Reborn as King again

Half a month later, King Rui asked to resign and return to the feudal domain, I did not hold back much, I gave him some rewards, and ordered someone to help him transport these rewards back to Huainan.I have placed my spies among the transporters, so that in the future, every move of King Rui will be reported to me.

A few days later, the governor said that there were a large number of bandits in the suburbs of Xuzhou, robbing passers-by and harming the people. He wanted me to send troops to exterminate the bandits.If I encounter this kind of thing usually, I will directly hand it over to the people below for arrangement.But this time, I deliberately asked Huang Kun to go by name.So Huang Kun rushed to Xuzhou with five hundred officers and soldiers.In fact, I did this out of selfishness. First of all, I want to keep him away from the capital and He Wenliu, and Xuzhou is on the Huainan border of King Rui's domain. After Huang Kun passes by, he will definitely have contact with King Rui. They have all turned to King Rui, and I think he must be the same in this life.I've always wanted to kill Huang Kun, but the master was unknown. If Huang Kun rebelled with King Rui, it would be a different matter.These are my later plans, so I won't mention them for now.

After Jia Wanru returned to the palace, she brought a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl with her. She told me that the little girl was Taoqing, the younger sister of her personal maid, Taohong. Seeing how smart she was, she wanted to bring her into the palace to serve her.Guess Jia Wanru is planning something with King Rui outside the palace, so I just remember Taoqing, other things are out of the question.

Then in March, the ice and snow began to melt, and the weather turned warmer. On the surface, the harem was still calm, but in reality it was rough.

Now both the people in the court and the people in the palace know that Jia Wanru's status in the harem has never been shaken over the years. The person I love the most will always be her. I will order her to be a queen in her daily life waiting.But the person I love the most is He Wenliu. I put him in the Qingluan Palace which is the closest to the imperial study, and urge him to mend this and that every day, holding him in the palm of my hand and protecting him well.In the end, my favorite person is Xia Zhirou. No matter who she offends in the harem or what troubles she causes, I will just laugh it off and not pursue it.All in all, on the surface, I rank Jia Wanru first.

The purpose of Xia Zhirou's entering the palace is the same as her sister's, to become a queen, of course she wants to kick away those who stand in front of her.Facing He Wenliu, Xia Zhirou was very disdainful, because He Wenliu was weak-tempered and had nothing to do with the world.Moreover, it is not easy for a man to conceive. Although He Wenliu gave birth to a daughter for me before, after so many years, his stomach has not moved at all. From Rou's point of view, He Wenliu was not a threat at all.So now the only thing blocking Xia Zhirou's eyes is Jia Wanru who is enjoying the queen's treatment.Xia Zhirou always intentionally or unintentionally made things difficult for Jia Wanru in the harem, and opposed her everywhere, but what kind of morality Jia Wanru was, she would not be surprised by everything, and lived her life as she wanted.

I watched all this with cold eyes from the sidelines. This was originally my arrangement. They can fight as much as they like, as long as it doesn't affect He Wenliu.

One day, Xia Zhirou and I were walking in the imperial garden, and we were thinking of the scene when we first met, Xia Zhirou looked at our love, and said to me: "Your Majesty, my concubine is very envious of Concubine Wan. "

"What's the matter?" I asked calmly, "What is there to envy about Concubine Wan?"

Xia Zhi said softly: "The concubine watched Concubine Wan take a walk in the imperial garden that day, and when she was tired from walking, she sat on her 'horse man' and went back to the palace. Your majesty, the concubine has been on her feet recently. pain."

I know what she means, and I also want to ask me for a "dog-horse man" to ride. Of course, I can't let her do it. There is only one "dog-horse man", and it must belong to Jia Wanru. I pretend to listen Don't understand: "If your feet hurt, stay in the dormitory and don't come out, and come out for a walk after you get better."

When I said this, even the inner eunuchs who were serving next to me almost laughed out loud. Obviously, I was telling Xia Zhirou that in my heart she was not on the same level as Jia Wanru.But Xia Zhirou's brain is not working well, so she couldn't understand what I said, and she said very bluntly: "The concubine just wants a 'dog horse man' trained by the emperor himself. Your majesty, you can give it to me." One concubine."

If it weren't for my mother's face, I really couldn't tolerate such a wink and no-brainer by my side. I've talked about this, why can't she understand? !So I had no choice but to be patient and said: "Rou'er, let me tell you straight, the 'dog horse man' was given to Concubine Wan by me, and it will only be given to Concubine Wan, go to the Internal Service Bureau to see , is there any pearl hairpin jewelry you like, just go and get it, is that okay?"

I made my words very clear, and Xia Zhirou finally understood. Seeing that I refused so directly, her face turned blue and white, and she would probably put the blame on Jia Wanru again.

The fact that Xia Zhirou asked me for a "dog-horse man" to no avail spread throughout the harem, and everyone was laughing at Xia Zhirou's overreaching and daring to compete with Jia Wanru for things.

No, the little eunuch next to He Wenliu, Xiao Luzi, knew about this early in the morning, and told He Wenliu when he turned around. At night, I went to Qingluan Hall to spend the night. After a storm, He Wenliu lay tiredly beside me, and suddenly asked I asked, "What is a 'dog-horse man'?" I really didn't know how to answer. I usually protected He Wenliu very well and never let him participate in these matters.In the end I simply pretended to be asleep again and didn't hear what he said.

When Jia Wanru heard about this incident, she neither laughed nor annoyed, and continued to live her life in the palace, showing the demeanor of a mother who respects the world.

After a few more days, the harem returned to calm, there was nothing serious in the court, and everything was in peace, until Jia Fan's student Qin Tianlang came to the imperial study and said that someone was blocking his sedan chair and suing the imperial court. , the person who sued was Yuan Ma General He Wenwu.

I asked why Qin Tianlang was always holding on to He Wenwu, and asked, "What's going on?"

Qin Tianlang said: "Going back to the emperor, I sat in a sedan chair to go back to the mansion yesterday after the morning court, and was stopped by someone on the way. The person who stopped me was a small tea shop owner named Sun Erniu. He sued General Yuan Ma Wen Wu killed his wife, Wang Shi." As he spoke, he handed over the pleading paper.

I read the pleadings and asked about the situation. It turned out that He Wenwu was walking on the street a few days ago and was accidentally splashed with water by Mrs. Wang. Mrs. Wang wanted to apologize, but she fainted from fright when she saw He Wenwu's fierce appearance In the past, Sun Erniu, Wang's husband, came back from shopping outside the capital the next day, and saw his wife dying on the bed with disheveled clothes, leaving a jade pendant beside the bed.Later, Sun Erniu found out that Wang had some disputes with Sun Wenwu before, and that the jade pendant was Sun Wenwu's personal belongings, so he thought that Sun Wenwu raped and killed Wang because he hated Wang for throwing water on him in the street.Sun Erniu sued He Wenwu to the yamen, but the yamen officer refused to accept because he was afraid of He Wenwu's status as a general.Then Sun Erniu had no choice but to stop Qin Tianlang's sedan chair and sue the imperial court.

Qin Tianlang handed me the jade pendant Sun Erniu found on the bed, and I saw that it was exactly the same as the one He Wenliu gave me. This jade pendant belonged to the three brothers of the He family. Wenwu really failed this time.

Qin Tianlang said: "Your Majesty, the Son of Heaven committed the same crime as the common people, not to mention He Wenwu, you should order He Wenwu to be taken to Dali Temple pending trial."

Generally, if an official ordered by the imperial court is involved in a serious case of non-official murder, he will be imprisoned in Dali Temple, and the minister of Dali Temple will try it himself. up.

I said, "Is there any misunderstanding here? Has the investigation been clear?"

Qin Tianlang saw that I was protecting He Wenwu, so he couldn't say anything more, so he said: "Your Majesty, why don't you put He Wenwu in prison first, let the yamen's officer investigate, if you find evidence to prove He Wenwu is innocent, then let He Wenwu go, if no evidence can be found, then take He Wenwu to Dali Temple, and the minister of Dali Temple will personally interrogate him."

I'm not very clear about this matter now, so I can only let Qin Tianlang handle it first.So I ordered He Wenwu to be taken into custody, and then sent someone to investigate what happened.

Later, I went to the prison and questioned He Wenwu. He Wenwu insisted that he did not kill anyone, that his jade pendant disappeared a few days ago, and that he slept in the house the night Wang died.He Wenwu is now 30 years old and married a wife in his early years, but his wife died of illness within a year. Now he is a widower and sleeps in a room alone at night, with no witnesses at all.On the street before, someone saw Wang splashing water on He Wenwu, and then he was frightened and passed out by He Wenwu, and found his personal jade pendant on Wang's bed. To Dali Temple.

On the second day when He Wenwu was imprisoned in Dali Temple, I saw the weather was very good, the spring breeze in March was blowing, and the peach blossoms in the peach garden were in full bloom.I simply took Jia Wanru, Xia Zhirou, Xia Zhirou's cousin Xia Zhiyuan, and other concubines to the Taohuayuan to enjoy the flowers.

In the Peach Garden, the eunuchs had already set up the tables, chairs and banquets. I sat on the main seat, Jia Wanru sat on my left, Xia Zhirou sat on the right, and the other concubines sat in their positions according to their ranks.

I planned to let the dancers come to dance for fun, but at this time Wanfu came to me and said, "Your Majesty, Concubine Wen is here." I remember that He Wenliu has been staying in Qingluan Palace recently, because it is spring, he started to dance again. Playing with his flowers and plants, he didn't leave the door without leaving the door, and now he came to Peach Garden, don't you want to enjoy the flowers with me?I hurriedly said: "Bring Concubine Wen in quickly."

After a while, Wanfu came with He Wenliu. I looked at He Wenliu as if he was a bit haggard. He walked up to me slowly, knelt down on the ground, and said, "Your Majesty, please let my second brother go. die."

After hearing He Wenliu's words, I was immediately discouraged.I knew how He Wenliu would put down the plants in his yard and come here to enjoy the flowers. I sighed and said, "Concubine Wen, I can't help you with this. It was taken into custody by Dali Temple, the emperor committed the same crime as the common people, and your second brother must pay with his life."

"No...no, Your Majesty, my second brother is a good man." He Wenliu's voice trembled when he heard me reject him in one breath, "My second brother has a bad temper, he is cruel, but he is cruel to those enemies, My second brother will never kill, he...he can only lead soldiers to fight."

I wanted to comfort He Wenliu, but Xia Zhirou cut me off. Xia Zhirou said sharply, "Miss Wenfei, what are you talking about? What do you mean by 'he can only lead soldiers to fight'? Could it be you Want to rely on your second elder brother to make great contributions and take this opportunity to threaten the emperor? Do you want to rebel?" After Xia Zhirou finished speaking, I became angry. Even if I misunderstood He Wenliu before, I would never say a serious word to him. What is Zhirou?It's fine to cut off my words, but dare to use this kind of tone to ask the person I always want to protect, does she really want to live? !

He Wenliu didn't talk much at first, but now he was anxious to save his second brother, and he didn't know how to organize words. He just said what came to his mind, and he didn't think about the meaning inside. He didn't expect that it would cause misunderstanding, so he quickly explained: "Your Majesty, micro I don't mean that, I just want the emperor to spare my second brother's life, please."

Xia Zhirou seemed to want to talk, but Jia Wanru, who was beside me, had already noticed that my complexion was not good, and knew that I was angry with Xia Zhirou. She was afraid that I would explode immediately, so she hurriedly said: "Sister Rou, look The peach blossom cakes made by the imperial chef are exquisite in appearance and taste good, try it, it won't taste good when it gets cold." In this way, Xia Zhirou blocked what she wanted to say.In fact, Jia Wanru saved Xia Zhirou by doing this, but Xia Zhirou didn't know what to do, so she gave Jia Wanru a hard look.