In front of the Supreme Emperor's spirit, Jia's mother revealed what she had been holding in her heart for all these years, and she finally let out a sigh of relief.
Jia Mu didn't care about anyone else, walked to the Supreme Emperor's soul and continued to say to him: "You forced my husband to death back then, and now you are forced to death by my grandson. This is really reincarnation, and it can be regarded as your retribution."
The surrounding civil and military ministers and the emperor stood there without daring to say a word, for fear of offending Jia Ke and launching a general purge of the palace.
After Jia Mu finished speaking, she turned around and came to Jia Ke, "Since we have worshiped, let's go back."
Jia Ke nodded. Now the matter was very clear. There was no need to pretend anymore. But before leaving, he said to Dai Quan who was standing at the door of the hall: "From now on, you will still be your chief internal manager, and all affairs will be handled."
Everything must be approved by you."
When Dai Quan heard Jia Ke's words, he immediately fell to the ground: "Master, don't worry, I will manage the palace well on my behalf, and there will never be any mistakes."
Jia Ke looked at Dai Quan who was kneeling on the ground and nodded. This man was showing allegiance to him. "If there is anything that cannot be resolved, just discuss it with Xiao Kun, who is in charge of the Forbidden Army."
Dai Quan knelt there and said flatteringly: "Master, don't worry, I still have some people in this palace, so I guess nothing big will happen."
Jia Mu, who was standing aside, nodded, and then said: "Why didn't I see the Queen Mother just now? How could such an important day be without her?"
Dai Quan naturally knew that Jia Mu was asking him, so he quickly replied: "My slave, Dai Quan, goes to the old lady to say hello. Is the old lady asking about the Empress Dowager?"
Jia Mu said displeasedly: "Of course you should ask her?"
"Replying to the old lady, the Queen Mother has been imprisoned in Ningshou Palace by the Emperor."
After Dai Quan said this, not only Jia Ke was shocked, but even the civil and military ministers who came to pay their respects looked at the emperor with disbelief.
In this era where filial piety governs the world, how big a crime is it to imprison one's own aunt? Even the emperor will bear an indelible black spot in his life.
The emperor was extremely angry at this time. He came to Dai Quan in three steps and two steps at a time, and kicked him to the ground.
"You dog slave, you are still not honest at this time. It is clear that the Queen Mother is recuperating in the Ningshou Palace because of excessive grief, but you dare to slander me. Someone, please pull this dog slave out and kill her immediately."
The emperor directly ordered Xia Shouzhong, who was next to him, to go out and beat Dai Quan to death.
As a result, Jia Mu was unhappy when he just issued the order. She said to the emperor: "Does the emperor want to kill someone to silence him? My grandson has just made him the chief chamberlain, and you are going to kill him with a stick. Isn't it a bit too much?
Too much?"
When the emperor heard this, his face was full of anger. He stared at Jia Mu and wanted to eat her. He now knew that Jia Mu came to the palace just to take revenge and show off her power.
Jia Ke came to speak to Jia Mu, and the emperor was still a little dishonest and wanted to give him some color, so he issued an order: "Xia Shouzhong has served his master unfavorably, so he will be killed immediately."
As soon as Jia Ke finished saying this, five or six warriors rushed in from outside the palace. Regardless of the emperor present, they came directly to Xia Shouzhong and pulled him out.
When Xia Shouzhong saw this situation, he didn't realize that Jia Ke was risking his life to warn the emperor, but in the face of his own fate and his loyal ministers, he still chose his own life.
So while Xia Shouzhong was being dragged out of the hall, he kept shouting to Jia Ke: "Master Jia has been wronged. This matter has nothing to do with the servants. It is entirely the emperor's revenge on the empress dowager. The emperor is also planning to let the empress dowager know in a few days."
Buried with the Supreme Emperor."
Jia Ke's eyes lit up when he heard this, "Drag this slave back."
When the warriors heard what Jia Ke said, they immediately stopped and dragged Xia Shouzhong in front of Jia Ke.
As soon as Xia Shouzhong came to Jia Ke, he immediately threw himself at his feet and said, "Mr. Jia, please spare my life, Mr. Jia, please spare my life."
Jia Ke looked at Xia Shouzhong who was lying at his feet, then turned around and stared at the emperor, "Xia Shouzhong, you are telling the truth."
"How dare I deceive Mr. Jia? This matter was ordered by the emperor and I personally handled it."
After hearing this, Jia Ke burst out laughing. Then he turned around and looked at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, this is your fault. The Emperor's body is still cold, so you have to deal with the Empress Dowager. This cannot be justified in any dynasty or generation."
But the emperor was standing there with a pale face. He knew that from now on his reputation was over. The emperor never thought that Xia Shouzhong, who had always been loyal to him and had raised him since childhood, would betray him.
After Jia Mu stood by and listened to their words, she said to Xia Shouzhong who was kneeling on the ground: "Since you, a slave, have abandoned the dark side and turned to the bright side, then I, the old lady, will give you a way to survive. You should go to Ningshou Palace now to invite the Queen Mother.
From now on, please serve the Empress Dowager."
As soon as Xia Shouzhong heard what Jia Mu said, he burst into tears and laughed. His life had been saved. As for the emperor's revenge, it was even more of a joke. Now who doesn't know that the emperor is a puppet, and he can escape from the emperor's side.
Serving at the Queen Mother's side was a blessing in disguise.
So Xia Shouzhong got up from the ground, rolled out of Qianqing Palace and headed towards Ningshou Palace.
When Xia Shouzhong left Qianqing Palace, he immediately summoned a few of his cronies and went to Ningshou Palace with him.
When everyone arrived outside Ningshou Palace, the door was locked, and there were more than a dozen eunuchs guarding the door.
When these people saw Xia Shouzhong coming, they thought the emperor had another order, so they hurried over to listen to it.
When Xia Shouzhong saw these people coming, he asked, "How is the Queen Mother doing?"
"When I returned to the manager, there was no movement in Ningshou Palace, and the Empress Dowager was not making any noise either."
Xia Shouzhong felt very strange when he heard this. The Empress Dowager already knew the emperor's thoughts very well, and now her life was about to be in danger, but she didn't panic at all.
Xia Shouzhong glanced at him, and the eunuch next to him naturally understood, and immediately stepped forward to open the side door of Ningshou Palace.
Xia Shouzhong led people into Ningshou Palace. As soon as he arrived at the entrance of the hall, more than a dozen palace maids and eunuchs came out and knelt to greet him.
Dashou ignored these people and went directly to the Empress Dowager's palace in Ningshou Palace.
When Xia Shouzhong entered the palace, he saw the empress dowager sitting there leisurely reading a book, neatly dressed and not at all flustered.
Although Xia Shouzhong was surprised, he still stepped forward and saluted the Queen Mother first.
When the Queen Mother saw Xia Shouzhong coming, she pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Is Mr. Xia going to send the Ai family to reunite with the Supreme Emperor?"
Xia Shouzhong knelt there and said, "No matter how brave I am, I would not dare to have such thoughts."
The Empress Dowager then put down her book, looked at Xia Shouzhong and said, "You are a great nobleman. You don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything. Do you have anything to say?"
"Returning to the Queen Mother, Master Jia has already returned. He knew that you were imprisoned here by the Emperor, so he was very angry. Now he ordered my servant to invite the Queen Mother to the Qianqing Palace."
After hearing this, the Queen Mother's mind started to change. As for why the Queen Mother was not in a hurry, she actually knew a secret passage leading from Ningshou Palace to the outside of the palace.
With this secret passage, when necessary, he could kill the palace ladies and eunuchs who were watching him with one shot, and then escape from the palace.
Now it seemed that this secret passage would not be used for the time being, so I packed my clothes and followed Xia Shouzhong to Qianqing Palace.
Seeing the Queen Mother's unhurried and neatly dressed appearance, Xia Shouzhong had a headache, so he hurried over and said to the Queen Mother: "I think the Queen Mother's dress is a bit inappropriate."
The Empress Dowager was a little surprised after hearing this. She did not expect that Xia Shouzhong, a close confidant of the emperor, would actually care about her.
"What's inappropriate?"
When Xia Shouzhong heard the Empress Dowager's question, he hesitated a little at first, and finally gritted his teeth. He had betrayed the emperor anyway, so he might as well go all the way to the dark side.
Then Xia Shouzhong said: "The empress has been imprisoned by the emperor for such a long time. She must not think about tea and food, and her clothes are disheveled. Only by going to Qianqing Palace can she show her grievances."
The Empress Dowager is a little confused now. What does Xia Shouzhong mean? This is obviously giving eye drops to the emperor.
Xia Shouzhong looked at the Empress Dowager's expression and knew what she was thinking. He knew that the Empress Dowager would not be able to believe him if he did not explain the matter clearly.
"Just now in the main hall, Lord Jia gave me the opportunity to make up for my past mistakes. How dare I not do my job with all my heart?"
Who is the Queen Mother? A smile appeared on her face as soon as she heard his words.
"You are right. The Ai family is too worried now and misses the Emperor day and night. It is true that they have neglected to dress up a bit."
After the Empress Dowager said these words, she went deep into the palace alone. When she came out again soon, she had already taken off the makeup on her face, her hair became messy, and her clothes became messy.
The Queen Mother came to Xia Shouzhong and asked, "Do you think this is feasible?"
Xia Shouzhong looked the Queen Mother up and down, then quickly lowered his head and said, "The Queen Mother is thoughtful."
The Queen Mother nodded after hearing his confirmation, "Then let's go to the Qing Palace."
After Xia Shouzhong listened to the Empress Dowager's instructions, he immediately stood up and took a step forward to help the Empress Dowager out of the Ningshou Palace.
When they arrived outside, Xia Shouzhong immediately ordered someone to prepare a small sedan. The empress dowager was sitting in the sedan. There were some differences even after he was brought out from Ningshou Palace, but he knew that Xia Shouzhong was a confidant of the emperor, so he did not dare to stop him.
In this way, Xia Shouzhong took the Queen Mother directly to Qianqing Palace.
Besides, after Xia Shouzhong left the Qianqing Palace, the virtuous concubine Jia Yuanchun took this time to come to Jia Mu, saluted her, and then said with tears in her eyes: "How are you okay after not seeing your ancestor's body for so long?"
At this time, Dai Quan saw that Jia Mu was still standing, so he quickly moved a chair from the side and placed it next to Jia Mu. Seeing that he was so sensible, Jia Mu sat down.
After Jia Mu sat down, she said to Jia Yuanchun: "I am an old lady. Now I can eat and sleep. What else is wrong? You are alone in the palace, so you have to take good care of your body.
Our family’s better days are yet to come.”
Jia Yingchun stood next to Jia Mu, lowered her head and said, "I am in the palace and my life is going well. My eldest brother sent Dai Quan to serve me a few days ago. Now everything is easier than before."
Jia Mu nodded and said to Dai Quan next to her: "Follow your master well. As long as I am here as an old lady in the future, you will not end up in the same end."
When Dai Quan heard Jia Mu's words, he immediately knelt down excitedly and kept kowtowing to Jia Mu. Dai Quan naturally knew Jia Mu's status in Jia's family. Now there is no difference between his words and Jia Ke's words.