In the previous life, the case of Tanhua hanging herself ended with the guard being punished from the palace.

You must know that the dismissal of the guard still needs to be investigated by the guard, and the guard pleaded guilty in court at the guard's office.

But now it seems that the reason for the fornication between Tanhua and the guards is not tenable at all, and the so-called fornication is simply a crime arranged indiscriminately after Tanhua's death, the purpose is to understand the case as soon as possible.

If this matter was planned by Queen Chen, if she wanted to give Lu Daimei a dismissal, she didn't have to do anything else.

In this case, not only one party is involved, but there are also other people who are secretly contributing to the trouble.

Although many things are different from his previous life, and Shen Ruojiao can't be sure of the direction of the incident, if there is really such a guard, he can find out who is behind it.

After the fornication scandal was put on the table, the guards themselves could not be protected, and it was indispensable to bribe or threaten the guards to willingly bear the notoriety.

And the harem is full of human spirits, and it is impossible to convince the public to identify a guard at random and put on the name of fornication, and to make this crime convicted, this guard must have had frequent contact with Sandalwood.

Shen Ruojiao asked this, and really learned about such a guard from Xun'er's mouth.

The guard's name is Luo Ji, and Tanhua are fellow villagers, and they entered the palace in the same year, both of them are unknown little people in the palace, and they met at the end of the world and quickly established a deep friendship.

Luo Ji and Tanhua are both clever people, and it is better to take care of each other in the palace than to work hard alone.

Shen Ruojiao felt that if he found him before the people behind the scenes bought Luo Ji, things would still have a turnaround.

But without Bai Zhen's message, she couldn't go to the outer court guards through the Chao'an Gate guarded by guards.

Bai Zhen only pushed this mess to her, but did not give her any power.

So she had no way to interrogate Mama Hua, and she couldn't find witnesses in the first place.

Shen Ruojiao thought about it again and again and decided to go to Xuanjing Palace.

Otherwise, just by virtue of her identity as Shen Guifei, she can still live in the harem, and it will be difficult to move an inch when she leaves the inner court.

Shen Ruojiao ordered Xun'er to wait in Jingchun Palace, and asked Yuyue to continue to take care of the palace people in Jingchun Palace, and went to Xuanjing Palace alone against the cold wind.

The weather was freezing and the winter wind was cold, when Shen Ruojiao came to Xuanjing Palace alone, her white little face was red from the cold, and her hands were cold.

Outside the Xuanjing Palace, there is Bai Zhen's personal guard handle, which needs to be passed through before entering.

It's just that she is not the only one who asks to see her outside Xuanjing Palace.

The man who was clasping his fists and saluting stood tall and armored, and his limbs were even more powerful.

This person Shen Ruojiao recognized that he was Tu Qianfang, the chief of the guards.

Shen Ruojiao stepped forward quickly and said to the guard: "This palace asks to see the emperor, and the lord will report it together." ”

The guard answered yes, and turned around and went into the hall to spread the word.

Only then did Tu Qianfang turn around and salute Shen Ruojiao: "Weichen see Shen Guifei." ”

Tu Qianfang didn't have any extra eyes in the face of this beautiful concubine, lowered his eyes, and his tone was a little alienated.

Compared to most people, it can be described as a high wind and bright festival.

Shen Ruojiao had heard of Tu Qianfang's deeds, and had always admired the commander of the guards, and said softly: "Commander Tu doesn't need to be polite. ”

Tu Qianfang straightened up at this time, turned his head, no longer looked at Shen Ruojiao, and did not say anything more.

Shen Ruojiao didn't intend to disturb, so the two stood side by side at the foot of the steps and waited.

After half a cup of tea, the guards trotted out and respectfully bowed: "Shen Guifei, Commander Tu, please." ”

The two walked to the palace gate, Tu Qianfang turned sideways and made a gesture of please, letting Shen Ruojiao pass first.

Shen Ruojiao glanced at him more, but Tu Qianfang was still drooping his eyes and had no expression.

Bai Zhen usually handles political affairs in the outer hall.

was allowed by the guards on duty, and he had to wait for Bai Zhen's summons in the outer hall.

Standing in the outer hall was a short and fat young eunuch with no white beard, this was Bai Zhen's henchman Deyong.

Deyong grinned at Tu Qianfang, his eyes narrowed into a slit, and the two white flesh on his face trembled with the movements of his words: "Commander Tu, the emperor has been waiting for a long time." ”

He turned to Shen Ruojiao again, and his expression remained the same: "Please wait for Shen Guifei for a while." ”

Tu Qianfang nodded to Deyong, pushed the door and entered.

The gilded carved wooden door was closed, and only Shen Ruojiao and Deyong were left outside the hall.

Bai Zhen is quiet, Deyong alone is enough for him, and Xuanjing Palace only leaves a group of sprinkling palace sweepers.

Deyong kept that smiling face, even if he didn't look at Shen Ruojiao.

Shen Ruojiao felt that few people could smile like Deyong, but if you look at it for a long time, it is a little cute.

waited until his legs began to stiffen, Tu Qianfang walked out with a black face, didn't look at Shen Ruojiao, and left with his sleeves brushed up.

Shen Ruojiao was a little stunned, this Commander Tu actually dared to put on a face in front of Bai Zhen, it seems that the rumors are true, Tu Qianfang is also a person with a perverse temperament.

didn't think much about Shen Ruojiao, so Deyong invited her in.

Shen Ruojiao raised her legs and walked up the steps, because her legs were stiff from the cold, she tripped on the top step, but fortunately, Deyong kept an eye on her and stepped forward to help her, so as not to fall.

"Thank you, Father-in-law. Shen Ruojiao lowered her eyes and thanked her.

Deyong still smiled, unable to see joy and anger: "Niangniang has tormented the villain." ”

This is Shen Ruojiao's first time coming to Xuanjing Palace.

Xuanjing Palace is as clean as Hancui Palace.

The hall was filled with ambergris, and the shallow aroma rose and drifted like a mist, and with Shen Ruojiao's action of opening the door, the aroma trembled for a moment.

With a creak, the door slammed shut.

There were no palace people serving Bai Zhen nearby, and the huge palace was so quiet that only the sound of Bai Zhen reading the folds and the sound of each other's breathing remained.

Shen Ruojiao slowed down, and when her legs were not so stiff, she stepped forward and bowed: "The concubine is the emperor." ”

Bai Zhen raised his eyes, and the delicate jade man crashed into his eyes at once.

Shen Ruojiao's jade-white face was not powdered, it was still beautiful and moving, and she was running almost all day, and her hair was a little loose, adding a little laziness.

She was dressed in a lake blue moire palace dress, with a light purple palace silk tied around her waist, the low-hanging tassels were elegant and gorgeous, and there were no extra ornaments on her body.

Today, it was windy outside, and Shen Ruojiao waited for a long time, and her delicate little hands froze red marks.

Bai Zhen watched it for a long time, until Shen Ruojiao secretly raised his head with a puzzled face, then he reacted, retracted his gaze, and said coldly: "No courtesy." ”

Shen Ruojiao didn't notice Bai Zhen's unnaturalness, and went straight to the point: "Your Majesty, the concubines have something to ask for." ”

Bai Zhen raised her eyebrows, she asked him?

"Speak. ”

Shen Ruojiao naturally didn't be polite with him, and got straight to the point: "The concubine asks the emperor to grant the concubine the privilege in order to investigate the palace maid's self-hanging case." ”

"Oh?" Bai Zhen's eyes flashed with a hint of interest: "What privilege?"

Bai Zhen did not refuse, that is, there was still room for discussion, Shen Ruojiao's eyes flashed, and he raised his voice: "I ask the emperor to give a permission, so that the concubines can freely enter and leave Chao'anmen, and go to the outer court to collect evidence." Second, ask the emperor to give an order, so that everyone obeys the dispatch of the concubines and fully cooperates with the concubines to investigate. ”

This is indeed an unprecedented privilege, Bai Zhen heard this, and said coldly: "You want everyone to listen to you, even the queen does not have such power, and Shen Guifei's ambition is not small." ”

Shen Ruojiao frowned slightly, as soon as she heard the word ambition, she thought of Bai Zhen's wariness of the Shen family, worried that Bai Zhen would misunderstand, and hurriedly explained: "The concubine only needs to use the privilege in the palace maid's self-hanging case, and when the incident is over, all the power will be returned." ”

Bai Zhen seemed to be pleased by Shen Ruojiao's reaction, and chuckled, his eyes were full of urgency: "What if I don't allow it?"

Shen Ruojiao looked calm, and said loudly: "The concubines are also to find out the truth as soon as possible, return the harem to peace, and avoid the emperor's troubles." ”

It's a good one to avoid him annoying, is there less time she makes him annoyed. Bai Zhen snorted, deliberately kept a straight face, and said mockingly: "I have allowed the queen to hand over this matter to you, but it is in accordance with the queen's wishes, whether you can find out the truth, be at peace in the harem, and whether I am troubled or not, it has nothing to do with it." ”

Shen Ruojiao was not annoyed, and calmly weighed the pros and cons in detail: "Your Majesty, the concubines are fully sure that there are many forces behind this case, in addition to framing Mei Qizi, I am afraid there are other purposes, the emperor will give the privileges to the concubines, which also shows the emperor's attitude towards such a scheming, and gives the person behind it a wake-up call, otherwise, the palace maid's self-hanging is just a beginning, and this person will definitely be a disaster for the harem." ”

In addition to analyzing the pros and cons, Shen Ruojiao also mentioned Lu Daimei, she thought that Bai Zhen treated Lu Daimei a little specially, after all, it was a woman who would be rewarded by him who was not close to women in a dance, and Shen Ruojiao was willing to gamble.

As if she was moved by her, Bai Zhen didn't refute it for the first time, pondered for a moment, and lifted her thin lips: "Yes." ”

Bet right.

Shen Ruojiao smiled in her eyes, and Ying Ying bowed and said, "Thank you for the emperor's permission, the concubine will retire first." ”

Shen Ruojiao withdrew from the hall, and after saying goodbye to Deyong, he was stopped by Deyong.

"Concubine Niangniang. ”

Shen Ruojiao turned around, only to find that Deyong was holding a delicate and exquisite hand stove in his hand.

Deyong smiled and handed over the hand stove: "It's windy outside, Niang Niang will take this hand stove." ”

Shen Ruojiao took it, thanked her, and left with a twist and a smile.

Deyong stared at Shen Ruojiao's beautiful back for a long time before turning around and entering the hall.

The people in the palace looked happy and angry, but Deyong had followed him since he was a child, and he knew that Bai Zhen was in a bad mood, so he cautiously replied: "Your Majesty, the slave has handed over the hand stove to Niangniang." ”

Bai Zhen hummed lightly, flipped through the case file in his hand, and Deyong only thought that he was worried about political affairs, so he stopped making a sound, and waited with his head down.

But he heard a snap, the case file was thrown on the wooden table, and Bai Zhen's face was clouded.

Deyong knelt down: "The slave is willing to share the emperor's worries." ”

Bai Zhen's eyes swept towards Deyong, and after a while, she said quietly: "She has been in the palace for half a year, and the first time she took the initiative to find me, it was for someone else's business. ”

Deyong was dumbfounded, he saw Shen Guifei leaving happily, and thought that the two had a good conversation, and he didn't know how to respond for a while.

Bai Zhen ignored Deyong, who was stunned, and his tone was difficult to hide his complaints: "No one in the harem is vying for me's favor, I don't pay attention to any of her, she is good, and she ignores me." ”

Deyong smiled, his emperor's attitude towards Shen Guifei was that ordinary people would retreat, not to mention Shen Guifei, who was already high-spirited.

He gently persuaded: "Your Majesty is angry, Your Majesty's concern for Shen Guifei, if Shen Guifei perceives His Majesty's painstaking efforts in the future, she will definitely be moved." ”

These words calmed Bai Zhen down, his deliberate alienation now will of course only push her farther and farther away, but one day, he will do his best to let her return to him again.

Deyong smiled and didn't speak, the feelings in this world are the most complex and changeable, if you want to eat sour today, you want to eat spicy tomorrow, you can move as you like.

Only one word of love, it is difficult to follow your heart, and it is even more difficult not to follow your heart.

Bai Zhen picked up the case file he threw down and continued to wield the red pen.

The road left to him by his father is too difficult, and he will try his best to go as fast as possible.