After sending away the chamberlain and the palace maid, the Tong family told everyone about the old years in the husband's Gao Yong's mansion, and everyone was dumbfounded when they heard the words, and they couldn't come back to their senses for a while.

After a long cup of tea, the Zheng family settled down, and hurriedly called the maid Taoyan to invite the noble concubine Mrs. Li to come. After the Li family walked into the house and sat down, the Zheng family signaled to his aunt Tong to tell the Li family about the old affairs of the Gao Mansion.

Even if it is a silent person like the Li family, listening to the Tong family's words, it is not as calm as in the past.

Li Shi glanced keenly at Tong Shi and asked: "Are you saying that on the day Your Majesty went to Gaofu, your uncle and wife happened to die in a fire, and after that, the servant woman Wang and the maidservant who served your uncle and wife on weekdays also left Gaofu?" ”

Tong nodded hurriedly and said, "Madam, that day when the fire broke out in the courtyard of the future, because His Majesty was drinking and feasting in the mansion, my uncle Yan Yu Lin Wei carried away his body after extinguishing the fire, so that Lin He did not see his body when he died, and he did not see his person alive. ”

After a pause, Tong continued: "Your Majesty gave the family lord the position of second grade for no reason, although the lord has doubts in his heart, how dare he say it. ”

Li Shi grinned, sneered, and said, "According to what you say, I can conclude that this Zhaoyi must be your uncle and wife Lin He." ”

When Zheng heard this, he hurriedly said: "Madam, the concubine is already suspicious, if the queen and Zhaoyi are really sisters, how can they not have any closeness on weekdays?" Now I understand. ”

Seeing that Li Shi was silent, Zheng Shi then said sourly: "Your Majesty treats this woman with good intentions, and the dignified emperor actually calculates his subordinates so much for the sake of a re-Jiao girl..."

When Li heard Zheng say this, his face suddenly sank, and he said unhappily: "Hugh is talking nonsense!" Your Majesty's move, how can we be at our disposal! ”

Zheng also knew that he had lost his words, so he hurriedly smiled and said, "Madame forgives her sins, it is the concubine who is presumptuous." ”

When Li Shi heard this, Fang changed his face and said, "Your Majesty has replaced Li with a peach, but he doesn't want outsiders to know his true identity. ”

Looking around at everyone, Li Shi was not angry but said mightily: "If you want to keep your own family safe, today's words must not be leaked half a point." ”

When everyone heard this, they were also timid in their hearts, and they didn't know what to do for a while, until the sound of Yuan Yi crying came from the inner room, and everyone came back to their senses.

Li then asked Tong about what happened in Gaofu, no matter how big or small, he remembered everything in his heart. At two o'clock in the afternoon, the attendants came to ask for a meal, and the Li family got up and left.

In the Xuande Palace, all the ministers stood with their heads bowed.

The crown prince Yuan Sui was about to return to Pingcheng to worship his ancestors, so he also stood in the palace at this time and asked the emperor to show him.

Yuan Hong sat on the throne and said loudly to everyone: "The prince is about to open the regent, so this year Qingming worships the ancestors, and I want to take the prince as the king of the main sacrifice, in order to comfort the ancestors in the spirit of the sky." ”

When Yuan Sui heard this, he was overjoyed in his heart, and hurriedly said: "My son Xie Aye has given this important responsibility, and my son will definitely live up to Aye's expectations." ”

Yuan Hong nodded and said, "My Xianbei clan originated from secluded houses, and the stone room was thought to be the temple of the clan. Since moving south, it is far away, and it is 4,000 miles away from Pingcheng. When I was in Pingcheng, I followed the will of the Empress Dowager and only performed sacrifices in Shengle Jinling. In the three years since the Empress Dowager was buried in the Yonggu Mausoleum, I have performed spring and autumn sacrifices in these two places. ”

Looking at Yuan Sui, Yuan Hong instructed: "Although there are deacons of the Shaofu who have arranged all the sacrificial ceremonies, and there are Taishi and Taifu who accompany you, but this is the first time for you to perform this ceremony, I still want to tell you, don't act hastily, and follow the words of the high priest in all matters." ”

Yuan Sui was already tired of learning martial arts, and this time he borrowed back to Pingcheng to worship his ancestors, so he could suspend his studies, and he was very excited in his heart.

At this time, Yuan Sui hurriedly leaned over and knelt on the ground, and said: "The son must obey Aya's orders, and he should discuss everything with the Taishi, Taifu, etc., and I hope that Aya will be at ease and watch his son's actions." ”

Yuan Hong heard Yuan Sui say this, and his heart was comforted. He also instructed the attendants on relevant matters, and then retired from the court, got up and left the throne.

When the noble concubine Li returned to her room, she retreated from the maids, leaving Huan Dan alone to serve.

Huandan burned the incense and added some new charcoal to the tea stove to cook tea for the Li family.

Li Shi paced slowly in the room, as if speaking to Huandan, and seemed to mumble to himself, "Whoever and everything in the world belongs to Your Majesty." Even if she is a daughter of Zai Jiao, since Your Majesty has already obtained it, why bother to show herself as the daughter of the Feng family? ”

Seeing that Li's brows were tightly locked, Huan Dan explained: "Madam, the slave has a sentence that is out of line, I don't know whether to say it or not. ”

Huan Dan saw that although the Li clan was silent, he nodded, so he continued: "Although the imperial family is originally a northern Xianbei tribe, it doesn't care about ethics. But now His Majesty is practicing the way of the Han family, and according to the simple view of the slaves, His Majesty's move is only to cover up the mouth of the Han Chen. ”

Li Shi listened to Huandan's words, and sneered: "Guan peep at the words of the basket! 'All under the heavens are kings' lands, and within the four seas, all are kings' ministers. 'If it weren't for the establishment of the queen and the selection of the prince, even if His Majesty was bent on carrying out the reform of Sinicization, these palace affairs would not be discussable by his subordinates. ”

Walking to the edge of the collapse, Li sat down, then picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea while thinking, and suddenly Li put the teacup heavily on the table, the tea in the cup splashed, Huan Dan did not have time to wipe it, and then listened to Li Shi said coldly: "Your Majesty is not doing this much, but to make it have the support of the family, so that it can not only balance the power of the queen, but also balance the power of the court." ”

When Huan Dan heard this, he was confused in his heart, but he didn't dare to ask, so he just stood aside and stopped talking.