After pondering for a long time, two words came to Prime Minister Qiao's mind - cooperation.
Just like he and Queen Mother Qiao before, he can still cooperate with Qiao Jinhuan now. As long as Qiao Jinhuan gives birth to a son and they kill Chu Ji, the world...
As he thought about it, Prime Minister Qiao couldn't help but curl up the corners of his lips.
Qiao Jinhuan is not the Queen Mother Qiao. She has just taken power and is not familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics. She is obviously much easier to deceive than the Queen Mother Qiao!
It seems that it is time to go to the palace to talk to her!
After making up his mind, Prime Minister Qiao entered the palace the next day in the name of keeping filial piety to the Queen Mother.
At this time, in the Cihe Palace, the young emperor Chu Heng was kneeling at the front.
He knelt irregularly. Behind him knelt Chu Ji and a group of royal children, and behind him knelt a group of concubines, wives of princes and ministers...
Only Qiao Jinhuan, whom Prime Minister Qiao wanted to see, was not there.
Prime Minister Qiao was stunned for a moment and then asked the attendant next to him, "Where is the imperial concubine? Why is she not here?"
"The imperial concubine is pregnant and has to take care of government affairs, so she comes to pay filial piety to the Queen Mother at night."
night?
Prime Minister Qiao frowned, "Go and pass the news and tell me that I want to see the imperial concubine."
After hearing this, the attendant responded and went to find Qiao Jinhuan.
"Oh? Prime Minister, I want to see you."
Qiao Jinhuan raised her eyebrows slightly, "Let's see you then."
She could probably guess why Prime Minister Qiao was looking for her.
Not long after, Prime Minister Qiao appeared in the palace. Looking at the people serving around him, he bowed politely and said, "I have seen the imperial concubine."
"Why does dad need to give such a big gift?"
Qiao Jinhuan said, but she didn't mean to let him get up at all, "I wonder why dad came to me this time?"
"There is something I need to discuss with you."
As he said that, Prime Minister Qiao looked around.
Qiao Jinhuan complied with his wish and cleared out all the people waiting around him, "Dad, you can tell me if you have anything to say now."
"I wonder what your plans are next?"
"What's the plan?"
Qiao Jinhuan asked pretending not to know.
"Empress."
Prime Minister Qiao immediately shouted with sincerity, "The current situation in the court is very bad for our Qiao family. Prince Su responds to every call in the court, and the Queen Mother who can control him has passed away. I'm afraid he is going to rebel!"
"Rebellion is a matter of risking the disapproval of the world. How dare Prince Su?" Qiao Jinhuan asked.
"Who makes our emperor such a fool? I don't know what the empress does. In the past few days, the courtiers have been paying low-key visits to Prince Su's Mansion. They obviously have different intentions! If Prince Su is really asked to ascend to the throne, you can't be regarded as a noble concubine.
Already."
Hearing this, Qiao Jinhuan pretended to be flustered and said "Ah", "What should we do?"
Prime Minister Qiao was relieved when he saw her helpless look on his face, but his face became more serious, "Don't worry, I am the queen, we are one, and I will risk my life to help you."
"During the funeral period of the Queen Mother, Prince Su did not dare to act in the name of unfilial piety, but once the funeral period is over, he will probably force the emperor to abdicate in favor of someone worthy of his throne. Madam, we must act first."
As he said this, Prime Minister Qiao's eyes flashed with a hint of viciousness.
Qiao Jinhuan looked at him with sarcastic eyes, but her tone was very panicked, "What do you mean by daddy?"
"Let's arrest Chu Ji for treason first."
He has wanted to do this for a long time.
However, the Queen Mother had always been worried about the military power in Chu Ji's hands and refused to allow it.
If you want him to say, first kill Chu Ji with a quick knife, and everything else will be easy to talk about. After all, everyone is dead, so what's the point of those people disapproving of it?
Would military generals still rebel because of a dead man?
Hearing this, Qiao Jinhuan twitched the corners of his lips, "Isn't this inappropriate?"
"Empress, those who achieve great things don't stick to trivial matters. If you think about it carefully, who is the biggest obstacle to King Su's desire to ascend to the throne?"
"who?"
"It's you!"
Prime Minister Qiao said sadly, "You are still carrying a dragon fetus in your belly. If you give birth to a healthy dragon son who can inherit the throne, wouldn't it become a thorn in King Su's side?"
This is indeed a family, and they all know how to talk about her children~
Qiao Jinhuan sneered in her heart, and then asked, "It might be a girl."
"Who knows whether it's a boy or a girl? According to King Su's temperament, which would rather kill someone than let go, he will never let you give birth to the child safely."
Prime Minister Qiao pressed forward step by step.
Qiao Jinhuan frowned, looking at him helplessly and weakly, "Dad, let me think~"
Prime Minister Qiao also knew that Qiao Jinhuan had always been a weak and gentle person, and it was normal for him to feel uncomfortable for a while when he was suddenly exposed to this kind of thing.
Seeing her in such a panic, he felt that it was not advisable to push her too far, so he relaxed and said, "Then think carefully and give me an answer earlier so that I can plan ahead."
"good."
Qiao Jinhuan responded weakly.
Soon, Prime Minister Qiao left.
She walked on the front foot, and Qiao Jinhuan sneered on the back foot.
Sure enough, Prime Minister Qiao’s ambition~tsk tsk tsk...
Then she put the matter behind her and continued to look through the folders in her hand.
Until the sky outside the window gradually darkened, a tall figure walked in slowly and put the soup in his hand on the table.
"I heard from Taohong that you didn't eat well in the afternoon. Eat something first."
The fragrant chicken soup is exuding an alluring smell, with red wolfberries floating on it, and some tonics in it.
Almost all of them are for baby maintenance.
Qiao Jinhuan picked it up and finished eating, then pushed Chu Ji on the soft couch and lifted up the hem of his clothes while sitting half-sitting.
All I could see was a bunch of bruises on his knees.
Fortunately, the Queen Mother did not die in winter, otherwise, those kneeling in the mourning hall would have suffered a lot.
Qiao Jinhuan asked Taohong to bring the hot handkerchief she had prepared, put it on the bruised area and rubbed it gently, "It's hard for you, you have to go to her wake."
"Who calls her an elder?"
Chu Ji was also helpless.
The old witch tried to kill him many times in the past, but now he had to kneel in mourning hall for her in mourning. It was really not peaceful for her to die.
But there is no way.
Who told him that he and the emperor were brothers? If he didn't kneel down, I'm afraid the courtiers would have to impeach him for being unfilial without waiting until the next day.
"Besides, with the knee pads you sewed for me, it's not that hard to kneel for a while."
Chu Ji said again.
Besides, although he really didn't want to kneel down to that old witch, he was so happy every day when he looked at the old witch's coffin that it didn't matter if he knelt down.
Qiao Jinhuan continued to rub her hands, raised her head and glared at him, "Then just kneel for a while and show off. Why kneel for so long?"
"Everyone from the royal family is kneeling there, so I can't leave alone."
Chu Ji shook his head slightly and coaxed softly: "Okay, there is still one last day. After kneeling down and letting the Queen Mother be buried, it will be over."
"Does it hurt?"
"It doesn't hurt."
Chu Ji stretched out his hand and pulled Qiao Jinhuan into his arms, "I will press it myself later. You can rest. You are very tired these days."