Shen Yichen's words were like a sharp blade piercing Zhu Ji's heart, he had fantasized about defeating the other party countless times, making Shen Yichen kneel in front of him and beg for mercy, but he never expected that he would be defeated in the end, and he would lose so aggrieved!

To be honest, from the beginning, Zhu Ji didn't believe that Shen Yichen would have a letter in his hand to contact the tile spur. After all, the strategy of the etheric master is also first, and the vigilance of the tile spur should be in the capital division, it is impossible to keep this kind of thing in his hands and wait for it to become a court testimony in the coming day.

However, Shen Yichen's long-term strategy and oppression made Zhu Ji dare not bet on the authenticity of the letter, and he could only seize the only opportunity to destroy it before presenting it to the emperor.

As a result, he didn't expect that Shen Yichen had no letter at all, and at the same time, Zhu Ji couldn't predict that this son would dare to bully the king in front of the emperor.

Against the backdrop, he really looks like a harlequin being played!

"Lao Tzu is willing to gamble and lose, but Shen Yichen, don't think that you will win now, your fate will not be much better than mine in the future!"

For Shen Yichen, who was sarcastic about himself, Zhu Ji, who was pressed on the ground, cursed viciously, but this kind of action was more like impotent rage.

"Drag this person down to me, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate will convict and sentence the three law divisions!"

Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu waved his hand and ordered Jinyi Wei and Jin Wuwei to escort Zhu Ji out of Fengtian Palace.

The Zhengdan Dynasty Meeting was originally jubilant, heralding that the new year would be smooth and rainy, and the "Morning Ceremony" of Guotai and Min'an, but there were military disasters and civil strife, which made Zhu Qiyu feel a little bored in his heart.

Compared with the waves of unsettled waves in the previous dynasty, the women in the harem are much more harmonious with the "Congratulations Ceremony" of the Empress Dowager Sun. Even like Shen Yichen's guess before entering the palace, this time the Empress Dowager Sun not only did not embarrass Chen Qingtong, but was also very polite and affectionate.

And as the ceremony came to an end, Empress Dowager Sun also called Chen Qingtong to the side hall alone, and there was still Queen Qian's sitting inside.

"The concubine has seen the queen mother, the queen."

Chen Qingtong saluted respectfully, and he was still a little apprehensive about this kind of scene in his heart, not that he was afraid that Empress Dowager Sun would do something.

After all, with her identity as the only daughter of the Marquis of Taining, and her husband's current status in the court, it is impossible for Empress Dowager Sun to make any outrageous punishments. On the contrary, Chen Qingtong had a hunch that this meeting alone might be related to her husband, and there would be a very difficult scene.

"The mourning family will meet in private, and Mrs. Shen needs to be polite to her mother, so sit down first."

After Empress Dowager Sun finished politely, she pointed to a vacant seat next to her.

"Empress Dowager Xie."

Chen Qingtong bowed, and then sat in his seat with a dignified demeanor, without the fear and restraint of an ordinary woman who met the queen mother and the queen alone.

"Mrs. Shen, this time the mourning family summoned you to come, in fact, there is something to ask for."

"Why did the queen mother say this, the concubines didn't dare to be."

"No, only Mrs. Shen can do this, and please finish the mourning family."

Empress Dowager Sun had all the words to say this, and Chen Qingtong could only nod and say, "Yes, Queen Mother." ”

At this time, the Empress Dowager Sun let out a long sigh, and then said: "The Emperor Tumubao has not returned from the first battle of the Northern Hunt, and in the words of ordinary people, the orphans and widows have been left behind, and the queen is even more sad and crying day and night, crying and hurting her eyes. ”

"The crown prince is three years old this year, and when it is time to understand the etiquette of poetry and books, Shen Zhongtang is my Ming Dynasty Sanyuan and the first, the leader of the literati, and the talent and knowledge are unparalleled in the world."

The mourning family wanted to ask Mrs. Shen to bring a word, let Shen Zhongtang serve as the crown prince's master, and then officially serve as the prince's master after the East Palace "came out of the cabinet". ”

Empress Dowager Sun went around in such a big circle, with only one purpose, that is, to let Shen Yichen serve as the teacher of the crown prince Zhu Jianshen and form a teacher-student status.

Chen Qingtong grew up in a family of Xun Qi, and her knowledge is far from being comparable to that of ordinary rich women, and she knows very well what the status of teachers and students in the imperial city represents, which means that Shen Yichen will become a party of princes in the future.

But the question is, can Zhu Jianshen, the crown prince, really sit for a long time?

The husband has the merit of the dragon to the new monarch, and it is bound to be impossible for the emperor to restore the throne, otherwise there will be a disaster of death.

With the long reign of the new monarch, human nature is destined to not let the throne fall, and the eldest son was born last year, and the abolition of the crown prince is almost a sure thing.

When the time comes, how should my husband be the prince?

Qianlong Fuchen seems to have an unlimited future, but Chen Qingtong knows very well that this is an abyss, and he can't agree to Empress Dowager Sun's request no matter what.

"The concubine doesn't understand the affairs of the previous dynasty, and she can't influence her husband's decision, so I hope the queen mother will forgive me for this matter."

Regardless of whether he would offend the Empress Dowager Sun, Chen Qingtong understood that he must not let go of this matter, so he simply and decisively refused.

Hearing Chen Qingtong's answer, the expression on Empress Dowager Sun's face instantly turned blue, and her politeness and affection were naturally pretended. After all, Shen Yichen took advantage of the general situation to force him to give up the power of the previous dynasty, and now he can only retreat to the harem to beg for help, who can swallow this breath willingly?

But Empress Dowager Sun never expected that she had said the words of begging so "in a low voice", but she was still ruthlessly rejected by the other party.

Just when Empress Dowager Sun felt that she couldn't bear to be ready to attack, Queen Qian, who was sitting on the side and never spoke, got up silently and groped her way towards Chen Qingtong.

Half a year of washing her face with tears has made Queen Qian's eyesight deteriorate very much, and the light sensitivity of one eye is close to that of a blind person. But for the sake of her husband and the smooth accession of the crown prince to the throne in the future, she is unwilling to give up this hard-won opportunity.

I saw that Queen Qian held Chen Qingtong's palm tightly, and said with tears in her eyes: "Mrs. Shen, although this palace is not a biological mother who sees deeply, she regards it as her own. The power struggle between the DPRK and China is changing, and we, as harem women, are powerless to change anything, so we can only watch. ”

"If you see Shen in the future, you may not even be able to save your life, this palace hopes that Mrs. Shen will look at the children's sake, for the sake of the emperor's past grace, so that Shen Zhongtang can protect Shenshen."

"Even if you can't ascend to the throne in the future, with Shen Zhongtang's care, at least you can live in peace!"

After saying that, Queen Qian buried her head and couldn't help crying bitterly.

For the royal family, the cruel struggle for imperial power in memory is not far away, and only a few decades have passed since the Battle of Jingjing, not to mention the rebellion of the Han Dynasty and so on.

In fact, Empress Qian knew in her heart that the longer the reign of the new monarch Zhu Qiyu, it would be impossible for Zhu Jianshen to keep the position of crown prince. She no longer has any hope of inheriting the throne of the Great Unification, and only hopes that Shen Yichen will use the identity of the crown prince to save Zhu Jianshen's life when the great change is coming.

If you really want to blame, you can only blame Zhu Jianshen for having an unreliable father who was born in the emperor's family!

Looking at last year's court, as well as the world-honored Queen Qian, who was the mother of the world, and now she looks embarrassed and sick, Chen Qingtong has an indescribable discomfort in her heart.

In addition, she is also pregnant, she can better understand the feelings of being a mother, and she refuses to say words to her lips, but she doesn't know how to say it.

"Queen, the imperial doctor said that you have broken your eyes from crying, don't be too sad again, please take care of your body."

Chen Qingtong put his hand on Queen Qian's arm and gently helped her up.

In her heart, she admired Queen Qian a little, and she had a deep affection for the Emperor Taishang, and gave her dowry to the Mongols in order to pay the ransom. For the concubine, he has the generosity of the mother's etiquette in the world, and he does not hesitate to cry and pray for the husband to protect the prince.

But worried about the days of fear, Chen Qingtong is also fed up, since her husband Shen Yichen became an official, the two husbands and wives have gathered less and left more, and from time to time there are various critical news, and recently they have been imprisoned for questioning.

The involvement of the imperial power struggle means that there is no way out, and if the crown prince really fails to inherit the throne of unification, it will be difficult to retreat with his whole body. Not to mention that the husband protects him, I am afraid that it will be difficult to protect himself at that time.

Chen Qingtong admires Queen Qian very much, and she also has sympathy for being a woman's wife, but she knows very well that she can't put her husband in danger because of her temporary soft-heartedness.

So she stood up and replied ruthlessly: "This matter is beyond the limits of the ability of the concubine and even the husband, and I hope the queen will understand." ”

"If there is nothing else important, the concubine will retire."

After saying that, Chen Qingtong bowed to Empress Dowager Sun and Queen Qian, ready to be punished by the other party.

Empress Dowager Sun didn't expect that everything was said about this, Chen Qingtong was always unmoved, and immediately shouted in anger: "Presumptuous, you ......"

It's just that as soon as Empress Dowager Sun spoke, Queen Qian stopped and said: "Queen Mother, Mrs. Shen has her own difficulties, and the concubines don't want to be strong." ”

Queen Qian is life is bleak, but she is also gentle and kind, why should women be embarrassed by women.

"Mrs. Shen, stand down."

"Yes, Queen, the concubine retires."

Chen Qingtong bowed again and withdrew from the side hall of Cining Palace.

The wives outside were still celebrating the New Year, full of laughter, but there was a faint sobbing sound behind Chen Qingtong, full of despair. The joys and sorrows of the world are vividly displayed, even the Forbidden City is no exception.

The story in the harem, Shen Yichen, who was in the previous dynasty, naturally didn't know that the end of the congratulatory speech was in accordance with the usual "big banquet", but in this prospect, the Thai emperor Zhu Qiyu seemed to have forgotten to try the president, and there was never a clear candidate.

Staggered, this time Shen Yichen, who was already a cabinet elder, did not have so many officials to tell him what was in his heart, and more of a superficial politeness and greetings in the officialdom.

However, after the "Song of Ding'an" that represented the end of the Zhengdan Dynasty was played, Zhu Qiyu, the Jingtai Emperor who was on the dragon chair, said in a slightly drunken voice: "After retiring from the dynasty, Shen Qing came to the imperial study, and I have a few words to explain. ”

As soon as these words came out, the eyes of the civil and military officials present who looked at Shen Yichen showed envy.

There is no doubt that the announcement of the separate summoning of Shen Yichen is most likely related to the president of the examination. Once the identity of the master can be determined, then the right to speak in the court will be greatly increased in the future, laying the foundation for the power of the government and the opposition!

Compared with the envy of others, the eyes of He Pingyan and Yang Hongze are more jealous and hateful.

Obviously, he seized the opportunity and proposed to open a department as soon as possible, but the fruits of victory were easily picked by Shen Yichen, could it be that the effect of the dragon's work is so great that Xinjun can support this son desperately?

In this case, you can only take a shortcut from the dragon!

At the end of the song, Shen Yichen came to the imperial study under the guidance of the eunuch, and Zhu Qiyu, the Jingtai Emperor who had been slightly drunk in the Fengtian Palace, was sitting behind the imperial eucalyptus in a sober state at this moment, looking at the military report from Datong Town.

"Minister, I've seen Your Majesty."

Regarding Shen Yichen's salute, Zhu Qiyu just waved his hand casually, and then said: "In the military report of Guo Deng, the chief soldier of Datong, he informed that the imperial brother has entered the customs, who do you think is better to send to take over?" ”

Datong Mansion is still hundreds of miles away from Jingshi, and it is definitely impossible for Emperor Zhu Qizhen to come over by himself so alone, and it is indispensable to take over the officials.

Zhu Qizhen has entered the customs?

Hearing this news, Shen Yichen's expression changed, because this meant that the assassination operation of Canghuo and the others failed, and they failed to complete the act of killing the monarch outside the gate.

At the same time, what worries Shen Yichen even more is what the casualties of Canghuo and the others were, and whether the matter of killing the monarch was leaked. In case it is exposed, even if Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu hopes to succeed in his heart, he will definitely not allow it on the surface.

What greets you will be the end of death!

"The minister doesn't dare to speak up."

Shen Yichen arched his hand and did not recommend it, his mind was now in a mess, how could he still be in the mood to think about who would greet the Emperor Zhu Qizhen.

"Really?"

Hearing the answer, Zhu Qiyu showed a playful smile on his face, which made Shen Yichen, who was a little weak-hearted, feel more and more frightened.

"Shen Qing took advantage of the general situation to force the Queen Mother to return to the government and retreat to the harem, how could she not dare to speak out in such a trivial matter?"

When he heard about the drum, Shen Yichen realized the emperor's cooperation, and Zhu Qiyu also noticed Shen Yichen's plan at the same time, otherwise it would be impossible for the prince to supervise the wine at the first time.

Realizing that the playful smile on Zhu Qiyu's face did not refer to the assassination of Emperor Taishang outside the gate, Shen Yichen breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, but replied quietly on his face: "The minister just did his duty, Your Majesty is the king of sages, and the people of all officials and people want it!" ”

Shen Yichen secretly complimented and blamed Zhu Qiyu for the credit. Although this matter is to take advantage of the general situation to persecute and benefit the emperor, as a courtier, in a sense, his behavior is a little out of bounds, and he must not receive credit.

Sure enough, hearing Shen Yichen's dripping answer, Jingtai Emperor Zhu Qiyu's expression became a little complicated.

He admired Shen Yichen's talent and ability very much, but it was precisely because this son was too outstanding that Zhu Qiyu felt that he could not control this courtier, and even after combining the deaths of King Lu and Song Zhangzhi, he couldn't help but feel jealous in his heart.

After looking at Shen Yichen for a long time, Zhu Qiyu suppressed the fear in his heart and asked the question he really wanted to know.

"After the Emperor returns to the palace, how do you think I should be treated?"