Better to live forever [Rebirth]

Liu Feifei's return date is uncertain, which really makes Ma Chao irritable.

He was indeed planning to avenge Zhu Dingbei's two kicks, since he was a child, no one had dared to treat him like this.But before Ma Chao came up with a way to deal with Zhu Dingbei, a major event that caused a sensation in the government and the public left Ma Chao with no time to deal with Zhu Dingbei.

Concubine Li sued the queen for poisoning her youngest son!

The details of the incident are not well known to the outside world, but it ended with the empress being convicted and deprived of her Phoenix Seal.

Such a big event is like dripping water into an oil pan, and it immediately attracts the attention of all parties.Even the students of Guozixue gathered to discuss in twos and threes after class, not to mention that there was a lot of trouble in the court because of this incident.

Royal selflessness.

What's more, the queen is the mother of the world, the so-called mother respects the world, and if her virtues go wrong, it will be of great importance.

The courtiers were divided into three, one denounced the empress for being jealous and cruel to the emperor's heir, and she must be severely punished; To express our position, we only say that the emperor's sage has his own judgment.

No one has decided the winner, and the game is stalemate for a while, and it is as lively as a raging fire cooking oil.

This incident made even the old Hou Ye, who stayed out of it, not in the mood to go out to visit friends for a drink.

Luo Jing who can sit idly by this matter, always mention it in a few words, and often talk about it.The Marquis of Zhenbei, a first-rank military lord who had returned to Beijing from outside the Great Wall, had no military power, but he didn't want to be part of it.

He told Zhu Dingbei: "Don't talk right and wrong with your classmates, these things are not something that our Zhu family army should interfere with, understand?"

Even if he is far away from the battlefield, the surname of Zhu in Zhenbei Hou's mansion represents the position of Zhu's army.

This is no joke.

Zhu Dingbei nodded.

This matter was inevitably discussed by several close friends.Concubine Li is Qin Xi's aunt, and the stillborn baby is of royal blood, but it is also connected with Qin Xi's blood.Although Qin Xi was strictly ordered not to mention half a word in Guozixue, Qin Xi couldn't suppress silence to a few friends he trusted wholeheartedly.

"Why would the queen do this? I don't understand."

Qin Xi was distressed.

With a kind nature, he did not blindly listen to rumors and resent the queen. He couldn't understand why the queen would do such a thankless thing.And the elders would not tell him any opinions and judgments on this matter, so he was very troubled and confused.

Lou Ankang: "The queen has no reason to do this. Last year, because a beauty whom His Majesty favored died of a sudden illness, I heard that His Majesty did not even set foot in Kunning Palace on the [-]th day of the lunar new year. Later, the Empress returned to Dunqiu to visit her relatives. It's just two months... When I returned to Beijing at the end of the year, Ming Luan didn't even return to Beijing, and I don't know why. It stands to reason that the Empress is more careful than anyone else to restore His Majesty's Sacred Heart at this time, so she won't be on the cusp of the storm. Langkou also..."

Because of Ma Chao's sudden return to Beijing, he paid special attention to it.

Knowing that the emperor and empress are at odds, so I can't understand it.

Lou Anning: "I can't figure it out either. Although the queen has no children, she has been here for so many years. Aren't the other princes also doing well..."

Speaking of Lou Anning's voice suddenly paused, he remembered that the late Third Prince was born to Concubine Chen, and now that Concubine Li's son was also killed by her hand, he couldn't help thinking carefully and terrified.

"Could it be that the empress and concubine Chen...or the Marquis of Yuanning and Chen Gelao have some interests, so the empress..."

Lou Anning's voice became smaller and smaller, and he stopped talking without his brother stopping him.

Jia Jiaming looked at Qin Xi worriedly, and said softly: "The truth of the matter is still unknown. Maybe... It's not impossible for others to use the grief of Concubine Li's loss to frame the empress. Let's not draw conclusions too early. Don't think too much about it. Things have already happened, and nothing can be undone. As for who is at fault, there is a holy judgment."

The families of his five close friends are all very simple, and Qin Xi, who has both parents, has no aunt in his family, and naturally he has never seen the means of the back house.

Jia Jiaming is different.

Jia Zhongshu Tanhualang was born, and his flair was comparable to that of his grandfather who died on a woman.Jia Jiaming was in the middle of it, and even his biological mother often used tricks in order to preserve her son and father's favor, and the disputes with several aunts never stopped.This is true of the Jia Mansion, let alone the backyard of His Majesty the Emperor.

The harem associated with the court will only be more complicated and... ruthless than the back house of his family.

Qin Xi had a natural partiality for Aunt Li Concubine, and since she reported this matter, Qin Xi never thought about the possibility that the murderer was not the queen.At this time, after Jia Jiaming's reminder, he felt that this matter was more and more unpredictable, no wonder Grandpa strictly prohibited him from talking about it.With his single-minded mind, if his words hurt the queen's dignity, and the queen is proved innocent afterwards, his remarks will cause the entire Qin family to offend the queen and Yuanninghoufu.

Seeing that he was even more depressed, Lou Ankang relieved him and said: "Qin Xi, don't think too much, you can spend more time with your grandfather and mother. We can't do anything about other things. Just don't make trouble for the family."

Neither Zhu Dingbei nor Ning Heng spoke.

The two of them didn't stick to the harem and courtiers when they saw this matter, but the first thing they thought of was the current Holy Majesty.

Jia Jiaming is extremely intelligent, but after all, he is still young and cannot think of a deeper level.Ning Heng received the upbringing grace of the Empress Dowager, and as the head of the family, he assumed the responsibilities of the family and the Marquis at an early age, so he had far-reaching thoughts.As for Zhu Dingbei, if he was brave and foolhardy, he would not be able to shoulder the heavy burden of Zhu's army.

Ever since he learned about the change in Fengqi Mountain, understood the secrets behind Emperor Zhenyuan's ascension to the throne, and knew that the rich ladies in the harem were the victims of the change in Fengqi Mountain, he looked at the harem of the imperial court and their emperor more. think.

One empress, four concubines and nine concubines in the harem all came from first-rank marquises and courtiers. If you think about it carefully, not to mention the prince, but these concubines and the emperor jointly conceived at least one daughter.

Only this Empress Ma entered the palace together, but so far she has no children.

The Yuanning Hou Mansion was not the most prominent Hou family in Luojing back then.Just because Marquis Yuanning was the teacher of Emperor Zhenyuan, the first emperor appointed his daughter as the empress when he was in danger, presumably because of his close relationship with Emperor Zhenyuan.But the empress, who was the least threatening to Emperor Zhenyuan, was not favored by His Majesty, and had been infertile for many years. Presumably, it was not because of the lack of fate for children and grandchildren that the outside world said.

In recent years, His Majesty has had conflicts with the Empress many times, and the Empress and Empress did not cover up their discord, which shows that the Emperor is not even willing to give the Empress some dignity.

No woman can endure this kind of mental torture, but if it is said that the queen will attack the children of the Chen family sisters because of this, Zhu Dingbei believes that the possibility of this is extremely slim.

Chen Gel's achievements are too great. It can be said that the emperor Zhenyuan was able to sit firmly on this dragon chair in large part because of Prime Minister Chen's efforts to turn the tide.

The honored elder Chen Ge is still the benchmark in the minds of the courtiers. Even Dong Zai, who succeeded him for three or four years, often visits Chen Ge and talks at night by candlelight.Emperor Zhenyuan already had such a grudge against the Zhu family who had only seen each other for three years in the frontier, and he probably didn't have much affection for this old Chen Ge who was always active in front of him and had a high position.

Maybe... the heirs of the Chen sisters were taken back by His Majesty the Emperor himself.

Thinking of this, a haze appeared in Zhu Dingbei's eyes.

The tragic death of the head of the Zhu family made Zhu Dingbei lose his fundamental trust in Emperor Zhenyuan.

He had no intention of speculating on the lord he had devoted his life to, but he could no longer be as unconditionally loyal to the royal family as before.

Ning Heng may also have his own judgment, but he never said anything about the royal family. He listened to the three of them discussing in low voices, and just sat in silence.Sensing that Zhu Dingbei was in a state of uncertainty, he interrupted and said, "Wait and see what happens, don't say any more."

There was some sternness in his tone, causing the four of them to shut up embarrassingly.

After school, Ning Heng told them that he would go to Huguo Temple with the Queen Mother to observe the spirit of the late emperor, fast and recite scriptures for three days, and he would be away from Guozi Academy for five days.

Before leaving, he warned them: "The Queen's crime is not your concern. Do you understand?"

Seeing their promise, Ning Heng turned to Zhu Dingbei.He reached out and touched his head, and said, "Go to bed early at night."

Zhu Dingbei looked up at his height, and opened his hand depressed.

The empress confines her feet to Kunning Palace, and the phoenix seal is taken back by the emperor and returned to the empress dowager.

The Empress Dowager has been busy these days. Although Ning Heng was called to be by her side when she went to Huguo Temple to pay homage to the late emperor, she didn't have the energy to talk to him, so she took a rest on the couch in the Luanjia after getting on the carriage.

Ning Heng has always been quiet, reading at the side is content.

The presiding officer of Huguo Temple led the monks of the temple to greet him, and respectfully welcomed the Queen Mother and her party into the temple.

"The abbot, the eminent monk, has not seen him for a year, and he is still so tough. Aijia's body is getting worse day by day."

Twenty years after the late Emperor passed away, the Empress Dowager would go to Huguo Temple to worship every year, and was very close to the abbot and eminent monk.The gray-bearded abbot recited the Buddha's voice, and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, you don't have to hurt yourself like this. Your longevity is bestowed by God. You are a heavenly daughter of good luck, and you will live a long and healthy life."

The Empress Dowager covered her lips and smiled, "The abbot and eminent monk can now say these common sayings to coax Aijia, which shows that Aijia is really old."

The abbot and eminent monk didn't panic when he heard the words, he just smiled and said: "Brother Huiqing burns incense and bathes for three days and waits for the Empress Dowager to drive. I wonder if the Empress Dowager will worship Buddha with him first as usual?"

"Eminent monk Huiqing traveled abroad all the year round, and came back with great difficulty, but he was always occupied by the Ai family. How many nobles complained about the Ai family." She laughed, and was about to answer, when she suddenly said: "Eminent monk Huiqing, please wait a moment. Wait for a while, the Ai family will have a chat with the nephew, and then worship the Buddha with the eminent monk."

The abbot hurriedly sent the queen mother into a wing room in the backyard.

The queen mother took a bath, removed the pearl hairpin, and looked at herself in the mirror.

The wind and frost of the years left indelible marks on her face. She wanted to cover it up with makeup, but for some reason, she sighed and gave up.

Ning Heng waited quietly in the living room, Nanny Sun helped the Queen Mother out, stepped back from the left and right, and bowed down herself.

Empress Dowager Ning looked into Ning Heng's clear eyes, and sighed softly: "A Heng, do you know what Aijia wants to tell you today?"

"Ning Heng doesn't know."

"You know." The Empress Dowager's eyes became stern, "Although the Ai family can't bear to break your friendship with the descendants of the Marquis of Zhenbei, you can't lose your sense of proportion because of this."

Ning Heng was silent for a moment, and then said in a low voice: "Changsheng has a secret illness...I want to spend more time with him."

The queen mother was taken aback.

It never occurred to me that there was such a reason.

She immediately thought of the news that Zhu Dingbei was attacked in Xianbei Mansion and was dying, and then returned to Luojing. The emperor also sent an imperial doctor to see him.At that time, the imperial physician only reported that the child was fine and that it would recover after a few days of care.

Like the emperor at that time, she was dissatisfied with the Zhu family's fuss, lied about her illness, and tried to deceive the emperor by plotting to succeed her grandson.

Thinking about it now, if the news of Zhu Dingbei's narrow escape was true, then the Zhu family used some kind of magic medicine for such a sudden improvement.But it is unavoidable that no matter how effective the medicine is, pulling a dying child back from the gate of hell will definitely hurt the child's foundation.According to Ning Heng, I am afraid that the child's lifespan...

The queen mother sighed again: "A good boy... Even so, Ah Heng, you can't get too close to him. Things like staying in Zhu's house should not be repeated, you know?"

Ning Heng expressionless, met the Queen Mother's gaze and nodded.

After the Empress Dowager got up and went to the eminent monk Huiqing to worship the Buddha, Ning Heng had some complex expressions on his face.

It's not that he deliberately guided it, but...he was reluctant.

With the empress dowager admonishing him, he often stayed at Zhenbeihou's mansion, just waiting for the empress dowager's instruction.Now that the queen mother knows it, the emperor naturally knows it too.

A descendant of the Zhenbei Marquis who has a long lifespan and suffers from a hidden disease should be enough for them to feel at ease.