The two of them walked to Fengyi Palace in silence. They also met palace maids and eunuchs on the way, but at most they only glanced at them one more time and did not dare to step forward to ask anything. Most people walked by without looking away. Don't think about how unconventional it is for two men to walk in the harem.
"These people in the palace know best how to live longer." Su Ningxin sighed casually, intending to break the atmosphere of injustice and indignation between the two.
Gu Mingxi chuckled lightly, "It's just seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages."
After all, they were men, so the two of them did not go directly into Fengyi Palace, but found a deserted place and climbed over the wall.
The two people jumped out of the window and entered the back hall of Jiaofang Hall. Through a screen, they could see the situation in front. At this time, it should be the time for the concubines in the harem to pay their respects. The queen was saying this to the concubines.
It didn't take long for the queen to order someone to bring several cups of soup, saying, "The emperor specially ordered the small kitchen to make the silver vegetarian soup. Let everyone try it."
"Thank you, Queen, for the reward." The concubines below said in unison.
The queen looked at the soup placed in front of her, with a smile still on her face, and said with emotion, "Liuxue, you have been with me for five years."
Liu Xue's hand trembled as she put down the soup cup, lowered her head and replied, "Five years and three months."
"I remember that you were sent to me by the emperor. At that time, the emperor was just a prince. It has been so long in the blink of an eye." The queen seemed to be talking to herself, not wanting an answer from anyone.
After saying this, the queen started eating one bite at a time. She knew it was poisonous but could still eat it so calmly. The two people hiding behind the screen all wanted to give the queen a thumbs up. They definitely couldn't do much themselves, Su Ning thought about it in her heart. , if it were him, he would definitely grab Yan Diejiu's chin and drink it all down to her.
Sure enough, when everyone finished eating the soup, the queen suddenly fell to the ground with bleeding from the corner of her mouth.
Everyone was immediately panicked. Several concubines looked at the soup cups and turned pale. They were holding their throats and wanted to spit out the silver soup they had just eaten.
At this time, Yan Diejiu, who had the highest status, was calm. She directly called for the queen to be sent to the inner hall. She also called the eunuch to call the imperial doctor and inform the emperor. She controlled the situation for a while.
Su Ningxin was amazed when she saw Yan Diejiu's actions. She was really good at calculating. Although the noble status was not high, there was no one in the harem who had a higher status than her except the queen. Now she behaves like this After a while, if the queen really died of poisoning, then the harem would still be in her hands.
Su Ningxin and Gu Mingxi were hiding in the shadows outside the inner hall window, waiting for the emperor and the queen to finish singing the play. When the emperor went to deal with the Taifu family, they could escape with the queen.
In the imperial study room, the emperor's face was gloomy and he seemed to be very irritable. He was completely uninterested in the imperial history and the household affairs of the Marquis Xuanning's mansion. What does it have to do with Master Su Si having an extramarital wife as an emperor? Didn't you let him raise it yourself
When he officially implemented his plan today, in order to prevent the queen from having an accident and she was actually poisoned, he originally planned to stay with the queen. Unexpectedly, the plan could not keep up with the change, and he was tripped up by the right censor because of the matter of Mr. Su Si. Can't get off my feet.
Let him make the decision? He wanted to kill Mr. Su Si directly. He was just a noble son who was idle and still wanted to receive a salary from the court. It would be better to kill Mr. Su directly and save money for the court.
Of course, this is just because the emperor was upset and thought about it casually. If he really dared to kill Mr. Su Si like this, then his reputation as a tyrant would not be able to escape.
In the end, the emperor could only suppress his annoyance and watch with a cold face as the censor below cited the classics to accuse Mr. Su Si. Mr. Su kept admitting his mistake and begging for mercy. Marquis Xuanning also begged for mercy and gave the censor a smile.
After waiting for a long time, the emperor finally waited until his eunuch chief hurriedly walked in and whispered in his ear, "Queen, the queen was poisoned and passed out during the morning meeting."
The emperor's performance was also top-notch. He immediately stood up and slapped the table. Realizing that there were still people in the palace, he slowly sat down and said, "This is your family matter. Let the fourth son of the Su family send the outer chamber away and fine him another half a year." ."
However, people who can be censors never look at him and say, "Your Majesty, such a dishonest person should be dismissed from office. Only in this way can we show that our court attaches great importance to morality, and can we live up to the ancestral precepts of Daqi."
Everyone present looked at You Yushi with stupid eyes, not understanding what his purpose was. If it was to seek justice for his daughter, then the emperor had already ordered that the outer chamber should be sent away, which could be regarded as a request. Benevolence is enough.
But he insisted on dismissing his son-in-law from office. What good would it do to him? What good would it do to his daughter? I really can’t understand it.
The emperor was silent for a while, and finally said, "This matter can be discussed later."
You Yushi wanted to say something else, but he was immediately stopped by the two sons who followed him. They had no way to deal with this stubborn old man.
Glancing at the right censor who had his mouth covered, the emperor just pretended not to see it, and went directly out of the imperial study room to go to the harem. The queen's affairs were much more important than the affairs of these parents.
While the emperor was going to Fengyi Palace, Chu Jihan, who had been prepared for a long time, also left the palace and waited outside the Taifu's Mansion. His people had put the Taifu's Mansion under surveillance last night. Now he went there just to wait for a sound from the palace. Under the order, they will not be allowed to escape from the city.
Chu Jihan walked to the palace gate, and the guard guarding the gate asked with a smile, "Prince Han, how is the commotion between Master Yushi and the Hou Mansion going? Is there anything interesting going on?"
"What else can be interesting? I just sent the outer room away and fined him another half a year's salary." Chu Jihan said casually.
The guard did show an expression of disbelief, "Is that it? I saw that Mr. Gu and Mr. Lu both went into the palace to watch the fun, thinking that they would definitely muddy the waters."
Chu Jihan frowned, "Who are Mr. Gu and Mr. Lu? I didn't see them."
The guard said with a clear look on his face, "Prince Han, you have just come to the capital not long ago. You know the two young masters, Lu Ming and Gu Ran. They are handsome and can be recognized at a glance in the crowd. Think about it."
"Maybe I didn't notice it." Chu Jihan said with a dry smile.
He had only heard of Lu Ming but never seen him, but he knew about Gu Ran. Isn’t that his wife? Why did she escape to the palace
Chu Jihan hesitated for a moment and decided to go to the palace to have a look. There were Liansheng and Ah Jiu watching over at the Taifu Mansion, so there should be no problem.
And thinking of the fact that Queen Liantian sent her confidant eunuchs to Prince Anjun's Mansion, Chu Jihan felt that they might be trying to pull something off.
(End of chapter)