King Duan was a generation older than the emperor, and was deeply loved by the people and ministers of Da'an, so he would not appear at such banquets in most cases, in addition to avoiding suspicion, but also to be pure.

Presumably, most people think so.

However, Ji Erlan felt that if he really wanted to be pure, he should not return to the dynasty from the fiefdom. If you really want to avoid suspicion, you shouldn't agree to the queen mother to re-assist the government.

I don't know when the sky became overcast, and the originally bright moonlight was even more dim under the shade of the Qianbaigong lamp. The veil was swept by the wind and kept flying, and the petals of the cinnamon swayed everywhere like snowflakes, refusing to fall for a long time. Both inside and outside the Fuling Palace were shrouded in this dullness and solemnity.

Ji Erlan's heart is like a drum, she knows that tonight's events must become a fuse, a fuse to expose all kinds of unbearable facts about the Queen Mother. And Duanwang, who is far-sighted and trusted by everyone, will take the opportunity to make what moves?

Duanwang was wearing a dark brown brocade robe, with a plain yarn medium single inside, which looked elegant and modest, with a calm temperament. But the pace of his entry into the hall today, I don't know what is more, it always looks a little different, the emperor was stunned for a moment before taking a few steps forward and said: "Uncle Huang, you must already know today's events." ”

King Duan nodded and said, "The minister already knows everything, and he is willing to share his worries for the emperor." ”

The envoys of the two countries have already left first, but the ministers and those involved in the matter have remained in their places. After all, the county lord of Yuanyang is in danger, and it is related to the state affairs of Da'an.

The emperor said: "Today's events are really incredible. ”

"Actually, there are traces of this from the beginning."

The emperor frowned slightly and asked, "What does Uncle Huang mean by this?" ”

King Duan's gaze looked around, and finally fell on the body of the eldest princess of Hongyang. The eldest princess of Hongyang felt something, and asked with her eyebrows: "If the imperial uncle has something to say, you might as well say it directly." ”

In response to the Queen Mother's words, the eldest princess of Hongyang had already planted grass in everyone's hearts, and at this time, King Duan drew attention to her, making other people's hearts itch and frequently go to see the Queen Mother. It's a pity that the Queen Mother Taishan collapsed in front of her and did not change her color, and she couldn't see any flaws at all.

Duan Wang said: "The poison needle in the box seems to be aimed at Yuanyang, but it is not. He paused, motioned for the emperor to return to his seat and sit down, and then said: "This assassination is actually aimed at Hongyang. ”

The emperor lowered his eyes and was silent for a moment, and said: "Someone wants to kill Yuanyang and take the opportunity to provoke our dynasty and the Baimeng to make peace, which is already a big plan. How can it still be related to the second imperial sister? ”

"If Yasukuni wants to harm Yuanyang, he will also come up with a way not to stick to his body. Otherwise, wouldn't you wait for others to take advantage? Duan Wang said this very directly. Indeed, Yasukuni will do it very covertly if it wants to move, and it will not be detected easily. Otherwise, is that still a discord?! It's clearly asking for trouble.

The emperor actually knows this matter better than anyone else, because it is Da'an who takes advantage! Da'an is out of the passive situation! But what he didn't understand, why did King Duan want to make this matter clear, and provoke the matter of the eldest princess of Hongyang again. He looked at King Duan suspiciously, but did not speak.

At this time, the eldest princess of Hongyang was also puzzled in her heart, of course she knew that this matter must have been done by the Queen Mother, because this old witch also saw through Nagari's thoughts, and wanted to fish in troubled waters and borrow Yuanyang's hand to kill herself, and then blame Yasukuni, killing two birds with one stone. And the "old thing" brought by Yasukuni by chance just created this opportunity for the Queen Mother.

When she and Yuan Yang are both killed, everyone will only make people think that someone wants to kill Yuan Yang, but she is affected by chance. And the murderer of Yuanyang is either Yasukuni wants to prevent the marriage of the Baimeng, or Nagari starts to frame Yasukuni, in short, no one can suspect the head of the Queen Mother.

Ji Erlan and others are well aware of this matter, and the focus is on whether they can find evidence of the Queen Mother's crime. But what is the intention of Duanwang to take the initiative to mention it at this time? Feeling Yang Zheng's gaze looking at her, she felt a pang in her heart and understood what Yang Zhen meant, is this about to start?!

Seeing that everyone was watching, King Duan said: "Your Majesty, this matter is very important, and the ministers implore you to leave those who have nothing to do with it." ”

The emperor secretly felt bad, he didn't know what kind of mystery King Duan was doing, he glanced at the queen mother, and found that the queen was calm and unmoved. He frowned slightly and waved for the others to stand down.

For a while, everyone in the hall exchanged expressions and retreated outside the hall, Song Yaoxian was originally sitting next to the Queen Mother, and was about to retreat when she saw the situation, but the Queen Mother turned her head to look at her, signaling that she didn't have to leave, Song Yaoxian was overjoyed, and secretly thought that the Queen Mother still regarded her as her own person. King Duan was noncommittal about this, and said: "Please also ask Li Xiang, Wang Daxue, various Shangshu, and Cao Yushi to stay." ”

Everyone was shocked, Duan Wang Ye opened his mouth to stay, all of them are important ministers of the court, and the forces of one side of the power are now letting them stay, will there be any changes in the court?

The Queen Mother was shocked, her eyes shot straight at King Duan, and her expression was no longer indifferent, as if she was brewing a wave of anger and wanted to burst out at the right time. Ji Erlan clearly saw that the hand in her sleeve was trembling slightly, and her eyes became proficient. Song Yaoxian chuckled in her heart, and had a bad premonition, but if she wanted to leave at this time, she couldn't speak.

The emperor also seemed to think that Duanwang's move was too sudden, but after a moment of hesitation, he nodded in agreement.

Cao Yushi, as a doctor of Yushitai, is upright and upright, and he is dedicated to the court. He was just stunned, then he took the lead in stopping, turned back to the side of the main hall and stood with a solemn expression.

After the Empress Dowager took power, he retired to the Hanlin Academy, where he traveled back and forth to compile books and teach students. At this time, when he heard that Duanwang was exiting, he just walked to Cao Yushi's side with a leisurely gait and stood up, listening to his ears.

And Li Xiang and the various departments of Shangshu belong to all kinds of forces, and the interior of each department is also very complicated, several people were shocked when they heard this, and they were stunned for a moment before they stood on both sides of the main hall, and some of them already had sweat on their heads.

Ji Erlan looked around, and he had some consideration for everyone in his heart.

When the emperor ascended the throne as the emperor was only nine years old, the first emperor must leave the auxiliary ministers to protect him, but as soon as the first emperor left, the queen mother was constrained everywhere and secretly fought for power. Of the four auxiliary ministers, except for the position of King Duan, the other three were removed from office one after another. The close ministers of the former emperor, and only the scholars of the royal scholars who retired to the Hanlin Academy can still move around the court.

He and Cao Zhi, the imperial historian who came to the top, were both orthodox and impartial.

The others, except for the Queen Mother, are the emperor's henchmen, but Ji Erlan feels that there must be someone who has close contacts with King Duan and has been planning for him for a long time.

Above the main hall, including King Du and King Yi, there was a strange silence. Ji Erlan could feel the nervousness of the eldest princess of Hongyang, and she nodded slightly at the other party firmly, signaling her to rest assured. Ji Erlan believes in Yang Zheng's arrangement, and also believes that he will not be wrong.

Duan Wang picked up the box that hid the hidden weapon, looked at it repeatedly, and said: "Sure enough, as Hongyang said, this kind of machine is very ingenious, and it will only be triggered if it is opened and closed many times, so as to take people's lives." He raised his eyes to look at the emperor and said, "As far as the minister knows, after the gifts brought by the Yasukuni envoys were sent to the palace, Empress Xiao personally led someone to check them. ”

Xiao Xun slowly walked to the palace to face the emperor, and saluted: "What the imperial uncle said is right, it was the concubine who personally led people to check one by one, and who had touched what objects was recorded in the record, and there was no omission." After that, she named Tong'er and presented the record of the inventory of gifts that day to the emperor.

The emperor showed a surprised look, took it and flipped through it, and sure enough, everything was recorded in the book. The Queen Mother looked at Xiao Xun with a smile and said, "The queen is indeed careful. ”

Xiao Xun said: "The concubine just thinks that the emperor is worried about the affairs of Yasukuni and Baimeng day and night, since the concubine has a place that can help the emperor, she naturally has to do her best, so as not to cause extraneous branches." She glanced up at the box in Duanwang's hand and said, "So, this old thing of the eldest princess of Hongyang was not in this box before the Jinyu lady took it away. ”

The emperor was stunned, looked at the Queen Mother suspiciously, and asked, "Has the Queen Mother changed the box?" ”

The Queen Mother frowned in confusion and said, "This has not been, I don't know what the queen meant?" Does it mean that the mourning family did something in it? ”

Xiao Xun heard the Empress Dowager's slightly unhappy questioning, and was not half frightened, but motioned to Tong Er to present another booklet, and said: "For the sake of prudence, the concubine specially recruited a painter and drew an album for the gifts brought by the Yasukuni envoys. Please take a look at the emperor. ”

The smirk on the Queen Mother's face froze suddenly, she has been in power for decades, whether right or wrong, when has she ever been questioned by someone pointing her nose so face-to-face. The gaze that looked at Xiao Xun suddenly became as sharp as a blade. However, Xiao Xun only didn't know, and stood in place with his eyes and nose and heart.

The emperor turned to one of the pages, compared the box on the painting with the box in Duanwang's hand, and then said: "Although it is similar, it is indeed not the same box. ”

Everyone's eyes looked at the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother's expression had returned to normal, she looked at the female official Jin Yu beside her, Jin Yu knelt down with a plop, and said, "It's a slave maid...... It was the slave maid who accidentally broke the box, and thought that there was a similar one in the Queen Mother's library, so she made a good proposition and changed it, and the slave maid deserved to die, please punish the mother...... But the slave really didn't know why this box was hiding a murderous purpose...... Please Emperor Mingjian! ”

The emperor glanced at the Queen Mother thoughtfully, pointed at Jinyu and said: "So, you should tell me, where did this box in the queen mother's library come from, could it be that someone originally wanted to assassinate the queen mother?" ”

The mother and son sang and harmonized, and they completely reversed things, and the queen mother actually became a victim. It seems that the matter of the Yuanyang County Lord really has nothing to do with her. The eldest princess of Hongyang snorted coldly and was about to step forward, but was dragged by Ji Erlan. I saw King Duan open his mouth and said: "This will not be, because this box was made by the Queen Mother herself many years ago." ”