In the recital that Mrs. Yang handed over to Gu Qingyue, she listed in great detail the evidence of Dong Lihui's corruption over the years.

Among them, Dong Lihui bought and sold officials, colluded with the ministers of the DPRK and China, and peddled the materials that were in demand in the imperial court.

and Dong Lihui, who has the reputation of being a servant of his own ministry, wantonly swallowed up good land in the capital, and even instructed his sons and nephews to make a lot of trouble in order to annex good land.

In short, all the piles are terrifying, it is really hard to imagine that this is a second-class member of the imperial court who is also on the lips of people on weekdays.

Gu Qingyue watched the kung fu of the setback, and Mrs. Yang burst into tears, crying so much that her liver and intestines were broken.

He kept saying that he was tearful, and for the sake of the country, he did not hesitate to ignore his old face, and he also wanted to bring Dong Lihui to justice.

However, Gu Qingyue quickly saw the fundamental reason why Mrs. Yang was so angry and wanted to pull Dong Lihui off the horse when he entered the palace overnight.

Gu Qingyue deliberately raised the fold in front of her, raised the corners of her eyebrows slightly, and glanced at Mrs. Yang's eyes with her residual vision: "Doesn't this Dong Shilang already have a family?" Why are you still a strong woman? Whose daughter is this robbed woman? ”

As she spoke, Gu Qingyue put down the fold and looked sideways at Mrs. Yang, the corners of her eyebrows moved slightly, and there was a little more playfulness in her eyes.

Mrs. Yang, who was standing in the hall, buried his head very low, as if he wanted to get into the main hall.

Gu Qingyue was not in a hurry, and the index finger of her right hand was gently tapped on the table, and she did not urge Mrs. Yang to answer

After a while, Mrs. Yang gritted her teeth and raised her head, looking at Gu Qingyue with her eyebrows locked: "Who is this woman...... She is the daughter of a minister. ”

Gu Qingyue sighed, retracted her gaze in horror, and looked at the song.

She blinked her eyes and put on a look of surprise, looking at the fold in her hand for a while, and then looking at Mrs. Yang.

"However, the surname of the folk girl in this fold is Xu."

The corners of Mrs. Yang's mouth twitched, and the embarrassment on her face became even stronger.

He lifted his eyelids slightly, carefully glanced at Gu Qingyue with his peripheral vision, lowered his head again, put his hands in front of him, and muttered in a low voice: "She...... She took her mother's last name since she was a child. ”

Gu Qingyue already knew it in her heart, but she deliberately put on a puzzled look on her face: "With my mother's surname?" It's weird. Why didn't Taifu let her take her last name? ”

Mrs. Yang's old face was flushed.

He bit his lip and stopped talking several times.

He didn't have to.

After all, the fact that Mrs. Yang has an illegitimate daughter has long been an open secret in the court.

After a few rounds, Gu Qingyue finally planned to let Mrs. Yang go.

She tightened her eyebrows: "Oh, look I'm confused." These are all Taifu's family affairs, what does it have to do with me? However, looking at the excerpts handed over by Taifu, Dong Lihui is indeed difficult to read. Just do as Taifu wants. ”

Mrs. Yang let out a sigh of relief and bowed to Gu Qingyue several times, before she took the fold and left satisfied.

Hui'er sent Mrs. Yang away and returned to the dormitory, but saw Gu Qingyue already lying on the chaise longue.

She folded her hands behind her head, rested her right foot on her left knee, her ankles swaying slightly, and she was humming a little song.

Seeing Hui'er come back, Gu Qingyue looked at her with interest: "Sent away?" What do you have to say? ”

Hui'er took the initiative to step forward, stood beside Gu Qingyue, gently rubbed her shoulder, and said in a low voice: "Taifu has been praising the emperor for his wisdom." ”

Gu Qingyue sneered: "It is wise to do things for him, and it is foolish not to do things for him." I don't know if this emperor is for him or for the people of the world. ”

Hui'er whispered: "Why does the emperor have to worry about the Taifu? He has established a lot of prestige in the DPRK and China for so many years, and naturally he has also won over many officials in the DPRK and China. But the slave maid looked at it, in just a few days, the wind direction of the officials in the DPRK and China had changed. It can be seen that Taifu has been operating for many years, but he is still unpopular. ”

Gu Qingyue grabbed Hui'er's wrist, and her eyes suddenly widened.

After thinking for a moment, Gu Qingyue suddenly sat up straight.

Her eyes were sharp, and she looked fixedly ahead: "You're right. The situation in the court is changing rapidly, and only those who win the hearts of the people can calm the situation. It seems that it is time to do something to soothe people. ”

Hui'er tilted her head and looked at Gu Qingyue curiously.

After pondering for a few seconds, Gu Qingyue said quietly: "Hui'er, you go and tell the Internal Affairs Office that I plan to reduce the amount of money in the palace and let a group of people out." Let the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs start to prepare. ”

"Does the emperor want to let those old female officials and eunuchs out of the palace?"

Gu Qingyue didn't look over, raised the corners of her eyebrows slightly, and a faint smile appeared in her eyes: "I plan to let a group of concubines out." ”

"Huh?" Hui'er was shocked, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid the Taifu won't agree." ”

Gu Qingyue smiled lightly: "Of course he won't agree." Which of these male pets in the palace today was not shoehorned in by him? If I want to let someone out, I will slap him in the face, how can he agree? ”

"Then the emperor still wants to do it?"

"He doesn't say yes now, and he doesn't necessarily say yes in the future. You put the news out first and probe the outlet. ”

Hui'er agreed sullenly, still a little unsure of what Gu Qingyue wanted to do.

Gu Qingyue lay back on the couch and returned to her leisurely appearance.

Suddenly, she thought of something, and raised her eyebrows and looked at Hui'er: "What is the regent busy with these days?" Why didn't you enter the palace? ”

Hearing Gu Qingyue mention Lu Huaijin, Hui'er pursed her pink lips and sneered: "The emperor wants to release some of those male pets, shouldn't it be for the regent?" ”

Su Mingruo sat up from the couch with his eyes wide open, and looked straight at Hui'er: "What are you talking about, this girl?" It is my business to let the male pet out of the palace, what does it have to do with the regent? ”

Hearing this, Hui'er showed a secretive smile.

She waved her hands lightly to reassure Su Mingruo: "Yes, yes, the emperor wants to let the male pet out of the palace and it has nothing to do with the regent." The slave and maid have not seen the regent for a few days. On weekdays, he is always in the palace when he has nothing to do, and he doesn't seem to have entered the palace in the past few days. ”

Su Mingruo's eyebrows tightened, and the appearance of Lu Huaijin helping him bandage that day suddenly appeared in front of him.

That day, I misunderstood that Lu Huaijin was plotting against him in the palace late at night, so he shouldn't be angry with himself, right?

Hengzhu himself tossed and turned tonight, and wanted to meet Zhang Sheng, so he asked what kind of ghost tricks he used, and he really made Taifu cut off his arm.

It's better to go out at night, meet Zhang Sheng, and go to see Lu Huaijin by the way.

Right!

Just stop by to see Lu Huaijin!

Su Mingruo made up his mind and told Hui'er to help him change his clothes.

The two dressed up in disguise, and soon slipped out of the palace and came to the West Street of the capital.

Today's West Street is much more lively than when Su Mingruo left the palace that day, it is already late at night, and the streets are still in a hurry.

Many people walked forward quickly in groups, still whispering: "Go and take a look, I heard that something big happened on the front street." ”