Zhou Ding fell into deep thought, and Song Xingchen saw that he had no intention of continuing to talk for the time being, so he left hand in hand with Yelang.

Although there is no clear result, it is still reported to Zhou Feng by Yelang, after all, this matter can be big or small, if the Western Zhou State really arranged a nail in the Great Zhou State, but it is in a high position, then the Great Zhou State is in danger.

I don't know if the royal family has offended any gods recently, but there are assassins in the palace again, and this time the assassins are still eunuchs in the palace.

It's just that the person who was injured this time was not the emperor, but Concubine An Guifei, who was demoted to a nobleman.

"An Guiren is no longer in danger of life, but she has been taking it for at least ten years*, and it is very difficult to detoxify." Shen XVII, who had just entered the palace as an imperial doctor, reported the results of the diagnosis and treatment to the emperor.

"Why aren't An Guiren awake yet?" The emperor asked with a frown, his gaze falling on the sleeping An Guiren.

"Back to the emperor, An Guiren lost too much blood, and she was frightened, and the imperial doctor who diagnosed and treated her before gave her a tranquilizer, and it is estimated that she will not be able to wake up until tomorrow." Shen XVII replied.

"Hmm." The emperor nodded and waved his hand for Shen Qiqi and the others to step back.

After only the emperor and the chief administrator of Ouchi, Dehai, and An Guiren, who was unconscious, were left in the dormitory, the solemn look on the emperor's face was replaced by gloom.

"Dehai, have I failed as an emperor? Since the founding of the Great Zhou Kingdom, I have only been assassinated repeatedly, what kind of person wants me to die so much? The Emperor slapped the table heavily, and there was nowhere to vent his anger.

"The emperor is angry, you are the true dragon son of heaven, you are the longevity and Tianqi, the origin of those assassins, although the minions do not know, but they don't want to hurt the emperor for half a point." Dehai's back was in a cold sweat, he didn't dare to reply to this, he lowered his head, and his afterglow was aimed at An Guiren's bed, Dehai rolled his eyes and said: "The slave thinks that this assassination is a little strange, this An Guiren has lost his holy favor, and many close people have been assigned to other palaces according to the rules, but this old eunuch stayed, if he wants to assassinate the emperor, shouldn't he find a way to go to the favored concubine?" ”

The emperor's eyes sank, although he was in a rage, his brain was not useless.

glanced at Dehai meaningfully, and then at An Guiren who was in a coma, and already had some answers in his heart.

Dehai didn't continue the topic anymore, and was silent for a long time before asking: "It's already midnight, which lady does the emperor want to go to sleep with?" ”

"Let's go to the Queen's Palace." The emperor said tiredly.

"Back to the emperor, the queen mother is now in the Second Prince's Mansion, taking care of Concubine Ruan." Tokukaido.

The emperor remembered that the queen was not in the palace, and he couldn't remember the names of the other concubines for a while, so he waved his hand and said, "That's it, then set up the imperial study." ”

"Yes." Dehai responded and sang and cheered, "The emperor got up and drove the imperial study." ”

When the emperor walked to the door, he instructed Dehai: "Tomorrow morning, you go to the Second Prince's Mansion to pick up the queen back to the palace, and now the palace still needs her to preside over the overall situation, and Concubine Ruan asked her to make other arrangements." ”

"The minions obey." Dehai bowed down to receive the order.

Sitting on top of the dragon, the emperor's brows never let go.

There has never been an heir born in the Second Prince's Mansion, which has always been the biggest regret and worry in the emperor's heart, but the current situation in the palace is not suitable for Concubine Ruan to have a baby.

Although Zhou Feng did not encounter assassination, the issue of Zhou Feng's heirs was the biggest obstacle for him to become the prince.

So who is the one who wants his life? If he dies for no reason, who is most qualified to inherit the throne except for Zhou Feng?

The Great Prince? Or is it the third prince who has been demoted to the king of the county?

The emperor's mind was messy, and it was difficult to sort out for a while, and he didn't want to think that his son wanted to harm his life, otherwise he, the emperor, would have failed too much.

The palace door has not yet been opened, so the news of the emperor's assassination has not reached the outside of the palace, and it can also make the people outside the palace sleep well.

On the morning of the second day, the emperor did not mention the assassination, and the Manchu civil and military forces did not know the inside story, and argued in the court as usual.

But in the harem, there was a round of bloodbath.

After the queen returned to the palace, she immediately took over the assassination of the emperor, and listed An Guiren as the number one suspect, but there was no direct evidence to convict An Guiren, but because she had a meritorious role in saving the driver, not only could she be exempted from the crime of laxity under the royal family, but also rewarded heavily, even if the queen was unwilling, she could not deal with the matter unfairly.

And those concubines who were investigated have a common voice in their hearts, An Guiren really did everything in order to regain their favor, and even their lives were almost hit, and the harem was going to be unpeaceful again, that is, the previous dynasty may also change the status quo because of An Guiren's game.

Therefore, before many officials left the palace, there were eunuchs or palace maids passing by them, stuffing a note or whispering something, and soon the Manchu civil and military knew what happened last night, but everyone knew it.

"The concubine has already verified that the eunuch is not Concubine An's henchman, he has been in the palace as an errand since he was a child, except for the old eunuch who took him, he hardly interacts with others, but the old eunuch has died of illness many years ago, and the clues have been interrupted." The queen came to see the emperor with a food box, and said softly: "The concubines have strictly checked the court, but they have found some problematic palace people, this is the list, and the emperor is invited to take a look." ”

"It's hard work." The emperor took the list and glanced at it, and saw that it was all some little-known people, so he put it aside.

"It is the dereliction of duty of the concubines, the concubines are in charge of the affairs of the six palaces, but these ill-intentioned people have been in the palace for so many years, and the concubines are incompetent. If it weren't for the fact that the emperor had a real dragon to protect his body, and there were nobles who sacrificed themselves to protect him, the concubines would be guilty of death! The queen knelt down and admitted her mistake, and sipped softly: "The concubine is afraid to think about it now, in case ...... Your Majesty, no matter where you go in the future, let Dehai serve by your side, at least you can't let Dehai retreat, but let other palace people wait, and the concubines are uneasy! ”

"The queen gets up, I don't mean to blame you." Lifting the empress up with one hand, the emperor turned sideways and sat the empress next to him.

The queen sat down softly, but only sat a third of the seat, this is the rule.

"The emperor doesn't blame the concubines, but the concubines blame themselves." The queen lowered her head slightly, and the tears in the corners of her eyes disappeared, "For so many years, the concubines have lived under the protection of the emperor, but they don't know how to be prepared for danger in times of peace, and they are careless about many things, so that the palace is not peaceful, and it is the fault of the concubines." ”

"Okay, I really don't blame you, the queen shouldn't blame herself, let's focus on cleaning up the harem. I don't want this to happen again, after all, I have practiced kung fu, and ordinary assassins can't hurt me, but it is you and Zhaoyang that make me worried. Patting the empress's hand, the emperor changed the subject and said, "I heard that you have been to see An Guiren. ”

"Yes." The queen nodded and sighed lightly: "An Guiren has always wanted wind and rain in the harem, and he has lost his favor during this period of time, but he is less arrogant and arrogant than before. The concubine rewarded her with some things, so that she could recuperate with peace of mind first. ”

"I heard some rumors in the palace, what does the queen think?" The emperor let go of his hand without a trace, picked up the tonic soup and sipped it.

Seeing that she was still fair, but her hands were no longer as moist and delicate as they were back then, the queen felt a faint loss in her heart.

No woman wants to share her husband with others, even if she is a queen, she is just an ordinary woman, but she is married to the emperor with the most women, and she is even more in love with this man, and this sour is only swallowed silently by herself.

"The concubine was only concerned with cleaning up the harem, but she failed to stop such rumors in the first place. To be honest, when the concubine heard this rumor, she also thought about it for a long time. The queen raised her head, looked up at the emperor and said, "Whether the eunuch assassinated the emperor or not, whether it was An Guiren's doing, An Guiren's rescue is a fact." The royal family has the rules of the royal family, and the emperor must follow it as the son of heaven, and the concubine, as the lord of the six palaces, must follow the palace rules and regulations. ”

"What does the queen mean?" has been married for many years, and the emperor knew that the queen was also suspicious of the truth of this matter, but there was no evidence to speculate.

"An Guiren's meritorious rescue is reasonable, that is, it is reasonable to restore her identity as An Guifei, but the emperor was assassinated because she asked to meet the saint, and the assassin had something to do with the old man in An Guiren's palace, after all, he was at fault. Therefore, the meaning of the concubine is that rewarding An Guiren as an concubine not only eliminates her guilt, but also rewards her, but it does not violate the rules, I don't know what the emperor wants? The queen asked softly.

The emperor was silent for a while, not knowing whether he was satisfied with the empress's intentions.

The empress was silent, quietly waiting for the emperor's reply. Although she is the lord of the six palaces and has absolute power in matters such as the reward of concubines, the whole world belongs to the emperor, and the women in the harem belong to the emperor, so the emperor naturally has the right to decide.

After silently drinking a bowl of soup, the emperor spoke: "The queen is thoughtful, so let's do it according to the queen's wishes." ”

"The concubine obeys." The queen got up and said, "The concubine will not disturb the emperor's government affairs, so she will go back to the palace to draw up the decree, so that Concubine An can recuperate from her injuries with peace of mind." ”

"Hmm." The emperor didn't seem to want to talk about An Concubine, so he said to the queen: "I will go to your place for dinner, and let Zhaoyang's girl come with me." ”

"Okay, the concubine will cook in person and fry a few of the emperor's favorite dishes." The queen smiled gently, but her eyes couldn't hide her sadness.

In the past 20 years, whenever An Concubine has benefited, the emperor will always go to the queen's palace for dinner, and will call a pair of children.

"Zhaoyang is also big, it's time to build a princess's mansion for her, if the queen is free, you might as well let Qin Tianjian count it as an auspicious day to start construction, as for the location......" The emperor hesitated for a moment and said: "I remember that near the second prince of Feng'er, there are a few idle places, you can pick and take a look, you can also ask Zhaoyang what he means." ”

"The concubine wrote it down." The smile in the queen's eyes was sincere, with a little gratitude.

Since ancient times, the princess's mansion has not been built next to the prince's mansion, which is the emperor's favor.

Especially if Zhou Feng is the emperor in the future, then the second prince's mansion will not be vacant for many years, and there will be the next generation of princes who have the best chance of becoming the prince to move in, and live next to this most promising emperor and grandson, Zhou Jin will have a support for the rest of his life.

As for the matter of An Concubine, the queen put it aside for the time being, and the current An Concubine is not enough for the queen to regard as a strong rival.