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

Xie Jingyan really wanted to see if Prime Minister Zuo had taken the Empress Dowager's trap lightly and could escape without involving King Cheng.

Three days later, the left prime minister was released from prison.

Shen Wan came back from feeding the koi in the garden and went to the study to find Xie Jingyan. As soon as she walked to the door of the study, she heard the voice of the secret guard reporting from inside, "Master, the case against Zuo Xiang has been decided."

"The emperor demoted the left prime minister by three levels for accepting bribes."

Being demoted three levels is not considered a slight.

But greed for ink tribute is a capital offense.

Compared with the death penalty, this punishment is already too light.

Shen Wan walked in and asked Xie Jingyan, "The Ministry of Punishment only charged Zuo Xiang with accepting bribes?"

Xie Jingyan nodded, "The Prime Minister Zuo insisted that he just accepted the bribe and did not know that it was a tribute. The things were collected by the steward of the Prime Minister Zuo's Mansion. When they were sent to the study, it was late at night and he was about to go back to bed, but he didn't even look at them. , so he sent the steward into the secret room of the study. The left prime minister believed that the steward in his house colluded with outsiders to frame his master..."

"The Minister of the Ministry of Punishment interrogated the steward, and the steward's confession was consistent with Zuo's. The person the Queen Mother handed over to the Ministry of Punishment also recanted his confession, saying that he saw the eldest prince and the King of Jin competing for the position of crown prince, but no result was seen. In order to claim credit, he deliberately The porcelain requested by the Queen Mother was sent to the Prime Minister Zuo's Mansion, and the Prime Minister Zuo was seduced..."

Shen Wan laughed when he heard this. Others participated in seizing the legitimate children for the sake of serving the dragon and for glory and wealth. Are those who retracted their confessions seeking death?

Shen Wan said, "The Ministry of Punishment also believed such a clumsy statement?"

Xie Jingyan said, "After he changed his confession, the man committed suicide. Although the Minister of Justice did not believe it, the Ministry of Justice did not have enough evidence to convict the Left Prime Minister of embezzlement of tribute. However, the Left Prime Minister could not deny accepting bribes."

I know that's not the case, but I can't help but disagree without evidence.

Furthermore, the Minister of Punishment also knew that Prime Minister Zuo was being plotted this time. Although it was not an injustice, the Ministry of Punishment should not be used as a tool in the fight for the crown prince. Furthermore, he was on Xie Jingyan’s side and wanted Prime Minister Zuo to be punished. For the crime of embezzling tribute, even if the emperor spared his life, his home would be confiscated and his exile would be inevitable.

With the fall of the left prime minister, the King of Jin lost power, and there was no one to check and balance the eldest prince. Under the pressure of the Queen Mother, it was difficult to guarantee that the emperor would not really appoint the eldest prince as the heir apparent.

Before Concubine Chen reverses the case, to ensure that the emperor does not appoint a heir apparent, the fight between King Jin and the eldest prince must continue.

If the snipe and the clam don't fight, how can the fisherman profit?

Xie Jingyan said, "Although we failed to completely overthrow the Prime Minister, we gave him a heavy blow and were able to continue to contain the eldest prince. For us, it is not a bad thing, but -"

When he said this, he stopped.

Shen Wan looked at him, "Just what?"

Xie Jingyan's eyes dimmed, "Prince Cheng is too kind to Prince Jin."

The fact that the left prime minister was released from prison so quickly was obviously because King Cheng was helping him. Without Cheng Wang's person to retract his confession, the left prime minister would not have just closed the case by accepting bribes.

Before King Cheng secretly supported King Jin, he could explain it by saying that he was not optimistic about the eldest prince's ability to seize the legitimate son. But now that the eldest prince is expected to seize the legitimate son, King Cheng chose to help King Jin at this time. He is so dedicated to Prince Jin. , even regardless of the trouble the Queen Mother would bring to him, what on earth did King Cheng want to do?

It is said that King Cheng wanted the eldest prince to fight with the King of Jin and consume the court, so that he could raise his troops to rebel. But in Shen Wan's dream, after Xie Jingyin ascended the throne, King Cheng took the initiative to tell Xie Jingyin about the iron mines in Wangzhou, and Xie Jingyin I also have a lot of trust in him.

There is so much that is confusing.

Shoukang Palace.

The Queen Mother was sitting on the phoenix chair, angry that there was too much air coming in and not enough air coming out.

After the Zuo Prime Minister was arrested and sent to the Criminal Department, the Queen Mother sent people to keep an eye on him, but she did not dare to keep an eye on him too closely. After all, she deliberately set up a trap to plot against the Zuo Prime Minister.

If this matter were to be revealed, she, the Queen Mother, would not be able to explain it to the Emperor.

But the Queen Mother did not expect that King Cheng would help the left prime minister even though he knew that she was plotting against him.

What a good son to her!

Aunt Zhao was worried that the Queen Mother would be so angry that she advised her, "Queen Mother, please don't be so angry..."

How could the Queen Mother not be angry? !

He knew that she was wholeheartedly supporting the eldest prince, but he wanted to go against her. He used to do it secretly, but now he is doing it blatantly.

Seeing King Cheng walk in, the Queen Mother's eyes were filled with fire, "The Ai family will only ask you once, are you helping the left prime minister?!"

King Cheng admitted it, but it made the Queen Mother even more angry than refusing to admit it.

Cheng Wang said, "I am not helping the left prime minister, I am helping myself and the Queen Mother."

The Queen Mother had heard King Cheng say this before. At that time, she didn't know that he was secretly helping King Jin, so she really believed it.

Listening to it again now, the Queen Mother could only be angry, "Things like tributes were sent to the Prime Minister Zuo's Mansion under your guise, and the Prime Minister Zuo accepted them without the slightest suspicion."

"The Left Prime Minister really trusts you!"

"You also deserve the Left Prime Minister's trust in you and spared no effort to help him exonerate him. Why don't you just hand over me, the Queen Mother, and let the Left Prime Minister escape unscathed?!"

The Queen Mother's words became louder and louder.

In the past, King Cheng had no intention of seizing the throne for the eldest prince. She thought it was because the prince was ill. King Cheng only wanted to cure the illness of the prince and did not want to participate in the battle for the crown prince. After all, no matter how powerful the prince's palace was, it would be in vain if the prince could not survive. The Queen Mother didn't force him, which turned out to be a good thing. It wasn't that he had no intention of participating in the fight for the heir, he didn't want to help the eldest prince!

He was secretly supporting tonight to hold back her, the Queen Mother!

The Queen Mother was furious, "What did Prince Jin promise you that the eldest prince can't give you, so that you can show your heart to Prince Jin like this?!"

King Cheng said nothing.

The Queen Mother thought of something and said, "Do you have any leverage in the hands of the Left Prime Minister and the Queen?"

But the Queen Mother thought it was impossible.

King Cheng was the flesh that fell off her body, and he threatened him with something. Not only would King Cheng not help King Jin, he would only make King Jin's death worse.

But the Queen Mother really couldn't figure out what King Jin had done to ask her son to help him seize the throne.

King Cheng still didn't speak.

The queen mother was unwilling to even tell her, and the queen mother became even more angry, "This is the last time, if the Ai family finds out that you are helping the King of Jin again, you can give the Ai family a fiefdom and stay there!"

Fengyi Palace.

Queen Song was relieved when she heard that Prime Minister Zuo was demoted to the third level.

Empress Song knew how difficult it was to find the tributes in the secret room of Zuo Xiang's study and still escape.

But when she thought that the Queen Mother had used King Cheng to do this, Queen Song's eyes turned cold.

The Queen Mother already knew that King Cheng was helping her son. The tribute was just the beginning. The Queen Mother would definitely stop King Cheng from helping them again.

The left prime minister was demoted to three levels, and his power in the court would no longer be what it once was. It was difficult to compete with the eldest prince for the throne in the past, but it will be even more difficult in the future.

Thinking of the fear she had experienced these past few days, Queen Song was still frightened.

The Queen Mother's methods are terrifying.

The Queen Mother can do anything to support the eldest prince, so don't blame her for being ruthless.

Queen Song's eyes flashed with murderous intent.