It's late autumn again.

Speaking of which, a full decade has passed since the beginning of the army.

The brand-new imperial palace was built on the site of the former Ning Palace. Except for the original Yongle Hall, the rest of the houses were all demolished and rebuilt, and it took four years to expand outwards significantly, and it took four years to begin to take shape. Just before it was completed, the Yongle Emperor Zhao Di insisted on moving the capital to Yancheng despite the opposition of the civil and military ministers, and since then it has been renamed Yanjing.

Early this morning, a thinly dressed palace maid hurriedly trotted into Kunning Palace, but she didn't care about any etiquette, so she crashed in and knelt directly in front of Queen Yu Miaojin:

"! Big things are wrong! ”

The Kunning Palace is gorgeously furnished, and the air can still smell a faint smell of new lacquer, mixed with the aroma of sandalwood, which looks more solemn.

"Panic what."

Yu Miaojin said lightly, still sitting on the futon without moving, watching the maid insert a golden hairpin into her hair from the mirror.

The little palace maid knelt on the ground, her cheeks were red from the wind, and her whole face was red from the charcoal fire in the house. She barely steadied herself, and after a while, she gasped for a while before she spoke:

"Niangniang, no, Jinyiwei broke into the harem! When you see someone, you will be caught, and the fierce gods are generally very terrifying! ”

Rao is a character like Yu Miaojin who has experienced strong winds and waves, and he couldn't help but be stunned when he heard the news. She waved her hand, told the girl who combed her hair to stand back, and turned her face to look at the palace maid kneeling on the ground:

"What do you say? Jin Yiwei? ”

"It's Jinyiwei! …… At this time, I'm afraid that they have already arrived at the gate of the palace! Hurry up and think of a way! ”

"How can there be such a thing?"

Yu Miaojin stood up and glanced out of the window, there was indeed a team of guards dressed in brocade clothes who were coming towards Kunning Palace, and when they saw the palace maid, they didn't ask questions, so they were tied up directly.

"Go, change into the court clothes of the main palace."

The palace maid holding the clothes next to her answered, turned around and entered the inner room.

"It's a shame that we ran fast, otherwise they would have been caught! …… Empress! What should I do? "The little palace maid looked no more than fourteen or fifteen years old, where had she seen this battle, and she was so anxious that she was about to cry.

Yu Miaojin groaned slightly, and looked around the room: "Where is Ying'er?" ”

All the palace maids were so frightened that the six gods had no master at this time, and they shook their heads in a panic.

"She wasn't on duty last night, has anyone seen her? Any idea where she went? ”

The palace maids whispered for a while, and talked for a long time, to the effect that the person disappeared last night.

Seeing this situation, Yu Miaojin understood a rough idea in her heart.

The palace maid named Ying'er was not originally from Kunning Palace, and she was an ordinary girl serving tea not long after she arrived in the imperial study. One day, I heard the old eunuch next to the emperor accidentally mention her appearance, saying that she was a little like a very favored concubine in King Ning's mansion before, named Xuehe; It happened that the emperor saw her that day, and he really took two more looks, and he couldn't help but have thoughts in his heart.

After Yu Miaojin learned about this, she transferred her to Kunning Palace. I thought that she could at least be at ease in front of her, but I didn't expect it to cause trouble.

Just because, today's Zhao Zheng is not as good as before.

Since Xue He said goodbye, his temperament has changed greatly, and he is not only much more decisive than before, but also very ruthless. It seems that from the time of deciding to move the capital, Yu Miaojin's feelings were particularly obvious.

At that time, because the location of the capital was related to the fortunes of the country, most of the courtiers were opposed to moving north. After all, most people have lived in Yingtian for a long time and have long been accustomed to it, and no one wants to move their nest. And he is really ruthless to the civil and military ministers, as long as he dares to have half a word, he beats and kills, so that everyone suddenly realizes that he is not a good old man who laughs at everything, he is the emperor, he says nothing, and he is in charge of everyone's fate.

The court set up the rules, and then there was the harem.

On the day of the queen's ceremony, he said to Yu Miaojin: The queen's position is what you deserve, and I will naturally give it to you; But you know that I am not Zhao Zheng, and I have no affection for you. When I finish what I need to do, I will make the crown prince ascend the throne, and then you will be the queen mother, and I can't control what you want to do then. It's just that from now on, we will never get along with each other, we will not interfere with each other, and I don't want to have anything to do with you anymore.

His gaze was cold, and his tone was resolute.

It was from that moment that Yu Miaojin understood that she had no chance with this man in this life.

Yu Miaojin is such a smart woman, she naturally knows that she is still thinking about Xuehe in her heart, and she has never let go for a moment. However, it is good to make everything clear in advance, which can be regarded as saving enough face for both parties. At this point, he made the bottom line clear, and the two of them both kept their promises that day and were safe and sound.

At first, Yu Miaojin just felt that he might think that the queen was too smart and inextricably linked to the previous dynasty, so he was reluctant to get close to her. But after a long time, she found that Qin Bai had been living in the Yongle Palace since he moved the capital, and he was diligent in court politics, so he really had no interest in the harem, and he had never been lucky with any concubine.

He didn't mean it, he meant it.

Sometimes when she calms down, Yu Miaojin will also think of Xuehe. That's also a smart girl in ice and snow, she doesn't want to come to the troubled waters of the harem, which can be regarded as saving face for the queen.

And that Ying'er, with the usual naivety and frivolity of a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl, thought that with her beautiful appearance and young body, she could conquer the lonely and arrogant monarch in the Yongle Palace; And what she didn't know was that her long-term thoughts and persistence had turned the once gentle man into a cold-faced emperor.

It's really playing with fire.

Yu Miaojin sighed in her heart, looking at herself in the mirror in a brocade dress and a head full of pearls. The palace ladies had helped her get dressed, but they looked at each other, not knowing what she was going to do.

"It's a disaster that can't be avoided, let's go."

Yu Miaojin made up her mind, took all the palace servants and women to the courtyard, and ordered someone to open the gate of Kunning Palace, and everyone stood in front of the door with her, waiting for the Jinyi guards to come to the door.

However, seeing the team of brocade guards hurrying past in front of the Kunning Palace, as if they were in a hurry to run an errand, they had no intention of coming in at all.

The leader Jun Yi was dressed in a plain white flying fish suit, with an embroidered spring knife hanging from his waist, and the whole person looked energetic. Unexpectedly, ten years have passed in a blink of an eye, and his appearance does not seem to have changed, and he is still the same as the heroic young man when he first met.

Yu Miaojin smiled indifferently, took the initiative to step forward and said, "Hello, Lord Zongqi." I heard that the adults were searching the harem, and I didn't dare to trouble you, so I took the palace people out and waited first. ”

Although her words were polite on the surface, there was no inviolable majesty in her demeanor.

"The mother laughed! We are also acting on orders. The emperor has an order: he wants to take the palace maids from each palace to the front for questioning, but except for Kunning Palace. ”

Seeing this, Jun Yi hurriedly stepped forward and took the initiative to salute, explaining: "The emperor also specially explained that he should not disturb the queen's mother, because his subordinates were reckless, and asked the mother to punish him." ”

"What does it matter if I'm disturbed or not? It's just that I don't know, when will it be your turn to take care of the affairs of the harem? Actually presumptuous directly in the palace, who gave you the guts?! ”

The queen is the lord of the six palaces, and she also has the power of life and death.

When Jun Qi heard her words, he really scolded the street in his heart.

Now that the battle is over, the capital has been moved, and the government has stabilized, the eldest brother has gone back with his brothers, leaving him alone to face a deep resentful man - although Qin Bai is not as sloppy and desperate as before, but it is more of a headache to be ruthless and arbitrary.

Being an emperor has really become different, he has a big idea when he encounters problems, and he doesn't like to discuss with others. But whenever the courtiers dare to say anything about the government, his face can frighten the ministers into a cold sweat - he never talks nonsense, and he will slaughter people alive when he stares, which is quite irritable.

Jun Qi's original intention was, of course, to hope that he would be a gentle, kind, and approachable good emperor, but the contract only stated that the emperor would complete the revision of the book, and other than that, there were no detailed rules on whether he should be a benevolent monarch or a tyrant.

Although Qin Bai's methods are a little more ruthless, he is still concerned about governing the country, but he is harsh on the minister: opinions can be raised, as for whether to listen to or not, whether to change or not, it depends on the mood; If you are annoyed, you will kill someone, and it is useless to persuade anyone! Most of the time it's reasonable, but when you don't want to be reasonable, I won't greet you in advance.

It is said that a companion is like a tiger, and he has achieved the ultimate.

However, like him, the emperor will definitely not be treated by the ministers, and the historians will definitely not use any good words for him, but he doesn't care what future generations say. He knew very well where the bottom line of the heavenly officials was, so he worked hard within the scope of the scale and renovated the tricks.

For example, the matter of sending Jinyi guards to arrest palace maids is also unprecedented.

Even Junyi didn't know why, when he got up early in the morning, Qin Bai ordered him to summon the Jinyi guard to arrest the palace maid, and he didn't even explain half a word. It stands to reason that the affairs of this palace maid and the harem are under the control of the queen, but he didn't want to deal with Yu Miaojin, so he bypassed the queen and directly used the brocade guard.

But how could such a big movement not alarm the queen? So where is Yu Miaojin easy to entangle?

Jun Yi sighed, directly picked up his official robe and knelt in front of Yu Miaojin, and said with a helpless face: "The queen mother is angry, and her subordinates admit to beating and punishing." But the envoy still has to do it, if you have anything to say, you might as well tell the emperor directly. ”

When Yu Miaojin saw him like this, she felt a little unbearable.

He's just an errand runner, and it's not interesting to be embarrassed by him. Today's incident is obviously not aimed at the queen, and it must still have something to do with the unconscious palace maid.

Thinking of this, Yu Miaojin's expression eased slightly: "Lord Zongqi, get up." …… If that's the case, then I'll go directly to the king. ”

"Niang Niang Shengming."

Yu Miaojin turned her head and said to the palace people behind her: "You are waiting here, but if any rebellious minister or thief dares to approach Kunning Palace for half a step, he will be killed directly!" ”

All the palace maids and eunuchs promised to say yes.

Half of what she said was for the people below, and half for Junyi. Yu Miaojin is not a timid and afraid woman, Jun Qi has long seen her power. Moreover, with her identity as the lord of the six palaces, even Qin Bai knew that he was avoiding her, so Jun Qi decided not to do this.

Jun Yi thought about it, called a flag official beside him, and instructed: "Go to the steward and eunuch to ask for a roster, take people according to the list, and don't go directly to the harem!" If you disturb the ladies of the palaces, you won't be able to eat and walk around! ”

When the flag officer heard this, he said that he obeyed, and then he told everyone to stop first, and went to the worship room instead.