I have a book to play

If a person has been asked for various things for a long time, and he will agree to everything, after a long time, he will probably make others think that this person is nothing more than that, he can ask for anything, and he is very talkative.

In the eyes of the Empress Dowager, Emperor Xihe may be such a person.

Therefore, even the servants around the Empress Dowager took it for granted that if the Empress Dowager said she wanted to remove the bones, no one would dare to stop her, even if it was Emperor Xihe.

But it's a pity that the clay figurine still has a temper.

Emperor Xihe knew what the Empress Dowager was trying to do by removing the bones so as not to offend the sons and grandsons of the dragon.

The truth of the matter has not been found out yet, but all signs point to the East Palace. The Queen Mother doesn't even want to consider the slightest possibility. Prove that these people really died.

The Empress Dowager has done this kind of thing too many times, Xi and Emperor know it well.

"Empress Dowager's edict?" Emperor Xihe lowered his head and asked.

"Yes!" The servant was overjoyed, "The Empress Dowager thinks that if these pickles are left in the East Palace, they will more or less offend the Crown Prince, so..."

Xihe Di sneered on his face, but everyone could see the anger in his heart.Sun Peng lowered his head, took a step back, and hid his body behind Sun Junliang. Immediately after, he heard Emperor Xihe's angry reprimand.

"The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, doesn't the queen mother know?"

"His Majesty……"

"What are you? I have clearly issued a decree that no matter who it is, except the third envoy, they are not allowed to approach the dry well of the Eastern Palace!"

"Your Majesty, the slave is the Empress Dowager..."

"What are you doing in a daze?" Xi and Di sternly said to the back, "Don't drag me down!"

The servant originally only wanted to be soft, kneel down to admit his mistake and beg for mercy, but just now Sun Peng said that he had falsely passed on the Queen Mother's edict, and it is estimated that Emperor Xihe didn't hear it, and maybe he could save his life.It happened that he was with the queen mother, and he always got face in front of others. Unexpectedly, Xihe Emperor would not show face to the queen mother, and immediately struggled and resisted.

"Let go! The servant is passing on the imperial edict for the queen mother, the servant..."

Fearing that the dog would be offended and say something dirty, Xihedi's guards rushed forward to arrest him.

He tried to yell again, but if the guard raised his hand, he would slap him unceremoniously.Half of his face was swollen from the pumping, and a tooth was directly knocked out and fell to the ground.

Several monks in Jingming Temple couldn't bear to look at it, so they closed their eyes and said "Amitabha".

The person was taken down, as for how to deal with the servant who committed the crime below, it was no longer something that others should consider.

What should be considered now is how to deal with Emperor Xihe's sudden appearance here.

Those who can achieve the positions of Shangshu, Yushi Zhongcheng, and Dali Siqing are never stupid.Trying to figure out the emperor's heart, even if it is not as good as eunuchs like the chief servant, he can always guess something.

Yu Shangshu briefly and rudely stated the case of Donggong Dry Well and the autopsy results obtained so far, but turned around and ordered someone to lift off the cloth covering the accident.

On the exposed white skeleton, there are many traces of the beatings he said in his mouth.

Emperor Xihe sneered: "The harem is not allowed to engage in politics. The hand of the Empress Dowager today has extended to the court!"

Everyone didn't dare to answer, only Sun Junliang answered: "The Empress Dowager will be chaotic if she cares about it." No matter what he said, no matter what he said, everyone could hear the meaning behind his words.

Emperor Xihe never cared how domineering and arrogant the queen mother was in the harem.That was the woman who raised him and supported him to ascend the throne. He had done a lot to make this woman happy.If this matter in the East Palace is just a trivial matter in the palace, she can do whatever she wants, and as the emperor, it is not easy for him to interfere.

But this matter has spread all over the capital, and it has long been unknown that it is as simple as the death of a few maids.

The common people don't care about who died, they only know that in the womb of the erroneous prince, many dead bodies were found.Regardless of the truth, the biggest suspect is the prince.

Everyone inside and outside the court knew that the queen mother loved the prince.

Then, it is reasonable for the queen mother, who is afraid that the truth will have nothing to do with the prince, to care about it and to interfere in politics.

Emperor Xihe brought the eminent monks from Jingming Temple to chant sutras for the deceased.

His mind is not on the fate of the country, but he just hopes to get rid of some grievances for these dead people.

As for the fact that he ordered someone to take down the servants around the Empress Dowager, and refused to hand over the bones to the Empress Dowager's people for "management", I don't need to guess, I am afraid that it has already been passed back to the Hall of Ciying.

When the monks began to chant sutras, as expected, an old servant from the Ciying Hall bowed over and said that the Empress Dowager wanted to see Her Majesty.

Emperor Xihe was so angry that his chest was tight, but he had to leave the matter behind, looked at Xie Chen who was standing with the monk, and said through gritted teeth: "I know."

The servant didn't know if he was deaf or his movements were slow, he didn't see any movement for a long time, Xi Hedi had no choice but to order someone to take care of the masters, and then walked out of the East Palace holding back his breath.

Seeing that Xi and Emperor had left, Yu Shangshu and the others also let out a long sigh of relief.

The benevolence of a benevolent monarch lies in the benevolence to the common people, not to those unreasonable and domineering harem women.

From this point of view, Emperor Xihe's disposition was too benevolent.

Sun Peng had come out from behind Sun Junliang at this time, facing the monks chanting scriptures around the bones, he frowned: "Ah... my lord, do you want these bones to stay in the palace?"

Sun Junliang shook his head: "Take it out. It's not appropriate to put it in the palace."

"Where are you taking it?" Yu Shi Zhongcheng raised his eyes, "The Ministry of Punishment, or Dali Temple?"

"Dali Temple."

In less than a day, the well was dug to the bottom, and the bones were dug out continuously.Some are dark, some are white, some are male, some are female, and there are even children who are obviously undersized.

The people who dug the well changed two or three batches, and the director of Yushitai couldn't bear it until he turned around and threw himself under a nearby tree, pouring out the surging gastric juice in his belly.

Sun Peng never went far. After digging, many people couldn't take it anymore. He rolled up his sleeves and stepped forward to help connect bones to the ground one by one.

Yu Shangshu and Yu Shi Zhongcheng recognized his identity early on, and patted Sun Junliang on the shoulder, only thinking that this son of the Sun family was not spoiled since he was a child, and he was very useful.

The monks from Jingming Temple didn't leave either, and the excavated bones were assembled with the help of a foreman, but they couldn't put them together into a complete body, so they recited the mantra of passing away by themselves.When the well was finally dug out and the last body pieced together, their mouths were already dry.

This time, fourteen corpses were placed on the whole piece of ground spread out with straw mats beside the dry well.

Arranged according to the time, Wu Zuo was already surprised and didn't know what to say.

If the corpse is not buried in the ground immediately after death, it can be boned within a few months to a year.After entering the soil, it will take three to five years.Of the fourteen corpses, the closest one was Chunying, but it was only over a year old, and it seemed that it was not until long after his death that he was remembered and thrown into the well.And the rest...the longest one has been more than ten years.

what does this mean?

It means that this dry well became a place to hide corpses almost in the year when the current crown prince entered the East Palace.

For this discovery, everyone was silent.

With a gloomy face, Yu Shangshu kicked hard on the tree, unable to speak angrily.

Yu Shi Zhongcheng closed his eyes, turned his back and sighed deeply.

"My lord..." Sun Peng gritted his teeth, "Why did he..."

Sun Junliang knew what he was going to say and shook his head: "Let's go."

The truth of the matter still needs to be fully investigated by the Third Secretary.No one wants to take another step, and only hopes to leave this dirty place and this evil environment as soon as possible.

However, when everyone walked out of this remote corner, they saw the prince pacing back and forth not far away with an anxious expression.

Sun Peng paused, and subconsciously turned his head to look at Xie Chen who was walking with the monk behind him.

Xie Zhang fell into extreme embarrassment.

As the lord of the East Palace, he was forbidden by Emperor Xihe to stay in the palace, let alone get close to the dry well.Previously, Emperor Xihe had brought eminent monks to rescue him, so Xie Zhang naturally got the news, but he thought he invited ordinary monks.How did he know that the original old man in the East Palace suddenly told him that the visitor was a monk from Jingming Temple, and Xie Chen was among them.

"Brother Huang." Xie Zhang gritted his teeth, and walked forward against everyone's surprised gazes, "Brother Huang rarely enters the palace, why not stay for dinner, I haven't been together with Brother Huang for a long time."

Yu Shi Zhongcheng was dumbfounded, and in detail, the relationship between the crown prince and the former crown prince was not very good.

Everyone looked at Xie Chen involuntarily, not knowing how he would decide.

Xie Chen's face was always neither sad nor happy, as if he was not surprised by Xie Zhang's appearance.On the contrary, the little novice beside him widened his eyes and felt displeased: "Brother, you promised to take me to eat the best vegetarian food in the city after you leave the palace!"

It's not annoying for children to play a little temper.Xie Zhang was afraid that Xie Chen would leave without hesitation at this time, so he immediately stepped forward and reached out to touch the little monk's head: "There is also a cook in Gu's East Palace who can cook vegetarian food, so let him do it... Gu just want to be with your senior brother Let's have a meal together."

The little novice avoided him angrily, turned around and ran to the side of Sun Peng, the only person he knew besides his master and senior brother.

Sun Peng's pupils shrank, subconsciously trying to avoid it, but it was too late.

After Xie Zhang saw who the little novice was running towards, his expression changed suddenly.Sun Peng didn't want to step back at this moment, stopped, and looked back coldly.

Xie Zhang moved his mouth: "Why is Qilang here..."

"His Royal Highness." Xie Chen said suddenly.

Xie Zhang turned around: "Brother Huang."

Xie Chen said: "His Royal Highness, the poor monk is a vegetarian, I'm afraid he will be nagging His Highness."

Xie Chen agreed, Xie Zhang couldn't care about anything else, and immediately ordered someone to arrange the meal, and Sun Peng also took the opportunity to leave with the third envoy.

It's just that when the talent walked to the gate of the East Palace, Sun Peng stopped suddenly.

Sun Junliang watched Sun Peng look back, frowned and said, "What's wrong?"

Sun Peng hesitated: "Master Liu and the others are here, is it okay?"

Yu Shangshu stepped out of the threshold of the Eastern Palace, and said, "No problem. His Royal Highness is not in danger."

Sun Peng nodded, but he was still a little uneasy in his heart. He was hesitating, when he saw the maid passing by the door, he suddenly made up his mind and said, "Father, I won't go back with you."

"what are you going to do?"

"Since such a big event happened in the East Palace, sister must be depressed. I will go to accompany sister, and I will leave the palace and return home later!"

After Sun Peng finished speaking, he gave a rough salute, turned his head and ran to the passing maid, said a few nice words, and then followed them to the princess.

Sun Junliang saw him act like this, and suddenly felt that his right hand was empty, as if it was time to grab the horsewhip and find something to whip a few times.