After the Queen Mother left, Wu Degui remembered that the Queen Mother told him to keep an eye on Concubine De, and he suddenly realized that the Queen Mother said that Concubine De "knows the reason" has another deep meaning, on the surface, the Queen Mother said a word of praise, but in fact, because the Queen Mother's hostility towards Concubine De has not been eliminated, therefore, what the Queen Mother said "knows the reason" is likely to mean "very shrewd, very powerful", or "to know the advance and retreat, don't be too crazy" and other aspects.

Wu Degui has an ominous premonition, he feels that the queen mother's attitude towards Concubine De has not changed, it is still full of hostility, this time in the queen's bedroom, the queen mother's praise for Concubine De, the queen mother's decree for Concubine De's father funeral, these are probably just the queen mother's return to Concubine De for curing the queen's illness, is the queen mother's grace before the power of the queen. Wu Degui understands the way the Queen Mother handles things, and the most common means for the Queen Mother to control the harem concubines is to give grace and power, first to give grace and then to exert power.

Wu Degui thought to himself: " If the queen's body is fully recovered, and there is no longer a need for Concubine De to continue to treat her, then, Concubine De will be in danger again, at the moment, the Queen Mother's attitude towards Concubine De is not bad, but this is not the Queen Mother's hostile attitude towards Concubine De has changed, but the Queen Mother pretended to be a virtual image, the Queen Mother also needs Concubine De to treat the queen, so her attitude towards Concubine De is still better, treat Concubine De with a smile, in fact, the Queen Mother still has a deep hostility towards Concubine De, once the queen's body is completely healed, the Queen Mother will definitely attack Concubine De again, our family must find an opportunity to tell Concubine De about this danger。 ”

Usually, Concubine De is in the queen's bedroom, with the queen and Cuilian. Wu Degui couldn't find a chance to talk to Concubine De alone for a while, he had no way to tell Concubine De about the danger at the moment, he was very anxious, suddenly, he thought of a way, he decided to find the imperial doctor Lin Ping first, so that he could also be prepared.

Just now, when the Queen Mother came to the Queen's Bedroom, Lin Pinghe's position was low, and he was not qualified to go in with the Queen Mother. When the Queen Mother went to the queen's bedroom. He has always been worried about Concubine De, after the Queen Mother left the queen's bedroom, Lin Pinghe was looking for an opportunity to ask Wu Degui about the situation, which was a coincidence. Wu Degui happened to find Lin Pinghe. Lin Heping saw Wu Degui coming to him. He was very happy, and he asked anxiously: "When the Queen Mother came to the queen's bedroom, what was her attitude towards Concubine De? Did she make things difficult for Concubine De?"

"This time the queen queen is in the palace. She was very happy that Concubine De had cured the queen's illness, and praised Concubine De for 'knowing things', and the Queen Mother also issued an order for our family to hold a funeral, the Queen Mother was very considerate of the queen, and the conversation with Concubine De was very cordial, and everyone thought that the Queen Mother was in a good mood when she came to the queen's bedroom this time. Wu Degui said.

"It's good that the Queen Mother didn't make things difficult for Concubine De, she has been worried about Concubine De's situation in front of the Queen Mother, and has always wanted to find Gonggong Wu to understand the situation. Lin Pinghe said relaxedly.

"That's not necessarily, maybe your worries are justified, our family feels that the Queen Mother's praise for Concubine De and the decree to hold a funeral for Concubine De's father is just a reward for Concubine De's cure, not to eliminate the hostility towards Concubine De, the Queen Mother is still hostile to Concubine De, at present, the Queen Mother still needs Concubine De to continue to see a doctor for the Queen, so she put on a smile on the concubine and give some favors, but this is likely to be an expedient measure for the Queen Mother. Wu Degui said.

"In front of the concubines in the harem, does the Queen Mother need to have a set on the surface and a set behind the scenes? The entire harem is controlled by her, she can do whatever she wants, why do she have to pretend to be a fake?" Lin Pinghe is very disgusted with people who are two-faced and three-faced, he thinks that the Queen Mother is in power, and there is no need to play conspiracy.

"You don't know about the Queen Mother, according to the experience accumulated by our family in the past, the Queen Mother has a characteristic, she especially likes to give grace first and then power, usually, if the Queen Mother gives a lot of favor to a person, then, it is likely that the punishment for this person will be very heavy, so, the Queen Mother is very good to Concubine De in the queen's bedroom, and she is kind to Concubine De, which makes our family worry that if the queen's illness is cured, the Queen Mother will not need Concubine De to treat the queen, and Concubine De is very likely to be in a terrible danger, so our family specially found you, just to let you prepare early, once Concubine De encounters danger, we may help her get out of danger。 Wu Degui said.

"Or Gonggong Wu understands the Queen Mother, listen to your analysis, and only then do I understand that a very scheming person like the Queen Mother, once she is hostile to a person, it is difficult for this person not to be hated by her, her hostility towards Concubine De seems to be able to never be resolved, now, the better her attitude towards Concubine De, it is possible that after Concubine De completely cures the disease for the queen, it is possible to attack Concubine De, the Queen Mother may implicate the matter of the teacher He Taiyi on Concubine De, and then deal with Concubine De harshly, or it is possible to ask the Queen Mother to release her from the laundry room because of her hatred of Concubine De on the condition that the queen is cured, and the queen will take terrible revenge on her, We must plan in advance to help Concubine De get out of danger, and we can't let Concubine De be poisoned in the harem, Gonggong Wu, can you please pay attention to the movements in the palace at any time, once there is an abnormal situation, quickly notify the next in order to take action, and try your best to think of a way to save Concubine De. Lin Pinghe said.

"Okay, let's just say it, our family will always pay attention to the actions of the queen mother, pay attention to the movements of the queen's bedroom, once we find that Concubine De is in danger, we will notify you immediately, please rest assured that Imperial Doctor Lin, our family's identity is very beneficial to probing new news, and will not let Concubine De encounter danger." Wu Degui said.

Lin Pinghe knew very well that Wu Degui was a eunuch trusted by the Queen Mother, and he could learn the latest news from the Queen Mother, and with his help, Concubine Degui would definitely be able to get out of danger.

Shen Deyi's handling of He Junren's case has come to a conclusion, and the Queen Mother has Shen Deyi's verdict on the case in hand, she can't get it, she ordered the eunuch to pass down the edict and summon the emperor into the palace.

After the emperor asked for peace, the queen mother handed over the verdict written by Shen Deyi on He Junying's case to the emperor with a stern face, and the emperor took the verdict and looked at it hastily, the happy expression on his face was quickly replaced by a melancholy expression, and he did not like Shen Deyi's verdict very much.

The emperor knew very well in his heart that the queen mother had a special intention in showing him the verdict that He Junying committed suicide in fear of crime, and he thought: "Let me read this verdict." The queen mother is not right to arrest He Junren and go to prison before suing me for sù, and there is no need to regret that incident, but to imply to me that Concubine De is the daughter of Imperial Physician He and is not suitable to be an imperial concubine, according to the queen mother's thoughts, a guilty imperial doctor who committed suicide in fear of sin, his daughter can never be upgraded in the harem, and she can offset her father's guilt with her merits is already a special favor, and it is absolutely impossible to be promoted to imperial concubine. Seemingly. The queen mother is determined not to let Concubine De be promoted to the imperial concubine. ”

In fact. Previously, the emperor ordered Taiyi He to be arrested and imprisoned because he was angry at the time, and later, the emperor felt that this was a ridiculous thing he had done when his mind was not cool. He has always regretted it. But. He is the emperor, Chrysostom and Yuyan, and the words have been spoken. It cannot be changed lightly, let alone admitted as a mistake.

After calmly thinking about the consistent behavior of Imperial Physician He and his medical experience, the emperor believed that Imperial Physician He would never deliberately prescribe fierce medicine for the queen, and at the same time, the emperor also believed that Imperial Physician He would never commit suicide in prison, and the emperor always wanted to order the Criminal Department to re-investigate the cause of death of Imperial Physician He, but the case of Imperial Physician He involved the aggravation of the queen's condition at that time, and this case had always been sent by the Empress Dowager to investigate, and the Empress Dowager would not let the emperor interfere in the investigation of the case, so the emperor had to temporarily dispel the idea of re-investigating the case.

Now, the emperor is holding the verdict of Shen Deyi's case, and the Queen Mother is looking at him with a stern face, at this time, the emperor doesn't know what to do, he doesn't believe Shen Deyi's verdict on the case, but Shen Deyi's case is directly instructed by the Queen Mother, the emperor does not dare to question Shen Deyi's verdict in front of his mother, and the emperor is worried that if she confronts the queen in person, the queen mother will resolutely oppose Concubine De's promotion to imperial concubine. However, if the emperor recognizes Shen Deyi's verdict, it is equivalent to admitting that Concubine De's father committed suicide in fear of crime, and it will be difficult for him to insist that Concubine De be promoted to imperial concubine in front of the Queen Mother, and the emperor does not know how to say it to the Queen Mother.

Seeing that the emperor was silent, the empress dowager deliberately asked the emperor: "Emperor, you have finished reading the verdict written by Gonggong Shen, what do you think?

The emperor thought for a while and said: "Shen Gonggong is the lieutenant official of the Duzhi Supervisor who is very trusted by the queen mother, and the verdict he wrote is naturally credible, and the conclusion reached by the queen mother on Shen Gonggong's case has been reviewed, and the sons naturally have no objections, and the sons noticed that Shen Gonggong's investigation has made new discoveries, and Imperial Doctor He did not want to harm the queen, nor did he deliberately prescribe fierce medicine, he only used fierce medicine in order to make the queen's condition as good as possible, which is a kind of negligence, not criminal responsibility." Also, Dr. He asked people to buy stimulants in prison, and after taking them, he suffered from nervous disorders and unfortunately died. It is said that Taiyi He knew that he had a neurasthenia, and deliberately took stimulants, which was intended to commit suicide, but there is another possibility, that is, Taiyi He caused Empress Zì's condition to worsen because of his own negligence, and he was sad, depressed, Irritability, the mood is unbearable, so people buy stimulants, he takes excitement to boost his spirits, but because the body is too weak, and the drug stimulation is too strong, he died unexpectedly, if this is the case, He Taiyi is guilty and not guilty, it is an accidental death rather than poisoning suicide, so, the son heard that the queen mother ordered Wu Gonggong to hold a funeral for the imperial doctor, and admired the mother's wise behavior very much, and the mother's benevolence will definitely be praised by the ministers of the court! ”

When the Queen Mother heard what the emperor said, her face changed, she didn't expect that her own son would dare to question the conclusion of He Junren's case that she recognized in person, the Queen Mother thought: "The emperor wantonly exonerated He Junren must be because his heart has been fascinated by Concubine De." ”

The more the Queen Mother thought about it, the more terrible she felt, she continued to think: "Concubine De has a very heavy weight in the emperor's heart, in order to be able to promote Concubine De to the imperial concubine, the emperor not only does not believe in the verdict of Shen Gonggong, but also does not even listen to the words of the mourning family, the emperor openly changes the nature of Shen Deyi's judgment of the case, but secretly he is challenging the authority of the mourning family in the harem, the emperor hides Concubine De in his heart, and the ghost is confused, in his eyes, there is no mourning family as a mother for a long time. ”

"Shen Gonggong's verdict on the case has been thoroughly investigated and evidence has been carefully collected, so how can the emperor change it at will? He Junren committed suicide in fear of crime, this is certain, and he took the empress to make yang pills without authorization, and this is of course guilty; he was afraid that the imperial court would ask him about his guilt, so he took advantage of his familiarity with medicine to skillfully take stimulants to commit suicide, and he committed suicide in prison; this is a fact, and there is no need for you to exonerate him! The reason why the mourning family ordered Wu Gonggong He Junren to hold a funeral. is because his daughter has contributed to the queen's cure, and the mourning family does not want to blame the dead anymore, that is to say, the mourning family recognizes that Concubine De can use her merits to offset his father's guilt, but this does not mean that He Junren is not guilty. ”

At this time, the emperor could feel that the queen mother's heart was full of anger, and he didn't dare to collide with the queen mother in person, he said to the queen mother in a calm tone: "The queen mother knows everything and knows the case well, and the sons are just talking about things." Erchen's opinion may be wrong. Erchen has no evidence, what he just said is just a speculation, Erchen didn't think about why the imperial doctor exonerated him, since the queen mother decided that the imperial doctor He committed suicide in fear of crime. The sons obeyed the queen mother. Please don't be angry. I heard that Imperial Physician He's funeral has been held, and he will definitely be grateful for the Queen Mother's kindness under Jiuquan. There's no need to talk about the dead. ”

The Queen Mother listened to what the emperor said, and she stopped talking, perhaps because the Queen Mother thought that the emperor was right, He Junren was dead, don't talk about him all the time, and let the dead rest in peace.

The emperor didn't speak, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, the queen mother didn't speak, he was angry, he thought: "The queen mother is too much, in order to prevent Concubine He Zhihan from being promoted to the imperial concubine, she joined forces with Shen Deyi to make He Junren's death a suicide in fear of crime, this is a case of creating injustice!" Shen Deyi's dog slave is very hateful, he did everything possible to cater to the Queen Mother, and he just took the right to handle the case from Zhang Lianying's hands, and handled the case into the conclusion that the Queen Mother wanted, I suspect that Shen Deyi is the villain who is really related to the death of Imperial Doctor He, and if there is a chance, I must find out about this matter!"

When the queen mother saw that the emperor didn't speak, she couldn't help it, and patiently said to the emperor: "Emperor, the queen mother sues you, you want He Zhihan to be promoted to the imperial concubine, this is very inappropriate, she is the daughter of a criminal minister after all, her father's case has just been examined clearly, and there has been a conclusion, the ministers in the court all know that He Junren committed suicide in fear of crime, and you want to promote He Zhihan to the imperial concubine, how do you let the queen mother explain it to the ministers?" Also, the concubines in the harem will think that the queen mother does not abide by the rules and favors Concubine De because of this incident, so this matter must not be done!

The emperor saw that the Empress Dowager was very stubborn, and he couldn't help it, and his stubborn temper was immediately aroused, and he said: "Even if Imperial Physician He committed suicide in fear of sin, he can't put his guilt on Concubine De's head, Imperial Physician He is Imperial Physician He, Concubine De is Concubine De, Imperial Physician He prescribed fierce medicine for the queen, making the queen's condition worse, this is guilty; Concubine Xian's view on Concubine De's promotion to the imperial concubine, they all agree with and support the construction of the retainer, and the queen mother said that she should consider it carefully, but in her heart she has always been against it, the empress dowager insisted on opposing the promotion of the concubine to the imperial concubine, is it because she is worried that the concubine has both virtue and ability, wisdom and bravery, and will snatch the power of the queen mother to take charge of the harem in the future? If there is such a worry, it is completely unnecessary, Concubine De is not a woman who likes power, she just wants to be able to live an ordinary life as a concubine in the harem easily and safely. ”

The emperor's words stung the queen mother greatly, and the queen mother was so angry when she heard it that she immediately became pale and couldn't even speak for a while, and after a while, the queen mother said it.

The Queen Mother said angrily: "Okay! You have become the emperor, you have grown up, you have your own opinions, now you can as long as Concubine De does not want a mother, you finally tell the truth, it turns out that you promoted He Zhihan to the imperial concubine just so that she can snatch the power to take charge of the harem, Concubine De becomes the imperial concubine, you can control a qiē with her, and then, whether it is the inner court or the outer court, you don't have to listen to the mourning family, you have calculated very well!" Now that you have grown up, you can be ungrateful, well, now the mourning family asks you, since you ascended the throne, has the mourning family interfered in a matter of your imperial court? Has it affected you to be the emperor? You say!"

The Empress Dowager was fierce, the emperor softened, he realized that he was too uncalm just now, he hurriedly changed his attitude, and said to the Empress Dowager in a gentle and cordial tone: "The Empress Mother has always supported the sons and daughters, let the sons and daughters have full authority to preside over the affairs of the dynasty, the Empress has never interfered in the affairs of the dynasty, the Chinese military ministers of the DPRK have great admiration for the wisdom and generosity of the Empress Mother, in the hearts of the sons and daughters, the Empress is the greatest empress dowager, the Empress Mother is as kind to the sons as a mountain, and the kindness of the sons to the Empress has always been remembered. ”

"You can still understand that the Mourning family has been supporting you, then, the Mourning family asks you again, at that time, the Mourning family tried their best to support you to become the emperor, before ascending the throne, what did you say to the Mourning family?

"The sons did not dare to forget, at that time, the queen mother asked the sons to manage the government carefully, not to play things and lose their minds, but also not to indulge in the eroticism of the harem, the sons said to the queen mother: 'The affairs of the harem are all in charge of the queen mother, if the sons are indulged in love with the harem concubines, the queen mother can punish the sons and daughters, and the sons asked the queen mother at that time, and all the affairs in the court are handled by the sons, and the queen mother must not intervene, only when the sons have serious mistakes, the queen mother can ask. The Emperor spoke of the agreement he had made with his mother before he ascended the throne.

"Very good, the emperor has not forgotten the promise made at that time, then, now the mourning family asks you: Choosing the candidate for the imperial concubine in the harem, is this a matter of the court or the harem?

"Choosing the candidate for the imperial concubine is a matter for the harem, He Zhihan is not a minister, but a concubine of the harem. The Emperor replied.

"Well, should the emperor decide the promotion of He Zhihan to the imperial concubine, or should the mourning family make the decision?"

The emperor thought for a moment and was speechless for a moment. (To be continued......)

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