Prime Minister's Mansion.
Lu Buwei had already learned that Lao Ai's mansion had been slaughtered.
His expression was gloomy from the beginning to the end.
However, he was not too surprised by Lao Ai's death, as if everything had gone according to his wishes.
"This Su Jiu has a good plan!”
"You actually tried to frame me!"
"But so what?"
"Without Lao Ai's support, they are nothing!”
Lu Buwei was extremely unhappy.
The main reason was that he had been tricked in the dark.
It had to be said that in all of Great Qin, no one dared to treat him like this; he had always been the one who treated others like this.
"Minister Lü, a eunuch has come to the residence and wants to see you. He seems to be from the palace.”
At this moment.
A guard suddenly came to his side and reported in a low voice.
"From the palace?"
Lu Buwei frowned slightly.
At such a tense moment.
He didn't even need to think to know that the Empress Dowager must have sent them.
His purpose was also to deal with Lao Ai.
After all, he was the one who recommended Lao Ai to her.
Now that something like this had happened, the only person that Lady Zhao could look for was Lu Buwei.
"Go and tell him that this old master is not in the residence and that he does not want to see me!”
Lu Buwei pondered for a moment and then said to the imperial guard.
The current situation was extremely dangerous.
The only thing he knew was that Ying Zheng definitely did not know about the scandal between Lady Zhao and Lao Ai.
Otherwise, the palace wouldn't have been so quiet.
But soon.
Now that Lao Ai was dead, these things naturally could not be hidden.
In the end, he would definitely be exposed.
Therefore, what Lu Buwei needed to do now was to avoid all trouble.
He couldn't care less about Zhao Ji.
"Yes, sir!"
The imperial guard immediately retreated.
The eunuch had no choice but to return empty-handed.
He couldn't possibly stay outside the Prime Minister's estate forever, right?
Even if he stayed outside the Prime Minister's estate, Lu Buwei would send someone to chase him away.
.........
.........
At this moment.
In the Imperial Palace.
Ying Zheng's face was full of anger, his brows were tightly knitted, and he looked dignified.
The royal court was eerily quiet. Some of the imperial guards below did not dare to speak a word. They could even hear their own heartbeats.
"Lao Ai's mother!"
"How dare you!"
"You actually did such a thing behind my back!”
Ying Zheng clenched his fists tightly, gnashing his teeth as he uttered those words.
"Men!"
"Quickly summon Marquis Su Wu and Su Jiu into the palace.”
"No delay!"
Ying Zheng gave an order to the imperial guard.
When the imperial guard saw this scene, he did not dare to hesitate. He immediately ran out and went to the Martial Lord's Mansion to inform Su Jiu.
After a while.
Su Jiu brought Fang Geyin to the palace.
All the imperial guards and maidservants in the palace were dismissed by Ying Zheng.
Only Su Jiu and Ying Zheng were left in the huge hall.
The fewer people who knew about this, the better.
Everyone knew that one should not wash one's dirty linen in public, not to mention that this was the scandal of the Great Qin Emperor.
If this were to spread out, it would probably cause more trouble than it seemed.
When Su Jiu saw Ying Zheng's face, she immediately knew what had happened.
"Your Majesty already knows?"
Su Jiu asked.
"What do you think about the matter between my mother and Lao Ai?”
After seeing Su Jiu, Ying Zheng surprisingly calmed down.
Just now, he wanted to go to Ganquan Palace immediately and ask about it!
"Your Majesty."
"This is a family scandal. The Empress Dowager is the cause of everything.”
"If the Empress Dowager had been chaste, I'm afraid this wouldn't have happened.”
"As for Lao Ai, I have already dealt with him.”
"His head was also sent to the Empress Dowager.”
"Presumably, the Empress Dowager understands this lowly official's intentions.”
Su Jiu explained one by one.
He only spoke his thoughts.
"I understand what you mean."
"But mother is my birth mother."
"I really don't know where to start!"
Although Ying Zheng looked calm on the surface, the anger in his heart had not subsided at all.
"Your Majesty, have you heard of this saying?”
"The most ruthless imperial family!"
"If you want to truly become a qualified emperor, you can't be soft-hearted when necessary.”
"Otherwise, you will only harm yourself in the end!”
Su Jiu could also see the hesitation in Ying Zheng's heart.
He also pointed out a direction for Ying Zheng.
In history, many princes and heirs had fought for the throne, and many brothers had killed each other.
This was something that every emperor had experienced!
After all, there was only one throne, and everyone wanted to sit on it.
"If I really do that, do you think I'm qualified to be the emperor?”
When Ying Zheng said those words, the aura of an emperor in his entire body suddenly became dispirited.
Su Jiu sighed in her heart.
He was most afraid of such a thing happening.
This incident had already affected Ying Zheng's heart as an emperor.
Su Jiu had to pull Ying Zheng back from the edge of the cliff.
"Your Majesty, you don't have to think that way."
"This lowly official will say something unpleasant. From the moment the Empress Dowager made her choice, she was already prepared to usurp the throne.”
"What does this mean?"
"This means that she doesn't have you in her heart at all!”
"For such a mother, it's fine if you don't have one!”
Su Jiu tried her best to explain.
However, everything he said was the truth.
Lady Zhao had discussed with Lao Ai that when Ying Zheng held his coming-of-age ceremony, it would be the time for him to usurp the throne!
As for this matter, Zhao Ji agreed immediately.
In her heart, Ying Zheng was no longer a child.
She even treated him as a stumbling block.
A vicious tiger would not eat its cubs, but for Lao Ai, Lady Zhao was willing to lay her hands on her own child.
Ying Zheng did not say anything more, but fell into deep thought.
.........
Time ticked by.
Finally!
After the time for an incense stick to burn.
Ying Zheng raised his head, and as if he had just woken up, the emperor's aura from his entire body reached its peak once again.
"You're right!"
"This is all Mother's own choice.”
"There is no such thing as a mother!”
"Su Jiu, accompany me to Ganquan Palace.”
"I want to see her one last time."
Ying Zheng stood up and headed towards the Palace of Sweet Spring with Su Jiu.
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