Chapter 323: Regent

The empress dowager planned for half a month, deliberated and deliberated, and finally decided on a strategy. She doesn't have the slightest power now, and she can't move in the palace, thinking about it, she can only do it herself. As long as a family banquet, she hides poison in her nails, and finds the opportunity to mix it with the emperor’s wine or tea, and the emperor will die on the spot. At that time, as the queen mother, she was in charge of the overall situation, and it was very simple to get some perjury to plant Furong. When the minister received the news and entered the palace, the matter was settled.
With the dragon's womb in the womb of the queen, and the regent to help her guard the throne, and only wait for the birth of the little prince to establish him as the new emperor, then she, the empress dowager, will be able to overview the power step by step!
The empress dowager thought very well, but the emperor did not cooperate. She fell ill, showed weakness, hosted a banquet... No matter what excuses she made, the emperor refused to come. She had a good plan but could not implement it, and her mood was getting worse every day. And the emperor's blatant ignorance also made her feel more crisis, Xu Zifan was always busy with government affairs and never saw her again. She felt that the situation would only get worse if she waited any longer, and the night had many dreams, and the matter must be resolved as soon as possible.
She had no choice but to find the book of attendance, took out a small porcelain bottle from the secret compartment of the bedroom, and gave it to her, holding her hand tightly, and confessed, "The book of attending, the most trusted person in the Ai family today is You, this medicine is related to the status and life of the Ai family, you must let it into the emperor's mouth."
Shi Shu's face was pale, and she was trembling with fright, "The empress dowager, the slaves dare not, murdering the emperor is a big crime, or you let Mo Yun do it, Mo Yun is smart and clever, she must do it better than the slaves it is good."
The empress dowager hesitated for a moment, the waiter was so courageous, what can I do if I do such a thing? Mo Yun could indeed do better, but after all, Mo Yun was given to her by Xu Zifan. No matter how much she trusted, she wouldn't dare to hand it over to Mo Yun. Then she was the only one who trusted him the most. She clasped Shi Shu's hand tightly and said sternly: "You must do it! If you fail, you will be the first to learn from the old Buddha in the second half of the Ai's family. After the success, you will be the number one next to Ai's family. People, enjoy endless happiness, think clearly!"
Shi Shu thought of the days in the palace, thought of the emperor’s hatred towards the Queen Mother, and gradually became firm. She could only follow the Queen Mother. If she refused, the Queen Mother would definitely kill her in order not to leak the news. Life is over! What's more, she can be better if the queen mother is good, and she will only be worse when the queen mother is abolished. The emperor and imperial concubines will not let the queen mother go, so they can only start first.
Although it was a matter of losing her head, because the Queen Mother personally entrusted her, she had only one way to go. She finally took the porcelain vase and vowed to find a way to do it.
The queen mother looked at the back of Shi Shu leaving, her eyes full of indifference. Shi Shu has been by her side for ten years. She believes that Shi Shu can do this. As long as she is killed in time, no one can touch her without evidence, and no one believes that she will poison her only son. Something will happen. Now she has no one to use except the attendant book. If she waits any longer, maybe the queen will be finished before she has given birth. She can't wait, so she simply takes it by surprise and ends it all in a way that no one can think of!
After all, Shi Shu has been a great maid in the palace for many years, there is always such a way. She contacted Xiao Shunzi's godfather, the former chief eunuch, and took the initiative to form an opponent with him, and got a lot of news from the emperor from him.
The old was taken up by Xiao Shunzi, and the emperor couldn't talk about things on weekdays. Naturally, the dissatisfaction with the emperor and Xiao Shunzi grew. Shi Shu’s goodwill was seen by him as Shi Shu wanted to find another way to leave the empress dowager. There was such a beautiful and beautiful grand palace lady who used to be aloof to please. He was more comfortable, and he had no defense against Shi Shu. He did not expect that Shi Shu could What to do.
But with Xiao Shunzi in the dark, there are more loopholes that Shi Shu can take advantage of, and Qihong told the imperial concubine about the news of the investigation. She is a bold person and is tired of constant fighting with the queen mother and the queen. After careful consideration, the queen was protected by the queen mother. She couldn't find the opportunity to let the queen lose her baby. It would be better to use the queen mother's medicine to poison the queen to death, and then pull out the servant letter as a witness to eradicate the queen mother. She held the palace power for several months, thinking that she had complete control of the harem, and boldly formulated a careful plan.
Mo Yun was able to get the most accurate information from Xiao Shunzi and Qihong. On the surface, she continued to do things for the Queen Mother and take care of Anci Palace. She had no idea about this. She was already operating in private, and she did something else under the arrangement of Furong. After some arrangements, Xiao Shunzi and Qihong cooperated to ensure that nothing went wrong.
Mo Yun has been carefully monitoring the Queen Mother’s every move. When she found that the Queen Mother was practicing calligraphy alone in the room and then burned the paper, she tried to make a noise to attract the Queen Mother to go to the back window to check, and then quietly flipped in from the front window to get it. Burnt paper. She found that the Queen Mother was imitating the handwriting of Shi Shu. Although she did not know how the Queen Mother would do it, she also began to imitate the handwriting of Shi Shu and the Queen Mother.
When they arranged these things unconsciously, the flood control in the hall started to make trouble in advance. Fu Lin revealed that many officials, including the imperial government officials, had corrupted the money for the disaster. The evidence is conclusive and indisputable. In fact, there will be problems with the money and food for disaster relief every time. As long as the problem is not serious, no one will hold it. With one eye closed, it will pass. As long as the flood is cured, the officials will be banned.
But this time Xu Zifan sent someone to stare at him, and he bewitched Fu Lin a few more words. Fu Lin was demoted as a commoner and expelled from Beijing by the emperor, which was equivalent to ruining his entire life, even his descendants would suffer. He hated the emperor for a long time, knowing that most of the people who helped the disaster were the emperor's people, he spared no effort to collect evidence.
When he left Beijing, he spent all the money the Queen Mother gave him. The result was really good. He really exposed the crimes of the officials. This was a big slap on the face of the emperor. Fu Lin thought about it. I felt happy and hoped that he could use this to slash the emperor's power. When he left Beijing, he only knew that the queen was pregnant, and he didn't know the confession of the second-class maid behind him. Of course, he put all his hopes on the queen mother and the queen.
The emperor lost face in front of hundreds of officials. He knew this was Fu Lin's revenge and wanted to find an excuse to protect his own people. However, this time Xu Zifan did not give way to the court, and told him to deal with it impartially, and raised the matter to the height of the country's society. The officials seconded and had no expectations of the emperor's ability and vision, but he was timely to Xu Zifan. Remedial efforts turn the tide in admiration.
In the end, those officials who committed crimes were cut from officials, exiled in exile, and sent to prison. When the emperor was fighting with the queen dowager, some of the staff were removed by the Fu family. This time, the only people left were almost completely folded in, making him angry. Can't even eat rice.
However, Furong felt that this was a good opportunity. She put aside the grief of miscarriage, and turned to appease the emperor and let the emperor press the post in his heart, only when she was more important than everything in her heart. Furong said to him softly and complacently for a while, and when he saw that he was in a good mood, she said: "The emperor, is your second uncle deliberately making trouble for you this time? Actually, the concubine thinks that we don't need to be so tit-for-tat between us and the second uncle. The last time has been found out. Those in the Queen’s Palace were arranged by the Queen Mother and have nothing to do with the concubines. The queen also misunderstood the concubines and hurt them by mistake."
The emperor looked ugly, "Don't speak for them, our emperor is gone, can you still forgive the queen?"
Furong leaned in his arms and said, "The concubine did not want to forgive, but the concubine did not want to see the emperor in distress. In fact, it was the queen dowager who wanted to kill the concubine at first. Later, the concubine went to Fu's family to admit his relatives. My own idea. Whether it is or not, the emperor has punished him. The queen is innocent. She was only implicated in it, used by the queen mother, and almost killed her fetus by the queen mother. The concubine just felt sorry for the same illness with her. Everything is being manipulated by the Queen Mother, which makes everyone uneasy. It is better to let the Queen persuade the second uncle and let them be the help of the emperor. Isn’t it better than killing them all? Besides... the queen is your emperor in the belly It’s difficult for the concubine to be pregnant anymore. In the future, the concubine is willing to treat the queen's son as if he was born."
The emperor was moved and hugged her, "Furong, you think for me everywhere, but I didn't protect you well, which made you feel wronged too much."
"As long as the emperor has no troubles, his concubines are willing to do anything."
The emperor listened to Furong's words, Fu Qiuwen was arrogant, but not smart. If Fu Qiuwen was used to pull Fu Lin over, he didn't need to provide any help, as long as he stopped making troubles. He might still be able to get some handles from the Fu family for the queen dowager. How to draw Fu Lin would also be considered as a hindrance. Even if there is no good thing, it will not turn into a bad thing. He hesitated and agreed with Furong's statement.
Furong immediately proposed to invite the queen to come and have a meal together. The three of them all said something and returned a clean house. At first, the queen was naturally unwilling. She felt that everyone in the palace wanted to harm her, and there was no one to trust. She just wanted to hide in the palace and give birth safely. However, Xiao Shunzi gave the emperor's orally, saying that he wanted to talk to her about the Fu family. The Fu family and the queen are the natural community of interests. When the emperor mentions the Fu family, she of course wants to go. She can't let go of any opportunity for the Fu family to return to Beijing.
Here, Xiao Shunzi asked the queen to come over, and someone over there let the waiter talk. Shi Shu couldn't find a chance to administer medicine to the emperor. He was very anxious, thinking that the three of them would get together, and the chaotic scene might have a chance, so he hurried to find Xiao Shunzi's godfather. He said it was a rendezvous, but it was a mess. Entered their palace.
Shi Shu got the old drunk, and then quietly fainted a little palace lady, put on the little palace lady's dress and hairstyle, and hid him waiting for the opportunity. Since Shi Shu appeared, everything she did was under Qihong's surveillance, which was ordered by Furong. With Furong's arrangement, when the dishes were about to be served, two little maids had a stomachache and couldn't serve them. The waiter hurriedly lowered their heads and ran to the top. The in charge gave her a plate of hip flask and wine glasses and urged her to send them in quickly.
Shi Shu walked with her head down, her heart beating so fast that no one could see her face clearly in the chaos, but if she enters the room, she will definitely be found. What can we do? She couldn't find a better opportunity than this time, so she was unwilling to give up. Seeing that she was about to walk to the door, she lowered her head, her heart turned, and directly put the poison in the three wine glasses!