At noon, Shen Qinglan stayed in Jiahe Residence and had dinner with Zhao Shun.

Murong Duan entered the room and reported back: "Princess, the nuns of Zening Hall have come and said that the Empress Dowager invites you to go to the palace immediately, the carriages and horses are already waiting outside the door."

Shen Qinglan looked at Zhao Shun, sighed softly, and just about to put down the chopsticks, Zhao Shun opened his mouth.

"Tell them, just say that the king is not feeling well, and the princess is also feeling a little uncomfortable in order to take care of the king's illness. I can't pass the illness on to the queen mother, so I won't go today."

As Zhao Shun said, he picked up some of Shen Qinglan's favorite dishes and put them in her bowl.

"My lord, Nanny Meng even brought two imperial physicians here, saying that she wants to give you a diagnosis and treatment." Murong Duan said.

"The other doctors have already diagnosed my king's illness, let them go back." Zhao Shun said.

"Yes."

Murong Duan went out and came to the courtyard gate of Jiahe Residence.

Seeing that the Princess Regent did not show up, Meng Nao's face suddenly sank.

"Mommy, in order to serve the prince, my concubine is also a little unwell. I can't let the empress dowager get over her illness. Please tell the empress dowager that my concubine will go to Zening hall to pay her respects some other day." Murong Duan said.

"Since the prince is not feeling well, please ask the two imperial physicians to take care of the prince." Nanny Meng said, looking at the two imperial physicians.

"Mommy, other doctors have already diagnosed my prince's condition, so I don't need to bother the imperial doctor." Murong Duan said.

Nanny Meng was very angry, she suppressed her anger and asked: "The Empress Dowager personally issued an order, and it is out of kindness to invite the imperial doctor. Is your regent's palace so let down?"

Murong Duan clasped his fists in salute, "Mommy, the lord and concubine are very grateful for the kindness of the empress dowager, please pass it on for me, and when the lord and concubine recovers, I will go to thank you."

Nanny Meng snorted, turned and left.

A little maid muttered: "The princess regent is too much, the empress dowager invited her into the palace twice, but she didn't give her face."

"Yeah, the queen mother must be very angry this time..." said another court lady.

"Shut up! Whispering in the palace, what does it look like!" Nanny Meng snapped.

"I know my mistake." The two little maids said hastily.

……

In Zening Palace, the Empress Dowager was sitting in the main hall, ready to question Shen Qinglan about Prince Xia, when she saw that Madam Meng and the others hadn't brought him, she was furious.

"Where is the princess regent?" asked the empress dowager.

"Go back to the Empress Dowager, this time I went this time, but I didn't see the Regent Princess. I heard from Murong Duan who was beside the Regent, that the Princess fell ill in order to serve the prince, so she couldn't come to see the Empress Dowager. I was too afraid. I'm sick to you." Nanny Meng said.

The empress dowager snorted coldly and asked, "What did the imperial doctor say?"

"Murong Duan said that the prince's illness has already been diagnosed by other doctors, so he didn't let the imperial doctor go in to have a look." Mother Meng said.

"Okay, very good, the queen mother of the Ai family, they and their husbands don't pay much attention!"

After the Queen Mother finished speaking, she threw the bead string out of her hand.

In an instant, the beads rolled to the ground with a crisp sound.

All the palace people in the main hall knelt down, and Nanny Meng quickly knelt down to comfort her: "The empress dowager calm down."

"Shen Qinglan and Zhao Shun don't take the Ai family seriously, how can the Ai family appease their anger?" The Empress Dowager took a deep breath and said, "Since this is the case, the Ai family doesn't have to be merciful anymore."

"Empress Dowager... what do you want to do?" Meng Nam asked.

"Pass down the Yi family's decree to arrest Shen Qingshi immediately and interrogate the traitor in the Xia Kingdom." The Empress Dowager said in a deep voice.

"Empress Dowager, Your Majesty is in charge of the affairs of the court, and you are not allowed to interfere..." Mother Meng urged.

"Is the queen mother of the Ai family going to watch the emperor and the regent bend the law for personal gain? What is he, Shen Qingshi, let alone an interrogation, so what if the Ai family kills him!" The empress dowager said angrily.

"The empress dowager... the regent's concubine resists the order and disrespects it. This is treason. If you get angry because of this and intervene in the affairs of the court, then you are meddling in politics! Moreover, Shen Qingshi's Yue's family is the residence of Prince Ling." Nanny Meng comforted again .

The queen mother frowned, clenched her fists tightly, her nails sunk deep into her flesh, and gasped, "The Ai family...the Ai family can't do anything? What is the Ai family's queen mother..."

After a long silence in the hall, a servant entered the door and said, "Go back to the Empress Dowager, the son of Prince Heng's Mansion is here, and I want to greet you."

"Come in, please, and everyone else will go down," said the Empress Dowager.

"Yes."

Zhao Yi entered the door, noticed the beads rolling on the ground, and secretly sneered.

"Sir Zhao Yi, I have met the Empress Dowager." Zhao Yi saluted with fists cupped.

"The prince is here, sit down." The queen mother said.

"Thank you, Empress Dowager."

Zhao Yi took a seat at the side and said, "Empress Dowager, I have something important to report when I come here this time. I heard that the current side concubine of the Regent is not the real Xiao Qianning."

"What did you say?" The empress dowager obviously didn't believe it.

"The current side concubine is not the real Princess Qianning, but someone else." Zhao Yi said.

The empress dowager frowned, and asked, "Does your son have evidence?"

"Not yet, but you must know about the relationship between me and Princess Qianning. But this time I saw Princess Qianning again, but I found that she is different." Zhao Yi said.

"So what? Even if the current Xiao Qianning is not real, what can we do? If there is no evidence, we can't make random suspicions. Moreover, exposing this matter will not do us any good." The Queen Mother said.

"But this fake Princess Qianning may be of use to us." Zhao Yi said.

The empress dowager thought for a while, and said: "Whether it's true or not, what's the use of the current side concubine of the king regent not being favored by the king of regent?"

"The current side concubine of the Prince Regent is the real Princess Qianning. It is impossible for the Prince Regent to reveal this secret. Madam, you can think about it. Why should a real Princess Xiao be a side concubine in the Palace of the Regent?" How about swallowing your anger?" Zhao Yi said.

The empress dowager took a deep breath, "What you said is also reasonable, since the princess regent doesn't give face to the Ai family, then the Ai family should invite the concubine regent to come over."

"The Empress Dowager is Shengming." Zhao Yi said.

"Zhao Shun and Shen Qinglan are also too arrogant, and now they don't even pay attention to the will of Aijia." The queen mother said.

"The empress dowager doesn't need to be angry. They don't take your will seriously now, and they won't take the will of the queen and your majesty seriously in the future. The more arrogant they are, the better things will be for us. Therefore, the empress dowager herself has to sit down It is certain." Zhao Yi said.

The Empress Dowager sneered, "It's reasonable. The regent and his wife have acted like this, and the Ai family can no longer take care of their own face. This matter... the more people know, the better."

"I understand. I also ask the empress dowager to take good care of the phoenix body, so that I can have hope. Seeing that the regent is controlling the government and your majesty is protecting the rebels, the ministers are very disturbed. Now, the only one who can uphold justice is the empress dowager." Zhao Yi said.

"The son is really courageous and resourceful, no wonder Zhao Shun lost to you in the contest for the son." The empress dowager said.

"The empress dowager is honored, and the subject is for the sake of all the people in the world, and for the legacy of the ancestors." Zhao Yi said.

"Good one, for the legacy of our ancestors." The Empress Dowager said, picking up the teacup beside her.

"Your Majesty, the matter of Prince Xia is of great importance. I want...a few old ministers to write a letter. Please listen to the government behind the curtain." Zhao Yi said.

The Empress Dowager took a sip of tea, put down the teacup, and said with a smile: "Then I will have to worry about it."

"The empress dowager is polite. This is a matter of my duty. I will retire first."

Zhao Yi stood up and saluted again.

"Well, you go."

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