flstandardbreds Chapter 204: Enthroned as Queen
Chapter 204: Enthroned as Queen
Old Mrs. Bo never expected that the Queen Mother would actually send people to dig up the Bo family’s ancestral tomb. She was so shocked that she couldn’t utter a word and could only kowtow.
"Where is Xu Feng?" asked the Queen Mother.
"Lord Xu?" Old Mrs. Bo was stunned, then shook her head. She and Xu Feng had indeed met once, but never saw each other again. Only a few days ago did she hear the news that Xu Feng was beaten to death by Zhao Zhen.
For this reason, Mrs. Bo felt very sorry at the time.
"There are no outsiders here. I can forgive you for the past relationship we have had." The Queen Mother softened her expression, but her tone was still gloomy: "Bo Yuanchuan, although Bo Yan'er ran away, the Bo family still has nine clans..."
Old Mrs. Bo was choked suddenly, her face turned pale, and she moved her lips.
"How much do you know about Concubine Yuexian being pregnant with two sons? Where are the other children?" The empress dowager looked at Mrs. Bo with sharp eyes, as if she could see through her.
The strong sense of oppression forced Mrs. Bo to speak: "The child went to Nanliang."
The Queen Mother was shocked.
She asked the Emperor of Northern Qi a while ago, and the Emperor told her that Concubine Yuexian only gave birth to one child, and that the rumors outside were all rumors and could not be trusted.
She believed it.
Old Madam Bo lowered her eyes and didn't notice the surprise in the Queen Mother's eyes. She continued, "Queen Mother, I only found out later that the child was secretly taken away by Xu. The Concubine Xian didn't reveal this before she died. The Bo family always thought that the child of Xu was of unknown origin, so they misunderstood."
The Queen Mother didn't believe this. She had heard that Bo Yan was abused in the Bo family and died in a fire. She asked impatiently, "I just want to ask you, the third prince's personality changed drastically after he fell off the cliff at the border. Is that the child?"
With so much evidence before her, Mrs. Bo had no choice but to admit, "Yes."
The Queen Mother was stunned.
This means that what Concubine Xu said was true.
Bo Yan came back this time not only for revenge, but also to disrupt the situation.
Recalling the moment from when Bo Yan became the third prince, the Bo family married off their daughter, the Liu family had internal strife, Queen Liu died tragically, the crown prince was deposed, the third prince's wife was in a coma, and Concubine Ning died of plague, plague...
The Queen Mother asked again: "So Ning Xianyun is the Queen of Southern Liang?"
Old Madam Bo shook her head: "Empress Dowager, I really don't know anything about this matter. I only know a little about what happened back then."
Come to think of it, Bo Yan hated the Bo family so much, so how could he tell the Bo family the secret?
When she thought about how she had been fooled these days, the Queen Mother's anger rose again and again, almost erupting. She turned to her trusted nanny and said, "Bring Concubine Xu here."
"Empress Dowager, it's so late..." The nanny glanced at the Empress Dowager's expression, stopped talking in time, turned around and left.
Old Mrs. Bo still didn't understand what was going on. She just looked at the empress dowager in front of her with some fear. She felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't put her finger on it.
Soon, Concubine Xu, wearing a light white dress, came. She glanced at Old Madam Bo, then at the furious Queen Mother, and raised her lips, bowing gracefully: "I pay my respects to the Queen Mother."
"How much does Concubine Xu know about Bo Yan and Zhao Zhen, and also about Ning Xianyun?" asked the Queen Mother.
Concubine Xu's eyes moved. It was so many days later that she realized to ask. Bo Yan and Lu Jingning had already left Northern Qi.
"Replying to the Queen Mother, everything I said before was true. The Third Prince is a fake, and Ning Xianyun is
The Queen of Southern Liang, they teamed up to disrupt Northern Qi, with the goal of buying time for Southern Liang so that they could send troops and seize Northern Qi's territory!"
In the empty and silent night, these words shocked everyone present.
Bo Yan is not only here to destroy the Bo family, but more importantly, he is here to usurp power and plot against the country!
The Queen Mother's breathing was rapid.
Holding the handle tightly with one hand, gritting her teeth and forcing herself to calm down, Concubine Xu suddenly knelt on the ground with a firm look in her eyes: "Empress Dowager, I have a plan."
The Queen Mother narrowed her eyes and looked at Concubine Xu.
After a long while, the Queen Mother sent someone to send Old Lady Bo back, and assigned a few people to guard her closely, warning her: "If you leak any more information, I will kill all nine generations of the Bo family!"
Old Mrs. Bo was so frightened that she would have collapsed if the palace maid hadn't supported her.
The moon is getting brighter
Concubine Xu's voice was light and clear, and her back was straight. "In Xuncheng, Hecheng, and Liancheng, there are shadow guards arranged by the Xu family. I even know how many people in the court have turned against us."
The Queen Mother was so shocked that she couldn't speak for a long time. She stood up and helped Concubine Xu up herself: "Concubine Xu, I know that grandson is the royal bloodline. You have suffered a lot. In order to compensate you, I will ask the emperor to grant you a position as queen. How about that?"
Concubine Xu's eyes were red, and her brows were full of pride: "Thank you, Queen Mother."
"Silly child, you saved my life, and now you are helping Northern Qi for the sake of justice. I feel that the position of Queen is not worthy of you."
Concubine Xu was appeased.
The Queen Mother looked at the sky and saw that it was already late at night. However, she could not sit still any longer and decided to go to the Council Hall in person.
The empress dowager came in person in the middle of the night. It was definitely the first time in decades. The chief steward did not dare to neglect him. He quickly pushed the door open to wake up the Emperor of Northern Qi and then invited the empress dowager in.
That night, the Council Hall was brightly lit.
The emperor was late for the morning court.
...
Princess Changling rubbed her relaxed eyes, sorted out her mood and got up to visit Xu Minghuang. The maid advised, "Princess, you have been gone for several days in a row, don't go today."
"That won't do. Ming Huang must be very sad right now. I have to go and keep her company."
I couldn't persuade Princess Changling, so I could only help her dress up and go with her.
Stepping into the yard, Princess Changling was surprised to find that the layout of the yard had changed. The funeral hall was gone, and all she could see were brightly colored flowers.
She even suspected that she had taken the wrong path.
She looked up at the plaque to make sure it was there, and walked forward a few steps until she saw the noble Xu Minghuang.
She was wearing a complex crimson-purple palace dress with nine phoenix hairpins with tassels in her hair. Her every frown and smile was captivating.
"Minghuang, why are you dressed like this?" she asked in surprise.
Although Xu Feng is not dead, she has not found him yet. How can Minghuang dress like this? The hairpins in her hair and the patterns on her clothes are far more than the allowance of a noble concubine.
Xu Minghuang walked down the steps and looked at Princess Changling. Her voice softened. "Changling, the Queen Mother has vindicated me, and I saved her. The Queen Mother has decided to propose to the Emperor that I be crowned as the Queen. I will be the Queen of Northern Qi after the imperial edict is issued."
Princess Changling was dumbfounded. She raised her hand and touched Xu Minghuang's forehead: "Are you sick? Why are you talking nonsense?"
The Empress Dowager was already angry with Xu Minghuang, so how could she recommend her to be the Queen?
"Minghuang, wait a minute. I'll go get the imperial physician for you." Princess Changling got up in a hurry to leave, but was stopped by Xu Minghuang.
She smiled slightly: "Chang Ling, I'm not sick."
Just at this time, the chief steward beside the Northern Qi emperor came with a mighty group of people. They were holding things behind them. In front of them on the left and right were the phoenix crown and court robes, the golden treasure and golden book, and the phoenix seal.