Emperor Hongyuan's eyes tightened, and he asked, "Mrs. Xue also entered the treasury?" ”

When the Internal Affairs Bureau heard this, he sighed in his heart, isn't Your Majesty suspicious of Mrs. Xue? Mrs. Xue was just kind enough to help herself, and if she was involved, it would be her own sin, so she hurriedly added, "Mrs. Xue did enter the warehouse, but she only entered after being searched by the palace maid of the Internal Affairs Bureau and changing her armor, so there is no possibility of entrainment and stealing." ”

Emperor Hongyuan nodded, now it seems that it should be done by the people in Concubine Wu Xian's palace, and judging from the records of the collection submitted by the Internal Affairs Bureau, Concubine Song Hui and Concubine Wu Xian have both received purple incense in addition to their own share, but since Concubine Wu Xian made trouble in the Internal Affairs Bureau, they have not received it again, and their behavior is even more suspicious. So he turned to the court order and asked, "The court order, I asked you to thoroughly investigate the chamberlains and palace maids in the palace who are acting differently, what can you find?" ”

Ye Tingling hurriedly replied, "Your Majesty, after investigation, I didn't find any of Niangniang's attendants who had colluded with people outside the palace, before Concubine Xian Niangniang checked the Internal Affairs Bureau, the only special visitor in the inner court was Xue Shi, the favorite concubine of Duke Chen Liujun, she had entered the palace some time ago, saying that she was sending some snacks and fruits to Lu Jieyu, and the people at the palace gate saw that there was an old precedent to follow in this matter, so they let her in. ”

"Xue's ...... is the third daughter of the Xue family in Haizhou, Xue Yuxue, who married Chen Liujun as a widow a few years ago? ”

"Your Majesty, exactly!" King Xu has been demoted to the Duke of Chenliu County, and without the title of the prince, Xue Yuxue naturally does not have the identity of a widow, so the court order called her "favorite concubine".

In this way, the matter is very clear, Emperor Hongyuan led his five bureaus, including the court, the palace, the Xi official, the inner servant, and the inner government, to investigate thoroughly.

After receiving the edict, the inner chamberlain hurriedly retreated to do things, but after five or six days, he found out the matter.

The half-day leisure was brought in by Xue Yuxue, and some were sent to the palaces of Concubine Song Hui and Concubine Wu Xian, but when Xue Yuxue gave it to them, she said that this half-day leisure was just a new tranquilizing incense, and she didn't say that it was a hallucinogenic drug, so she accepted it. And the half-day leisure that sneaked into the treasury of the Internal Affairs Bureau was done by a palace maid in Concubine Wu Xian's palace. Concubine Wu Xian's statement is that this palace maid is specially for her to make incense and burn incense, and it is normal to have some half-day leisure in her palace on her palms and sleeves. It was her fault that she made a fuss about the Internal Affairs Bureau that day, but she never thought that the half-day leisure on this palace maid would be contaminated with the purple incense in the treasury that was ready to be sent to Concubine Xiao Ya's palace.

Xue Yuxue's confession is not flawed, she bluntly said that she sent things to Concubine Hui and Concubine Xian, hoping that the two palace maidens could help Chen Liujun Gong say some good things in front of His Majesty, so that he could be relieved of the punishment of the grounding, as for this half-day leisure, she also bought it after hearing rumors that it has a refreshing effect, and she didn't know that this was a pickled hallucinogen, and she was also deceived in ignorance.

As for why Emperor Hongyuan didn't inhale this incense in the palace of Concubine Hui and Concubine Xian, the replies of the two were that they didn't dare to use foreign things on the king, and they only ordered it when they went to bed alone, but they also fell asleep quickly, and they didn't think there was anything unusual about this incense. It's not interesting to investigate any further, Emperor Hongyuan had to beat Xue Yuxue to the board for the crime of "disturbing the palace", and then released him to the Chenliu County Mansion, where he was grounded together with the Chen Liujun Prince, and he was not allowed to leave the mansion without an order. Concubine Hui and Concubine Xian privately received from outsiders, and accepted unclean things outside the palace at will, although they did not cause a big mistake, but they still needed to be punished, and the two were fined for half a year. The matter is settled.

Emperor Hongyuan's punishment edict, Ye Qinyu felt very angry, and he vented in front of Xue Peiqi and Xiao Tingchu in the mansion. There are still many doubts in this case that have not been clarified, such as why did this half-day leisure fall to Xiao Yafei's share of the case impartially? According to the rotation table, the night before the crown ceremony should be Concubine Xiao Ya's bed, is this unclear to let Emperor Hongyuan take this medicine in Ningde Palace and then lose his honor at the ceremony on the second day, and then take the opportunity to frame Concubine Xiao Ya? Moreover, Concubine Xiao Ya's purple incense to Xue Peiqi that day was obviously mixed with a lot of half-day leisure, and these two imperial doctors, Zhang and Wang, can testify that such a large dose of half-day leisure, it is too far-fetched to use the excuse that only the sleeves of the incense palace maid are contaminated! In the case that many doubts have not yet been clarified, Emperor Hongyuan still spared Concubine Hui and Concubine Xian, either he was biased, or his head was dizzy!

Unlike the indignant Ye Qinyu, Xiao Tingchu was very calm, and said sadly, "If the matter of the inner court is really so easy to interrogate, my aunt doesn't have to endure it for many years." In the past 20 years, she has lost her child twice in a row, but she is the one who has to pretend to be nothing and avoid it again and again. ”

No one understands how uncomfortable it is to lose a child than Ye Qinyu and Xue Chunyue, and after hearing Xiao Tingchu's words, Ye Qinyu quieted down and stopped talking.

Xue Peiqi was puzzled and asked, "Why is Concubine Ya so forbearing, can you tell us?" ”

"According to the current relationship between the Xue and Xiao families, there is nothing to hide about these things, so I will tell you all the reasons. When His Majesty was still the king of Han, he married Lu as the concubine according to the arrangement of the first emperor, and Concubine Song Hui, Concubine Wu Xian and Concubine Chen Mu, who gave birth to Princess Huining, were all the widows of the Han Dynasty pointed out by the first emperor to the Han palace during the selection. ”

Everyone understands the selection system, the source of the harem women of the Great Cause Dynasty is nothing more than four kinds, one is the courtesy, this is the etiquette of the Son of Heaven to officially hire the woman to marry, and he will enjoy the position when he enters the palace, and the lowest is also a talented person, but the people who enjoy this courtesy are the daughters of the gate lord clan or the first and second rank ministers, and they have to be virtuous and famous, and there are actually not many people who can enter the list of courtesy, and Xiao Yafei is the palace that enters this way. The second is the selection, the Son of Heaven is picked every three years, and all the unmarried daughters and sisters who are over 15 years old must enter the selection list of the Inner Servant Province, and then select them layer by layer, and finally be able to enter the Son of Heaven's court, and the Son of Heaven will first select and enrich the harem, and then select the rest and then assign the rest by the Son of Heaven to the kings, clansmen, ministers, etc., according to the woman's origin or as a wife or concubine, and finally pick the rest and return it to her family. The third is dedication, and the fourth is other blessings, which goes without saying.

Ye Qinyu was dissatisfied, "Does the one who marries first have the right to bully the one who marries later?" And the concubine is still politely hired, and her identity is more noble than what they selected. ”

Xiao Tingchu said helplessly, "Mrs. Xue is the only love of Lord Xue in this life, so naturally you don't need to know the way of this wife and concubine." Even if the aunt is more noble than them, but they must follow the etiquette system and call them "sister", not to mention that Concubine Hui and Concubine Mu gave birth to children for His Majesty in the palace of the King of Han, and Concubine Xian also gave birth to King Sheng in the year of His Majesty's accession to the throne. Of course, not everyone has the ability to bully our Xiao family, and the grievances suffered by my aunt in the early years mainly came from Queen Lu and Concubine Wu Xian. ”

Xue Chunyue nodded and said, "Concubine Song Hui was promoted from the concubine to the concubine after King Xi was appreciated by His Majesty and entered the court, so it can be seen that she herself is not favored, and her identity is mainly for King Xi's long face." Concubine Chen Mu has not moved much since she gave birth to His Majesty's eldest daughter, Princess Huining, and she should not be very favored. But I can't see through Concubine Wu Xian, His Majesty seems to have always favored her, but it doesn't seem like he likes her very much......"

"Lord Xue can see it thoroughly, but it's understandable that you can't see through Concubine Wu Xian, after all, it's difficult for outsiders to know the past inside."

"What is the past?"

"Your Majesty was able to win the crown prince back then, and Concubine Wu Xian should be the first to take credit."

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked!

Xiao Tingchu pondered for a while and continued, "Back then, everyone thought that in addition to the two princes of Xiang and Jing, King Han was the best choice for the prince, but in fact, this was not the case. In addition to the king of Han, there is a king of Wu who won the appreciation of the first emperor, the biological mother of the king of Wu is the first emperor or the prince when the favorite concubine Dong in the East Palace, an assassination in the East Palace, the first emperor is staying in the Dong room, when the danger comes, Dong does not say a word for the first emperor to block a sword, sacrificed his life to save the first emperor, because of this kindness, the first emperor is very fond of the king of Wu, but the qualifications of the king of Wu are not as good as Xiang, respect the two kings, the first emperor to worry about the country and the mountains and societies did not list the king of Wu as the first candidate for the prince. After His Majesty succeeded to the throne, all the brothers and princes fell silent, and King Wu died ten years ago, so it is not surprising that you do not know him. ”

Everyone nodded, but King Wu and Concubine Wu Xian don't seem to be able to get along, right?

"Speaking of Concubine Wu Xian, Concubine Wu Xianliang's father, Wu Xianliang, was Jing Zhaoyin back then, because of this position, the Wu family had a little contact with the royal family, and the Wu family also got acquainted with King Han, King Wu and others——"

"Isn't it that Fengyue injustice again?!" Before Xiao Tingchu finished speaking, Xue Chunyue couldn't help but exclaim, "Could it be that all the lovers in this world admire wealth and covet power, so they are all reincarnated in the Son of Heaven?" ”

Xiao Tingchu said with a smile, "If you talk about the number of 'love species', I'm afraid no one in the world will dare to compete with Lord Xue." However, King Wu is not a lover, but he did fall in love with the Wu family, and begged the first emperor to point out the Wu family to him as a widow in the Wu Wangfu. ”

Xue Peiqi said with a smile, "But it's just a woman, the first emperor loves King Wu so much, shouldn't King Wu refuse this little request?" ”

Of course he won't refuse, the first emperor agreed. It's just that things are always so wrong, but what Wu likes is not King Wu, but the elegant and handsome King Han. After Wu knew King Wu's thoughts, he knew that he would ask the first emperor to marry, so he asked her father to buy a Taoist chief of the royal Taoist temple on the Qingguan in advance, and asked this person to point out that she was king Wu and Wang Han in the link of matching the eight characters of the year, and the first emperor loved King Wu very much, and chose to 'rather believe in it than believe in it' for things involving the life of King Wu's family, so with a stroke of the pen, Wu changed the Wu family to the Han king, and Wu entered the Han Wang's mansion smoothly. ”

Xue Peiqi took a sip of wine, shook his head and sighed, "With such scheming and courage at a young age, she is by no means an ordinary person, how can Concubine Ya fight her ......?"

Xue Chunyue drank with him and said with a smile, "There is a saying that 'heroes are sad to pass the beauty pass', and King Wu is afraid that he will fall under Wu's pomegranate skirt in the end." ”