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Ye Ruoxi couldn't bear to refuse Xuanyuan Yan's kindness, she was indeed a little tired, her spirit was tense every day, and she fell asleep after leaning on Xuanyuan Yan's arms for a short time.

Xuanyuan Yan didn't move, and motioned for Zhao Qian to take the fold to him, put his arm around Ye Ruoxi with one hand, and read the fold with the other.

Zhao Qian couldn't help but shake his head and sighed secretly, Your Majesty, can you spoil your mother more?

Finally able to sleep peacefully at night, there was no late midnight to report who was killed, Ye Ruoxi sighed with satisfaction, those murderers are really caring, and they also know that she is overworked, and she is willing to let her sleep peacefully, it is really humane.

She calculated, the remaining three concubines, except for the final finale of the concubine Lin, the remaining two concubines, who will be the next to be killed. Those murderers, what method will they use to kill the concubine without being discovered by the Lin family, and being discovered by the Praetorian Guards, they can retreat without leaving a trace.

She didn't have to worry about these things, and left it to the new commander of the Royal Forest Army to have a headache.

The next day, when Ye Ruoxi got up, Xuanyuan Yan had already left, and the fresh smell and body temperature of Xuanyuan Yan's body that reassured her were left on the bedding.

"Mother, the slave waits for you to get up."

Cui Yu knelt on the dragon couch before, she had been in the palace for several years, but she had never seen the emperor so pampered and arrogant a lady, this emperor and the mother were really different.

Ye Ruoxi sat up: "Today, is it quite quiet?" ”

"Yes."

Cui Yu replied and waited for Ye Ruoxi to get up and change clothes and wash for dinner.

"Niangniang, the slave Jiaotao has something to do."

Ye Ruoxi had just finished breakfast, and Jiao Tao walked in with a voice outside the door, and her appearance was pitiful.

"Qi Yu Niangniang, it's another one today, do you want to go over and have a look."

"Another one?"

Ye Ruoxi looked at the dishes and chopsticks that had just been cleaned up, and the pinching was accurate enough at this time. She had just finished her breakfast, and there was another loss of life. Now she didn't even bother to ask who was killed today.

"Let's go, we always have to go and have a look."

Ye Ruoxi got up, and Cui Yu hurriedly draped the mink fur on Ye Ruoxi's body and followed behind Ye Ruoxi. Jinxiu and Xiaoyun also received the news, and they were waiting outside the door, and when they saw Ye Ruoxi coming out, they bowed down to say goodbye.

"What's the situation?"

"Qi Yu Niangniang, it was the maid who killed the master with a grudge, and the maid poisoned Concubine Li and committed suicide by taking poison. left a suicide note, saying that Concubine Li was mean and unkind, mistreated slaves and maids, and was often to blame. Because Concubine Li refused to let her out of the palace, her mother was seriously ill and died, and she failed to leave the palace to visit the funeral, so she poisoned her master with hatred. ”

"Good reason."

I knew that this was just a bad excuse, but fortunately there was an excuse.

The other party is full of tricks, so that Ye Ruoxi can't guard against it, these slaves and maids are the personal servants of several concubines, no matter how much they prevent it, they can't prevent these people from being secret

Poisoning and killing the concubines, unless the slaves around the concubines are replaced or simply removed.

"The rest of the slaves, investigate thoroughly and interrogate the people around Concubine Li."

"Niangniang, don't worry about these things, there are people from Dali Temple, and the new commander of the Praetorian Guard, you can arrange Concubine Li's funeral."

"Let's arrange it, inform the princes of the Imperial Tomb, and come back."

Ye Ruoxi was helpless, it was inevitable that one would die every day, so don't wait for the remaining two concubines to die one by one to notify them, and order all the princes who had been thinking about the tomb to come back and wait for the news in Jian'an City. It is estimated that by the time the princes come back, the concubines will also be clean.

"Niangniang, Concubine Lin said that she didn't need someone to wait around her, and drove out the slaves around her."

"Leave it up to her, and the spirit concubine, does she have anything to say?"

"No, Concubine Ling has been in a daze in the room and hasn't said a word."

"Can you escape without leaving anyone around?"

Ye Ruoxi sighed slightly, she didn't want to, no matter who did this, it would cause chaos in the government and the opposition, the jealousy and great panic of the relatives. All kinds of rumors circulated in Jian'an City, saying that the emperor was taking revenge, and anyone who had humiliated and despised the emperor in the past did not want to escape death.

The first batch of people to die were a few concubines, followed by a few rebellious princes, and the next thing the emperor wanted to eradicate was those courtiers and relatives in Jian'an City.

The mood of panic was permeated among the ministers, especially the families of several concubines, Dali Temple intervened, and the Yan family and the Ming family ......

Several concubines' families intervened in the matter, and Xuanyuan Yan decreed that these people could help Dali Temple to investigate the matter thoroughly.

The Lin family was reprimanded for being unfavorable in protection and useless for slackness, and punished Yu Lu for continuing to stay in order to see the after-effects.

The relationship between the ministers, especially several relatives, was extremely tense, and they were wary of each other, fearing that the other party would give them a fatal blow.

The news that Concubine Li was poisoned by the slaves and maids quickly spread out of the palace, and the government and the opposition were shocked again.

As soon as he rode a fast horse and galloped into the imperial tomb, Xuanyuan Yan's message to summon Kang Yuanyuan had not yet been delivered, and the people sent by Kang Yuanbang sent a letter to Ye Tianqing's hands.

Ye Tianqing opened the letter, looked at it a few times and couldn't help but be moved, and held it tightly for a long time before letting go.

"Daddy."

Kang Yuanyuan looked at his father's hand that had been clenched for a long time, and couldn't help but be surprised, there were few things that could move his father.

"Prepare, the emperor will be recalled."

"Dad, did you let your son go back?"

Ye Tianqing waved his hand to rebuke his subordinates, and handed the letter in his hand to Kang Yuanyuan: "The emperor has already issued an edict and sent someone to pass it back, the holy decree cannot be violated, not to mention ......"

Ye Tianqing sighed slightly, his eyes were far away, and he stared at the window lattice for a long time.

Kang Yuanyuan took the letter and looked at it a few times, he didn't

I was shocked: "Dad, this, this ......"

"Perhaps, this is the fate of the Xi family, the emperor is like this, the Xi family is not allowed to retreat and be unsatisfied!"

"Dad, what do you command?"

"Everything should follow the emperor's will and instructions, because the father has no orders, do things for the emperor with your heart. Ruoxi's letter a few days ago, as a father, never replied to her, went back to bring her a message, so that she could rest assured. Now that everything is complicated, there have been several murders in the harem, which is forcing several princes and those people to move. ”

"Yes, my son must serve the emperor with all his heart to repay the king's kindness, please rest assured. Daddy, do you want to stay here and not go back to help the emperor? ”

"If my father stays here, can't he help the emperor?"

"Yes, the son is stupid, so many things have happened, and the son is worried that the emperor and the mother will not be able to support it. Several concubines were killed one after another, dad, do you think who will do this behind this? ”

Ye Tianqing smiled lightly and did not answer

Kang Yuanyuan bowed: "My son will go and prepare, and as soon as the Holy Lord's edict arrives, my son will go, and I will bow to my father here." ”

"Okay, you don't have to quit again."

"Yes, my son is leaving."

Concubine Li's coffin was carried out of the harem and sent to Tian'en Temple.

A snow-white steed breaks through the tranquility of the snow, and the horse's hooves stir up the splash of snow and ice slag, leaving a line of horseshoe imprints, galloping on the snow.

Dressed in a snow-white fox fur, Kang Yuanyuan leaned over and rode on the horse, after receiving the emperor's command, he did not delay for a moment, and immediately flew on the horse, without waiting for the eunuch to convey the message, with a few guards around him, all the way from the imperial tomb to Jian'an City.

He didn't even go to the carriage, just so that he could rush back to Jian'an City earlier and do something for Xuanyuan Yan.

The faces of several ministers were gloomy, and Tian'en Temple became a mourning hall, and four mourning halls were set up in a row.

Concubine Yan is the first, Concubine Li is the fourth, and the heads of several families are all ministers in the court. At this time, several families who presided over the worship of the mourning hall in Tian'en Temple, Concubine Li's family was not here, and the Ministry of Rites sent someone to replace Concubine Li's family to set up a mourning hall for Concubine Li.

Concubine Li's family is not in Jian'an City, but is an official who has been released, and the Ministry of Rites sent someone to inform Concubine Li's family that it will take some time for them to arrive in Jian'an City.

"Lord Ming, my father has invited my lord."

Yan Nanbei sent his son to invite Ming Ying to discuss, and the Yan family began to fight, because of the death of Concubine Yan and Concubine Zhen, each had their own opinions. is also a little controversial because of whether to support the Four Princes or the Seventh Princes.

Yan Nanbei's face was gloomy, these people were still arguing about these at such a time, it was really stupid. Maybe these things are secretly arranged by the emperor,

It is necessary to take this opportunity to eradicate the Yan family, and force the four princes and the seventh prince to make mistakes again, so as to cut the grass and eradicate the roots.

"Master Ming, please be seated."

Yan Nanbei asked Ming Ying to sit down, and Ming Ying looked at Yan Nan Nan: "I don't know."

Lord Daoyan invited the official to come over, what do you have to say? ”

Yan Nanbei waved his hand to rebuke all the people, and was silent for a moment before speaking: "Lord Ming, Su Ri's grievances will not be mentioned for the time being, and put aside, Yan invited the adult to come over this time, and there are a few heartfelt words to discuss with the adult." What have you seen in recent events? ”

"Ming is stupid, please give me advice."

Ming Ying's eyes rolled slightly, looking at Yan Nanbei's expression, the Yan family had infighting, he not only knew, but also gloated deeply about it.

"These, I'm afraid they are all the means of that person, if so, my family is in danger!"

Yan Nanbei said heavily, and lowered his voice: "Brother Ming, let go of Su Ri's grievances, if that one is bent on eradicating me, I'm afraid we don't have much time." ”

Ming Ying's heart was shocked, he didn't have this kind of thought, but he couldn't see through the emperor's intentions, and he had always been mortal enemies with the Yan family, so he was happy to see that the Yan family was strife.

"Brother Yan's meaning ......"

Seeing that Yan Nanbei was called like this, Ming Ying also changed his name and asked tentatively.

"The sky has changed, the emperor's methods, Brother Ming should be a little clearer. Twenty years, twenty years, the emperor has endured it for twenty years, I don't know what the emperor will do! ”

Ming Ying's face was gloomy, that emperor was also a king that made him jealous, and in those twenty years, he didn't know what kind of monarch the emperor would be now.

Since the emperor ascended the throne, he has been diligent in state affairs, working until late at night, being diligent and thrifty, loving the people, and acting resolutely. Some time ago, because of the flood, the emperor resolutely sent people to raid the homes of several officials, and those officials were either interrogated and convicted on the spot, or sent to the capital for interrogation.

The border army of the East China Sea is also very supportive of the emperor, and the East China Sea County has allocated a lot of property and given countless slaves and maids, and the border soldiers of the East China Sea have all praised the emperor for his benevolence and virtue, and he is a generation of Ming Jun.

However, they have never been able to see through the emperor's thoughts, even the eldest young master of the only Xi family left in the court, Lord Yushitai, they also can't see through it.

is a high and powerful position, and was promoted to the imperial history platform, the position of earl, but he is unusually silent in the court, and every time the emperor asks him by name, he will say a few words, and it is only a few words.

For several days, after the emperor went to court, he would definitely summon him alone, and they didn't know what the Lord Yushitai had discussed with the emperor.

Now the attendants and servants around the emperor are all old people from the former Yan Wangfu, and they can't find out anything.

The suspicion is getting heavier and heavier in their hearts, the attitude of the emperor and the Xi family is obscure, and there are accidents in the harem one after another, which makes the hearts of the ministers raised.

In the past two days, the emperor first promoted the people of the Lin family, and then scolded and punished them, making them even more confused, and they were worried in their hearts, lest the emperor would take the opportunity to eradicate their power in the government and the opposition, and let them fall into a situation from which they could never recover.

Panic, let

The Yan family and the Ming family went together, and Yan Nanbei asked Ming Ying to discuss the matter for a long time, and it was soon spread to Kang Yuanbang.

Kang Yuanbang sneered, if you want to come together, where is it so easy.

Ye Ruoxi finished dealing with Concubine Li's afterlife, frowning slightly, the remaining two concubines, it's not good to have another accident, otherwise it's really a little unreasonable. Even if you can't prevent an accident, you should find a scapegoat.

Politically dull as she is, she also understands that these things will make those relatives unbearable in the end, and they will take risks because of panic.

"Jinxiu, these days ago, there were still a lot of ministers in the court, saying that they would send their daughters to the palace to wait for the emperor and share my worries, right?"

"Yes, Niangniang, the emperor reprimanded and rejected them, which disappointed them."

Ye Ruoxi's eyes rolled: "I think the harem is too deserted, Concubine Lin has a noble status, how can there be no one around to accompany her, if something happens, you can't explain it, right?" ”

Splendid with tears in her eyes, has this lady finally figured it out?

Are you going to draft a concubine for the emperor?

"Niangniang, can you make trouble for yourself, those women will definitely use all kinds of tricks to seduce the emperor when they enter the palace."

"What do you think? What kind of opportunity will I give the emperor? I'm thinking that there are talented women in the homes of several ministers, and they should be summoned in to accompany the remaining two concubines, so as not to give thieves another chance to take advantage of it. ”

"Murder with a knife? Grafting? ”

Jiao Tao asked and gave a thumbs up: "Niangniang is thoughtful, this is all your grace." ”

Ye Ruoxi glanced at Jiao Tao, can't this kid settle down?

"Come on, please ask the Lin family and the family of Concubine Ling to send two smart and virtuous women to the palace to accompany Concubine Lin and Concubine Ling."

"Yes, slave and maid obey."

"Jiao Tao, from now on, stay here, keep an eye on me every step of the way, don't let me find out that I am lazy, and if something happens again, I will ask."

"Mother, slave......"

The Lin family was summoned to send two women into the palace to wait for the emperor.

The Ling family was summoned to send three women into the palace to wait for the emperor.

The two news shocked the government and the opposition, the will came from the queen, and the ministers were relieved that the lady finally had a bit of a mother's appearance and generosity. Although the will is to order the two families to send virtuous and intelligent women to accompany the concubine to relieve loneliness, once they enter the palace, they will have the opportunity to get close to the emperor and win the emperor's favor.

The eyes of envy, jealousy and hatred locked on the two families.

Ming Ying was summoned to the palace and given to him in the imperial study.

Just half a day after Yan Nanbei met Ming Ying, Ming Ying was summoned to the palace and was summoned by the emperor in the imperial study for a long time before being released.

What the emperor said to Mingying was unknown to all the courtiers, and if he had a good relationship with Mingying, he went over to inquire in person. and Ming Yingguan

It's not close, so I'll ask the people of the Ming family.

Yan Nanbei has not waited for the emperor's summons, the emperor seems to have forgotten that there is such a person as him, summoning Ming Ying for an hour, he was cleared out, which made him even more uneasy.

At this moment, the invitation card of Lord Goshitai was delivered to him.

On the fourth day of the recurrence of Concubine Yan's old illness, Concubine Yan's father, Yan Nanbei, a court official, quietly went to the Qinglou to have fun, and took over the Oiran in a well-known Qinglou in the capital, and spent a good night together until the next morning before reluctantly leaving.

The fact is that in the room of the Qinglou Oiran, Kang Yuanbang received Lord Yan Nanbei sincerely and warmly with a worried face.

The two sides held cordial talks in a friendly and warm atmosphere, and the two sides fully respected each other's sovereignty on the basis of the principle of mutual non-aggression. In the bilateral talks, based on the principle of mutual benefit and mutual assistance, a number of cooperation agreements have been reached on different paths and common ground.

As a result of the talks, the two sides shook hands and talked happily, and talked to the early hours of the morning all night, and finally both returned satisfied.

At the moment when the gate of Jian'an City was about to close, several horses galloping all the way entered Jian'an City with night returnees covered in wind and snow.

The soldiers guarding the city gate were struck on their cheeks by the snow splashed by the horses' hooves, and they could not help but be annoyed and shouted.

"Bold, dismount the master, what kind of place is this, dare to ride in Jian'an City, don't you want to live?"

"Boy, you don't want to live, do you?"

A man on horseback said in a cold voice: "Open the dog's eyes to see who it is, is my grandfather the one who dares to offend like this?" ”

The soldier looked up from the snow.

The person at the front, covered in snow-white fox fur, with a white horse like a dragon under his crotch, stopped and looked into the distance with a thoughtful look at the moment.

A handsome face peeked out of the fox's fur, white heat swirling around his graceful lips.

"Third Young Master!"

"Lord Xi!"

"Sir!"

"Puff ......"

Several soldiers knelt on the snow and kowtowed: "The villain knocked on the lord, and the villain and others offended the lord with no eyes, please forgive the lord." ”

The earl of Tanglin Kingdom, the uncle of the country, the third young master of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and Kang Yuanyuan, the secretary of the military department, don't say it's them, even their chief sees Kang Yuanyuan, and he has to bow down and be respectful.

Kang Yuanyuan didn't go to see a few soldiers, and urged the horse to gallop all the way to the Forbidden City, it was nearly night, the road was cold and quiet, and soon he arrived at the palace gate.

(End of chapter)

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