Sure enough, within a few days, the impeachment of Empress Zheng and King Rong for being immoral and unvirtuous, and digging out all kinds of excerpts of old past events, flew to the imperial case like snowflakes.

Emperor Yonghe's face was pale, and he swept away the impeachment folds that were piled up like a hill on top of the imperial case, but there were only two words - grounding and thorough investigation.

Empress Zheng's grounding was only lifted for less than a month, and the palace gate of Fengzao Palace was closed again.

Outside, the wind was loud, and Yan Chong was naturally too busy to see anyone.

On this day, he finally came back, Pei Jinzhen nestled into his arms, only to feel that it was warmer, and leaned on his chest, but asked in a low voice, "Is the queen really fine?" ”

Obviously, Yan Chong had already given her a reassuring pill to eat, but she still had no bottom in her heart. In the whirlpool of power, it is instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.

Yan Chong has been by the side of Emperor Yonghe since he was a child, and the first thing he learned was to judge the situation. You can say that he is cold-blooded, but this is a means of making trade-offs and self-preservation that must be learned in this whirlpool.

If he wasn't sure that Empress Zheng would be fine, that day, he wouldn't have specially explained that she would go to Fengzao Palace.

"Don't worry!" Yan Chong sighed and patted the top of her head gently, combing her fingers along her hair, "Uncle Huang won't touch the queen's mother." ”

Pei Jinzhen looked at him, a pair of eyes, as transparent and clear as glass, being looked at by these eyes, but it was inexplicably frightening, as if she could always see the depths of your heart that you tried to hide.

Pei Jinzhen lowered her eyes, she believed in Yan Chong, maybe no one knew Emperor Yonghe better than him.

Emperor Yonghe will not want Empress Zheng to die, and even will keep her position as queen, but for Empress Zheng, it may not be a blessing, right?

When the young husband and wife warm the tent with red candles, they may not have sworn to meet in white, but who would have expected it...... How did it come to this?

Sensing that she was in a bad mood, Yan Chong had no way to say anything, just raised his hand and patted her back gently in silence, gently, and regularly, once, again.

In February, the prison of Dali Temple was almost overcrowded, and one by one the ministers of the former court were tortured and tortured, and the human and physical evidence was gradually completed.

Zheng Gelao's crime is already a certainty, and there is no argument against it.

At the court meeting, they began to discuss the punishment, and some advocated heavy punishment in order to set an example.

But there is also a plea, asking His Majesty to remember the Zheng family's past achievements.

Some people refuted that the prince was guilty of the same crime as the common people, and the Zheng family, as the queen's mother's family, was vigilant against themselves from time to time, but they took advantage of the situation to seek personal gain, but they were relying on the achievements of the past and the queen.

As the mother of a country, the queen did not advise, and she was really not a model of the harem, so some people proposed to abolish the queen.

In early March, Emperor Yonghe ordered the raid of the Zheng family. But there was a discrepancy between the confiscated goods and those found in the account book.

Where did the missing large sum of money go?

Someone set their sights on King Rong's Mansion.

In the final analysis, the Zheng family is just a relative, and there are no children in the middle palace, no matter how prominent and rich they are, it is only for a while, and there will be an end to it.

Zheng Ge Lao is such a person, when Liang Jianguo was founded, he also made great contributions, this person is very slippery, how can he not leave a way back. Besides, what can the Zheng family do for collecting money, no matter how much money they have, they have no power, but they are coveted, and if they can't keep it, it's a disaster.

But if it is used to help King Rong succeed, then it is another matter.

King Rong wants to win the hearts of the people, and he wants to collect the ministers of civil and military affairs, where there is no money, it is a bottomless blood hole, just with King Rong's money, where can it be filled? Over the years, I don't know how much money I have, all of which have been invested in King Rong, and now, what I searched from the Zheng family's treasury is naturally not worth it.

The people who argued for the Zheng family also said that the amount of money you did not match showed that the account book you used as physical evidence may not be error-free.

You say, all that money was used in King Rong's mansion, is there any evidence? Is it possible, and even the Rongwang Mansion has been raided?

Above the court, there were endless arguments, but now it seems that it is like a dead end.

The public says that the public is reasonable, and the mother-in-law says that the mother-in-law is reasonable, and they do not give in to each other.

For a while, I am afraid that it will be difficult to win or lose.

The responsibility of Zheng Ge Lao and even the entire Zheng family cannot be escaped, the difference is only that this crime is big or small, and how to deal with it.

This night, Emperor Yonghe wrapped himself in a dark cloak and took advantage of the night to go to the prison of Dali Temple.

The one who went to see him was naturally his father-in-law, but now, he has become Zheng Gelao, who is a prisoner under the stairs.

No one knows what the two of them, who are both kings and ministers, and Weng's son-in-law, say.

On the second day, Zheng Ge Lao went on a long plea of guilt, counted his own crimes, and did not take the initiative to explain the whereabouts of the money that did not match, but he was willing to use his ancestral business to offset it.

This can be regarded as a good attitude, now, the voice in the court is a little less, and Emperor Yonghe's face is also a lot better, since he has confessed his guilt, then the next thing is how to deal with it.

Naturally, it is impossible to make a decision immediately, but it will not be delayed for too long.

On this day, Empress Zheng did not apply fat powder, knelt in front of the Zichen Palace where Emperor Yonghe lived, and knew without guessing that she wanted to intercede for her father and the Zheng family.

Emperor Yonghe did not summon him, but he did not apply for it, and only asked Wei Yan to go to the palace gate to ask Empress Zheng to go back.

Empress Zheng did not move.

The spring breeze at the end of March was not as cold as some time ago, even so, how could Empress Zheng's weak body withstand such a toss, and after kneeling for less than half an hour, she suddenly fainted outside the palace gate.

The palace people shouted in a ball, screaming that the queen had fainted, and Emperor Yonghe was also alarmed, and he personally carried Empress Zheng on the dragon chariot and sent it back to Fengzao Palace.

These things made a lot of noise, that is, Pei Jinzhen did not enter the palace and rarely went out, but he could hear some rumors.

In the end, he was concerned in his heart, and on this day, he stopped Yan Chong and asked quietly, "How is the queen mother?" ”

Yan Chong's face was a little not very good, "Today...... In the Fengzao Palace, in the medicine jar of the queen mother, cinnabar was found......"

Cinnabar? Pei Jinzhen's face changed, thinking of Empress Zheng's ugly face and weak body, could it be ...... Is it not just because of the great changes and worries in my heart, but because of the poison of cinnabar?

"Uncle Huang is furious, and he has ordered Gonggong Wei to thoroughly investigate the Sixth Palace."

Then, there must be a storm in the palace.

Yan Chong raised his head, and saw Pei Jinzhen's hands twisted in one place, although his face looked calm, but his eyes flickered, he stepped forward and saved her hand from the ravages of her nails, but he only felt that the tentacles were cold, he frowned and wrapped her hand tightly, "Wanwan, don't think about it, we can't control these things, it's useless to think about it." ”

"Will the Queen be fine?" Pei Jinzhen asked.

"It's going to be fine." Yan Chong replied, calm but determined.

"The edge is too exposed, so it seems that some time ago, Zhong Cui Palace was really full of flowers and a burning fire."