The Queen Mother frowned worriedly, feeling that there was something wrong in what Concubine said today...
"Queen Mother, forgive Yunzi for talking too much. That day at the emperor's birthday banquet, my father said that Miss Ke'er looks a lot like Queen Nanyu." Hua Yunzi said carefully, looking at the Queen Mother's face as she spoke.
Sure enough, the Queen Mother's face changed drastically: "What? Ke'er is Queen Nanyu?"
"That's not necessarily true. Daddy just said that they look very similar. Maybe it's just a similarity. Yunzi thinks she should tell the Queen Mother about this to avoid any mistakes."
The Queen Mother nodded: "Well, the Ai family knows. Yunzi, please go back first. The Ai family still needs to thoroughly investigate this matter."
As soon as Yunzi left, the Queen Mother gave a stern order: "Pass on the Ai family's decree and recall General Zhao Jiufeng as soon as possible."
By the time Zhao Jiufeng rushed back from the border gate without stopping, it was already the second day.
early in the morning
The Queen Mother didn't sleep well because of this, so she got up early. As soon as she finished bathing, she heard that General Zhao asked for an audience.
The Queen Mother waved her hand and signaled General Zhao to come in...
"I would like to pay my respects to the Queen Mother." Zhao Jiufeng walked in dusty, knelt down and kowtowed.
"Ahem, get up, General Zhao." The Queen Mother's expression was obviously not very good, and Chun'er beside her immediately handed over the teacup.
"The Queen Mother, please take care of your body." Zhao Jiufeng said distressedly.
The Queen Mother took a sip of tea and said slowly: "How is the situation at the border recently?"
"Reporting to the Queen Mother, the border deployment is almost complete. Nan Yu is ready to make a move recently, and I'm afraid a war is about to break out. Zhao Jiufeng's expression became more solemn when he talked about the border.
The Queen Mother nodded: "Well, a battle with Nan Yu is inevitable."
The conversation changed and the Queen Mother looked at Zhao Jiufeng: "General Zhao, how long have we known each other?"
Zhao Jiufeng sighed: "It's been more than twenty years, right?"
"It's been more than twenty years, but why are you still honest with the Ai family?" The Queen Mother looked at Zhao Jiufeng with resentment.
"What did the Queen Mother say? I don't understand." Zhao Jiufeng was stunned, not knowing why the Queen Mother said such a thing.
"Zhao Jiufeng, you still lied to the Ai family. Among the ten geishas who came in a few days ago, there was Nan Yu's former queen. Why didn't you tell her?" The Queen Mother was furious, slamming the table and asking.
"You...the Queen Mother, you all know?" Zhao Jiufeng was shocked. He wanted to hide it for a while, because the Queen Mother would definitely be hit hard if she knew it.
"If the Ai family hadn't sent someone to find out, how long would you and Liujia have wanted to hide it from the Ai family?" the Queen Mother was furious.
Zhao Jiufeng lowered his head: "The general didn't mean to hide it. It's just that the general knew that the emperor had exchanged seven cities for that woman. He was also filled with grief and anger. But the general is not the master after all? There are many things that cannot be violated." Thinking of that day, he knew that Liu
Jia sacrificed seven cities in exchange for Ling Nuansi. Zhao Jiufeng was almost angry and vomited blood, but he could not fall. At this critical moment, the battle with Nan Yu was on the line of life and death. If he fell, Beixi would lose.
"What? Seven cities?" The Queen Mother's heart was hit hard.
Looking at the astonished face of the Queen Mother, Zhao Jiufeng secretly scolded himself for talking too much. He thought that the Queen Mother had investigated this matter, but he did not expect that the Queen Mother only knew one thing but not the other.
"Are you saying that Lujia traded seven cities for that woman?" The Queen Mother's voice was trembling, as if she couldn't believe it.
Zhao Jiufeng lowered his head again in shame...
The Queen Mother's vision went dark and she immediately fainted. Seven cities were equivalent to one-third of Beixi's territory, and Liujia actually gave up the city to others because of a woman.
"Queen Mother, come here quickly, the Queen Mother fainted." Chun'er immediately supported the Queen Mother and shouted.
Zhao Jiufeng walked over in one stride, supported the Queen Mother and shouted in a panic: "Be vegetarian? Be vegetarian? Nian Xingxing?"
The Suzaku Palace was in chaos...
When Luca came, the Queen Mother still hadn't woken up...
"Uncle Hua, how is your mother?" Liu Jia asked sadly.
Hua Qingluo sighed: "The Queen Mother has been restless recently. It is also because she has not had a good rest. Her body is declining day by day. In addition, today's intense fire attacks her heart. Therefore, she has been greatly stimulated and her heartbeat is very unstable."
"Then what should we do?" Ryuka said with tears in her eyes.
Hua Qingluo shook his head: "There is no other way but to rest."
Although Zhao Jiufeng was worried, it was not advisable to stay for a long time, so he hurried back to the border.
Three days later, the Queen Mother regained consciousness.
As soon as he woke up, he asked Chun'er to come over and help him up. The first thing he did was to secretly tie up Ling Ke'er.
Ke'er was reading in the room when someone suddenly covered his head with a black cloth and swept him away. When the black cloth was taken off, he found that he was already in the Suzaku Palace.
"Good luck to you, the Queen Mother." Seeing the Queen Mother's cold face, Ke'er had a bad feeling, but she had to say hello.
"Ling Ke'er, Ling Nuansi, the queen of Nanyu, are the Ai family right?" the Queen Mother asked sharply.
"What...what do you mean? What the Queen Mother said, the common girl doesn't understand." Ke'er felt her head buzzing. How could the Queen Mother know such a big secret?
"How dare you pretend to be the Ai family?" the Queen Mother said disdainfully.
Ke'er tried her best to stay calm and said slowly: "A civilian girl is not pretending. I really don't know what the Queen Mother said?"
"Ling Ke'er, you are such a scourge. When Liu Jia threatened to die to save you, the Ai family sent Divine Doctor Hua to Nanyu to save you. Otherwise, your hands would be useless today." The Queen Mother stared at her and said.
.
Ke'er was shocked: "What? The one who saved me was Doctor Hua?" Ke'er suddenly remembered the time when his hand was poisoned. He heard that the emperor had issued a reward, but no one dared to come. In the end, it was an unknown old man.
, I thought it was a coincidence that I was cured, but now I found out that it was Brother Luka’s help.”
"What? Are you admitting it now?" The Queen Mother looked at Ke'er mockingly.
Ke'er had tears in her eyes: "I really didn't know it was Brother Lujia..."
"Shut up, don't talk about Brother Liujia. Haven't Liujia been hurt badly enough by you? When he and Zhao Jiufeng went to Nanyu, he had already decided to leave. It was you who were such a disaster and insisted on staying, which caused him to almost be killed by Nanyu's Dog Emperor.
Killed? What now? Thinking of Beixi as a traitor again?" The Queen Mother looked at Ke'er with hatred in her eyes.
"Queen Mother, I really didn't know at the time." Thinking back to that time, because I couldn't bear it, I acted coquettishly to keep Brother Luca, but it almost cost him his life.
Ke'er suddenly realized that he was really a disaster. He and Liu Jia had known each other for so long, and only Liu Jia did it for him, but she had been dragging him down.
"Your Majesty, you are right, Ke'er is a pest." Ke'er couldn't help but shed tears, feeling very uncomfortable for the first time.
The Queen Mother looked at Chun'er: "Bring the poisoned wine."
Chun'er stood up and left, bringing back a bottle of white poison...
"This is the magic spirit powder. You won't feel any pain after eating it. Because of Liu Jia's love for you, the Ai family will leave your body intact." The queen mother said quietly.
Ke'er took the poison and felt calm. She had fantasized about thousands of ways to die before, but she never thought that she would be given poison again.
Recalling that at that time, in Nanyu's prison, Wu Huan was like this. He gave them a bottle of poison and gently placed them on both ends of the love river.
I can't explain how I feel, but Ke'er just feels that she really deserves to die...
So with tears in my eyes, I picked up the poison and put it to my lips...
Suddenly, a figure rushed in and snatched the poison...
Ke'er took a closer look and found out that it was Brother Liujia...
"Mother, what are you doing? Didn't you promise me that you would not embarrass me?" Liujia asked the Queen Mother angrily.
The Queen Mother said solemnly: "That's because I didn't know she was Nan Yu's queen before."
Liu Jia was slightly startled: "Queen Mother, you...know everything?"
The Queen Mother glared at Liu Jia: "Otherwise, how long are you going to keep this secret from me?"
"Queen mother, even if she is the queen of Nanyu, it was in the past. She is not a queen now, she is just an ordinary woman. Why do you have to put her to death?" Liu Jia said sadly, not understanding why the queen mother was so cruel.
?
"Yes, she is the queen of Nanyu and is not mortal, but she made me, Beixi, lose seven cities for her, so she must die." The Queen Mother roared hysterically.
"The seven cities were offered voluntarily by my ministers and have nothing to do with Ke'er." Liu Jia obviously lacked confidence.
The Queen Mother smiled desperately: "Haha, my good son, at this time, you still want to lie to me? I tell you, this scourge must die today."
"No, I won't allow anyone to hurt her. I promised that no one in Beixi can hurt her, not even you, Queen Mother." Liu Jia stood in front of Ke'er.
Ke'er was moved and grabbed Liujia's sleeve: "Brother Liujia..."
"Ke'er, be good, don't be afraid, I'm here with you." Liujia comforted Ke'er softly.
The Queen Mother looked at them and shouted: "Preaching the decree of the Ai family, Ling Ke'er, the enchantress reincarnated, charmed the king's heart, dragged out, and quartered by five horses."
Seeing the guards rushing in, Liujia panicked. He knew that these guards were all the confidants of his mother, so he was heartbroken, picked up the white poison, and said in an extremely firm tone: "Mother, if you insist on doing this, then I will only
I wish I could die with her."
The Queen Mother took a breath...
"Luka, are you crazy? Are you the emperor? How could you do this for a woman?" The Queen Mother stood up and cursed.
Liu Jia ignored it at all and just held Ke'er's hand: "Ke'er, are you afraid of death?"
Ke'er cried and shook her head: "Ke'er is not afraid."
Liu Jia smiled softly: "I won't let you be alone. Even if I can't protect you, I will still be with you."
"Brother Lujia, you are so stupid, you are the biggest fool in the world." Ke'er burst into tears instantly.
Liu Jia raised his left hand and wiped Ke'er's tears: "I've had enough of being the Emperor of Beixi. It's also good to be the world's greatest fool for once."
"Luka, don't force me." The Queen Mother said sadly.
"Mother, I won't force you, and you don't force me. If you really can't tolerate Ke'er, then please let me go with her." Liu Jia said very relieved.
The Queen Mother knew that her son had been stubborn since he was a child. If he really killed Ke'er, he would definitely do something stupid.
"Your Majesty, please think twice, a country cannot live without a king for a day." Chun'er reminded tremblingly.
"The Ai family doesn't want such an emperor," the Queen Mother said angrily.
"Mother, don't waste your time. Please tell me. Should you let Ke'er go? Or kill Ke'er?" Liu Jia asked the Queen calmly.
The Queen Mother was furious: "How dare you threaten the Ai family, you rebellious son."
Liu Jia ignored it at all, picked up the white bottle, put it to his lips, and said, "Put it in or not?"
The Queen Mother clenched her fists and said nothing, just staring at Liujia...
Luka suddenly poured the poison into his mouth...
The Queen Mother immediately shouted: "Let go."
Ke'er was also frightened and cried: "Brother Luca..."