The rebirth of a concubine: Gong Du will become the Queen Mother

Two quarters of an hour later, the confession was placed on the table in front of Lu Zhaolin.

Lu Zhaolin flipped through the pages and murmured: "It turns out that Mrs. Yan had an affair with Prince Duan a long time ago, but she was pointed out to me by my father and became my concubine."

Immediately afterwards, there was a sneer: "She didn't even think about it. If Prince Duan really loved her, why didn't he ask his father for an order to take back his life?"

After all, when the late emperor proposed the marriage, Prince Duan was still the most favored prince in front of the late emperor.

If he really went to ask for the decree, the late emperor would eventually give him the Yan family after scolding him and punishing him.

As he turned further back, the gloom in Lu Zhaolin's eyes became darker and darker. When he turned to the last page, he frowned and raised his eyes and asked, "Didn't she acknowledge Kang He's matter?"

In this confession, the three masters and servants of Concubine Jin admitted that they colluded with the remnants of King Xianduan to murder the prince and princess in the palace.

This includes the deaths of the eldest princess and the second prince, the miscarriage of commoner Jiang in his early years, the fall of the fourth prince from the rockery in the summer palace, the illness of the queen mother in Jingxi Garden, and the rumors in the garden. Including the recent incident of the eldest prince falling into the water and the incident of the third prince's puppy suffering from hydrophobia.

Tao Xinfang said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the three masters and servants of the Yan family said that the incident between Kang and Princess was not their fault."

Lu Zhaolin put down his confession and tapped his fingers on the table.

For Yan, having already confessed to so many crimes, there was no need to conceal Kang He's case.

This can only show that there is indeed someone else behind Kang He's falling into the water.

Lu Zhaolin narrowed his eyes, and when he opened them again, his eyes were filled with calmness: "According to Yan's instructions, quickly find out the stronghold of the remnants of the Pioneer King, especially the child he left behind."

"I obey the order!" Lin You and Tao Xinfang accepted the order one after another.

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The palace was very calm for two days, and in the blink of an eye it was the second day of March.

In the afternoon of that day, Jiang Shiying took people to Shoukang Palace to pay his respects.

Qingshan personally welcomed her in and said in a friendly tone, "I haven't seen my queen for several days."

Jiang Shiying said: "I am also thinking about the Queen Mother and Aunt Qingshan."

While speaking, the two of them looked at each other and understood the unfinished meaning of their words.

Jiang Shiying was naturally thinking about coming to Shoukang Palace, but His Majesty had just been assassinated at that time, and all the affairs of the former harem were left to the Queen Mother. If Jiang Shiying came over at that time, it would not be a greeting, but would be causing trouble.

No, now that the palace is calmer, she is here.

After entering the palace, Jiang Shiying stepped forward with a smile and saluted the Queen Mother: "I have met the Queen Mother."

The Queen Mother smiled: "Good boy, come and sit down quickly. Why are you doing so many false courtesy in front of the Ai family?"

"Thank you, Queen Mother." Jiang Shiying stood up and sat down next to the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother took her hand and asked: "I haven't seen you for several days. How is everything in Jingyang Palace? Is everything safe?"

Jiang Shiying said: "Everything is fine and I am safe. It's my fault that I haven't come to greet you for so long."

The Queen Mother glared at her: "The Ai family is not the kind of mother-in-law who is messy and ignorant. The past few days, it was better if you didn't come than if you came. If you don't come, it's because you are sensible. The Ai family knows it all."

Jiang Shiying leaned against the Queen Mother and told her interesting things about peace in these days.

After talking for a while, a little palace maid came to send a message, saying that the fifth prince was here to pay his respects.

The Queen Mother was about to ask someone to bring the fifth prince in, when she saw Liu Baoshan hurriedly entered the palace, with a serious face: "The Queen Mother, Eunuch Yao sent someone to deliver a message, saying that Shangshu Ling and several other adults were in Ganquan Palace asking to see Your Majesty. , refused to retreat. Now, they have been in a stalemate outside the palace for less than half an hour."

As he spoke word by word, the Queen Mother's expression became heavier and heavier.

At the end, the Queen Mother stood up and said, "Let Xiao'er go back and rest. Let's go to Ganquan Palace."

In the Ganquan Palace.

A group of important ministers, headed by Shangshu Ling, stood silently outside the palace.

Yao Xingde persuaded so hard that his lips were worn out. Shangshu Ling and others just pretended not to hear, saying nothing and not taking a step back.

When the two sides were in a stalemate, they heard the little eunuch singing a promise in a loud voice——

"The Queen Mother has arrived, and Concubine Chen has arrived."

Shangshu Ling and others turned around and saw Concubine Chen walking beside the Queen Mother and more than a dozen palace attendants behind her, walking slowly towards them.

"I and my servants (minions) will visit the Queen Mother and attend the Concubine Chen."

Waiting until she reached the palace gate, the Queen Mother spoke unhurriedly: "Ping Shen."

Then, before Shangshu Ling and others could speak, the Queen Mother said in a serious tone: "Shang Shuling, His Majesty has always trusted you. The Ai family really didn't expect that you would be the one to take the lead in making trouble today."

"The Queen Mother is so beautiful." Shangshu Ling took a step forward and bowed: "I am not making trouble. It's just that Your Majesty has not shown up for ten days in a row. I am frightened, so I came here to see you."

The Queen Mother looked majestic: "Your Majesty's failure to show up means that it is not appropriate to show up now. As a minister, you only have to obey the orders. Do you want to force your Majesty to do what you did today?"

These words were so serious that the officials headed by Shangshu Ling knelt down and said, "I don't dare."

"Don't you dare?" The Queen Mother raised her eyebrows: "The Ai family sees that you are very brave!"

After the words fell, a male voice was heard from far away: "Shang Shuling and others are just worried about the emperor's brother. Why did the queen mother react so fiercely?"

Following the sound, I saw a group of people striding closer. The leader was Lu Zhaolin's seventh brother, the current Prince Gong.

With him, in addition to his father-in-law and uncle, there were only a few clan children who were not very favored on weekdays, and Cui Jian, the commander of the Imperial Army.

And behind them, there were also a series of forbidden troops, which seemed to be coming in force and well-prepared.

Arriving in front of the palace, Prince Gong took the lead in bowing: "My sons and ministers see my mother and my queen, and my concubine Chen."

The rest of the people behind Prince Gong also saluted: "See the Queen Mother, see the Concubine Chen."

The Queen Mother shouted first, and then asked in a deep voice: "Lao Qi, what is your purpose of bringing so many people here today?"

Prince Gong smiled cynically: "My son, like Lord Shangshu Ling, is worried about the injury of the emperor's brother, so he came here to see the emperor's brother."

"Oh?" The queen mother raised her eyes, her eyes as dark as an ancient well: "Your imperial brother is very kind, you can step down."

Prince Gong curled his lips: "Isn't it exactly what the Queen Mother said?"

The Queen Mother said: "What's wrong with it?"

Prince Gong said: "If my brother is really good, how can he be controlled by the queen mother and this castrated dog?"

As he spoke, he pointed his finger at Yao Xingde.

The Queen Mother chuckled and said, "You said Ai Jia and Yao Xingde teamed up to control the emperor?"

Prince Gong nodded.

There was a sarcastic smile on the Queen Mother's lips: "The Ai family is the emperor's biological mother, and you are the Queen Mother. Why do you act like this?"

Prince Gong sighed and said, "This is what I want to advise my mother."

The queen mother raised her eyelids to see what would come out of his dog's mouth.