This matter is really strange to think about, so the Empress Dowager Zhou said: "I also agree with the eldest princess's statement, and I think this matter may really have something else to hide." We must investigate clearly, don't wronged good people. ”

Jian Huaizhen and the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces were discussing, and they had not yet decided what to do, when suddenly a little eunuch came to say: "The Queen Mother of the Two Palaces, the eldest princess, and Wan Guiren ask to see you outside the palace." ”

"Wan Guiren asks to see you outside the palace?" Jian Huaizhen asked with a slight stunned.

The Empress Dowager of the two palaces was obviously very surprised, they hesitated to let Wan Zhen'er come in, and the Empress Dowager Zhou had already preemptively said: "Wan Guiren has just lost her child for a few days, and her health is not good, so let her go back first." The mourning family will definitely handle it properly and give her an explanation. ”

That week, the Queen Mother raised her hand at the little eunuch as she spoke.

The little eunuch said yes and was about to go out.

Jian Huaizhen frowned, and said to the Empress Dowager Zhou: "Empress Dowager Zhou, since Wan Guiren is here, you might as well invite her in to solve the doubts in our hearts." The queen is the mother of a country, and the stakes are very high, if you don't find out clearly, you can't return the innocence of the queen or all the nobles, and it's not good for anyone. ”

Jian Huaizhen's words were in the ears of the Empress Dowager Zhou, and after thinking about it, she felt that there seemed to be some truth, so she nodded and said, "Since this is the case, let's do what the eldest princess said." ”

So, the little eunuch went out and announced Wan Zhen'er in.

Wan Zhen'er was disheveled and very haggard, and as soon as she walked in, she knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, wanting to say something, her eyes were already full of tears, and she couldn't cry.

Seeing Wan Zhen'er's appearance was very pitiful, she felt a little unbearable in her heart, after all, Wan Zhen'er was always the one who followed her.

Although between Wan Zhen'er and her grandson, she can resolutely choose her grandson, but now she feels a little unbearable to see Wan Zhen'er so pitiful.

She said to the intimate palace maid: "Go and help Wan Guiren up and bring her a chair to sit on." ”

The two palace maids said "yes" in unison, and walked up to Wan Zhen'er to help her up.

Wan Zhen'er insisted on kneeling on the ground and refused to get up, she knelt and kowtowed, and there were a lot of blood marks on her head, she cried to Jian Huaizhen and the queen mother of the two palaces: "The eldest princess, the queen mother of Zhou, the queen mother of Qian, the slave maid came to Wan'an Palace today is really a mistake. But the slave and the maid knew that if they did not come, the life of the slave and the maid would be gone. ”

Jian Huaizhen had a good impression of Wan Zhen'er at first, but after these repeated events, she always felt that Wan Zhen'er was not as simple as she imagined.

She was thinking about her previous life, how Wan Zhen'er rescued the emperor from the secret room, how she became a palace maid, and how she changed from an ordinary palace maid to a noble person today.

After thinking about it, she felt more and more that Wan Zhen'er was not the pure-minded person she saw, otherwise how could a thirty-six-year-old palace maid become a nobleman?

Now that even the queen has become a framer, this matter does not seem to be as simple as it seems on the surface.

Therefore, a trace of depth flashed in Jian Huaizhen's eyes, and she said slowly: "In this case, Wan Guiren, you can explain things clearly, so that a few of us can understand." ”

"Yes," Wan Zhen'er said as she wept.

"The queen mother of the two palaces, the eldest princess of the emperor, the slave and maid don't know what is going on until now, the slave and maid are in a very bad mood after losing their children, so they are raised in the palace all day long, and they have never gone anywhere. Who knew that one day the queen suddenly came to my palace and brought bird's nest to come, although the slave maid had some hatred for the queen, but more fear. ”

When Wan Zhen'er said this, she showed a kind of general as if she was really scared.

Mama Chen, who was beside her, wasted no time in saying, "Yes." The queen mother of the two palaces and the eldest princess, we are scared these days. On the day Queen Wu came, Niangniang knelt on the ground and kowtowed to her, and she was bleeding, all she asked for was peace, is this too much? ”

Mama Chen has been in the palace for a long time, so she naturally knows how to say some things before she listens.

When she heard her words, she felt very pitiful in the ears of Empress Dowager Qian and Empress Dowager Zhou.

Only Jian Huaizhen didn't think so, she felt that what Wan Zhen'er and Mama Chen said one after the other was like singing a double reed.

Wan Zhen'er wiped her tears and continued: "In all fairness, I do hate Queen Wu and cause the slave and maid to lose their children, so when Empress Wu came to visit the slave and maid in a pretended manner, the slave maid thought that the queen could not come to see me for no reason. So, the bird's nest sent by the queen to the slave maid, the slave maid had an extra heart, and sent Mama Chen to take it for inspection, and sure enough, it was found that the bird's nest contained highly poisonous. If the slave maid swallows the bird's nest, there will really be no place to die at that time. ”

The more Wan Zhen'er spoke, the more she felt wronged, and tears fell like rain at the moment, and the situation was very miserable and pitiful.

"Oh? You said that you suspected that the bird's nest was poisonous, so you asked Mama Chan to test the bird's nest? ”

Jian Huaizhen looked at Wan Zhen'er very calmly, and now she is more and more suspicious of Wan Zhen'er.

"Yes, exactly. Everyone knows that it was the queen who caused the slave and the maid to lose the child and the only child of the emperor, how could the slave not be careless about the queen? ”

Her words were heard in the ears of the Empress Dowager Zhou, not to mention how angry the Empress Dowager Zhou was, it was okay not to mention the child lost by the emperor, but when she mentioned the anger in the heart of the Empress Dowager Zhou, she would not fight anywhere.

Therefore, she slapped the case heavily and said, "This Empress Wu is really too much. Come on, call Queen Wu to the mourning family, and the mourning family must teach her a good lesson. ”

Jian Huaizhen's face was as calm as water, she glanced at the Empress Dowager Zhou, and said, "Empress Dowager Zhou, don't be angry. ”

She turned to Wan Zhen'er and said, "Wan Guiren, you are tired now, let Mama Chen help you go back to rest first, and then inform you when the three of us discuss the results." ”

Wan Zhen'er saw that Jian Huaizhen had given the order to evict the guests, and she didn't dare to stay longer at the moment, for fear of arousing their suspicions, so she was relieved.

When Wan Zhen'er walked away, Jian Huaizhen sneered and said, "Empress Dowager Zhou, Empress Dowager Qian, do you always believe that this matter was done by the queen?" ”

Empress Dowager Qian was silent.

Empress Dowager Zhou said: "I originally thought that it was not the Wu family's child who did it, but if you look at Wan Guiren's current situation, it is so miserable and pitiful, no matter how bad she is, she will not joke about her child." ”

Jian Huaizhen's fingers tapped lightly on the table, and she smiled slightly and said: "It is true that Wan Guiren's loss of the child may really be related to the queen, but now Wan Guiren says that the queen wants to harm her, but this may not be the case." It was the palace that asked Queen Wu to send bird's nest to the palace of ten thousand nobles and make peace with ten thousand nobles, how could Queen Wu blatantly poison the bird's nest again. What's more, it's not just Queen Wu who has touched the bird's nest, but also ten thousand nobles! ”

Jian Huaizhen's words illuminated Queen Qian's heart like a mirror.

Although she had also suspected Empress Wu before, after all, Empress Wu was recommended by her, and she could still trust Empress Wu's morality.

Therefore, she echoed: "The eldest princess is right. ”

Empress Dowager Zhou was already furious at this moment, where could she still listen to it, she said: "Does Wan Zhen'er want to harm herself? In short, this matter is inseparable from the Wu family. Come on, go and invite the emperor, and the mourning family has something to discuss with the emperor. ”

Jian Huaizhen was about to stop it, but seeing that the Empress Dowager Zhou insisted on her opinion, she must not be able to stop it.

She knew that if the emperor was invited, things would not end so easily, so she had to sit there frowning and not saying a word.

Not long after, the emperor walked in from the Qianqing Palace.

It happened that the Yellow River was flooded, and the emperor was worried about the flood, and his face was very ugly.

Empress Dowager Zhou split her head and said: "Your Majesty, you must be good at punishing the queen." She killed your child, and the mourning family didn't care about her anymore, but now she even dared to frame Wan Guiren. She put poison in the bird's nest sent by Wan Guiren, and such a queen would never want it. ”

What the? The queen turned out to be such a scheming person?

Zhu Jianshen listened to the words of the Empress Dowager Zhou, undoubtedly like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, before Empress Wu had already made Zhu Jianshen feel devastated, and now that something like this has happened, how can he not be angry.

Seeing that the emperor was angry, Jian Huaizhen hurriedly stood up, pulled the emperor to the side and sat down, and ordered Ling Luo to brew a pot of Longjing before the rain and send it to the emperor.

Only then did she calmly say to the emperor: "The Empress Dowager Zhou is angry, and the emperor is also angry." This matter has not been investigated, and it cannot be said that Empress Wu did it. Queen Wu sent bird's nest to Wan Guiren and said that this is true, but the bird's nest Wan Guiren has also touched it, and Queen Wu has also touched it, so why do you say that it must be Queen Wu who must kill Wan Guiren? What's more, the queen is the mother of a nation, how can she put her life in danger. ”

Jian Huaizhen's words made Zhu Jianshen sound like an enlightenment, and he always felt that Empress Wu was not such a scheming and vicious person.

Hearing Jian Huaizhen say this, he felt even more.

Empress Dowager Zhou was indignant on the side and said: "No matter what, it is a fact that the emperor's child fell out, and it is also a fact that Wan Guiren was almost poisoned." If this account is not recorded on the head of Empress Wu, on whose head is it recorded? Your Majesty, the mourning family orders you to quickly order the world to abolish Empress Wu, otherwise the mourning family will sever the mother-son relationship with you. ”

Zhu Jianshen was taken aback when he heard Empress Dowager Zhou suddenly say this.

He stood up in surprise and said, "Why did the queen mother say this? ”

Empress Dowager Zhou said very irritablely: "When you wanted to make the Wu family the queen, the mourning family did not agree, you all said that she was virtuous, but the mourning family always felt that she did not look like a virtuous person no matter how she looked at it, she was not beautiful and talented. It's better now, even the emperor's concubines and children have to be wiped out, how can such a queen be in charge of the six palaces? How can you be the mother of the world? If she is not abolished, how can she give an explanation to the people of the world. ”

Jian Huaizhen glanced at Empress Dowager Zhou lightly, she slowly shook her head and said, "Empress Dowager Zhou, there are still too many doubts in this matter. If you take the liberty of abolishing the queen, don't you think it's unfair to the queen? What's more, if you recklessly abolish the queen, how can you give an explanation to the people of the world, and how can you block the mouths of the world? ”

When Empress Dowager Zhou saw Jian Huaizhen defending Empress Wu, she said angrily: "The mourning family is the queen mother, and the mourning family is the master of this harem." ”

Seeing that Empress Dowager Zhou was angry, Empress Dowager Qian dared to say anything, she glanced at Empress Dowager Zhou and said, "That's it, there is no need to argue anymore." Empress Dowager Zhou, it is true that you are in charge of this harem, but there is also me, the emperor's mother-in-law, here, isn't it? ”

Empress Dowager Qian has always been gentle on weekdays, and she is not an enemy of others, she respects Jian Huaizhen very much, and when she saw that Empress Dowager Zhou was offensive to Jian Huaizhen, she came out for Jian Huaizhen.

Her words fell into the ears of the Empress Dowager Zhou, and she only felt angry, but she didn't know how to answer.

Although it is now the queen mother of the two palaces, the queen mother of the queen mother of Qian has added a title in front of her, and the queen mother of Qian is always higher than the queen mother of Zhou.

Zhu Jianshen saw that the empress dowager of the two palaces and Jian Huaizhen were arguing over whether to abolish the queen, his face was gloomy and uncertain, and he said, "Okay, okay." I am now worried about the affairs of the court, so don't mention the family affairs of the harem. Since the queen has done something wrong, I will punish her for being locked up in Kunning Palace for three months, and she is not allowed to go anywhere, and she will give you this evil breath in her heart, okay? ”

Empress Dowager Zhou saw that Zhu Jianshen was talking all about anger, but she didn't know how to talk about it for a while, so she shook her sleeves angrily and said, "That's it, the son I gave birth to myself doesn't have the same heart as me, and the same heart as outsiders." ”

Jian Huaizhen glanced at the Empress Dowager Zhou coldly and said, "Empress Dowager, what you said is not right. Yes, you are indeed the emperor's biological mother, but Empress Dowager Qian is the emperor's mother-in-law, that is, the palace, and the emperor is also the grandson of the palace, don't you even have the right to speak? The abolition of the queen is a big deal, how can such a hasty decision make the world laugh. ”

Empress Dowager Zhou was so angry that she flicked her sleeves and said, "That's it, that's it, you can decide how you like, this matter is gone." ”

After speaking, he left with the palace maid.

Jian Huaizhen and Empress Dowager Qian glanced at each other, looked at the back of Empress Dowager Zhou leaving, and sighed to each other.

Jian Huaizhen turned his head and asked the emperor, "Your Majesty, what did you say about the flooding of the Yellow River just now?" ”

Zhu Jianshen sighed, frowned and said: "The eldest princess doesn't know that the construction of the Yellow River embankment is not stable, and as a result, there was a heavy snowfall on the Yellow River in winter, and when the snow melted and the water potential rose, the embankment was washed away. The Yellow River burst its banks for 3,000 miles, and the surrounding grain fields were submerged, and the people may not have any harvest in the coming year. ”

Zhu Jianshen's words made Jian Huaizhen feel very surprised.

Because I have only heard of the flooding of the Yellow River in July and August, I have never heard of the flooding of the Yellow River in this cold winter.

She asked, "I wonder if there are any people drowned in this Yellow River flood?" ”

Zhu Jianshen's face was very ugly, and he said: "I still drowned some people and washed down some houses." Now I am discussing with Master Li, Master Peng, and others how to remedy the situation. ”

Jian Huaizhen nodded and said, "Since this is the case, please go back and continue to discuss." As for the affairs of this harem, there is no need to be distracted. ”

Zhu Jianshen went back to the palace, and Jian Huaizhen felt a little unsteady in his heart.

She always felt that the Yellow River bursting its embankment in the cold winter sounded like a vision from heaven, as if some catastrophe was going to befall the world.

Jian Huaizhen and Empress Dowager Qian chatted for a while, and what the two of them were talking about was nothing more than whether to abolish the queen.

The two reached an agreement to keep Empress Wu no matter what.

After Wan Zhen'er went back, she kept paying attention to the movements of Jian Huaizhen and the Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces, hoping that they could abolish Empress Wu for this matter.

Who knows that three days have passed in a row, and there has been no news.

Not only is there no news from Jian Huaizhen and Empress Dowager Qian, but even Empress Dowager Zhou, who has always been the most troublemaker, is very quiet.

Wan Zhen'er sent someone to inquire, and found out that Empress Wu had only been thinking about it for three months, what was the difference between this and no punishment.

She is still a queen, and the queen's seat is still sitting firmly. After making a fuss about himself, he didn't get anything, he was still a little nobleman, a nobleman who was not favored.

Thinking of this, she was furious, so she discussed with Mama Chen how to calculate Queen Wu.

After Wan Zhen'er and Mama Chen discussed, they soon had an idea.

When Wan Zhen'er was better, she went to Kunning Palace to ask Queen Wu for her guilt.

On this day, the sun rarely rises, and the winter sun is cold and dark, shining low in the imperial garden.

Wan Zhen'er walked through the imperial garden with goose feathers, walked through the winding stone path, and went to the Kunning Palace to meet Empress Wu in person.

Empress Wu was ordered by the emperor to think about it in Kunning Palace, and she felt a little more comforted in her heart. Although he was thought to have framed Wan Zhen'er, the emperor always believed in himself in his heart.

If it weren't for the emperor, why would he just let himself think about it in the palace for three months, and ordered himself not to save his relatives.

She was bored in the palace, so she ordered Su Mei to grind the ink, took the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and ordered Su Mei to study the ink, and write the Diamond Sutra in the palace to pass the time.

Suddenly, a little palace maid came in to announce that Wan Zhen'er was coming.

Empress Wu thought about it, and she felt that it was still not suitable for her to have more contact with Wan Zhen'er.

In the time she has been in contact with Wan Zhen'er, she has been calculated by her every time, and this time she suddenly came to Kunning Palace, and she didn't know what she was planning in her heart.

Therefore, she waved her hand and said to the little palace maid: "You tell Wan Guiren, just say that this palace was punished by the emperor to think about the wall in Kunning Palace for three months, and you can't go anywhere, so you can't see Wan Guiren." ”

The palace maid responded, and went back to Wan Zhen'er.

After Wan Zhen'er listened, she said to the little palace maid: "You go back and tell the queen mother, just say that Zhen'er is sincerely here to ask her for guilt, and if she refuses to see Zhen'er, then she will blame Zhen'er." What's more, the emperor just didn't let her out of Kunning Palace, and didn't let Zhen'er in. ”

The little palace maid returned to Kunning Palace and told Queen Wu Wan Zhen'er's words as she said.

After Empress Wu heard this, she was hesitating.

Su Mei has already said: "Queen Mother, don't let Wan Guiren come in, if she comes in, I don't know how many incidents will happen." If she had to come in, Niangniang would go to the eldest princess to call the shots. ”

Empress Wu said in a fixed voice: "Just do what you say." ”