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King Caixian brought his wife and children into the palace to pay his respects. When Concubine Yue took his grandson to visit the garden, he happened to meet Concubine Chen and Concubine Jing who were visiting the garden together.

Concubine Jing took off the hairpin on her head for him to play with, because it was during the mourning period, and this was the only ornament on her head. After taking it off, she looked very shabby. Just give it to you."

Unexpectedly, the child shook his head, widened his eyes and said, "The top of grandma's head is old, I don't like it."

Ever since she learned that her son was not destined for the throne, she lived in depression and shadow almost every day.It's not that she hasn't thought about fighting back, but she can't even hold Lin Shu's handle, let alone want to pass through the guards of the imperial army to touch the current East Palace. Instead, Lin Shu is holding her criminal evidence in his hand, which makes her hamstrung all the time. Dare to act rashly.

To add insult to injury, Concubine Jing returned to the palace with Concubine Chen. Emperor Liang was grateful for their sisterly love and made an exception to let them live together in the renovated Zhiluo Palace.

From the day Concubine Jing returned to the palace, Emperor Liang never stepped into Zhaoren Palace again.

In the past, this woman was only regarded as the concubine Chen's subordinate by herself, and she didn't even want to look straight at her. Now she has been named a noble concubine because of the prince. She and Concubine Chen have lived separately for several years , soon after returning to the palace, she won the favor of His Majesty, and now she takes care of His Majesty's daily life, and even concubine Chen, the biological mother of King Qi who was demoted, has been favored again.

She was like this, neither fighting nor snatching, not surprised by favor or humiliation, but the more she was like this, the more she seemed to deserve the emperor's gift and favor, which made Concubine Yue feel resentful.

There is another thing that worries her. Imperial Concubine Jing was originally a medical girl, so logically speaking, she took good care of Liang Di with all her heart. It's dawn.

But even with such careful care, Emperor Liang still aged rapidly. His hair, which was originally black a few years ago, has now turned gray, and his expression also showed an old state. In addition, this time the Empress Dowager passed away, he hurried back to Beijing , was another sudden illness, and spent most of the day on the bed after recovering from the illness.

Concubine Yue knew that this man who had protected her for half of her life would leave in the near future.

Perhaps because of this, Concubine Jing's mother and son were not in a hurry to get rid of themselves and Jing Xuan.

Concubine Yue stared blankly at the phoenix hairpin she had thrown on the ground, the pearls on it were as old as fish eyes, and the golden color was no longer the same as before.

Whether she is a mother or a concubine, she is powerless.

At this moment, Concubine Xian ran in crying, knelt down in front of her, and begged Mother Concubine to call the shots.

It turned out that King Xian had been singing and singing every night in the mansion for the past few months, and even secretly took in a concubine. The princess was wronged by this matter, but who knew that after three months, the concubine found out that the two-month-old Pregnancy, it is disrespectful to be pregnant within a hundred days of a big funeral. Originally, Xian Wang meant to hide it first, and then send her away when it can no longer be concealed, but who knows who leaked the news, there are already some rumors outside.

So Princess Xian took advantage of the time when King Xian was leaving the mansion to enter the palace and sent someone to push the concubine into the water and drowned.Unexpectedly, the concubine's maid ran away and told her brother in the family, and in a rage, the man went to the Ministry of Punishment.

Cai Quan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, never evaded the powerful, so he immediately sent someone to offer sacrifices to the palace.

"...What about the corpse?"

"It was too late to deal with it, so it was taken away by people sent by Cai Quan."

"What about the maid?"

"She sued the prince for having banquets and singing songs in the mansion...and was also taken away by the Ministry of Criminal Justice as a witness."

Concubine Yue stood up, took two steps in a daze, tripped over something and almost fell down.

Looking down again, it was the old phoenix hairpin, which was broken by his foot.

"Your Majesty, quickly think of a way... If you don't save the prince at this moment, I'm afraid that the memorial from the Ministry of Punishment will be in front of the imperial court soon!"

"..." Concubine Yue turned a deaf ear to the concubine's cries, and only bent down to pick up the broken pearl hairpin and put it back on her head, "Ask Jing Xuan for me to take care of myself... I'm afraid our mother and son will never see each other again." arrive."

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The Ministry of Punishment put the dossier on the desk of Yangju Hall that night.

Emperor Liang leaned on the couch, and calmly listened to Cai Quan's statement with half-closed eyes, but waved his hand wearily when he was about to hand over the memorial and the indictment.

"The charge of unfilial piety is unavoidable, let him figure out the rest."

"But Your Majesty..."

"You don't need to hide it. Since this matter has come to the Ministry of Punishment, it can't be concealed anymore... There is no need for a joint trial by the three divisions. This matter has been investigated by you, and Jing Xuan cannot be wronged."

"Your Majesty!" Cai Quan glanced at the prince next to him, and knelt forward and said, "After all, this matter involves the prince, and there are still human lives. I hope His Highness personally arbitrates it to convince everyone."

"Then I will be demoted to the county king, and I will go to guard the empress dowager for half a year before being demoted to the fiefdom." Emperor Liang thought for a while, "Oh, and his mother, the Yue family, was demoted to the concubine and moved to the West Courtyard."

"Can……"

"I told you, there is no need for an interrogation." Emperor Liang opened his eyes slightly, and glanced at Jingyan, "Isn't the crown prince also meaning this?"

"...My son dare not."

Emperor Liang snorted and stopped looking at him, "Jing Xuan left, and I will never see him again... I will personally write this imperial decree for him."

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After Cai Quan took the decree and left, Emperor Liang seemed to have exhausted all his strength, gasped and stared at the memorial on the table, before asking Jingyan who was standing in the hall, "...Are you satisfied?"

"..."

"He is your elder brother! Why can't you leave him a way out!"

As he spoke, he casually grabbed a medicine bowl on the table and threw it over. The medicine bowl landed half a step in front of Jingyan, and the bitter-smelling medicine spilled all over the floor.

Jingyan didn't hide, he just stood there with his back straightened.

"He's powerless now, and he's no longer a threat to you no matter what, what are you afraid of, Jingyan?" Emperor Liang asked aggressively, "Although he never treated you kindly, he never did you any harm. "

"...My son did not frame the emperor's brother."

"You didn't frame him, not because of your kindness, but because of your arrogance." Emperor Liang said with a smile, "How did the rumors spread about this matter, and who let the maid go to serve the concubine?" You should know about the news from your natal family."

"..."

"Now I have fulfilled your wish." Emperor Liang sighed, "The crime of unfilial piety has been given to him, and he will never be able to turn himself over for the rest of his life."

King Xian's case was ruled by the emperor within two days from the incident, the Yue clan was demoted, King Xian's family was reprimanded, King Xian went to the Empress Dowager's mausoleum, and stayed in white clothes for half a year with a vegetarian meal.

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Jiangshan is a game of chess, and Xiao Jingyu will be the one who will play chess in the future.

What he has to do now is to put the chess pieces in the best positions. Those who Brother Qi is unwilling to do, and those who are unwilling to do, are all done by him. King Yu's old ministers in the court, including the Minister of War left behind by the previous Mei Changsu—this person is easy to use, but he needs strict punishment and laws to control him, and he cannot be influenced by Brother Qi's generosity and sincerity.

Jingyan wants everyone to return to the right position, to be by the side of the person he should be.

——Lin Shu is already here.

With Brother Qi, the wise king, Jingyan doesn't have to worry about someone blocking Lin Shu's brilliance in the future.

——After entering the East Palace, Jingyan did not bring Fei Liu into the imperial city, nor did he send him back to Langya Pavilion, but entrusted him to Lin Shu.

Lin Chen insisted that since there is no such person as Mei Changsu in this life, there should not be the name Feiliu.

Jingyan also knows that Jiang Hu is far more suitable for Fei Liu than Jinling, so he just wants Fei Liu to live with his brother Su during the period before returning to Langya Pavilion.

Lin Chen said that on the day the new emperor ascends the throne, Fei Liu will be taken away.

It won't be too long.

— There are not many letters between brothers in these years.

Brother Qi Wang wrote several letters to King Yu before he was executed. Later, when he dealt with the Minister of War and when he proposed to increase the number of troops, he wrote two letters. .

After the letter was unfolded, it was a blank sheet of paper.

Jingyan knows that this is the last email.

The brothers have nothing to say since then.

——As for his old troops, including Zhanying, he incorporated them into Lin Shu's command in the new army organization that has not yet been implemented.

That will be the strongest cavalry in Daliang.

There, they don't have to worry about the status of Prince Jing's former ministers, and they can still find a place of honor as soldiers.

To do one by one, the time that I thought was not enough is now gradually freed up.

What he has to do now is to quietly wait for the day of separation.

--to be continued--

There is also a part where Lin Shu takes over Feiliu, but because it has nothing to do with the main story, it is not included in the main text.

Bonus sugar for everyone.The temperature has dropped recently, everyone eat more sweets to supplement calories

Regarding Jingyan's entrustment, Lin Shu let Fei Liu live in his mansion without asking why, and said to the outside world that he had taken in a guard.

As far as Fei Liu was concerned, although he didn't understand this arrangement, he didn't object to it either.Lin Shu's Mansion is actually more fun than Prince Jing's Mansion. Although Prince Jing's Mansion is big and has a lot of delicious food, the people in it don't like to laugh very much, and no one can beat him.

"Brother Lin Su" loves to laugh and is smart. He knows a lot of things that he doesn't know. He can make boxes called "organs". His martial arts are much better than those in Prince Jing's mansion. He can use many kinds of weapons and kung fu. You can play with yourself for a long time.

The person he couldn't beat also lost to him once, but he said he was