How to Raid the Queen

Li Xi's pregnancy soon became a major event in the palace, and it could be seen from the food.

Even though he was teased by Li Xi at the dinner table, Jing Wenhao personally arranged for Li Xi to be on duty in the small kitchen.The best cooks in the imperial dining room were all transferred to the small kitchen of the Zhiran Palace, and they were divided into four groups of people on duty. Each group consisted of three chefs, two pastry chefs, and one soup cook.It is to ensure that Li Xi can eat a fresh bite whenever he is hungry or hungry at twelve hours a day.

The Tai Hospital is even more busy. Since the number of male pregnancies has become less and less, they don't know many things. The emperor who gave birth is now very concerned about the queen, and everyone can see it.When Concubine Chen was pregnant, the emperor was never happy like this. Although the reward he received today was rich, it was quite hot, and he was afraid that he might accidentally hurt the master.So the imperial doctors put everything down as soon as they went back, and hurriedly flipped through books, ancient books, and tried their best to find out some ways of recuperating men's pregnancy, so as to keep the black yarn on their heads.

Li Xi watched the maids who brought him snacks and fruits change every hour, all of them were exquisite things, the snacks followed wherever he went, and there were almost more maids around him. times.And the slate floor in his own hall is now covered with thick carpets, and the desks with sharp corners in the hall have also been replaced with round tables. Li Xi felt that Jing Wenhao was going too far.

And Li Xi is in the limelight, which means that someone's life is not easy.Concubine Chen was demoted to concubine that day. I thought it was just what Jing Wenhao said verbally, but someone went to her palace that day and moved her things out, saying that she is not a concubine now, and living in this palace is beyond the standard. According to the system, she will be moved to another palace to live with other concubines.Concubine Chen is almost unacceptable. She entered the palace three years ago as the side concubine of the crown prince. Jing Wenhao doted on her because she was given a yard in the East Palace. The most favored concubine, how could she be forced to move out after her status has been lowered now?

Regardless of Concubine Chen's astonishment, the palace people sent by Jing Wenhao just took away all the jewelry and clothes that were not of her grade.

Concubine Chen suddenly became anxious, walked up to a court lady, grabbed the phoenix hairpin from her hand, and said: "You are so courageous, this Dongzhu phoenix hairpin was given to me by the emperor when he ascended the throne, you dare ignorant."

The palace maid was not panicked at all, and said: "The emperor sent his servants to collect things. This phoenix hairpin is what the empress should have, but now the empress is a man, so the empress has it. Now it is taken back and brought into the national treasury. , happened to be returned to the original owner.”

Concubine Chen was furious, she slapped the palace maid on the face, and said: "Baby maid, even if I am relegated to be a concubine, I am much more noble than you, it is your turn to be arrogant."

That palace maid has always followed Jing Wenhao, she suffered from Concubine Chen when she was favored in the past, but now that Concubine Chen is losing power day by day, she is not at ease, and she follows Concubine Chen's lead. The slap fell to the ground, and happened to break the porcelain next to it and hurt his hand, blood flowed out immediately.She looked at the father-in-law next to her and said, "Please also obey the emperor's will."

When the father-in-law saw it, he immediately turned to the outside and said, "Concubine Chen did not obey the emperor's order, and committed murder and wounded people. Come here and forcefully move."

As soon as the father-in-law finished yelling, a group of guards with knives came in from this end, one of them escorted the dumbfounded Concubine Chen down, and the others forcibly moved those things out.

Concubine Chen originally thought that taking away her own things would be the most terrifying thing, but she never thought that the sky would collapse when she actually arrived in the palace where she lived.It was the harem of the former emperor, where all kinds of concubines lived, a place not much better than the Lenggong.Concubine Chen only felt that there was a thunderbolt from the blue sky, and she just happened to be hit.

Concubine Chen's situation is not bad, but her mother is even worse.Mrs. Chen was imprisoned in the coldest dungeon when she entered the clan mansion. Jing Wenhao didn't interrogate her that day, but ordered her to die to make it difficult for her. Her life was really difficult.After all, Mrs. Chen is also everyone's young lady. She joined the Chen family directly from her own home, and she has never experienced any hardships. Now she is locked in the dungeon, and she doesn't even have saliva. The dungeon is cold at night, but there is only one straw mat. No matter how much she cries or begs, the guards will pretend not to hear her.Finally, on the second day, Jing Wenhao had her interrogated, and she was directly convicted of murdering the queen and the prince, saying that she was because Concubine Chen was jealous of the queen's pregnancy, and she couldn't see that she would push the queen into the water.Mrs. Chen is not willing to confess, she is a fool, she wants to see the emperor, she wants to see her husband-in-law, but it is up to her.When she was interrogated, the dossier had already been written, and the only thing missing was a signature. She refused to draw it, so several people held her down and pressed her fingerprints forcibly.Her punishment is to be imprisoned in the clan's residence for ten years, and the case will be considered closed.

Xie Xuansheng became even busier after he became Minister of Dali Temple. Li Yongzhen piled up a lot of cases for him. In addition to the case of the high priest, since he became the number one scholar, he has almost no time to rest.No, just found some clues, and had to go to the palace to report to Jing Wenhao.

"See the emperor." Xie Xuan saluted Jing Wenhao.

Jing Wenhao was very happy these few days, and he was in a good mood, so he was spared the gift of Xie Xuan.

"But did the person who poisoned the high priest find out?"

"Back to the emperor, we did find out, but it was always a step too late. When we went, the woman was already dead." Xie Xuan replied.

"Dead?" Jing Wenhao frowned, "When did he die? Where did he die? What's the difference? Maybe we can find out who did it?"

"The woman has been wearing diapers since the day the high priest died, and she is hiding in a farmhouse on the outskirts of Beijing. I just got this clue yesterday, and immediately took people there, but there was only one corpse. When we went, The corpse was still hot, so it must have died not long ago. Wu Zuo had tested it, and said there was no injury on his body. Looking at the black lips, Wu Zuo said that he was poisoned, but he couldn't find out what poison it was."

"There are still such strange things." Jing Wenhao thoughtfully, "Okay, if you can't find out the poison, then you just don't test it. Just push it all to King Yi. Anyway, his crime of treason is not a crime. This is missing. But you, pay more attention to yourself. You still stare at the direction I told you last time. If there are not enough people, ask Li Yongduo for some. Anyway, he may not be there in the future. So much time to take care of those hidden guards, Quan Dangzhen will give you a favor to make you relax."

Xie Xuan listened to Jing Wenhao's words, but sneered in his heart. He obviously did things for him, and he had to be grateful. Emperors are indeed arrogant.The key is that he knows that Jing Wenhao usually won't open his mouth easily to give him some benefits, but he finally opened his mouth, and it seems that he wants to ask for something from himself.Just as he was thinking about what troubles he had encountered recently, Jing Wenhao was already looking at him with a smile.

"Have you been busy investigating cases recently?"

"Fortunately, it's my duty to do my best for the emperor." Xie Xuan violated his conscience, in fact he was already busy like a spinning top, and he didn't even have time to appease Li Zhiyuan who was at home.Xie Xuan thought of this suddenly, felt something was wrong, and looked up at Jing Wenhao.

"I heard that you passed on my will and suspended Li Zhiyuan's position as Yuanwailang in the Ministry of Rites? Have someone follow you as a clerk?" Jing Wenhao smiled, looking very approachable, but Xie Xuan's back There was a layer of cold sweat.

"I've heard it all, you don't know what method you used to make Li Zhiyuan leave home and live with you. You are well, you have someone to accompany you all day." Jing Wenhao pinched his eyebrows, " But have you ever thought that what I am asking you to do now are extremely dangerous things, and it is inconvenient for you to take people with you all day, isn't it? I think about it, let him work in the palace, anyway. It's a clerk, it's better for me and the queen than for you, isn't it? At least the guards in this palace are strict, so he won't be wronged."

Xie Xuan finally understood that the emperor was asking for someone from him.To put it nicely, in order to protect Li Zhiyuan, he was actually afraid that the empress would be bored if she became pregnant. The emperor, indeed, would not suffer a bit. If so, he might as well return all the hidden guards that Jing Wenhao gave to Li Zhiyuan forever.

Seeing Xie Xuan, Jing Wenhao showed embarrassment, knowing that he was reluctant, and he could understand that if someone asked him to separate Li Xi, he would drag that person out and behead him.

"Don't worry, I won't occupy him all the time. I enter the palace at Sishi and leave the palace at Shenshi every day. I only come for [-] days a month, and the salary is doubled. Both of you are equal. I will protect him."

Jing Wenhao said so, how can Xie Xuan refute, he can only sigh silently, well, let people enter the palace.Anyway, what the emperor said was right. The things he was doing now were really not safe. He tied people up all the time, but the goal was too big.

When Xie Xuan left the palace that night, he brought out two imperial edicts, one was to clean up Jing Yi.Jing Yi led troops to rebel, the evidence was conclusive, and the imperial family was expelled.Zi Junhou helped the tyrant to abuse him, and he also copied and beheaded all his families. The remaining people, such as men, were distributed to the frontiers, and women were slaves.All property was confiscated.

The second is to reward Li Zhiyuan, so that he will take office the next day and work in the palace. The emperor also specially gave Li Zhiyuan a small waist card to facilitate his entry and exit.

Xie Xuan took the decree and returned to the mansion, it was already late, when Xie Xuan returned to the room, he saw that the man was fast asleep, lying on the bed, blushing, thinking that he would not be able to follow him the next day I didn't care about anything else, so I walked over and woke him up.