one step closer to the end

Zhao Guanren put his hands behind his back and said: "Don't ask more questions than you should. You are under my control now. I will take you to dinner first. Let's talk while eating!"

"Follow your orders!"

Tan Qingning knew that it was inconvenient for him to say more, so she obediently led others to follow him, and all the maids leading the way also ran away. Although Bian Xianglan and the other four girls were in the fog, seeing her man's arrogant appearance, I just felt like there was an iron plate stuck in my waist.

"Master Zhao! Come in and sit down, I have a good new tea here..."

"Master Zhao! You have worked hard, my concubine specially made cakes for you..."

"Master Zhao! Why did you come here..."

A series of acting coquettishly and fawning, all kinds of concubines were waiting in front of the courtyard, giving all kinds of gifts or eating, almost made Tan Qingning and the others think that what they entered was not the emperor's harem at all, but his Zhao Guanren's harem.

"Sisters!"

Bian Yulei whispered in shock: "Why are all these ladies flattering our master? They all claim to be concubines and slaves. How big a deal does he have to do?"

"This isn't flattery, it's saving your life, something big will definitely happen..."

Bian Xianglan raised her brows with a strange expression. The guards could hardly carry anything, and every time they went to a house, they would leave marks. The marks were divided into three levels, good, medium, and to-do. Such as mourning concubine examination.

"Let's go! Let's go eat hot pot..."

Zhao Guanren strutted into a big courtyard, inside there was a magnificent palace, surrounded by singing birds and fragrant flowers, pavilions, towers and pavilions, only to see three large characters written on the plaque - the Palace of Mercy!

"Eating hot pot? This is the queen's palace..."

Tan Qingning almost frightened him to death, but Zhao Guanren walked straight into the palace, and the six maids knelt in front of the door to greet him, obsequiously helping him take off his official boots and put on loose cloth shoes, and then gave Bian Xianglan and the others The woman kowtowed to salute.

"Come! Everyone in my family sit down, and the rest come over..."

Zhao Guanren sat boldly in the main hall. Sure enough, there were hot pots and stones on a round table, and even the old imperial wine was taken out to drink, but the palace was already empty, and the queen's phoenix robe and hairpins were all gone. Throw it on the soft bed.

"Come on! Ladies, line up, don't call me lord, don't call me lord, call me brother..."

Zhao Guanren brought two big food boxes in front of him, and after opening, there was a letter in each, and the bottom was full of gold, silver and jewels, and said with a smile: "Remember, as long as you follow your brother faithfully and work hard, prosperity and wealth are indispensable to you." Yes, come and claim your reward!"

"Thank you, brother!"

A tall female guard ran over, bowed shyly and took two gold ingots, and the rest were excited too. Who would have thought that Zhao Guanren was so generous that even the six maids got a share, and all of them shouted "Brother" excitedly.

"Little Ling'er! You take the sisters to the side hall for dinner, and we will start work after the food is melted..."

Zhao Guanren waved his hand with a smile, and the guards and maids left gratefully.

"Qing Ning!"

Zhao Guanren kicked the gift box on the ground and said, "You have divided these two boxes of money among the girls, and there will be more after you work hard, but you are not field guards now, but my private supervisors, you are tight-lipped , You have to listen to me, understand?"

"understood!"

The female field guards nodded cautiously. He is probably the only man who can drive the queen out of the palace to eat hot pot, except for the emperor.

"Yunxuan!"

Tan Qingning hurriedly asked: "Why did you come to the harem? What happened? Was the corpse poison stolen?"

"Enter the harem to investigate the case. If you do the investigation well, you will be promoted to a higher position, but if you do not do well, you will move your head..."

Zhao Guanren said solemnly: "The corpse poison was not stolen, but someone in the harem murdered the emperor with sorcery. At present, the empress and her son are the most suspected. In the palace!"

"..."

The faces of the female field guards all changed, and suddenly felt that the silver on the ground was extremely hot.

"Now no one knows that it was caused by sorcery. They all think that the corpse poison is lost, and you can't leak the secret..."

Zhao Guanren took out a booklet and said: "Investigating cases is your strength, this is the clue for you to know, start with the headless corpse in the Royal Garden, don't ask too much about your private life, come and report to me if you have any secrets." , you can’t pretend you didn’t hear it, and you can’t tell outsiders!”

"grown ups!"

A female field guard stepped forward to take the booklet and said, "What methods can we use, can we bring out the suspect to extract a confession, can the ladies also check it?"

"You must first understand the unspoken rules of the harem. The six maids are your guides. The concubine who is favored must be polite. You can use harsh words to threaten, but you must not be violent..."

Zhao Guanren said: "I will investigate the noble concubine and the imperial concubine, and the rest can be searched in their bedroom, but you must be sure before you can find it. As for the eunuchs and maids, if you don't cooperate, you can use your mouth. Don't slap the eunuchs around the emperor. Just do it!"

"Understandable!"

The field guards clasped their fists and bowed.

"You go to work first and then eat..."

Zhao Guanren said: "These gift boxes on the ground all have the surnames of the concubines. You list the gifts and register them in the register. If there is a report letter in the box, it must be marked. It is not allowed to open it privately. Let Tan Qingning check and summarize it. tell me!"

Tan Qingning said in surprise: "You are asking them to report each other, no wonder you have to grade them!"

"Smart! None of the concubines in the harem have a clean butt..."

Zhao Guanren smiled and said: "You can't leak the secrets. They are all kept in the dark now. The classification is to let them eat dogs. If someone really gave food or a small amount of silver, don't investigate this kind of honest people. If you don't give gifts and don't give them a deep investigation. The person who gives the most gifts!"

Bian Yulei asked curiously: "Why? Isn't it good to give too much?"

"You curious baby, what are you doing all day long..."

Zhao Guanren scratched her little nose, and said with a smile: "Giving too much shows that she has a guilty conscience and is capable of making money in the palace. This kind of person has the highest chance of accidents. Those who don't give gifts are either fearless, or they are real culprits. They are worried about accidents." I dare not give gifts!"

"Well! This method is really good, it can greatly improve our efficiency..."

Tan Qingning nodded in agreement, but after the field guards picked up their things and went down, she quickly sat down at the table and said, "Why did the emperor let you enter the harem to investigate the case? What if we kill you after the investigation? Just do this kind of dirty work all the time!"

"Flying birds are all gone! Good bows are hidden! But he dare not silence until the birds are finished..."

Zhao Guanren turned around and said with a smile: "The emperor was not afraid that I would leak the secret, but he was afraid that I would quit, so he hurriedly brought my daughters-in-law to the palace. I can't escape when they are here, and he even asked me to go to the palace." Pick a few concubines to sleep with, and let me live the emperor's addiction!"

"Pfft~"

Bian Xianglan sprayed tea on his face, and said anxiously: "Are you going crazy? If you put the girls to bed, will our family be dissatisfied with copying and beheading?"

"I'm not stupid! It's okay to sleep with his woman's dry hair, but you can't sleep with his wife if you sleep with his daughter..."

Zhao Guanren wiped his tea and laughed: "Let's eat! The emperor will receive you tomorrow morning. You have to live in the palace during this time. Don't be restrained. You can do whatever you want. Now no one in the palace dares to provoke your master, that's right! He What kind of county king did you seal me?"

"Prince Yongshi!"

"What? The king who swims in shit, the king who swims in shit..."

"Hahaha……"

The girls leaned back and laughed with their bellies in their hands, but someone outside the door suddenly teased: "You are still a great talent, the king of Yongshi County means eternal history, if you are a real prince, you are Yongshi!" Prince, this title is so precious!"

"Haha~ The imperial concubine is here, let's have some food together..."

Zhao Guanren stood up and smiled, seeing the little princess bringing her grandma, a graceful and luxurious old woman, this is the old lady of Prince Duan, except for the queen's second in command in the harem, and she took the initiative to greet her as soon as she entered the door. Zhao Guanren bowed his knees and saluted.

"Hmph~ You really have no conscience, you don't call me when you eat hot pot, I'll kick you to death..."

The little princess ran over to play coquettishly with him, while the imperial concubine walked towards the back hall with a smile on her face, with only two old maids behind her, Zhao Guanren followed tacitly, and walked into the place that concubines dream of. In the inner hall of the queen.

"Hmph~ why didn't you copy her nest, how cool it is to copy..."

The little princess arrogantly crossed her waist, while the imperial concubine dragged her gorgeous court dress, walked straight to the golden phoenix chair, sat down, and said with a dignified smile: "Your Highness! Everyone says you have sharp eyes, look at me Are you good enough to sit here?"

Chapter 0487 The Grandmaster

"Your Highness! Everyone says you have sharp eyes, do you think I am qualified to sit here..."

The imperial concubine is sitting on the golden phoenix chair, the gorgeous court clothes set off her dignified and noble, and the floor tiles in front of her have been dented from kneeling, this is the result of many concubines greeting each other every day, I believe it is also her fault A labor of love.

"What are you doing standing there, you still haven't greeted the empress..."

Zhao Guanren pushed the little princess, and the little princess's eyes lit up suddenly, and he brought the two old maids to kneel down excitedly, lying on the ground and shouting: "May the queen be blessed and safe!"

"..."

There was a morbid grin on the imperial concubine's face, she straightened her waist unconsciously, raised her head, supported the sides of the golden phoenix chair with both hands, tried her best to suppress her trembling body, and said proudly: "My palace is well, Let's all be at peace!"

"You two go out and guard the door..."

The hostess of Xiaojun cleverly drove away the two old maids. Zhao Guanren pointed to the pits on the floor tiles and said with a smile, "Your Majesty has been kneeling here for many years. The two pits in the middle should belong to you, right?"

"40 years! Bengong has knelt down on her for 40 years, you damn bitch..."

The imperial concubine stared at the pit with a green face, and the resentment on her face seemed to be real. If it hadn't been for spending a day in the harem, Zhao Guanren would not be able to understand this kind of morbid psychology, but he now knows very well that the harem is a person who doesn't eat people, but can call A place where life is worse than death.

"Brother Yunxuan! What happened, can you really help my father..."

The little princess looked pitiful, Zhao Guanren dragged a chair and sat down, and said: "Maybe you don't know yet, Prince Duan and the crown prince have been imprisoned in the palace together, and the civil and military ministers who have anything to do with them have been imprisoned." Jingdu Weichang took it away!"

"I don't know but I can guess that the emperor will never let my son stay outside the palace..."

The imperial concubine finally broke away from her illusions, and said: "Master Zhao should be clear that we, mother and son, have absolutely no intention of rebelling, let alone the power to rebel. As early as when my son left Beijing..."

"It's useless for you to tell me that, Prince Duan and I are on our own..."

Zhao Guanren interrupted her and said: "Mother! The emperor almost died today. I can't say what happened, but he already wanted to chop off the queen mother and son, together with your son. It wasn't Qianyexuan who came forward to protect the queen. The queen has already been killed." Hang up and hit!"

"..."

The expressions of the grandfather and grandson changed in astonishment, and the imperial concubine tremblingly said: "Is the queen really, really planning to commit treason and assassination?"

"I have evidence that the heads of their mother and child fell to the ground, but it is not a good thing for you..."

Zhao Guanren spread his hands and said: "Your Majesty, you are an old senior of Gongdou, so naturally you don't need me to say more. If the crown prince is abolished, Prince Duan will also be abolished. The two of them are grasshoppers tied together. The best you can get now The result is to support your youngest son, King Zheng!"

"No! My uncle is an idiot, he only knows how to spend time and money..."

The little princess stomped her feet angrily, and the imperial concubine also hesitated and said: "King Zheng is ignorant of the world, and he can't beat the other princes when he helps him up, but the prince of the county is resourceful and has the same brotherhood with my son, so you can find a way to help him, my son." Recently, I have made a lot of contributions to the court!"

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty is now in good health. Do you think he cares about credit or the throne..."

Zhao Guanren shook his head and said: "The emperor is not a good person. He invited my wife and concubine to come in as a hostage, and made me a shit county king. Don't you understand what that means? I can no longer be an official, I can't make friends with courtiers, I can't marry a small county... Lord, I can only serve the emperor for the rest of my life!"

"My God!"

The little princess said in horror: "Why didn't I think of this? You are the county king and I am the princess. We can't get married. What should we do?"

"Hey~ it's done, we can't make people laugh at us..."

Zhao Guanren said helplessly: "Look, the emperor will probably force you to marry soon, and the seventeenth princess is the same, and as long as there is no fault found in the sixth prince, there is a [-]% chance that the crown prince will belong to him. The best candidate!"

"Prince Chu? The son of the imperial concubine Zhou..."

The imperial concubine stood up suddenly, but Zhao Guanren said again: "I'm just guessing here, who knows what the emperor thinks, but what is the origin of the great master Qianyexuan, and why the emperor listens to everything he says, reluctantly?" Put the empress in the East Palace?"

"The veteran of the three dynasties! The top ten grandmasters are ranked third, and Jin Wuming is only ranked sixth..."

The imperial concubine said: "Some people say that he is more than 100 years old, and he may be a veteran of the four dynasties. If he didn't like to study cooking, the emperor would not dare to let him be an imperial cook. The people he supports will be the emperor in the end. I am afraid only The current crown prince has made him look away!"

"He didn't miss it, it's not me, the prince will soon be the emperor..."

Zhao Guanren said seriously: "Your Majesty! Who are Concubine Bai Shu and Concubine Tong Gui? With your means in the harem, it is impossible for them to be in power by themselves!"

"Hey~ Those two bitches don't get in, and they belong to no one..."

The imperial concubine shook her head and said: "They are backed by big clans and cabinet ministers, and they have a strong belly. The two gave birth to three little princes. In the palace, no one will sell face, but the children are not threatening, and we usually do not." Just deal with them!"

"Your Majesty! The Seventeenth Princess has arrived outside the palace..."

A court lady suddenly ran in to report, Zhao Guanren got up and said: "Your Majesty, go back and wait for the news, I will try my best to help Prince Duan fight for it, as long as he is not imprisoned, he will have a chance, anyway, he has not rebelled, so don't act too hastily! "

"Your Majesty! I will trouble you..."

The imperial concubine got up and bowed to him again, while the little princess frowned and said, "Go and think of a way, how can someone with a foreign surname be a prince, anyway, I let you touch my body thousands of times, you must not marry me in this life , if you don’t marry me, I’ll die for you! Hmph~”

"Okay, okay! I'll think of a way..."

Zhao Guanren sent them out helplessly. Princess Yaoyue just walked in head-on, bowed her head to the side with a blank expression, and the imperial concubine and the little princess didn't dare to make trouble, and hurriedly left Ciren with them. palace.

"Long story short! I didn't eat a single bite of hot pot..."

Zhao Guanren turned back and walked into the inner hall. Princess Yaoyue walked in alone and handed over a piece of paper, saying: "This is a document just issued by the Imperial Hospital. The crown prince's nobleman Qi is very happy. It's been a month and a half, and it happens to be your seed." , Congratulations, Master Zhao!"

"Yo~ My marksmanship is good, I got her pregnant twice..."

Zhao Guanren took the document and said with a smile: "But sister Seventeen, has your news been blocked? This king is already the king of Yongshi County, and the crown prince is my elder brother. He sent his younger brother a concubine for fun. I will make an announcement tomorrow. No one will say anything?"

"What? You have become the king of the county, how can you be the king of the county with a foreign surname..."

Princess Yaoyue stared at him in horror, and Zhao Guanren laughed and said, "Ask our father, anyway, the imperial decree has already been sent to the clan's mansion, but because of my past affection, the only thing I can do for you is Same thing, do you want to keep the queen and the prince safe for the eldest or the youngest?"

"Do you think you are the emperor, you opened the palace..."

Princess Yaoyue gritted her teeth and said: "You plague god, don't be complacent. The water in the palace is far deeper than you think. Every concubine here represents a group of people. The emperor is not free to do anything recklessly. You will see me tomorrow morning." Great to see!"

"Do you know where the last woman who threatened me like this is..."