vstars Chapter 147 A loving mother and a filial son
Chapter 147 A loving mother and a filial son
"There are many ways to get rid of the Yao family. Why would the Queen Mother choose such a lose-lose method? What benefits would she and the Second Prince gain if the Yao family were completely destroyed?"
“Perhaps there are other contradictions.”
The two guesses were half right; the downfall of the Yao family was indeed caused by the Queen Mother.
Two days ago, the Queen Mother saw her son's horrific death in her own bedroom.
He secretly left the palace and returned to the Yao family under the cover of night.
After all, it is her mother's family, and Master Yao is her biological father.
If you can directly convince her that she doesn't want to take action against her family.
With a try-it attitude, the empress dowager stated the emperor's request and begged Master Yao to help her rescue the second prince.
After hearing what the Queen Mother said, Mr. Yao cursed her as an evildoer.
He was willing to abandon his entire family for the sake of a son.
Beidong is attacking the border, and the emperor is determined to lead the army in person.
This is a good opportunity for him to succeed. There are many opportunities to take action along the way.
At worst, it would not be difficult for the emperor to be seriously injured and die of infection from the wound on the battlefield where swords are ruthless.
Seeing that the eldest prince was about to come to prominence and his Yao family was about to move to a higher level, how could he agree to the empress dowager's rude request?
Not to mention 80% of his assets, he wouldn't even give away 10%.
The Yao family is a century-old family with a profound heritage.
However, any of the rare calligraphy and paintings in the library were priceless treasures. How could he be willing to exchange them for someone who was no longer useful to him?
During the argument, Yao Wenyue scolded the Queen Mother for having no sense of the overall situation and being no match for her deceased elder sister.
He even scolded the Empress Dowager's biological mother and the Second Prince.
One sentence: "Fools will only give birth to fools."
The empress dowager was completely enraged. She stopped talking to Yao Wenyue in a friendly manner and turned away.
As I left, I heard another sentence: "A concubine's daughter is still a concubine's daughter, and she can't compare to my Yun'er in the slightest."
It completely crushed her heart and shattered her pride for half her life.
But I didn’t expect that something even more heartbreaking was yet to come.
Not long after the Queen Mother returned to the palace under the cover of night, she was assassinated.
Fortunately, she has been the mistress of the harem for so many years and has not relied solely on her mother's family.
I did train some people, which is how I escaped the disaster.
When cleaning up the battlefield, the Queen Mother clearly saw the familiar marks on the Deadpools.
This was her father's doing!
Her father was so eager to kill her.
Even if I don't agree to her request, it won't cost her life.
That's her biological father.
After tidying up the Cining Palace, the Empress Dowager stood alone in the courtyard of the Cining Palace with neither sadness nor joy in her eyes.
I looked up quietly at the crescent moon covered by dark clouds in the sky.
"Sister, I think it's my turn to win this time."
I secretly made up my mind that since they were unkind, I couldn't blame myself for being unjust.
How could she not have a backup plan after holding a high position for so many years?
As early as the year her biological mother died, she knew that there was no good person in the Yao family, and no one in that den of man-eating wolves could be trusted.
She amassed a lot of wealth by taking advantage of her status as queen and queen mother, and even bribed many servants in the Yao Mansion privately.
In the eyes of those people, the Queen Mother and the Yao family are one and the same, and loyalty to either is not the same.
The Yao family has been able to establish itself firmly in the capital for hundreds of years, and they have done many unscrupulous things in private.
Just picking up a few things with solid evidence and spreading them out is a killer move.
While she was planning everything, she sent a message to the emperor, asking him to prepare to confiscate the Yao family's assets.
According to the agreement, the emperor would take 80%, and the remaining 20% would be reserved for the second prince to settle down in the future.
Leng Qingyi was naturally willing to do so, and she would be happy to cooperate as long as the empress dowager could make it happen.
So a huge monster collapsed just like that.
Leng Qingyi in the palace couldn't stop laughing when he saw the copied things.
"What's this box?"
"Is it a book?"
"Okay, put it in my private vault."
"Is that box of silver?"
"Carry it to the treasury."
As deserted as a butterfly spreading its wings, looking here and there.
The Yao family copied much more than what she had painstakingly collected by scraping bits and pieces here and there.
Especially those unique calligraphy and paintings are extremely rare.
It was already dark by the time they finished counting the things that the Yao family had copied.
The main figures of the Yao family were imprisoned in the dungeon under the Yangxin Palace.
The rest were all imprisoned in the Dali Temple.
The empress dowager came to find Leng Qingyi only when it was completely dark.
"Your Majesty, I have already given you 80% of Yao's assets as you requested. When will Rui'er be released?"
"Okay, I'll have my second brother released now. Please wait a moment, mother."
If she hadn't known that the emperor had embezzled so much of her fortune, she would have thought it was a scene of brothers being friendly and motherly and filial.
"I have one more request."
"That's what Mother said. It's up to us to follow each other."
"I want to meet Yao Wenyue."
"sure, no problem!"
"I'm just about to release my second brother. Why don't you come with me to the dungeon, Mother?"
The Queen Mother nodded, not caring at all that the Emperor had become so enthusiastic.
If someone suddenly gave her so much assets, she would also be very enthusiastic towards that person.
The dungeon became lively again. The main branch of the Yao family and those important figures of the Yao family were all imprisoned in the dungeon.
There were dozens of people in total, and each cell had to hold several people to hold them all.
In addition to these people, there were also branches operating in other places that were immediately ordered to be arrested.
The guilty ones will be punished and the innocent ones will have their property confiscated, which will bring in another huge amount of money.
The war is about to start and she is worried that she won't get enough money.
Leng Qingyi walked in front to clear the way for the empress dowager. The crying, whimpering and cursing in the dungeon were so loud that it hurt people's ears.
Some young people who were unaware of the situation thought the Queen Mother was coming to save them.
He immediately got up and leaned on the prison door, looking at the expressionless empress dowager with hope.
"Aunt, save me, I'm only thirteen and don't want to die."
"Aunt, there's me too. I've just been engaged and will be married soon. If you rescue me, I'll marry you right away and become your concubine. I don't want to stay in this horrible place."
The Queen Mother ignored them and walked straight towards the cell where her son was.
Leng Qingyi was very perceptive and asked Leng San and Leng Si to carry a stretcher to carry the second prince.
The Queen Mother stepped forward and touched her son's thin cheek, her eyes filled with heartache and guilt.
If I had seen through the true colors of the Yao family earlier, my son would have suffered less.
It's her fault as a mother.
"Your Majesty, please send the Second Prince back to my Cining Palace."
"no problem."
"Leng San and Leng Si, you two should send the Second Prince back. At the same time, call Imperial Physician Wen to the Cining Palace to give the Second Prince a thorough examination."
"Yes, Master."
When the Second Prince was sent away, the Queen Mother's gentle expression instantly turned cold.
After the three Jianghu musketeers left, Yao Wenyue came in to replace them in the innermost part of the dungeon.
At this moment, he was hiding in the corner, staring at the empress dowager with vicious eyes.
In the cell, Yao Wenyue, who was over 60 years old, was covered in dirt and his eyes were slightly cloudy.
Outside the cell, the empress dowager, who was in her forties, was dressed in the empress dowager's palace dress and looked down upon the people in the prison with condescending disdain. Her expression was exactly the same as when he sent his biological mother away with a cup of poisoned wine.