Yun Yanze knew in his heart that even if the "real murderer" was found out, these conspiracy methods in the harem might not necessarily be the real mastermind behind the scenes.
He knew it, Empress Su knew it, and maybe even Yun Duqing knew it.
Now that he was announced here by Empress Su, it was Empress Su who expressed her attitude to him. She did not doubt him, and at the same time asked him to show sincerity.
"The mastermind behind the scenes is cruel and ruthless, disturbing the peace of the harem. The crime is unforgivable. The son and the minister asked the father and queen to investigate this matter thoroughly." He stood up and saluted: "Please make the father and queen fulfill."
"How can you worry about these nasty things?" Su Hou smiled: "Let's let the Provincial Palace or the Dragon Guard check it out."
If the affairs in the palace were not too ugly, the officials in the court would not have interfered.
"It is a blessing for my son and minister to share the worries of the father and the queen."
"Then leave this matter to you." Emperor Longfeng said: "The queen is tired, you all retire."
This "you" does not seem to include the Chen Wang couple.
Sun Caiyao got up: "Daughter-in-law retire."
When she walked to the door, she looked back at Ming Jiuzhu, who was holding the doll in the tray, and her indifferent expression made her spine chill.
"Cai Yao, be careful of the steps." Yun Yanze supported her arm: "Be careful of your feet, don't fall."
"Thank you, Your Highness." Sun Caiyao recovered and smiled sweetly at Yun Yanze.
"Some people have a good skin." Zhang Concubine did not dare to offend King Chen, but he had no scruples when scolding Yun Yanze: "A certain person was scratched by an assassin with a knife, which is lighter than a cat scratch. After this For a long time, the assassins were not caught, but there were many princes and princesses who were implicated."
"Isn't it..." Zhang Concubine mocked: "The thief shouts to catch the thief?"
Sun Caiyao couldn't help but want to talk back, but Yun Yanze held her hand to prevent her from speaking.
"Concubine Zhang." Yun Yanze asked back with a smile, "I was assassinated at Princess Roude's concubine's house. This man bought officials and sold titles and hid assassins. He acted so recklessly, I don't know whose power he took?"
"Consort? Princess? Or some lady in the palace?"
"I don't know whose power it is. But if the fourth prince suspects someone, it's better to show the evidence first." Before Yun Yanze lost his title, if he said such a few words, Zhang Concubine would have been frightened. Dare not to say much.
However, this time is different from the past. Concubine Zhang is well versed in the harem's way of bullying the soft and fearing the hard, and immediately retorted: "This palace still suspects that the person who framed this palace may be some hated prince."
Yun Yanze's bad luck seems to have started after he was assassinated.
In detail, the person who hated her and Princess Chen the most was Yun Yanze.
"Who knows if some people automatically ask Ying to investigate the mastermind behind the scenes, whether they really want to help the investigation or cover up evidence."
"Concubine Zhang, you can eat whatever you want, and you can't talk nonsense." Sun Caiyao couldn't bear it any longer: "If you are suspicious, you can go directly to the father and mother and say it, and you don't need to be weird in front of us."
"Presumptuous, although this palace's position is not too high, it is also considered to be the master of the first palace. In front of you, you can also call yourself an elder. The fourth imperial concubine is a junior and a direct daughter of the Sun family. Don't you know how to respect the elders? The rules?" Zhang Concubine glanced at her coldly: "If there is no mother-in-law to teach you the rules, this palace is willing to teach you."
Sun Caiyao's face turned pale, and she took two deep breaths: "Concubine Zhang Niangniang taught me the right thing."
His Highness is losing power now, and in order not to cause more trouble for His Highness, she must endure this sigh.
"Concubine Zhang Niang."
Concubine Zhang's arrogant expression turned into a pleasing smile the moment she heard Ming Jiuzhu's voice. She turned around and said in a very kind voice, "What is the princess' order?"
"I can't talk about the order." Jiuzhu walked over to her and handed her a wooden box: "The mother said that you were frightened today. You are a good jade supporter. You can take back these jade bracelets and wear them."
"Many thanks to the empress and concubine." Zhang Concubine took the wooden box and thanked him before opening it.
"No need to say thank you." Jiuzhu nodded slightly to her, then turned to look at Yun Yanze and Sun Caiyao: "Fourth Emperor Brother, Fourth Sister-in-law, I'll take you out."
Sun Caiyao stared blankly at Ming Jiuzhu. Did she hear what Concubine Zhang said just now, so she came out to help them out
Concubine Zhang glanced at Ming Jiuzhu, then looked at Yun Yanze and his wife, and made an excuse to slip away quickly, faster than a cat.
"Fourth Emperor Brother, Fourth Sister-in-law, please." Jiuzhu walked ahead to lead the way, while Sun Caiyao silently followed behind her, she turned her head to look at Yun Yanze.
His Highness looked at Ming Jiuzhu's back at this time, what was he thinking
The highness in her dream should have liked Ming Jiuzhu, because of the wedding in the dream, he smiled so happily.
It's a pity that Ming Jiuzhu's face is hidden behind the fan, she doesn't know if she is happy or sad.
But compared to the wedding that King Chen prepared for her, the wedding in the dream paled in comparison.
After walking out of the gate of Mingyue Palace, Yun Yanze stopped: "Thank you for sending me off all the way, please stay."
Jiuzhu stopped and turned to look at them: "Royal brother and sister-in-law, walk slowly."
Yun Yanze glanced at her, bowed his hands, and left gracefully.
Jiuzhu looked at their backs without much expression on her face.
"I knew that you came out to help them." King Chen walked to her side, wrapped her hand in his palm, and didn't even look at the direction Yun Yanze was leaving: "Go, go back to eat."
After the two finished their meal at Mingyue Palace, Jiuzhu didn't want to take the carriage, so the two walked slowly on the palace road side by side.
"Your Highness, are all the people in the palace like this?"
"You mean Concubine Zhang?" King Chen knew what Jiuzhu was talking about, and laughed: "There is never a shortage of people in the palace who hold high and step down, and Concubine Zhang can only be regarded as a real villain, but it is not something to be afraid of. What's really scary is the seemingly harmless, man-eating venomous snake."
"This is not only the imperial palace, but also the pinnacle of Dacheng's power." King Chen held Jiuzhu's hand and slowly walked forward: "In the later years of the emperor, the concubines used various means to harm others in order to help their descendants fight for the throne. Unclear innocent men and women are involved, the dead are dead, the disabled and the disabled, and the worst is the whole family involved, blood flowing into rivers."
The wind was a little cold, and Jiuzhu was closer to him.
"The uncle, who used to have a gentle smile, has become a distorted evil spirit in the struggle for imperial power, and has lost his moral wisdom." King Chen sighed: "That's why I have stayed away from the throne all these years."
"Sixteen years ago, I had a dog. Wherever I went, it wagged its tail. Until one day, I accidentally dropped the dessert on the plate and was eaten by the puppy..."
"and after?"
"It's dead." King Chen still remembered that it was a small white dog with short limbs and running like a small furball.
"Dan Xin... Poisonous?" Jiu Zhu's eyes widened.
"Yes, it's poisonous." King Chen sneered: "Since then, everything that comes into my mouth will be eaten by the people around me first."
Jiu Zhu suddenly thought that the mints and snacks she had distributed to His Highness had never been tried by others.
"You're not someone else, why don't I dare to bring the things you brought?" King Chen knew what she was thinking by looking at her expression: "What's more, when you brought the food on your body, it wasn't better than me. More?"
"Then if I think of dying with you, wouldn't you be fooled?" Jiu Zhu whispered, "Your Highness, your vigilance is still not high enough."
"I'm confident." King Chen raised his eyebrows: "Believe in your own vision and believe that you won't hurt me."
Jiuzhu laughed out loud, and the two looked up at the moon hanging in the sky.
"Your Highness, it's almost the season of peach blossoms."
"Um."
"So when are we going to paint together?"
"… "
"Your Highness, why don't you speak?"
"Oh, I'm thinking about where the most beautiful scenery is, which is more suitable for painting."
Concubine Zhang suddenly moved to the palace, arousing the curiosity of other concubines. Since His Majesty's accession to the throne, Concubine Zhang has lived in this palace, why did you suddenly start moving the palace
A concubine sent someone to inquire about the news, and the palace servant who served by Zhang Concubine said mysteriously: "This is the order of Your Majesty and the Queen."
The scenery of Qingfeng Tower is indeed better, but Concubine Zhang has an unpleasant personality and has a daughter who offended King Chen. Why did the queen move her to the palace
They should be more liked by the Queen than Concubine Zhang.
"Master, the Mingyue Palace suddenly moved the palace to Zhang Concubine. Have you already discovered that there is a problem with Zhang Concubine?"
"When did Su Meidai become so smart? She saw through our plan just at the beginning."
"Then what should we do now?"
"What can I do, of course I can only wait. Not only does she have His Majesty's support now, but the Ming family is also on their side."
"Ming family?"
"At the New Year's Eve banquet, the two brothers Ming Jinghai and Ming Jingzhou sang and suppressed the Yun Yanze faction. What do you think they are for?"
"To pave the way for King Chen?"
"Apart from this reason, what else can make them press harder and not give Yun Yanze half a leeway? This move means that they are on the opposite side of Yun Yanze. As long as the Ming family does not fall, it is absolutely impossible to let Yun Yanze Enthroned."
"But it's been rumored outside that the Ming family doesn't like King Chen, why would they start helping him?"
"Perhaps, the ignorant and incompetent King Chen has better control than other princes."
"But the slaves thought..."
"Think that the Ming family is not such a person? Oh, the three brothers of the Ming family were proud of themselves. It's a pity that people can change."
"Everyone can change." King Huai said to his two younger brothers, "Maybe the fifth younger brother can really recite "Nongsang Ji" by heart."
His Majesty is unwilling to agree to King Chen's proposal to add Kai Enke, unless King Chen recites the "Nongsang Ji" within five days, which has become an open secret in the court.
Not only did the officials in the court know about it, but even the common people heard the rumors.
Compared with the restless civil officials, the common people are full of confidence in King Chen, and this confidence is given to them by the series of stories about the overbearing prince.
The literati who secretly scolded King Chen in the past no longer scold him. Some scholars even secretly put incense on the statue of Confucius, asking him to bless King Chen to memorize the "Nongsang Ji" in its entirety.
The "Nongsang Ji" of various bookstores also became a bestseller in just a few days, because many readers speculated that His Majesty would let King Chen recite this book, indicating that His Majesty valued the content of this book.
The most excessive is that some casinos also make bets on this matter.
Some people who thought they knew King Chen had held him down and couldn't memorize it.
The common people who joined in the fun almost forced him to recite it.
"It's outrageous, it's outrageous." Yun Qirong strolled around the major casinos, and after coming out, he said to several other friends: "The odds that the bet Wang Ye can't bear it are actually higher."
"It seems that the people of our capital have a lot of confidence in the prince." A playboy asked, "What are you betting on?"
"That's still a question, of course, the prince can do it." Yun Qirong put his hands on his hips: "It doesn't matter if you make money or not, the most important thing is that you must have enough momentum to support the prince."
"Qi Rong is right, let's go to the prince to be able to memorize it."
Is there any jerk who doesn't cheer for his boss
Isn't it just silver, they have it!
After betting the money, it was still early for a few people to see the sky: "Qirong, where are we going now?"
"Go to the nursery hall." Yun Qirong said, "His Royal Highness asked us to do more good deeds, we have to listen to him."
Several of their brothers took the post of the third-class bodyguard in the front, and they were all promoted to the second-class in the first two days. These are the benefits of listening to His Highness's orders.
"We can't go to the nursery empty-handed."
"Yes, buy some grain, oil, toys or something."
"You can also bring some enlightenment books in the past. It's a good thing for children to recognize a few words."
"Brothers, let's go."
At this moment, several patriarchs of aristocratic families gathered together, looking forward to the plan that was about to succeed.
"Things are arranged, are you sure there is no problem?"
"Don't worry, there will never be another accident."
"What are those dog legs of King Chen doing?"
"They're betting at the casino."
"Very good. I don't believe it anymore, there are still people who can disrupt the situation today!"