Concubine's true colors

Chapter 768
As soon as Xiao Jinxuan's words of threatening to exterminate the family came out, the civil and military officials were immediately in an uproar.

Immediately, someone protested loudly, threatening that Xiao Jinxuan had no right to do this. After all, exterminating the nine clans was a decision only the emperor could make.

But upon hearing this, Xiao Jinxuan immediately sneered, and then said with great dignity:
"Behind this princess, I represent the entire Beibei army, and I hold 20 township troops. Not to mention exterminating people and nine clans, even if I fight with you Dazhou immediately, I, Changde, have the ability to compete. So, my lords It's better to be cautious in your words and deeds, otherwise you will annoy me, this princess is not from Dazhou, I will not show mercy to you."

In fact, it often seems that the ministers in the court are arguing because of differences of opinion between political parties.

But in the final analysis, no matter how much the civil servants are struggling, under the suppression of absolute military power, they will become weaker than a piece of paper, and they will be vulnerable to a single blow.

Especially in a turbulent and chaotic situation, the civil servants who stabilize the country will be even more vulnerable, and the impact on the overall situation will not be far-reaching.

So Xiao Jinxuan just casually mentioned the 20 township army.

Immediately, the civil servants who were the most quarreling stopped immediately, and no one dared to splash dirty water on Zhou Xianyu without any evidence.

But Xiao Jinxuan also knew that after a slap, she should give a sweet date.

After all, she just wanted to control the situation, not blindly suppress it. Otherwise, when the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were completely irritated, the situation of the Great Zhou Dynasty would be completely collapsed.

So I saw Xiao Jinxuan chuckled again immediately, and then said in a much more relaxed tone:

"My lords, the princess's tone was not good when I said it just now, but I hope you can understand. After all, my husband was said to be a person who wanted to get involved in the imperial power for no reason. This is a crime of extinction, and it is not a joke. But since If you don’t trust Xian Yu, then according to this princess, it’s better to have Prime Minister Meng as the leader, and Master Guo as the assistant of the six ministers, and cooperate with the regent to handle the affairs of the court together. Under the mutual supervision of the three parties, you should feel relieved.”

With Xiao Jinxuan's proposal, including Meng Mian, the empress dowager's party and the ministers who assisted Wendi's party all nodded in satisfaction.

But for this proposal, Ji Lingfeng, who was standing aside, was completely unwilling in his heart.

He has done so many things with only one purpose, and that is to become a powerful minister who manipulates the court.

But if Zhou Xianchen's life and death are uncertain, Zhou Xianyu supervises the country, then all his plans will be in vain.

Therefore, seeing Ji Lingfeng secretly exchanged glances with Xiangping, the two began to proceed step by step according to the plan in advance.

Just when Xiao Jinxuan replaced Zhou Xianyu and reached an agreement with all civil and military officials, Xiangping suddenly walked up to the crowd, and then stopped him:
"Wait a minute, Princess Changde, since you represent Seventh Brother, then I, Xiangping, as the younger brother's own sister and a member of the Great Zhou royal family, I have something to say at this time. Seventh Brother is now inseparable from arson and assassination." Suspicion. The life and death of the emperor's younger brother is uncertain, and the country cannot live without a king. Although I am a sister, I am heartbroken, but for the sake of the overall situation, I would like to advise all adults to make plans early. Bed rest, then whether my Dazhou will be named a new monarch, and have you ever thought about who this person will be?"

If others mentioned the matter of establishing a new emperor at this time, everyone would feel that they had ulterior motives and intended to regain the imperial power.

But only Xiangping said this, civil and military officials would not think so, after all she is the daughter of Empress Dowager Chen and Zhou Xianchen's pro-imperial sister.

Therefore, at this time, everyone will only think that Xiangping is calm and generous, and he has just experienced the pain of the loss of a relative, but he is worried about the country and the community.

For a while, the ministers who originally served the Empress Dowager Chen will now regard Xiangping as the backbone.

Among the original courtiers, the courtiers headed by Meng Mian who assisted Zhou Xianchen, compared to Zhou Xianyu who was full of doubts, they were even more inclined to believe Xiangping's opinion.

Therefore, Meng Mian and the others completely ignored Xiao Jinxuan's proposal, and instead asked Xiangping, the eldest princess of the royal family, what suggestions he had for the current situation.

In fact, it's no wonder that Xiao Jinxuan's current identity is the Princess of Beirong, while Xiangping is the Princess of Great Zhou with the title of the same prince besides Zhou Xianyu.

Therefore, it is understandable that civil and military officials are more inclined to their own princesses.

And after seeing the current situation, it turned out to be so favorable, Xiangping immediately said to the crowd with a thousand and one airs:
"Dear gentlemen, do you still remember that although my imperial brother Zhou Xianrui passed away suddenly, the country cannot be without a king for a day, so the queen mother elected the ninth younger brother Xianchen to be Emperor Wen. It's just that my imperial brother was born at the knees, but in fact he raised a son. The prince, he is my nephew Zhou Yi. A few years ago, the abolished concubine Xiao Jinxuan, who had power in the court and the public, caused troubles in the harem. In order to prevent the other party from harming the emperor's nephew, Zhou Yi was secretly sent out of the palace by the emperor's brother. But because he died The haste of the child's hiding place failed to inform me and the queen mother in time, so we have been secretly looking for the little prince all these years."

Xiangping's nonsense made Xiao Jinxuan, who knew all the truth, clenched her hateful hands into fists.

But the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty who didn't know the truth, they had always thought that Zhou Yi was a member of the royal family, and now that Xiangping, the eldest princess of the royal family, was testifying, who would question the child's identity.

After Xiangping finished speaking, he even hid his face and began to cry, as if he felt sorry for Zhou Yi who had suffered for many years.

She sings and composes very well here, so Ji Lingfeng naturally won't be idle, so seeing him continue Xiangping's words, he immediately said:
"Nowadays Emperor Wen's life and death are unpredictable. For the sake of colleagues in the Great Zhou Dynasty, we should indeed draw up the result of the prince who will inherit the throne. Fortunately, among the misfortunes, it is Emperor Qi's own son, the little prince Zhou Yi, who has been found by Princess Xiangping. Originally, the Empress Dowager Chen already knew about this, and the princess even brought the nephew to meet the empress dowager. However, before the grandparents and grandchildren had met, the Yanqing Palace would have disappeared. I don’t know if anyone knew about it, little The news of the prince’s return felt like a threat to compete for the crown prince, so it’s not impossible to kill him.”

Ji Lingfeng once again pointed the finger at Zhou Xianyu, and even found a reason for the fire in Yanqing Palace during the conversation.

According to him, Empress Dowager Chen will die because the other party wants to see the emperor's grandson.

But Zhou Xianyu was eyeing the throne, killing Emperor Wen was not enough, and he didn't want Zhou Yi to get the support of the queen mother, which would become a stumbling block for him to ascend the throne, so he brutally set fire and killed his adoptive mother in Yanqing Palace.

Regarding Ji Lingfeng's framing, Xiao Jinxuan should have refuted it immediately, but after hearing about the other party and Xiangping, Zhou Yi was actually mentioned.

Her heart sank, and she immediately linked Shisong Town's massacre, Zhou Yisheng's disappearance, and death's corpse to what the other party said.

Then an ominous premonition suddenly appeared in her heart.

It seemed that Xiao Jinxuan felt that it was true to be serious, so after seeing Xiangping wiped away his tears, he immediately summoned the outside of the courtyard.

Then Xiao Jinxuan watched in disbelief, Zhou Yi, who was so frightened that she couldn't sleep or eat, that thin figure walked in with some uneasiness accompanied by two maids.

In the past two days, Xiao Jinxuan mobilized everyone to look for Zhou Yi anxiously like crazy, so Ziying is now very clear about the relationship between this child and the other party.

So she, who was blocking the gate of the courtyard, hesitated for a moment and did not attack Zhou Yi, but turned to the side with a complicated expression, allowing the child to walk into the courtyard unimpeded.

And because Xiao Jinxuan was also standing not far from the gate of the courtyard, Zhou Yi passed in front of Ji Lingfeng when he was walking towards Ji Lingfeng.

Even though Xiao Jinxuan could remain calm and calm at any time, when Zhou Yi, who loved and cared for her wholeheartedly and treated her like his own son, actually wanted to stand on Xiangping's side and oppose her.

Xiao Jinxuan couldn't help being stabbed severely in her heart, and even reached out to stop Zhou Yi, then squatted down, and said in a low voice:
"Son, what are you going to do? When Shisong Town left that day, you recognized the identity of our group, right? Because when you looked at Xianchen, there was fear in your eyes. Mother was just afraid of hurting you." Xin, I didn't want you to reveal your identity, so I left without saying anything. Yier, since you still know Xianchen, you should also remember me as a mother, and you were afraid at that time because you didn't forget that you are not the prince. Is this level of background right? Since you know everything, you child, why do you still appear here? Ji Lingfeng and Xiangping, Tu Zhen threatened you, right? With my mother here, I will take you away, okay?"

The loss and recovery of her beloved son caused Xiao Jinxuan a lot of emotional ups and downs, and she couldn't bear it even more. One day, this child Zhou Yi and her would become enemies.

Therefore, holding Zhou Yi's hand, Xiao Jinxuan didn't care about it, and even forcibly took him away.

Anyway, she had already made up her mind that if anyone dared to stop her, she would ask Ziying to kill him on the spot. No matter what the price was, she must protect Chi Ling's child safely.

But what Xiao Jinxuan didn't expect was that Ji Lingfeng and Xiangping hadn't said a word to stop each other, but Zhou Yi, a child, had a stubborn face, his eyes were slightly red, and he shook off her hand vigorously.

Looking at the empty palms, Xiao Jinxuan couldn't help but look down at Zhou Yi, and the child was also looking up at her.

Therefore, there is still a distance between the gate of the courtyard and the civil and military men of the Manchu Dynasty standing in the courtyard. Zhou Yi also followed Xiao Jinxuan's example, and said in a low voice:
"Does it really matter whether I recognize you or not? All I know is that you are Princess Changde, the concubine of Uncle Seventh Prince. It was you who abandoned me four years ago and left me in the town cruelly not long ago. Right. Concubine, do you know how much Yi'er has endured these years, and how restless her life is. You don't know anything, and I don't want to rely on you to protect my child now. I am the prince of Emperor Qi, Ji Lingfeng promised me that he would assist me to ascend the throne and become emperor. I want to become emperor, so that everyone will fear me, and no one will dare to bully me."

After Zhou Yi finished speaking with determination and enthusiasm, he originally wanted to persuade Xiao Jinxuan not to obstruct her.

But what he didn't want to welcome was not recognition, but a slap from the former mother who loved him the most.

(End of this chapter)