Chapter 57: The Queen Mother

"My Ma Chao is here to ask for a visit!" Ma Chao looked at the closed door and shouted.

"Teacher Xuan, come in." Queen He in the house said lightly when he received the maid's request.

After receiving the reply from the empress dowager, the maid who served the marquis opened the door from inside and invited Ma Chao to go in alone. When Ma Chao walked in, he looked around and thought that the second hall of the county government could be considered unique and elegant for ordinary wealthy families, but for the dignified empress dowager, it was a bit too shabby.

"I bow to the Empress Dowager." When I walked into the lobby, Ma Chao saw He Houtou sitting in front of him and hurriedly saluted.

Queen Mother He's face was a little haggard. Obviously, during this period, her relatives and power have been lost one after another, and the blows she suffered was quite a big blow. Her fragile heart was now in panic because she had lost support.

These days, when she recalled her life, she suddenly realized that she had nothing worth remembering. For the past twenty-eight years, it was like a dream. When she woke up, she realized that she had not left anything.

When she saw Ma Chao's familiar face again, she couldn't help but feel a little intimate. When she recalled Ma Chao's fearless look when she met in the palace, she thought about it now, she was so deep in memory.

"The Grand Tutor is not a gift, please sit down." Queen Mother He looked at Ma Chao for a while before answering.

Seeing her tone intimate, Ma Chao couldn't help but look up at her. She was wearing a light white dress, long hair draped over her shoulders, and plain makeup. She had long lost the temperament of a palace queen, but she had more beautiful charm as a young woman.

Looking at her outfit, Ma Chao's eyes lit up and became more intimate with her. He couldn't help but think in his heart: It seems that she has finally seen it out. If this is the case, she would not rescue her by herself. How could she have any happiness to live in the palace like her and live such a scheming life?

This will put aside her identity as the queen mother, Ma Chao still has a good impression of her. After all, this is a poor woman, and such a person seems to win sympathy.

After sitting down opposite Empress Dowager He, Ma Chao pondered for a moment and spoke in a solemnly: "Empress Dowager, when the chaos today is no longer reversed, and the root cause of all this, your He family is responsible. If the Empress Dowager is still obsessed with power, Chao can only stay away from you. If the Empress Dowager is willing to abandon this vanity, Chao is willing to take you with you and live some comfortable life. What should I do? Please let the Empress Dowager decide."

Ma Chao said this mainly because he did not want to worship him. A queen mother in name only would hinder his decision. If she was unwilling to listen to her, Ma Chao would have to send someone to other princes.

Empress Dowager He obviously did not expect that when Ma Chao came, she almost burst out with anger when she almost burst out. But when she thought of her current situation, she couldn't help but start to ponder.

"Empress Dowager, please think about it first. Chao will go down first. If you figure it out, send a maid to notify me." Ma Chao also knew that such a choice was not that easy, so he stood up and prepared to leave.

"I listen to you, I listen to you. Please don't leave, please don't leave?" Empress Dowager He stood up excitedly when she saw Ma Chao leaving. She looked begging.

Ma Chao saw her expression, but he was a little confused. He couldn't help but look back at her and wanted to hear her thoughts. Sure enough, Empress Dowager He seemed to be trapped in memories and said with a sad face: "From childhood to adulthood, I have been bound to be bound. When I grew up, I entered the palace. I thought I could have whatever I could want, but I found that it turned out to be darker. The concubines in the harem fought openly and secretly, and they were often to the death. Although there was no blood, they were even more shocking..."

"Actually, I don't want to live like this, but in order to survive and to make my family prosperous, I can only fall deeper and deeper until I can't extricate myself. Now that my prince is dead, all the relatives in the family are dead, and the power and wealth are gone, everything is over, what else can I not bear to leave?"

Listening to Queen He's gentle and sad confession, Ma Chao understood that when she was born as a woman, most of what she did was involuntarily. At this time, she had to comfort her: "Don't be too sad. If you are willing to follow our team in the future, I, Ma Chao, will treat you like my relatives."

"Um..." Empress Dowager He lost control of her emotions and started crying loudly, and even rushed into Ma Chao's arms, which immediately caught Ma Chao off guard.

"This, don't cry, I..." Ma Chao was embarrassed to speak when he saw her lying on his chest.

After a while, He Hou raised her face with pear blossoms, and a charming smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and said, "So Meng Qi, you are still a gentleman?"

Looking at the face that was so close and the charming eyes, Ma Chao really felt unreal. This woman changed so quickly that he really couldn't see that the expression of that face was her true face. This might be her strength. No wonder she was able to be favored by the emperor for a long time in the palace.

"I'll go down first, you can rest first." Ma Chao was in her arms, and under her watery eyes, she felt her heart beat faster. When she discovered this situation, Ma Chao was surprised that he felt it and couldn't help but run away in panic.

Looking at Ma Chao's hurried back, He Hou suddenly realized that in life, there is not only the struggle for power, but also more fun, which is worth exploring.

Ma Chao, who was indifferent to horses, was interrupted by Gao Shun as soon as he walked out of the gate: "Meng Qi, Wang Kuang, the prefect of Hanoi County, just now, sent a messenger to invite the Queen Mother to station in Hanoi County. I wonder how to reply?"

"What?" Ma Chao woke up when he heard this and asked with a meaning.

Seeing Ma Chao's expression, Gao Shun knew that he was thinking about something, so he said again what he said just now.

Ma Chao pondered for a while and said, "What do you think about this?"

"Meng Qi, remember you said that you should join forces with the princes to fight against Dong. Shun thought that if we want to get the support of the princes in the world, we must find a famous person and jointly report to the world that it is possible to get the support of the princes in the world. Now Jizhou is in sight. As long as we go to Yecheng, we will make good friends with the masters of Jizhou, and invite Yuan Shao, the prefect of Bohai, to jointly issue the imperial edict, the princes in the world will respond." Gao Shun had obviously considered this matter, so he spoke out.

"General Gao's words are not without reason. Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou, was ranked among the nine ministers in the court, and now he acted as a senior official in a state. He is always famous. Yuan Shao from Bohai has a noble family background and is well-known in the country. If he gets these two people to help, great things will be accomplished." Pang De pondered for a moment and echoed.

Seeing that their analysis was reasonable, Ma Chao also agreed. At the same time, he also remembered that Cao Cao in history also united Yuan Shao, and only then was the response of the princes in the world. Now that he thought, Yuan Shao was indeed influential with the halo of family backgrounds of four generations and three officials.
Chapter completed!