Emperor Xia Qi paced around in front of the Queen Mother with his hands behind his back, and said angrily: "Our Great Xia Dynasty has only produced this one Heavy Pupil Saint for thousands of years, and he actually died in my office, you say, what will those people outside who like to chase after the wind and shadows say about me?!" ”

Will there be people who say that he "failed to cultivate virtue" and that the saint died?

Will someone make him "guilty of his own edict"?!

"What's the matter with you? Who dares to say that the emperor is not, are the officials you raise vegetarian? The Queen Mother pursed her lips disapprovingly, not thinking that this matter would have any adverse impression on Emperor Xia Qi.

In her opinion, this matter is a good thing, not a bad thing, for the emperor.

"Queen Mother!" Emperor Xia Qi frowned, the expression on his face was very gloomy, "It's not that if you become an emperor, you can do whatever you want!" ”

Under his rule, the situation of Great Xia deteriorated, and it could not be compared with the previous time when the Empress Dowager was in charge of the government.

Every day when you go to court, you have to face the questioning eyes of the courtiers. In the next dynasty, you have to face the music that flies like snowflakes from all over the place, and Emperor Xia Qi's decree can't leave the capital, or even out of this palace......

Emperor Xia Qi thought for a long time and pondered why this situation occurred, and then he came to a conclusion: the reason was that he could not get absolute support in the army of the Great Xia Dynasty.

In the past 20 years that the Empress Dowager has been in charge of the government, except for the sergeants of the Divine General's Mansion, she cannot interfere, and most of the generals of the imperial army have been promoted by the Empress Dowager.

Although the Empress Dowager has retired to the deep palace, the generals who were raised by her are still her strong backing.

Although they will not rebel, they are also on the sidelines.

Emperor Xia Qi has not yet found a person. can help him subdue these capable generals in the imperial army.

And because of this. Emperor Xia Qi didn't dare to really do anything to the Empress Dowager. can only be house-barred from her.

"You can't do whatever you want, so why are you the emperor?" The Queen Mother glared at Emperor Xia Qi with hatred, "Learn from your imperial grandmother, although she is a woman, she is decisive in killing, and even the Sheng family, one of the four major mansions, said that she would cut it, so why should you be afraid?" Who is disobedient. Chop off a few heads, and the others will be obedient! ”

Emperor Xia Qi smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Queen Mother, this time is different from the past, I can't do this. Forget it, I'd better go to Dali Temple in person to see what Wang Zhiquan said. After taking two steps, he turned around and asked again uneasily, "Queen Mother, this matter has nothing to do with you, right?" ”

The Queen Mother shook her head with a smile. "Of course not. Go ahead, go for ......"

After Emperor Xia Qi left. The Queen Mother's face immediately sank, and she said to her henchman and palace maid: "Go to the Zhao Hou Mansion and ask them, do you know about this matter......

The palace maid nodded, and hurriedly took the token and went out of the palace.

……

Anhedian.

The news of Wu Chanjuan's death last night also reached the Queen Mother.

"Hey, this little girl is quite acquainted, and she died in time, so as not to suffer piecemeal. This instant decision is stronger than her mother. The Empress Dowager held a cup of tea in her hand and slowly turned it in her hand, smiling as if Wu Chanjuan had committed suicide......

Female Officer Yao stood behind her with her hands down, not daring to speak.

"Why don't you speak?" The Empress Dowager glanced at Lady Yao, "You say, who did this?" ”

Female official Yao glanced at the Empress Dowager quickly.

"You think it was done by the mourners?" The Empress Dowager Wan'er, "The mourning family still wants to keep her and suffer slowly...... It's a pity that the heavens don't follow people's wishes......"

Lady Yao lowered her eyes and said, "...... I heard that Miss Wu's second girl's heavy pupils disappeared......"

The Empress Dowager's hand paused, and her thin willow eyebrows frowned, repeating the words of Lady Yao, "The heavy pupils are gone? ”

Lady Yao nodded, "Lord Cheng of Dali Temple personally presided over the case, and the Empress Dowager will announce Lord Wang into the palace in two days to ask." ”

The Empress Dowager thought for a while, shook her head and said, "There is no need for him to enter the palace, the mourning family will leave the palace in two days and go to Dali Temple to have a look." After thinking about it, he instructed Lady Yao again, "Tell Wang Yixing, he is now on duty in the Criminal Department, let him think about going to Dali Temple and investigating the case with Wang Zhiquan." ”

The emperor is very taboo for the empress dowager to interfere in court affairs, the empress dowager in order to reassure the emperor, of course, can not summon the courtiers to enter the Anhe Palace to discuss matters, she is more convenient to go out of the palace to Dali Temple.

Female official Yao responded and went out to deliver a message to Wang Yixing.

……

King Zhao's Mansion, King Zhao came to Zheng Xiangrong Ling, lit three incense sticks, and inserted them in the small bronze incense burner in front of her tablet.

"Xiangrong, your great revenge has been avenged, and the spirit of heaven can rest in peace." King Zhao looked at a small portrait of Zheng Xiangrong that he had hand-painted above the tablet, and said with tears in his eyes.

On the portrait, Zheng Xiangrong is lifelike, with bright eyes, smiling and looking into the distance.

Wang Yixing waited outside the small Buddha hall with his hands behind his back.

King Zhao smiled, his eyes were red and swollen and came out of the small Buddha hall, and when he saw Wang Yixing waiting outside, he nodded to him, "Is there something wrong?" ”

Wang Yixing said quietly: "Lord Wang, are you in a good mood?" ”

King Zhao smiled and nodded, "Of course it's good." Xiang Rong's revenge is avenged, of course I'm in a good mood. ”

Wang Yixing smiled, "The Empress Dowager sent a message from Lady Yao to ask me to follow Dali Temple to investigate this case." ”

King Zhao let out an "oh" and glanced at him, "Can you do it?" ”

"I've been on a rotational role in the Criminal Department recently. I said hello to the Shangshu of the Criminal Department, and the Criminal Department was about to send someone to Dali Temple to hear the trial, so the Shangshu of the Criminal Department sold the prince a face......" Wang Yixing said with a smile.

"Well, then you can go." King Zhao smiled, "I'm also very interested, and I want to go to Dali Temple to sit when I have time." ”

After Wang Yixing left, King Zhao ordered someone to bring wine and food, and sat in the hall alone to pour himself a drink, and got drunk......

……

In the Divine General's Mansion, Old Man Zhou half-closed his eyes, twisted a black chess piece in his hand, sat solemnly on the Taishi's chair, and listened to the Grand Steward of Zhou give him a report on the major events that happened last night in the Wu Guogong Mansion.

"The Mingse Courtyard where Grandma Zheng used to live was burned to the ground...... The second girl Wu was killed in her bed in the middle of the night, and she heard that the heavy pupil was gone......" Steward Zhou calmly summed up the whole thing in two sentences.

Old Man Zhou opened his eyes, and a fine light flashed in his eyes.

“…… The inner courtyard of the Wu Guogong Mansion. When did it become a vegetable garden? Let people come out when they want it. If you want to enter, you can enter...... Hum. That guy Wu, he has also walked a lot at night, so he finally met a ghost......" Old Man Zhou said with a light snort.

Steward Zhou stood silently with his hands down.

Old Man Zhou thought for a while and asked, "Where was Chengzong last night?" ”

Steward Zhou bowed down and said, "Uncle went back to Lanshui Courtyard last night. ”

Old Man Zhou nodded, "What about Xuan'er?" ”

Steward Zhou said indifferently: "The eldest prince has always been fluctuating, and his subordinates don't know. ”

"Ahh Floating! Old Man Zhou scolded with a smile, and his tone was full of pride and pride of "if you have regrets, you are really happy". "Call Xuan'er for me."

Steward Zhou bowed and retreated.

After a cup of tea, Zhou Huaixuan took Zhou Xianbai to the door of Old Man Zhou's outer study.

"Grandfather." Zhou Huaixuan stood tall and stood at the door of Old Man Zhou's study.

Old Man Zhou smiled and beckoned him in, "Come and sit." ”

Zhou Huaixuan stepped in, his face was indifferent, and his steps were calm.

When he came to Old Man Zhou and sat down, Old Man Zhou ordered the scholar to bring him tea.

Zhou Huaixuan took the tea, just opened the tea lid and looked at it, then put it on the small coffee table on the side, and looked at Old Man Zhou indifferently.

Old Man Zhou lowered his head and took a sip of tea. "Where were you last night?" ”

Zhou Huaixuan's face was calm and did not answer.

"Why don't you speak?" Old Man Zhou turned his head to look at him. His face became stern.

Zhou Huaixuan leaned back on the back of the chair, stretched his long legs forward, shook his head lazily, and said lightly: "It has nothing to do with me." ”

Obviously, he had guessed what Old Man Zhou was going to ask him.

Old Man Zhou smiled and said, "What has nothing to do with you?" You know what I'm asking? ”

Zhou Huaixuan turned his head to look out of the gate expressionlessly.

Old Man Zhou also looked over, and just saw the scholars and servants sweeping the floor in the courtyard of his study gathered together in twos and threes, their expressions were excited, their faces were flushed, and they were pointing fingers and talking about what happened last night in the Duke of Wu's mansion.

Not too far away, Zhou Huaixuan and Old Man Zhou both heard what these subordinates were saying.

Zhou Huaixuan's expression clearly said: The matter of the Wu Guogong Mansion is already known to everyone, so don't pretend to be mysterious......

Old Man Zhou was a little embarrassed, and scolded with a wry smile, "These little rabbit cubs know the east family all day long, and the west family is short, they don't look like scholars, they all look like girls......"

Zhou Huaixuan turned his head and looked at Old Man Zhou and smiled slightly, "If there is a master, there must be a servant." ”

Old Man Zhou was happy, "Are you praising me?" ”

Zhou Xianbai, who was outside the door, heard this, and couldn't hold back any longer, squatting outside the door and laughing straight to the wall.

The eldest prince was obviously saying that Old Man Zhou was not happy to speak, and he was beating around the bush like a girl......

The old man listened to it very well, and thought he was praising him!

Old Man Zhou heard Zhou Xianbai's laughter, so he woke up and scolded Zhou Huaixuan with a smile: "You are getting more and more excessive, how can you say this about your grandfather and me?!" ”

Zhou Huaixuan calmly took the teacup, blew the rising heat, lowered his eyes and took a sip of tea, not taking Old Man Zhou's words to heart at all.

Old Man Zhou stopped beating around the bush and asked directly, "What about your people over there?" ”

The question was about the people that Zhou Huaixuan had placed next to the Wu Guogong Mansion before.

Zhou Huaixuan held the teacup, scraped the rim of the teacup with the tea lid in one hand, and said in a deep voice: "After Grandma Zheng passed away, they were dismissed. ”

"On her daughter's side, you didn't install people?" Old Man Zhou knocked on the table and asked softly.

Zhou Huaixuan shook his head, "There are too many people staring at her over there, and it will be bad for our people to go again." ”

Zhou Huaixuan understands the truth that it is too much.

Moreover, in Zhou Huaixuan's opinion, in the entire Wu Guogong Mansion, there is only one Zheng Suxin that he has always been wary of.

And Wu Chanjuan, from beginning to end, is not qualified to let him pay attention.

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The second more pink 690 plus more delivered. A reminder of the pink ticket and the recommended ticket. In fact, it seems that it is less than the pink 690 ←_←, so I added it in advance. 720 seems to be far away, so I slept first. Boom! …… (To be continued......)