Ci Jinzhi

Just after Mr. Deng Ge was taken away by Jin Linwei, Emperor Xingyuan asked about the burial of Queen Xin. Those who supported him secretly admired the emperor for seizing the opportunity, while the ministers who opposed it dared to be angry and dare not speak out.

Your Majesty is using Mr. Deng Ge to exert pressure!

But the emperor had chosen this timing too well, especially for some people who did not want to be dragged into the water because of Mr. Deng Ge. Compromising on the burial of Queen Xin and following the emperor's wishes was a bad thing between the monarch and his ministers. A literal exchange.

For example, if he was going to get a hundred slaps because of the case involving Mr. Deng Ge, but if his performance is better now, he might only get fifty.

The next discussion went smoothly as expected. Queen Xin was buried in the imperial mausoleum and the dust settled, and all the details were finalized.

 In fact, as Mr. Deng Ge was taken away by Jin Linwei in the palace, many people seemed to be calm on their faces, but their minds had already moved on.

When the government offices outside the palace heard about this, their hearts were filled with anxiety and panic.

If a figure like Mr. Deng Ge entered Jinlin Guards, the officialdom would be greatly shaken.

Emperor Xingyuan put aside the turmoil that was going to happen in the court for the time being. After the discussion was over, he sent someone to tell Xinyou to enter the palace.

After waiting for a long time, the servant reported that Xin Daizhao had arrived.

Emperor Xingyuan, who was anxious about waiting, immediately became energetic.

 After a while, a young man wearing plain robes came in, bowed down and saluted.

"Without courtesy, Xin Daizhao will be given a seat."

The chamberlain moved the small spoon over and placed it next to Xinyou.

Xin You thanked him and sat down, waiting for Emperor Xingyuan to ask questions.

 “Are you coming from Bieyuan?”

"Yes." Xinyou did not return to the residence given by Emperor Xingyuan after entering the city yesterday, and stayed directly in Bieyuan.

 For her, home is where her mother is.

Emperor Xingyuan looked deeply at the calm young man and sighed: "I just heard from Ambassador He Zhen that you were almost bitten by a poisonous snake in the ruined temple."

This is not an ordinary venomous snake, it is a highly venomous white knot snake!

As long as Emperor Xingyuan thought about the consequences of being bitten, he would feel frightened and furious.

Xin You did not deny it: "I was almost bitten by a snake. At that time, the poisonous snake had already crawled to Wei Chen's neck. Fortunately, Mr. He took action in time and stopped it."

"I have long said that Qingxiao is reliable." Emperor Xingyuan smiled happily and sighing.

It seems that Mu'er and He Qingxiao get along well. Now that He Qingxiao is working for him, he can continue to be used by Mu'er in the future.

Well, you can’t be harsh when employing people, you should also give them some benefits.

Emperor Xingyuan suddenly thought about it and came up with an idea: after Xinxin's funeral is over, he can ask He Qingxiao about marrying a wife. Xuan'er is of the right age.

Xuaner is the eldest princess Chen Xuan, who is the same age as Xinyou and is seventeen years old this year. In addition to her, there are two twin princesses in the palace who are still young.

If we say that Emperor Xingyuan's attitude toward his eldest son, King Xiu, was because King Xiu and his son were directly angry because of Queen Xin's departure, then he was indifferent to his eldest daughter, Chen Xuan. I don't like it or hate it, so I don't pay attention to it.

Xin You nodded slightly and didn’t say much.

She knew clearly that too much was too little, especially in front of an emperor.

Emperor Xingyuan was more concerned about Xin You. He talked about what was discussed today: "The funeral arrangements have been roughly finalized. I have asked the Qintian Supervisor to calculate the auspicious date so that your mother can be buried as soon as possible." Xin You was silent. After a while, he said: "Your Majesty, when my late mother is laid to rest, I would like to spend some time with her in the imperial mausoleum."

Emperor Xingyuan was stunned for a moment. His first reaction was to persuade Xin You to change his mind, but he still swallowed the words.

This child made it clear that he had a grudge in his heart and was unwilling to recognize him. What he has to do is to slowly ease the relationship between father and son and refuse the child's request at every turn. How can it be improved?

“I am very happy that you have such filial piety.”

 Hearing what Emperor Xingyuan said, Xinyou's heart settled.

From Zhou Tong and Wang Peng who came forward directly, to intermediaries such as Zhao Langzhong and Chief Tong, and also found out the minister Pei and Deng Ge Lao, it can be seen that this is a huge bureaucratic force. Huge interests are involved, and when it comes to individuals, even if they reach the status of Pei Shilang or Deng Ge Lao, they are just a chess piece after all. Without Mr. Pei and Mr. Deng, there will be more Mr. Pei and Mr. Deng. This has nothing to do with personal grudges, but what my mother wants to do touches the bottom line of the interests of this force.

 And she, with empty hands and weak strength, had tried her best to get to this point, and she would need to use external force to move forward. Popular reputation is one thing, and the attention of people in front of you is even more important.

She has to pick up her mother's coffin in person, she has to accommodate two hundred bandits, and she also proposed to guard the imperial mausoleum today. This is to test her weight in this person's heart again and again, so as to facilitate future actions.

 The favor of emperors has always been a force that cannot be ignored in all dynasties. Since she chose to stay in this whirlpool to fight against that force to the end, avenge her mother, and fulfill her mother's wishes, she would not be so noble as to abandon this sharp sword.

“I will arrange for the Governor of Hezhen to investigate the matter of your temple being almost injured by a poisonous snake, and I will never tolerate those involved.”

 “Thank you, Your Majesty.”

After Xin You left, Emperor Xingyuan pinched his eyebrows to relieve his fatigue, and left the palace to go to Concubine Li.

Li Bin is the concubine of Princess Xuan. Like An Bin, the concubine of Queen Xiu, she has little presence in the harem. No, she is a more silent existence than An Bin. Although everyone in the previous dynasty and the harem knew that King Xiu was not favored by the emperor, he was the eldest son of the emperor after all. Even if the chance of becoming a heir was still slim, there was always a chance of success. Now that King Qing has been deposed, the possibility of this has been raised to 100% in people's minds.

 And what about Libi? Like An's concubines who were placed in Yiyuan, she was abandoned by the emperor after Queen Xin left the palace. It is not as good as An's concubine who gave birth to the eldest prince, nor is it better than the concubines who later filled the harem and gained some imperial favor.

Hearing that the emperor was coming, Libi didn’t even remember to react. It wasn’t until the bright yellow figure appeared in front of her that she hurriedly knelt down and saluted.

 “Get up.” Although Emperor Xingyuan rarely came to Concubine Li, he sat down comfortably and picked up the tea carefully served by the maid.

Li Bin stood up, embarrassed and didn't know what to say.

 “Li concubine is also sitting.”

"Ai Fei" cannot be called out. Emperor Xingyuan's titles for the concubines in the harem were concise and clear, and they were all called titles.

Concubine Li sat down anxiously, secretly guessing the purpose of Emperor Xingyuan's coming.

 “Where is Xuan’er?”

Unlike the prince who has to move out of the palace where his mother and concubine live to live independently when he gets older, the three princesses in the palace all live with their mother and concubine.

Li Concubine immediately understood that the emperor wanted to see his daughter, and hurriedly sent the maid to invite Princess Xuan to come over.

Not long after, a slender girl hurried over.

 “I’ve met my father.” Princess Xuan bowed politely, feeling even more nervous than Concubine Li.

 “Get up and speak.”

Emperor Xingyuan looked at his eldest daughter with downcast eyes and smiled slightly.