Chapter 42: The Dust Settles
The Ministry of Rites Shangshu thought: Usually those who are left behind are the Prime Minister and the Monk Shangshu Ling, and I am a Ministry of Rites Shangshu In the end, it is also an idle job, and today I was left behind, I want to cherish it.
The Ministry of Rites knelt on the ground, "The minister does not dare to speculate on the holy will. Everyone knows that Princess Gu Ling is deeply favored by His Majesty, and the minister is in charge of etiquette, and His Majesty should want to ask Weichen about the princess's canonization. ”
Shen Xingzhou walked in, and didn't look at the Ministry of Rites Shangshu who was kneeling on the ground, "Your Majesty, the ban on the harem has been lifted, and Concubine Hui is already waiting outside the palace." ”
"Ministry of Rites, get up! Let Concubine Hui in. Xiao Tianyu propped his chin and said expressionlessly.
Concubine Hui, who was worried in her heart, walked into the imperial study and saw Xiao Tianyu sitting on it, while her father was standing here, how could Concubine Hui not know that the matter was revealed, and she and Qi Tianyu entered the bureau set up by Xiao Tianyu.
Xiao Tianyu glanced at Concubine Hui, "You should know what you did, Qi Tianyu has been captured by me, do you say it yourself, or do you say it." ”
Concubine Hui knelt on the ground, and her tears fell as soon as she said it, "Your Majesty, the concubine doesn't know what happened." ”
Xiao Tianyu took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, and said with a full breath: "It seems that you still haven't reflected on yourself." Ministry of Rites, your daughter colluded with Qi Tianyu and betrayed me, if I hadn't noticed before, I would have been poisoned by your daughter, and Qi Tianyu would have succeeded in the coup, and the country would change hands immediately. I have called you today to discuss this matter with you. ”
The head of the Ministry of Rites Shangshu hurts, Concubine Hui has been gentle and sensible since she was a child, and when she grew up, she married Xiao Tianyu, and she is the pride of the whole family of the Ministry of Rites, why did she become the person who colluded with Qi Tianyu in Xiao Tianyu's mouth now? Anyway, the Ministry of Rites doesn't believe it.
The Ministry of Rites Shangshu said, "Your Majesty, the minister believes that Concubine Hui is innocent, it may be that someone deliberately framed Concubine Hui, Concubine Hui has been smart and sensible since she was a child, and she will definitely not do anything treasonous." ”
Xiao Tianyu looked at the book of the Ministry of Rites, and sighed in her heart that Concubine Hui had a good father.
Shen Xingzhou said: "Lord Shangshu, as soon as my subordinates bumped into Concubine Hui and Qi Tianyu getting close, my subordinates paid attention to it, and Qi Tianyu asked Concubine Hui to poison His Majesty, and his subordinates heard it clearly. Moreover, his subordinates let many forbidden soldiers stay in the Chengqian Palace, and more than once saw Qi Tianyu sneaking into the Chengqian Palace at night, there are many witnesses, if Lord Shangshu doesn't believe it, his subordinates can find them to come in. ”
The Ministry of Rites Shangshu's eyes widened and looked at Concubine Hui in disbelief, "Concubine Hui, is this true?" ”
Concubine Hui didn't dare to look at the book of the Ministry of Rites, but just lowered her head and sobbed: "Your Majesty, the concubine was forced by Qi Tianyu, and it was Qi Tianyu who forced the concubine, otherwise he would have killed his father, and the concubine was forced to do something wrong." ”
Xiao Tianyu said impatiently: "Very good, since you are still quibbling!" After the national teacher came back, I didn't give him real power, in terms of power, he is worse than your father, and you are in the harem, I know that some palace people are willing to pass on some news, you know this. Concubine Hui, I don't like people who lie. ”
Concubine Hui stopped talking, just lowered her head and sobbed sadly.
The Ministry of Rites Shangshu has probably sorted out the cause and effect now, his face is full of cold sweat, and he now understands what Xiao Tianyu means, to see if he has a leg with Qi Tianyu, and how he thinks of his traitorous daughter.
The Ministry of Rites Shangshu knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, the ministers and daughters have no way, and please punish Your Majesty." The minister knelt down and begged His Majesty to give Concubine Hui a whole corpse, just for the sake of Concubine Hui's affection for serving His Majesty for a long time. ”
Gu Yunlong brought Imperial Physician Sun in, "Your Majesty, Imperial Physician Sun has arrived." ”
Xiao Tianyu propped her chin and said lazily, "Go and see if Concubine Hui is pregnant." ”
The Ministry of Rites also thought that if Concubine Hui was pregnant, she would spare Concubine Hui's life.
Xiao Tianyu saw the apprehension and joy of the Ministry of Rites, and ruthlessly shattered the illusion of the Ministry of Rites, "The Ministry of Rites, I haven't been fortunate to Concubine Hui, this one has a file record in the worship room." Concubine Hui had an affair with Qi Tianyu, if she was pregnant, I wouldn't miss the old love. ”
The Ministry of Rites Shangshu didn't expect Concubine Hui to collude with Qi Tianyu to go to bed, "Your Majesty...... Minister. ”
"Okay" Xiao Tianyu saw that Imperial Physician Sun had finished diagnosing, "Imperial Physician Sun, how is the situation?" ”
"Your Majesty, Concubine Hui has never been pregnant, and it may be that the month is not big, and the minister can't see it, so it's better to drink some medicine to be safer."
Xiao Tianyu looked at the Ministry of Rites and Concubine Hui playfully, she was not in a hurry, Xiao Tianyu took out the fold from the side and leisurely approved it.
The Ministry of Rites Shangshu and Concubine Hui knelt on the ground with their heads down, unable to see Xiao Tianyu's expressions and movements, and they were very flustered, not knowing what kind of outcome they would face in a while.
Xiao Tianyu saw that the faces of the two of them were full of sweat, and the ancient costumes were quite thick, and Xiao Tianyu couldn't tell if their backs were wet, but looking at their current situation, it was estimated that the innermost dress must be soaked.
After Xiao Tianyu finished approving the third book, he said slowly: "Ministry of Rites, how do you think I should deal with this matter?" ”
The lips of the Ministry of Rites were trembling, "Your Majesty, Minister...... The minister thought that it should be handed over to the criminal department, and everything should be done according to the law. ”
Xiao Tianyu teased the book of the Ministry of Rites, "Concubine Hui colluded with the previous dynasty, was disloyal to me, and poisoned me." Each of these is the sin of the Nine Clans, is the Ministry of Rites really willing to do it? ”
"Minister......" The Ministry of Rites Shangshu thought for a long time and didn't know what to say, and he didn't want to die, but Concubine Hui had done too much, and he couldn't figure out whether Xiao Tianyu wanted to kill him or simply scare him, he also knew that Xiao Tianyu couldn't put sand in his eyes, but he usually liked to bluff people and didn't like to kill, and now this situation is not usual, so naturally he can't use the usual standards to guess Xiao Tianyu's thoughts.
Xiao Tianyu has had enough, and if he continues to tease, he won't be able to finish the review today, and he didn't suffer when he worked overtime at night.
"I said it bluntly, this is a royal scandal, I don't want to make a big fuss, so I didn't say it in the main hall, I will demote Concubine Hui to a commoner, you can take people home! I'm not a person to kill, Concubine Hui, I won't kill you, you have no way to teach your daughter, hand me a fold and beg for bones, don't make it difficult for me. ”
The Ministry of Rites Shangshu breathed a sigh of relief and kowtowed, "Minister, thank Your Majesty." ”
Concubine Hui glanced at Xiao Tianyu nostalgically, and then also kowtowed, "Concubine, thank Your Majesty." ”
The Ministry of Rites Shangshu and Concubine Hui left, Xiao Tianyu looked at Imperial Doctor Sun who had been pretending to be transparent, "Imperial Doctor Sun, I don't like people who talk a lot, you should know!" ”
Doctor Sun pretended to be calm, "The minister knows that the minister stayed in the hospital today to see his medical skills, and he did not take a step out of the hospital, and no one saw the minister take a step out of the hospital." ”
Xiao Tianyu said with satisfaction: "Very good, you can go back." ”
"Yes."
Xiao Tianyu continued to look at the folds and got a lot of news:
Xun Lingjun was already on his way back.
Fu Feichen of Yidu is a little restless, to put it simply, he has a tendency to support the army and stand on his own, and he has won the hearts of the people in Yidu, and he is running wild on the road that is not controlled by the central government.
Xiao Tianyu thought in her heart, now that the situation in the court has been completely stabilized, Xiao Hanmo has been subdued, Qi Tianyu has been killed, and most of the grass on the wall has been cleaned up, and now all the people in the court are hers, all of them are under her command, and they have been on the throne for a year, and finally gain a foothold in this world, no longer have to be afraid of being usurped at any time, she has nothing to be afraid of!
"Your Majesty, Concubine Ning, Concubine Xian, and the Prince Regent are asking to see you outside the palace."
Xiao Tianyu: I take back what I just said.
"No, no, I don't want to see."
Gu Yunlong froze, "Your Majesty, isn't the regent gone?" Maybe the regent is looking for you to have something. ”
Chapter Forty-Eight: Yidu
Xiao Tianyu has a headache, how can she not know what Xiao Hanmo is doing here, it is estimated that she is here to soak her, but she doesn't like Xiao Hanmo, but she can't coax her, Xiao Hanmo has rebelled again, and she is finished.
"Forget it, let him in."
Xiao Hanmo strode in.
Xiao Tianyu didn't raise his head, he was just busy with the things in his hands, "Regent, is there something wrong?" ”
Xiao Hanmo said with a smile: "Your Majesty's affairs are major matters, and the minister has no government affairs to deal with anyway, so the minister came over to serve Your Majesty." ”
Xiao Tianyu kept in his hand, "Let's go down!" When Xiao Tianyu heard the sound of the door closing, he continued: "You are also the one who knows my details, I have now sent Concubine Hui away, and now there are Ning concubines and virtuous concubines left in the harem, if the regent wants to share my worries, it is better to help me send the two of them away justifiably." ”
Xiao Hanmo Khan: "Your Majesty, those two women should be kept!" You have two women now, and those courtiers are still thinking about when to persuade you to organize a draft, if you don't even have these two shields, I can guarantee that the next day the court will all persuade you to draft a concubine. ”
Xiao Tianyu showed Xiao Hanmo the notes about Xun Lingjun's return.
Xiao Hanmo looked at it and looked at Xiao Tianyu with a confused expression, "The prime minister is coming back soon, this is a good thing, is there any problem?" ”
"I heard that Fu Feichen of Yidu is restless, and after Gu Ling's canonization ceremony is completed, I want to take the prime minister to have a look." Xiao Tianyu looked at Xiao Hanmo expectantly, "So, during the time I left, I will trouble you to deal with these twists and turns." ”
"Your Majesty is really relieved to be a minister, but the minister is also lazy by nature, and he doesn't like to press on the case, and it's okay to deal with it for His Majesty for a day or two, but after dealing with it for a long time, the minister doesn't rely on His Majesty. And Your Majesty, the minister also wants to follow, by the way...... Cultivate a relationship with Your Majesty. ”
Xiao Tianyu: ......
Half a month later, Xun Lingjun returned to the capital, Xiao Tianyu knew that Xun Lingjun didn't like extravagance, so he put on civilian clothes and went out of the city ten miles to greet him, and waited on the official road early, which should be a surprise to Xun Lingjun.
Xun Lingjun sat in the carriage and read the information, understanding what happened after he left the capital, watching Xiao Tianyu's every step of eradicating Qi Tianyu was impeccable, Xun Lingjun admired Xiao Tianyu's rapid progress from the bottom of his heart.
"Prime Minister, there is a team of people blocking the road, saying that they want to see you."