From the Red Mansion, you can travel through the world of martial arts

Chapter 384 Queen Zhou

The next morning, before daybreak, Jia Wei got up, and with Daiyu's help, he washed up and went to the yamen to work.

In this tense period, he dare not indulge in the pleasures of life and neglect his important work.

When he arrived at the Jinyi Guards, Jia Wei inquired in detail about all matters concerning Prince Zhongshun's Mansion, including the secret agents planted by Jinyi Guards inside the mansion. He analyzed all the clues and found nothing unusual.

But Jia Wei felt inexplicably uneasy. Just like the fire at Prince Ningjing's Mansion, he had a vague feeling that something would happen at Prince Zhongshun's Mansion as well...

The situation is now very clear. The young emperor will never tolerate Prince Zhongshun, his big brother. He is gradually eroding his power and will eventually destroy him like Wei Ao and Prince Ningjing.

Prince Zhongshun knows his situation better than anyone else. The emperor has a natural advantage in the court, and it is only a matter of time before his power is eliminated.

Do not erupt in silence, but perish in silence.

If he wants to survive, he can only risk his life, but the young emperor has become extremely sensitive after experiencing the previous two rebellions.

Now, outside the palace of Prince Zhongshun, in addition to the Jinyiwei, there are also spies from the East and West Factories monitoring him. The only people Prince Zhongshun can mobilize are his personal guards in the palace.

With such a small number of troops, it would be difficult to even break out of the palace gate, let alone a coup. It was just a legitimate reason for the emperor to execute him...

So will Prince Zhongshun just sit there and wait for death?
Jia Wei thought of the deep-minded middle-aged man. He was sure that the other party had a backup plan...

Suddenly, someone rushed into the main hall in a hurry: "My Lord, there is an urgent report from the palace. A maid in Fengzao Palace poisoned Concubine Gong's lunch. The East Factory has arrested her."

Concubine Gong was pregnant with Emperor Xuanwu's only child. The old doctor at the Imperial Hospital checked her pulse and said it was a dragon boy. The due date was at the end of this month.

Xuanwu was weak, so he relied on Concubine Gong to give birth to a prince to inherit the family line and take over the throne...

Jia Wei was shocked, stood up and walked out, and asked hurriedly, "How is Concubine Gong?"

"Concubine Gong is fine, but I heard she was frightened. Shen Chenshi has already rushed there."

Jia Wei rode into the imperial city on horseback. Shen Lian was already waiting in the back court. Jia Wei asked about the whole process in detail.

"How about asking for that palace maid?" Shen Lian asked tentatively.

Jia Wei shook his head: "Let the people from the East Factory investigate."

If the Jinyiwei specifically asked for someone, the palace maid would probably die halfway through the journey, and it would be meaningless.

Anyway, no matter who investigates, nothing can be found. No one dares to leave any traces of this kind of thing.

When they arrived at Fengzao Palace, the palace gate was guarded by soldiers from the Eastern Depot. The guards were startled when they saw Jia Wei, and they saluted while reaching out to stop him.

"My Lord, because the poisoning case has not been solved, Eunuch Wei has ordered that all personnel entering Fengzao Palace must be searched and examined."

Feeling the cold gaze, the guard lowered his head even lower and said in a trembling voice, "We also searched it when the Lord of the Rain Factory of the West Factory came here. Please don't make things difficult for me, Lord."

Jia Wei didn't bother to beat up a soldier, he just said calmly: "Get out of the way."

His tone was calm, but in an instant the guard was overwhelmed by his momentum, almost unable to support himself, and quickly stepped aside.

Suddenly Jia Wei turned around, and at the same time a charming voice came from behind him.

"Lord Jia, you are so majestic!"

A circle of palace maids and eunuchs surrounded Concubine Wan. She was wearing a gorgeous palace skirt, her hair was neatly done up, her face was charming, her neck was slender, and a white cat was lying on her plump neck.

Concubine Wan looked at Jia Wei with a smile, but there was a hint of hatred in her eyes. She rubbed the white cat in her arms and walked slowly, the hairpin in her bun swaying with every step.

Jia Wei never thought that one day he would envy a cat...

"Greetings, Her Majesty." He bowed slightly and made way to the side of the road. Concubine Wan walked to the palace gate and glanced at the East Factory guard: "Do I want to be searched too?"

The East Factory servant was so frightened that he immediately knelt on the ground. Concubine Wan smiled triumphantly and looked at Jia Wei fiercely again.

Of course Jia Wei was too lazy to pay attention to this big-breasted, brainless woman, "Your Highness, please."

Concubine Wan snorted coldly, handed the white cat to a palace maid, and went into Fengzao Palace.

Jia Wei asked the eunuch to pass the message, and while waiting, he quietly observed the defenses around Fengzao Palace.

From time to time, the eunuch came back to report and invited Jia Wei to come in. He went straight into the main hall and Jia Wei walked in with big strides.

Fengzao Palace is where Empress Dowager Guo lives. Normally, one should bow his head to show respect, but as a powerful official, Jia Wei doesn't mind being a little arrogant.

Walking straight into the main hall, I saw Concubine Wan, who was so arrogant just now, sitting obediently aside, pouting her lips, and her unhappiness was written all over her face.

This simple-minded woman can dominate the harem, which shows how superior her appearance and figure are...

Empress Dowager Guo sat at the top, her face full of majesty, but she was facing Zhang Long'er's face, which made Jia Wei feel very strange.

Speaking of the method that Long Er gave him to control Empress Dowager Guo, Jia Wei has not tried it yet.

It's a pity that after this incident, countless eyes are staring at Fengzao Palace. We can only wait until Concubine Gong gives birth...

There was a strange girl sitting next to Empress Dowager Guo. Although Jia Wei did not recognize her, when he saw that she was wearing a skirt with gold-woven dragon and phoenix patterns, he knew that she was Empress Zhou who was canonized at the end of last year.

When the three women in the hall saw Jia Wei walking towards them with his head held high, they all had different thoughts.

Concubine Wan thought to herself, "Although Jia Wei is extremely hateful, he is really handsome..."

Queen Zhou looked at Jia Wei silently. Is this the husband of Jia Xue?

The young marquis is indeed full of vigor and vitality. The two of them are also a perfect match, a talented man and a beautiful woman.

Queen Zhou secretly thought: "If I marry a husband like this, I would be happy to give up the position of Queen..."

"I, your humble servant, pay my respects to the Empress Dowager, the Empress, and the Imperial Concubine. The Jinyiwei's defense of the inner court was inadequate, and this mistake was made. I beg the Empress Dowager to punish me."

"It's good that you know it's your fault!" Concubine Wan shouted from one side, "Why not give him thirty lashes to teach him a lesson!"

The three people in the palace were all in a state of dismay. Empress Dowager Guo looked at them unkindly and shouted, "You ignorant fool, what do you know?"

Concubine Wan was so frightened that she trembled and quickly stood up.

Jia Wei looked at it and thought that Empress Dowager Guo had dealt with her badly in the past six months...

When the fake Queen Mother Long'er was around, she was only thinking about finding the Forty-two Chapter Sutra and of course had no time to pay attention to her.

In Empress Dowager Guo's view, the emperor's childlessness was caused by Concubine Wan's monopolization of the harem, so of course she hated her. But Concubine Wan had a deep friendship with the emperor, and the emperor was ill, so it was not appropriate to disturb her.

Otherwise, Empress Dowager Guo would have given her three feet of white silk long ago.

Empress Dowager Guo then looked at Jia Wei and said calmly, "This is the responsibility of the East Factory, not Mr. Jia. Come, please give him a seat."

Then a palace maid brought an embroidered cushion and placed it in the center of the hall, and Jia Wei was sitting on it.

Empress Dowager Guo asked about many things, not only the defense of the inner court, but also the affairs of the court, and Jia Wei answered them one by one.

After hearing these words, Concubine Wan felt extremely bored, so she stood up and said, "Queen Dowager, I will go see the princess..."

(End of this chapter)