People are sitting in the palace, and pots are coming from the sky.
It's the queen's mood at the moment.
She didn't even need to communicate with her family to know that it was definitely not Gu's fault.
The reason is very simple. None of the people who went hunting were King Jin. Gu was stupid to choose this time to kill him!
King Qin is favored, but his qualifications are mediocre, and the emperor is not the kind of impulsive master. Unless he really has no reliable son, he will not consider him as the prince at all. Needless to say, the ninth prince is currently in front of the emperor. His status is not as good as that of King Qin!
Why did Gu risk assassinating the two princes
She believed that Chunjia also understood this truth, but the problem was that Chunjia doted on Yunfenghuang. Whenever Yunfenghuang cried and made trouble, the emperor basically didn't want to reason. At this moment, in the Xingxin Hall, the emperor looked at The imperial concubine, who was crying and out of breath, obviously did not intend to present the facts and reason, but repeatedly ordered people to call Mrs. Gu to come over for a reply.
Obviously he planned to let the imperial concubine calm him down before talking.
The queen hurried over with her people. When she saw this situation, she couldn't help but burst into tears. She asked the emperor on the spot, was he planning to push the boat across the river and demolish the bridge? !
"Although the Queen is the daughter of the Gu family, she has been His Majesty's since she entered the palace." As a result, Chunjia, who was busy coaxing the concubine, had no time to pay attention to her. Yun Fenghuang immediately raised his head, and the pear blossoms were full of rain. He said, "How come in your eyes, the people and things of the Gu family are more important than the people and things of the Gongxiang family? No matter what, Xiaojiu wanted to call you 'Mother', but now he meets Regarding such a matter, you didn’t show any concern or greeting, but you were only worried about Mr. Gu, who had nothing to do at all?!”
After saying this, without waiting for the queen to say anything, she cried in Chunjia's arms, "Xiao Jiu was raised by my concubine when he was born. His biological mother died early, and this child is recorded in my name. Over the years, When he comes down, he is no different from my own flesh and blood... If he has bad intentions, how can I live? Your Majesty, you must make the decision for Xiaojiu!"
The emperor actually felt that Gu should not be so brainless.
After all, the most important grievance between the Gu family and the imperial concubine is the battle for the crown prince.
The possibility of the King of Qin competing with the Ninth Prince for the crown prince's position is far lower than that of the King of Jin, and even less likely than the Seventh Prince.
The reward for Gu's murderous attack on these two people is not high, but it will put herself into a disadvantageous position.
This is not what a wealthy family with generations of wealth would do.
The emperor even felt that the imperial concubine should also know that Gu was not the real murderer... Then why did he still send someone to summon Gu for confrontation
Of course this was just to vent her anger on the imperial concubine.
He felt that he understood the mood of the imperial concubine. The life or death of his son was uncertain. However, the age of King Qin and the Ninth Prince meant that they would not be able to attract such assassins. The real culprit could not be found for a while. In this case, he should first accuse the enemy. On the head, every one can be tricked!
Anyway, the Ninth Prince can't let anything happen to him!
…After all, the emperor did the same thing for the first few major events.
If the real culprit cannot be caught for the time being, two random political opponents who have daily grievances will be pulled out to top the tank, so as not to look like the court is useless.
If Yun Fenghuang was looking for someone Chunjia also cared about, such as the loving empress dowager, he might even be able to help defend her.
But, Gu family...
Holy Grace is really not that good anymore.
The emperor did not want to bear the concubine's anger and grievance for such a minister.
At this moment, seeing the queen trembling with anger, she felt helpless and coaxed the imperial concubine: "Ahuang, don't worry, Xiaojiu is our child, how can I just sit idly by and ignore his safety? I have ordered the Forbidden Army and the Imperial City Si Si to We will go out and dig three feet along the ground where he fell from the cliff to find our Xiao Jiu as soon as possible!"
Then he said to the queen, "What the imperial concubine said is absolutely true! You are my queen and Xiaojiu's aunt! Something happens to a good child, but you care about your own family first?! How can you be the mother of a country? You have some magnanimity!”
She was indeed too careless this time, and was taken advantage of... The queen sighed in her heart, with a cold face, and after being scolded by the emperor, she said: "Your Majesty, I just think that the Ninth Prince may not be okay. Otherwise, Why is the imperial concubine still thinking about criticizing the Gu family?"
She was ready to argue with the imperial concubine about whether Gu was the mastermind behind the assassination.
However, the imperial concubine did not fight with her at all at this moment. She just leaned on Chunjia's shoulder and cried. The one on the left said, "I don't know how Xiaojiu is doing now, whether she is cold or not, hungry or injured." The one on the right said, "I knew it would happen earlier." "In this way, I shouldn't have allowed them to go out in the first place. How can I explain to his biological mother if I go underground?"... Chunjia kept comforting her, and even gestured to the palace officials to take Princess Zhaoqing, the seventh prince, and Jin. The king invited him over to coax her, but the emperor and his concubines were all so busy that no one paid attention to the queen.
Gu Zhen: “………”
After a while, the royal heirs and their attendants who rushed over in a hurry crowded the wing of Xingxintang. The queen's master and servants were squeezed out of the door without knowing it...
"Your Majesty, what is this?" The attendants who accompanied the Queen were also speechless and at a loss.
Gu Zhen clenched his fist and said coldly: "Wait a minute, His Majesty just sent someone to summon the Gu family. Let's see what happens to the noble concubine after the Gu family arrives!"
After a while, Mrs. Gu was waiting for the current head of the Gu family to arrive, his face looking very ugly.
After all, a pot suddenly flew up, and it was the pot that assassinated the prince. Who could laugh
After the ceremony, the imperial concubine finally stopped talking, looked at them bitterly, and gently pushed the emperor with her elbow.
Chunjia coughed dryly and said slowly: "Do you know about the assassination of King Qin and Xiaojiu?"
"Replying to Your Majesty, I have just heard that I am really shocked! Qishan is where the emperor's palace is located, and it is also the place where the royal family has spent summers." Old Mrs. Gu cupped his hands and said in a deep voice, "It is really shocking that such a thing happened! I sincerely ask your Majesty A thorough investigation is not only to seek justice for the two Highnesses, but also to ensure that there are no more murderers in Qishan, so as not to disturb the Holy Master... "
He first answered as a minister who had nothing to do with the matter. Finally, he looked at Concubine Yi Min and said proactively, "On the way here, I heard that Concubine Gu conspired to assassinate the two Highnesses? Is this really true? Nonsense! But I don’t know where the empress learned about this? Can I allow you to defend yourself?"
Yun Fenghuang sneered and said: "King Qin and Xiaojiu are young. Although they are a little naughty, they are just children's quarrels. They are not worthy of such a vicious attack! I have thought about it, and the two children are probably Because of my involvement, this disaster happened!"
Mr. Gu said slowly: "I'm afraid your concubine is thinking too much. Not to mention that our family has always been loyal to your majesty and the court, and we are determined not to do such a crazy thing. Just say that there is no relationship between our family and your concubine. What kind of grievance has reached the point where the emperor's heir needs to be implicated? Our family can't remember this incident at all, or has the imperial concubine done something in private, so we are suspicious of our family?"
"Exactly." When the people from the Gu family came just now, the queen had already walked in with her heels in. At this moment, she added coldly, "Don't you think that because you have won His Majesty's favor, I and the Gu family will kill you?" ? Then you are judging a gentleman's heart too much with a villain's heart! As a concubine, you have served His Majesty well, and I am very satisfied, and I have to reward you with a reward. How can I blame you? "
"Your Majesty?" Yun Fenghuang frowned and didn't say anything to their ancestors and grandchildren. He just held the emperor in his arms and was about to cry.
Chunjia had no choice but to stand up and distract the beloved concubine, saying, "Mr. Gu has indeed had some disagreements with the concubine in recent years. The concubine's suspicion of you does make some sense..."
"Your Majesty, there is no proof for what the Imperial Concubine said. They are just speculations." Seeing that Gu Zhen was extremely angry, Mr. Gu sighed and said calmly, "It can be seen that this assassination is actually about the Imperial Concubine." Regardless of whether it is His Highness the King of Qin, there is no evidence whatsoever, right or wrong?"
This was a fact, so neither the imperial concubine nor the emperor spoke.
Mrs. Gu therefore said: "It can be seen that the people behind the scenes are very capable, and they were able to do it so flawlessly... It's just that I, Mrs. Gu, am not belittling myself. Please think about it, is my family capable of such a move?"
He also risked his life again and directly admitted that Gu's methods were not enough.
I want to give King Qin and the Ninth Prince a ride, but I don’t have the ability!
Then tell me, what does this matter have to do with the Gu family? !
Chunjia had long thought that this could not be done by the Gu family. After hearing this and looking at Old Mrs. Gu's silver hair, she felt a little pity in her heart. However, she did not follow the concubine's instructions, but gently advised: "Ah Huang , I think what Mr. Gu said makes sense?"
Yun Fenghuang's eyes were filled with tears, and he looked hesitant, as if he was thinking about it.
Seeing this, Mr. Gu added: "Besides, neither the Gu family nor the Queen can escape here. If the imperial concubine is single-minded in pursuing the Gu family, she will miss the opportunity and let the real murderer go. Wouldn't it be painful for her relatives?" Haters are quick?”
He narrowed his eyes slightly and added with deep meaning, "Or maybe, in the eyes of the imperial concubine, it doesn't matter who the real murderer is. What's important is that he is embarrassing me, the Gu family?"
... Old Mrs. Gu was justified. Although the imperial concubine had many tricks, she obviously still cared about the Ninth Prince.
This time, it was rare that he didn't continue to mess around. Instead, he wiped his face and forced the emperor to send more people to track down and find out the assassination of the prince.
After Mr. Gu and the Queen exited the Xingxin Hall, they both breathed a sigh of relief subconsciously, and then frowned: "This matter...do you know who did it?"
"Xiaoyun's temperament is flamboyant, and the children under her knees are no less generous. Except for the seventh prince, who is quite kind, the children are not good friends." The queen thought for a while, shook her head, "Speaking of enmity... this mother and son There are definitely a few enemies. But when it comes to arranging assassins to assassinate them, it's probably not the case."
"..." Mr. Gu actually thought the same thing. Although the imperial concubine was slanderous just now, there was something she said that was right.
King Qin and the Ninth Prince are still young. No matter how naughty they are now, they will not form a grudge that will cause people to kill them directly.
Therefore, the origin of the assassins is probably related to the imperial concubine, or to their identity and situation.
This speculation made the old man's face become a little gloomy, and he whispered: "Your Majesty, you might as well pay more attention to the mothers and concubines of other princes in the future."
The queen was startled for a moment, then listened to her grandfather continue to point out, "The middle palace and the imperial concubine have been feuding for a long time, and the emperor's heirs have become accustomed to criticizing each other... This time King Qin and his entourage were assassinated, and the ninth prince disappeared, the imperial concubine doubted us without even thinking about it. If it were the other way around, and it was the Third Prince and the Tenth Prince who were in trouble today, who would we suspect first?"
Of course it was suspicion of Concubine Min!
Gu Zhen took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Grandpa is suspicious. Someone wants to make a profit?"
"There were no such examples in the previous dynasties." Mr. Gu nodded slightly and said, "Wasn't this the first emperor of Shenzong back then? At that time, several princes under Shizong were fighting to the death with their successors. Who would have thought that Shenzong would be the last to ascend the throne?"
"Now that the imperial concubine is still angry, she may not be able to listen."
"When she calms down a bit, you might as well pass this on to her."
"Whether she listens or not depends on her, but after all, we don't need to take the blame for others."
"..." The queen pursed her lips, thought for a moment, and nodded slowly, "Grandpa, don't worry, I understand."
Mr. Gu thought for a while, then suddenly stopped, showing a look of deliberation, and finally said: "By the way, Jue'er... She told me some things recently, and I think this child is quite smart. After all, a teenager People have wild and eclectic ideas. If she comes back to you in the future, if you have anything to do, why not discuss it with her?"