The Queen of the Red Chamber is a little flustered

The funeral of the Supreme Emperor was well-regulated, not extremely grand, but it was not shabby either.

In the middle of the night, the Ministry of Internal Affairs arranged the mourning hall, and Tu Mingjin took a few brothers and nephews to the front to watch the mourning.

Gu Qinyuan also called Yonghao up, put on sackcloth, put on filial piety clothes, tidied up, and sent Fushun to the front. Fortunately, the weather is neither cold nor hot at night, just be careful not to be too tired, Children don't get sick.

But it is also difficult not to tire people. Yonghao's position is like that of Prince Yizhong back then. Everyone stared at him with wide eyes, as if they were going to find something wrong from a child who had just turned seven years old.

But his brother is still young, and now he is sleeping soundly in the swaddle, and the grandma holds him in front of him and kowtows to the Supreme Emperor, and then he can go back, and he can't share the burden with Yonghao.

It is impossible for a single tree to make a forest. In this royal family, only their two brothers can't make it. However, Tu Mingjin has set a 27-month filial piety period for the Supreme Emperor, so the child's matter is not in a hurry.

There are few relatives, and cousins ​​are added. Those grandsons of the emperor went to study in the palace, lived in the East Fifth School, and interacted with Yonghao more. Children, after playing together for a few days, they will get familiar with each other.

Of course, although these children are young, they each have their own little thoughts, and when they get along with Yonghao, they can't help holding them up.

The cousin is like this, so the younger cousin naturally follows Yong Hao's eyes.

In this way, Gu Qinyuan inevitably worried that Yonghao would be held up high and would not be able to come down in the future. He would be like Prince Zhongyi and have a rift with his father. For a long time, it is hard to say whether he is another "Prince".

However, Gu Qinyuan couldn't say this to Tu Mingjin, she kept it in her heart, and there was a little bit of it on her face.

Tu Mingjin seemed to have noticed something, and took a few princes to Shang's study the next day, and when he came back, he slipped Yonghao into the study, and the father and son talked for a long time.

Afterwards, Yonghao came and said to Gu Qinyuan: "Mother, don't worry about the son, the son is different from the second uncle."

What is the difference, Yong Hao didn't explain clearly, but Tu Mingjin came back at night, with a sullen face, reached out and nodded Gu Qinyuan, "Worrying!"

But Gu Qinyuan was stunned and said straight: "Okay, I won't care about your father and son's affairs from now on."

Tu Mingjin laughed, "Women like to think wildly, if Yuanyuan wants to be fine, just play with Xi'er in her arms."

Being underestimated by the father and son, Gu Qinyuan was annoyed all day, and was coaxed back at night, but she thought in her heart that she must let them know that there are many things a woman can do, not just the one-acre three-point land at home.

After sending Yonghao to the front, Gu Qinyuan and the Queen Mother brought the concubines of the Supreme Emperor and the imperial concubines to mourn in the inner hall behind.

The head of the etiquette department who was called up in the middle of the night, according to the etiquette process, would remind him when to cry and when to stop.

Gold and silver paper ingots were put into the brazier and burned, wisps of smoke lingered, and everyone felt the reality that the Supreme Emperor had really passed away.

The concubines behind were weeping softly, very desolate.

The Supreme Emperor is still there, and they have thoughts in their hearts, but once the Supreme Emperor dies and has no children, how will they live in the future.

The concubines who had sons and daughters in front of them would not be as sad as they were, but they also felt uncomfortable in their hearts. In the future, they really can only live by the face of the younger generation.

The Queen Mother knelt at the front, looking at the big "Dian" in front of her eyes, her expression was a little dazed. Is this person really dead?She couldn't believe it.

Couples who have been married for decades have no friendship at all, how can it be possible?

Recalling the day of the wedding, the Empress Dowager only felt that her eyes were a little blurry, and when she touched her hand, it turned out to be wet.

"Mother's queen." Gu Qinyuan said in a low voice, "At the place of Concubine Zhengui..."

Concubine Zhen Gui, like the Fifth Prince, believed that Tu Mingjin was the one who killed the Supreme Emperor. When the death knell rang, she went crazy and rushed out screaming to confront Tu Mingjin.

Gu Qinyuan had been on guard against her for a long time, and assigned many eunuchs and nuns to guard the gate of the palace to prevent her from leaving the palace.

It's just that there are so many people there, and there can't be one Miss Zhen. Gu Qinyuan was a little uncertain, so she wanted to ask the Queen Mother for advice.

The Empress Dowager wiped away her tears, all sorrows disappeared in an instant, she frowned and said: "Let's lock her up for one night first, and we'll talk about it tomorrow."

Gu Qinyuan nodded, "My son knows."

Early the next morning, all the ministers in the capital entered the palace together, and the wives who had orders also entered the palace to cry for the Supreme Emperor.

Fang Shoufu braced himself, cupped his hands and asked, "I don't know why the Holy Majesty did it?" The main reason was that the Taishang Emperor could live a few more days with his body, but he would disappear without making a sound.

Tu Mingjin didn't speak, and Tu Minglang who was next to him told the ministers what he said yesterday.

There was a problem with the doctor sent here, so the Zhen family naturally couldn't figure out the relationship. The courtiers looked at each other and knew in their hearts that the Zhen family was over.

Because it was a national funeral, Jia Daishan also brought his son into the palace. Hearing this, he was startled and turned his eyes to Jia Daihua.He was keeping a filial piety in the mansion, the news was delayed, and he still doesn't understand the situation.

Jia Daihua just shook his head, expressing that he didn't know either.

"Let the Zhen family enter Beijing to defend themselves." Tu Mingjin ordered lightly.

After the imperial edict, Xu Huaisheng took the imperial edict and went to Jinling, accompanied by hundreds of forbidden soldiers.

The sixth prince and the officials of the Ministry of Rites led all the officials to guard the coffin for the Supreme Emperor. Tu Mingjin and several other princes gathered in the imperial study.

The affairs of the Zhen family and the fifth prince have to be dealt with.

"Fifth, why do you look like this?" Dowager Zhengui threw herself on the Fifth Prince and cried, "Your Majesty, take a look. You have just left, and there are people who can't tolerate our mother and son."

Tu Minglang rolled his eyes, "Who is Madam Zhen talking about? He fell off his horse when he went out yesterday, and it wasn't anyone who hurt him."

Concubine Zhen Gui glanced at the people in front of her incredulously, and snorted coldly, "Man is doing what the sky is watching, and I don't know how an unfilial son who kills his father can be the emperor of Daqi."

As soon as these words came out, the waiters in the room quickly knelt down, and the fourth princes also knelt on the ground.

The fifth prince was lying on the mat, his eyes widened, and he looked at Concubine Zhen Gui with incredible eyes. When did his mother become so courageous?

Tu Mingjin was expressionless, "Whether I am not filial to my son or not, only the emperor and the queen mother have the final say. As a concubine, the concubine is not qualified to say that. As for killing my father..." Tu Mingjin sneered, "Zhen The Taoist priests sent by the family, how good are you, have you ever appraised them? The disease that the imperial hospital is helpless, and the father can be cured only by the pill, so why does the royal family have so many imperial physicians?"

Concubine Zhen Gui stood up all of a sudden, pointed at Tu Mingjin, gritted her teeth and said, "The Holy Majesty got better because of the elixir. If it weren't for you, the Holy Majesty might be able to go to court now. How can you show off your prestige here?" when."

The Fourth Prince's eyelids twitched wildly, he really underestimated this woman's courage.

The eighth prince was almost scared to death, didn't he just want to see how unlucky the fifth son was, how could he know that Mrs. Zhen was going to die like this, after hearing these words, the seventh brother wouldn't cut him?

"Zhen Shi, you are presumptuous!" Tu Minglang sternly said.

The fifth prince tugged at the hem of Concubine Zhen Gui's clothes, trying to get her to stop talking, and said a few more words, the old seventh really wanted to kill them, the father was no longer there, and there was no one to protect them anymore.

If it is said that last night, the Fifth Prince burst into anger and had the guts to rush in front of Tu Mingjin, but after a night of calmness, and with Xiao Shunzi and his servants constantly brainwashing him, he is still Sober up.

Being carried into the palace by the fifth concubine, the fifth prince was still thinking about how to persuade the fourth prince, but as soon as the concubine Zhen Gui came up, she bluntly said that Tu Mingjin had killed his father, saying that he was not worthy of being an emperor.

The Fifth Prince was immediately dumbfounded, and forgot to cover Concubine Zhen Gui's mouth, and when she regained consciousness, she had already spoken.

Tu Mingjin waved his hand and asked people to take Zhen Shi down. The mother and son were really not worth his troubles.

Conquered by two young eunuchs, Concubine Zhen Gui struggled so hard that her hair was messed up, "Tu Mingjin, you... um..."

His mouth was tightly blocked, and he couldn't say a word.

Zhen's family was dragged out, and the Fifth Prince panicked, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

Before he could intercede, Tu Mingjin said coldly: "Father died, Prince Rui was overwhelmed with grief, and because he fell off his horse last night, he couldn't get up anymore. I feel very sad, and I specially allow Prince Rui to keep filial piety for the late emperor in the mansion until the late emperor is buried. Enter the imperial mausoleum, and then help the spirit of the late emperor."

The Zhen family was sent to the cold palace, and the fifth prince was imprisoned in the mansion. No one dared to say anything, and no one wanted to say anything. From this point alone, it can be seen how bad the relationship between mother and son is.

The fifth prince and concubine heard crackling noises inside at the gate of the courtyard, so she knew that the fifth prince must be throwing something again.

"Xiao Shunzi go and tell the lord that things in the mansion can't stand such a waste now." The fifth prince and concubine said flatly.

Xiao Shunzi bent over and said very respectfully: "Yes, Wangfei." Now the palace is completely supported by the Wangfei, no one really dares not to listen to the mistress.

The prince was imprisoned, but the concubine was often invited into the palace by the empress. Everyone in the capital knew that the concubine was favored by the empress, and His Majesty didn't mind.

The side concubines and concubines with daughters in the palace took the county magistrate to the main courtyard every day to pay their respects. Those concubines without daughters were very quiet, let alone their servants.

Thinking about why the prince fell from his horse that night, Xiao Shunzi couldn't help shaking, he had never seen this princess clearly.

But it is also because of this that Manfu can live well without being condemned by His Majesty. Otherwise, if the prince really rushed into the palace that night, Manfu could not be sure where it is now.

It wasn't until summer, when Tu Mingjin carried the coffin to the imperial mausoleum, and sealed the stone gate of the underground palace, that the late emperor's funeral was officially completed.

When riding back to the capital, Tu Mingjin glanced at the elder prince who was kneeling at the side, with a vicissitudes of life and a hunched back, he was still the loyal and brave prince who was full of vigor back then.

Tu Mingjin didn't know what it was like, in short, it was uncomfortable, and when he returned to the palace, he couldn't help but sigh twice.

Gu Qinyuan patted his hand, couldn't bear him to think about those things again, and said: "My mother mentioned it yesterday, saying that the late emperor has gone, and those concubines in the harem shouldn't occupy such a wide area anymore, so let me clean up a few. Come out of a palace and let the concubines live together."

"These matters are up to Yuanyuan and the queen mother," Tu Mingjin said.

Gu Qinyuan looked at him, "Ninth brother said he wanted to take Concubine Li out of the palace, what do you think?"

"Old Ninth?" Tu Mingjin snorted, "It's all he can think of."

Seeing him getting excited, Gu Qinyuan smiled and said: "Lao Jiu said that he has already left the palace to build a mansion, and he has property in his hands, and the concubine and his family can still afford it, so it's not good to bother my brother and sister-in-law to take care of his mother. "

"This old nine." Tu Mingjin shook his head and said with a smile, "Could it be that I can't even afford to support the concubine as the emperor?"

"Old Jiu doesn't think so." Gu Qinyuan said angrily: "He and Concubine Li used to meet every day, so he must have thought about going out of the palace, and he will be filial when he goes back, no matter if he is a mother or a son, My heart is always happy."

Tu Mingjin pondered for a while before saying: "It's not bad for the brothers to take the concubine out of the palace."

The late emperor's women stayed in the palace, they were uncomfortable, and Yuanyuan had many things to do, so it's better to send them away.

"But we have to wait a little longer. After the national filial piety is over, let Lao Jiu present the memorial." Tu Mingjin said again.

Gu Qinyuan nodded, "Okay, I'll ask Yonghao to tell Uncle Jiu tomorrow."

Tu Mingjin looked at her, "You can't treat Yonghao as a messenger. If you have anything to say, why doesn't Lao Jiu come and mention it to me?"

"You've been in a bad mood these days, Lao Jiu is avoiding you." Gu Qinyuan said.

Tu Mingjin pulled his face, pretended to be angry and said, "I'll find something for him tomorrow."

Gu Qinyuan just covered her mouth and smiled, and the whole capital was considered happy once she worked hard for Laojiu.

You must know that because of Tu Mingjin's bad mood, many people in the capital are worried.

Not to mention the ministers who were involved with the faction of the fifth prince, but even the late emperor's confidants and old ministers, they were all afraid that Tu Mingjin would deal with them.

Only then did Tu Mingjin say that he wanted to find some errands for Tu Minglang, and Xu Huaisheng, who was going to Jiangnan over there, finally brought the Zhen family back to the capital.

During this trip to the south of the Yangtze River, Xu Huaisheng can be regarded as seeing what a wealthy family is.

"In that room, there is even an oriental bead on the lampshade of the Yanyu lamp." Xu Huaisheng said with emotion.

Tu Mingjin said angrily: "I don't know how much the Zhen family and his son have been greedy."

Tu Mingjin was not very angry. The Zhen family's corruption was already expected. After hearing Xu Huaisheng's words, he asked, "Did you find the account book?"

Xu Huaisheng nodded, and took out a small box from his cuff.

Su Qitai took it, put it on the imperial case, opened the lid, checked it carefully, and then took out the ledger and handed it to Tu Mingjin.

Tu Mingjin opened the ledger, but before reading a page, her face sank.

Tu Minglang stretched his neck as if he wanted to lean up to have a look, "Brother Huang, how are you doing?"

Tu Mingjin ignored him, keeping his eyes on the account book, estimating the approximate amount in his heart, the further he looked back, the darker his face became.

After finishing one book, his face will be like charcoal, but there are still several books in the box.

Tu Minglang quickly persuaded: "Brother Huang, don't be angry, you won't be angry." There are so many officials in Daqi, the Zhen family is not the only ones who are corrupt.

Is this persuasion?Xu Huaisheng looked at Tu Minglang, didn't this add fuel to the fire!

Tu Mingjin snorted coldly, "I still underestimated them." I thought it was only 1000 million taels at most, but this book alone has 700 to [-] million. I can't wait to cut the skin of those people with my own hands.

"The old man trusted the Zhen family so much back then, which also fueled their ambition." Tu Minglang sighed.

It's like the half-mad Zhen family in the cold palace, who has been spoiled by his father for too long, his ambitions are getting bigger and bigger, but he has no sense of proportion.

Seventh brother is really not a mean and unkind person, as long as they admit their mistakes honestly and stay in peace, they will not do anything to them, at most they will be guarded, but what about now?

Tu Minglang shook his head, as a human being, he still has to accept his fate.

"Father trusted the Zhen family and entrusted the administration of salt and weaving to the father and son of the Zhen family. This is a holy grace. But the Zhen family wasted their grace, not only sending two evil ways to the father, killing the father, but also corrupting the law. Such a serious crime, even if the Zhen family is a veteran of the emperor, I will never condone it." Tu Mingjin said.

Tu Minglang and Xu Huaisheng looked solemn, waiting for orders.

The Zhen family is still living in their mansion in the capital city. After all, Tu Mingjin said that he wanted them to go to Beijing to defend themselves, so nothing has been done to them right now.

However, everyone in the Zhen family knew that this was the calm before the storm. As long as His Majesty interrogated them, the Zhen family would definitely be ruined.

"Father, we can't just wait like this." Zhen Yingjia shouted.

As early as the news of the late emperor's death spread to the south of the Yangtze River, Zhen Yingjia wanted to rebel, but apart from the silver in the treasury, the Zhen family only had more than a hundred guards. It was a joke to rely on these people.

Later, he wanted to escape overseas, but he couldn't even get out of Jinling. Lin Ruhai waited at the ferry with his soldiers. Before he could think of another way, Xu Huaisheng had already led his people to Jinling.

The old man of Zhen's family shook his head helplessly, "Your sister doesn't know if she is alive or dead in the palace, Prince Rui has too much time to take care of himself, and also can't take care of us."

"If Qian'er had been favored by His Majesty earlier, how could we have walked on thin ice like this?" Zhen Yingjia said angrily.

"This His Majesty is not the late Emperor." That's all Old Master Zhen said.

The father and son sighed together.

The Zhen family's father and son still didn't stay in the mansion honestly afterward, and many families in Beijing were visited by them.

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