Lin Jinwen led the people away under Wang Jinan's benevolent smile. After he left, Wang Jinan ran back to the emperor as fast as he could with his short legs.In the study room, the emperor was half lying on the imperial chair with a lazy expression on his face. When he heard the sound of footsteps, he didn't lift his eyelids and said, "Going away?"

Wang Jin'an hurriedly stepped forward to squeeze the emperor's shoulders, and said with a flattering smile: "The guard Lin has already brought someone there."

The emperor hmmed and didn't say a word. After a long time, he suddenly said quietly: "What do you think of Lin Jinwen?"

Wang Jin'an would not judge a person casually in front of the emperor, whether it was the prince, the guards, or the court ladies and eunuchs, he smiled and said sincerely: "The people the emperor values ​​are naturally the best."

The emperor sneered, and after saying something to the old fox, he fell silent, while Wang Jin'an just laughed and remained silent.If you haven't been in touch with Wang Jin'an for a long time, but hearing his tone, you might think how sincere and honest he is.

The comfortably pinched emperor sat up and waved Wang Jin'an's hand away. There was a trace of coldness in his cloudy eyes, and he said coldly: "I like the beauty who served me yesterday, so I drove to Zhaoyang Palace."

Wang Jinan hurriedly said yes.

The emperor favored a good-looking court lady in Concubine Xian's Zhaoyang Palace last night. This maid was supposed to be able to serve Consort Xian.The emperor also named this court lady Cai Nu this morning, but he did not let her move out of Zhaoyang Palace.Wang Jin'an knew in his heart that the emperor was deliberately trying to dissuade the concubine Xian.This virtuous concubine's appearance and family background are originally superior, and the most important thing is that she also gave birth to the eldest prince Zhou Rui, who is considered proud in the harem.

The news about Zhou Rui's visit to Wen's family spread to the palace yesterday, and the emperor immediately became unhappy.The emperor was not a fool. Although Zhou Rui went there in the name of picking up his beloved wife, the emperor still had some idea of ​​what he wanted to do in his heart.Zhou Rui was thinking about the chair under his buttocks, but he was too stupid and impatient.But Zhou Rui was close to Wen's family on weekdays, and the emperor couldn't use this excuse to reprimand him, so he started playing tricks in the harem.

Asking Lin Jinwen to investigate Liu Wei's matter today, apart from testing Lin Jinwen, naturally also meant to warn Zhou Rui.

When the emperor went to Zhaoyi Palace, An Zhaoyi and the fifth prince Zhou Kang were talking with Concubine Xian.An Zhaoyi is a beauty in the water town of Jiangnan. She looks delicate and soft-spoken.Her family background is average, but her life is excellent.

Not long after she entered the palace, the novelty of the emperor passed, and later she took refuge in Concubine Xian, and later relied on the emperor to visit Concubine Xian and gave birth to the fifth prince, Zhou Kang, her rank jumped again and again, from a young Baolin became the second grade Zhaoyi, and was also very popular with the emperor.

Because of this, many people in the harem looked at Concubine Xian's jokes again, thinking that Concubine Xian was throwing a stone at their own feet, and actually allowed An Zhaoyi to give birth to a son safely.Although the son was born prematurely, he was born safely.At present, the emperor had five princes under his knees, only the first prince Zhou Rui and the second prince Zhou An were grown-ups. The first prince was physically strong, but the second prince was miserable when he just turned [-]. He had a high fever for several days in his childhood. When the heat subsides, people are a bit stupid, and they have not yet married a wife and had children.

The remaining third prince Zhou Xiang is 14 years old, the fourth prince Zhou Rong is 12 years old, and the fifth prince Zhou Kang is six years old.

Concubine Xian was naturally also angry when An Zhaoyi gave birth to Zhou Kang. She felt that An Zhaoyi was stepping on her own head to climb up.

But An Zhaoyi is very self-aware, her family background is average, and after giving birth to her son, she also thinks highly of Concubine Xian.Not to mention coming to Zhaoyi Palace every day, they would come to pay respects every now and then, with a very low profile, and everything was centered on the concubine and the eldest prince.It was several times that she secretly helped and spoke good words for Concubine Xian in front of the emperor, and the anger in Concubine Xian's heart was temporarily put down.

An Zhaoyi also became a capable assistant beside Concubine Xian.

At this moment, everyone in Zhaoyang Palace knelt down to greet the emperor when they saw the figure of the emperor.

The emperor sat down, asked everyone to get up casually, and then called Zhou Kang to his side.Zhou Kang's body is a little thin, but he has a pair of big eyes, and he looks pretty cute.Because of the premature birth, An Zhaoyi has been taking good care of her. Although her body is a bit thin, she is in good spirits.

The emperor asked about Zhou Kang's physical condition in a rare and kind way, Zhou Kang replied in a childish voice, and the emperor nodded and let him return to An Zhaoyi's side.

Then the emperor looked at the people around the concubine Xian and said with a smile: "You have been named Cai Nu, you are not a servant of this Zhaoyang Palace, why are you still standing and serving people?" The concubine has the oldest qualifications.She is well maintained, but there are still fine wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, which is not comparable to a green girl.

Concubine Xian's expression was steady after hearing this, and the palace servant immediately saluted to express her state of mind: "Your Majesty, slave... Although the concubine is conferred, she always regards Concubine Xian as the master in her heart. Besides, the status of concubine is You should be humble, and you should serve your empress."

The words of being unambitious and determined not to offend Concubine Xian made the emperor lose his interest in an instant, and his desire to pamper her also faded.Wang Jin'an shook his head in his heart, thinking that the maid's loyalty is loyalty, but she is too stupid to see the current situation clearly.No matter how much she pleases Concubine Xian now, it is a fact that the emperor favored her in Zhaoyang Palace.This is a thorn in the heart of Concubine Xian.

Concubine Xian will not touch her now, but when the emperor completely forgets her, she will not be far from death.If she is willing to follow the emperor's wishes and fight hard, maybe she can turn things around and live slowly.

Concubine Xian pursed her lips and smiled, then pushed the maid and said: "The emperor's heart hurts, sister, please sit down."

The palace maid took a look at Concubine Xian, and finally sat at the very end reluctantly.

An Zhaoyi spoke at this time, and she said softly: "The emperor has a newcomer and forgets the old one. The emperor loves his sister, and the concubine feels uncomfortable." For An Zhaoyi who gave birth to her old son, the emperor still loves her. There is some affection.

Seeing that the emperor was in a good mood, An Zhaoyi took the opportunity to complain half-truth, half-sourly, "Your Majesty, this concubine is an old man in the harem, and she should be more lenient. The concubine has always valued the fifth prince more than her life." It's just that the concubine heard that the emperor gave a thousand-year-old purple ginseng to a young guard. The emperor thinks this little guard is more important than the fifth prince."

The emperor had a smile on his face, but the smile on his face subsided when he heard this, and then he looked at An Zhaoyi with heavy eyes and said in a deep voice: "The fifth prince is my son, and his status is naturally noble. The purple ginseng was not given because he was too young to be worthy of these extremely valuable things. Besides, Lin Jinwen is different from ordinary people, why do you compare the status of the Fifth Prince with him?"

Seeing the emperor's obvious displeasure, An Zhaoyi hurriedly knelt down to plead guilty, and Concubine Xian also stood up to comfort the emperor, saying that An Zhaoyi felt sorry for the fifth prince and did not intend to offend.Zhou Kang also hurriedly knelt down, begging the emperor for forgiveness with a childish face.

Seeing Zhou Kang's face, the emperor snorted coldly, said something really disappointing and left.

After the emperor left, Concubine Xian helped An Zhaoyi up and comforted her, "Your sister has worked hard."

The fear on An Zhaoyi's face was still there, she shook her head lightly, and said softly while sitting next to Concubine Xian: "Sister, do you think the emperor's attitude towards Lin Jinwen is not right?"

As early as when the emperor bestowed the thousand-year-old purple ginseng, they sent people to check Lin Jinwen's identity, but they didn't see anything at that time, he was just a dude.If there is anything worthy of scrutiny, it is that Lin Jinwen's mother, Mrs. Liu, died in a strange way.Those of them who live cautiously in the harem will think three points more if there is no conspiracy, and nine points more if they have doubts.

Concubine Xian shook her head slightly at her, she told everyone in the room to retreat, and An Zhaoyi handed Zhou Kang to the nanny to take away.Concubine Xian then opened her mouth and said, "What does sister mean by that?"

An Zhaoyi hesitated for a while and said in a low voice: "Sister, think about it, although the emperor has five princes, but three are underage, the emperor attaches great importance to the prince. Let's talk about Kang'er, he tore up the emperor's paper last time The emperor didn't even blame him. This time, my sister, I just mentioned the little guard to test the emperor, and the emperor immediately became angry. This is not a trivial matter."

Concubine Xian squinted her eyes and said: "I also feel that the emperor's performance in this matter is indeed extraordinary. He also values ​​this little guard too much, even surpassing the fifth prince."

An Zhaoyi took a careful look at Concubine Xian, and she said with a hint of bewitching in her voice: "Sister Xianfei, the eldest prince is the only adult and strong prince around the emperor, and my sister thinks it's better to kill some things as soon as possible."

Concubine Xian glanced at An Zhaoyi, but she didn't say anything, An Zhaoyi lowered her eyes and dared not say anything more.

Concubine Xian looked at An Zhaoyi and suddenly smiled, she said: "Sister, don't worry, I know that my sister is only thinking of the eldest prince, but now the emperor is dissatisfied with the eldest prince, so it is temporarily inconvenient for us to take action on this matter."

An Zhaoyi raised her head and said cautiously: "What my sister said is that my sister heard that Lin Jinwen was summoned by the emperor today. Concubine Shu has always been jealous, so it's better to let her probe first."

Concubine Shu is the mother and concubine of the third prince Zhou Xiang. She doesn't have too deep a mind, and she is rather unruly and willful.A large part of Zhou Xiang's temperament has been inherited from her. He is very reckless and unwilling to think too much about things. He is also relatively selfish. He will take many unclear things seriously, and he is especially easy to be taken advantage of by others.Fortunately, the emperor knew in his heart that his son had been a fool since he was a child, and he just didn't care about it like he did most of the time.Concubine Shu and Zhou Xiang have always been very proud, feeling that they are highly valued by the emperor, and they became more and more arrogant.

Concubine Xian smiled slightly at An Zhaoyi and said, "Sister Concubine Shu likes to go to the Imperial Garden recently. The weather is just right today, so the flowers in the Imperial Garden must be even more beautiful."

An Zhaoyi smiled knowingly.

The emperor had just left Zhaoyi Palace, so it was inconvenient for them to go in person, but it was easy to arrange for one or two young maids to chatter and deliberately say something thought-provoking.

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When the emperor came out of Zhaoyi Palace, he was in no mood. He stood in the harem for a while, then went back to the South Study in a resentful mood.

After returning, the emperor asked Wang Jin'an, "When will Lin Jinwen come back?"

Wang Jin'an looked at Liusha and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, don't worry, this is a simple matter. I think Guard Lin will be back soon." The cases were not dealt with in time, and there are still some old cases left there. Immediately follow my order and ask Lin Songren to deal with it expeditiously."

Wang Jin'an responded and withdrew.

Two quarters of an hour later, an internal eunuch hurriedly came to report that the third prince Zhou Xiang and Lin Jinwen, who had returned to the palace, had a fight at the gate of the palace, and the two were caught by the patrolling guard Xiao Rugui.

The emperor suddenly stood up and said, "What? Where are people?"

The little eunuch was trembling all over, and said tremblingly: "Commander Xiao is bringing people to meet the emperor."

"Xuan come in." The emperor threw the teacup on the ground and said.

Xiao Rugui quickly brought Zhou Xiang and Lin Jinwen to the South Study Room. Of course, as a prince, Zhou Xiang received much better treatment and was only surrounded by a few imperial guards.But Lin Jinwen was not. He was pressed against his arms by two imperial guards.

Just as Xiao Rugui and the others knelt down, before they had time to say anything, the emperor snorted coldly and said, "You bastard."

Xiao Rugui looked at the emperor's furious face, and instinctively said something fair for Lin Jinwen.Lin Jinwen beat Zhou Xiang for a reason. The emperor had a gloomy temper, and he would get angry if he said he was angry, and he would not show mercy.Although Lin Jinwen was not liked by others, in Xiao Rugui's view, the crime was not beyond death.

But before he could speak, the emperor walked over from the imperial case, stepped forward and kicked Zhou Xiang, with such force that he fell to the ground.

This kick stunned Zhou Xiang. He stared blankly at the emperor, and was stunned for a while, not knowing what to say.

Xiao Rugui's mouth tightened instantly, Lin Jinwen also looked confused and shocked, and the atmosphere in the South Study Room was extremely silent.

"Tell me, what's going on here?" The emperor broke the silence with a gloomy face.

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