At dusk, Zhu Qiming temporarily left Yuefu, returned to Qingning Palace, and bowed in front of the Empress Dowager's seat, when he saw the Empress Dowager's cloudy gaze fixed on his face, and he was reluctant to move away for a long time.

"Sit down." The Empress Dowager moved her body and slowly put down the stove. "Look at your bad complexion, you won't be trained like this in Yuefu, right?"

"I want to drink tea." Zhu Qiming took his seat and answered the question.

The Empress Dowager only had to turn her head to look, and the palace maid turned to leave. "The emperor asked people to send tea several times, but the imperial grandmother was not good at drinking, so most of those tea leaves were rewarded by the imperial grandmother to others, and there was not much left." Trembling stretched out his hand, picked up the stove and put it in his arms, "The one in Xianxi Palace is a good drinker of tea, and it is good for you to match her temperament, but drinking tea at this time is not beneficial to sleep, so you can only taste it." ”

The departing palace maid turned inside, held a cup of tea in her hand, and sent it to the case beside Zhu Qiming.

Listen to it, look up, there is no wind, spring, piano, water boiling sound here, and there is no incense burning, hanging paintings to set off the atmosphere, so there are some regrets. Zhu Qiming took a cup and sipped it lightly, the tea entered his throat, and the fragrance was born between his teeth, but the aftertaste was bitter. "Grandmother Huang, have you read the Buddhist scriptures? That is, the heart sees the Buddha, and the Zen language is mysterious. ”

"Buddhist scriptures?" The Empress Dowager shook her head gently, "The imperial grandmother believes in the Tao and has never worshiped the Buddha. The ······ of Xianxi Palace" Suddenly, her eyes lit up slightly, "It seems that the imperial grandmother is the one who should plan and plan, and she is not confused, and entrusts you to the Xianxi Palace." ”

Planning? Grandmother Huang, before you, someone has already taught me how to get along with the Queen Mother! It is inconvenient to say such words, so he can only hide them in his heart, so Zhu Qiming suddenly felt angry.

The Empress Dowager frowned, "Why are you talking about it?" What information did you get that upset you? Eh, the imperial grandmother only needs to glance at it, and she knows that the two women you brought last time are not ordinary, and the imperial grandmother said that the door of Qingning Palace is open for them at any time, but why don't they come. ”

"That Yun Niang was connected to Yue Mansion by her grandson and became the head of Yue Mansion, and Ni Niang ······" Zhu Qiming slowly put down the teacup, "She died, she was killed." ”

The Empress Dowager picked up her crutches and nodded a few points on the ground, her eyes gleamed, and after a while, she dispersed. She turned her head and glanced at it, and the three palace maids all retreated.

"Who did it?"

"Yang Shiqi's eldest son, Yang Ji."

"This matter must have nothing to do with Yang Shiqi, it was his son who did something wrong."

"Lord Yang is a well-educated person, how could he do this? However, Yang Ji's murder must have nothing to do with Lord Yang, but Yang Ji's motive for killing may be related to Lord Yang, presumably to cover up something for his father. In a trance, Zhu Qiming wanted to say that Yuefu and Weifu had been wronged, but suddenly saw that the Empress Dowager's eyes were shining again, and his heart couldn't help but thump a few times, and he immediately settled down. It is true that Lord Yang is a well-educated person, but after all, he is not a saint, he has been an official for so many years, he often walks by the river, and when he always gets wet, he will inevitably leave some handle inadvertently, and Yang Ji obviously doesn't want others to catch his father's handle. ”

The empress dowager's eyes suddenly disappeared, and the doubt on her face gradually faded. "So, you're going to do it?"

"The lord is weak and the minister is strong, and it is not the blessing of the society in the end."

The Empress Dowager instantly changed into a slightly excited face, "Zhang Fu, Hu Hu and Sanyang are not all the way, the two of them are easy to say, but Sanyang is famous all over the world, and they advance and retreat together, like one, even if the first emperor is alive, he can only end up with them in the end of the co-rule of the monarch and the minister." ”

"Divide and conquer. In the face of the big right and wrong, Yang Pu didn't dare to stand on the wrong side, he was different from Yang Shiqi and Yang Rong, he was not in power, and he had a gentle temperament, leaving Yang Pu to support the scene for the Son of Heaven, the Son of Heaven can become the real Son of Heaven, and once the Son of Heaven is negligent, he can just use Yang Pu to deal with the aftermath. Yang Rong's popularity is extremely poor, and he relies on Yang Shiqi's connections as the backing, once Yang Shiqi loses power, Yang Rong will be isolated. ”

The Empress Dowager was shocked, "Do you want to deal with Yang Shiqi first?" Yang Shiqi has a very high expectation, don't expect those two people in the Forbidden City to help you, if you are not hindered and Yang Shiqi is damaged, they will not come forward, and this matter is very different from the past, their words may not work, the hundred officials must be on Yang Shiqi's side, and want to use some so-called handles to pinch Yang Shiqi, it is destined to be a bamboo basket! ”

Zhu Qiming raised his cup to drink tea again, his face was indifferent. "No matter how tightly Baiguan and Yang Shiqi hug, they can't withstand the differentiation and disintegration of others. Put a shocking event in front of the hundred officials and force them to stand in line, and the hundred officials may not be on Yang Shiqi's side. ”

"Something earth-shattering?" The Empress Dowager was surprised.

At this moment, the figures of Ni Niang and Wang Kui alternately appeared in Zhu Qiming's mind, and his teeth became tighter and tighter, "Yang Ji has done a lot of evil deeds, he is not dead, what is the reason of heaven!" ”

The Empress Dowager was slightly stunned, and then slowly shook her head, "The Ming Criminal Law has the saying of 'eight discussions', that is, discussing relatives, discussing reasons, discussing virtuous, discussing ability, discussing merit, discussing nobles, discussing diligence, and discussing guests, although Yang Ji is not among the eight discussions, but he is Yang Shiqi's son after all. The first emperor still put it aside, not to mention the current young son of heaven! Yang Ji's matter has been turned over many times, and it is not a shocking event. ”

"Imperial grandmother, if Yang Ji intends to murder the prince, is it a shocking event?"

The Empress Dowager slowly stood up on crutches, "Where do you start with this?" ”

"Ni Niang is dead, her younger brother escaped, how can Yang Ji let Ni Niang's younger brother go? And Ni Niang's younger brother is the same age as the minister. ”

"You want to play the bitter meat trick?" The Empress Dowager walked up to Zhu Qiming on crutches and stared at him in a daze. Zhu Qiming hurriedly got up and stood solemnly.

"Yang Ji's words and deeds are insignificant, he is a pile of dog meat, and he can't be on the table, because of this, Yang Shiqi banned him at home, Yang Ji also knows his own catties, so he has been closed for many years, and when he does evil, he always instructs his subordinates to do it at home, and never shows his face, how do you get all the stolen goods?"

Zhu Qiming said indifferently: "Since Yang Ji is a piece of dog meat, then show him in front of the hundred officials, let everyone see what he is, this is exactly what the minister has to do!" ”

The Empress Dowager returned to her seat, her face turned indifferent, "This matter is not trivial, you are responsible for what you do, and it has nothing to do with the emperor." ”

Zhu Qiming suddenly felt a tingling pain in his heart, thinking that his danger on that day was worth it, since the emperor now looks down on his cousin and loves him, he has no possibility of treating himself as an abandoned son, the emperor has placed too many expectations on him, the young prince, the son of heaven can let go of the chess pieces, but he can't let go of the dreams and desires in his heart!

He has this self-confidence, but he is unwilling, "The Queen Mother, the minister can bear the consequences, but the emperor can't do nothing, the emperor doesn't do anything, and the minister does it in vain." At least, trapping Yang Shiqi and Yang Rong tomorrow morning, only the emperor can do it, and Ni Niang's home is outside Xizhi Gate, and it will be very lively there tomorrow, and Jinyiwei can't help but take a look at the excitement. The minister's words are all here, and the minister retires! Zhu Qiming saluted and resolutely turned to leave.

"Wait! Even if Yang Ji is ambushed, but Yang Shiqi is still there, the emperor can't dismiss his officials, let alone kill him, he will still be his cabinet assistant, the young master before his death, and the Taishi after his death, he is still a high power. What's the benefit of killing Yang Ji! ”

Zhu Qiming stopped, but did not turn around, "As soon as Yang Ji dies, his evil deeds will be exposed to the world, and Yang Shiqi, as a dignified scholar who has read the books of sages, will be discredited, although he is alive, he is like dead." ”

Zhu Qiming took a step and walked towards the East Pavilion, and the voice of the Empress Dowager came from behind him.

"As soon as Yang Ji dies, the hundred officials will no longer take Yang Shiqi seriously, and Yang Shiqi is just an empty title! It's too ······"

Zhu Qiming slowed down, he was wondering what to do with the word intercepted by the Empress Dowager, is it "wonderful" or "poisonous"?

The Empress Dowager's voice floated from afar: "What about Yang Rong?" ”

Yang Rong? How can Yang Rong be compared with Yang Shiqi! Zhu Qiming gritted his teeth, it was not time to answer at this moment, and he didn't have to rush to answer.