The breeze against the water surface blows all the way close, the sparkling color in the distance, the willows are graceful, to the near place is the flowers and leaves, to the open place outside this palace, and a wide-sleeved skirt is flying, there is the fragrance of fat powder clothes rising with the wind, on the red gold glazed tile, the kingfisher yellow warbler seems to be disturbed by this fragrant wind, spreading its wings far away.

Earlier, most of the female dependents who were still chatting and having fun in the Streamer Pavilion were concentrated here, except for Chen Guifei, who was seated on a rose chair moved by the little eunuch, and held up a flower cover to block the sun for her, the rest, whether they were princesses or wives, all stood in the sun, and they were also watched by a circle of attendants, guarding against them.

Including Wei Shiniang, the sixth sister and others, who had just finished telling the queen the black state of the queen in the Liyin Pavilion, also came to the punishment station outside the queen's bedroom at this time.

Everyone knows what is going on, but few know the details.

It turned out that earlier, Concubine Su left for about half an hour, and a palace maid hurriedly arrived at the Streamer Pavilion, everyone saw that the queen changed color and left the table first, Mrs. Qin and Ziruo followed, Concubine Shu, Bai Concubine and others all looked at each other in a panic, but not long after, Ren Hai, the chief eunuch beside the queen, came over with a calm face, and ordered everyone to line up to come here, and did not give an explanation.

But Wei Shiniang and the others were in the Liyin Pavilion at the time, but they heard the report from the inner servant clearly - the eldest prince had an accident and somehow fell into the lotus pond, and he couldn't be rescued, so he died.

The Empress Dowager immediately got up and came to the scene of the incident, but saw that the Son of Heaven had already taken the officials to the first step, Wei Shiniang was far away, and she couldn't hear the conversation between the Son of Heaven and the Empress Dowager.

She was wondering, so she heard the Shen clan talking to the Qin clan's henchmen in the back - the princess of Chu came here with her front foot, and the eldest prince drowned after her, how could it be such a coincidence?

Wei Shi Niang's heart sank, and she was thinking about how to ask carefully from Shen's mouth, when suddenly dozens of chamberlains came over, and some of the higher-grade blue clothes drank heavily-you must not discuss, wait for the edict.

I had no choice but to give up.

But it's just that Wei Shiniang just vaguely saw that the King of Chu was also behind the Son of Heaven, and the eldest princess and the old princess were all present, and even Concubine Shou and other clans were invited to the inner hall by the Queen Mother, but she was not worried that Yijing was isolated and was bullied and framed by the queen.

At this time, in the main hall, the eight carved doors and windows are all open, and the golden sun obliquely spreads into the long threshold, but it seems that there is always a cold coil between the painted beams, suspended and pressed.

In the silence, a palace maid in Tsing Yi knelt on her knees and choked up.

The Great Emperor woke up after a nap, Mama persuaded His Royal Highness to describe, complete the homework assigned by Mr. Chao Morning, His Royal Highness was a little reluctant, not to let the maids get close, Mama and the maids had to wait outside, after a while, when Mama entered again, but saw that the window was wide open, but His Royal Highness was nowhere to be found...... Hurriedly instructed to look separately, but no one saw where His Highness went, so Mama guessed that His Highness had avoided everyone and ran outside, and asked the servants to inquire outside...... The maid was assigned by the grandmother to the direction of the backyard, next to the east-facing corridor to look for it, and did not see His Royal Highness, only to find the lotus pond, from a distance to see His Royal Highness squatting by the pond, the maid just felt overjoyed, and was afraid of disturbing the first, His Royal Highness hid again, only quietly walked to this end, who knew that he saw His Royal Highness slip into the water, and the maid immediately called for help...... But the backyard was empty, and the maid didn't know how to water, and when Sister Caiwei heard that someone had been called to come and rescue her, it was too late. ”

As soon as she finished speaking, the queen let out a cry at the right time and hurriedly covered her mouth with a brocade handkerchief.

Mrs. Qin didn't get a seat, and stood beside the queen to comfort, bending over slightly, her eyes were crimson.

"Mother's Day mourning." It was Qin Ziruo who persuaded her - she was dragged in by the queen just now, except for the Tsing Yi palace maid below, she was the only "subordinate" in the huge main hall at this time.

The Empress Dowager seemed to have realized that there was an untimely person standing in the main hall, frowning slightly, and the depression under her eyes deepened a little deeper.

She listened to the play with the ladies of the clan in the Liyin Pavilion, and she was at ease, first there was Yichen who brought a few women to come over to "complain", and told the disturbance in the streamer pavilion carefully, how could the empress dowager still be in a happy mood, but she didn't mention the "culprit" Zhang Xuanzhi and the Li family, and only sneered at the eldest princess: "I asked Jing Yatou to take Qin Ziruo into the palace today, just to break a public case in front of you, in the end, it is a good day for the queen, I think she is still thoughtful this time, and I don't want to disturb her interest. Originally, I planned to wait for the resignation of others, but as a result, the queen herself made a fuss and wanted to support Qin Ziruo! ”

The imperial court clan has its own law, don't say that the queen, even the Son of Heaven can't do whatever he wants, there is no evidence, it's not good to say that the queen masterminded the harem and the wife to provoke the beautiful scene, but the attitude of tolerance and indulgence is obvious, the queen mother thinks that the queen's behavior is to give Qin Ziruo and Qin Xiang blood shame, how can she not be angry? I wanted to go to the streamer pavilion to "deal with it", but before I had time to get up and drive, I heard that the eldest prince had suffered an accident.

The Empress Dowager has lived in the palace for most of her life, and she is familiar with the private methods of the harem, how can she believe in many "coincidences"? What's more, when she arrived at the scene, she saw that the Son of Heaven had brought his ministers to arrive as if he had been prepared - in fact, it was not a violation of courtesy, after all, there was a murder, and it was the prince who was killed, so it was reasonable for the officials of the Criminal Department to investigate, King Kang was the order of the sect, and he should also be present, and the Son of Heaven explained that he was discussing government affairs with Yu Feng, and after hearing the letter, he asked Yu Feng to go with him, as well as several ministers of Hanlin, including Su Ming, because of the affairs of the historians, and the only heir of the Son of Heaven encountered an accident, and the accident was still killed to be investigated, and the historians should also be present to witness.

If the prince is killed rather than an accident, this matter is a national policy, and it needs to be recorded in the history books for posterity to explain, so many foreign ministers will also follow the holy order to enter the harem, the Son of Heaven intends to judge in public, naturally to trap the princess of Chu in death, in case the empress dowager excuses "can not be publicized", to cover up this matter again - although the dead is the prince, but Yu Feng knows the details, and may not have stabbed the eldest prince for a prostitute to the Ci'an Palace, this has to be closed to the theory, the empress dowager is very likely to be in order to envelop the Weiguo Mansion, Without delving into the truth about the cause of death of a prince with doubtful blood, in front of the courtiers and historians, the Son of Heaven was very sure.

If Yu Feng hadn't reported Xiao Yan's incident, it would have shown that he was afraid, and he wouldn't dare to expose it in public at this time, and the Empress Dowager, whether she knew it in advance or not, would also take into account the majesty of the Heavenly Family at this time, the eldest prince has died, and the hidden danger of chaotic bloodline has been eliminated, and the Empress Dowager has no such worries, how can she make the ridiculous deeds of the Son of Heaven public? When Concubine Su couldn't argue, the Queen Mother had no choice but to "push the boat down the river", exchanging Concubine Su's life for peace.

The Son of Heaven thought that he no longer insisted that Qin Ziruo marry Yu Feng as a concubine, and that curbing the Qin family from marrying the King of Chu was considered a regressive compromise made by obeying his grandmother's order, and the Empress Dowager was also jealous of the marriage between Su and Chu, and for the sake of national politics, she had to take a step back.

But if the Empress Dowager arrives at this point, she still wants to protect Concubine Su and ignore the overall situation, obviously she is determined to unite the forces of Su and Chu to set him, the emperor, into a puppet and manipulate him at will.

The Son of Heaven will no longer "show mercy"!

Therefore, at this time, although the Son of Heaven frowned and his face was full of pain, he was confident.

There are only royal clans in the main hall, compared to Yu Feng and Yi Jing, they are considered juniors, although they have a seat, the seat is close to the end, but it does not prevent them from hearing the words of the palace maid who found that the eldest prince has lost his footing, and the expressions of the emperor and queen.

At this time, Yu Feng looked at Yijing calmly, and gently shook her slightly cold fingertips through the cover of her sleeves.

When Yu Feng heard that the palace maid called Cailian by her own name, she thought that the tenants who were being taken in by the Jiang family who were unaware of it in the Zhuangzi were Cailian's parents and brothers.

Don't look at Cai Lian, at this time, I insisted on witnessing the eldest prince stumbling and falling into the lotus pond, and sooner or later it will become a beautiful scenery - the palace maid Cai Lian is bound to be one of the lead singers.

Regarding today's disaster, Yu Feng had already expected it, and even had speculations about the beautiful scene.

But they didn't think the Son of Heaven would have a chance of winning.

Although the Son of Heaven has a grasp of the Empress Dowager's thoughts, but unexpectedly, the Empress Dowager and his wife have made all the moves in the back, and the Empress Dowager's perception of the Qin family has reached the point where the word "disgust" cannot be covered, and the Qin family is already a cancer that must be removed in her eyes.

As long as the spearhead is aimed at the Qin clan headed by the empress, and the Son of Heaven is pressing forward step by step, the more difficult it will be for the empress dowager to tolerate.

Obviously, the Weiguo Mansion is not a shameless family like the Qin family, and it will never sacrifice Yijing's life in vain to protect the family's survival, but today's incident has alarmed the courtiers and officials and the Hanlin Criminal Department, and it is not a closed-door discussion to say the best of both worlds can be covered up, the Son of Heaven is to force the Empress Dowager to decide.

But what will the Empress Dowager think?

It was the Qin family who instigated her in the back, which caused the Son of Heaven to press her step by step, making her in a dilemma!

If the Empress Dowager imposes a capital crime on the scene without asking whether it is right or wrong, the Weiguo Mansion will inevitably turn against her, although the Son of Heaven has an excuse to start eradicating the Su family, the Empress Dowager has no other choice but to compromise, and even assist, but this is by no means the Empress Dowager's will, and the biggest beneficiary is nothing more than Qin Xiang's party.

The Empress Dowager can suppress the emperor's right to supervise the government, and the bargaining chips are nothing more than the edict of the first emperor and the letter, but if there is no right to obey the ministers, such as the father and son of Wei Guogong and King Xian, she is not able to control the overall situation, after all, when the son is in the dragon chair today, it is for orthodoxy, and the courtiers and generals are convinced.

The Empress Dowager is a woman in the end, a harem, a heavy palace and a Qianming gate as a screen, she can't go out, the edict and the letter in her hand are dead things, if there is no support from many forces, her orders can not even be issued.

And once the Weiguo Mansion is separated from her, if the King of Chu and his family are subdued by the Son of Heaven again, the Empress Dowager will be alone, and it will be useless to rely on the Yan family alone, and the influence of the Yan family will be in Shilin Wenchen, and it will not be a military bravery.

At that time, she can no longer hinder the Son of Heaven's letter to the traitor of Qin Xiang, and make Dalong's national politics chaotic.

The persecution of the Son of Heaven is not only aimed at the Patriotic Mansion, but also against her, a grandmother who has the right to supervise the government!

Yu Feng thought that the Son of Heaven's trip to break the cauldron and sink the boat would definitely make the Empress Dowager guard against it, and he gritted his teeth more and more at the other mastermind, the Qin family.

Conflict was no longer inevitable, and the Empress Dowager was bound to take it into account no longer and was determined to give the Son of Heaven a formal warning.

With this alone, it may not be possible for the Empress Dowager to make up her mind to abolish the throne, but she will not spare the Qin family, let alone let the Son of Heaven take advantage of her wish, as long as Yijing can prove her innocence and aim the finger at the Qin family, it will be safe enough.

But the Son of Heaven was afraid that he would not tolerate the Qin clan being convicted and losing such an arm.

The gap between the ancestors and grandchildren of the Heavenly Family cannot be avoided, and the next thing can be logical.

Yu Feng gently tightened his fingers, not soothing with a smile under the shocking news of the eldest prince's untimely death, and after bowing his head slightly, he looked away, but still shook Yijing's hand and never let go.

This inconspicuous action was not noticed by others, but it was seen by Qin Ziruo.

In fact, she has not seen the "beloved" for a long time, she has long been lovesick and lingering in a thousand turns of sorrow, earlier with the queen into the palace, and to the Son of Heaven led the crowd in, all the courtiers are wearing official clothes, but she still locked the graceful King of Chu at a glance, although she is also wearing a Zhu Luo Tuanhua large-sleeved round-necked robe, the hairband is spread and horned, and there is no difference from people, feasible, between the gentle and calm demeanor, still so different, it immediately attracted her attention, and can no longer be moved.

But the hateful thing is that his eyes and attention are all on Concubine Su alone, so he paced over and sat side by side with Concubine Su, and sat down together, although there was no words to talk, but his eyebrows were already in his heart, and now he ignored the idlers and actually held their palms.

Qin Ziruo's fingertips twitched, but he couldn't retract his gaze, and the two directions were scorching and diagonally opposite-it was almost over, it had reached such a situation, and the Su clan must not be allowed to be arrogant, today, you are destined to have no return.

Jealousy and humiliation were like two poisonous teeth clenching Qin Ziruo's heart, his reason faded, and the fire of mania was ignited from the dantian.

But at this time, she finally "hoped" Yu Feng's gaze.

Obviously facing this side, he swept over again, as if he was careless, and swept over a furnishing.

Qin Ziruo shook his palm.

For a while, there was only that determination left in my heart, Su Shi, today I will definitely put you to death, and I will take away everything you have.

The queen's "grief-stricken" sobbing sound was still intermittent in the silent hall, but Lu Ze, the secretary of the Criminal Department, bowed his face and walked into it under the guidance of Zhan Gonggong, and bowed down, and said in a deep voice: "Holy Lord, according to the investigation of the lower ministers, His Royal Highness did not accidentally fall into the water, and there was an injury on his neck, obviously he was strangled and sunk in the pond!" ”