——The young emperor is in a very good mood. The master has won the battle on the front. The situation on the battlefield is extremely favorable to the Northern Expedition. Moreover, a large number of literary figures such as Mr. Chen Yin have begun to campaign for the court. The people's hearts have been greatly stabilized. All officials in the court have

Under the leadership of Lan Wuqing, it is running normally like a machine.

"Your Majesty, just now Eunuch Wei from Cining Palace came to report that the Queen Mother wants to hold a banquet in the Imperial Garden tonight. Please come and attend the banquet." You Shaoqing reported with a smile: "The Queen Mother said that Mr. Xue fought a victorious battle at the front.

, that is something worthy of celebration, so we set a table with wine and invite the Holy One to enjoy it."

"Oh!" The little emperor frowned: "Why is she so interested today?"

You Shaoqing smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you have been busy with everything these days and have been working very hard. The Queen Mother invites you, so you can relax and unwind. I heard that the Queen Mother has specially arranged for a few orchids to dance for Your Majesty."

"Hu Ji?" The little emperor seemed to be thinking of something and was a little stunned.

On the grassland, that cute little girl...!

"Who else have been invited?" the little emperor thought thoughtfully.

You Shaoqing shook his head and said: "Eunuch Wei said that the Queen Mother did not invite anyone, she just wanted to be alone with Your Majesty...!" After a pause, he whispered: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid the Queen Mother wants to get together to bond with her mother and son."

"The love between mother and child?" The little emperor looked indifferent: "She is not my mother."

"Then Your Majesty...is this banquet going to pass?"

The little emperor thought for a while, nodded and said: "That's all, she is the Queen Mother after all, the harem is deserted, I will go and see her too!"

…

The moonlight is like water, quietly shining in every corner of the imperial garden, and the fragrance of flowers fills the yard.

"Mother, please!" The little emperor raised his wine cup and looked very respectful.

The Queen Mother smiled slightly, extremely beautiful, and raised a glass to greet her. As the wine entered her mouth, her face became even more rosy. She put down the wine cup and said softly: "Emperor, Marshal Xue's victory in the Northern Expedition is really gratifying and congratulatory. I would like to express my congratulations to the Emperor."

of."

The little emperor shook his head and said: "The queen mother only captured Yizhou, but she is still far from a great victory in the Northern Expedition." After a pause, his eyes were full of confidence: "However, as long as there is a master, a great victory in the northwest will be achieved sooner or later.

thing."

"I didn't expect that Mr. Xue Hou has the talent to lead the army. I didn't see it before." The Queen Mother said quietly: "It is really a great blessing for the Holy One to have such a capable minister."

The little emperor smiled and said: "Master has many abilities, and commanding troops is certainly not an issue."

The Queen Mother sighed and said: "Emperor, this is the first time I am alone with you... Speaking of which, you are now my only relative."

The little emperor smiled faintly and said nothing.

In the heart of the little emperor, he didn't want to have many relatives, and he didn't want to have complete father's love and mother's love. Although Deqing died, Xue Poye gave him the equivalent of a father's love. When Ye Qingyao died, the little emperor

Then I will never be able to receive the greatest maternal love in the world.

Whenever it was late at night, sleeping alone in the huge palace, the little emperor would often shed tears of sadness.

Han Min has the name of mother, but no real mother.

The little emperor had also thought about whether he could get maternal love from the Queen Mother, but the Queen Mother's indifferent attitude made the little emperor quickly retract his heart and close it tightly. At least he would no longer accept the Queen Mother's maternal love from the bottom of his heart.

"Perhaps you don't have a deep affection for me." The Queen Mother said leisurely: "But I regard you as my biological son. After the death of the late emperor, you and I, orphans and widowed mothers, must work together to protect the late emperor.

The legacy left behind.”

The little emperor said solemnly: "Don't worry, mother. Since the emperor has inherited the throne from his father, the country that has been passed down will naturally be managed well. Although the emperor is young and ignorant, the ministers in the dynasty are all the humerus of his father."

The minister is the one who stays to assist the emperor."

The Queen Mother said calmly: "Emperor, if the Northern Expeditionary Army returns triumphantly and captures Yongzhou, what are you going to do with King Mingyue?"

The little emperor frowned. At this time, he didn't like to discuss this topic.

But after all, the person who asked the question was his mother in name only. Now that she was in the harem, he couldn't be too harsh on her face. After thinking for a moment, he said, "How do you think the queen should handle it?"

"Does the emperor want to kill him?" the Queen Mother said calmly.

The little emperor was not shocked by these words, and just said calmly: "I have been to the Ministry of Punishment and read the national law of Chu State. Rebels will be killed without mercy. It's just that the punishments vary according to the severity of the rebellion.

.”

A faint smile appeared on the corner of the Queen Mother's mouth, and she suddenly asked: "Emperor, in your heart...do you hate your father?"

The little emperor's expression suddenly changed, his body trembled slightly, and his eyes suddenly became sharp and cold. He looked at the queen mother and said slowly: "The queen mother should not ask such questions. How can a child hate his parents?"

The Queen Mother smiled happily: "He knew you were by his side, but he didn't recognize you for more than ten years. When he was about to die, he handed over this heavy burden to you... Do you think he is a good father?"

The little emperor looked around and saw that there were only five or six serving maids and eunuchs around him, so he smiled coldly and said: "No matter what, he handed over his most precious kingdom to me... I have become the Ninth Five Emperor and rule the world.

, This is enough to compensate for his debt."

The Queen Mother chuckled and said, "Emperor, you are an honest person."

The little emperor said leisurely: "Master taught me that sometimes, I should be honest. This will make me feel more comfortable."

"Master...!" The Queen Mother murmured: "It seems that the emperor has great feelings for your master."

The little emperor said calmly: "He is an indispensable person in my life."

"Emperor, I am a little worried." The Queen Mother sighed softly: "If you treat him like this, he may not be able to start well and end well."

The little emperor picked up the wine cup and drank it all in one gulp. He waited until the palace maid next to him stepped forward to fill it up again, and then he said calmly: "The emperor doesn't understand what the queen means. The master... can naturally start well and end well."

"He has too much power. How many people in the civil and military dynasties have more real power than him?" The Queen Mother also picked up the wine cup and took a sip: "Emperor, once a person has the power that he can bear, then

A heart will not be at peace."

"Mother, this joke is not funny." The little emperor looked indifferent.

The Queen Mother smiled and said: "Of course you won't believe it. I just said it casually. It's just you and me here, so there is no need to be taboo."

The little emperor stood up and bowed slightly: "Mother, the emperor is too drunk to drink, please leave now... It's late at night, and my mother should go to bed early."

The Queen Mother said calmly: "Are you about to leave? I have specially arranged a song and dance for the emperor... Could it be that the emperor doesn't even accept my love?"

The little emperor hesitated to speak and slowly sat down.

"Let them come up!" the Queen Mother ordered calmly.

…

Hu Ji was wearing extremely revealing clothes, and her plump body floated out from the side like flowing clouds.

There are five orchids in total. Although four of the orchids are naked, the one in the middle is wrapped tightly, and even his face is covered with a black gauze scarf.

It seems that the Orchid seems to be plumper and stronger than the others.

The little emperor didn't watch it carefully. He just dealt with this program like an errand and had no interest in enjoying it.

Several musicians started playing music nearby, and the orchids began to dance.

"Emperor, you don't seem to like this dance." Although the Queen Mother's voice was soft, it still reached the little emperor's ears clearly: "These orchids are quite beautiful on the grassland. Emperor

...Don’t like beauties?”

The little emperor was thinking about the grassland, thinking of the cute little girl and the fragrant leaves, and said calmly: "They...the country is beautiful and fragrant?" He disagreed deeply.

Naturally, he had seen beauties on the grassland. Sumayu and Chinatai were many times more beautiful than the orchids in front of him.

"Does the Emperor know how similar your biological mother and I are?" the Queen Mother said coldly.

The little emperor glanced at the Queen Mother, and that face did make him have a good impression, but..., the emperor slowly said: "The Queen Mother is indeed very similar to my mother, and the painting painted by my father is now in my house.

In the palace...but the Queen Mother doesn't seem to be as beautiful as my mother!"

When the Queen Mother heard this, she felt a serious coldness, but it passed away briefly. She smiled and said: "Your mother is indeed beautiful." After a pause, she asked again: "Emperor, if one day, you will be the one who finds me in this palace.

stumbling block, what will you do?"

The little emperor was a little strange. What happened to the Queen Mother today? Asking these strange and taboo questions made him a little bored. He said coldly: "What will the Queen Mother do? How will you deal with the stumbling block?"

The Queen Mother giggled and said: "Emperor, you are so smart, you blame me for all problems." Her beautiful eyes were filled with cold light, and her voice suddenly turned cold: "If there is a stumbling block, of course you have to kick it away.

"

The little emperor stood up again and said calmly: "The Queen Mother has already answered for me. I am tired and want to go back to the palace to rest."

The two eunuchs who followed the little emperor hurriedly raised their lanterns and were about to lead the little emperor away, but they heard the Queen Mother's voice sounding loudly from behind: "Liu Zichan, do you still want to leave today?"

"Clang!"

There was a crisp cracking sound, and the Queen Mother slammed the wine cup in her hand to the ground, smashing it into pieces.

This is a signal.

This was also the Queen Mother's last card. The victory of the Northern Expeditionary Army made the Queen Mother realize that the court must be in chaos. Only when the little emperor becomes a private person can the Northern Expeditionary Army withdraw. Otherwise, the plan to rely on the Northwest Army to achieve its own goals is likely to fail.

This is an adventure.

But she had to take the risk. Apart from this opportunity, she really couldn't think of any other better opportunity.

There is an unspoken estrangement between the little emperor and himself, and he will definitely not enter Cining Palace alone. In addition, the little emperor will be protected by a large number of guards and the "Ghost Valley" in the dark wherever he goes.

He is also a warrior himself and has almost no chance of assassination.

Only tonight, in this quiet imperial garden, when mother and son are together, is it possible to take advantage of the lack of protection and kill the little emperor with one blow.

Although the young emperor is a good martial arts expert, the Queen Mother believes that Yi Chenyuan, who has been silent for many years, can kill the young emperor with his skills.
To be continued...