[Qing Chuan] Yongzheng's embarrassing empress

Shuwan had a smile on her face, feeling very guilty in her heart.

She believed that Xiaobao would not act recklessly, but others might not believe it, so she immediately blocked the news after receiving the letter, not daring to let Xiaobao's fiancée know.

It's just that I didn't expect it, and I didn't hide it in the end.

Shuwan smiled at her mother-in-law and future daughter-in-law: "I have wanted to invite you two into the palace for a long time, but unfortunately I never had the chance."

Shuwan sighed, "Since the emperor ascended the throne, things in the palace have happened one after another, and now the queen mother is ill again, I don't have a moment of peace in my heart."

Xiaobao's mother-in-law said considerately: "Empress, please take care of yourself even though the palace is busy. You can see us anytime you want, so don't be in a hurry."

Shuwan smiled, and turned to look at Xiaobao's fiancée, "Jiao Jiaoer seems to have grown taller again, and she has become even more beautiful!"

Jiaojiaoer is the nickname of Xiaobao's fiancée. The little girl smiled shyly and lowered her head with a blushing face.

Xiaobao's mother-in-law sighed: "Ma'am, she hasn't grown taller! It may be that she has lost weight recently, so she looks slack."

Shuwan sighed, knowing that she was going to get down to business.

Sure enough, Xiaobao's mother-in-law immediately mentioned Jiangnan.

"Your Majesty doesn't know that Jiaojiao'er's cousin works in Jiangnan. Our two families are far away, but we have never lost contact. A few days ago, her cousin sent a letter, saying that the second prince went to Jiangnan on behalf of the emperor. It's prestige. Her cousin also said that the officials in the south of the Yangtze River saw that there was no one around the second prince to serve them, so they sent a few girls away."

Xiaobao's mother-in-law sighed: "It's a slave who has no way to teach a daughter, Jiaojiao'er is a little narrow-minded. The second prince's errands are done well, she is happy for the second prince, and when someone puts a girl next to the second prince, she can't help but think wildly."

Xiaobao's mother-in-law seems to be complaining about her daughter's suspicion, but she is actually asking Shuwan for an explanation.

Shuwan smiled bitterly and explained for Xiaobao, "The second prince is not a lustful person, don't worry, in a few days, he will definitely send a letter back to explain."

Xiaobao's mother-in-law smiled lightly and said, "Empress, there are some young people who are greedy for new things. My Jiaojiaoer is not that unforgiving. It's just that the second prince took so much at once, which makes people feel puzzled. He took it before marriage. Are there so many girls dissatisfied with us?"

Shuwan said sternly: "Other young people will be greedy and lustful, but my son will never. The second prince must have other intentions for this move. I believe him, and I hope you can believe him."

Xiaobao's mother-in-law looked at her daughter, did the second prince really have other intentions in doing this?The empress has no reason to lie to her. If the second prince is really lustful, the empress can perfunctory her with the excuse that young people love to play.

Standing beside Shuwan, Chun'er felt a little worried. It was difficult to explain the fact that the capital was too far away from the south of the Yangtze River, and the empress could not even ask the second prince for an explanation.

At this time, a little eunuch came in to salute gently, and Chun'er hurried over.

"What's up?"

The little eunuch bent over and gasped for breath, it seemed that he was in a hurry on the road.

"Aunt Chun'er, the emperor has received a letter from the second prince, and he asked his servants to come and report the letter."

Shuwan heard them whispering, and vaguely heard them mention Xiaobao, she asked: "What's the matter? Is there any news about the second prince?"

The little eunuch hurriedly stepped forward and said with a smile: "Go back to the empress, yes, the second prince has a letter, and the emperor asked the servant to come and convey it."

Shuwan leaned forward and asked eagerly: "What did the second prince say in the letter? He accepted all those girls?"

The little eunuch nodded, "Well, it's used, none of them are idle."

Shuwan: "..."

Xiao Bao's mother-in-law and Jiao Jiao'er turned blue.

The little eunuch didn't feel the strange atmosphere at all, and he continued: "The second prince didn't let them idle, some of them went to Ningzhuang Pavilion to work as buddies, and some went to Zhuangzi to plant rice. The second prince said that to be a person is to be down-to-earth, How much work you do, how much you get paid, earn your own money and support yourself, it’s an honor.”

Shuwan breathed a long sigh of relief, "Very good, very good, the second prince has done a good job, and you have passed the message well, so you don't need to pass it on in the future."

Almost killed my son.

Shuwan smiled and said to her mother-in-law: "Look, what did I say? The second prince is not that kind of person, now you can rest assured!"

Jiaojiaoer nodded shyly, Xiaobao's mother-in-law saw that her daughter was happy, so she couldn't say anything more.

"We misunderstood the second prince, please don't blame your empress."

Shuwan smiled and said: "It's okay, just clear up the misunderstanding. If you have any questions, just come and ask me. This is very good. It's straightforward and I can explain it clearly. It's better than guessing and guessing. The misunderstanding is getting deeper and deeper. Be strong."

Xiaobao's mother-in-law quickly apologized, "It's all our fault for thinking too much, and we will stop thinking about it in the future."

Shuwan persuaded them to relax and left them in the palace for lunch.

After they left, Shuwan went to Ningshou Palace to see the Queen Mother, and did not return to Yongshou Palace until evening.

The Yongshou Palace had already lit the lights, and the emperor was lying on his side on the soft couch.Shuwan asked the servants to retreat, and she pulled up the quilt on the fourth elder brother.

The fourth elder brother opened his eyes in a daze, "You are back!"

Shuwan patted him on the shoulder, "Go back to sleep when you're tired!"

The fourth elder brother shook his head and sat up, "Don't sleep, I have something to do later."

"It's so late, what else is there?"

The fourth elder brother was silent for a while and said: "I will send someone to arrest the eighth."

Shuwan froze for a moment, "After so many days, are you finally ready to do it?"

"Well, I have sent people to collect evidence, and all aspects have been arranged."

Shuwan knew that the fourth elder brother was in a very disturbed mood now, so she held the fourth elder brother's hand and quietly accompanied him.

It was getting dark outside, the husband and wife leaned on each other and sat quietly. After some time, Su Peisheng came into the house to report.

"Your Majesty, Empress, I have been arrested, and now I am being held in the Hall of Mental Cultivation."

The fourth elder brother got up to leave, Shuwan stood up to see him off, the fourth elder brother suddenly turned around and asked her, "Do you want to go and see?"

He paused and said, "I want you to accompany me."

The fourth elder brother and the eighth elder brother have been fighting back and forth for a long time, and today is the end, he wants Shuwan to be by his side.

Shuwan smiled, "Okay!" As long as you need me to accompany you.

When we arrived at the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the fourth elder brother asked Shuwan to hide behind the screen behind him.

Su Peisheng brought a chair for Shuwan and brought her refreshments, allowing her to sit comfortably behind the screen and watch the play.

Not long after, several ministers who had been waiting for a long time came in and stood on both sides. The guards escorted Eighth Brother in and made him kneel in the middle.

Even with his arm being helped, Eighth Prince still tried his best to maintain his elegance. He smiled and asked, "I don't know what crime I have committed. The emperor wants to take me into the palace while the moon is dark and the wind is high."

The fourth elder brother threw the collected evidence in front of him, "These are the letters between you and He Zhuo, and some are letters written by He Zhuo to the students in Jiangnan. You instigated He Zhuo to spread rumors and disrupt the government..."

"What the emperor said is too serious!" the eighth elder brother interrupted the fourth elder brother, "it's just some rumors, the emperor's throne is too unstable, and he can't bear even a little gossip."

The fourth elder brother didn't need to talk back, the ministers standing on both sides couldn't bear it anymore, and accused the eighth elder brother of being rude.The evidence is all in front of him, and he cannot deny it.

The moment he was caught, Eighth Brother knew that he was not going to be good, and he didn't intend to beg for mercy. Since he had reached the end, he might as well be a little more arrogant and have a good time in the end.

"It's so noisy!" Brother Eight sneered, "This situation is really nostalgic. I think that when I was in glory, all the dignified adults defended me like this."

A few adults who once admired the eighth elder brother dared not speak.

The fourth elder brother is too lazy to listen to the eighth elder brother. The winner is the king and the loser. The eighth elder brother has no capital to stand up. He doesn't need to listen to the last cruel words of a loser.

The fourth elder brother only cares about one thing in particular, "You are also responsible for Huang Ama's poisoning!"

The adults and Shu Wan who was sitting behind the screen were all shocked.

The wild smile on Eighth Brother's lips disappeared, "Your Majesty, don't make false accusations."

"The steward who poisoned the waiter once served you."

"What about the evidence? Just because he served me, the emperor can convict me?"

The fourth elder brother said: "It has been a while, and many clues have disappeared. I really have no evidence. But... your son has grown up so much, has he ever drank the soup made of Polygonum multiflorum? You were arrested, and now you are in your house They are all mine."

The eighth elder brother is very concerned about his children, he did not expect the fourth elder brother to use the children to threaten him.

The fourth elder brother asked again with a sullen face, "Huang Ama was poisoned, did you do it?"

Eighth Prince lowered his shoulders, lowered his head and laughed.

"Yes! I did it! It has nothing to do with anyone else!"

The fourth elder brother nodded calmly, then suddenly grabbed the inkstone on the table and threw it at the eighth elder brother.

"Why are you doing this! Why!"

The eighth elder brother didn't hide, and a blood hole was smashed on his forehead.

He sneered and said: "No reason, it's because I'm unhappy. He gave birth to me, but why should he praise me if he wants to, and throw me into the mud if he doesn't want to! I'm his son, he scolded me Despicable, degrade me even worse than a slave!"

He is a prince, but because of his mother, he didn't dare to be self-willed when he was a child, and he had to be kind to his servants. He didn't want to be a gentle person, but reality didn't allow him to be as proud as other princes.

His family background was a hidden pain in his heart, and the emperor mercilessly used this to attack him.He used to love his father so much, but this is how his father repaid him.

The eighth brother said: "This is the end of the matter, you can punish it as you like! I don't care anymore!"

The adults did not expect the eighth elder brother to admit his crime so quickly, and they asked the emperor to punish the eighth elder brother severely.

The fourth elder brother looked at the eighth elder brother steadily, and after a while lowered his eyes and said: "Send the eighth elder brother to the imperial mausoleum, let him confess his crimes in front of the ancestors and the late emperor, and remove him from the jade plate. "

This punishment is not too heavy. A minister raised objections. The fourth elder brother said: "I should kill him, but what is the charge? Murdering the late emperor? Do you want the reputation of the royal family? No matter what, the late emperor cannot die of poisoning." , This is the last honor of the late emperor."

What the fourth elder brother said made sense, and the others did not dare to object, so the guards sent the eighth elder brother to the imperial mausoleum overnight.