The fire in Ciqing Palace has been controlled, and its own palace can't be saved, but fortunately, the wind is not too strong tonight, and the fire has not burned to other palaces, which is already a blessing. There was a smell of burning things in the wind, and there was a faint cry. Zhang Zuo led a group of eunuchs to drag out a group of palace people like wolves, put ropes on their bodies, and beat them with fists and feet from time to time.

The people of the factory guards, after the permission of the Son of Heaven, have also rushed to Ciqing Palace to start investigating the cause of the fire. On weekdays, between several major institutions in Beijing, there is a case to be robbed, but when it comes to this kind of big case, everyone's attitude has become that they can push it. The water in the palace is too deep, even if the big man is involved, maybe he will have to provoke infinite hand tails, so naturally he can avoid it.

Zhang Zuo is now the master of ceremonies and the palm seal of the imperial horse supervisor, and he is responsible for the safety of the palace ban, and he can't escape from such a thing. was frowning and thinking about how to escape punishment, Yang Chengzu took the gold medal over, which was tantamount to a savior from the sky, so the palace guards opened the way for Yang Chengzu as soon as possible.

How to investigate the fire, Yang Chengzu actually has no clue, he has not learned reconnaissance, and he has no experience in dealing with this kind of scene in the family inheritance of the body. Fortunately, there are many strange people in the factory guard, and there are many people who are proficient in this way, Qin He and the two of them are both famous arrests in the criminal department, and they are even more familiar with solving this kind of case. Although it was not yet dawn, these people had already entered the ruins and started to investigate, and Yang Chengzu took some people and began to inquire about the people in Ciqing Palace.

Those who stayed with Empress Dowager Zhang and Empress Xia were just some old and disadvantaged palace people, and some were the eyes and ears arranged by Zhang Zuo. When Empress Dowager Zhang was at her peak, almost all the eunuchs and maids in the entire palace were used by her. But in the past few years, Jiajing has done a good job of stabilizing his rear, and the eunuchs and palace maids have changed blood significantly, and there are only dozens of people in the palace who can be called Empress Dowager Zhang's henchmen.

Compared with the strong mother-in-law, there are not many people who can use Queen Xia, Zhengde has a cold relationship with her, and the husband and wife don't even have a round house. She, the titular queen, was not very favored when Zhengde was alive, and after Zhengde's death, life was even more difficult.

In Nanjing, there are some relatives of her family, and in Yang Chengzu's maritime trade and the operation of the New Army, there are also people from the Xia family who come out to break the elbow. But such a queen is actually useless, and those queens' families are not even as good as ordinary magistrates, but they don't play a role.

After the summer and Empress Dowager Zhang, the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is still okay, but life is not good, Zhengde does not favor her, after her husband dies, after Jiajing succeeds to the throne, she doesn't pay much attention to her sister-in-law. Although the degree of eating and drinking can still be guaranteed, the sense of existence in the palace is extremely low, and there is Empress Dowager Zhang on it, and there are not many people who are really afraid of her. To the majority of the palace people, this former queen is more like a piece of furniture or a breathless set in this palace, and few people really respect her.

When Zhengde first died, she relied on her status as a queen, and she also caught some people in her hands, and she also chased and killed Liu Wu'er, but now, there is only one cronie palace maid left by her side. In order to lose her face, the only cronie was dragged out by several strong and stout palace maids in front of her, ostensibly to assist in the investigation, everyone knew in their hearts that this palace maid would definitely not come back.

The palace maid struggled desperately, resisted, shouted Niang Niang save me, and then was dragged out by those palace people all the way, her hands clutching the ground, the nails of her ten fingers were grinding off, and the flesh and blood were on the gold bricks, leaving ten straight lines.

Yang Chengzu sat opposite Queen Xia with a golden sword, and it was said that he was a foreign minister or a man, so he couldn't talk to the queen. Even if you want to speak, you have to put a curtain in the middle, and you have to have palace people around you. But under Jiajing's instructions, there are only this man and woman in the room now, and there is no bead curtain to separate it, so that Yang Chengzu can see the queen's appearance clearly.

Queen Xia is of medium height, she looks just the right height, and the person who can become the queen will not be too ugly, although she is from a small family, but after the etiquette training, the queen's performance will not be too rude. Sitting there, motionless, as if she had become one with the room, the screams and wails of the maid had no effect on her, and she was not seen to plead.

Wearing a phoenix crown on her head, she wears a yellow coat covered with a brocade veil, and because of her wide clothes, her figure cannot be seen. But it always makes people feel that she is very thin, like a flower that gradually withers in the dark, most of the vitality of this beauty seems to have been swallowed by the palace inside, and now what is left is just an empty shell. On this night, facing the queen who had ordered to hunt down Liu Wu'er, Yang Chengzu didn't have much hatred in his heart, but felt that she was a little pitiful.

He even remembered Sun Xueniang, a few years later, will Xue Niang also be like this Xia Queen, gradually withering in the deep palace and dying silently? I hope she can live a happier life than Queen Xia, otherwise she will really harm her life.

"Niangniang, the matter of this palace lady beside you, I really can't help it, a few slaves and maids don't know the etiquette in their hands, and their hands are not light or heavy, don't be surprised. You also know that there is such a big thing in the palace, and you must find out so that everyone can feel at ease. So it must be asked, but we will not wronged a good person, nor will we let go of a bad person. If there is no problem with that palace maid of yours, she will definitely be released back in the future and continue to serve the mother. ”

Empress Xia's eyes were closed, and she didn't look at Yang Chengzu, like an old monk in a fixed place, with an expressionless face. After a while, he said coldly: "If Sister Fu'er can be put back, those palace people who cleaned her up will die without a place to be buried." Even in order to protect themselves, they would not let Sister Fu get out of the torture room alive. If you do this, this time will be counted on the head of the mourning family? ”

There was no joy or anger in her tone, no fear or anger in it, as if she was stating something that had nothing to do with her.

"You're the new overseer of the East Factory, aren't you? This position is generally done by eunuchs, and the last one to be in charge of the East Factory as a foreign minister was Jiang Bin, who has already cut it with a thousand knives. As for you, what will happen in the future depends on your creation. The mourning family advises you, take advantage of the present, chant more scriptures, worship the Buddha more, ask the Buddha to bless, and your house is safe. To tell the truth, the mourning family knows you, and in the palace of the mourning family, there are a lot of books you wrote, which were read by the slaves and maids at first, and later the mourning family will also read it, and when they came out of the fire, they also brought a copy. ”

She was holding something in her arms, and Yang Chengzu didn't know what it was, but then it became clear that it was her own work. For a moment, she thought that Empress Xia was laughing, but the light in the room was dim, and he couldn't be sure.

"Your words are well written, and they are very beautiful, but you should write more about loyal ministers and filial sons, and less about the wind and snow, so that the women will not move their hearts and eyes and do some bad things after reading them. Some of your ways are very good, and some of them are ...... Very bad. ”

Originally, she came to interrogate her, but now she has become a lesson from her mother, Yang Chengzu looked at Queen Xia's face, and understood Zhengde a little in his heart. This queen may not be much worse than Liu Wu'er in appearance, but in terms of behavior, she is too dignified, dignified like a robot, not a living person. It's also meticulous and rigid in thinking.,If you're in bed.,It's estimated that you won't even scream a few times.。 If your eldest wife is like this, then you will definitely have a headache too.

He smiled slightly, "Niangniang has won the award, and the minister must keep Niangniang's teachings in mind." Now, let's talk about today's fire. ”