Chapter 5 The Unexpected
Chengtian Hall is the place of deliberations of the previous dynasty, and the utensils and ornaments are subject to solemnity and quietness, which cannot help but be depressed. The little emperor had brought her here twice in the middle of the night before, so she knew that the so-called warm pavilion behind the palace was actually a secret room separated from the Luan seat in the main hall, and there was no trace from the outside, but she could see everything that happened in the main hall at a glance.
This was the first time she had come to the Chengtian Hall during the day, and she put the cup on the table and sat down at the bottom of the head, quietly listening to the proceedings of the main hall.
Perhaps because of the weather, the case of Wei Guogong dragged on for half a month without progress, which made the ministers of various factions more and more impatient, and today they actually bit and attacked each other in front of the palace. Xing Yuanhou and Zhen Guogong watched their noses and noses, and let the court make a noise, but they didn't seem to have anything to do with themselves.
"Alright. Both of them are my great ministers, so why be unhappy about a case. Lu Fuling could even imagine the mocking sneer on the lips of the man on the Luan seat when she said this, "Okay, this matter will be discussed another day." β
After a while, the door of the warm pavilion was vigorously pushed open, and the little emperor in a dark robe walked in with a smile, and Gonggong Wei outside the door immediately closed the door, "I have a headache from the noise in front, and the concubine is leisurely watching the play." What kind of system? β
"Your Majesty, Poria is a person from the harem, and when you go in and out of here, I'm afraid it's not in line with etiquette, let alone unorthodox." Poria got up and saluted, then sat down and continued to play with her freshly dyed nails, "Recently, the Queen Mother has been keeping a close eye on my Zhong Lingyuan, Your Majesty is not worried?" β
"Worried about what? Queen Mother? The little emperor smiled happily and took the cold cup and began to eat. This Miss Lu seems to be a soft bag, but in fact she is very powerful, and even he is often an emperor who can't please him, not to mention the Queen Mother who will soon have to take care of herself? "I have already instructed that in the future, you can enter and leave the Chengtian Temple at any time. Just be careful, don't go to the main hall to provoke those old pedants. β
Poria pulled the corners of her mouth as thanksgiving, and then spoke: "Your Majesty has decided?" β
"Nature." The little emperor swallowed the food in his mouth, "It will be done after the Mid-Autumn Festival at the latest, and the Luo family will not be able to leave Xuanyue left and right." β
An hour later, the holy decree of the Chinese book was sent to the Xuanwu Palace, and with a Zhu approval, the case of Wei Guogong was settled: from the elderly to the babies, all of them were imprisoned and beheaded after the autumn. However, whoever admits meritorious service to the prosecution and verification can be spared the death penalty.
"Girl, this little emperor has thunderous means, but he has a good heart, which is indeed rare." Ya Xiang said to Poria while grinding ink, "For more than a year, the four kings have gone to the second. If he hadn't used the girl to restrain the Queen Mother, Ya Xiang would have felt that he was a promising person. β
"A good heart?" Poria stopped copying the scriptures and looked at Ya Xiang with interest, "It's not false that he used me to restrain the Queen Mother, and it's not wrong if it's not expected." As to whether this death warrant is from a good heart, you will see. β
Yaxiang's doubts did not last long, and there was an answer on the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival.
In order to protect his son, Wei Guogong's nephew secretly accused Zuo Cheng Luo of conspiring with him and helping the Qin sisters to enter the palace to assassinate him. Another protΓ©gΓ©, in order to protect himself, sued Zuo Cheng in court for buying and selling official positions and manipulating the officials. As soon as these two precedents of escaping death were opened, Zuo Cheng and the Queen Mother ran up and down, but there was nothing they could do. Until after the Mid-Autumn Festival, there were hundreds of secret accusations against Zuo Cheng.
"Your Majesty, why did you have time to come over today, Concubine Luo's child is okay?" These days ago, Lu Fuling, who was on his back to the harem people, was disturbed by uninvited guests again, and his face was extremely unhappy, "If you run to me, this fire can't be extinguished." β
"Why are you spending your days in Zhong Lingyuan?" The little emperor touched two grapes from the table and threw them to eat, "The Queen Mother runs down to the Xuanwu Hall where Cuiju is mine every day, which is really boring." I see that the concubine is very idle every day, and it is also a matter of duty to accompany the queen mother for me. β
Sure enough, less than half an hour after the little emperor left that day, the Queen Mother sent someone to "invite" Lu Fuling to Luocuiju, saying that Luo Guifei was unstable and overthinking, and she was also a sister in the palace, so she should go to comfort and accompany her.
"Concubine Lu Guifei has been in favor recently, you should also learn hard, in the harem, you still have to please the right master is the way to survive" The Queen Mother sat on the edge of the bed and talked to Luo Guifei, while Fan Zhen sat on the stool on the side and played with her nails. The Queen Mother pretended to command, and it seemed that it took a long time to remember Lu Fuling, who was in a kneeling posture, and waved her hand casually to get her up, and said, "Lu Guifei, what do you say?" β
"Back to the Queen Mother, Poria grew up in Beishun Mountain since she was a child, and the etiquette in the palace should not be understood, let alone please the master. However, the Queen Mother should be one of the best, and she has time to teach Poria well. Poria secretly moved her sore legs, and scolded the little emperor a hundred times in her heart.