Chapter 471 Hello, hey, hey! I'm the Queen Mother. Who are you?
On the wedding day of Princess Fu'an, the dowry carried out from the palace was more than ten miles long.
Like a long flaming dragon, it majestically passed through the imperial capital.
When the common people who were unaware of the situation saw the generous dowry, they couldn't help but sigh at the new emperor's love for the eldest princess.
But they didn't know that this sumptuous dowry did not include the silks, satins, hairpins, and jewelry they had expected, but rather something else they could never have imagined.
Chong Lin rode on the tall horse that was used to welcome the bride, and was watched all the way to the princess's mansion which had been built long ago.
Looking at the guests coming and going in the mansion, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
He knew why Zhou Youning chose to marry him, and even guessed her future plans.
But I am willing to cooperate with her.
The Barbarian King was incompetent and extravagant, the Western Regions royal court had long been weak inside, and the common people had suffered from hunger for many years.
This can't go on...
The orange sunset gradually sets.
Chengyang Palace was slowly enveloped by the gentle and cool moonlight.
Shi Li stood in front of the window and sighed again and again.
"I wonder if Aning will feel uncomfortable going to the princess's mansion all of a sudden?"
"A Ning used to like to kick the quilt when she slept. I hope Chong Lin will be sensible and remember to cover her with the quilt."
She kept muttering to herself, while Xin Tang stood beside her with a helpless look on his face.
"My lady, you'd better not say these words in front of General Qi."
Otherwise I’m afraid he’ll be jealous to death.
Xin Tang added quietly in his heart.
Three days later, Zhou Youning brought her husband back to the palace.
In front of all the civil and military officials, Zhou Chenghao directly issued an "expulsion order" to the two men, asking them to pack up and return to the Western Regions.
Some court officials felt that the new emperor was using the Western Regions to exclude the eldest princess from the power center of the imperial capital.
There were also some smart court officials who speculated whether the new emperor and the eldest princess were secretly working together to play a big game.
Of course, there were also some court officials who loved to watch the fun and took a moment to notice the empress dowager who was high above them.
It turned out that the young empress dowager looked very bad. It was unclear whether she was reluctant to leave the eldest princess who was close to her, or she was really ill.
Everything is expected.
Before leaving the palace, Zhou Youning sent Chong Lin away and walked to Chengyang Palace alone.
Seeing his cousin holding his hand with tears in her eyes, Zhou Youning felt sad and hugged her while trying to remain calm.
"It doesn't matter. If you think about it carefully, we won't be far away from each other in the future. As long as you want to come, I can send someone to pick you up at any time, okay?"
"Okay! It's a deal."
The two made an agreement on this.
As the third person present, Xin Tang lowered his head silently and pretended that he heard nothing.
Otherwise, I have to inform Qi Changchuan.
What would happen if Qi Changchuan knew that the eldest princess had not given up on kidnapping the empress dowager?
So, she heard nothing.
On the sixth day of May, Princess Fu'an spent her last Dragon Boat Festival in the palace. She finally packed up her dowry, took her prince consort from the Western Regions, and left the imperial capital in a grand manner.
Not long after she left, the empress dowager became ill due to worry in the palace and moved to another palace outside the capital with her people.
Many court officials thought that this was another work of the new emperor.
After all, the young empress dowager and he had no favor of giving birth to her.
Now that he holds great power, it is only natural that he wants to get rid of those who are in his way.
Zhou Chenghao had no way to refute and could only silently take the blame.
The Queen Mother has left the palace now, and over time, she will slowly be forgotten.
By then, they would just find an excuse for her death from illness, and from then on there would be no more Empress Dowager Jingshu in the world.
Of course, all of this was requested by Qi Changchuan.
He didn't care about other people's opinions, but he would never allow anyone to say anything bad about his girl.
Not long after, Zhou Chenghao received Qi Changchuan's memorial in his study.
He is going back to the Southern Territory to continue garrisoning.
Although he knew it would be like this, Zhou Chenghao still couldn't help but snort.
"Go, go, go! Let's all go. I'm the only one left here!"
He originally thought that this was the end of it.
He never expected that Zhou Youning and Qi Changchuan had left and set a trick on him.
As soon as Qi Changchuan led his men out of the imperial capital, a large number of court officials presented a petition to the new emperor at the morning court, asking him to appoint a queen as soon as possible.
It is euphemistically called - A country cannot be without a mother for a day!
Zhou Chenghao sat on the throne and clenched his fists unconsciously.
If he knew whether these ignorant officials were instigated by Zhou Youning or Qi Changchuan, he would definitely, definitely...
Well, it seemed like there was nothing he could do to fight back.
Ying Ying Ying!