After just such a while, the originally lively scene was much quieter, and only the tacit ladies remained.

At this time, the banquet was put on the table, but few people were in the mood to celebrate, and after a few sips, they left the table one by one and said goodbye.

Zixuan originally wanted to leave, but the queen seemed to intend to keep her.

Nominally, she always had to call the queen the queen mother, and had to wait until the guests were gone before she was the last to leave.

The queen looked at her with a gloomy face and said, "Those refugees, it was you and the prince who instigated them to come to Kyoto!" ”

She used an affirmative sentence, and was sure that this matter was done by Zixuan and the prince.

Zixuan pretended to be frightened, and hurriedly saluted: "Instigating trouble and destroying the dynasty is a big crime to cut off the head, the queen mother is clear, and the daughter-in-law will never dare!" ”

The queen said coldly: "Then why did you go to the south silently, and as soon as you arrived in Kyoto, those refugees came with your back feet!" ”

Zixuan explained: "I traveled back and forth from the south, all the way through the official roads, and every checkpoint was heavily guarded, so it was difficult for me to go back by myself, let alone instigate so many refugees to come to Kyoto. ”

"If you think about it carefully, I will take several days to go back and forth in a carriage, not to mention those victims who fled the famine and came on foot, even if the courtiers and daughters-in-law are not afraid of losing their heads, they don't have the time to instigate."

The queen was disgusted with her expression, so she retracted slightly, and then asked the prince, "Is what she said true?" ”

The prince hated Wang Zixian and Zixuan very much today, and said: "Don't listen to her quibbles, in my opinion, she and Wang Zixian did it, maybe they would have hooked up with those refugees a long time ago, just to harm us!" ”

They finally tore apart the hypocrisy head-on, but Zixuan was not afraid, and said: "Right and wrong, the queen mother and the prince will go to verify it, and you can know that since the daughter-in-law said that you don't believe it, you have to leave first." ”

With that, she got up and prepared to leave.

"You dare!" The prince pointed to her nose and said, "The truth of the matter has not yet been found out, if you walk out of this door, you will be detained for picking quarrels and provoking trouble." ”

"Who dares to touch the princess!" Qi Qi and Xiang Jiu said in unison, standing beside Zixuan on the left and right, making a defensive posture to protect her.

"The queen mother, don't be rude!" Zixuan patted their arms and motioned for them to stand down.

She turned her head to look directly at the prince without being humble or arrogant, and sneered: "Look at His Highness's posture, are you going to imprison me?" ”

"Why not!" The prince said angrily.

"Emperor, don't mess around!" The queen said sternly, she looked at Zixuan, hooked her lips and smiled, and said, "The ladies are all scattered, there is nothing to do here, you can go back too." ”

This is a high-level player, Zixuan sneered quietly in her heart, saluted the queen, and said, "Thank you to the queen, the daughter-in-law will retire." ”

After she left, the prince said angrily: "Queen Mother, look, my father didn't let me go for such a big event, but let that cripple go, obviously dissatisfied with me!" ”

After that, he took a sip on the banquet full of wine and food, and said angrily: "This is a concubine, it is completely to take two mourning stars back, you see the prince Xian, after he married, everything went smoothly, and even the disability was cured!" ”

Speaking of anger, he kicked over the table, chicken, duck and fish, and all kinds of soups, and scattered them all over the ground.

This scene happened to be seen by Jiang Zhong's internal supervisor who came to deliver the decree.

When the queen saw Jiang Zhong, she immediately scolded the minions: "Where are the minions who guard the door, Gonggong Jiang is here, and he won't report it!" ”

That's it, she smiled at Jiang Zhong and said, "The slave is not sensible, so my father-in-law laughed at it." ”

Jiang Zhong said: "Queen Niang'an, the slave came to pass on the emperor's message, and asked the prince to enter the palace immediately." ”

The prince panicked and looked at the queen for help.

Although the queen was unhappy, she acted without leakage, and she glanced at the palace maid beside her.

Zhichun has been in the palace for many years, Jiang Zhong and her are fellow villagers, and they take care of her in private, which is very interesting, the queen is because she knows the secret relationship here, so she deliberately mentioned Zhichun, stayed by her side, and became a first-class palace maid.

Knowing the meaning of the queen, he took the ingot of gold, stepped forward and stuffed it into Jiang Zhong's hands, and at the same time dotted the two little fathers-in-law who came with him.

Jiang Zhong said: "Oh, the queen, this can't be helped." ”

The queen smiled and said, "Eh! A little meaning, Gonggong Jiang is still polite to the palace. ”

Her expression changed and she said cryptically: "I don't know what happened to the emperor?" ”

Jiang Zhong took the gold, and did not shirk it anymore, and said in a low voice: "The emperor is angry, after the prince passes, remember not to contradict it, push it if you can, and punish it if you should be punished, as soon as this gust of wind passes, it will be fine." ”

The queen nodded and said, "The palace told the prince a few words, and the father-in-law should wait outside for a while." ”

Jiang Zhong responded and took the two apprentices out to wait.

After they left, the queen asked the prince: "Emperor, do you have something to hide from the queen mother about the disaster relief?" ”

The prince bowed his head weakly, and said, "Son... Half of the disaster relief money..."

What he said next could be guessed without saying anything.

"Confused!" The queen said angrily: "The emperor gave you a commendation in the court a few days ago because of your ability to do things, didn't you embarrass him in front of the courtiers!" ”

She was so angry that she couldn't speak.

The prince realized that the situation was serious, and finally panicked: "Queen Mother, the sons are confused for a while, and they are affected by the prefects and mansions of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, they said that they have done it like this in the past, and there will definitely be no accidents, I..."

He paused, and then said: "Moreover, there are heavy soldiers at every checkpoint on the official road, and those stinky refugees have no reason to come to Kyoto!" ”

"You're stupid!" For the first time, the empress was furious with her son, "Didn't you listen to what General Peng said, those refugees are coming from the northwest." ”

"The northwest is vast, sandy and inhabited, except for the border, the inner defenders are weak, they must have been instructed by the masters!"

When the prince heard this, he blurted out: "That so-called master must be the prince!" ”

The queen gave him a blank look, "I know what, what evidence is there." ”

"Proof!" The prince was thoughtful, and suddenly laughed and said, "Queen Mother, isn't it simple to ask for evidence!" ”

When the queen heard this, she raised her eyebrows slightly, "What do you mean?" ”

The prince exchanged glances with her, and they knew each other, and he said gloomily: "Prince Xian, since you are unkind, don't blame the prince for being unrighteous." ”

The queen said: "This matter must not go wrong again, we must bite them to death." ”

"That's nature." The prince pursed the corners of his mouth, but what he imagined was indeed through this incident, and he could control Zixuan to death and let him play with it.

The queen couldn't see through her son's thoughts, so she only said: "Jiang Zhong is still waiting outside, you go to the Qinzheng Palace to see your father first, remember, hand over the disaster relief money, and try to put the responsibility on the prefect and Fu Yin, you are at most deceived by them." ”

She sighed and said, "Even if you are punished by your father, it will only be temporary, and it will not threaten your crown prince." ”