The red building is so arrogant

[My wife insisted on eating cheap self-service hot pot, and she had a stomachache when she came back. I couldn't get it done in time, and my full attendance flew away...]

Just after five watch.

Jiao Shun had already washed up, and started to inspect the Fengtian Hall where the mourning hall is located—although he deliberately kept a low profile these days, a low profile doesn't mean that he doesn't have to do anything.

General officials and wives are on duty during the day, and at this point Fengtian Hall is still very deserted, only the court ladies and eunuchs are doing sweeping errands, and then there are officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Inner Palace.

Jiao Shun first stepped forward to confirm the list of people who were allowed to enter the palace to express condolences with the people from the Ministry of Rites. Then, based on the identities of the visitors, they roughly agreed on the prince's 'position' and the necessary security measures.

In the past, most of these things were agreed upon, and the rules would not be too rigid, but the crown prince was young after all, and the previous poisoning incident also made the queen quite nervous, so Jiao Shun simply posted reminder notes and warning notes on the corresponding positions every day. The rules, and then the people from the Ministry of Rites will preach the rules in advance.

The effect of this is not bad, but there seems to be some estrangement between the monarch and his subjects.

But how many kings are really willing to confide in their courtiers?

After personally confirming that the landmarks are correct, Jiao Shun made a sketch according to Mao Huahu, and then went to the palace of the empress dowager, and handed over the sketch to Princess Nan'an and Jia Tanchun.

At the same time, the two of them had to memorize the sketch first, so that they could respond in time when something unexpected happened.

Seeing that there was no one around, Jiao Shun cupped his hands at Princess Nan'an, pulled Tan Chun aside and whispered, "If Concubine Wu asks, you can follow what we discussed earlier."

The first reader of that pamphlet was actually not Wu Guifei, but the heroine Tanchun.

Naturally, Tanchun was extremely reluctant to expose those unbearable past, but he also knew that Jiao Shun was submitting his name, the more truthful and unbearable he wrote, the more he could gain the trust of Concubine Wu.

So in the end she decided to cooperate with Jiao Shun in order to gain the favor of Concubine Wu as much as possible.

"do not worry."

Thinking of the content in the booklet, Tanchun showed a bit of annoyance in his shyness, but he still nodded seriously and said: "If the imperial concubine asks about it, I will deal with it carefully."

After all, she was dissatisfied, and after replying this sentence, she turned her head and returned to Princess Nan'an without waiting for Jiao Shun's answer.

Princess Nan'an only thought that there was something awkward between the two of them, and while holding Tanchun's arm, she looked at Jiao Shun curiously.

Naturally, Jiao Shun didn't explain anything, and gave them a slight salute, then turned and left on his own.

Seeing this, Nan'an County Master couldn't help inquiring: "Among you..."

"All right."

Tan Chun hurriedly interrupted her, and said with a stern face: "While His Royal Highness is still practicing in the morning, let's thoroughly understand this picture first."

Not to mention how the two of them are.

But when Jiao Shun turned back to Fengtian Hall on the same road, he couldn't help but secretly shook his head along the way.

Although he took the initiative to expose the matter with Tanchun, he never expected that Wu Guifei would let him write it down in detail.

If you want to talk about voting certificates, don't you already have those two memorials?

After the death of Emperor Longyuan, the two memorials had already been in the hands of Concubine Wu Gui — at least she had read them before, otherwise she would not have conceived the idea of ​​asking herself to write such things out of thin air.

But since she already has the handle in her hand, why should she make another move?
After thinking about it, it can only be attributed to Emperor Longyuan's successors.

When they returned to Fengtian Hall, officials and wives had already arrived one after another. They were leading the eunuchs and maids to go to the side hall to take control. When they saw Jiao Shun from a distance, many people stopped and pointed at him.

Among the commanding wives, Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Xing, and Mrs. You, listened to Zuo Jin's discussion, and their already serious expressions subconsciously became a little more dignified.

Although they had known for a long time that Jiao Shun was not liked in the court, the intensified denunciation these days still made them 'refreshing'.

Even though Jiao Shun was quite confident in the beginning, now he couldn't help feeling a little worried, especially You Shi, fearing that one day Brother Xiong would suddenly lose his father to take care of him.

So after she was seated in the side hall, she couldn't help pulling Baochai and muttering.

Without knowing that Baochai has also fallen into the trap, it is of course impossible for her to make it clear, so she only said that the Rongning and Ning families now rely a lot on Jiao Shun, and if Jiao Shun really falls, she may be worried that her lips will die and her teeth will be cold.

Xue Baochai just smiled when she heard the words, and said softly, "Sister-in-law, don't panic, the third younger sister is now in and out of the forbidden area, and she must have seen and heard more than us. If she is not in a hurry, why should we be in a hurry?"

Youshi thought the same way.

Although you couldn't get in touch with Tanchun a few times, but judging by her high spirits, it was obvious that she was not affected by the recent situation.

Feeling a little more at ease, Youshi couldn't help feeling sour again and said, "Third Younger Sister can be regarded as copying this time, aside from other things, with the support and affection, she will definitely not be able to escape an imperial order in the future." ——Even if you can’t surpass Xiangyun, I’m afraid it won’t be too far behind.”

Xue Baochai nodded silently.

Needless to say, protecting the love between left and right, if you can take the opportunity to impress the little emperor, the benefits in the future will be more than just an imperial order?

As for Tanchun's "good luck", I can't say I'm jealous, but a little resentment lingers in my heart from time to time.

It's okay for Xiangyun, the third sister is just a concurrent wife, and the existence is not recognized by the official, but there is such a situation.

look at yourself...

If she hadn't crossed the bottom line with Jiao Shun, she might have calmed down a bit, but now she is obviously married to him, but what she got in exchange was just a small official position for her brother.

If I had known today, back then...

…………

Another day without any surprises.

Seeing that the evening was approaching, Jiao Shun was pacing back and forth in the side hall with a little irritability, wondering why the queen didn't summon him.

Yesterday afternoon, he obviously discussed the key points. He thought that the queen should summon him in the morning, but he didn't think there was any movement until this time.

He subconsciously stepped out of the side hall, looked towards the direction of the mourning hall, and saw the queen return to Chuxiu Palace with her luan chariot.

It seems that the queen is not leading the guard at night, so there is no possibility of summoning him to hold a candle night talk.

This is how the same thing?

Could it be that the queen has repeated because of something?

But Jiao Shun thought about it, but couldn't figure out what went wrong.

For the next few days, he looked forward to seeing through the autumn water, but he still couldn't wait for the queen to summon him. Seeing that it was already March, and the time he had scheduled was no longer hidden, Jiao Shun finally couldn't help asking to see the queen.

The queen's reply was extremely fast.

That afternoon, Jiao Shun was summoned in a side hall.

In order to avoid suspicion, as usual, the gate was opened to see everything in sight, but all the eunuchs and maids in the palace were sent out, leaving only the high-ranking empress and Jiao who was standing in wait.

The queen first looked at Jiao Shun silently, and when he seemed to raise his head, he hurriedly turned his gaze away.

Both hands were clenched quietly in the plain white dress, took a deep breath and tried to calm down the throbbing in his chest, and said: "I don't know why Mr. Jiao asked to see me?"

Jiao Shun took a half step forward, and said solemnly: "My lady, the matter of King Zhongshun can no longer be delayed, and I hope that my lady will make a decision soon."

The queen actually knew that he came here for this matter, and knew that the threat of King Zhongshun was imminent, but she couldn't concentrate on it.

Xingyan squinted at Jiao Shun's body, looked at his righteous posture, but thought of him in the mourning hall, at Zhao Guoji's house, in the peach blossom forest, in the guest house of Rongguo Mansion...

But if you say that he is a wicked and shameless villain, he has indeed done a lot of good things to benefit the country and the people, and the resourcefulness and resourcefulness he showed when fighting with civil servants is far from being easy to compare.

Moreover, he is willing to treat women equally and is not ashamed to ask, if not for this, then the three girls of Rongguo Mansion would not have had a long-term relationship with him in the end.

The queen didn't know how to judge Jiao Shun, let alone what kind of secrets were hidden in that burly body...

"Miss?"

At this time, Jiao Shun, who couldn't wait for a response, couldn't help but cupped his hands to remind him.

The Empress woke up again, and the thoughts left in her head made her blush instantly, she looked away like a thief, and said in a trembling voice: "Then, according to Master Jiao's opinion, what should I do? act?"

First Concubine Wu Gui, and then the Empress. Why are all the widows left by the late emperor so strange?