Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 216
The heavy snow covered the sky, making the journey extremely difficult for those who travel far.

Although it was very calm on the surface, Mrs. Wu still stood on the high tower and did not move for a long time.

It wasn't until the team escorting Jin Ying to Nanjing completely disappeared that she followed Zhu Qiyu and the two went down the tower to Jingyang Palace.

At this time, the sky was slightly darkened.

The lights reflected on the thick white snow, appearing to be flickering.

This time, the attendant was Qingzhu, the grand maid of the Wu clan.

Seeing that Mrs. Wu went down the tower, she hurried forward, handed over the hand warmer she had prepared long ago, and directed people to bring over the soft sedan chair that had been warmed up long ago.

When they arrived at Jingyang Palace, Wang Cheng, the imperial eunuch, came out to greet him.

He is also one of Zhu Qiyu's newly promoted eunuchs. Since Shu Liang took over the East Factory, he has been transferred to Jingyang Palace as the eunuch in charge.

Like Cheng Jing, Wang Cheng is also a person who handles affairs properly.

Although Zhu Qiyu came here without notifying him in advance, he still prepared dinner soon.

Perhaps it was because of Jin Ying's matter, Wu Shi obviously didn't have much appetite, so he put down his chopsticks after a little bit.

The snow outside the window has not stopped. Although the servants who come and go walk lightly, it is inevitable that a soft "creak" can be heard.

Twisting a string of Buddhist beads in his hand, Wu Shi took a sip of tea, his expression seemed to be a little stretched, and he said.

"Since Jin Ying has left, it will not be so convenient for the Sun family to make friends with outsiders. Undoubtedly, the internal and external exchanges will show your feet. These days, you need to be more careful."

Zhu Qiyu nodded and said.

"Mother and concubine, don't worry, Shu Liang has already integrated the East Factory. These days, the East Factory is watching all the people going in and out of the palace. Get them all out."

The reason why it took so much effort to win Jin Ying down.

The reason is here.

The so-called centipede is dead but not stiff.

Although before, the Wu family had already had a round of purges of the eunuchs in the palace.

But after all, Queen Mother Sun has been operating in the palace for so many years, and it is not an easy task to completely remove her power.

Those who were obviously her diehard loyalists had indeed been killed long ago, and those who were expelled from the palace gate.

However, the relationship in the palace is complicated after all, and it is not easy to track down how many people are still secretly working for the Sun family.

It's a tricky process to find them one by one, and we can only investigate them slowly.

This is why Wu is determined to win Jin Ying.

Jin Ying was the eunuch who was in charge of the ceremonies and seals. He usually had many government affairs and needed to communicate with the foreign court, so it was very convenient to go out of the palace.

With him around, the Empress Dowager Sun didn't need him to think about the work of contacting foreign ministers.

Moreover, because he has to communicate with many ministers every day, there is no way to determine what they have communicated.

But after Jin Ying was captured, at least in this palace, the eunuchs who have the right to come and go freely can be guaranteed to be Zhu Qiyu's people.

In this way, if there are people other than them who make friends with foreign ministers without authorization, it is easy to identify whether they are from the Empress Dowager Sun.

Unless the Empress Dowager Sun gave up her actions, An An would stay in the palace for the rest of her life.

Otherwise, the foundation in her hands will be wiped out one by one in a short time.

Seeing that Zhu Qiyu had a plan, Wu felt relieved, slowly moved the beads in his hand, and continued.

"Speaking of which, these days, apart from Mrs. Sun secretly messing with these things, the security in the Compassionate Ning Palace has also become much stricter."

"It is said that all the meals and drinking water come from the little cook in her palace, and they have to be inspected before they dare to enter it. It seems that they are afraid that Ai's family will poison her..."

As she spoke, Wu couldn't help but sneer in her eyes, and said.

"I never thought that she has favored the Sixth Palace all these years, and now she is afraid of such low-level tricks."

Wu Shi has been in the palace for so many years, so he has seen all kinds of insidious methods.

However, among so many methods, poisoning is the most despicable method, and also the method she despises the most.

Not for anything else, just because things like poisoning are really easy to guard against.

At a large palace banquet, every drink and food are strictly inspected, and it is impossible to tamper with it.

As for the daily meal, it only needs to be tasted in advance to isolate this means.

What's more, the imperial hospital does not eat dry food. The nobles in the palace have to ask for a safe pulse every three days, and record medical records.

If there is anything wrong with the body, it will be found out immediately.

In the harem, there are many ways to harm a person. In contrast, poisoning cannot guarantee the success rate, and it is easy to leave evidence.

After all, as long as you are willing to investigate the food and drink, from the person who handled it to the servant who has been in contact with it, it is easy to find evidence by following the vines.

Once she failed to harm others and was caught, it would be a certain disaster for the palace.

Don't say that Mrs. Wu doesn't want to do anything to Mrs. Sun now, even if she intends to target her, she will not use such methods that are easy to be manipulated by others.

Wu said these words as a joke, but when Zhu Qiyu heard the words, he smiled wryly and said.

"Mother Concubine, speaking of it, this matter has something to do with me. If I'm not mistaken, Mrs. Sun is so nervous. It's not Mother Concubine, but Zhen!"

It has been a long time since this incident, Zhu Qiyu almost forgot about it.

Back then, during the battle at Zijingguan, he suspected that there was some connection between Empress Dowager Sun and Ren Li.

At the moment of the war, in order to prevent Queen Mother Sun from making crooked ideas, and also to test Jin Ying, he deliberately used Zhu Jianshen to pinpoint Queen Mother Sun once.

Thinking about it, it was after that that Empress Dowager Sun became more vigilant.

She herself has been in the palace for many years, so she naturally knows that Wu shi will not use such a shameful method as poisoning on her, which is easy to be caught.

But when it came to the prince, she didn't dare to take the slightest risk. She would rather believe it and take extra precautions.

After telling Wu Shi about what happened that day, Wu Shi suddenly understood, and said.

"No wonder, Sun's side has suddenly become nervous these days."

After pondering for a moment, Wu Shi seemed to hesitate, but after a moment of hesitation, she still asked.

"Since the crown prince is mentioned, the Ai family has something to say, and I have wanted to ask you for a long time. Now that you have succeeded to the throne, what are your plans for the East Palace?"

Zhu Qiyu was taken aback for a moment, and said without much hesitation.

"Why did the mother and concubine say this? When the son ascended the throne, the Eastern Palace had already established the crown prince. Everyone in the government and the public knew about this, so why should we make more plans?"

After finishing speaking, he saw Mrs. Wu looking at him with a half-smile.

With this expression, he seemed to have returned to the scene where he had a deep conversation with Wu Shi when he just woke up.

Zhu Qiyu smiled wryly, hesitated for a moment, then waved his hand to dismiss the surrounding palace attendants.

It was almost time for everyone to leave, and there were only two or three confidants serving in the Nuan Pavilion, so Zhu Qiyu murmured and said.

"Mother and concubine, don't worry, just like what I ordered the ministers before I ascended the throne, if the East Palace does not lose its virtue, I will not touch the East Palace lightly!"

As soon as the words fell, Wu's brows could be seen wrinkled, looking at her son with a somewhat hesitant expression...

(End of this chapter)