After a cup of tea, there were only Si Boyan and the eldest princess left in the hall.

Si Boyan looked at the eldest princess steadily, thinking that when he was taking a walk unintentionally, he heard the exchange between Mama Xu and Manager Wei, which was the night when the Yuanxiang Palace caught fire.

Mama Xu asked Manager Wei if the fire was set by Manager Wei.

Manager Wei said no, saying that he was just closing the door at the time, and said that it was good, and everyone would think it was suicide.

Mama Xu also agreed, saying that once Concubine Yuan died, the second prince would not be able to become a climate, so let him deal with the rest of the matter.

This was the end of the conversation between the two and they went their separate ways.

Si Boyan guessed at that time that it turned out that Concubine Yuan's death was not simple, and since this matter was mixed up with Mama Xu, he could naturally think of who was behind it. At that time, Mama Xu was a celebrity next to the eldest princess.

From their conversation, Si Boyan could more or less judge that the reason why the eldest princess did this was nothing more than for him.

When Si Boyan looked at the eldest princess again, he found that she was still beautiful, but there were still some fine lines on her forehead and neck at the corners of her eyes. The eldest princess is indeed old.

"Your Majesty is here today, but you are here to ask about Concubine Yuan?"

The eldest princess smiled kindly, looking at Si Boyan without being flustered.

Si Boyan said lightly: "Yes and no." ”

The eldest princess looked at him inexplicably.

"I'm here to thank my aunt for her support over the years, if it weren't for my aunt, I wouldn't be able to sit on the throne safely."

"This is what this palace should do, and this palace is also a member of the Si family, so I naturally hope that the world of this Si family is stable." The eldest princess smiled slightly, "Your Majesty doesn't have to be so polite, Your Majesty can sit firmly on this country, and it all depends on Your Majesty." ”

Si Boyan sank and said, "For so many years, I have always had a question I wanted to ask my aunt, but I didn't know where to start. ”

The eldest princess said, "Your Majesty, may I ask." ”

"I don't know why my aunt wants to support me? Obviously, I am not very talented, and there are other people who are more suitable than me. ”

"Because you are the eldest son." The eldest princess's face became serious, and she couldn't help but argue, "You are the eldest son, and you are the crown prince who was set as soon as he was born." Although you are mediocre in talent, you are a hard worker. To say something ugly, even if Your Majesty is a fool, this palace will only support you. The ancestor emperor has an order, and the throne is inherited by the eldest son, how can this rule be broken? ”

Si Boyan smiled bitterly and said with a smile: "If Concubine Yuan is sealed, Bo Yu will also be a son-in-law, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the eldest son." ”

The eldest princess suddenly smiled and looked at him, with a bit of murderous intent hidden in her eyes.

"That's why Bengu is so prejudiced against them. After dying one after another, the imperial brother was re-established, which should have been. But he was born because he wanted to change the prince, and for the sake of the prince's name, he couldn't wait to seal the queen. Didn't the royal brother just want to break the rules of the ancestors? Since the imperial brother is confused, and the palace can't dissuade him, he naturally wants to think of other ways. ”

"So my aunt ......," Si Boyan asked.

The eldest princess sank and said, "This palace knows that Concubine Yuan is not a scheming person, how she teaches King Huai, and how she treats His Majesty, this palace is in the eyes." ”

Si Boyan was a little sad and said, "Then why did the eldest princess force Concubine Yuan to that extent? ”

"Even if their mother and son are really unintentional, their existence is indeed a threat." The eldest princess's brows furrowed, "Besides, this palace has no intention of harming her." Since ancient times, the queen mother has been in the world, and she must be dignified and virtuous. If there is a physical defect, how can you sit on the throne of the queen? Your Majesty, the harem battles have existed since ancient times, and this little means of this palace is nothing at all. ”

"Yes, I know."

Si Boyan couldn't help but hang his head, and his hands were tightly clasped together.

Regarding the harem battle, he saw it clearly, and he had also seen all the means in the hands of the queen mother. Let the favored concubines in the harem die of injuries, or cause the children conceived by other concubines to be unable to land, or let those young princes die young.

His queen mother has done a lot of this.

Only when Concubine Yuan is friendly with his queen mother can Si Boyu survive safely.

The eldest princess reached out and stroked Si Boyan's hand that was tightly holding the corner of the table, comforting.

"In the harem, you have to be ruthless to survive. The palace is a big quagmire, and no one can get out of the mud without staining. To be a queen must have the means. How kind do you think Yuan Guifei is and how clean her hands are? Even if it's clean, it's all thanks to your queen mother, who did all those things. ”

Si Boyan raised his eyes to look at the eldest princess, his eyes were shallow.

"I understand, these Yuan Guifei also said it."

He was young and naïve back then, and when he found out about the things of the queen mother, he felt that the queen mother was a heinous villain.

Since he was a child, he was not very willing to be close to his mother, and his father was not willing to do so, so he would go to live in the palace of Concubine Yuan from time to time for a while.

In the eyes of him and his father, Concubine Yuan is the most kind and gentle, and the one who has no quarrel with the world.

But now, he is over thirty, and he has seen a lot of the harem, and he can understand the behavior of the queen mother back then. And it is also understandable why the kindest concubine Yuan in the palace will always speak for the most evil queen. Why when he was in Yuanxiang Palace, Concubine Yuan would repeatedly tell him that his mother was also forced to be helpless, and his mother was the strongest woman in the world.

It is precisely because he knows too much and understands too much, that now that Concubine Yuan's case has been turned over and involved the eldest princess, he has messed up for the first time.

"Your Majesty is in a dilemma right now?" The eldest princess slowly withdrew her hand, "Your Majesty, but you want to punish this palace according to law?" ”

Si Boyan looked at the eldest princess, was silent for a while, and suddenly asked: "I still want to ask my aunt, when my aunt didn't want Concubine Yuan to be crowned, Bo Yu was the prince, but it was just for me, for the sake of etiquette?" ”

"What does Your Majesty mean by this?"

Si Boyan said: "Back then, my uncle General Li had high merit, and my uncle's younger brother was the prime minister, and the entire court belonged to the Li family. My mother is also my uncle's sister. If you support my ......"

After saying half a sentence, Si Boyan didn't say any more. The eldest princess's face was dark, revealing anger, staring at Si Boyan, and couldn't help sneering.

"It turns out that Your Majesty also has such thoughts. Your Majesty has really been Your Majesty for a long time, and you also have the strategy that an emperor should have. ”

"I don't mean to offend, I just want to find out."

The eldest princess's eyes froze, revealing a little sadness, and said: "Yes, the Li family at that time was indeed in power, and the crown prince was you, and the royal brother was already jealous." Whether it is the favor of Concubine Yuan or the promotion of the Yi family, it is the imperial brother who confronts the Li family in order to cultivate his own power. The imperial brother was anxious to crown Concubine Yuan as the queen and renamed Boyu as the crown prince, all in order to improve the status of the Yi family. If it is said that this palace is doing this for the sake of the Li family, it is not unreasonable. ”

Si Boyan was silent and didn't refute, just waiting for the eldest princess to continue.

"But although Bengong married into the Li family, he also knows what his surname is." The eldest princess hooked her lips and sneered, her eyes dyed a little desolate, "The name of this palace is Si Liushang, and the surname is Si!" Do you think that Bengong married into the Li family, why did he have no children for many years? Do you think that this palace has repeatedly interfered in politics and admonished, why didn't the imperial brother punish it, just because this palace is a member of the Li family, and it is the Li family that is backed by it! ”

The eldest princess's questioning was full of powerlessness and coldness, and every word hit people's hearts.

Si Boyan didn't dare to look at the eldest princess again, for fear that he would be even softer, so he avoided her gaze and apologized.

"I didn't mean to mention my aunt's sadness, I know that my aunt has made a lot of sacrifices for the Yi family,......"

The eldest princess's eyes froze, and she said sadly: "No, you don't know, and the imperial brother doesn't know either." If you had known, if you had believed, you would not have these questions about this house. ”

Si Boyan was speechless.

After the excitement, calm down. The eldest princess looked quietly ahead, looking at the white window paper, and she couldn't see the outside scene clearly.

Si Boyan quietly raised his eyes, and saw that the eldest princess was depressed, as if the person sitting in front of him was just a shell, and he couldn't bear it after all.

"Auntie......"

"Emperors are supposed to be suspicious by nature."

The eldest princess interrupted him, and the white mist in her beautiful eyes was dense, hiding an unknown amount of unwillingness.

"The husband is bent on fighting and pacifying the four seas, although his merits are not the heart of the master, but he will inevitably be suspected. If the husband really has a heart, he will not agree to His Majesty's imperial decree to fight in Xiyi, and end up dead without a body. This palace knows that His Majesty has long been jealous of this palace. When you were young, I was afraid that the main palace that helped you to ascend the throne would one day push you off the throne. Now, I am afraid that the palace and the Li family will control the court. ”

Si Boyan lowered his eyes and said, "Auntie, I don't mean this, it's because you think too much." ”

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid I have long wanted to find an opportunity to get rid of this palace and the Li family." The eldest princess turned her head to look at Si Boyan and said in a low voice, "Now is a good opportunity, presumably Feng Xiren will not dare to do it because of the identity of this palace." ”

"Aunt Yu Zhen, I really miss my aunt's upbringing."

"But the emperor has never been confined to the so-called kindness, Your Majesty came today, didn't he just want to know the attitude of the palace?" The eldest princess chuckled and said, "This palace has been a chess piece for a lifetime, and I don't want to do it anymore." I beg your Majesty's permission to let the palace meditate and practice in the Xuanling Temple for the rest of his life, and never participate in worldly chores from now on. ”

Si Boyan was silent, and when he saw that she was resolute, he said: "Since my aunt has this idea, then I will fulfill my aunt's wish, and I hope that my aunt can be more casual in the future." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The eldest princess's eyes suddenly deepened, and she said, "This palace still wants to persuade the last sentence." If His Majesty really excludes the Li family, only the Yi family will remain. ”

……

On September 14, the Yuanxiang Palace case, which shocked the big clan, finally came to an end under the personal supervision and trial of Si Boyan.

In the final result, Wei Lin and Xu Mama, the chief of the chamberlain, used poison tricks to frame Yuan Guifei, poisoned Yuan Guifei, and were directly sentenced to guillotine punishment.

Before Wei Lin and Mama Xu died, they thought they could be saved. But when the guillotine fell, even if they woke up, they couldn't say a word, because they were poisoned in advance.

As an accomplice, Jiang Xuan remembered that he was coerced, and pointed out that the prisoner had meritorious service, and was sentenced to exile and exiled to Lingnan County for hard labor.