C176 Forcing

"Follow me to Grand Consort's side, and see if you can meet Seventh Brother." The Emperor made his decision decisively.

"Chirp!" All nineteen answered in unison and headed in that direction with the emperor. However, they didn't get far before they were intercepted by a group of people coming from afar. The one leading them was shockingly the emperor's imprisoned Empress Zheng.

Behind her was unexpectedly Bao Wenlin, the commander of the nine gates. He was the father-in-law of the Third Marquis, Luo Qingli, and Bao Wenqian, the Royal Highness's father.

"Where is the empress going? "Zhen remembers that the empress is keeping her feet sealed right now." The majesty of the emperor was still enough to shock the empress, but then she controlled herself and calmed herself down.

"Your majesty, chenqie wants to welcome you to Tzu Ning Palace. I didn't expect that it would be such a coincidence and that we would coincidentally meet. Let's go together."

The empress politely gave the emperor ten thousand blessings before inviting him to the Tzu Ning Palace. If it wasn't for the tense atmosphere between the two sides, they would have thought that the two emperors would be respectful to each other.

"When did I need to listen to you?" The emperor asked with a loud shout. With this shout, the emperor's might was fully displayed. Many of the people behind the empress subconsciously took a step back.

"Send the emperor to the Tzu Ning Palace to meet the empress dowager." The queen shouted and immediately hid in the crowd. Seeing that there were only three hundred to four hundred people in her group and only nineteen people by her side, the emperor decided not to fight them head on.

After all, waiting for reinforcements to arrive was the right thing to do. It would be a waste if they didn't know that they couldn't win, and that was merely the actions of a boorish man. The Emperor heavily snorted, but even though he was angry, he still turned around and walked towards Tzu Ning Palace.

As for the personal guards by the emperor's side, they half turned their heads and half retreated as they escorted the emperor back. Suddenly, from the corner of his eye, the emperor saw a few flowers on the right side twining together to form a large knot.

He immediately had a smile in his eyes. With you here, I am relieved that I won't be able to pass this day. The Emperor, escorted by his personal guards, arrived at the entrance of Tzu Ning Palace.

Just as she was about to step in, she put her foot down, turned around, and said to Bao Wenlin who was leading the group: "Bao Wenlin, you have been good at being the commander of the nine gates. You have all come to the palace."

Bao Wenlin replied politely, "Your majesty praises me too highly, I am just a vassal." The emperor was so infuriated by his words that he pointed a finger at him.

"Duty?" "It's not easy at all. You actually remember your duty. You took my salary, received my reward, and now brought your men to force my palace, saying that this is your duty. You truly know how to be a person."

Bao Wenlin bowed respectfully to the emperor as before. "It is the empress's command, this subject shall take responsibility."

"Oh, so you're the empress's servant. What a pity for my salary. I should have the empress give you food and silver instead." Bao Wenlin did not continue, he just made a gesture for the soldiers behind him to spread out and surround Tzu Ning Palace.

"Bao Wenlin, you should remember that during the first half of the year, we sent King Yi to patrol the five battalions of the Nine Gate Infantry Army, but you actually didn't have the slightest worry?"

The Emperor wanted to know just who had the guts to do such an outrageous and outrageous thing. Did he not know that he was on guard against him? Otherwise, why would he send his younger brother to serve as the same person?

"Your subject has heard that the king is in the palace today." When the Emperor heard this, he was suddenly enlightened. No wonder the Queen acted immediately upon entering the Imperial Palace, it was because there had always been someone monitoring them, no wonder Bao Wenlin was fearless.

"So you're saying, the disappearance of the Princess Yi is also related to you?" This subject does not dare to speak carelessly, I hope that Your Majesty can rest in Tzu Ning Palace. " He turned around and ignored the emperor. The emperor didn't want to pay any more attention to him and also turned around to directly enter the Tzu Ning Palace.

"Your majesty, why did you return so quickly? Have you found the person yet?" When the empress dowager and Aunt Yan saw that the emperor had left in less than two incense sticks' time, they felt that it was very strange. If the emperor found them so easily, then what were those people that he sent out from the start doing?

"Muhou, let me tell you something. You must be strong. I need your help right now." Those who did not help, ended up in the second place. The Emperor was afraid that the Empress might not be able to bear the brunt of the blow.

"What happened? Yue'er, just say it, I can handle it. " When she heard that the emperor had already changed his way of addressing her, calling himself 'I', how could the empress dowager not think of the seriousness of the matter? She also changed her way of addressing him, clearly showing the closeness between mother and son.

"Muhou, the empress has forced the palace to her grave. Don't worry, it's outside." Even though she had prepared herself mentally, the emperor's words still gave the empress dowager a shock.

"Force the palace, isn't she currently under house arrest?" The empress dowager grabbed the emperor's hand with such force that the emperor frowned slightly.

"What's the use of being placed under house arrest? If she wants to rebel, she can even get out of jail." When he thought of the empress, the emperor couldn't help but furrow his brows even more tightly.

Seeing that the empress's mother was from the Minister of the Left, Zheng reported the peace, and the Minister of the Left had always been self-disciplined and never did anything to embarrass the court. The eldest prince that she gave birth to was also my own son, so I have already given way to her.

"Even if she committed the crime of being rebellious last time, I have already let it go lightly. She still doesn't know what's good for her. I merely did not appoint the First Prince as my Crown Prince earlier, so why is there a need for her to be so anxious?"

"It's not like I won't give it to him in this world. She has caused harm to my eldest imperial son. This time, she was the one who forced me to do this. Don't blame me."

The emperor's eyebrows were about to rise. This kind of anger was simply like an ignited artillery shell that was about to explode.

"Didn't they say that the empress's previous move was seen through by someone else and ended in failure? Why did she come again? How long has it been?"

The empress dowager frowned as well. She remembered that it was only about three or four months ago when the emperor was involved with her. The return of the situation was a bit too quick, wasn't it?

"I was careless. Her previous plan should have been prepared a long time ago. According to her plan, it should have been foolproof, but she didn't expect that there would be Zheng Qingluo in the middle."

"Seventh Brother's daughter-in-law is really impressive. Although she did not plan to destroy the empress's plans, no one can erase her feelings towards the people. If it wasn't for her persistence and persistence, the empress wouldn't have ended up in failure."

"I only thought that since the empress didn't succeed, she would let go. If she wanted to raise the matter again, she would have to prepare at least another two years. Who would've thought that she would actually dare to strike while the iron was hot? I was indeed negligent."

"Seventh Bro really did mention it to me. He said that in her eyes, the empress isn't someone who can be stopped easily, it's me who doesn't take her words seriously. A woman's mind is the most sharp. Qingluo must have felt something amiss at that time."

"I don't know how Qingluo is doing right now, but she ruined the empress's plans. The empress must hate her to death, but I'm afraid the empress sent people to deal with her, so even if we wanted to save her, it'd be too late."

Thinking about how he had made himself some delicious food and had no idea where she was, he couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable, so his hatred for the empress increased even further.

"Queen Mother, rest assured, I think the Queen can't do anything to her now. She should be preparing to use Qingluo to threaten Qingluo, and in this whole plan, the biggest threat should be Qingluo."

"Otherwise, she wouldn't have left Qingluo in the palace, luring Qingluo into the palace as well. She was afraid that Qingluo would bring her army with her, so Qingluo won't be in any danger for a while."

"In addition, she is blessed by the heavens. Qingluo is blessed by the heavens, so she will definitely be fine." Thinking about how she wasn't the biggest threat in the empress's heart, the emperor felt a little upset.

"She was afraid of clearing her groin? Was it the Nine Gate Infantry Regiment that was patrolling the five battalions against the empress? " The emperor could only sigh in admiration at the empress dowager's keenness. This woman's keenness was truly astonishing.

"That's right, it's Bao Wenlin. He is currently outside the Tzu Ning Palace and has already surrounded it with his men."

As she had been discussing matters with the emperor, the empress dowager was actually unable to part with her heart and bear the fear. Seeing that the empress dowager was still in a good state, the Aunt Yan finally relaxed.

She went to the outer hall to bring in some food. "Empress Dowager, you haven't even eaten lunch yet. Eat something first, or you won't be able to last much longer."

The empress dowager waved her hand to indicate that she should not interrupt her. "I have no appetite right now. Yue'er, the Nine Gate Infantry Squadron is patrolling the Fifth Battalion, and they're protecting the capital's garrison. If they rebel, then this matter really wouldn't be good."

If the overseer's residence that managed the nine great Beijing gates defected to the empress's side, then it would be difficult for those troops in the outskirts of the capital to enter the capital to come to the aid of the empress.

"Why haven't you eaten lunch yet? You can't do that. You have to eat some, otherwise you won't have the strength to persist. Perhaps in just a short period of time, the matter cannot be resolved."

The Emperor wasn't too worried. There were still so many ministers with humerus outside. There would always be people who noticed the clues, and there would always be people who would lend a hand to rescue him. In particular, there was still the person he trusted the most.

"How can I eat under these circumstances?" The emperor took a small plate and some rice and covered it with some food before bringing it to the empress.

"I have to rely on you to eat a little. Without you, I don't have a backbone." She scooped up a spoonful of rice and brought it to the Queen Mother's mouth, feeling so helpless that the Empress Mother had to open her mouth to take it.

"Let me do it, Your Majesty." Aunt Yan hurriedly reached out her hand to take it.