After hearing what Jin Gui said, the orthodox emperor couldn't believe it. He really didn't expect that the queen, who had no talent or virtue, was so courageous, and actually used witchcraft to harm her. The chamberlain heard clearly from the side and couldn't help but He said in shock: "Your Majesty has not been able to sleep at night these past few days. Is this why he is often awakened by nightmares?"

The orthodox emperor was also quite suspicious, as witchcraft was the most taboo thing in the palace, and Jin Gui's concubine had a good nose and eyes, so he couldn't help but believe it.

No matter how cowardly the orthodox emperor is, no matter how indecisive he is in dealing with things, he can't help but get furious at this time.

He sat on the throne for a long time, and then said: "These daring people!" He ordered the chief chamberlain: "Go and pass the decree to Chen Jia and ask him to lead people to seal the Kunning Palace." Then he pointed at Jin. The noble concubine said: "You go with Chen Jia and let me guide you to find out those dirty things hidden by the queen!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Concubine Jin secretly breathed a sigh of relief, a hint of joy flashed in her eyes. At this point, most of the matter has been successful.

The queen returned to her bedroom in Kunning Palace and leaned on the couch extremely tired. She had been freezing outside Qianqing Palace for two hours. At this time, she felt dizzy, her whole body was shaky, and her nose was running out. The manager of Kunning Palace, the nun, was standing by. She reached out and touched her forehead, and said with some surprise: "My dear, you have a fever. I will send you an imperial doctor!"

The queen said weakly: "No need! Just ask the kitchen to make a bowl of ginger soup and drink it!" The emperor had already had a strong opinion of their mother and son, but now that he went to see the imperial doctor with great fanfare during the Chinese New Year, he didn't know what he would think. .

At this time, a palace maid came in and reported: "The meal has been laid out, please move over to have a meal." The queen had no intention of eating at this time, so she waved her hand: "I am not hungry, so please leave."

The maid then went to see the nun, who was in charge of the food. She advised: "My dear wife, please take a bite. For no other reason than to think more about His Highness. His Highness is counting on you!"

After hearing this, the queen asked her nanny to help her up. At this time, another palace maid ran in in a panic: "Your Majesty is not good, Eunuch Chen has led people to surround Kunning Palace!"

After hearing this, the eldest grandma couldn't help but said angrily: "This slave is really a coward. He dares to even seal Kunning Palace!" The queen knew in her heart that Chen Jia had always been cautious. Without the emperor's imperial edict, he would not have done it. She would come to Kunning Palace to act wild. At this time, things couldn't get any worse, so she calmed down and went with me to have a look!" She then took the lead and walked out of the palace.

The nun in charge and several palace maids quickly followed.

Sure enough, Chen Jia led a battalion of Yulin troops with bright armor and surrounded Kunning Palace. The queen stepped forward and asked, "Eunuch Chen, what do you mean?"

Chen Jia stepped forward and saluted: "I have followed the emperor's imperial edict to come to Kunning Palace to search for prohibited items. Please forgive me for disturbing my queen!"

The queen sneered and said: "There are no prohibited items in Kunning Palace. You can search them just by asking."

Chen Jiadao: "This is a rule that I understand. Without the emperor's handwriting, I would not dare to come here to act wild without the emperor's handwriting. Please read it, my queen!" Sure enough, he took the handwriting of the orthodox emperor.

The Queen felt dizzy. No matter how slow she was, she knew something big was going on here. When she raised her eyes, she finally saw Concubine Jin Gui standing behind Chen Jia. She couldn't help but be even more surprised, "Why is my sister here?" ?”

Concubine Jin glanced at the Queen, and a mocking smile escaped from the corner of her mouth, "My Lady, you enshrined a paulownia tree in the Buddhist hall, with His Majesty's birthday and birth date written on it. It was really an act of rebellion. Although I have been cared for by my Majesty for many years, my concubine,

Before this great right and wrong, there is only the only way to destroy relatives for justice!"

"What nonsense are you talking about!" After hearing these words, the queen felt cold sweat running down her back. The art of witchcraft was most taboo in the palace, and the attack was extremely severe. Anyone who was implicated in it would be executed.

"When have I ever done such a thing? If you continue to talk nonsense like this, don't blame me for punishing you for slander!"

What was most unacceptable to the queen was that the concubine Jingui, whom she had always confided and considered her confidant, actually ran to the emperor to frame her. She vaguely felt that she had fallen into a trap carefully laid by others.

The lady in charge couldn't help but said angrily: "You are a cheap maid. Your Majesty has taken care of you in every possible way. You dare to come before the Emperor and confuse right and wrong. Do you still have any conscience?"

Concubine Jin sneered slightly: "Whether it is a frame-up or not, we will know after Eunuch Chen finishes the search." She had been lurking beside the queen for many years just for this moment. How could she be moved by the few words of the nun? Chen Jia didn't care about them.

The people here were quarrelsome and clasped their fists: "I have the sacred mandate, so I don't dare to violate it. I'll offend you!"

At the command, the guards dispersed and rushed into each palace room to search. This was like a slap in the face of the queen. The queen was so angry that she was shaking all over. She was the mother of all people, but she had to be insulted by a eunuch.

On Chen Jia's side, Concubine Jin Gui took the lead and led Chen Jia towards the Buddhist hall. She often visited Kunning Palace and was naturally very familiar with the terrain. The queen hesitated for a moment, but still took the steward and the maids with her.

We followed together.

There was still a trace of luck in her heart. Since she didn't do it, there should be no problem.

The Yulin Army got Chen Jia's order and entered the small Buddhist hall like wolves and tigers. These rough guys did not attack lightly or hard. After a while, the small Buddhist hall became a mess and the incense burner was broken.

, the futon was also thrown aside, and the queen looked at it coldly: "Where is the Paulownia doll you mentioned? This matter will not end like this. I will ask the emperor to make the decision and severely punish you two daring ones.

Servant!"

Concubine Jin had already torn off her mask of gentleness, pointed to the place under the Buddhist niche and said sharply: "Here! Right here, the paulownia wood doll is buried here."

Chen Jia ordered in a cold voice: "dig up this place. Dig three feet into the ground to find out the dirty things that murdered His Majesty!" Soldiers had already taken tools and dug up the ground of the small Buddhist hall and dug down three feet.

Sure enough, I found two dolls with thin silver needles stuck all over their bodies. Their faces vaguely looked like the emperor and King Zhao.

The doll's birth date was written in cinnabar on the chest, which looked a bit shocking. Chen Jia looked at the queen with a sneer: "My Lady, what do you have to say now that things have come to this?"

At that moment, the queen seemed to be frightened. She couldn't believe that there was such a thing hidden in the Buddhist hall where she came to worship every day, and as the lord of the first palace, she didn't know anything about it.

"I didn't do this, someone must have framed me! Your Majesty, I want to see the Emperor, and I want to tell him clearly in person!"

Chen Jia said contemptuously: "You want to see the emperor, but the emperor may not necessarily want to see you! Keep an eye on the queen and don't make any mistakes!" But this was said to his subordinates.

Chen Jia was indeed full of contempt for the queen. The queen's intelligence could not even be controlled by Kunning Palace. She was manipulated under her nose but she didn't know anything about it. Why should she be with Concubine Xiao and Concubine Hui? Such an extremely smart woman fighting?

In the Qianqing Palace.

Zhengtong looked at the two paulownia wood dolls placed in front of him, and felt creepy when he saw the dense silver needles on the dolls. Hahaha Zhengtong suddenly laughed wildly, "This is my queen!"

The eunuchs and maids beside Zhengtong were so frightened that they knelt all over the floor. Chen Jia hurriedly advised: "Your Majesty, please calm down. It is not worth ruining your dragon body for such a rebellious person!"

Zhengtong looked at Chen Jia and asked: "You tell me what should I do with such a snake and scorpion woman?"

Chen Jia murmured, "There is something that I have never been able to figure out. Why did the eunuch of Xianfu Palace steal the useless five-color soil, but now I understand a little bit."

"Huh?" The emperor glanced sideways at Chen Jia, "If you have anything to say, tell me quickly and don't hesitate!"

Chen Jiadao: "I once had a chat with Zhang Tianshi. Zhang Tianshi said that there is a saying in the ancient classics: applying five-color soil on the paulownia wood puppet will greatly increase the effectiveness of the witchcraft, and it will be more effective for the king! Because the five-color soil is your majesty's wealth. A symbol of the world."

Zhengtong was horrified and moved: "Is this true?"

Chen Jiadao: "How dare you, my servant, make such irresponsible remarks on this kind of thing? Your Majesty will call Tianshi Zhang here and ask you to find out the truth."

Zhang Tianshi was in the palace at this time, and the emperor immediately sent his servants to tell Zhang Tianshi. Within a moment, Zhang Tianshi, dressed in a Taoist robe with an immortal air and Taoist bones, appeared in the Qianqing Palace.

The emperor went straight to the point and asked him what he had just said.

Zhang Tianshi said: "Since your majesty asked this, I dare not hide anything. I have indeed seen such a record in an ancient book. This kind of evil magic is extremely vicious. If it is really successful, your majesty will definitely be sick and unable to survive." He has recovered. I have long seen that the evil spirit in the palace is soaring, but the Holy Emperor has his own help, so it is no problem. This matter is of great importance, so I have not mentioned it to Your Majesty. Please forgive me!" He was smart and took it out first.

Zhang Tianshi originally placed his treasure on the prince, but found out that the prince was not liked by the emperor, and even the matter of him being named "National Preceptor" had no results. Chen Jia deliberately revealed to him that the prince was convicted and detained in the emperor's arms. Regarding the matter of Rentang, he was alert and naturally knew to follow the emperor's words.

Chen Jia knew that Zhang Tianshi, an old fox, would not run all the way to the dark side or accompany the prince to death, so he used his tiger skin as a banner.

The emperor sent Zhang Tianshi down, and also asked all the eunuchs and maids in attendance to go down, leaving only Chen Jia. After getting angry, he gradually calmed down. He said slowly: "The queen is treasonous, the evidence is conclusive! You go According to my decree, she will be placed under house arrest in the residence of Kunning Palace immediately! All the maids and eunuchs serving in Kunning Palace will be captured together! You can then take people to take care of Kunning Palace and the prince's Yuqing Palace for me. Search it again and don’t miss even an inch of it!”

Chen Jia secretly rejoiced: "I obey my orders!" The prince had an affair with Yigui's concubine, and the eunuch who stole the colorless soil was from Xianfu Palace. All these were connected together, and the emperor had to doubt whether this matter was actually It was jointly designed by the prince and the queen, with the purpose of hoping that the emperor would die early!

Once the emperor dies, the prince is the most reasonable and legal heir. The emperor can think of this himself without Chen Jia's reminder.

If it was just a matter of molesting the concubine, or if it was just a matter of the prince's character, the emperor thought about the love between father and son, and although he was angry for a moment, with the emperor's indecisive temper, the prince might not have a chance to turn over, but if it was involved with "treason" Crime, no matter how generous the orthodox is, it is impossible to forgive the prince and the queen!

What's more, the eunuch who stole the five-color soil was indeed a spy sent by the Shu Han Dynasty. It's just that Concubine Xiao spent countless costs to finally instigate him and subdue him. If Chen Jia hadn't deliberately betrayed him, how could he have done so so easily? So he sneaked into the Sheji altar and stole the five-color soil.

Once the nature of the "rebellion" between the queen and the prince was determined, and the Shu Han was involved, plus the charges of treason with foreign countries, the queen and the prince were bound to die!

Concubine Xiao had no plans left, and this series of schemes was really vicious. She had endured it for many years, and she had laid out the plan bit by bit, and only now did she take action. As soon as she made the move, she forced the queen and the prince into a blind corner, giving them no chance to stand up. .

Chen Jia left Qianqing Palace while thinking about her worries. The great thing about Concubine Xiao was that the whole thing seemed to have nothing to do with her at all. She or the Xiao family didn't say a word at all.

However, in his opinion, Concubine Xiao was still a little impatient. Pushing King Zhao to the forefront too early may not be a good thing. King Zhao and the prince are different. King Zhao is young and brave, and is very popular in the court. Once the prince falls, , a political force will naturally form around him.

At that time, it is inevitable that there will be conflicts with the imperial power represented by orthodoxy. No matter how orthodox is, he is still the emperor. At that time, I am afraid that King Zhao will not be promoted and suppressed the prince like now. The person who will be suppressed at that time will probably be King Zhao.

But he could also understand Concubine Xiao's mood. Zheng Zheng's physical condition was deteriorating. Although he had thoughts of deposing the prince, he was reluctant to take action. If he suddenly died on a woman's belly that day, the prince would still be Ye Minshu. , wouldn’t King Zhao want to catch him blind at that time?

Therefore, it would be a great risk to frame the Queen and the Prince now, but Concubine Xiao did not have enough patience to wait any longer.

From this point of view, the other person is hiding behind the scenes, planning bit by bit, and using his strength to fight, it seems that he is more skillful in terms of patience and strategy!

On the way, a eunuch in charge of the Supervisor of Ceremonies took a confession book and gave it to Chen Jia: "Eunuch, that Shu Han spy has been recruited!" Chen Jia took the confession and turned it over. It was only a matter of time before this person confessed. Chen Jia did not Not surprising, he thought for a while and said: "I have an errand. You go to Qianqing Palace and hand over this confession to the emperor in person!"

The man was overjoyed. Chen Jia was now more and more favored by the emperor. The imperial court had almost become his one-third of an acre of land. He held it tightly. Those who could serve in the imperial court were either his people or those who had taken refuge in him. , even the number one person in the inner court, the eunuch and eunuch, is polite to him now and is as obedient as a cat.

With unparalleled favor and military power, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the number one eunuch among the tens of thousands of eunuchs in the palace. What is strange to the eunuchs is that he can easily replace Meng Chong and win the Si The great seal of the ceremonial eunuch became the first eunuch worthy of the name, but he decided not to do so. Zhengtong hinted to him once or twice, but he declined politely.

Naturally, they could not understand that although the eunuch in charge of the eunuch, the Chief of Ceremonies, was extremely powerful and was called the internal minister, and exercised part of the imperial power, he could not control the army. For Chen Jia, having military power in hand was more important than anything else.

The eunuch left with great gratitude. This was originally a matter of showing his face in front of the emperor. Chen Jia was willing to give him this opportunity. How could he not be grateful?

Chen Jia has his own ideas. If he does things like fanning the flames too much, he will inevitably arouse people's suspicion. It is better for him to avoid it. If Zhengtong becomes suspicious of him, he will lose more than he gains.

The queen in Kunning Palace has been looked at. The deposing of the empress and the deposing of the prince are both major events that shock the world. The emperor cannot depose him just because he wants. Most wealthy families will not divorce their wives unless they have to.

Because it is a generally accepted view that it is unseemly to divorce a wife, let alone the royal family, and the one to be deposed is the Queen, the mother of all nations.

Chen Jia sneaked around the Kunning Palace. Several leading eunuchs were digging around in the Kunning Palace to find something. They were really digging around.

At this time, a chamberlain came over and reported: "Eunuch, the Queen has a fever, her forehead is hot, her hands are hot, and she is talking nonsense. Do you think we should find an imperial doctor to take a look at her?"

Chen Jia waved her hands calmly: "No need! It's bad luck to hire a doctor for the Chinese New Year! Find the right pills and give her two pills, as long as she doesn't die!" The queen is completely finished. Don't look at it.

Chen Jia usually respected her very much, but at this time, he didn't even bother to look at her.

The chamberlain left uneasily. Chen Jia walked around Kunning Palace again, then got up and went to Yuqing Palace. He sent his confidants to Yuqing Palace early in the morning to search. Yuqing Palace also looked like Kunning Palace at this moment.

They were all in a mess. The emperor did not give any instructions on how to treat the prince's concubines in Yuqing Palace, so Chen Jia could not touch them.

There were many concubines and concubines in the palace, and they were all as if it was the end of the world. People were in panic. The soldiers who came in to search were naturally not polite to them. Many of the concubines had their gold and silver valuables stolen, and the Yuqing Palace was in a state of panic.

gloom.

Chen Jia first went to pay homage to the Crown Princess. The Crown Princess was not dead for a day, and the Crown Princess Yu Xin was still the Crown Princess. Chen Jia originally expected to see a woman who was in panic all day long, but she did not expect to see a calm and collected Crown Princess.

She sat upright on the chair in the main hall. The nuns and maids standing behind her were either frightened or angry, but she looked calm as if nothing had happened. Chen

Jia hated Yang Peishi so much that the princess was his granddaughter. He originally wanted to come over and see Yuxin's jokes in order to satisfy his dark heart. After seeing Yuxin, he couldn't help but admire the extraordinary tutoring of Mr. Yang.

For the Crown Princess Yuxin, it is better to be abolished decently and with dignity than to cry and cry, and she will be more admired by others.

After the ceremony, Yu Xin looked at Chen Jiada coldly and said, "Eunuch Chen is coming here at this time to see my jokes? I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you!"
To be continued...