Chapter 14: Hidden Merits and Fame Fourteen
According to the rules of each autopsy, Zhan Xiaoxiao prepared five incense burners and placed them on the ground not far from the heads of the five children's corpses. After lighting the prepared incense candles, Qin Tai and his wife respectfully incense the corpse, which is also the rule and tradition of "the dead are greater" in ancient China. After the worship was completed, it was Qin Tai and his wife who officially dissected the corpse, registered the corpse, and investigated the cause of death on the spot. The order of Qin Tai's autopsy was determined according to the order of the deceased's time of death. The first autopsy was performed by the princess, the daughter of the little emperor. The second autopsy body was that of King Lu. The third autopsy body was the child of a tall family. The fourth autopsy body was the eldest son of King Lu. The fifth autopsy body was the child of the Li family of Chengenhou.
In order to prevent the little emperor and others from getting emotional, and in order to prevent King Lu and his wife from disrupting the order of the scene, Qin Tai asked the little emperor and other relatives related to the deceased to wait outside. At the autopsy scene, only Qin Tai and his wife and knowledgeable case-handling personnel were left. Originally, the little emperor was not ready to agree, but the eunuchs around him reported that the queen and the husband and wife of King Lu were about to arrive, and in order to let Qin Tai and his wife successfully complete the autopsy, the little emperor had to take the two queen mothers out. The purpose is to stop King Lu and his wife, and King Lu and his wife will never agree to a thorough autopsy. If they knew that Qin Tai and his wife were going to completely dissect their two dead children, they would definitely make trouble and even make trouble for Qin Tai and his wife. What the little emperor has to do now is to give Qin Tai and his wife time, let Qin Tai and his wife find out the cause of death, and provide evidence and clues for the next investigation. The little emperor was also worried that he would not be able to stop the emotional King Lu and his wife, so he had to ask the two queen mothers to come out to help.
As expected, King Lu and his wife resolutely refused to allow Qin Tai and his wife to dissect the corpses, especially the bodies of their two sons. The two queen mothers are useless, and the little emperor's guarantee doesn't work. The emotional Princess Lu even lost control a little, and Queen Wang began to be uneasy. The enraged little emperor ordered the Jinyi guard to guard the perimeter of the ice cellar, and those who dared to break in and make trouble were killed on the spot. This is not to scare people, the little emperor is really moved to kill, because King Lu and his wife are too faceless. The little emperor is not in a good mood these days, and it is not only the two sons of the Lu Wang family who have died in it, but also his own daughter. Qin Tai and his wife dissected their daughter's corpse, and the little emperor was already very unhappy, and now the trouble between King Lu and Queen Wang made the little emperor even more angry. The anger of the Son of Heaven is to kill, and the little emperor has secretly made up his mind that if someone really dares to make trouble, he really dares to really kill people. No matter whether Qin Tai and his wife succeed in solving the case or not, just dare to put a knife on their daughter, Qin Tai and his wife will definitely not survive.
King Lu's wife and Queen Wang also felt the strangeness of the little emperor, especially King Lu, the younger brother of the little emperor. Since the little emperor took down Zhang Juzheng, the little emperor's attitude has become more and more tough, and his murderous spirit has become more and more serious. King Lu found that this brother's attitude towards him was getting worse and worse, and he really meant to kill himself several times. As a former prince, King Lu knows his situation very well, and sometimes it's okay to make trouble, but he must not give this emperor's brother a reason to kill himself, otherwise he may really be inseparable. Queen Wang also knew very well that her husband didn't care about herself, and once things got big, the first victim would be herself, so she didn't dare to say more. Only this emotional Princess Lu didn't seem to be restrained, the little emperor's face became more and more ugly, and Queen Wang also knew that this time Princess Lu was too much. Queen Wang did not stop Princess Lu's actions, because Queen Wang didn't like this concubine either, and was even a little jealous of her.
Empress Dowager Chen knew that if this continued, things would get bigger, either the little emperor ordered to kill Princess Lu, or Princess Lu made the royal family ugly. Empress Dowager Chen is the one with the highest status in this palace, and she is also the one who has the best relationship with the little emperor, so only she can give this order. Empress Dowager Chen ordered her cronies to sober up Princess Lu, and the so-called sobriety refers to pulling her mouth to the side where there is no one. Of course, the palace maid didn't dare to really kill Princess Lu, but just hit her a few times and let Princess Lu shut up. Empress Dowager Chen, as the mother-in-law of Princess Lu, taught Princess Lu, the daughter-in-law, that it is not an enforcement of national law, at most it can only be regarded as an enforcement of family law. The ministers of the court and the central government can't control it, and the people of the royal family don't dare to say much, and Princess Lu won't hold a grudge against this mother-in-law afterwards. The little emperor doesn't have to get into too much trouble with King Lu's family, and he doesn't have to worry about people outside talking about their brothers. The little emperor also knew what Empress Dowager Chen meant, and nodded gratefully to Empress Dowager Chen. At the same time, I don't know if I glanced at my biological mother, Empress Dowager Li, intentionally or unintentionally, and expressed my dissatisfaction with my mother, Empress Dowager Li. In fact, it is no wonder that Empress Dowager Li did not make a move, because although Empress Dowager Li is the biological mother of the little emperor and King Lu, her relationship with the little emperor is not good. Although Princess Lu was so nonsense, although Empress Dowager Li was also very angry in her heart, she was reluctant to beat this daughter-in-law. The little emperor's family is no longer close to the Empress Dowager Li, and the Empress Dowager Li is worried that the younger son Luwang's family is also estranged from her. After such a delay, all the credit was snatched away by the Empress Dowager Chen, not to mention, she once again hurt the little emperor's heart, and the Empress Dowager Li really regretted it.
After Princess Lu was pulled aside by the palace maid and slapped her mouth, she sobered up a lot, knowing that she was about to have a big accident. Princess Lu didn't dare to say anything, and stood obediently beside her husband, as if she had changed a person. While secretly breathing a sigh of relief, King Lu glared at his brother fiercely. Why can he point his fingers here and give orders at his feet, and he can only sulk? is also the son of the former emperor, and he was also born to a mother, why is he the most unlucky? Is it because this guy was born a few years earlier than himself? King Lu was unwilling, and the anger in his heart and his desire for power made him hate the little emperor even more.
Although Empress Dowager Chen looked serious, she was very happy in her heart. Although she has never given birth to children, although her ability is not as good as that of Empress Dowager Li, she is the final winner. The two children are relatively close to themselves, especially the little emperor, who almost only regards himself as a mother and does not treat Empress Dowager Li as a mother. Although King Lu and his wife seemed to be closer to Empress Dowager Li, they did not dare to offend themselves, and only they dared to order the punishment of Princess Lu. Afterwards, Princess Lu not only didn't dare to get angry, but she might also send someone to give gifts to thank her, which is because of her ability and status.
The queen was very dissatisfied, but she did not dare to speak or show it. Obviously, she is the main palace lady of the palace, but no matter what is ordered, either the little emperor or the two queen mothers order, she has no right to speak. Obviously, she is the queen of the Ming Dynasty, but the two queen mothers look down on her, but they love the two concubines very much. On the surface, it was the Empress Dowager Chen who scolded Princess Lu for being ignorant, but in fact, the Empress Dowager Chen was protecting Princess Lu. Even if Empress Dowager Chen doesn't come forward, Empress Dowager Li will protect Princess Lu. If something happens to them, not only will Empress Dowager Chen and Empress Dowager Li not protect themselves, but they may also fall into the ground. This is the gap in life, and the more Queen Wang thinks about it, the more unwilling she becomes.
The little emperor was also unhappy in his heart, although he knew that Empress Dowager Chen was doing this to help himself, but he was also doing this to help Princess Lu. Empress Dowager Chen was afraid that the matter would be big, and it would not be good for the little emperor and King Lu's family. Empress Dowager Chen did it anyway, but her biological mother, Empress Dowager Li, didn't do anything at all. Do you want to see my little emperor's jokes? Still reluctant to punish Princess Lu, the daughter-in-law? In this Empress Dowager Li's heart, shouldn't she be her son, is it true that Empress Dowager Li only has King Lu and his wife in her heart as her children? The wife of Empress Wang made the little emperor even more dissatisfied. Not only is he not with himself, but he is also targeting himself everywhere, and sooner or later he will abolish this queen and queen.
Several masters have their own plans and thoughts in their hearts, because they don't speak, so no one below dares to talk much. Originally, Zhang Whale was a little arrogant, but he didn't dare to talk too much because he was worried about the punishment he would endure, which caused no one outside to speak, and they all became dumb. The eunuch and palace maid on the side also felt depressed, and even had a plan to leave this place of right and wrong as soon as possible.
Empress Dowager Li was even more sad in her heart. I think that when Emperor Longqing was in the past, although the court situation was unstable, the harem was very quiet. Empress Dowager Chen, who was also Empress Chen at that time, respected herself very much, and the affairs of the harem were decided by the two of them. At that time, everyone sat down to discuss something, and even the most difficult things were solved together. Now the country is rich and strong, and the harem is strong, but everyone has their own plans, not only is they not one mind, but they don't trust each other. The emperor and queen are out of harmony, the mother and son are separated, and the brothers are turning against each other, it seems that this country is coming to an end. Empress Dowager Li really regretted it a little, she had known that this would be the case, and she would rather think that her youngest son would die than let King Lu's family enter Beijing. Now King Lu's family can't leave if they want to, and it is King Lu's family who is unwilling to leave the capital. I don't know how this situation will develop and what will become of these two brothers in the future. Empress Dowager Li is the biological mother of two children, and no one believes that she doesn't care about the future of her children, but now she can't control anyone.