"Bang", Emperor Yin Wen stood up angrily and punched the table hard, knocking the teacup on the table to the ground, like a flower petal withering, falling apart.

"How can I trust him so much?" Emperor Yinwen's face was distorted with anger, and when he learned that Chen Fu was the murderer of his mother, he clenched his fingers and gurgled.

Yuanhang bent down and said, "This Chen Fu really deserves to die, and please ask the emperor to calm his anger and not hurt his body." ”

Emperor Yin Wen gasped for breath and asked again, "Empress Helan and Concubine Xian, can you find out?" ”

"This ......" Yuanhang turned his mind and told a lie. Yesterday's time was too short, just ask about Concubine Zhuang, and the minister will interrogate later, and you can know. ”

"Well, I must find out, if someone instructs, you just have to come." Emperor Yin Wen looked at Yuanhang with a different kind of eyes, and Yuanhang understood what he meant. It's just that if there is, I won't say it, otherwise the ninth princess wouldn't hate herself to death.

"By the way, the Queen Mother, you go and greet me. The Queen Mother mentioned you a few days ago. Emperor Yinwen gave Yuanhang a chance, and Yuanhang knew that he was also about to go to the Queen Mother, so he naturally agreed.

I've been to the palace a few times, but I've never been to Fuxi Palace. Coming out of Emperor Yinwen's study, Yuanhang followed Wang Jin, and walked leisurely all the way to Fuxi Palace.

"Princess, now you have to break the bank, I'm afraid that the position of the head of the palace will fall on you soon." Although Yuanhang didn't like Wang Jin very much, after all, he was the person of the Ninth Princess, and he had reported to himself several times to save himself.

Wang Jin saw that there was no one around, turned around with a smile on his face and hugged his fists to Yuanhang, and said with a smile: "Lord Ye, our family knows that you are doing things for the saint, and I hope you will say a few more good words for our family, if you really fulfill your wish, you will not forget the kindness of the adult." ”

Yuanhang and Wang Jin looked at each other, and later the two laughed at the same time. "Haha...... It seems that you are also well-informed. Yuanhang pointed at Wang Jin with his finger, and Wang Jin responded.

"Don't worry, the old immortal can't turn over this time." Yuanhang put his mouth to Wang Jin's ear and muttered.

"That's the best, if there is any news in the palace in the future, we guarantee that you will know first." Wang Jin's heart blossomed, it seemed that he was right to keep a hand at first, this little-known young man had the last laugh.

"Master Ye, that old guy has a house in the back hall, he won't just take some money all these years, right?" Wang Jin tried everything to please Yuanhang and told him everything he knew.

"Really?" The voyage muttered. Chen Fu left the back hall with only a small bag of silver taels, and he really didn't pay attention to it at first. Now Wang Jinyi reminded himself that he was careless.

The two chatted and chatted and arrived in front of Fuxi Palace. Wang Jin gave a salute and said, "Lord Ye, this is the Empress Dowager's Fuxi Palace, and our family will only send it here." ”

"Well, thank you, Princess." Yuanhang smiled in return, waved his hand back, and turned around and walked towards the palace.

There are two small eunuchs at the entrance of the palace. Yuanhang said with a smile: "The father-in-law went in to tell the queen mother, and the Jiangzhou garrison Ye Yuanhang came to see him." ”

"Wait here." A little eunuch looked at the voyage, shouted ignorantly, and turned to go in.

Yuanhang had to stand outside the palace and wait, how big the official was and how big the slave was, and the little eunuchs under the queen mother didn't take the court officials seriously.

"Queen Mother, Gonggong Chen should be out of the back hall realm at this time." One of the Empress Dowager's personal maids in the Fuxi Palace was gently beating her back behind her.

"Hmm." The Queen Mother closed her eyes lightly and nodded. "Let's go early, the emperor has checked the flower list, and when he leaves, everything will go with the wind."

"Yes, he can leave the Queen Mother without worry." The maid obviously knew a lot of things, so it can be seen that her status in Fuxi Palace is not ordinary.

"The queen, Ye Yuanhang, the Jiangzhou garrison outside the palace, asked to see him." The little eunuch stood outside the door and whispered.

The Empress Dowager slowly opened her eyes, with a slight smile on her face, "He's here, call him in, I'll see what he looks like." ”

Yuanhang followed the little eunuch into the palace, and when he looked up, there was a person sitting on it. Dressed in a pale yellow palace dress, the corners of the skirt are embroidered with fine cherry blossom petals. The head is combed with a concubine's bun, a jasper hairpin is inserted obliquely, and a thin silver wire beaded tassel is embellished. The face is thinly powdered, with kind eyebrows and smiling eyes, and it looks graceful and luxurious.

"Chenjiang Prefecture garrison Ye Yuanhang has asked the Queen Mother for peace." He knelt down when he sailed in, which is also his mother-in-law, and it is natural to kneel.

"Raise your head and let the mourners take a closer look at you." The Queen Mother stretched out her hand to help her, looked down, and waited for the voyage to look up, so as to see what Pingyao's colt looked like.

Yuanhang raised her head, and the queen mother saw that the young man's face was like a crown of jade, with red lips and white teeth. Although he looks gentle, he does not lose his true character as a man. The two sword eyebrows are like ink dyeing, and they are obliquely up into the temples. The dark eyes are pale with starlight, which makes people look bright.

The Empress Dowager was very satisfied with the voyage, and said with a light smile: "Get up quickly, Yin Ran, and give a seat." ”

The maid paced to the chair on the right and saluted the voyage. After thanking the Queen Mother, he got up and nodded to the maid, put down his clothes, and sat down.

"Pingyao is in Jiangzhou, but are you okay?" The Queen Mother spoke first and asked about the Ninth Princess.

"Back to the queen mother, the princess is in the minister's mansion, the minister does not dare to slack off, the food and drink are prepared, the princess is already a lot heavier." Yuanhang eased the atmosphere in the room and said with a light smile. It's not a lot heavier, and my belly is big.

"This screen is far away, without the control of the mourning family, I'm afraid it will be lawless." Although the Queen Mother blamed the Ninth Princess, her face was full of smiles.

Yuanhang said: "This time the minister came to the palace, the ninth princess specially asked the minister to come to greet the queen mother, and after a while, the ninth princess will return to the back hall to accompany you personally." ”

The queen mother nodded and said: "The emperor has promised Ping Yao to marry you, and after a while, the mourning family will discuss with the emperor and choose a good day to marry Ping Yao to Jiangzhou." ”

"Thank you Queen Mother for your success." Yuanhang bent down and thanked him.

The Queen Mother saw Yuanhang for the first time, and when she saw Yuanhang, she was polite and dignified, and the more she looked at it, the more she liked it. Ping Yao's own choice of colt is indeed good.

"Queen Mother, when the minister came, someone asked the minister to send a gift to the Queen Mother." Yuanhang made up his mind in his heart, and since he came, he took the opportunity to mention it.

"Oh? Who? The Queen Mother asked unexpectedly.

Yuanhang untied the jade pendant from his waist and handed it to Yin Ran.

The queen mother took the jade pendant with a smile on her face, only glanced at it, and immediately changed her complexion, and looked at the voyage with a puzzled expression.

"Yin Ran, you step back first." The Queen Mother stabilized her mood and then recovered her complexion.

Pulling Yin Ranping back, the Queen Mother lifted the jade pendant again, looked at it carefully, and asked, "Where did you get this jade pendant?" ”

"Back to the Queen Mother, it was the person who held this jade pendant that entrusted me to bring it, presumably the Queen Mother recognized this jade pendant." Yuanhang replied lightly.

"Where is she? Why don't you come to Hongu in person? The Queen Mother closed her palm, held the jade pendant in her palm, suddenly changed her voice, and asked coldly.

"Don't blame her, the Queen Mother, she is married to a woman and can't come back to see you."

"Then why do you hand over the jade pendant to you now?"

"Because I want to know something about Empress Helan and Concubine Xian." Yuanhang spoke very slowly, his voice was steady, and he stared at the Queen Mother.

The queen mother's body trembled obviously, her heart sank, and after a while, she sighed and asked, "The emperor asked you to come." ”

"Yes." Yuanhang replied neatly, but at this time there was some pity. Then he said, "You can also say no." ”

The Empress Dowager was puzzled and asked, "This is ......?"

"The Queen Mother, the minister is here, but it was the emperor's order. But the emperor didn't know about the jade pendant. "Yuanhang picked up the words, just to let the queen mother know, and there are things that must be known to the emperor. There are things that you can keep from the emperor.

The Empress Dowager nodded, and suddenly asked, "Chen Fu, where is he?" ”

"He didn't leave the back hall."

The Queen Mother understood everything, opened her palm, looked at the jade pendant in her hand, and chuckled. "The old things are like smoke, I thought they would eventually drift away, fade away and in the air. But I don't want to keep it in my heart, so I have to mention it. ”

"Queen Mother, Chen Fu has already told me everything he knows, and his only request is to let you spend your old age in Fuxi Palace in peace, and the minister has answered him." Even if Chen Fu didn't mention it, Yuanhang didn't plan to bring the Queen Mother in.

The Empress Dowager nodded and asked, "What do you want to know?" ”

"The minister wants to know how Empress Helan died."

"It was Concubine Zhuang who killed Queen Helan." The Queen Mother's voice was very soft, but she startled the voyage. Zhuang Guifei? Emperor Yinwen's biological mother is her......

The Queen Mother half-narrowed her eyes and recalled the past that had been pressing on her heart.

On the ninth day of August in the thirteenth year of Chun'an, Zhuang Guifei sent someone to bring a message, and invited a few ladies to go to the back garden Lingqing Lake in the afternoon to enjoy the coolness. Concubine Shu arrived at the Wanlang Bridge on time, but only saw Queen Helan and Concubine Xian.

"I've seen the Queen." Concubine Shu stepped forward to salute. Queen Helan smiled and came over to pull up Concubine Shugui. "Concubine Shu has only been seen for a few days, and she has become more and more lovely."

"Queen Xie's praise, my sister is not as good as the queen." Concubine Shu was frightened and hurriedly said.

"Yes, why hasn't Concubine Zhuang come yet?" Queen Helan looked down at the bridge, it was originally Concubine Zhuang who invited everyone to come, but she was nowhere to be seen.

"Back to the queen, Concubine Zhuang just sent someone to bring a message, she is unwell, lying in the palace, I'm afraid she won't be able to come." A maid said.

"It's really unlucky, I missed this good scenery." Concubine Xian waved the brocade in her hand, twisted her nose and complained.

"Don't be resentful, Concubine Xian always comes here, why don't we take a walk." Empress Helan is three months pregnant and needs a walk.

"Yes." Concubine Xian hurriedly stopped, followed Queen Helan and walked towards the middle of the Ten Thousand Corridor Bridge. There was a gazebo in the middle of the lake, and they were going to sit there.

"Look, Queen, why are there so many fish here?" Concubine Shu walked outside, and when she was about to enter the pavilion, she suddenly found a place by the bridge, where many fish floated on the surface of the water and gathered together.

"Yes, that's a delight." Empress Helan leaned over for a moment, turned back to the maid and asked, "Do you bring bait?" ”

The maid hurriedly handed over a small bag, and Queen Helan grabbed some lightly and threw it into the lake.

The fish in the lake are competing for food, and the surface of the lake with the tail of the fish crackling and splashing countless times.

"It's funny." Empress Helan leaned forward and leaned on the railing to look down.

At this moment, there was a "click", and the railing suddenly disconnected. Empress Helan lost her center of gravity and plunged headlong into the lake.

"Ahh ……”

"Come on, the queen has fallen overboard."

The people on the bridge immediately panicked and shouted in a mess. It's just that the people who followed were all maids, and everyone was anxious to stomp their feet but didn't dare to go into the water to save them.

Concubine Shu took a step back in fright, stood in the middle of the bridge, covered her mouth with a brocade hand, and could only watch Queen Helan struggle in the lake.

The virtuous concubine threw the brocade on the bridge and jumped into the lake. The virtuous concubine only knows a little about water, and if it is okay to protect herself, it will be a little difficult to save people. Queen Helan was almost unconscious, and when she touched the virtuous concubine, she grabbed it, and the two of them sank together.

On the other side of the bridge, a eunuch heard the cry for help, hurriedly ran over, and jumped into the lake with a "plop plop". After a tug, the two masters were rescued.

Concubine Xian came ashore and spit out a few mouthfuls of water to ease up, but Queen Helan did not have the slightest breath. By the time the emperor and the imperial doctor arrived, Empress Helan had already lost her fragrance.

Everyone gathered around the queen, and Concubine Shu had no intention of looking at the fracture, but found that the railing section was neat, not at all like the corrosion of the age, and it was clear that someone had already sawed off the railing, leaving only a little connection. Once you work a little hard, it will inevitably disconnect.

Seeing this, Concubine Shu was scared in her heart, who is it? set up such a vicious plan and took the order of Queen Helan.

The next day, Concubine Shu went to visit Concubine Xian. The virtuous concubine leaned on the bed, seemed to have scruples, and whispered: "Sister, there is a palace maid in my palace, who passed by Lingqing Lake when she was picking flowers at noon, and saw Concubine Zhuang's personal maid in the queen's water, as if she was throwing something into the lake. ”

Concubine Shu frowned and asked suspiciously, "Sister is talking about ......?"

"It was someone who put bait in the lake in advance, gathered the fish there, and then we arrived, and it caused the queen to fall overboard." Concubine Xian said hatefully: "It almost killed me." ”

Concubine Shu also understood why it was such a coincidence, there were traces of sawing on the railing there, and there were fish gathering here.

Concubine Shu told what she had seen, and the two agreed to go to the bridge the next day to take a closer look, and if this was the case, they would inform the emperor.

When the two returned to the Wanlang Bridge on the second day, all the railings there had been removed and the craftsmen were relocating. After inquiry, I learned that Concubine Zhuang sent someone to dismantle the railing last night and ordered it to be rebuilt.

The two concubines tacitly glanced at each other and returned to the virtuous concubine.

"Sister, should we let the emperor know?" After the virtuous concubine returned to the Lan Palace, she consulted with the concubine.

Concubine Shu shook her head and said, "Now that there is no evidence, if you don't get it right, you will get into trouble." ”

"Even though there was no broken railing, she called us there, but she didn't arrive. And to make people feed into the lake, is it not suspicious? ”

Concubine Shu looked at Concubine Xian and asked rhetorically: "So what, as long as there is no conclusive evidence, how can you help her." ”

What else did Concubine Xian have to say, a maid came in from outside the palace and said, "Concubine, Concubine Zhuang has come to visit, and she has arrived outside the palace." ”

"Ah......h fluttered down and fell silently to the ground.