Concubine Xian thought so in her heart, and looked at Wang Jin'an.In fact, many people had the same thoughts as Concubine Xian, and their eyes were all on Wang Jin'an.

Wang Jin'an also had an expression of astonishment that couldn't be concealed, but he soon restrained himself.But this bit of surprise has already fallen into the eyes of everyone, Concubine Xian couldn't help feeling a little flustered, she wondered if the emperor didn't trust Wang Jin'an anymore.

Wang Jinan also asked himself this question in his heart. Speaking of which, when the emperor found out that he was biased towards the eldest prince, Wang Jinan was already ready to be rejected by the emperor.

Later, the emperor didn't directly replace him. Although he didn't trust him wholeheartedly, he still valued him a lot.Wang Jin'an also knew that it would be difficult for him to regain his original position, and he also sent someone from the emperor to monitor him.He can only pretend not to know, and serve the emperor more attentively.

Most of the news that has come out of his mouth for Concubine Xian and others to know recently was the emperor who signaled him to speak.He had a vague understanding of the emperor's thoughts these days, but he dared not and could not tell the truth to Concubine Xian and the others.

At this time the emperor did such a thing, Wang Jin'an knew that his luck in the past was hopeless in his heart, and the emperor never trusted him again.This brocade box contained the imperial decree for establishing the crown prince. The emperor handed it over to Xiao Rugui, and he must have believed in his heart that he would peek at it, and then inform the eldest prince and others.

At this time, Wang Jin'an had no expression on his face, but panicked in his heart.He communicated with Concubine Xian just to save himself a way out. He was the emperor's most trusted eunuch, such a person would not end well when the new emperor came to the throne.

He also thought about the fact that he might be ahead of the emperor, but people should always think about themselves when they are alive.No one thought that he would be caught by the emperor because of Zhou Rui's words. After decades of hard work, his hopes were extinguished.

Wang Jin'an is not begging now, he is the person who understands the emperor's temperament best, the emperor's temper seems to have improved a lot in the past two years, and he will always say the same thing in his bones.

Thinking of this, Wang Jin'an's face was a little depressed, and the emperor glanced at him indifferently.

At this time, Xiao Rugui had already stepped forward and handed the brocade box to the emperor. The emperor took the brocade box and did not open it immediately, but looked at everyone with a smile that was not a smile.

But the emperor was far away from everyone, and none of the civil and military officials below could see the emperor's expression clearly.

At this time, the old censor Qin Nanzhan, who had been imprisoned in the sky prison and almost died, was born. He said, "Your Majesty, I have something to say."

Old Master Wen and Wen Shijing immediately glanced at each other when they saw Qin Nanzhan's background.

Qin Nan was always a person who would speak directly when he had something to say. He was sent to jail for bluntly saying that the emperor was licentious.Later, because the emperor disliked Lin Jinwen's talk, he remembered that Qin Nan was full of poems and books, and sometimes he was even speechless when he quoted Qin Nan from the classics. It was released again for a few days.

Qin Nan has kept a low profile since then, but his temper is still very straightforward.When the fourth prince Zhou Rong had an accident, he even wrote a letter requesting the emperor to thoroughly investigate the matter.

Because of this, Zhou Rui and Concubine Xian hated him, who made Zhou Rong's incident point to Concubine Xian as the person behind the scenes.

As the imperial censor, Qin Nan should express his opinion in the papers in advance if he has something to say, instead of speaking suddenly at this time.This is the emperor's birthday banquet, not the imperial court.

He held back for so long without saying a word, he must have been hinted by someone that he was born at this gate.

A large part may be related to the establishment of the prince by the emperor.

Old Mrs. Wen's thoughts were racing, but his face was still calm enough, and Wen Shijing lowered his eyes calmly.Anyway, the Wen family had already thought about all kinds of situations.

If Zhou Rui can be crowned prince smoothly today, then everything is easy to say. If not, then Zhou Rui, the great prince, will be supported by the Wen family.

Lin Jinwen, who was sitting in the crowd, felt that the current scene was very interesting. If the old man Qin didn't speak, he might be of the earth-shattering type.

Qin Nan hardly waited for the emperor to say anything, and the first thing he said was that the eldest prince was not suitable to be crowned prince.

Zhou Rui's vigorous expression froze in an instant. If Wen Jingxian hadn't grabbed his hand, he would have jumped up on the spot and asked Qin Nan what he meant.

With Wen Jingxian, Zhou Rui did not lose his composure, but his face was so gloomy that he could drip water.

Qin Nan opened his mouth and described Zhou Rui's various crimes. The first one was that he had a problem with his personal morality and was not worthy of being a king.Qin Nan also specially emphasized that Zhou Rui was greedy for beauty, used dirty methods, and Wen Fang had a strong temper. He even used death to show his ambition, but in the end he was still forcibly brought into the mansion.

As soon as Qin Nan said this, Zhou Rui felt that Wen Fang was stuck in his throat like a fly, and it was really uncomfortable.

He also considered this issue when he was accepting Wen Fang, but at that time no one dared to make a statement. He felt that everyone at least accepted that he would be established as the crown prince. Who would have thought that Qin Nan would play his cards so unreasonably this time. He was caught off guard.

Wen Jingxian sneered at this. On the one hand, she was angry with Zhou Rui for such a scandal, but on the other hand, she hoped that Zhou Rui could pass this test.She couldn't help looking at Mrs. Wen, if Zhou Rui wanted to be safe, it would definitely hurt the Wen family's reputation.

At this moment, Wen Shijing stood up and knelt down without even thinking about it. He said with shame on his face: "Your Majesty, this matter is not the fault of the eldest prince, but because the humble minister has no way to teach his daughter. The eldest prince also wants to protect the reputation of the Wen family. Only then did he take all the faults on himself to preserve the little girl's reputation. Since Qin Yushi raised this matter at this time, although I don't want the Wen family's reputation to be damaged, I can't let the eldest prince bear such crimes, and I ask the emperor to look into it. "

After Wen Shijing said this, he closed his eyes and bowed hard to the emperor.

Wen Jingxian had a strange look on her face. She thought that Mrs. Wen would at least think about it, and hesitated for a while, but she didn't expect Wen Shijing to admit his mistake so quickly, and blocked Qin Nan's words almost immediately.

If it weren't for Wen Fang, she would still respect Wen Shijing in her heart, but now Wen Fang is a thorn in her heart, no matter what she does, she will feel uncomfortable, even if she pulls it out, there will be indelible marks on it.

Thinking of this, Wen Jingxian staggered her eyes.She thought that in the future, she could only treat Wen Shijing and Wen Fang separately as much as possible, and it was worthy of Wen Shijing's protection at this time.

Zhou Rui was poked by Wen Jingxian, he quickly stood up, knelt on the ground and said bitterly: "Father, what Qin Yushi said, I have nothing to say, please forgive me."

The emperor said indifferently: "Since there is something wrong with Wen's family style, it has nothing to do with you. Get up."

As soon as the emperor said this, the Wen family became a family with a bad family style, but those who supported Zhou Rui didn't care, and those who followed Mrs. Wen didn't care either.When Zhou Rui came to the throne, he would definitely keep in mind the Wen family's protection today. By then, the door of the Wen family would still not be open to anyone who wanted to.

Zhou Rui and Wen Shijing stood up, while Qin Nan was still kneeling.

This time, he planned to fight Zhou Rui to the end. Zhou Rui walked back to his seat and just sat down. Qin Nan said that he is a small-hearted person, and he is complacent when encountering a little happy event. Not to mention, he is still talking nonsense in it. To welcome Yiyao sister into the palace, he really does not have the ability to become a prince.

If such a person is the crown prince, the Great Zhou will be in danger.

Zhou Rui blushed at Qin Nan's blunt words. He is a bit smug these days, and his actions are a little absurd.But when he went to Chunfeng Tower, he brought all his confidantes with him, even Mrs. Wen and Wen Jingxian didn't know, how could this old man know so clearly.

Seeing Zhou Rui's expression, Mrs. Wen knew it was true.He sighed in his heart, and understood who was instigating Qin Nan's attack at this time.

Only the emperor can investigate Zhou Rui's affairs so clearly.

It was the emperor's intention that Qin Nan suddenly chose to attack at this time.It seems that the emperor was really dissatisfied with Zhou Rui under the rumor of making Zhou Rui the crown prince.

However, Mrs. Wen did not give up. He glanced at the civil and military officials.The servant of the Ministry of Rites stood up and said in a loud voice: "Although the eldest prince has gone too far, the sage said, food, sex, and sex are also the same. Why do you need to blame me for such a red sleeve adding fragrance to recite poems once?"

If he hadn't been afraid of the emperor, the minister of the Ministry of Rites would have said that the emperor himself was absurd in terms of womanizing. Taking this as an issue, isn't this saying that the emperor has a problem with his behavior?

The servant of the Ministry of Rites sighed in his heart. If he was Lin Jinwen, he would have said this directly.It's a pity that he is not a reckless man, he has many things to think about, so he can't speak nonsense.

"The servant of the Ministry of Rites is wrong. The first prince's house is full of innocent girls. Are you comparing women from brothels with them?" Qin Nan said disdainfully.

"You...you are making too much sense." The servant of the Ministry of Rites said, Wen Jingxian's face beside Zhou Rui was not very good-looking. Comparing women from brothels to her, are those people worthy?

The servant of the Ministry of Rites was about to use some allusions to refute Qin Nan, but Qin Nan didn't want to talk to him anymore, he said: "Your Majesty, I know that people are not sages and sages can do nothing, and it is not that the eldest prince is required to be a saint, but the eldest prince's actions It's so absurd, it's really hard to believe."

"Furthermore, the eldest prince is suspected of murdering his brother." Qin Nan said quickly with resentment on his face: "At the beginning when the emperor valued the fourth prince, the fourth prince was in danger in the animal house. Liu Zhong, the person who has been guarding the animal house, is After the guilty minister, it was sent in by the concubine Xian, and the matter was finally settled. If the concubine Xian cannot be cleared of the suspicion, how can the eldest prince become a prince?"

After so many days, Zhou Rong heard the word animal house again. He froze all over, and the pain of being bitten by the fierce beast instantly pinched his heart. Since then, he has been crippled, day and night. Nightmares.

In the past, he didn't know about this matter, but when he suddenly heard Qin Nan's words, he couldn't help standing up and staring straight at the concubine Xian beside the emperor.

Zhou Rong is extremely gloomy now, when he looks at people, his eyes are heavy, and his eyes are like poisonous snakes staring at Concubine Xian.

Zhou Rong's movement was very sudden, and everyone's eyes were on him.When they saw his expression, they shuddered at the same time, and when their eyes swept over his empty sleeves, their hearts even shivered for no reason.

Zhou Rong tried his best to hold back the anger in his heart, he walked out and said, "Father, my son... my son..." He said a few words, but he still didn't say a complete sentence, and finally he closed his eyes , pursed his lips and remained silent.

Lin Jinwen watched all this with cold eyes, and Zhou Rong's gloomy face was still a little childish, but he was no longer the taciturn and unknown little prince.

At this time, he used scheming to speak, the more he said nothing now, the more innocent and pitiful he looked.

Although some words are not pleasant to listen to, the weak can really arouse the sympathy of everyone at some point, whether they like it or not.

Zhou Rui panicked, he stood up and said anxiously: "Father, I don't have any sons, and the fourth brother's injury has nothing to do with my sons."

Old Mrs. Wen sighed again from the bottom of her heart, Concubine Xian stood up at this time, she said calmly and forcefully: "Your Majesty, it was indeed the concubine's negligence that caused this to happen. The concubine was deceived for a while, and she didn't know that Liu Zhong Still pure resentment, it's too late to say anything now, and the concubine has nothing to say. It's just that the eldest prince was young at the time, how could he know what Liu Zhong did in the future, if Qin Yushi had evidence to prove that it was my palace, The palace is willing to bear all the consequences."

Concubine Xian spoke very levelly, on the one hand she was justifying herself, on the other hand she said that even if the evidence was found, it had nothing to do with Zhou Rui, it was all her fault.

Concubine Xian also understood at this time that the emperor had no intention of making Zhou Rui the crown prince at all, that's why this absurd scene happened.

At this moment, Yuan Xiao who was beside the emperor spoke up, and he said, "Your Majesty, the slaves have already found out what you ordered the servants to investigate. Someone can confirm that Liu Zhong had written a letter to Concubine Xian before the chaos in the animal house. The letter stated that in order to appreciate Concubine Xian's years of cultivation, he is willing to remove any obstacles for Concubine Xian and the First Prince."

As soon as Yuan Xiao opened his mouth, Wang Jin'an's gaze focused on him. Wang Jin'an thought to himself, when did Yuan Xiao become the emperor's confidant under his nose?Why didn't he hear any rumors beforehand, is he really old?

The emperor raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh, it's true."

Yuan Xiao said: "Please allow the emperor to allow this slave to invite witnesses."

One of the witnesses invited by Yuan Xiao was a young eunuch from the veterinary house. He was timid and hardly dared to raise his face. He only said that he could read a few words.The letter Liu Zhong wrote at the beginning was very long. He read it twice and remembered the general idea.

The other witness is Ruan Qing, the eunuch who served Concubine Xian personally.Ruan Qing looks very handsome and speaks in a gentle manner, which is very popular with Concubine Xian.

Ruan Qing confirmed what the little eunuch said, and said that Concubine Xian burned the letter after reading it.

As soon as Ruan Qing appeared, Concubine Xian's face became angry. After he finished speaking, Concubine Xian said sharply: "Ruan Qing, I am so sorry for you, you actually told such a big lie. If you really saw it Xin, why didn't you say it at the beginning? Who instructed you to slander me?"

Ruan Qing cried and said: "Mother, this is the end of the matter, you just admit it, I really feel ashamed of the fourth prince in my heart, and I really dare not lie in front of the emperor."

At this moment, the emperor's wine was sober, he looked at Concubine Xian and said: "Is there such a thing?"

Concubine Xian straightened her head and said, "Nothing."

At this time Ruan Qing spoke again, and he whispered: "The emperor, Bai Cainu, accidentally learned that the concubine Xian had a close relationship with the animal house, and the concubine Xian used her family as a threat to frame Commander Xiao."

As soon as Ruan Qing said this, Xiao Rugui's face changed, and he looked at Ruan Qing with sharp eyes.

The emperor's face was also a little surprised, probably because he didn't expect such a thing, Ruan Qing continued: "The concubine Xian and the eldest prince intend to be the commander of the Imperial Forest Army, Commander Xiao is deeply favored by the emperor, that's why the concubine Xian thought about it." This trick, I want to pull Commander Xiao off the horse and replace him with my own people. Fortunately, the emperor is wise and did not let the concubine Xian's treacherous plan succeed."

Ruan Qing's voice fell, and the audience fell silent.

Zhou Rui's face was green and purple, Concubine Xian said: "The concubine has never done this, the emperor has learned from it."

Wen Jingxian stood up, and she said: "Father, I don't understand the affairs of the court, but I also know that Bai Cainu and Liu Zhong are dead people. At this time, the right and wrong are all arranged by Ruan Qing. These words really can't make people cry." People are convinced."

Ruan Qing said: "The emperor's servants dare not lie. If the emperor doesn't believe it, he can send someone to Bai Cainu's house to check and see if they have been threatened."

The emperor didn't say anything, but turned his attention to Zhou Rui.

Zhou Rui was in a state of panic all the time, and didn't pay attention to the emperor's face at all.The emperor was extremely disappointed, he looked away at the brocade box in his hand, and a sneering smile curled up at the corner of his mouth.

At this moment, Zhou Kang's voice suddenly rang out, and he said, "Mother Concubine, my son has a stomachache."

All the thoughts in the emperor's heart were attracted by Zhou Kang's voice at this moment, and he raised his eyes to look at Zhou Kang.I saw Zhou Kang clutching his stomach, his face was covered with cold sweat, and he shrank from the pain.

The emperor stood up and asked, "What's going on?"

An Zhaoyi was also terrified, she said: "Kang'er, what's wrong with you?" Then she looked at the emperor helplessly, and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, save Kang'er quickly."

The emperor hurriedly called Wang Zhong to come.

Zhou Kang was hugged by An Zhaoyi, Wang Zhong took his pulse carefully and said that Zhou Kang was poisoned.

Zhou Kang looked at An Zhaoyi and then at Concubine Xian, with inexplicable emotions in his eyes.He said softly: "Is there something wrong with the pastries that the concubine Xian gave to my minister earlier?"

An Zhaoyi was shocked when she heard this, she looked at Concubine Xian in disbelief and said, "Sister, why did you do this?"

Concubine Xian looked at An Zhaoyi who said this, as if she finally understood something, her eyes were filled with a mocking smile, she said: "So it was you."

An Zhaoyi looked confused, so she said earnestly and anxiously, "Sister, what are you talking about? Kang'er never intended to compete with the eldest prince. Sister, sister doesn't want anything. I just beg you to give me the antidote." Kanger."

Concubine Xian looked at her coldly, Zhou Kang was in so much pain that he couldn't speak, he looked at Concubine Xian weakly, his eyes were full of prayers.

Zhou Rui looked at the scene blankly, his mouth moved but he didn't make any sound.

At this moment, An Zhaoyi saw him, her eyes flashed with light, and she said sadly: "Eldest Prince, Kang'er has always admired you, I beg the First Prince to save Kang'er."

Zhou Rui looked at Concubine Xian.

Concubine Xian didn't look at Zhou Rui at all at this time, she looked at An Zhaoyi and said: "The cakes I gave Zhou Kang before today's banquet are not a problem at all. If there is a problem, it is you, the mother, who messed with it. You Your heart is higher than the sky, and you want to put all this on the head of this palace, so that the emperor will dislike the eldest prince and make Zhou Kang the crown prince?"

An Zhaoyi shook her head, with tears in her eyes, she wanted to refute Concubine Xian's words, but Concubine Xian then said, "However, what Zhou Kang eats at my Palace on weekdays may not be certain."

There are so many meanings in Concubine Xian's words, everyone couldn't believe their ears for a while.The emperor frowned and said, "What are you talking about?"

Concubine Xian laughed, her beautiful eyes turned slightly, she looked at the emperor and said: "The emperor thinks that whatever the concubine says is nothing." Wang Zhong also whispered in the emperor's ear at this time, Zhou Kang's poisoning was fierce this time, Requires immediate detoxification.

An Zhaoyi looked at Zhou Kang who shrunk into a ball, and then at the cold concubine Xian. She suddenly knelt on the ground and said, "Sister, I have never betrayed you. Give Kang'er the antidote."

Concubine Xian stood there coldly, at this moment Zhou Kang looked at Zhou Rui, cried and said, "Brother, I don't want to die."

Zhou Rui shuddered, as if he had been awakened. He looked at the painful Zhou Kang, and at the extremely cold Concubine Xian. He opened his mouth and said a word.

He said: "Concubine Mu, is there some misunderstanding here? This matter has nothing to do with Zhou Kang."

Regarding Zhou Rui's innocence, Concubine Xian almost laughed angrily.

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