In order to find out the disappearance of Concubine Liniang and Princess Yurou.

In addition to King Xi's Mansion, King Qing's Mansion, and King Jing's Mansion who is holding a funeral for Concubine Jing.

All the mansions of the big officials in the capital were investigated and greeted by the Praetorian Guards.

Although these Praetorian Guards are not guilty of the crime, but when they do things, they are unceremonious, no matter how big an official you are, when you enter the mansion, you will immediately control them.

Strict search, strict questioning, strict investigation!

For example, during the first emperor's dynasty, did you ever come and go with Concubine Li, did you give gifts to Concubine Li, and did you ask Concubine Li to do anything......

Many seemingly inconspicuous trivial matters, but as long as there is only one point related to Concubine Li, it will be regarded as a suspicious character and arrested, and sent to prison to be reviewed by Liang Yuanjin, the commander of the Praetorian Guard.

For a time, the streets and alleys of the capital were full of Praetorian Guards, which frightened the Beijing officials into jumping at home.

There are not a few Beijing officials who were arrested by the Praetorian Guards, some of their ministers really had courtesy exchanges with Concubine Li, and some ministers took the opportunity to talk nonsense to attack their political enemies, killing people with knives, eliminating dissidents, others obviously did not have dealings with Concubine Li, but he insisted that he had seen this person and Concubine Li Niangniang any suspicious dealings with him someday, when and where, resulting in many loyal ministers and generals being arrested and imprisoned because of the false accusations of others.

It's messy!

It's all messed up!

The city is full of wind and rain, and the chickens and dogs are restless!

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Late at night.

Seven or eight people, young and old, dressed in official uniforms, appeared in the Su Wang's Mansion together.

The guards asked him what he was coming from, only to find out that they all said that there was something big and that he was in a hurry to see the eldest princess.

The guards didn't dare to slack off, so they hurriedly woke up and informed Princess Yanmeng, who had fallen asleep, of the situation.

Princess Yanmeng had no choice but to order the guards to lead the officials to the hall to be seen.

The guards went out of the palace to inform the officials that Princess Yanmeng was willing to meet them in the hall.

The officials were overjoyed, as if grasping a life-saving straw, happily followed the guards to the hall, and patiently waited for Princess Yanmeng to appear.

in the room.

Princess Yanmeng was already dressed and sitting in front of the dresser with her hair disheveled.

Her maid Jia'er was holding a comb and was skillfully combing her hair.

Princess Yanmeng looked at herself in the mirror with a tired face, and was a little unhappy: "What's wrong with these Beijing officials?" In the middle of the night, I still came to the house to make a fuss! ”

Jia'er replied: "According to the slaves, they are looking for you to save their lives." ”

"Help?" Princess Yanmeng was puzzled, "What kind of life are you looking for me to save?" ”

Jia'er smiled: "Princess, do you know why the prince didn't come back for the night?" ”

Princess Yanmeng asked strangely: "Didn't he send someone to send a message, saying that he was going to investigate the disappearance of Concubine Li and Princess Yurou in the palace?" ”

"Yes, exactly."

"What does this have to do with these officials?"

"Of course it has a relationship, the relationship is big, princess, you are pregnant with a fetus, you stayed in the house and did not go out to see, when the slave maid took people out to buy rouge in the afternoon, he found that the streets and alleys were full of Praetorian Guards, and they were in groups of three or five, all of them were holding the official master, and the slave and maid listened to others talk about it, these officials and masters had dealings with Concubine Li Niangniang during the first emperor dynasty, so I suspect that any of them may be related to the disappearance of Concubine Li Niangniang and Princess Yurou, so they were arrested and wanted to be examined by the prince."

"That's what happened."

"Princess, your hair is trimmed."

While the two were talking, Jia'er had already combed Princess Yanmeng's hair.

"Let's go meet the ministers."

"Yes."

Jia'er supported Princess Yanmeng, and the two slowly walked to the hall.

When the ministers saw that Princess Yanmeng had arrived, they all looked happy and hurried to greet them.

"Sit down, all of you."

"Thank you, Princess!"

The ministers sat around the table.

"Jia'er, help me to sit down in the chair."

"Yes."

Jia'er helped Princess Yanmeng to sit down in the chair of the princess.

The first minister looked at Princess Yanmeng with strange eyes, and asked blankly: "Eldest princess, are you not feeling well?" ”

Before Princess Yanmeng could answer, Jia'er hurriedly said: "Nonsense, our princess is pregnant with the little prince, but she has just been pregnant and is not conspicuous." ”

"Oh, congratulations to the Celestial Princess!"

"Congratulations to the eldest princess!"

The ministers were busy saying hello to Princess Yanmeng.

Princess Yanmeng waved her hand: "Polite words are exempt, business is done, there is something to say, this is the middle of the night, I am tired and panicked." ”

An old man with a goatee took out a fold from his bosom and prepared to get up and hand it to Princess Yanmeng.

"Sit down, old man!" Jia'er stepped forward and took the fold and handed it to Princess Yanmeng.

The old minister of Huajia said respectfully: "The old minister's left servant Lang Bitangyue led a group of courtiers to ask the eldest princess for something, this is a matter of the ministers. ”

Princess Yanmeng took the fold, looked at it carefully, put it aside, and asked with a smile: "Do you want me to persuade the emperor to take back his fate, and do you want the prince not to embarrass you ministers?" ”

Bi Tangyue had a bitter face, nodded and said, "Yes, eldest princess, if it continues like this, the capital will be turned upside down!" ”

"Oh, Lord Bi is talking about it, why is it going to turn the sky upside down?" Princess Yanmeng disagreed.

Bi Tangyue said solemnly: "There is no real evidence for this, so he will arbitrarily arrest the ministers and review them, and make the city full of wind and rain, and the Beijing officials are personally panicked, and some traitorous ministers have even taken this opportunity to talk nonsense to attack their political enemies, to kill people with knives, and to exclude dissidents, others obviously have no dealings with Concubine Li, but he insists that he has dealings with Concubine Li, which makes many loyal ministers and good generals suffer injustice for no reason, which is really chilling!" ”

Princess Yanmeng asked rhetorically: "Lord Bi said this, isn't it to blame the emperor for being mediocre and the prince for being incompetent?" ”

"How dare a minion!" Bi Tang was more and more busy and bowed his head to plead guilty.

"Alas!" Princess Yanmeng sighed lightly, with a helpless face, "The clear ones are self-purifying, and the turbid ones are turbid, the emperor has no good way to solve this matter between Concubine Liniang and Princess Yurou, and there is no choice but to make this decision, you have to be considerate of the emperor!" ”

"But......" Bi Tangyue wanted to say something.

Princess Yanmeng interrupted him: "Lord Bi, and everyone, if you can have a better plan and find out which rebel thief saved Concubine Li and Princess Yurou, this princess immediately entered the palace to ask the emperor to take back her life, how about it?" ”

The ministers looked at each other, shook their heads together, and sighed.

Princess Yanmeng smiled: "Since you adults don't have any good plans, and you don't allow the emperor to take people to try the case, is this matter going to be closed like this, and let it go?" Ladies and gentlemen, this is a major event related to the emperor's lifelong happiness, you are a courtier, for the happiness of the emperor, even if you are wronged so much, what is there to suffer? The emperor is not a faint king, the prince is not a mediocre talent, and he is not arresting you to behead you and bend you into a trick or something, but it is a review and review, what are you afraid of? This princess will say again, those who are clear are self-purifying, and those who are turbid are self-turbid! ”

Hearing Princess Yanmeng say this, the ministers were speechless.

Indeed!

The emperor also has no good way to make this decision, and the emperor is helpless!

For the sake of the emperor's happiness, in order to find out the rebellious ministers and thieves, even if he is wronged, what is it?

The eldest princess is right, those who are clear are self-purifying, and those who are turbid are self-turbid!

The king wants his ministers to die, and the ministers have to die!

Leave it to fate!

Bi Tangyue got up and saluted and said: "The eldest princess's golden and jade words made the old minister suddenly, the eldest princess is right, the emperor is helpless to make this decision, the emperor is a prosperous monarch, we are for her lifelong happiness, suffer a little wrong, suffer a little hardship, it's worth it!" ”

As soon as Bi Tangyue said this, the rest of the ministers also stood up one after another and said, "The eldest princess is reasonable!" ”

Princess Yanmeng also got up and said with a smile: "It's good that you adults understand, okay, let's go back and rest!" Princess Ben is tired, and it's time to rest. ”

"Retire!"

"Retire!"

Bi Tangyue and the ministers turned and left.

Jia'er looked at Princess Yanmeng with approving eyes, and was deeply impressed: "Princess, you are so amazing, you are reasonable!" ”

Princess Yanmeng shook her head and sighed bitterly: "No matter how good it is, what use can it be?" Concubine Li and Princess Yurou still have no trace at all! ”