Chapter 017: Questioning

"Oh? I don't know when Brother Wang also cared about that woman? Long Zeye turned around and looked at Long Zening with a pair of eyes, as if he wanted to see his heart.

"The imperial brother misunderstood, the younger brother was just worried about the imperial grandmother's body, and he didn't" Long Zening immediately explained as soon as he heard Long Zeye's words.

He didn't deny that he didn't want Jian Ning to die, but he didn't care about her yet. It's just that in his opinion, such an exchange condition is not a loss for them.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Ai is already outside the palace, but come in now?" At this moment, Fan Chengfu hurriedly entered the hall and said to Long Zeye.

Seeing Fan Chengfu come in, Long Zeye took the lead in waving his hand to Long Zening, signaling him to calm down first.

"Biography." Long Zeye sat majestically on the chair in the main hall of Ningshou Palace, and only lightly spit out a word to Fan Chengfu below.

Hearing this, Fan Chengfu immediately returned to the door and said to Ai Duo'er who was standing at the door: "Niangniang, the emperor will let you in." ”

Ai Duoer's hands in the warm bag grabbed each other unnaturally, settled down, and nodded to Fan Chengfu, which was regarded as thanks. With the support of the personal maid Shui Tao, he walked slowly towards the inside with lotus steps.

As the eldest daughter of Ai Gaoyi, the first prime minister of Yuanchu, Ai Duoer has learned piano, chess, calligraphy and painting since she was a child, and she has won the reputation of the first beauty of Yuanchu when she was fifteen years old. He learned the etiquette of the palace since he was a child, and when he entered the palace at the age of sixteen, he was directly named a concubine, ranking first among the concubines. is now eighteen years old, and because of the Prime Minister's Mansion as the backing, his status in the harem has always been unshakable.

But even under such an aura, Ador also has an indelible heart disease in her heart. That is, since entering the palace, the emperor rarely goes to the harem. So much so that until now, she has not given birth to an imperial heir and has not been able to sit in the position of queen.

The emperor has never taken the initiative to summon himself, especially at night. When I first heard the emperor summoning her from Fan Chengfu's mouth. Her whole heart was almost jumping out of her throat with excitement. But when she heard the latter sentence and asked her to go to Ningshou Palace to see the driver, her excited heart suddenly turned into nervousness and doubt.

She was thinking of a way to ask Fan Chengfu all the way. The emperor's purpose for summoning her this time, but no matter how she asked, Fan Chengfu just didn't let go, and she was even more nervous now.

When she walked to the hall, Ai Duoer looked up slightly at the seat in front of her, and found that when King Xiang was still sitting next to the emperor, her whole heart sank even more. This is the palace of the Empress Dowager, but she is nowhere to be seen. But only the emperor and King Xiang, who rarely goes to the palace of the Empress Dowager Taihuang at night

Ai Duoer is not stupid, this qiē seems to illustrate a fact, that is, the Empress Dowager has an accident!

At this moment, Ai Duoer's heart was even more confused and nervous, the queen mother had an accident, why did the emperor summon herself here? She remembered that the emperor had warned her several times that she should not come over to disturb the Empress Dowager and her old man's house if she had nothing to do, and the emperor obviously didn't like her to come to see the Empress Dowager, didn't he?

"The concubines see the emperor." Although Ai Duoer has all kinds of puzzles in her heart, her perennial upbringing has made her not forget the etiquette of dignity and humility.

The palace maids and servants behind Ai Duoer also immediately greeted the emperor and King Xiang in unison.

"Get up." Long Zeye unnaturally felt a sense of disgust when he saw Ai Duoer, and almost didn't look at Ai Duoer. He waved his sleeves casually.

After Ai Duoer got up, she nodded slightly to King Xiang on the side and made a commitment. Qing Dao said: "The prince is auspicious." ”

Long Zening also stood up, made a gesture to Ai Duoer, and saluted back: "The concubine is auspicious!" ”

Although Ai Duoer is a noble concubine, her position is extremely high, and she is second to the queen. Long Zening is also a prince, and it stands to reason that no one between them must salute anyone, so out of politeness, the two of them each saluted each other.

Ai Duoer was about to ask the emperor why she was summoned, but she heard a shrill voice outside the hall: "Ai Cheng wants to see you!" ”

Then Fan Chengfu hurriedly walked in again and blessed the emperor. said: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Ai Cheng has arrived." He is waiting for the decree outside the temple. ”

As soon as Ador heard this, a crack appeared on her face with a desperately calm expression. Even my father was summoned here at this time. Something big has happened.

Unconsciously his hand tightly grasped the arm of the peach on the side. Although Shui Tao was caught by Ai Duoer, she didn't dare to hum.

"Biography." Long Zeye looked at the outside of the hall and said with a full temperament.

"Let's sit down too, concubine!" Then he glanced at Ai Duoer, who was still standing there, and said lightly.

At this moment, all the people in Ningshou Palace were taken down, and naturally no one came up to see the tea. Ador sat on the side, and also sensitively noticed that something was wrong, and only felt uncomfortable.

Ai Gaoyi was dressed in the prime minister's official mansion, followed by Qiao Qi, who was dressed in black, and walked in step by step.

Seeing Qiao Qi behind Ai Gaoyi, Ai Duoer frowned unconsciously, with undisguised disgust in her eyes. Qiao Qi has never been a person she has never liked, she always feels that that person is yin and yang, and there is an evil aura wrapped in her body, which makes people very uncomfortable. But no matter how much he dislikes him, his father is very respectful of him!

Qiao Qi felt the disgusted look from Ai Duoer from the moment he came in, and his heart ached slightly, but it quickly passed.

Long Zeye and Long Zening's eyes were both focused on the black shadow. This person's skills are not profound, and it can be said that he can't even match a first-class killer. But whether it was Long Zeye or Long Zening, they all clearly felt the evil aura emanating from this person.

"Weichen see the emperor, see the prince! I've seen the concubine Niangniang. ”

"The cheap slave Qiao Qi sees the emperor, long live the emperor. See Wang Ye, Wang Ye Chitose. See the concubine Niangniang, Niangniang Wan'an! Qiao Qi also knelt down after Ai Gaoyi and spoke.

Although Qiao Qi is very valued by Ai Gaoyi, in the final analysis, he is just a slave in Ai Gaoyi's mansion, and in this world, a slave is a lower class of people than the common people.

"Bold Ai Gaoyi, you are guilty!" Long Zeye looked at Ai Gaoyi and Qiao Qi who were kneeling on the ground, and didn't let them get up. Suddenly stood up, pointed at Ai Gaoyi and shouted angrily.

Hearing Long Zeye's direct questioning, Ai Gaoyi said that it would be a lie if he was not nervous, after all, if he counted the crimes he committed, it was estimated that ten lives would not be enough to cut it.

But Ai Gaoyi has been in the officialdom for many years, and he is definitely not a simple character to be able to achieve his current position. It only took a moment to calm down.

He hasn't done anything obvious recently, even if Long Zeye has been staring at him, he can't catch the slightest evidence. I don't know if this time it's a trick set up by Long Zeye, I just want to blow myself up.

"Weichen is frightened, and I ask the emperor to make it clear." Ai Gaoyi looked sincerely frightened, trembling and kneeling at Long Zeye's feet.

When Ai Duoer saw it, she became even more nervous, her hands clenched tightly, and her long nails were almost embedded in her palms. Even so, her sanity was still there, and she didn't rush forward to help her father intercede or anything.

Not to mention that she is a concubine, she really shouldn't meddle in political affairs. Even if you really ask for mercy, at least it's not too late to ask for it when you know the crime, otherwise you won't confess in vain.

"Explicit? Good! I'll let you know! Long Zeye flicked his sleeve robe suddenly, turned around, and sat back in the position just now.

looked at Ai Gaoyi and said: "A few days ago, your daughter came to this Ningshou Palace to see the Empress Dowager for no reason, and today, the Empress Dowager fell into witchcraft." And coincidentally, there happens to be such a slave who knows witchcraft next to you Prime Minister Ai, you say, should I doubt you Prime Minister Ai? Long Zeye said, his eyes constantly scanning back and forth between Ai Gaoyi and Qiao Qi.

Ai Gaoyi was obviously stunned, habitually looked at Ai Duoer's direction first, and then immediately knelt there with a wronged face and cried: "Your Majesty, the emperor's old ministers have been wronged!" Duo'er has always respected and loved the Queen Mother, and she is even more desperate for the emperor, how can she harm the people the emperor cares about. As the prime minister of Yuan Chu, Lao Chen has no reason to murder the Empress Dowager! This must be someone framing the old minister, and please ask the emperor to be aware and make the decision for the old minister! ”

Of course, Long Zeye knew that most of this matter had nothing to do with Ai Gaoyi. But if you want the people around Ai Gaoyi to treat the Empress Dowager, then you must first buckle a big hat for them, so that they don't dare to think about anything else. I won't use these things to become more arrogant in front of myself in the future.

"Naturally, I don't want to believe that Prime Minister Ai Cheng would do such a thing, but now all kinds of signs seem to make me have to believe that "Long Zeye has always used the way of the emperor perfectly. To deal with an old fox like Ai Gaoyi, you must combine strength and softness, grace and power, so that he has nothing to say.

"Your Majesty, the concubine swears that she really hasn't done anything unfavorable to the Queen Mother! Besides, the concubine has never seen her father recently, how could she use witchcraft on the Empress Dowager? Please also ask the emperor to believe in the concubines! At this time, Ai Duoer also hurriedly knelt in front of Long Zeye, crying while faintly defending herself.

The tears on his face and a face that captivates the country and the city, I really feel sorry for me!

"Since Prime Minister Ai Cheng insisted that he was framed, this king thinks that it is better for Prime Minister Ai to find a way to break the witchcraft of the emperor's grandmother, so as not to prove Prime Minister Ai's innocence" At this time, Long Zening looked almost the same, so he opened his mouth in a timely manner.

"Your Majesty, please be gracious, just give my father a chance!" Ai Duoer couldn't care about anything else now, and when she heard King Xiang's mention, she immediately pleaded with the emperor.

The emperor didn't care about her, if this matter is not solved well, then there is no hope for him to become the queen in the future. So she will not let go of such an opportunity. (To be continued) R580