The emperor and the queen are a young couple. They had been tender and affectionate when they first got married. But as young and beautiful women entered the palace, the emperor's affection gradually disappeared.

When the Xie family was slandered for treason, the queen knelt outside the royal study for three days without eating or drinking, just hoping that His Majesty could re-investigate the matter.

But His Majesty is afraid of the Xie family and has long been thinking of attacking the Xie family. Now that he has the opportunity, how can he let it go so easily.

In the end, the Queen's request was in vain, and because of this incident, she gave up completely and took the initiative to move to the cold palace, vowing never to see His Majesty again for the rest of her life. After the entire Xie family was killed, he disobeyed His Majesty's will and asked Xie Lan to change his surname.

After that, they had a complete stalemate, and they didn't see each other again for so many years.

What happened with the Xie family was a pain in Xie Lan's heart, and it was also a sad past that the queen didn't want to be mentioned. She would rather forget everything than think about the past even a little bit.

Just because she still has a son she wants to see in this world.

As soon as you enter the palace gate, it seems to be deep. Now Tao Yaoyao understood the meaning of this sentence more deeply.

"Haven't the enemies of the Xie family been brought to justice? When the Xie family is executed, we will take the Queen to watch the execution. Maybe..."

"You must not tell your mother about this." Xie Lan said solemnly.

Tao Yaoyao was puzzled, "Why?"

After thinking of something, she came back to her senses belatedly, "You said before that the people who really want the lives of the Xie family are not the Bai family. The Bai family is just the scapegoat in this matter.

You also said..." Tao Yaoyao suddenly raised his head, "I'm sorry, I forgot. "

"Nothing to do with you."

The story of Aunt Zhou detoxifying the Queen quickly reached the ears of the Queen Mother and the Emperor. The Emperor was very angry when he learned that Aunt Zhou intended to teach Tao Yaoyao how to detoxify, but Tao Yaoyao refused.

"Go and find her for me." After the servants left, the emperor called Eunuch Liu, "Go and bring all the Tao family members to me."

After Eunuch Liu understood the emperor's thoughts, a flash of worry flashed in his eyes. Before leaving the palace, he asked someone to send a message to Tao Yaoyao. At first, she did not understand what Eunuch Liu meant.

Xie Lan told her, "The emperor wants to use the lives of the Tao family to force you to go to Aunt Zhou to learn how to detoxify."

mean.

"The life and death of the Tao family has nothing to do with me..." That's what he said, but if the Tao family really died because of her today, I'm afraid she wouldn't be able to live in peace.

In a panic, he asked, "Do you have any good ideas?"

"Pre-emptive strike." The emperor wanted to wait until the Tao family came to embarrass Tao Yaoyao. Tao Yaoyao could go to his majesty first, but he could not talk about the Tao family's affairs.

"Yes."

A quarter of an hour later, Tao Yaoyao followed Jiu Qingzi and Grandma Zhou to the main hall. When the emperor saw Tao Yaoyao, he opened his mouth to reprimand him, but when he saw them, he frowned and said, "That matter hasn't been investigated clearly yet. Wait until later." I have news, I will have someone inform you."

"The emperor is probably not looking for an excuse when he says that." Jiu Qingzi asked with a smile.

After his thoughts were revealed, the emperor's face became a little ugly, "I am the king of a country, and I keep my word."

"Your Majesty, this matter is actually not that complicated. I have been in the palace for five years and have almost completed the investigation on this matter. Now I just need to call these people to the main hall and inquire carefully to get a result.

The emperor is busy with official duties, so he probably doesn't have time to waste on this matter. Besides..." Aunt Zhou took out a bamboo flute from her waist and blew it gently, which gave the emperor a splitting headache.

The Queen Mother of Cining Palace's reaction was even greater than that of the Emperor. In just a few moments, she had a splitting headache and wished she could die on the spot.

"Didn't you say that Aunt Zhou and the others went to the imperial study? Come on, the Ai family wants to go there in person to see what tricks they are playing." The Queen Mother didn't want to wait for a quarter of an hour and came angrily.

Just in time, Tao Shi'an came here with several sisters from the Tao family.

"What are they doing in the palace?" The Queen Mother was in a bad mood, and no one looked good. However, Tao Yanyan was not discerning, and at this time he was still trying to please the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother didn't even look at her, and went directly into the imperial study, leaving her alone in the cold wind, feeling aggrieved.

"father."

Tao Yanyan was dissatisfied with the Queen Mother. Even if Tao Shi'an was given a hundred courages, he would not dare to say anything wrong to the Queen Mother. What's more, this is a palace, and the walls have ears. A little carelessness can cost you your life.

"Shut up." Tao Shi'an warned her, "It's very dangerous to enter the palace this time. If you still want to leave here well, just shut up later. Otherwise, dad can't help you."

When Tao Shi'an said these words, he kept looking at Tao Yanyan. Seeing this, Tao Yanyan could only endure his dissatisfaction. Follow them quickly.

In the imperial study room

"Mother, why are you here?"

The emperor's expression was not very good. When he saw the Queen Mother coming, he subconsciously wanted to send her back. However, the Queen Mother walked towards Aunt Zhou and asked, "What did you just do? Why is Aijia so uncomfortable all of a sudden?"

"Mother, were you feeling very uncomfortable just now?" The emperor was shocked. He didn't expect that a small bamboo flute could cause two people extreme pain.

Aunt Zhou just warned them, if she really wanted to do something to them... The emperor suppressed some thoughts and looked at Aunt Zhou again with a more respectful attitude.

"Come here, bring Maid Cui over."

Tao Shi'an and his daughters bowed respectfully and then stood aside to wait. The emperor said nothing and the longer he stood, the more uneasy he became.

Tao Qianqian stood behind Tao Shi'an and glanced at Tao Yaoyao from time to time. She didn't know if it was an illusion, but she always felt that her being called into the palace today had something to do with her.

But the emperor didn't say anything, so they could only stand aside and wait.

Fortunately, not long after, Chamberlain Cui came in, and the emperor pointed at him and said, "After investigation by the Royal Forest Army and Mr. Xiao, this person is the person who harmed Concubine Mei and Aunt Zhou back then."

After the emperor finished speaking, he took a stack of evidence and handed it to Jiu Qingzi.

Jiu Qingzi took the evidence and checked it quickly. At this time, the hall fell into a deathly silence. After realizing what the emperor meant, Aunt Zhou opened her mouth to refute.

"You lied. The murderer was clearly the Queen Mother, not Cui's servant at all. The Emperor wanted to protect the Queen Mother, but let others be buried with him for this matter. I won't agree."

Angrily, Grandma Zhou took out her bamboo flute and wanted to play it again.

The emperor and the queen mother changed their faces at the same time. The emperor spoke faster, "Mother Zhou, please calm down. This matter was investigated by Master Xiao and others. If you have any questions, I can ask them to come over and ask."

But I am the king of a country. Are your repeated threats going too far? "

"What we want is justice." Aunt Zhou said firmly, "As long as you give us justice, we will leave the palace and never come back from now on. But if the emperor still wants to use such drama, he can prevaricate it. …”

A strong murderous intent flashed through Mammy Zhou's eyes, "I am alone, and I will not hesitate to die here today. But what about Your Majesty, are you really willing to lose your life like this?"

Of course the emperor is not willing?

The imperial doctor said that his body can last for at least three years. Although this time is not long, he may live well, but who wants to die?

He was still killed in this way. He was the king of a country and he didn't want to die in such a humiliating way.

"Your Majesty, it has been so many years since that incident. Do you really want to make Jingguo a laughing stock in the world because of something that happened many years ago?"

Jiu Qingzi didn't say anything. After throwing the evidence in his hand to His Majesty, he took out a pile of things from his waist and threw it on his table, then turned back to Aunt Zhou.

"Why did you ask the Tao family to come over?"

When the emperor went to get something from the table, Jiu Qingzi said this.

The emperor was so busy dealing with this matter that he forgot about the Tao family coming over. Hearing this, he said, "Miss Tao has been in the palace for two days. The Tao family must be worried if they can't see her, but right now she can't leave the palace. So I invited his family here, so that I can relieve her feelings of missing her family."

Who in Kyoto didn't know about the grievances between Tao Yaoyao and the Tao family, but the emperor actually had the nerve to confidently say that he did this for Tao Yaoyao's consideration.

Jiu Qingzi sneered, "If the emperor is doing this to force her to learn the detoxification method from Aunt Zhou, your wishful thinking may be in vain.

Aunt Zhou just wanted her to stay and help. If the method to cure the poison was so easy, wouldn't everyone know it at a glance? Then why are everyone so afraid of the people from the Miao border? "

Jiu Qingzi revealed the emperor's thoughts once again, and saw his frowning eyes filled with murderous intent.

Jiu Qingzi continued as if he didn't see it, "Let them go. The emperor probably doesn't want the family scandal to be publicized. Or does the emperor think that he can continue to prevaricate our master and servant today?"

This time, the emperor's face turned darker than the bottom of an old pot.

"Master Tao, please go back first."

Tao Shi'an nodded immediately and left with his daughters. Although Jiu Qingzi only said a little bit just now, he could guess a few things.

Most of the secrets of the royal family are known to the King of Hell. He has worked hard for so many years to get the Tao family to its current situation. He does not want to die like this.

After leaving the main hall, several people breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sister is really a broom star. She causes trouble wherever she goes. If this senior hadn't spoken for us today, we would have been killed by her."

Even now, Tao Yanyan still didn't forget to scold Tao Yaoyao.

Fortunately, no one paid attention to her at this time. After a few words, she lost her mood.

After the Tao family left, the hall became quiet. The emperor looked at the things in his hands, and his face became uglier as he looked at it. Although he guessed what Aunt Zhou had found out, he didn't expect that Aunt Zhou had found out so many things.

If Jiu Qingzi made these things public in a rage, he would really abdicate.

Putting down these things, the Emperor looked at the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother seemed to feel something, and immediately changed her face, "Emperor, you are my biological child, do you still want to embarrass your own mother for an outsider?

That bitch Concubine Mei has been dead for so many years. Is it that important what the truth was back then? "

The emperor didn't think it was important either, but who let their mother and son's lives now lie in the hands of Jiu Qingzi's master and servant. He could see clearly that they were firm and would not leave or let them go if they did not get a satisfactory answer today.

Aunt Zhou just played the flute, and he felt extremely uncomfortable. He didn't want to experience that kind of pain again, so he could only feel wronged by his mother.

"Mother, I am the king of a country, and my every word and deed is watched by the people. I cannot protect you just because you are my mother. From now on, the people of the world are afraid that they will no longer trust me, let alone support me anymore. This king."