After the matter was discussed, Zhu Jianshen issued a holy decree, ordering someone to deprive Empress Wu of her golden seal and abolish her position as queen.

Zhu Jian was deeply reminded of the husband and wife relationship with her in the past, although she abolished her position as queen, she still did not stab her to death, nor did she put her in the cold palace, but demoted her to Concubine Wu.

After Empress Wu received the holy decree, her face was gloomy, and she sat down on the chair.

After a long time, he spit out a sentence and said: "The emperor has always been affectionate and righteous to me." ”

Su Mei glanced at Queen Wu with great distress and said, "Queen Mother, everything is not good for Su Mei. Didn't the queen go to find Wan Guiren that day, if Su Mei could pull you from the side, maybe there wouldn't be so many troubles. ”

"You can't blame Su Mei for this, if you want to blame, you can only blame Wan Guiren. This matter was planned by her from beginning to end, and it was she who framed the main palace. Although this palace is no longer the queen, the emperor has always remembered our husband and wife relationship, and just demoted me to a concubine. ”

Su Mei looked at Queen Wu without worry, and she said: "Queen Mother, although the emperor just demoted you to a concubine, I am afraid that your life in this harem will be even more difficult in the future." In the past, when you were the queen, the nobles tried their best to calculate you, but now that you have been deprived of the queen's position, how can she be so easy to give up with you. What's more, you beat her so hard that day, she must have remembered this hatred. ”

Su Mei's words exploded in Empress Wu's ears, like thunder on a sunny day.

It was only now that she remembered that day Su Mei told herself that day that she would beat Wan Zhen'er to death no matter what.

She felt very unbearable at that time, so she forgave Wan Zhen'er.

But it wasn't until today, when Su Mei brought up this matter again, that she realized that things were not as simple as she thought at all.

In this palace, if she doesn't offend, everyone will offend her, especially a scheming woman like Wan Zhen'er, who is like a femme fatale, if she comes out after recovering from her injuries, will she have new hatred and old hatred with Queen Wu at that time?

Empress Wu's face was a little pale, and she said to Su Mei: "Su Mei, maybe you are right that day, I shouldn't let Wan Guiren go." ”

Su Mei saw that Empress Wu's situation was very pitiful, so she shook her arm and said, "Queen Mother, you don't have to think so much about it now. The emperor has always had affection for the queen mother, and did not kill the queen mother, from now on we must be careful in this palace, and we must not make mistakes. As long as we take it step by step, even if you want to harm us, you may not be able to have a chance, Niangniang, am I right? ”

Empress Wu "muttered" and said: "Su Mei, you are right, in the future, there will be only two of our masters and servants left in this palace to rely on each other." ”

The turmoil in the harem, the Yellow River burst, and the flooding made Zhu Jian deeply worried.

Li Xian quietly told Jian Huaizhen that Zhu Jianshen had wandered in the court many times.

Jian Huaizhen felt that it was necessary to have a good talk with Zhu Jianshen now, so she came to Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Jianshen heard the little eunuch report that Jian Huaizhen was coming, his face was full of discouragement, and he waved his hand and said, "I don't want to see anyone now, you let the eldest princess go back first." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Jian Huaizhen had already walked in.

Jian Huaizhen's gaze touched Zhu Jianshen's sad gaze, and she said to Zhu Jianshen: "Your Majesty, are you worried about the Yellow River bursting its banks and the people are struggling to make a living? ”

Zhu Jianshen's eyes were a little more worried, he neither agreed nor denied, but said, "The eldest princess is here." ”

Jian Huaizhen smiled slightly and said, "I came to see the emperor to talk to the emperor about the bursting of the Yellow River and the recent events in the harem. ”

Zhu Jianshen didn't raise his eyelids, and he said to Jian Huaizhen: "Eldest Princess, what else is there to talk about these two things now. I have already handed over the matter of the Yellow River to Li Xian to deal with, and I hope that he can raise silver taels as soon as possible in the short term, and then the people around the Yellow River will be saved. As for the harem, I don't want to talk about it. ”

Jian Huaizhen groaned slightly, and suddenly asked, "Your Majesty, have you ever loved the queen?" ”

Zhu Jianshen didn't expect Jian Huaizhen to suddenly throw such a question, the shock in his eyes was suddenly intertwined into a dense net, he looked at Jian Huaizhen with some doubts, and the confusion in his eyes deepened a little.

He shook his head for a long time and said, "I don't know. ”

Jian Huaizhen said slowly: "People often say that love arises over time, and sometimes we don't believe it, but in fact, we can't deny it. Just now I asked the emperor if he had a secret affection for the queen, although the emperor did not say yes, but he did not deny it, did the emperor have no feelings for the queen in his heart? ”

Jian Huaizhen's words set off heavy ripples in Zhu Jianshen's heart, and he turned his face away and didn't know how to answer for a while.

Jian Huaizhen glanced at him and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, in fact, this matter is not important now, the most important thing is that no matter what the emperor does to the queen, the queen is wholeheartedly devoted to the emperor." Regardless of whether the queen has done anything wrong, whether those things were done by the queen or not, and no matter what outsiders think of the queen, the queen is loyal to the emperor, and the emperor should remember this matter anyway. ”

There was a hint of tiredness in Zhu Jianshen's eyes, and he looked at Jian Huaizhen and said blankly: "Why did the eldest princess suddenly come to the Qianqing Palace to say this to me?" ”

Jian Huaizhen sighed and said, "Now the affairs of the harem make you unable to fight in the court, and the palace has also heard about it." It just so happened that now that the Yellow River flooded again, the palace knew that the emperor must be worried, so the palace came to persuade the emperor. ”

Zhu Jianshen's eyes were a little sloppy, he shook his head and said to Jian Huaizhen: "You don't know, the eldest princess. ”

Jian Huaizhen nodded calmly, and she said, "What don't I know? After so many years, I have experienced a lot more things than you have experienced, what are the storms I have not experienced, and what I don't know. The matter between you and the queen, this palace doesn't want to talk about it until now. It's just that now that the queen has been demoted to Concubine Wu, she must be very depressed in her heart, and the emperor should not snub the queen. ”

"Am I still being nice to her?"

Zhu Jianshen said, his lips pursed tightly, and a heavy punch hit the back of the throne.

Jian Huaizhen's words were solemn and powerful, and she said: "Your Majesty, now that the matter has not been clarified, of course you should be good to the queen." You're so distressed, it's more because of the Queen. There are countless people in this palace, and I still know these things. ”

Zhu Jianshen's eyes were a little blood-red, he shook his head and said to Jian Huaizhen: "There are some things that you don't know about the eldest princess. ”

After a while, Jian Huaizhen said very calmly: "I know." You have always disliked Empress Wu in your heart, all because you like Tang Jingran, is this palace right? ”

Jian Huaizhen's words were like a heavy hammer hitting Zhu Jianshen's heart.

He took a few steps back and said in a loud voice, "How do you know, Eldest Princess? ”

Jian Huaizhen just smiled gently, and she said, "This palace does know. But do you remember a word, Your Majesty? The mountains and rivers are full of empty thoughts, and the falling flowers and wind and rain hurt the spring even more, so it is better to take pity on the people in front of you. Now Empress Wu is the person in front of you, and the shock is out of reach. If the emperor wants to be with the shock, he must not only pass the pass of the Empress Dowager Zhou and the Empress Dowager Qian, but also pass the pass of the ministers of the court, the pass of the palace, and the pass of the subjects of the world, do you think this matter is possible? The most important thing is that the emperor likes shock, does shocking like the emperor? ”

Jian Huaizhen's words made Zhu Jianshen feel very shocked, he took several steps back in a row, and looked at Jian Huaizhen with a deep look of confusion in his eyes.

"Princess, what do you want to tell me?"

Jian Huaizhen said calmly: "Your Majesty, this palace just wants to tell you that the beauty is now like a flower across the clouds, but Concubine Wu is deeply in front of you." If you don't cherish her well, you will definitely regret it in the future. Before the matter is clarified, the emperor, don't doubt anyone, and don't doubt Concubine Wu. If you still treat her as before, she will be grateful to the emperor in her heart. After the emperor is calm, he will not be so laborious in dealing with the flooding of the Yellow River. ”

Jian Huaizhen's words made Zhu Jianshen feel slightly stunned.

First of all, he didn't expect Jian Huaizhen to know that he liked Tang Jingran, and secondly, he didn't expect Jian Huaizhen to persuade him to be good to Concubine Wu, but his expression quickly calmed down.

He looked at Jian Huaizhen and said heavily, "Eldest Princess, I have written down everything you said to me today. I understand what you mean, I will definitely be good to Concubine Wu. ”

Jian Huaizhen smiled and nodded, her smile was as warm as a spring breeze in March.

She said to Zhu Jianshen: "Since the emperor knows how to do it, then the palace will no longer worry about this matter." The emperor is busy with your government affairs first, and the mourning family has also returned to Wan'an Palace. ”

After speaking, without waiting for Zhu Jianshen to stay, Jian Huaizhen walked out of the Qianqing Palace.

After arriving at the palace gate, she looked back, and the golden plaque hanging on the plaque in front of the main gate of the Qianqing Palace was shining, and the three words "Qianqing Palace" were written on it.

The gilded characters were like blazing sunshine, which warmed Jian Huaizhen's heart.

After Jian Huaizhen persuaded Zhu Jianshen, Zhu Jianshen only felt that a big stone in his heart fell to the ground.

He always thought that he was worried and bored about the flooding of the Yellow River, but after talking to Jian Huaizhen, he realized that Empress Wu had always had such a heavy position in his heart, and most of his worries were because of Empress Wu's affairs.

Although Empress Wu is just an ordinary concubine now, he decided to be good to her no matter what.

When he saw Empress Wu, she was as quiet as a virgin and moved like a rabbit, although she was not very beautiful, but she was very virtuous, and she was also single-minded to herself.

Just like Jian Huaizhen said, before finding evidence to prove that all the things were done by her, no one can say that these things were done by her, he must be good to Queen Wu.

Because it was the sentence "The mountains and rivers are full of empty thoughts, and the falling flowers and wind and rain hurt the spring even more, it is better to pity the people in front of you" woke up Zhu Jianshen.

That night, Zhu Jianshen went to visit Concubine Wu in Kunning Palace.

Originally, the Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces issued an order ordering Concubine Wu to move out of Kunning Palace.

After Zhu Jianshen went to visit her, he saw that she was very haggard, so he told her that she could live in Kunning Palace temporarily, and talk about it later.

Kunning Palace has been the residence of the queen in all dynasties, and since Zhu Jianshen refused to let Queen Wu move to the palace, it means that in his heart, Queen Wu is still the queen he recognizes.

The news of Zhu Jianshen's visit to Empress Wu soon reached Wan Zhen'er's ears.

After Wan Zhen'er got the news, she couldn't help but be furious, she roared: "This Empress Wu is really too much, she was the queen in the past, but now after so many things, the emperor is still undiminished in favor of her." Her qualifications are mediocre, what do you compare with this palace? ”

The more Wan Zhen'er spoke, the more angry she became, and she threw up her sleeves and threw the blue and white porcelain vases and dishes on the table to the ground.

Mama Chen said gloomily on the side: "Niangniang, what's the use of you losing your temper here now?" If losing our temper can solve the problem, why did we have to make so many plans to calculate Empress Wu in the first place. ”

Wan Zhen'er heard Mama Chen's cold words, and couldn't help glaring at her and said, "Now that it's over, do you have any better way?" ”

Mama Chen laughed twice and said, "Queen Mother, the slave maid has been in this palace for so long, and I have never seen any difficulties that I can't get over. As long as the mother trusts the slave and the maid, of course the slave and the maid have a way. ”

"Okay, then you tell Hongu what Hongu should do. As long as the method you say can deal with Concubine Wu's cheap maid, this palace will definitely reward you. ”

Mama Chen's face suddenly had a layer of gloomy light, and she said: "This matter is actually not difficult to say, now that Concubine Wu has lost power, who else is the most satisfied with her in the entire harem except for you?" ”

Wan Zhen'er's face softened a little, she thought about it, and then asked Mama Chen, "Are you talking about the Empress Dowager Zhou?" ”

"Yes. The slave maid said that it was the Empress Dowager Zhou, and now the Empress Dowager Zhou is very dissatisfied with Concubine Wu. If Niangniang could say a few words in front of the Empress Dowager Zhou, I believe that the Empress Dowager Zhou would not let Concubine Wu go so easily. ”

"Oh? Then what do you think the palace should say to the Empress Dowager Zhou? Wan Zhen'er glanced at Mama Chen and asked tentatively.

Mama Chen laughed, she said: "Niangniang, of course you shouldn't ask me about this matter, you are a mother, you are smart and bright, how can it be difficult for you to get such a small thing." How did you tell the Empress Dowager Zhou, you know better than the slave. ”

Wan Zhen'er's eyes also became a little gloomy, she nodded, and said solemnly: "You are right, this palace must talk to the Empress Dowager Zhou." ”

After speaking, Wan Zhen'er sat down on the rosewood chair in Huanghuali and pondered quietly.

She pondered for a long time before she said to Mama Chen: "Let's go, let's go to Yanxi Palace to greet Empress Dowager Zhou." ”

"Yes."

Mama Chen gave a loud "answer" and walked out behind Wan Zhen'er.

The master and servant soon came to Yanxi Palace, and Wan Zhen'er said that she would say hello to the Empress Dowager Zhou.

Empress Dowager Zhou recently didn't like to see Concubine Wu because of the harem, but she couldn't say anything good about Wan Zhen'er.

Now that she heard that Wan Zhen'er had come to greet her, she waved her hand and said to the palace maid: "No need, you just say that the mourning family is tired, let Wan Guiren go back first." ”

After the little palace maid came out, she said it to Wan Zhen'er like this.

Wan Zhen'er was very unconvinced, her eyelashes trembled slightly, and she was calculating something in her heart.

After thinking for a while, she said to the little palace maid: "You go to the Empress Dowager Zhou and say that there is something important in the palace to ask to see the Empress Dowager." If the Queen Mother doesn't see the palace, she will definitely regret it, this matter is related to the emperor's life. ”

The little palace maid was shocked when she heard this, her face changed miserably, and she hurriedly returned to Yanxi Palace to relay Wan Zhen'er's words to Empress Dowager Zhou.

After hearing this, Empress Dowager Zhou's face was cloudy.

She thought about what the hell Wan Zhen'er was doing, why did she say that there were important things related to the emperor's life, was it really like what she said?

Empress Dowager Zhou couldn't make up her mind whether to see Wan Zhen'er or not, she always felt that what Wan Zhen'er said was too exaggerated. How can something casually have something to do with the emperor's life, wouldn't this make the world laugh at it.

But if Wan Zhen'er is not seen, if this matter is true, then the emperor is not in danger.

When she was hesitating, the little palace maid knocked on the side and said, "Queen Mother, no matter what, please meet Wan Guiren." This kind of thing would rather be believed than not believable, in case something really happens to the emperor, it will be too late to regret it at that time. ”

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Empress Dowager Zhou glared at the little palace maid viciously.

"What will happen to the emperor, if something happens to the emperor, he will curse you, and when the time comes, the mourning family will make you look good."

The little palace maid had good intentions and wanted to persuade the Empress Dowager Zhou, but she didn't expect to be scolded by the Empress Dowager Zhou, and she was so frightened that she didn't dare to speak.

Although Empress Dowager Zhou angrily reprimanded the little palace maid, she also felt in her heart that what the little palace maid said was actually right.

So, she beckoned to the little palace maid and instructed her: "You let Wan Guiren come in, and say that the mourning family is willing to see her." ”

So, her little palace maid went out again and said to Wan Zhen'er: "Qiqi noble lady, the queen mother, please come in." ”

So, Wan Zhen'er picked up her skirt and followed the little palace maid in.

After she walked to the Yanxi Palace, the Empress Dowager Zhou was already sitting in the main hall waiting for her.

Seeing the Empress Dowager Zhou, Wan Zhen'er hurriedly knelt down and said: "Slave maid see the Empress Dowager, Niangniang Chitose Chitose Chitose Chitose." ”

Empress Dowager Zhou didn't tell her to get up, she glanced at her coldly and said, "You said that there is something important to report to the mourning family, and you also said that this matter is related to the emperor's life, what is the matter?" Wan Guiren, you'd better not joke about this kind of thing with the mourning family, you know that the person who the mourning family values the most is the emperor. ”

Wan Zhen'er was frightened when she saw that Empress Dowager Zhou said it very harshly, she knew that her lie was too big.

Despite this, she still made up her mind and said: "The Queen Mother, it is indeed an important matter for the slave maid to come to see the Queen Mother, and this matter is also related to the safety of the emperor. ”

"Oh? What the hell is going on? Tell me about it. Empress Dowager Zhou said slowly.

As she spoke, she looked at Wan Zhen'er's face to see if she was lying.

Wan Zhen'er was very calm at this moment, and she said slowly: "Empress Dowager Qi, this matter is not only related to the safety of the emperor, but also related to the queen who was demoted to Concubine Wu. Because there have been so many things in the palace recently, and the slave and maid have lost the slave's child, the slave and maid have always been very resentful in their hearts, so they ordered someone to go out of the palace to test a word. The god operator in the capital said that it turned out that all this was because Concubine Wu's birthday was the same as the emperor's birthday, which led to so many bloody cases in the palace. If Concubine Wu is not moved out of the palace, there will be bloody cases one after another. ”

"Oh? Is there such a thing? Empress Dowager Zhou looked at Wan Zhen'er.

Although Empress Dowager Zhou is more impulsive, more vain, and loves face, she is not stupid.

When she heard Wan Zhen'er say this, she already understood in her heart that nine times out of ten she thought that Wan Zhen'er was taking the opportunity to attack Concubine Wu.

Thinking of this, she stroked her sleeve and said, "Zhen'er, you have been with the mourning family for so long, and now you have come to play tricks with the mourning family." Could it be that what you are thinking in your heart, will the mourning family not understand? ”

When Wan Zhen'er heard the Empress Dowager Zhou say this, her face suddenly turned pale with fright, and she hurriedly saluted and said: "Empress Dowager, even if the slave maid has nine lives, she doesn't dare to talk nonsense in front of you." If you don't believe me, you can ask Mama Chen. If you don't believe it anymore, the slave can send someone out of the palace and invite the god operator into the palace, and the queen mother can confront him in person. Gu Lengyi Gu Gonggong is Concubine Wu's person, he is loyal to Concubine Wu, everyone knows it, how could he slander Concubine Wu? ”