Emperor concubine and phoenix

Chapter 422 The Weird Unsolved Case
Jiu Rao is resting at Lama Temple.

After returning to the imperial capital, several imperial husbands returned to the right track, each performing their duties.

Mohua is mostly busy with the business of the Mo family, Luanfei is responsible for the training of soldiers in the barracks, Ji Huangyu will help Jiurao review memorials, handle court affairs, and work part-time to compete for favor.

Chu Tianshu is the main palace, and has all the powers in the palace except the empress. When he is busy with the affairs of the Xuanyin Palace, he is not interested in what other people do. Can't even touch the edges.

When Nan Si arrived at Yonghua Palace, she happened to meet Chu Tianshuzai.

Entering the main hall, I saw Chu Tianshu reviewing the memorial.

Over the years, the concubines of the emperor have become accustomed to helping the empress deal with government affairs. Usually, the less important matters are decided by the consorts of the empress. When it comes to major social affairs, the empress will make decisions with her own eyes, and no one will make decisions without authorization.

The same is true of the memorial on the case.

For example, the usual things related to drafts, palace banquets, or royal family activities are all decided by the royal husbands themselves, especially the draft. The four royal husbands have been quite strict in these years, and the queen will not even have a chance to look at it.

If there are some serious cases of dereliction of duty or corruption of ink among imperial officials or local officials, they will be dealt with according to the seriousness of the circumstances. If the case is too big, the four imperial husbands will never decide without authorization. When going to bed at night or when you are free, you can report one or two in the form of small talk, so that Her Majesty the Queen can know something in time.

This can also prevent other imperial husbands from having the exclusive right to conceal the report.

But fortunately, the queen's imperial husband is good, and the four imperial husbands are affectionate and loyal to her, and they have never had any disagreements.

In recent years, Jiu Rao has even shared many government affairs with the Crown Prince of the East Palace, and the power and duties in the hands of the four imperial husbands have also been gradually handed over to his sons.

Among the several princes of the Tangling royal family, they probably can be regarded as brothers and friends that are rarely seen in history. They live in harmony, instead of fighting for power and profit.

"Mother, Father Tianshu." Nan Si walked in, bowed and saluted, and then saw Jiu Rao waving at her, "Come over to Mother's side."

Jiu Rao leaned on the carved brocade couch in front of the window, her eyes fell gently on her daughter's face: "Nanjiang and his party, your father Huang already told me when he came back. Huang'er, is that high priest someone you know?"

Nan Si remained silent.

Unexpectedly, the first question her mother asked was the High Priest of Donghua.

"I know you." Nan Si nodded, and knelt down on the carpet in front of Jiu Rao, leaning her head on Jiu Rao's lap, with a rare coquettish look, "What did Father Huang say to Mother?" ?”

"I didn't say anything, I just mentioned that your short life was broken." Jiu Rao reached out and stroked the top of her head, "Why did you break your life?"

Nan Si didn't know how to explain it, so she just said: "Mother only needs to know that I will live a good life until the end of my life, and I can grow old with the person I like, that's enough."

Jiu Rao was silent for a moment, keenly grasping the key words in her words.

This life?
Thoughts flickered across her eyes, and she nodded slowly: "That's right, you are my daughter in this life, I just want to know that you can be safe for the rest of your life, get what you want emotionally, sing harmoniously with the one you love, and grow old together , is enough."

A gentle smile appeared on Nan Si's face: "I hope my mother will live a safe and smooth life."

Jiu Rao smiled lightly: "Where are the Ye Xiaoqi people?"

"At Brother Donggong's place."

Jiu Rao raised her eyebrows: "Aren't you worried?"

"There's nothing to worry about." Nan Si said calmly, "Brother Huang shouldn't make things difficult for him."

"Well, your eldest brother Huang is a person who has the world in mind." Jiu Rao said indifferently, "I won't make trouble with Ye Xiaoqi."

Nan Si was silent for a moment.

"Xiao Liu." Jiu Rao looked at her with lowered eyebrows, his eyes were a little hesitant, "When you and Ye Xiao Qi came back, did you hear any rumors along the way?"

Rumor?

Nan Si was puzzled: "What does mother refer to?"

Jiu Rao didn't speak, and when she was silent, there was a rare look between her brows and eyes.

"Mother?" Nan Si noticed something strange, raised her eyes and looked Jiu Rao, "What's wrong?"

Jiu Rao's eyes seemed a little gloomy, she was silent for a moment, and said lightly: "Ling Xiao is already twenty-six this year, and he is the crown prince of the Eastern Palace. It stands to reason that he should have married a regular wife to be the princess of the Eastern Palace."

Nan Si pondered: "Brother Huang is not willing?"

"It's fine if you just don't want to." Jiu Rao frowned and sighed, "The year you left Dongling, I held a flower viewing banquet in the palace and chose a princess for him. The prostitute of Lin Taifu's family, knowledge, appearance, family background, girl's demeanor, character, all stand the test, and she is outstanding in everything. However, one month before she was about to get married, Miss Lin suddenly died suddenly. Neither the Shadow Guard nor the cause of death was found out."

When Nan Si heard the words, she was slightly startled: "Sudden death?"

"Yeah." Jiu Rao nodded, "It's not a big deal. In the past two years, the emperor has lost three concubines in a row."

what?
Nan Si was surprised: "Every elected princess died suddenly?"

Jiu Rao nodded.

"The Xuanyin Temple didn't find out the reason?"

Jiu Rao had a serious expression on his face: "I checked, but the clues were suppressed."

Nan Si fell silent.

Besides Tianshu's father, who has such a great ability to suppress the clues that Xuanyin Palace wants to investigate?

Brother Prince?

It should not be.

As the crown prince of a country, he has no reason to harm his own crown princess, let alone cover up for those who harmed the crown princess.

Nan Si pondered for a long time, and then asked: "Mother suspects that the emperor brothers are also secretly fighting for the position of the crown prince?"

If the prince is allowed to bear the reputation of being a wife, it is really hard to say whether the position of the crown prince can be guaranteed.

A prince cannot be without a wife, and a country cannot be without a queen. Regardless of whether the prince got married before or after he ascended the throne, the new emperor must have a queen after he ascends the throne.

However, the sudden death of three concubines in succession, for the women in the imperial capital, the position of empress is almost a curse. Even if there is glory, they have to consider whether they have life to enjoy it.

After Nan Si left for two years, her mind was completely on Ye Xiaoqi, and she hardly paid attention to the matter of Dongling. She never thought that so many things would happen in Dongling in just two years.

"The sudden death of the first concubine can be said to be a coincidence; after a year, the sudden death of the second concubine, my mother once wondered whether it was the imperial family's secret attack, with the intention of eradicating competitors." Jiu Rao's voice sank. Some, "Just a few days before mother and your three fathers came back from Donglan, the third concubine also died suddenly. The Xuanyin Palace investigated for several days, but so far there is no result."

Nan Si heard the words, and turned to look at Chu Tianshu who was reviewing the memorial: "Does Father Tianshu have any doubts in his heart?"

(End of this chapter)