Force a good concubine

The emperor's tone and attitude seemed to have been wronged, but since the emperor was right, did Prince Duan intentionally separate their mother and daughter?The queen mother couldn't make a decision for a while, looking back at Madam Xu, she said: "Since the emperor said that the people in Luan Yisi know the facts, let them enter the palace to confront them!" Then she reprimanded the emperor: "What is the emperor kneeling there for, why don't you hurry up?" Get up? Do you still want to lose face in front of your servants?"

Being willing to say such a thing shows that the queen mother has believed most of the emperor. Therefore, although the queen mother is still stern, everyone in the palace is relieved. It is the son's duty to make amends to the queen mother in front of the courtiers in Zhaoqian hall, let alone in the Qinghe hall, let alone the empress dowager, who made the queen mother not have a good rest at night. I just ask the queen mother to calm down and take care of her body, as the saying goes There is no overnight feud between mother and son, as long as the queen is as she wishes, the son should kneel as long as he wants." She spoke and then raised her voice to order, "Cui Chengxiu, Wei Fengchun, go get the high chair and foot stove, the old lady's legs and feet can't bear the cold, now After standing in this hall for so long, don't you know how to serve!"

"Slaves and servants are all stupid donkeys!" Cui Chengxiu held the top chair, Wei Fengchun trotted in with a footstove in hand, sent them to the Empress Dowager to settle down, and apologized softly, "Slaves and maids don't know how to serve, please forgive me! "

After all, it was a child who saw the grown-ups when they were young, and the words were very considerate. The queen mother sat on the top chair, and sighed with red eyes: "You don't know how to serve—won't you hurry up and bring your master over? Aijia remembers She has never knelt like this since she was a child, and she is on such a cold and hard gold brick, if she suffers from the cold and falls ill, what will happen?"

"Thank you, empress, for your compassion." The emperor was tucked up by Cui Chengxiu's support, staggered two steps, and then limped to the empress dowager, "I am really ashamed to see the empress. If the empress is still angry, please calm down!" "

"When have I ever been angry with you?" The queen mother sighed, and took the emperor's hand, "Although we only came to me when I was eight years old, how did we mother and son have any quarrel? As an adult, Aijia sees it in his eyes every day, even in his dreams, he is at ease. King Duan is the first elder in the clan. He said with certainty that you did such absurd things, and Aijia listened to him. The Ai family is still suffering. Now that the truth is out, the emperor has not gone astray, so what else can the Ai family say? It’s just that the emperor mishandled it, so why did he keep it a secret?”

"It's hard to guarantee that no close relatives and clans are involved in this kind of Li Daitao's stiff matter. I specifically asked Lin Yuan to investigate in private, just because I was worried that it would be exposed rashly, and the whole world would see the joke of the Tian family's fratricide." Cui Chengxiu winked and said. Come to a small embroidered pier, the emperor sat down next to the empress dowager's knee, looked up at the empress dowager, still looking sincerely apologetic, "My son thought that the truth would come out in a short time, but he didn't greet the empress first, and was caught by the empress dowager." The villain took advantage of the loophole, and the son was not thoughtful, and the queen mother blamed it."

The emperor took all the faults on himself in this way, and the queen mother felt a little guilt in her heart, and patted the back of the emperor's hand: "The Ai family said earlier that the emperor is so busy with court affairs, it is inevitable that there will be omissions in the palace. Now it seems that this palace It can’t be done if it’s not straightened out!” She looked at the emperor carefully, and she could see it vaguely in the dark, and now the emperor’s face was reflected in the candlelight, and the redness and swelling on his forehead were particularly conspicuous, making the corner of the empress dowager’s eyes twitch, “Go and call the imperial physician , the emperor's forehead is injured like this, how can he go to court?"

"What you mean is that your Majesty should be exempted from court today." Zheng Luan and Lin Yuan waited at the gate of the palace for a long while, and only after hearing the Queen Mother's thorough word of mouth, they kowtowed and pleaded guilty.

"At this time, how can you say that you are guilty or not?" The queen mother read the confession documents sent by Madam Xu, and sighed again after a long time, "The first emperor knew that I was not good at palace affairs, so before he died, he only told me to take good care of the emperor, and everything else Just ask, and let them go. I always remember this sentence, I don’t care about everything with them. Seeing that the emperor is going to be in charge, I feel relieved. I didn’t expect them to force me at this moment! Ah Zheng That's right, you all got this confession a long time ago, and you haven't got a clue yet, let them deceive Aijia?"

"I'm terrified." Lin Yuan said calmly, "The case of tampering with Gu Yuan's palace documents has been investigated. The palace people who handled it include Li Wenxuan, the manager of the Huanyi Bureau, Zhao Rong, the manager of the Jingwen Factory, and Li Zhen, the manager of the Shangyi Bureau. , Changshi Xu Sanniang, Xu Fuzi and Zhang Xiaoshun, the servants of the Nei'an Letang, Xu Chuan and Lu Kun, the stewards of the House of Internal Affairs, and Xuan Yunzi, a demon who has an order in the Chongyun Temple. The minister carefully inquired about the whereabouts of these people There is no similarity in their backgrounds and backgrounds, so it can be seen that the person behind the scenes is not simple. Therefore, the minister did not arrest any one, and did not move anyone. He only sent people around a few people and found some clues. Only then did he know that it was not just King Duan, so he Wang, Yuwang, Qingwang, Beiwang, and Gongwang are all more or less involved in it," she said as she took out a stack of documents from her sleeve and raised them above her head, "This is the abbreviation of the case so far, sir. Empress and Your Majesty have a look."

As if the emperor had expected it, he took the document and read it quietly, but the queen mother was taken aback: "With so many princes, are they planning to join forces to rebel? Duan Wangyu and Wang Qing didn't say anything, didn't Sui Wang always accompany you?" Is the emperor's love for reading the best? Why? There is also the king of the north, she is the emperor's riding and archery master! King Gong, Prince Gong, he has been shutting up in Yunzhou, how can he stretch his hand back to the capital? The emperor It's his own daughter, and he actually—" The giant beast that has been lurking in the dark for many years finally revealed the tip of the iceberg, and the queen mother was so terrified that she could hardly sit still, "If they dare to force the palace——"

"They don't dare." The emperor closed the document and said coldly, "My son is about to take power, and I won't let them persecute the queen mother anymore." She said to Lin Yuan, "Looking at the meaning in this file, it doesn't seem like it has already been done. For those who have formed an alliance, is there anyone among the courtiers involved in this matter?"

"The minister is also surprised. There are a lot of internal ministers involved, but not many court officials. However, Xu Zhixuan, the servant of the Ministry of punishment, seems to be suspicious, and the minister is still investigating."

The emperor nodded his head: "They are so picky, they don't like me everywhere, and my uncles and brothers, I'm afraid they don't like it even more."

This is really childish, Lin Yuan knew that the emperor has been brooding over the matter of establishing a queen, so he just smiled in his heart, but the emperor said again: "You want me to be exempted from the court today, which is also the 'Shunpu chess' mentioned in this file. ?”

"Your Majesty is right. This time, King Duan did not hesitate to deceive the Empress Dowager in person. It can be seen that the plot is not small. Now you might as well follow their sway, and the movement among the courtiers will be clear. In addition, the minister got the news that someone is at the winter sacrifice. There are also some arrangements at the time, I dare to wait for the people involved in this case to deal with it after the winter sacrifice, so as not to startle the snake."

According to the system, both the Winter Sacrifice and the Chengjue Examination were in the Dingjiangkou Palace, not in the Forbidden City, and the Empress Dowager felt even more uneasy: "Do you want the emperor to personally take risks? If there is an eventuality—"

Zheng Luan was not in a hurry: "The minister and Lin Yuan are currently reorganizing the palace and investigating the manpower of the Beijing camp, so they can be safe. What's more, these princes of Taiping," she smiled slightly, "they are full of food all day long, and they only know that they are secretly plotting. Calculating, if we talk about government and military affairs in an upright manner, it is really not as far away as His Majesty, most of the Beijing camp is full of veterans who have experienced battles, and no one takes them seriously."

"Heretics can't be taken lightly." The queen mother was still worried, "the servants in charge of the imperial court were all newly promoted three years ago, and they are proficient in the tricks of inviting favors, but they are far inferior to the senior old people in terms of maturity. People call back?"

"This is exactly what I want to mention." Zheng Luan remained calm, "I'm afraid it will be too revealing, why not put a few people in the imperial tea room and imperial dining room, so as to ensure that the emperor's diet is safe and not attract people's eyes. How about daily living?" She pretended to think for a while, "I think that if there is a person who can live with His Majesty in a legitimate way without being too conspicuous, if you try everything first, you will be safe."

"The emperor is so old, it's not unreasonable to put a nanny in the palace to take care of it." The queen mother thought hard for a while, and when she saw Zheng Luan's eyes falling on the dragon tent intentionally or unintentionally, she suddenly became enlightened and said loudly, "Gu Yuan, Did you hear what Zheng’s palm print said just now? You violated the palace ban, which is an unforgivable crime, and now the Ai family will give you a chance to redeem your sins, are you willing?”

The emperor moved uncomfortably: "Mother——" She hadn't said a word, and Gu Yan had already arrived outside the tent, and kowtowed to the queen mother ten steps away, "All the troubles are caused by the people's daughters, and the people's daughters themselves It is duty-bound."

"I heard from the emperor that you did not lie to her?" People's minds are so complicated that they cannot be understood. Although the emperor is annoyed that he is fascinated by female sex, but knowing that Gu Yuan is indifferent to the emperor, the queen mother actually has feelings for Gu Yuan in her heart. He also became annoyed, and looked Gu Yan up and down with a straight face. His long hair like ink was draped behind his back, showing a gentle and beautiful face. Even so, the emperor is not unworthy of such an appearance. How dare he look rebelliously? What about Yuan Jia? "You claimed in your confession that you had a long-standing marriage contract, but now Aijia doesn't care whether it's true or not. The only thing is, if you accept this job, you will have to stay in front of the imperial court under the name of secretary for a while. Flaws, mistakes, the Ai family will not forgive you."

"Your servant must do his best."

"The emperor is busy with court affairs, and his physique is not considered strong. If you do not serve well, causing the emperor to live without restraint and eat poorly, Aijia will not spare you."

Seeing Gu Yan kowtowed again, the emperor blushed and said to the queen mother in a low voice, "I don't need her to take care of me—"

Just now the emperor was still decisive and clear in handling the affairs of the court. How could he be so indecisive when it comes to the internal affairs of the palace?The empress dowager was even more displeased with Gu Yan, she glanced at the emperor, and just ignored it: "I know Yuan Jia's temperament is not someone who will force others. Even if you live with her, both of them are daughters' family, there is no harm." Due to your reputation. Now you are still Hu Ruanniang in front of people. When you leave the palace, Aijia will take care of the funeral for Hu Ruanniang and completely return Gu Yuan's innocence. It's just a matter of going out of the palace in the future. , you are not allowed to mention it for life, if you mention it, it will be a death penalty, so, are you willing?"

Even if killing Hu Ruanniang has nothing to do with Gu Yuan, but walking around in front of the imperial court without any shyness, many caring people will see it, there will always be a day when the paper can't contain the fire, the emperor can't help it, low He pleaded with the Queen Mother: "Queen Mother, why don't she just stay in the Qinghe Hall—"

"The minister should follow the imperial court and never leave half a step." Gu Yuan solemnly bowed to the queen mother.Even if the emperor Qiu has done nothing wrong and serves like this in front of the imperial court, if others know about it, no one will believe that she and the emperor are innocent. After so many days in the palace, Gu Yan is always careful, but at this moment, she will take the previous All the worries and worries of the emperor were thrown out of the sky. The scholar died for his confidant, and the emperor wholeheartedly defended her. Apart from protecting the emperor with all his strength, what else could she give in return?