But he couldn't understand why he did this if Xiao Zhengze was really helping him.

It was obvious that Shen Chongmao was his person, and he had just gone to the county lord's mansion to warn him.

I couldn't figure it out in my heart, and I didn't have time for her to think about it right now, so she just knelt on the ground respectfully.

I heard that Emperor Yan Wen's tone was very unkind: "Xuan Shen Chongmao enters the palace!"

When Gonggong Cao heard this, he hurriedly went out, and Xiao Zhengze, who was on the side, looked at Emperor Yan Wen and persuaded softly: "The emperor is angry, because if these things hurt the body, it is really not worth it." ”

Emperor Yan Wen's tone was a little better: "There are some things that you don't understand, when you really take over Yanbei, you will be clear." ”

This sentence was like a thunderbolt that slashed directly into Hua Zhen's mind.

She knew that when Emperor Yan Wen summoned Xiao Zhengze into Beijing, she had this thought, but she didn't expect that Emperor Yan Wen was not the slightest precautionary now, and said it so directly, it seemed that he was ready and ready to make a move against the Ning family and Yanbei.

The heart instantly rose to the throat.

Listening to Xiao Zhengze's voice that seemed to be smiling, his eyes fell on Zhang Daqian's painting.

"The emperor just said that if he is a butcher, then I don't know who will be chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep. ”

This was obviously said to Hua Zhen.

Hua Zhen never thought that Xiao Zhengze had only been in the palace for a few days, and he would be able to talk to Emperor Yan Wen like this, but he was afraid that some kind of agreement had been reached between them.

I was even more worried about Xiao Huaijin in my heart.

The body kneeling on the ground did not even dare to move.

Listening to Emperor Yan Wen and Xiao Zhengze gossiping about you and me, Hua Zhen's heart tightened.

By the time Shen Chongmao came over, more than half an hour had passed.

Hua Zhen only felt that half of her body was a little numb, but she didn't dare to make a sound.

Shen Chongmao watched Hua Zhen kneel on the ground, and his heart was three points cold.

Originally, in his calculations, according to his own understanding of the emperor, the emperor would definitely be angry when he learned of these news, and ordered someone to secretly investigate the matter, after all, the identity of these dead soldiers was not honorable.

didn't expect the emperor to call Hua Zhen to him.

Now looking at Hua Zhen's appearance, I am afraid that she has already explained all the things about the dead soldier.

Suddenly, his mind changed sharply, and he immediately knelt down: "Minister Shen Chongmao greets the emperor, long live my emperor." ”

"Hooray, I'm afraid I won't need it, I won't be able to live long in this life. ”

The words suddenly frightened Shen Chongmao to his knees, and his body was trembling.

"The emperor is the true dragon son of heaven, the son of destiny, and he is a long-lived life. ”

"Shen Chongmao, Shen Chongmao, do you know what I like about you the most?" Emperor Yan Wen laughed when he heard this, but the tone of his voice made people a little scared.

Shen Chongmao was very worried when he heard this, and said in a low voice: "Please also ask the emperor to forgive the sin, the minister doesn't know." ”

"What I like most about you is this mouth, white can be said to be black, no matter what you say, when it comes to your Shen Chongmao's mouth, it can make me happy. Emperor Yan Wen said, but it made people shudder.

Shen Chongmao has served the emperor for so long, so he naturally knows that this is not a good thing.

Hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "The minister is frightened, I don't know what crime I have committed, and I ask the emperor to forgive me." ”

Hearing this, Emperor Yanwen's tone changed abruptly, he snorted coldly, and then looked at Shen Chongmao: "I don't know, then today I will come to ask you, when I asked you to investigate the dead soldiers of Xingchen Pavilion, how did you investigate." ”

Shen Chongmao heard that the sweat on his forehead came out, but he insisted on it: "The minister has been doing his best to send people to investigate, and it is only in recent days that he has discovered that these dead soldiers who were secretly trained by the Ning family are now all by the side of the county lord of Qinhe, and there are many people from the Xingchen Pavilion in the mansion of the county lord of Qinghe." If the emperor doesn't believe it, he can send someone to investigate, these people were all sent to the county lord's mansion by the hand of the princess of Dongjun, but it was just a month ago. ”

Shen Chongmao was already flustered in his heart at the moment, but he calmed down and insisted that he had nothing to do with these people.

When Emperor Yan Wen heard this, his eyes fell on Shen Chongwen's body, and a little anger rose in his eyes: "Is it?

Hearing this, Hua Zhen kowtowed unhurriedly, and endured the soreness from kneeling for a long time.

"Back to the emperor, these dead soldiers did only return to Zhen'er a month ago, but it is not that the Duke of Jin said that he did not know. These people were handed over to the Duke of Jin by the queen's mother, and this matter was testified by Mama Cao, and Zhen'er also learned about it in Mama Cao's mouth, otherwise Zhen'er didn't know that there was still Xingchen Pavilion and what dead people were. He said with a resolute gaze.

Shen Chongmao hurriedly retorted: "Hua Zhen, don't talk nonsense, I know that you don't like your uncle, and you don't like the Jin State Mansion, you think we killed your father and mother, so you want to take revenge." But this is not a trivial matter, if you want to take revenge on me, just come at me, I am your uncle, even if you want to kill me, I will not say anything, but Hugh will slander me with such a nonsense. The emperor and the ministers are loyal to you, you let the ministers investigate the whereabouts of these people, if the ministers knew where these people were, they would never dare to deceive the emperor. Bullying the monarch is the crime of the nine clans, that is, to give the minister three more dares, and the minister does not dare to do such a rebellious thing, and ask the emperor to learn from it. ”

Hua Zhen was neither humble nor arrogant when she heard this: "If the emperor doesn't believe it, he can summon those dead soldiers into the palace and ask them." ”

"These seem to be trained by the Ning family, and it has always been the Ning family who has always been loyal, if you let them say anything, they will naturally not dare to disobey your will, is it credible to summon them into the palace, Your Majesty, don't be calculated by her." She must have wanted revenge in her heart because of Hua Yan's matter, and wanted to come back to take revenge on the minister. Shen Chongmao said, already a little anxious.

The corners of Hua Zhen's mouth raised slightly when she heard this: "Uncle's words are sure that I want to blame you, not to mention that my uncle said that I retaliated, my father was killed in battle, what am I going to retaliate against?" Or does my uncle mean that you have repeatedly asked for my life, so I want to take revenge on the Shen family?"

After speaking, he knelt on the ground respectfully: "If the emperor thinks that the words of these dead soldiers are not credible, he can send someone to Tubo, or ask my second uncle Shen Chongwen." When these dead soldiers returned to the capital, they told me that after they followed their uncle, they were sent to Tibet by their uncle to secretly help the second prince of Tubo seize power. did some assassination things, just because my uncle and Tubo reached an agreement, if the second prince ascended the throne, he would pour out the power of Tubo in the future to help his uncle assist His Royal Highness King Qi to ascend the throne. As for why he wants to assist King Qi, the emperor must know in his heart that his uncle has a daughter who married King Qi as a side concubine, if King Qi ascends the throne, the Shen family has the merit of following the dragon, and this side concubine Xu will become a concubine, and she will be named the queen and the mother of a country. ”

As soon as Hua Zhen said this, Emperor Yan Wendi's face suddenly darkened a little.

looked at Shen Chongmao and said angrily: "Shen Chongmao, you are so bold!"

He is not stupid about Shen Chongmao and King Qi's thoughts, he has always known it.

It's just that as an emperor, in order to balance the power under his command, he turned a blind eye, thinking of using this son to contain other sons.

But he didn't expect Shen Chongmao to calculate so deeply, serving himself while taking advantage of these conveniences, thinking about how to help his daughter become the mother of a country.

Emperor Yan Wen can tolerate it, and his subordinates will gain power, but it is limited to his own control.

Like Shen Chongmao, he resolutely cannot tolerate it.

Shen Chongmao was also frightened, but he didn't expect Hua Zhen to reveal all this.

Immediately said nervously: "Your Majesty, listen to the minister's explanation, this matter is really distressing, the emperor doesn't know that those people are the dead soldiers the emperor is looking for." ”

Emperor Yan Wen could still listen to it at this moment, and was immediately furious: "Come on, escort him to me." ”

Hua Zhen knelt on the ground, listening to Emperor Yan Wen just asking people to lock up Shen Chongmao, and did not have any side meaning, and understood in her heart that she was afraid that this scene in front of her was being done for herself.

Immediately knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, these people were originally used to protect themselves when the queen mother had not yet entered the palace, and now Zhen'er only felt that her uncle was ashamed of the queen's entrustment to recall them, but Zhen'er is just a woman after all, just read and learn words in the deep boudoir, it is really inappropriate for these people to stay in the county lord's mansion." Since all these people should be handed over to the emperor for disposal, where should they go, and ask the emperor to give an order. ”

Emperor Yan Wen was waiting for this sentence from beginning to end, and at this moment, listening to Hua Zhen's mouth, he pretended to be embarrassed, and was silent for a moment: "You really don't need such a person around your daughter's family, if it spreads, I'm afraid it will ruin your reputation." ”

"In this case, I will ask Ge Yan to follow you to the county lord's mansion later, I have a list in my hand, and it has been handed over to Ge Yan, you give all the people on the list to Ge Yan, and Ge Yan will settle them down. As he spoke, he looked at Hua Zhen and instructed Gonggong Cao: "Take this painting to her." ”

"Zhen'er, you have always liked this calligraphy and painting, and you also appreciate Zhang Daqian's paintings, today this painting is what I gave you, you were also wronged in the Shen family, I know it. If anyone dares to bully you again in the future, I will call the shots for you. ”

This is an obvious slap in the face, and then a date.

Hearing this, Hua Zhen felt a trace of coldness in her heart, but she didn't dare to disobey at all, and responded respectfully: "Zhen'er thanked the emperor for his grace." ”

Only then did Emperor Yan Wen speak: "You can get up too, you have been kneeling for so long, I'm afraid your legs are numb, get up quickly." ”

He looks very kind.

Only then did Hua Zhen stand up.

Because she knelt down for too long, she stood up suddenly, and she only felt a heart-piercing pain from the soles of her feet, which made her forehead break out in cold sweat.

Emperor Yan Wen couldn't see it, but said with a smile: "Now your age is not young, and in a few months, this father's funeral will be full, Empress Renxiao is not in this Hua family, but this life event can not be delayed, I have found a family for you, it is the second son of the Marquis of Dingbei, who is about the same age as you, and has not yet married, you don't have to be picky, I asked Qintianjian to choose an auspicious day, and when your father's funeral period expires, you will marry directly, I will let the Ministry of Rites follow the rules of the princess, so that you can marry in a beautiful manner." ”