10. Small punishment and big precaution
How could the emperor and the queen mother not know about this so-called assassination, there are many suspicions, but now that all the evidence points to the queen, they can't help but do it.
Especially the emperor, he already has his own plans in his heart, and any decision in the harem will affect the previous dynasty. Now that his sons have grown up, especially in the past two years, the battle for the crown prince has almost intensified, Wu Mianzhi's annihilation, Nangong Hong's party, the planning of the Yasukuni Mansion, and everything the queen has done for Changqing, he doesn't know, he just wants to see how far they can fight.
"Queen, for so many years, your people have been known to me and the queen mother, and I am afraid that there are many suspicions about the assassination, but it is indeed because of your negligence that the queen mother was almost harmed.
The assassination will continue to be secretly investigated by the Sigong Division. As for your negligence, I understand that there are many things in the harem, and you are indeed a little inconsiderate, so in order to avoid the same thing in the future, let Ye Guifei help you share the burden!
Ye Guifei! ”
When Ye Guifei heard this, she was overjoyed, but she secretly held back a smile, and her face did not change: "The concubine is here!" ”
"I give you the right to associate with the six palaces, and you will share more for the queen in the future!"
"The concubine obeys the order, and the concubine must assist the queen well!"
The emperor looked at the white lights in the hall again, because of the sudden assassination, the white light matter seemed insignificant, the emperor pointed to the lamp, and continued to the queen: "This white light, this assassin, it is not too much to cure you for the crime of negligence. But I remember that you have been in charge of the six palaces for many years, there is no merit, and there is hard work, this time you will only be punished for half a year, and all the calendars will be halved. ”
The queen secretly complained in her heart, the emperor's punishment on the plane was very light, but in fact, it let Ye Guifei divide half of her power, not to mention, it also damaged her majesty, and the image of the virtuous queen that she had painstakingly created for many years was ruined, how could she not be bitter in her heart, but it has not affected the emperor's attitude towards Changqing so far, it is the most important thing, and the rest, she can endure it, and she can get it back again if she loses her power and prestige.
Thinking of this, she kowtowed in a deep voice, "Emperor Xie, the concubines should reflect on themselves!" ”
The matter was finally resolved, the emperor looked at the queen mother, smiled and said: "The queen mother should not be hurt by these villains, today is your big birthday, it is your big day, and please forget the unpleasantness just now, how about the banquet continue?" ”
The Queen Mother didn't want to ruin the emperor's excitement, so she nodded, the music sounded, and the banquet started again.
Later in the evening, Mu Bai received news about what had happened at the birthday banquet.
Mu Bai threw the letter to Zhang Yan.
After Zhang Yan hurriedly browsed, he said with some surprise: "Did it by your people?" ”
Mu Bai shook his head, "I made the colorful lanterns turn white, and the pigments used on those lanterns are added by my people, and they will fade when they are hot, and they will turn white." Originally, there was a series of designs that followed, but unfortunately they were destroyed by the assassin who suddenly appeared. ”
"I don't think you did it, if it were your people, they wouldn't do it to the Queen Mother." Then Zhang Yan asked with some curiosity: "Is someone preparing to deal with the queen?" ”
"Someone is dividing the relationship between the queen and the queen mother!" Mu Bai stretched his arm, and tightly held Nalan Bing's hand and said: "The queen has been in the palace for many years, her prestige is high, and she has won the trust and favor of the queen mother. She has the support of the Principality of Qiyuan and the Beijun Mansion behind her, and the eldest prince himself is extremely competitive, and he is proficient in all kinds of martial arts, so he is the most likely candidate to become the prince.
If you want to shake his status, you must first separate the relationship between the queen and the queen mother, and then slowly try to do it. It's the emperor's approach, which is quite interesting! ”
Zhang Yan looked at Mu Bai with some incomprehension, "The emperor's approach is just a small punishment and a big punishment, and it is not a big deal." ”
"No, no! The emperor ostensibly asked Ye Guifei to assist the queen, but in fact, he asked Ye Guifei to divide the queen's power.
Originally, the open and covert struggle between the Yasukuni Mansion and the Qiyuan Mansion has intensified since the beginning of this year, and the emperor's practice is like adding fuel to the fire, which will only affect more people to join this crown prince war, and the camp between the Yasukuni Mansion and the Qiyuan Mansion will undergo great changes today.
Some people who originally voted under the Qiyuan Mansion are afraid that they will stand in line again, and they will no longer be the dominant family of the Qiyuan Mansion.
No matter who arranged this assassination, the biggest winner is the emperor, and the dominance of one family is by no means what he wants to see, only when all families are of equal strength can the importance of imperial power be highlighted, and they will do their best to do things for the emperor, in order to be reused, and they are better than others. Mu Bai explained in detail to Zhang Yan.
He was slightly surprised, the emperor's mind has always been unfathomable, but he didn't expect it to be so complicated, so he asked again: "Could it be that this is arranged by the emperor?" No, if it was arranged by the emperor, he would definitely not attack the Queen Mother. ”
Mu Bai strongly agreed with this point, "The emperor is extremely filial, and he will not attack the queen mother." It's just that some people speculated about the emperor's thoughts, so they set up such a plan. I'm afraid that after that, the harem and the previous dynasty will no longer be peaceful. The crown prince war is about to officially begin, and it is no longer the previous secret arrangement, but will gradually emerge in the light. ”
Zhang Yan smiled faintly, "Fortunately, I'm just a doctor and don't participate in court politics, otherwise I would have a headache!" ”
Mu Bai also understood Zhang Yan's personality, and he also admired his innocence at the beginning, so he would make friends with him, so he couldn't help but mention: "Who said that the imperial doctor doesn't have to participate in court politics." The former dynasty and the harem are closely related. Some methods are not good in the previous dynasty, can only be used in the harem, you often go in and out of the harem, from now on everything must be extra careful, lest someone use it, get involved in the crown prince dispute. ”
Zhang Yan knew that Mu Bai was worried about him, and said warmly in his heart: "Don't worry, I will definitely think twice about everything." Then he looked at Mu Bai with some concern, "It's just that what about your marriage to Nangong Rong?" If Bing'er wakes up and knows......"
Mu Bai didn't worry about this at all, looking at Nalan Bing, who was sleeping crimson and extremely cute, and said with a smile: "Except for Bing'er, I won't marry anyone." ”
Zhang Yan said anxiously: "Now that the Queen Mother's decree has been issued, it is impossible to make her take back her life, do you have a way to deal with it?" ”
"If you want not to marry a wife, there are many ways, the worst plan is to take Bing'er, my mother, her mother, and her younger brother to fly away together, in short, I Shangguan Mubai will only marry Nalan Bing in this life." There was no trace of hesitation in Mu Bai's tone, only full of love and determination.
Zhang Yan looked at Mu Bai with envy, envious that he could say so confidently that he wanted to marry Bing'er and take her away to fly away, and he could only hide these words deep in his heart for the rest of his life.