Chen Palace

Chapter 45 Consort
The sensational poisoning case of the queen mother finally disappeared two days later. Under the diagnosis and treatment of the doctor recommended by King Jing, the queen mother's phoenix body was finally safe.The courtiers put up their seals one after another to show their congratulations. Today, Zi Yuanqi was even more overjoyed. With a batch of imperial pens, he exempted [-]% of the taxes, money and food in Gyeonggi. All of a sudden, everyone praised him, and everyone smiled .

Under this joy, there is also an undercurrent lurking.Rumors, like a frozen river, rush in all directions slowly and unobtrusively, and once the time is right, they will break out of the ice and wreak havoc on the world.

Palace people and eunuchs, when they muttered in private, couldn't help talking about the Queen's "gaffes" that day.

These humble little people talked about the secrets of their masters with great curiosity. In the past few days, there have been five or six people who have been reprimanded by the deacon and eunuch because of their tongue.

This kind of punishment only deterred them on the bright side. In private, the rumors were fueled and became more vivid.

In Jade Moon Palace, Chen Lu was sitting under the window, holding a volume of "Water Classic" and was reading with gusto, while Qu Yun paced back and forth in the room.

"Brother, why are you so upset?"

She raised her head slightly and asked with a smile.

The breeze brushed over her crystal clear face, and those ice-cold jade-like pupils looked very leisurely as they flicked around.

"We have been busy for two days, and this is the situation!"

Qu Yun recalled the figure of the Empress Dowager falling down safely, and his anger became even hotter. He took a breath, looked at Chen Lu's calm expression, and said in surprise: "Xiaochen, did you see the mystery?"

Chen Lu shook her head: "This time, I didn't find any clues, but..."

She put down the scroll in her hand, looked out the window at the green willows and the green oriole, and sighed: "In this chaos, you only need to see who gets the most benefits, and you can vaguely understand."

Qu Yun is not stupid either, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he thought of the Queen's crazy look, Yuan Qi's irritable expression, and the panic-stricken sobs of all the concubines, so he eliminated them one by one——

"Could it be...?"

"Judging from the final results, it is Lin Yuan who has truly seized the opportunity and obtained the greatest benefit from this matter."

Chen Lu said lightly, looked at Qu Yun's unbelievable expression, smiled, and said: "At first, I also thought it was her trick, and the purpose was to put the emperor on the charge of 'mother-killing'. But, When I saw this antidote, I probably already thought that my analysis might be wrong."

She fiddled with the white and fat rhizome dug out on the table, and said: "This is the most violent kind of poison. Even if you find the red fruit adjacent to the root and detoxify it, it will greatly damage people's health." Lifespan——Lin Yuan's vitality has been seriously damaged by this action, no matter how vicious she is, she will not make fun of her own lifespan."

As Qu Yun thought about it, a figure flashed in his mind, and he was startled: "If it wasn't the Queen Mother, could it be... him?"

Chen Lu nodded, and sighed, "I usually see him as a dandy, but I never expected that when he strikes at once, he will be so thunderous—"

"Jing Wang Yuanzhi, you are really a character!"

The girl sneered and unveiled the mystery of the real murderer.

"We were tricked by a brat!"

Qu Yunjian frowned, remembering his middle joint, and said with a sneer: "The Lin family seems to specialize in such hypocritical and vicious beasts. It can be said that the blue is better than the blue!"

Chen Lu was not excited, smiled slightly, picked up the warm teacup, drank it in small sips, and then said: "Prince Jing's mother and concubine, Lin Hui, is a taciturn and gentle lady. She is kinder, but she never thought that she would give birth to such a son."

She put down the teacup, took the white fat rhizome in front of the case, looked at it carefully for a while, and then said: "Look at the traces, he dug up the red fruit four or five hours earlier than us - what a good trick! "

She admired him sincerely, not only lamenting his precision in predicting things, but also praising his ruthlessness.

"King Jing is really a character. It's not difficult to play the play of 'a filial son saves his mother'. It's just that we must grasp the timing and take advantage of the grievances between the queen mother and the emperor to do things so quickly and accurately. , ruthless, and with a sweet mouth and a black heart, it can be regarded as an odd number!"

She looked out the window: "Right now, inside and outside the palace city, there must be rumors... Today, it will change soon!"

As if in response to her words, the sky was full of overcast clouds, and there was a rumbling thunder, and the clouds were even denser.

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Son-in-law Captain Sun Ming felt hot all over his body when he heard the rumbling thunder outside the house. He murmured to himself, "Has summer arrived yet?"

While talking to himself, he took off his court clothes.

He thought of his lovely wife waiting in the back hall, and couldn't help but feel agitated, and when he thought of her beautiful and angry brows, he couldn't help but love and fear——

"Forget it, I have this seasonal trouble (note), so what's the problem?"

He never drank and gambled outside, and he avoided brothels and brothels even more. His colleagues laughed at him for fearing his wife like a tiger, but he didn't care.

He is also from a prominent background, but his father died young and his relatives are very weak, so he has no one to support him in his official career. Although he has made many military exploits in the army, he has never been promoted much.

Unexpectedly, one day a great blessing came to heaven, the late emperor thought of his father's life-saving grace and tried his best to marry his eldest daughter, Empress Yixin, to him.

At that time, he was almost knocked out by the flying beauty, and when he thought about it again, he was terrified. He was afraid that it was Qi Dafei and Di Ji was the sweet girl of heaven, and the two of them were not compatible at all.

This kind of panic didn't come to an end until the moment they entered the bridal chamber and lifted their headscarves——

He, the majestic man Sun Ming, has since then become the permanent servant of Emperor Yixin.

He was thinking of the sweetness when he first met, and was smiling slightly when the servant came to report: "The second son-in-law is here to see you!"

What is he here for? !

Sun Ming was somewhat disgusted, thinking of his brother-in-law's slick and snobbish smile—the second son-in-law, Qian Xi, was the only son of the former emperor's important minister. He served in the Ministry of Officials, and his official career was also rising. He looked down upon himself, the military officer stationed in the capital .

He said helplessly, "Please invite him into the living room, I'll be right there!"

Long time no see, Qian Xi's smile was very bright, and he greeted Sun Ming in an affectionate tone: "Long time no see, big brother is even more heroic!"

Sun Ming didn't accept his obsession, and thought to himself, you have always despised me as a martial artist, so if a cat enters the house tonight, there must be nothing good about it.

"Second brother, long time no see... I heard that you have been promoted to be a servant recently. I am really happy to congratulate you!"

The two chatted about some anecdotes about court affairs, and in a blink of an eye it was time for dinner, and they drank across the table. It’s a good thing, I’m going to make it big brother!”

Smelling of alcohol, he leaned closer and said, "The Empress Dowager's phoenix body has finally turned the corner. King Jing has made great contributions this time, but he has not received any rewards..."

When Sun Ming heard it, his heart tightened. Although he had been stationed in the army for many years, he had heard about the important events in the court, so he laughed and said, "Prince Jing is a child of the royal family, so any reward is not rare!"

"Brother's words are wrong. In fact, my younger brother has heard the news from the palace that the Empress Dowager has always wanted to give generously to King Jing, but she is afraid of being criticized, so she hesitates..."

He continued to laugh, his voice became louder, and he said proudly: "We are also relatives of the royal family, a few brothers, so we decided to jointly sign a letter to ask for a reward from His Royal Highness King Jing... This will not interfere with the government, but also fulfill the empress dowager's sympathy." Heart, once she is happy, your promotion, big brother, is just around the corner!"

Hearing this flattering idea, Sun Ming was furious, and was about to refuse, when he heard a crisp cough from outside the corridor, and his heart was shocked——

"Uh...this, second brother, let me think about it!"

After finally sending the eloquent Qian Xi away, he immediately went back to the inner room and said to his wife, "Yi'er, why are you eavesdropping outside?"

Empress Yixin snorted coldly: "Why, is there something shameful that I can't listen to?"

"How can this happen?"

Sun Ming called Qu and said, "Qian Xi is crazy about wanting to be promoted. He tried different ways to please the Empress Dowager. He actually wanted to get involved with me. I was about to say no!"

Empress Yixin's eyes sparkled: "If I hadn't signaled, you would have refused, right?"

She sneered and said, "You think... this is Qian Xi's own idea?"

Note: Jichang refers to Chen Jichang in the allusion of the lion's roar in Hedong. Later generations use Jichang's affliction to refer to the problem of fearing his wife like a tiger.

(End of this chapter)