Chunjia took time out of her busy schedule to go to Yanfu Palace, and naturally all the six palaces were concerned.
"When His Majesty came out, he didn't look happy, but he didn't look angry either."
"Then it seems that the queen has given in. I thought she would break the rules and offend His Majesty."
"Now that Ji's situation is over, even if the queen knows that she will inevitably die and has no worries, please think about it, my queen, this person died in thousands of ways, some honorable and some dishonorable, some happy and some painful. The queen's background Gao Gui, who has always been pampered and pampered in the palace, how can he endure those humiliations?"
"That's right. From the looks of it, the Queen will only be deposed for a few days."
The concubines were looking forward to it.
As a result, news came out in the evening that the emperor and queen would go to the palace to defend themselves tomorrow.
At this time, no one could understand clearly. Wei Hengyan went to Yun Fenghuang with a big belly to inquire about the news: "Sister, what is going on? The guy from Yanfu Palace is like this, why do you still let him?" Is she going to court?"
"I am still inquiring." Yun Fenghuang frowned and said, "But since it is His Majesty's wish, how can we stop it? His Majesty is wise and powerful. Since he has agreed to her, there should be no problem."
Wei Hengyan asked worriedly: "Is it possible that His Majesty no longer intends to abandon the Queen?"
She moved her already cumbersome body, got closer to Yun Fenghuang, and said cautiously, "After all, His Majesty has always been kind, and even the Ji family... The Empress Dowager is now being cared for, and everyone is being beaten up and down not to reveal the bad news to her. .Perhaps Your Majesty feels that the Queen is too pitiful and should not continue to blame her."
"Your Majesty is kind, but he is not ignorant. Your Majesty knows when to be tolerant and when to use thunderous tactics." Yun Fenghuang said in his heart, Zhaorong, "You are too sweet. Chunjia's kindness lies in his absence." Be tolerant and kind in all matters that matter and don't matter.
Instead of what he cared about, what he considered important was the kindness of giving Ji a rich burial after being destroyed.
Empress Ji will definitely not receive such favor.
Because Chunjia is now facing the pressure of the regent, how could he leave such a hidden danger in the harem in his prime
It's probably because Queen Xu can get some benefits from doing this...
Yun Fenghuang thought to himself and said to Wei Hengyan: "We don't need to worry about this matter. Anyway, neither of us can sit in that seat. Let Concubine Xuan and Concubine Rui and others speculate!"
He glanced at Wei Hengyan's belly and said, "You, just take care of the pregnancy. Concubine Xuan and Concubine Rui immediately made her a concubine when she came in. What are you worse than them?"
After dismissing the girl lightly, Yun Fenghuang looked at the time and asked Chen Zhu, "Whose place did your Majesty go to tonight?"
Chen Zhu whispered: "Your Majesty is still in Taichu Palace."
Does this mean you don't have anyone to sleep with you tonight
Yun Fenghuang raised his eyebrows. Although Chunjia was not a person who was greedy for beauty, she rarely lived alone in the dormitory.
This usually happens when you are extremely busy with government affairs, or when something big happens and you have no time to be distracted.
If you do this, the temple may not be peaceful tomorrow.
She asked people to go to the small kitchen to decorate whatever they wanted and send it over to show their appreciation - anyway, Chunjia had probably already eaten the meal when she sent it over - so she stopped.
Since the Empress Dowager and the Empress claimed to be ill one after another, there was of course no need to pay respects during these two days.
But Yun Fenghuang woke up very early the next day, and she wasn't the only one. No matter how arrogant the concubines were, they couldn't sleep in anymore. They all got up before dawn to wash up, and when they were done, they asked the clever little chamberlain under them to go. Ask for news from the front.
There is nothing new in today's court meeting. Newly arrived members of the clan came to pay homage to the emperor one after another. They joined in the fun and asked for a thorough investigation of the queen to find out why the emperor's heirs who disappeared in the early years were missing.
When they said this two days ago, the emperor was hesitant and vague.
Chunjia was silent for a while that day, but said: "Since everyone feels that it should be clarified, and the queen also requests to defend herself, let's declare the queen to the palace and confront her on the spot."
This decision made the clan members and ministers a little dazed, and Duke Yi subconsciously asked: "Your Majesty, for the palace matters from now on, do you need to invite other empresses to come to the palace?"
Otherwise, how can we confront him
"No need." Chunjia looked around at the ministers with different expressions and said slowly, "Yesterday I went to Yanfu Palace in person to present the memorial to the queen and ministers. The queen said that today, I will definitely give it to me, and also give it to me. The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty gave an explanation."
After he said this, everyone's expressions became weirder and weirder.
The Luo family, the Ouyang family, the Meng family and the Yin family in the court became cautious, because they all knew that the Ji family was destroyed so quickly this time, mainly because they were caught off guard - no one expected Chunjia to be so decisive and ruthless.
Most people thought that this quarrel between the king and his ministers would last for quite some time. You come and I go back and forth, you make moves and I resolve them. After a little bit of consumption and tempering of both sides' trump cards, scheming, planning, and affection, there will finally be another one. Fight to the death.
However, Chunjia did not follow the rules.
In fact, Ji is not weak at all.
Now that the Ji family is gone, their legitimate daughter who was sent to the palace back then has to go to court to defend herself. Could this be a futile struggle on her deathbed
It's really a futile struggle, but Chunjia is ruthless and cool, and I'm afraid he won't give this chance at all.
So here’s the question, what are the things that have to do with the Queen, have Chunjia’s tacit approval, and need to be talked about in front of the courtiers
In other words, what else could Chunjia use about Ji Lingzi and Empress Ji's identity
They couldn't help but think of successor candidates.
Chunjia, the descendant of Mrs. Yuan, promised them that the successor would definitely be among the daughters of their family.
This is also the reason why they are willing to work hard to hold back the Ji family from all aspects. Otherwise, how can Chunjia and the regent be so easy to eradicate
Now that the Ji family has fallen, it is impossible for Ji's daughter to continue to be in charge of the middle palace. However, because the queen has not been officially abandoned after all, the successor candidates are still only discussed in private... Could it be that the emperor has already made a decision and takes advantage of this? A chance to ask Queen Ji to cooperate with her to finalize this matter
After all, when an official leaves office, his successor is generally more likely to be recognized if he is recommended by his predecessor... right
"I don't know that civet cats eating snakes and rats raw will hinder the offspring, let alone use it to kill pregnant concubines." While everyone had different thoughts, Empress Ji, wearing the queen's full Zhai robe and phoenix crown, calmly walked into the palace of the dynasty. , after bowing to Chunjia and receiving the courtesy from the ministers, she said without any nonsense, "Because I myself am the victim of the Three Corpse Insects."
"I am His Majesty's wife. I have been married to Your Majesty for nearly ten years. Not only have I had nothing to do, I have not even been pregnant."
"I have always been very puzzled."
"After all, before we got married, our family repeatedly asked famous doctors to diagnose my pulse. They all said that I was in good health and even looked like a suitable child."
"What these many famous doctors have said, and their words are conclusive, are by no means one-sided."
"Otherwise, Mrs. Ji would not have chosen me to marry Your Majesty."
"Why is there no news after entering the palace? Instead, my cousin Kang Jieyu, who is not as valued as me, gave birth to twin princes for His Majesty at the beginning of this year?"
"A few days ago, the imperial palace heard about the common man Ji's incident, and summoned the imperial physician to ask about the three corpse worms. The imperial physician was reminded, and after diagnosing my pulse again, he found that the three corpse worms in my body were caused by years of trouble, so I was treated like a common man. Mrs. Zheng just had a miscarriage, but it’s hard for me to get pregnant! Even... "
The Queen glanced at Chunjia on the Danchi and said lightly, "There is even less hope than the Concubine Xian."
The palace was silent for a long time. Even Chunjia was stunned for a moment before someone said in disbelief: "My Lady, this is not a joke..."
"If you don't believe it, you can ask a doctor you trust to come over and take my pulse." Empress Ji said without raising her eyes, "If I lie even half a word, I'll let you do whatever you want!"
"I don't dare." The queen has not been abandoned for a day, and she should be treated like a queen in the scene. The minister hurriedly handed over his hands to accuse him, and then explained, "Your Majesty, I am not questioning your Majesty. It's just that the commoner Ji is your eldest daughter. , we are blood relatives! Why would you do such a cruel thing to your empress?"
"Not to mention that the Ji family, a commoner, has no children. How can we not hope that the empress will give birth to a prince?"
Even if Ji Sheng didn't like Chunjia, he would just stop others from giving birth to Chunjia's children. How could he stop his own niece
Or the Queen's niece
If Empress Ji had given birth to a prince earlier, to put it bluntly, there would have been no room for Chunjia to turn around!
Due to emotions and reasons, even if the Queen did something wrong and offended Ji Sheng, she would never be able to trick the Queen like this!
Not to mention everyone in the former dynasty and the harem knew that the relationship between Queen Mother Ji and Queen Ji had always been close.
This courtier's doubts were also puzzling to everyone - but Queen Ji smiled faintly: "Who said that this palace was harmed by the common people Ji? Don't forget that according to the investigation of the Imperial City Department, the method of using civet cats to murder the heirs was not Ji's. What I came up with was an accidental discovery by the veterinarians at the Royal Beast Garden."
"During the reign of Emperor Shenzong, they accidentally dedicated this method to the commoner Ji family... However, they were not qualified to directly meet the commoner Ji family who was still the crown princess at that time, and there was also a palace official who conveyed it."
"I won't go into details about the specifics: I have been here for many years and have been harmed in the past. It's just because I don't know that there is such a way to harm people in the world."
"Now that I know, it doesn't mean that I don't even know who harmed me."
"Chongyi Lu Qidao is the adopted daughter of Qingpinghou, and Qingpinghou was an old servant of Ji family, a commoner. It was not until Xiaozong ascended the throne that he served the emperor."
"If we talk about such a big palace, except for the common people Ji, who else knows such hidden ways to harm people? Apart from Lu Qidao, I can't think of anyone else!"
Empress Ji said loudly, "If Your Majesty and the ministers don't believe it, they might as well conduct a thorough investigation of Baohui Palace immediately."
"In order to avoid alerting the enemy, I have not taken any action since I noticed the clues."
"Presumably Lu Qidao still thinks that there are no clues about him. There are probably clues in the Miqing Palace where he lives."
"This is a serious matter. Please don't delay, Your Majesty. Otherwise, all traces will be destroyed as a courtesy. I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to prove my innocence. I will have to die!"