After Jian Huaizhen said a few more words to Concubine Wu, he comforted her before turning around and leaving.

After returning to Wan'an Palace, Jian Huaizhen ordered Lingluo to send someone to find out the ins and outs of this matter.

Scattered "Huh" and asked, "Princess, don't you think this matter is what Empress Dowager Zhou meant?" ”

Jian Huaizhen sneered and said: "Empress Dowager Zhou often lives in the deep palace on weekdays, and she doesn't deal with people outside the palace, how does she know what kind of god operators outside the palace." ”

"But the matter of the royal order back then-" stopped talking about it.

Jian Huaizhen said with a gentle face: "Even if you say this matter, this palace will not be taboo. Although the matter of Wang Daoling was deliberately framed by the Empress Dowager Zhou, the current situation is very different from the situation at that time, when the Empress Dowager Zhou was just a mere nobleman, she wanted to frame the Empress Dowager Qian, who was still the queen, hoping to be the queen. But this is not the case now, now that the Empress Dowager Zhou has become the empress dowager, her enemy is not Concubine Wu, so there is no need for her to deliberately target Concubine Wu. Unless ......"

Jian Huaizhen pursed his lips and thought for a long time.

Scattered asked from the side, "Unless what?" The eldest princess, please speak clearly. ”

Jian Huaizhen nodded slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Unless someone really makes the Empress Dowager Zhou think that Concubine Wu's birthday and the emperor's birthday are incompatible, the Empress Dowager Zhou is here to protect her own son, so she came to do this." This is also the reason why the palace refused to take out the golden jade staff to face the Empress Dowager Zhou. If it is really taken out, it will hurt the harmony between the palace and the Empress Dowager Zhou and the emperor. ”

Hearing Jian Huaizhen say this, she suddenly understood in her heart, she nodded and said: "Since this matter is not Empress Dowager Zhou's idea, the slave maid has an idea, and I am afraid that this matter has nothing to do with that." ”

As he spoke, he pointed to Wan Zhen'er's dormitory from afar.

Jian Huaizhen is so smart, she has long thought in her heart that this matter is most likely caused by Wan Zhen'er, so she said to Ling Luo: "Okay, since this is the case, you hurry up and check this matter, hoping to find out any clues." ”

Scattered Luo bowed and responded: "Don't worry, princess, the slave and maid will do their best to investigate, I hope that Concubine Wu will not be wronged." ”

After saying that, Zero got up and walked out, and went around to investigate the matter.

Jian Huaizhen closed his eyes in the Wan'an Palace, waiting for the results of the scattered investigation.

After an hour later, Scatter suddenly ran in in a panic.

Her expression was very nervous, her face was pale, and when she saw Jian Huaizhen, she shook Jian Huaizhen's arm and said, "The eldest princess, something is wrong." ”

Jian Huaizhen was closing his eyes and thinking about things, and suddenly saw such a situation, and he was immediately shocked.

There was no need for Zero to say, she had already expected something to happen, so she asked, "Zero Luo, is something wrong with Concubine Wu?" ”

Scattered righteous indignation was expressed, she nodded vigorously and said: "The eldest princess, you don't say anything, Concubine Wu ......"

"Concubine Wu, she couldn't even think of it, and committed suicide by hanging herself from a beam in Kunning Palace."

"What? The cantilever committed suicide. ”

Although Jian Huaizhen had already expected that something might have happened to Concubine Wu, she didn't expect that what she heard was actually this result.

The news of Concubine Wu's suicide still made her feel very surprised and sad.

There were faint tears in the corners of her eyes, and she nodded slowly and said, "The eldest princess, the news is good, the slave maid just listened to what Su Mei said." Su Mei was originally accompanying Concubine Wu in Kunning Palace, afraid that she would not be able to think about it. Who knew that Concubine Wu broke Su Mei apart and asked Su Mei to help her get things, so she took advantage of this to hang herself from a beam in the main hall. Su Mei was grief-stricken when she saw Concubine Wu commit suicide by hanging the beam, so she wanted to come to Wan'an Palace to inform you, but she happened to meet the slave outside, so she told the slave and the maid, and the slave and the maid had now sent her back. The slave and maid will rush back to report back to you. ”

Hearing this, Jian Huaizhen got up angrily and said, "Okay, we'll go to Kunning Palace right now." ”

"Yes." Zero followed.

Jian Huaizhen asked as he walked: "Scattered, this palace sent you out to investigate the Empress Dowager Zhou's drive of Concubine Wu out of the palace, how did you investigate?"

With a sour nose and a glimpse of tears in her eyes, she nodded and said, "Things are exactly as the eldest princess expected." It turned out that there was a god operator named Zhou Xianshi in the palace of Wan Guiren, and the Zhou Immortal Master was said to know astronomy and geography, and he could calculate the fate of people. After the Empress Dowager Zhou summoned him, she decided to drive Concubine Wu out of the palace, presumably Concubine Wu's death was inseparable from him. ”

"Sure enough, it was the palace that saw Wan Zhen'er wrong. If the palace did not allow this Wan Zhen'er to enter the palace, it would not be to this point today. ”

Jian Huaizhen looked up to the sky and sighed, and tears were faintly visible in his eyes.

After Jian Huaizhen came to Kunning Palace with Scatter, Zhu Jianshen and the others had already arrived.

It turned out that Zhu Jianshen heard that the Empress Dowager Zhou was going to drive Concubine Wu out of the palace, and he was very anxious, so he planned to come to Kunning Palace to persuade Concubine Wu.

Who knew that he was still a step late, and when he arrived, Su Mei was holding Concubine Wu's body on the ground and crying bitterly.

Seeing this, Zhu Jianshen couldn't help but have tears flowing out of the tiger's eyes, he clenched his fist and slapped it heavily on the desk, and said sadly: "Why is this happening? Why is this happening? Who can tell me why this is happening. ”

Zhu Jianshen was sad and indignant, and Jian Huaizhen walked in with scattered pieces.

When he saw Jian Huaizhen, his face was very gloomy, and he said, "The eldest princess." ”

It seems that there is a vague blame for Jian Huaizhen in his words, why didn't he stop the Empress Dowager Zhou from driving Concubine Wu out of the palace.

When Jian Huaizhen saw the emperor in such a state, he knew that he was too sad and didn't care about him, so he stepped forward and said to him: "Your Majesty, the matter has come to this, you should mourn by the way." ”

Zhu Jianshen said depressedly: "How can I mourn by the way, my concubine died so inexplicably, how can I mourn by the way?"

He asked, clenching his fists.

Jian Huaizhen let out a long sigh, not knowing how to persuade him.

Scattered said on the side: "I can't blame our eldest princess for this matter, it was Empress Dowager Zhou who forced Concubine Wu out of the palace, and Concubine Wu committed suicide." ”

The scattered words were heard in Zhu Jianshen's heart, which made Zhu Jianshen feel the ups and downs in his heart.

He weakly lowered his fist and looked at Jian Huaizhen, and his face suddenly became very desperate.

Zhu Jianshen didn't know in his heart that Concubine Wu was actually forced to death by the Empress Dowager Zhou.

But the Empress Dowager Zhou has always been his biological mother, so let him blame the Empress Dowager Zhou, how can he do it.

He has always known this matter in his heart, but he broke it out, making the helplessness and grief in his heart reach the peak, but for a while, his expression fell.

Seeing this, Jian Huaizhen hurriedly took his hand and sat down next to him, and said to him: "Your Majesty, since things have come to this point, let's think about how to deal with Concubine Wu's funeral." ”

Zhu Jianshen glanced at Concubine Wu with a dull gaze, and said, "She is already dead, what can she do if she is buried, can she come back to life?" ”

Jian Huaizhen persuaded softly: "Your Majesty, the matter has come to this, the dead are gone, what we can do for the living is to bury the dead and let the dead be comforted." As far as I know, the person who was most concerned about Concubine Wu during her lifetime was her mother, and the emperor might as well canonize her mother as Mrs. Decree, and her mother would not be bullied in the palace at that time. This palace believes that this is the greatest comfort for Concubine Wu. ”

When Zhu Jianshen heard this, he called Lin Jian'an over and said to Lin Jian'an: "Father-in-law Lin, you quickly send someone to draw up a will for me, and say that Concubine Wu's mother is the second-grade lady." At the same time, Concubine Wu was buried according to the queen's etiquette. ”

"Yes." Lin Jian'an agreed.

Just as he was about to go out, suddenly an angry voice came and said, "No. ”

Jian Huaizhen, Zhu Jianshen and others looked up together, but saw Empress Dowager Zhou walking in with the palace maid and maid.

When she saw Jian Huaizhen and Zhu Jianshen, she said coldly: "Concubine Wu must not be buried according to the queen's etiquette, if this is the case, wouldn't it make the world see a joke?" ”

Zhu Jianshen looked at the Empress Dowager Zhou with some grievances in his eyes, and said, "Queen Mother, you have now forced the Wu family to death, do you still let her soul not rest in peace after death?" ”

"Son, if she doesn't die, you will be the one who will have the disaster of blood and light. Now that she is more sensible, she has died by herself, but she can be buried in the limelight, which is the best ending for you and for her. Empress Dowager Zhou persuaded.

Zhu Jianshen disagreed, sat back in the chair hatefully, and never looked at the Empress Dowager Zhou again.

Jian Huaizhen tugged at the placket of the Empress Dowager Zhou's clothes and said, "Empress Dowager Zhou, now you have to do what the emperor wants." Are you willing to cause a rift between your mother and son because of this? ”

Jian Huaizhen's words were like a copper hammer, hitting the Empress Dowager Zhou's heart heavily.

Empress Dowager Zhou has no scruples in these six palaces, and the only scruples are her son.

It is precisely because of Zhu Jianshen that she became the queen mother. If even her own son resents her, then what's the point of being the queen mother.

Immediately, she nodded to Jian Huaizhen, her voice softened a lot, and said, "It's okay." Since even the eldest princess said so, then Shen'er, you should do it according to your own ideas. ”

Empress Dowager Zhou's words made Zhu Jianshen feel a little comforted in his heart, and he instructed the eunuchs and palace maids to hurry up to hold a funeral for Concubine Wu.

At the same time, because Su Mei has a palace, Zhu Jianshen originally wanted to promote her to be a female official in the palace, but who knows what Su Mei refused, she just knelt down and kowtowed to Zhu Jianshen, asking Zhu Jianshen to allow her to go to the wake for Concubine Wu.

Zhu Jianshen sighed in his heart when he saw that she was so strong, but he had no other way but to follow her wishes.

After Concubine Wu's death, although her funeral was held in accordance with the queen's etiquette, Zhu Jianshen has always been depressed about this matter.

Although he didn't like it in his heart when Concubine Wu first entered the palace, Jian Huaizhen's sentence "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 cherish the people in front of him", which made him have ripples and love for Queen Wu from then on.

Queen Wu is very virtuous and considerate, which makes Zhu Jianshen very useful.

Zhu Jianshen has been with Empress Wu for such a long time, and he has more or less affection for her, but he didn't expect that after Empress Wu was demoted to Concubine Wu, she hanged herself to death in an unknown way.

This incident has always bothered him, keeping him awake at night and unable to sleep and eat.

Seeing that Zhu Jianshen was troubled by this matter, everyone in the palace saw it.

Jian Huaizhen and Empress Dowager Qian have also persuaded Zhu Jianshen many times, but the sadness in Zhu Jianshen's heart is not something they can understand, so relatives or Yu Sadness, others have also sang, and in the end it is just like this.

Seeing that Zhu Jian was deeply immersed in grief and couldn't extricate himself, a month had passed unconsciously, but he still hadn't come out of his grief.

Among the eunuchs, there is a man named Liang Fang, who knows how to be inflammatory, flattery, and flattery.

He saw that the emperor had been uncomfortable with Concubine Wu's death, and he immediately thought that this was not an opportunity for him to ascend to the throne.

So, he went to the Qianqing Palace to ask for a meeting with the emperor, saying that he had a way to summon Concubine Wu's soul.

"The conjuring of spirits" sounds really absurd, but at this time, Zhu Jianshen, who was immersed in sadness, could not have thought of so much.

He remembered that in Bai Juyi's "Song of Long Hatred", he once said that after Yang Guifei's death, Tang Xuanzong also ordered people to summon her soul, and really summoned her soul.

Later, Tang Xuanzong learned that she had become a Taoist girl by talking with Yang Guifei's soul, and he was comforted a lot.

Thinking of this, Zhu Jianshen said to Lin Jian'an: "Since Liang Fang said that he can summon the soul of Empress Wu, then you can announce him in." ”

"Yes."

Lin Jian'an glanced at Zhu Jianshen worriedly, then nodded and went out.

Lin Jian'an knew everything about the things in the harem, and he also knew very well what kind of person this eunuch Liang Fang was.

Liang Fang is just a scoundrel at best, he has come to see the emperor now, and keeps saying that he can attract the immortal soul of Empress Wu, it must be to welcome the horse.

But the emperor's current state is that no one can persuade him to listen.

Lin Jian'an sighed and went out to bring Liang Fang in.

After Liang Fang came in, he hurriedly asked Zhu Jianshen to say goodbye.

Zhu Jianshen waved his hand and said, "That's it." You said that you can invite Empress Wu's soul, is it real or fake? ”

"On the ceremony, every word of the slave's words is true. If the emperor doesn't believe it, the slave is willing to guarantee with his life. ”

"Good. If you say so, what should you do? ”

"That is the upper poor and the blue fall down the yellow spring, the two places are not visible, and finally in the fairy mountain on the sea, the pavilions and pavilions are cloudy, and there are many fairies among them. There is one person who is too true, and the snow skin is uneven. The fairy cloud sideburns sleep for a long time, the flower crown is not neat and comes down to the hall, the wind blows the fairy robe fluttering, like a neon dress and feather dance, the jade face is lonely and the tears are dry, and the pear blossom is a branch of spring with rain. Gazing at the king with affection, he said goodbye to the two dim. The Zhaoyang Palace is full of love, and the sun and moon are long in the Penglai Palace. This fairy is the soul of Yang Guifei. ”

"Emperor Tang Ming ordered the Taoist priest to summon the soul of Yang Guifei, not only summoned her soul, but also loved her for a long time in the Penglai Palace."

"If the minions can also recruit the soul of Empress Wu for the emperor, wouldn't the emperor be comforted in his heart from now on?"

Liang Fang's words even won Zhu Jianshen's heart, and Zhu Jianshen opened his mouth and asked: "In this case, how do you say that this soul of Empress Wu should be recruited?" ”

Liang Fang thought for a while, and then said: "The emperor's so-called soul conjuring technique should be on the night of the fifteenth full moon night, light candles, set up curtains, and offer wine and meat, and the slaves will light incense. When the time comes, the smoke will curl, the wind will gust, the fairy music will be long, and the tent will flutter. At that time, the soul of Empress Wu will appear in the emperor to meet her. ”

Liang Fang said as if it was the real thing, not to mention that he cited the old story of Emperor Tang Ming and Yang Guifei to discuss with Zhu Jianshen.

Zhu Jianshen also thought of this in his heart, so he agreed: "You are extremely right. ”

Liang Fang took the opportunity to say: "Your Majesty, it's just that this soul conjuring technique has been passed down to this day, and it is very different from before, and there are still some difficulties in this matter. ”

"Oh? If there's anything you're embarrassed about, you just say it. ”

Zhu Jianshen always felt that he was sorry for Empress Wu, which led to Empress Wu's death. Now that someone can do something to relieve the depression in his heart, he naturally can't ask for it.

Liang Fang knelt on the ground and said slowly: "Your Majesty, the so-called Jincheng is caused by the golden stone and the golden stone is opened, according to what the slaves see, if this matter is done rashly, the soul of Empress Wu must not be summoned." It is better for us to establish Empress Wu's immortal temple first, and when the time comes, the soul will be summoned in the immortal temple, and Empress Wu will definitely be moved by the emperor's sincerity, and she will be willing to show up to meet the emperor when the time comes. I don't know what the emperor wants? ”

Zhu Jianshen was greatly surprised when he heard this, he had always wanted to do something for Empress Wu, and now when he heard Liang Fang say this, he suddenly felt that Liang Fang had said everything in his heart, so he agreed: "Okay." Let's do what you say, but where should this ancestral hall be built? ”

Liang Fang thought for a while and said, "The higher the location of the ancestral hall, the more it can prove the emperor's sincerity. Why don't you build it on top of East Taishan Mountain? ”

"On top of East Tarzan?" Zhu Jianshen asked rhetorically.

"Yes. East Mount Tai is a place of beautiful scenery, just like a fairyland on earth. If Empress Wu's immortal shrine can be built on this mountaintop, Empress Wu must be extremely comforted, and she will be willing to show up to meet the emperor when the time comes. It was Empress Wu who refused to come to see the emperor, her immortal shrine offered incense all the year round, and was worshiped by the people, and Empress Wu must have been comforted in her heart. ”

"Good, good."

Zhu Jianshen said two "good" words in a row, and said very excitedly: "I'll leave this matter to you, and you can talk to the Internal Affairs Office about any expenses you need." ”

Liang Fang's face was embarrassed, and he said: "Your Majesty, Liang Fang is just a small eunuch, where does he have such a great right to supervise such a big project." Although the minions of the establishment of the immortal shrine are the most understood, the identity of the slave and maid may not be able to bear such a big responsibility. ”

Zhu Jianshen heard him say this, smiled and said: "What's so difficult about this, since this is the case, I will appoint you as the superintendent of the Qin, and order you to supervise the construction of the Empress Wu Immortal Temple." ”

Liang Fang was stunned when he heard Zhu Jianshen say this, because he had never heard of someone appointing a eunuch as a messenger from ancient times to the present.

He was happy and happy again, and hurriedly knelt on the ground and said repeatedly: "Thank you to the emperor, thank you to the emperor, the slave will definitely get this matter done and solve problems for the emperor." ”

"Okay, just do what you say. How many taels of silver do you need for this project? ”

Liang Fang thought for a while, and said, "Your Majesty, to build such a huge project, I'm afraid it won't be possible to build it without 10 million taels of silver." The emperor is building an immortal shrine for Queen Wu, if the construction is not brilliant enough and luxurious, how can the emperor and Queen Wu feel comforted? Therefore, I am afraid that the loss of 10 million taels of silver will not be able to build the effect that the emperor expects, and the emperor will wholeheartedly build an immortal temple for Empress Wu, this new idea must be moved by everyone in the world after knowing it. ”

Zhu Jianshen had already lost his mind about this matter at this moment, where could he take care of so much.

Although his heart sank when he heard the ten million taels of silver, he still said, "Well, in that case, I will allocate ten million taels of silver for you to build." You must build the Immortal Temple for me, otherwise I will not spare you. ”

"Yes, yes, yes, the emperor can rest assured, the slaves will do their best." Liang Fangcheng said with trepidation.

Zhu Jianshen waved his hand and said, "This matter is settled." Tomorrow in the court, I will also say to the courtiers, and you can prepare to go to East Mount Tai to build. ”

"Yes." Liang Fang agreed and walked out.

Lin Jian'an listened to it on the sidelines, and was very anxious.

He knew that the Yellow River had been flooded for more than a month, and the inventory was insufficient, but the emperor wanted to take out 10 million taels of silver to build an immortal shrine for Empress Wu on the top of Dongtai Mountain.