The big festival was faced, even if the queen mother's kung fu was good, she couldn't help but look gloomy, and only after taking a shallow sip of tea did she suppress the fire in her heart, while pointing at Zhao Baiyu, she smiled at Jiang You and said: "Speaking of which, Yu Nian, this child has met you a few times when he was a child, and now although he is different from the monarch and the minister, don't be too angry." ”

Ordinary courtiers are not allowed to enter the palace lightly, and if they want to see it, they will also see it at the state banquet, at that time, how did she know which one was Zhao Yunian, she took a sip of fruit wine: "Yes?" I forgot, it's not an important person. ”

The Empress Dowager arrived home with her kung fu, raised her hand to help the phoenix hairpin on her hair, and said lightly: "The Zhao family is a hairpin family, Yu Nian, this child has already won the lift, and he has been idle in Taixue, and it is only a matter of time before he becomes an official in the court. She turned her head to the side and said, "Yu Nian, I haven't come to see the emperor yet." ”

Since Jiang You came back last time, she heard from Zhao Yunian that he molested the emperor, although she was angry that her nephew was not angry, but she was not very worried, the little girl was thin-skinned, naturally she would not publicize this matter everywhere, she could only suffer a loss, and Yu Nian had a serious reputation, and he was a child of the family, and he could not be punished if he wanted to, she specially called Zhao Yunian today, and she also saved the idea of letting him make up for it in front of Jiang You.

Zhao Yunian had been waiting for a long time on the side, and when he heard the words, he immediately got up, straightened his clothes, made a big salute to Jiang You, and said affectionately: "The junior minister invites the emperor to Jin'an." ”

Jiang You felt annoyed when he saw him, but he still pressed his impatience, raised his hand and said, "Get up." ”

The Empress Dowager saw that although she was impatient, she didn't mean to punish people, her heart was relieved, and an eye wind fell, and immediately a waiter came over with a drink, Zhao Yunian got up and poured two glasses, and the other cup was served to Jiang You, he took a few steps forward and said with a smile: "The little minister respects the emperor with a glass." After he finished speaking, he leaned up his neck and drank it all, then leaned over slightly, and lowered his voice by putting the wine glass: "The minister was abrupt the day before yesterday, and it was really out of love, so he would be rude to the emperor, please forgive the emperor, and the minister will drink three more cups to make amends." ”

After saying that, he really drank three more glasses, Jiang You glanced at him, and suddenly an idea came to his mind, and touched his lips with glass marigold, Zhao Yunian saw her drink, and his heart was happy, and he was about to speak again, so he heard her say slowly: "This wine is boring, go change a pot." ”

She tilted her head slightly, and whispered to Ma Cheng, a person of Ma Cheng's ghost elf, rolled his eyes, glanced at Zhao Yunian with pity, turned around and ran to prepare.

Zhao Yunian was apprehensive by Ma Cheng, and said with a forced smile: "Since it is the minister who respects the emperor, it is better for the minister to prepare." ”

Jiang You glanced at him casually: "No need, you are not a minion, you can't do these stupid jobs." ”

Zhao Yunian touched a nail, so he had to stand in place with trepidation, where Ma Cheng had already taken another pot of wine, and when he looked at it, he found that it was a heart-turning pot with the pattern of a seawater swimming dragon, and a cold sweat broke out from his back.

The heart of the pot in the palace is famous, the pot can hold two kinds of wine, press the mechanism on the pot can be changed at will in the two kinds of wine, the craftsman who invented it was originally to entertain the nobles, and later was studied by the monarch to find a side use - donkey. There are two kinds of poisonous and non-poisonous liquor in the pot, and when the mechanism is pressed, it is given to the ill-intentioned subordinates to drink, which is a * treasure that kills people without leaving a trace.

Zhao Yunian's face turned pale in shock, and when he raised his eyes, he saw that Jiang You had already taken the wine jug, pretended to press it inadvertently on the bead held in the dragon's mouth, and then raised his hand to pour a glass, and smiled happily: "Zhao Qing has a great demeanor, and I am very pleased to see it, I will give you a glass of wine, you can drink it." ”

If Jiang You said this in normal times, Zhao Yunian would definitely gladly respond, but now he looked at Jiang You's still calm face, but now he was smiling, and he was a little panicked in his heart, and hurriedly bowed down and said: "The minister is not strong enough to drink, and I am afraid that he will lose his honor if he drinks too much." ”

Jiang You said unhappily: "Zhao Qing just drank four lamps in a row, why is it that I can't drink alcohol when I come here?" Is it because I can't look down on the wine I have given me? ”

Zhao Yunian's heart jumped suddenly: "The minister doesn't dare that the minister just has a stubborn illness, it is not appropriate to drink too much, the four lamps are already the limit, and I hope the emperor will forgive the sin." ”

The Empress Dowager also noticed the movement here at this time, and when she saw the heart-turning pot of the sea swimming dragon, her heart jumped, and she hurriedly said: "Yu Nian has had some stubborn illnesses since he was a child, but he can't drink too much, so let him replace the wine with tea and toast the emperor with a glass." ”

Jiang You said expressionlessly: "If you are afraid of violent illness, then you can touch your lips lightly, and besides, there is a doctor in the palace, even if you go down to the Hades Palace, you can be pulled back." ”

I'm afraid that after drinking it, I really went down to the Hades Palace! The Empress Dowager and Zhao Yunian had this idea in their hearts at the same time, but how could there be any reason not to drink the wine given by the emperor? Wouldn't that sweep the emperor's face?

Ma Cheng had already handed over the wine glass with a smile: "Zhao Gongzi, it is a great blessing for the emperor to reward his face and give wine, you should drink it quickly, don't live up to the emperor's good intentions." ”

Zhao Yunian is now difficult to ride a tiger, his arms are trembling and he refuses to stretch out, and the Empress Dowager is also beating in her heart, and she is about to speak, when she sees Zhao Yunian's knees weak, and she kneels on the ground with a 'plop'.

Jiang You looked at him very calmly: "What does Zhao Qing mean by this?" ”

Zhao Yunian had no demeanor at the moment of life and death, and he no longer saw the bearing of a young man, he knelt on the ground and said urgently: "Please read the emperor's mind for the sake of the minister's confusion for a while, spare the minister's life!" So saying, he knelt on the ground and prostrated repeatedly.

Originally, the atmosphere of this family banquet was relaxed, and there was a fist and wine order below, but no one paid attention to the movement of the seat, but when he shouted such a voice, they all stopped playing in their hands and looked up.

Jiang You's heart blossomed, but he still pretended to be unfathomable, and said in a deep voice: "Zhao Qing thinks that I want to harm you by giving you wine?" ”

Zhao Yunian lay on the ground, speechless, Jiang You waved down the wine jug and smashed it straight in front of him, and suddenly the wine in it spilled all over him, and the splashed broken porcelain scratched the face of the young brother, but he couldn't hold back and didn't dare to say anything.

The Empress Dowager looked down, although the wine jug was half broken, but the remaining half was still intact, the belly of the wine jug was round, and there was amber wine in it, it was just an ordinary wine jug, but it was very similar to the length of the jug.

Not only the Empress Dowager, Zhao Yunian also saw the appearance inside the wine pot at this time, he understood the calculation, but at this time, he could only swallow his anger, and let the blood dripping from the wine and broken porcelain on his face flow down: "The little minister and the minister don't dare." ”

In fact, this method is not necessarily very clever, but the two of them have ghosts in their hearts, and they know that they have offended Jiang You, so they have a preconceived idea and decide that Jiang You wants his life.

Jiang You glanced at him coldly: "Don't you dare to think about it?" With ill intentions, the blue sky and the day see the dark ghosts, a belly of sneaky things! She retracted her gaze and said in disgust: "Zhao Yu lost his honor in front of the emperor and dragged down the court staff for twenty to set an example!" ”

If Jiang You made up charges for no reason or at will, the civil officials below might still help Zhao Yunian speak, but now it is clear that Zhao Yunian has lost his honor, not only brushed the emperor's son, but also suspected her of poisoning the wine, everyone had nothing to say, and saw Zhao Yunian being dragged down.

Jiang You successfully rectified Zhao Yunian, he was in a good mood, and he didn't bother to deal with the Empress Dowager anymore, so he announced the end of the banquet after staying for a while, and returned to the Qianqing Palace in a hurry.

Contrary to her state of mind, Zhao Yunian was very sad, he first lost a person in the Chengxin Palace, and now he was pressed on the cold green bricks in front of the noon gate to hit the board, and those Jinyi guards were very heavy, he had never suffered this kind of suffering since he was a child, and he couldn't help but howl miserably.

It's hard to finish twenty, according to the rules, this is not over, and you have to shake it again to finish the beating of the staff. A few fans tied him up with a sackcloth, swung him high into the air, and then fell down hard, and he screamed again, and almost lost his breath.

It's easy to wait for relief, he helped the Gan Gan by the Jinshui Bridge to get up slowly, his heart was ruthless, and he was about to go back, when he saw a half-yin eunuch blocking in front of him, and said with a smile: "Zhao Gongzi, don't be in a hurry to go back, go to Dongchang with our family, the overseer is waiting for you." ”

Jiang You was in a good mood after going back, and he read the book for half an hour before going to bed, and when he was about to go to the morning court the next day, he was blocked by Xue Yuan halfway, he was wearing an azure drag and stood in the middle of the road, and smiled at Jiang You: "Don't be busy with the emperor, the minister has already asked for leave for you, you go to Shouchang Palace with the minister to watch a good show." ”

Jiang You looked at him in confusion, saw him take a few steps closer, and said softly: "Which hand did he touch the emperor the day before yesterday?" ”

Jiang You's heart was blocked, and he said: "I know the palm prints, right, right hand." ”

Xue Yuan glanced at her with resentment, tucked his sleeves and replied, "There is nothing that the minister wants to know, and he can't find out." He lowered his eyes and looked at her, with a slight sneer on his lips: "The emperor is soft-hearted, do you really think that such a filthy villain can remember the lesson by beating him?" Your punishment is too light, and he can't tell how to hate you now, or think about how to turn the tables. ”

Jiang You heard something bad, tugged at his sleeve and asked, "What do you mean by palm prints?" Mo is not."

Xue Yuan looked at her slender ten fingers on his sleeve and gently covered it: "Your Majesty, don't worry, he still has some use, and the minister didn't want his life." ”

Jiang You still didn't feel at ease: "Although he is an abominable person, he has not reached the point of heinousness, and the palm print does not need to be punished with capital punishment." ”

Xue Yuan raised his lips, and there was some banter in his eyes: "The minister has always been retribution, and the emperor should be a heinous villain." He thinks more about Jiang You than he has the surname Zhao.

He looked down, this kid is smart and smart, after all, his heart is too soft, he pulled her with one hand, and raised his eyes to look at the flowing clouds above the mezzanine: "You are the emperor, although your status is precious, but the burden on your shoulders is heavier than others, if you want to live comfortably, you have to be more clear." ”

He pulled Jiang You and walked forward slowly, while saying: "Our Great Qi Dynasty has produced a total of two empresses, counting you are a total of three, the first Emperor Zhongzong is a woman seeking the father's position, and the brother is about to kill before ascending the throne, although it is contrary to the norm, but it can also be regarded as creating a precedent for women to be the emperor, although her subordinates are ruthless, but the majesty of a lifetime, the second Emperor Renzong is in a similar situation to you, Renzong is kind, and has always had the reputation of Renjun, but later he was put under house arrest by the queen and his relatives in the palace, controlling the government, If it weren't for the wisdom of the crown prince at that time, I was afraid that the Great Qi Dynasty would no longer have the surname Jiang, and the affairs of these two emperors were in front of him, would the emperor hear something? ”

Jiang You cautiously asked, "Do you want to marry a virtuous queen?" Seeing that he was choked and paused, he grinned and said, "I know the meaning of the palm print, isn't it just ruthless, who wouldn't?" ”

Xue Yuan knew that she didn't take it to heart when he saw her hippie smile, and said expressionlessly: "Emperor Zhongzong imprisoned his father and killed his brother, and killed all the civil and military who dared to oppose the Manchu Dynasty, does the emperor dare to do the same?" ”

Jiang You paused and said vaguely: "Let's talk about it again." ”

Xue Yuan preached all the way, and the two arrived at Shouchang Palace unconsciously, and the Empress Dowager sank her face when she saw Xue Yuan: "I heard that Yu Nian didn't return last night, and he was taken away by the palm print after receiving the court staff, but you should tell me, Yu Nian didn't commit adultery and didn't commit any crime, what crime did he commit?" Let your people from Dongchang go out in person! ”

Before she left the palace, although Xue Yuan didn't say anything to her, at least he was respectful and polite, why did he change his attitude in just two years and defend Jiang You in every way? You must know that he was respectful to Xiaozong at the beginning, but now he looks like he wants to protect Jiang You all the way to the end!

Xue Yuan smiled slightly, and pulled Jiang You to find a place to sit down without hurry: "You don't have to worry, the minister will naturally release him after the interrogation." He said and suddenly his face sank: "But since this matter has been mentioned, the minister has to say a word, the Zhao family is too lawless, first Zhao Baiyu insulted the emperor, and now his son Zhao Yunian has bad intentions, and he has bad intentions to the emperor, you say, isn't this matter under the control of Dongchang?" ”

The emperor's bad intentions are a big crime of raiding the family and exterminating the family, the empress dowager suddenly changed her face, slapped the table hard, and shouted: "Presumptuous, it's just nonsense!" ”

Xue Yuanpi raised the corners of his mouth with a smile: "The minister's empty words are unfounded, and if you continue to talk about it, it will be like provoking the feelings of the heavenly family, so it is better to let your good nephew come and tell you in person." ”

He raised his hand and patted it, and saw two eunuchs with big shoulders and round waists dragging a person who was almost not humanoid into Shouchang Palace, especially his right hand, which was drenched in blood, and the skin and flesh were turned outwards and very hideous, Jiang You couldn't help but look away after just a glance.

The Empress Dowager's heart was beating wildly, and she raised her voice: "You dare to use lynching!" She glanced at Zhao Yunian, who was almost paralyzed on the ground, immediately looked away, and said in a deep voice: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, just tell all the grievances, and the mourning family will call the shots for you!" ”

When Zhao Yunian heard this, not only did he not show any joy, but his body trembled and buried his head lower

Xue Yuan said in a rambling voice: "You forgot, Chenhe Dongchang is in charge of torture, how can it be called lynching?" He lowered his eyes and looked at Zhao Yunian, seeing that he was covered with blood, sat away quietly, wiped his hands with a handkerchief, and said: "Since the Queen Mother said that our family wronged you, then we might as well make it clear today, our family asks you, your Zhao family and the Zhang family have always been at odds, why do you want to go to the Zhenguo Mansion?" ”

In fact, the last time he went was just to pay homage to his birthday, but now he never dared to answer like this, but said in a trembling voice: "I heard that the emperor is going." ”

Xue Yuan said lightly: "What does the emperor have to do with you?" He glanced at the Empress Dowager casually: "Pour beans into the bamboo tube, pour them all at once, so as to save our family from asking back and forth." ”

Zhao Yunian's body trembled, and he hurriedly said: "Yes, yes." There was obvious fear in his voice, and he was no longer as radiant as yesterday: "I hated the emperor because of my father's affairs, and I knew that the emperor was going, so I also followed, thinking that I wanted to ask the emperor for a favor for my father, but the emperor upheld justice and insisted on not allowing it. ”

The Empress Dowager was full of anger, she knew exactly what Zhao Yunian had done, but it was difficult to say it directly, so she could only say angrily: "What nonsense!" She glanced at Xue Yuan angrily: "Did he force you to say that?!" ”

Zhao Yunian raised his swollen eyelids and glanced at Xue Yuan, and hurriedly lowered his head: "Naturally not, it's all the truth." ”

Jiang You also glanced at Xue Yuan in astonishment, the reason for assassination is better than teasing, and the crime is heavier, but he didn't expect Xue Yuan to fabricate such a charge against him half-truthfully.

Xue Yuan gently raised his hand and ordered someone to drag Zhao Yunian down, raised his hand and tucked his nose, looked at the blood stain on the peony brocade carpet of Feng, and smiled slightly: "I'm really sorry to dirty my mother's ground." He said unhurriedly: "Zhao Gongzi's assassination attempt in the end, for your sake, the minister is not good to kill him all, so he will be demoted to slavery and punished into the quarry as a slave." ”

The Empress Dowager only felt dizzy, her body shook, and she almost couldn't sit still. Seeing that a son of a family who has already been promoted has become a slave in a blink of an eye, I am afraid that this life will be ruined, and even the reputation of the Zhao family will be over, so it seems that he might as well die!

Xue Yuan raised his eyes to look at her, and smiled happily: "Since this Zhao eldest prince has gone wrong, you must not be in a hurry to send Zhao Jiazi into the palace, right?" He sighed with his hands in his hands: "What did the minister say when you asked the minister? As long as you are in the palace for a long time, the minister will not give birth to anything for no reason, and everyone can be at peace with each other, so why do you have to do something behind your back to embarrass everyone? ”

After he finished speaking, he couldn't even salute, and pulled Jiang You to turn around, and the Empress Dowager sat alone on the top, her face covered with frost, and her well-maintained fingers almost sank into the flesh.

As soon as Jiang You returned to the palace, she heard that the Empress Dowager immediately announced that she was sick in bed, and she was hesitating whether to go back to visit for the sake of courtesy, Xue Yuan said casually on the side: "I'm afraid that once the emperor goes, the Empress Dowager's condition will be even worse." ”

Jiang You glanced at him faintly, and agreed with this statement in his heart. There is no queen mother behind the moth, the next period of life can be said to be quite comfortable, she now has no queen, so no one is in charge of the harem, everything can only be discussed by the sixth bureau and the twelve supervisors, and then ask her if you can't make a decision.

Today, Xiangyin walked in with the female official of the Shangfu Bureau, and said with an embarrassed face: "Your Majesty, do you know the 'purple koji water' pattern Shu brocade that Sichuan and Shu just paid tribute to?" ”

Jiang You has never paid much attention to these objects, and when he heard this, he just nodded casually and said, "What's the matter?" ”

Xiangyin waved his hand to let the female official go down, and sighed himself: "Ziqushui does not produce much this year, and only three tributes have been paid up, originally it was one of you, one of the Empress Dowager, and one of Princess Changping, but the slave maid saw that the lord of Roufu got nothing, and now she is in the palace, it is not good not to give it, but it is inevitable that the name of your mean Ning Wang's orphan daughter will be spread outside, and the slave and maid will take charge of it, and give the purple qushui to the lord of Roufu, and give Princess Changping a few other things. ”

Jiang You nodded and said: "You have done a good job, although King Ning is dead, we have to do enough on our faces, and besides, Cousin Changping has the imperial grandmother to take care of, and there is no shortage of that piece of cloth." ”

Xiangyin smiled bitterly: "It's okay if that's the case, but this matter somehow reached the ears of Princess Changping, and she openly and secretly accused the emperor of mistreating her, and I heard that the county lord was punished this morning." As she spoke, she knelt down and said, "This matter is not handled by the slave and maid thoroughly, and I hope the emperor will punish it." ”

Jiang You helped her up: "You are kind, but you didn't expect Changping to even care about a piece of cloth, but it caused trouble for Roufu." She said and wondered: "Although Changping is a princess, he and Roufu are the same generation in the end, so it's a little unreasonable to punish her." ”

Xiangyin sighed and said: "Princess Changping didn't directly punish the lord of Roufu, but somehow, she said that the personal maid of the lord of Roufu was disrespectful to her and wanted to kill her. ”

Jiang You heard it with a big head: "Doesn't the imperial grandmother care?" Both of them are royal daughters, what does it look like to make such a fuss for a rag? She shook her head wordlessly, "You go and supply my piece to Changping." ”

Xiangyin's expression was slightly embarrassed, and he hung his head helplessly: "If it was a few days ago, it would be fine, but in the past few days, the slave maid has seen that your clothes are very small, so she has already asked people to cut that piece of cloth and prepare to make you a few new sets." ”

Jiang You sighed, and said to the head: "It's not a matter to make trouble like this, the Empress Dowager is 'sick' again, and now in the palace except for me, I'm afraid that no one can stop them from continuing to make trouble, so let's go." ”

She shook her head and went out, and as soon as she arrived at the place where Princess Changping lived, she saw Roufu kneeling in the courtyard crying and crying: "Cousin, I know Cuiwei's maid temperament, and she is the most honest, how could she rush against you, I hope you will let her go for the sake of our sisters, let her go, my sister is here to beg you." She was crying with tears on her face, followed by a maid with a purple koji water in her hand.