When the empress dowager in the palace decided to have a good talk with Emperor Duanhua, in Liaozhou City, seven or eight hundred miles away, Jian Limiao's father and son had just welcomed two groups of uninvited guests.

Yamen, as well as the clansmen.

After all, Jian Yiyu had to move away from the ancestral house before, although his relationship with the clan deteriorated, but he didn't make trouble to the point of opening the ancestral hall and expelling him from the clan - not to mention that his eldest princess and mother are still here, and now that such a big thing has happened, how can the clan not care?

Compared with the clansmen, the yamen is a little crying without tears.

Originally, I heard that Jian Pingyu, the prime minister of Zhishi, returned to his hometown in the second and third rooms for succession, and many officials in Liaozhou were very happy - Liaozhou was bitterly cold, and those who were sent to be officials here were either demoted, or lacked qualifications or abilities.

All in all, they lack a way to rise.

Otherwise, who would like this kind of place where most of the year is icy and snowy, and the people under its rule are still very fierce, and they will use knives if they can't say a word?

And the eldest princess concubine, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and the eldest princess Aiko, Yan Guogong and the waiter of the Ministry of Works, these four nobles returned to Liaozhou, which is naturally a rare opportunity to contact the nobles of the imperial capital.

Who would have thought that a few days after these people came back, Jian Pingyu and Jian Likuang would be gone!

At this point, they can still count on the third room of the Jian family - and after the mediation of the people of the Jian clan, the third room of the Jian family did receive some people, although there was no clear promise, in the end, to accept part of the earthen ceremony, which was enough to make the person who sent it full of hope.

Who knew that the situation had changed abruptly, and the second room of the Jian family would be destroyed?!

"Although there is no news of the third son, it may not be that he was killed, maybe he is still in the world." The bell combed Song Yixiao's long hair while saying, "But just based on the death of Aunt Shen and Cheng Xiaogongzi, within a few years, the local officials will not be promoted, and it will be good not to be demoted!" And even if the lord and grandfather had promised them to take care of them in the past, it would not be possible to do it for them. Otherwise, you will definitely be talked about and not miss the brotherhood! ”

Nowadays, the evaluation of the performance of magistrates is not based on the situation of solving the case, but on the situation of the case - the reason is that if the magistrate has a good way of governing the government, "to the gentleman and Yao Shun, and then to make the customs pure", then there will be no cases at all, okay?

There have been cases under the rule, especially vicious cases, which in itself shows that the magistrates are not capable and have not educated the people in the jurisdiction well!

What's more, the eldest princess's own grandson died in the house, and the whereabouts of her parents and children are unknown?

If there is no accident, the officials who will go up and down in Liaozhou will have their careers here in this life, and it is already the emperor's grace to talk about promotion and not be asked!

However, the most entangled at the moment is not the yamen, but the people of the Jian clan.

Jian Liwei personally led the team into the city, and after spending most of the day in the third room, he finally got rid of the people in the yamen, and signaled the other clansmen to say goodbye first, and finally got the opportunity to meet Jian Limiao privately.

After the two brothers entered the study, he didn't even have time to take a sip of tea, so he asked anxiously: "Third, what should I do about the second room?" That's the blood of the eldest princess! ”

"The state has its own laws, so of course what to do!" Jian Limiao understood what he meant—but he suspected that this matter had something to do with Sanfang—picked up the tea and blew it gently, and after taking a sip, he said calmly, "Big brother, why worry, the yamen has promised to do its best to arrest the murderer, and I think it will get the result in a few days." ”

Jian Li jumped to his feet with worry: "You tell me the truth-"

"It's none of my business!" Jian Limiao interrupted, "Although I don't like Jian Yiyu very much, and I have been guarding against the old man from leaving him anything, which is not good for our third room, but I will not poison a child in my hand." How big is Qingyue under my knees? It's just to accumulate virtue for children, and I can't do such a thing! ”

He said it so frankly, Jian Liwu didn't believe it or not, but he couldn't continue to doubt it, the lord of the big house sighed for a while, and then asked without any hope: "Then who do you think will do it?" ”

"I want to know, just now I will urge those people from the yamen to find out the truth as soon as possible, and give our Jian family justice?" Jian Li Miao laughed and said, "In the end, that family doesn't live with us!" ”

"If they live with you, they won't let people destroy the door without making a sound!" Jian Liwu said angrily, "I said that Yi Yu is not sensible - although he is a child of Liaozhou, he has always grown up in the imperial capital, and he said that it is his hometown, but in fact, he is not familiar with life at all!" At a young age, he led a beautiful concubine and his young son to live alone in a courtyard, and there are few guards in the hospital, where can he stop the villains? ! ”

He said with an ugly face, "If he hadn't made a fuss and wanted to move to the city to live, he would have been living in the ancestral house." Although the town is not as lively as the city, most of the town is surnamed Jane, who can sneak in and harm him?! He's good! He refused to let him stay in the ancestral house, and even said that he was afraid that we would harm him! The result is better now, right? Let him move to the city, but he will lose all his concubines and young sons, and even he will not see anyone alive......"

Although Jian Liwu was very dissatisfied with this nephew, he still cared a little about it, so he swallowed the second half of the unlucky words.

But after a moment of silence, he still muttered, "I'm afraid it's more auspicious!" ”

"Big brother, rest your anger." Jian Limiao groaned, got up and walked to the book, took out a letterhead, walked to the eldest brother and handed it over, "Look at this!" ”

Jian Liwu opened it inexplicably, and his face suddenly changed: "Is this serious?!" ”

"This is my old ministry for many years, not to mention it's not a secret, send someone to the imperial capital to find out what you know, why would he lie to me?" What Jian Limiao showed him was the letter about Jane's third room being impeached and bullying the second room, "I have just confirmed this news in the past two days - I am discussing with Ah Xu, looking for a reason to go back to the imperial capital in advance to defend himself, so as not to be separated by someone with a heart to divide the relationship between Ah Xu and His Majesty." Who wants to agree on it yesterday, and this morning I received news that something happened in the second room! ”

"This thing is actually for the three rooms of you?!" Jian Liwu put down the letter, her face was slightly pale, "So, something happened in the second room...... Don't...... Utah ...... That concubine is okay, that child is his own flesh and blood! ”

Jian Limiao was silent, but shook his head: "What the hell is going on, it's still unknown!" Such a rebellious act is really not something that ordinary people can do, although Jian Yiyou has been indifferent since he was a child, he may not be able to go crazy to this point - let's wait! Maybe the yamen side has not been harvested for a long time, but it may not be! ”

…… On this day, Jane Liwu dragged a heavy pace.

When he came, he was very stressed, but he was afraid that the third room would destroy the second room; When he left, the pressure was even greater: whether it was the second room that let go of the beautiful concubine and the young son to make the bitter meat plan want to frame the third room, or the third room was impeached, it made Jian Liwei feel anxious and worried from the bottom of her heart.

This is not only out of family affection, but also out of interest considerations: if there is a good one in the third room, even if the Jian family is not involved, it will definitely fall sharply, and if it does not come out of the jinshi within three generations, it will become an ordinary squire!

After seeing the top wealth of the dynasty, how can people be willing?

And at this moment, in the palace, the top rich place that he misses, the Queen Mother is closing her eyes and contemplating.

After a long time, the old man opened his eyes: "The hairpin that you asked the guards to secretly take from the palace of the concubine Nuan, I'm afraid it just proves that this matter has nothing to do with Ah Xu!" ”

Emperor Duanhua was stunned: "Why? ”

"Do you think Ah Xuan is a stupid person?" The Empress Dowager sighed, "With such an obvious flaw, he won't notice it?" ”

Emperor Duanhua explained: "If it weren't for the court's judgment that time is running out, and I told my grandson in private, my grandson would never have imagined this!" So the exposure of this matter was also an accident in the final analysis, how could Ah Xu expect an accident? ”

He also said, "The case presented by the court judgment has been confirmed by a credible person!" And the court verdict really can't drag on for a few days! ”

"The mourning family only asks you!" The Empress Dowager didn't argue with him, and said calmly, "When Ah Xuan returned from Wuhuan, and Concubine Nuan had not yet been presented to your father, if Ah Xuan asked for Concubine Nuan, would your father agree?" ”

Emperor Duanhua was silent.

His father, the Emperor, he understands - of course Emperor Xianjia will agree!

This emperor has always had strong self-control, just look at the two years that Concubine Nuan has been serving him, but he doesn't dare to pamper himself at all, he knows that Emperor Xianjia will enjoy beauty, but he will never be subject to beauty!

In this case, his beloved nephew wants a princess of the dead country, or the lord of Wuhuan took the initiative to marry the princess of Jian Xubai, even if Emperor Xianjia thinks that the princess is so beautiful, he will not rob it from his younger generation - he can't do this kind of thing.

So the question is, since Jian Xubai once had the opportunity to get Concubine Nuan openly, but he didn't do it, why did he hook up with Concubine Nuan later?

What's more, Jian Xubai and his wife Song Yixiao are well-known for their love and harmony!

"Could it be that he was confused for a moment, or that he was calculated?" Although Emperor Duanhua admitted that the Empress Dowager hit the nail on the head, because of the Empress Dowager's maintenance of Jian Xubai, as well as the emperor's insistence on his self-esteem and wisdom, he still tried to refute, "According to Ah Xu's own son, when his father died, Concubine Nuan was afraid of being sent to the palace, and even stopped on the road and begged bitterly when he entered the palace to visit the imperial grandmother!" Since Concubine Nuan doesn't want to go to the palace so much, and with her identity, the only hope of not going to the palace is to get pregnant and give birth to a child - maybe, what kind of medicine did she use? ”

Emperor Duanhua said, "After all, if that antidote pill wasn't given to her by Ah Xu, since she could quietly bring the antidote pill into the palace, it doesn't seem strange to bring some other things, right?" ”

When the Empress Dowager heard this, her face showed a deep sorrow.

Not only because of Emperor Duanhua's distrust of her, but even faintly suspected that she deliberately biased Jian Xubai and made the old man feel hurt, but also because she understood why Emperor Duanhua did this: in order to prove herself!

proved that he, the emperor, did not tell anyone after doubting King Qing's bloodline and dealt with it alone, but his handling was correct! His suspicions were right! He wouldn't be wrong in his reasoning!

In the final analysis, it is because Emperor Duanhua himself is questioning his own ability, so he needs to be right, need to win, and need affirmation to increase his confidence!

So even if it was his grandmother who denied him, he didn't accept it.

But the more he did this, the more the weather-beaten Empress Dowager saw his weakness and lack of self-confidence.

- Wu'er Xianjia, you are in the spirit of heaven, seeing the new monarch like this, I don't know, will you regret your original choice?

The Empress Dowager closed her eyes lightly and said lightly: "What you said is reasonable, Emperor, but Ah Xuan is your cousin in the end, and now you are only suspicious, and there is no ironclad evidence, so on the grounds of mourning the family, call him to explore the disease and give him a chance to defend himself, is it okay?" ”

"Obey the Emperor's grandmother's orders!" Emperor Duanhua felt the sudden estrangement between the Empress Dowager and himself, and he felt very sad: even if he was the Empress Dowager's own grandson, could he not compare to his grandson who was raised by the Empress Dowager herself?

Maybe the emperor didn't really understand where the empress dowager's estrangement came from, but now, he was only willing to believe in this answer.