"Haha..." The Queen Mother sneered, her laughter clearly visible.
Li Shiliang's face turned a little pale, but he had to bite the bullet and pretend to be confused.
Of course he knew that these words were hateful, but this was the emperor's order.
If something happened to Concubine Zhen or Concubine Su, he would not survive either.
It was difficult for the Queen Mother and the Emperor to have both sides, so I had to choose one to fight to the end.
The concubines Zhen and Concubines came over surrounded by people, but they did not dare to act like monsters. They knelt down and bowed to the Queen Mother honestly: "Concubines, I pay my respects to the Queen Mother."
The Queen Mother said calmly: "Why are you so late?"
Su Concubine was the sharpest talker and boldly said: "The Queen Mother is so generous, but your Majesty suddenly remembered that the late emperor loved to eat dragon and phoenix cakes, and that I and Zhen Concubine are good at making cakes, so you were delayed..."
With that said, he asked the palace servant to bring him a plate of cakes.
The cake is still hot and looks great, but it is not made in the palace way.
"This is your Majesty's filial piety." The Queen Mother's face turned pale and she said calmly: "That's all, you two take the throne, Gu Qing, let's start."
Everyone took their seats one by one, with Gu Yilan presiding over the ceremony and sincerely praying for blessings.
What I pray for is prosperity for the country and peace and longevity for my loved ones.
Li Shiliang was waiting on the side and felt relieved when he saw the calm.
Suddenly, a palace official came in a hurry, poked his head outside, and called Li Shiliang out.
Li Shiliang's expression changed slightly and he hurriedly exited.
The Queen Mother raised her eyebrows and looked at Aunt Ying.
Aunt Ying went out and came back soon, reporting in a low voice: "Something happened at Liuli Palace. Concubine Jiang is afraid that she will die."
Concubine Jiang Guifei believed that Princess Ling had given birth to a deformed fetus, so she was defeated and huddled in the Glazed Palace, not daring to show her face.
When something happened between Prince Xinling and the Jiang family, she couldn't bear it anymore and went to beg the emperor, but the emperor smashed her head in with a paperweight.
From then on, she waited for death in the palace.
The word "noble concubine" is still there, but the supplies are not as good as those of ordinary palace people.
Ordinary palace people still have clean and hot food to eat, but she may not be able to eat even scraps.
The reason why the queen did not kill her directly was because she thought that the prince would always succeed to the throne and did not want to be infamous.
The Queen Mother was too lazy to care and allowed her to perish on her own.
If the Sumei people had not taken care of her, she would have died long ago.
Everyone knew that she had been ill for a long time, but they didn't expect that she would choose such a day to die.
The Queen Mother said calmly: "So?"
Since Li Shiliang was alarmed, it means that the emperor was also alarmed.
Aunt Ying whispered: "I don't know what means were used to attract His Majesty. I heard that he even sent an order to Zongzheng Temple to let King Xinling enter the palace, saying that he wanted the mother and son to see each other for the last time."
The Queen Mother had no expression and looked up at Gu Yilan: "Gu Qing, do whatever you have to do."
Gu Yilan read the prayer loudly.
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew up, blowing the offerings' curtains into a mess. Everyone was shocked and stepped forward to hold the offerings and pull the curtains.
In the commotion, several palace officials pushed their way past Concubine Su and Concubine Zhen.
The two people couldn't help but feel worried, feeling that the Queen Mother and the Empress were going to take this opportunity to murder them and the Emperor's heirs.
Looking around, Li Shiliang was not here again, so he had to rely on himself.
It was definitely not possible to go outside. The wind was blowing hard and the sky was dark with low clouds. It looked like it was going to rain.
Looking at the Queen Mother again, the Queen and others were hiding inside, so they called the servants to come up and escort them inside.
Mu Yunhan watched quietly, and saw the queen staring at the stomachs of these two people, her eyes seeming to burst out of fire.