The weather in early spring was as unpredictable as the emperor's thoughts, and a terrible rain suddenly descended like a beaded curtain falling from the heavens and the earth, and the sky was gloomy and dark. The sound of rain beating plantains outside the hall makes the hall even quieter.

Gusts of cool breeze poured in from the half-closed window, dispelling the dull atmosphere and causing Shen Ruojiao to shiver.

The man in the hall finally looked away, and Shen Ruojiao just breathed a sigh of relief.

With the sound of soft, hurried footsteps, the door of the temple creaked open.

Tokunaga whispered and dismissed the unrelated attendants.

Empress Chen is the master of the harem, and she is involved in the murder, and it will damage the royal prestige if it is spread out, so the fewer people who know, the better.

When Tokunaga brought the man in, he withdrew with amusement and gently closed the door of the temple.

The rain was too heavy, and Empress Chen was drenched all over, the sideburns on her forehead were messily attached to her face, and the wet dress made the cold wind even more cold and biting.

Even if Empress Chen was so embarrassed that she couldn't stop trembling, she didn't restrain her anger, and when she came up, she pointed at Shen Ruojiao and scolded: "What the hell are you doing, this palace has no grudge against you, why do you slander me so much?"

The queen said cautiously. Shen Ruojiao's face was calm and calm, as if someone else was pointing at her nose.

Seeing her like this, Queen Chen was even more angry, only to feel that Shen Ruojiao was pretending, and she wanted to tear her hypocritical face apart.

"Your Majesty, you have to be the master of your concubines, your concubines are framed!" Empress Chen turned to Bai Zhen and cried.

Bai Zhen was not moved in the slightest, and intently flipped through the folds in his hand, ignoring Empress Chen's hysteria.

Empress Chen was hung like this, her face became even more ugly, as if she had lost her mind, and suddenly stretched out her hand to Shen Ruojiao and pushed: "You poisonous woman!"

Empress Chen's push gave her enough strength, Shen Ruojiao was unprepared, and was pushed back and staggered a few steps, but fortunately, she was quick and supported her crumbling body in time, otherwise with her delicate body, this fall would hurt her muscles and bones.

Shen Ruojiao was able to stand firmly, and he heard the person in the palace scolding sharply: "Chen Yijin, you dare to be so arrogant in front of me now, and you have not cleared up the involvement of the palace maid's self-hanging, so you are going to hurt people in the main hall of Xuanjing Palace? ”

Bai Zhen's eyes were dark and his face was gloomy.

The person he cherished at the tip of his heart was almost injured in front of him.

If Shen Ruojiao really fell, I am afraid that he would no longer be able to care about the emperor's skills and the checks and balances of the Son of Heaven, and his secret thoughts that he had carefully hidden would be made public like this.

He could pretend to be estranged, but there was absolutely no way to see her hurt.

Empress Chen also realized that she was getting carried away, and sobbed: "Concubine...... The concubine was just accused of being so groundless, and she was anxious for a while, Your Majesty, the concubine grew up with you since you were a child, don't you know the concubine's temperament, the concubine will never do this kind of murder!"

In the end, Queen Chen was a little speechless.

Maybe it was Bai Zhen's neglect that made her feel aggrieved, so she took this opportunity to completely explode.

"It is precisely because I know your temperament that I can't let you continue to talk nonsense, Taifu is a contemporary famous Confucian, self-denial and observance, you have become so ruthless now, don't you feel worthy of his teaching?" Bai Zhen scolded with hatred, and his tone softened slightly.

Chen Yijin was the crown princess given to him by the first emperor, and it was also the last lesson that the first emperor gave him.

At that time, the first emperor already knew that his time was short, and he assigned him the daughter of the Taifu who was the same age as him.

"The son has a woman he likes. The twelve-year-old prince was genuinely terrified.

"You are the crown prince and the future son of heaven, you can have the woman you love the most, but your queen must be the most suitable person. The first emperor couldn't resist and said, "The Chen family is innocent, the Chen family is outside the center of power, and Chen Chong is loyal and free from the risk of relatives interfering in politics, she is the best candidate for the queen." ”

"You have to remember that the queen cannot be the daughter of a powerful minister. ”

While the first emperor taught him like this, he personally supported Shen Xiang's lineage, and the world only knew that Shen Xiangquan leaned towards the government and the opposition, and how could they know that this was the first emperor's intention.

And Chen Yijin, who was innocent in the mouth of the first emperor back then, has been used to being the master of the harem in his seven-year palace life, and is used to giving orders and being high, and his original immaturity and innocence have long been gone.

Power can really change a person.

Thousands of people, for the sake of power, have left their past selves in the dust.

The first emperor's almost cold voice exploded in Bai Zhen's mind: "It's like you are not my favorite son, but there is no one more suitable for the position of crown prince." ”

"Your Majesty, the concubine knows that there are a thousand things that are not good, but in your eyes, is the concubine really a heinous person who cares about people's lives?"

Empress Chen's mournful voice pulled Bai Zhen back to reality from her trance.

Bai Zhen's silence made Empress Chen deeply shocked.

"The incident is not clear, why should the mother be angry. Shen Ruojiao persuaded with good words.

Empress Chen didn't appreciate her affection: "I don't need your fake kindness, if you didn't provoke it, why would I be like this?"

Shen Ruojiao's face turned cold, and she said in a calm voice: "The queen might as well ask the confidants and palace people around you, now the people close to you are not credible, and what does it have to do with me if you are framed, disliked, and betrayed in such a field today?"

It's just that I see her pitiful, and I want to pull her, how do I know that she is a rotten wood head, and it is unreasonable to sprinkle and splash, but I don't know how to reflect on myself.

Shen Ruojiao is not a person who is overflowing with kindness, since kindness is treated as a donkey's liver and lungs, then she doesn't mind poking her heart a few more times.

For someone like Empress Chen, she has to let her know the pain and cry.

Empress Chen understood her words, but she couldn't believe it, she looked back at Qingchu, and Qingchu turned her head weakly.

"What do you mean......" Empress Chen's arrogance fell.

"Since the queen entered the main hall, the concubines have been angered by the queen for no reason, if the queen is truly ashamed, why is she so anxious to excuse herself?" Shen Ruojiao's indifferent expression did not change.

Shen Ruojiao didn't look at Empress Chen again, staring at the jade steps at the bottom of her feet.

From the moment Empress Chen and Qing Chu entered the main hall, she deliberately paid attention to Qing Chu's every move, and this big palace maid was even calmer and more comfortable than Queen Chen.

She can conclude that Qing Chu betrayed Empress Chen, and this move was just to pull Empress Chen into the water, but she didn't know if Qing Chu was Liu Guifei's person after all.

Before she could sort out what was missing, a female voice came from outside the hall.

"The concubine deserves death, and the royal majesty is not strict, so there is such a vicious slave!" The door of the palace opened again, and Concubine Liu came in a hurry, and fell to her knees as soon as she came in.

It's just that the thunder is loud and the rain is small, and Concubine Liu Guifei's battle is so big, but what she admits is an insignificant crime.

"That Huayue did go out from the concubine's Yongxu Palace, but the concubine didn't expect her to be bold enough to bully Mei Qizi and Shen Guifei, although the relationship between the concubine and Huayue's master and servant has been extinct, but the concubine can't escape the blame, please ask the emperor to surrender!" Liu Guifei's words were sincere, and she was admitting guilt and accepting punishment every sentence, but she was dismissing the relationship every sentence.

Concubine Liu is much smarter than Empress Chen.

She is the same as Shen Ruojiao, but she has only been in the palace for more than a few months, but she can quickly win people's hearts and suppress Queen Chen everywhere, and it is not without reason.