Thinking of this, Helian Yingche turned his eyes and instructed Helian Yingtai, the king of Heze: "I already know about this matter, and I have my own way to deal with it, so you don't have to worry about it. I have important things to do later, and if you don't have anything else to report, you can step back for now. ”

Seeing that Helian Ying was confident and had the chance to win, Helian Yingtai was inconvenient to admonish again, so he had to retreat out of the side hall.

Soon after Helian Yingtai, the king of Heze, came out of the side hall, he saw the queen mother He Lanyan hurriedly driving from the Jiaoyang Palace to the side hall.

"Queen Mother, why are you here?" Helian Ying heard the eunuch's report thoroughly, and hurriedly got up to greet him.

"The emperor's affair has fallen into the world's mouth, and the mourning family is here to clean up the mess for the emperor!" As soon as the Queen Mother He Lanyan entered the door, she frowned coldly at Helian Yingche and said with a sigh.

It turned out that the Empress Dowager He Lanyan had already arranged eyeliner among the people of the Imperial City, and it should be said that the Empress Dowager He Lanyan learned the news about Gongliang's identity and unbearable past events one step earlier than Helian Yingche. After hearing this, Helan Yan knew that the matter was very important, and if it was not done well, it would affect the foundation of the Great Yan Dynasty, so she hurried to the side hall to discuss countermeasures with the new emperor Helian Yingche.

This time, the Queen Mother He Lanyan heard the rumors of Gongliang and rushed to the side hall in time, willing to clean up the mess for Helian Yingche, but indirectly explained that the rumors fabricated and spread in the market did not have much to do with Helan Yan. The mastermind behind the attempt to frame Gongliang is not the Queen Mother He Lanyan.

Helian Yingche pondered carefully in his mind, and said in a lazy voice: "The queen mother is deaf and clear-sighted, and she has access to all directions, so she has already learned the news. ”

Helian Yingche's tone was slightly surprised.

The Empress Dowager He Lanyan sighed and said: "Now the rumors about Gongliang have already spread among the people of the Imperial City, and everyone knows about it!" Who the emperor likes and who he favors, that is the emperor's freedom, and the mourning family naturally can't control the private affairs of the emperor's children. However, this is a major matter related to whether the foundation of the Great Yan Dynasty can be stabilized, but the mourning family cannot ignore it. ”

Helan Yan's cold gaze fell on the emperor Helian Yingche beside her, and asked faintly: "Since the emperor has learned the news, what does the emperor plan to do with Gongliang Er?" ”

"The queen mother should also know that this matter is clearly someone behind the scenes, instigating the relationship between me and Fu'er, intending to frame Fu'er, disrupt the government of Dayan, and arouse the dissatisfaction of the people. In the whole thing, Su'er is nothing more than a pawn used by the thieves behind the scenes, deliberately slandering and framing Su'er's despicable acts. And if she is innocent, how can she deal with it? Helian Yingche's heart to defend justice and goodness has never wavered.

The Queen Mother He Lanyan looked at Helian Yingche's eager reaction to defend Gongliang'er, and couldn't help laughing coldly: "This Gongliang Er'er is really special!" Not only does she look exactly like Concubine Ying'er, but even the emperor's partiality and affection for her are no different! Sometimes the mourning family really inadvertently feels that this good lady in front of them may not be the concubine Yun Er in the palace in the past! The emperor has repeatedly protected her, because he is worried that her identity will be exposed, and he is afraid that he will be punished for it in the future! ”

At present, the Empress Dowager He Lanyan has no heart to really want to deal with Gongliang Er, but she just said two related words to test Helian Yingche, so that Helian Yingche clearly knows that the secret on his hidden Gongliang Er'er is no longer a secret.

A conversation between two equally intelligent people naturally doesn't need to have too many words.

Helian Yingche knew very well that the Empress Dowager He Lanyan had never relaxed her suspicions about Gongliang Zhu'er. It's just that He Lanyan has never had any proper reason and evidence to convict Gongliang'er.

However, this time the plot reversed, because of the rumors, the Queen Mother He Lanyan got the initiative to dispose of Gongliang'er. Helian Yingche wanted to keep Gongliang'er, so he had to prevent the Queen Mother He Lanyan from falling into the well.

"The queen mother just said that the queen mother came to relieve the siege for me this time, I wonder if the queen mother has any good plan to resolve this crisis?" Helian Yingche deliberately pretended to ask He Lanyan for advice, so as to understand Helan Yan's opinion on this matter.

Empress Dowager Helan Yan said in a loud voice: "The emperor should know better than the mourning family, no matter whether the rumors about the identity of Gongliang Zhu'er are true or false, in the minds of the people of the imperial city, they have already chosen to believe that Gongliang Jia'er is a water-based poplar, a frivolous and charming demon girl who is a disaster for the country." I believe that the emperor was bewitched by the demon girl Gongliang'er, and his voice misled the country! If the emperor is under public opinion, let it go, and continue to maintain public goodness, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not lose the trust of the people because of a woman, deviate from his subjects, and lose the hearts of the people! ”

Helian Ying stared in contemplation and did not make a sound.

The Empress Dowager He Lanyan continued: "The mourning family knows that the emperor can't bear to get rid of Gongliang Jie'er, and it is too arbitrary and cruel to convict Gongliang Jie'er just because of the rumors that have not yet been verified. However, the emperor should still plan as soon as possible, and don't let it be true. Affected the great Yan of the country. In order to solve this matter perfectly and break the crisis according to the opinion of the mourning family, the emperor must draw a clear line with Gongliang, and not have anything to do with a woman with a damaged reputation and a tainted character. The best way is to reward Gongliang Zhu'er to other princes and princes as concubines and concubines, so as to dissolve the pressure of public opinion and calm down the rumors. Second, you can also take the opportunity to win over a group of reliable courtiers to serve the emperor and contain the princes. Kill two birds with one stone, why not? ”

He Lanyan is not in the mood to deal with Gongliang Jie'er at this time, which does not mean that Helan Yan will let Gongliang Jie'er be powerful in the harem, threatening the status of Queen Helan Diemeng and causing chaos in the country. Therefore, Helan Yan wanted to take this opportunity to persuade Emperor Helian Yingche to reward Gongliang Ying'er, cut off Helian Yingche's thoughts about her, and get rid of Gongliang Er's trouble by the way.

However, Helian Yingche is not a person who can sacrifice his beloved for his own benefit. In Helian Yingche's heart, Gongliang and Dayan are equally important, and the two are not incompatible, Helian Yingche will never allow himself to choose to sacrifice Gongliang in the face of rumors of right and wrong, in exchange for the calming of public opinion.

"Erchen knows that the queen mother is thinking about the government of the Great Yan Dynasty and the society of the country. The queen mother, like her sons, does not want such a trivial matter to endanger the hearts of the people. It's just the queen mother's way to solve this matter, and the sons dare not agree. Since she is innocent, how can she be held responsible for her sacrifice for this matter? Ju'er is a flesh-and-blood, living person, not something that can be taken and sent. I will never give away the woman I love to someone else as a wife or concubine! Erchen thought that there must be other ways to protect the child and calm this turmoil. ”

"When the emperor came up with a countermeasure, the mourning family estimated that the ministers of the court and the central government had already jointly written a petition to put pressure on the emperor and ask the emperor to get rid of Gongliang'er! At that time, I am afraid that it will be too late for the emperor to protect the good people. Does the emperor have to watch himself and Gongliang fall into a passive position, and have no choice? ”