Imperial Palace, Cining Palace.

On the third day of the Empress Dowager's house arrest, she already felt uncomfortable all over, except for a few of her palace maids who served her closely, the rest of the people were sent here by the Empress Dowager to monitor her every move, and she was stared at by people what she was doing, and she was very unhappy!

There were still a lot of guards guarding the gate of Cining Palace, they all obeyed the orders of Jiang Qiancheng and the Empress Dowager, even if she personally walked to the door to order them, they were unmoved.

The grandmother, who had been following her, walked up to her with the freshly brewed tea and said respectfully: "Queen Mother, don't be angry, the matter has come to this point, and nothing can be changed." ”

"Can the mourning family not be angry? The mourning family has been in the palace for so many years, and it is the first time that he has been placed under house arrest in his own bedroom! How can you experience this feeling! ”

As she spoke, she slammed the table, and the teacup placed on the table vibrated and some of the tea spilled.

The Empress Dowager frowned, her mood became more and more bad, if she had known that Jiang Qiancheng would unite with the Empress Dowager to deal with her because of a woman like Yue Qingming, she would not have let him be the emperor in the first place!

She looked coldly at the grandmother who was standing respectfully on the side, and asked, "Where is Grandpa Hai?" Why haven't you come back? ”

"This ...... The slave maid didn't know that she had already sent him the news of summoning him back to the palace, but there was no news of him until now. ”

"Could it be that he found out what was going on in the palace and ran away on his own?"

"It shouldn't be, the Empress Dowager, your house arrest in Cining Palace is confidential, and other people just think that you are unwell and recuperate in the palace, and only those masterminds know the specific things."

"......" The Empress Dowager took a deep breath: "Then why do you say that now that Gonggong Hai still hasn't come back?" ”

"Either Gonggong Hai sensed that something was wrong, so he chose to stay outside the palace for the time being and wait for your news, or he has been caught by His Majesty or the Queen Mother's people, so he can't come back."

The Empress Dowager is naturally more inclined to the former, Gonggong Hai knows a lot of things about her, if he is caught by Jiang Qiancheng or the Empress Dowager, if he wants to ask about his own things from his mouth, he is afraid that he will never be able to gain a foothold in the palace in the future!

Damn, I think she stayed in the palace for decades, and in the end she was calculated to death by a kid in his early twenties! But that stinky boy still supported himself to ascend to the throne!

The Empress Dowager only felt panicked in her heart, and regretted it, but to put it mildly, now she has such a result completely by herself, if she did not participate in the affairs of the first emperor, maybe the first emperor is still reigning, Jiang Qiancheng is still just the prince, and she is still the queen mother!

Mama comforted: "The Empress Dowager, in this situation, we are in a hurry, let's wait and see, the slave maid thinks that Your Majesty and the Empress Dowager will definitely not attack you easily." ”

The Empress Dowager sneered: "They can all put the mourning family under house arrest in Cining Palace, and they dare to marry the daughter of a merchant family as the queen, what else do they dare not do?" ”

"This ......"

"The reason why the mourning family is still alive is because it is still useful to them for the time being, and when it is useless later, they will definitely not hesitate to get rid of the mourning family and those who will hinder their way forward!"

Mama lowered her head and didn't dare to answer. Although this is a slight exaggeration, it may not happen, after all, this is the imperial palace, the most ruthless place in the world.

The Empress Dowager frowned, closing her eyes and thinking about her future, although the palace was still calm now, her intuition told her that she might not survive this year.

The Imperial Study.

After the holy decree to marry Yue Qingming was passed down, in one day, everyone in the entire imperial city knew about it, although some people were still talking behind their backs, but fortunately, there was no opposition in the court.

The Queen Mother sat on the chair, drinking tea with a faint expression, and Jiang Qianbai sat on the other side, with a lowered head and an expression that looked like she was thinking about something.

Jiang Qiancheng glanced at him and asked, "Jiang Qianbai, what are you thinking?" ”

Jiang Qianbai came back to his senses and replied with a smile: "I'm thinking about Princess Qingjia and the Empress Dowager. ”

Jiang Qiancheng was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously looked at the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother also just raised her head and met Jiang Qiancheng's gaze.

Jiang Qianbai said again: "Princess Qingjia is now locked up in the prison, although she is still alive, her existence is a bit of an obstacle after all, especially the Yan State side does not seem to have any reaction to the assassination of their envoy team in the Western Jin Dynasty, I think it is very strange." ”

"Also, although the Empress Dowager is under house arrest in Cining Palace by us, the loyal eunuch Hai Gonggong beside her has never been found, and I don't know where he is or what he is doing."

Jiang Qiancheng nodded, Jiang Qianbai's worries were all justified, but the existence of those people was a potential threat to them, and no one could guarantee that they would not suddenly appear in front of them to make trouble.

Jiang Qiancheng touched his chin, it was not easy for him to maintain the stable situation above the court, and he was going to marry Yue Qingming next month, if someone deliberately made some big moves at this time, his previous efforts would be in vain.

The Empress Dowager asked, "Is there a way to find that Gonggong Hai in Cining Palace?" ”

"The palace has been searched, he shouldn't be in the palace, I heard before that it was for the queen mother to go out of the palace to do business, it should be that he didn't return to the palace after noticing the abnormality, and hid outside the palace."

"Then find a way to find him, and then get rid of him, so as to prevent future troubles."

"I understand this, but the imperial city is so big, it is not easy to find a person who is deliberately hiding, and it is not suitable to issue a wanted warrant at this time, it is difficult to find."

Jiang Qiancheng thought for a moment and said, "I do know that there is someone who may be able to help us find that Hai Gonggong." ”

Jiang Qianbai and the Queen Mother asked in unison: "Who?" ”

Jiang Qiancheng smiled and didn't answer.

Half an hour later, Dong Xi appeared in the imperial study.

Jiang Qiancheng said: "Senior Dong Xi, there is something that needs your help, if you don't get rid of him, it may be a threat to the wedding between me and Yue Qingming in the future." ”

Dong Xi said lightly: "Who is it?" ”

Jiang Qiancheng took a portrait of Gonggong Hai and showed it to Dong Xi: "He is Gonggong Hai of Cining Palace, a confidant of the Empress Dowager, hiding in the imperial city and never returning to the palace, we are worried that he will take the opportunity to make trouble, so we need your help to find him, and then, solve it directly." ”

Dong Xi took the portrait: "Got it, give it to me." ”