Little Lady of the Red Chamber

As Lin Hai is a minister of the cabinet, if he speaks at this moment, those who are interested will think more about who it is.It's just that neutral ministers can wait, but loyal officials cannot sit idly by.

Immediately, Dong Hanyang, the left servant of the Ministry of Officials, came out to refute. Dong Hanyang's concubine entered the palace of Zhongzhong as a side concubine, so he was a loyal father-in-law, so he naturally spoke for his loyal mother's family at this time.This seemed to open up the situation, and everyone spoke out again and again, arguing with reason, some wanted to convict the Zhen family, and some spoke for the Zhen family.

Tu Yuanrui stood in the front row, listening to the gossip, just watching indifferently.Until the emperor said, "Is the family finished?"

The courtier quickly calmed down with words that were neither serious nor serious, and stood up and knelt down to plead guilty, "Your Majesty is impolite, please forgive me!"

Naturally, the emperor would not convict the Zhen family just because of the censor's words, but he had no intention of letting it go, so he asked the Ministry of Criminal Affairs to investigate the matter.

The emperor's decree seems to let the Zhen family go, but those who are interested naturally understand that the Zhen family is not innocent, and the emperor's move is clearly targeting the Zhen family.The Zhen family is the mother family of the loyal prince, and is also the confidant of the emperor, so it is impossible for His Majesty to do this without worrying about the emperor.still?Your Majesty is no longer worried about this.

Those who are interested finally realize that it has been four years since His Majesty ascended the throne. Although he has not made any major moves, his position is very stable. Now the emperor can make sure that there is only one word of filial piety.Thinking about it this way, some people in the Emperor's family are already sweating and worried.

It didn't take long for the affairs in the court to spread to the harem. There is no decree in this dynasty that prohibits the harem from intervening in politics. Naturally, a promising monarch will not be really influenced by the harem.When the emperor was young, it was also considered a taboo, but when he was old, he no longer had that clarity.

Concubine Zhen Gui heard the news and went to the emperor to plead guilty, but did not defend her natal family.It is only said that the natal family has a debt of grace, but such words make the emperor even more inclined to the Zhen family.Even the loyal prince provoked him from the sidelines, so the emperor was naturally suspicious of the emperor and wanted to protect the Zhen family.

Facing the emperor's order, the emperor only responded indifferently, if the Zhen family was really innocent, they would never be wronged.If not, how can we condone such unrighteous ministers.

The rivalry between father and son seems to be invincible, but the end of the Zhen family is already doomed. The next day, someone went to Shuntian Mansion to beat drums and sue the Zhen family.

This person is a salt merchant. The Zhen family sells private salt and kills people to silence them. Such a big case, Shun Tianfu Yi dare not decide without authorization, report it to the imperial court, and hand it over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

Tu Yuanrui didn't care about this matter at this time, probably because he got another news, "You said that Xue Pan died, but the Jia family's actions are true?" Fang Xiucheng nodded and said, "It shouldn't be wrong, this matter should be resolved soon. It will spread. Concubine Xue is pregnant, and she has encountered such a thing, the emperor intends to appease her, so he intends to pardon Xue Pan, but it is obviously too late now."

Tu Yuanrui frowned, "Do you know when the Jia family took control of Xue Pan?"

"I didn't check this, and you know that if the emperor hadn't handed this matter over to me, what would I care about that idiot Xue!" Fang Xiucheng spread his hands.

Tu Yuanrui shook his head, "Just report it truthfully." After he finished speaking, he turned and left, and arranged for another person to investigate the matter. If his prediction was correct, there would be big disturbances in the palace this time.

When Xue Baochai heard the news of her brother's death, she immediately fainted and alarmed the emperor. The pulse of the fetus in her womb was already extremely weak, and coupled with the mother's intense emotions, the fetus was even more dangerous.Countless imperial doctors gathered in the imperial hospital, or the fetus was really lucky, but it was still saved.

After waking up, Xue Baochai cried and said nothing to the emperor. After all, she was the one she was proud of, and she was pregnant with a dragon child, and she was wronged before.Naturally, the emperor would not ignore it, and ordered a thorough investigation of the matter after hearing the words to comfort him.

The Jia family did not act carefully, and soon found out that Xue Pan's death was the work of the second wife of the Jia family, the confidant servant of the Wang family, the birth mother of the Xiande concubine.The criminal department was too busy with the Zhen family's affairs to pay attention to it, so the murder of the sinner could only be handled by the Tianfu Yamen.Wang's companion, Zhou Rui's family, was imprisoned by Shuntian Mansion for interrogation.

When Jia Yuanchun learned about the matter, he also petitioned the emperor, but it was too late, and he couldn't even see the emperor.The incident of poisoning in the palace finally came to light. Under the heavy punishment from the Department of Punishment, someone confessed that it was the Empress Dowager who did it.

The emperor was furious, but how could the empress dowager be so easy to talk about in the palace for many years, she pointed out that someone had framed her, and then checked that the servant who confessed died in the Punishment Department, searched his residence, but found something else, the residence of the person was hidden There are items in the palace of Concubine Zhen Gui.

All of a sudden, everyone in the harem was in danger. The queen mother was suspected, so naturally she could no longer interfere in this matter. Although the queen is the master of the harem, she never had a daughter-in-law to take care of the affairs of the father-in-law's yard.

In this way, the only qualified person in the palace is the Empress Dowager. Such a major event happened in the harem, but the emperor kept his mouth shut but did not let the Empress Dowager know. After thinking for a long time, the empress dowager was invited to come forward.

After all, the empress dowager has been immersed in the palace for many years, so she naturally understands that such a thing cannot be separated from those people, the master can't move, and the people around her can't?It turned out that all the relevant people and everyone around him were interrogated. Some things must have traces after sitting down.

The final result was unexpected. Concubine Zhen Gui and the Empress Dowager have been fighting for so many years, and they both fell from power, which is really lamentable.

When Daiyu learned the truth, she also received another message that Princess Changtai went to Xilin Temple to lead a spiritual practice and pray for the seriously ill Queen Mother.

"Although the matter has been found out clearly, I always feel that something is wrong." Daiyu frowned and whispered.

Tu Yuanrui stroked her hair and didn't say much, Daiyu leaned in his arms and said in a low voice, "The Queen Mother is seriously ill. Although Changtai took care of her, she will be confined in the cold palace in the future. Even if Concubine Zhen Gui Without this matter, she would never be able to pay for the downfall of the Zhen family. The virtuous concubine was demoted to Baolin, and she was thrown into the cold palace. The only victim and beneficiary is only Concubine Xue. I don’t want to think about it like this , but brother Rui, is there really such a lucky thing in this world?" Daiyu looked up at Tu Yuanrui, asking with eyes.

Tu Yuanrui only smiled lightly, "Yu'er already has the answer in her heart."

Daiyu buried her head in his arms with a sigh again, and said sullenly, "I want to see the princess!"

"Okay!" Tu Yuanrui replied.

Xilin Temple is a royal temple, and it is also the place where the concubines of this dynasty became monks and practiced. After the death of Taizong Gaozu, all the concubines who had no children were moved here to become monks.However, almost 40 years have passed since the death of Gaozu, and most of the concubines have died, but the current Xilin Temple is very deserted.

When Daiyu saw Princess Changtai, except for her naked body, everything else was fine.After all, she is a princess, and she has done nothing wrong, so naturally no one dares to treat her poorly, even outsiders only know that the princess is filial and prays for her mother, so how could things about the harem be easily spread to the outside world?

"Why don't you come here to support yourself in the mansion?" Princess Changtai raised her eyebrows and reprimanded lightly.

"The princess can come, why can't I come!" Daiyu retorted unceremoniously.

Changtai said nothing, just lowered his eyes, "You should know, what are you doing here? She hurt you, but I saved her, you are really stupid to come here."

Daiyu sighed in her heart, and pulled Changtai to sit down, with a solemn look on her face, "If I say that I have no resentment in my heart, it would be a lie. It's just that you rescued me, so maybe I can forget this friendship." No way. That's your own mother. Although there is something wrong with it, it's not human nature for you to save her. I blame you for this. If you say this again, I will make you a friend in vain. "

Changtai was a little surprised by what he said, and it took him a long time to laugh, and he flicked his sleeves, "I knew you were not such a person. Sit down!" Then he pulled Daiyu to sit down, "Just like you said , I hate her but I can't watch her die. I saved her this time, and I'll be fine in the future. This temple is much quieter than the palace, and no one dares to disobey me here, so I feel much more at ease. "

Daiyu didn't hear well, so she wanted to persuade her, but Changtai covered her mouth, telling her not to say anything, and continued: "I have never told anyone that my queen mother hates me for not being a prince. She is the queen, but at that time the father had already established the crown prince, and the crown prince was too old to get close to her. In the palace, the concubine Zhengui was favored and always dominated her. She had no status, but she couldn't really exercise power. No one has been there for a long time, and no one can support her. It is said that the empress is not as comfortable as the concubine. In front of people, she always hugs me one moment, and the next moment she ruthlessly leaves me with her nails. Make a mark and complain about why I am not a prince. I did not behave like this until I was old. You look at me with great glory, but in fact, my life might not be better if it is not for the emperor. How the limelight can be compared now."

Princess Changtai had a mocking sneer on her face. Her biological mother hated her for not being able to bring her power. "Since I'm out, I won't go back again. This temple is very good. I used to be restless, but now I'm much calmer."

Daiyu knew that she couldn't persuade her, so she didn't mention it, she just smiled and said: "It will be much easier to find you in the future, there are constant disputes in the palace, it is indeed not as quiet as here, so it is easier to talk."

"You still understand me, but that's all right! Do you know the ins and outs of this matter?" Changtai asked.

Daiyu said: "I probably know something, but there are still some things I don't understand."

"It's also you who don't understand. Although my mother is harmful to others, she has been immersed in the palace for many years, and it's hard to get along with that concubine Zhengui. It's so simple." Changtai sneered. .