Princess [rebirth]

After the sage came down to court, he immediately knew about Ye Zhaoyuan's poisoning. Lu Fu was also on his way back to the study, so he had already inquired about everything. When the sage entered the study, Lu Fu wanted to report it, but he didn't Thinking that His Royal Highness is waiting for the saint in the study.

After seeing the sage, Dou Chun just reported to the sage that he had previously detained an inner eunuch who was making noise outside the study room, and he didn't mention anything about Ye Zhaoyuan in his words, as if he didn't know that the eunuch The prisoner came from Wanfeng Pavilion.

The sage looked at him, and nodded slightly in his heart. The prince did not mess up because of the empress being involved in Ye Zhaoyuan's poisoning, and he did not rashly plead with himself. Such a calm and steady attitude is not in vain for his teachings these days. .The saint was satisfied, and his anger towards the queen subsided a little. Even if the queen was not very satisfactory, at least she gave birth to a good husband for herself.

Dou Chun never mentioned Ye Zhaoyuan in Wanfeng Pavilion, as if he didn't know that there was a big news about a concubine being poisoned in the harem. Following the homework assigned by Master Chu.

After Dou Chun retreated, Lu Fu then stepped forward and softly reported what happened in the front and back palaces earlier.

"The queen has become smarter this time." The sage raised his eyebrows after hearing this. The queen actually knew to go to Wanfeng Pavilion to pretend, and the quarrel with Concubine De really made him unable to catch the wrong thing, but got Praise the queen for her generosity and kindness.

"My sage, before the empress went to Wanfeng Pavilion, the crown princess went to the Lizheng Hall to greet the empress." Lu Fu did not add his own guesses, but stated the facts objectively. As for the empress going to Wanfeng Pavilion Whether Fengge is persuaded by the Crown Princess depends on what the saint thinks after hearing this.Although Lu Fu didn't say it explicitly, he immediately mentioned the princess after the saint's words, which is already a very vague hint.

"Oh? It's strange that Empress Dao is so savvy this time. It turns out that someone behind the scenes came up with the idea." The saint laughed lightly when he heard this, and he was even more satisfied with Zhuo Jingfan, the princess.The sage pondered for a while, and then said: "Since the empress is so considerate of Ye Zhaoyuan, it is not easy for me to disobey the empress' kindness. Now you go and pass on my oral order, and let Concubine De eat her breakfast every day, and then she will be ready to eat." Go to Wanfeng Pavilion and release Ye Zhaoyuan."

Lu Fu led the order and went away. Concubine De almost fainted after listening to the sage's words. Soon, Concubine De had a clever mouth, so she was sent by the sage to explain Ye Zhaoyuan's news, which spread like wildfire in the harem. and go.After the news spread to the Lizheng Palace, the queen was slandered for poisoning Ye Zhaoyuan, and the pent-up anger in her heart finally dissipated.

Not long after, I heard that the sage went to Wanfeng Pavilion to visit Ye Zhaoyuan.

In Wanfeng Pavilion, Ye Zhaoyuan was lying on the bed pitifully. After seeing the saint, her eyes were filled with tears, and she told the story of the poisoning as if crying. After speaking, she gasped weakly, her face pale He became paler and paler.

"You take good care of it. If you need anything, ask someone to tell the queen, don't be afraid, I will make the decision for you." The saint said nicely, but his face was indifferent. Ye Zhaoyuan was dazzled and dizzy at the moment, so she didn't look at it. Despite the saint's perfunctory, he only thought that the saint was still willing to pamper him.

In fact, Ye Zhaoyuan was also afraid in her heart, afraid that the sage would feel that she was framing the queen. When she was favored before, she also put the queen's eye drops in front of the sage, but then the sage never stepped into Wanfeng Pavilion for half a month, and the concubine De also Those who rose up in that half month, after that, the two of them were divided into the saint's favor.After that time, Ye Zhaoyuan vaguely knew that even if a sage doesn't love the queen, he can't help others to slander the queen.

She fell from poisoning this time, not because she never thought of taking the opportunity to bring down the queen, but after the prisoner she sent to Liangyi Hall was detained, she became sober, no matter how favored she was, she was just a concubine, saint She would not pull the queen down for the sake of a favorite concubine.She knew that the sage was not a foolish king, and he would never shake the position of the prince. As long as the prince was around, the queen's position would be as stable as a rock.

It is also because of seeing through this point that Ye Zhaoyuan's heart is a little cold. She has been in the palace for five or six years, but she has never been pregnant. If she can also give birth to a young man for the saint, will she be able to Like a queen, she has firmly taken root in the harem, and no one else can beat her down. ...

The sage didn't know Ye Zhaoyuan's thoughts. After visiting Ye Zhaoyuan, he went to the Lizheng Hall again. Whether Ye Zhaoyuan was poisoned, no matter whether it was caused by the Queen, the Queen's Lizheng Hall had to give an explanation. After leaving the Lizheng Hall, the empress had the negligence of lax governance. This is a fact that the sage cannot cover up or erase.

Not long after the sage arrived at the Lizheng Hall, several palace servants were sent away. Among them, the aunt who was in charge of the small kitchen was directly executed with a cane, and many other palace servants were beaten with thirty slaps and sent to Yongxiang.

This series of actions made the queen's complexion ashen. The saint's big move obviously did not save her face at all. Doesn't it mean that she is incompetent when she loses so many palace officials in the Lizheng Palace?It's fine if the people around you are nails, and you're so tired that you can't protect your own people. Who would dare to come to Lizheng Palace to work in the future?Who would take her as a queen seriously?

"The empress has worked so hard to manage the harem for me all these years. Concubine Shu and Concubine Xian will help the empress in the future." The saint sat on the main seat, twirling the jade wrench in his hand, and said calmly.

The queen's heart trembled when she heard the words, the saint wants to divide her power?

"Thank you Saint for your compassion. Concubine Shu and Concubine Xian have never been in charge of palace affairs. It may be inappropriate to mention them so hastily..." The queen spoke carefully, trying to persuade the saint to take back her life, as long as the saint Before the decree is made, there is a chance of redemption.

"Empress, I am not discussing with you." The saint's tone was low, he paused, and he simply explained, "Even if you are innocent about Ye Zhaoyuan's poisoning, it means that you are in charge of your own Lizheng Hall." No, how can I trust you to hand over this huge harem in the future?"

The queen turned pale when she heard the words. She didn't expect that Aunt Wang really hit the mark. This time, the saint would not let it go lightly. Even if it wasn't for Ye Zhaoyuan, the saint would have to act fair, so she was assigned About Quan, Aunt Wang had already expected it.Only the queen doesn't want to believe it. After all, she has survived for more than ten years, and the frame-ups in the past have also emerged endlessly. The saints have never asked her, and they have never taken her under the knife. How could it be so serious this time?Could it be that the sage really cared so much about Ye Zhaoyuan?

If the saint knew what the empress was thinking at this moment, he would definitely be extremely speechless.The reason why he let Concubine Shu and Concubine Xian share power was just to set up two shields. First, it could divert some attention for the queen, so that other concubines would no longer think about targeting the queen; Queen, let the queen have a bright shell, but she won't hold back the prince anymore.

He can't abolish the queen, otherwise the crown prince's status as a direct son will be affected, and he can't let the queen die suddenly. After all, no matter how bad the queen is after more than ten years of marriage, he can't really forget the kindness of the Fu family.And without Fu Yanjing, he would have to set up another successor, who would give birth to a prince in the future. The first son of the Yuan empress and the second son of the second son are still an unaccountable account, how could he leave such troubles to the prince.

Therefore, the sage never thought about really pulling the queen down. ...

The news that the sage asked Concubine Shu and Concubine Xian to assist in the palace affairs spread quickly. Regarding the poisoning of Ye Zhaoyuan, the sage gave the murderer and the reason, and also sent the palace people involved. The crime of being lax, the queen was so angry with these slavish slaves that she became ill with anger directly. In order to let the queen recover from her illness, the saint deliberately spared the concubines from the morning and evening, and ordered the concubines to do nothing Disturb the queen.

After the news that the Queen was so angry that she was bedridden reached the East Palace, Zhuo Jingfan just chuckled, "The Queen has finally been locked up." Standing behind Fu Ling and Hu Po remained silent, as if they hadn't heard the Crown Princess. Such rebellious words.

As for the saint's treatment of the queen, Zhuo Jingfan also guessed before, no matter who the poisoner is, the queen will definitely be killed this time, only for the sake of Dou Chun, even if the punishment is not too heavy, the saint will not be punished too much, so This disguised foot restraint is actually the most suitable way.

And the sage didn't really take away the queen's phoenix seal, but let Concubine Shu and Concubine Xian assist in the palace affairs. If the person who poisoned her was not Concubine Shu or Concubine Xian, this result would definitely be bad for the person who poisoned her. Unsatisfactory.As long as there is the first time, there will be a second time. The saint launched Concubine Shu and Concubine Xian just to share some hatred for the queen. With her two standing in front of the queen, the queen can be less threatened.If the person who poisoned her was either Concubine Shu or Concubine Xian, then she had achieved her goal by dividing the power, and she would definitely stop for a while.

Although the queen was grounded in a disguised form, it may not be another way of protection for the saint, so it seems that the saint should still have feelings for the queen.

Zhuo Jingfan was thinking about the saint's intentions in his heart, and at the same time, he was also thinking about who would be the main messenger who poisoned him this time.

In fact, he was a little skeptical. Does the sage really know who is playing tricks behind this?The sage was able to guard against the noble concubine in the past about the disgusting witchcraft, but this time Ye Zhaoyuan was poisoned, could the people behind it really be able to hide it from the sage?The more Zhuo Jingfan thought about it, the more he felt that this matter might be the acquiescence of the sage. After all, even the beloved concubine Wangui could not be trusted by the sage wholeheartedly. Is there any concubine in the harem who could surpass Concubine Wan?

If the poisoning of Ye Zhaoyuan was allowed by the sage, what is the reason for the sage to do so?Zhuo Jingfan lightly tapped the desk next to him, and went through the matter from the beginning, from Ye Zhaoyuan's poisoning, to the concubine De's oral order to relieve Ye Zhaoyuan from time to time, to Concubine Shu and Concubine Xian's assistance in palace affairs , and finally the queen rested in the Lizheng Hall... He seemed to have guessed the saint's intention.

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After the queen fell ill, there was a period of silence in the harem. After all, some concubines who reacted quickly guessed that the queen might be grounded, so rumors gradually began to spread in the palace. Everyone secretly suspected that the saint would ground the queen. For Ye Zhaoyuan.

Some concubines, who used to be low-key and peaceful in the past, were more careful about their duties, even if they would hinder the queen's eyes one day, they would be given a bowl of tonic by the queen, and they would follow in Ye Zhaoyuan's footsteps.Ye Zhaoyuan was very fateful, and because of being favored, the imperial physicians did not dare to neglect her, so she was rescued. The other unfavored concubines did not dare to gamble with their lives.Moreover, the sage said that they would not have to bother the queen if they had nothing to do, and it made the concubines happy to forget the queen, and only go to curry favor with concubine Shu and Concubine Xian who were assisting the palace affairs.

Concubine Shu has an imperial daughter, who is fourth in line, only one year younger than the third princess under the name of Concubine Xian, but because Concubine Shu and Concubine Xian never get along, the relationship between the third princess and the fourth princess is not much Well, and the fourth princess is born of Concubine Shu, the sage also loves this lively and intelligent daughter, so the fourth princess can be said to be loved and raised by thousands of people, which is different from the transparent third princess raised under the name of Concubine Xian.

After Concubine Shu and Concubine Xian assisted in the palace affairs, the friction between the two became more and more. After all, no one obeyed the other. In the end, the trouble would often be brought to the Legislative Hall for the Queen to judge. This time, twice, it irritated Saint, the saint sent Lu Fu to the palace of Concubine Shu and Concubine Xian to deliver a message, and severely reprimanded the two of them, and said that if the two of them can't handle the palace affairs well, the saint doesn't mind changing to someone who is capable, Shu Only then did Concubine Xian and Concubine Xian stop. ...

East Palace Cheng'en Hall

Now that it is getting colder and colder, the Nuan Pavilion has already burned the earth dragon, Zhuo Jingfan spends most of the day in the Nuan Pavilion, he is not such a person who is afraid of the cold, but his body is a little weak in this life, After winter, my hands and feet feel cold.At this time, he was sitting on the soft couch in the warm pavilion, looking at the account books, with several account books and registers piled up in his hand, a plate of pastries on the table in front of him, and a pot of hot tea beside him.

Fu Ling and Hu Po waited beside the soft couch, Hu Po helped sort out the account books that Zhuo Jingfan had read, and Fu Ling softly reported the matters that the aunt in charge or the internal supervisor in charge had to report back.

At this time, Chang Lin came to report, and Li Chenghui asked to see him.

For Li Chenghui's persistent desire to see him, Zhuo Jingfan felt really funny in his heart. Li Chenghui and Huarong didn't trust each other, and they restrained each other.However, Huarong is just a palace maid, so it is much more convenient for Li Chenghui to walk around outside, and it will not attract attention, so when Li Chenghui found out that he could not control Huarong's whereabouts, he naturally thought of stabbing the matter in front of the Crown Princess. Let the princess tidy up her beauty for her.

Ordinarily, with Li Chenghui's status, it is not impossible to deal with a small palace maid, but the bad thing is the virtuous concubine behind Huarong.Huarong's elder sister works beside the third princess. If something happens to Huarong and the third princess cries to Concubine Xian, then Li Chenghui will not be the one who is unlucky?

Li Chenghui is a soft-spoken person in the palace, if the concubine Xian is determined to deal with her, there must be a way, not to mention that the concubine Xian is now in charge of palace affairs, and it is not a matter of a few words to deal with her a little prince Chenghui That's all.Concubine Xian will not lower her status to care about her, but Concubine Xian only needs to say a few words, and there will be a villain in the palace who is used to picking people up and stepping down, scrambling to vent their anger on Concubine Xian's behalf.

Li Chenghui never dared to underestimate the palace servants. At the beginning, Fu Liangdi couldn't beat Zhang Liangyuan, so it was because Fu Liangdi's Qiuhua Pavilion had a traitor. Otherwise, Fu Liangdi had the empress behind him, so how could she not be able to beat a Liangyuan.

Li Chenghui is not very clear about the incident that led to Zhang Liangyuan's sudden death and Fu Liangdi's being sent out of the palace. She only vaguely heard others talking about it. It seemed that Fu Liangdi wanted to frame Zhang Liangyuan, but was beaten by Zhang Liangyuan instead. She was on guard against the palace servants, and she did escape several times of being framed without her knowing it.

Huarong knew that Li Chenghui was already suspicious of her, so she managed to pass on the message. Since Concubine Xian gave her a favor last time, allowing her and sister to get on the line, she has become Concubine Xian's person.Concubine Xian failed to win over the princess, so she wanted to teach the princess a lesson, so she asked Huarong to try to stir up conflicts between Li Chenghui and the princess.Only Li Chenghui was vigilant and took precautions against Huarong, so Huarong tried several times but failed, and finally had to ask Concubine Xian for help.

Zhuo Jingfan was not aware of the lawsuit between Li Chenghui and Huarong, but he had already sent someone to watch Li Chenghui and Huarong, and he could see the discord between them.For this, Zhuo Jingfan was happy to see the results. The more discord between Li Chenghui and Huarong, the people behind Huarong would not be able to reach into the East Palace. Therefore, he specially asked people to help Li Chenghui secretly, and let Li Chenghui find Huarong Wolf ambition.

He just didn't expect that Li Chenghui was so muddy that he couldn't support the wall, and he couldn't even deal with the maids around him, so he had to ask him to come to him, so he felt a little helpless towards Li Chenghui.

"Let's pass it on." Only Huarong's matter can't be dragged on any longer. Huarong tried to frame Li Chenghui several times, so that he would eat the maidservant inside and outside, so it doesn't matter if he doesn't keep it. If Li Chenghui really can't bear it, let him do it.

Chang Lin withdrew from the warm pavilion and led Li Chenghui in soon after. Li Chenghui hurriedly greeted Zhuo Jingfan as soon as he entered. Zhuo Jingfan glanced at her and cried out lightly.After Li Chenghui got up, he twisted the handkerchief in his hand, and said in a murmur, "To the Crown Princess, Huarong's hands and feet around me are not clean, and I have ordered someone to lock Huarong up, but the Crown Princess has to decide on this matter. I dare not dispose of Huarong in private."

Zhuo Jingfan was holding up a teacup to drink tea. Hearing Li Chenghui's words, he paused, raised his eyelids and glanced at him, "Oh? Dirty hands and feet? What did she take?" Unexpectedly, Li Chenghui was not The person who came to ask for help actually took Huarong down, but she didn't find the excuse well enough to beat Huarong to death in one go.But seeing that the other party has some promise, he doesn't mind helping out.

"Back to the princess, Huarong stole the hairpin that the empress gave to the concubine." Li Chenghui replied carefully, she had thought about this way of handling for a long time, and felt it was very appropriate, so she dared to come to see the princess.

"Is there any evidence? How do you know that Huarong stole it?" Zhuo Jingfan raised his eyebrows. It seems that Li Chenghui really wanted to get rid of Huarong this time, and even used the hairpin rewarded by the queen as a raft , Huarong's planting this time is not wronged.

"Back to the Crown Princess, Huarong's behavior has been a little strange these days. My concubine sent someone to watch Huarong in private, and found that Huarong actually stole a lot of items, and then smuggled them out of the palace to exchange for cash." Li Chenghui's heart was beating like thunder, and he slowly spoke out the belly draft he had typed earlier.

After hearing this, Zhuo Jingfan just sipped his tea and didn't respond, Li Chenghui lowered his head after speaking, the handkerchief on his hand was almost torn by her, it was enough to show that she was not at all calm.

"Li Chenghui, you have always been at peace. That's why I only moved you to Qiushui Pavilion, but didn't involve you in Zhang Liangyuan's case." After a long time, Zhuo Jingfan put down his teacup and spoke slowly Said.

Li Chenghui's heart jumped, he pursed his lips and said nothing, Zhuo Jingfan didn't care about her silence, and then said: "Now there are only Ben Gong and you in the East Palace, and Ben Gong is not intolerant, if you can continue Go on in peace, this palace can guarantee your wealth and prosperity for the rest of your life, can you hear me?"

"No, I heard it." Li Chenghui replied weakly, not knowing what the princess suddenly said.

"I know that Huarong is a big-hearted person. Since you have decided to get rid of her, I won't ask any more questions. Just remember that Huarong was not punished for stealing, but because of her innocuous words. If you leave this palace, you should be executed, and you will be imprisoned for two months, do you hear?" Zhuo Jingfan's tone was light, but Li Chenghui's back broke out in a layer of cold sweat.

"No, I'll save it." Li Chenghui couldn't care less about wondering why the Crown Princess found another reason to kill Huarong. Although she still couldn't bear it in her heart, Huarong had already betrayed her master, and she dared not keep him any longer. by your side.

"Okay, you go back." After Zhuo Jingfan finished speaking, he waved Li Chenghui back, and after Li Chenghui left, Fu Ling said softly: "Crown princess, don't you want to keep your beautiful face? How could that be?" Are you going to deal with her suddenly?"

"I originally thought that Li Chenghui would be able to subdue Huarong, but who knew that Huarong actually climbed up to Concubine Xian. Now that my heart is no longer in the East Palace, how can I keep her?" Zhuo Jingfan took the trouble and explained the matter to Listen, Fu Ling and Hu Po, as his personal servants, it is necessary for Fu Ling and Hu Po to understand these twists and turns, so as not to make wrong judgments in the future and cause him trouble.

"Princess, since you want to get rid of your beauty, did Li Chenghui use a bad excuse?" Hu Po was a few years younger than Fu Ling and had a more lively and outgoing personality. Hearing the explanation from the Crown Princess, she immediately asked impatiently.

"Let's not talk about whether the theft is fatal, but what if Huarong really stole Li Chenghui's hairpin? Could it be that people outside the palace would dare to sell the items made in the palace when she transported them out of the palace? All the items in the palace They are all registered in the register, and the palace mark is also printed on the items. Who would dare to pick up such a hot mountain yu? What's more, the reason she found was the hairpin given by the queen. No matter how stupid and greedy Huarong is, how dare Is it okay to steal and sell the items rewarded by the queen?" Zhuo Jingfan sneered and said lightly.