Less than three years after the first emperor succeeded to the throne, the system of living burials was restored.

The concubines in the harem who had never given birth to an heir never thought that they would encounter such a catastrophe.

At that time, although some ministers came out to oppose it, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu Cheng Tianzhang strongly supported the first emperor.

Cheng Tianzhang said that these concubines are the daughters of the heavens, and they should be admired by thousands of people.

The first emperor even rewarded the relatives of the concubines this time and gave them countless rewards.

As a result, the resentment was gradually quelled.

Being able to exchange a woman for the future of the family is an extremely cost-effective deal for many families.

During the decades of the reign of the first emperor, the great nobles and great families were proud of the burial of the living to show their status.

After the new emperor ascended the throne, he abolished the burial of the living, and even deposed the Ministry of Rites Shangshu Cheng Tianzhang, but this vice was still not completely curbed.

For example, Feng Ding, the new secretary of the Ministry of Rites, has been very close to Cheng Tianzhang.

For this kind of thing, in fact, many officials in the court mostly turn a blind eye.

The old lady of the Ji family doted on her eldest grandson Ji Tongwen, and even wanted to say a good family affair for Ji Tongwen, but before she could choose a good candidate, Ji Tongwen contracted a vicious disease and died.

If the first emperor is still there, the Ji family is afraid that they will blatantly find Ji Tongwen's 'underground' wife.

Gu Yao thought that when she was deceived by Gu Yaoqing before, a wave of black-clothed little guys appeared later, and they were determined to kill her, maybe it had something to do with this matter.

The Liu family didn't dare to kill her, but the people of the Ji family dared.

If she died, Mrs. Ji would come to the door to propose marriage to Ji Tongwen.

She was suspecting that Gu Yaoqing might know some inside story.

Gu Yaoqing couldn't wait for her to die.

Naturally, these were her guesses, so she desperately wanted to find evidence.

"Eight-character marriage?" Yuan Twelve was stunned, "Why does the girl want to check this?" ”

"It's not good for you to do this." Gu Yaolian thought for a while, "Leave it to Sanniang, you must be careful." ”

Xiangming's mother, Lin Sanniang, is a cautious person, and she will do this so that she will not arouse suspicion.

Yuan Twelve nodded, "I see." ”

As for the affairs of the Hidden Sect, Gu Yaolian did not hand it over to Yuan Twelve to handle, she had a better candidate for this matter.

Listening to Uncle Yuan Jiu, Steward Zhou and Steward Zhang were investigating this matter in private, but they had no clue.

If they were to investigate the affairs of the Hidden Sect, it would be much better than her coming forward.

This night, Ji didn't dare to close his eyes.

She had just ordered someone to beat Pei Jiao and Mama He to death, if it weren't for Aunt Ren stopping her, she would have killed these two people.

Especially Pei Jiao-

As long as Ji Shi thought that she was looked at by Chen Laosi, his heart was extremely disgusting.

The Ji family has hurriedly sent someone back to the Ji family overnight to bring a message to the old lady Ji, if the Ji family does not come to save her, then she will definitely be sent back to her ancestral home to cultivate her self and cultivate her temperament, and she will not be able to set foot in Yanjing again in this life.

"How's it going, is Mama He here?" This is the sixth time that Ji has asked the maid outside the house, her face is extremely ugly, "No news yet?" ”

"Back to the eldest lady......" The little maid trembled with fright, her hands and feet were cold, "No." ”

"Useless things, send someone to ask again." Ji raised his hand and smashed the blue and white porcelain vase beside him, "If Mama He doesn't come again, I'll take you out." ”

The little maid saw with her own eyes that Ji's order was to cripple Pei Ji and Mama He, and as soon as Ji's voice fell, she knelt on the ground with weak legs, "Slave maid go immediately." ”

The little maid almost crawled out of the courtyard door.

The next day, Gu Yao got up and learned about it from Xiang Ming's mouth.

"Mama He definitely doesn't want to come to this troubled water." Gu Yaolian said, "If she wants to come, she won't find an excuse to refuse." ”

Xiangming said, "Mama He is the personal grandmother of the eldest lady, but her heart is towards other places." ”

"You see that, too?" Gu Yao smiled pitifully, "I'm curious about who the person standing behind Mama He is." You should understand the purpose of this person, right? ”

"Since the second master's accident, the uncle has restrained a lot, although the old uncle doesn't like the third master, but he has never been as harsh on the third master as before." Xiangming smiled bitterly, "Guess the slave, the person behind Mama He is Mrs. Ji?" She wants to help the people in the big house deal with the third master? ”

"The girl is the meat on the tip of the third wife's heart, if something happens to the girl, the third wife will definitely be haggard, and the third master will also have a damaged reputation because of this matter, and there is no hope of inheriting the title."

Gu Yaolian shook his head, "Let me ask you, if the uncle and the Ji family, plus the old uncle, are they uncle's opponents?" ”

"This ......" Xiangming hesitated, seeing that there was no one around, "It's not that the slaves and maids look down on the Ji family and the old uncle, they are not the opponents of the third master in terms of connections and strategies." ”

Pei Yu was a famous talent in Yanjing City in the past, and because of his outstanding appearance, he was appointed by the first emperor to explore flowers, in fact, many people talked about it later, Pei Yu was much better than the champion.

Zhuang Yuanlang went to the ministry, but he has been unknown.

On the contrary, although Pei Yu is in the Yushitai, he has not offended anyone at all over the years, and he has also made a lot of contacts. What's more, a few days ago, Pei Yu went to the Ministry of Rites to serve as a waiter, and his career was smooth.

In the court, there are not many people like Pei Yu who can get to this position at a young age without the protection of their ancestors and the support of their relatives.

Like the old man of the Ji family, at the end of his life, he can only be a soldier in the army.

"So, this person is not helping the uncle at all, they are 'helping' the uncle." Gu Yao sneered, "If something happens to the big room, it will become a waste chess like the second room." ”

"For the sake of the future glory of the Pei family, the old uncle will definitely force his uncle to take on what the next head of the family should do. Those who have been watching in the dark are afraid that they are going to get acquainted with their uncle. ”

"There are also distant relatives of the Wang family, but many people are counting on their uncle to inherit the title and support them."

Today's Pei Yu and Wang Ruolan can still be idle, isn't it because Pei Xiao is still there? Pei Yu has not dealt with Fan Qin's only son, Pei Xiao, all these years, not because he doesn't hate it in his heart, but because he doesn't want to break this situation.

Pei Yu has not been promoted in Yushitai for many years, in order to be quiet and make people think that he is useless.

Pei Yu can't have children, so most outsiders think that Pei Xiao will inherit the title, and their family members will not go to greet Wang Ruolan, so that Wang Ruolan, who is not good at dealing with people, can take good care of her body.

Xiangming was taken aback, "But what is the purpose of them forcing the third master?" ”

The purpose is to make Pei Yu, a smart person, a sharp blade in their hands.

The uncle in his previous life, didn't he become a treacherous person that everyone shouted at? On the contrary, the left prime minister who stood behind his uncle was not implicated in the slightest.

Gu Yaolian once thought that the person standing behind Mama He was the old lady of the Ji family, but now it seems that it is not.

The old lady of the Ji family is afraid that she is also one of the chess pieces......

This person understands that Gu Yaolian is Wang Ruolan's weakness, and if Gu Yaolian dies, Wang Ruolan will definitely be heartbroken, and her body will be much worse than before. In order to help Wang Ruolan and Gu Yao, Pei Yu would definitely find out that the old lady of the Ji family was doing something behind her, and she was angry and opposed the Ji family.

If Pei Yu wants to quickly and completely eradicate the Ji family, he has to stand in line in the court, and he has to rely on the most powerful Zuo Xiang today. In this way, you can quickly grasp power.

Gu Yao thought about it and pinched his clothes.

She will not be the weakness of the aunt, she will become the armor of the aunt.

As long as my aunt is well, my uncle will be able to be rational and invincible.

And everything, as Gu Yaolian expected.

The Ji family didn't plan to save the Ji family at all, they showed a righteous appearance of killing their relatives, and let the Pei family severely punish the Ji family for being ignorant.

After Wang Ruolan heard about this, she planned to go to the Ji family theory in person, but she didn't know that the Ji family sent someone to pass on the news in advance, saying that she would definitely give an explanation to Sanfang.

Mrs. Ji personally proposed to punish Ji's 100 boards with a cane, and then let Ji go to Weiyu Temple to practice and repent.

A hundred big boards? This is tantamount to killing the Ji family.

"Did the Ji family really say that?" Wang Ruolan was stunned, "Was it ordered by Mrs. Ji herself?" ”