He conspired against her in his previous life, and he flirted with her on their wedding night again

The Queen Mother's sharp voice echoed in the hall.

But since Empress Song dared to barge in, how could she be afraid of being punished by the Queen Mother? She sneered, "The harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs. The Queen Mother actually directly ordered the Ministry of Justice to search the Zuo Xiang Mansion. I am worried that the Queen Mother has gone insane, so I broke into the palace to visit her. My filial piety is commendable. What crime have I committed?!"

The maids serving in the palace looked at each other in confusion.

The left prime minister was so greedy for tributes that he even dared to keep the birthday gift prepared by the Queen Mother for the eldest princess of Huyang. This made the Queen Mother half angry to death. The Queen even dared to break into the palace under the guise of suspecting that the Queen Mother was crazy. This was to keep the Queen Mother alive. Are you so angry? !

The Queen Mother sat on the phoenix chair and looked down at Queen Song, "The Queen dares to look down on the Ai family. No wonder the left prime minister has the guts to be greedy for tribute."

Greedy tribute? !

Queen Song was shocked.

The palace maid just told her that the arrest of the left prime minister was related to the incident with the tribute.

But how could the left prime minister be greedy for tribute? !

Queen Song was panicked.

The Prime Minister Zuo was her brother. If he was really greedy for the tribute, she, the queen, broke into the palace to question the Queen Mother, which further confirmed the charge of disrespecting the royal family by the Prime Minister Zuo's office.

Empress Song calmed down and said, "The Prime Minister Zuo is my concubine's brother. He is loyal to the Emperor and will never do such a thing as greedy tribute. The Queen Mother listened to the villain's slander and directly asked the Ministry of Justice to search the Prime Minister Zuo's house. She was not disappointed. A loyal minister..."

When Empress Song had just finished speaking, the young father-in-law walked in quickly. Maybe he didn't see her. He passed Empress Song directly and went up to report to the Queen Mother, "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Punishment searched Zuo Xiang's Mansion, and sure enough, they found something from Zuo Xiang's Mansion. Young tribute porcelain, the porcelain you prepared for Princess Huyang is also in Zuoxiang's Mansion..."

As soon as the young father-in-law told her, Queen Song's face turned pale.

After the young father-in-law finished speaking, the Queen Mother glanced at Queen Song and sneered, "Is the Prime Minister Zuo so loyal to the Emperor?"

Empress Song felt a chill running down her spine and said, "This must be framed by someone!"

The Queen Mother looked at her young father-in-law and said, "Tell the Queen where the tribute porcelain was found."

The young father-in-law turned to look at Empress Song and said, "It was found from the secret room of Zuo Xiang's study."

Queen Song's face was ashen.

The Queen Mother said, "It's just that the porcelain was found elsewhere in Zuo Xiang's mansion. It's in Zuo Xiang's secret room. The Ai family really wants to know who could stuff so many tributes under Zuo Xiang's nose." In the secret room of the study?"

Queen Song's phoenix robe was clenched tightly in her hands.

She still didn't believe that the left prime minister would do such a thing.

It's just a few pieces of porcelain. When the big thing is done, she can give him as much as he wants.

Empress Song still wanted to argue for Prime Minister Zuo, but the Empress Dowager was already impatient, "You'd better keep the rest and talk to the Emperor!"

The Queen Mother did not punish Queen Song for breaking into the palace, so she sent Queen Song away.

Empress Song went to the imperial study to find the emperor again.

When the emperor found out that Prime Minister Zuo was greedy for tribute, Long Yan was furious and immediately ordered the Minister of Punishment to have Prime Minister Zuo imprisoned.

The sudden incident of the Zuo Prime Minister's arrest shocked all civil and military officials, especially the King of Jin's party. When they heard that the Prime Minister Zuo was imprisoned, they were so courageous that they almost lost their courage. They followed the Prime Minister, supported the King of Jin, and wanted the Prime Minister to fall. Well, once the power of King Jin is gone, the position of crown prince will be hopeless. The emperor is asked to appoint the eldest prince as crown prince. Will those of them who follow King Jin and oppose the eldest prince have a good ending in the future?

Everyone in the Jin Prince Party was in danger, and the people in the Grand Prince Party became high-spirited.

Although Prince Ling's power in the court was not lower than that of the eldest prince, or even surpassed that of the eldest prince, Concubine Chen's affair with someone brought shame to the emperor. There was no way that the emperor would appoint the son of the guilty concubine as the crown prince. Once King Jin fell, the crown prince would become the prince. The position is in the eldest prince's pocket.

In the morning of the next day, Duke Mao stood up and asked the emperor to appoint the eldest prince as the crown prince. The eldest prince was a direct descendant and the eldest son of the emperor, so he should be made the crown prince.

In the past, King Jin's people would definitely stand up and object, but today they all seemed to have forgotten to bring their mouths into the palace.

Xie Jingyin stood there, his face looking as ugly as ever.

Normally, when his ministers ask for a crown prince, the emperor would either interrupt or deal with it, but today, the emperor relented, "It's really time to consider establishing a crown prince."

These words did not make Duke Mao too happy, but the emperor only said this and changed the subject again.

When the emperor's words in the morning reached the ears of Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan, they were having breakfast. Shen Wan's good mood was immediately cast a shadow after hearing these words.

I don't know what case Concubine Chen committed back then. Maybe Shen Wan still had some hope in her heart. Now that she knows it, how can she dare to hope that the emperor will consider making Xie Jingyan the crown prince before Concubine Chen reverses the case.

The emperor was considering establishing a crown prince when King Jin lost power. Isn't it clear that he was considering whether to establish the eldest prince as a crown prince?

Shen Wan looked at Xie Jingyan worriedly, "Father will not really make the eldest prince the crown prince, right?"

Although they and the eldest prince do not have such a deep hatred, no one can guarantee that the eldest prince will not touch them if he sits in that position. The eldest prince will not trust the Pingyang Marquis Mansion as much as the emperor does, and I am afraid that he will not let his father control him. Military power, control of the iron cavalry, and the Yun family...

Shen Wan was worried and lost his appetite.

Xie Jingyan knew what Shen Wan was worried about. He curled his lips and said, "I don't know whether Father really considered establishing a crown prince, but it is true that he is adding fuel to the fire."

Shen Wan looked puzzled, "Adding fuel to the fire?"

Xie Jingyan said, "The reason why the Zuo Prime Minister is in trouble this time is because the person responsible for transporting the tributes to the capital this time is the King Cheng. The startling of horses in the street was not done by the Zuo Prime Minister, but by someone ordered by the Empress Dowager. My father, the emperor, and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty They all accepted that it was an accident that the tributes were broken in the street. That night the tributes were delivered to the Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion. The Zuo Prime Minister thought it was an arrangement by King Cheng, so he accepted the tributes lightly and hid them in the secret room of the study. Unexpectedly, King Cheng had no idea about this. It’s a trap set up by the Queen Mother.”

When Xie Jingyan said this, Shen Wan understood why he said that the emperor was adding fuel to the fire.

King Cheng had always secretly supported Xie Jingyin. The left minister was in jail and did not dare to testify against King Cheng. After all, he still pointed to King Cheng to continue to support Xie Jingyin.

But the emperor is already considering making the eldest prince the heir apparent. Empress Song and Prime Minister Zuo will definitely be anxious. As long as Prime Minister Zuo escapes, Xie Jingyin still has hope of seizing the throne.

Xie Jingyin and the eldest prince have been fighting openly and secretly for so many years. Once the eldest prince gains power, he will never spare Xie Jingyin and those who support him lightly.

The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit.

Now that we have chosen this path, there is no way out.

Either succeed or become a benevolent person.

It seems that due to the Wangzhou iron mine and floods, King Cheng has completely lost the emperor's heart.

but--

Shen Wan said, "But it was the Queen Mother who did this. This fire cannot burn King Cheng."

Xie Jingyan laughed, "The Queen Mother used King Cheng's people to plot against the Left Prime Minister. She obviously knew that King Cheng was secretly supporting the King of Jin. In the case of tribute, on the surface it was the Queen Mother and the Left Prime Minister who were fighting, but in fact it was the Queen Mother who was forcing King Cheng and the Left Prime Minister. Break up and ask Cheng Wang to choose between Zuo Xiang and her."

It's not that the fire couldn't burn King Cheng, but from the moment the Queen Mother set up the trap, King Cheng was already in dire straits.

On the contrary, the Emperor did not know that this matter was set up by the Queen Mother. He thought that King Cheng and the Left Prime Minister colluded to embezzle tributes. The Queen Mother accidentally discovered it. It was rare for the Queen Mother to exert pressure, so he simply added fuel to the fire and borrowed the help of the Left Prime Minister. The case forced King Cheng to come out from hiding and asked the Queen Mother to punish King Cheng.