There are beauties in the East Palace

Chapter 79

Then, I read the contents of the note to my second brother, who also fell silent.

Seeing that my second brother didn't speak, I simply put down the note and went to tease the canary that my second brother had raised for a long time. The birdcage was always open, and this canary was probably used to being caged. After going out for sex in the daytime, he will return on time.Coupled with the beginning of spring in the past few days, the weather is getting colder, so it sleeps in the cage all day long.I really can't figure it out, why does the second brother keep this thing? It's a waste of air when it's alive, a waste of land when it's dead, and a waste of gold ingots when it's half dead.

After a long while, the second elder brother suddenly said in a deep voice, "All along, I didn't want you to go to the Empress's Changle Palace because my mother and concubine died at the hands of the empress's son. At that time, she was not the empress, but the imperial concubine Xi. Concubine Dong Guifei sits on an equal footing... The harem is a battlefield for women. Mother and concubine died of poisoning, and the person who poisoned was Concubine Xi's son, that is, my eldest brother Ye Qichen. In a fit of anger, my father exiled my eldest brother to a desolate land, But not long after, the elder brother passed away..."

In his few words, the past was so light that only a sigh remained.

I have been in Chen Guo for so long, but my second elder brother has never told me about his mother and concubine. I also heard from Xiaodoujiao that his biological mother is the daughter of the current Master Shengshang and also the daughter of the Grand Tutor. A strange woman, but after all, she can't hide from her beauty.Later, the Taifu family retired and returned to their hometowns one after another because of the pain of losing their daughters.Therefore, it is really not easy for a prince like the second elder brother who has no background at all to reach the position where he is in power over Chen Guo today.

The second elder brother continued, "These years, the empress has regarded me as a thorn in the flesh, wishing to remove it, it will inevitably affect the people around me. Three years ago, when you were young, you were drugged, and you have nothing to do with her. With me Go to Chudi Palace... I'll show you something, maybe you will understand what the note means."

I was immediately aroused curiosity.

The second brother must have found something, and he never told me before, but he didn't want to involve me in right and wrong.

The Chudi Palace is the place where the second brother usually investigates and dissects cases. There are all kinds of sophisticated instruments inside. Even a single footprint can be analyzed by the second brother.Xiao Doujiao said that if the second brother hadn't been made the crown prince by the Holy Majesty, he would have become a famous detective today.It's a pity that his eyes are ruined, and coupled with his busy schedule, this hobby can only gradually fall into disuse.

Having seen his talent in solving cases and dissecting corpses in Wu State, I immediately felt a little pity, and couldn't help but coquettishly said, "Second brother, I will be your eyes from now on. When you are not so busy with official duties, I will accompany you on a private visit. How is the game world?"

The plum blossoms in the stone corners of the promenade exuded a delicate fragrance, and every bit of it was so beautiful that it couldn't compare to the smile on the corner of Ye Qiyan's lips.He said meaningfully, "That's a good idea, right now I should take Ari and his younger siblings out for fun."

This person is really getting more and more unscrupulous, but I feel that if there is only one person like this, what more can I ask for?

Entering the Chudi Palace, several small officials who are in charge of the instruments here have already greeted them. These people are the second brother's confidantes, and they can accurately understand the second brother's thoughts, and soon they will see what the second brother wants to see. Things are brought up.

It's a handful of soil and a few darts.

This soil was collected by me and my second brother in the maple leaf forest in Hezhou City, Wu State?As for the dart, it seemed to be the thing that took the life of Zui Qingfeng's old bustard.

I quickly asked, "Second brother, do you have a clue?"

The smile on the corners of the second elder brother's lips faded away, "There is a small amount of gold powder in this soil, which was stained on the shoes of the man in black. The soil in the maple leaf forest is very sticky, so these things are left. And this gold powder After testing, it was found that it was a rouge gouache that a small country paid tribute to Chen Guo. His father rewarded some of these things to the queen, and also to the queen mother and other concubines in the harem, so the identification is not strong. As for the darts, from A newly emerging mysterious killer organization in the arena, with clear and clear transactions, Ada tracked down and found out that the queen was the one who wanted to buy the life of the drunk Qingfeng old bustard."

Thinking back to the situation that day, I suddenly felt that I missed some important clues, for example, why did the old bustard come to Hezhou City in Wu State to tell me something?Almost a month had passed by then, and she should have known that the things I had given her to take were in fact just ordinary pills and would not kill her.In this way, she was also instigated by others.

The queen sent someone to kill her to prevent the old bustard from saying anything?

And the person who ordered the old bustard to pass the message, is it the person who left me the note today?Who will it be?Master never told me why he asked me to find the woman, so how could he have expected what Master would say?
The second brother probably wanted to go with me, he said quietly, "I suspect it's the queen mother."

The queen mother who is so beautiful that she is not like a human being in the world?I never even met her eyes!In the end, the second brother said to Ah Er, "Go and check the life experiences of the empress and queen mother."

In fact, even I am baffled, what exactly are the two women in the deep palace planning?Especially the queen, her legitimate son is dead, so what if she can plan everything?In addition, the second brother also said that he had never heard that the queen had given birth to a daughter, so the mother-in-law talk was really absurd.And the queen mother has no children.This is really unbelievable.No wonder the second brother searched for so long and couldn't find too many clues.From a criminal point of view, any crime should have a motive. If there is no motive, why commit a crime?

Or is it revenge?
But I really have nothing to do with the death of the queen's son!Is it because of the second brother?
I couldn't figure it out, so I was too lazy to think about it. The second brother was persistent. He began to examine the paper. He said that there must be some evidence left on the paper. If the Queen Mother really sent someone to pass the letter...

Calculating the time, it's almost time to pick Ahri back.What I didn't expect was that Baozi actually took Ah San and the others into the palace, saying that he was visiting the sick imperial grandfather.This child, who is only three years old, is so assertive. As a mother, I seem to be too... worry-free.

In the evening, the little bun came back. He entered the palace empty-handed, and brought back a bunch of rewards. It can be seen that the real sage still loves his only grandson very much.The little bun smiled and said to me, "Mother, tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, Grandpa Huang will probably have good news!"

Could it be that he really went into the palace to say good things for me and his father?
Unexpectedly, Xiao Baozi was quite capable. The next day, I had just sent him back from the Imperial College, when the imperial decree really came from the palace, it was the imperial decree to bestow marriage.The wedding date is set on March [-]rd in the beginning of spring.

The moment he received the imperial edict, the second brother was calm, as if he had expected it.And I, despite the dangers I'm in right now, nothing can cool my enthusiasm for my impending marriage.How great would it be if we could contact Master as soon as possible?

The second brother said, "A Yuan, you really don't need to be nervous, and you don't need to be too excited."

I said seriously, "I'm neither nervous nor excited."

"Not nervous? Not nervous, why are you sitting on the table?"

I really misread it, I thought it was a chair, I really lost my face, but I still refused to admit that I was very excited, but the second brother just didn't let me go, "Not excited? Not excited, you ate six chairs in one sitting. A bowl of rice?"

"..."

I feel like my whole body is about to float up, no, it should be said that for several days in a row, I was in a state of floating around.

For example, Langhua invited me to go fishing. He said that after a winter of hibernation, the fish in spring are the most delicious. He brought two back and cooked them for Ari.Then I cheerfully told him that I generally don't kill animals, so I refused him very readily.However, when Tie Zhu came to invite me to go fishing in the afternoon, I went happily and said affectionately, "The anthurium is clear, the braised duck feet are beautiful, the green scales are chasing the shallow stream, and the boiled crucian carp is beautiful. Tonight, there are steamed buns. It's a blessing."

Excited to this level, even I did not expect it.

However, it seems that not only I am excited, but also the male compatriots in Chen Guo, Tie Zhu said, they have reached the point where they are grateful, rejoiced, and feel that life is suddenly full of hope.But Lang Hua said that the women in Chen State are not feeling well, they are now full of indignation, sighing and crying, feeling that their life is going to be hopeless.

All in all, the news of this marriage made the whole country of Chen boil, but fortunately, it didn't happen. Wanmin paraded the streets to protest against the prince's marriage to a Taoist nun.

However, it is inevitable that some women will make trouble for this.

For example, Ye Qiyan's cousin, Princess Qin Zi, made trouble in the East Palace after receiving the news.From a distance, I saw her standing on the curved stone arch bridge. In early spring, when the ice and snow melted and the willows sprouted, she looked as if she wanted to jump into the river.

I sighed, walked over to her and said, "You really know how to choose a place. The jade pond is cold and the hibiscus is shallow, and the Qiongshu is high and windy, and the trees are sparse. You jump from here, whether it is from the perspective of a poet or a poet. , will be a perfect work of a young girl committing suicide because of love."

She turned her head and stared at me for a long time before she said sullenly, "I always knew that my cousin likes you, but I just don't want to. Why can you catch me but I can't? This question, I hide It's been in my heart for a long time."

I quietly attached her ears, and after a while, she said in horror, "Could it be that the rumors are all true?"

I nodded, "That's right, I'm chasing after this job. If I run into a thousand-year-old mensao black-bellied, I can only talk about it! Right now, my second brother has already been preempted by me. Why don't you cherish the person in front of you?" ? Langhua said, what kind of young master He Xiangye's family is not an enemy of you!"

Speaking of the young master of He Xiangye's family, Qin Zi blushed, sure enough, there was something going on!I feel more and more that what Langhua said is right, this Qin Zi, maybe she never knew who she really liked, and thought that the long-term obsession with her cousin was just liking.

Seeing her appearance, I added embellishments, "I still have medicine here, tell me, what kind of medicine do you want? Passionately take off your clothes, or be unconscious and let others be frivolous? Like me, I like a compromise." The medicine I ordered, I also planned to make my second brother half enthusiastic and half confused during the wedding night, thinking about it is really exciting."

Qin Zi, "..."

At the end, she said with emotion, "I finally understand why the second brother likes you and warms the bed! Enough initiative!"

I,"……"

The next day, another happy event came from the palace. It was said that the emperor gave the young son of He Xiangye's family another marriage to Princess Qin Zi.So good, finally solved a competitor.

Earlier, because he blocked my marriage with my second brother in front of all the officials, I really didn't have a good impression of him, but right now, the index of my favorability has exploded.

The emperor's condition seemed to be getting worse and worse, and almost half of the important affairs in the court were handed over to the second brother.The imperial guards in the palace are under the direct control of the emperor in name, but the highest commander is the second brother.As for the Jingzhao Yamen outside the palace, the management of the patrol battalion is controlled by the queen's family, but the Jingzhao Yamen belongs to the magistrate, and has to report to the Sixth Department, and the Sixth Department has the second brother's own staff, and the patrolling battalion is under the control. The military department is restrained, and the power of the military department also falls in the hands of the second brother's confidants.

Politically, everything was fine.However, on this day, when my second brother planned to take me into the palace to visit his father, something went wrong.Two of the soldier amulets of the frontier army in the four border towns of Chen State were stolen.

On the border of Chen State, there are four town border troops that guard the border all the year round. There are more than ten soldiers and horses, and there are no soldiers.Among them, the heroic army in the south was brought up by the second brother since he was 13 years old, so the soldier talisman has always been in the hands of the second brother.As for the troops on the other three sides, the western elite army is guarded by the third prince Ye Qirui.For the other two armies, the soldiers are in the custody of the emperor, because the north and the east have never fought less.

Right now, the soldier talisman was stolen!
At that time, my second brother and I were at the bedside of Chen Guosheng, listening to Zhang Quan, the chief eunuch, report in fear.

After Zhang Quan finished his report, he cautiously stood aside. His Majesty Chen Guosheng's face darkened even more, and he looked more and more old-fashioned.He waved his hand, and the maid immediately stepped back with the medicine bowl in her hand. When the little maid passed by me, I suddenly smelled a familiar smell. This medicine...

So I followed out quietly and begged for the medicine in the hand of the little maid. Although the little maid didn't know why, she obediently brought up the bowl.I sniffed it with the tip of my nose, "Where did this prescription come from? And who made it?"

The little palace lady shook her head, I thought about it and thought, I just felt that there was a very familiar smell in this medicine, although this smell was almost covered by the strong bitterness, and most people really can't smell it, but I still help Master I have collected herbs in the mountains for three years, and I am familiar with the taste of various herbs.

I couldn't think of it for a while, so I returned the medicine bowl to the little maid.

I'm not that curious about the soldier talisman. I always feel that with my second brother around, everything will be fine.However, although Majesty Chen Guosheng gave me a marriage, it doesn't mean that he accepted me from the bottom of his heart. His disgust for me was still clearly displayed on his face.So after returning the medicine bowl, I simply didn't go in to listen to the training. I was really worried that if he looked at me too much, he would immediately raise his head.

Amitabha, poor nun surnamed sugar, sweet to sad.

Every woman, there is no one who does not look forward to getting along with her future parents-in-law, and this Taoist nun is no exception.But I can't force anything, and they are willing to help me and my second brother, which is a blessing.

Majesty Chen Guosheng doesn't want to see me, and Empress Chen Guo is extremely weird.No, I just walked around in the garden when I heard a court lady gossiping, "The master Jinzhu, who is so sunny and snowy, is not a canary raised by the empress. Recently, the empress has called him into the palace more and more frequently." Let's go!"

Jin Zhu, was called into the palace again?The frequency is also a bit more frequent?

Maybe I can ask Jin Zhu to help me test the queen, but I don't know, will it hurt him?
I plan to discuss it with my second brother and let him make a decision.

In the palace, with the arrival of spring, everything is revived. Looking from a distance, the dead trees are gradually sprouting green buds. By March [-]rd, it will be a beautiful and harmonious scene of spring?During my walk, I unexpectedly arrived at the Shouning Palace of the Empress Dowager.

The little maid who led the way kept apologizing for taking the wrong way.But I thought to myself, the Emperor's Hall of Mental Cultivation, with such a distance from Shouning Palace, can lead the wrong way. I don't know if I am a fool, a fool, or a fool?
The second elder brother was suspicious before, and let the old bustard Zui Qingfeng pass the message to me, and even the person who passed the note to me was the Queen Mother. It didn't make things difficult for the little maid.Sure enough, within a short time, an old nun came out of Shouning Palace and brought me in.

In the Shouning Palace, every plant and tree is just like its owner, with an air of otherworldliness.

In the air, there is even a faint fragrance.

Xiao Doujiao once told me that when the empress dowager married the first emperor, the current emperor was still only the prince, and the fact that the prince liked the former emperor's favorite concubine was considered a court secret.Later, the former emperor passed away, and the new emperor ascended the throne. He even thought about bringing the queen mother into the harem, but something happened that year, and finally the new emperor changed his mind.Xiao Doujiao also heard from the older generation in the palace, the truth has been passed down from word to mouth by too many people, and it has almost become a lie.

However, it is true that the current Holy Majesty still loves the Empress Dowager.

It's no wonder that the present-day sage adores her. Even I, no matter how many times I've seen her, am still amazed by her face. I'm dressed in a crimson early spring geese dress, with a string of wreaths casually tied in three thousand black silk. She leans against the On the soft couch next to the incense burner, her eyes were slightly closed, as if she was resting, but the tip of her eyebrows was slightly raised.

The fragrance was emitted by the burning spices in the censer.

I bowed obediently, but she didn't let me get up, she just opened her eyes slightly, and said calmly, "I haven't seen you in 18 years, but she has become a big girl."

I was so shocked that I didn't know what to say, but it was December 18, [-] years ago, the day I was born.Her tone seemed to be watching my birth.

(End of this chapter)