RPAGF Chapter 536 He Comes to Be the Evil Man
Chapter 536 He Comes to Be the Evil Man
Although Ruan Xinglin spoke confidently in front of his nephew, he was still a little nervous when he arrived at the gate of Kunning Palace.
From childhood to adulthood, he has never disobeyed his sister and always does whatever she says.
When she entered the palace and became queen, he also worked hard to become a prime minister who had a say in the court.
In a situation like today, in the eyes of many people, he was stabbing the Queen Mother in the back.
"Prime Minister?" Qingli looked at him suspiciously.
Ruan Xinglin brushed off his clothes, straightened his back and walked into the hall.
Queen Mother Ruan stood with her back to him, and a ray of sunlight coming in through the window fell right at her feet, making her look lonely and desolate, yet strong and resilient.
For some reason, Ruan Xinglin felt a bit guilty and distressed.
"Your Majesty the Queen Mother, I pay my respects to you." Ruan Xinglin suppressed the sadness in his heart and bowed his head.
Queen Mother Ruan turned around and looked at Ruan Xinglin deeply.
"It was you who pushed for the establishment of the women's army. You said in the palace that the women's army was no less powerful than the men's and could also defend the country. It was you who requested the emperor to confer the title of the first female official."
"Tell me why today?"
Ruan Xinglin whispered, "There can't be another Salt Lake City, Queen Mother."
"Is that all?" Queen Mother Ruan sneered.
"I know that the Queen Mother loves her son deeply and would never do anything to harm the Emperor and the Prince, but your ladies-in-waiting do not think so."
"Yi Lanxin is stirring up trouble in Salt Lake City, trying to take the opportunity to kill the prince. If the prince hadn't been alert, he would have been trapped and killed by Hong Shanhai. If it happens the first time, there will be a second time."
"No!" Queen Mother Ruan immediately retorted.
"I will never let them hurt A Yuan."
Ruan Xinglin slowly closed his eyes, "Yi Lanxin stayed in Suzhou for many days, you probably didn't know about it."
"I have been sending people to look for her. She will be brought back to be punished." Empress Dowager Ruan said in a low voice.
"The Empress Dowager may not know yet, but the Grand Empress Dowager has already left Yi Lanxin in Suzhou, and felt that Yi Lanxin had a destiny with Taoism, so she ordered her to go to Wudao Mountain to practice Taoism." Ruan Xinglin twitched his lips.
Empress Dowager Ruan's pupils shrank slightly.
She received news today that Liao Yingying and Song Zhiyi went to Suzhou in person to bring Yi Lanxin back, but Yi Lanxin was seriously injured and in critical condition.
Then who is Yi Lanxin who is beside the Empress Dowager?
Queen Mother Ruan was such an intelligent person that she quickly realized that this must be Fu Jinyuan's intention.
"You must never let Yi Lanxin appear in front of the world again!" Queen Mother Ruan said in a hoarse voice.
"She should have died in Salt Lake City long ago!" Ruan Xinglin said in a deep voice.
"I know that the Queen Mother is very loyal and wants to keep them alive, but they are still ambitious and will drag you down sooner or later if they are kept alive."
So what even if he asked the late emperor to grant Yi Lanxin an official position?
In his heart, he knows clearly what is more important.
"So what you did today was A Yuan's idea?" Queen Mother Ruan asked in a low voice.
"No, the Regent never mentioned taking action against the female officials and the female army. He respects you and doesn't want to do anything to make you sad." Ruan Xinglin smiled silently.
"Sister, you have two good sons."
So, let the evil do it.
Let him remove all obstacles between them mother and son, and let all those who want to sow discord between them die.
Queen Mother Ruan only felt a sore pain in her eyes.
"It's my fault." Queen Mother Ruan said, "I wanted to replace them at the beginning, and I asked them to do things... that I was determined to achieve."
"I didn't control them well. Don't worry, no matter whether it's Liao Yingying or Yi Lanxin, I won't let them do anything wrong again."
Ruan Xinglin raised his eyes and looked directly at the Queen Mother, "Only if you have no power and no soldiers in your hands can you spare their lives."
"Disbanding the women's army and abolishing the positions of female officials is not something you can do just by talking." Queen Mother Ruan said in a stern voice.
"I will make them leave the capital and convince them."
Ruan Xinglin almost softened his heart, but he knew too well the ambitions of those behind the Queen Mother.
"I still say the same thing. There cannot be another Salt Lake City."
What happened in Salt Lake City was horrifying. If something similar happens again, how will the people of the world view the new emperor who has been on the throne for less than a year?
Their knowledge is limited, and they only think that the emperor is not able to govern the Southern Dynasty well.
For the first time, Queen Mother Ruan was caught in a dilemma.
Intellectually, she certainly knew that disbanding was the best approach.
She even killed Yi Lanxin and Liao Yingying to set an example so that others would not dare to deal with her two sons behind her back.
But these female officials and female soldiers were all brought up by her personally, and she watched them grow up little by little.
They were loyal to her, but she wanted to kill their loyalty.
too difficult.
"Go away and let me think about it." Empress Dowager Ruan's voice trembled slightly.
She must be able to think of a way to have the best of both worlds.
"Empress Dowager, if we want to save their lives, we have to disband them." Ruan Xinglin bowed deeply.
He also didn't want the Queen Mother's maid and the Regent to reach a point of war to the death.
But if Yi Lanxin and others continue to move among the aristocratic families, Fu Jinyuan will not only kill Yi Lanxin.
After Ruan Xinglin stepped down, Queen Mother Ruan staggered and she managed to hold onto the corner of the table in time to steady herself.
She sat down slowly, her whole body sank into the shadows.
The palace maids did not dare to disturb her. They just looked at each other and saw worry in each other's eyes.
They had never seen the Queen Mother so sad.
Even though the late emperor had favored Concubine Liu alone and always had issues with the empress dowager, the empress dowager would only be full of fighting spirit and had never been so... hopeless and sad.
Sunset, moonrise.
The candlelight in the hall could not warm Empress Dowager Ruan's heart.
She sat in the temple like this all night.
Qingli and Qingbi knelt in front of her, crying and begging her to eat and rest.
Queen Mother Ruan hummed softly, "Go, pass on..."
She wanted to take Wei Zhen and Su Bingjie into the palace, but when the words came to her lips, she took them back.
"After the emperor leaves court, please come to Kunning Palace." Empress Dowager Ruan said in a low voice.
She stood up and wanted to go back to her bedroom to change her clothes. She needed to be in better spirits before going to see the emperor.
"Empress Dowager!" a cry of surprise rang out.
Queen Mother Ruan felt dizzy until she lost consciousness, then she realized that it was Qingli who cried out because he was worried that she would faint.
"Quick, quick, call the imperial physician!" Qingli shouted.
There was a flurry of activity in Kunning Palace.
The Empress Dowager has always been strong and resilient. She has never appeared in front of anyone in a weak image, and fainting like this has never happened before.
It scared everyone at once.
When the Imperial Hospital heard the palace servant delivering the message, they were also frightened and thought they might have heard it wrong.
The Queen Mother fainted?
How could it be the Queen Mother!
"Sister Qingli, do you want to go and invite the emperor?" Qingbi asked in a low voice.
"Of course! Go quickly." If I don't go to invite the emperor, he will be even more angry when he finds out.