The small turmoil did not last for a few days. On June 28, the emperor issued an order to bring six concubines and dozens of palace people in Qixiang Palace to the Shen Criminal Division for interrogation.

Two days later, Mu Meiren of Qixiang Palace was sent to the cold palace on the charge of "disrespecting the queen". The rest of the concubines and concubines of Qixiang Palace were quickly released, and the emperor gave bead hairpin jewelry to appease them, but they were all so frightened that their faces turned pale.

There was a great movement in the palace for a while, and everyone was terrified.

After Tuoba Hong found out that the incident in Changle Palace was the work of the rebellious ministers and thieves, he did not reveal the news, but only secretly verified it. So far, the only people who know about this matter, except for the emperor and the queen mother, are Empress Xiao.

Empress Xiao not only has to be in charge of the palace, but also has to help the emperor investigate the case, and she is very tired every day. However, she didn't dare to relax, and could only do her best to assist Tuoba Hong.

The concubines were all kept in the dark, watching Mu Shi being dealt with on the charge of "great disrespect", and those with good brains began to speculate - I am afraid that when Empress Xiao was grounded, this Mu did something inappropriate, or said something, which angered the queen, so that he got such an end.

And the one who was really thoughtful thought about why the emperor would interrogate the entire Qixiang Palace? I'm afraid it's not simple.

Then he also shrank wisely, not daring to talk about Muhammad's affairs.

Although Lin Yuan didn't know that the emperor found out that King Mu Wu was making waves in the palace, he knew that the emperor was secretly investigating the matter of Changle Palace, and Mu Meiren was abolished, most likely because he was involved. Tuoba Hong, a patient in the advanced stage of victim delusional disorder, would rather kill by mistake than let go, Muhammad, a little beauty, had a little suspicion, and Tuoba Hong ordered to deal with her.

Lin Yuan herself is not in any crisis, she is pregnant, and she is deeply affected by the incident of Changle Palace, it is impossible for the emperor to suspect her. She looked at it coldly, the women in this palace are pampered, and they are just ants in the emperor's heart, how light they can ruin a woman's entire life.

The harem of the Qianwu Dynasty is more powerful than all previous dynasties. The death, abolition, illness, and assassination of concubines are too frequent.

Although the city is full of wind and rain, the emperor's favor for Lin Yuan has not diminished at all. The queen cleared her name, the Xiao family was stable, and Tuoba Hong was not so busy these days, so he came to visit Lin Yuan every day according to the routine.

Because of the thieves in the palace, he was troubled, and his appetite was still not very good. When he came to the Scarlet Tobacco House to dine with Lin Yuan, Lin Yuan cooked lotus leaf porridge with his own hands, and brought out two side dishes that he had made on a whim, which coaxed Tuoba Hong to eat a lot.

Tuoba Hong didn't remember last year's events at first, until he ate lotus leaf porridge in Lin Yuan's Palace, and suddenly remembered it with a pat on his head. He grabbed Lin Yuan's shoulder and asked happily: "This lotus leaf porridge tastes extraordinary, I think the chef over there is still a thought, and then I remembered that Yuan'er once made this meal!" Yuan'er, did you do it? ”

Lin Yuan just smiled: "The emperor has raised his love, but it's just a dish...... And the concubine is not doing well, a few days ago, the head of the Shangshi Bureau came to tell the concubine, saying that the mung bean flour added to the rice porridge does not taste very good. The concubine pondered how to improve it. ”

"Hey, you're a person with a body, how can you do work!" Tuoba Hong lowered his face again and advised: "I know your temper, and whenever you give me a meal, you will definitely wash your hands and roll up your sleeves to do it yourself." In the past, you were the most expensive person in the palace, if you really want to prepare food for me, just support the cooks and watch it yourself. ”

Lin Yuan lowered her head and smiled without saying a word. Tuoba Hong scooped up another mouthful of porridge and couldn't help but continue to appreciate: "Yuan'er is not a chef, but she is clever in her thinking. Lotus leaf porridge is fragrant and delicious, and it is the most suitable for summer consumption. On that day, the queen's appetite was also uncomfortable, I took this porridge to coax her, and she also wanted me to reward the person who made the porridge......" and instructed: "Yao Fusheng, you go to the queen's palace to ask for some rewards for Hui Concubine!" ”

That's a joke. However, Yao Fusheng still went to Changxin Palace to ask for a reward.

Lin Yuan's brows furrowed slightly, and he returned to a smile in an instant. Speaking of Empress Xiao, the woman who is no longer young and has a declining appearance has been neglected by her husband for a long time, but Tuoba Hong has been treating her more and more considerate and enthusiastic these days!

There are constant turmoil in the palace, and Changle Palace murders such a big case, Lin Yuan is still in the middle of it, and his heart is still like water. But what shocked her was that Queen Xiao had a faint tendency to regain her favor after this incident!

In Tuoba Hong's pity and guilt for Xiao Yueyi, he seemed to be touched by the soft memories of many years ago. Lin Yuan had never regarded Empress Xiao as an opponent in the competition for imperial favor, but now she found that things had changed.

However, Lin Yuan thought about it, and finally did not put Xiao Yueyi in the column of competing for favor. She knows that Xiao Yueyi, as the queen, has a natural disadvantage in competing for favor, and if she wants to sit firmly in the back seat, she has to look upright, and she can't be coquettish and stupid like a concubine. At present, the emperor cherishes her, just because of guilt, and after a long time, the strength in the emperor's heart has passed, and then looking at her cold and upright appearance, he will still dislike it as before.

At night, Tuoba Hong stayed in the Scarlet Smoke Building and went to bed with Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan was spoiled by him, and he didn't know how to get up early to serve the emperor at dawn, and he pouted his ass and slept soundly. When the palace maid next to her called her, she found that the people around her had already left, and the bed was cold.

Chu Xue Shen muttered and said, "The emperor left in the middle of the night, at the end of the night. ”

Lin Yuan came back to his senses suddenly: "What's wrong?" ”

"The slave doesn't know."

Lin Yuan was puzzled in her heart, but she still got up lazily and prepared to go to the queen to say goodbye.

As a result, in the Changxin Palace, the queen said to the concubines lightly and indifferently: "The palace maids in the weaving department of the Shangfu Bureau are restless, and they actually have an affair. The emperor was furious, and took the 26 palace maids of the Weaving Division and the person in charge of the department into the Shen Penal Division, and executed them on the same day. ”

The concubines' fingers tightened. Dozens of lives, just gone.

Last year, the queen executed more than 100 palace members of the Shanggong Bureau because of the theft of ice, and I still remember it vividly. Like Empress Xiao, the emperor never looked at human life.

The crime of fornication is indeed not small. Whether it is a palace maid or a eunuch, once you enter the palace gate, it is to destroy people's desires with heavenly reason. The palace maid is nominally the emperor's woman, and there must not be a trace of uncleanness. It's just that this person was guilty of implicating the entire weaving division, and he was all executed, which is rare.

And a few days later, there was news that a Baolin Meng had been given death and beheaded all over the house.

The panic and fear of the people in the harem spread like a plague.

The death of the twenty-six palace maids was charged with fornication; Meng executed and implicated his family on charges of disrespecting the emperor and harboring dissent. Counting further, there is also a Mu Meiren, who entered the cold palace because of disrespect to the queen.

Tuoba Hong's accusations against them are high-sounding, but this can't blind Lin Yuan.

For the harem, the summer of the ninth year of Qianwu was the bleakest day since Tuoba Hong ascended the throne. Everyone in the palace felt that there was too much chaos in the palace, and from time to time someone was executed or implicated, and he didn't know which day it would be his turn.

Everyone just thinks that the times are bad and the years are uneven, and many palace concubines go to the shrine in the palace to burn incense and worship the Buddha, asking God to give peace. Only Lin Yuan knew that Tuoba Hong had found all kinds of excuses, just to eradicate the rebels. The palace maids of the Shangfu Bureau estimated that there was a real remnant of King Muwu, and Tuoba Hong put to death all those who had contact with the sinner, leaving no one behind. And Baolin, surnamed Meng, I don't know if he is really guilty or innocently implicated.

Accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, because the emperor would rather kill by mistake than let it go. In the midst of the monstrous wealth of the dazzling eyes, there are unbearable costs and risks.

Lin Yuan thought about it and felt funny, Tuoba Hong moved his atmosphere this time, and he was anxious, and his movements were very big. The opposition party may not be able to guess it in their eyes.

So why bother to hide your purpose? Sure enough, it is a royal work, and face is more important than anything else. Even if he has already been recognized, Tuoba Hong will not admit to the people of the world that his throne and life are being threatened.

The palace was filled with panic. Tuoba Hong is busy every day, and the number of times he spoils his concubines is less. At that time, it was already July, and the summer heat was getting stronger, but there was such a serious thing in the palace, and Tuoba Hong had no intention of refuting the summer. Fortunately, the weather was cool this year, and the princes and nobles did not have much objection to the emperor's decision.

However, no matter how good the weather is, the summer in the capital is always uncomfortable. Tuoba Hong was irritable and had a poor appetite, and was often picky about the food of the Shang Food Bureau, and the lotus leaf porridge served by Lin Yuan was like last year, and it became the emperor's favorite.

I don't know what the emperor thinks, the chef in the Shangshi Bureau can't serve him well with all his efforts, and the things made by Hui Concubine are not so perfect, but he loves them alone. It's just that it's not okay to eat porridge for days, Lin Yuan has nothing to do, so he and Qi Ronghua, who loves cooking, study cooking together, and often cook things to Jianzhang Palace to serve to the emperor.

The concubines next to him shrank in their palace in horror, looking at the current situation and wondering if they would be the next to die, Lin Yuan walked leisurely from Huayang Palace to Jianzhang Palace every day, accompanied the emperor to talk and chat, and ate together by the way. There are also others who envy and follow suit, but they all end up being reprimanded for disturbing the holy driver, Tuoba Hong has a bad temper recently, and the concubines have touched too many nails, and they don't dare to get up again.

It was Lin Yuan who was perfected.

On this day, as usual, at dusk, he took the food box and went to Jianzhang Palace.

Lin Yuan is really idle, she used to work overtime when she was sick, but now it takes a long time to play leaf cards. Fortunately, there is still such a thing as competing for favor.

Huayang Palace and Jianzhang Palace are not far away, passing through a peony flower garden, and then walking through an alley that is not long or short. Lin Yuan walked slowly, and the sunset at sunset reflected a dazzling golden reflection on the glazed tiles of the temple's cornices.

Although the summer heat is heavy, fortunately, many grape trellises are planted on both sides of the official road at the entrance of the alley, and under the shade of the vines, you can still see the very small unripe green grape grains on the top when you look up, Lin Yuan's mood is still good.

At a corner, there was a slight commotion ahead.

"It's like someone is scolding someone." Xiao Chengzi frowned and said: "These emperors are in a bad mood, and everyone in the palace is keeping to themselves, and they don't dare to provoke any moths." I don't know which palace is so ignorant and lynched on the street. ”