After rebirth, I made the princes cry

At this moment, Queen Mother Yao had nothing in her hands. Her silk handkerchief was thrown on the ground, her jade pendant was thrown on the table, and she was leaning on the table with her hands. She was breathing heavily, and her head was buzzing with noises. There was only a slit in her consciousness now. She couldn't be so cowardly and take the blame. If she took off the blame, she would be the winner and it would be a slap in the face of Wang Yingshu.

The three words "can't lose" were stuck in the "clear" consciousness amid the roar.

"It's the Queen!" Queen Mother Yao raised her head and stared at Jiang Tai: "It's not Wen who ordered Mai to do this, it's the Queen!"

The knife that Queen Mother Yao stabbed directly into Jiang Tai's heart.

My mother is so stupid! I know that the Wu clan has always been my strong arm, I know that even if she takes all the blame, I will not do anything to her, I know that she is the queen mother of my great Han country, and the envoys of Dongyu will never force me to punish her. Why drag the queen into the muddy water at this time? !

Yingshu would not give Queen Mother Yao a chance to regret.

"Although I have long discovered that the item returned by the Queen was a counterfeit after being swapped, it is still difficult to determine whether the Queen intentionally swapped it, or whether the Queen was unaware that the jade pendant in her custody had been stolen and replaced, and was kept in the dark. Your Majesty, please make sure to investigate this matter thoroughly, so that I can write a memorial to report the truth."

Queen Mother Yao still stared at Jiang Tai.

"The Queen is not here now. I can promise Deputy Envoy Zuo that I will investigate this case thoroughly." Jiang Tai tightened his cheeks, and it was a little difficult to suppress the anger in his heart: "But Deputy Envoy Zuo clearly had a deliberate plan from the beginning, trying to play with the emperor and ministers of my Great Han Kingdom..."

"Your Majesty has misunderstood." Ying Shu raised her head and saluted. "Few people know about the greatest peculiarity of Zhi Gui. Zhi Gui chooses a master who is not the real eldest daughter of the Emperor's family. Those who have seized Zhi Gui by force have all died suddenly without exception. Therefore, it is impossible for the Lord to entrust Zhi Gui to anyone for custody, and the outsiders dare not use Zhi Gui's peculiarities to harm others."

Jiang Tai was speechless.

Queen Mother Yao thought that she had been successfully scapegoated. Her simple mind was completely cleared up, and she realized a key problem. She raised her head and chest and said, "Daughter Wang, you just said that the real Zhigui is not with you, and that no one except the Lord of Shenyuan Palace can get their hands on Zhigui. Doesn't this mean that the real Lord of Shenyuan Palace has never come to our dynasty?! Dong Yu has been trying to fool our monarch and ministers from the beginning!"

Even though Wang Yingshu is eloquent, she can’t argue now!!!

"Empress Dowager, I did not say that the Zhigui should not be carried by the prince."

Yingshu pushed open the east-facing window of the attic. Qingliang Palace was a high pavilion that faced Jiantai across the water. In the corridor under the eaves, a small ball of silver light had lit up at some point. It was not illuminated by the moon's light, but was as bright and dazzling as the moon's spirit.

The ministers guarding the west bank of Mingqu watched for a long time, but waited for the simplest ending that was beyond their expectations - their emperor personally declared that the identity of the palace master was not a fake.

Most people were stunned, but no one questioned it.

Among the spectators, Jiang Baiji had just promised his wife Gao again: "The loss of Zhigui and the temporary unknown whereabouts are a delaying tactic of your majesty, because if it is confirmed that the Lord of Shenyuan Palace is a fake replacement, there will be no way out between you and Dongyu. Although your majesty's original intention was to consider the interests of the six ministries, you must also consider the prosperity of our dynasty."

The result made Gao sneer repeatedly.

She deliberately told Jiang Baiji that the family letter persuading his father and brother to intercede for the Northern Han had been sent. Jiang Baiji felt relieved and overjoyed at the time. He quickly informed Jiang Tai. Jiang Tai thought that his evil plan had succeeded, and he hurriedly went back on his word. How dare the Qiang tribe, a mere tribe, play with the Huns in the palm of its hand.

Gao calmly watched Jiang Baiji continue his terrifying "performance".

At this moment, she was pleased with her own caution and had made up her mind - even if attacking Northern Han was Gong Xianglu's advice, the war between Zhao and Han was inevitable now. Continuing to oppose Gong Xianglu would surely be counterproductive. However, if she took the initiative to advise on sending troops to attack Northern Han for its crime of betraying the alliance, although she could not strike Gong Xianglu, at least she would remain invincible and retain the basis for continuing to wrestle with Gong Xianglu.

Jiang Tai did not return to the West Bank, but took a pleasure boat directly to the East Bank and sent the eunuchs beside him to verbally announce his decision, causing Zhigui to be "sent" to the Qingliang Palace from Jiantai. Therefore, any ministers and officials who did not believe it could also view the "spectacle" of Zhigui and the moonlight from afar outside the Qingliang Palace.

The queen was specially summoned to Qingliang Palace.

Princess Xiping waited until the middle of the night, but got such a result. Of course, she was strangely angry. When she heard that her mother and brother were in Qingliang Palace, she rushed over quickly. She somehow caught up with the incident before it came to an end. She thoroughly investigated who instructed Mai to steal the Zhigui.

The empress dowager did not want to take the blame, and the queen certainly did not want to take the blame either. In this situation now, the play was ruined. Not only were there envoys from Dongyu waiting to speak on the scene, but there was also a Princess Zhenyuan who was eyeing them covetously. The queen did not want to be hated by the Ran clan - although the Wu clan and the Ran clan were now in opposing political positions, they actually had a marriage alliance before. It was precisely because her father and brother believed that the Ran clan had far more military power than the Wu clan, and a complete breakup would mean that even if the Wu clan managed to win a narrow victory, it would inevitably suffer a great loss of its vitality. Therefore, it is better to win them over than to break up with them.

This was not the Queen's idea, but she had to rely on her family, so she must not let Princess Zhenyuan believe the Queen Mother's sophistry and conclude that she intended to put Jiang Mo to death.

So who should take the blame?

It is not impossible to push the blame back to the Queen Mother, but the Queen Mother is Jiang Tai's biological mother after all. To slap the Queen Mother in public is to slap Jiang Tai in public. Jiang Tai will not depose her for this, but there are many ways to put her in an embarrassing situation and make her suffer in silence. As long as she is still the Queen, the family will not stand up for her. She may feel relieved today, but she will have to endure countless humiliations in the future.

It is not impossible to push the blame to Wei, but although Wei has no family to support her, she has formed a deep friendship with Jiang Gaofan and other close ministers because they suffered the same pain of exile. Not to mention that she is Jiang Tai's favorite woman. The emperor is her backer. She cannot be eliminated before her beauty fades. Since she cannot be eliminated, she cannot be offended.

At this time, Princess Xiping came to the door.

Although Xiping Gong is the husband of the princess and has the ability to support her, the princess doesn't care about him, so Xiping Gong becomes cold-hearted and will never offend the Wu clan for Jiang Lina. Stealing Zhigui was the emperor's plan, and Queen Mother Yao was scrambling to be the vanguard. If Queen Mother Yao doesn't want to take the blame, then she should let her daughter take the blame.

The Queen frowned and said, "After I took over the inner storehouse, I checked the inventory according to the rules. I found that there were indeed many missing objects. When I asked the subordinates, they all said that the eldest princess took them. But how much and what did the eldest princess take? She never told me. The red jade material that was tributed by the Kingdom of Kucha was the missing object.

Secondly, when the Left Vice Envoy handed the jade pendant to me for safekeeping, the Princess did ask me to take a closer look at it, holding it in her hand. Later, she asked me to enjoy it again. Although she never took the jade pendant away from the Pepper Room, but..."

There are plenty of opportunities to replace one thing with another.

Jiang Lina yelled "nonsense" but Jiang Tai slammed the table and stood up: "The Queen has already been informed of your private use of the inventory, and I deliberately condoned you and told her not to investigate further. Do you really have to force me to detain and interrogate all your palace servants before you admit your guilt?!"

Queen Mother Yao had a gloomy face but kept her mouth tightly shut.

"Princess, please go back to your bedroom and reflect on yourself! Repent sincerely, and do not leave your Changmao Palace without my order!"

Jiang Tai used his raging anger to "kill" Jiang Lina in the pot. He didn't want to look at Queen Mother Yao any more, nor did he want to pay any attention to Queen Wu. He was silent for a long time, and then he broke the silence with two dry coughs: "Shenyuan Palace Lord and Zuo Deputy Envoy, my sister is foolish and crazy. Because of her selfish desires, she has committed such a ridiculous mistake. I should punish her severely, but Xiping is my own brother after all, and I can't bear to punish him.

I can only ask for forgiveness from the King of Dongyu, and hope that the King of Yu can understand my difficulties. I also hope that the two noble envoys can help me to make a resolution when they draft the memorial. Regarding the proposal of abolishing the Wumei Cang that the Lord of the Palace had previously advocated, there was still controversy in the court of our dynasty, but today this ridiculous and embarrassing incident happened, and I have to protect my sister...

I have decided that the abolition of the Yuan Meicang does not require further discussion, and the Dongyu survivors who do not have Meicang can all be pardoned and returned to Dongyu. This is it. In order to once again show my sincerity in negotiating and establishing diplomatic relations, I apologize to the envoy on behalf of my sister. "

Dianjun was very tempted, but she still did not act on her own. She looked at Yingshu.

Yingshu agreed.

Be it Empress Dowager Yao or Princess Xiping, Yingshu never wanted to put them to death. She was not a subject of Northern Han and was too lazy to care about Jiang Tai's family affairs. Empress Dowager Yao and her daughter were incapable of hurting her and had no qualifications to become her enemies.

"Jiang Lina really wants to cut Deputy Envoy Zuo into pieces. Does Deputy Envoy Zuo really have no disgust towards her?" This was asked by Princess Ran before bidding farewell to Qingliang Palace.

It was already early morning of the second day.

The water in the open channel is like the affectionate eyes of the earth, and its mood never changes due to the alternation of cold and heat. Whether there is wind or not, it always has a gentle gaze, and when people's gaze falls on it, it will surely not cause the slightest ripples. Yingshu leaned on the railing, and the long-prepared game last night seemed to have gone away, sinking in the waves and disappearing quickly.

But she had desires.

Perhaps one day, she will come to Mingqu again and climb Jiantai again. At that time, many people who were forced to leave their homes will also return to Chang'an City. The things she left behind will be talked about by them. A confrontation on Jiantai will spawn countless strange versions in the market. Whenever the pomegranate flowers are blooming, the old story will have a new legend. But Jiang Lina has indeed been forgotten. No one remembers her arrogance. She has become a passerby outside the story.

Yingshu smiled at Princess Ran.

"The eldest princess is a stranger to me. I don't know her past experiences, and I never want to get to know her. What kind of person she is is not as important to me as what I eat for lunch. I am not cruel enough to put a stranger to death, so I am definitely happier than the eldest princess."

"I even thought last night that it would be great if the Left Deputy Envoy was a Qiang."

"Perhaps there is another possibility. I am not a member of the Northern Han tribe, and the princess is not a member of the Dayu tribe, but we can still meet and laugh it off."

"I don't have such illusions. Just like those who prevent me from ascending the ladder, they can never be my friends."

"The most beautiful buildings in the world are not just Jiantai. When fantasy becomes reality, there is no fantasy anymore."

The two women parted ways in public and after a brief collaboration, they are now strangers again.

Baoguang Palace was still Baoguang Palace, with the same flowers and leaves, and the same people. In the pavilion, the Lord of Shenyuan Palace said anxiously, "Ah Shu, is the accomplice in Weiyang Palace Madam Wei?"

Speaking of Cao Cao, here comes Madam Wei, who is not far away, walking towards them slowly.

is her.

The Flying Eagle Division was the most important spy in the Northern Han Dynasty.

Yingshu had already contacted her about how to force Jiang Tai to publicly acknowledge that Dianjun was Dianjun. Without Madam Wei's assistance, Yingshu was not so sure. Dianjun was not good at acting, Yingshu did not explain. Moreover, not only Madam Wei belonged to the Flying Eagle Department, but Hongtao and Baili were also spies of the Flying Eagle Department.

Mrs. Wei's body is indeed half Qiang blood.

Why did she betray Jiang Tai? Didn't Jiang Tai really love her? This was the question in the palace.

Mrs. Wei drank wild tea today, but she didn't find it bitter.

"Jiang Tai does love me, but I fought for it. When I fought for it, this place had already been hollowed out." Madam Wei pointed to her chest and said, "I only have vague memories of what happened before the fall of Xiyu. My family was neither good nor bad. We had simple meals, but we didn't suffer from hunger and cold. Later, Chang'an was occupied by the Qiang tribe, and the peace of our family was completely broken. From then on, I had a deep memory.

First, the house and land were encroached upon, my grandfather died of grief and anger, my grandmother became seriously ill and died, and my sister was almost raped. My mother knelt in front of the nobleman and spoke Qiang language to prove that she was a Qiang. My sister escaped and married a commoner of the Qiang ethnic group. One winter, my sister starved to death.

I was favored by Mrs. Wen, now the Dowager Concubine Wen, and was selected to enter the Weiyang Palace and became a palace maid. My parents and brothers were finally rewarded with land and houses, which were actually their old properties. After the establishment of the Northern Han Dynasty, they were seized by the Wen family. Because I caught Mrs. Wen's eye, my family finally no longer had to live under someone else's roof.

That’s what I thought at the time. I had no desires. I was suffering in the palace. I had no other requests when I thought about my parents and brothers living and working in peace and contentment.

In order to win me over, Mrs. Wen deliberately let Mrs. Yao torture me. For a period of time, I was often whipped by Mrs. Yao. I lived like a mouse that could never get rid of a civet cat. Only when I was tortured to death did Mrs. Wen rescue me. At that time, I didn't know that she did it on purpose. I was so grateful to her.

And all the opportunities I got were simply because Jiang Tai happened to glance at me a few times and secretly sent people to inquire about my background.

During those years, I was willing to be a pawn in Wen's hands. I was willing to risk my life for her. I had no true feelings for Jiang Tai from the beginning, and I couldn't believe his true feelings for me. Then, this woman Jiang Lina actually fell in love with my brother and forced him to be her guest official. "

Mrs. Wei's narration was very calm, as if she was talking about other people's experiences that had nothing to do with her. Her eyes were even dry, without any blood or tears. The dead had already turned cold, and the living had actually also turned cold through, leaving only a walking corpse. Not only were their hearts and minds empty, but their internal organs had also decayed. Therefore, their blood had dried up, their tears had dried up, and only a wisp of soul remained, supporting her with its obsession with hatred.

She recalled that before her family was broken up and her loved ones died, she was still immersed in that fantasy dream.