The news that tens of thousands of people in the south of the Yangtze River collectively presented blood letters to Kyoto to sue the emperor suddenly caused the people of Kyoto to boil.

I don't know if it was because of the encouragement of the people in Jiangnan, and the news of many officials' corruption and people's suffering also came out one after another. Everyone inquired about the news in the palace, just waiting to see how the emperor would deal with it and how to give an explanation to the people.

But while everyone was anxiously waiting, several people who came to sue the emperor suddenly all died mysteriously.

At that time, Baili Qingcang was discussing the matter of Jiangnan Yanzheng with the civil and military officials, and when he heard the news, he almost fainted in front of him.

Fortunately, he was supported by the chief waiter on the side, and after he came to his senses, he pointed at Baili Jinyi with trembling fingers, paused for a while, and then suddenly snorted: "Evil obstacles!" ”

Baili Jinyi hurriedly knelt on the ground: "Father, take care of your body." ”

"Now that you know that I should take care of my body, why didn't I think I would get angry and hurt myself when I did the foolish thing of looting money?"

Baili Jinyi raised his head, shocked in his heart, they were just discussing what was going on with this matter before, why did his father suddenly involve him in the matter of Jiangnan Yanzheng now?

"Father, the son is wronged."

Baili Qingcang's face was full of anger, he didn't pay attention to his argument at all, and scolded loudly: "Prince, you are the prince of Da'an Kingdom, is your father lacking your food and clothing?" Can you collect money in Jiangnan? You are really bold, under the nose of your father, you dare to do something to kill people? ”

Baili Jinyi raised his head, and his face was a little similar to Baili Qingcang's with some trepidation: "Father, the son of this matter doesn't know at all, what kind of murder and extermination, the son of the son has never done it at all, and I ask my father to investigate." ”

Baili Qingcang sat on the throne, a pair of sharp eyes full of scrutiny: "You don't know, that means that the father has slandered you?" ”

"Erchen doesn't dare, it's just that others don't know Erchen, your father should know Erchen, Erchen helps his father deal with palace affairs every day, and never dares to slack off, just because he knows that the people's lives are hard, how can he do something to loot the people's fat and people's ointment? Besides, Jiangnan Yanzheng has always been controlled by his father himself, even if his son has the courage, he doesn't have the means, please ask his father to see it. ”

Baili Qingcang's eyes kept changing, and the thoughts in his heart were extremely complicated, the prince was excellent in all aspects, and it was indeed a big help for him, especially now that his health was not good, he was already planning to hand over government affairs to the prince little by little, otherwise he would not deliberately suppress the Zhao family to help the prince pave the way, just when the anger in his eyes subsided slightly, the announcement outside sounded.

"Your Majesty, the queen asks to see you."

"Queen?" Baili Qingcang frowned violently, "Let her in." ”

Zhao Huiying did not wear the queen's palace dress, but wore a plain peony skirt, which made her beautiful face a little more cold and haggard, and looked particularly moving: "The concubine has seen the emperor." ”

"Queen, what are you doing?"

"Back to the emperor, the concubine heard that you were going to dispose of the crown prince, so she came here and had a few words to say."

Baili Qingcang squinted his eyes violently, and his anger flashed: "The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, do you remember?" ”

Zhao Huiying's heart moved, but her face was not obvious: "The concubine knows, and she doesn't dare to interfere in the government at the risk of the world's disapproval, but the concubine has received a confession here, if she doesn't report it to the emperor, I'm afraid that the prince will suffer injustice." ”

"Testimony?"

After Zhao Huiying saluted, the emperor did not tell her to get up, at this time she could only take out the testimony and ask the chief chamberlain to present it: "Yes, this testimony was sent by the governor of Jiangnan overnight, and it was written that the evidence of the crimes committed by several people who came to sue the emperor was written. ”

Baili Qingcang carefully looked at the contents of the confession, and even looked at the final signature carefully, and after a while, he spoke: "Empress, since this testimony was sent by the governor of Jiangnan, how did it end up in your hands?" ”

If he was still hesitating whether the prince was really guilty just now, then now this hesitation is getting more and more, and as soon as the person who sued the emperor had an accident, the queen came over with evidence, which is too much of a coincidence.

The prince knelt on the ground and clenched his fists fiercely: The queen mother thinks that his crime is not big enough, right, and even comes to add fuel to the fire?

Zhao Huiying was dumbfounded, and didn't know how to answer for a while: "This ...... The concubine didn't know that this confession was inexplicably sent to the concubine, and the concubine didn't believe that the prince would do such a heart-wrenching thing, so after seeing the testimony, she hurriedly sent it to the emperor. ”

The other courtiers stood on both sides of the main hall, looking at the queen's panicked appearance, and they all had questions in their hearts: The queen has always been the most calm, why did she suddenly panic this time?

Chu Junyi sneered in his heart, and a hint of strange color flashed in his eyes: The queen is preparing to retreat and strive to guide things to someone who secretly frames the prince. After all, there have been accidents one after another, and everything is pointed to the prince, which is too much of a coincidence. Once the emperor is suspicious, then the prince will have a turnaround.

Baili Qingcang looked at the paper in his hand, his eyebrows sometimes stretched, sometimes gathered, and it took a while to calm down: "Prince, go back to your palace and think about it." ”

Baili Jinyi nodded respectfully, looking at Baili Qingcang's eyes full of trust, and he couldn't see the slightest panic: "Yes, Erchen obeys the order." ”

Zhao Huiying's hanging heart fell little by little, and the nails dyed with red dankou in her sleeves were tightly sunk into her palms, and a little bloodshot oozed out: he actually hit the prince with his idea, what a big guts!

When Chu Junyi returned to the mansion, Shen Ninghua was eating fruit. Seeing him walking in slowly, he immediately pinched a grape and threw it over: "What's the matter, things have changed in the court?" ”

Chu Junyi raised his hand to catch the grapes, removed the skin, and handed it to Shen Ninghua's mouth: "Well, it is really the same as we expected, the emperor did not plan to dispose of the crown prince, it is estimated that he raised it high and put it down gently." ”

"This is not surprising, after all, among the several princes of my father's father, the most suitable one is the prince, that is, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Well, the queen took retreat as advance, but it made the emperor suspicious, thinking about whether someone deliberately framed the prince, and now she is just punishing the prince and thinking about it behind closed doors. In a few days, maybe it will be gently peeled off. ”

Shen Ninghua's jade-like fingertips gently pinched a string of grapes and played: "Maybe." ”

"Huh?"

"There are still many people under the crown prince, what about the prince, will they miss such a good opportunity? Didn't we investigate a lot of things in our hands, put them to the spies of the prince's mansion, the ants bit the elephant to death, and the prince was always staring at these people, although one person and one bite could not make the prince hurt his muscles and bones, but it added up to a lot, and in the end, who could say for sure? ”

Chu Junyi smiled slightly: "Well, this is a good way, and it also saves us trouble." ”

Shen Ninghua paused for a moment, and then suddenly spoke: "Jun Yi, you said before that you were going to fight for the throne, so what are your plans?" ”

Chu Junyi's eyes condensed slightly, looked up at Shen Ninghua's calm expression, and paused for a moment before he sighed and said, "If you don't say it, I almost forgot." ”

Originally, he always regarded revenge as the first thing in life, but with a beloved, he even enjoyed the daily chores.

Shen Ninghua raised her eyes: "There is the hidden danger of the Xiao family, the strong enemy of the queen, plus the Zhao family, the Lin family, and several princes...... We can't get away with it. ”

Chu Junyi took Shen Ninghua in his arms, his palm gently covered her slightly bulging abdomen, and the light flashed in his eyes: "Don't worry, Ninghua, I understand what you said, people are harmless and hurtful, and many times if you want to control your own destiny, you must control enough power." I must fight for the throne. ”

Shen Ninghua nodded, and hummed softly, although revenge is no longer regarded as the most important thing, it does not mean that this revenge will not be avenged, since the matter of Jiangnan Yanzheng broke out, it doesn't hurt to involve some people so much. As far as she knew, the Fifth Prince's body Baili Jinze was not much clean.

The prince was grounded, and for a time the hearts of the people in the court fluctuated, and the prince was not without mistakes before, but he was reprimanded as an obstacle and was grounded for the first time. The recital was suppressed by Baili Qingcang and did not give up, flashing the officials in the court, vigorously admonishing in the court, and it is said that there was also a royal history who was so excited that he even broke his head.

For a while, the prestige of the third prince and the fourth prince among the people increased, after all, they were doing practical things for the people.

To Shen Ninghua's expectations, the second prince Baili Jinchuan did not make the slightest movement, and stayed quietly in his mansion, even if an official came to ask to see him, it was blocked, and he was almost isolated from the world.

The direction of the wind in the middle of the court is becoming more and more complicated, and the arrival of a piece of news is like a scoop of cold water, poured into the hot oil pot of Kyoto.

Bu Jinglan once again sent an envoy to Da'an and came to mourn his deceased grandmother Xiao!

After hearing Hongling's report, Shen Ninghua immediately laughed: "Bu Jinglan came to mourn my grandmother? This is very unusual, I heard that Sister Linghan can't get out of bed now, and she has to be served every day, so His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince used her body as an excuse to delay marrying her. So far, he hasn't even made a relationship, how did Xiao become his grandmother? ”

Hongling put the envelope in front of Shen Ninghua: "Yes, the slave maid was also very curious, and asked deliberately." It is said that before the six princes left, a simple ceremony was held to make the second lady a side concubine. ”

Shen Ninghua smiled more and more sarcastically, skipping the topic: "Who else came with Bu Jinglan?" ”

"The formation is about the same as last time, not much different."

"Well, pay attention to the news in this regard, I always feel that Bu Jinglan will not come over in vain, he must have a purpose."

There are some small frictions on the border between Da'an and Da Yue, but on the whole it is a friendly trend, and Bu Jinglan asks to come over again, which should always have some deep meaning.