"Everyone, Aiqing, what do you think about this matter?" Xiao Ling sat at the top of the main hall of Longchen Palace, looked at the few people standing below, and asked.

Standing below are four of the six Shangshu, namely the Criminal Department, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Households, who were the henchmen he had gathered when he was still the third prince of the Ningyue Kingdom, and since he ascended the throne, he has worked hard for him and made suggestions, and he is also the only person he can trust in the entire court.

"Please forgive Weichen for saying bluntly, it is a matter of royal reputation, and it should not be publicized, and the emperor needs to be cautious. The Ministry of Rites stepped forward and said, "After all, the Queen Mother is the concubine of the first emperor and the emperor's biological mother. ”

Shen Yuan's matter has been known to too many courtiers, and it is directly related to the reputation and face of the royal family, if Xiao Ling does not make any disposition, it will make the courtiers feel cold. But Shen Yuan is Xiao Ling's mother after all, if she follows the rules and deprives her title and gives her death, she will be accused of unfilial piety, which is really a dilemma.

"According to Aiqing's meaning, what should I do?" Xiao Ling asked.

"The minister thinks that it is better to let the Queen Mother become a nun, or find an ancient temple deep in the mountains, and let the Queen Mother lead the practice to atone for her sins. The Ministry of Rites spoke again.

"Weichen thinks that the treatment of the Queen Mother should not be too hasty, after all, the Shen family is powerful, and the ancestor of the Shen family occupies the position of the fortress in the south of Ningyue Country in Yunzhou, if Prime Minister Shen jumps over the wall in a hurry, I am afraid it will not be good for the emperor. The Criminal Department Shangshu then spoke.

When Xiao Ling heard Shen He's name, his eyes lit up, and he was about to say something, but he saw Qin Xi coming in from outside Longchen Palace and nodded at him, so he spoke quietly:

"It's a big matter, let's discuss it another day, you guys should step back first. ”

"The ministers retired. Everyone saluted Xiao Ling, and then bowed and retired.

After the courtiers left, Qin Xi came in from outside, walked to Xiao Ling's side, and said, "Your Majesty, Concubine Shen has just left Bizhi Palace and returned to Yiwang's Mansion. ”

"The Queen Mother is now under house arrest, and if she wants to use Shen Bihuan and Shen Bining to make things happen, she has to see if I don't agree. Xiao Ling said, snorting coldly, "The secret guard can find out about the Queen Mother and General Duan, who did it?"

"Not yet, according to the shadow of the dark guard, the other party's actions are hidden, and the origin is a mystery, and it seems that he still knows how to avoid the tracking of the secret guard in the palace and erase all the clues one by one, so there is no way to find out. Qin Xi replied.

"Can you avoid the tracking of the secret guards? This person is really not simple, you must know that in this world, except for me and Ye Chengcheng, only the three thousand hidden guards who have trained together have this ability. Are you going to tell me that it was Ye Chengcheng and the ghosts of the three thousand hidden guards who came back?" Xiao Ling listened to Qin Xi's words, and suddenly said angrily.

The emperor was angry. Qin Xi heard that Xiao Ling's tone was wrong, and hurriedly saluted and pleaded guilty.

"Your brother, did you find anything?" Xiao Ling steadied his breath and asked again.

"Qin Zhong didn't make any unusual discoveries, I don't know if His Royal Highness King Yi really didn't have the slightest handle, or if he knew that Qin Zhong was the emperor's person and was good at hiding. Qin Xi said.

"No matter what, let Qin Zhong stare at that Mu Qingchen. Xiao Ling thought of Mu Qingchen's deferential face in his mind, and spoke again, "I underestimated this woman at the beginning, Dongfeng Yangliu Dance and Suxiang Banyun, I can take it as a coincidence, but everything in the palace is related to Ye Tingcheng, so I have to suspect that this woman has some kind of inexplicable connection with Ye Tingcheng." ”

"Yes, the slave will send a message to Qin Zhong and ask him to keep an eye on Princess Yi. When Qin Xi heard this, he took the order and left.

Xiao Ling turned around and looked at the painting behind the dragon chair, his eyes full of deep thought. Except for the emperors of the Ningyue Kingdom, no one knew how to open this secret room, and even he discovered it by accident, but he didn't expect to be discovered by a mysterious woman, and even destroyed Ye Chengcheng's body.

remembered the night Nie Menghua died, he went to the annex to investigate, and found that there was someone watching in the dark of the annex. Later, when he came out of the annex, he followed the man for a while and found that the man went straight to the Yiwang Mansion.

Xiao Yat was present at the time, there was no need to send someone to investigate secretly, the only explanation was that there was another master behind that person. This master in King Yi's mansion, except for Mu Qingchen, doesn't think about him.

So this time, does the matter between the Queen Mother and Duan Hong have anything to do with Mu Qingchen? If not, then who did it? If so, what is Mu Qingchen's purpose?

Just when Xiao Ling was puzzled, Shen Bining had already gone out of Bizhi Palace and returned to King Yi's Mansion.

In the Warm Pavilion, Shen Bining looked at the letter in his hand, and there was silence. When someone from the palace said that Shen Bihuan summoned her to the palace, she was still thinking about why Shen Bihuan was looking for her to enter the palace at this time, but now she understands that the Queen Mother is under house arrest, and Shen Bihuan is isolated in the palace and wants to seek protection from the Shen family.

Thinking like this, Shen Bining opened the letter in his hand without hesitation, his eyes swept over the letter, and the more he looked at it, the more frightened he became.

After a while, Shen Bining folded the letter and put it away quietly, then called Nuan Dong to come in and ordered: "You go and ask if the prince has come back." ”

Nuan Dong nodded, took the order, and suddenly only Shen Bining was left in the house. She took out Shen Bihuan's letter from her sleeve, looking inexplicable.

She originally thought that Shen Bihuan would always listen to the Queen Mother's words, and then help the Shen family deal with the emperor, and gradually follow the path that the Queen Mother had walked, and become another woman in power in the world of Ningyue Country.

But she didn't expect that she was wrong, Shen Bihuan actually wanted to help Xiao Ling and completely destroy the already crumbling Shen family. Now it seems that Shen Bihuan entered the palace as the queen mother's pawn and helped Xiao Ling send poisonous wine to Ye Tingcheng, not for the Shen family, but for the ...... Xiao Ling.

A smile appeared on the corner of Shen Bining's mouth, no matter how Shen Bihuan chooses, the Shen family is destroyed, she is happy to see it, in this case, this letter will be sent to the Shen family intact.

Just thinking about it, Nuan Dong walked in from outside and said to Shen Bining: "Concubine Shen, the prince has come back and is now living in Luluo." ”

"We're going to Lu Luoju. Shen Bining said, then got up and walked out of the Warm Pavilion and walked towards Lu Luoju.

Not long after Xiao Yi came back from outside, he heard that Concubine Shen asked to see him, although he was puzzled, he did not hesitate, and asked Shen Bining to come in.

When he first returned to Ningyue Kingdom, in order to confuse Xiao Ling, Xiao Yi might also play with Shen Bining, but later, his eyes were gradually attracted by Mu Qingchen, who was full of mysteries, and he couldn't help but explore the secret behind Mu Qingchen, and even this beauty that the emperor deliberately placed beside him turned a blind eye.

After Shen Bining came in, he saluted Xiao Yi and Mu Qingchen, and then said his intention, under the pretext that his mother was jealous three days later, and wanted to go back to the Prime Minister's Mansion to worship and worship.

Qingchen watched from the side without saying a word, although Shen Bining's return to the Prime Minister's Mansion was her proposal, but now that Shen Bining suddenly proposed, it must have gained something.

"In the future, you don't have to come to the king to find this matter, just tell the princess directly. Xiao Yi said.

"Three days later, it will be the birth of Second Lady Shen, why don't Concubine Shen go to Cumulus Temple to offer incense and pray for Second Lady Shen, so that Second Lady Shen's spirit in the sky can rest in peace?" Mu Qingchen suddenly said.

Shen Bining heard the three words Cumulus Temple from Mu Qingchen's mouth for the second time, and the last time Qingchen mentioned it, the purpose was to remind her that she could go to see her mother, could it be this time......

"What the princess said is right, it is the concubine who is not thoughtful, and the concubine is going to prepare, first go to Cumulus Temple to pray for her mother, and then go back to the Prime Minister's Mansion to worship her mother. Shen Bining nodded and said.

Mu Qingchen and Shen Bining glanced at each other, looked at each other and smiled, tacitly.

"When did the princess reach a line with Shen Bining?" After Shen Bining left, Xiao Yi's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise and asked.

"What? The prince is curious? Isn't she the prince's beauty? Why is there something that the prince doesn't know?" Qingchen was rarely in a good mood, so he joked with Xiao Yi.

Shen Bining's arrival today undoubtedly confirmed the speculation in her heart. The Queen Mother is trapped, Duan Hong has been convicted, and the Shen family is the only support of the Queen Mother, so she must ask the Shen family for help through Shen Bihuan. The Queen Mother and Shen Bihuan didn't know that Shen Bining was already one of the people behind the scenes, so it was necessary for Shen Bining to report to the Shen family.

No matter what is written in Shen Bihuan's letter, in Shen Bining's hands, it will definitely become what Mu Qingchen expects, and the rest of the things will definitely go on according to Mu Qingchen's vision.

"There are endless mysteries about the princess, and there are too many things that this king doesn't know. Xiao Yi sighed, "Many times, it is only after the fact that I know the princess's thoughts. ”

"Fortunately, the prince doesn't know everything, if the prince knows everything in advance, there is no need to implement these plans of mine. Qingchen said with a light smile.

"The queen mother has now become a trapped beast, and the next thing is the relationship between the emperor and the Shen family. What you have to do is not let the Shen family stand still, am I right?" asked Xiao Yi.

"I don't have that much ability, the person who forced the Shen family to make a move is Xiao Ling, isn't it?" Qingchen said, turned around and walked to the desk and sat down, no longer looking at Xiao Ling.

The Queen Mother and the Shen family rely on each other, if the Queen Mother loses power, it will be much easier for Xiao Ling to deal with the Shen family, as an emperor, just looking for a reason is a crime, just like framing the Ye family in the first place. Therefore, if the Shen family wants to protect itself, they will definitely not sit still.

"The princess is right, the person who forced the Shen family to do it is indeed the emperor. But the princess must know that the emperor has become suspicious of you, and now he is waiting to see what happens, because the matter is still under his control, and it was the emperor's intention to destroy the Shen family, so he will push the boat down the river, once he touches the emperor's bottom line, everything may not be as you wish. Xiao Yat reminded.

Qingchen looked at Xiao Yi, I don't know if he was trying to test or have good intentions, but there was one thing he didn't say wrong. Xiao Ling was already suspicious of her, I am afraid that the spies in this Yi Wang's Mansion will be more endless, if you want to continue to act, Xiao Yi must help.

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(Tianjin)