry, the filial Emperor Long'an will never spare her.
"Get out!" Empress Dowager Cao rarely had such mood swings as today, and her eyes were full of anger.
Concubine Cao had no choice but to retire with red eyes.
The moment she walked out of Cining Palace, the hatred in Concubine Cao's heart surged endlessly.
This aunt seemed to be very kind to them and their son. She was just a small favor in daily life. But when the critical moment came, she stood by and ignored her. As long as the Empress Dowager Cao was willing to help, the position of the East Palace would not easily fall into the hands of King Yan.
Now that the King of Han is at a critical moment of life and death, Queen Mother Cao still refuses to help.
In the final analysis, it's just that the weight of their mother and son is too light.
You can never rely on others!
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After Concubine Cao left, Queen Mother Cao fell weakly on the chair, her chest heaving.
The palace servants were so frightened that they hurriedly patted Empress Dowager Cao on the back and said, "Empress Dowager, I will go to Xuan Imperial Physician right now."
"No need." Empress Dowager Cao took a few sharp breaths, and her old wrinkled face lost all color: "Go get a glass of water."
The palace attendants hurriedly poured some warm water and served Queen Mother Cao to drink half a cup. Queen Mother Cao closed her eyes and calmed down her emotions. After a long time, she opened her eyes and said, "Help Ai Jia go to the Hall of Supreme Harmony."
The palace people were shocked again: "The Queen Mother!"
Empress Dowager Cao's troubled face showed a touch of bitterness: "This Cao family only has the King of Han in her heart. The Ai family is worried about the emperor. I don't know how angry the emperor is at this humiliation. The Ai family can't worry about it, so they have to go and see it with their own eyes.
