"Niangniang, the concubine dares to use the head of the concubine to vouch, and the concubine's dowry plan will not do such a thing!" Concubine Xuan fell into the ice cellar, knelt down from her seat, raised her hand and swore, "Not to mention that Wang Linglai is the quasi-concubine of Her Royal Highness Princess Minghui, and the concubine is a palace concubine, how can the people around her have nothing to do with Wang Linglai without knowing the etiquette." ”

"It is said that the concubine and Wang Linglai are not related to each other, and they have never had any contact. The only intersection is that the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager summoned three quasi-concubines into the palace to meet each other, and the concubine went to Qingci Palace with her mother and had a casual banquet. In just such a short time, the waiter of the concubine's body, except for Bao Niang, has never left the concubine's body for half a step! ”

"And Bao Niang is an old person in Yanlan Palace, but she is not the so-called concubine who is rumored to marry!"

"This matter is definitely someone deliberately slandering the royal reputation, please ask the queen mother, the virtuous sister to see what is going on, and the concubine and the concubine sister Rui have a justice!"

She couldn't care about the sourness in her heart at this time, and admitted that she was not capable, "Before, the old people of Yanlan Palace did things in private, and they also disturbed Concubine Xian Niangniang!" After that incident, the concubine body was also thoroughly investigated, and Bao Niang was promoted to fill the vacancy. But the queen mother and the virtuous concubine must know that the concubine is young and ignorant, and she is a newcomer to the palace, so she will inevitably act unsafely. ”

"The thorough investigation of the concubine's body may not really clean up the Yanlan Palace!"

"In the end, the Zheng family has been a noble concubine for nearly ten years, and their status in the palace is deep-rooted."

Concubine Xuan's self-defense and dumping the Zheng family was something that the queen and Yun Fenghuang expected, and the concubines exchanged tacit glances, and Queen Ji slowly spoke: "At this time, since I let the left and right step back and leave you to speak alone, I just don't want to doubt you." In the end, you are also from a famous family, and the dowry specially brought into the palace will not be so impertinent, even Princess Minghui's quasi-concubine dares to ride. But now there is a lot of criticism outside, the government and the opposition have heard about it, and even just now, there are questions in the imperial history, asking the royal family to give an explanation, so as not to misunderstand His Majesty's eyesight. ”

"Yes, I can only wronged you first."

"The concubine doesn't dare." Concubine Xuan was anxious in her heart, and asked stubbornly, "Dare to ask...... What are the results of the palace search? ”

Empress Ji snorted and didn't speak, but Yun Fenghuang replied on her behalf: "There are already people in your marriage who confess, and on the day when the Empress Dowager left three quasi-concubines for a lunch, the people in front of you did pull and pull with Wang Linglai's little servant, and gave each other privately. Ruifei's side is about the same...... Concubine Rui's Hansu Palace, there was no lord before. ”

Concubine Xuan's heart sank, she looked up at her, and her eyes pleaded: "Sister, the concubine and Concubine Rui's sister are absolutely wronged!" Ask my sister to know and administer justice for the concubine and the concubine's sister! ”

She thought that this must be Ji's shot, the reason is very clear, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager Ji are not satisfied with Princess Minghui's marriage, and it is not easy to oppose it clearly, so she came to such a hand - before the big wedding, the imperial concubine was married, even if it was nominally done by Wang Linglai's people, not himself, but it also shows that this family has no way to go and the family style is not right.

How can such a thing match the blood of filial piety and the princess?

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At this time, Princess Minghui's marriage can be canceled and a good son-in-law can be chosen. In the case that the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager Ji have returned to the palace, even if the princess's marriage is still Chunjia's final say, they also have a way to intervene and influence.

…… This candidate for His Royal Highness, Concubine Xuan and Concubine Rui are actually not very interested.

After all, Chunjia said early in the morning that he would not choose a sister-in-law from the children of the high family.

The problem is that the Ji family is such a hand, Luo Hanyi and Ouyang Fuxu cannot escape the responsibility, not to mention that they will also involve their mother's family!

Concubine Xuan's heart was in a mess, because she was caught off guard, she could only count on Yun Fenghuan to turn the tide at this time.

Fortunately, Yun Fenghuan did not disappoint her, and when she heard this, she looked at Queen Ji and said: "Niangniang, Concubine Xuan and Concubine Rui are all from famous families, and the marriage must be carefully selected, so you shouldn't be so shallow-eyed." The concubine thought that there must be a secret inside, and it was better to investigate it thoroughly. ”

Empress Ji said lightly: "Isn't this palace being thoroughly investigated now? Yanlan Palace was personally searched and interrogated by the main palace, and the Hansu Palace was presided over by Concubine Xian, and I didn't hide the ins and outs from you, but to put it mildly, after all, the two concubines were not strict and involved the quasi-concubines...... Everyone outside is now saying that the prince of the Wang family is so happy, not to mention Princess Deshang, even the imperial concubine's close attendants, His Majesty's people, are favored! Even worse, it is suspected that the so-called close attendant is just a pretense, and the truth is that the second concubine and the prince ......"

The following words are too ugly, the queen clicked to the end, and glanced at Concubine Xuan, "We have all seen the Wang family, there are no outsiders at this time, so the palace will say it directly, and his talent and appearance are actually not the most outstanding among the three quasi-concubines." But the outside world feels that since she has to be a princess, she must be a talent who is one in a million. Therefore, it is rumored that Concubine Xuan Ruifei is not as favored as Concubine Xian, and she guards the palace empty, and sees the quasi-concubine's talent and appearance...... The palace didn't dare to say this to the imperial grandmother and the three queen mothers! ”

"Niangniang, this must be someone who is making a hindrance from it, intending to instigate discord in the six palaces." Yun Fenghuang said, "The prince of the Wang family is a horse carefully selected by His Majesty for Her Royal Highness Princess Minghui, so it is naturally a good one. But in terms of talent, appearance, and noble status, where is it worthy of being compared with Your Majesty? Concubine Xuan, Concubine Rui, as the imperial concubine, can't be said to be favored by the six palaces, and His Majesty always goes to them a few times every month, and she is not much stronger than the old people in the palace. They are dizzy, how can they abandon His Majesty and choose the Wang family? ”

"According to the concubine's opinion, the person who spreads this kind of rumor can be punished!"

"The concubine asks the queen to make a decree, trace the source of the rumors, kill the source, and severely punish the person who spreads it, so as to deter the long-tongued person and return the royal innocence!"

Concubine Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and was about to second, but Empress Ji chuckled lightly and said, "Concubine Xian, what you said is very reasonable, but there is no evidence. And the two palace searches, but what comes out are clear human and physical evidence, in this case, if the palace does what you say. Those who know say that we know who Concubine Xuan and Concubine Rui are, and we can't bear to be wronged; I don't know, I thought that the heavenly family was harsh on the princess, knowing that the Wang family was not a good person, and forced the princess to descend! ”

She said slowly, "That's the responsibility."

Ren, this palace does not dare to bear it. If you have to, you can do it yourself. Of course, the consequences are also borne by themselves. ”

He also said, "The matter is big, and the palace does not dare to be specialized, so I should ask Your Majesty and Queen Ji to call the shots." ”

The matter was reported to Chunjia and the Empress Dowager Ji, of course the Empress Dowager Ji was furious, and personally went to the Taichu Palace to find Chunjia and asked him to give him an explanation.

"Don't be impatient, the queen mother is not such a person, I can pack a ticket for the queen mother!" Chunjia personally served tea and poured water, so that he could be appeased.

But Empress Dowager Ji didn't eat this, and said with a cold face: "Even if the Wang family is wronged, where can I make this kind of thing clear?" If Minghui is allowed to decline like this, how can the outside not feel that the emperor doesn't love her, and the queen mother of the mourning family can't speak, who can afford her to be a princess!? Moreover, the three quasi-horses entered the palace for a banquet together, but only the prince of the Wang family was contaminated with this turmoil, which shows that he is either not upright or lacks ability. ”

"Are these people also worthy of the Ming Hui of the Shang Mourning family?!"

Without waiting for Chunjia to speak, she said again, "The mourning family knows that the emperor has every opportunity and worries about state affairs, so it is understandable that he was deceived by the people below. Fortunately, the ancestors have spirits, Minghui has not yet descended and noticed the clues of the Wang family, everything is still in time, what does the emperor think? ”

Chun Jia said gently: "The queen mother and the imperial grandmother also said that the prince is really a good person, and it would be a pity to give up the marriage because of the traitor. Moreover, the decree of marriage has been issued, and the heavenly family has reversed itself, which is inevitably underestimated. ”

"The first emperor is ruthless." When Empress Dowager Ji heard this, she cried and said, "I am still in the prime of life, so I left the mourning family and the three princesses who have not grown up!" If it weren't for Minghui and them, over the years, the mourning family would have been eager to go with the first emperor! As a result, it was so easy to boil until Minghui could discuss marriage, and the marriage was so unsmooth! This is the life of the mourning family! Even if the mourning family is dead now, when they are under Jiuquan, where will they have the face to see the first emperor?! ”

In this situation, Chunjia could only kneel down, first blame himself for not fulfilling his responsibility as an heir, and made the Empress Dowager Ji feel wronged, and replied: "Queen Mother Mingjian, for today's plan, the most important thing is to thoroughly investigate the truth and find out who is doing the wind and rain behind the scenes!" Otherwise, today he can dissolve the marriage contract between Minghui and Wang's son because of rumors, and he will promise a good son-in-law again tomorrow, but there will be some twists and turns, and he can't continue to dissolve the marriage contract? Although the emperor does not worry about getting married, she has set this precedent, and in the future, those who covet the wealth of the heavenly family will continue to work in private, so Minghui's marriage, won't it be delayed again and again? ! ”

"It's Minghui's youth who is so delayed!"

"This is not alarmist, the queen mother was in the palace before, I don't know that when I looked at the princesses and horses, there were children of the high family and some children of the poor family who joined forces to target the talented and beautiful scholars. For this reason, Penglai's quasi-concubine Xie Wuwen, and led the crowd to beat the Dengwen drum, so that the truth would be revealed to the world! ”

"Although I am not Ming Hui's brother, I am the heir of the first emperor, and I regard my mother as my mother, and I regard Ming Hui Jinyun Penglai as my sister. How can I not take their life's events to heart? Therefore, it is necessary to be thoughtful and not act in a hurry...... Please be aware of the Queen's Thoughts! ”

As he spoke, he also shed tears, looking from the bottom of his heart.

Empress Dowager Ji suddenly couldn't cry anymore......

She heard Chunjia's threat, you guys are doing something this time, you want to change the horse for Minghui, right?

That's okay, if this time it succeeds, my candidate will be replaced, and when your candidate comes up, I will also plant some things for him according to the gourd, and then logically let him not succeed.

If it drags on and on, don't drop Minghui directly, just stay in the palace for a long time, and let me, a good royal brother, give her a pension-anyway, it's not my own sister who is delayed in her youth!

I don't feel distressed.

The Queen Mother's mind was racing, and she sobbed again: "You said so, and the mourning family also felt that it was right to thoroughly investigate the truth." But Concubine Xuan Ruifei is not bound by the royal family's unintentional mistakes, after all, it is difficult to escape the blame! ”

Chunjia has no ill feelings towards Concubine Xuan Rui, but she is not as partial and caring as she is for Concubine Xian, and after hearing this, she felt that she still had to give this Empress Ji some face, so she bowed her head: "If the Empress Mother doesn't say it, I won't spare them!" ”

So the second concubine's close attendant and Wang Ling's close attendant gave each other privately, and the Son of Heaven appointed the Imperial City Division to investigate.

As for Concubine Xuan Rui, in order to appease the anger of Empress Dowager Ji, she was directly demoted by two levels.

From the concubine position to the nine concubines, because most of the nine concubines are now full, they can only choose the vacant seats in the middle.

One became Luo Xiuyi, and the other did Ouyang Xiuyi.

Compared with the blows in position, the punishment for three months, going to Mianfu Palace to ask for guilt or something, are all trivial matters.

And Ji's actions did not stop there, the next day, Ji's in-laws, Jieyu Xue Xiaoge's father and brother, impeached many officials of the Luo's Ouyang family in one breath in the court.

The reason is that there is no way to teach the daughter.

Even Ouyang Yanran, who had just returned to the dynasty and was entrusted with a heavy task, was affected.

The impeachment of him is for indulging in the arrogance of his family - Concubine Rui was said to be very good when she entered the palace, why was she so confused this time? It must be the news of Ouyang Yanran's return to the dynasty that has nurtured her arrogance and lawlessness - there is also a personal vendetta in the communiqué: it was three quasi-horses who entered the palace that day, why did it be Wang Linglai who had an accident?

Because Ouyang Yanran was demoted by the Ji family back then, and now that he is back, he wants to take revenge on the Ji family, even if the blood of the first emperor and Princess Minghui who have the blood of the Ji family will not let go!

…… In the Hall of Ten Thousand Years, Chunjia took a stack of folds and threw them in front of Yun Fenghuang: "Explain? ”

(End of chapter)