Before the emperor could breathe a sigh of relief, the days that had stopped for less than two days made waves again, and disasters occurred one after another.

First, someone reported that Xia Huaiyin was cheating for personal gain when invigilating the Taixue exam; Subsequently, someone impeached Donggong...... Obviously, this is someone who is going to take the *. Duan Yulin has always trusted this eldest son, and he is very sure of his ability to do things, but this time the matter is not trivial, and Duan Yulin can't help but be shocked and vigilant!

Because Chu Peitian, the secretary of the Criminal Department, reported that the funeral of the crown princess had a violation system, and its specifications were comparable to that of the queen! This actually violated the emperor's taboo. Chu Peitian also wrote to implore the emperor to allow the coffin to be opened for an autopsy, and to check whether there were any extraneous things in the funeral goods and burial clothes.

Duan Yulin was already unhappy in his heart, but he was afraid that he would misunderstand the prince because of the means of the partisan dispute. Therefore, Duan Yulin decided to go to the imperial tomb to open the coffin for inspection.

On the road, the emperor and the crown prince both had solemn faces, and the accompanying officials of the Ministry of Rites and the stewards of the Internal Affairs Office were all dead. If Chu Peitian's report is true, none of them can get out of it.

In the carriage, Deng Qingyuan sat opposite Tian Fei and Wang Zhongji.

Deng Qingyuan's face was extremely ugly, and he held the fold presented by Wang Zhongji in his hand. When Emperor Fang threw the fold to him, he was also shocked into a cold sweat. Deng Qingyuan slammed the fold at the feet of the two opposite, and reprimanded: "The official is not here, so you just dismantle the boss's platform?" It's all about what's going on! "Deng Qingyuan especially can't get used to this Tian Fei, this time there is such a big mistake, it is estimated that this erector's career has come to an end.

"Subordinates know their mistakes!" Tian and Wang bowed their hands, so ashamed that they didn't even dare to raise their heads. Especially Tian Fei, the first errand he took charge after taking office made a big mistake, and he was afraid that he would have to move his head!

"It's a fart to know the mistake! The Ministry of Rites can't do anything within its scope, and even asked the people from the Criminal Department to participate in a book! Speaking of this, where is the face of our Ministry of Rites? Where to go? Deng Qingyuan was so angry that he couldn't help but use the dirty words, and he still felt unrelieved of his hatred. He took Tian Fei's shirt and asked, "Didn't you stand by when the crown princess was buried?" Are you blind and don't you see anything you shouldn't have put in the coffin? ”

"Big, big...... When he was buried, the lower officials were originally guarding aside. But...... But it just so happened that the King of Jin and his wife came to visit, and the ministers and ministers went to receive them, so they had to leave for a while. Just for a moment! When the minister returned, the coffin had already been decorated. The ministers are ...... No, I didn't open the re-examination ...... again" Tian Fei is young and inexperienced after all, and he knows the seriousness of the matter at this time, so he is so frightened that he can't say anything.

"Rubbish! Why did you pick such a foolish thing as you to be a waiter? Look at your arrogant and domineering appearance on weekdays, and now you are deflated? Can't stand it? Get lost! As soon as Deng Qingyuan's hand was released, Tian Fei immediately knelt on the ground, his eyes were empty and dull.

"My lord......" Wang Zhongji just wanted to say a few words of comfort, but before he could open his mouth, he was glared back by Deng Qingyuan.

Deng Qingyuan pointed at Wang Zhongji and said, "And you!" Do you think you'll be fine that day? At that time, you also supervised the decoration of the funeral, right? How do you educate your subordinates! ”

"The lower official knows his mistake, and the lower official must teach Xiao Wang a good lesson when he goes back!" Wang Zhongji kept wiping the sweat on his face with his sleeve.

"Hmph, waiting for your lesson? You see he can't get out of the prison of the Criminal Department! "As soon as the accident happened, Xiao Wang was arrested and tortured in the prison of the Criminal Department, and Chu Peitian deliberately tortured him, but Xiao Wang still didn't know anything. At this time, the three of them didn't know that Xiao Wang, who couldn't help the torture, had just lost his breath.

However, Wang Zhongji prefers that Xiao Wang confess to the prison, which can save him a lot of trouble. But this kind of psychology can't be revealed in front of Deng Qingyuan.

When he arrived at the imperial tomb, Duan Yulin ordered the coffin of the crown princess to be lifted out of the tomb. Yingting, who couldn't bear his wife Yingling being disturbed again, turned her head in pain.

"Open the coffin, test!" Duan Yulin gave an order, and the eunuchs quickly pried the coffin open.

Everyone stepped forward to watch, and the first thing that caught their eyes was Xia Yunxi's pale face. However, it has been more than ten days since the death of the crown princess, and there is no trace of decay in the corpse. When she gently pinched the corpse's jaw, her mouth opened automatically, revealing a night pearl inside.

The ministers immediately discussed.

"The crown prince is really good to the crown princess! used such a large night pearl to embalm the corpse, and it is said that the former concubine was just an ordinary jade cicada when she was buried. Officer A sighed.

"I've heard that generally only the queen and the queen mother can have a night pearl when they pass away. However, if it is an ordinary night pearl, it is fine, I am afraid that ......" The whispers of officials B and C were interrupted by the emperor's new order.

"Fonda, go ahead and take a closer look!" It was inconvenient for the Ninety-Five Venerable to approach the corpse, so Duan Yulin asked the most trustworthy person to examine it for him.

Fonda obeyed, walked over and nodded. He willingly took out the contents of the crown princess's mouth and held it up in front of Fang Da's eyes for him to take a closer look.

Fonda spun around and took a look at the huge beads. Suddenly, I noticed that the shape of the beads was very special: "Isn't this a 'phoenix eye'!" "The phoenix eye is a kind of night pearl, named because its shape resembles an eyeball, and it is more than several times more precious than the ordinary night pearl. Due to its rarity and preciousness, it is usually not used by the emperor or the queen who died.

Hearing Fang Da say that it was a phoenix eye, the next one exploded for a while. At this time, Deng Qingyuan noticed that the crown princess's dress seemed to be a little subtly inconsistent, what was wrong?

"It's a phoenix hairpin!" Wang Zhongji, who was standing behind Deng Qingyuan, suddenly shouted, startling everyone.

"What phoenix hairpin?" Duan Yulin frowned unhappily: "Say!" ”

Wang Zhongji knelt down in front of the emperor through the crowd and explained: "The bare-headed phoenix hairpin, according to the rules, only the queen mother, the queen, the imperial concubine and the crown princess are eligible to wear it. And the number of roots worn at different levels is also slightly different - the queen mother can wear eight hairpins at the same time, the queen can wear six, and the imperial concubine and the crown princess can only wear up to four. However, your Majesty, look at the head of the crown princess...... It's clearly six bare-headed phoenix hairpins! No wonder Deng Qingyuan felt awkward, it turned out that it was because of two more phoenix hairpins.

Six, that is, the queen's specifications. Duan Yulin was furious: "Prince! You are so bold to make such a rebellious transgression! "Xia Yun regretted using the queen's etiquette, didn't he imply that his crown prince was the emperor? All right! He's still alive and well, and his son can't wait to take his place?

Duan Yingting didn't expect things to turn out like this, this is obviously someone framed him! He knelt down in fear and pleaded guilty: "My father is angry, and my sons and ministers don't have the heart to transgress!" Erchen didn't know why the crown princess had two extra hairpins on her head; And the embalming beads that Erchen found are just ordinary night pearls, and I don't know when they became phoenix eyes! Please Father, Emperor Mingjian! ”

There was a rebellion just now, and in this sensitive period, the emperor's suspicion is heavier than ever. Duan Yulin looked at his son with suspicion, and the prince's performance at this time seemed to him to be more like a thief's weak defense.

Duan Yulin pointed to the phoenix eyes in his hand and said excitedly: "Do you still want to quibble in front of ironclad evidence?" I'm so disappointed in you, Yingting! ”

Although the phoenix eye is precious, it is not a rare treasure, and it is not difficult for the rich family to seek it. However, because of the particularity of its usefulness, ordinary people will not use it in vain, and most of them are handed over to the state treasury. There are eight phoenix eyes in the treasury, and Duan Yulin did not use any of them, let alone reward them. He didn't expect his son to hide one privately!

The more Duan Yulin thought about it, the more angry he became, and he immediately made a ruling on the prince: "The prince is more and more immoral." Suspend all duties, think about it behind closed doors, and not be issued unless it is an edict; The number of people in the palace is halved and the number of people in the palace is halved, and you must be edicted to visit! "The punishment of the crown prince is not heavy, not to mention the disguised confinement, the reduced degree is not even as good as the prince's level!

At this point, the emperor's anger has not subsided, and then he disposed of the relevant personnel led by Tian Fei. The palace maids and eunuchs who directly participated in the decoration of the crown princess were all executed; Tian Fei was exiled from his home, and three other officials of the Ministry of Rites were implicated...... Deng Qingyuan and Wang Zhongji escaped by luck because they were not at the scene that day.

The fire at the city gate affected the pond fish, and the Yu nobleman Xia Yubing also fell out of favor overnight, and he was the most innocent person.

The government affairs that were originally handled by the prince could not be replaced by no one. Duan Yulin originally wanted to hand it over to King Jing, but after thinking about it, even his own son was delusional, and his half-brother was even more unreliable. In the end, it was decided to assign these affairs to the King of Thailand and the King of Jin. The once inconspicuous King Jin became a hot celebrity for a while.

Soon after, through the recommendation of King Jin, Wang Zhongji took over the position of the waiter of the Ministry of Rites. Everyone said that Wang Zhongji was a blessing in disguise, and only he understood that this promotion was a life-threatening transaction.

The news of the prince's punishment spread into the Fengwu Palace in an instant, and Feng Wu, who should have been happy when she heard this "good news", frowned and put down the jade soup in her hand.

"Mother, what's wrong? Gyokuro soup is not appetizing? Miao Qing saw that her master was worried, and she didn't know where she was upset.

"You also heard what Dequan said about the prince, right?" Seeing Miaoqing nodding but not quite understanding, Feng Wu sighed and called Pu Jia in.

Pu Jia came in to greet the queen first, and then greeted each other with Miaoqing. Proper and thoughtful, there is nowhere to blame, she is the second person Feng Wu intentionally cultivated after Miaoqing.

"Pu Jia, this palace asks you, has anyone been to Fengwu Palace during this period of absence?" Feng Wu had a faint bad premonition.

"Back to Niangniang, on the day the crown princess died, Lintoe Palace sent Xinrui to summon the news...... Oh yes! Princess Jin also came not long ago, saying that she was going to come to Niangniang to get the collar chicken blood jade for Xiao Shizi. You also promised before, so the slave maid took the princess to the treasury to choose. Before Pu Jia's words fell, Feng Wu stood up, lifted the corner of her skirt and ran to the warehouse. Before Pu Jia knew what was going on, Miao Qing had already chased after her.

Feng Wu went straight to the innermost cabinet in the warehouse, and opened it to see that the gilded brocade box on the top floor really had traces of being moved. She took the brocade box down and counted the contents carefully: "One, two, three...... Four! Sure enough, her bare-headed phoenix hairpin was missing two! The red-headed phoenix hairpin is a gift from the emperor, how could Xia Yunxi have two more out of thin air? It turned out that someone really stole her!

Feng Wu put down the box, and Miao Qing also chased after her. She turned back sharply and ordered coldly: "Miaoqing, let people spread the word, just say that the bare-headed phoenix hairpin in this palace has been stolen." In addition, tell the whole palace, no matter who asks, be sure that only Xinrui has come! Don't mention Princess Jin at all! If anyone dares to say that he leaked his mouth, this palace will cut off his tongue! With that, he slammed the cabinet door slammed shut.