usatvline Chapter 445 I can’t hide it anymore
Chapter 445 I can’t hide it anymore
evening.
The sun is coming out.
A faint smile appeared on the sky.
The sunset glow turned the entire sky a deep red.
Like a raging fire.
The palace was also shrouded in red.
As soon as Miao Miao saw Princess Yuqing, she ran over and hugged her without saying a word.
He breathed a long sigh of relief.
We finally met, and it's not too late.
Princess Yuqing looked her daughter up and down: "Miaomiao, no one gave you any trouble when you came in, right?"
She would only let Xiao Yu'er in after she had to cry in front of her father.
"No." Miao Miao shook her head.
There were no guards stopping them anywhere else, except for the two at the door, who hesitated for quite a while.
Fortunately, she had the foresight to make full use of her financial power.
Those two guards were appointed by the Emperor to watch over the Empress.
They hesitated at first about whether to let Princess Mingzhu in.
After all, the Empress was under house arrest; if anyone could just walk in, it would be tantamount to disregarding the Emperor's decree.
Princess Yuqing received the imperial decree and was allowed to enter.
Right now...
The two looked at each other.
One shook his head, the other nodded.
It wasn't until Miaomiao took out her token and slipped some silver into their hands that the two of them finally understood.
That's how they were let in.
Before entering the palace, she had Xi'er exchange a lot of loose silver at the money exchange shop, just in case.
The preparations began the moment they entered the palace gates.
The gatekeepers, the eunuchs leading the way, the palace maids...
Originally, she had a token given by the emperor, so she didn't need to receive a reward.
However, her experience from living two lifetimes taught her that power cannot buy people's hearts, but money can.
Don't underestimate these palace maids and eunuchs.
This is the largest and most intricate network of relationships in the palace.
Some newly arrived concubines, unaware of their own limitations, thought they were truly masters and could trample on the palace servants at will.
When he turned around, he didn't even know how he died.
Miao Miao looked around and then dismissed the princess, leaving only the three of them in the hall.
The Empress's maternal grandmother was betrayed by the people around her.
A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit; having learned from past mistakes, we must be vigilant.
"What's wrong? Did someone bully you?" Princess Yuqing also noticed that something was wrong with her daughter.
Her whole aura was off.
Gone is her usual sweet and adorable self; she's been frowning ever since she walked in, with a stern little face.
He didn't say anything, but he seemed like a little adult.
The Empress pulled her to sit down beside her, took her small hand, and patted her head: "Girl, don't be nervous, tell me slowly, what happened that made you come to the palace alone at this time?"
Miaomiao was somewhat surprised.
As expected of the Empress, she could even guess that.
She then recounted everything she had seen and heard while following Jiang Yunze at the Prajna Temple.
He also had Liu Yun secretly write down the names of those people.
She handed the list to the Empress: "Grandmother, this is the list of court officials who went to Prajna Temple to plot."
Although there is no evidence of Prince Chen forming cliques with court officials, at least it is known who the spies are and who the opportunists are.
It's good to be prepared.
Miaomiao wanted to continue speaking, but then she saw her maternal grandmother, the Empress, pick up a brush, dip it in vermilion ink, and draw a few strokes on the list.
Then I saw her tap the table twice with her fingers.
The door creaked open, and a eunuch slipped in.
"Give it to Prince Jing," the Empress instructed.
The old eunuch bowed and accepted the list, then quickly disappeared through the doorway.
too fast!
Like a gust of wind.
I couldn't even see the old eunuch's face clearly, I could only vaguely see his gray hair.
It turns out that there really were experts hiding around the emperor and empress. No wonder Qiuqiu said that there were many experts in the palace and kept her distance from the palace.
But what did she mean by drawing that on the list just now?
not……
Miao Miao was so surprised she couldn't close her mouth.
The Empress Dowager wouldn't want to have these people killed, would she?
"Did Miao Miao hear something?" Empress Cao pulled her granddaughter to her side and gently patted her hand.
Miao Miao came to her senses and told them about their conspiracy to depose the Empress, Prince Chen's plan to murder Consort Shen and frame the Princess, and their attempt to win over the Shen family.
It also mentioned that the emperor's attitude towards deposing the empress was to turn a blind eye and tacitly approve of it.
Of course, all of this was heard from Prince Chen.
Although it didn't come from the emperor himself, it's pretty close to the truth.
It's truly disheartening to think that emperors have always been heartless.
When she finished speaking, Miao Miao noticed that her maternal grandmother, the Empress, had no expression and could not tell whether she was happy or angry.
I'm afraid her heart has long since turned cold, calloused and numb, and she can no longer feel pain.
Princess Yuqing slammed her hand on the table, furious: "Father is too heartless. How could he treat Mother like this?"
She never imagined that her father would be so incompetent.
He did not investigate the Prince of Chen for poisoning the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess, and even buried the truth.
Prince Chen harmed his brothers and framed his mother, the Empress Dowager. He was also deaf and blind, so he confined his mother to her quarters and took the opportunity to seize her power over the harem.
A father like that is better off without.
"Mother, Grandmother, there's morning court tomorrow..." Miao Miao reminded her.
Looking at her grandmother, who was as calm as still water, and her mother, who was furious, she saw...
She was even more anxious than the two of them.
Tomorrow at the morning court session, those officials will surely impeach my grandmother, or even frame her.
He seemed to have sensed her unease.
Empress Cao pinched her cheek and gently comforted her, "Girl, don't worry, your maternal grandmother is the Empress, those treacherous officials and rebels can't touch me."
Miao Miao nodded obediently.
Indeed, she was overthinking it.
There must be many skilled fighters like the one my grandmother was with, so she shouldn't be in any danger.
Moreover, looking at my maternal grandmother, I thought she would become listless and haggard from being confined to her home.
She was overthinking it.
She's a master of palace intrigue; she won't fall so easily.
Looking at my maternal grandmother now, she seems calm and composed, as if she has everything under control.
Not surprised or angry at all.
He seemed confident and prepared.
She opened her mouth, wanting to ask her grandmother if she had a solution.
Before he could even speak, a pastry was stuffed into his mouth.
Seeing her standing there in a daze, the Empress smiled and said, "Eat without worry. These were all made by my own hands, and they are not poisoned."
Now that she no longer has to deal with the trivial matters of the harem, she has plenty of free time every day, either tending to flowers and plants or making desserts.
My health has actually improved compared to before.
Her mindset had calmed down considerably, but Qing'er was restless and agitated, pacing back and forth in front of her, making her dizzy.
"Don't leave, come and sit down." Empress Cao frowned slightly: "You are a mother yourself, how can you be so impatient in front of your child? What kind of behavior is this?"
"Mother, how can I not be anxious? Father wants to depose you, and Prince Chen even tried to kill someone and frame me. That scoundrel! Watch me cut off his lifeline!" Princess Yuqing was furious.
He had barely sat down when he stood up again.
Her biggest concern right now is deposing the empress; time is of the essence.
"Mother, while the palace gates are still open, why don't I go find Cui Yan now and ask him to find a way to suppress those memorials..." Princess Yuqing realized she had let something slip halfway through her sentence.
She immediately shut her mouth, not daring to look at her mother.
"Can Cui Yan listen to you?" Empress Cao looked at her meaningfully.
Forget it, it can't be hidden anymore.
Princess Yuqing gritted her teeth and knelt down in front of Empress Cao.
"Mother, actually... there's something I've been keeping from you: Miaomiao is my biological daughter, and her father isn't Cao Chong, but Right Chancellor Cui Yan."
She finished speaking in one breath, then lowered her head and waited to be scolded.
"Cough cough cough..." Miao Miao had just taken a bite of the pastry when she choked on the princess's words.
Caught off guard.
Mother, all beautiful and charming, sold Father away?