Chapter VII Opportunities
After returning from Cining Palace, Zhao Shu didn't ask the Queen Mother about the specific ins and outs, and returned to Yongwang's Mansion, and Xiao Zhuzi reported them one by one. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
"County lord, yesterday Princess Chengping's maidservant girl looked for the queen mother, saying that the four princes had a great relationship with the Hun prince, and then the queen mother was ready to call the four princes to ask, but I didn't expect the ten princes to hang themselves, and there was news from the palace, saying that he killed him."
Zhao Shu frowned, "It stands to reason that the imperial grandmother has no intention of killing anyone, why did the Ten Imperial Brothers hang themselves?" No, why did they kill the Ten Emperor Brothers? There is no need for this to be dead. ”
She couldn't understand that this matter was actually a trivial matter, and it was not surprising that the Xiongnu prince wanted to marry a woman with more status, why did it go to the point of a dead man?
Xiao Zhuzi couldn't answer, he lowered his head, and he didn't hear Zhao Shu for a long time, he thought about it and said, "Could it be the ladies in the palace?" ”
"By the way, what's going on with Concubine Ning?" These two things are so strange that no matter how you look at them, they seem to be okay, but they seem to have something to do with them.
Xiao Zhuzi said what he had investigated again, it was nothing more than that the little prince died, and the palace thoroughly investigated and found out the old things.
As he was talking, someone came to report the matter, it should be urgent, and without waiting for Xiao Zhuzi to go back, he went directly to Zhao Shu to report.
"What's the matter?" Xiao Zhuzi asked.
"County Lord, Concubine Ning was assassinated in the cold palace and was rescued, but she only left a breath."
Zhao Shu frowned, she couldn't understand this scene, "Do you know who made it?" ”
"The spearhead is all pointed at Weiyang Palace, but the emperor doesn't believe it, Weiyang Palace said that someone framed him, which means the Queen Mother."
Suddenly, Zhao Shu laughed, "What a good plan." ”
"It's a good ploy, indeed." Sun Yun walked in from the outside.
Zhao Shu waved her hand to let the subordinates retreat, and there were only her and Sun Yun in the hug, the two sat opposite each other, and Zhao Shu personally poured tea for her.
"What did you find?" Zhao Shu asked, after all, a person's strength is limited, and he has to share neutrality with others in order to get the most accurate information.
Sun Yun blew the hot tea, and said slowly: "I haven't found anything else, but I heard some rumors." ”
"What rumors?" Zhao Shu asked.
"I also just got the news that this matter is not spread among the people, but in the house of the official eunuch, and it is not the subordinate maid who is spreading the matter, but the officials of the DPRK and China."
Zhao Shu listened quietly, not in a hurry.
"You have a small family, you never interact with other people's families, I have a lot of family, today my brother and sister just came back from their parents' house and came to tell me to stay away from you."
Zhao Shu became interested and put down the teacup, "Oh, why? ”
"Now the officials of the DPRK and China are rumoring that the queen mother intends to weigh the system, and the emperor has been erected, and sure enough, the ten princes are dead, and Concubine Ning has entered the cold palace."
Zhao Shu flicked the teacup, she didn't care very much, in fact, she was shocked by the monstrous waves in her heart, she always knew that everyone was looking for opportunities, but she didn't expect everyone's opportunities to be here.
"Yide is really a good skill, not only got rid of Concubine Ning, but also disgusted the Queen Mother, and let Zhao Bi cling to her to death, I am starting to like her a little now." Zhao Shudao, lonely, always felt that only in this way could she arouse the passion in her heart.
Sun Yun also nodded, "That's right, I'm starting to like her too, this woman is my opponent, you don't know, in the past, I was a lonely person to seek defeat." ”
"Guess who saved Concubine Ning." Zhao Shu asked suddenly.
Sun Yun paused for a moment, "Why don't we make a bet?" ”
"Okay." Zhao Shu saw the spark in her eyes, it seemed that she was going to show her skills, and she didn't understand that the Sun family was almost out of the world now, so why bother to go through this troubled water.
But thinking of Emperor Mingde's peeping at her, you can understand.
"I bet it's ......"
Before she finished speaking, Zhao Shu interrupted, "It's better to follow the rules, and see who finds the evidence first, how about it?" ”
"You mean who killed the Tenth Prince and Concubine Ning?" Sun Yun was already thinking about what benefits he could get in this matter.
In fact, this matter is not good for the two of them, but if it can't be found, the mother-son relationship between the Queen Mother and Emperor Mingde will be gone, and in the previous complex partisan dispute, there will be one more dispute between the Queen Mother and the Emperor.
However, no matter how much you fight, in the end, the enemy will win.
After thinking for a moment, Sun Yun nodded, "Okay, if I win, you promise me one thing." ”
"What if I win?" Zhao Shudao.
"I promised you one thing too, and I have to do it, how?" After she said that, she added: "Don't worry, I won't let you do anything that violates morality, filial piety, loyalty, and affection." ”
Zhao Shu thought about it, it was actually quite funny, and grinned, "Okay, I promise you, but we have to make three chapters of the law, and we can't hurt the prince's brother and the imperial grandmother, you can do it?" ”
"Don't worry, I'm measured." She smiled confidently.
The woman who embroiders and fights in the back house and the woman who is in charge of the lifeblood of the family is really different, and her vision and mind are not of the same rank.
"By the way, Brother Prince gave me a lot of things, I saw some gadgets that are quite funny, why don't you choose a few?" Zhao Shu suddenly remembered the good things sent by the prince and said casually.
Sun Yun was stunned, his expression was quite unnatural, but he quickly returned to normal, "I'm not a little girl, no, I'll go, remember, we are limited to half a month." ”
Running so fast? Zhao Shuhu watched her leave suspiciously.
At this time, in the Fengqi Palace, Hao Shumei was sitting under the queen, looking at the autumn peonies on the coffee table, the big peonies, very lush and delicate.
"What does my sister think? This is the best pot in the yard this year, my sister took it back and put it by the window, add scenery. The queen smiled at the corner of her eyes, it stands to reason that Zhao Yan is dead, and the palace should put out the smile at this time.
Even if she is a queen, she shouldn't be able to laugh.
Hao Shumei swept the queen, pinched the handkerchief and gently put it on the tip of her nose, "Thank you for the queen's kindness, the concubines are allergic to this fragrance, and they are not blessed to suffer from such a national fragrance." ”
The queen expressed regret on her face, but her heart was full of joy, the peony national flower, the king of flowers, the palace up and down, except for her, who is worthy?
Hmph, count her Hao Shumei as having eyesight.
The silent contest between the two women has long been known, and now the queen is becoming more and more breathless.
"Speaking of which, the palace is also very sympathetic to Concubine Ning, but she is to blame, and her sister wants to thank her sister, and she ...... unknowingly" The queen wanted to speak and stopped.
Hao Shumei chuckled, but there was a cold light in his eyes, and his tone was a little colder than that, "The queen looks down on the concubines, the concubines are stupid, where is there such a means, I don't dare to take the credit of the queen." ”
Hearing this, the queen frowned and looked at Hao Shumei, but Hao Shumei had already stood up and saluted, "Queen, the concubine has retired." ”
After speaking, without waiting for the queen to speak, she turned around, still as arrogant and domineering as before, even if she is no longer a favorite concubine.
Such an arrogant Hao Shumei, the queen is both angry and jealous, in her life, she is the queen, but she has never been as unseen as Hao Shumei.
"Mother, didn't she do this?" Bai Yue said, "Could it be that Concubine De did it?" ”
The queen came back to her senses, yes, the most important thing now is to find out who did this, not Hao Shumei, who could it be? She also thought that it would be done by Concubine De, and even she suspected that Yide directed and acted herself.
"Niangniang, do you want to ask Concubine De to come and ask?" Lu Fushou said.
The queen raised her hand to stop them, "Don't mess with yourself. ”
"Yes." Several people bowed their heads in response.
After about half an hour, Zhiliu came back from outside, with a panicked face, "Niangniang, Niangniang, it's not good." ”
"What kind of system is panicking, and there is something to say." The queen was upset, and there was a lot of impatience between her words.
Zhiliu paused, calmed the panic in his heart, and organized the language: "Niangniang, it is rumored in the palace that the queen mother favors the monarch and the princess, but the Xiongnu prince intends to marry the monarch and the princess, and the queen mother was furious, frightening the ten princes to hang themselves. ”
"What!" The queen stood up violently, "Quick, hurry up and arrest all those who chew the root of the tongue to this palace!" Her heart fluctuated, and she instantly understood that Zhao Yan and Concubine Ning were just outcasts, who were used to bring down the Queen Mother.
Fear suddenly rose in her heart, if this matter was done by the emperor? That...... So what should she do?
The same news was also received by Cining Palace, "Queen Mother, the slaves and maids can't be suppressed, those people seem to be out of control, what should I do, Queen Mother?" ”
The Queen Mother snorted coldly, and the rosary in her hand fell, and the people in the hall were silent.
Cumulus just reported, and then, Hongxia came in again, she just came in, and before she could speak, the Queen Mother asked: "What's not good, once again!" ”
The people in the hall knelt down, and Hongxia's body trembled, "Back to the Queen Mother, Lin University Students, King Hui, Lord Guan, Lord Gu, and Huainan Hou are kneeling outside the gate of Taihe Palace...... Please ......" She came to her lips a few times, and swallowed it back.
"Say!" The Queen Mother said angrily.
Hongxia shuddered, fell to the ground, trembling with fright, "Please ask the emperor to ...... Grounded you in Cining Palace, said...... Say you're a chicken in the morning...... Want...... To emulate the Empress Dowager Qin Xuan called the ......"
"What did the Emperor say?" The Queen Mother was not as angry as she imagined, but asked coldly.
"The emperor didn't say anything, King Hui asked the vassal kings of Xingbing to be executed, and then ......" Hongxia was so frightened that her upper and lower lips fought, and she couldn't speak well.
The Queen Mother's patience was limited, and she slapped on the low table with a 'snap', "Say!" ”
"The eldest prince of the Huns wants to marry the county lord......"
"Presumptuous!" The Queen Mother was really angry this time, she stood up suddenly, walked out of Cining Palace quickly, and as soon as she came out of the door, she saw Liang Yunsi coming with someone.
"The slave sees the queen mother, the queen mother is sick, or rest in the palace, the government has its own emperor to deal with, you can rest assured." Liang Yunsi's words were spoken, and his heart trembled, but his master was Emperor Mingde, and he couldn't help himself.
The Queen Mother glanced at dozens of powerful eunuchs, flicked her sleeves and folded back to the hall with a sneer, and even Cumulus and the others were not allowed to go out.
The news of the Queen Mother's phoenix body was ill soon spread, but anyone with a little brain understood that the Queen Mother was imprisoned by the seizure of power, and at the same time, she also re-acquainted Emperor Mingde.
The queen mother's reign is not long, and he can't accept such a short time, he is really not a filial son.
It's just that there are many queen mothers who have been in turmoil since ancient times, and as emperors, seizing power is nothing new, and knowledgeable people are just sneering, and no one has come forward to explain that Emperor De is not filial.
After all, the Queen Mother Si Chen is in front.
The Queen Mother was banned, Xie Yun, Yan Shiren and others naturally couldn't sit idly by, although they didn't want anything to happen to Si Chen, but they couldn't watch the Queen Mother being locked up, and they all wrote to speak for the Queen Mother.
This statement can make Zhao Shu miserable, Emperor Mingde promised to let the Queen Mother go, and on the other hand, he intended to let Zhao Shu go to make peace.
When the Queen Mother learned the news, she was so angry that she smashed the good things in the house, and in desperation, she sent a message to Yan Shiren and others, asking them not to speak for her.
"The emperor has not done a good job in this matter." Yan Shi endured.
After the next dynasty, Xie Yun and several people got together and talked about Emperor Mingde, and they all had a lot of complaints.
Qiu Jishi sighed, "Seeing that the world is unified, how can the emperor let the power fall?" In my opinion, the unlucky one will be the prince in the next moment. ”
When Xie Yun heard this, he immediately stood up and made a gesture to go out, but was stopped by Yan Shiren, "Where is Brother Xie going in a hurry?" ”
"I'll remind the prince not to speak for the queen mother and get into trouble." When Xie Yun thought of Zhao Shu's intimacy with the crown prince, his heart was numb.
This matter is obviously a serial scheme, and it will take several people to stop.
Yan Shi couldn't help but let go, "The prince doesn't intercede, some people will say that he is ruthless and unjust, go to intercede, and some people will say that he is disobedient to his father, do you say he will go or not?" ”
"So what do you say? You can't let the prince get into it. Xie Yun had never been in such a hurry, but now he was so anxious that he was sweating.
Qiu Jishi also stretched out his hand to pull him, "Lord Xie, don't worry, if the prince goes to intercede, at most, it will be just a matter of merit and demerit, and it will not get in the way." ”
"Out of the way? Is military merit so easy to earn? What does it mean to be out of the way? Xie Yun was in a hurry, and grabbed Bai Qiujiao in a few words.
Qiu Ji had a good temper and waited for him to finish, and then said: "Find the truth about the life and death of the ten princes, everything will be solved, don't forget, there is also a Concubine Ning, don't worry, there will be no chaos." ”
"Those who were unjustly killed in the previous dynasty were also revealed later, but what's the use? Aren't all people dead? Don't stop me, this official can't let the prince have an accident. Xie Yun shook the hands of the two and walked out of the teahouse.
"Master Xie, what's wrong, I haven't seen him pay much attention to the prince before." Yan Shiren asked curiously.
Qiu Jishi shook his head, "I don't know, he's been very strange lately, he seems to care too much about the prince, no matter what, I'll go to the Criminal Department." ”
"The emperor said that the ten princes hanged themselves, and I'm afraid that the people in the criminal department will not listen to your dispatch." Yan Shiren reminded loudly.
Qiu Jishi sighed, "But you can't ignore it." ”
"In extraordinary times, when you use extraordinary methods, don't worry about it, see the situation clearly, and then take action."
The situation that Yan Shiren said is a little cruel, and he can see clearly the hearts of many people, whether he is loyal or treacherous, whether he is thin and cold, and he is affectionate, and after this incident, it will be revealed to the world. (To be continued.) )