Xu Muqing pinched her chin and suddenly smelled, "When did the empress start to become stupid? Has the imperial doctor seen it? Did anyone plot against the empress and poisoned her food, causing her to be confused, or did anyone keep saying something in front of her?"

Zhu Jiuxiao narrowed his eyes and recalled that she thought for a long time, and finally said, "It's been four or five years since the Queen fell ill and fell into a coma for a while. The imperial doctor took a lot of effort to wake her up. Then the Queen became suspicious. Taoism was promoted in Qingli, and she was addicted to alchemy and pursued the art of immortality."

"Later, the emperor brought several Taoist priests who knew how to refine medicine from somewhere. The elixirs refined were bright in color and exuded a sweet smell like fruit. After taking it, the empress became much lighter, her face became much whiter, and her mental state improved a lot. Since then, the empress has been convinced of the emperor and obeyed whatever the emperor said. Gradually, even national affairs must be decided by the emperor."

She, the imperial concubine, was useless, and was even more disgusted by the queen, and was also excluded by the emperor's uncle. She was gradually undermined all her real power and was only responsible for dealing with some things that were just famous but had no power.

After hearing this, Xu Muqing showed a hint of helplessness in her eyes. As expected, every emperor wants to pursue immortality, wants to seize power for the rest of his life, and always stand at the peak of power. Is power really that important? People never want to let go after trying it?

"The emperor has sent a killer to assassinate me several times, poisoned and framed me. Fortunately, I was lucky. I was very alert every time and avoided by luck, otherwise I would have died long ago."

Zhu Jiuxiao said as she burst into tears, and she felt as if she was cut by a knife. The queen was her mother. She had loved her sincerely and had high expectations for her. Now she didn't dare to know her anymore.

Seeing her sad, Xiao Linye rang out a cold voice, "Stop crying, find a way to pull Zhu Jiuxi down, cure her sins, arrest her confidant and minions, so that no one can be used for her, and let the queen see her true face clearly is the most important thing."

Zhu Jiuxiao wiped his tears and said in a muffled manner, "There are many eyeliners around her who have been staring at me, and my subordinates, and many loyal ministers have been killed. Even if I want to plan now, I have almost no one to dispatch. I can't do anything except conveying messages to the emperor and the queen, I am really desperate."

"Then you go back first, don't let Zhu Jiuxi notice that you have sneaked out, which will arouse their suspicion. Who knows what she can do? Since I and the Queen intervened in this matter, they will definitely satisfy you. However, I still need to think carefully about what to do and discuss with my subordinates."

Zhu Jiuxiao burst into tears and smiled, "I feel relieved when I see the emperor willing to fulfill his former promise. No matter how capable the emperor is, he will not be a match for the emperor and the queen. Whatever I need to do, the emperor and the queen just say that no matter how much the price I pay, I will do my best to complete it."

She has asked someone to inquire about the tough things that Xiao Linye and Xu Muqing have done. No one who goes against the emperor and the queen will end up with good consequences. She believes that even a person like Zhu Jiuxi is no exception.

Zhu Jiuxiao's heart is full of hope for the future.

In Prince Xi's mansion, Zhu Jiuxi suddenly felt restless that day, as if something was out of her control was about to happen. She couldn't swallow her food and couldn't sit still.

So she quickly searched in her mind for people who were most likely to be unfavorable to her current situation and even hated her. She directly targeted the princess Zhu Jiuxiao, the second prince Zhu Jiuchong, and those princes who hated her to the core.

"Send someone to check. Have you done any abnormal actions by the Crown Princess and the princes and princes recently? If so, report to me immediately."

The attendant retreated quickly, and Zhu Jiuxi covered his heart that was beating very fast for some reason, and a sharp and sharp light burst out from his eyes.

She had been withering for several years, and the queen trusted her sister more and more, and the queen's body had reached the point where the lamp was exhausted. In a short time, as long as the queen successfully wrote the will and passed the throne to her before her death, the entire Qingli Kingdom would fall into her hands and there would be nothing to threaten her.

By the evening, the guards finally sent back the news, "Prince, the princess has been staying in the door for several days. He looks normal and has not contacted other princes and princes. He is so calm that he has accepted his fate."

Zhu Jiuxi was not very satisfied with the news. She tapped the table with her fingers and made a rhythmic tick sound. She couldn't help but mutter to herself, "This is strange. Zhu Jiuxiao is a very arrogant person. She hated me to the core and wanted to put me to death for a long time. Why was she so calm and self-control when the queen vomited blood and was in a coma for several days? Are there no traces of mobilization of the troops in her hands?"

As King Xi’s most loyal guard, Qinglan has always been cautious in doing things and considers everything. However, when she went out to inquire about the news this time, she really did not find any suspicious things.

"Prince, the prince is really quiet during this period, especially in the past two days, I have not come out of her room and no guests. The spy hidden in the crown prince's mansion has not seen her go out. It is so normal that it is no longer normal."

Zhu Jiuxi held the opposite opinion of Qinglan, "She was so quiet that she was not making trouble anymore, so she felt even more dangerous. Maybe she was planning a conspiracy in private, so she continued to stare at her."

Qinglan naturally did not dare to disobey the prince's orders and responded seriously.

"By the way, if you were Zhu Jiuxiao, you would have encountered such a difficult situation and you didn't want to accept your fate and give up, what would you do?" Zhu Jiuxi looked at Qinglan and suddenly asked her doubts.

Qinglan's face sterned and said carefully, "I think the princess will definitely join forces with other ministers who are not convinced by the prince, and find a way to pull the prince down and replace it with him. The princess is not the kind of person who accepts his fate and surrenders."

Zhu Jiuxi grabbed the white teacup on the table and fell into deep thought, "You are right. Zhu Jiuxiao will definitely join forces with other ministers to kill me, but now those hard-boned ministers in Qingli have been almost completely cleaned up by me. Even if Zhu Jiuxiao hates me and is not convinced, he has to admit that she is the defeated general under my command."

King Xi's eyes flashed with a sharp and bright light, "Qingli can't count on the country, so he can only ask for help from other countries. Who do you think she will choose the person who asks for help?"

Qinglan dared not answer, and some answers did not require her to answer, so she was about to come out.

"Send people to search every town, door to door, and everyone with a Liang Guo accent is put in prison and interrogated strictly. Don't let anyone run away." Zhu Jiuxi thought of the key layer and was immediately scared to death, and cold sweat broke out in his palms, and he dared not delay any more.

Her confidant didn't understand what King Xi had guessed, but she didn't dare to disobey the prince's orders. She immediately went out to dispatch troops and searched the entire capital door to door.

Zhu Jiuxi covered her pounding heart, and the feeling of anxiety and fear kept pestering her and couldn't dissipate.

Zhu Jiuxiao must not invite all the emperor, queen of Liang, as well as the most elite dead soldiers in Liang. Otherwise, no matter how powerful or tricky she is, she will definitely be vulnerable in the face of her absolute strength.

She didn't want Xiao Linye and Xu Muqing to get involved in the power struggle and struggle in Qingli Kingdom.

In the crown prince's mansion, Zhu Jiuxiao soon saw the whole street being searched. The news that King Xi's subordinates searched people from house to house like robbers. She instantly felt numb and cursed the vigilant and cunning old fox. Did she notice that the people from Liang Kingdom were secretly lurking into the capital?

Not long after, a noise came from outside the door. Zhu Jiuxi's other confidant general, Qingling, stood at the door with hundreds of aggressive guards, looking like he was about to break in at any time.

The housekeeper and the princess's guards were blocking the front, but they didn't let anyone come in. The atmosphere between the two sides was tense, and a fierce and brutal fight could occur at any time.

"Who dares not listen to the orders of King Xi? The criminals of the court secretly lurked into the capital. We searched by the prince's orders. The crown prince's mansion actually resisted the orders and refused to obey it. Could it be that the fugitive came to the crown prince's mansion? The crown princess secretly covered up the prisoners and wanted to go against Her Majesty the Queen?"

Zhu Jiuxiao's left arm and right arm was so angry that his face turned red and his neck was thick, and he retorted loudly, "You are slandering people, how could there be a serious offender from the imperial court in the Crown Lord's Mansion? Do you King Xi have the imperial edict from the Queen? You said you want to search the Crown Lord's Mansion, so let you in? Then what do you think is this place? Is it a market? Come when you want to come, and leave when you want to?"

Qingling was aggressive, "This is the order of the court. Even if there is no imperial edict from the queen, King Xi would have asked the queen to search the crown prince's mansion. Why not? Please don't go too far. After the search, if there is no serious offender in the crown prince's mansion, then everyone will be happy. The suspicion on the crown prince's mansion can be cleaned, right?"

Zhu Jiuxiao came over and heard these shameless words from afar. She sneered and walked over, "Which dog was not full and barked at the gate of the Chujun Mansion, which was so disturbed by the lonely and peaceful?"

Qingling saw the princess coming and did not give her any face. She was so angry that she blushed. She endured the humiliation and said neither humiliatingly, "Go back to the princess, a serious criminal in the court has run away. The prince is worried that the two prisoners will hurt the noble family, so she deliberately searched the whole capital from door to door, and asked the princess to give their subordinates some convenience."

Zhu Jiuxiao's face was cold and said bluntly, "Why do you want to give me some convenience? Where did you get such a big face? There is no serious criminal in the imperial court you are looking for in the Chujun mansion. If you want to search, go somewhere else."

How could Qingling give up? They received the order from King Xi to focus on searching and the princes and princes, as well as the industries under the name of the princes and princes, no matter where they are, they cannot be easily let go.

"That won't work. Please don't let your subordinates make things difficult for you. This is the order of King Xi, and it is also verbally allowed by the Queen." Qing Ling directly moved out the two mountains, the Queen and King Xi.

Zhu Jiuxiao was still unmoved and said coldly, "You should take King Xi to suppress Gu. Gu is still a legitimate crown prince until now, so you don't have to look at King Xi's face. If you want to search the crown prince's mansion, you can take out the queen's handwriting. Gu will naturally cooperate, otherwise don't rely on the power of the people, and you can pretend to be a tiger's power, get out quickly."

The face was so clear that the Qing Ling was blue and purple. The princess had already reached such a terrible situation and even put on the imperial princess's brochure. Didn't she know that she could be deposed at any time?

"Don't leave, right? Yingchen, led his men to knock them away. Whoever didn't leave would beat them into pig's heads. A group of dogs who didn't know how to live or die actually topped King Xi's heads on the queen. Those who didn't know thought that Qingli Country belonged to your King Xi's family."

With Zhu Jiuxiao's order, the forces of the Crown Princess and King Xi, who were already very nervous, started fighting directly at the gate of the Crown Jun's Mansion. They were not polite and fought to the death.

Not long after, a shrill wailing came from the door, and both sides were both injured and returned in disgrace.

After Qingling returned, he told Zhu Jiuxi the more he was concerned about this. Zhu Jiuxi was more convinced of her guess and couldn't help but clench her fists.

She still underestimated Zhu Jiuxiao, thinking that she had cut off her power and made her a trapped beast in the cage. Unexpectedly, Zhu Jiuxiao still found a way to spread the news of her request for help to the capital of Liang State.

The Emperor and Empress of Liang State intervened, and this matter became difficult. Perhaps her plans over the years would become nothing.

Zhu Jiuxi went directly to the palace and went to the queen to slander and cry.

"Her Majesty, I am really worried about the future of Qingli Kingdom. Please ask Her Majesty to point me a clear way." Zhu Jiuxi knelt in front of the Queen Zhu Yuzhen crying and worriedly when the Queen Zhu Yuzhen took two elixirs with a very fragrant and bright color.

Zhu Yuzhen was so comfortable that she couldn't help but sigh, and sat up lazily from the soft couch. She was in a good mood and didn't care about Zhu Jiuxi's failure to behave in front of the hall. "What can make you so sad? You are the Dinghai Dinghai Pinpoint of Qingli Kingdom, resourceful and capable. Who dares to provoke you in the entire Qingli Kingdom?"

Zhu Jiuxi wiped tears with her sleeve and said sobly, "Of course, no one in Qingli Kingdom dared to provoke me without a wink, but there is heaven and there is someone outside of the world. Her Majesty the Queen. If a more powerful person appears and threatens the life of the Queen, how can I get rid of the current predicament? Please ask Her Majesty the Queen to save me."

Zhu Yuzhen's face became solemn, and she asked seriously, "Who do you think is a person who is stronger than you? What happened to make you so scared? It's already so shocked?"

Zhu Jiuxi had strong concerns and fears in his eyes, "Her Majesty the Queen, she was the Queen's daughter. She invited the Emperor and Empress of Liang to Qingli. The Queen's daughter always felt that Her Majesty the Queen trusted her ministers too much and was afraid that the Queen would threaten her status, so she began to attack her ministers and asked Her Majesty the Queen to save her ministers."

Zhu Yuzhen's anger suddenly surged. She was not dead yet and was very strong. Did Zhu Jiuxiao want to pull her off the throne and replace her? He also invited the emperor and queen of Liang to Qingli Kingdom. What kind of wolf ambition does she have?

"Come on, go to the crown prince's mansion to call the princess over to me." Her Majesty the Queen was very angry. At this moment, she wanted to beat Zhu Jiuxiao hard and told her not to covet her throne. She still wanted to live forever and live for a long time.

Not long after, Zhu Jiuxiao was called to the queen.

Zhu Yuzhen scolded sternly, "Kneel down for me, Zhu Jiuxiao, do you know what big mistake you have made? Who told you to make a decision? Did you feel upset that you have been the emperor's daughter for too long and want to pull me off the throne immediately and let you replace it?"

Zhu Jiuxiao knew very well what the Queen Mother asked her to come, but she did this matter very secretly. Even if Zhu Jiuxi suspected it, she would never admit it without conclusive evidence, unless the person was stolen and obtained.

"My Queen, I don't understand what you are saying? My sister is loyal to the Queen and dare not have any covetousness. Please let the Queen and I take it into scrutiny. Maybe someone said something in front of the Queen, but my sister can swear to the heaven that my sister will never do anything to sorry for the Queen."

As the Crown Princess Zhu Jiuxiao also feels pitiful and pure and charming when acting.

Zhu Jiuxi said quietly and seriously, "Your Highness, the Crown Princess, but many people from Liang have come to the capital these days. How do you explain this? Those merchants are not ordinary people, but dead soldiers around the Emperor Liang. Even the emperor and the queen have secretly lurked into the capital to meet with Your Highness. Is Your Highness planning to sell the country for honor? If you want to be a vassal state of Liang, you pay a large number of precious medicinal materials, pearls and other treasures to Liang every year in exchange for you to be the queen?"

Zhu Yuzhen's temple jumped up, and she was in a bad mood. She thought of the throne and power that might be lost, her fingertips were cold, and a strong sense of crisis surged from her heart.

"Zhu Jiuxiao, you really colluded with the emperor and queen of Liang State. What do you want to do? Do you want to hand over the entire Qingli State to the people of Liang State?" Her Majesty the Queen asked sternly, and she had the desire to kill.

However, the queen was unable to feel the object of her anger at all. Zhu Jiuxiao said with a grievance, "Mother Queen, there is absolutely nothing. The emperor said that there were many Liang people coming to the city, and my sons didn't see it, let alone colluding with the emperor and queen of Liang. Liang's country is warm and rich, with a vast land and a wealth of things, so how could we come to our Qingli country? Even if my sons have that heart, they don't have that big face."

Zhu Jiuxiao looked at Zhu Jiuxi with sharp and cold eyes, "Uncle Emperor, I know you don't like me. It's been a day or two, but you can't blame me for false crimes. Who is the emperor and queen of Liang State? Can I still tell others to come? If I really have such great skills, will I still need to be suppressed by you?"

Zhu Jiuxi's expression remained unchanged, "Your Highness, you know whether you have colluded with the people of Liang. I only have one advice here, don't give it to others as a piece of fat meat, otherwise the consequences will not be something you can afford. I believe Your Highness doesn't want to be a sinner of Qingli."

Is this a blatant threat to her in front of the queen? Zhu Jiuxiao couldn't help but sneer and said calmly, "You won't bother the emperor's uncle about these things. If the emperor feels that he is selling his country for honor and colluding with foreign enemies, he can search with great fanfare, arrest the emperor and queen of Liang State, and send it to the orphan. There is nothing to say about these things, otherwise don't slander."

She also looked at the queen with a cold and sharp look, "My Queen, if the son minister commits a crime, the conclusive evidence will be left in front of the son minister. The son minister will definitely admit his guilt. Otherwise, please do not always listen to slander and be led by others. The person who covets the position of the mother is not the son minister at all, but who is the mother? Think about it carefully."

Zhu Jiuxiao stood up, "I still have something to do, so I won't be with you anymore, so I'll say goodbye."

Zhu Yuzhen was so angry that she was trembling all over when her daughter was unable to get into the air. "Look at her, is she wrong? I understand that there is something unhappy between her and you. But how can she be so willful? I trust you really. King Xi, you are in your twenties, and you have a longer look at the problem, but she is so worried about what she does, and she is still afraid that you will take the throne? Jiuxiao is really too petty."

Zhu Jixi's face showed a grievance and a wry smile, and she said helplessly, "The more your Majesty trusts the Wei minister, the more she feels that the throne is threatened. In addition, the Wei minister's power is indeed quite strong now, so she also understands that she doubts the Wei minister."

Zhu Yuzhen's heart smell came up. She looked painful and took out two pills and stuffed them into her mouth. She drank them in warm tea. "King Xi, please stare at her more. If Jiuxiao really colludes with the emperor and queen of Liang State, you must find a way to stop her. The country of Qingli State must be controlled by the Zhu family. She will never be a subordinate vassal state of others, and she cannot rely on the breath of others to live. She only provides a lot of annual tribute every year."

Zhu Jiuxi lowered her eyebrows and said with a calm look, "Please rest assured Her Majesty, I will stare at His Royal Highness, and I will not let her cause trouble."

The queen suddenly felt very sleepy and fierce. Her eyelids were so heavy, "I am tired, I will leave the matters to you to handle when reviewing the memorials. Don't let Qingli Kingdom be in chaos and make a lot of trouble."

Zhu Jixi left the palace, and no one saw the light of excitement and cruelty in her eyes, as if she had been waiting for this moment for a long time.

When she returned to Prince Xi's mansion, her aides were already waiting for her in the study.

"Prince, now is our good time. Otherwise, I will take the opportunity to do the queen and push everything onto the princess, saying that she colluded with the Queen of Liang and was confused by the desire for power, so she killed the queen directly."

Aide Tang Rongxing couldn't help but put forward her opinion. Anyway, the time was almost ripe, and the power of the entire Qingli Kingdom almost fell into the hands of King Xi.

In this case, what's the use of Her Majesty, who only knows how to take pills every day, and sing and dancing to achieve peace, and is unwilling to deal with all state affairs, and what's the use of taking that position? Get out as soon as possible.

Another staff member, Liang Tingmin, is also Zhu Jiuxi's confidant. She also took the opportunity to say, "Yes, the prince, and his subordinates also think that now is the most suitable time. Taking advantage of the Emperor Liang and the queen, they will blame the prince for the crime, saying that she is traitorous and treason, and she will be with you, the prince."

Zhu Jiuxi also understood this truth, but thought that Xiao Linye and Xu Muqing were a cruel couple. Who angered them would be unimaginable. How many powerful and fierce people died at their hands.

What she was afraid of offending the cruel couple, and she would not have a good ending at that time, and the grave grass would grow as tall as one person. All the power she carefully pursued and pursued the Queen's dream of looking down on the world would eventually turn into a waste of time, and she could not withstand such a blow.

"Now is indeed the best time, but I want to wait and see for a while. If I can let the emperor and queen of Liang leave here, I will not interfere in the affairs of Qingli. In this way, I will not have any more concerns." Zhu Jiuxi sighed with a little regret.

When she faced Xiao Linye and Xu Muqing, she had no chance of winning. Whether the couple had the most advanced weapons, poison, scheming and wit, they were enough to beat her. She didn't want to get rich and wealth, but in the end she had no life to enjoy it.

Tang Rongxing and Liang Tingmin hesitated for a moment, feeling the prince's despair. The two said carefully, "Otherwise, don't get involved in the emperor and queen of Liang State, so we will have no worries or fears. Prince, now is really the best time. After passing this village, there will be no store. Please ask the prince to decide as soon as possible."

Fighting for the throne requires the right time, place, and people. Neither is missing. Luck is also a very mysterious thing. If you miss it once, you may miss it for a lifetime.

Zhu Jiuxi clenched his fists and said fiercely, "Send someone to pass on messages to the eunuchs around the queen and start acting. No longer bear it. Tang Rongxing, Liang Tingmin, you are responsible for people to convey public opinion, don't involve the Queen Liang."
Chapter completed!