The majestic sister-in-law of the Red Chamber

Early the next morning, when Situ Meng got up and was about to do a big job in the early court, he received a message from the emperor to send him.

"Sun Ronghai hanged himself in the prison last night, and the Nanfu was set on fire and completely burned. Duke Qi was assassinated in the mansion, but he was discovered in time, so there is no danger to his life."

"Is it really like this! This is dirty politics!" Situ Meng sighed helplessly. Although the emperor had told him in advance yesterday, when these facts were presented to him, he still felt that unreal.

"My lord, have you packed up? The emperor asked you to have breakfast together!" The voice of the head steward sounded from the door of the bedroom.

"Well, I'll be fine now! Go back and tell Brother Huang that I'll come when I change my clothes!" After Situ Meng finished speaking, he directly put the small note in his hand on the unextinguished candle and lit it, watching helplessly. Turn it to ashes.

While eating, the emperor looked at the listless Situ Meng, and asked with a playful smile, "Xiao Shiwu, did you not sleep last night? Hehe... Could it be that the Lin family girl is not here, you Can't sleep anymore?"

"Brother Huang!" Situ Meng said with a bit of embarrassment: "You know that I am depressed because of the matter between Sun Ronghai and Qi Guogong! Tell me, they are obviously in the same group, why are they so anxious to kill people to silence them! It's not enough to kill Sun Ronghai, if Xiaotian didn't go back in time yesterday, I'm afraid Duke Qi would be poisoned to death by them too!"

"Hehe... so it's because of this!" The emperor put down the porridge bowl in his hand, and said softly, "Because it's not the same group who attacked them!"

"Aren't they from the same group?" Situ Meng's eyes were full of confusion, and he asked, "But, aren't Sun Ronghai and Qi Guogong from the same group? Why are they not from the same group who killed them? Brother Huang, what is this?" What the hell is going on? You have completely dizzy me!"

"Hehe, let me tell you this! It was Situ Yong who wanted to kill Sun Ronghai. As for what important reasons he had for that old man, I don't know! But it was not him who killed Duke Qi. Although those business affairs have some connection with the Zhen family, they have nothing to do with him, Prince An!

Come to think of it, it should be the people sent by Li Guogong to do it!After all, in this court, the one who has the closest relationship with Duke Qi is Duke Li. Even if Duke Qi did not participate in what Duke Li did, he must know a thing or two!

You said, if such a person falls into our hands, can Mr. Li not be in a hurry?Although he is the son-in-law, my uncle, as long as the Supreme Emperor and my aunt are still alive, I can't do anything to him, but it is very easy to suppress his descendants from being promoted!

You know, although he took advantage of the fact that he married the princess but did not inherit the title, but in his son's and grandson's generation, there will be no such good thing!There are not many girls in our generation, besides, even if he has such thoughts, the Supreme Emperor will not agree! "

"Is that so?" Situ Meng shook his head, always feeling that the emperor had only said half of what he said, but he couldn't figure it out for a while.

It's just that the Duke of Qi was not poisoned to death, and he was relieved for a long time. As for the many secrets, he didn't want to ask any more. He had already decided that after the early court today, he just waited for the emperor to announce that the three divisions will interrogate the Duke of Qi. , as soon as he handed over the person, everything will be fine!After that, he didn't want to get involved in it anymore.

The morning court went very smoothly that day, and no one expressed any objection to the fact that Situ Meng participated in the Duke of Qi. The officials of the Procuratorate also respectfully accepted the imperial decree, but there was a little surprise when Situ Meng asked them to take over the Duke of Qi's mansion and related personnel.

The three families actually tried to push each other, and no one was willing to send someone to take over. In the end, the emperor sent a message, and all the relevant personnel of the Duke of Qi's mansion were imprisoned in the sky prison.

As for Sun Ronghai, no one mentioned him at all, as if the old man who was full of spirit in the court yesterday seemed to have never existed.The case and charges he was carrying were not mentioned by anyone. Seeing that the deliberate arson of Nanfu was also ended by the accident caused by the unintentional overturning of the candle at night by Admiral Jiumen.

After the morning court ended, Situ Meng was not in the mood to waste time in the palace, he ignored the shouts of the mothers in the empress dowager's palace, and quickly left the palace and returned to his palace.

In the Palace of Mercy Ning, the empress dowager's face sank after listening to the mother's return, her face was livid, she gritted her teeth vigorously, but in the end she didn't say anything, waved her hand feebly, and pushed back all the servants. Only she and Rong Jing are left in the palace.

"Empress Dowager, don't be angry with the prince! He must have important things to do! Yesterday I heard that there was a big event in the court, and the morning court lasted until the evening. When the official business in the court is done, He will definitely come back to see you! After all, filial piety comes first!" Rong Jing softly comforted the Empress Dowager while pinching her shoulders.

Because she was standing behind the empress dowager, the empress dowager did not notice the joy in her eyes when she said this.

"Good girl! I'm sorry for you! This beautiful girl has lived in the palace for a month, and she has learned almost all the rules she should learn. Tomorrow is the day of the palace selection! If you can't be finalized at this time marriage, then it will be troublesome!

This brat, really, Ren has grown up, his wings are stiff!I dare not even listen to what my mother said, it really pissed me off!That smelly girl from the Lin family, the Ai family thought she was a good girl, but who knew that she was such a jealous and domineering character!well……"

The empress dowager sighed, gently patted Rong Jing's little hands that were massaging her, and said: "Actually, the Ai family is a little hesitant now, I don't know whether it is right or wrong to marry you into Prince Zhongshun's mansion ah!"

"Why did the empress dowager say that! Rong Jing knows that you are doing this for my own good, no matter whether you can marry into Prince Zhongshun's mansion in the end, Rong Jing will be grateful to your empress for the rest of her life!"

Rong Jing said so, but the corners of her mouth raised slightly unconsciously, thinking of the conditions that the chief executive in front of the emperor told her before, her heart was bursting with excitement.

'Finally let me look forward to this day!You can live together with Mingxu in an open and aboveboard manner, and leave the Jing'an mansion that is like a devil's den!Moreover, the lord and the concubine are still willing to trust me, and are willing to entrust me with the internal affairs of Prince Zhongshun's mansion, so that Ming Xu can become a long history of the lord, this is simply a great thing!

It must be that my sincere prayer was heard by the gods and Buddhas in the sky!Finally, finally, I can live my own life, and I don't have to be a marionette in their hands anymore! '

Although Rong Jing was very excited in her heart, when the Empress Dowager looked over, she still pretended to be somewhat melancholy and heartbroken. She hadn't forgotten Prince Zhongshun's advice!The play must continue.

"Rong Jing, don't worry, the Ai family will save face this time, and they will definitely help you achieve your wish and marry Xiao Shiwu smoothly! Hmph! Even if he doesn't want to, so what, as long as the emperor makes an order, I think he will do it. Dare to resist the order and not obey!" The Empress Dowager said proudly, thinking of the note that Zhen Taigui had written to herself before, she had a new plan in her heart.

At this time, Rong Jing's father, Lord Jing An, suddenly asked to see him, and since they were all from his own family, the Empress Dowager did not let Rong Jing avoid him.

"My humble minister joins the Empress Dowager!" Duke Jing An respectfully knelt down and saluted.

"Okay, get up, we're all a family, there's no need to come to these empty gifts! What's the matter with you coming here in such a hurry today?" The Empress Dowager asked casually while sitting lazily on the beauty couch.

"This..." Duke Jing'an glanced at Rong Jing first, with some hesitation in his expression.

"Okay, if you have anything to say, just talk about it! You don't need to shy away from Rong Jing, after all, she will marry into Prince Zhongshun's house in the future, and she will have to face many things alone. Now I can listen to it and save it." A little bit of experience is also very good!" The Empress Dowager stopped Rong Jing who was about to retreat, and said lightly.

"Since the empress dowager said so, then I have nothing to hide! Yesterday in the court hall, Prince Zhongshun participated in the Duke of Qi's event. I think you should have heard the news when you come to the empress dowager!" Jing'an said solemnly. .

"Well, the Ai family heard about this, but what does it have to do with you?" The empress dowager's eyes were full of doubts, and she said, "The Duke of Qi is an old-fashioned four kings and eight princes. Didn't they always look down on you?" Come to our house? I haven't heard of any friendship with our family?"

"This is just the beginning. Prince Zhongshun not only participated in the performance of the Duke of Qi, but even sent the guards in the mansion to search the mansion of the Duke of Qi the night before yesterday. Moreover, at the Great Court Meeting yesterday, the crown prince and grandson Sun Ronghai had an affair with the Duke of Qi because of this matter." Prince Zhongshun got into a dispute, but his quasi-princess surrounded the Sun family's mansion with his guards in broad daylight, and ransacked it by the way! Even the nearby Nanfu was also raided!" Mr. Jing'an When he said this, there was a bit of panic in his eyes.

"What? She, a little girl, dared to lead someone to directly raid the home of a first-rank official in the court in broad daylight. She is so arrogant and domineering. Is there any law for this! Is there no one to care? Those censors are just doing nothing of it?

On weekdays, every big thing can be said to have collapsed, but now she is a little girl who has been flamboyant to such an extent before she married into the royal family, how can they turn a blind eye!This is Hen Sichen! "The empress dowager burst into anger when she heard this, and stood up with a rub.

"I don't know about this! But just last night, first Sun Ronghai hanged himself in the sky prison, and then the Nanfu was directly reduced to ashes by a fire overnight! The strangest thing is that this incident In the entire court, from the emperor to the civil and military officials, no one mentioned it at all, as if all of this had never happened! If I hadn't sneaked a look at the Nanfu ruins, I would have thought these things It's a servant talking nonsense!"

When Mr. Jing An said this, he suddenly sighed, and said earnestly: "Empress Dowager, I think the matter of marrying Rong Jing to Prince Zhongshun's residence should be forgotten! The little girl of the Lin family is not easy to mess with! I don't want to be a servant. A Duke of Qi!"