"What's there to talk about the fire? You even caught the palace people around the mourning family, didn't you just want to blame this fire on the head of the mourning family? Under Miki, why don't you worry, as long as you torture Sister Fu'er, you are afraid that you will not be able to get a confession, why waste time here. The mourning family is tired, please go out immediately. ”

"Mother, you're thinking too much. The minister is just asking a few words, not to blame anyone, nor is it necessarily who to take responsibility. The palace is no more than others, once a fire breaks out, things are often going to make a big fuss, I came here to ask, but also for the sake of the mother's safety, please don't misunderstand. ”

"Misunderstanding?" Queen Xia sneered, "You are a big man, you are actually alone with me, and there is no slave or maid around to serve, just this one thing, do you know what it means?" You told me it was a misunderstanding? Do you think that you are a three-year-old child, and you can't see your intentions? Your foundation, the mourning family knows, I don't know that in the future, when you go to the Nine Springs, you will have the face to see the ancestors? ”

People are terrible, Queen Xia is in the same palace with such a big man, this matter will be made in the deep palace in the future, and she will become a big joke, if she can't get it right, she can only hang herself and ask for a clean reputation. Emperor Jiajing's arrangement, or there have been similar considerations, if it is more serious, it is to let Yang Chengzu completely wash away the mark of righteousness and morality on his body.

If he caused the death of Empress Xia, no matter what, he would not be regarded as a relict of righteousness, and he would have completely broken off from the past. There is no other way to go except to hug the thighs of Jiajing Tianzi.

Maybe his performance was too good, so that the emperor had to be more guarded? Yang Chengzu didn't know whether to rejoice or feel helpless, but he felt that the Son of Heaven had used some means to almost squeeze himself and Queen Xia into a dead end. This queen, who has always been gentle and generous, has a good reputation in the palace, but this time she was almost forced into a corner. Jiajing probably hasn't made up his mind to kill Empress Dowager Zhang yet, so it is reasonable to ruin Empress Xia's reputation and make Empress Dowager Zhang's face gloomy by the way.

If you think about it more deeply, Queen Xia's brother Qingyang Bo Xia Chen is one of the few nobles who did not invest in Yang Ji, because Xia Chen's temperament is more cowardly, but Zhang Yanling's brother is the first to look forward. This kind of non-investment, which is what Zhang's means, is understandable.

But in Jiajing's view, this is obviously evidence of Xia's estrangement from the emperor and his intimacy with the queen mother. In the southeast, the Xia family also had some minor frictions with Yang Chengzu, but they retreated only after Yang Chengzu showed enough toughness. This kind of friction is obviously not tolerated by Jiajing, killing chickens and making an example of monkeys, if the Xia family can be defeated, it will be a warning to other ministers and nobles who have close contacts with the Zhang family. It can also be seen as a move to isolate the Zhang family.

Queen Xia has seen a lot of wind and rain in the deep palace, and she is never slow to react to these things, and the concubine, who has always been known for her kindness and kindness, finally turned her face.

With an expressionless face, there is an indifferent attitude in his expression after he is angry to the limit, Yang Chengzu is a party in her eyes, and he is naturally a villain who wants to step on his corpse, referring to Yang Chengzu's background, an ungrateful label, how can he escape. The queen cannot be expected to have a kind attitude towards him.

Yang Chengzu didn't mind the queen's attitude, and his expression was still kind, "Niangniang, you really misunderstood." You must know the foundation of the minister, but there are only 100 households in Huaxian County. It all depends on the support of the first emperor to have today's glory and wealth, no matter how you calculate it, the ministers have received the great favor of the ancestors. There is such a big thing in the palace today, and Our Lady Jiang has not woken up yet, this kind of big thing is impossible to stop, no matter what, it is necessary to find out. However, whoever checks the same thing will get a big difference in the results. What is the identity of the slave and maid below, and what qualifications do they have to investigate this kind of case? Besides, who can believe their character? If it is investigated, maybe in order to complete the case, the guilt will be pinned on someone's head. Or for the sake of a little old grudge in the past, or some trivial things, they will climb up indiscriminately. Long live the minister to investigate, because the minister is the relict of the first emperor, can do not be biased, impartial, and judged, Niangniang, you only need to tell what happened today, and the minister guarantees that no one can pour a little dirty water on your body. ”

"Oh, you're interrogating me? Joke! What qualifications do you have to interrogate the mourners! Villain, lucky! What qualifications do you have to point fingers in front of the mourners? The mourning family is the queen who is married to the first emperor Ming Media, and you and other brocade-clothed eagle dogs dare to be presumptuous in front of the mourning family? Now, the mourning family orders you to go out, get out of this palace at once, and do not enter without being announced. The face of the mourning family is also what you are qualified to see? ”

The angry Empress Xia scolded loudly and expelled Yang Chengzu, but the latter did not seem to be moved by her majesty, and was still neither humble nor arrogant in her attitude, looking at Empress Xia with a smile.

"Mother, stop your anger. The minister can't speak, and it's the minister's sin to make you unhappy. Today the palace is on fire, everyone is in a bad mood, you are a little out of shape, and the minister can understand it. You are the queen, the minister is just a brocade-clothed military minister, your words, the minister should listen. But there is no way, the minister is burdened with the emperor's order, and the minister must give an explanation to Banzai for this matter. You're a sensible person, and you won't embarrass your ministers, right? Your orders should be listened to, but long live, the ministers should obey them, I hope the mother will understand. ”

"Imperial Order?" Empress Xia sneered, "Let Long Live make an order, and give death to mourn the family." The mourning family would rather die than be humiliated. A person of your status is not qualified to speak in front of me, and you don't want the mourning family to treat you as a person. Brocade eagle dog, the Son of Heaven is in the army, in the eyes of the mourning family, you are just a house slave! Is it just a slave, do you want to bully the master? Today, you are making a big move, which is nothing more than a fire in Ciqing Palace, and Our Lady Jiang was injured a little. But in the past four years, since the Son of Heaven ascended the throne, who of you has cared about the suffering of Empress Dowager Zhang? When did the Son of Heaven serve the Empress Dowager Zhang as his mother? Today's fire is the manifestation of the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty! The traitor steals the throne and acts arbitrarily, and heaven and earth do not tolerate it, so he sends a fire to warn. Isn't the culprit of today's fire you, so why are you pretending to ask others here? ”

Empress Xia's confiding seemed to be a little out of control, and she stretched out her hand violently and pointed at Yang Chengzu's nose, "You and Liu's slut, when you were in Huaxian County, don't you know when you mourn?" If it weren't for the unfortunate death of the first emperor, the mourning family would have cut you with a thousand knives. You are now having an affair with Princess Yongshou, and you are still unclear with Princess Yongchun, do you think you can hide these things from the world? People are doing it, the sky is watching, you will have retribution! ”

She is by the side of the Empress Dowager Zhang, and she knows a little about these things, and the Empress Dowager Zhang will not tell her too much detail, but she always knows a little clue. At this time, under the anger, she lost her mind, and all her brains came out, how much of them were dissatisfied with Zhengde, and how much was resentment towards Jiajing, it is difficult to say clearly.

Yang Chengzu was stunned for a moment when he saw Queen Xia being furious, and then spread out his hand, revealing a helpless smile, "Niangniang, the minister is here to ask you a few words, why are you so excited?" You see, the minister originally wanted to talk about it, but if you want to spoil the atmosphere, this responsibility should not be borne by me. Are you really ready to make a fuss that everyone can't end? ”