After lying in bed for seven or eight days, Qin Niang was finally able to get out of bed and walk around, but Gu Chen still didn't let her go out of the house, for the sake of the child in her womb, Qin Niang didn't have the idea of going out.

She could sit still in the house, but Qiu Xue couldn't sit still, so she went out for a while, and then ran back in a hurry to report: "Miss, I heard that Concubine Jiang Guifei was injured with a firearm in the middle of the night last night, and the five princes got the news early in the morning and entered the palace, and then, all the cabinet ministers poured into His Majesty's imperial study, asking my uncle to give an explanation." ”

Qin Niang was stunned for a moment, and then the corners of her mouth twitched, why did anyone who was injured by a firearm have to splash dirty water on Gu Chen, can he still make some fresh moves.

It's too uninspiring to play this trick all the time.

"And then?" Qin Niang asked.

Then the slave and maid did not know, so the slave and maid hurried back to report it. Qiu Xue spread her hands and said helplessly.

Qin Niang was speechless: "You don't know what you're doing in a hurry to come back?" ”

"The slave is afraid that if something happens, she wants to come back first to report to the young lady and think of a countermeasure." Qiu Xue looked at Qin Niang's increasingly dark face, and hurriedly added, "It's not that the slave maid only listened to half of it and left, it's really a later thing, and it hasn't been spread yet, and the slave and maid can't find out." ”

She just wanted to come back early and squeak, lest she be caught off guard, as if she had done something superfluous.

Isn't it redundant?

This matter has no effect at all except gossip.

"Okay, it's not the first time this kind of thing, what's the panic." Qin Niang said, waving her hand, "It's just some tricks made by Xiao Xiao's generation, the first time it was useless, and the second time it can still be useful?" ”

Moreover, in the eyes of the emperor now, the Jiang family is probably a group of ambitious people who plot to usurp the throne, and they may not pay attention to them.

Moreover, the previous incident of hurting people with a fire gun in the theater is gone, and this time there is such a thing, the emperor will inevitably let people investigate in detail, after all, the wounded people have hurt the palace, and the side of his dragon couch is afraid that it is not safe.

In the evening, Gu Chen came back from the yamen, and as soon as he entered the door, he told her: "Someone saw that the third prince secretly returned to Beijing last night and entered the palace, and the grandmother beside the queen also confirmed this." ”

Qin Niang looked at him with wide eyes: "The third prince really slipped back to Beijing?" Isn't he still camped outside the city waiting for His Majesty's approval? ”

If you return to Beijing without an edict and enter the palace, this is a big crime.

"I don't know yet, I've already sent someone to camp outside the city to ask, if the third prince really wants to sneak back to Beijing, then he will squeak me in advance, and if he makes a mistake at this time, then all the previous efforts will be in vain, and the third prince should not be such a brainless person."

That's why Gu Chen was puzzled, the old lady beside the emperor insisted on the three princes she had seen, and the queen was secretive, could it be that she really returned to the palace without an edict?

"Could it be that old lady talking nonsense?" Qin Niang asked.

Gu Chen narrowed his eyes and said: "I can't say yet, after all, it is also the old man next to the queen, and he will not be bought, the strangest thing is the queen's attitude, she did not strongly deny it, and she also looked like she was hiding something." ”

Therefore, those civil ministers began to boil again, and they all wrote letters one after another, asking the emperor to send someone to arrest the three princes and return to Beijing.

"Could it be that the third prince and the queen have any plans that they haven't told you?" Qin Niang asked suspiciously.

Gu Chen shook his head: "I'm not sure either, so I sent someone out of the city to ask, and I should come back when the time comes." ”

If it is true that the third prince sneaked back, then he should be mentally prepared and think about how to deal with it next.

But if not, then the old lady next to the queen is really suspicious.

It's just that the queen's attitude has always made him suspicious.

At this time, Gu Bai, who was sent out to inquire about the situation, came back.

"Master, His Royal Highness said that he did secretly return to Beijing once, and he also sneaked into the palace, but he deliberately wanted those old ladies in the queen's palace to see." Gu Bai reported truthfully.

What kind of smart person is Gu Chen?

As soon as Gu Bai said this, he immediately understood.

Song Yu is trying to lure the snake out of the hole.

"He said that the master doesn't have to worry, he has his own plans, he only brought a thousand soldiers to Beijing this time, and no one knows about his return to the palace late at night, even if His Majesty sent someone to ask, he couldn't ask anything." Gu Bai said, looked at Gu Chen and asked with a solemn face, "Master, what should we do now?" ”

Gu Chen knew that he was asking about being accused of improper storage of firearms, causing someone to wantonly hurt people in the palace. Love more than the book city

"Don't do anything, just wait and see." Gu Chen said, and sent Gu Bai away.

Since Song Yu has a plan, it is better for him not to mix too much, so as not to spoil his business.

As for the accusation that he had miskept his firearms, there was nothing to worry about, the projectile that hit Jiang Guifei's arm had been taken out, and he only had to compare it with the new model to make it clear that it was not made in his blacksmith at all.

After Gu Bai left, Qin Niang looked at him and asked, "Is there really no problem?" ”

Gu Chen hugged her waist and said: "This is already the latest stage, there will be no more problems, don't worry, besides, if the Third Highness can't even defend against this bit of open guns and arrows, then he is not qualified to get that position." ”

Qin Niang thought about it, too, she still raised the baby at home with peace of mind, and she was worried about what to do so much.

Early the next morning, the news that the three princes were escorted back to the palace by the guards sent by the emperor soon spread throughout the palace, and Song Xi, the king of Changle County, could no longer hold back, and said conclusively that Gu Chen had already colluded with Song Yu, so he sneaked back to Beijing with other plans, and in order to create chaos, he also injured Jiang Guifei with a firearm before leaving.

In the imperial study, those close ministers of the Son of Heaven had already quarreled.

"Your Majesty, although Commander Gu said that the firearm that hurt Concubine Jiang did not come from the iron shop under his supervision, it was his responsibility to guard the palace wall, and now that such assassination incidents have occurred again and again, the minister feels that Commander Gu should be fully responsible."

"Your Majesty, the minister also thinks that Commander Gu is no longer suitable for this position, and he should abdicate and make way for Xian, otherwise, someone injured the harem concubine today, and tomorrow there will be a threat to His Majesty's safety, the last time someone broke into the palace wall at night, Gu Chentong had already shirked the responsibility, and now he is ......"

The rest of the words stopped talking, but everyone present understood.

The defense of the palace wall cannot be neglected, the first time he can say that he is not in the capital, but this second time, how to explain it?

As a result, more than half of the civilian officials demanded that Gu Chen be removed from his post as commander of the forbidden army and that another capable person be selected.

"Then according to your Aiqing's opinion, who should be chosen to replace the position of Commander Gu?" The emperor looked at the group of people below with an expressionless face and asked.

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that the British Duke is very suitable." The middle book, who never spoke, made Ishihara suddenly open his mouth and propose.

"English duke?" The emperor frowned, narrowed his eyes and looked at Ishihara, "The British prince is old, I'm afraid he has more than enough heart and not enough strength, right?" ”

The British prince is the father of the current Empress Qi, Qi Ning, since he had a serious illness a few years ago, he has completely lived the life of an idle grandfather, and no longer pays attention to the major affairs of the court, and the queen's maiden family has been very low-key over the years, and no one holds important positions in the court.

The Qi family is a smart person, knowing that the queen has a son-in-law, at that time Song Huai was still the prince, in order to avoid being jealous of the emperor, they did not take the opportunity to strengthen their strength by relying on the fact that they were the queen's maiden family, at least, on the bright side, they were very low-key, and took the initiative to give up many official positions with real power, only some idle errands.

"The minister thinks that although the British Duke is old, his son is well raised, and his ability will not be bad after all, otherwise, how will he inherit the title of the British Duke in the future?" Ishihara said seriously.

Listen, word by word is thinking about the British government.

However, his words just gave the emperor a signal, that is, the people of the Qi family are going to stand up and seize power at this time!

Gu Chen squinted his eyes and looked at Ishihara, how could he not know that this old thing, who was used to only playing haha, had already stood in line.

"General Weiyuan has only been concerned about performance appraisal over the years, I'm afraid he is not suitable for such an important position." General Fang stood up, shook his eyebrows and said, "Your Majesty, according to the minister's opinion, there is nothing wrong with Commander Gu leading the defense of the forbidden city, as for those who break into the palace and hurt people, I believe it should be done by the people in the palace, otherwise, why don't the good people hurt others and go to the cold palace to hurt Concubine Jiang?" ”

In one sentence, he successfully drew the emperor's attention back.

There are so many concubines, princes and princesses in the entire palace, why is no one injured, but they want to run to the cold palace to hurt a concubine who has been punished, isn't this trying to cover up?

"General Fang, you can't say that, maybe it's because there are few people in the cold palace to start? Moreover, this may be a provocation, just to cause panic in the palace, the minister also thinks that Commander Gu should not take on this big responsibility again, and should be replaced by another person, according to the minister's opinion, Ge Xiaowei is very good, he has just returned to Beijing, and he can take this position. Another minister then recommended another man.

This Captain Ge is none other than Jiang Guifei's cousin, who has been in Yuzhou all the time before, and only returned to Beijing a few days ago.

Gu Chen snorted coldly, it turned out that these people were using the people of the Qi family as rafts to pave the way for the people of the Jiang family!

It's a beautiful idea!

"Lord Liu wants to recommend Captain Ge?" Gu Chen picked the corner of his eye and looked at the person who had just proposed and asked.

There were no ups and downs in his voice, and people couldn't figure out his thoughts for a while.

After hesitating for a moment, Lord Liu, who was named, still nodded stubbornly and said, "Not bad." ”

Gu Chen sneered coldly and said unceremoniously: "When Captain Ge was in Yuzhou, I heard that he was hit by a gang of bandits and robbers and fled in all directions, if it wasn't for the deputy general around him, Captain Ge would have been unable to return to Beijing." ”