King Chu crossed his arms, "Regent, you don't need to tell me this. When you arrive in Handu, you tell my royal brother and sister-in-law this, and I believe they will treat you well. ”

He bit two words.

Mu Jinghan, "......"

The more he gets along with the King of Chu, the more he hates the King of Chu, and this person will step on him specifically.

King Chu was very satisfied with his expression, he turned his head and said to Xia Qingli with a smile: "Lord Fu'an, how does the mung bean cake taste?" ”

"Not bad." Xia Qingli picked up the cup and took a sip of water, she didn't care about the matter between Mu Jinghan and King Chu for a long time.

Anyway, it's useless to manage it.

When the king of Chu was about to say something more, the carriage suddenly stopped, and he lifted the carriage curtain: "What's the matter?" ”

A guard came, "Back to the King of Chu, the official road in front of me has become potholes, and there is no way to walk for the time being." ”

The King of Chu looked up at the front, "Go and check how the official road became potholes." The official road is regularly maintained and guarded, and it is impossible for it to become like this if there is no accident or man-made. ”

The guards were ordered to investigate the matter.

"If nothing else, it will be Concubine Ru and the Ding family who don't want me to go to the cold capital." Xia Qingli said faintly.

The King of Chu was furious, "How can the affairs of the royal family of the Great Han Dynasty be decided by Concubine Ru and the Ding family?" Over the years, the Ding family has relied on the concubine Ru Concubine in the palace, and they have become more and more bold. ”

Xia Qingli didn't speak, the affairs of the Great Han Dynasty, as an outsider, she still didn't participate in it much.

Due to the destruction of the official road, the convoy temporarily camped nearby.

Xia Qingli sat in the chair, thinking about how to talk to Concubine Ru when she saw her, she was a little interested in this woman.

……

The Great Cold Dynasty, the Cold Capital.

The Imperial Palace, outside the Palace of Nourishing the Heart.

Ling Zong and Empress De sat in the chairs, a group of palace people stood behind the two, and the countless forbidden troops holding halberds around them, kneeling down were Prime Minister Ding Cheng and Concubine Ru.

"Actually, I'm looking forward to Prime Minister Ding and you rebelling against Concubine Ru, so that I can clean it up all at once." Ling Zong said slowly.

Concubine Ru cried, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the concubine doesn't know that her father is rebelling, please spare Your Majesty." ”

She really didn't know that her father was going to rebel, she always thought that her father was sincerely helping her.

Therefore, when her father asked her to help open the palace gate today, she didn't think much about it. Who knows, Dad is going to take the opportunity to rebel.

Ling Zong slapped his face a few times, "You don't know? Don't you know that Prime Minister Ding Cheng wants to rebel and help him open the palace gate? Rufei, next time you want to lie, think of a good reason. ”

Concubine Ru shook her head vigorously, "Your Majesty, the concubine really doesn't know." His Majesty understands the temperament of the concubines, and the concubines have always stayed quietly in their palaces, and it is impossible for them to do such a thing. ”

"Concubine Ru, what are you pretending to be now?" Empress De was furious, "Your Majesty and I have already found out that it was you who united with the Ding family and the Zhu family to steal my daughter back then, causing her to suffer so many crimes. ”

"Prime Minister Ding Cheng chose this path precisely because he knew that there was no way out. It's a pity, His Majesty has been waiting for him to do this for a long time. ”

If Concubine Ru was beaten to death and didn't admit it, she knew the consequences of admitting it too well. Once she admits to stealing the princess, she is really finished.

"Queen Mother, the concubine has never done such a thing. The concubine has always respected you, how could she do such a thing. ”

Empress Dehou sneered, "You think it's okay if you don't admit it?" I might as well tell you that Your Majesty and I have decided to take your life. ”

At this moment, now she already understands that it is useless for her to deny it, and stares at Empress De gloomily, "In terms of origin, appearance, and talent, how can you compare to me......"

"You say this, it's useless in front of the Holy Grace." Empress De interrupted her impatiently, "You, who came from a big family, know this best, as long as the head of the family is favored, the rest is not important." ”

"To put it bluntly, you are just envious and jealous of me, and you want to use these aspects to find your superiority and sense of existence. However, in terms of origin, appearance, and talent, I am no worse than you.

Before the palace was out of the cabinet, it was a famous talented woman and a beauty, and the people who pursued the palace could spare the cold for a few laps. And you, although you have a certain talent and appearance, but because of character problems, not many people come to the door to propose. ”

To put it simply, Concubine Ru had a high opinion of herself before entering the palace. This is not surprising, after all, Concubine Ru's birth is high, and she is a concubine, so it's no wonder that she thinks very highly of herself.

Concubine Ru almost gritted her teeth, "If you hadn't bewitched Your Majesty first......"

"It was I who took the initiative to pursue the Empress," Ling Zong said coldly, "At the beginning, the Empress did not accept me, and she was secretly choosing a husband. If it weren't for me, the queen wouldn't have married me. ”

"And you, it was your father who took advantage of the unstable foundation of my foundation and used all means to send you into the harem. Do you think I would favor such a woman? ”

Concubine Ru was speechless, she looked at her father: "In the final analysis, you are the fuse that harms me and is not favored!" ”

Prime Minister Ding didn't have many mood swings, "It's just a matter of becoming a king and losing." ”

"Your Majesty is wise, this time it was the minister who lost. The minister thought that he had been doing it very secretively, and His Majesty was not aware of it. But the fact is that His Majesty has long been aware of it and has made sufficient preparations in secret. ”

Ling Zong sneered, "Ever since you courtiers forced me to take a concubine, I have been secretly arranging. I was born into the royal family, and I was once a crown prince, so I know too well the thoughts of your courtiers. ”

"I know one thing very well, you courtiers can't be fed, and you sent your daughter to the harem because you want to divide power through the harem, so as to control me, and you also want your grandson to become the emperor of the next generation."

This is also an important reason why the first emperor issued a decree to belittle his foreign family before his death, in order to avoid the dictatorship of foreign families.

Prime Minister Ding smiled bitterly, "It turns out that from that time on, I lost." Thanks to me, I always thought that my layout was perfect. ”

Ling Zong, "Your layout is indeed perfect, the only loophole is to send your daughter into the palace." The moment you sent your daughter to the palace, I had my eyes on you. ”

"In particular, the miscarriage of Concubine Ru involved the queen back then, which made me even more suspicious. The reason why I haven't solved you for so many years is because I haven't caught your grip. ”

It is not so easy to solve a prime minister, you have to have sufficient evidence.

Prime Minister Ding Cheng let out a long sigh, "Back then, I shouldn't have sent my mother to the palace." ”

Over the years, he thought about relying on his daughter to help him in the harem, so as to get the status of one person and above ten thousand people.

"Too greedy." "If you want too much, you will naturally fail." My mother's family has taken the initiative to resign since I entered the palace, and I have only been a petty official with no real power over the years, and I have never done anything in my name. ”

Originally, her mother's family was a powerful courtier of Zheng Erpin, and she took the initiative to resign after she entered the palace, in order to protect her and her family.

Really smart people know that if there is a daughter who is favored in the harem, if the family is strong, the emperor of this generation has no ideas, it does not mean that the emperor of the next generation has no ideas, even if the emperor of the next generation is his nephew.

In the royal family, there is no family affection, only power and country.

Prime Minister Ding Cheng looked at the Empress of Virtue at this time, "I always thought that the queen had a good life today by relying on the blessing of the saint, but now it seems that this is not the case." ”

Before, he had always laughed at the stupidity of the queen's maiden family, and he didn't want to put a good position of power, but he had to be a petty official with no real power, which made a family like that.

Only now did he understand how smart the queen's maiden family was and how right she was doing.

"Your Majesty!" Concubine Ru yelled unwillingly, "Why? The concubine is no worse than the queen, why don't you want to look at the concubine? Why do you have to spoil the queen? ”

She just wants the queen's throne.

Ling Zong said nonchalantly, "Because, the queen is something that I finally caught up with." I promised the queen on the day I got married that I would be good to her for the rest of my life, believe in her for the rest of my life, and not do anything sorry for her. ”

"If it weren't for the coercion of Prime Minister Ding and others, my foundation would not have been stable, and I would never have accepted a concubine. To put it simply, you didn't even have a chance to enter the palace. ”

Concubine Ru's body softened, crying and laughing, "I always thought that I could win the queen, and one day I could become the queen." At the end of the day, I lost from the start. ”

"It's ridiculous, I lost from the start."

She thought she was holding the chance to win, but in fact she had already lost.

Even if Xia Qingli's slut died and the queen followed, the saint would never make her the queen, but would investigate the matter thoroughly.

Concubine Ru suddenly asked, "Your Majesty, what if I had met you earlier?" ”

"I wouldn't like a woman like you." Ling Zong said very clearly, "What attracted the queen to me was her personality, talent and ability. You don't have any of these three. ”

"Your vision is always only to see the immediate benefits and what you want. And the Queen, she can help me deal with all kinds of things, understand what I want, and help me come up with ideas to solve it. ”

Rufei fell to the ground weakly, "I'm a loser, a loser!" ”

Ling Zong ordered people to take Concubine Ru and Ding Chengxiang down and lock them up: "Don't let this father and daughter commit suicide." My princess wanted to talk to the father and daughter, and neither father nor daughter could die until the princess had spoken. ”

The forbidden army dragged Prime Minister Ding and Concubine Ru down.

Subsequently, Ling Zong carried out a great purge.

Everything related to the case of Ding Cheng's rebellion, or those related to Ding Cheng's concubine, such as the concubine, were executed by raiding their homes, exiled by exile, and degraded by debasement.

A lot of courtiers had accidents, but there were many poor people who were reused.

When Xia Qingli learned about this from the king of Chu, the convoy was forced to stop due to the sudden appearance of livestock.

"That's it?" Xia Qingli couldn't believe it, "I thought there would be a lot of trouble, and it would take some effort to solve it." ”

King Chu said with a smile, "Lord Fu'an, your father is very powerful. Come, come, let me tell you about your father's exploits and abilities, so that you will have an understanding of him. ”