Qian Jin heard clearly that the cold drink just now was from the Queen Mother. He leaned on crutches, endured the sharp pain from the wound, and walked a few steps to the hall of Renshou Palace, only to see the Queen Mother sitting on a carved mahogany chair drinking tea. He let go of his crutches, hugged his hands weakly, and said in a deep voice: "Those who are injured cannot salute." ”

Empress Dowager Zheng's eyes narrowed slightly, as if she was still reminiscing about the taste of the fragrant tea in her hand, and after a long time, she said slowly: "Why, after eating twenty plates, I have resentment in my heart?" ”

"Don't dare...... Today I just have a few words I want to ask the Queen Mother. Qian Jin paused and said, "I asked you for Tianzheng Gong and his old man." ”

Father-in-law Hong next to him changed color when he heard this, pointed at Qian Jin with a whisk and said: "Bold, dare to be so disrespectful to the Queen Mother?" ”

The Queen Mother stretched out her hand and waved at her father-in-law, signaling him not to speak, and she slowly stood up from the chair and said with a smile: "Since it is for Tianzheng Gong, the mourning family must face it squarely." Say, forgive you. ”

Qian Jin was a little surprised by the Queen Mother's behavior today. After being stunned for a moment, he asked word by word: "Princess Jing is stirring up the wind and rain in the capital, why did the Queen Mother let her do it?" ”

"Princess Jing's actions in the capital in the past two years are also clear to the mourning family; bribed some officials, and the mourning family also turned a blind eye. Actually, the mourning family didn't want to have a showdown with the one in the south so early, but when you investigated the official selling case, Princess Jing had already noticed the danger. Seventeen Beijing officials, at such a big cost, there is not one left, and the mourning family is really convinced. But it's okay to kill it, and the mourners in the province have blood on their hands again. ”

Qian Jin swallowed his spit, and looked at the style of these superiors a little. He came with hatred, but the Queen Mother sent him away with a few fluttering words: The cause of the attack on the Zhenfu Division and the courtyard last night is still on him.

However, he didn't come to Renshou Palace today to entangle these. Since he saw the Queen Mother for the first time, he faintly felt that the Queen Mother was wary of himself, presumably for the illusory theory of robbery. Since you have come to Renshou Palace today after suffering so much, you might as well talk about it, so as not to die unclear in the future.

"Queen Mother, your twenty plates almost cost Weichen's life, and the bottle of wound medicine sent by His Majesty yesterday was mixed with corpse water...... Weichen was still short in Beijing, and he didn't know where he had annoyed the Queen Mother; If it is for the sake of the calamity, Weichen can return to his hometown immediately and never step into the court again. ”

"Corpse water?" When the Queen Mother heard the name of this poison, she couldn't help frowning slightly.

Father-in-law Hong next to him interjected: "No wonder a little eunuch died in the treasury last night." He and Xiao Suzi took medicine and delivered medicine on the other, and now that both of them are dead, the problem should be on the way to transit. ”

"Can't you find out who the two of them came into contact with yesterday?" Qian Jin asked.

Gonggong Hong shook off the dust and said: "The palace is so big, there are so many eunuchs, and the two eunuchs involved have died, so I'm afraid there is no way to find out." ”

Qian Jin muttered in his heart, and sure enough, it was consistent with Gao Yuan's statement: The matter of turning corpse water has become a headless public case. He secretly glanced at the Queen Mother, but saw her white chest rising and falling, obviously really angry: "Gonggong Hong, as the head of the inner court, this kind of strange poison appeared in the palace, and you didn't know it?" If this medicine stains His Majesty a little one day, you will not have enough to cut off ten heads. ”

Gonggong Hong was so frightened that he knelt down, his head was firmly on the ground, and he said again and again: "The old slave is going to check...... Let's check it out. ”

Qian Jin had a good impression of Gonggong Hong, and he was reminded by him when he was in Wenyuan Pavilion, and when he saw that he was reprimanded by the Queen Mother, he helped divert the attention of the Queen Mother: "Queen Mother, Weichen thinks that Manager Naluo is a little suspicious. A few days ago, he was ruthless with those twenty boards. If you don't have those twenty boards, this corpse water is useless. ”

"Hmph......" The Queen Mother scolded angrily: "It was ordered by the mourning family to go down, in order to make you remember it longer." As a courtier, he didn't persuade the emperor to be diligent and love the people, but coaxed him to drink wine and eat meat? ”

Qian Jin hurriedly shut up, since it was the Queen Mother's instructions, the people below also acted on their faces, it is estimated that the Queen Mother was in a bad mood when she gave the will, and Mr. Luo acted on his face, so he dealt a heavy hand to himself. The queen mother also took care of the calves, and even the emperor ate a drink, and he couldn't help but be a little worried about the emperor's situation. Right now, since the Queen Mother has taken this matter over, it makes no sense for him to say it again.

After a while, the anger on the queen mother's face calmed down a little, and she said to Gonggong Hong: "It's time to check this palace." I don't know how many people the little uncle of the mourning family has put in. Father-in-law Hong, if this errand is not done well, you can also go back to your hometown. ”

"Yes......" Gonggong Hong received the order, but he still lay on the ground and didn't dare to get up, and his voice trembled a little.

The Queen Mother paused and continued: "As for the calamity, Shoufu also persuaded him. The mourning family is not a pedantic person, for the sake of the first assistant and Tianzheng Gong, if you can assist Your Majesty well, the mourning family is also willing to bet that you are not the one who should be robbed, how about it? ”

"That's for the best. What Weichen likes is silver, what bullshit should be robbed, it's too bullshit. Qian Jin said with a grin.

"Don't be complacent, the mourning family will keep an eye on you. If you have any bad intentions, don't blame me for being ruthless. The Queen Mother grimaced and continued: "What other farts are there, let them all go at once." ”

"Forehead......" Qian Jin heard the Queen Mother's foul mouth, couldn't help wiping the cold sweat on his forehead, and said: "Queen Mother, you must also know about the attack on the courtyard last night. Since the official sale case, Weichen's head has been on the waistband of his pants, and he can't sleep well every day. Now although Weichen is a thousand households, there is not a single soldier under his hands. Queen Mother, be merciful and give me a thousand people. ”

"Can't sleep well? Don't you stand in front of the mourners in a dignified manner? Listening to Jia Zhongnan, you also sent more than a dozen heads to his office, you kid can do it. ”

Qian Jin was weak-hearted, so he had to confess repeatedly.

Just when he thought that the matter of the soldiers was over, the Queen Mother continued: "However, since this is what Your Majesty promised you, the mourning family is not good at brushing off his good intentions. This is the right thing for the mourners, but it can only give you five hundred. When you recover from your injuries, you can go to Ding Shangshu of the military department to discuss the transfer of soldiers. After that, the Queen Mother sat back on the chair, but she no longer looked at Qian Jin, and the intention of sending off guests was obvious.

Qian Jin only gave himself 500 people when he heard this, and he was dissatisfied. However, this is a royal reward, and if he says anything about it, he may not be able to keep the five hundred people. Yes, 500 is 500, it's better than having a bare rod yourself. He coughed and arched his hand and said, "Queen Mother, Weichen still has one more matter, which is begged for the dead Duke Su." ”

"What, you want to be a good old man?" The Queen Mother squinted at Qian Jin and said lightly.

"After all, he died because he gave medicine to Weichen." Qian Jin stood solemnly.

"Okay, this little Su Zi mourning family also looked well-behaved, so he was sent to His Majesty. Now that there are no people, the palace will not be too mean. Father-in-law Hong, you can do this. With that, she waved her hand to Gonggong Hong, signaling that he could calm down.

Gonggong Hong got up from the ground and promised again and again.

Qian Jin thanked him for his kindness, and when he was about to walk out of the hall, the Queen Mother frowned and said: "Look at your current virtue, when you go out, others will think that the mourning family is not sympathetic to your subordinates." Father-in-law Hong, go and prepare the chariot and send the money waiter out of the palace. ”

Father-in-law Hong and Qian Jin were stunned for a while when they heard this. Riding the queen mother's chariot out of the palace, or a courtier, this is a strange thing that has never been seen in the palace?

Seeing that the two of them were not moving, the Queen Mother immediately shouted: "Don't go quickly." ”

Gonggong Hong was frightened, and hurriedly helped the money in and out. Qian Jin couldn't care about the injury on his buttocks, as soon as the chariot came, he immediately climbed up and lay on his stomach, and he didn't say hello to Grandpa Hong. The chariot is hung with colorful light yarn, the seat cushions are embroidered with colorful colorful phoenixes, and a faint fragrance in the carriage goes straight to the nose.

Qian Jin couldn't help muttering: "Which play is the Queen Mother playing today?" ”

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After Qian Jin and Gonggong Hong left, in Renshou Palace, a palace maid dressed in dark pigment clothes walked out from behind the screen, about thirty years old, and at first glance she looked five or six points similar to the queen mother. She glanced outside the house, did not salute, and said directly to the Queen Mother: "The Queen Mother is very generous to this money." ”

At this moment, Empress Dowager Zheng was holding scissors to trim the pot of red roses on the windowsill. Hearing the palace maid's question, the scissors in her hand stopped, but her eyes looked out the window, and said, "If you beat someone else's board, you naturally want to give some sweetness." What's wrong? ”

"Isn't the Queen Mother worried that he is the one who should be robbed?" The palace maid asked.

"Now there are a lot of calamities in my Chen country, and there are not many more. Shoufu is a loyal and righteous person, since he said that Qian Jin can ensure the prosperity of Chen Guozuo for 50 years, then the mourning family is willing to gamble this time. ”

"Then since he wants a thousand brocade guards, why does the Queen Mother only give five hundred?"

The Queen Mother glanced back at the palace maid and said with a smile: "Yunyi, you have lived with me for so many years. This man, you can't feed him all at once, otherwise how can you have the motivation to work? ”

The palace maid known as Yunyi was thoughtful, nodded after a moment and said, "Then what is the Queen Mother going to do next?" ”

"Naturally, the door was opened to let the dog go." The Queen Mother smiled and said, "Princess Jing is stirring up the wind and rain in the capital this time, and the ministers have more people watching the fire from across the shore. This money is also a restless commodity when he enters the mourning family, and he is just used to deal with Princess Jing. ”

"The Queen Mother is clever." Yun Yi complimented a few words and then retreated behind the screen, muttering in a low voice before leaving: "Then you can't let a stinky man go out of the palace in your chariot." ”