In the next few days, the situation in Beijing was changing. First, there was news that Yigui concubine had a miscarriage and her mother and son died. Then there was news that the prince had done something wrong and offended the orthodox emperor, so he was detained in the arms of the emperor. In Rentang, Huairen Hall is a place similar to a cold palace. The orthodox locking of the prince here undoubtedly sent a strong political signal.

Not only that, even Yuqing Palace was blocked.

Yu Lan couldn't help but feel very uneasy.

All the officials in the court who had some relationship with the prince were in panic, but the people of King Zhao's group were celebrating.

In the Qianqing Palace, all the serving eunuchs held their breaths and walked lightly. Everyone knew that the emperor was in a period of rage, and no one dared to touch this bad luck.

The Zhengtong Emperor was half leaning on the royal couch, and a powerful eunuch massager knelt on the footrest and carefully pressed his feet. Zhengtong's eyes were closed, and his eyes were black and blue, and he looked very tired. At this time, Chen Jia walked on tiptoe. He came in. He didn't want to disturb the emperor, but Zhengtong already knew that he had come in. He opened his eyes and said, "How are things going?"

Chen Jia saw the Zhengtheng Emperor's eyes dim and said: "Your Majesty, I have already executed all the people in Xianfu Palace." The so-called disposal means to execute them all. Zhengtong sighed, he was not killing. The decisive emperor felt somewhat unbearable after hearing these words, but the matter had come to this, and for his dignity and the face of the royal family, these people had to die.

Chen Jia felt a little disdainful. It was rare for an emperor to be orthodox. He was so soft-hearted. I really don't know how he sat on the emperor's throne for so long. Although he was slandering in his heart, he was full of anger on his face. Not at all, but more respectful than before.

Zhengzheng finished sighing and slowly closed his eyes. The eunuch who was massaging did not dare to pause for a moment and still pressed his feet very hard. Zhengzheng said: "How is the trial of the thief who stole the five-color soil? ?”

"I'm about to report to you! That man is a sweeping eunuch in the Xianfu Palace, named Huairen. He can't be seen at ordinary times. The slaves threw him into the punishment department, and all kinds of torture instruments were used on him. But he was very adamant, saying that he only heard people say that the five-color soil enshrined on the Sheji Altar was extremely valuable, and he was obsessed with it and wanted to take advantage of the Chinese New Year to steal the five-color soil and sell it secretly for some money, without anyone instructing him! "

Zhengzheng nodded imperceptibly, "Is his confession true?"

"I brought back a file from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The file states that his ancestral home is Henan. However, after many investigations, I found out that this person likes to eat spicy food, and his living habits are similar to those of the Shu Han people?"

Zhengzheng suddenly opened his eyes and said in surprise: "You mean, this person is a spy sent by the Shu Han?" Since the crown prince Liu Zhang came to the throne, the Shu Han has worked hard to govern, enrich the country and strengthen the army, and has been eyeing the great Chu, as if it were a buried treasure. A thorn in the heart of Orthodoxy. After hearing such words, how could Orthodoxy not pay attention to this person?

Chen Jiadao: "That's right! The servants suspect that he was ordered by Liu Zhang, and there may be some ulterior secret in stealing the five-color soil! He has been in Xianfu Palace for many days, and he may have something to do with the prince..."

Zhengtong stood up in a panic, "Check it, check it carefully for me! Not only did this treacherous son molest his concubine, but he also dared to liaise with foreign countries! How audacious!" After a day, Zhengtong was already angry with the prince. He felt relieved a lot and was determined to treat the prince leniently. After learning the news, he couldn't help but hate the prince again.

"Slave obeys the order!"

As soon as Chen Jia exited, a chamberlain came in carefully and reported: "Your Majesty, the Queen is asking for an audience outside the palace!"

The Zhengtong Emperor had always disliked this old and beautiful queen, but the queen was his first wife after all. When Zhengtong did not ascend the throne and became emperor, he and the Queen shared hardships for a period of time. He still took some care of the kindness of his first wife, and then She was not involved because of the prince's affairs.

When he heard that the queen was coming, Zhengzheng waved his hand impatiently: "See you, see you! Go back wherever you came from!"

The chief chamberlain received the emperor's order and came out to deliver the message: "Your Majesty, the emperor is resting in the palace. No one is there now. You'd better please come back first!"

Ever since she learned that the prince was imprisoned in Huairentang, the queen felt as if the sky had fallen. She still hasn’t figured out what crime the prince had committed. When she heard that the emperor refused to see her, she removed all the hairpin rings on her head. He took it off and knelt down on the cold bluestone in front of the Qianqing Palace without saying a word.

The head chamberlain was very embarrassed: "My dear, why are you doing this?"

"Go back and tell the emperor that if he refuses to see me, I will keep kneeling here until he is willing to see me!"

The chamberlain returned to Qianqing Palace and told Zhengtheng what the queen had said. Zhengzheng snorted coldly: "Since she is willing to kneel, just ask her to kneel. If she hadn't been lax in raising her son, how could she have taught the prince to be so unfaithful and unfilial!"

During the Chinese New Year, it was the coldest time. The queen knelt in the howling cold wind for two whole hours. Her lips were blue and purple from the cold and she was shivering. The servant did not dare to hide it and reported it to the emperor. Zhengtong looked through the south window. Seeing her kneeling on the ground, her body already shaky. Finally, I felt compassion and said, "Go and invite the Queen in!"

The head chamberlain noticed that he used the word "please" and hurriedly went out to help the queen in.

The Queen knelt on the ground after entering the Qianqing Palace: "Your Majesty, no matter what the Prince has done to anger the Emperor, please forgive him for the sake of the Prince's sincerity and filial piety in serving the Emperor for so many years!"

"Sincerity and filial piety?" The Zhengtong Emperor sneered. This treacherous son even climbed into the bed of his concubines. The queen had the nerve to say that he was sincerity and filial piety. Zhengtong really felt that it was unparalleled irony! "This beast also deserves these four words. Comment?”

The queen was stunned. She cried: "Your Majesty, the prince is your eldest son and your most beloved son. He is still young and has done something wrong. You can teach him well. If you lock him up like this, he will After all, he is the prince, how can he gain a foothold in the government in the future?"

"You don't have to worry about this. It won't be long before he is no longer the prince!"

"What did you say?" The queen felt her teeth chattering!

"I have made it very clear! I will depose him as the crown prince!"

"Your Majesty, please think again!" The Queen took a few steps and grabbed her dragon robe, "What kind of treasonous thing did the Prince do to make you so angry? He is the heir to the throne that the Queen Mother personally selected for you! "

"What did he do?" The emperor was still trembling with anger when he thought of this! He sneered and said: "Don't worry about this matter. Besides, this kind of national affairs is not something you can handle. You can go back first." Go to Kunning Palace, if you are not strict in raising your son, I will give you my will after a while."

The Queen's whole body was cold. "Your Majesty, you can punish me in any way you want. Please forgive me for the fact that I only have one son. If the Prince is deposed, your life will be in danger in the future. Your Majesty! After all, the Prince is yours."

Son! Are you just going to watch him die like this?"

The emperor was originally a little tired of her endless crying, but he was slightly stunned after hearing these words. He had previously made up his mind to depose the prince. Although he had this consideration, he did not think deeply about it. He had also read history.

Yes, almost all the deposed princes in the past dynasties did not die suddenly on the spot after the new king ascended the throne. If he really deposed the prince, it would be tantamount to sentencing the prince to death.

The queen saw the hesitation on his face, as if grasping a life-saving straw, "Your Majesty, although the prince is unkind, he is kind and kind, and he always loves and cares for his brothers. If he inherits the throne, the prince will definitely

Be kind to King Zhao and King Lu! You only have three sons, do you want to watch them kill each other a hundred years from now?"

Zheng Zheng couldn't help but fell into deep thought. Although he had shortcomings of one kind or another, he, an emperor of ninety-five years, was very good to the people around him. The prince made such a big mistake, and he only got up at that moment.

After the murderous intention passed, he never thought about killing his eldest son again!

He still hopes that after his death, his son will live well and enjoy dignity!

When the queen saw that she had persuaded him, she pulled on his robe and begged him endlessly. Zheng Zheng was so entangled by her that her head hurt, and it seemed like there were countless flies and mosquitoes buzzing around her ears. "

Okay, okay! I allow you to ask someone to send a bedding set to Huairen Hall, and then ask someone to send him some food there, and ask the guard not to make it difficult for him! You go back, I have my own opinion on this matter.

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After sending the queen away, Zhengzheng sat on the dragon throne and thought for a long time. The queen cried a lot, which actually made him waver about the matter of deposing the prince.

In the Chengqian Palace, Concubine Xiao was speechless for a long time after receiving the news. She knew that the emperor was cowardly and incompetent, but she didn't expect that he was so cowardly that he could even tolerate his son crawling into his concubine's bed. After listening to the queen's prayers

, he actually thought of pardoning the prince.

Now that she had chosen to take action, she was absolutely confident that she would beat the prince to death with a stick, and the queen did not intend to let it go. She had many backup plans for this matter, so she did not panic. She called in the personal maid,

He ordered: "Tell Concubine Jin that she can activate it there!"

The emperor in the Qianqing Palace was exhausted both physically and mentally after a busy day, and was about to go to sleep. At this time, the chief chamberlain came in and said that Jingui concubine wanted to see her. Jingui concubine was usually the best friend of the queen, and the emperor thought she was here to help the queen plead for mercy.

She gave birth to a princess to the emperor, so although she was not favored in recent years, the emperor still treated her with some dignity.

But under the current circumstances, the emperor had no intention of seeing her. He said to the chief chamberlain: "Tell Concubine Jin that I am tired and don't want to see anyone. Ask her to go back first! If you have anything to do, I will be busy in a few days."

Let’s talk about this later!”

The head chamberlain did not step down, he said: "Your Majesty, your concubine said that she has urgent news to tell you personally. She said that this matter is related to your safety. Please be sure to see her."

Zhengzheng frowned slightly. Hearing what she said was serious, he had to put on his clothes and sit up. "Then ask her to come in!"

Concubine Jin Gui came in and kowtowed to Zhengzheng. Zhengzheng asked someone to bring a brocade stool and sit down: "I'm going to have a rest. If you have anything to do, please keep it short."

Concubine Jin Gui said: "Your Majesty, please step aside!"

Zhengzheng frowned slightly, why should he be so serious about it? He waved his hand, and all the eunuchs and maids retreated, leaving only the head chamberlain.

Concubine Jin suddenly knelt at the feet of the emperor and said with a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, the Queen, she wants to harm you! This servant is really, really scared. She thought about it for a long time before she mustered up the courage.

See the Emperor!"

The orthodox emperor was startled: "What are you talking about? Do you know what the crime of framing the queen is?" Although he didn't like the queen, he still knew something about her character. He didn't believe that the queen would harm him.

He felt that the queen probably didn't have that much courage.

Concubine Jin kept kowtowing: "Your Majesty, even if I have the courage, I would not dare to slander the Queen. Besides, the Queen has always been the best to my concubines, and everyone in the harem knows that.

It was too late for her to be grateful, so how could she frame the empress!

Now the servant discovered that the empress had found a human-shaped puppet in the small Buddhist hall of Kunning Palace, with the emperor's birth date written on it. The concubine remembered that this was a witchcraft, and was so frightened that she didn't dare not come.

Report it to the Emperor! I will never tell a lie, Your Majesty!"

Almost everyone in the harem knew that Jin Gui's concubine was the queen's best friend. It was precisely because of this that Concubine Xiao arranged for Jin Gui's concubine to "expose" the queen's conspiracy, which was more convincing.

Zheng Zheng was afraid of several cases and said angrily: "How do you know that the queen practices witchcraft?"

Concubine Jin did not dare to look at the emperor's livid face, kowtowed and said, "Some time ago, the queen asked someone to help her find some books on astrology, witchcraft and the like. At first, the slave thought that the queen was just curious, but later I heard
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