Chapter 53
Zhang Jinnian looked at Mrs. Hua in astonishment, already having a rough idea in his mind.

"The means of the most holy empress are really the same as before."

He complimented knowingly.

"Please, Supervisor."

Mrs. Hua didn't say much, she stood up and stretched out her hand to signal.

The two went out and led the palace people to Concubine Chen's Kunhe Palace immediately.

But when she got there, Concubine Chen Guifei had already died, and the ground was covered in blood.

Lu Nanfeng lay on the bedside crying in pain.

"Your Majesty, this old slave is late, please punish me."

Mrs. Hua and Zhang Jinnian knelt down in panic.

"Nurse, what crime did I do? First, the empress gave birth to a stillborn baby, and now Concubine Chen Guifei is stillborn again, leaving me cruelly."

Lu Nanfeng turned around and lay in Mrs. Hua's arms, burying her head and crying.

"Your Majesty, a woman's birth is inherently unpredictable. Your Majesty must not blame yourself. It's just that Concubine Chen is not lucky enough to grow old together with Your Majesty."

Mrs. Hua comforted her hypocritically.

At this time, the people outside the palace knelt down and came in anxiously:

"Your Majesty, the eminent monk of Jialan Temple has been invited into the palace by the Minister of Rites, and is preparing to set up an altar to pray for Your Majesty and the ladies."

"Pray?"

Lu Nanfeng stood up abruptly and said angrily: "These monster monks have harmed me and the imperial concubine. The imperial concubine is about to give birth and still listens to their deceptions. She chants sutras and worships Buddha all day long. But now she doesn't even have the strength to give birth." All gone."

Thinking about the past, Lu Nanfeng felt heartbroken: "Grandfather, if you hadn't worshiped Buddhism and destroyed Taoism back then, how could you have attracted the wrath of the gods and caused me to die several times in a row, and I still don't have any blood. Destroy my Great Moon Dynasty, and let your descendants lose their children and grandchildren."

After saying that, he immediately ordered with great anger: "Go, put the Jialan demon monk on the firewood to bake, and order him to sit in the fire and transform himself to redeem the way of heaven."

Immediately afterwards, two more imperial edicts were issued.

The first way is to order the temples in the entire territory of the Great Moon Dynasty to be demolished immediately, and all monks and nuns return to lay life.

The second imperial decree is to sincerely invite the masters of Taoist temples across the country to come to Beijing to pray for the reversal of the country's operating law.

After venting the anger in his heart, he turned around again, staring blankly at Concubine Chen Guifei's remains for a long time, then stumbled out of the room.

After walking a few steps, he suddenly turned around and said in a low tone:
"I am exhausted both mentally and physically. I have to retreat to Linglu Palace to pray for the imperial concubine's salvation. I will wait until the palace is completed before moving on. From today on, I will be responsible for all state affairs."

After ordering the last thing to explain, Lu Nanfeng was supported by a group of court ladies and eunuchs, and left Kunhe Palace in a very dejected state.

Zhang Jinnian and Mrs. Hua watched the emperor walk away, then slowly straightened up, and at the same time looked at Concubine Chen Guifei who was already cold on the couch.

"Collect the funeral for the imperial concubine, and send the empress respectfully."

Zhang Jinnian said with a solemn expression.

Mrs. Hua's eyes were cold, and she secretly said in her heart: "My queen, don't blame me for being cruel. I blame you for being a disobedient master."

Then, his expression changed, and he frowned anxiously: "Your Majesty is worried about the fate of the country, and wants to choose a day to move into the Imperial City Palace to pray for the court, but right now Han Ying is in deep prison, and the matter of building the temple Can't delay..."

Zhang Jinnian understood the idea and immediately asked: "What does the Holy Empress mean?"

"The Lu family has always acted vigorously and resolutely. Why not let the Lu family accept the order and build the imperial palace for His Majesty as soon as possible."

Mrs. Hua didn't mince words either, she revealed her inner thoughts directly and without any scruples.

"Just follow what the Holy Lady said."

Zhang Jinnian nodded hesitantly and walked out of Kunhe Palace with her.

After sending Mrs. Hua back to the Fuqing Palace bestowed by the emperor, Mrs. Hua changed her solemn appearance in Concubine Chen's palace just now, and saluted with a smile:

"Congratulations to the Chief Supervisor. Now that His Majesty has asked you to take charge of the government, the Chief Supervisor is truly one person below ten thousand people."

"All of this is due to the work of the Holy Empress. Our family will never forget it."

Zhang Jinnian had a pious expression on his face, but his heart was full of grudges.

He knew very well that with this woman's presence, there would always be a beam between him and that person, among the tens of thousands.

What's more, he has already noticed that this woman's thoughts are not in the same place as his own.

She wholeheartedly wanted to support Lu Yanchao, which he didn't want to see.

"Right now, Wen Qian's child is probably hopeless. Madam, our family is putting all our hopes on Yan Chao's child. Madam, don't blame our family for talking too much. After all, the child has his own mother. Yes, they are afraid that they are on the same axis as us but not on the same axis as us."

Zhang Jinnian looked deeply and sighed deeply.

"What the superintendent said is very true."

This reminder made Mrs. Hua alert, and she smiled meaningfully:
"After all, no matter how filial he is, I am really just a godmother. I just hope that my sister can say a few kind words for me in front of Yan Chao in the future. In this way, for the sake of my kindness to their mother and son, I will have nothing to rely on when I am old. You can always be kind to me."

After the words fell, he waved to the two female envoys in front of him:
"Xia Yu, Dong Ju, the two of you are going to the Lu family with the imperial envoy this time. I heard that the young lady of the Lu family was very sad because of what happened to Hua'an. It just so happens that I have a house in Tanzhou City, and there is a dog next to it. Hot springs are the most nourishing, you go and take her here to stay for a while, so you can take good care of my sister."

The last sentence was deliberately emphasized.

Zhang Jinnian was a little confused.

He did not give this warning to the Holy Lady to please the mother and son.

Didn't she understand what she meant?
While being suspicious, Mrs. Hua suddenly asked:

"Speaking of the job of serving people, I remembered something. Earlier, I had rewarded the old lady of the Lu family with two maids. Later I heard that they were sent to serve Wen Qian's child. However, they were inexplicably taken care of a few days ago. Wen Qian was killed with a stick, does the eunuch know about this?"

Zhang Jinnian shook his head: "Our family has never heard of it."

After thinking about it, he raised his eyebrows and said: "Our family went to Yanyang City to ask for Madam."

"Ahem, it's not a big deal."

The two looked at each other, and Mrs. Hua's enchanting lips hooked up. This time it was rare to show genuine concern:
"Your Majesty has just entrusted the court affairs to the chief inspector, but the chief inspector is going to travel far away. I am really worried. Since Liu Quan has already gone to Yanyang City, why should the chief inspector go through this trouble again?"

"There is a wife in the palace, our family is not worried."

Zhang Jinnian said with a smile: "On the contrary, to build the Imperial Temple for His Majesty, our family has to make this trip in person. I heard that Madam has been searching for the whereabouts of the eight medical classics. Maybe our family can still make this trip." gain something."

Mrs. Hua's gaze paused, and she pondered for a long time before replying: "It's okay, I have already sent several groups of people out anyway, and they are all safe and sound. The chief inspector's trip will definitely be smooth sailing."

"I just borrowed my wife's good words."

Zhang Jinnian bent over and hugged his fists, and was about to leave when Mrs. Hua suddenly hugged him from behind and said in a deep voice:
"Jinnian, if I remember correctly, you and I have been a food couple for more than thirty years. In my heart, you are definitely not comparable to Liu Quan.
I still remember that you protected me all the way when I first entered the palace, and the two of us went through all the obstacles until today. No matter what I do, I hope you can always protect me from the wind and rain like before. "

Zhang Jinnian's eyes were frozen, and he was in a daze for a long time before he faintly uttered two words: "Yes."

Afterwards, he resolutely stepped out of Fuqing Palace.

(End of this chapter)

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