The Criminal Department's reply to Jia Rong's case was quickly sent to Shuntianfu. The verdict of Shuntianfu was approved: Hu Peng was acquitted; Jia Zhen's staff is forty and three years in prison.

For Jia Zhen, Shuntianfu Yin hated it to the bone. Because if he hadn't instructed him to become a prostitute, how would he have experienced that dangerous turmoil? If it weren't for the emperor and queen to act in time, I am afraid that I would have lost my official position and dismissed! And after the turmoil of the small court meeting, Shuntian Mansion Yin knew that the emperor would never favor Jia Zhen in the slightest, and perhaps wished that Jia Zhen would die earlier. It's just that Jia Zhen is the queen's brother after all, and it is inconvenient for the emperor to secretly instigate himself to kill Jia Zhen.

So when the rod scolded Jia Zhen, he gave the executioner a look. The executioner understood, and when he beat Jia Zhen, he put a lot of dark energy. After the forty rods were beaten, Jia Zhen couldn't move.

After being reprimanded, Jia Zhen was thrown into prison.

In order to explain to the Jia family, Yin of Shuntian Mansion pretended to arrange a "luxurious single room" for Jia Zhen in prison, and invited a doctor to treat Jia Zhen's stick sores. Ning Guofu arranged for a small servant to deliver food to take care of it, and after Shuntianfu received the money, it also gave the green light. But Jia Zhen didn't stay up for long, and finally had a stick sore attack, and her life was ruined.

Jia Rong and Jia Zhen died one after another, and Qin Keqing and You Shi's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law became widows.

Yuan Chun thought about it for several days, and sent Qiu Ningshuang to Jia's house and said, "The Qin family and Sister-in-law You are still young, and they have no children to tie in. If they wish, they can remarry. If they don't want to remarry and want to stay in the Jia family, they have to be widowed. ”

The life of a widow is not easy, but in this era, widows also have to suffer a lot of grievances when they remarry. Qin Keqing and You Shi are willing to live a life in the future, according to their own hearts!

And another piece of news is: After Hu Peng was released and returned home, the Hu family was afraid of the Jia family's revenge in the future, and because Hu He had lost his body, it was difficult to face his past acquaintances, so he decided to move out of the capital with his family and go to a new place where no one knew them and start a new life.

Yuan Chun asked Yuan Weihou to send one hundred taels of gold and one hundred taels of silver to make Cheng Yi, hoping that they would be able to live a good life in the future.

This is regarded as a relocation fee, which is not only a little compensation for Yuanchun for their unjustified disaster, but also a little respect for them. Hu Peng can ignore Hu He's loss of virginity and continue to live with his wife; Hu He's ability to endure humiliation and overturn the case for her husband is worthy of respect in this era.

The dust settled on Jia Rong and Jia Zhen's case, and Ning Guofu handled the funeral of the father and son in a very low-key manner. Feng Xia impeached Jia Wang Shi Xue in public for his illegal affairs, and Yin of Shuntian Mansion dragged on to investigate, and the parties involved in the case were in a panic, but no one dared to enter the palace to plead with Yuan Chun.

On the same day, the turmoil after the abolition of the small court meeting was eliminated, and the most disappointed thing was the filial piety of the king!

"I originally wanted to take this opportunity to leave the queen in the palace during the autumn hunt to facilitate our actions. Unexpectedly......" King Xiaogong sighed, "It seems that we still have to act according to the original plan!" ”

The eldest son of King Shunjun and King Xiaogong Shui Yang, one left and one right, sat beside King Xiaogong, drinking a little dullly. On the small round table between the three of them, there were several delicate appetizers, but no one was in the mood to taste them.

The more prudent and calculated the one on the throne is now, the less likely they are on their side.

However, the family of King Xiaogong fell too deep in the succession, and the grievances with His Majesty the current Emperor of Thailand were too deep. Now that the Emperor is alive, of course that one will tolerate them and will not treat them well. But when the emperor goes, the family of King Xiaogong doesn't want to have a good life! Therefore, they have long had no way out. I can only go one way to the dark.

"This year's Iron Net Mountain Autumn Hunt is the last hope! It has been nearly a year since Lao 17 ascended the throne, and the government has been basically straightened out, and his grasp of the situation has become more and more solid. Today, the important positions in the court are either his confidants in his early years, or those loyal and pure ministers who are only loyal to the monarch. The people who supported us in the past have gradually distanced themselves from us. The longer it drags on, the less hopeful we become. King Xiaogong raised his glass and took a shallow sip. The high-grade tribute wine, he actually felt that its taste was a little bitter.

King Shunjun unconsciously turned the cup in his hand, turned it for a long time, and suddenly said: "Third brother, I entered the palace today to ask my mother for peace." The mother concubine is forced to die, I have no way to tell the mother our plan! ”

King Xiaogong raised his head and looked at King Shunjun: "What did the concubine say?" ”

King Shunjun smiled silently bitterly, suddenly raised his wine glass, and drank half of the residual wine in the cup: "The mother concubine said, let's not poison again!" One is that now the palaces of the North Palace are extremely strict about poisoning, even if our target is not the emperor and the queen mother, but only the concubine Zhuang Jinggui, it is difficult to succeed in poisoning. If the poisoner is caught, the situation is even worse. Second, Jia Yingzhou's medical skills are superb, if she is poisoned, how can she hide it? If the two of them see through our plan, we are afraid that our plan will fail. ”

Shui Yang just filled the cup of King Shunjun with wine, and couldn't help but say: "But if we don't poison Concubine Zhuang Jing, what way can we keep the queen in the palace during the autumn hunt?" "If the emperor and empress are not separated during the autumn hunt, they will have no chance of winning!

King Shunjun's eyes were a little red: "The mother concubine said: She will pretend to be sick when the time comes!" ”

King Xiaogong bit his teeth secretly, and his lips were pursed tightly. Shui Yang's hand trembled slightly, and he almost dropped the wine jug in his hand, and swallowed his saliva involuntarily.

All three of them knew that "feigning illness" was nothing more than a euphemism.

Who pretended to be sick in front of Jia Yingzhou? If Concubine Rong Jinggui wants to help them drag Jia Yingzhou in the palace, she must be really sick! And she must be very sick, otherwise Jia Yingzhou can directly ask someone from Tai Hospital to diagnose and treat her.

Shui Yang said with a little hesitation: "But...... Would Jia be willing to stay in the palace to treat his grandmother? What if ...... "If Jia Yingzhou refuses to stay in Beijing for Rong Jinggui, and if his grandmother falls ill, what should I do?!"

King Shunjun wiped the corners of his eyes: "I also persuaded my mother like this!" But the mother concubine said: The emperor has become more and more soft-hearted in the past two years! If we go to ask the Emperor Taishang, and the Emperor Taishang speaks, Jia Yingzhou will not be able to shirk, so he will have to stay in the palace! The mother concubine also said: She has been overwhelmed by the slut of the Shen family for the rest of her life, and if she can let her son ascend the throne and let the slut of the Shen family live unhappily for the rest of her life, it will be worth her death! ”

King Xiaogong was silent for a long time, suddenly picked up the cup and drank all the wine in the cup: "Just do what the mother said!" If this plan can't succeed this time, and I can't be angry with my mother for many years, I will go to Jiuquan to ask my mother for guilt! ”

King Shunjun and Shui Yang also drank the wine in silence.

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At this time, Shui Xiao and Yuan Chun in Yihe Palace were also lying on the bed, whispering about the affairs of Xiaogong Palace.

"This year's Iron Net Mountain Autumn Hunt is the best time and the last chance for King Xiaogong to do something. King Xiaogong will definitely not let go of this opportunity! Shui Xiao took a towel and wiped the wet hair of Yuan Chun, who had just taken a bath.

Yuan Chun looked at Shui Xiao in the big glass mirror: "It's the best opportunity, I understand." The capital is heavily guarded, and the commanders of the Beijing camp and the imperial guards are all the emperor's and the emperor's henchmen, and King Xiaogong will not have a chance to force the palace. But why is it the last chance? ”

Shui Xiao smiled: "That's the deadline I gave them. I am asking the Criminal Department and Lantai Temple to investigate the lawlessness of King Xiaogong and King Shunjun half-openly and half-covertly. They have been fighting me for so many years, and there must be something unclean. Now, there's a lot going on in this matter! If they don't do anything, then sooner or later, after the autumn hunt, or later before the end of the year, I will definitely be able to demote their lords and continue to reduce their power. Therefore, if King Xiaogong can't let go of the throne, he must seize the opportunity of autumn hunting. ”

Yuan Chun nodded, she noticed that Shui Xiao was talking about "half-light and half-dark" tracking, and couldn't help laughing: "Half-light and half-dark tracking, is it to put pressure on them and force them to make trouble?" ”

Shui Xiao nodded: "Yes!" I don't like the feeling of being stared at by a poisonous snake entrenched in the shadows, so I want to lure the snake out of the hole and catch it all. If they don't rebel, and the emperor is in place for a day, I can't deal with them too seriously. Your medical skills are so good, and you say that the Emperor Taishang is in good health and has many years to live. For so many years, we can't keep putting up with them spitting out in the dark, right? The little group is getting older day by day, what if they assassinate or teach it badly? ”

"I've got your back! There are only a thousand days to be a thief, and there is no thousand days to prevent thieves! If you have to guard against others all the time, you are too tired! ”

Shui Xiao smiled, lowered his head and kissed the wet hair on the top of her head.

"Did you find out about their plan?" Yuan Chun asked.

"Some clues were found. I can now basically determine where they can transfer their troops and how many troops they can use. That's a big chance of winning! Now, I'm guessing what kind of machinations they're going to do, and the more accurate I guess, the more ugly their death will be. ”

When Yuan Chun heard what he said, he knew that he wanted to show off, so he asked very loudly: "What did the emperor guess?" ”

Shui Xiao really said with great interest: "King Xiaogong knows your master's rules and the matter of heaven's punishment!" So, he will definitely try his best to make good use of this! If I can be punished by God, he will save a lot of trouble and effort! So, how do I suffer 'God's damnation'? He smiled at her in the mirror.

I'll go! Yuan Chun cursed fiercely in his heart.

How else can Shui Xiao be "damned"? The design makes Shui Xiao and other women XXOO! What a slut!

"He wants to drug you?" Yuan Chun put himself in the role of King Xiaogong, thinking about how King Xiaogong would design Shui Xiao and other women XXOO, "But if I am here, how can he be drugged?" Turn me away? ”

Shui Xiao gave her a thumbs up: "That's right! So when the autumn hunt comes, they will definitely find a way to keep you in the palace and separate us! ”

In order to draw out the brave warriors, and in order to let the descendants of future generations not forget to ride and shoot, and not forget the battle array, the emperor Tai'zu of this dynasty left a rule: every autumn, the emperor has to lead the nobles of the clan and some civil and military ministers to Henghai Iron Net Mountain to besiege. If you do not go in the autumn of a certain year, you will make up for it in the spring of the following year.

Autumn hunting on the iron network is a very important political activity, and with the time of going back and forth on the road, it is often a month or two away from Beijing. Therefore, every autumn hunt, the emperor will also bring a few concubines, so as not to have a woman waiting for a month or two to be "wronged".

In Shui Xiao's harem, there is only Yuan Chun, of course he has to take Yuan Chun with him.

"How to stay?" Yuan Chun's mind raced, "So I have to stay and treat someone?" ”

"That's right! This sick person, the status must be high enough to force you to stay. But this person can't be my father, because if my father is sick, I have to stay and serve the sick, and this year's autumn hunt will have to be canceled and made up next spring. Therefore, the queen mother and Concubine Zhuang Jinggui are very likely to be the targets of their attack. But the queen mother has always been shrewd, and it is unlikely that they will be involved in the same matter twice, and it is estimated that they will not have a chance to do it. Therefore, the object of their attack is most likely Concubine Zhuang Jinggui. Of course, if Concubine Zhuang Jinggui is not easy to start, and they are ruthless enough, the sick person may be replaced by Concubine Rong Jinggui......"

Yuan Chun felt: His lie is really deeply rooted in the hearts of the people! In order to let Shui Xiao sleep with individual women, King Xiaogong and his group took such painstaking measures and spared no cost, it was really ...... Are they stupid or smart?

Shui Xiao touched her hair, felt that her hair was still a little wet, and changed to a dry handkerchief to continue wiping. said: "Of course! They didn't go to such great lengths to get me damned. Separate us and there will be many articles to do. For example, if you falsely proclaim that I am sick or injured, you should rush to the rescue and then set up an ambush to take you hostage or something......"