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In the imperial study, a monarch and a minister were relatively speechless for a long time.

Empress Jiang Ruyue is the link between the Marquis of Weiwu and Lan Shikang. The Weiwu Marquis Mansion helped Lan Shikang win the throne, and Lan Shikang protected the Weiwu Marquis Mansion during his time as emperor. It's just that this mutually beneficial relationship, at the moment of Jiang Ruyue's death, seems a little precarious.

Although the world is settled, there is no border war for the time being. But after all, the former mighty marquis has been fighting horses all his life, and there are countless soldiers under him. As long as the mighty marquis has the ambition to ascend to the heights, it is not impossible to change the surname of the Lan family.

Lan Shikang looked at the mighty marquis in the prime of life in front of him, and his heart was full of thoughts.

At the beginning, he promised the Marquis of Weiwu to foster Xie Danniang's child under the name of the queen, hoping that when he was not there in the future, the Marquis of Weiwu's Mansion would still be able to stand up and help the new emperor sit firmly. It's just that now that Jiang Ruyue is dead, can the Mighty Marquis Mansion still be as loyal to him and the future new emperor as in the past

The answer is, most likely, no.

The imperial concubine who was born in the Xie Mansion is pregnant with a prince, and it stands to reason that Xie Danniang, who is the imperial concubine, should be crowned to the throne by virtue of her son. But it is not a matter of a few days for the mighty Marquis to fight against Xie Zhengzhong above the court. If the mighty Marquis bows down to Chen Chen to the new emperor who retains half of the Xie family's blood, thinking with his toenails, he will know that it is unrealistic.

The prince in Xie Danniang's womb is the only heir of Lan Shikang, and he will definitely be the rightful crown prince of the Lan Dynasty. The Mighty Marquis Mansion is unwilling to help this child, so the Mighty Marquis Mansion has no reason to continue to grow bigger.

can destroy the Mighty Marquis Mansion, and he Lan Shikang is a little more sure

No, not at all.

Even if he really wiped out everyone in the Mighty Marquis Mansion, could he really rest assured that he would hand over the throne to someone with the blood of the ordinary Xie family

On weekdays, Xie Zhengzhong is indeed respectful to him, the king, but if one day, he really leaves, and there is no such thing as the mighty marquis's mansion, maybe Xie Lao Pifu will control the little prince in his hands and become his puppet emperor, so that everyone in the world will bow down to the soles of his feet. At that time, although this Jiangshan is still surnamed Lan, it is no different from the surname Xie.

The mighty Marquis Mansion can't be destroyed, and Xie Zhengzhong's old puppet can't believe it, but the most perfect middleman who can handle things is dead, what should he do

Directly opposite, Weiwu Hou has also been summoned by Lan Shikang and has been sitting in this imperial study for a long time to drink tea. There are many discussions in the court about the queen's sudden immortality, whether he kills or commits suicide, and the emperor has not given an answer so far.

What happened in the dormitory of the Feng Dynasty Palace yesterday, the night passed, and the ministers all knew. The imperial concubine was given salvia in the fetal pills, intending to murder the prince, and finally found out that it was actually done by the queen's grandmother. It's just that the grandmother took all the blame when she was dying, and kept saying that she did it alone and had nothing to do with the queen, so it became difficult to deal with the truth.

Thinking of this, the corners of his mouth were slightly hooked, and a sneer appeared on his face with his head down.

The emperor has already made it clear that the prince will be fostered in the name of the queen, how could the queen be stupid enough to poison her own prince Moreover, before, he had already let his wife enter the palace to appease the queen, and asked her to wait for Xie Danniang to give birth to the prince with peace of mind, if the queen had other plans, how could she not discuss with him

Moreover, Mama Fang has been in the Weiwu Marquis Mansion for so many years, and she has seen too many conspiracies and conspiracy, and she is not such a stupid person. If the queen was really forced to be in a hurry, Mama Fang would not have watched the queen do such a stupid thing without spreading the news outside the palace.

Mama Fang will take everything on her when she dies, and the situation must be no longer for the queen to refute. But the queen was born in the Mighty Marquis Mansion, even if she was sent to the cold palace, there will always be a day when she will see the light again, so why commit suicide to show her innocence

A good scholar Xie, a good concubine, a good imperial concubine Since Xie Fu dares to be the first year of junior high school, then wait for the next fifteen, let him come to the mighty Hou Mansion

"Mighty Marquis." After sitting for a long time, Lan Shikang finally spoke.

He knew that there was no way to go on like this, he and the support of the Mighty Marquis Mansion were indispensable, and the Lan family was also indispensable to the loyalty of the Mighty Marquis Mansion; But the prince in Xie Danniang's womb must inherit the throne, even if it is really Xie Danniang's killer, then she can't kill it, at least, she can't kill it at this time.

"The minister is here, I don't know what the emperor commands" Although the mighty marquis was heartbroken for the loss of his sister, he was still respectful on his face. Hearing Lan Shikang's call, he quickly got up from the chair and bowed back.

"Queen, I have personally sent it back to the Fengchao Palace, this matter is worthy of the queen, and I am ashamed of the mighty Marquis Mansion. If it weren't for the fact that I sent the queen to the cold palace in a fit of anger yesterday, the queen would not have thought about it, and such a tragedy would not have happened today. Lan Shikang said in a deep voice with a sad look on his face.

"I don't dare." The mighty marquis immediately knelt on the ground and bowed his head and said.

The emperor can be ashamed, but he doesn't dare to take it, if not, then he is an unfaithful and unrighteous person. Throughout the ages, kings and ministers have been like this.

Lan Shikang got up directly, bypassed the dragon case, and lowered his body to personally help Weiwu Hou up: "Thanks to the great help of Wei Wuhou, I and the Lan Dynasty can have such a country and people as they are now. It's just that now that the queen is dead, I am ashamed, and you can afford it. ”

After the mighty marquis got up with Lan Shikang's hand, he bowed down again and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the queen is the minister's sister-in-law, and the minister knows her temperament. Although he is sometimes reckless on weekdays, it is impossible to cut himself in the inner room, and he also asks the emperor to observe it to comfort the spirit of the queen in the sky. ”

As soon as Weiwu Hou exited, he blocked Lan Shikang's words, he was determined that Jiang Ruyue was killed, not that he couldn't think about it and killed himself.

"I don't believe the queen would kill herself, but that's the way it is." Lan Shikang continued in a deep voice: "In that inner room of the Cold Palace, there is only one window, I have looked carefully, and that window is closed from the inside, so it is impossible for anyone to escape from there; And the only gate is also kept vigil by two palace maids on the ground. When they heard the sound of the queen when she died, they both rushed into the inner chamber, and saw no one except the queen who had fallen to the ground. If, as you said, the queen did not commit suicide, then how did the murderer leave?"

As a king, Ben didn't need to explain anything to his courtiers. But the mighty marquis is different from ordinary courtiers. If they don't explain it clearly, once this matter becomes a barrier between them, it will be difficult to eliminate it.

"The minister was terrified, he shouldn't have questioned what the emperor said, but the minister still didn't believe that the queen would commit suicide because she couldn't think about it for a while." As he spoke, the mighty marquis knelt on the ground again and said: "The minister and his father are the emperor, and they are conscientious for the Lan Dynasty, and they dare not have the slightest negligence, and the loyalty of the mighty marquis to the emperor is also visible to everyone." Now the queen's unexplained death really makes the minister deeply sad. I also ask the emperor to see in front of his father, severely punish those who murdered the queen, and the minister is willing to die for the emperor in this life."

When the Marquis of Weiwu mentioned the old marquis, and mentioned the merits and loyalty of the Marquis of Weiwu Mansion over the years, it was obvious that he was planning to force Lan Shikang to make a move and kill the person who was most likely to kill the queen.

Looking at the entire harem, who is the most incompatible with the queen dies, and who can get the most benefits is only Xie Danniang

It is impossible for Lan Shikang to kill Xie Danniang, and Weiwu Hou naturally knows it. A queen, where can he match his only heir, Weiwuhou just wants Lan Shikang to determine that everything is done by Xie Danniang. The queen who came out of his mighty marquis mansion can't just die in the hands of others without knowing it

"Weiwu Hou, you are forcing me" Lan Shikang was completely angry, he pointed to the Weiwu Hou who was kneeling on the ground, and roared. How could the dignity of the emperor be challenged in such a way

"I don't dare. The minister just begged the emperor, for the sake of the queen's husband and wife relationship with you for many years, don't let her die uneasy," the mighty marquis kowtowed and replied resolutely.

Lan Shikang took a deep breath, at this time he couldn't fight with the mighty marquis. Just thinking of the girl dancing with the sword under the pear blossom tree in the garden back then, thinking of the queen's stiff body lying on the bed, and the pair of eyes that had been unwilling to close for a long time, Lan Shikang was a little moved.

He is not hard-hearted, the death of the queen, leaving aside her is the concubine of the mighty Marquis Mansion, not to mention, the departure of his wife, how he is not sad is just a matter of the Lan Dynasty, he can't be dominated by his feelings, just like back then, he tried every means to destroy the palace of Prince Luo, just to cut the grass and eradicate the roots. Emotions, for the emperor, are superfluous, ridiculous, stupid.

"I promise you that I will continue to investigate this matter, and if it is really her doing, the day the prince is born will be the time for her to atone for her sins." Lan Shikang's voice was indescribably tired.

"Your Majesty." Wei Wuhou knew that this was Lan Shikang's limit, and he also knew what it meant to be too much, so he thanked him calmly.

If Xie Danniang, who was staying in Lan Xiao Palace at this time, fantasizing that she would become the queen, knew that her life would end when the prince landed, then what should she do

"Your Majesty, the former Marquis of Mighty Wu ordered someone to send an urgent secret letter over, do you want to present it now?" Gonggong Zhang stood outside the door of the imperial study, and asked softly after knocking on the door.

"Send it in," Lan Shikang pondered for a moment, then sat down on the dragon chair again, and shouted towards the door.

received the secret letter, and there was only one sentence on it: "The emperor knows that the queen's affairs have made the emperor quite sad." There is a daughter in the Mighty Marquis Mansion named Rong Hua, who is quite similar to the queen of Xiango. If the emperor is willing, he can put this female concubine into the palace, which has calmed the pain of the queen's immortal. ”

"Okay, that's it." Lan Shikang, who was originally full of gloom, suddenly laughed heartily at this time. As he spoke, he handed the secret letter in his hand to the Marquis of Weiwu: "Look at it, sure enough, ginger is still not as spicy as the old one."

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