As the successor, although Gu Zhen did not do anything violent, his reputation in the harem of the previous dynasty was never high.
Mainly because she didn't do anything outstanding.
In terms of magnanimity, it was even inferior to that of Yuan Hou Ji Lingzi.
After being recognized as mediocre.
The impression of her in the harem of monarchs and ministers is that her nature and methods are destined to be incapable of doing much evil, but they cannot be counted on at critical moments.
This sudden palace search caught the Sixth Palace off guard!
Even after a while, the news reached the former dynasty. Chunjia was a little surprised and asked: "Did something be found in Chongchang Hall?"
This is a bit unlikely. Before, the queen didn't even know that the deputy general manager was bribed by the Queen Mother Yuan... This time the emperor personally investigated the murder of the imperial concubine, and has only found some specious clues so far. Although the emperor has doubts in his heart, but After all, there is no substantial evidence. Where does Gu Zhen come from
If it were Yuan Hou Ji Lingzi, Chunjia might still believe it.
"... Just now someone from Zhaowu's Mansion sent a message to enter the palace." Yan Yin was also confused. He went out to ask questions and came back to report, "After hearing this, the Queen immediately led people to search the palace!"
Chunjia's face turned cold and she said, "Let me ask you what does Gu want to do?"
The word "again" made Yan Yin slightly awe-inspiring, and he said respectfully: "Yes, slave, go now!"
He sighed a little in his heart. Although the emperor originally had thoughts of suppressing the Gu family, he had no intention of giving up.
It was nothing more than a plan to consolidate imperial power and deliberately weaken his relatives.
But he also acquiesced in the family's continued prosperity.
The emperor may not have completely changed his mind at the moment, but the wording revealed inadvertently shows that the emperor is really fed up with Gu.
Although Chunjia was dissatisfied with many things Gu and the Queen did in the past, the dissatisfaction was expected by the emperor.
After all, following Ji's lesson, whether it was Chunjia or not, the emperors after him, as long as they were not too incompetent and fatuous, would certainly not be able to trust the existence of a relative who was too capable and considerate. Chunjia was willing to listen to Yun Fenghuang's suggestion and appoint Gu Zhen because she felt that Gu Zhen and the Gu family had enough weight, but they were not top-notch smart and clever.
Therefore, Chunjia could tolerate the occasional foolishness of Gu and the Queen.
But now, with this "again", Chunjia himself may not even feel that his patience with Gu is losing.
If you continue...
It's hard to say what will happen to Gu and Gu Zhen in the future.
But these Yan Yin only thought about it in their hearts, but never dared to reveal a single word.
When the emperor doubted Gu, the queen was also restless and sitting on pins and needles: "Are you sure it's okay to do this?"
Gu Shao was not sure, but at this time, no matter how guilty she was, she knew that she had to hold on, otherwise no matter what the outcome, she would not be able to pass the test: "Sister, think about it, the imperial concubine has suffered such a big hardship, that is, she has been entrusted with it. It was only after seeing His Majesty that I could breathe a sigh of relief. As the Queen, you have the unshirkable responsibility to seek justice for the Imperial Concubine, right? Otherwise, how would you think of me inside and outside?"
"But searching the palace is no small matter..."
"But the murder of the imperial concubine is not a trivial matter!" Gu Shao said categorically, "Your Majesty is such a diligent person, and even went on strike for several days! In such a situation, if my sister did nothing, wouldn't it be called Your Majesty's fault? I feel chilling, I just say that my sister doesn’t care about the imperial concubine at all? Sister, now the palace and the harem are all controlled by His Majesty’s thoughts. His Majesty’s thoughts are the most important! In comparison, what do other people’s thoughts mean? ? Did you see that His Majesty has not gone to court for the sake of the imperial concubine in the past two days, and the ministers in front of him said nothing? In the same way, if in normal times, we searched the palace without any evidence, and the Sixth Palace became noisy, Your Majesty would have to stop for a moment. To appease the imperial concubine. But now, the imperial concubine has been murdered. As the queen, the elder sister has to thoroughly investigate the Sixth Palace to seek justice for the imperial concubine. If she finds nothing, she will return it. If nothing is found... After all, it is the elder sister who treats the imperial concubine and your majesty. A piece of heart.”
"Those concubines and the like, do they still dare to whisper?"
"Whoever murmurs just doesn't want your concubine to be well, and whoever is ignoring His Majesty!"
"Such people should be dealt with severely!"
The voice lowered, "In this way, the Sixth Palace will respect my sister even more, and will not be less respectful to my sister just because she is usually generous and kind!"
Gu Zhen pursed her lips. Although she still had doubts about Gu Shao, she was moved by these words now.
After all, whether it is to please Chunjia, to show his clear conscience regarding the murder of the imperial concubine, or to demonstrate the majesty of the middle palace to the Sixth Palace, this is what Gu Zhen sincerely wants.
"..." The queen was silent for a while and sighed softly, "I hope that's the case."
Anyway, she couldn't think of a better idea. This clan girl... probably had some clues behind it, but this method didn't seem to do any harm to herself.
If Chunjia is really accused and gets angry again, the worst case scenario is that she will sell Gu Shao.
Zuo Zuo had told the emperor last time that this clan girl was suspicious. He didn’t know whether the emperor was too busy to take care of it during this period, or he was thinking of fishing for a big fish in the long run. In short, he never touched Gu Shao...
Gu Zhen suppressed the chaotic thoughts in his heart and continued to discuss with Gu Shao: "It doesn't look good if the palace search fails to produce any results, what do you think?"
"Sister, this is not simple. There are so many people in this palace, how can it be possible that everyone is so innocent and does not commit any crimes?" Gu Shao sneered slightly and said, "Of course there will be some problems if you search too much. News. It really doesn’t work... My sister is the Queen and the Lord of the Sixth Palace. Whoever says there is a problem must have a problem!"
If you really can’t find anything wrong, why don’t you help yourself prepare all the evidence
"What you said is simple, how can it be so easy?" Gu Zhen looked at her deeply and said, "Under this palace, there are four noble concubines, Shu and Dexian. Needless to say, the noble concubine! The concubine Shu and Dexian are always the best. Being close to the imperial concubine means that the family members are either important ministers or clan members, and they are not easy to touch; Xianfei is a princess of a foreign race, and it is a matter of diplomatic relations! Among the concubines below, you know, Concubine An, your majesty does not say anything, so the imperial concubine dares to follow She took it hard; Concubine Jing and Concubine Wan are the daughters of important ministers. Without any special reasons, I cannot take the initiative to offend the families behind them for the Gu family, Xiao Shi and Twelve. Concubine Mu, that wretched maid, is a member of the same clan as you and me. Sister, she did something wrong, how can you and I get away with it?"
"When it comes to the position of Madam, Madam Qingshu is also the daughter of an important minister, and she has taken refuge with the imperial concubine!"
"In the lower nine concubines, the Ping family is my own, the Jia family and the Qu family are the lackeys of the imperial concubine. In the Jieyu family, although the Yi family hates the imperial concubine, since she is still in charge, there is also Princess Zhaoqing. Raised in front of the imperial concubine... Who knows what the imperial concubine is thinking? What if I make a move easily and the imperial concubine and I can't get along?"
"So, we can only use a few Jieyu and concubines who have no sense of existence as rafts? What's the point of this?"
Instead, it exposed the fact that the queen's prestige and imperial favor were insufficient, and she could only bully the weak and fear the strong.
"Sister, you are searching the palace this time for the sake of the imperial concubine. Once you find out, just report it to your majesty and inform the imperial concubine." Gu Shao blinked and offered advice, "As for what to do with those two people, don't worry about us. What's going on? Furthermore, someone who just came to the family reminded me that the empress dowager, the loving mother, was very scheming. Even though everyone left the imperial capital, she didn't forget to keep a hand! Think about it, the matter about the King of Chu has not been implemented yet! That time How sudden is the attack? Who knows if the loving mother Queen Mother is holding on to similar clues right now, waiting for the right time to catch us off guard? Although we all know that the imperial concubine has nothing to do with us, but , if we have evidence, how can we make it clear?"
She was a little dissatisfied with Gu Zhen in her heart. She felt that it was no wonder that this sister did not have a high opinion of her. She was worried about this and afraid of that. She only thought about the benefits and did not want to take risks. It was really not unfair at all to be unable to defeat the imperial concubine like this!
Gu Zhen pondered, if it weren't for the news from home, she wouldn't want to get into trouble...
After all, on the premise of believing in Chunjia's promise, Gu Zhen felt that it was better to do less than to do more.
But what Gu Shao said now made sense. She had a clear conscience and couldn't resist someone fanning the flames and framing her.
Even if Chunjia had a firm intention to establish a legitimate son, he would definitely not give up if the queen openly targeted his beloved concubine under such circumstances.
After all, the emperor is not dead yet, and the queen dares to take action against the person he clearly wants to favor. What does this mean
The most important thing now is to find a scapegoat first, so that even if Empress Dowager Yuan's conspiracy reaches the middle palace, it won't be the same as before. I originally thought of sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight, but then take action at the last moment. In the end, The imperial concubine was protected in the Xuanqing Palace and did not show up. Empress Dowager Yuan left her hometown to earn Chunjia's affection. Only the empress, Gu Zhen, defended herself in court and was scolded and ignored. She was not a human being inside or outside.
Not long ago, she was secretly pulled out to compare with Empress Yuan.
I feel that her demeanor, manners, and manners are not as good as Ji Lingzi's.
"... Concubine Wan and Concubine Jing have always been a little arrogant. I wonder if they did something wrong?" Gu Zhen thought about it for a while and felt that a concubine with a low status and humble background could not bear such a crime. She wanted to deceive outsiders. Can't be fooled.
Among high-ranking people, Concubine Wan and Concubine Jing are the easiest to bully.
After all, although he was born in a noble family, his relationship with the concubine and the queen was only average.
At this time, who would be sacrificed if not them
So in the afternoon, both Chunjia and Yun Fenghuang received news that the queen had found some things they shouldn't have in the palace of Concubine Wan and Concubine Jing, and suspected that they were related to the murder of the concubine.
Chunjia breathed a sigh of relief subconsciously, and what she originally planned to say to scold the queen for causing trouble suddenly changed to: "Although the middle palace has a kind-hearted nature, after all, the daughter of everyone is also very aware of the details in the sixth palace."
The Empress Dowager Yuan and the Empress were not very pushy, but Concubine Wan and Concubine Jing could still afford the sacrifice.
Both the former dynasty and the harem can afford to sacrifice.
Such a ladder could not have come at a better time.
After all these years of making Gu Zhen her queen, the queen finally did something good.
He was thinking that he could give an explanation to the imperial concubine and the outside world for the time being, but Yun Fenghuang was furious: "This bastard maid!!! I have worked so hard to set up a trap, and I don't expect to solve the problem between her and the Yuan family in one fell swoop. Old thing! He wanted to take Concubine Shu away after all, but she pointed the finger at Concubine Wan and Concubine Jing!!! There is nothing like this when picking peaches!!! Bastard, Qing people, please ask Chen Jing to send someone to inform that person immediately Second Concubine, just say that this move was done by the Queen alone, and if you choose the Queen's side of the matter, tell the Second Concubine and her natal family... in the name of the Yuan family!"