The search place in the East Palace is very limited, and the goal is very clear, whether it is the person searching or the people in the East Palace, they all know that the Dao must be in vain, and Concubine Xi has completely fallen into the trap of the concubine.

However, Xiao Hongcheng will not cry out for her, not only because it has nothing to do with him, but also because Concubine Xi doesn't know how to stop it.

Now that the fifth prince has been released, Concubine Xi and the crown prince have no conflict of interest, but because of old grievances, when she has the opportunity, she still has to drag the East Palace into the water, what is there to save such a person?

Even if her son is likely to be the King of Jin in the future, he will be a powerful party with weight and voice in the court, but Xiao Hongcheng will not be afraid.

He could still be the emperor.

Shen Rongzhong only checked one tea with someone, and it was better to listen to Zhou Baolu's idle talk for a long time, so he finished the investigation and left with nothing.

Xiao Hongcheng personally sent him out, then looked at his back, turned back to Zhou Baolu and smiled: "Good job!" ”

The two have been in touch for a long time, Xiao Hongcheng saw Zhou Baolu make this gesture, and she knew what she was thinking about, Zhou Baolu smiled: "Okay, it's your turn!" ”

Xiao Hongcheng laughed hesitantly and said: "It's still early, Uncle Shen definitely has to go to Hengyu Palace, some people want to take it away for retrial, some people just need to look in Hengyu Palace, and when you turn around, Uncle Shen has to go back to play with his father, Uncle Shen entered the Qinzheng Palace, and he couldn't get out for a while, and his father often left him for dinner, I see, most of them will be at Hai (note: nine o'clock in the evening), Uncle Shen will be able to return to the house!" ”

Zhou Baolu thought about it: "Then wouldn't it be better for you to go earlier?" Why don't you go to Uncle Shen's house for dinner, Uncle Shen is not here, Brother Jun has to come back to accompany you, isn't it more intimate? ”

Brother Jun is Shen Rongzhong's eldest son Shen Jun, who is seventeen years old this year, and has already been a guard with a knife in front of the palace, and he knows that he is progressive, but he is not like his father, he laughs when he sees people, but he is decisive and neat, and most people think that most of them will take over his father's class in the future.

Xiao Hongcheng is close to Shen Rongzhong, and several sons of Shen Rongzhong are also familiar with each other, Shen Rongzhong has a total of three sons, all of whom are from Mrs. Zhengmu, Mrs. Shen married Shen Rongzhong, gave birth to a son a year, and gave birth to three years, Mrs. Shen died of illness, Lord Shen has not continued the string, and there is no concubine, so there are three sons like this.

Xiao Hongcheng and Shen Jun are the best.

"That's right!" Hearing Zhou Baolu say this, he said: "The horizontal and vertical is to show intimacy, Uncle Shen is not in the house, I can also come to eat at will, it is indeed more intimate." ”

Speaking of which, it is said that in terms of the details of interpersonal communication, Zhou Baolu is indeed more clear and thoughtful than Xiao Hongcheng, and as a woman, she is indeed more talented in these details and people's hearts.

Just look at today's performance.

The East Palace doesn't care about this disgust at all, what Zhou Baolu did was actually to show everyone: It is useless to frame the East Palace, although the emperor had to check the East Palace after getting a confession, but he chose someone who was close to the East Palace to check the East Palace.

And he does not shy away from suspicion, whether it is before or after the investigation.

Before checking, I sat in the East Palace talking and laughing for more than half an hour, but it only took less than a quarter of an hour to check, isn't this completely for show?

And before the matter was investigated, the prince went to the Shen Mansion for dinner.

Such an informality, without prior notice, and direct door-to-door action, must be familiar to a certain degree of intimacy.

This is Zhou Baolu's purpose.

Everyone knows that Shen Rongzhong is the emperor's favorite minister, but not everyone knows the relationship between Shen Rongzhong and Xiao Hongcheng, this time, Zhou Baolu will show everyone that the emperor is still convinced of the prince, and he has to check because of the rules, but he sent the prince's people to check.

This time, it directly pointed to the auspicious rui and nursery rhymes of the prince, and many people have shaken their confidence in the prince, if the emperor loves the prince, he will definitely not embarrass the prince in this matter, and will definitely deal with some people and give the prince an explanation.

The emperor did not do it for a long time, public opinion was very unfavorable to the prince, and Zhou Baolu knew that Xiao Hongcheng should not force his father to do it, so he could only find another way to save the country.

In this way, it can be regarded as a discovery of the holy will for the concubine's party, those people love to figure out the sacred heart the most, such a move is enough for them to figure it out three or five times, and then, the concubine should also be a little more restrained, right?

Xiao Hongcheng called someone to come in and wait for a change of clothes, and Zhou Baolu instructed the maid: "Wait for the prince to go to the Shen Mansion, and after half an hour, ask someone to send some grapes and peaches to the Shen Mansion, tell people my words, please drink less wine from the prince, I still have something to do here!" ”

Xiao Hongcheng laughed when he heard it, and then took the people away.

As soon as Xiao Hongcheng came to the door, Shen Rongzhong knew what he said, and when the emperor saw Shen Rongzhong muttering to his subordinates in front of him, he couldn't help laughing and said, "What is hiding from me?" ”

In the past two years, the relationship between the monarch and the minister has eased, and although Shen Rongzhong is still respectful in front of the emperor, the atmosphere between the two has loosened, which is something that both of them know.

The Emperor's tone was more casual.

Shen Rongzhong frowned, hesitated for a moment before saying, "Weichen just knew that Wei Chen Dao, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has gone down to Wei Chen." ”

The emperor narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: "This kid, if you can endure it for a while, and if you can be so subtle, you can be regarded as having grown." ”

Shen Rongzhong felt that this was about the idea given by the crown princess, but he didn't say it, just said, "Yes!" ”

The emperor said: "Since he went to your house, he has someone to accompany him, and it is useless for you to go back this time, it is better to accompany me in the palace for dinner before leaving." ”

"Wechen obeys."

Xiao Hongcheng came to the door in person, Shen Fu went to Shen Rongzhong, and was accompanied by Shen Jun, Shen Teng, and Shen Ji for dinner, Shen Jun and Xiao Hongcheng have been deed since childhood, Shen Teng and Shen Ji are younger, and they can't say a few words to the prince, and they only serve to pour wine and the like.

The Shen family is a strict father and a strict brother, although Shen Jun said that he laughed every day on weekdays, which made people feel like a spring breeze, but in front of his younger brother, he was very majestic, and the two younger brothers didn't dare to speak.

Xiao Hongcheng said: "Uncle Shen is not here, you told me the same." ”

Shen Jun smiled: "His Royal Highness the Prince, this is embarrassing for me, isn't it?" This is what the Holy God has instructed my father to do, and if I tell you here, my father will come back to carry out the family law. ”

Xiao Hongcheng said: "You don't have to be afraid, your father has already brought someone to raid the East Palace before, and the crown princess asked about Concubine Xi's mother, but your father was on an errand at the time, and the princess didn't ask much, if not, I wouldn't have asked you." ”

Shen Jun smiled: "There is such a thing? When my father was on an errand, I had to take a kick if I asked one more word, and the princess could ask it? It's also too capable. ”

Xiao Hongcheng smiled: "No, but your father can't give the crown princess a kick." ”

Shen Jun laughed, and Shen Teng and Shen Ji were all snickering on the side.

Shen Jun smiled and glared at them: "The crown princess is also what you can laugh at?" Is your skin itchy? Give me some quietness, and what I say in this room today will make me know that I will leak a word, and I will not be exposed to you! ”

Then Shen Jun said: "If you want to tell the prince, I'm not afraid, it's just that the prince is so considerate of me, you listen to it and it's over, don't let people know the way, others know the way, if the father hears a sentence and a half, it's not a big deal if I get beaten up, but I won't hear those words in the future, how can I go back and forth to the prince?" ”

As she was talking, the crown princess sent someone to send fresh grapes and peaches, as well as two food boxes containing snacks in the palace, and the person replied: "Niangniang sent the slave and maid back to the prince, although it doesn't matter if it is in Uncle Shen's house, it doesn't matter if you drink less bars, there is something to do when you go back, these things are only on the palace, and the mother picked up some of them, which are given to Lord Shen and several sons, it is not worth anything, but it is made in the palace, and the taste is different from the outside." ”

The words are warm, and the things are done beautifully.

Shen Jun thanked him, and asked someone to take two homely things - tea leaves and a set of tea sets to send to the East Palace to return the gift, so he sent the maid to wash the grapes and peaches and bring them up, while elegantly peeling the grapes, he smiled at Xiao Hongcheng and said: "This matter is actually not difficult to investigate, who of us can't think of what will happen later?" It's just that there is no evidence, Wen Wei does things, her hands and feet are clean, and she can't catch the slightest handle. ”

"No evidence?" Xiao Hongcheng frowned.

"There's a lot of evidence." Shen Jun explained: "Yesterday I did the third watch in my father's study, which is to sort out the evidence, a lot of evidence, but the shallow evidence points to His Royal Highness the Prince, and if you dig deeper into these evidences, it points to Concubine Xi Niangniang and Jingguo Mansion." ”

"Further down?"

Shen Jun said lightly: "It's a dead man." ”

It seems that this time, the Wen family and the concubine set up a bureau, the first target is the East Palace, once the investigation begins, it will be easy to find out that the driving force behind the auspicious and nursery rhymes is the East Palace, so as to test the holy will, if the emperor believes in the prince, suspects that someone is framing the East Palace, and then investigates deeply, it will be found that there is the shadow of Concubine Xi.

Shen Jun said: "Concubine Xi's black cauldron is decided. ”

Xiao Hongcheng lowered his eyes and thought about it, stretched out his hand and took a piece of white and ate it slowly, and only after eating did he say, "What about the disgusting thing?" ”

Shen Jun said: "Wen Wei has always been ruthless in doing things, and he will not leave any troubles, if this matter finds out the place of Concubine Xi, he will definitely die for Concubine Xi!" Concubine Xi carried the black cauldron, and she must guess who did the good thing, we can guess that it is the concubine, and Concubine Xi may not be able to guess. Now that he is dead, he will naturally cover it up. ”

"And." Shen Jun poured Xiao Hongcheng another glass of wine: "Now I am using the matter of disgust to lead the trouble to the East Palace, and the disgust of victory has always been a taboo for the emperor, I moved this thought, Concubine Xi must die, and Concubine Xi died because of this, what the fifth master hates in his heart is the East Palace, and it has nothing to do with the concubine and the Wen family." ”

Yes, one thing covers up another thing, the obvious disgust with winning, covers the Wen family who planned in the back, and when I look back after ten years, this matter has become Concubine Xi making auspicious rui to slander the prince, slandering the princess with disgust, and being broken by the East Palace and killed.

It has nothing to do with the concubine at all.

Shen Jun said: "And the timing of this arrangement is also very good, the crown princess Niangniang called the rumors of the Han family, ruined the reputation of the Han family, Concubine Xi has revenge, and although the fifth master is born, Concubine Xi will no longer take the heir, but because it is only half a year away from the fifth master's succession, such a thing must be arranged in advance, and it makes sense to arrange it before the fifth master succeeds." If in another year or two, things have cooled down, and the convincing power is not good. ”

Xiao Hongcheng nodded and said: "Wen Wei has always taken advantage of the opportunity, and according to the situation, take advantage of the situation, this matter is very ingenious, as long as Concubine Xi is tired of winning, no matter whether the East Palace is tired of winning, Concubine Xi is dead." ”

"I didn't say it." Shen Jun said: "I got the news that there are dead soldiers in Hengyu Palace, and when the Hengyu Palace was checked, the dead soldiers pretended to be scared and wanted to make meritorious contributions, saying that they saw with their own eyes that the East Palace contained something that cursed the emperor. ”

It's ingenious.

Xiao Hongcheng finally finished reading Wen Wei's plan from beginning to end, and said, "In that case, what does Uncle Shen mean?" ”

Shen Jun said with a smile: "My father is the emperor's courtier, what can I mean." ”

"Don't give me a sloppy eye!" Xiao Hongcheng glared at him: "That's it, it's useless to ask you, I'll go back and discuss it, this black pot is a bit inexplicable." ”

Shen Jun smiled and gave him a piece of white oil bamboo shoots: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince cares about it." When I got the news before, I was with Chen Yi'an, and when I heard about it, I mentioned it to him, and I also said at that time: 'His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's black pot is really inexplicable. ’”

He said: "Chen Yi'an said casually, since you want to know the holy will, are you still afraid of carrying the black cauldron?" When I heard this, I realized. ”

Xiao Hongcheng also realized.

At first, it was to test how much the emperor trusted the prince, but now, it is even more possible to test whether the emperor is biased towards the prince or the concubine. If the emperor executes Concubine Xi for slandering the East Palace, then the prince will lose.

Three days later, the news that Concubine Xi was seriously ill came out, and at the same time, the emperor used strange power to confuse the gods, and bewitched the people, degraded the Duke of Jingguo and demoted him to the rank of commoner, and at the same time was demoted or imprisoned, as well as more than a dozen officials.

At this point, an invisible turmoil against His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been eliminated, and everyone knows that the emperor really believes in the Crown Prince!