Ling Luo was very distressed when he saw it, so he said: "The matter of the eldest princess has been settled, why are you still so difficult to do?" Why do you meditate so hard here? ”

Jian Huaizhen sighed and said, "I also know that this matter seems to be done by Empress Wu on the surface, but I think about it, there are always two doubts that I can't think clearly. ”

Scattered and Jian Huaizhen had always had nothing to say, so she said: "If the eldest princess has any doubts, you might as well talk to the slave maid, maybe the slave and maid can be clear to the bystanders." ”

The four words "bystander clear" suddenly spoke in Jian Huaizhen's heart.

When she was in Jiangnan, she was also confused by the authorities and couldn't see the true purpose of Bai Qingqing, and it was precisely because of Jiang Shaoheng's bystander Qing that she saved her life and exposed the conspiracy of Nangong Jiuzhong and Bai Qingqing.

Thinking of this, she said, "It's okay, why don't I tell you about it, and you can see what this matter is?" All you have to do is give your opinion to Hongu. ”

Ling Luo nodded again and again and said, "Yes." ”

Jian Huaizhen slowly told what happened, and she said: "Wan Guiren is seven months pregnant, and the dead baby has also been seen in this palace, and this palace is grief-stricken when it sees Wan Guiren, and it doesn't look like he is lying. But Bengong once subconsciously touched the dead baby, and found that the dead baby's body was a little stiff. I wonder why the dead baby has only been dead for a short time, so why has his body become so cold and stiff? Hongu never understood why, and this was one of the doubts. ”

Jian Huaizhen said this, paused, and continued: "The second suspicion is that the palace has always felt that Empress Wu is not like a person who did this kind of thing, and the palace thinks that she has always been clear, although she has also missed people, but I always feel that the palace is not wrong in the matter of Empress Wu. Although Empress Wu is young, she is very respectful to the palace and the queen mother of the two palaces on weekdays, and she has the virtue of Wang Guifei back then. And this palace looks at her very dedicatedly, and it doesn't seem that she has so much thought, which is the second suspicion. ”

Hearing Jian Huaizhen say this, she tilted her head sideways and thought for a while, and said to Jian Huaizhen: "The emperor, princess, the slave maid thinks that she knows people and faces but doesn't know her heart, and some people may not be the same as what they think on the surface; Some people look honest and honest, but in fact, their minds may be more vicious than anyone else's. At the beginning, the eldest princess, you trusted Nangong Jiuzhong and Shangguan Mingfeng, but they followed you for decades, and in the end they all did such things. The slave maid does not say that the eldest princess is not clear, but sometimes the evidence is much clearer than what we see. ”

Hearing the scattered words in Jian Huaizhen's ears, it caused ripples in her heart, and she nodded and said, "Maybe you're right, you keep talking." ”

Scattered said slowly: "As for the baby's affairs, maybe the eldest princess is too worried." Princess, you think that the weather is so cold now, and it has snowed, and the baby's body has stiffened since birth, and there is nothing strange about it. What's more, you also know that it was she who sacrificed her life to save the Empress Dowager Qian, and she was so single-minded to the Empress Dowager Zhou, and she also accompanied the Empress Dowager Zhou into the cold palace together, so a loyal person must not have so much thought. What's more, it was her own child who died, did she want to use her own child to design Empress Wu? In the future, if her child is born and becomes the emperor, she will be the queen mother, why should she use these means? ”

Listening to Jian Huaizhen's words, she thought for a long time, and finally said slowly: "Scattered Maybe you are right, it is the palace that is wrong." ”

Said with a smile: "The eldest princess also has her own unique side to see people, I just said what I think in my heart, I hope I can help the eldest princess, don't make the eldest princess more confused." ”

When Jian Huaizhen heard this, she said meaningfully: "Maybe." ”

After some discussion with Zero, Jian Huaizhen decided to summon Empress Wu and ask her what was going on, she wanted to be able to see if Empress Wu was lying.

Soon in the evening, the setting sun filled the entire sky, and the sky was pitch black, and Empress Wu was summoned to the Wan'an Palace.

Empress Wu saw Jian Huaizhen sitting in the main hall, hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, "Knock on the eldest princess, the eldest princess is a thousand years old and a thousand years old." ”

Jian Huaizhen sighed and said, "This palace also wants to live to be a thousand years old, but if the harem is calm, this palace may be able to live longer." If there are always people making waves, this palace can't live longer. ”

When Empress Wu heard Jian Huaizhen's words, she seemed to have something to say, and she didn't say a word, standing aside with her eyebrows lowered and quiet.

When Jian Huaizhen saw her low eyebrows and pleasing appearance, a trace of unbearability flashed in her heart, she pointed to the chair next to her, and said to Queen Wu: "Queen Wu, you sit down first, there is something to ask you in this palace." ”

Empress Wu had already expected that what Jian Huaizhen was going to ask about Wan Guigui and her baby, so she immediately sat down on the chair next to her and didn't say a word.

Jian Huaizhen saw that her appearance didn't seem to be very weak-hearted, so she asked, "Empress Wu, this palace is here to ask you, what happened when Wan Guiren was pushed down in the snow?" ”

Empress Wu's face showed a trace of sadness, she raised her head and said to Jian Huaizhen: "Eldest Princess, if the concubine tells you that things are not what you see, I don't know if you will believe it?" ”

Jian Huaizhen shook his head and said, "Everything that this palace hears is hearsay, and I haven't seen anything at all, just say it." ”

Empress Wu couldn't figure out the meaning of Jian Huaizhen's words, let alone what Jian Huaizhen wanted, but she still slowly told what happened.

She said: "That day, I was in the Kunning Palace, and suddenly the palace maid in the palace of ten thousand nobles came to invite me, saying that I was invited to the plum blossom pavilion to enjoy the plum blossoms moved by the eldest princess from Huaiming Garden. I didn't plan to go, but I was worried that Wan Guiren was pregnant with a dragon seed, so I came out to accompany her. ”

Jian Huaizhen didn't have a trace of expression on his face after hearing this, but just looked at Empress Wu quietly.

So, Empress Wu continued to talk about the matter.

"After I arrived, Wan Guiren had already been there to guard, the two of us chatted for a while, I persuaded Wan Guiren to go back earlier, Wan Guiren was in a good mood, she said that she wanted to eat white fungus lotus seed soup, so she ordered her maid Xiangmei to fetch it. She also said that she was a little cold, so I asked Su Mei to go to the Kunning Palace to fetch my goose feather and give it to her. Then she went to the white plum blossom and admired the plum blossom, and I followed, and then she suddenly took my hand and put it on her stomach, and then she fell heavily on the ground, and said that I had killed her child. ”

"Oh? Is it really what you say? Jian Huaizhen looked at Empress Wu and said with some suspicion.

Don't say that Jian Huaizhen heard the news and doubted it, that is, anyone who heard the news would probably not believe it easily, where could anyone kill their children and blame others.

Empress Wu had a miserable look on her face, and she said, "Eldest Princess, I know you won't believe it so easily, but this is the whole truth. ”

Jian Huaizhen saw that Empress Wu said sadly, not as if she was fake, and she couldn't help but feel ripples in her heart.

In the Tang Dynasty, Wu Zetian killed his daughter the little princess with his own hands in order to frame the queen, and then blamed the queen, so that the queen ended up being deposed, the so-called compassion.

When she thought of these and saw the pitiful Empress Wu in front of her, she couldn't help but feel a little pity in her heart.

She always felt that Empress Wu had been very virtuous these days, she was only sixteen years old, and the emperor was also young, she was very affectionate with the emperor, and it was a matter of time before they had children, so it stands to reason that she didn't need to frame Wan Zhen'er in a deliberate way.

Just thinking of this, Empress Wu was already beside her and said unhurriedly: "Eldest Princess, whether you believe me or not, what I said is the truth." The emperor is long to me, the emperor and I are still young, we will definitely have our own children, why would I rather risk so much to frame Wan Guiren? ”

When Jian Huaizhen heard Empress Wu say this, his heart suddenly brightened.

What Queen Wu said was in her heart, in fact, she also thought so in her heart, and the thoughts of the two coincided.

She always felt that things were not so simple, and vaguely felt that Empress Wu had grievances.

Now the emperor is fond of Queen Wu, but he ignores Wan Zhen'er, if such a thing happens, the emperor's affection for Wan Zhen'er may deepen, but it is not good for Queen Wu.

Empress Wu continued to say sincerely: "Eldest Princess, if I really want to harm all the nobles, why should I do it myself? At that time, it was me and Wan Guiren who were in the Merlin two people, and what happened to Wan Guiren was my fault. I don't like arguing with people, but there are some things I know in my heart. ”

Jian Huaizhen heard Empress Wu say this, and nodded approvingly.

Although Empress Wu was only sixteen years old, she was very thoughtful about things, which made her feel comforted.

After a long conversation with Empress Wu, Jian Huaizhen already had an answer to this matter in his heart.

Seeing a little smile on her face, Ling Luo asked, "Eldest Princess, what is the result of your interrogation of Empress Wu?" ”

Jian Huaizhen said with a smile: "This is not an interrogation, I just want to find out the matter, I don't want to wronged others casually, and I don't want to be someone else's executioner." ”

"Then after you talked to the queen, who do you think made this incident? Isn't it the Queen? ”

Ling Luo asked with some surprise, she felt that Jian Huaizhen's attitude had changed a lot.

Jian Huaizhen thought for a while with his head in his hand, and said: "When I think about it, I always feel that this thing is not like the queen did it, one is that the queen is still young and does not worry about having no children. Second, the queen is now favored, so why take such a big risk to compete for favor with a small nobleman? It is Wan Gui who gave birth to a child, and the queen will regenerate the dragon seed in the future, we are all standing heirs, and the emperor will be the child of Queen Wu in the future, and she does not need to gamble with her good future this time. ”

After listening to Jian Huaizhen's words, she also felt a little reasonable, but she still felt a little strange, and said in a low voice: "I always feel that Wan Guiren is not like a scheming person. ”

Jian Huaizhen couldn't help but feel a little sad, she sighed and said: "What kind of people are in this deep palace, who can see it, the so-called knowing people and faces but not hearts, everything can only be analyzed from the perspective of interests, this is the sorrow in the deep palace!" ”

Listening to Jian Huaizhen's words, he also felt deeply agreed.

The two men spoke again, and went to rest.

On the second day, Jian Huaizhen was thinking about how to face the Empress Dowager and the Emperor of the Two Palaces, so as to intercede for Empress Wu, but heard Scatter come in and say: "Princess Qiqi, the Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces is waiting in the Yongshou Palace, please go and discuss the matter of Wan Guigui and Empress Wu." ”

Jian Huaizhen pondered for a while, and said to Lingluo: "Lingluo, you hurry up to Kunning Palace now to invite Empress Wu over, just say that the palace has something important to explain to her, let her come over quickly." ”

"The eldest princess wants to protect Empress Wu?"

"Yes, this matter still hasn't been investigated to see who is right, if Queen Wu has been wronged because of this, then wouldn't it be a good person to blame." Jian Huaizhen said eloquently.

Seeing this, Scattered no longer asked deeply, and hurriedly went out of Wan'an Palace in person, and went to Kunning Palace to invite Empress Wu over.

Empress Wu has been sleepless all night since she talked to Jian Huaizhen last night, she is struggling with Wan Zhen'er, and she doesn't know what fate awaits her next.

Suddenly, she saw Lingluo come to invite her to go to Wan'an Palace quickly, so she followed Lingluo out of Kunning Palace and walked to Wan'an Palace together.

When she saw Jian Huaizhen, she saluted Jian Huaizhen.

Jian Huaizhen waved his hand and said, "That's it, you get up first, this palace has something to tell you." ”

"Yes." Empress Wu stood up respectfully.

"The eldest princess, please tell me something." Jian Huaizhen nodded and said: "Child, this palace doesn't know who is right and wrong in this dispute, whether you did it wrong or Wan Guiren did wrong, but this palace doesn't want to see anyone innocently harmed, so this palace wants to calm things down, are you willing to listen to this palace?" ”

Empress Wu heard Jian Huaizhen say this, and knew that Jian Huaizhen planned to help her, so she said softly: "What should the emperor and princess do, although the order is that the concubines obey the princess." ”

Jian Huaizhen saw that she was very sensible, but he smiled and said, "Okay." Now everyone thinks that you did it, even the emperor. The emperor is very angry about this matter, so the top priority is to calm the emperor's anger first, otherwise your position as the queen will not be guaranteed. ”

When Empress Wu heard Jian Huaizhen say this, she was suddenly a little frightened, and she said, "Everything must follow the teachings of the eldest princess. ”

Jian Huaizhen nodded and said: "No matter what, in the eyes of everyone, Wan Guiren is a victim, her baby is gone, you hurry back and cook some food yourself, and then you personally send Wan Guiren to her in the bedroom, say a few good words to her, and make peace with her." Whether she agrees or not, the emperor will always see this matter. ”

When Empress Wu heard Jian Huaizhen say this, tears suddenly flowed out, she knelt down for Jian Huaizhen and said, "Thank you, Princess Huang." ”

Jian Huaizhen didn't know why she wanted to make this big gift, so she shook her hand and said, "That's it." I'm not helping you, I just don't want to wronged good people, you get up. ”

Empress Wu lowered her eyes, two crystal tears flowed out of her eyes, and she said to Jian Huaizhen very sincerely: "Princess, in fact, you have helped the concubines a lot, if the concubines are deposed as queens because of this incident, then the concubines will not have the face to go home to see their parents in the future." ”

Jian Huaizhen felt compassion in her heart, she also knew that whether it was a minister of the court or a royal nobleman, they all had their own rules, so she was silent for a moment and said: "That's it, this palace believes that no matter how things develop, the people in your family will still not blame you." ”

"No, it's not."

Empress Wu revealed her true feelings, wiped away her tears, and said: "I have not been the eldest daughter in the family since I was a child, nor am I a concubine, my mother is my father's third concubine. My mother was weak by nature, I and my mother have been living a life of trepidation at home, the eldest mother and the second mother and the fourth mother bullied us at every turn, and then I was lucky to enter the palace as a queen, and my mother's life was better. If I were to be deposed as queen or driven out of the palace for any reason, it would not only be me who would suffer with me, but also my mother, so I have been worried about this matter for the past two days. ”

Jian Huaizhen heard that Empress Wu said sincerely, not like a lie, so she sighed faintly, let Ling Luo help Empress Wu up, and said: "Pity the hearts of parents in the world!" Okay, you just go back and do what Bengu says, Bengu doesn't want this kind of thing to happen again in the future. If you did it, you must correct it, and if it is not you, then you must be careful not to let this happen again. If you go out of the palace once, you can keep it, but if you go out of the palace for the second time, you will definitely not be able to protect you. ”

Empress Wu kowtowed to Jian Huaizhen a few times, stood up and left slowly.

Jian Huaizhen looked at her figure, gradually disappearing into the palace in the early morning, and felt a sense of melancholy in her heart.

Seeing that Jian Huaizhen had been in a daze, Ling Luo stepped forward and asked, "Eldest Princess, the queen has been gone for a long time." ”

Jian Huaizhen nodded and said, "You help me go back to the Queen Mother and the Emperor of the Two Palaces, just say that I am not well, and the queen's affairs will be discussed tomorrow." ”

Knowing that Jian Huaizhen had a plan in his heart, he "responded" and left to tell the queen mother and the emperor.

After Empress Wu returned to the palace, she personally cooked food according to what Jian Huaizhen said and sent it to Wan Zhen'er's bedroom.

Wan Zhen'er heard that Empress Wu was coming, and she tossed and turned in her heart a thousand times, if she saw Empress Wu, it would seem that she did not blame her, and people outside might suspect that this matter was planned by herself. Otherwise, Empress Wu has such a deep hatred with herself, why don't you blame her?

But if she didn't see her, others would inevitably say that she was stingy, so she sat there and hesitated.

Instead, Mama Chen walked in front of Wan Zhen'er and said to Wan Zhen'er in a serious voice: "Wan Guiren, have you made a decision?"