The emperor's heart alone

Shi Junji, who returned to the palace early in the morning on the second day, looked a bit haggard. It seemed that he did not have a good rest last night.

Zhang Dequan worriedly watched Shi Junji's movements of beating his back or waist from time to time, and asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, there is still some time before the morning court, why don't I find someone to beat the emperor's back."

Shi Junji paused in his hands, thought for a while, and agreed.Although Xu Yunjin didn't drive Shi Junji out of bed last night, he let Shi Junji sleep only in a place that can accommodate a body that is difficult to turn over, and he carried out this punishment even in his sleep, so he woke up the next morning , Shi Junji felt sore all over, since he was a child, he really never suffered from this crime.

Zhang Dequan got the order, so he went down to let people arrange it.After Shi Junji finished his breakfast, a maid waiting outside came in to give Shi Junji a massage, Shi Junji stopped the maid from coming forward, and frowned: "Let the eunuch who can massage come over. "

Zhang Dequan didn't ask too many questions, and just followed Shi Junji's instructions. It took him a while to find a suitable candidate. After all, massages have always been done by women, and he couldn't find a eunuch for a massage. Fortunately, There was an eunuch association in Changping Palace, which saved Zhang Dequan a lot of trouble.

Looking for someone wasted some time. Shi Junji didn't let the people behind him massage him for too long. When the time for the morning court approached, Shi Junji went to the morning court on time.

In this room, Shi Junji went to the early court, Zhang Dequan accompanied him, and Xu Sa stayed to deal with the affairs of the Changping Palace. After Shi Junji finished the morning court, he met two more ministers and wanted to take a rest. Xu Sa has something to report: "Your Majesty, Concubine Shu is seeking to see you outside."

Since the last pilgrimage ceremony, the queen was overly frightened and fell ill. The power of the harem that was finally taken back had to be handed over again. Among them was Concubine Shu, and even Shi Junji had already issued an order. Someone disturbed the Queen's care, and even the Phoenix Seal was temporarily handed over to Concubine Shu. Once something happened, it would be dealt with after discussion by the concubines headed by Concubine Shu who interfered in the affairs of the harem. If there is a need to use the Phoenix Seal, Don't bother the queen, just go directly to Concubine Shu.

How can a smart woman in the harem fail to see the emperor's plan?Although they don't know the reason why the emperor suddenly hates the empress and attack the empress, as long as they know that their chance has come, it's all right. Those who have enough status naturally want to be the highest position in the harem. Among them, the one who gave birth to the prince Concubines are the most promising, and those with low status also have the idea of ​​wanting to elevate their concubine status. If they can be the next queen, their status will naturally rise.

How could they have imagined it?Shi Junji did have the idea of ​​abolishing the queen, but he had no intention of establishing another queen.

Shi Junji got off the soft couch and sat back behind the table: "Let her in."

"Chen and concubine see the emperor."

Shi Jun looked at Concubine Shu, who bowed her head in a very calm manner, and said after a while, "Get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"What are you doing here?" Shi Jun casually opened a memorial in front of him.

"The concubine knows that she shouldn't bother the emperor, but we sisters can't make up our minds, and we dare not disturb the queen's rest, so we have to ask the pope to see how to deal with this matter." Concubine Shu Gui said, "The concubines and all the sisters didn't believe this matter, but now the evidence is convincing, but they have to believe it." The person has been suppressed in the Yuxiu Palace of the concubine, just waiting for the emperor to deal with it."

Shi Junji's pupils shrank, and the talented concubine Shu Guifei said was the most favored woman in the harem at present.It is said that she is the most favored, but Shi Junji has not stayed in the harem for a long time, and the queen often goes there, but only to see the queen's illness, and has never stayed overnight. As for other concubines, Shi Junji On the contrary, when he still vaguely understood his feelings for Xu Yunjin, he subconsciously avoided going to the harem, and during those days when he was still in the harem, the one who was favored was the talented person that Concubine Shu said.

Shi Junji knew the existence of this person, but after thinking about it, he couldn't remember the appearance of that noble man. Now that he heard about the affair between the noble man and others, Shi Junji didn't have much feeling. , It's just a woman who doesn't have much to do with him.

"It's nothing difficult." Shi Junji's tone was light, "Concubines in the harem who have an affair with others should be beheaded according to the law. Just drag those two people down and behead them."

Concubine Shu was a little surprised in her heart, but her face showed hesitation: "It's just that the nobleman is pregnant."

Shi Jun looked up at Concubine Shu in surprise, raised his eyebrows and said, "Whose is it?"

"According to the nobleman's confession, we only had an affair for more than a month, but the imperial doctor felt the pulse of the nobleman, but he was pregnant for more than three months." Concubine Shu added, "I just don't know what the nobleman said. Whether it’s true or not, it’s really embarrassing for the concubines and others.”

Shi Junji pondered for a moment, and suddenly a thought came to his mind, and he stood up neatly: "Show Yuxiu Palace."

Shi Junji and Concubine Shu came to Yuxiu Palace with a group of palace people, Shi Junji saw at a glance that many concubines had arrived in Yuxiu Palace, and on the ground in the middle of the room, there were nobles and a man kneeling.

Shi Junji walked to the first seat and sat down, and Concubine Shu naturally sat down.Shi Junji looked thoughtfully at the talented and noble man with pear blossoms and rain, and when the talented and noble man saw Shi Junji's arrival, tears fell again, and he even crawled to Shi Junji's feet: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, my concubine is Wronged, wronged! The concubine doesn't know that person at all, how could she have an affair with him, Your Majesty!"

Shi Junji was expressionless, just looked down at the talented man, before the talented man finished speaking, someone stepped forward and pulled the talented man away, Shi Junji's eyes fell on the man again.

"You are a noble man." Shi Junji opened his mouth, "You said you don't know this man?"

The nobleman seemed to have gained a glimmer of hope from Shi Junji's tone, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, my concubine's words are true, and my concubine really doesn't know him."

In comparison, the man was very timid. From Shi Junji to the present, he has never spoken, nor raised his head, and his whole body is still trembling.

"You have been pregnant for more than three months?"

"That's right, Your Majesty, this concubine is pregnant with your flesh and blood, Your Majesty!" The nobleman became more and more excited, with hope in his eyes.

Shi Junji gave an "en" and suddenly said: "Come here, drag the talented man and this man down, put them in death row, and beheaded tomorrow." What's more, he got up and left Yuxiu Palace.

After returning to Changping Palace, someone immediately presented the information Shi Junji needed.Shi Jun glanced at ten lines, and quickly read the news in his hand: "So, the son in the womb of the nobleman is indeed my flesh and blood."

The person who presented the information to Shi Junji did not leave, and was kneeling on the ground at this time: "Not only that, the affair with others was also arranged by Concubine Shu."

Shi Junji casually said: "That's not important, maybe I should thank Concubine Shu for what she has done." After squinting his eyes and being silent for a while, Shi Junji said again, "Replace the talented and noble people in the death row and bring them to It’s easy to wait in the secret room of Changping Palace, and when the child is born, kill her.”

"Yes."

Shi Junji waved his hand, and the man left, and Zhang Dequan also entered the room: "Your Majesty, your complexion is a bit ugly, why don't I call the imperial doctor to treat you, Your Majesty."

"No, it will be good if I sleep in a while." Shi Junji said, "How about the queen?"

Zhang Dequan replied respectfully: "The empress was indeed frightened at the beginning, and she was sick in bed. It's just that before the people sent by the old slave took action, someone took action first."

Shi Junji originally wanted to take this opportunity to get rid of the queen, so when someone took the queen away during the pilgrimage ceremony, he secretly gave an order to put some slow poison in the queen's soup, so that the queen died in a few months, and then let the queen die. People thought that the queen died of illness, and it could be considered that he gave the queen a face, so as to save her from actually copying the Chu family in the future and embarrassing the queen's face, it would be better than giving her suicide at that time.

"Oh?" Shi Jun was very excited. Although the pilgrimage ceremony was over, he still had to receive some envoys every day. He even went to Xu Yunjin's place last night. He really didn't know what happened to the queen. , "Who couldn't help it?"

"It's Concubine Ning."

"Concubine Ning?" Shi Junji frowned, he thought it would be Concubine Shu, but unexpectedly it was the docile and pleasant Concubine Ning.Shi Junji has three sons and two daughters, one of them was born to Concubine Ning, so thinking about it, he can understand a thing or two.

"Concubine Ning also chose to be poisoned, but her hands and feet were not very clean." Zhang Dequan continued, "The people we sent have already dealt with the matter of Concubine Ning's poisoning. Not only the concubines in the harem will not know, even the queen People with the queen mother will not notice."

"That's good." Shi Junji nodded, looking very satisfied, as if he couldn't wait, "How long will it take?"

Zhang Dequan thought for a while: "No more than five months."

"How is the collection of the Chu family's criminal evidence?"

"Going back to the emperor was much smoother than expected. The Chu family acted arrogantly, and it was easy to leave a clue, which offended many people. Now more than half of the criminal evidence has been collected. Within two months, all the Chu family will be able to The incriminating evidence was collected.”

After the queen died, Shi Junji decided to attack the Chu family.The Chu family has not made a fortune for a long time, and its foundation is not stable. The only support is the current empress. When the empress dies, the Chu family will have no one who can take care of them. It will be easy to clean up the Chu family at that time.A few days ago, Shi Junji transferred Chu Renqing's family, that is, Chu Fang's family, back to the capital. The purpose was to make the Chu family more concentrated, so that they would be able to catch them all at once. It was not like what the outside world said, but To support Chu Renqing.

However, before the Chu family is dealt with, the necessary grace is also required. You must not startle the snake. Even if the Chu family is really nothing in his eyes, Shi Junji still does not want to have too many casualties on his side. One soldier and one soldier is of course the best.

Feeling that everything was developing according to his own ideas, Shi Jun went to take a nap in a very good mood.