A smile appeared on his face, and he said coldly: "She must know some important things, but she herself doesn't realize that those things are very important." Qing family, go and do this matter well, let her say, no matter how big or small, the value of her body has not been completely squeezed out! ”

……

The person who interrogated him left, and Su Xiangnian finally broke free from the pain that was almost suffocating, and slumped on the seat, his eyes blank, gasping for breath.

I don't know how long later, with the sound of metal clashing, a familiar cold wind with the smell of blood blew on her.

The door to the interrogation room opened, and the man returned.

Su Xiangnian fell into a long period of pain.

She couldn't sleep, she couldn't rest, and the other party interrogated her incessantly, asking her everything that happened after she entered Beijing in her previous life.

To make matters worse, the interrogation was not in chronological order, but about what happened in the third month after she entered Beijing, and the next moment it could suddenly jump to the spring of the following year, and even ask her to repeat what she had said again and again......

What Su Xiangnian didn't know was that this was itself part of the interrogation.

In order to determine the truth of the confession, it is necessary to test it again and again, and specially trained spies will be exposed because of this, let alone Su Xiangnian, an ordinary woman.

The high-intensity interrogation lasted all night, and in the end, Su Xiangnian had a splitting headache and continued to retch, but the other party refused to let her go, and asked again: "What did you say?" The younger brother of the county lord of Chengning was assassinated?! ”

Su Xiangnian was like a fish out of water, gasping with difficulty: "Cheng Ning's younger brother...... Ah, he's dead...... How did he die? How would I know? I just heard someone mention it...... It seems that I had an accident when I was out of Beijing......"

The commander of the internal guard said, "How do you know? ”

Su Xiangnian's almost empty eyes that were tortured suddenly burst into tears: "When he came to see me, he said he was sorry for me, and said that it would be fine after a while...... But when the time came, he changed his mind again...... He said that Cheng Ning's younger brother died, and his situation was very difficult, and he couldn't do what he promised me......"

The county lord of Chengning has only one younger brother, and that is the grandson of the emperor of today's son, the only son of the late East Palace!

He is also one of the most powerful contenders for the throne after King Wu and King Xin!

The commander of the internal guard only wanted to grab her neck and shake her violently twice: Why didn't you say such an important thing earlier?!

I was afraid that Su Xiangnian was going crazy, so I asked again: "Are you sure?" The younger brother of the county lord of Chengning died? ”

Su Xiangnian frowned in a trance, and after a long while, she finally said, "Sure...... After that, my life started to be difficult...... Probably Cheng Ning himself died his brother, so torture me to vent his hatred......"

If what she said was true, then—

The acting king was assassinated, and the time at that time was compared with the present, and there was an accident when he left Beijing......

Two days before the acting king, he went out of Beijing with the county lord of Ding'an to worship his deceased father!

The commander of the internal guard broke out in a cold sweat, walked away quickly, and shouted: "Come on, prepare the horse!" ”

……

The Commander of the Internal Guard left in a hurry.

Su Xiangnian slumped weakly on the seat, her thoughts wandered in her head, she held her face high, and stared blankly at the faint yellow light swaying in front of her.

One, two, three......

Her eyelids closed silently, and she saw several figures in her sleep.

Su Xiangnian saw her rival in her previous life.

He fell to the ground, black blood kept gushing out from his seven orifices, his body twitched weakly, and her heart tightened.

In front of him sat a young and beautiful young woman, smiling and talking to him.

"When I learned about that incident that day, I was very angry, and the prince had to know that I was also the daughter of the hairpin family, and I was a little arrogant."

"You may not love me, you may treat me coldly, but you must not take advantage of me, insult me, and use me as a springboard to knock my mother's family out of the bone and suck the marrow of my mother's house, and then abandon me like a sloppy footer!"

Su Xiangnian saw her husband move her lips with difficulty, and asked weakly: "Su, are you ......?"

The young woman suddenly chuckled: "Lord, Lord, you are really confused for a lifetime, and you have been confused for a while!" ”

"Haven't you ever thought about it?"

Her voice was faint, like a drizzle on a spring night, but it sent chills to the listener's heart: "The Duke of Qi can accept the Su clan in order to show favor to you, so why can't the Su clan be executed in order to show favor to Your Majesty?" ”

King Wu's pupils constricted violently, and a touch of disbelief involuntarily appeared in his expression.

His expression was solemn: "The Duke of Qi ...... Mansion"

He said with difficulty: "Really...... Not you? ”

The young woman said lightly: "I did think about killing her, but in the end I was persuaded by Your Majesty. Su is only in love with the powerful, but the sin is not death, and the root of this matter lies with you, not her. ”

She sneered: "Born between heaven and earth, how can you be a person who is afraid of the strong and bullying the weak? Pinch to death a stupid blunt woman, how can you work hard, pinch you to death as the culprit is happy! ”

Chapter 88

Just when Su Xiangnian's family was escorted to Beijing, the Son of Heaven ordered to summon the kings to a banquet in the Tianxiang Palace, and many important ministers in the court, such as Dingguo Gong, Qi Guogong and others were also present, and Wu Shuren's former wife, Mu Ning, was also summoned.

Ning Shi was not sure what the Son of Heaven was summoning at this time, and because he had already asked to become a female Taoist priest before, he didn't know whether he should act as a monk.

Go, it seems that this monk is not sincere, he is in the Taoist gate, and his heart is in the red dust.

Don't go ...... Who dares not to give face to the Son of Heaven!

Ning sent people home to ask what Ding Guogong meant, and Dingguo Gong happily replied: "Go!" ”

The Son of Heaven held this palace banquet in order to sweep away the bad luck of the death of King Xin and King Wu, and it must be lively and noisy and full of flowers.

Therefore, the purpose of letting Ning, the former daughter-in-law, go is to show her kindness to the Dingguo Mansion, and to make the edict issued by the previous - before the former Wu princess Ning remarries, she will sit with the princess and princess with all her courtesy.

After the death of King Wu, the Ning family, as his wife, will inevitably be affected to a certain extent, and the Dingguo Mansion, as the wife of the King of Wu, will inevitably be criticized.

Ning's heart was relieved when he heard this.

……

Tianxiang Palace, so called Tianxiang Palace, is because the hall is planted with thousands of peonies, every peony blooming season, Yao Huang, Zhao Fen, Yulou point emeralds reflect each other, at a glance, beautiful.

At this time, the peony blooming season has already passed, but where the Son of Heaven wants, there is nothing that cannot be done, the Shanggong Bureau has summoned more than 1,000 people with skillful hands, with bright silk to make flowers, gems and pearls for the stamen, just one day, peonies outside the Tianxiang Palace compete to open, the spring national color is fragrant, and now it is in the middle again.

The Son of Heaven came to the Tianxiang Hall accompanied by several newly promoted favored palace concubines, and after stopping to watch for a while, he bowed slightly: "The errand of the Shang Palace Bureau is doing a good job. ”

Jieyu Fang's family has been the most favored recently, and she is also bold, and the Son of Heaven is still in a good mood, so she joked: "In the past, the Ming Emperor used the thousand leaf peach blossom as a flower to help the delicate flower, and put it into the sideburns of the palace concubine, but I don't know if our sisters have this good luck today, and they have also been blessed by Your Majesty?" ”

The Son of Heaven laughed when he heard this, but he really plucked a silk hairpin and put it on her sideburns, nodded attentively, and then walked into the hall.

Fang Jieyu smiled and followed in, and the rest of the palace concubines were envious and jealous, but they didn't dare to say anything.

The kings and the important ministers of the clan had already attended, and the older concubines sat on the top with a smile, and after saluting the Son of Heaven, the concubines even praised Fang Jieyu with a smile: "The silk flowers on the sideburns are really good." ”

Fang Jieyu was not without pride, but she didn't dare to be presumptuous at this kind of palace banquet, thanked Concubine Shu for her praise, and sat down on her own seat.

Dingguo Gong could guess why the Son of Heaven was feasting today, and the kings were not stupid things, one by one they got up and said auspicious words, or danced the sword and played the piano to cheer up, and there was also a little emperor Sun neatly recited the imperial poems written by the Son of Heaven when he was young, and successfully won the applause of the audience.

The house is full of children and grandchildren, and the world is in control, how can there be any reason to be unhappy?

The Son of Heaven is in good spirits, with a smile on his face, and he looks at it coldly, but he really looks like an old man who is teasing his grandson and enjoying the joy of family.

It wasn't until after the three rounds of wine that the Son of Heaven smiled and sighed softly.

With that sigh, the sound of the music instantly became low, and the laughter stopped abruptly, and everyone stopped what they were doing, concentrating, or carefully concentrating their entire hearts on the Son of Heaven.

King Chen got up and said respectfully: "The monarch's father is sorrowful, but the courtiers have not done their best. ”

The Son of Heaven put his hand on the table with a solemn expression: "Just yesterday, Rong Di sent an envoy to Shangshu and I, asking to follow the old practice of the emperor and send the princess out of the palace to make peace. ”

A word landed, and the hall was silent.

And dear......

The concubine who gave birth to a princess of the right age has her heart in her throat.

Concubine Yuan was even the first to open her mouth unconsciously-her daughter is eleven years old this year, and it is time to be married.

"Send a concubine to be a safe society, I don't know where to use the generals? Social tranquility, where can the princess and her relatives do it? ”

Her trembling voice echoed through the silent hall.

The Son of Heaven has no words.

Concubine Shu reproached lightly and heavily: "Sister Yuan, where can the harem woman intervene in the big events of the previous dynasty?" I know that you feel sorry for the princess, doesn't Your Majesty pity your daughter, and the emperor didn't lick the calf deeply? It's all for the sake of the country, and it's just a last resort. ”

Concubine Yuan is dozens of years younger than Concubine Shu, but now the two are in the same concubine position, which shows how favored she was in the past, and once people gain power, they will inevitably be arrogant.

Concubine Shu pouted that the harem was not allowed to interfere in politics, and then put out the example of the emperor sending the princess and relatives, and Concubine Yuan could not say anything no matter how much she loved her daughter.

She has served for many years, and naturally knows the temperament of the Son of Heaven, so she didn't dare to say it anymore, but just bowed her head and wept silently.

But the Son of Heaven asked Concubine Shu, "What do you think I should do with this matter?" ”

Concubine Shu replied without revealing a drop of water: "The concubine is just a foolish woman in the harem, where does she understand the affairs of the court?" This world is His Majesty's world, whether it is successful or not, of course, only you can make up your mind. ”

The Son of Heaven laughed twice, but did not comment on her words.

He lowered his eyelids slightly, his gaze settled on the older princes in turn, from the adult prince with the lowest tooth order, all the way to the seat of the crown princess and the mother and daughter of Chengning County, and finally threw a bomb violently: "I am determined to establish a prince this year!" ”

Then, without giving everyone time to react, he sharply asked King Chen, the eldest of the kings and queen, "Sixth, do you think I should agree to the matter of peace?" Should, or shouldn't, say ! ”

As soon as he heard him speak loudly and his voice was full of emotion, King Chen began to tremble: "My son thinks that in recent years, the border has been restless and bandits have been rampant......

The Son of Heaven smashed the spoon in front of him with his hand: "Damn brute, I asked you if you should agree to the matter of harmony, what are you talking about?!" Should it be, or shouldn't it?! ”

King Chen hurriedly got up to apologize and grabbed the ground with his head: "Erchen thinks that it should!" ”

The Son of Heaven suddenly turned his head to look at King Ying: "Old Seven, what do you think?!" ”

King Ying bowed and said: "Erchen thinks that it shouldn't be!" ”

The Son of Heaven went to ask the next person again: "Eighth child?!" ”

King Ji bowed and said: "Erchen thinks that it should!" ”

……

After all the adult princes were questioned, the Son of Heaven finally turned his attention to the seats in the East Palace.

Everyone thought that the Son of Heaven wanted the crown princess or the county lord of Chengning to answer instead of the acting king who was not in the capital, but they never thought about it but listened to the Son of Heaven: "I want to take Ding'an as the princess, and I want to be close to the outside of the city, what does the princess think?!" ”

The crown princess realized almost instantly, coming!

In this so-called harmony, the Son of Heaven never thought of choosing between the princess or the rest of the clan daughters, from the very beginning, he chose his own daughter!

In the final analysis, it was because of the matter of the former King of Wu Xinwang that the Son of Heaven was suspicious of the East Palace, and letting the second daughter of the East Palace and her relatives outside the East Palace was not only an extension of political means, but also a knock on the possible ambitions of the East Palace line.