Poof!

As soon as Wang Chengen's words came out, there were a few faint muffled laughter in the hall.

Emperor Chongzhen glared at Xu Liang and asked, "Xu Liang, what are you doing?!" ”

Xu Liang kowtowed again, and said in a guilty tone: "Weichen is here to ask the emperor, the queen, and Yi'an Niangniang to take the blame." Due to the negligence of Weichen, Yi'an Niangniang was humiliated, and the royal face was damaged, and Weichen deserved to die! ”

Queen Zhou and Zhang Yan's eyes widened, Queen Zhou pointed at Xu Liang and said, "You, what are you...... Guilty of petitioning? ”

"Exactly!" Xu Liang nodded solemnly and said, "It is said in ancient books that a big mistake has been made, and you have to bear the guilt to express your sincerity in admitting your guilt." ”

The corners of Chongzhen and the others' mouths twitched, Zhang Yan looked at Xu Liang's appearance, endured and endured, and finally couldn't hold it anymore, and hid her head behind Queen Zhou, she was afraid that she would accidentally laugh out loud.

Queen Zhou's slender fingertips pointed at Xu Liang, wanting to say something cruel, but she first covered her face with her hands and laughed.

Chongzhen's face darkened, and he reprimanded in a deep voice: "Nonsense! What kind of sin are you bearing, what sin are you pleased! ”

Emperor Chongzhen was not angry, Xu Liang came out in a hurry, picked up a split miscellaneous firewood in the stove room, a total of less than two feet in length, and then tied it with a half-withered rattan, loosely carried on his body, the whole funny appearance, where is there still a look of guilt!

Chongzhen turned his face away, shook his hand and said, "Untie the rotten wood on your back, get up and talk back!" ”

"Oh!" Xu Liang obediently responded, untied the wood, and threw it aside. Wang Chengen, who was standing on the side, hurriedly held back a smile and waved his hand to let a eunuch pick him out.

Chongzhen and the two ladies took a long time before suppressing the desire to laugh, and the three of them returned to the seats in the main hall and sat down, and when they raised their eyes, they saw Xu Liang pulling his shoulders. Aggrieved, he stood in the center of the temple.

Chongzhen asked angrily: "Xu Liang! ”

"Wechen is here!"

"What the hell happened last night, you tell me the truth, and you can't hide half a sentence!" Chongzhen shouted.

"Yes!" Xu Liang responded, and then glanced at Empress Yi'an Zhang Yan, with a sad and indignant expression on her face, and howled: "Last night." The minister was framed! ……”

Xu Liang talked about how he was introduced into Ciqing Palace by the palace maid Lanzhi outside Kunning Palace, and talked about how he left Ciqing Palace with the help of Zhang Yan. Of course, in the middle, I skimmed over the matter of meeting Zhang Yan preparing to take a bath.

Zhang Yan has been staring at Xu Liang all the time, she is really worried that Xu Liang will have a tendon in her brain, and she will say the story word for word, and when she heard that Xu Liang will bump into her and prepare to take a bath, she will vaguely skip it, and her heart will gradually let go.

At the end, Xu Liang knelt down again, and arched his hands towards Emperor Chongzhen and Empress Zhou, who were listening carefully: "Your Majesty." Niangniang, what Weichen said is true. Weichen hid in Ciqing Palace, which was really helpless. After Yi'an Niangniang helped Weichen leave, Niangniang repeatedly told her to keep her mouth shut, and Weichen never mentioned it to outsiders. Moreover, only the palace maid Lanzhi led Weichen into the Ciqing Palace that day, and it stands to reason that after Lanzhi was killed with a cane, no one should know what happened! Now the facts have been distorted. The rumors are boiling and disgrace to the royal family! Now I want to come. Someone must have arranged it! ”

Emperor Chongzhen listened, exchanged glances with Empress Zhou, and then asked Zhang Yan: "Imperial sister-in-law, what Xu Liang said, is there a difference?" ”

Zhang Yan bowed slightly, her eyes red. nodded and said, "Your Majesty, what Lord Xu said is true." Yesterday, Lord Xu was personally sent away by the main palace, and no one else knew about it. Now there are noses and eyes outside, and this palace still wants to come. It's very strange. ”

Emperor Chongzhen groaned and said regretfully: "It's a pity that Nalanzhi is dead, and he can't judge the person behind the scenes." ”

Xu Liang listened, and felt that the time was almost up, so he knelt down and took two steps forward, and said with an indignant face: "Your Majesty, in order to frame Weichen, this person did not hesitate to damage the royal face, so that Yi'an Niangniang fell into right and wrong!" The despicable means of this person and the corruption of his character are simply morally depraved and outrageous! ”

Saying that, Xu Liang sighed sadly, "It's not a pity for Weichen to die, but it is just a shame for the royal family, alas, to put it mildly, everything is Weichen's fault......"

Emperor Chongzhen stared at Xu Liang for a moment.

Empress Zhou suddenly realized, pointed at Xu Liang, and asked urgently: "It turns out that the imperial sister-in-law fell into such a situation, and she was actually affected by you!" The person who wants to come to this design, Lord Xu is in the know! You say, who is not fatal, dare to bully the head of the royal family! ”

Xu Liang was secretly happy in his heart, but his face was terrified, and he arched his hand and said: "The queen is wise!" Although Wechen is very suspicious of someone in his heart, the only witness to this matter, Laneige, is dead, and there is no conclusive evidence in Wechen's hands, and this person has been suspicious of Wechen for a long time, and his status is respected. ”

"Say!" The person who designed to frame Empress Yi'an in Empress Zhou's heart was extremely angry, and shouted angrily at the moment.

Xu Liang's expression was even more apprehensive, and he looked at Emperor Chongzhen worriedly.

Seeing this, Chongzhen frowned and said, "Say it, I also want to hear it." ”

Xu Liang listened, turned his head and looked at the palace maids and eunuchs waiting around him.

Emperor Chongzhen understood, waved his hand around, the palace maids and eunuchs in the palace got the news and went away, Wang Chengen was the last to go, out of the hall, and closed the palace door.

In this way, only Xu Liang, Chongzhen and the two mothers are left in the hall.

Empress Zhou said: "Now you can say it, right?" ”

Zhang Yan also stared at Xu Liang, and she also wanted to know if the person Xu Liang said next was consistent with her own conjecture.

Xu Liang said in a deep voice word by word: "The person who framed Weichen is Wen Tiren, a scholar of the Cabinet University!" ”

Zhang Yan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, Chongzhen and Queen Zhou listened, but they groaned and did not say anything.

"Xu Liang, Wen Ge is always an important minister in the court, you dare to assert this, is there any basis?" Chongzhen looked at Xu Liang scrutinically, frowned and asked.

Xu Liang shook his head and said: "Back to the emperor, Weichen and the ministers of the court have always been good, and the only one who is not in harmony is the old man in the cabinet. Wen Ge Lao has always regarded Weichen as a thorn in his eye, a thorn in his flesh, and he wants to get rid of it quickly. The person who framed Weichen, except for Wen Ge Lao, there was no one else! ”

I thought about it. Xu Liang said again: "Although Weichen doesn't know how Wen Ge Lao bribed the palace maid Lanzhi to do things for him, but after Wei Chen hid in Ciqing Palace, I heard that it was Wen Ge Lao who suggested to the emperor to arrange guards outside Ciqing Palace. His main purpose was to prevent the lower officials from escaping from the Ciqing Palace. ”

After listening to Xu Liang's words, Emperor Chongzhen and Empress Zhou were a little thoughtful. The two of them couldn't help but recall at the same time that the additional guards outside the Ciqing Palace were indeed from Wen Ge Lao's proposal.

Empress Zhou already had anger on her face, but Emperor Chongzhen thought more, Wen Tiren must be a cabinet minister, and he couldn't be easily doubted, he groaned and didn't say anything.

"Ahh I understand. At this time, Queen Yi'an Zhang Yan suddenly let out a soft sound.

The others immediately looked at her. Empress Zhou asked, "Sister-in-law, what do you understand?" ”

Zhang Yan looked at Emperor Chongzhen and said hesitantly: "Speaking of Wen Ge Lao, I suddenly remembered something just now. ”

"What's the matter?" Empress Zhou and Emperor Chongzhen asked at the same time.

Zhang Yan hesitated for a while and said, "Maybe I'm wrong." She looked at Empress Zhou and said, "Do you still remember the moment when Niangniang and I met the emperor outside Ciqing Palace yesterday?" At that time, the queen mother told the emperor about the time when the palace maid Laneige was killed. I happened to see Elder Wen Ge's face. ”

Zhang Yan showed a look of memory on her face, and said uncertainly: "Hmm." At that time, Wen Ge Lao seemed to be very unwilling and annoyed. ”

Chongzhen and Empress Zhou looked at Zhang Yan in shock. Seeing this, Zhang Yan seemed to be a little scared, and said timidly: "Your Majesty, Empress, Elder Wen Ge's anger at that time was only for a moment. Later, when I looked at Wen Ge Lao again, that demeanor was gone. Alas, I was flustered at the time, most likely because I had read it wrong. ”

Zhang Yan said that she was most likely wrong, but Empress Zhou and Emperor Chongzhen didn't think so. Queen Zhou was already with her eyebrows upside down, and scolded hatefully: "It's really Wen Tiren, this old horseman!" ”

Emperor Chongzhen coughed lightly, interrupted Empress Zhou's scolding, got up and said to Zhang Yan: "Having said so much, the imperial sister-in-law is also tired, and this matter will be handled by the imperial brother, and the imperial brother will give you a satisfactory explanation." With that, he motioned for Queen Zhou to leave with him.

Zhang Yan got up to send him off.

When the three of them passed by Xu Liang, Emperor Chongzhen saw that Xu Liang was stunned and didn't mean to move, and couldn't help but be annoyed: "Xu Aiqing, aren't you leaving?" ”

"Ahh Xu Liang was startled, obediently followed the emperor and empress away, the three of them left Ciqing Palace, and when they said goodbye to Zhang Yan, Xu Liang and Zhang Yan glanced at each other, and suddenly found that a trace of a conspiracy succeeded in the corner of Zhang Yan's mouth and the smile disappeared.

Xu Liang suddenly woke up: This woman is not simple! Don't look at her repeated statements in front of the emperor, Wen Ge Lao's angry expression at that time, she was probably wrong. However, it was this mistaken statement that finally made the emperor and empress suspect Wen Ge Lao.

If Zhang Yan was really wrong, she shouldn't have said it in front of the emperor! But Zhang Yan said it timidly, the purpose of which was naturally to dig a pit for Wen Ge Lao.

With Xu Liang's bold conjecture, Wen Ge was old and calculating, even if he heard the news of the death of the palace maid Lanzhi at first glance, even if he was angry in his heart, how could he show it easily? Or happened to be seen by Zhang Yan?

Xu Liang felt a chill in his heart, and became more and more sure that beautiful women are not easy to mess with!

"Wen Tiren, this old horseman, dares to trample on the royal dignity so wantonly, how does the emperor plan to deal with this matter?" On the way back to the Heart Cultivation Palace, Queen Zhou asked.

Emperor Chongzhen frowned, and said slowly: "Elder Wen Ge must mean that he is an important minister in the court, and it is not appropriate to deal with cabinet ministers just by Xu Liang's words. ”

Empress Zhou was angry, but she greatly disagreed with Emperor Chongzhen's words, snorted coldly, and said, "What is a one-sided statement!" The emperor also heard the words of the imperial sister-in-law, if it weren't for the old man Wen's actions, the death or life of a palace maid, would he Wen Tiren need to be angry? ”

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he wanted to say that Zhang Yan's words could not be fully believed, but thinking of the intimate relationship between Empress Zhou and Zhang Yan, he endured it.

Empress Zhou saw that Emperor Chongzhen was silent, and stomped her feet angrily: "Your Majesty, the imperial sister-in-law has a great kindness to us, and now that others have bullied her, does the emperor just watch the imperial sister-in-law being wronged?" ”

Emperor Chongzhen paused, pondered for a while, and said to Empress Zhou: "I have my own plans for this matter. I went to the Heart Cultivation Palace to deal with government affairs, and you don't have to accompany the queen. ”

After that, Emperor Chongzhen beckoned Wang Chengen and went to the Palace of Heart Nourishment.

Empress Zhou saw that Emperor Chongzhen left her behind, she couldn't help but be annoyed and angry, and sulked in place for a long time, and when she turned around, she saw that Xu Liang, the Qing of Guanglu Temple, was still following behind with a smiling face, and immediately found the object of anger, put her hands on her waist, her willow eyebrows were upside down, and she pointed at the tip of Xu Liang's nose and scolded:

"You, you, you! It's all because of you! What are you going to do? Get out of the palace for this palace! ”

Xu Liang was stunned for a moment, seeing that Queen Zhou was fluttering, if she didn't leave, her fingertips would poke the bridge of her nose, and she couldn't help but shrink her neck, turn around and hug her head!

"Get out! Hurry up and get out! Empress Zhou jumped to her feet and shouted at Xu Liang, who was speeding away.

The palace maids around "Niangniang......" were all frightened by Queen Zhou's appearance and looked at her worriedly.

Queen Zhou couldn't see Xu Liang anymore, so she stopped, kept pressing down on the fire, and kept repeating in her mind the thoughts of calmness, generosity, motherhood, etc., and then in the surprised eyes of the palace maids, Queen Zhou returned to that dignified and elegant demeanor in a blink of an eye.

Empress Zhou took two steps, stopped, her voice did not carry a trace of fireworks, and said to the personal palace maid who was waiting on the side: "Go, go to the cabinet to send a message to Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren, the palace wants the two of them to clean up the messy gossip in the capital within three days, and after three days, if the palace hears anyone chewing the root of the tongue again, the two of them will not stay in the cabinet!" ”

That's a bit of a weight. The personal palace maid said cautiously: "Niangniang, the two cabinet elders are important ministers in the court, although Niangniang is the mother of a country, she really wants to remove the cabinet ministers, and the emperor blames it, I'm afraid it's not good to take it?" ”

Empress Zhou smiled coldly, her face full of frost: "Who said that the palace was going to depose them?" Hmph, this palace can't control the affairs of the court, and the affairs in this palace can always be in charge, right? Hongu just felt that these two old guys were sitting too comfortably in the cabinet room, and wanted to make room for them. Well, I remember that there was still a vacant lot in front of the Bell and Drum Division, and when the time came, people would build two thatched huts, and let the cabinet move there! ”

The palace maid was awe-inspiring in her heart, owed, and trotted all the way to the cabinet to announce the decree.

Half an hour later, Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren of the cabinet knelt down in shock to listen to the queen's decree, and after the palace maid who announced the decree left, the two supported each other to get up. Zhou Shoufu was about to complain about Wen Tiren, but suddenly heard another eunuch walk in outside, stood in front of the two of them, shook off the dust, and said loudly: "The emperor has a decree, and Wen Tiren, a scholar of the Xuan Cabinet University, will go to the Yangxin Hall to ask questions!" (To be continued.) )