No matter how high the emperor is, he also heard a lot of rumors, so he immediately silenced the mouth of the palace, and ordered that anyone who spread rumors would be punished as a crime, so that everyone in the palace stopped.
However, the Empress Dowager had already heard the wind, called the emperor over, and said solemnly: "How important is the inheritance of royal blood, there is no need for Aijia to emphasize it?"
Yu Wenjie frowned: "I know."
"Then if the concubine's conduct is bad and her reputation is damaged, what should you do?"
"Find out those who deceive the public with evil words, and punish them severely."
The queen mother was taken aback, and said displeasedly: "Everything has a cause and an effect. Since there are people talking about it, then she must have done something wrong. Doesn't the emperor plan to investigate thoroughly?"
"If the Empress Mother is referring to Concubine De, then there is no need to investigate." The emperor said: "She has never done anything wrong to me, and she and Gong Yuhou are just brothers and sisters."
How could he trust her so much? Empress Dowager Ning raised her eyebrows: "People's hearts are separated by belly, the emperor, you can't look at her all the time, how do you know that she has never done anything wrong to you? Aijia has heard that she often communicates with Lord Hou alone in private."
"Gong Yuhou went to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to pay his respects, and every time he went after asking Zhen." Yu Wenjie said with a straight face: "My mother can't trust him, so I have to trust my son."
Wouldn't it be ridiculous for a majestic emperor to be cuckolded without knowing it
"Are you sure you know about every time he goes to the Hall of Mental Cultivation?" the Queen Mother asked.
The emperor nodded without hesitation: "Yes."
"Okay." The queen mother said: "The Ai family believes that the emperor is a smart person, but they are afraid that you will be blinded by your emotions. If they have no past contacts behind your back, then the Ai family will not pursue it."
"Thank you, Queen Mother." The emperor nodded.
He Chang'an was changing clothes in Gongyuhou's mansion and was about to enter the palace. The servant girl who came to serve him chose for a long time, and picked out a sachet for him to hang.
"Master Hou always likes to use jade pendants on weekdays, but the slaves feel that the fragrance of winter flowers surrounds the king, and it has a special flavor."
He responded lightly, he was still thinking about the people in the palace, his mind was not on this maid at all, and he didn't pay attention to what she said.
This maid was one of the few sent by Prince Xi, she was as beautiful as a flower, but unfortunately she never received Lord Hou's eyes.
While speaking, she had already fastened the sachet, and He Changan turned around and walked out.
Prince Xi stationed troops in the ice cave, but recently he always trained soldiers to climb mountains, and the one he climbed was Zanlong Mountain which was the closest to the capital, which made him a little wary, so he thought he had to go to the palace to discuss with the emperor.
The emperor was in a daze in Zichen Hall, his eyes were dark, and he didn't know what he was thinking. Eunuch Qin next to him said in a low voice: "Actually, when Prince Xi entered the palace a few days ago, he never told the emperor, so he was assassinated, and the emperor only received the news after a while."
Frowning slightly, Yu Wenjie turned to look at him: "Even you doubt them?"
"The slave is not suspicious, but just telling the truth." Qin Gonggong said: "The concubine De concubine is doing her best to the emperor, and the slave sees it, but you must not completely trust her."
It's not that he wants to speak ill of the Hua family, it's just that it is extremely inappropriate for the emperor to blindly trust a person.
After being silent for a while, Yu Wenjie said in a low voice: "If I don't trust her completely, then she will definitely not trust me completely, and I will feel very uncomfortable."
Eunuch Qin was taken aback, and stared blankly at the emperor.
He said this in a serious and stubborn tone, not at all like an emperor who has exhausted his tricks, but like a pure and innocent child.
Will the emperor have such straightforward and simple thoughts
"Your Majesty, Lord Gongyu begs to see you." The eunuch outside reported.
After recovering, the emperor raised his head: "Please come in."
He Chang'an's face was a little thin, and he didn't know if it was caused by the rumors flying all over the sky in the past two days. Seeing him, he still bowed his hands respectfully: "My minister pays homage to the emperor."
"I guessed that you would come." Waved to let Eunuch Qin go out, the emperor looked at him and joked, "It took so many days to come to see me, but are you guilty?"
He Changan raised his eyebrows, what is the guilty conscience? Is he recuperating at home for the past two days
However, thinking about it, the matter with Hua Chun has not been seriously explained to the emperor. With Yu Wenjie's narrow mind, he must have been bored for a long time.
So he said: "I have nothing to be guilty of. The concubine de concubine has no feelings for Weichen other than brother and sister. She is frank and honest and loyal."
Slightly startled, the emperor looked at him: "What about you?"
It's true that Hua Chun was frank with him, but what about He Chang'an's feelings for Hua Chun? Isn't it beyond brother and sister
He Changan was silent for a while.
He is not very good at lying, but it is impossible not to lie about such a problem. No matter how much the emperor trusts him, he will never tolerate his selfishness towards the concubine.
Taking a deep breath, he said with a smile: "I have respect and admiration for my mother, and my elder brother's love for my younger sister, and I have never done anything beyond the rules."
His hesitation fell into the eyes of the emperor, Yu Wenjie pursed his lips, followed him up and walked in front of him, with deep eyes, he said: "I choose to trust you, and you have to be worthy of my trust."
"Your Majesty, don't worry." He Chang'an said, "If one day there is a rebellion in Daliang, and only those who betrayed you are left in the whole world, then that minister's name must also be written on the list of those who died for you."
His chest trembled slightly, Yu Wenjie softened his heart, and was about to nod, but he smelled the fragrance of his body.
That is the aroma of wintersweet, the same as that in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
Looking down, there was a red sachet tied around He Changan's waist, the bottom was made of Shu brocade, and the top was embroidered with mandarin ducks.
Such sachets used to be very common in the palace, but after giving them the fragrance of flowers all over the courtyard, the palace people never made the same style again.
In other words, she passed the sachet he gave to He Changan
Feeling a little displeased, the emperor was quiet for a long time before saying: "Let's get down to business, let's stop here about her."
"Okay." He Changan didn't find anything, and honestly began to talk about Prince Bingdongxi's military strength.
Hua Chun carefully read the list of guards and deployment in the palace. These were all arranged by her at the beginning, and there seemed to be no problem at all, but why did assassins appear in the palace again
The palace in Daliang is not as spectacular as the Qing Dynasty. The palace wall is not high, but it occupies a large area. The guards are not many and scattered, which are all potential safety hazards, but it is so easy for people to take advantage of it, which shows that there are still ghosts in the palace. .
"Niang Niang." Sitting down with her head down, Tang said softly, "Concubine Xu has already been punished, and most of the days have passed, the matter of setting up a concubine..."
Hua Chun looked up, glanced at her, and said: "Don't worry, it won't be too late to seal the palace after the banquet is over, anyway, no one will snatch it from you."