Emperor Hong Zheng was also furious when he was in power, and ordered three sessions to be tried, that is, the Criminal Department, Dali Temple, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate to try the case together.

said that it will be strictly investigated to the end, no matter who is behind the scenes, what kind of identity and background, and how high the official position is, it will be investigated to the end, and there will be no favoritism and fraud.

Although Hu Luo is dead, the crime is monstrous, and Hu Luo's own family is in the same vein, and all of them are beheaded to show the public.

As soon as Emperor Hong Zheng's words came out, he won the respect of his ministers, and he speculated about the evil intentions of the people behind the scenes, intending to subvert the bad behavior of the Great Zhou.

Since ancient times, those who have conspired against each other are naturally the dragon chair.

And the five sons of Emperor Hong Zheng, others want to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, and it is a joke to seek the dynasty to usurp the throne. Therefore, it must be a few princes who made the shot.

At this time, everyone found out that Yan Shaoxun, the fifth prince who had no background, was ordered to go to Liaodong to inspect and had already left Beijing.

Chasing down further, I found that there were the Zhong family brothers and sisters, the lord of Mingzhu County, as well as the Gu family Erlang, and the new champion Xiao Yao. The fact that they were able to get Emperor Hong Zheng's consent to travel has already shown that this matter has nothing to do with him.

The four princes who were still in the capital accepted the courtiers' investigation and various speculations.

Yan Rongling's mother's house is the Dingguo Mansion, and the men are all guarding the country in Yumenguan. As the concubine of the authentic Empress Yuan, he had no reason to make weapons privately, and he was useless, and he was soon removed.

The other King An, King Ning, and the Nine Emperor Prince Yan Qihuo are the key targets of suspicion.

King An and King Ning were not favored, and they were crowned kings early, and they did not have substantive positions. can instigate Yin Huluo, the capital of Tongzhou, and risk the danger of raiding the family and exterminating the clan, and the discerning people think it is impossible.

Therefore, Empress Jiang and the Nine Emperor Princes Yan Qihuo were pushed to the forefront.

After the court meeting, Empress Jiang soon got the news. Although her self-confidence has been swept away, she is not completely sure whether she can touch the melon along the vine.

Originally, recently, the emperor had not stayed in Kunning Palace, and Queen Jiang was checked and balanced by Concubine De and Concubine Yu in the harem.

Come to think of it, at this time, you should respond to all changes with the same.

So she came to Cining Palace to ask for help and ask for guilt, hoping that Empress Dowager Zhong could speak for her, so as not to spread rumors, and the four concubines were about to move, and she couldn't hold it back.

"Queen Mother, although the concubines are stronger on weekdays, the concubines really can't do such a rebellious thing. beg the queen mother to be the master and avenge the grievances of the concubines. ”

Empress Jiang came to Cining Palace, and after being given a seat by Empress Dowager Zhong, she began to cry.

"Besides, Xiao Jiu has always been liked by the emperor, and it is difficult to guarantee that others are not taking the opportunity to frame him. Xiao Jiu is so small, he has never entered the court, how can he be so bold? ”

Empress Dowager Zhong leaned on her arm with one hand and turned the twisted beads with the other, looking like she was listening to Empress Jiang's request for help, but she was actually thinking back to Da Zhou and Tu, estimating where Gu Fanghua might go.

Empress Jiang cried for a while, saw that Empress Dowager Zhong did not speak, gritted her teeth, got up and knelt in front of Empress Dowager Zhong.

Kowtowed: "Ask the Queen Mother for mercy and save the concubine and Xiao Jiu." ”

Empress Dowager Zhong came back to her senses at this time, her eyebrows frowned slightly, and she first asked Xiuchun and Dongchun to help Empress Jiang up.

"Queen, as the lord of the six palaces, as long as the emperor has not condemned you for a day, and you have a phoenix seal in your hand, the concubines of the six palaces will be controlled by you. You can't rule the harem, it's because you're incompetent. If the emperor blames it, it is useless for you to come and beg for mourning. Don't lose it, the dignity of your mother's honor in the world. ”

Empress Jiang was ashamed to be taught, but she still stood in front of Empress Dowager Zhong and did not dare to sit down.

"The queen mother, the concubines are not afraid of others, but they are afraid that the emperor will be deceived and listen to rumors, and ask the queen mother to call the shots and give the concubines a chance to explain."

Empress Dowager Zhong's phoenix eyes drooped slightly: "This is natural, but the matter of Tongzhou, Xiao Jiu was also present that day, you can ask him." ”

Empress Jiang had a ghost in her heart, and she inevitably flickered and said, "Yes, Queen Mother." The concubine went back and asked him. The concubine also wants to see who it is who wants to harm me or Xiao Jiu. ”

Empress Dowager Zhong was noncommittal, and Queen Jiang returned with a feather and was sitting on the concubine floor angry.

Yao Qi walked in quickly and handed over a piece of pharmacy: "Niangniang, this is the prescription that Hou Ye sent to Niangniang to regulate the body." ”

"Big brother, why is he so stupid! At such a time, he dared to send a letter in, did he think that the palace was not suspicious enough? ”

Although Empress Jiang was full of anger, she finally opened the pharmacy and took a look.

"Astragalus, honeysuckle, angelica, notoginseng, cicada, atractylodes, purple river car ......", these are the code words of Empress Jiang when she made an appointment with Marquis Wuping in the past and the situation was urgent.

The question is, "The emperor is strictly investigating, is it using gold and silver angelica?" Or use the technique of cicada molt to launch a scapegoat? ”

Empress Jiang looked at the prescription, and after a long cup of tea, she said to Yao Qi: "Go, send the Jade Maitreya Buddha in the treasury to the eldest brother." ”

The Yao period was completed quickly, and Emperor Hong Zheng and Empress Dowager Zhong also received the news, but they were really confused about this prescription and Maitreya Buddha.

Xiuchun made a cup of health tea for Empress Dowager Zhong, held it over and said with a smile: "Empress Dowager, you see that Empress Jiang is already panicking, should we add more fire?" ”

"No, as long as Mingzhu doesn't marry the prince, they will fight to the death, and they don't bother to pay attention to them."

Empress Dowager Zhong has been much more relaxed since Mingzhu made it clear that she didn't like Yan Rongling. However, he still ordered: "Let people protect Rong Ling, he is better than others." ”

"The Queen Mother can rest assured, the people around the six princes now are all top masters of the underworld, and there will be no more things like the past."

Empress Dowager Zhong sighed and nodded: "This is natural, it seems that the emperor also has an idea." ”

Yan Qihuo did not go to the court, and since he learned that Yan Changxin chased Zhong Taojiao to Liaodong, he has always felt confused. When I dreamed at night, I either dreamed that I would be killed soon, or I dreamed that Zhong Taojiao was wearing a phoenix crown and married Yan Changxin.

On the second day, Xiao Anzi heard the news and hurriedly told Yan Qihuo.

"Master, something happened, Guanwen Hou Shizi went to the fold, and found out that Yin Huluo, the Tongzhou Mansion, had set up a private weapon workshop in Cangnan Mountain, intending to subvert the Great Zhou. Now, it is rumored outside that it is related to the queen mother and her master. ”

"What!"

This is not a trivial matter, Yan Qihuo finally cheered up.

In his heart, he carefully connected the Tongzhou incident, thinking of Feibai's abnormality at that time, he actually felt that he couldn't control his wrist and trembled slightly.

The more Yan Qihuo thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong, and quickly left Qingwu Palace and came to Kunning Palace.

"Queen Mother!"

Empress Jiang was holding her head and resting on her arm, when she heard her son's voice, she hurriedly opened her eyes and showed a smiling face.

"Xiao Jiu, haven't you felt unwell these two days? What's wrong with it? ”

"The Queen Mother! I'm fine. What happened in Tongzhou? Xiao Anzi heard rumors everywhere, are you okay? ”

Empress Jiang took Yan Qihuo's hand and suddenly shook it hard, and when Yan Qihuo looked at her in surprise, Empress Jiang smiled.