Queen Mother Shen finally felt a little more energetic before going to bed, so she asked Mu Yunhan to go over and ask about the Shen family.
When she heard that Shen San and Shen Si's poison was incurable, she turned her head sadly and cried silently.
Some hurdles had to be overcome by oneself. Mu Yunhan stayed by her side quietly, fanning her gently.
Queen Mother Shen came over slowly, took Mu Yunhan's hand and said seriously: "I really want to thank you this time. Don't worry about anything else in the future, including my affairs. You just need to take care of yourself and Yan'er." Can."
Mu Yunhan said gently: "I understand, please go to sleep."
Empress Dowager Shen couldn't sleep, she talked a lot about her childhood, and cried that she was sorry for her family.
It was almost three o'clock when she finally fell asleep.
Aunt Lu said apologetically: "Madam is tired and hasn't rested so late."
Mu Yunhan said: "Nothing, that's what we mean by staying together through thick and thin."
Aunt Lu and other palace officials were extremely grateful.
Mu Yunhan lay down on the bed, placed Xiaomi on her bed tent, sprinkled a light layer of medicated powder and jasmine pollen around the window, and gave Little Black Dot some instructions before resting inside and outside the house.
Nothing happened all night, and when I woke up the next morning, I was fine and nothing special happened.
Empress Dowager Shen struggled to get up and dress up, insisting on going to court: "I can't show weakness. Once I fall down, they will think that I am weak and easy to bully, and they will only get worse."
Aunt Lu tried hard to persuade her to no avail, so she had to dress her up with red eyes.
Mu Yunhan escorted the old and young to the court. She had no place in the court and could only stand behind Empress Dowager Shen and listen.
Today is a small court meeting. There are not many people attending the court, but the important matter of peace negotiation is being discussed.
Pei Youzhong did his duty and took the lead in being the villain: "Qi State is pressing hard. The rules for peace talks have been proposed for a long time. If there is no reply within three days, it means there is no sincerity, and they should go back."
Going back means that the troops will be on the territory.
If the leader of the country was young and powerful, everyone would not be so panicked, but in this situation... everyone immediately panicked.
King Shou was silent, and Pei Youzhong just pressed the Queen Mother Shen: "I wonder what the Queen Mother wants?"
Negotiating peace means losing power and humiliating the country. Zhao Xing was still alive and refused to agree to these conditions, and Empress Dowager Shen certainly did not want to agree.
But things were different now. She didn't have the courage to stand up, so she was very embarrassed and had to delay: "These things were all done by the late emperor in the past, and I am not familiar with them yet. You can submit the charter first, and then discuss and work out the results. Report it."
Pei Youzhong exchanged glances with King Shou and handed over the charter with his own hands: "That's it. When will the empress give you an answer?"
Empress Dowager Shen said angrily: "How presumptuous! I haven't seen it yet, and you want me to give you an answer? Who can borrow your courage?"
Pei Youzhong lowered his head and said, "I don't dare. It's just that this matter is big. The summer tax has been delayed and the border wars are going on. The expenses are unsustainable. If we delay it any longer, I'm afraid the country will be destroyed. Please make a decision as soon as possible."
Queen Mother Shen was so angry at the word "destroy the country" that she almost vomited blood and clenched her fingers tightly to prevent herself from fainting.
A censor suddenly stood up and said: "I want to impeach Gu Fenglin."
King Shou suddenly became interested: "Let's talk."
"Gu Fenglin was ordered to go to the north to quell the chaos. He should have traveled day and night to quell the chaos as soon as possible before taxing Xia. However, he deliberately delayed it because of his illness. This is no different from treason!"