"Is it possible that the imperial concubine will spare her if she complains about her injustice?" The Qing people left the inner hall, ordered people to take Gu Jue to the Nuan Pavilion next to him, waved away the waiters, and questioned him alone.
But Gu Jue said nothing and ignored her threats and inducements.
Just when the Qing people's patience was about to run out and they were about to use some means to make her suffer, Gu Jue finally said slowly, "In this case, why should I struggle?"
Qingren looked at her suspiciously and felt that although this reason was reasonable, it did not fit well with Gu Jue's temperament that Xuanqing Palace knew.
He tentatively said: "Even so, King Qin is the eldest son of the emperor, and he is also the apple of his Majesty's and the imperial concubine's heart. If you dare to kill him, not only will you be dealt with greatly, but also the Gu family will not be well. End!"
Seeing that Gu Jue just sneered, he frowned slightly and did not continue. Instead, he went back to the inner hall to report to Yun Fenghuang: "My servant looked at Gu Jue and seemed to have hatred for the Gu family. She confessed so quickly now. But you have some intention to drag Mr. Gu into trouble?"
"It's possible." Yun Fenghuang thought about Gu Jue's character and said thoughtfully, "But if that's the case, why would she not take the initiative to ask me to plot against the Gu family in exchange for me opening up to her? one side?"
The Qing people said: "Who is the empress, and what does she mean? How can she be qualified to negotiate terms with you? Besides, if she hadn't made such a big mistake herself, what leverage could she have against Gu? Then Gu's trap It’s not just once or twice for the girls in the clan. None of the three Gu concubine sisters ended up well! Even the deposed Gu family is still living in the cold palace now? Since the Gu family sent Gu Jue and our Highness the King of Qin away , how can we not guard against her betrayal? The maid thought, Gu Jue is afraid that he wants to take revenge on the Gu family, but he is helpless. He can only wait for the empress to take action, and then follow the trend. "
Yun Fenghuang squinted his eyes, thought for a moment, smiled, and said: "It has been some time since Gu Zhen was deposed. His Majesty has never said anything about Gu's disposition. It can be seen that he either has other arrangements for the Longping Mansion, or he has other intentions. I can't bear it. In this case, even if Gu Jue admits that she deliberately murdered the King of Qin and wants to deal with the entire Gu family, it will still be a bit troublesome. You can test Gu Jue again. If she really wants to take revenge on the Gu family, I will not I can’t give her a chance, I just need her to be more sensible.”
The Qing man was about to agree to do it when he was stopped by the imperial concubine and said slowly, "Although Gu Jue is young, he has a lot of thoughts. Even if he resents the Gu family, he most likely harbors malice towards me. Of course, I naturally There is nothing to be afraid of. It’s just that the top priority is to eradicate the Gu family. In this way, you can promise her that if this thing is done well, I will not be able to spare her life. After all, everyone knows that King Qin likes her quite a lot. If this is the case, Ban Ye is still hysterical in trying to save her... There is nothing I can do about this loving mother."
To be honest, she didn't really care about Gu Jue's death.
Without the support of her family, what kind of trouble could a girl of her age create
In particular, King Qin, who is currently tied to Gu Jue, not only lost the possibility of entering the East Palace early on, but it is also known that he was protected and raised by her noble concubine.
She is willing to dote on King Qin now. If she wants to fall out in the future, let alone Chunjia, the former harem will scold King Qin for being unfilial. Even those who are not on good terms with the imperial concubine would normally support the imperial concubine overwhelmingly. After all, they themselves have children, so how could they allow disobedience to rise
As for keeping such a girl in front of King Qin, Princess Qin will probably have a hard time in the future... That is Princess Qin's problem.
Yun Fenghuang doesn't have that much time to show his heart to those who come after him.
The people of the Qing Dynasty went to deliver the message as she ordered, and Gu Jue confessed the matter without much thought: "Ms. Gu did have the intention to do harm to the imperial concubine, mother and son. A few days ago, she even sent something to the courtiers, saying that she wanted to use it." On Princess Zhaoqing. It’s just that Princess Zhaoqing’s waiters were wary, and my daughter never found a chance.”
And this thing, the people of the Qing Dynasty showed it to the imperial doctor, and it turned out to be the three corpse insects that once raged in the palace and are still extremely taboo!
"Is it really Gu who used it for her to murder Zhao Qing?" Yun Fenghuang glanced at the Qing people who came to report, smiled, and said slowly, with an indifferent expression, "Is Gu stupid? Although Zhao Qing is favored, But to put it bluntly, she is just a princess after all. With or without her, what does it have to do with the overall situation? No matter how stupid Gu is, why would she spend so much effort against her? Targeting King Qin is more interesting than targeting her. .”
Although Princess Zhaoqing is a more important card in Xuanqing Palace, it is just a card and not an indispensable role.
If something goes wrong, even the foundation will not be shaken.
In particular, the Three Corpse Insects are not fatal, but only cut off the possibility of reproduction.
For the royal princess, this kind of thing is not a problem at all as long as she thinks about it!
After all, which prince-in-law would dare to be harsh on Jinzhiyuye for this reason
In particular, Zhaoqing's biological father Chunjia was not a good person.
Zhaoqing was his favorite child, even more pampered than the other princes. Whoever made his daughter a consort, he tried every means to support Zhaoqing, and Chun Jia was able to skin the consort and his entire family.
How stupid does the Gu family have to be to do such a useless thing when facing a critical moment of life and death for the whole clan
Qingren frowned slightly and said, "Then what do you mean...?"
"Eighty percent of it was to target King Chongxin's principal concubine earlier." Yun Fenghuang said calmly, "Aside from the need to give birth to an heir before the principal concubine, how could Mrs. Gu help her commit such a taboo for other things? "
"It's either King Chongxin or King Qin. In short, it must be used to deal with the concubine, so that he can use his children to favor him."
If it were Gu Jue himself, he wouldn't be able to get the Three Corpse Insects.
Since this thing was exposed that year, it has been widely implicated, and it is simply not something that a young noblewoman can get her hands on.
And Mrs. Gu doesn't know the importance. It's not about family interests. How could she take such a risk for a girl
The people of the Qing Dynasty could feel the cold sweat, and couldn't help scolding the Gu family for their evil intentions: "They said they sent their legitimate daughter to Qiongjiu Palace to serve His Highness King Qin, but she actually had the intention of killing King Qin's legitimate son... This is to destroy King Qin's lineage. ah!"
Although Yun Fenghuang, the mother concubine, is here, even if King Qin does not have any direct heirs in the future, the country will not be wiped out. Instead, like Chunjia, he will receive extrajudicial treatment from the court. Forget it, if you are cheated, who can be willing to do so
"This is a smart girl, and the reasons she found are very valid." Yun Fenghuang was not angry at all. First of all, it didn't work out, and Mrs. Gu was about to be in bad luck. She couldn't even be happy. He ordered in a slow voice, "Just do as she confesses, and we won't get involved in anything. Tell her when all the Gu family members go down, when will I ask King Qin to come forward to protect her."
"Empress, what kind of certificate does she want?"
Yun Fenghuang laughed: "Does she have such qualifications? Besides, what kind of status do I have, would I still lie for such a small life like hers? She deserves it."
In fact, Gu Jue didn't ask for a certificate. She was indeed very smart. She knew very well that her life and death depended on the concubine's thoughts, and she had no right to bargain, so she cooperated readily.
So on the eve of the New Year's Eve banquet, the descendants who had almost been forgotten were suddenly arrested and imprisoned by the whole clan!
Many courtiers who had friendship with the Gu family, or who couldn't bear it, or had doubts about the deposed queen, originally wanted to plead for mercy, but after hearing about the Three Corpse Insects, they basically shut up.
Everyone who has experienced the defeat of common man Ji Sheng knows this well. This may be the biggest taboo of the royal family in the past two dynasties.
After all, it is still difficult to count how many royal heirs died under the Three Corpse Insects.
For this reason, the Ji family, which was so powerful at that time, paid an extremely heavy price. Even Chunjia's nominal aunt, Ji Sheng, and the identity of the empress dowager could not be preserved.
Such examples are there, but no one who doesn't really want to die would dare to act rashly on this bone-setting, lest he become the emperor's punching bag.
Yun Fenghuang basically didn't do anything this time. He sent the witnesses and physical evidence to Taichu Palace and thanked the guests behind closed doors, saying that he was angry.
The emperor heard that he was very sad, so he came to visit in person without caring about what to do.
"Your Majesty, we came here together in the past, so I won't say anything more." Yun Fenghuang was dressed pale and frail, waiting for him to come in a leisurely manner. Now he was dying and said, "I was lucky enough to escape. I don’t want similar things to happen again in the palace.”
In fact, she is not the only one. Why would Chunjia want to see the Three Corpse Insects reappear
In fact, he may not feel sorry for the children he lost at that time who he had never met, but he cannot tolerate the royal heirs being manipulated and murdered by foreign relatives. This means the decline of imperial power, the decline of the Gongxiang family's fortune, and the control of the royal bloodline by others. You can't control yourself in life or death... This is something that no normal person can tolerate, let alone the emperor.
Chunjia solemnly promised the concubine that she would investigate thoroughly and would never tolerate it!
Having said that, after coaxing the imperial concubine, the emperor turned around and asked the Imperial City Secretary to investigate to see if it was Yun Fenghuang who wanted to kill everyone
After all, his beloved concubine's hostility towards Gu and Gu Zhen had not lasted for more than a day or two.
The Imperial City Department simply investigated and found out that it was indeed a quarrel between the Gu family and had nothing to do with the imperial concubine.
Even the doctor who secretly engaged in the Three Corpse Insects was found by Gu. The evidence was conclusive and there was no trace of Xuanqing Palace's involvement.
At this time, the emperor even felt lucky that because of Gu Jue's "stepping back from the brink" and "taking the initiative to confess", his favorite children were not killed.
After fearing that it was all over, Chunjia couldn't help but have murderous intentions towards Gu.
Even thinking about what happened in Sui'an, His Highness Sui'an was also harmed by the Three Corpse Insects and was destined to have no escape.
The problem is that after this incident broke out, the emperor personally investigated for a long time, but he couldn't find the reason why she was cheated.
It is normal for the concubine to be poisoned. After all, it involves competition for favor and the struggle for the country.
But what does this have to do with a princess
Especially when Sui'an was a child, she was taciturn and never did much.
In the end, Ming Hui, who was the most flamboyant, was fine. Yun An, who was good at observing people's emotions, was fine, so An was fine. This...
The emperor personally interrogated Mr. Gu and others, and asked straight to the point: "Were you responsible for what happened in Sui'an?"
At that time, no relationship was found with the Gu family, and the Gu family was very cautious at the time, and he really did not suspect this family.
But now, he dared to kill his own son's backyard, let alone his sister-in-law
On the premise of doubting the Gu family, the reason is easy to think of: Xie Wuzheng, who descended from Sui'an, is the imperial concubine's direct cousin. If Sui'an gives birth to children, Yun Fenghuang's bargaining chip will be increased. After all, Sui'an has nothing to do. The emperor only needs to treat her with courtesy. If Sui'an has many children and is won over by the imperial concubine, there will be endless troubles.
And at that time, no one thought that Xie Wuzheng would take the route of becoming a love saint.
Generally speaking, if the princess cannot have a child, even if the consort dares not to divorce, it will only be settled in a short period of time. If it lasts for a long time, he will have to mess around outside, and the best consideration will probably be adoption... In short, the relationship between husband and wife may not be so good. .
In that case, would Sui'an still find ways to protect the consort and Xie Shi as a spearman for the imperial concubine