Confused country poison concubine

Chapter 13 Who's Who's Dog

Under the persuasion of Empress Xiliang, Emperor Zhenwu abolished the institution of the Supervisor of Rituals in the later period of his rule, and finally limited it to the status of the emperor's secret guard, and became a force that could not interfere with the court.

Otherwise, I'm afraid that the supervisor of ceremonies has already become a sharp weapon for ambitious people to disrupt the rule of the Tianji emperor.

However, due to the special status of the Silijian, he has always been the most powerful military guard in the dark in the hands of the Tianji emperors in the past, but his cruel and bloody style has continued, and his prison has also become a place for criminals and death row prisoners. The Du family punished the semi-private minions of the courtiers who dared to resist them, and made everyone in the court hate the supervisor of ceremonies, but they were powerless.

Du Zhenlan's status in the Qiu family is even higher than that of her husband, and she also relies on the vicious power of the supervisor of ceremonies.

Qiu Yebai looked at the gloomy expression on Du Zhenlan's beautiful face, and his eyes flickered slightly: "Mother, Ye Bai thinks that not only Ye Bai thought that this matter had never happened, but you asked the Supervisor of Rituals to investigate. And it's better that it never existed."

When everyone heard this, they were stunned for a moment, completely unaware of what they meant, but some astute people like Aunt Qin and others understood that there was something in the words, let alone a person of Du Zhenlan's background.

She instantly raised her slender eyes to look at Qiu Yebai, her icy eyes were like poisoned knives, after a long while, she slightly bent her red lips: "Oh, in this case, I want to hear the reason Fourth Brother, you'd better think it over and say it, otherwise, Fifth Yiniang might not be able to spend her whole life in the mansion."

Such an undisguised threat made Qiu Yebai's smile fade, but he didn't speak, and only looked at Du Zhenlan with a smile.

For some reason, Du Zhenlan's heart felt a little chilled at that glance, and she felt that the chill came from nowhere, but when she looked closely at the handsome young man in front of her, she saw his smile was as gentle as water.

Aunt Qin waved the crowd away, and after closing the door, Qiu Yebai calmly said: "His Royal Highness Sheguo does whatever he wants, but he is deeply favored, but everyone knows that His Royal Highness has personal grievances with Duke Xiang."

Today, she found out that the eldest son of Xiangguo's family was not the one who was taken away today, but the future son-in-law who hanged himself and was dragged out by the furious Princess Ghost to whip his corpse. Afterwards, the corpse was whipped and exposed in the wilderness. Instead of blaming Princess Ghost, His Majesty the Emperor was furious, blaming Duke Xiang for his ineffective parenting and ruining the reputation of his precious daughter.

If it hadn't been for the empress dowager and the empress to intercede, the Duke of Xiangguo might have been deposed, but because of this matter, he knelt in the Taiji Hall for three full days, and then languished in the court for a long time.

Since then, Princess Ghost has become more and more distasteful to the Duke of Xiangguo's family. It's okay to grab people from the Duke of Xiangguo's faction and punish them severely. Backing her up, she is also very powerful herself, the Du family can't please her, so she can only stay away.

Obviously remembering some unpleasant memories, Du Zhenlan's face darkened, and she frowned: "Continue!"

"Today's incident, if His Royal Highness Sheguo simply took Du Shizi away to vent his personal anger, Shizi is just suffering a little bit of flesh and blood, and there is always a chance to rescue him, but..." Qiu Yebai looked at Du Zhenlan, as if Some helplessly sighed: "If that highness knows that the person who was arguing with the son today and disturbing Luanjia and attracting her attention is actually the Qiu family, and you are the mistress of the Qiu family, do you think that highness will feel that?" It's too much of a coincidence."

As soon as this remark came out, Du Zhenlan frowned instantly, and after a moment of hesitation, her voice became sharper: "You mean that bitch of Sheguo... Your Highness will think that this is us planting eyeliner around her and even trying to frame her, plotting something wrong?"

Qiu Yebai sighed softly, her eyes were cold: "Mother Minghui."

Seeing Du Zhenlan's unpredictable expression, Qiu Yebai then sat on the huanghuali stool next to her, and said meaningfully: "Today Du Shizi was taken away by His Royal Highness Sheguo in the afternoon, but Ye Bai returned to Beijing for a year, but the It has never appeared among the children of the noble family in the capital, and this matter has spread to my mother so quickly, pointing out that the other party involved is Ye Bai, and the person who wanted to inform you really has a heart, and he was able to predict this event in advance this afternoon."

As soon as this remark came out, Du Zhenlan's face changed instantly, and then different lights flashed across her eyes, from astonishment to contemplation, and finally a sharp cold light flashed. She didn't say a word, but the air was full of condensed and gloomy breath.

A moment later, when she raised her eyes to look at Qiu Yebai, a cold sarcasm flashed in her eyes: "Fourth brother is really eloquent, let alone the truth of the matter, even if what you say makes sense, but this The princess' nephew was finally taken away by His Royal Highness Sheguo because of you, and the suffering is all because of you, if this princess still wants to send you to the Prison of Rituals."

Qiu Yebai stood quietly, still calm, only looked up at her, and lightly cupped his hands: "Mother's decision, Ye Bai will obey her orders, and Ye Bai will go to the Supervisor of Rites with Aunt Qin tomorrow to repay it, but Fifth Yiniang is Ye Bai's biological mother after all, Ye Bai can't be filial, so he asked his mother to take care of Fifth Yiniang for Ye Bai."

Aunt Qin was taken aback, she never thought that the Fourth Young Master, who was so articulate just now that no one could find any flaws, would so easily agree to serve as a servant in the Supervisor of Rites, without even intending to defend himself.

Du Zhenlan looked at him without surprise or anger, as if he would gladly accept no matter what decision she made, the brows of Xiuyi Wushuang were calm and gentle, and for some reason, her heart suddenly trembled.

Her sharp eyes stared at Qiu Yebai, as if she wanted to see the bottom of his heart.

After a while, she suddenly turned her face slightly, covered her lips and smiled softly: "Fourth brother is really filial, it is worthwhile for Fifth Aunt to dote on you like this."

Her smile was as if in the cold winter, there were delicate flowers blooming, which made her look charming, not like a woman in her 30s, but like a naive daughter, as if those dark and gloomy conversations just now seemed to have never happened Existed in general.

Then, she reached out her hand to Qiu Yebai.

Qiu Yebai's eyes paused for a moment on her fingertips painted with gorgeous Kodan, and under Aunt Qin's slightly astonished gaze, she naturally reached out to hold Du Zhenlan's catkin, and let her hold her to sit on the soft couch. Down.

Du Zhenlan looked at the elegant and extraordinary young man sitting beside her, her slender eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of charming mist: "The fourth brother is a smart person, but this princess didn't miss it, but she is too smart but always Unpleasant."

Qiu Yebai said indifferently: "Thank you for your mother's teaching, Ye Bai has been taught."

Seeing his indifferent face, neither humble nor overbearing, Du Zhenlan's expression was slightly cold, then she lowered her eyes and said, "Okay, you can step back, I'm tired."

Qiu Yebai heard the words, nodded and pulled back her sleeves and got up, not at all flustered by the other party's moodiness.

Seeing that he was sent away, Du Zhenlan thought of the chaos in her brother's house, and suddenly felt her head ache again. She frowned slightly, and was about to call someone in to take care of her.

(End of this chapter)