At the same time.

In the Imperial Palace.

Mei Niang and Su Qin took some wine and fruits, and when they came to eat together, they suddenly heard a rush of footsteps rushing in.

When the second daughter looked back in surprise, she saw Ryan running in with a frustrated face. And the gauze curtain (that is, the gauze hat) on his head was also crooked.

"What's wrong? Rushing to look like this? ”

Mei Niang couldn't help but be surprised.

Ryan stood still, and after a while, he panted and said:

"Sister......

Sister!

Big things are not good!

That...... Yang Jieyu, who died that day, turned out to be crazy all along!

She, she, she......

Now she took advantage of the chaos and left no one to take care of her, and ran to the banquet in front of the Manna Palace, saying that her sister was going to poison her! ”

When Mei Niang heard this, she smiled lightly, looked at Suqin, who was immediately nervous when she heard the words, and then looked at Liu'er and Wen Niang, who were standing behind her with a sneer, but shook her head and said:

"What should I do......

This little thing is not enough to worry about. You don't have to take it to heart either. ”

Ryan was stunned for a moment, and seemed to have an understanding:

"Sister......

Already known? ”

Mei Niang hugged her knees leisurely, looked at the moonlight outside the hall and said:

"It's not like I knew it for a long time......

It's just that I agreed with her at that time to set the time, and I expected that my heart was like her, and I would inevitably give birth to some backbones......

So I made some arrangements earlier. ”

Ryan was stunned, but he was really puzzled:

"What my sister meant, Ryan really didn't understand...... But since my sister said that it was okay, Ryan was relieved.

It's just that things are so big now, I'm afraid that in a short time, the rebellious wicked woman will lead the queen and the concubine to our palace......

But I don't know my sister. ”

Mei Niang laughed and didn't answer. Su Qin on one side seemed to be relieved, and said with a smile:

"Ryan, although you are in a hurry this time, you can see that you really care about Sister Wu as if she were your own sister......

It's also rare for you to be so faithful.

But you really don't have to care! ”

Ryan was surprised:

"Ryan is so stupid...... What the hell is going on? ”

Before Su Qin and Mei Niang could answer, they heard a lot of movement outside the hall.

Mei Niang glanced at the restless Ruian, and then looked at Suqin, who was also a little worried, and patted the two of them lightly with a smile, then turned around, dressed up, and slowly walked out of the hall.

After leaving the palace, Ryan and Suqin breathed a sigh of relief at the same time:

Although looking at it from a distance, outside the gate of the Lizheng Palace, there were countless figures, but standing in the palace, there were only Li Zhi, the eldest grandson Wuji, Di Renjie who was dressed in a small official robe, and Wang De, who led a group of guards and long attendants, and the newly promoted General Jin Wuwei, and brought two teams of elite Jin Wuwei into the general Qibi He Li.

That's right......

Ryan himself blamed himself for making a fuss:

How can you forget that this Lizheng Palace is not the same as him, if it weren't for Li Zhi, the Son of Heaven, who officially issued the edict of unsealing......

Other palace people, even foreign ministers, are not allowed to enter for verification without being summoned!

Under the leadership of Mei Niang, everyone knelt down and bowed with their hands crossed.

And at the moment of kneeling, Ryan glanced at Su Qin, who also had a relieved look, and the two smiled faintly, and the big stone in their hearts was finally settled.

"Get up!"

Although the voice tried to hide it, pretending to be majestic, Li Zhi's eyes when he looked at Mei Niang were still blindly soft and gentle.

Mei Niang led the crowd to thank the people before getting up.

At this time, Wang De, who was standing on one side, came up, and explained with a stern face why he suddenly descended to the Lizheng Palace today, and listened to Mei Niang:

It turned out that the timing of Yang Jieyu's troubles at the banquet was really accurate, and it happened to be the time when the ministers were rejoicing.

In this way, the ministers heard that the matter was related to that Wu Meiniang, and naturally refused to let it go easily, so Wang Xiao's second daughter heard such a great opportunity, and even tried her best to speak, asking Li Zhi to descend to the Lizheng Palace, find out the matter, and return Yang Zhaoyi to an innocence.

After inquiring about the intentions of the eldest grandson Wuji and Queen Wang, he chose Di Renjie, who was knowledgeable, to enter the Lizheng Palace to investigate the case when he was tried in the Ming Guang Hall.

So, a group of monarchs and concubines, followed Li Zhiyu to the front of the Lizheng Palace, although because of the edict of the Son of Heaven, there are not many people who can enter it, but the other people are not willing to give up, but insist on standing in front of the Lizheng Palace, watching the development of the situation.

And Wang De followed Li Zhi's edict, and for the sake of a long-term plan, he showed a cold look in front of the eldest grandson Wuji and everyone, explained the matter, and immediately ordered the two teams of Jin Wuwei brought by the inner servants and the two teams of Jin Wuwei brought by Qi Bi He Li to enter the Lizheng Palace to search.

Mei Niang knew that Wang De was doing this, but she acted according to the plan, so she only made a plain and obedient appearance, stood on the side with Suqin without saying a word, and bowed her head peacefully.

Although she knew that the eldest grandson Wuji, Li Zhi, and even those outside the palace......

They all set their eyes on themselves one by one, but she still treated them indifferently.

After a while, news came from the temple, saying that there was a harvest.

When everyone inside and outside the hall heard this, they were all shocked.

Although Li Zhi looked shocked, he was quite calm, so he immediately gave the order.

After a short time, a team of Jin Wuwei and two attendants came out with a porcelain box.

After opening the porcelain box, one of the servants said:

"Your Majesty, this thing is exactly the same thing that poisoned Yang Zhaoyi!"

Ryan and Suqin, who were standing behind Mei Niang, were shocked when they heard this, and they wanted to take a step forward to excuse Mei Niang.

But before they could move, they were stopped.

When the two of them turned their eyes slightly to look, it was Liu'er who pulled them, and it was Wen Niang who was shaking her head gently at them, with a smile in the corner of her eyes.

At this moment, although the two of them are a little worried, but in the end, Wen Niang and Liu'er will not harm Mei Niang, not to mention that at present, Mei Niang is only afraid that she will know about this matter and make arrangements, so she has to press her heart and listen to Li Zhi Mei Niang.

Li Zhi glanced at the box, then at the eldest grandson Wuji, and after a hesitation, he finally looked at Mei Niang:

"You......

This box, but yours? ”

Mei Niang glanced at the box, and then said meekly and softly:

"Your Majesty, this thing looks familiar to the concubine, but it is not a concubine's item."

Li Zhi frowned, and Wang De on one side immediately sneered, and answered:

"Wu Niangzi's words are so light and light......

You look familiar, but it's not your thing......

Is it possible, is there anything else in this palace that is not yours? ”

As soon as these words came out, the eldest grandson Wuji immediately frowned and looked at Wang De, who was looking at himself helplessly, and sighed in his heart:

Alas......

Wang De was also too anxious.

But......

He turned his head, looked at Mei Niang, and glanced at the crowd outside the hall with the corner of his eye, and couldn't help but shake his head slightly:

I'm afraid that this matter is really not what this Wu Meiniang did......

At least he really couldn't believe that Li Zhi, who was the king of Jin at the time, and the clever girl who had removed Wei Zhaorong, who was also a headache from the first emperor, would do such a stupid thing.

The eldest grandson Wuji is old in the end, because although his mind is turbulent, there is not much change in his eyes.

It's a pity that among the people present, whether it is Li Zhi, Mei Niang, or even the young and vigorous Di Renjie......

They all sensed his mind somewhat.

So, Di Renjie was the first to glance at Li Zhi, and then at Wu Meiniang, and then he was relieved, hung his head and said nothing, only waiting for him to be named before speaking.

Mei Niang saw that Di Renjie seemed to understand, so she looked at Li Zhi quietly, and after exchanging a look among all the people present, only the two of them understood, she said softly:

"The prince is not wrong in saying this......

It's just that Mei Niang is just living in the Lizheng Palace, which is the blessed residence left by Queen Wende's mother, and it is mostly about things, and Mei Niang does not dare to move.

So......

Mei Niang said that this thing looks familiar—because it has indeed been seen in the Lizheng Palace.

But when Mei Niang saw it, she saw it in the treasure house of Queen Wende's mother...... So Mei Niang thought that it was the stuff of Queen Wende's mother.

So, I didn't put it on my mind or think too much about it......"

Mei Niang's tone of voice, indescribably supple and humble, and in her mouth, she only called Queen Wende a mother, and couldn't help but call the eldest grandson Wuji, slightly relieved.

Because of this, I read the secret report I got in private before I came, and I somewhat understood that she was also deliberately wronged this time.

In addition, the person who humiliated her in vain was also the Yang clan he hated the most......

It's just that, in the end, we still have to keep her to balance the power in the palace......

As soon as the eldest grandson Wuji thought of this, he crossed his hands and saluted, and said:

"Lord, the old minister has a word, I don't know whether to say it or not."

Li Zhi waited for him to have such an attitude, and when he heard this, he immediately smiled and said:

"Uncle is not right......

Since you have entered this Lizheng Palace, the former residence of the queen mother, it is a nephew is a nephew, an uncle is an uncle, and there is no difference between a monarch and a minister.

Uncle has something to say, and it doesn't hurt to say it directly. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji was not a little arrogant, but only thanked Li Zhi for his grace, and said:

"This incident is actually because of Yang Jieyu's poisoned words.

But the old minister also heard the rumors, saying that this Yang Jieyu had already become crazy overnight because of the previous poisonous plan to harm people......

I wonder if this is the case? ”

Li Zhi glanced at Wang De and nodded silently.

The eldest grandson Wuji said:

"Since Jieyu has become crazy and her mind is confused, I am afraid that it will be a little wrong to fully believe her words.

In the final analysis, this Lizheng Palace is the former residence of the first queen's mother, Wu Niangzi since returning to the palace, has been blessed by heaven to live here, as far as the old minister knows, but has never been out of the Lizheng Palace.

It was she who intentionally harmed Yang Jieyu, there are so many eyes in this palace, and she is the most eye-catching person in the palace......

I am afraid that every word and deed of him must not be hidden.

That......

Where did she get this poison? ”

The eldest grandson Wuji said something, but Li Zhi was overjoyed and nodded frequently.

And on one side, Di Renjie also crossed his hands and saluted, seconding the matter.

So the eldest grandson Wuji said even more:

"That's one of them.

Second, when the old minister saw Yang Jieyu, he was quite strange......

The poison in this Yang Jieyu...... Is it really too timely?

I didn't hit it in the morning, I didn't hit it in the evening, but I was poisoned when the lord feasted the ministers and concubines.

And the road from the banquet hall in front of the Ganlu Palace in the back garden was heavily guarded, why didn't anyone notice that she was a madman, rushing all the way here? ”

Di Renjie also said:

"Lord, the minister thinks that what Lord Taiwei said is very true.

Judging from the minister's previous contact with this Yang Jieyu, I am afraid that this poisoning will be strange, and even ......"

He raised his head, deliberately lengthened his voice, looked into Li Zhi's eyes and said:

"I'm even afraid of Jieyu's madness...... It's also quite strange! ”

Whether it's Li Zhi or Mei Niang, what you want or what you wait for is all this sentence.

It is because the two of them are certain in their hearts at the moment.

Then Li Zhi immediately issued an order, and Di Renjie personally led Jin Wuwei and others, together with the inner chamberlain, to enter the Lizheng Palace, and once again thoroughly investigate the origin of this thing and when it appeared in the Lizheng Palace.

And there is also a special order, we must find out who has come into contact with this thing.

On the other hand, he ordered to go to the palace to serve in the province, take utensils and use the scroll to check them, and see which such boxes are available in the palace.

And in which palace and in which hall did such a box be lost or disappeared?

and sent an order left and right, and immediately went to check the attendants around Yang Jieyu to question each other.

After a while, news came from both sides.

After the order, Li Zhi was worried that his eldest grandson Wuji was getting older and his body was uneasy, so he specially ordered him to put on circle chairs left and right in order to sit safely.

After the eldest grandson Wuji thanked him, he took the humble seat (that is, the place behind the right, opposite Li Zhi sitting on the jade chariot, it is the seat of the lowly one) and sat down.

And Mei Niang and the others are still standing on one side.

It's just that whether it is Suqin, Ruian, or the people in the Lizheng Palace, they all have a plain face, and no one shows a worried attitude.

Not long after, Di Renjie, who entered the Legislative Palace to inquire about the poison box, reported back and forth:

"Back to the Lord, Lord Taiwei, the minister has already found out the details of this thing."

"Say."

Li Zhi said softly.

Di Renjie bowed, and then said frankly:

"When Fang Caichen first saw this thing, he felt that the regulation of this thing was a little different from what the Lizheng Palace should have."

The eldest grandson Wuji heard the words on one side, but raised his eyebrows:

"Really? But according to the old man's opinion, such regulations, according to etiquette and regulations, are all the queen's system? ”

Di Renjie nodded and said:

"What the Captain said is very true. The regulation of this thing, with the nine-tailed five-phoenix peony as the figure, is based on the etiquette and the rules are the system used by my mother of the Tang Dynasty.

However, because this is a palace of government, the minister feels strange:

Because the main owner of the Lizheng Palace, Queen Wende, although she does not like peonies, she prefers the imperial flower (that is, chrysanthemum). It is to the first year of the first emperor Zhenguan, Empress Wende, is a special case, but all the private palace of the mother, never show the internal things (that is, the emperor or the queen, very, very private supplies, absolutely can not go out of the things, are specially used in the palace to mark the internal use of the word "internal use" of the imprint), must be the picture of the phoenix title chrysanthemum.

And this thing is small and sturdy, and there is a seal of internal use, so it must be a real internal product......

But it's a phoenix peony instead of a phoenix chrysanthemum......"

The eldest grandson Wuji immediately realized that he couldn't help but feel a little angry in his heart, and nodded lightly:

"Indeed...... When Master Di said this, the old man also remembered. In the previous year, the emperor did make this decree, ordering that the flower patterns on the things used by Empress Wende should be replaced by chrysanthemums......

It seems that although this is also an internal thing, it is also the use of my mother of the Tang Dynasty......

But it is not the legacy of Queen Wende's mother.

And in this Lizheng Palace, whether it is the martial lady who lives now, or Xu Jieyu, who has come to guard the spirit of Concubine Xu these days, she will definitely not and will not get such a thing with an internal mark......

So there's only ......"

The eldest grandson Wuji stopped talking, but only turned his eyes and looked at Li Zhi with a blue face.

Li Zhi gritted his teeth, but in the end he put on a hesitant face and looked at him at a loss.

The eldest grandson Wuji shook his head, sighed, turned his head again, looked at the queen who didn't know what was happening here outside the hall, and was still looking forward to it, shook his head again, turned his head, closed his eyes in disappointment:

Finally......

She still made the least mistakes she should have made.