Sui Dynasty: I, Yang Guang, am both scrupulous and stable

Chapter 281
Yuan Xiaoju, with runny nose and tears and no image at all, complained to the emperor and empress.

After he finished talking about the matter, the emperor and the empress looked at each other. Looking at the posture in front of them, Yuan Xiaoju was obviously unwilling to let the matter be revealed easily. Such a commotion today will definitely make the princes and nobles in the capital know about it. thing.

If it is not solved properly, there may be quite a lot of hidden dangers.

The emperor was a little displeased. This was a family matter for the prince, and with the situation like this, he felt like he was being held up by Yuan Xiaoju. He had to make a decision, or even a choice.

Yang Jian doesn't like, or should be said to be very disgusted with such behavior.

Queen Dugu noticed Yang Jian's displeasure, and the two of them had a good understanding. Queen Dugu spoke first, with a slight apology: "Zai Yuanzhong, I will personally investigate this matter and make it clear. I will never let the prince The concubine has been wronged, but you can’t make a conclusion based on the words of a little palace maid, right?”

Yuan Xiaoju kowtowed and said: "Empress, you know that I have worked hard all these years without any merit. I only have one daughter, whom I love and care for like the apple of my eye. Although she is not as noble as a princess, she is still well-educated and sensible." , now that I am being persecuted in this way, I can’t bear it...”

At this time, Yuan Xiaoju didn't care about his own image at all. He knew that such an approach might make the emperor dislike him, and there was no dignity at all, but he had to do it.

Because of his daughter's experiences over the years, there was a trace of this factor, but the bigger reason was that he knew that his daughter could not defeat Yun Zhaoxun.

These years have been enough to show that the Crown Princess is a happy and happy woman, a bit arrogant and unreasonable, has many small tempers, and cannot win the heart of her husband. Yun Zhaoxun is so scheming, ruthless and knows how to please. In front of women, she is absolutely no match.

I was almost persecuted before, but now I have the eldest grandson of the royal family. What if my grandson is also persecuted?
The current eldest grandson of the royal family is the biggest guarantee for their Yuan family in the next few decades. To put it bluntly, he is not doing it for his daughter, but for his newly born grandson and the prosperity and wealth of the Yuan family in the next few decades.

He didn't want this face anymore. He was willing to fight to get rid of the scourge of the East Palace. The scourge would make him restless every day.

Sometimes, people compete with each other to see who is willing to go out of his way.

If Yuan Xiaoju is like this, no matter how perfunctory the emperor and empress are, they must give him a reasonable explanation.

Queen Dugu knew about this matter before. Xiao Menglan had already sent someone to the palace to report to her. She also felt uncomfortable. This Yun Zhaoxun was too presumptuous. He arranged for the Crown Princess to go outside the palace and still wanted to cause trouble. , she solemnly asked the nuns in the palace to warn her. She herself didn't even want to see this woman.

If the prince hadn't been obsessed with Yun Zhao's training, Queen Dugu might even have dealt with it directly. However, it was difficult for the prince to explain it, and she was really disappointed with the East Palace. Even if the emperor told her to take more care of it, she just Too lazy to care about the affairs of the East Palace.

If this matter had been handled by the Jin Palace, Queen Dugu might have gone directly to Xiao Menglan to make the decision. Punish what should be punished, kill what should be killed, and sell what should be sold.

First, Xiao Menglan was favored by her, and second, she knew that she had done these things wantonly in the Jin Palace, and her good son Yang Guang would not say anything, but the prince was different. The prince would definitely complain and even quarrel with her. The relationship between mother and son The relationship is not harmonious now.

Queen Dugu looked at Yuan Xiaoju, walked down, and stretched out her hand to help him up: "Yuan Zhongzai, you have been a veteran for so many years. Respect in the capital is still important. It will not sound good if your appearance is spread out."

"Queen, empress, and the old minister really have no choice. The old minister has been very devoted to his career for many years. He never thought that when he gets old, his daughter will be bullied by that homeless woman. If it were other nobles in the capital, they would lose face. I just lost it all, I’m afraid I’ll have to fight to the death with my sword in hand.”

"You are just talking nonsense. We are all one family. There is no need to fight or kill. Since I said I will get to the bottom of it, I will definitely get to the bottom of it."

Yuan Xiaoju seemed to be still dissatisfied with the Queen's promise, and continued to kneel down: "Your Majesty, the Queen, that enchantress used some means to confuse His Highness the Crown Prince, and made His Highness the Crown Prince pamper him everywhere. I'm afraid... I I’m afraid... even the queen can’t do anything to her.”

Queen Dugu's face turned gloomy, and the emperor sitting above her looked even more ugly.

Yuan Xiaoju said this deliberately to provoke them. The queen's promise of a thorough investigation was not enough, and the emperor had to promise heavy punishment.

Yuan Xiaoju was a smart man. Didn't he know that such behavior would definitely anger the emperor?

Of course he knew.

But he had to do it. As long as he could get rid of Yun Zhaoxun from the East Palace, it was reasonable to pay some price.

He knew that the emperor must personally agree to this matter, ask the emperor personally, and punish him personally. Otherwise, the prince would probably be able to find some way to let Yun Zhaoxun escape.

His worries are correct. The Empress’s indifferent attitude toward the East Palace will help her a lot this time due to the birth of her grandson, but it may not necessarily kill Yun Zhaoxun. After all, even if the Empress wants to To kill Yun Zhaoxun, you have to ask the prince's intention, and you can't do it forcefully.

There must be no hidden dangers left behind, and they must be eliminated in one go. This is Yuan Xiaoju's purpose this time.

The emperor who was put on stage looked at Yuan Xiaoju with a gloomy expression.

Yuan Xiaoju did not dare to look at the emperor. The way a superior looked at his ministers seemed to cut him to pieces, just like a teacher staring at a student who made a mistake.

After swallowing his saliva and concentrating his mind, Yuan Xiaoju continued: "Your Majesty, please make the decision for me."

Seeing Yuan Xiaoju's persistence, Yang Jian closed his eyes slightly, took a deep breath and slowly opened them again, without any emotion in his words.

"I already know the matter, and I will make my own decision. You can go home in peace and wait for the news."

After receiving the emperor's positive answer, Yuan Xiaoju, who was covered in cold sweat, kowtowed and thanked him: "Thank you, Your Majesty, and thank you, the Queen."

Before Yuan Xiaoju left, Yang Jian's serious and cold voice came from behind him: "Yuan Xiaoju, this matter is the prince's family matter. I and the queen will handle it properly and will not let your daughter be wronged. Get up and put on your clothes." Good clothes, the official robe and hat I gave you, if you take them off again you don’t have to wear them again.”

Frightened, he fell to his knees again with a plop, and looked towards the dragon throne again. His heart sank when he saw the emperor's murderous face.

When the emperor was angry, the corpse floated for thousands of miles.

At this time, there seemed to be a blood dragon coiled above the Golden Palace. There was thick blood on its body, dripping on the floor of the Golden Palace, seeping into it, and there seemed to be countless wailing sounds.

Yuan Xiaoju did not dare to stay for a long time, so he immediately left the main hall with his official robe.

As soon as he left, the emperor's already gloomy face now showed anger, and he said in a deep voice: "Yuan Xiaoju seems to think that he can influence my behavior. He has crossed the line."

When Yang Jian was really angry, Queen Dugu became the only one who could comfort the emperor.

"Your Majesty is not angry at all. Yuan Xiaoju's behavior is probably out of necessity. After all, he is loyal to your Majesty. Everyone has some selfish motives. It is reasonable for him to think about his daughter and the newly born grandson. If the matter is true, Yun Zhaoxun should really clean it up. How could this concubine dare to arrange for someone to assassinate the Crown Princess? She messed up the etiquette and status." Regarding this matter. The emperor complained quite a bit: "I asked you to take good care of this Yun Zhaoxun before, but you did nothing."

"That's the crown prince's heart. I can't do anything to her."

The emperor said with a cold face: "That girl from a small family, what can you do to her?"

"Of course there is no solution, but I don't want to hurt the harmony between mother and son. The prince attaches great importance to Yun Zhaoxun. When he returns to the East Palace, he only stays in Yun Zhaoxun's palace. He is the only one favored. You know the prince's temper. Yes, if I specifically target Yun Zhaoxun, I’m afraid I, the mother, will be blamed.”

"I didn't care about it before, but now it's okay. Yuan Xiaoju made such a fuss, how will we end it? If we don't deal with her, it seems that we are both afraid of her."

Queen Dugu asked: "Your Majesty, although there is no proof yet, I feel that I should be inseparable. If I really check it, it will be a capital crime. Will I kill him without telling the prince?"

The emperor frowned slightly. It was irrational and unreasonable to contradict the emperor and the queen over a concubine who made a mistake. Normal people would never do it. But for his eldest son, it was really hard to say.

Although he was embarrassed, Yang Jian finally decided: "Just do what you should do. I don't believe it anymore. Could my son do anything stupid?"

"Then I will not be merciful."

The emperor gave his final instructions: "Yun Zhaoxun is also a person who is responsible for the descendants of our royal family. We can investigate, but we can't frame her. We must find out the real evidence, and we must have conclusive evidence."

"The concubine understands."

Queen Dugu led people directly to the East Palace. Without warning, a group of eunuchs and maids directly surrounded Yun Zhaoxun's courtyard and took down all the servants in the courtyard without saying a word.

Before Yun Zhaoxun saw Queen Dugu arrive, he shouted: "What are you doing? Who are you? You actually rushed into the courtyard of this palace to act wild, get out of here."

"I? You, Prince Zhaoxun, now call yourself me? This is really unexpected by me."

Hearing the voice of the Lonely Queen, Yun Zhaoxun suddenly put away his arrogance and turned into a well-behaved little white rabbit and a lovely daughter-in-law.

"The daughter-in-law sees the queen mother."

Queen Dugu ignored her salute and didn't let her get up. The maid behind her brought a mahogany chair with carved phoenixes and slowly sat down.

"Mr. Yun, I didn't expect you to be so courageous for such a small person. You would dare to assassinate the Crown Princess."

Being questioned like this, Yun Zhaoxun replied calmly: "Mother, my daughter-in-law has lived in the East Palace for a long time, and has never even left the house. She and the Crown Princess are like sisters, and they have a really good relationship with each other. I don't know why. If anyone falsely accuses his daughter-in-law in front of the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother should be warned."

"Stop the pitiful and charming look you used to deceive the prince. I hate this delicate and flattering look the most."

This method that she used to win every battle in front of the prince is of no use to the queen. After all, women are much better than men when it comes to checking someone's watch.

"Mother, I really don't understand what you are talking about."

At this time, her son ran to her side crying. When they saw Queen Dugu fighting, the two little babies burst into tears and burst into tears for a while.

Instead, Yun Zhaoxun comforted his child: "Don't cry, your grandma is just here to see you."

Making a fuss about the child, but Queen Dugu is still useless here.

Queen Dugu said to the maid beside her: "Take the emperor's grandson down first and move to another palace to live."

The children cried loudly and were taken away even though they were beaten and kicked.

Queen Dugu said to Yun Zhaoxun again: "During her pregnancy, the Crown Princess encountered a danger in the East Palace. The person who did it seemed unintentional, but committed suicide directly. No matter how you think about it, it is extremely strange. You are really Don’t you think I can see this little trick?”

"When we arrived at the Prince's Mansion outside, you were able to provoke the maids around the Crown Princess. I didn't expect you to be so capable. It's just that I underestimated you."

Yun Zhaoxun still said with a smile: "Mother, you must force these baseless things on my son. I really have no one to tell you how much I am suffering, and I have nowhere to redress my grievances. If His Highness the Crown Prince finds out, I feel heartbroken that you have wronged me like this."

"The palace maid has already explained everything about your provoking her. How can you say it is without evidence?"

"Mother, please never believe a palace maid's words."

Seeing Yun Zhaoxun's expression of denial, Queen Dugu sneered: "When I come this time, do you think you will be allowed to escape punishment for being pretentious? Your Majesty has already issued an order to investigate the matter thoroughly. When I come here, Gong Yi has severely examined the palace maids and eunuchs around you one by one, and the matter has already come to a rough conclusion."

Yun Zhaoxun couldn't do these things alone, and she needed help. Don't the cronies around her know that?

Hearing that it was the emperor who wanted to conduct a thorough investigation, Yun Zhaoxun's heart sank with a thud.

"Queen Mother, Queen Mother, this matter was really not done by my son. It is unjust."

Queen Dugu waved her sleeves: "Come here, lock Yun Zhaoxun in a side room. No one can enter or leave without my order. Let the old nuns from the palace come over. I will interrogate the maids around her one by one."

Carpet interrogation and indiscriminate torture.

Yun Zhaoxun was led down amidst wailing sounds, and screams rang out one after another in the East Palace. Whips, wooden horses, and all kinds of shady torture instruments appeared one after another in the East Palace.

As long as they are people in Yun Zhaoxun's courtyard, no one can escape.

(End of this chapter)