"Hmph, can you prove your innocence by putting the blame on a dead man? Say, how did your man die? ”

Rong's mother's face was ashen, and she didn't speak for a while, when a child's cry came from outside the lobby, and Rong's mother was shocked: "Take him away, I'll say anything." ”

There were footsteps outside, and Rong's mother said: "He is a good person, very decent, very upright, at that time, in order to muddy the waters, the Qiao family made Ran Zhongjian instigate Liu Taishi to seize the throne without authority, Liu Taishi was in a high position at that time, and he was also ambitious, as soon as Lord Ran instigated, he really went to the road, my man didn't know that this was the Qiao family's instructions, he went to the secret to the emperor, and asked him to guard against Liu Taishi, I don't know how the news leaked, so he was imprisoned by Liu Taishi for corruption, and he died of illness in a fit of anger. Mrs. Liu was afraid that I would make a fuss and want to harm me, I ran away with the child and fell into the hands of traffickers, and after several twists and turns, I was finally found, my father knew about it, and went to ask Mrs. Qiao to let his subordinates show mercy, but put my father-in-law, mother-in-law and son under house arrest, and let me settle down in Xiaofu. ”

"Then, Taishi Liu is imprisoned, why don't you stand up and avenge your husband?" Someone spoke from above.

"It's not allowed by the Qiao family, it's too much involved."

"Does your husband have any secrets?"

Rong's mother didn't speak for a while, Dali Siqing patted the startled wood, she just expected Ai Ai said: "He likes to play chess, the Yicheng of Qingjiang Mansion was a master of this way, and he had a good relationship, once drunk, and said that the above sent someone to assassinate Mrs. Xiao, he quietly investigated in private, and in the end, he knew that it was related to my family, but his actions were discovered by others, and the Qiao family wanted to kill him for a long time. ”

"Tell me clearly, what the hell is going on?"

"I don't know very well, I only know that Mrs. Qiao arranged a lot of people at the post station back then, and it was from this aspect that I started to find out Mrs. Xiao's whereabouts, and finally killed her."

"What else do you know?"

Rong's mother thought for a while: "My man is actually a good person, if I hadn't dragged him down, he should have been able to rehabilitate Zhaoxue, he once wrote a secret decree to impeach Ran Zhongjian, and the Zhongjiang prefect at that time was the territory of the Ran family." ”

"Tell me what you know about the Ran family."

Ran Zhongjian didn't know how he connected with the Qiao family, but he was left and right between the Qiao family and the Liu family, and he went all the way up. It's a pity that he died in the hands of Lord Su, when the impeachment of the imperial history was like snowflakes, Liu Taishi was caught off guard, he was still in front of the emperor to defend Ran Zhongjian, the first emperor also promised not to be investigated, but that year the emperor's body began to slip, sometimes sober and sometimes confused, suddenly confused in the court, an order, not only copied the Ran family, but also killed Ran Zhongjian, the male was exiled, and the female dependents were soldAt the critical moment, Qiao Dudu suddenly suffered a stroke and died, and the emperor also had a divine help, winning in the western Xinjiang, and suddenly descended on Kyoto like a heavenly soldier, which led to the current situation. ”

Someone above spoke: "Why is this Qiao family so good, willing to plan for the Liu family?" ”

Rong's mother paused and said, "This, that is, I guessed, why I don't know." ”

"Okay, tell me your guesses."

"When Concubine Qiao Taishu gave birth to the third prince Brother Wei, it was a very smart and handsome child, I heard that the emperor was very favored, and the prince had not yet been established at that time, the Qiao family gave great hope, but they didn't expect that overnight, the child was gone, and the Qiao family suspected that it was the queen mother, and they supported the Liu family in order to take revenge."

"But, why did you detoxify the Queen Mother?"

"Concubine Qiao was going to die at the beginning, just when she was about to succeed, Liu Guifei entered the palace, and suddenly took away the favor of the emperor, if the queen mother was not there, Concubine Qiao became the object of Liu Guifei's treatment, she thought that she was not an opponent, so she wanted the queen mother to block the wind for her, Qiao's family probably felt that the queen mother's life was in their hands, and it was easy to die or live, but they didn't expect that the emperor's affection for the queen mother was still very heavy, and the queen mother was poisoned, which annoyed him, not only killed a group of people, but also strengthened the internal security supervision, Concubine Qiao is probably not easy to do later, and the antidote to the Queen Mother, who was brought into the palace by way of tribute, could not be canceled for a while, until the Liu family fell and many people died in the palace, so she stopped. ”

Rong's mother's speculation, the above few people know that it is not right, Concubine Qiao Taishu just wants to fight with the clam and the clam to fight, their Qiao family benefits from it, who knows that at the critical moment, her brother died, and the prince quickly arranged for his cronies to take over this position, but at this time the queen mother's health has been completely well, she and the prince joined forces, and also controlled the palace maids and eunuchs around her, Concubine Qiao was not easy to start for a while, and then Emperor Yongchang thundered and struck, sat on the dragon chair, the Liu family was circled, and the Qiao family hurriedly curry favor with the queen mother and the emperor, and deceived the public.

Although Rong's mother knows a lot, she is still a cousin of the Qiao family and the outer layer of this cabal.

Rong's mother was taken down, and Emperor Yongchang found that his hands were sweating, and the person who accompanied his mother turned out to be such a vicious beautiful snake, deceiving both of them.

But at this moment, it was not the time to discuss this, he calmed himself down a bit, and then asked, "How true is what this old woman said?" ”

Lord Meng of Dali Temple hurriedly ran down from his seat, stood in front of the emperor, and replied: "The minister thinks it is the truth, and it is basically the same as what Guo Gonggong brought from *** just now, and the details have their own emphasis, and they should not be colluded." ”

Let him get in touch with the royal secrets, that is Lord Meng's trial is still very set, what the prisoner said today, at first he felt fragmented, but if he thought about it carefully, he could find the corresponding clues to connect with it, and at this time, he already had a general outline in his heart.

"Well, according to this, the Liu family's ambition is not so big, and the fifth brother Yiwang is still young, so he should also be taken lightly?"

Lord Meng didn't dare to speak, the emperor was actually waiting for Shen Mingzhao, but he didn't respond, he had to order: "That's it, Shen Aiqing, you are ready to prepare in the next few days, see if it will work for Liu Guangzhong to go to *** reclamation." ”

The emperor already has this meaning, Shen Mingzhao is also an executor, he has to find a way to make the ministers accept such a result.

Shen Mingzhao always felt that the emperor had something to hide from him, even if it was the Qiao family's trouble, could it be that the Liu family sent someone to intercept and kill Emperor Yongchang as the crown prince back then, can this fact be erased? Of course, for the sake of the country's safety, the emperor did not kill the killer as soon as he came to power, only imprisoned the Liu family and the Yiwang, and let Liu Guangzhong throw a mouse bogey, and took advantage of this time to transfer several ministers of the Liu family from key positions, and now, more than a year has passed, and the emperor's seat is almost secure, but if he sits firmly, he will not hold grudges?

Shen Mingzhao didn't think that Emperor Yongchang was generous and kind, but what the problem was, he was puzzled.

What Shen Mingzhao couldn't think of was the major events of the family and the country, and what Wen Jin couldn't understand, but it was a trivial matter.

For example, during this time, Qian Jun was not at home, why was Prince Ren so quiet all of a sudden? Didn't trouble yourself anymore? No one could have imagined that these two issues would be intrinsically linked.

The Liu family and Yiwang were imprisoned in the capital, but Liu Guangzhong was still free, and he had spared no effort to save his family.

Back then, Liu Guifei entered the palace and Liu Caiqin entered Prince Ren's mansion, which was the most satisfactory result for the Liu family, but Liu Caiqin was not the daughter of the Liu family, and she was not so smart and capable, so the Liu family pressed a few assistants around her, on the one hand, to help her deal with some things, and on the other hand, to play a supervisory role.

But Prince Ren loved this somewhat stupid but unusually beautiful wife very much, and he quietly pulled out all the nails of the Liu family, which made Liu Guangzhong feel very helpless, but fortunately, Liu Caiqin has always been very obedient, and he did whatever he was told to do, and he never stumbled.

Liu Linshen is also a capable person, he is very measured in his work, and naturally found that Liu Caiqin has a deep affection for Prince Ren, so what he can do is also something that Liu Caiqin can tolerate - it can't harm Prince Ren.

Well, without further ado, Liu Guangzhong was dormant for a period of time, and just after a while, he quietly sent someone to the capital to find a way to meet Liu Caiqin, and the task he gave Liu Caiqin was very simple, that is, to find a way to give his daughter to the emperor.

Although she was born in the concubine room, this concubine, who presides over the middle of Liu Guangzhong's mansion, is also a very capable and knowledgeable woman, her daughter is not worse than the knowledge of the main room, and she can handle everything in the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and she can handle things neatly, the most important thing is that this woman looks thin and thin, like a weak willow supporting the wind, almost invincible, in the eyes of Emperor Yongchang, it is like smoke and fog, and it can be turned invisible when touched.

Princess Ren is such a woman, who can arouse men's protection**, plus she is indeed a little stupid, so that Prince Ren is heroically short of breath and has a long love for children, and a strong iron man is soft and soft.

Now, the Liu family is using such a woman to deal with Emperor Yongchang again. But Liu Xuejiao is much more powerful than Liu Caiqin, the princess of Ren, she is only sixteen years old, and she can take charge of the house for her mother and clean up the rest of her father's concubines.

Liu Guangzhong has great hopes for his daughter and wants Liu Caiqin to do this.

Liu Caiqin also wants to succeed, she can't enjoy the protection of her mother's family for more than a year, but she is dragged down fiercely, even if there is a man to protect her, she has to be a little low, tolerate everywhere, lest someone can't get along with her, she is the daughter of the Liu family, this truth of both glory and loss is understood from actual feelings.

Liu Caiqin is not smart enough, not so stupid, she knows that she can't pretend her niece as a maid, so that no matter how beautiful she is, the emperor won't take a second look, and in the end, let Liu Xuejiao pretend to be the daughter of her former best friend, and also gave a statement: The mother died, was persecuted by the stepmother, and had no choice but to go to Beijing to join her family.

Prince Ren didn't care, anyway, it was just a few more people in the family to eat and dress, but he didn't expect that during the Chinese New Year, the emperor would come to his house to walk around, and Liu Caiqin's conspiracy was easily achieved.

When Emperor Yongchang saw someone for the first time, he was very tempted, but he was a cautious person, so he asked people to check Liu Xuejiao's life experience. Knowing that Liu Guangzhong was still capable of doing tricks, the emperor's first reaction was anger, and when he thought about it, he was happy, Liu Guangzhong used a beauty trick against him, doesn't this show that psychologically, he has already admitted defeat? At least, he felt like he had no chance of winning.

Only the weak side will use the beauty trick on the strong, who has ever seen the strong give his daughter to the opponent in exchange for benefits? All he had to do was take it by force.

Emperor Yongchang wants to know what Liu Guangzhong wants to do, so could it be that he sent a daughter to assassinate him? Emperor Yongchang didn't believe that such a woman who could turn into the wind at any time could complete such a heavy task, but he still sent someone to test it, Liu Xuejiao had no martial arts at all.

So, what is his purpose? Thinking that he promised to keep filial piety for his father for a year, and there are still a few months left, do you want to use beauty tricks to break your oath and be ridiculed by the world?

Emperor Yongchang forced himself to stay in the palace peacefully, until the first anniversary of his father's great trip, without leaving the palace gate, no matter how beautiful Liu Guangzhong's daughter is, she can't fly to his bed in the middle of the night, right?

Time is fast and fast, Emperor Yongchang is busy with official business, and unconsciously it is time to remove filial piety, and then, he went to Prince Ren's mansion under the pretext of excuse, Prince Ren still arranged the encounter drama, it seems that the purpose of the Liu family is not that, Emperor Yongchang pretended not to understand, this time he looked at Liu Xuejiao several times, and the other party immediately felt his mind, if it wasn't for the sake of face, he would simply throw himself into his arms.

After returning to the palace, Emperor Yongchang sent Guo Gonggong to take a trip: "Prince Ren, our family has been to *** a few times, and there is a little minion who has seen the orphan of this friend you took in in the General Soldier's Mansion, but he remembers that this girl's surname is Liu, and she is the most favored by the General Soldier. ”

Prince Ren was so frightened that her face changed drastically, and she almost knelt down for the eunuch.

"Prince Ren, this woman has been taken away by our family, I hope you don't tell anyone about it."

"Yes!"

"Prince Ren is not allowed to mention it, otherwise, the Queen Mother will be angry, and no one will be able to save you."

In the eyes of Prince Ren and Princess Ren, Gonggong Guo was looking at the face of the man and leaving her a way to live, so she trembled and thanked her, she never dreamed that Gonggong Guo took people away and sent them to a manor near the palace in a blink of an eye, and Emperor Yongchang didn't take long to find an excuse to go and make Liu Xuejiao lucky.

The men and women who meet Chiguo will inevitably have a few truths sometimes, although both of them have ghosts in their hearts.

How can you achieve it without stating your purpose? After three or four months of running-in, Emperor Yongchang finally figured out Liu Guangzhong's thoughts, and it turned out to be to leave a way for his family to live.

Isn't it easy? Emperor Yongchang breathed a sigh of relief, he actually regarded such a character as an opponent, which was too exalted to him.

At this time, Emperor Yongchang already had a proposal for Xiao Yi to deal with Liu Guangzhong, he changed his mind and pressed the delay in implementation, Liu Guangzhong heard that his daughter was taken away by the internal guard eunuch, and thought that he was secretly executed, and he panicked for a while, and gave the emperor a twist, borrowing a joke between his father and Xiao Yi, in a vain attempt to test the emperor's bottom line, hoping to leave his son alive. Liu Xuejiao used her words and deeds to make Emperor Yongchang feel that the Liu family was not in trouble again, he had never thought of wanting the family to die for the sake of the stability of the court, but now he has strengthened this determination. There is no one around the emperor who does not speculate about what **oss thinks day and night, although he can't guess all of them, there are still three or five points. In addition, Liu Xuejiao was brought into the royal garden, the emperor would go three or five times a month during this time, Liu Guangzhong scattered the stakes in the capital, or poked out a few points, and the news was quickly delivered, Liu Guangzhong couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and began to make a plan to save the family's life.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Yi actually helped out, which coincided with Liu Guangzhong's excerpts.

Now, the interrogation is over, and it turns out that the Liu family was also bewitched, and they were deceived by the Qiao family, Liu Linshen's crime is not so big, and he can still leave a life.

In the hall of interrogation, no one knew the emperor's experience after the New Year, and they didn't understand why the emperor was willing to open up to the Liu family, but they had been accustomed to this for many years, and they spared no effort to implement it firmly.

Although it is shocking to hear the evil deeds of Concubine Qiao's family, Emperor Yongchang still firmly believes that with his wisdom and wisdom, such a woman will be investigated by him, and it is impossible to raise tigers for trouble. Well, this son has to be sent to the capital to live, nominally, to get married, but in fact, everyone knows that he is a hostage.

Emperor Yongchang is a ruthless person, in order to be safe, he turned around and let people drug the soup, so that Liu Xuejiao could not have children for the rest of his life.

Without a son, he naturally has no thoughts, and there is no need to harm others, this is his idea.

The tiger also has a nap, in the smart and wise man, will feel that the woman loves him, will follow the other women who love him, and the children they have born, if the Yongchang Emperor is not a bloody cruel fact in front of him, he will not believe that some women are so vicious, no less than their men when they are together when they are ruthless. But Emperor Yongchang is still a man after all, and he thinks that he is the most powerful man in the world, and it is right to embrace the left and right to enjoy the blessings of all people. But he didn't want to think about how many people coveted this throne in the world, and he sat in this seat, doing everything possible and exhausted every day, tired like a leper dog, didn't he just keep this position? And his queen, who is the first woman in the world, entered the palace, which one didn't go to this position? The cruelty of the struggle, and between them men, is it not the same? Should a woman keep to herself?

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