in the sound of swallows

Chapter 100 The Perfect Counterattack
When everyone looked back, Yuwen Changqing had personally escorted Gu Chaobei in.Gu Chaobei was wearing silver shackles, his hands and feet were imprisoned, and he walked in with a lot of noise.

General Lian frowned, although the crown prince died, he knew what role this Gu Chaobei was.He worked so hard for the prince back then, but now he is the one who kills the lord in the end, and he is still a prince!
Such a sinister and deep-rooted person is really frightening.

"General Yuwen brought people here just in time." The queen sat on the phoenix chair, looked at the queen mother on the side and said: "Mother, the concubine wanted to hear why Gu Chaobei killed the prince early in the morning. This matter is very important, why don't you just listen?" Will he talk?"

The queen mother has grown a lot of gray hair in the past few days. Sitting in the court hall and looking at Gu Chaobei who is kneeling down, she was silent for a long time before saying: "Just now he said, what should be done to the person who kills the father. Who killed the father?"

As expected of the empress dowager, she immediately got the point when she asked, Gu Chaobei said calmly, "Have you checked the reason for the death of the sage, the empress dowager?"

The queen mother frowned: "The imperial doctor said that it was due to overwork and depression."

The queen said: "Mother, the concubine felt that the emperor passed away too suddenly, and ordered someone to investigate thoroughly. The result should be with General Yuwen."

The courtiers discussed a lot, and Yuwen Changqing knelt down and presented the imperial hospital document: "The Empress Dowager Empress Mingjian, I just got this document before I came, and it was written by Guo Changling, the director of the Imperial Hospital. It was an accidental disease, but someone deliberately poisoned it. The poison is Huangquan San, which could not be found out, but recently, the poisoner was anxious and took too much medicine, so he was caught."

Shi Falong, the commander of the imperial forest army, stepped forward with a frown: "When the emperor is sick, the prince personally serves the medicine, how can it be poisonous?"

Gu Chaobei chuckled, "It's because he served the medicine himself that the sage went up so quickly."

The officials were in an uproar, and there was a lot of discussion. The princelings stood up and cursed Gu Chaobei for slander, but the queen calmly said: "The witnesses come up."

It was so obvious that the queen had colluded with Gu Chaobei early in the morning. Gu Chaobei killed the prince, and the queen was responsible for settling the follow-up.The queen mother glanced at the queen, and closed her eyes tiredly, as if she didn't want to watch this farce again.

In other words, there is no need to watch, the queen will undoubtedly win.

The witness who came up was Han Lu, who brought a large number of secret letters and Huang Quansan from the Prince's Mansion, crying like a pear blossom and raining: "The concubine was entrusted by the Empress to sneak into the Prince's Mansion to collect evidence of the Prince's rebellion. Now I have finally lived up to my trust, Please, Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager, learn from you, the prince's treasonous intentions, and his killing of his father, should be punished without a doubt!"

The brothel singer who flew to the top of the branch turned into the queen's confidant, wronged and sneaked into the prince's mansion, and now she has made great contributions.

The queen asked people to submit the secret letter, and handed over Huang Quansan to the Imperial Hospital for inspection.

"The evidence is solid, the emperor was killed by the prince." The queen patted the phoenix chair: "Such a rebellious person, there is still someone to speak for him? Could it be that he is also a person who is in the same boat and murdered the emperor?"

At this slap, the princelings knelt down, and only General Lian stood upright, saying with integrity: "Even if the prince kills his father, the Ministry of Punishment should decide whether it is right or wrong. Gu Chaobei cannot get away with killing the prince."

"Be lenient outside the law, not to mention that he is the only remaining royal blood." Master Fu stood up and said: "In the norms, parents are higher than brothers. The crown prince killed his father first, and Gu Chaobei is just a To avenge the killing of his father. Since he is the prince, this move is reasonable and reasonable."

"Since ancient times, there have been many incidents of blood splashing in the imperial palace, and most of them are unkind and unrighteous. Ascending to the throne can still stabilize the country and bring prosperity." The speech officer Ye Wenwen stood up and said: "What Gu Chaobei has done today is even worse. Among benevolence and righteousness, there is nothing wrong with it.”

Many courtiers stood up to speak for Gu Chaobei, and finally began to praise Gu Chaobei's filial piety.

General Lian sneered: "If you want to appoint this person, I don't have much opinion. But how do you explain it to the world? Whose son should he be?"

The sixth prince, the queen's son, is dead, and the prince is also dead.There were not many female family members in the harem, so it might be a bit inappropriate to say that Gu Chaobei is the son of a court lady and helped him to the throne.

The queen also thought about this point, pointing to Concubine Nian who was standing on the side, said: "Let's just say that it is Nian's own son. He was originally a baby who went out of her palace. It is reasonable to count her as her child."

Nian was taken aback, and glanced at Gu Chaobei who was kneeling down.

Yuwen Changqing cupped his hands and said, "Empress, the Nian family and the prime minister have always been at odds, so it doesn't make sense to entrust the prime minister with his son?"

Empress Wen chuckled: "Except for everyone present who knows that the Prime Minister and Concubine Nian are at odds, who among the common people knows? Let's make it so. It can be considered that the imperial concubine has made a contribution to finding the royal blood today. Let her be the Queen Mother of the Northern Palace."

The next three ministers, Mr. Nian, hurriedly came out to respond: "Thank you, Empress Empress."

The Nian family is quite powerful, and with the support of the queen, although they will not have any real power in the future, but with the name of the queen mother, the Nian family will have no worries for the rest of their lives.

The leader of the princeling party has been lost, and if he confronts the queen again, nothing good will come of him in the future.Everyone quieted down. Anyway, if someone is looking for someone to sit on the throne, Gu Chaobei should be Gu Chaobei. At any rate, this person still has some friendship with the princelings.

The queen's party felt that Gu Chaobei was incompetent and absurd, and he was extremely easy to control, so it would be of great benefit to them to help them to the top.

Both parties reached an agreement, and the shackles on Gu Chaobei's body were loosened.Not only was he exonerated in court, but he was also crowned the prince.Once the seven-day mourning period is over, you can ascend the throne.

What does it mean to put it to death and then live, and what does it mean to have another village.Not to mention that all the Gu family members were released from the dungeon, all the female family members in the North Courtyard were also placed in the imperial palace.

Empress Dowager Empress Yizhi found the lost prince Gu Chaobei today. His family name is Mingye, and he is the son of the imperial concubine Nianshi.The Holy Majesty passed away, and the crown prince passed away. This person was the sole blood of the royal family, so he was specially appointed as the crown prince. Once the mourning period passed, he could ascend the throne.

The people in the Gu family were all stupid, except for the prime minister who knew the truth, Mrs. Gu and the people of Gu Chaodong were all stupid.

"He's the prince?" Aunt Guan slapped herself. "No wonder he's been different from ordinary people since he was a child. What am I talking about in prison? He's not killing people, he's taking revenge on his father, he should, he should!"

Aunt Liu is so happy, when Shen Guiyan was around, she was the only one who said good things about Gu Chaobei.Thanks to the good daughter-in-law, alas, the prosperity and wealth are guaranteed now, the new emperor came out of their mansion, and she even hugged her when he was a child!

Mrs. Gu's face was very ugly, she sat in the main hall and did not speak.Gu Chaodong was also in a daze, and smiled wryly: "So it's true..."

"What is true?" Mrs. Gu asked coldly.

"Didn't everyone say that Yan'er was born with a phoenix jade, is it the Queen's order?" Gu Chaodong closed his eyes: "Now it has come true."

He will never be able to snatch her back.

Mrs. Gu's face was even more ugly. She had always hated Gu Chaobei because Gu Cheng was so kind to him, which made her feel that the master must love Gu Chaobei's mother very much in his heart, so it was not pleasing to look at Gu Chaobei from left to right.

It turns out that the master has kept a big secret from her for so many years, and she has misunderstood it for so many years.

It's all right now, she treats Gu Chaobei so badly, and he becomes the crown prince who is going to ascend the throne, will she be able to live better in the future?

The decree was passed down, and everyone in the capital knew that Gu Chaobei was the prince and was about to ascend the throne.The common people are very worried, what can that dude do if he is on the throne?
If he didn't do anything, the queen is relieved.Wen Xiuli solved a big problem, she was very happy in her heart, she even liked Nian Shi, she took her hand and said: "Sister, I know you are unhappy, after all, you don't like this child either. But now You have to rely on him to secure your position as the Empress Dowager, so naturally you have to help."

Nian's face was cold and unwilling: "Sister says what she says, if it's useful to my sister, just say it."

The empress dowager put the power in the hands of the queen, and she wanted to travel far away from Beijing to Foshan to pray for the emperor.The queen didn't stop her either, because although the emperor was not the queen mother's own child, he had some feelings.Now that he was killed by his grandson, the old man is naturally a little bit blocked, so it's good to go out to relax.

So above the court, the queen really has the final say.

"Young Madam... No, Your Majesty is really a great blessing." Qing Huan hammered Shen Guiyan's legs in Ye Ting Palace and said: "Our master has developed, and you are the master of this harem. From now on, we, It all depends on your kindness."

Shen Guiyan frowned slightly, not feeling relaxed at all, and ignored Qing Huan's words.

Jiang Shi stood aside, looking at Qing Huan's appearance, feeling a little displeased.How to make friends with her in the mansion before, you have to deal with the young lady, but now that she knows that the young lady is going to become a queen, she rushes up to curry favor with her.

Such a woman is really boring.

But... can Shen Guiyan really be a queen?Jiang Shi glanced at her with some concern.

Gu Chaobei was taken to learn palace etiquette, and every evening he would go to the Queen's Palace to pay his respects.

"You should call me Queen Mother." Empress Wen smiled kindly: "When you ascend the throne, I will give you three thousand beauties in the harem. You can have whatever appearance you want."

Gu Chaobei's eyes sparkled with a smile: "Really? If you want a beauty like Yan'er, can the queen give it to you?"

The smile on Empress Wen's face faded slightly, she fondled the armor in her hand and said, "Ming Ye, I have something to do with you, I have to explain it to you first."

Gu Chaobei nodded: "Empress mother just say it."

The queen smiled, and touched the phoenix crown on her head: "Shen Guiyan cannot enter the central palace as the queen."

Gu Chaobei paused, but the expression on his face was not surprised, but a little happy: "Really? I was also about to talk to my mother. I don't want a queen. Yan'er always takes care of me. It's annoying enough. If I become a queen, I will not be able to live this life even more."

"Oh?" The queen was amused: "You actually think so?"

(End of this chapter)