When Xiao Huaijin heard this, he knew that the emperor was giving him a step and asked him not to go too far.

Although he was not very satisfied with the emperor's handling of Changping Hou and Chen Weizhi, he only wanted to kill the chicken and make an example of the monkey at the moment, so that everyone knew not to provoke Hua Zhen.

This goal can be regarded as achieved, even if it continues to stalemate like this, it will not be a good thing for the emperor to lose face.

He is a smart person, he immediately understood, and then respectfully knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the emperor three times: "Huai Jin just thought about it, this matter may really be a bit of a misunderstanding, since it was not the emperor who ordered General Chen to kill Huai Jin, I am afraid that there is some misunderstanding in the middle, and now that the emperor has punished General Chen, then this matter will be settled." ”

Listening to Xiao Huaijin's words, the emperor only felt that the roots of his teeth were hurting, but he had to wear a smile.

"Zhen'er. ”

"Your Majesty. Hua Zhen wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and knelt on the ground with a helpless look, letting her hair fall.

The emperor looked at her like this, even if he wanted to blame him just now, he couldn't say it at the moment.

I had to sigh lightly: "I know that you have also been wronged by these things, since you have lived in the Jin State Mansion and given birth to so many rights and wrongs, you should not go back to the Shen family today." Let's live in the palace first, and I will order the Ministry of Works to choose a site to build a county lord's mansion for you, and when the county lord's mansion is completed. If you move out again, you will accompany the Queen Mother in the palace these days. ”

Hua Zhen seemed to be moved when she heard this, and tears fell: "Zhen'er thanks the emperor for his grace, thank the queen mother for her grace." ”

Seeing that Hua Zhen and Xiao Huaijin were relieved, this matter could be regarded as exposed.

The emperor really didn't have the strength to deal with the others, so he asked Gonggong Cao to tell the imperial concubine that since Hua Zhen wanted to live in the palace, he would have to be arranged.

Gonggong Cao immediately received the order.

The Queen Mother stood up and looked at Hua Zhen, her expression was very complicated: "Since there is nothing to do about this, the emperor is tired of mourning, so I will go back first." ”

The emperor immediately stood up and said respectfully: "The son respectfully sends off the queen mother." ”

The Queen Mother nodded, and her eyes fell on Qin Huai: "Huai'er, go back with the mourning family, the mourning family has something to say to you." ”

Hearing this, Qin Huai glanced at Hua Zhen, nodded, and left with the Queen Mother.

The emperor saw Xiao Huaijin and Hua Zhen kneeling on the ground, and immediately waved his hand: "You all should step down." ”

Xiao Huaijin and Hua Zhen stood up and retreated respectfully.

Shen Chongmao was suddenly the only one left in the Lin De Palace.

Shen Chongmao knelt on the ground, bowing his head and not daring to come out.

When the emperor saw this, he only felt very annoyed in his heart, and slammed the teacup on the ground, which suddenly frightened Shen Chongmao's forehead into cold sweat.

"How did I tell you last time, that you are a dignified Duke of Jin, and you can't even tolerate your niece? If she really dies in your mansion today, what are you going to explain to the people of the Ning family, do you think that the people of the Ning family will be able to let you go after returning to Beijing!" The emperor was really angry this time.

Shen Chongmao only felt very aggrieved in his heart.

"The emperor really didn't know about this matter, because he was afraid that the Marquis of Changping Mansion would make trouble, so he had been on guard for a long time, and no one from the Marquis of Changping Mansion had been coming. I don't know when this Chen Weizhi entered the backyard, I'm afraid that their purpose is not only Hua Zhen, but also wants to calculate my Shen family, and cut my second son, and now his life and death are uncertain..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by the emperor in a cold voice: "I don't want to listen to what you say and calculate you, that's your business, when Hua Zhen came to the capital, how did you promise me." She lives in the Shen Mansion, and there will definitely be no problem, but now one thing after another, do you really think that the people of the Ning family don't know? Or do you think that she is a child of the Hua family, and the Ning family will not really care about her affairs. Shen Chongmao, don't forget, Ning Ke's old thing looks at your two sisters more than eyeballs, and she is even more heartfelt to Hua Zhen. Since they hid in Lu Long, but they have never said that they will return to Beijing even after the queen died of illness, and now they are returning to Beijing at this time, don't you understand. At this time, you didn't coax her well, and you actually attacked him again and again, Shen Chongmao couldn't wait to kill you now. ”

"The emperor is angry, the minister is guilty, and the minister is guilty. Listening to the emperor's words, Shen Chongmao was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat.

Even the emperor's temper knew that no matter how he explained it now, it was useless, so he immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

After a long time, his forehead turned red, and the emperor was relieved.

"Get up. ”

After speaking, Shen Chongmao stood up tremblingly.

"A Changping Marquis is already useless, but now it's gone, it's gone, I originally wanted you to stare at who those people are, but now I'm afraid it can't. I would like to remind you again, take care of the people in your family, and don't cause unnecessary trouble before I get rid of the Ning family, if something like this happens again, the first person I can't spare is you. ”

"Commandment. Shen Chongmao immediately knelt down, not daring to slack off.

Seeing this, the emperor's mood was a little better, and he waved his hand: "You retreat." ”

Shen Chongmao hurriedly retreated.

Gonggong Cao, who went out to look for the imperial concubine, followed in, saw Shen Chongmao nodded, and then stepped forward with a small cup and rested on the emperor's and imperial cases.

The emperor was still angry, looked at the small cup and asked coldly, "What is this?"

"Back to the emperor, the slave had just gone out, and I happened to meet the imperial concubine who made some sweet soup and sent it, so I brought it in for the emperor to taste. Father-in-law Cao said respectfully.

Seeing that the emperor heard that it was sent by the imperial concubine, he immediately raised his hand, and knew in his heart that the emperor wanted to taste it.

Immediately stepped forward to open the small cup and put the white fungus lotus seed soup in it into a small bowl, and then handed it to the emperor.

"Where is the imperial concubine now?"

"I guess I'm waiting outside yet. ”

Father-in-law Cao bent over and said carefully.

"Since she didn't leave, let her come in and talk to me. ”

When Gonggong Cao heard this, he immediately received the order to go out and invite the imperial concubine in.

The concubine is just about thirty, which is the time when she is full of charm, and with her natural beauty, she looks like she is not much more reckless than the original Queen Renxiao.

Although he is older now, his face has long lost the innocence of a girl, but he is a little more mature and charming, but it makes people can't take their eyes off it.

The emperor was depressed, but when he saw the gentle appearance of the imperial concubine, this anger disappeared.

beckoned her to sit down beside her: "Why did you come here at this time, let the palace maid do these things in the future, you don't need to do everything yourself." ”

When the imperial concubine heard this, there was a trace of shy joy on her face: "The concubine is reluctant to ask the palace maid to do it, she can do something for the emperor, and the concubine is very happy in her heart. ”

"You've always been like this. The emperor said and took the hand of the imperial concubine, and watched the imperial concubine snuggle up to him, no different from when he first entered the palace, the more he looked at it, the more he liked it.

This kind of woman who is as gentle as water should be carefully cared for in the palm of her hand.

The imperial concubine knew how to make the emperor happy, but in just three or two sentences, the emperor was very happy.

Seeing that the emperor was in a good mood, she asked tentatively: "When the concubine just came, watching the Duke of Jin leave, her face was a little ugly. ”

Hearing this, the emperor remembered Shen Chongmao, looked at the imperial concubine, and immediately sighed lightly.

"What other mistake can he make, it is his brother-in-law Chen Weizhi, who almost rushed into the Jin State Mansion today and cut Xiao Huaijin and Hua Zhen. ”

As he spoke, his face condensed.

Seeing this, the imperial concubine couldn't help but raise her eyebrows slightly: "Why did Chen Weizhi go to cut down the county lord and Xiao Shizi?"

"It's not because of the death of Mrs. Jin Guo and the old lady of the Chen family, since she returned to Beijing, how many things have happened here, that is, I have been troubled by her. "When he thought of Hua Zhen, the emperor only felt very upset.

Seeing this, the imperial concubine remembered Zhao Ting's words, and immediately said: "That is the case, why should the emperor still tolerate her like this, the concubine heard that the Qinghe county lord returned to Beijing by himself, and this one came out, not only to disturb the peace of the Jin State Mansion, but also to disturb the peace of the capital." And she didn't know when she and the eldest prince of the Dongjun Wangfu met, which made the eldest prince of the Dongjun Wangfu fascinated, and it was for her to have a few troubles with the Dongjun Wang, and the last time it was to the Queen Mother, which made the Queen Mother angry for a while. The concubine has no contact with the county lord of Qinghe, so she doesn't understand what kind of person she is, but listening to these rumors, if she continues to make trouble like this, I'm afraid that Jingzhong will not be able to live in peace. And when the concubine heard about it, she didn't know if it was true or not, saying that the queen mother wanted to wait for the lord of Qinghe to pass the mourning period and marry her into the East Palace as the crown princess. ”

The imperial concubine said as she looked at the emperor's face.

Seeing his own words, as soon as he finished speaking, the emperor's face suddenly changed.

"Where did you hear that?"

Seeing this, the imperial concubine quickly knelt on the ground and made a frightened appearance: "The concubine listened to those little palace maids chatting about it. ”

"Don't listen to this kind of gossip in the future, as the imperial concubine, you are now in charge of the affairs of the harem, so you should be in charge of these people in the harem, don't let them talk nonsense and cause trouble. ”

"The concubine confessed, and the emperor was angry. The imperial concubine hurriedly responded.

The emperor looked at the imperial concubine with a frightened look, and when he spoke, he felt a little unbearable in his heart, and immediately said: "You get up, I don't mean to blame you, but you really can't make people talk about it in this harem, and you don't understand the truth that comes from the mouth, especially in the harem." ”

The concubine understood that the concubine just watched the emperor worry about this matter all day long, and she couldn't bear it, so she wanted to share her worries for the emperor. The imperial concubine said with a pear blossom with rain, and pressed the corner of her eye with a handkerchief.

The emperor looked at what he was talking about.

immediately pulled her to sit down: "Okay, I didn't mean to blame you, and you don't have to be sad." ”

"She did cause a lot of trouble when she returned to Beijing this time, but no matter what happened, she was in charge, and I couldn't touch her without any evidence. After all, she is the niece of Empress Renxiao, if I really ask her indiscriminately, wouldn't it make the world laugh, and I can't even tolerate a niece. Anyway, she also called me uncle, and although the Hua family is gone, there is still the Ning family behind this Hua Zhen. Although half of my Dayan's military power was recovered from Hua Yan's hands, half of it was still in the hands of Ning Ke, who was the founder of the country, the elder of the three dynasties, and the relationship between the court and the court was intertwined, so I couldn't easily move him. I don't want to startle the snake because of a Hua Zhen, the first thing to do now is to get rid of the Ning family first, after getting rid of the Ning family, without the Ning family to rely on, she will naturally settle down. The emperor said, I don't know if it's because of the Ning family or Hua Zhen, and his brows are furrowed deeply.

Seeing this, the imperial concubine said softly: "What the emperor said is that when the affairs of the Ning family are resolved, this Hua Zhen will naturally not be worried. The emperor doesn't have to worry about these things anymore, watch out for his body. ”

The voice was soft, almost in the emperor's heart.

Suddenly looked at the imperial concubine, and there was a little more smile on her face.

On the other side, after Qin Huai followed the Queen Mother back to Cining Palace, he knelt on the cold ground in the palace.

The Queen Mother sat on top of the soft collapse, and Mama Chang on the side waited, but she didn't dare to say anything.

What happened just now in the Lin De Palace, Mama Chang can see it clearly.

Although she also felt pity in her heart that Hua Zhen was forced to do so, she knew the Queen Mother's thoughts, but she didn't dare to show it at the moment.