In the years of famine, I was well versed in history and pampered the Northern Army

Chapter 136 Captured

Upon hearing this news, His Royal Highness Prince Jing and Xu Qingyin couldn't help but ask:

"What did you say?"

Although Xu Qingyin had never seen the Queen Mother since she came to Yunjin, she had always heard of her reputation.

Since the current emperor does not like to take on government affairs, the empress dowager actually has great power. What's more, she supports the imperial concubine. Many ministers in the palace even support the imperial concubine because of the empress dowager, but now they say that the empress dowager is gone.

I haven't heard any news about the Queen Mother being in poor health recently. This is really unbelievable.

Xu Qingyin turned her head to look at her mother. She thought that her mother always knew everything, so she must have observed the stars.

Originally, she didn't believe in these ghost stories, but since her mother could even transmit sound through the bracelet, she really believed that her mother had some special abilities.

"Have you heard anything about this matter, Mother, the Queen Mother? Or have you ever anticipated this?"

Xu Luohan lowered her head, shook it, and sighed.

"I have indeed encountered this kind of thing, but since it concerns the Empress Dowager, I certainly cannot speak openly about it. It's just that His Majesty has asked me privately a few times, and my prediction was indeed during this period."

But Xu Qingyin still felt strange.

"If the Empress Dowager was not feeling well, the news would have come out a long time ago."

This is indeed the case. If the empress dowager only wanted to appease the hearts of the old ministers in the court, she had spies in front of them. Many concubines in the palace were also the daughters of ministers, so it was easy to find out about the empress dowager's health.

But in such a long time, I have never heard that the Queen Mother's health has reached this state.

The more Xu Qingyin thought about it, the more strange it seemed, but she didn't know what was so strange about it.

"Okay, these things have nothing to do with us, let's not think about them anymore and just eat in peace."

When they closed the door of the Xu family, they didn't have to worry because the Xu family members were all their own. This was originally a happy thing for them. At least the imperial concubine's side could be said to be half the sky had collapsed.

But Xu Luohan's face was full of the first child, and Xu Qingying secretly felt that this matter was a little bad.

"Mother, are you hiding something from me?"

They were eating in the main hall now. Since Duke Xu and Xu Qingyin's uncle were going to the training ground tonight, they did not eat at home. There were only Lu Yan, Xu Luohan and Xu Qingyin in this room.

Actually, there is nothing to be shy about.

"I am hiding something from you, but you will know it soon."

As soon as he finished speaking, the eunuch from the palace rushed into the Xu family's gate. Before Xu Qingyin could react, she heard the eunuch speaking in a long, thin voice, looking at the three of them with contempt:

"The imperial edict has arrived! I, the guilty minister Xu Luohan, why don't you accept it quickly?"

When Xu Qingyin heard this, he was completely dumbfounded. When did his mother become a criminal? She didn't even know what she had done.

When Xu Qingyin saw Lu Yan and her mother kneeling in front of them at the same time, she realized it and quickly knelt down as well.

"By the providence of Heaven, the Emperor decrees that the guilty minister, Xu Luohan, who dared to tamper with the Empress Dowager's food, be immediately imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison!"

After saying this, he walked up to Master Xu with great disdain.

"Why hasn't it been cut off yet? I knew a woman like you would be a disaster to the country if you became an official, but I never thought you'd dare to tamper with the Empress Dowager's food. You're truly audacious."

"What are you talking about? My mother would never do such a thing..."

Xu Qingyin was still immersed in shock and couldn't recover at all.

But he never expected that his mother, whom he always respected, would kneel down and kowtow at this moment:

"I accept the decree."

After saying this, Xu Qingyin saw her mother being taken to the palace. She still didn't understand the reason behind this.

When there was no one at home, she finally figured out what was going on:

"Could it be that the Empress Dowager is now ill or even dead because my mother tampered with the food? How is that possible? Murdering the Empress Dowager is a heinous crime punishable by the death of nine generations of the family. My mother would never do that..."

Lu Yan also didn't believe it at all, because although Master Xu often went into the palace to reminisce with the Empress, she had no chance to meet the Empress Dowager.

Besides, Master Xu usually doesn't like to accumulate connections, so there is no one in the palace that she can use. How could she possibly poison the empress dowager's food?

"Qingyin, don't worry. I myself don't believe why the Imperial Master would do this. But now that things have come to this point, the Imperial Master is unwilling to tell us. There must be some secret that we don't know."

Xu Qingyin was breathing heavily. She was not very calm now, but what Lu Yan said was to guide her calmly and not to be overly anxious.

"I know, but my mother never told us these things, and we don't know the reason."

Normally, the witch always seemed to be able to solve any problem on her own. This was the first time he saw her so at a loss. For a moment, Prince Jing just wanted to calm her down quickly and take good care of her.

"Witch, don't worry. My mother is in the palace. Since something happened to the Empress Dowager today, I will definitely go to the harem. If there is any news, I will send someone to tell you as soon as possible. You should stay home and don't worry."

"Okay, now that things have come to this, there's nothing I can do. I just hope my mother can come back safely. Thank you so much."

After Lu Yan left, he rushed to the palace without stopping. He saw that the palace, which was usually brightly lit and full of revelry every night, was suddenly covered with white cloth everywhere.

He first walked into the Queen's palace, and then saw his mother dressed in white. To be honest, his mother had no feelings for the Queen Mother, but today his mother was so worried that her eyes were swollen from crying.

"Mother……"

Finally seeing her son come into the palace, the Queen Mother was like grabbing a life-saving straw and quickly said:

"You know your Xu Mumu. She would never do such a thing under normal circumstances. You must save her..."

Lu Yan nodded heavily:

"Don't worry, mother. I will investigate this matter thoroughly no matter what method I use."