"Your Majesty......" Chen Jia immediately complained in his heart when he heard this. Is this kind of thing to be said casually? The queen and the imperial concubine, you can't afford to offend anyone!

"There are no outsiders here, just you and me! Why, even you don't want to tell me the truth? The orthodox emperor's brows furrowed into Sichuan characters. There was suppressed anger flashing in his eyes, these people dared to play so many tricks under his nose, obviously they didn't take him as an emperor in their eyes.

Once upon a time, I was too lenient with them!

"Slaves don't dare to bully the king!!" Chen Jia immediately knelt down to show his loyalty.

The emperor's face softened. "I just want to hear your opinion, I have so many sons and so many concubines, and now I can't find anyone who can speak from my heart!" The orthodox emperor himself felt a pang of sorrow. Although he is not very capable, he is a kind person, and he himself knows that he is not a Ming Jun, but after all, he is not a faint Jun.

Chen Jia knelt on the ground and didn't dare to get up, and said carefully: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is benevolent and generous, His Royal Highness King Zhao is brave and extraordinary, and His Royal Highness King Lu is young, but he is the most intelligent and filial!" ”

He said this very skillfully, and the prince was benevolent, so he was suspected of winning over the minister; King Zhao is brave, and it is also very dangerous to give him the command of the army; Only King Lu, filial piety will not be a problem no matter what.

Sure enough, orthodox listened to the two sons in front of him, his brows furrowed even tighter, and when he heard Chen Jia talk about Ye Minzhao, the emperor's face couldn't help but rise a trace of tenderness: "This kid looked a little stubborn before, but now, he is much more sensible!" ”

Seeing that Chen Jia was still kneeling on the ground, he said: "You get up, whether it is right or wrong, I will not blame you, and I will not spread it, you can rest assured and speak boldly." ”

Chen Jia thanked him for getting up, glanced at the emperor, and said, "That slave is just arrogant." Orthodox nodded, Chen Jia continued: "The crown princess had an accident in Kunning Palace, and the one who personally fed the soup with medicine to the princess was the personal palace maid next to the queen's mother, and she has been following the queen for more than ten years, how difficult should it be to rebel against such a big palace maid?" So no matter what, the suspicion of Kunning Palace is still the greatest. ”

Chen Jia paused, "And...... If Kunning Palace had noticed the relationship between Jinzhan and Zhao's mother in advance, it would not be impossible to set up a plan and deliberately use the child in the princess's womb to frame Chengqian Palace, so Kunning Palace is not completely without motives! ”

The orthodox face moved slightly, and he was silent for a long time.

"Now that it has been found out that Jinzhan and Chengqian Palace's mother Zhao are biological mothers and daughters, then Chengqian Palace's also has the possibility of making a move, and His Royal Highness King Zhao has no son so far, and Chengqian Palace also has a motive to make a move. That Zhao's mother is in charge of the pharmacy again, although there are files for the storage and delivery of medicinal materials, but she is in such a position, she does a little tricks and feet casually, for example, to report some more losses, and the amount of saffron and musk in the princess's bowl will also come out! Therefore, Chengqian Palace cannot rule out doubts! ”

The emperor nodded again and again. "Then why can Mother Zhao grit her teeth and refuse to speak under such torture?"

Chen Jiadao: "There are always people in this world who are not afraid of torture and beating. ”

Orthodoxy sighed: "Speaking of which, there is still no clear answer!" ”

Chen Jia bowed his head and said: "The slave is stupid, and he can't share his worries for the Long Live Lord!" ”

Orthodoxy walked around the wide hall twice with his hands behind his back, and then Huo Ran stopped and said, "I know that what you said is reasonable, and I have thought of all of this. But I still think that the queen did not do this. Even if she has this heart, she doesn't have this ability! "It's not the queen, it's even more suspicious of Concubine Xiao.

When Chen Jia heard the emperor say this, he didn't dare to answer again. But in his heart, he was thinking that the method of that one was too powerful, and he didn't need clear evidence at all, as long as he planted the seeds of doubt in the emperor's heart, he would have succeeded. The more suspicious the emperor is, the more wary he will be of the prince and King Zhao, and the man's opportunity will come.

The emperor had basically made up his mind to give up the crown prince, and as a result, things had changed dramatically.

If you don't make a move, you can change the situation as soon as you make a move, and you are good at seizing every opportunity that appears in front of you, and you are never impatient and hurried, and you are not in a hurry to kill the enemy with a stick. Chen Jia deeply felt that he was following the right person!

At this moment, I heard Meng Cheng's anxious voice from outside the main hall: "Your Majesty! Emperor! ”

Orthodoxy's face sank: "What's going on here?" ”

Chen Jia glanced at the emperor's face, ran over to open the door, Meng Cheng ran in with sweat, knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, Mother Zhao of Chengqian Palace...... He's dead! ”

"What?!" The orthodox face became obviously hideous. Furiously said: "How did such an important witness die? ”

You must know that the people in the Ludao Shen Criminal Division are all experts in execution, and when the prisoners are in their hands, how can it be so easy to die?

For Zhao's mother, he also has the responsibility of supervision, and he is determined that she is dead, so he ran over to report to the emperor as soon as possible, so that he can pick himself up as much as possible. At this time, I had already scolded the eighteen generations of the ancestors of the Shen Criminal Division! Meng Cheng swallowed and said: "It was the people of the Shen Criminal Division who were not in good supervision and gave that Zhao's mother a chance, so she bit her tongue and committed suicide!" ”

But who would believe that?

"Good! Good! Orthodoxy laughed angrily, "The Internal Affairs Department and the Department of Punishment are really doing a good job!" Seeing Meng Cheng, how did he look unpleasant: "You also give me a go!" ”

Meng Cheng crawled to the ground, and Chen Jia hurriedly came up to rub the emperor's chest: "Long live Lord, you are angry, you are angry for a mother who can't get on the nameplate, it's not worth it!" ”

Orthodoxy spat out a cloudy breath: "They ...... Can they still call me for a while? ”

Chen Jia saw that the opportunity was coming, and took the opportunity to take a dose of fierce medicine: "Your Majesty, the servant heard that Lord Zhang Lingtian, the head of the Internal Affairs Office, is the milk brother of His Royal Highness King Zhao!" ”

The body of the orthodox emperor suddenly shook: "I almost forgot, almost forgot!" Chengqian Palace, it's really a good hand! ”

He walked slowly to the side of the imperial case and picked up a thick book of folds from the top of a stack of folds. This book has been on his imperial case for a long time, and he has already approved two words: according to the law. But it has not been released for a long time.

This recital is the official book Xiao Zongchang, the rules of the Great Chu, the officials in Beijing are examined every three years, and the name is "Jingcha". The Jingcha was carried out by the Ministry of Officials, and the Emperor's approval was requested.

This year is the three-year period of the Beijing investigation. Xiao Zongchang's excerpt is the most deciding report card for the promotion and promotion of officials, orthodoxy is confused, but he is not confused to the top, and he also knows that Xiao Zongchang's excerpt, most of the promotions are close to King Zhao, and most of the officials who are excluded and demoted are officials close to the prince, the emperor has decided to give up the prince and set up another King Zhao, but because of the series of events of the princess's abortion, the emperor also felt cold, and he finally decided to put this matter again.

The emperor hesitated for a moment and said, "For this recital, you find a box and lock it up for me!" ”

A big stone in Chen Jia's heart fell to the ground, and it was done! King Zhao is not the crown prince, King Zhao has a good reputation and high prestige, he is smart and benevolent, and he has the full support of Xiao Dang, a powerful group, once King Zhao becomes the crown prince, the emperor will want to abolish him in the future, I am afraid it will be even more difficult.

After dealing with the twists and turns, the orthodoxy is called the Chengqian Palace.

Concubine Xiao in the Chengqian Palace has heard the news that Zhao's mother bit her tongue and committed suicide, she is not surprised that Zhao's mother committed suicide, in fact, in a place like the Shen Criminal Division, there are many punishments that make people feel that they will be happier when they die than when they are alive.

The problem is that it doesn't matter if Zhao's mother dies, she has brought in the Shen Criminal Department and even the Internal Affairs Office, and Zhang Lingtian, the head of the Internal Affairs Office, is Ye Minyu's milk brother, a proper Four Princes. The emperor had already begun to suspect her, and now he couldn't say it clearly.

Concubine Xiao sat on the throne with a calm face, but the handkerchief in her hand was almost crumpled by her. It can be seen that her mood is not as calm as it seems.

Now, it would be strange if no one was behind the scenes!

But the key is, who is the person behind this?

When the emperor arrived at Chengqian Palace, he saw Concubine Xiao kneeling on the ground, and his heart was really mixed, this concubine who he had loved and trusted for more than ten years, was it a pure little flower or a terrible beautiful snake?

"Get up!" Concubine Xiao sat down on the emperor's head after thanking her, and exchanged a look with Chen Jia, who was following behind the emperor, Chen Jia Nunu mouthed, signaling her to be more careful, and Concubine Xiao's heart sank.

The emperor sat there, drinking tea with his head bored, and didn't say a word for a long time. In fact, Concubine Xiao has always looked down on the emperor in her heart, she feels that the emperor is too weak and too incapacitated, and he is not worthy of being the first person in the world of the Ninety-Five. Those who are emperors should be like Ye Yichen, decisive and strategic. But she has always concealed this well, and worked hard to compete for favor by the emperor's side until she gave birth to Ye Minyu and raised him to become a talent.

The emperor is lustful, loves beautiful women and likes men, she knows this better than anyone else. There are so many beauties back and forth in the harem, many of which were personally given to the emperor by Concubine Xiao. As long as these women can't threaten her status and can help her hold the emperor's heart, Concubine Xiao doesn't mind.

In her opinion, her real reliance is not on the emperor, but on Ye Minyu, once Ye Minyu ascends the throne, she will be the queen mother, from this point of view, she wishes that the emperor would die sooner.

It's just that the emperor, who has always been obedient to her, put on such a face today, which still makes her feel very unaccustomed.

The two sat opposite each other for a long time, and Concubine Xiao finally couldn't help but speak: "Your Majesty ......"

"Hmm!" The emperor finally raised his eyes and looked at Concubine Xiao, I came here to ask you a word: "Does the matter of the crown princess's abortion have anything to do with you?" Whether you did it or not, I have decided not to blame you anymore, I just want to hear the truth from you! ”

"Your Majesty!" Concubine Xiao couldn't sit still when she heard this, she got up and knelt in front of the emperor, "The matter of the crown princess's miscarriage has nothing to do with the concubine. No matter how vicious the concubine is, she can't do this kind of cruel thing to the emperor's heir! ”

"You didn't do it?" There was a hint of sarcasm in the orthodox tone. "I know you're going to say that! Then I will ask you again, Mother Zhao and Marigold are biological mothers and daughters, do you know the Tao but don't know the Tao! ”

All kinds of thoughts flashed in Concubine Xiao's mind, and she said in the end: "The concubine doesn't know! She really can't say that she knows the Tao, if she knows the Tao, and lets Mother Zhao and Marigold interact with each other, what is the purpose? She couldn't explain.

"Good! Good! There was growing disappointment in the orthodox tone. He slapped the table fiercely: "Then I will ask you again, how did Mother Zhao die?" Who is in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs? Don't you know all this? ”

"Your Majesty! You don't trust me! The concubine is wronged! Someone deliberately framed a concubine! Concubine Xiao looked up at Orthodoxy in disbelief, she didn't expect the Orthodox Emperor to lose face like this, but she was a coward! How could you do this to her!

Orthodoxy hehe sneered: "I want to trust you, but one by one, how can you tell me to trust you!" You say that someone framed you, but you are in the palace and cover the sky with one hand, who can harm you? ”

Concubine Xiao also felt a wave of anger coming, and blurted out. "Since the emperor has already decided in his heart that these are all done by the concubines, and directly asked someone to take the palace, wouldn't the Ming canon punishment be clean! Why did you come here to ask me? ”

When the eldest aunt saw that Concubine Xiao was actually standing up to the emperor, she couldn't help but secretly scream that it was not good.

The emperor was already furious: "Good! Good! What a concubine I love! He was trembling with anger, but he was a gentle emperor, and he couldn't even think of how to punish Concubine Xiao for a while.

The Empress Emperor was in a hurry and roared angrily: "Get up!" Go back to the Qianqing Palace! ”

The emperor took Chen Jia back to the Qianqing Palace. The eldest aunt helped Concubine Xiao up from the ground and persuaded her tactfully: "The emperor is the emperor after all, why should the mother be so angry with the emperor!" ”

"Hey!" Concubine Xiao rubbed her forehead with one hand and said tiredly: "This palace is a little out of shape today!" She had a good time during this time, thinking that everything was under control, but as a result, she suddenly fell into a trap step by step, but she never knew who the main messenger behind it was, and her mind was a little confused. In addition, the emperor has never said a word to her loudly for so many years, and she is not angry, she is used to the days of being above 10,000 people under one person, and she can't help but say a word to him, and now I really regret it when I think about it.

The eldest aunt said anxiously: "The emperor has such a big temper, how should this be good?" ”

Concubine Xiao said: "The emperor is nothing, it's a big deal that the palace will let □ Duan and then coax him." He is a soft-eared person, and with Chen Jia to help us say good things, the emperor has no problem. So far, she still hasn't taken the emperor too seriously.

"It's the person behind the scenes, if you can't dig it out, this palace is really hard to sleep!"

The eldest aunt nodded sympathetically.

Concubine Xiao sighed and said; "The emperor has already intended to ask Chen Jia to supervise the four martial arts camps, Yao, Lian, and Xian, and control the access control of all parts of the Great Interior. Our priority now is to get this happening as soon as possible! ”

Once this matter is done, not to mention the six palaces of the east and west, that is, the entire Ouchi will be in the hands of Chen Jia, and at that time, the life and death of the queen and the crown prince, and even the life and death of the emperor will all be controlled by Chen Jia.

And Chen Jia, because there is a big secret in her hands, she does not dare to betray her.

Only in this way will Concubine Xiao be so fearless!

Soon after the emperor returned to the Qianqing Palace, a holy decree was issued. Feng Quan, the eunuch of the imperial dining room of Kunning Palace, did not do a good job, and mistakenly mixed saffron and musk into the princess's diet as ordinary seasonings, causing the princess to have a miscarriage, Ling Chi was executed, and the three clans were razed!

The laxity under the rule of Zhang Lingtian, the head of the Internal Affairs Office, led to such a big loophole, and he was removed from his post and investigated!

Queen, disciplining the palace people is unfavorable, and she will be fined for half a year!

Emperor Xiao's concubine, it is not good to restrain the palace people, and she will be fined for half a year!

Almost everyone in the palace knew that this was because the emperor couldn't find out the real murderer or the real murderer was too big, and the emperor didn't dare to move easily, so he found a eunuch top cylinder!

The queen was punished, that is please forgivable! But what is in the way of Concubine Xiao, how can Concubine Xiao be punished!

For a while, the news of Concubine Xiao's fall from grace spread quickly in the harem!

That night, Concubine Xiao took off her hairpin and knelt barefoot outside the Qianqing Palace. Three nights in a row, every night. Until the third night, the emperor ordered Chen Jia to come out and deliver a decree, telling Concubine Xiao to return to Chengqian Palace. I still haven't seen her in the end.

For three nights in a row, the emperor rested in the side hall where the Yigui people lived.

"Yiguiren is a stunning beauty given to the emperor by the crown prince, does the emperor mean that he is now inclined to the prince again?" Ye Yichen was holding a bowl in one hand and a spoon in the other, and was feeding Yulan medicine spoonful by spoonful. The mouth said perfunctorily: "Maybe! ”

Yulan had a bitter face, as if she was taking poison: "I'm already well, don't let me drink such a bitter medicine!" ”

"The Imperial Doctor said that the medicine will be taken until today, if you don't believe my words, you must always believe the words of the Imperial Doctor!"

A few days have passed, and even Xiaoyue and Xiaoyu, who have been hit by the board, are already alive and kicking and have come down to serve Yulan, but Yulan still has to drink such bitter medicine every day. In fact, she felt that she had already recovered, but Ye Yichen had to follow the doctor's instructions and forced her to drink medicine.

Yulan was happy when she heard Ye Yichen's words, oh yes, I finally don't need to drink medicine. Her eyes were shining: "Can I go to see the eighth sister tomorrow!" ”

She has been worried about dying in the past few days, but Ye Yichen is afraid that she will see Yuxin in a hurry like last time, and it will not be good if her condition recurs. has been detaining her and not telling her to go out, and even the sisters who came to inquire about the news of the crown princess have not been put into the house.

Ye Yichen had an iron-faced and selfless expression; "Resume tomorrow for the day, go the day after tomorrow!"

Yulan: "Lord Wang, I'm so good, please look at my sincere eyes!" ”

Ye Yichen: ......

The next day, Yulan did not resist Ye Yichen after all, and consolidated his condition at home for another day. On this day, there was a very explosive news in the palace.

The emperor appointed the twelve-year-old little prince Ye Minzhao as the head of the Internal Affairs Office!

One of the Xiao Dang's subordinates immediately jumped out to oppose it, and the reason was also ready-made, Ye Minzhao was not old enough to grow up, how could he be in charge of a huge internal affairs office.

It's rare for the emperor to simply take a turn, and without saying a word, he will give this one to the end and never use it!

All at once everyone shut up. Ye Minzhao's appointment was passed without danger.

In Jingyang Palace, Ye Minzhao knelt in front of Concubine Hui, who arranged the clothes on his body and the crown on his head. Ye Minzhao's size has surpassed Concubine Hui, and some of his childish faces have shown a decisive temperament.

Ye Minzhao inherited the excellent genes of the royal family, and at a young age, he already showed the demeanor of a top beautiful man.

The corners of Concubine Hui's eyes were a little moist, she felt that her son had grown up, she used to protect her son, and in the future, it should be her son who protected her.

"The minions of the Internal Affairs Office are slippery and slippery, you have to be careful, don't be deceived by them! Your father's willingness to hand over the Internal Affairs Office to you is also a trust in you! ”

Ye Minzhao's eyes flashed: "I know that these are all the efforts that my mother helped me." My father was willing to give me this position, but it was just because he didn't worry about the eldest brother and the fourth brother. He thinks that someone can unknowingly cause the princess's child to miscarry, and someone can harm him, the emperor, and he can't be the emperor, mother, am I right? ”

Concubine Hui was taken aback, and quickly covered his mouth with her hand: "You kid, what are you talking about?" ”

Ye Minzhao grabbed Concubine Hui's hand and said slowly: "There is no one here, only you and me, mother and son, what can't be said." I know what the concubine has always wanted! I didn't like that seat before, but now, I want to sit there. ”

He clenched Concubine Hui's hand: "If you have anything in the future, you can discuss it with your son, your son has grown up!" He smiled indifferently, but a fierce light flashed in his eyes: "As for the Internal Affairs Office, if I can't even manage this small yamen, what qualifications do I have to win that position." This is a test for my son! If those dog minions think I'm young and can be bullied, I'll teach them how to write the word regret! ”

The day after Ye Minzhao took office, Yulan was finally released by Ye Yichen and got into a carriage and went straight to Yuqing Palace. Green Branch was waiting for her at the door with a few palace maids. Since the accident, Lu Zhi didn't dare to leave Yuxin for a single step, and the huge mental pressure almost crushed her, and she was just a teenage girl. When Yulan saw her again, her whole body had lost weight, and she was so thin that she was skinny. When he saw her, he breathed a sigh of relief: "Princess, you are finally here!" The crown princess has been thinking about you for the past few days! ”

Yulan was taken aback: "Nothing will happen to the crown princess, right?" ”

Lu Zhi shook his head, but his face was full of worry: "You can go in and take a look!" ”

The green branch walked forward quickly with Yulan, but heard a pleasant sound of silk and bamboo coming from the front yard, which was probably the location of the prince's study. Yulan frowned when she heard this: "What's going on?" ”

Green Branch showed a look of disdain: "The prince is feasting in front!" ”

Hearing this, Yulan couldn't help but feel an urge to strangle the prince. Although it is a serious matter to meet guests, but at such a time, you are still blowing, blowing, singing, and dancing, prince, you didn't mean it, right?