Force a good concubine

The emperor froze.It was the first time in her life that she felt such shock, fear, distress, and resentment, mixed with an indescribable sadness and self-blame, all kinds of emotions were intertwined, as if a torrent of torrents came in, almost drowning her.

She took a step back unconsciously, her eyes lingering on Gu Yuan's face, the cold disdain in Gu Yuan's eyes made her breathless, and she raised her hand to hold her chest.

"This is a criminal!" Wei Fengchun, whose jaw dropped in shock, immediately responded, gritted his teeth and greeted a few young eunuchs, "Come here, take her to the Punishment Department!"

"Don't do anything!" The emperor's voice was hoarse, and she coughed before speaking again, "Don't do anything, you," she forced herself to look at Gu Yuan calmly, "How did you get into the palace?"

Gu Yan's face was pale, but his eyes were aggressive: "Could it be that His Majesty really doesn't know?"

"You are bold! You are presumptuous!" Wei Fengchun was furious, surprised, annoyed and hated, but the emperor didn't seem to care about Gu Yuan's rebellion, his voice was calm and dull: "I don't know. , then write down everything you do and show me carefully." She pointed back to the hall, and suddenly felt that something was wrong, then raised her finger to the enclosure, "Send her back, give her a pen and paper, Let her write clearly," she suddenly raised her voice, as if she was gritting her teeth, "Don't make things difficult, so I can take care of food, clothing, and food!"

The emperor's face was calm, but his eyes were cold, and there was a strange blankness, which made people's heart jump.Wei Fengchun fearfully sent Gu Yuan to the enclosure, Cui Chengxiu trotted out of the value room, and drove to Ningshou Palace to greet the Queen Mother, holding the sedan chair with one hand, and secretly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with the other.He stood in front of the window of the duty room, seeing all that in his eyes, he didn't feel gloating, but instead felt lucky to be reborn after the catastrophe——Ms. Something happened, looking at the young master's appearance, this time my heart hurts to the core, something big must happen, if he hadn't been so diligent in offering incense to Grandpa Buddha these days, and this calamity spread to him, he would still be able to Turn over?

However, contrary to what Cui Chengxiu expected, when he arrived at the gate of Ningshou Palace, the emperor had returned to his former appearance, greeted the queen mother in a calm manner, and was not in a hurry to leave, gossiping with the queen mother.

Apparently someone had reported the letter to the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager hesitated for a moment, but said, "The servant did not serve well yesterday? I heard that the emperor punished her to kneel at the entrance of the hall?"

The emperor was stunned, and then smiled slightly: "The queen mother knows? It's not that she doesn't take good care of her, but I don't want her to serve like this. Sometimes, it's not when things are imminent, and I really can't see it. I really don't like it." Sleeper, it's better to withdraw."

"The emperor is young, so it's normal to think like this." The queen mother breathed a sigh of relief, and said to Madam Xu, "Sure enough, what the Ai family said at the time was correct. After all, the daughter's family is different from the man's, and it is a bit embarrassing for the emperor to be in bed. So, the emperor doesn’t need to withdraw, just stay in Qinghe Hall, and when you have errands in front of your imperial court, let them fill in the vacancies as usual.”

"Yes." The emperor bowed to the queen mother, "The queen mother has arranged it very well, and my son obeyed."

"Alas," the Queen Mother sighed a little, "different is different after all. A man with three wives and six concubines hugs left and right, no matter how honest he is, he also thinks about this secretly. Most daughters' families want to be a couple for life. Waiting to meet someone who is single-minded and devoted to Tianchangdijiu—the emperor doesn’t need to worry, you just want to think about what can be talked about, there is still time, let’s pick slowly.

"Yes." The emperor seemed to be tired, his smile gradually became forced, and he was a bit late in answering the question.The queen mother winked at the female official, who brought the teacup to the emperor: "This is the newly brewed Yangxian tea, using water from the Hanming Spring, and the recipe for making the tea is the most fashionable new recipe. The emperor After drinking tea, I went back to Qinghe Palace earlier to rest—I was too busy yesterday, and today the ministers are on holiday, and the emperor should not look at the papers, it is important to have a solid rest for a day."

"My son really didn't sleep well, and I can't hold on today." The emperor seemed to be extremely tired. He looked at the teacup for a while, and then reached out to take it and drank it. The smile on his face was also absent-minded. This tea is really good, and I will let the people from the Qinghe Hall learn from it later." She stood up, pleaded guilty and withdrew.

It was still early, and there was a clear chill in the air.The emperor believes that today's affairs are completed today, so he doesn't easily give himself a holiday. Usually, this is the time to go to the court or prepare for the day. Even if the officials take a rest, the emperor will order the papers to be sent to the Hall of Qinghe.Seeing the emperor standing on the platform in a daze, Cui Chengxiu asked carefully and in a low voice: "Master is really tired, why don't you take a rest for a day, and send someone to prepare it? Or do you follow the old practice, and the servant will pass on the news to the female official to the east?" Warm Pavilion attendant?"

To say that you are tired is really tiring. The rituals of the Longevity Festival are not for fun. Fasting, offering sacrifices to the ancestors, performing the ceremonies, and giving banquets to the important officials of the clan are much more tiring than the imperial court. Sleep well. At this time, the emperor felt as if a small hammer was continuously beating his temples, and there was a stubborn dull pain inside.She rubbed her forehead and muttered: "I don't want to go back to the Longxi Hall."

"Then—servant sent someone to prepare Zhaoren Hall?" Zhaoren Hall is the side hall of Zhaoqian Hall, and the emperor sometimes saw people critique papers there, but this time the emperor still shook his head: "That place is too far away."

It was the first time that Zhaoren Hall was commented as "too far away". Cui Chengxiu blinked her eyes and thought for a while, and suddenly she felt blessed: "The servants cleaned up the West Nuan Pavilion? It's warm there, and it's close to the enclosure. It’s also easy to talk.”

The emperor nodded slightly.She didn't want to ask Gu Yuan a question at this moment. Although she didn't pay much attention to palace affairs on weekdays, the emperor grew up in the palace after all. Looking back on Hu Ruanniang's resume and the process of setting up the secretary, she can deduce some things from it. There are clues.She raised her spirits and boarded the dragon chariot, and said coldly after leaving the Ningshou Palace: "When you go back, first pass on my will. From today on, no movement in the Qinghe Palace is allowed to be disclosed to outsiders, even here, the Queen Mother. The same goes for you and Wei Fengchun. The people who work together are supervisors of each other, and those who leak secrets, the master, apprentice, and brother will sit together! Some people see that I have a good temper and want to plot," she smiled lightly, "Maybe there are such people in the Qinghe Temple. It is nothing more than I am waiting to see those tricks! After delivering the decree, go tell Mr. Zheng and Admiral Lin, as well as Lu Feng from the House of Internal Affairs, and tell them that I will wait in the Hall of Qinghe."

Cui Chengxiu was sweating coldly behind the emperor's tone, and cried out inwardly: I'm afraid of what will come, my young master is really angry this time!

Due to an accident in the morning, the emperor's breakfast was delayed. This day, the breakfast was announced after returning to the Qinghe Hall. As usual, there were eight small boxes of side dishes, eight kinds of palace snacks, and four kinds of soup and porridge.Wei Fengchun served with extra care, and led the emperor to the dining table, when he suddenly heard the emperor ask: "Has she eaten?"

This "she" is self-explanatory, and Wei Fengchun bowed quickly: "Return to the young master, Hu Nushi, no," he slapped himself lightly, "The servant girl made up her own mind and prepared a regular meal for Miss Gu: four small dishes and four Snacks and porridge. Miss Gu didn't move much. The servant thought to herself that she must be extremely tired, and persuaded her to drink two bowls of calming soup. She seemed to have fallen asleep just now. The young master wants to pass it on, and the servant will send someone go call."

The emperor was noncommittal, took a few mouthfuls, got up and left the Nuan Pavilion, and walked off the platform with his hands behind his back. He hesitated for a while, and then entered the West Wing Room.

Gu Yan stayed up all night, physically and mentally exhausted, and with two bowls of soothing soup with added ingredients, he couldn't hold on any longer, fell asleep on the desk, and didn't notice the emperor's footsteps.The emperor stepped very lightly, and carefully stood diagonally opposite her, his eyes fixed on Gu Yan's face.

The face-to-face was flustered and flustered just now. Now that I looked carefully, I could see the difference from when we parted: Gu Yuan's face was thinner, his chin was pointed, and there was a blue color under his eyes that couldn't be concealed by a smear of makeup. And distressed.

The emperor hesitated for a while, and reached out to touch Gu Yuan's face. The touch was really warm, not a dream, nor an illusion. Gu Yuan was actually right in front of his eyes, within the forbidden area of ​​the palace wall just like himself.Obviously, the unattainable wish in front of him came true, but the emperor didn't feel any joy in his heart. Instead, a gloomy resentment and pain slowly rose. She quietly clenched her fists and carefully pulled out her written confession from under Gu Yuan. After reading it several times, I turned around and went back to Dongnuange.

The three important ministers of Luan Yisi were already waiting inside. The emperor handed the confession to Zheng Luan, and motioned for several people to pass it on. He walked a few steps in the Nuan Pavilion, glanced around the faces that were either pondering or surprised, and pretended to speak calmly. "What do you think, something like this happened in the palace?" She paused, but finally couldn't help the anger that surged in her heart, and suddenly raised her voice, "For so many years, some people have been plotting everywhere." , scheming against the court, scheming against me, I don’t care about it, now they, they even want to schem against her! The cabinet ministers, ministers, or even the clan, are always making trouble with a weak woman like this,” she sneered, “you say, I What resentment did you create in the previous life, and what evil did you do in this life to let others trample on the person I like?!"

The fact that the emperor made such a statement clearly shows that he still has a heart of trust in Yisi Luan.The three of Zheng Luan looked at each other, they both breathed a sigh of relief, and each apologized to the emperor.

"There is no need to say those clichés." The emperor said simply, "Now you just talk about what to do."

"When something like this happened in the palace, the Luanyi Bureau really has no face to face people." Lin Yuan took the lead, "I will show you all my skills. Your Majesty, even if you wait, no one who should be caught will be able to escape."

Xu Feng agreed, Zheng Luan pondered for a while, but shook his head: "I think the real problem is not here."

The emperor was angry: "Shouldn't I like her?"

"That's not it." Zheng Luan smiled slightly, "I feel that although the abolition of the palace ban is the responsibility of the Luanyi Bureau, it is also related to the fact that there is no one in the palace. Originally, the palace affairs were in charge of the queen or the emperor's husband. The government obeys orders, and now since the last emperor's reign, the middle palace has been suspended for more than [-] years, although there is an empress dowager, but the old lady is old, and there are always omissions—"

"I won't establish an imperial concubine." The emperor pursed his lips, "I'll talk about the matter in the middle palace later, and you should investigate this matter clearly, and don't rush it for a while, so as not to startle the snake." She lowered her head and thought for a while, "One year, I'll give you a year to slowly follow through, no matter who is behind those people, don't miss any of them."

"Yes." The emperor was not in a hurry to see the merits, which gave the investigators a lot of room to move around. Lin Yuan smiled softly: "I must give Your Majesty an explanation."

"Also," the emperor pondered for a moment, "Gu Yuan, she—I intend to keep her in front of the imperial court temporarily, so that no one will harm her. You can re-issue a palace entry document for her, and the subsidy in the palace will also be given to the Gu family. Send a copy, as long as it is in the name of the palace. Her confession has already been given to you. In the future, there is no need for an interrogation. I think this can be regarded as an example with beating Dengwen drum, what do you think?"

As an example, entering the palace by false citizenship and knocking on Dengwengu, the palace is no different from the Caishikou where people come and go.The emperor's partiality was so blatant, several ministers looked at each other, a little dumbfounded.

"According to your Majesty's situation, the Central Palace may have a female queen in the future." Xu Feng left the Hall of Qinghe and sighed in the corridor, "I'm afraid the disputes in the court will continue."

"Why is this so?" Zheng Luan handed Gu Yuan's confession to her, "This confession is well-organized, with needles hidden in the cotton, which is no different from this year's No. [-] Scholar in Women's Department. What's even more rare is her situation. His words can be impartial, not complaining, and measured. His Majesty likes such a person, and his vision is not bad. Maybe," she smiled slightly, "Our Majesty is lucky to meet a Queen of Shengwen?"