Chapter 392: Cross-examination and prevarication
Meng Guiyu had been to Wangchun Palace several times before, both openly and secretly, but the previous Wangchun Palace, although it had the solemnity and luxury of the residence of the queens of previous dynasties, was definitely not as lively as it is now...... Before entering the door, I smelled a strong fragrance of osmanthus flowers.
After entering the door, but see the flowers, in addition to the normal opening of the osmanthus in this season, a pot of peonies, peonies, cherry blossoms, apricot blossoms cultivated in the greenhouse, the whole garden is like a spring day, between the flower branches, all kinds of petals dance with the autumn breeze, indescribably beautiful.
Empress Meng personally came out to greet him, and the brother and sister recounted the family rites and entered side by side.
Meng Guiyu said: "Fourteenth sister is a lot more lively here. ”
"It's all the blessing of Brother Tuo. Empress Meng smiled indifferently, there was no joy or pride in her eyes, she remembered that when King Gaomi launched a rebellion before, the guards of Wangchun Palace were withdrawn and killed, and then she and Chunlai's food and other supplies were all cut off, at that time she actually didn't want to live, but Chunlai didn't want her to die, and kowtowed and begged one by one...... In the end, Chunlai died in a daze, but she was saved by Gongsun Xi again.
Thinking of Gongsun Xi, she was in a trance for a moment, and subconsciously stood up before she came back to her senses, met Meng Guiyu's puzzled eyes, and smiled apologetically, "I think spring is coming...... When I brought her over from my aunt's palace before, I was only an ordinary palace maid, and I didn't think about how deep the love of master and servant was. When she didn't think she was in danger, everyone else was scattered, but she was the only one who stayed stupidly...... Finally ......"
Meng Guiyu comforted: "The Si people have gone, and the fourteenth sister should also mourn!"
He also said, "This palace maid has made great contributions to the fourteenth sister, and I will ask Your Majesty to give me mourning, which can be regarded as a chat on behalf of the fourteenth sister!"
The queen thanked him and replied: "At that time, although Wangchun Palace was not a cold palace, it was even more cold and miserable than the cold palace. At this moment, this lively and wealthy appearance is nothing more than deliberately flattering the sixth brother and the people below! I didn't have to be so grand, after all, when I lived here before, it was a few days before the wedding, and I had never seen such a scene. But the voice said, when the people below heard that I didn't want to curry favor with them, they trembled in fright, and asked me if I still remembered the things when Tong Chunlai depended on each other, and planned to settle accounts with them?
"I didn't bother to talk to them, so I let them go. ”
"The fourteenth sister has been wronged!" Meng Guiyu bowed slightly, and said, "Don't worry, when I am busy for a while, I will figure out all the original things, and if you dare to be rude to you, don't even think about running away!"
The queen didn't care, or rather, the queen was afraid that he would really investigate thoroughly, and then find out that she was in touch with Gongsun Xi, so she said: "Sixth brother, there is no need to be like this! First, they didn't deliberately harsh me at the beginning, they were just afraid of retribution against Wang Rongjing, and they didn't dare to show favor to me! People have the instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and I didn't have any special kindness to them in the past, but I asked others to spare their lives for me, which is really a bit ridiculous!"
"Second, after a toss by the anti-king Rongjing, the palace people are already very withered at this time, especially those old people, who have been in the palace all their lives, and they are the most skilled in all kinds of things. If they are dealt with because of some minor mistakes, and everyone is in danger, where will they have the heart to do things at that time?"
"Now that my aunt is old, Zhaoyi is happy, my days in the palace are too short, and I still have to take care of the children at this time...... After the panic in the palace, I couldn't control it anymore!"
"In addition, Ruru went all the way south, so there is no possibility that there will be soldiers coming to the city!"
"Where can there be chaos in the palace at this time?"
Seeing Meng Guiyu's expression, he didn't look like he would approve, for fear that he would say something to refute, so he immediately changed the topic again, "By the way, the sixth brother should be very busy now, why did he come over suddenly?
The child that Meng Guiyu sent over to the queen to raise when he was in Shanglin Yuan was known to the outside world as Meng Guihuan and King Guangling.
Because he is young and not Meng Guiyu's nephew, he has not been named until now.
When the nurse coaxed, she shouted the nickname "good girl" for the child in the market, and the queen followed suit.
"Good boy is raised by your side, what else do I have to worry about?" While speaking, the two brothers and sisters had already entered the hall, and the guests of honor fell, and the wisps and the wisps came up to make tea with low eyebrows, and set the fruit plate, and then retreated to the queen and stood with his hands down.
Meng Guiyu smiled faintly, and after saying this, he looked at them.
Empress Meng understood and instructed them to have other attendants: "All go down, and the palace will talk to the sixth brother alone for a while!"
After clearing the scene, Meng Guiyu continued: "I cleaned up the mess and planned the invasion of foreign enemies before, but I really lacked skills, so I didn't care about the harem at all...... Fourteenth sister, Zhaoyi is happy, what the hell is going on?"
"I'm actually very confused!" Empress Meng also knew that he had been very busy these days, and even sent Meng Guihan to work for the Empress Dowager and Emperor Xuanjing when they returned to the imperial city...... Although Empress Dowager Meng ordered him to block the news, Meng Guiyu's power has swelled so much these days, and it is impossible to really hide him from this kind of thing.
What's more, when she moved back to the imperial city from Shanglin Yuan, the Queen Mother called Queen Meng to be in the same car with her, and she actually called Shu Zhaoyi!
For this alone, fools know that there is a problem!
At this moment, a helpless expression was revealed, "The Shu sisters have been in the palace for decades, and they have come to spoil the special room! But there has been no movement, even if it is an accident such as a miscarriage, it has never happened, so everyone, including the aunt, thinks that the two sisters have some defects, but they are the kind that fate has nothing to come out of!"
At this time, Zhaoyi suddenly said that she was happy, and her aunt also checked the history of Tong and checked the details with the lieutenant official, and it was indeed conceived before and after His Majesty moved to Lin Yuan by his aunt...... My aunt actually suspects that Shu Zhaoyi used a fake pregnancy pill taken by the concubines of the previous dynasty to compete for favor, and she has no other plans!"
It's just that Shu Zhaoyi told her aunt that this is because of fate. He also quoted the ending of the rebel king Rong Jing, saying that Rong Jing is not a fool, how can he not protect himself? In this way, something will go wrong, it must be that Your Majesty is the real Son of Heaven, and with the blessing of God, anyone who opposes Your Majesty will not end well!"
"In this way, at this time, Your Majesty has turned the corner, and God has taken pity on Your Majesty's grievances these days, so it is logical to give him an heir...... What else do you say about Mrs. Feng, the maiden mother of the county lord of Kangzhao, that is, after more than ten years after giving birth to the county lord of Kangzhao, the couple desperately confused the bloodline with the king of Mizhen County, but they were actually pregnant, and the tenth son of the Sheng family was born at this time called Sheng Weiyuan!"
"Sixth brother, you know, although my aunt broke off the idea of having her own grandchildren a few years ago, as the biological mother of Your Majesty, she can't bear to see that Your Majesty has no biological flesh and blood to inherit her knees. ”
"No, no matter how suspicious my aunt is about Zhaoyi, she still sent someone to protect her, and plans to wait a few months to see if it's true or not?"
The queen sighed when she said this, "Although I think there is a problem with Zhaoyi's pregnancy, but my aunt is so old, and she has been stimulated one after another this year...... How dare I say such a thing? I also know that Sixth Brother, you are very busy at the moment, and I am afraid that I will ruin a big matter by rashly disturbing you, otherwise I would have sent someone to invite you over to discuss it!"
The last sentence was a euphemistic explanation of why Meng Guiyu was not reported.
"Auntie, it's really not appropriate to hear any bad news at this time. After listening to the queen's words, Meng Guiyu closed his eyes, pondered for a moment, and opened his eyes and said, "Since this is the case, this matter will be left to my aunt first! Later, my aunt will confirm that she is not fake pregnant!"
Empress Meng asked worriedly: "Sixth brother, if she is not a fake pregnancy......
Meng Guiyu snorted: "That may not be a male heir, right?"
"What if so?" Empress Meng asked, "Don't hide it from the sixth brother, my aunt said before that if it is a male heir, she will go to the mother and keep the son and hand over the child to me to raise, but sixth brother, I didn't tell my aunt: I am really annoyed with the Shu sisters!
"Don't worry about this!" Meng Guiyu smiled, but the smile didn't reach the bottom of his eyes, and said softly, "Knowing that my sister had suffered enough grievances at the hands of their sisters earlier, now that my brother can call the shots for you, how can you let their bones and blood hinder your eyes again?"
The queen was satisfied, and said, "Then I will thank the sixth brother first!"
He groaned again, "It's just my aunt'...... side."
"When the time comes, let's think of a perfect solution. Meng Guiyu squinted his eyes and said lightly, "For example...... If my aunt just wants to comfort her own flesh and blood under her knees, there is a well-behaved and sensible little princess, and the size is also a happy event, isn't it?"
Empress Meng was stunned for a moment, then came to her senses and nodded slightly: "What the sixth brother said is true." ”
Next, Meng Guiyu asked about the current situation of the Queen Mother, and saw if it was too early before leaving.
After he left, the queen summoned Wiss to follow Wisher Heart to her, and frowned: "The news still can't get out?"
Wisher Yin looked helpless: "No, the slaves have tried a few times with excuses, but they don't have a chance at all...... What Niangniang said before is very right, at this time, Wangchun Palace seems to be highly respected, but in fact, I don't know how many pairs of eyes are staring inside and out, and I don't give us the possibility of doing anything at all!"
Empress Meng's face was ugly: "These things that have happened recently, we will naturally know about them in a few days, but we are not in a hurry! The key is that we can't contact the outside world at this time, and we don't know what King Mizhen thinks, what to do next, but we can only decide for ourselves." ”
Weixin asked: "Niangniang, Chongxin Hou just came over, but for Shu Zhaoyi's pregnancy?"
Seeing the queen nodding, she asked for details.
After Empress Meng said 1510, she groaned, "So it seems that this person is determined to support the good boy as the young master?"
There was a hint of ruthlessness in his eyes, so he suggested, "Why don't you tell the Queen Mother about his thoughts, along with the life experience of the good girl, let the Queen Mother decide?"
"Aunt Bacheng will kill the good boy first?" Queen Meng frowned when she heard this, and said, "lest Shu Zhaoyi really conceive the imperial heir and be blocked by the good girl...... In this case, Meng Guiyu will turn his face with his aunt if he turns his face, and if they turn his face, it will always be a good thing for Mizhen's side! But this may not be, because the good man is not Meng Guiyu's nephew, and Meng Guiyu has no feelings for him, so it's a big deal to pick one from the clan! Anyway, there are still many distant branch clans. ”
The three masters and servants discussed it once, but they didn't discuss any way, and when they saw that the time was not early, they asked, "Niangniang, why don't you pass the meal first?"
The queen was about to agree, but at this time, a little palace maid rushed in from outside, and said with a complicated expression: "Niangniang!