usatvline Chapter 108 It’s not asking, it’s a deal
Chapter 108 It’s not asking, it’s a deal
"What did you say? This is impossible!"
"Is it possible that the Queen Mother could go and see the Second Prince first?"
"Your Majesty, please follow me."
The empress dowager looked at the emperor, whose face was full of calculation, and no matter how reluctant she was, she had no choice but to follow Zhongli Yuan.
The palace maids and eunuchs brought by the empress dowager were about to follow, but were stopped by Leng Qingyi.
"The Queen Mother can go alone."
"Well, the Emperor and the Empress Dowager are of such noble status, how could they go to such a filthy place alone?"
Leng Qingyi had no intention of paying any attention to the palace maid and just kept reading his notebook.
The empress dowager glanced at the emperor's indifferent look, and her heart was so worried about her son that she waved her hand and followed Zhongli Yuan's pace.
The two men walked into the dungeon one after the other. As they walked down the stairs underground, a fishy smell hit them in the face.
Zhongli Yuan had a blank expression on his face, while the Queen Mother took two steps back due to the irritation.
But Zhongli Yuan in front had no intention of waiting for her, thinking that his son had stayed in such a place for several days.
The Queen Mother hardened her heart, took a deep breath, picked up a handkerchief to cover her mouth and nose, and took a few small steps to catch up with Zhongli Yuan in front of her.
The smell became stronger as we walked forward, and there was also a faint moaning sound.
The dungeon was dim with candlelight, and it was very dark. The Queen Mother was walking and tripped over something.
The whole person fell forward, and Zhongli Yuan in front felt the fluctuation of the aura behind him and instinctively dodged.
The Queen Mother missed her attack and fell to the ground. She looked up and saw that the young eunuch not only dodged her but also looked at her coldly. The anger in her heart was about to burst out.
"Empress Dowager, I've found the way. I'll go back first. After you finish talking to the Second Prince, you can return the same way you came."
Zhongli Yuan turned and left without even glancing at the queen mother who had fallen to the ground.
Leaving behind the helpless and furious Queen Mother.
"Mother... Queen Mother... save me... save me out."
The empress dowager, who was about to explode, heard a familiar voice and her head buzzed, and all her anger disappeared.
All that's left is worry about my son.
The Queen Mother stood up by holding the bars of the nearby cell and followed the sound.
"Rui'er, it's the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother is here. Where are you?"
"Mother...I'm here."
The Queen Mother looked in the direction of the sound and saw a man tied to a rack in a dim cell with many scars on his body.
"Rui'er! Rui'er, are you okay?"
"Mother, please rescue me! Zhongli Yuan... he's a devil!"
When the Queen Mother saw her son in such a miserable state, she lost all her rationality.
"Okay, Rui'er, don't worry. Mother will rescue you right away."
As she spoke, the Queen Mother began to look for the door of the cell.
Suddenly, a strange voice came to my ears.
"He can't come out without the master's permission!"
"what!"
The sudden sound startled the Queen Mother.
The fishy smell in the dim dungeon, coupled with the faint moaning sounds, was an extremely terrifying environment for someone as pampered as the Queen Mother.
An San's silent voice almost scared the Queen Mother to death.
"Do you want to go in and talk to him?"
"Who? Who's talking?"
"It's me!"
"Who?"
The Queen Mother turned around suddenly and met An San's big face approaching.
"It's me!"
"Ah! What are you doing to scare me?"
"I'm not trying to scare you. I'm just asking if you want to go in and talk to him?"
"No... no need. I have something to talk to my son about. You should go ahead and do your work first."
"Ok."
An Sanwei left feeling aggrieved. The empress dowager patted her chest and looked at her son in the cell.
At this moment, she no longer had the thought of gossiping and just wanted to get out quickly.
"Rui'er, tell your mother if it was that bitch, the Second Prince's Consort, who instigated you to do this?"
"Mother, it was... it was my uncle who gave me the manpower."
"What? Your uncle?"
"My uncle said...that the emperor didn't bring many people with him during the autumn hunt, so this is a good opportunity for me to strike. Even if I break a leg, he and my grandfather will be able to help me ascend to the throne."
A hint of gloom flashed across the Queen Mother's eyes, and her tone became cold.
"Which uncle is yours?"
"Yes...it's Fourth Uncle."
Upon hearing this, the empress dowager's anger, which had subsided, rose again.
"You mean the mistress?"
"Yes."
"I understand. Rui'er, please stay here for two more days. Mother will definitely rescue you."
"No... Mother, take me out now. I don't want to stay here anymore."
At this moment, a shrill scream suddenly came from the dungeon.
Hearing the scream, the second prince struggled like a madman.
"Quick... Mother, please rescue me. I will obey you from now on. Please rescue me."
The Queen Mother looked at her son's crazy look and knew that he must have suffered a great punishment.
But she looked around and there was no one around, and she couldn't get anyone to pass on a message to her.
"Rui'er... Rui'er... just listen to your mother and be patient. When she gets up, she'll ask the emperor to release you. Just be patient."
After the Queen Mother finished speaking, she turned around and walked back quickly without even looking at her son.
I kept thinking about what my son said.
According to the information she received, her son brought hundreds of experts to assassinate the emperor that day.
How could a concubine mobilize hundreds of experts?
And there can only be one person behind this, and that is her good father.
I never thought her father would be so cruel as to use her son as a shield to pave the way for that woman's son.
How on earth could that woman compare to her? She's been dead for over 20 years, yet so many people still miss her.
The more the Queen Mother thought about it, the more hatred she felt. By the time she came to the ground, her overall pressure had dropped a lot.
Zhongli Yuan was waiting at the dungeon door, and didn't say anything when he saw the Queen Mother come out so quickly.
He walked in front, and the empress dowager followed behind without saying a word.
When the empress dowager saw the emperor again, she sighed in her heart that all the plans of so many people had gone to waste.
They thought he was a useless prince who grew up in the cold palace, had no power or influence, and was uneducated, and that he could be their puppet and be easily controlled by them.
Who would have thought that he was a pig pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger, and he dealt with so many court officials in less than two years after he ascended the throne.
"Let everyone else go down. I have something important to discuss with you."
Leng Qing waved his hand and all the people brought by Zhongli Yuan and the Queen Mother went out.
"You already knew the mastermind behind this, so you're asking me for 80% of the Yao family's assets."
"It's not a request, it's a deal. You can choose not to deal."
The Queen Mother was very angry today and has lost her temper.
"You tortured my son like that, and you still have the nerve to ask for 80% of the Yao family's assets."
"In fact, I could have killed him, killed the only relative in this world who stood on your side."
The Queen Mother's pupils constricted and her heart was shaken as she looked at her nominal son.
What does he know?
"What do you want me to do?"