Zhao Xu was walking on the way to Qingshou Hall, still thinking in his heart.

The etiquette and law of the Song Dynasty became more and more strict, especially for him, the emperor. Not to mention Empress Dowager Gao, he could see the faces of the big men in the outer court very clearly.

It was very quiet along the way, with no sound except for the footsteps of the crowd.

Before he could reach the Qingshou Hall, Chu You suddenly ran over quickly, glanced behind Zhao Xu, and whispered in Zhao Xu's ear: "Official family, Meng Yuan is outside the palace gate, and wants to see the Empress Dowager."

Here comes!

Zhao Xu calmed down on his face, thought for a moment, and said, "Has he entered the palace?"

Chu You said solemnly: "No, but he brought his troops and horses, which looked like he was breaking into the palace. By the way, the King of Yan is here too."

"King of Yan?"

Zhao Xu was stunned and immediately remembered that this was his second uncle Zhao Hao, his father, Shenzong and his father, and his mother.

"He's here too..."

Zhao Xu's eyes narrowed. This person was the one who was pushed up by Cai Que, Cai Jing and others and almost snatched his throne. In recent years, he has been banned by Empress Dowager Gao in Kaifeng.

So, is Zhao Hao jumping out at this time intentionally, intentionally, or colluding with someone?

Zhao Xu knew the various filthies in the Song Dynasty's throne inheritance, so he did not dare to look down on it. He looked at Chen Pi and said, "Is Meng Yuan's grandmother's man?"

Chen Pi recalled carefully for a while and said, "It should be that the Meng family and the Gao family have in-laws. Meng Yuan was promoted by the Empress Dowager. It is said that he will soon take over the guards and infantry yamen."

Zhao Xu thought about Chen Pi's words and said to Chu You: "How many people do you have now? If Meng Yuan kills in, can he withstand dawn?"

When dawn is dawn, these people cannot succeed, and those who are watching will not be able to sit still. If the master is unknown, the balance will quickly turn towards Emperor Zhao Xu.

Chu You calmly said, "The official family is too hastily. The villain has mobilized all the credible people. There are about a thousand people who can definitely call. I will give the villain another half a day. By noon tomorrow, I will definitely be able to control the palace!"

Chu You's meaning is very clear. A thousand people cannot defend the palace even if they don't consider internal chaos.

Zhao Xu took a deep breath, knowing that the most critical moment was coming, and his heart was like lightning, and he said, "Chen Pi, go find Zhou He, let him see Meng Yuan and hold him down. Chu You, you lead troops to the palace gate. If Meng Yuan really breaks through, he will defend it for me at any cost!"

Chenpi and Chu You immediately responded and quickly turned around and left.

They also knew that Meng Yuan really wanted to break into the palace, and then things would change!

Zhao Xu gritted his teeth hard, his face twitched, looked at the direction of the Qingshou Hall, and said in a deep voice: "Liu Heng, come with me."

Liu Heng, who was good at running long distances, responded immediately and said, "Let the official's orders."

Zhao Xu tilted his neck, looked determined, and strode towards the Qingbiao Hall.

If it is absolutely necessary, Zhao Xu dares to do extreme things!

When I arrived in front of the Qingbiao Hall, the gate was closed, and it was silent inside, without any lights.

Liu Heng ordered people to open the door, and Zhao Xu took people straight to the main hall.

As Zhao Xu approached, the light suddenly lit up in the main hall. A middle-aged woman who looked in her early thirties was sitting upright and quietly staring at Zhao Xu and his group of people approaching.

Zhao Xu walked closer and looked at the "mother", and his mind still changed.

This "mother" is naturally not his biological mother, but his legitimate mother. In terms of etiquette, this one is his mother.

This stepmother, the Empress Dowager, is ambitious and has an unpredictable relationship with Meng Yuan and King Yan Zhao Hao who broke into the palace outside. Zhao Xu must fight quickly and cut off all possible thoughts from those people!

"Official family, why don't you give the Ai family a present today?" Empress Dowager Xiang spoke with a joke on her face.

Zhao Xu heard the sharpness and a hint of trembling in her voice, and said with a smile: "Mother, why haven't you slept so late?"

Empress Dowager Xiang looked at Zhao Xu and said calmly: "The Ai family missed your father and couldn't fall asleep. Get up and put in incense sticks on him and talk."

Zhao Xu was stunned, and then he smelled the faint smell of sandalwood in the room, but then his heart suddenly moved, his eyes flashed, and a sincere smile appeared on his face.

He thought of a way!

Empress Dowager Xiang looked at Zhao Xu's sudden smile, his expression slightly condensed, and said, "I heard that the Empress Dowager is sick, hasn't the official family visited?"

Zhao Xu sat down right beside him, and smiled very relaxed and comfortable, saying, "Don't worry, Mother, the imperial doctor said, just sleep, you can wake up tomorrow. Mother, aren't you really worried about what Concubine Wu Xian said?"

Empress Dowager Xiang's eyes changed slightly, and she returned to normal in a flash. She said lightly: "What did she say? Does it have anything to do with the Ai family?"

Zhao Xu smiled more and said, "Where is my little mother? Her tonic prescription did not come out of thin air."

Queen Mother Xiang said more and more casually: "How did she come from? What does it have to do with me?"

Zhao Xu stared at Empress Dowager Xiang and said, "I have never said that I have anything to do with my mother. Why is the mother so anxious to leave it out?"

Empress Dowager Xiang couldn't hide it anymore, and snorted in a hurry, saying, "If there was no old woman, would you think you could come to me? So what if you all know? I am the husband and wife of the late emperor, the queen enthroned by the Jinshu and Baoseal! Don't say it was you, what can the old woman do to me? Is there a mother who harmed the son in the world? Is there a grand empress dowager who deposed the empress dowager? Even if you don't care about these, do you want the royal face? Do you ignore the Song Dynasty's moral integrity?"

Zhao Xu was silent for a while after listening to Empress Dowager Xiang’s repeated questions.

No wonder things went smoothly tonight. Grandmother Gao was obviously wary of Queen Mother Xiang's trouble, so she made preparations in advance, cut off the wings of Queen Mother Xiang in the palace and blocked her here.

Zhao Xu thought that the palace gate might be very urgent and did not have time to talk nonsense to Queen Mother Xiang, and said, "Mother, I just said I miss my father?"

Empress Dowager Xiang looked at Zhao Xu, sneered and said, "Do you want to send me to see him? Do you dare? He killed his mother with his son. This is a great rebellion! Even the old woman can't tolerate you, let alone the people in the world! Don't be proud, the old woman is almost seventy and can't live long. Even if she survives tonight, she may not be able to survive this year. Once she dies, the Ai family will still be the one who rules behind the curtain!"

The Zhao family of the Song Dynasty was also strange. They strictly guarded against various relatives and vassal states, but women interfered in politics many times. In the nearly three hundred years of the Song Dynasty, there were nearly ten empress dowagers in the harem who ruled behind the curtain and the empress dowagers!

This is simply incredible, far from comparable to other dynasties!

The seniors did a good job, but the latecomers were naturally ambitious and wanted to imitate their predecessors.

Zhao Xu thought that in history, Empress Dowager Xiang disagreed with all opinions and helped Zhao Ji ascend the throne, Zhao Ji was already nineteen years old. The Empress Dowager Xiang forced himself to rule the country and created a "power to deal with military and national affairs" until his death.

Thinking of this, Zhao Xu couldn't help but shook his head secretly, worried about the entrance of the palace, and said directly: "Since the mother misses her father so much, as a son, we cannot ignore it. Please move the mother and the mother elsewhere."

Empress Dowager Xiang's face changed slightly and she said, "Do you want to kill me? Or imprison me?"

Although Empress Dowager Xiang was afraid, she was not very afraid. She was the empress dowager of the current dynasty. The empress dowager could not depose her, and the etiquette and law were not in line with each other; Zhao Xu could not, and the etiquette and law were not tolerated.

She can't be deposed, nor can she kill her. In this way, she will feel a little fearless.

Liu Heng stood not far away. Before he came, he had already understood the meaning of Zhao Xu's words. When he had no choice, Liu Heng would attack Empress Dowager Xiang!

Zhao Xu naturally had no intention of deposing or killing the Queen Mother Xiang. He stood up and said lightly: "Send my mother to a place closest to my father. Come and clean up my mother and leave the palace early tomorrow morning."
Chapter completed!