Zhu Qiyue stared at Wang Zhen with both eyes, but asked Jin Ying: "Gonggong Jin, what is the rank of the eunuch who holds the seal of the celebrant and the eunuch?" ”

"Back to Your Highness, it's the fourth grade."

"What rank is the Prince?" Zhu Qiyue asked again.

"The highest rank of a courtier is a positive first grade, and the prince's rank is higher than that of a first-rank officer, so it is a super first grade." Jin Ying suddenly laughed, and after laughing, he said, "Oh, the prince is also super first-class." ”

A strange smile appeared on the corner of Zhu Qiyue's mouth, "When a person with a super first grade meets a fourth-grade internal official, who should salute whom?" ”

The little chamberlains were stunned for a moment.

The wide-open eyes of the lieutenants of Jin Wuwei all flashed with excitement to see the excitement.

Jin Ying looked at Wang Zhen with a deep meaning in his eyes. "Mr. Wang, I'm afraid it will be difficult to end this matter if it gets bigger, and if you endure it, you will be safe."

Wang Zhen's face was cloudy and uncertain for a while, and finally there was a thick sense of pride. "The number of rites is not only about rank, but also about divine will. The Son of Heaven Longen, exempted the number of salutes when the Sprinkle family was close to the servant, and now the Sprinkle family only salutes the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother. ”

Zhu Qiyue said with a smile: "Only salute the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager? Isn't that the etiquette of the Son of Heaven? ”

Etiquette is the same as the Son of Heaven, that is transgression, and it can also be attributed to "great disrespect", which is one of the "ten evils" in the words "ten heinous"!

This kid has a yellow mouth, and he weaves a heinous crime of exterminating the nine clans, which makes cold air run down the listener's back.

A small chamberlain fell to his knees with a weak leg.

The corners of Wang Zhen's mouth twitched, and he couldn't help but bow his hand, and his heart suddenly turned upside down, which was even more uncomfortable than being slapped in the mouth.

What made him even more depressed was that the recipient refused to even leave a face to appease, and actually walked all the way away.

How did he know that Zhu Qiyue didn't plan to see him again at all.

If Zhu Qiyue could predict that he would be involved in the whirlpool of palace political struggles at some point in the future, and have a thrilling battle with Wang Zhen, then he would most likely turn around at this time, take Wang Zhen's hand and persuade: "Prince, gods and horses are all floating clouds, and it is important to prolong life, ha." ”

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Zhu Qiyue entered Qingning Palace, thinking that he would get a moment of warmth from the imperial grandmother, and all the frightened and boring emotions that had accumulated in his chest were swept away.

Seeing that her grandson was smiling and chanting, the Empress Dowager immediately got up and hugged him, "heart" and "meat" and screamed non-stop, and she looked like an ordinary grandmother.

In fact, the Empress Dowager passed Zhu Qiyue into the palace for nothing else, just to see her in person, after all, the peace reported from other people's mouths could not reassure her. Besides, the grandchildren have arrived at the gate of the city, how can they not see them?

However, after meeting, she felt even more uncomfortable, and it was better not to see her.

If God could make her twenty years younger, then she would definitely order someone to take down the Qingsong Daoist to ask for the guilt, but unfortunately, she was already a person who was about to die, although that proverb was not believable, she could not give up, and she felt very uncomfortable to think that she had the idea of gambling with the honor and wealth of her grandson.

However, the thoughts of the villains fell on Qi Yue's head again, which is more worrying than the prophecy of "the fate of the common people".

"Qi Yue, it's late at night, don't go back, I'll stay in Qingning Palace tonight." The Empress Dowager's eyes were a little moist.

Zhu Qiyue didn't want to stay in the palace for a long time, and he even just swore that he would not step into the Forbidden City for half a step in the future.

However, when he met the expectant gaze of the imperial grandmother, he couldn't help but nod his head.

Looking at her grandson for a long time, the tears in the eyes of the Queen Mother finally fell.

"Qi Yue, you have suffered. Grandmother Huang will not have time to make decisions for you for a while. Turning his head, he looked at the night sky outside the door, "You are still young and powerless to stir up the storm in the capital, but the storm in the capital is still suddenly moving because of you, what the imperial grandmother has to do now is to set the storm!" ”

Zhu Qiyue quietly pondered the meaning of the imperial grandmother's words, looked at the imperial grandmother's solemn face, and had a premonition that a storm was coming. With the big tree of the imperial grandmother, no matter how big the storm is, he only needs to watch, and even watching is superfluous, waking up tomorrow morning, the study is the place where he should stay.

After chatting for a while, the Empress Dowager instructed the palace maid to lead Zhu Qiyue to the East Pavilion to sleep.

At this moment, although it was midnight, the Empress Dowager was still sitting alone and silently.

What happened to her grandson made her sad, but the turbulent undercurrent made her have no time to grieve.

She wants to think about her other grandson, the emperor, and prevent the powerful ministers from taking the opportunity to cultivate power and overthrow the imperial power.

Soon, Feng Duo, a servant in the Qingning Palace, hurriedly entered, and he brought the news that the Empress Dowager had been waiting for a long time.

"What is the situation in the Yongsu Palace?" The Empress Dowager asked calmly.

"Soon after you returned to the palace, the emperor also returned to the Qianqing Palace. The five auxiliary political lords accused the Shuntian Mansion and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Criminal Department, and the Dali Temple of being lazy, causing the capital to become increasingly restless, and they were determined to make a major change in order to rectify the three legal divisions. ”

The Empress Dowager looked worried, "They didn't talk about how to investigate the case and arrest the culprit?" ”

"I didn't talk about the case."

The Empress Dowager's face was like frost, "What did Yang Shiqi, the cabinet assistant, say?" ”

"Lord Yang didn't say anything, but it seems that Lord Yang still obeyed the wishes of the others, and he promised to enter the palace tomorrow morning to face the saint and settle the matter of rectifying the three law divisions."

"Take the opportunity to exclude dissidents, install protégés and old officials, and lose their ・・・・・・" Halfway through the words, the Empress Dowager's face suddenly softened, and she changed her words: "Can Jinyi Wei find out the clues in Donghua Gate?" ”

"The thieves didn't leave any traces, oh, the brocade guards arrived at the scene and are still investigating the scene."

"Fang is here? What does Xu Gong eat! ”

"The celebrant only sent someone to Shuiguan to give Ma Shun an order, and he didn't know about it if he wanted to come to Commander Xu."

"Ma Shun?"

"It is the Ma Shun who Fang Sheng is the commander of the Jinyi Guard, it is said that ten days ago・・・・・・ he recognized Wang ・・・・・・'s father-in-law as his godfather."

The Empress Dowager's heart is as clear as a mirror. Wang Zhen gave up the near and far when he gave the order, of course, he wanted his own henchmen to take the lead. Now that there is no trace, the first work cannot be grabbed, so it is natural to throw the problem to Xu Gong again, so that in the future, it may be the unspoken rules of officialdom that will affect the investigation process of the case.

After thinking about it for a long time, the Empress Dowager said quietly: "The thief did not leave a clue, and I am afraid that this case will become a mystery." After a moment of conversation, he asked indifferently: "The small abacus of the internal and external ministers is crackling, the official should have something to say, right?"

Feng Duo's role is limited to acting as the eyes and ears of Qingning Palace, he doesn't dare to discuss political affairs, but he is not sure whether the empress dowager asks him or herself, so he has to be careful: "Each person's abacus is in everyone's heart, and from the bright side, what the former dynasty and the inner chamberlain did is still beyond reproach." ”

The Empress Dowager said in a deep voice: "Yes, there is no crime in the world, and if there is an excuse for the officials, then give them an excuse!" ”

Feng Duo was at a loss, how could the empress dowager's scheming be something that one of his chamberlains could see?

"The attendants in the Xianxi Palace have caused trouble in the lamp market, can the imperial concubine Wu know about this?"

Feng Duo hesitated for a moment and replied, "The little musician of Fu'an Palace, Hai Zheng, once saw Commander Wu outside the Donghua Gate. ”

The Empress Dowager finally returned to her former graceful state, "You send the Wu family to Qingning Palace tomorrow morning to meet you." Also, when the word goes, it means that the emperor must not be empty in the morning, and the ministers can only enter the palace in the afternoon. ”