Empress Wei was so angry that her whole body trembled!

This is not only because the Empress Dowager Su shouted to catch the thief in front of her, but also because the Empress Dowager Su wanted to use the topic to play against Gu Shao - as mentioned earlier, Wei Xi has always pursued a low profile, and his reputation in the government and the opposition is far inferior to Gu Shao.

And although Gu Shao himself went to prison, because of the emperor's special orders, he actually lived well in prison, and he could exchange news with the outside world at any time.

In other words, he still has influence on the court.

Although this influence has been discounted because he is not in the court himself, it is still an indispensable help for the Wei family!

Because he personally led the wolf into the house, which led to the assassination of the prince, Gu Shao is currently deeply sorry to the prince, the queen, and the Wei family.

All the decisions of the Yiwei family now are unconditionally supported by him.

If Empress Wei were to punish Gu Shao now, it is conceivable what those who supported the Wei family because of Gu Shao would think and do?!

"Worry about your mother!" The queen clenched her fists hard, and then pressed and didn't pounce on the two ear scrapers for the Empress Dowager Su, she almost gritted her teeth and said, "But since the queen mother said that she doesn't want to do much, why bother with these worries?" Spread it out, I don't know, I thought you were used to the queen for more than 20 years, and now you have only been the queen mother for three years, so you don't feel used to it, I hope my daughter-in-law will return the palace power to your old man! ”

Empress Dowager Su's smile remained unchanged: "How could it be?" Doesn't the mourning family still care about you? ”

She put down the tea bowl, and the smile on the corner of her mouth deepened, "Besides, yesterday a mourning family went to your imperial grandmother to say goodbye, and your imperial grandmother also asked about the prince's situation - good boy, you shouldn't doubt that your imperial grandmother is also interested in the little uterine power in your hand, right?" ”

Empress Wei couldn't hold it anymore, she dropped the teacup with her sleeves, stood up with a blue face and walked out: "The daughter-in-law is busy with palace affairs, and she is not as leisurely as the queen mother - farewell!" ”

He Xiuyi was frightened by this scene, and blessed the queen mother, and followed the queen in a panic, almost going out with soft feet.

Half an hour later, she returned to Qibao Palace, and her face was still pale - the maid hurriedly made a cup of hot tea to suppress her shock: "Don't worry, the queen mother, if there is any means, the queen mother will have her own queen mother!" In terms of origin, the queen mother is no worse than the queen mother, today the queen mother is in the Huiyi Palace and says to leave, the queen mother can only watch? ”

He Xiuyi took a sip of tea, and a little blood gradually appeared on his face, but the panic between his eyebrows still did not disappear much, and he said worriedly: "It's just that this incident was caused by our palace, and I am now the lord of Qibao Palace, and what happened in this palace is also to blame!" And did you just hear what the Queen Mother said? She said that the rules of the palace people in this Qibao Palace were negligent, and this was naturally me, the lord, who had no way to govern the palace! ”

The maid comforted, "Have you forgotten that there is still an old lady outside?" Who dares to offend our old lady in the Weisu family now? With the old lady here, with the fighting methods of these two, it is impossible to affect you! Otherwise, wouldn't it force the old lady to fall to the other party? ”

He Xiuyi pursed her lips tightly and did not speak, but she was very unconfident in her heart about her status in her grandfather's mind - but fortunately, in the next development, as the maid said: The queen and the queen mother did not pursue the death of Concubine Xue and her responsibility for the lord of Qibao Palace.

This is not only because neither of them wants to offend He Wenqiong, but also because of this royal mother-in-law and daughter-in-law confrontation, the focus is not on Xue Concubine.

So at noon on this day, Empress Wei came to Yizhi, and everything was done according to the instructions He Xiuyi gave her before: posthumously seal Xue Concubine, reward her mother's family, and punish the palace people who are waiting.

That's the end of the matter.

Although it happened that the palace maid who was waiting for Concubine Xue went to Huiyi Palace to report the secret, it seems that there is no news to circulate in addition.

Because Concubine Xue's death did not cause any waves in the harem of the former dynasty, her mother's family was summoned to the palace in the afternoon to receive a reward - I don't know if it was because of what He Xiuyi said to Concubine Xue, Queen Wei did not see them in person, only let Xin Xian come forward, and euphemistically mentioned a few words, "I heard that the goddaughter of the Xue family is strict, and she gave Xue Concubine a lot of instructions on the Holy Birthday Festival earlier?" The people around Concubine Xue said that she has been tossing and turning these days, thinking about the advice of several of you, last night, Xiuyi Niangniang heard that Xue Concubine was not in the right mood, and when she went to comfort her, she still hugged Xiuyi Niangniang and cried."

Concubine Xue's mother and sister-in-law were very frightened when they heard this, and hurriedly knelt down to ask for guilt, only saying that their family really forced their daughter to death, no, it should not be said that they forced their daughter to death. But Concubine Xue is now not only the daughter of the Xue family, but also the emperor's palace concubine, forcing the imperial concubine to death, they can't afford this responsibility!

Xin Xian watched coldly as they knocked the palace bricks red, and then said lukewarmly: "The queen is merciful, and it is also an unintentional mistake to miss you, this time I will treat it as if I don't know anything, and say to the outside world that Concubine Xue died of illness - you can do it yourself!" ”

After such a fright, the Xue family didn't dare to say a word, and when someone asked, they only followed the rhetoric in the palace, saying that their daughter was blessed and died of illness within a few months of being a palace concubine.

They were certainly frightened as their mother's family, but for the four people who entered the palace with Concubine Xue, the blow was even greater.

Since Emperor Duanhua died in public and confessed his relatives to King Qing, even He Xiuyi, who was appeased by his mother's family not long ago, the lives of these young concubines have been very frightened.

Now Xue Concubine's death is like a thunderbolt that falls from the nine heavens, so sudden and red. Bare. The naked piercing pierces all the cover-up and self-deception, reminding them of their current situation!

"Why is Xiuyi Niangniang here too?" Xue Concubine has only been in the palace for three or two months, and she has not yet accepted the favor, so naturally there are no heirs to guard the spirit, originally only her palace maid burned some paper, but Tian Baolin, Zhong Meiren and Jiang Cairen all came to guard her spirit, they knelt down not long after, but He Xiuyi also changed into plain clothes and came in, the three of them were unexpected, they were a little resistant, Zhong Meiren took the lead and said, "It's deserted here, don't bump into a noble person like you!" ”

"They all entered the palace together, what nobles are not nobles?" He Xiuyi knew that they were all alienating themselves now, because she had a family to rely on, and none of them had any.

In the past, He Xiuyi had already walked away with interest, but tonight she didn't want to go, so she knelt down in front of the spirit and poured incense, and said suddenly, "I really thought she didn't want to die last night!" ”

“…… What's the use of talking about that now? When Tian Baolin and the others heard this, they were silent for a moment, and they didn't say anything sneering anymore, but only said in a low voice, "But I hope she will be a good family in the next life, live happily for the rest of her life, and don't come to this palace again for the rest of her life!" ”

The night wind swept in from the half-open hall window, blowing the paper money burning in the brazier flickering and dimming, as if Xue Concubine's soul was responding to this wish.

At this time, the Wei and Su families were dragging their tired bodies to summarize the gains and losses of the court meeting this day - the atmosphere of the court meeting during the day today was very intense, so intense that not only Qiu Shuxia and Wei Xi got involved, but also four or five courtiers were not speculative because of their different opinions, and they fought in public.

Fortunately, Emperor Duanhua has not been to the court during this time, otherwise the emperor's current prestige would not be able to drink these people at all, but he would be angry in vain.

However, even if it has reached such a point, there has not been much progress in substance.

Today, the Wei family publicly proposed to nominate Lu Hehao to the throne, but it was opposed to death by the Su family-it is conceivable how difficult it is for the Wei family to whitewash Lu Hehao.

And King Su, who was supported by the Su family, was once again attacked by "usurpation", and Wei Xi said bluntly to King Su: "Before His Majesty summoned the prince to return to the capital, it was for the sake of comforting the Queen Mother." Now that the prince is back, in addition to going to the queen mother to ask for a goodbye, what is it to always appear in the court? I don't know, I thought that the prince came back specifically to usurp the throne! Under the melon field and plums, even if the prince has no shame in his heart, he should know how to avoid it, right? ”

King Su said: "Lonely is the clan, how can you not participate in the discussion of the new monarch?" Could it be that the new monarch that Wei Shangshu intends to set up is not a descendant of my Lu family?! ”

What he said is very reasonable, the family establishes a son, and it is also necessary to invite the people of the family to be witnesses.

Even if there are no particularly powerful people in the clan now, the new monarch agreed upon by the ministers, even if he goes through the motions, will definitely need to be recognized by most of the clan members - so why can't he come to the court?

Seeing this, Wei Xi said to him again: "I heard that yesterday the prince left in the Qingxi Palace for a while, but he was in the Huiyi Palace for a long time, and he didn't retire until the palace gate was locked?" Please forgive the old man for saying bluntly, the prince has been succeeded, and now he is old, and he has become a nephew of the family. Second, Huiyi Palace is not only the Empress Dowager Su living alone, but also many young palace ladies serving around, and the prince often goes, which inevitably gives birth to a lot of rumors and ruins the reputation of the royal family! ”

"Wei Shangshu is too worried!" At this time, Jian Xubai came out and said, "Yesterday, everyone knew that the prince did not go to the harem alone to meet the elders, but was accompanied by Benhou. Originally, I only planned to leave after a short stay in Huiyi Palace, but because Benhou's wife was pregnant, she did not have the order to enter the palace to meet her, and the Queen Mother had not seen the wife and daughter of the lower officials for a long time, and she was worried about it, so she stayed with Benhou for a while, so as to inquire in detail about the recent situation of Benhou's wife and daughter - the prince was approachable and did not urge - the Queen Mother was Benhou's aunt and uncle, and she cared about Benhou's family, but what was there to talk about? ! Could it be that it is wrong to care about the nephew and daughter-in-law of the uncle and aunt in the world?! ”

On the other hand, he said Wei Xi, "It's really unwise for Wei Shangshu to want to establish Lu Hehao!" Although this person is the son and son of the first emperor, what he has done, he is ashamed of the first emperor, the clan, and the world! Don't talk about anything else, just talk about Her Royal Highness the eldest princess of the country and the concubine. It's from this person! Who doesn't know the evidence of this? Killing his aunt with his nephew indirectly made the Empress Dowager grief-stricken, how can such an unfilial and unrighteous person occupy a high position and set an example for all the people? ! ”

"If Lu Hehao, a Shuren, really ascends the throne and becomes the emperor one day, there is a way to go up and down, and then the country's rebellion against morality and killing relatives will abound?!"

"In this way, what can you do to continue the prosperity and peace of my Darui?!"

"What do you take to convince the four to come to the court?!"

"What do you want to comfort my ancestors of the Darui royal family?!"

Wei Xi said hesitantly: "When Song Lu's confession was made that day, Yan Hou was also in the palace, why did he remember it in just a few days?" The eldest princess and his wife are obviously Yanhou's mother-in-law who colluded with the Cui family, speaking of which Yanhou's wife and the Song family are not in harmony, and their half-brother and sister died some time ago, and they don't hear the sad voices from Yanhou's mansion! Whether this matter is due to the self-destruction of the Song Lu family, or the wife of Yanhou was rejected by her grandmother and father in her early years, and hated her stepmother and half-siblings, and secretly plotted to make Jiang Nantang extinct, it is not known! ”

"So if you want to investigate the death of the eldest princess and her husband - the wife of Yanhou should be the first to be imprisoned, and torture is!"

"According to that, isn't it difficult for the queen mother to get out of it?" Jian Xubai sneered when he heard this, raised his eyebrows, and said in a cold voice, "Everyone knows that when the emperor was there, Her Royal Highness the eldest princess of the country had every trouble for the emperor, but did you know that the queen mother held a grudge at that time and intended revenge?" You must know that Song Lu's confession at that time was also directed at the queen's mother! ”

"In this way, before the wife of Benhou is imprisoned, should the queen take the lead in taking off the phoenix crown, untying Zhai's clothes, and returning the golden book and phoenix seal to the empress dowager or queen mother, and go to prison for trial?!"

This day's court meeting ended in this tense atmosphere - what made Wei Xi worry was that he still had to take the time to arrange the descent of the eldest princess of Changxing!

No way, who made him the secretary of the Ministry of Rites now?