Chapter 881 Chestnut in the Fire (II)

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Shen Mo secretly breathed a sigh of relief, when he planned before, he had imagined any possibility, but he didn't expect that the two ladies in the palace were like shy girls, even if they burned their eyebrows, they would not come out. Seeing that he hadn't seen him yet, he really had no choice, so he used the most unsafe method of passing notes.

No matter how good the intelligence work is, it is impossible to be negligent and not leaky, so Shen Mo doesn't know if his strip has been seen by Feng Bao. If Li Quan hadn't resisted and let Feng Bao know the contents of the note, it would have been too dangerous for him to enter the Ouchi alone at such a moment when the bayonet was red and on the verge of exploding.

A true master will never judge the subtle psychological changes of others based on his own imagination or so-called experience alone. In any case, the calculation is too low and the risk is too high - if the calculation is miscalculated, the price will be the life and death of the whole family.

The real master is to have the insight of a leaf to know the autumn, which is the basis of all judgments. Shen Mo didn't really guess at all, just look at Feng Bao's reaction to know what his situation is now - if Gonggong Feng doesn't show up, only his group of younger brothers greet him, there is nothing to say, he can only turn around and leave, and someone will answer around the corner.

But Feng Bao personally led people to appear. If he really wants to do that kind of rebellious thing at this moment and on this occasion, there is no reason why he will first explain his grievances to himself, and then kill himself and launch a coup d'état. So Feng Bao didn't see the content of the strip, and he still had illusions about himself.

Only then did he dare to shake off a group of guards, stepped forward to ridicule and appease, and gave Gonggong Feng a psychological massage, so that his super nervous nerves could be relaxed, so as not to get excited for a while and go off.

As if he was joking, he caressed Feng Baoan, and only then did Shi Shiran walk into the inner palace to meet the two mothers. The imminent situation has finally passed, and it seems that it is time to bargain and discuss how to end up peacefully. This made Feng Bao and his subordinates, and everyone breathe a sigh of relief.

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After crossing Feng Bao's pass, Li Quan appeared, and seeing that there were still fine beads of sweat on his pale face, he nodded silently and approvingly.

Li Quan gritted his teeth and said in a low voice: "Please stay a little longer, and the slave and maid will go in first to say goodbye." Then he went in and reported it. Immediately, he turned out and said, "Please come in, the two mothers are in the inner room." ”

Shen Mo adjusted his entire crown clothes, lifted the corners of his robe and raised his feet to enter the door. As soon as I entered the room, I found that this was a suite, separated by beaded curtains inside and outside, and a seat was set up behind the curtain.

It should be that Empress Chen and Concubine Li Guifei were both inside, but he didn't kneel down and salute immediately, but said in a deep voice: "Please roll up the curtain and let this official confirm who is seated." ”

The two mothers in the "presumptuous" changed their faces, why is this guy so bold? Although the world is declining, the defense of men and women is not as good as before, but it does not mean that the inner courtyard of the palace is also like this. It is no longer right or wrong for the foreign minister and the concubine to be in the same room, and if they see each other again, it will be simply rude: "If the first emperor is alive, you dare to make such a request?" ”

"If the first emperor is still here, he will naturally not meet the courtiers." Silent Zhengse said: "Since ancient times, if the monarch is not secret, he will lose his minister, and if the minister is not secret, he will **." What Weichen said is related to the safety of the society. Before it is determined that the queen and the concubine are behind the curtain, the minister will not speak rashly. ”

When the two ladies inside heard it, they did have some truth, so they let people open the curtain, although they immediately lowered it, but it was enough for him to see the true face.

After confirming that there were two ladies inside, Shen Mo immediately knelt down to bow down to the monarch and ministers, and said loudly: "The minister silently knocked on the queen and the concubine, so he took the liberty of acting, and I ask for forgiveness."

"You have a lot of presumptuous places" It doesn't matter if he asks for a crime, but he can find an outlet for Li Guifei's anger, and immediately said angrily: "Shen Ge Lao, as a minister who cares about your life, the first emperor is alone with you, is it for you to wantonly bully our orphans and widows?"

Shen Mo was not in a hurry, and when she finished scolding, she said slowly: "I think there must be a misunderstanding somewhere." Since the first emperor left, the communication between the palace and the government was not smooth, and it was inevitable that there would be some misunderstandings and estrangements. After a pause, he said: "Let's just say that the will to remove the prime minister today, although it was a big surprise, but Weichen did not have the heart to resist the decree, but only asked for an audience to confirm whether it was the decree made by the two mothers......

"This is still fake," Li Guifei said in a cold voice: "It's what I and the queen mother mean, Shen Ge can do it" This woman is also quite difficult, and she called Shen Mo in, obviously to ask about the things on the note, but she looked like she refused to be thousands of miles away and didn't want to say more to you.

It's just this kind of small means, it's okay to deal with the eunuchs and palace maids, in front of Shen Ge Lao, who has already cultivated to the full level, it is really not enough, I saw Shen Mo and said with a wry smile: "The situation has changed, even if the ministers are edicted, the hundred officials will not agree." I really don't know why Niangniang didn't let Weichen face the saint earlier. Saying that, he sighed deeply, and said with a sad face: "The first emperor and Weichen have an unwavering friendship between monarchs and ministers. He is not only a dragon, but also a loyal minister, and he has to assist the two mothers to help protect the Ming Dynasty......" He choked his throat as he spoke, and he frowned.

Empress Chen behind the bead curtain was greatly moved, crystal tears swirled in her eyes, she took out a silk silk to wipe it, and whispered to Concubine Li Guifei: "Sister, let's sit for Shen Ge Lao." ”

Concubine Li nodded, her voice softened, and said, "Sit down and talk." ”

Li Quan brought the embroidery pier to Shen Mo, and as soon as Shen Mo Xie En sat down, Li Guifei spoke: "This palace wants to see Mr., but it is not for the sake of the decree, although I am a woman, but I also know that once the holy decree is issued, there is no reason to take it back, otherwise how can the emperor's authority exist?" So whether it's right or wrong, the high arch must go. Shen Ge can agree to this article, so that we can talk about it, otherwise, Mr. Please go back, and we will see you in the court."

"Yes." Shen Mo pretended to be silent for a while, and finally nodded.

As soon as he agreed, the hostility in Concubine Li's heart greatly decreased, and she finally couldn't hold back and said, "What Mr. said on the note, is it true or false?" ”

"Nature is true." Shen Mo said slowly: "But before talking about this, Weichen implored Niangniang to retreat, because once the secret is leaked, the two Niangniang and the emperor may be in danger." ”

"But it doesn't matter, these are the people I trust the most." Li Guifei said.

"That's too." A silent and faint sentence made Concubine Li speechless, and after looking at Empress Chen, she finally waved her hand and said, "You all go out." ”

"Yes......" With Feng Bao's lesson, those female officials and eunuchs, who dared to talk more, had to quit obediently.

Thinking that the next conversation was too amazing, and it was even very likely to involve Concubine Li Guifei, Empress Chen didn't want to cause trouble for herself in the future, so when the palace people were gone, she took the initiative to stand up and said: "Let's say it in the inner room, I'll guard the door for you." ”

Concubine Li also had the same thoughts, and seeing that Empress Chen was so knowledgeable, she naturally would not object.

It's a little embarrassing to be silent, he is a courtier after all, and it is no longer right or wrong to be in the same room with a young widow, and now he has to talk face to face, and he can't wash it by jumping into the Yellow River when he goes out......

Empress Chen had already come out of the inner room, and when she saw that he was still kneeling there, she couldn't help but smile slightly: "There is this palace guarding the door, what are you afraid of." After speaking, he felt that there was something wrong with his words, so he quickly remedied: "Mr. Shen is a righteous gentleman, he is sitting upright, and the palace and Concubine Li believe in you." ”

Shen Mo had no choice but to get up as ordered, slowly stepped forward, and stretched out his hand to lift the bead curtain.

It was just a flash, so no one could see each other's appearance clearly, just confirmed that it was me.

The newly widowed Empress Dowager Li is actually only twenty-seven or eighteen years old. In order to stay in the early dynasty, she deliberately changed into a crimson brocade life dress of the elegantly made Jiufeng Xiang Dance, and the phoenix crown on her head was also pearlescent. The face is lightly powdered, and it is even more looking forward to life, and with a solemn face, it looks very cold.

Shen Mo glanced at her casually, and saw that Empress Dowager Li was staring at him with a pair of Danfeng eyes, he didn't dare to face it, and quickly lowered his eyelids.

The moment she saw the silence, Concubine Li Guifei was a little distracted, and she suddenly remembered the first time she saw her ten years ago in the back garden of Yuwang's Mansion. I remember that he was standing by the lake with the remnants of the lotus, the autumn wind was together, the leaves were flying, and the clothes were fluttering, but the expression on his face was indifferent; The face as warm as jade actually made the cold autumn colors of the garden as warm and beautiful as spring......

Now ten years have passed, and when he stands in front of her again, the tempering of the years has turned a beautiful young man into a mature and stable great man, with a lot more charm than back then. This made Concubine Li Guifei sad, also at the age of thirty-six, the first emperor had already overindulged in lust and died. Before he died, he was covered with skin and bones, his face was blue, and he looked like he was running out of oil and withered. And the silence is like the sun, and the whole body exudes vitality. People and people, it's really incomparable......

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"Niangniang," seeing that she didn't speak for a long time, Shen Mo had no choice but to call softly.

"Ah......" Li Guifei realized that she was out of shape, and when she landed Xia Fei's cheeks, her body turned sideways, and she didn't dare to look directly at him anymore and said: "I just remembered the first emperor, you are the average age, but he has already dominated Bintian, leaving our orphans and widows walking on thin ice......"

Hearing this, a burst of guilt rose in Shen Mo's heart, but not to Concubine Li, but to Emperor Longqing, who had just died...... He knew that when the first emperor was dying, he was actually worried that he would lose his tail. But Emperor Longqing, who values feelings, can't do anything to this teacher who has worked hard and never let him down, and after some weighing, he still chose to continue to trust, and this good story of the monarch and the minister.

Now that the first emperor's bones are not cold, he wants to bully his orphans and widows and add water to his ancestral inheritance, and there is no more ungrateful person in the world than this, right? So Shen Mo has been suffering a huge conscience condemnation, but what should be done still has to be done, he can't abolish his public heart because of personal feelings, he can only go to Jiuquan and ask the first emperor Longqing Emperor for guilt.

This time it was the turn to be silent, and Concubine Li Guifei also felt his embarrassment, and coughed lightly: "Is there any evidence for the incident you stated?" ”

"Yes." As soon as he returned to the topic, Shen Mo put away his personal feelings, nodded and said: "The day before yesterday, he was arrested in Jining Mansion, Shandong, and immediately sent to the Inspectorate for secret interrogation. ”

"He admitted that he was secretly instructed by Feng Bao?" Concubine Li also became cold.

"He didn't know who instructed him." Shen Mo said truthfully: "But it is true that someone is holding his family and threatening him to deceive Meng He." ”

"This can't be said to be instructed by Feng Bao" Li Guifei shook her head, feeling relieved, after all, Feng Bao is the emperor's companion and the person he trusts the most, if it is proved that he has been deceiving himself, it is really unacceptable.

"Wei Chen said this, naturally there is evidence." Shen Mo said lightly: "In the hands of the Criminal Department, there is a batch of pills found from Meng He's house. According to the confession of Dr. Nahu, it was the pill he gave to the emperor, and the laboratory tests of the Tai Hospital showed that it was just some molasses pills, and there were no side effects except for the possibility of tooth decay if eaten. However, from Li Quan, the criminal department obtained the pill taken by the first emperor, although the appearance is exactly the same, it is a very strong ......* medicine. ”

"You mean......" Li Guifei said in horror, "Could it be that the pill has been dropped?" "Even the medicine of the first emperor can be changed, is there still safety in the palace?

"Yes, right under Li Quan's nose, he was replaced." Shen Mo said lightly.

"It seems that there is a slave from the former Qianqing Palace, who has done something to that box of pills, and anyone except Li Quan is suspicious." Li Guifei's thinking was very quick, and she said with a smile on her face: "I still can't prove that Gonggong Feng is the murderer." ”

"Yes, I don't really have any evidence of that." Shen Mo sighed lightly and said, "But I have another piece of evidence that can prove that Feng Bao is guilty of great treason, and the effect is the same." ”

"What evidence?" Seeing that he was going to talk about it again, Li Guifei was a little unhappy and said, "I hope this time I won't be alarmist." ”

"Yes......" nodded silently, and said four words that made Concubine Li almost faint: "Forged the edict." ”――

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There are a lot of things today, but I don't explain them, because there are still more than an hour, and I will be thirty years old, and a thirty-year-old man, if you want to talk, even if you don't get sleepy tonight, you will write the next chapter.

Chapter 881 Chestnut in the Fire (II)