When Jin Rui heard this, his heart was lifted, and he looked at Wen Ge with bright eyes, and said, "The mother concubine mentioned the matter of marriage, what is the attitude of the father?"

He had the heart to marry Peng Mo, and in the days when King Qu and King Ning were not in Beijing, he and the officials had hinted many times in front of his father, but his father had not responded positively to this question, and Peng Mo was sick and weak and rarely went out, he just wanted to see her and couldn't do it, so this matter has not progressed for a long time.

Wen Ge looked at Jin Rui cautiously, and said in a low voice: "The emperor was furious, and after reprimanding the concubine, he was grounded, and said that Your Highness, you have a heart of disobedience, and you are ashamed of your love for the emperor." ”

Disobedience?!!

Is his father going to throw him into the abyss? Which courtier would support a prince who disrespects his father and disobeys the rules?

Jin Rui sat back on the chair weakly, sat for a moment, and smiled coldly, yes, the father and the emperor closed the mother and concubine, and the result was not obvious enough? What else was he expecting? The father would not give Peng Mo to him!

Wen Ge saw that Jin Rui was in a daze, and frowned: "Your Highness, until the last moment, the victory and defeat are not clear, you can't be discouraged!"

Jin Rui's scattered eyes refocused, took a breath, and said, "How is the case of the assassination of the Nine Emperor Uncles of the Royal Garden being investigated now?"

Something must be done to win the hearts of the courtiers and the emperor, otherwise, the Jin Palace's mansion is completely hopeless.

But his father has always guarded against him, and he rarely even deals with him in political affairs, and now he only has such a case at hand, and he must do it well.

"My subordinates inquired this morning, but I still don't have a clue, but we are still actively investigating. Wen Ge understood what Jin Rui meant, what he lacked most now was the opportunity to show his talents, but the emperor has always refused to give this opportunity, but if this case can be concluded perfectly, it will be a good opportunity.

"You follow up in person, and report to me as soon as you have progress. "Yes, until the last moment, who can determine whether he wins or loses? Since his father has repeatedly besieged him, he will find his own way out.

"Yes, the subordinates retired. Wengo nodded and stepped back.

Chengqian Palace

The queen took off her wide clothes, her black hair was scattered, she sat in front of the dresser, looked in the mirror, and without the dress of the phoenix robe and golden hairpin, her majesty was reduced a lot.

The palace maid Xia Jin stood behind the queen, carefully combed her hair, and said with a smile: "Niangniang's hair is so good, black and bright." ”

The queen looked at the person in the mirror, and her gorgeous and dazzling appearance had long been gone, so what was the use of her hair, no matter how good her hair was?

Xia Jin saw that the queen was lonely, and knew that she was in a bad mood, so she didn't say anything, just combed her hair quietly.

The queen looked at Feng Hai on the dresser, her eyes trembled, and she said in a low voice: "You say, will Peng Mo be annoyed with Jia'er?"

Xia Jin understood what the queen meant, lowered her eyebrows and thought for a while: "The slave doesn't know, but Miss Peng Si has a soft and kind personality, and she is extremely good with the princess, so she shouldn't be angry." ”

The queen shook her head, waved Xia Jin away, and lay on the bed, still with a lot of troubles in her heart, is today's action lacking?

Rou Jia has a straight temperament and doesn't know the bends, but Peng Mo is transparent, and when she sees the phoenix, she can definitely see the meaning behind it at a glance, so she refuses to accept it.

The emperor cares about the court, and everything can become a pawn, even her and Rou Jia are no exception.

But she is Roujia's mother after all, her daughter's lifelong happiness is worth everything, today the emperor uses Roujia to test Peng Mo, I don't know if the general's mansion will have a problem?

Chenwang's Mansion

Qi Xin came to the study with the boiled medicine, watched Jin Xiuchen drink it, and then said, "Zhao Bin's news has reached Qi Shangshu's Mansion. ”

Jin Xiuchen nodded and said, "What happened to the Marquis of Zhongyong's Mansion?"

Qi Xin said: "Zhao Qingshui has taken away the title and put him in prison, waiting to be disposed of, Zhao Shuchang took Wu Xiaorou to kneel outside the palace gate for a day today, and the emperor and queen have not been summoned, and now they have returned to the Hou Mansion." ”

The emperor did not summon him because he didn't want to deal with this matter privately, and it seems that there will be another good show tomorrow morning.

"Where is Kongwu now?" Jin Xiuchen has not forgotten the auspicious words that Kongwu gave to the fetus in Zhao Qingshui's belly at the palace banquet, and now that the fake pregnancy has been exposed, he has not been lightly slapped in the face, does he still have the face to stay in the palace?

Qi Xin smiled and said: "Kongwu went out of the city when the city gate was about to close, and went all the way to Huangjue Temple, he asked to see the emperor before leaving, but the emperor did not summon him. ”

The emperor has been courteous to Kongwu for many years, and this is the first time this has happened.

Speaking of emptiness, Jin Xiuchen thought of Peng Mo, and for a while, the smile on the corner of his mouth seemed to be rubbing the warmth of the April sun.

It turned out that she had been planning for so long, and quietly buried this secret move for Kongwu.

"There are guests coming tomorrow, so let's tidy up in the house, don't be seen. Jin Xiuchen said and fiddled with the chessboard on the small table, and the cold touch of the chess pieces made his eyes feel cold.

"Yes, my subordinates understand. "Qi Xin didn't know who would come, but the person who could arouse His Highness's attention was definitely not a simple person.

Don't dare to slack off, and hurriedly order preparations.

Huayang Palace is the palace of the queen mother and concubine of Qu, and the palace is brightly lit at this moment, and the palace maid is advancing and retreating with a meal.

Concubine Xian served the emperor for dinner, the two of them washed up and lay on the bed, she looked at the emperor with her eyes closed, her eyes turned, and said with a smile: "I heard that the sister of Concubine Shu made the emperor unhappy today?"

In fact, the most lively scene in the palace today is not played by the concubine, but by the concubine.

Who would have thought that when she was pregnant for a long time, the arrogant Xiang Concubine Niangniang would come to menstruation?

It's just that she dares to use this fake pregnancy to compete for favor, and now that the plot has been discovered, she deserves to be imprisoned in prison.

A person who has been imprisoned in the prison still has to bother? Concubine Xian naturally doesn't care, she now has to focus on Concubine Shu and Concubine Hui, so after hearing that Concubine Shu was grounded, she hurriedly invited the emperor, thinking about blowing the pillow wind again and putting on eye medicine.

The emperor didn't open his eyes when he heard this, but he thought of Concubine Shu in his mind, frowned, and replied with a "grace".

Seeing the emperor's disgusted appearance, Concubine Xian smiled even more, and didn't mind whether the emperor opened his eyes, and persuaded softly: "The emperor should not be angry, you must be considerate of the hard work of the concubine's sister, she came from a humble background, and has been carefully teaching His Royal Highness the King of Jin all these years, but His Royal Highness is ignorant and married such a side concubine, which disturbed the family and the country, the concubine's sister is very anxious, and the lord of Huining is a rare woman who is both gentle and demure, and the concubine's sister is naturally interested." ”

Although he is excusing Concubine Shu, the meaning of the words inevitably makes people think too much.

The emperor opened his eyes, looked at the bed tent above his head, and said coldly: "Their mother and son have always been together. "Today's words from Concubine Shu will definitely not have anything to do with Jin Rui!

After all, they have been married for decades, and Concubine Xian couldn't hear the condensation and precaution in the emperor's tone?

But he didn't seem to hear anything on his face, nodded softly, tucked the corners of the quilt for the emperor, and replied, "Yes." ”

Some things just need to be mentioned, and if you say too much, you will be suspected of provoking, so it is best to stop at the point, and she has practiced this trick in the harem over the years.

The Mansion of the Marquis of Zhongyong

Zhao Shuchang knelt in the wind and sun at the gate of the palace for a day today, and he looked very disgraced at the moment, but he didn't have time to clean up, so he walked back and forth in the study anxiously, and the corners of his mouth were blistering.

There were still two people standing in the study, staff Wu Bin and Wu Xiaorou.

Wu Bin's eyes patrolled over Zhao Shuchang, and then looked at Wu Xiaorou, who couldn't help wiping her tears, and said, "Master Hou, what is the situation in the palace now?"

He heard a lot of news outside the palace, and every one of them was terrifying.

Zhao Shuchang sighed heavily when he heard this, and said, "Concubine Xiang Niangniang has been imprisoned in the prison. ”

Wu Bin was prepared in his heart, but he was still shocked, what kind of place is the prison? It is the place where the felons are held, and ninety percent of the people who enter the prison will not be able to get out, and now that the emperor is furious, what is the chance of Zhao Qingshui being released?

"Lord Hou can see the emperor today?"

Zhao Shuchang shook his head, his face became even more ugly, it was really not a good sign that the emperor had not summoned him.

Wu Bin thought in his heart and said, "Now, I can only give up the eldest lady." ”

Wu Xiaorou roared out when she heard this, stepped forward and grabbed Wu Bin's clothes, and scolded angrily: "What did you say?

Wu Bin didn't expect Wu Xiaorou to make such a move, he was so frightened that he didn't dare to move, and said in his mouth: "Madame is angry, Madame and the eldest lady have a deep mother-daughter relationship, so it is naturally difficult to give up, but Madame should also think about the rest of the Hou Mansion." ”

Now that the emperor is not seen, he has already indicated that he does not accept the plea, if they still insist on going their own way and vainly want to save Zhao Qingshui, then a second-grade Houfu that is about to decline, how much affection does the emperor have?

Wu Xiaorou heard Wu Bin's words, slapped him in the face angrily, and said fiercely: "You are so bold, a small staff member dares to instigate the Hou Ye to abandon his daughter!"

Wu Bin was slapped suddenly, the anger in his chest burned instantly, he glared at Wu Xiaorou, and said coldly: "Yes, I am a staff member, not a maid in the house, I can let my wife teach me a lesson." ”

Wu Xiaorou didn't care about this, glared back without fear, and scolded: "What about the staff? Aren't they the ones who eat the Hou Mansion and live in the Hou Mansion? A person who asks for food still dares to be rampant?"

Wu Bin's chest rose and fell violently, he never thought that he would be so humiliated by a woman and child today, and he threw his sleeves away with hatred.

Zhao Shuchang was still thinking about discussing some ways with Wu Bin, but he didn't expect to be slapped away by Wu Xiaorou, so angry that he fell to the ground with a teacup, and said angrily: "Ignorant woman, get out!"

Wu Xiaorou looked at him coldly, the anger in her heart could no longer be suppressed, and she pointed at Zhao Shuchang and shouted: "Zhao Shuchang, when you did nothing, it was our family who picked you up, and your smooth sailing over the years is inseparable from the care of the General's Mansion and the credit of Qingshui, now that something has happened to Qingshui, if you dare to abandon her, I will fight for your life and ruin your reputation!"