Empress Dowager

"Going home..."

Gao Lixin's robe trembled, and her feet hidden in the robe took fine steps from the secluded bamboo forest to the bright moonlight. She lightly lifted the flapping hem of her clothes and got into the carriage, leaning on the soft Cotton brocade square mat.

The curtain of the car was drawn down, and a profound facial features were once again hidden in the darkness.

Ji Rou bowed and held up the cotton wool blanket in her hand to cover her body, wrapped in a mass of warmth, Gao Lixin's cold, diamond-like, fine-gold face gradually showed some warmth and warmth.

Gao Lixin raised his head and moved his body lightly, found a comfortable position and then slowly closed his tired eyes.Recalling Chu Yingxuan's valiant and ruthless swordsmanship once again in his mind, Gao Lixin was startled suddenly, and a biting cold wind blew up his back.

When did she acquire martial arts, she didn't realize it when she was with her.

Under Gao Lixin's thin eyelids, the eyeballs rolled slightly, and the image of Chu Yingxuan being injured by blocking the knife for her flashed through his mind, and the blood was clearly visible.The clothes on the opponent's shoulders were already soaked with black blood, and the pungent bloody smell rushed out.Where the skirt on the shoulder was cut by the knife edge, thick black blood gushed out. She was so frightened that she hurriedly used her hands to cover the wound that was still gushing out, but the black blood still oozed out from her fingers.

Looking at Chu Yingxuan's purple lips from pain and the cold sweat on her forehead, and the bloody clothes sticking to her skin, Gao Lixin's trembling heart seemed to be twisted hard, with twitching pain, She stretched out her trembling arms and embraced Chu Yingxuan, who was almost unconscious, in her arms. Tears rolled in her bloodshot eyes, which were scalding hot.

The knife was probably contaminated with poison, so Gao Lixin lay down in front of the bed helplessly, watching the skin on Chu Yingxuan's exposed shoulders go from white to black and purple bit by bit.

The imperial doctors in the palace prostrated themselves on the ground, each with a heart hanging. Under the dim candlelight, the imperial doctor's shrunken face was vigorous and horizontal, and his brows were raised abruptly.

Gao Lixin stayed by Chu Yingxuan's bed for several days and did not dare to close his eyes.In the past few days, Gao Lixin's heart seemed to be covered with a hoop wrapped around thorns, which caused her nerves to hurt.

It wasn't until the moment Chu Yingxuan woke up that she relaxed slightly and lay limp on the couch.

Since then, her love for Chu Yingxuan has grown deeper.

The car body bumped, causing Gao Lixin's brows to tremble slightly, and they suddenly gathered inward.She was puzzled, if Chu Ying knew martial arts, with the reflexes of a martial arts practitioner, and because she ran into the assassin earlier than herself, she should have had time to fight back, right?Or was it that she was also frightened by the other party's menacing approach?

Or... this is a bureau set up by her, Gao Jin and the others to win her trust?Then the price paid is too great.

Gao Lixin clenched her hands on the blanket into fists. If that was the case, she felt a little sorry for Chu Yingxuan.After all, the self in the previous life had complete trust in them.

They don't need to do this at all.

***

Imperial study room

"From now on, I will allow you to wear bright yellow clothes and give you a dragon chariot, so that you can be honored as the crown prince."

In the past few days, the emperor saw the efforts made by the princess Gao Lixin for the country one by one, and was very pleased with this.Then he specially summoned Gao Lixin and Prime Minister Chu, and ordered Prime Minister Chu to inform the internal ministers of his will.

In this way, Gao Lixin and the emperor discussed government affairs together, and it became more legitimate, and the foundation was considered more stable.

"The minister takes the decree." Prime Minister Chu leaned over and responded.

"Father, son..." Gao Lixin was startled, but more delighted. She lowered her head and tried to hide the slight ripples in her heart. She leaned over to refuse, but she never thought that the emperor would raise her hand. Stopped her next words.

"Can Prime Minister Chu postpone the news for a few days before informing the ministers?"

After leaving the imperial study room, Gao Lixin caught up with Chu Xiang, leaned closer and asked in a low voice.

"This..." Chu Xiang didn't understand, so he frowned as if he was a little embarrassed.

"Don't worry, Prime Minister Chu, I'll take care of it if something happens." The emperor only said that he would inform all his ministers about the matter, but he didn't say immediately. She only asked Prime Minister Chu to postpone the notification for a few days, which was not considered a violation of the sacred order.

Chu Xiang is Gao Lixin's father-in-law, although he is a bit embarrassed about this matter, but the other party has said that she will fully bear the consequences, so it is not a bad idea to help her.After all, judging from the current situation of the Taiding girl, it is just around the corner to finally ascend to the throne. He doesn't need to cut his own way and make it difficult for his daughter in the future.

With Chu Xiang's promise to say goodbye to him, Gao Lixin frowned and walked leisurely towards Shaohua Palace.

It was as if the matter in the imperial study had never happened. She was still the same as usual. She was in the spring all day long, with a relaxed look on her face. She still wore her usual clothes, unchanged. After the morning court, she went to the Changning Palace to greet her as usual, and the mother and daughter chatted. After a while, he got up and went back to Shaohua Hall.

However, during this period, she deliberately went out of the palace to go back to the Tainu Mansion, where she stayed for two days.

More than ten days passed in a flash, seemingly calm and peaceful. Chu Xiang also asked her in private when she would inform the courtiers of the will, and she only answered quickly.

***

"If you have something to play, you will retreat if there is nothing!"

There was a moment of silence in the hall, and suddenly someone stood up and said in a rough voice: "Go back to the emperor, I have something to say."

Gao Lixin turned his head and glanced at him, then snorted softly to himself.

"What is Wu Aiqing going to play?" The emperor stroked his beard, and his voice was steady, in stark contrast to Wu Zhizhong's menacing tone.

"The minister proves that Her Majesty is wearing bright yellow clothes without her will." Wu Zhizhong hesitated again and again, but still clasped his hands.

"Where's the evidence?" The emperor's face was stunned for a moment, and he narrowed his eyes and looked at Wu Zhizhong carefully. He was quite puzzled. He had clearly ordered the Prime Minister of Chu to inform his ministers. Why would Wu Zhizhong act so absurdly?

What's more, in the past few days, he has not seen Gao Lixin wearing bright yellow clothes, or her usual clothes, how did Wu Zhizhong know this?

He sensitively felt that Wu Zhizhong was related to the harem, and it was not surprising when he thought about it. Wu Zhizhong and Concubine Rong are brothers and sisters, and their contacts are normal, but if he pointed the finger at the princess, the purpose behind it would be aroused. The emperor's vigilance.

However, he didn't think about Gao Jin. Gao Jin has always shown no desires, no desires, and a happy and unrestrained body. He just hated the Wu clan for insisting on putting her two daughters on the opposite side, which made him Very annoying.

"Someone saw it with his own eyes at the Granddaughter's Mansion outside the palace." Wu Zhizhong relied on his father to gain a foothold in the court, but in terms of resourcefulness, he was far behind his father.

But this is an effective opportunity to suppress the empress dowager, and if they don't intend to wear bright yellow clothes privately, that means they have the intention to usurp the throne. With such a good opportunity, they finally chose to take the risk.

"Who?" The emperor followed his words, and he wanted to see where they wanted to put the princess.

Gao Lixin stood at the side without moving, neither refuted nor panicked, Quanquan watched the lively state.

Sure enough, Wu Zhizhong revealed the name of Gao Lixin's maidservant in the dowager's mansion outside the palace, saying that the maid had seen the bright yellow dress in the dowager's bedroom with her own eyes, and said in private for a while that she missed it to others. After ten or ten rumors, it spread outside the mansion.

The reason why the bright yellow dress appeared in the Tai Nu's Mansion was Gao Lixin's deliberate arrangement, and it was also her deliberate arrangement to be discovered by the maidservant around her.

"Bullshit!"

The emperor suddenly shot the dragon case, he was angry at Wu Zhizhong's recklessness and his ulterior motives.Although Wu Zhizhong tried his best to explain that he had heard rumors, how could the emperor not know that he had not planted eyeliner in front of the empress who was so swearing?

However, did he install the eyeliner, or did Gao Jin'an install it?The emperor was suddenly worried. Could his well-behaved and sensible daughter really have the ambition to fight for power?

The emperor's hand on the dragon case began to tremble uncontrollably, and his heart twitched. Is it really possible for the situation he didn't want to see to happen in his lifetime?

The emperor turned his head and glanced at Gao Lixin at the side, and fell into deep thought. Seeing that the relationship between the two daughters began to become delicate, he was startled, and immediately issued an order to punish Wu Zhizhong with a salary of three months and a staff of twenty, as a warning to others .

The emperor made it clear to the officials that he had decreed that the princess should wear bright yellow clothes and ride on a dragon chariot to be honored as the crown prince, and warned all the officials not to act recklessly, and to put the country's justice first.

After retreating from the court, the emperor deliberately left Prime Minister Chu and Gao Lixin for questioning.

Gao Lixin knew that she couldn't hide, and didn't intend to deceive the emperor, so she truthfully reported the fact that she once suspected that someone had planted an insider in her dowager's mansion, and took the delay in informing the courtiers of the emperor's will on her own shoulders, but she She didn't mention who the object of her suspicion was, she just wanted to use this to see if she could lure out the person with ulterior motives.

In fact, she was not fully sure, but just wanted to give it a try.

The emperor sighed. What she did was nothing more than self-protection. Although she was a little annoyed with her, she would not blame her too much.

However, this matter made the emperor wary of the Wu family and began to be wary of the power of the Wu family in the court. Today, he dared to impeach the princess publicly because of the emperor's connivance with them and the fact that the Wu family was in the court. position in the court.Although the trick they used was not clever, it was enough to show their eager ambition.He must never pamper them as he once did.

The emperor lowered his eyes tiredly, rubbed his temple with one hand, and waved his other hand on his forehead, signaling Gao Lixin and Chu Xiang to retreat.

Although the matter of Wu Zhizhong had little effect, for Gao Lixin, at least it could wake up the emperor's connivance with the Wu family, which indirectly weakened Gao Jin's power in the court.Of course, Gao Lixin knew that the Wu family was just one of Gao Jin's forces, and she also had civil servants and generals whom she had single-handedly supported.

Therefore, she needs to work hard to strengthen the power of the Empress Dowager's Mansion, strengthen the Empress Dowager Guards, and cultivate a group of civil servants and generals who are sincerely devoted to her.

Of course, the majesty of the princess should be upheld, and the unhealthy official style should be corrected. The first thing to bear the brunt right now is to go to the government office to monitor and participate in the trial.

Since that day, Gao Lixin discussed with the emperor in the imperial study about rectifying official conduct and pleading for orders for the people. After careful consideration, Emperor Xinzong followed the example of the previous court and ordered that a drum and a bell must be placed in front of the gates of all levels of government offices, and that the bells and drums should be ringing. Time officials must go to court.The princess Gao Lixin can come to the capital government office to monitor and participate in the trial at any time within three months.

The air in the morning after the rain is always extraordinarily clear, and the cool wind blows up the withered yellow leaves on the ground and sweeps away the dust.

The morning sun was shining brightly, and the thin white clouds floated gently in the bright clear sky. A rainbow of seven colors crossed the sky, faintly looming, but beautiful.

Today, Gao Lixin is still wearing a white robe with dark patterns and a jade belt around his waist. He is only adorned with a white jade pendant.

"My lord, today is the fifth day, and no one has beat the drums to appeal for grievances. Why do we have to make this trip in vain?" Ji Rou stepped forward and followed Gao Lixin, with her head tilted and her brows and eyes frowning together , A gust of cool wind blew by, and the slender neck couldn't help shrinking into the collar.

Gao Lixin put her hands behind her back, and her steps were steady. She turned her head and lowered her eyes to stare at Ji Rou, who was muttering beside her, clearly showing her reluctance.

"You can go back home. How warm is it to hide under the blanket? I just suffer from this kind of labor and cold. How dare I bother Miss Ji Rou?" Gao Lixin sneered, then turned around and paused in front of Ji Rou. Stop, the elegant fan in his hand knocked on Ji Rou's shoulder twice, "Why don't we change, you can be the master."

"No, no, no, how dare you slaves!"

Ji Rou was terrified, she opened her mouth and waved her hands again and again, her two lotus leaf sleeves raised layers of waves, her eyes were still faintly shining, and her voice was like a mosquito, "Isn't this servant afraid that you will return without success again?" Have you been mocked by those dog officials?"

In the past few days, Gao Lixin would rush to the capital government office every morning, but it seems that, as some officials said, the world is peaceful and the people are peaceful.

The courtroom was majestic, and the government officials stood on both sides of the courtroom with water and fire sticks in their hands. The ground above the hall was spotless and shiny, apparently few people set foot on it.

Mr. Fu Yin Zhang Luchuan was sitting in front of the official case, his bushy beard curled up, and he occasionally showed a weird smile on his lips.

The princess has never been involved in political affairs, and she has no private officials who form cliques in the court. This is in stark contrast to the Seventh Princess Gao Jin who is used to wandering between officials and adults.People in high positions have sharp eyesight. For Gao Lixin, the harmless granddaughter, although they are respectful on the surface, few of them sincerely surrender to her in their hearts.

Now that she has made such a move, it is clearly against their officials who harbor selfishness, they will not follow Gao Lixin's wishes so easily.

Over the past few days, Gao Lixin has rushed to the court on time, but there is no one beating drums to express his grievances in front of the gate of the official office.

The autumn wind was blowing coldly, and Gao Lixin couldn't help being shivered by the cold wind. He swayed tiredly, feeling that the red sandalwood chair under his buttocks was getting colder and harder, and the biting cold air penetrated directly into his body.She glanced at Zhang Luchuan, the governor who seemed to be smiling but not smiling before the official case, and straightened her back stiffly. With her slender fingers, she picked up the plum on the table next to her, and the white silver needle in the cup lost its original color and fell into the cup lonely. At the bottom, the tea surface is as flat as a satin mirror.Mei Ziqing in his hand drew an arc in the air and brought it to his lips. Gao Lixin lowered his head slightly and took a sip. The coolness of the water rushed into his mouth instantly, shaking his heart.

The corners of Gao Lixin's mouth twitched, and his already frowning eyebrows were tightened. He handed the plum green to Ji Rou, and said in a cold voice:

"Changed······"

***

The tea was changed one after another, Gao Lixin tucked his hands into his cuffs and nestled on the red sandalwood mahogany chair, his eyes narrowed slightly, and his head moved rhythmically.

The mahogany door creaked and creaked in the strong wind.

Suddenly there was the sound of drumming outside the hall, loud and penetrating, hitting Gao Lixin's heart that had already cooled down, and the lingering sound lingered, to her ears, it was more beautiful than the melodious sound of the piano in the palace.

Gao Lixin jumped up from the chair in a jerk, and Master Zhang trembled in fright and almost fell to the bottom of the case, his face turned pale.

"Hahaha...someone is beating the drums to complain, hurry up...quickly, get promoted!"

Gao Lixin rushed to the case excitedly, picked up the gavel on the case and slapped it on the case with a "slap".

The crisp voice shocked the entire courtroom.

She used [-]% of her strength, neither too much nor too little, just right, neither frivolous nor too dignified.

"mighty·······"

The smile on the corners of Gao Lixin's mouth widened, he happily bumped back on the seat, rearranged the creased robe from a nap just now, and sat upright.

Two women stepped up to the front of the hall, one with drooping head and teary eyes, as for the other woman, the plain snow brocade skirt on her body danced with ripples as the lotus steps moved lightly, wave after wave.Gao Lixin turned his head to look for her, his eyes radiated all over the place, and finally landed on her handsome and magnificent face, without blinking for a moment.

"Chu Yingxuan?" Gao Lixin whispered the other party's name secretly.

Chu Yingxuan raised her eyes to meet Gao Lixin's suspicious gaze, her soft eyes blinked lightly, as if they were misty, soft and shimmering, with an intoxicating smile.

"Cough cough..."

Mr. Zhang put his stone fist to his mouth and coughed twice, and said solemnly: "Who in the hall is beating the drum to complain?"

"Chu Yingxuan and Meng Yaoyi, the folk daughters, beat drums to sue the son of the Minister of Rites for trespassing on private houses, robbing women, and forcing them into prostitution."

Hearing the words, Zhang Luchuan raised his eyebrows, turned his head and glanced at Gao Lixin, who was also astonished, and raised the corner of his mouth, then quickly withdrew it, and said loudly, "Do you know that you have to be punished first when you sue an official?"

There was eager complacency in his voice, the more he forbeared, the more tangled his facial features became.After Zhang Luchuan said that, he turned around and cast two meaningful glances at Gao Lixin.

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