Inside the Imperial Study.

"You're back. ”

Seeing Gu Mingyuan come in, the emperor waved his hand to let the inner guards go out, leaving only their father and son.

"Do you know why I did this today?"

Hearing the emperor's words, Gu Mingyuan replied: "Father and Emperor are thoughtful, thinking that it is to find out the real murderer behind the scenes. ”

Things have developed to this point, I am afraid that it has become the emperor's heart disease, so he doesn't believe that the other party will just forget it.

As soon as he said this, he saw the emperor smile and said, "It is said that the son is the father, and this is really true." I asked you to continue to investigate this matter, but you have to come secretly, are you sure?"

"Erchen did his best. ”

Gu Mingyuan didn't say too much, he had some guesses in his heart, but it was not suitable to tell the emperor.

When the emperor heard this, he didn't say anything, but said, "The reason why I punished Zuo Xiang so lightly today is not because I believe in him, on the contrary, it is precisely because I don't believe that he is innocent. However, I also don't believe that he is the mastermind behind this scene. ”

To put it bluntly, Zuo Xiang definitely knows something about today's matter. But if he came up with such a play, the emperor would not believe it.

After all, this person has been with him for so many years, and the emperor knows the means of the left minister, so he will not be so clumsy.

Today's appearance of the left prime minister is a bit like covering up the truth he already knows.

Thinking of this, the emperor's brow couldn't help but furrow again.

Could it really be Gu Mingli?

But his legs are lame, and he is such a straw bale, he probably can't think of such a bitter plan.

Seeing the emperor's appearance, Gu Mingyuan didn't say anything, but said: "Since my father wants to investigate, my son will try his best to verify." ”

The emperor glanced at his expression, and saw that he didn't care about it, but he suddenly realized something, because he said: "Before, I wronged you. ”

Whoever is behind this, one thing is certain.

This really has nothing to do with Gu Mingyuan.

In the past, the emperor, out of selfishness, actually tried to cover up the past when the evidence was unclear.

But at that time, he covered it up, but he was a little suspicious that the matter was related to Gu Mingyuan, and out of help him cover it up, he wanted to expose it.

But now that I investigated, I found that this matter really had nothing to do with Gu Mingyuan.

At that time, although he just had a thought flashing past, he was wronged in the end.

It's just that as an emperor, he naturally can't apologize. At this time, such a sentence is already very face-saving.

Gu Mingyuan naturally knew, so he only smiled faintly and said, "When my father said this, my son was terrified. In fact, there is nothing to be aggrieved about in this matter, although most of the words of the previous Zuo Xiang were not listened to, but one sentence is right, if you let the people behind the scenes stir up the situation so much, it will be a disaster for me Xichu. So rest assured, this matter will be secretly investigated to the end. ”

He wasn't saying this to the emperor, no matter who that person was, if he wasn't found out, he really couldn't be down-to-earth.

After Gu Mingyuan's words, the emperor was relieved and sighed, and finally only said: "I believe in you." ”

After he said this, he wanted to tell Gu Mingyuan something about his daily life, but Gu Mingyuan didn't know if he saw his intentions, but he said respectfully: "If my father has nothing else to do, my son will retire first." ”

Seeing the alienation in Gu Mingyuan's eyes, the emperor paused slightly when he wanted to speak, and then swallowed it all: "Okay, then you go first, and I will stay by myself for a while." ”

Gu Mingyuan retreated when he heard the words and salutes, and the emperor sat behind the dragon case for a long time before sighing.

The older this son is, the more alienated he becomes.

I wanted to marry a daughter-in-law before, but when I asked him, I looked better. Now that he has married his daughter-in-law, he is still as cold to him as ever.

The emperor pinched his eyebrows, and when he thought of Qin Huaiyu, he couldn't help but sigh even more.

Previously, he heard some rumors that this princess was acting a little willful, and the two Gu Mingyuan brothers had a falling out because of her before, which made the emperor have a headache.

At that time, for the sake of Gu Mingyuan, he matched the two of them into husband and wife, but is this girl really a good match for his son?

The emperor only felt that there was almost nothing to make him feel comfortable, and it was uncomfortable to think about the past, and the recent piles and piles made his head bigger.

He didn't bother to think about it anymore, so he simply picked up the fold and looked at it, but he felt more and more upset when he looked at it.

In the end, it was the inner chamberlain who came in and changed the incense for him, which made the emperor feel more comfortable.

The incense in the hall had an elegant smell, so that the emperor couldn't help but take a deep breath, and then asked, "What kind of incense did you change today, why haven't I smelled it before?"

Hearing this, the chamberlain replied respectfully: "Back to the emperor, today's incense is not presented by the Internal Affairs Office, but prepared by Concubine Jing herself." I've seen it in the hospital, and it's the best way to calm the mind. ”

Hearing this, the emperor remembered that he hadn't seen Concubine Jing for a long time, and he missed it a little in his heart, so he threw aside the fold in his hand at will, got up and ordered: "Swing and go to Concubine Jing." ”

As soon as he said this, the inner eunuch hurriedly responded to a promise, but asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, didn't you say that you were going to Qin Zhaoyi before, and the slave would like to pass it on again, so that Qin Zhaoyi doesn't have to wait for you?"

That Qin Zhaoyi is Qin Hongmiao, who only entered the palace in June.

Because of these times of pleasing the emperor, Long Yan was very happy, and she had already been canonized as Zhaoyi.

These days, she has been favored alone, and she is in the limelight in the palace, and the emperor has to go to her palace every once in a while to stay overnight.

At this time, after listening to the words of the inner eunuch, the emperor remembered that when he had breakfast, the lotus seed soup sent by Qin Zhaoyi made him feel moved, and he had already passed the decree that noon had passed.

It's just that at this time, the incense aroused the thought of Jing Concubine, and the emperor waved his hand and said casually: "Let someone pass it on, and say that I will pass it tomorrow." ”

Counting it, he also snubbed Concubine Jing for a long time, and now Gu Mingjue can be regarded as a sign of some painful changes, as his mother, the emperor still has to give Concubine Jing a face.

After all...... After so many years of grievances, she has only been a concubine, which is already a great grievance.

The emperor had a rare conscience, and after instructing the inner chamberlain, he went straight to the palace of the concubine.

When the inner eunuch heard this, he immediately agreed, and ordered the little eunuch to pass the decree, but he hurriedly followed the emperor's footsteps, while instructing: "Your Majesty, you walk slowly, it is snowing, and the road is slippery." ”