Dahanjiao Queen

"I dare you, the empress is dealing with His Majesty's memorials these days, and meeting the ministers, except for Empress Lu back then, I am a big man..."

"Empress Lu?" Upon hearing the name of her old friend, Chen Jiao's complexion suddenly became extremely bad. Empress Lu's methods were indeed cruel, but she admired this woman very much.Liu Bang has been with her all the way since she was just a gangster. It is a pity that she met such a man who loves the new and dislikes the old. To abolish Liu Ying's crown prince.That man, for the sake of his own life, even pushed his own son out of the carriage without hesitation. In Chen Jiao's view, how could Empress Lu attack Madam Qi and poison Zhao Wang Ruyi to be as vicious as Liu Bang? ?What Empress Lu killed was someone she had an old grudge with, but what Liu Bang wanted to kill was his own son.

The descendants of the Liu family have too many ulterior motives. Empress Lu did kill many people with the surname Liu, but among those killed, a few of them never thought of killing Empress Lu and the emperor. Enthroned?It's just that Empress Lu acted first.

For a long time, Chen Jiao didn't think that Empress Lu did anything wrong, but some of Empress Lu's methods were indeed too ruthless, but some of these ruthless methods also came from Han Qing.After all, it was her, not Empress Lu, who was ruthless.

"Empress," Chen Jiao interrupted King Jing of Zhongshan Liu Sheng, but she just said "Empress Lu" and fell silent. None of the ministers dared to answer, and the court fell into silence for a moment.Seeing that Chen Jiao seemed to be thinking of something from the past, and seeing that Wang Zhi's face seemed a little dissatisfied, Liu Che hurriedly reminded him, "What do you have to defend against what the emperor said?"

Chen Jiao withdrew her thoughts from the past, turned her head and looked at King Jing of Zhongshan Liu Sheng: "Brother Huang compares me to Empress Lu, is this comparing Your Majesty to Emperor Hui? Or Gaozu? Your Majesty," Chen Jiao turned to Liu Che, "Forgive my concubine To be blunt, it is a good thing for the King of Zhongshan to be close to the Yue family, but the surname of the King of Zhongshan is Liu, so don't lose the royal demeanor."

"What do you mean!" King Zhongshan was anxious, "You want to learn from Empress Lu..."

"King of Zhongshan!" Chen Jiao raised her voice, "I respect you as an elder brother, and your concubine Dou Wan is also a member of the empress dowager's family, so she has repeatedly tolerated you, but this does not mean that you can slander me at will. !"

"Slander? During the time when His Majesty was not in Chang'an, didn't the queen empress review all the memorials, didn't the empress empress stand alone in this court, saying that she was temporarily acting for the government?"

"What this palace said is very clear. When the government is temporarily acting, and your majesty returns to court, this palace will hand over all matters to your majesty. The king of Zhongshan said that this palace is in control of the government. How can it be so?"

"Your Majesty," Liu Sheng said, "I don't understand. Except for Empress Lu back then, there is no precedent for a queen to attend the court! Your Majesty said that you have already handed over everything to Your Majesty, so why are you here at this moment? It should appear in the early court! The empress thinks that she has no control over the government, dare to ask the empress, why don't you stay where you should stay like the empress dowager, and argue with me in this court whether you are guilty or not? "

Chen Jiao showed anxiety, but she still straightened her back, pretending to be calm: "The king of Zhongshan said that my palace controls the government, but it would be too far-fetched if I came here today just because of my palace!"

"Then why don't you ask your empress to explain why you came to the morning court today!"

"Brother Huang," Liu Che saw that Chen Jiao seemed to be stopped by the question, and hurriedly opened his mouth to help her, but saw her stare at her, which clearly meant to tell him to shut up, and he swallowed the words again , Slowing down his tone, he said, "The empress has been with her father since she was a child, and you also know it. I left the palace in a hurry, and the empress dowager suddenly fell ill. Fortunately, the empress decided that this matter was not the empress's intention. Fortunately, The empress is intelligent, and she was taught by her father, if she hadn't inadvertently intervened in government affairs, I would have let her accompany me to review the memorials."

Liu Sheng was shocked when he heard the words: "Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible!"

"If it wasn't for the queen's refusal, I'm afraid I would really do this. Actually, the queen's court today is..."

"King Zhongshan, I have something important to report—" Zhang Tang suddenly interrupted Liu Che.

Chen Jiao squinted her eyes. Zhang Tang's thoughts were getting more and more present. She didn't believe it. Zhang Tang spoke now because he had thought about it and picked the right time.

"Master Zhang is so courageous!" Chen Jiao said angrily, "How dare you interrupt Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty," Zhang Tang was not pretending to be angry when he saw the Queen's angry face, but he was really angry, so he knew he was afraid, "I am guilty."

At the moment when Zhang Tang interrupted, Liu Che actually breathed a sigh of relief. When he saw Gillian being embarrassed by Liu Sheng, he wanted to help her, but was afraid of ruining her plan. He didn't know, Gillian The embarrassment, is it real or just pretending.

At that moment, he suddenly began to understand something.

He liked Nian Nujiao because Nian Nujiao was beautiful; he liked Qiu Chan because Qiu Chan was straightforward.He likes Gillian, but even he himself can't explain why.

Gillian said that he wanted to solve the Dou family's attack on her by himself, and he agreed, as if he vaguely felt that this kind of her was his Gillian; Gillian glared at him and told him to shut up, he was as obedient as she said Wish, it seemed that he was used to listening to A-Jiao's words in his heart; A-Jiao pretended to be angry, pretended to be anxious, and he was also fooled, but he didn't even have the intention to get angry afterwards, it seemed that he was used to the fact that A-Jiao would lie to others matter.No matter what A-Jiao is like, he will not be surprised or unable to accept it, as if... his sister A-Jiao, his A-Jiao, should be like this.Just like that year in the Marquis of Tangyi, when Gillian hid him in the room and drove away the people who came to arrest him with both soft and hard methods; It was to let him have the best time to show up; just like since he ascended the throne, whenever the Empress Dowager pretended to help him, Gillian reminded him and let him see through the Empress Dowager's plan.

His sister Gillian should have been so mature, intelligent, and independent; his Gillian should have been so eloquent and arrogant.

He likes Gillian not because of her beauty, nor because of her intelligence, nor because of her pride.He likes Gillian just because she is Gillian, that's all.

Gillian has never been a dodder, no matter how big the problem is, she will find a way to solve it by herself.Then, why did she show weakness just now?

Liu Che's suspicious gaze fell on Zhang Tang.It stands to reason that A-Jiao is certainly angry at Zhang Tang's disrespect, but it wouldn't be like this, unless...

It was Zhang Tang himself who made Gillian angry.

Liu Che let Zhang Tang kneel for a while, and then said quietly: "Get up first, why are you interrupting me?"

"Your Majesty, the subject is guilty. King Liang..."

Liu Che was surprised: "What happened to King Liang?"

"I have already verified that the King of Liang is collaborating with the enemy and treason, colluding with the Huns, and intending to rebel!"

"Treason?" Liu Che was shocked on the face, but what was surprised in his heart was the fact that King Liang had colluded with the enemy and treasoned the country.After all, King Liang wanted to be emperor, and he didn't know about it until today.Liu Che didn't find it strange that he wanted to rebel against him. Whenever he was bored, he, Uncle Liang Wang, wanted to put him to death again and again!If Gillian hadn't rushed to rescue him, he would have lost half his life even if he would not have died in the freezing water dungeon.But this is collaborating with the enemy and treason... No matter how you say it, King Liang is also his own uncle, and his surname is Liu, the imperial surname!

"I dare not hide anything from Your Majesty." Zhang Tang said, "I have been investigating the case of His Majesty's attack on the second time. Before the clues were found to the retainers of the King of Liang, the case was broken. Because of the lack of personal evidence, I had no choice but to close the case. Later The minister was not reconciled, so he started with Yanci Hou Liu Yi, and soon found evidence that Liang Wang secretly ordered Yanci Hou Liu Yi to kill His Majesty. In the letter, Yanci Hou Liu Yi repeatedly called Liang Wang Qiansui as Long Live, and Liang Wang also Gladly agreed."

"That can only prove that Liang Wang has the intention of treason. Where does this collaborating with the enemy and treason come from?" Not only Liu Che, but also the ministers of the court and China were quite surprised when they heard the news.

Zhang Tang continued: "Back to Your Majesty, I ordered people to check the letters in Liang Wang's mansion overnight. Although they didn't get much, they still found the secret letters between him and the Xiongnu Zuoxie King. Your Majesty still remembers, Shortly before the queen's birthday, her elder brother Chen Li presented papers, and His Majesty rewarded these papers to those close to him, and King Liang also got a lot. When Chen Li presented the papers, there were marks on them. King Liang is a relative of the emperor, and his The word 'Liu' was engraved on that copy, while the paper distributed by Dou's family had the word 'Dou' on it. The papers searched by the minister in the Prince Liang's Mansion all had the word 'Liu' and 'Dou' on them. One of them. It’s just that the number of papers found by King Liang’s mansion is two more than what King Liang should have. I was worried that someone was planning to frame King Liang, so I asked Tai Shiling to retrieve all the papers written by King Liang before his death. The bamboo slips were compared one by one to confirm that most of the letters found were written by King Liang. The remaining ones were from several adults of the Dou family, and two of them had the seal of King Zuoxie of the Huns. .”

"How can you be sure it's the seal of King Zuo Xie?" Liu Che asked back.

"Your Majesty, do you still remember the envoy from the Huns brought by King Liang? In his documents, there is the seal of King Zuoxie. I have ordered someone to compare and confirm that it is correct. At the same time, there are three letters, promising to do my best to help The king of Liang proclaimed himself emperor."

"who?"

"..."

"Say!"

"By comparing the handwriting, it is...the princess of Zhongshan King Liu Sheng, Dou Wan's."

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"By comparing the handwriting, it is... the princess of Zhongshan King Liu Sheng, Dou Wan's."

As soon as Zhang Tang's words came out, the eyes of the courtiers all fell on Zhongshan King Liu Sheng.What the queen said just now suddenly became intriguing.

"Zhang Tang, Hugh is spitting blood!"

Zhang Tang ignored King Zhongshan's clamor at all: "Your Majesty, all the physical evidence has been brought by someone, and we just need to submit it to Your Majesty."

"Is there solid evidence for the people you testified against?"

"Yes, the witnesses and witnesses are all ready."

"Then let's do it according to the law!" When Liu Che heard the news that King Liang had colluded with the Huns, he no longer wanted to go to court. This matter...he still has no way to accept it calmly.But he had to admit that when he heard the news that the Dou family and the King of Liang were planning an affair, the first thought in his mind was that he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.In this way, the Dou family, which is his most troublesome, can be easily eliminated by taking this opportunity. "King Liang...Zhang Tang, the relevant people will be dealt with according to the law after you wait for you, and then the Ting Wei will report to you. You must investigate this matter carefully, and you must not kill anyone by mistake, and no one will slip through the net!"

"Here."

"I'm tired, let's stop here today! The empress has also defended all the crimes you mentioned about the empress. Retire!"

"Your Majesty," to everyone's surprise, it was Chen Jiao who stopped her at this time, "I beg your majesty to be aware that the Dou family is all members of the Empress Dowager. She has worked hard for the Han family all her life, and my concubine is willing to help the Dou family." ..."

"Your Majesty," Zhang Tang gritted his teeth. After interrupting the emperor, he interrupted the empress again, but now, he really couldn't care less. In the past, I once called my ministers into the palace, and repeatedly asked my ministers not to report to His Majesty until I found out who was involved in the case in the Dou family. The empress empress was kind to my ministers, but I was hesitant, but she did not agree. The empress was worried that my ministers would be here today. I reported to His Majesty in the morning, so I repeatedly warned my ministers with my eyes. I really hesitated. I really decided to report to Your Majesty when I saw that the clansman who wanted to keep her safe but bit her back. Minister... Please punish me. The crime of concealment and unreporting."

"Empress, is that so? No wonder you want to go to court today! Unfortunately, the clansman you want to protect with all your heart wants to abolish your position as empress, and you can't wait...to put you to death. Empress, I will give you Once a chance, Zhang Tang checked very clearly, every piece of evidence is conclusive, do you still want to protect Dou's family?"

Only then did Liu Che understand why Chen Jiao was so angry with Zhang Tang. He never thought that at this stage, Gillian would start to protect Dou's family!He couldn't figure it out, and he didn't want to think about it anymore.

Chen Jiao bowed and knelt on the main hall, and said loudly: "Master Zhang's evidence is solid, but even if someone in the Dou family really colluded with the King of Liang, the concubines still have to kneel here to intercede for the Dou family. Especially Dou Ying, Master Dou If the concubine dares to guarantee his life, he will never be involved in the case!"

The development of the matter has far exceeded Chen Jiao's expectations.Zhang Tang did find the evidence against King Liang as she wished, but what she didn't expect was that the timing of what Zhang Tang said was wrong, and there were too many people involved...

If the Dou family's crime of treason with the enemy is true, according to the law of the Han Dynasty, they will be executed on the spot, and all family members, within the nine clans, will also be killed without pardon.However, King Liang and the nine clans of the Dou family will always involve the princes of the Tangyi Hou Mansion and the Liu family.Therefore, Chen Jiao's original plan was to let Zhang Tang play the crime of rebellion against the King of Liang. Rebellion is not a small crime, and it will involve the Dou family to some extent and make the Dou family shut up.Most of the people in the Dou family are masters who just want to protect themselves wisely. When they involve themselves, they will not have the energy to fire at her again, and they will only think about how to protect their own interests.But now...

"Whether Lord Dou Ying is innocent or not, Ting Wei will naturally find out, the queen need not worry. Alright, let's retreat!"

"Your Majesty—" Chen Jiao refused to get up, "Please Your Majesty..."

"If the queen is willing to kneel, then continue to kneel!" After finishing speaking, he turned and left the hall without looking back, allowing Zhang Tang to bring the ministers of the Dou family into the court officer one by one, to question and investigate the case .

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"Niang Niang." Fleeting Nian looked at Chen Jiao who hadn't even had a sip of tea since she came back from the morning, and was worried. After so many years, this was the first time she saw Chen Jiao like this.

Chen Jiao let out a long sigh: "I underestimated them. I just... don't want innocent people to be implicated. Only the elder brother of the Chen family is an official, and now he is just a small servant, and the Dou family... the Dou family Really, it’s my mother’s family, but is it ironic? They’re dealing with me, and I’m dealing with them too! Zhang Tang... I should have discovered his thoughts a long time ago. He is careful, so he naturally knew my thoughts about Dongfang Shuo , I helped her suppress Liu Ling's sword hanging over his head, and now, he is starting to choose a tree for a good bird to live in."

"That……"

"But now... I can't touch him at all. Fleeting Years, I may not care about the rest of the Dou family, especially those who are supposed to die, but Dou Ying... I must protect him!"

Fleeting Nian said cautiously: "You can get rid of the Dou family... I'm afraid it's His Majesty's intention."

"I know." Liu Che's statement in the courtroom is actually very clear, as smart as Chen Jiao, even if he didn't understand it for a while, but seeing that the sky was getting dark and the day was about to pass, how could Chen Jiao still not react at this moment? Woolen cloth?It was precisely because she understood Liu Che's thoughts that Chen Jiao was even more troubled.

In public, Dou Ying is indeed a talent and a pillar; in private, Dou Ying has helped her and is a son-in-law, so it is impossible for her to ignore Dou Ying's death.Happily...

Chen Jiao felt a little bit regretful. Did she go too far? Now, everything has been out of her control. She can only... She can only let everything develop powerlessly.

Fleeting Nian was quietly by Chen Jiao's side. She knew that the current Chen Jiao needed a quiet environment to think about what to do next.

After a long time, Chen Jiao finally picked up the tea in front of her, took a sip, and moistened her chapped lips: "By the way, how is Wei Qing?"

"A few days ago, Wei Zifu's elder sister, Wei Shaoer, married Zhan Shichen Zhang of Pingyang Princess' Mansion."

"En." Chen Jiao responded in a low voice, leaning back on the recliner and closing her eyes to rest her mind. She knew that Fleeting Years would not bring up this matter for no reason, so there must be a follow-up.

Sure enough, Fleeting Nian continued: "When Wei Shaoer was a female slave in the Princess Mansion of Pingyang, Huo Zhongru, a small official in Pingyang County, had an affair and gave birth to his son Huo Qubing. Huo Zhongru dared not admit that he had an affair with the slave girl of the Princess Mansion, and did not admit that the unborn The child has already married another wife and had children."

"Is Huo Qubing... one year old now?"

"Not yet. Chen Zhang married Wei Shaoer after Wei Zifu became his wife, and he still treated Huo Qubing in public... Ever since Wei Qing found out about his sibling relationship with Wei Zifu, he secretly looked at Huo Qubing once, and he said... There are many bruises on Huo Qubing's body."

"So, Wei Qing doesn't like his brother and sister?"

"Brothers get along well. I really have a quarrel with the sisters Wei Zifu and Wei Shaoer, especially Wei Zifu. She used to insult Wei Qing because she was his wife. Wei Qing didn't care before. I have always wanted to find my sister, but there is a knot in my heart that I can't untie. Especially Huo Qubing's experience made him... empathize with him."

"How about this, let Huo Qubing..." Chen Jiao said halfway, but changed her words, "Are you willing to adopt Huo Qubing?"

Chen Jiao's words fit Fleeting Years' intentions: "Thank you, Ma'am, it's just..."

It's just that if Huo Qubing was raised in Jiaofang Palace, there might be a lot of problems!

"I know," Chen Jiao naturally thought, "When you and Wei Qing get married, there will naturally be a mansion outside the palace. I have already drawn up the decree for your marriage, and His Majesty has also read it and agreed, but he has not read it out! It's a pity that the timing is unlucky now, I should have arranged a marriage for you earlier. After Mo Yu is removed, you can get married!"

"Thank you madam."

Fleeting Nian had repeatedly declined, firstly because she couldn't bear Chen Jiao to stay in the palace alone, and secondly because she had no intention of getting married when she left the palace.But now it is different, she and Wei Qing are in love with each other, and it is difficult for the Empress Dowager to pose a threat to her anymore.So this time, when Chen Jiao offered to marry her, she did not refuse.

Chen Jiao called Jinse and asked her to prepare some purple potato and barley porridge. She really didn't have any appetite today. If Dou Ying's matter was not resolved, how could she feel at ease?This time, Liu Che is going to put the Dou family to death!

When Jinse heard that the queen finally had an appetite to eat, she hurriedly prepared it. After she cooked the steaming purple potato barley porridge and brought it into the inner room, she saw that Chen Jiao's complexion was even worse than before.

"Your Majesty, what's the matter?" Jinse has always known that she is not as capable as Fleeting Years, not as smart as Fleeting Years, many things, the Queen does not tell her, it is not that she has never complained in her heart, but the Queen will be the most vulnerable. The calculated diet was handed over to her, and only then did she realize that the queen actually trusted her.As long as she has this trust, she is willing to die for the Queen.

"Mo Yu is dead." After Chen Jiao said these four words, she refused to say more, and signaled Liu Nian to tell Jin Se about the matter.

It turned out that just now the people from Changle Palace came to report that Mo Yu, a close confidant of the Empress Dowager, died suddenly. The imperial doctor checked her and found that she died of poisoning.

Although Chen Jiao had plans to make a move, Liu Nian hadn't figured out how to do it yet.Now...someone made a move before them.

The cause of Mo Yu's death was indeed poisoning, but it took only half an hour to find out who did the poisoning.The poison Mo Yu suffered from is actually a food conflict, but if he can study Mo Yu's eating habits clearly, and then secretly poison him, this person... hides very deeply, and it may not be easy to dig it out.But in this palace, who has the motive and ability to attack Mo Yu?

Chen Jiao couldn't figure it out, so she looked ugly, and at this time, Guo Sheren brought a worse news——

Guan Fu was unhappy because of Dou Ying's imprisonment, and he and other officials Liehou were ordered by the Queen Mother to attend the banquet where Tian Fu married the daughter of King Yan.He drank a few cups, got drunk and insulted Tian Fu at Tian Fu's banquet. Tian Fu was furious.

It's really a leak in the house every night when it rains!

Chen Jiao patted the table bitterly: "Go, go see the Queen Mother!"

"Here."

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When Chen Jiao went to the Empress Dowager, she naturally didn't intend to help either Liu Che or Wang Yan. In her opinion, Guan Fu was reckless and made Tian Fu lose face, while Wang Yan... was a typical example of being unreasonable. people.Now almost all of Dou's family are in prison, in stark contrast, Wang Zhi's mother's family has a faint trend of skyrocketing.

When they arrived at the empress dowager's bedroom, Chen Jiao stopped the palace servants from announcing her. She looked at the brightly lit candles in the room: "How long has your Majesty been in?"

"Almost half an hour." The palace man lowered his head and replied in a low voice.

Chen Jiao stood outside the hall, thought for a long time, and said, "Go and see the Empress Dowager!"

After all, Liu Che and Wang Zhi are mother and son, Guan Fu is the crown prince, son party, and Liu Che's sworn brother, and Tian Fu is the uncle of the country and Liu Che's relatives.Under such circumstances, it's not good for her, the queen, to get involved.What's more, she has already insisted on protecting Dou Ying.

Speaking of it, it's really a trick of good fortune.She has changed from Han Qing to Chen Jiao, from an enemy of Dou Yifang to a relative of Dou Yifang, which is ironic even thinking about it.The former dynasty and the harem have always broken bones and tendons. If she wants to destroy what Dou Yifang cares about most, she must first pull out those who maintain Dou's family and Dou Yifang. In the Dou family, she, the queen, was the only one from Chen Li's mother's family in the previous dynasty.

"Your Majesty won't go in?" Liu Nian didn't come with Chen Jiao, but Jin Se was with her.

Chen Jiao shook her head: "I went in, who should I help? I can help with Tian Fu's matter, but Guan Fu doesn't take advantage of this matter. If I help the Queen Mother, His Majesty will not be happy. If I help His Majesty I'm afraid the queen mother will be dissatisfied. Since I'm in a dilemma, why should I bother to get involved? It's better to avoid the focus of this contradiction." Chen Jiao led the people away, and stopped after walking for a while, "Jin Se, leave someone here, and His Majesty will notify me when he leaves. I will go to Changle Palace, just leave someone to follow, and let Fleeting Years come. You... Go to Dongfang Shuo and see what he needs from me. If I guess not Wrong, he is leaving soon."

"Walk?"

"Even Mo Yu can be attacked so easily. If Dongfang Shuo stays in this palace, he will only be the next target. I don't know who poisoned Mo Yu, but I know that this person... is not to be underestimated." Look, we don't even know whether he is an enemy or a friend." Chen Jiao didn't tell Jin Seming about many things, but she knew that Jin Se could understand, "Go!"

"Here."

Chen Jiao took a person and walked towards Changle Palace. When they arrived, Li Ling was still there.Seeing Chen Jiao coming, he quickly bowed to her and said, "Sister-in-law Nine, Brother Guan..."

"Che'er will protect him." Chen Jiao didn't talk much, "What do you think of Mo Yu's death?"

"No idea."

"Who has entered Changle Palace today?"

Li Ling recalled it carefully: "There are not many people, Lao Guo, me, Han Yan and Wei Qing who are beside Brother Jiu, are gone!"

"Han Yan?" Chen Jiao asked strangely, "When did he come?"

"It wasn't long before Mo Yu was found poisoned. He came with Baoshicheng. After the palace people said that Moyu was poisoned, I immediately sent someone to find Baoshicheng. At the same time, I notified Brother Jiu. Han Yan said that he was with Baoshicheng. When Shi Cheng met, they came together. But Mo Yu had died when Bao Shi Cheng came."

"What about Wei Qing?"

Li Ling replied, "He came for Wei Mei."

"Wei Zifu?"

"Ma'am, you don't know yet, the elder sister Wei Qing has been looking for is that beautiful Wei."

Chen Jiao knew about this a long time ago, and that's not what she asked: "I mean, Wei Qing came here, what does Wei Zifu want to know?"

Li Ling thought for a while: "Wei Qing said yes... Let me think about it... Wei Qing said that his sister was taught by the Empress Dowager, and the maid who was close to the Empress Dowager also taught her back then. I think since it wasn't Wei Meiren herself, When Wei Qing came, I let him go. But Wei Qing had a very short time to go in, and he came out before I finished walking around the Changle Palace. Is... is there any problem?"

"Mo Yu's death, don't you think it's strange?"

"I think so, but Sister-in-Law Nine, this matter has helped Brother Nine and us. Before the Empress Dowager arranged for Wei Meiren to go to Xuanshi Hall, don't we just arrange someone now? The Empress Dowager is like this, even if she I don’t want to, there’s no other way!”

Listening to Li Ling's words, Chen Jiao frowned suddenly, as if she had thought of something, but her expression soon returned to normal: "Che'er just sent Han Yan over?"

"And Zhang Tang."

Hearing Zhang Tang's name, an idea flashed through Chen Jiao's mind, so fast that she couldn't catch it.

"Miss."

While talking, fleeting time has arrived.

Chen Jiao looked at the sky and asked Li Ling, "Have you been here all this time?"

"Yes, I am on duty today. Although His Majesty told me to guard the Changle Palace, in fact, Wei Qing and I will still take turns, but most of the time I lead people to guard it."

"Thanks for your hard work." Chen Jiao looked at the Imperial Forest Army behind Li Ling, "Fleeing Years, let me prepare some delicate snacks."

"Here."

Fleeting Nian ordered the palace servant of Jiaofang Palace who was with Chen Jiao to prepare food for the imperial army. Chen Jiao continued to ask Li Ling: "How is the empress dowager today? What did the imperial doctor say?"

"Just like the previous few days, you need to rest."

"Your Majesty asked you to guard the Changle Palace and not allow others to enter and leave at will, what about me?"

"Sister-in-law Nine, of course you can go in," Li Ling replied straightforwardly, "But Han Yan said Brother Nine had issued a password-locking order about the Dou family."

"Okay, I see." Chen Jiao came to Changle Palace, not planning to tell Dou Yifang about the Dou family's affairs, but just wanted to see the Dou Yi who smiled so proudly when she was steamed. The room, now it looks down and out.As for the truth about King Liang and the Dou family... It's not time to say it yet, the fatal blow must be done at the best time, so that her planning for so many years will not be in vain.

It's time to close the net.

Dou Yifang, let you dream for a few more days.

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When she returned to Jiaofang Hall, Chen Jiao saw Liu Che standing in front of the window with her hands behind her back.

"How long has your Majesty been here?" Chen Jiao suppressed her voice, her tone was a little displeased, "Why didn't anyone come to inform me?"

"I told them not to notify you." As soon as Chen Jiao came back, Liu Che heard her voice, "You all back down!"

"Here."

The palace people retreated one by one, and the hall was empty, only Chen Jiao and Liu Che were left, and the atmosphere was a little awkward for a while.

"The matter of Guan Fu...what are you going to do?" Chen Jiao casually picked up a topic.

"The queen mother must deal with Guan Fu to vent her anger for Tian Fu." Liu Che said in a very embarrassed tone, "I don't agree, but Guan Fu has recently gotten close to Dou Ying again. The queen mother means that Guan Fu is a member of the Dou family. The king of Liang joined forces with the Dou family to conspire against him, and Guan Fu also... This is really ridiculous, back then..."

"It's really ridiculous." Chen Jiao interrupted Liu Che, "Because it's impossible for Dou Ying to rebel."

Hearing that Chen Jiao wanted to speak for Dou Ying again, Liu Che showed displeasure: "His surname is Dou, what's impossible?"

"Because his surname is Dou, do you want to accuse him of this unnecessary crime?"

"Don't he have the slightest intention of rebellion? He was the one who guarded Chang'an City back then. He was the one who searched Tangyihou's mansion to catch me. It was he who stopped me outside the palace and prevented me from going to funeral for my father." Him. I remember all of these!" Liu Che snorted coldly, "A-Jiao, I don't understand why you must speak for him. In the early court, you had to act in front of the officials. I can understand it, and I can do it. Cooperate, after all..."

"I didn't act." Chen Jiao said word by word, "It was he who let me go out of the city to pick you up, and he was the one who drove away Dou Pengzu when he searched Tangyihou's mansion, so that you have the opportunity to enter the palace and send uncle to the end. He is also the one who got the first pass. I admit that there are people in the Dou family who have evil intentions, but Dou Ying will never be one of them."

"But his surname is Dou, the Empress Dowager's Dou." After Liu Che finished speaking, he calmed down, "A-Jiao, let's stop arguing over this matter, okay? We have been married for almost a year. In order to make the Empress Dowager mistakenly think that our relationship is not good, I had to marry you as the queen, but it is no longer necessary now. This time, you are not allowed to refuse me again!"

"I……"

"Last time, you said you were inconvenient."

"Last time, you said you were not feeling well."

"and also……"

"Che'er," Chen Jiao knew that Liu Che could not be allowed to continue talking, his expression and eyes today were full of imperatives, but...

"Just because his surname is Dou, so this is the original sin?"

"Original sin?" Liu Che asked puzzled, "What do you mean?"

It was only then that Chen Jiao remembered that she had used this word again inadvertently.

Original sin refers to the "crime" that human beings are born with and cannot be washed away. The "Bible" says: Man has two kinds of sins—original sin and natural sin. Original sin is the sinful nature and evil roots left over from the sins of the ancestors, and natural sin is the sin committed by each person in life.

The last time I used this word was when I was talking about King Liang with Chen Li.Chen Li asked her why she had to attack King Liang. She remembered that her answer at that time was——

He is the son of Dou Yifang, this is his original sin and also his destiny.

"Original sin refers to the inherent guilt of a person." At this moment, Chen Jiao was a little confused. She thought that Dou Ying's surname should not be his original sin, but...

Dou Yifang's son, this identity seems to have become the original sin she sentenced Liang Wang Liu Wu.

Could it be... She was wrong?

Chen Jiao's hesitation didn't last long, Liu Che had already put his arms around her waist, and a deep voice rang in her ear, full of ambiguity: "A-Jiao, now, for the Dou family, the surname Dou is their original sin. They have enjoyed so much that the surname Dou has brought them, so they should naturally bear the present. Cause and effect are always connected, because they were not planted by them, but the Empress Dowager. , If so, leave it to the people of the Empress Dowager to taste it!"

cause and effect?

Chen Jiao walked out of the dead end of her own thinking——

Dou Yifang killed Yin Ji, so naturally Dou Yifang should bear the consequences.But the child of Yin Ji who was killed by Dou Yifang, the result of this must be tasted by Dou Yifang's son, that is, King Liang.

Cause and effect, Chen Jiao silently read it twice, and said to herself, you are right, you are not wrong.

The author has something to say: the end of the second volume is the departure of Chen Jiao.Well...not far away.

Recently, Cavin has been seriously... so painful...

Well, in fact, I said on Weibo that those who leave a message during the Mid-Autumn Festival will get ten red envelopes, because Kawen hasn't updated it, so let's wait until the 10th! In addition to the points for a 25-word, 2-point message, ten people will receive a red envelope of 25 points.If there are less than ten, you can send it directly. If there are more than ten, you can choose ten with more than 2 characters and leave a message with [-] points~

Happy belated Mid-Autumn Festival, okay!