The Grand Secretary’s Pampered Wife

Chapter 346: Luring the Snake out of the Cave (11th update)

It gets darker in July than in June.

When the emperor came out of the imperial study, there was only the last touch of gray and blue in the sky, and when he walked back to Huaqing Palace, even the last touch of bright color was gone.

As night falls, the sky is full of stars.

The emperor entered Huaqing Palace, and the palace people saluted him one after another.

He asked: "Is the empress dowager sleeping peacefully?"

A young eunuch said: "Returning to His Majesty, it is not."

The emperor said to Wei Gonggong: "I'm going to see the empress dowager, you go back by yourself."

The old slave is not tired.

Ugh.

Eunuch Wei reluctantly responded: "Yes."

The emperor went to Concubine Jing's bedroom. She was kneeling in front of the Buddhist altar, holding a Buddhist bead in one hand and tapping the wooden fish with the other. With her eyes closed, she was reciting Buddhist scriptures devoutly.

The emperor didn't disturb her, and waited quietly for her to finish knocking on the wooden fish.

After Cai Momo helped her up, she seemed to see the shadow on the ground, turned her head to look at it, and asked whether to laugh or cry, "When did His Majesty come? How long has he been here?"

The emperor said: "I just came here. After listening to my mother and concubine reading Buddhist scriptures for a while, my heart suddenly became much calmer."

Concubine Jing looked at him and said, "Has Your Majesty been troubled recently?"

Naturally, there were torrential rains and natural disasters, banditry and man-made disasters, I heard that Chen Guo's border gate was about to move again, and there was no clue about the murderer who secretly assassinated Concubine Jing.

The civil servants and military generals of Zhao Kingdom had to deal with the first few, but the last murderer left the emperor at a loss.

"It's nothing, it's just that I'm a little tired from the state affairs." The emperor still decided not to bother Concubine Jing.

"Mother Cai, go to my room and bring the Anshen Xiang." Dowager Jing ordered.

"Yes." Madam Cai stepped back in response.

The emperor helped Concubine Jing to Qiuhua Pavilion.

The two sat down on chairs.

The little palace maid offered snacks and scented tea, which Concubine Jing loved to drink, and the emperor liked Longjing, but he couldn't drink strong tea at night.

"Go get some melons and fruits." Dowager Jing said.

"Yes." The little maid turned around and brought over a plate of fresh grapes and a few delicious pears.

Concubine Jing planned to peel a pear for the emperor, but just as she picked up the dagger on the table, the teacup in the emperor's hand fell down with a bang.

Concubine Jing was slightly taken aback: "Your Majesty,

What’s wrong with you? Is it hot? "

"No, I'm not sure." The emperor broke into a cold sweat and said.

What's the matter with him?

Concubine Jing was just peeling a pear for him, but the scene of Concubine Jing stabbing him with a knife in the nightmare flashed through his mind.

I've been really tired lately, and my brain is not working.

Concubine Jing put down the dagger and pear, and took a handkerchief to wipe the tea on the emperor's lapel, but the emperor unconsciously leaned back.

Concubine Jing's hands froze in the air, she stared at him blankly.

The emperor realized his gaffe, and secretly scolded himself for being unfilial. How could he chill the heart of the concubine mother who cared so much about him?

He took the handkerchief from Concubine Jing's hand, and said: "Don't wet Concubine Mother's clothes, I will do it myself."

Concubine Jing smiled: "Okay."

Fortunately, the emperor did not lose his composure again, and the mother and son had a very happy conversation. It was not until Eunuch Wei came to report that the old man offered wine to see him, and the emperor got up to say goodbye to Concubine Jing.

Concubine Jing said: "Anshen Xiang, I will send someone to your bedroom."

The emperor smiled and said, "Thank you, Concubine Mother."

The emperor went to the imperial study.

The old Jijiu bowed respectfully: "Chen, I greet Your Majesty!"

The emperor went around and sat down behind the desk, snorted coldly and said, "Okay, don't use these wasteful rituals, what's the matter with entering the palace so late?"

"Your Majesty, Jiaojiao has been assassinated!"

"What!" The emperor stood up abruptly, "How could she be assassinated? Where is she? Are you injured?"

The old Jijiu secretly sighed, you have a conscience and know how to care about Jiaojiao.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. These things happened a few days ago. Her injuries are fine."

The emperor breathed a sigh of relief, but soon frowned again? "These? How many times has she been murdered?"

The old Jijiu said: "Three times."

In fact, it happened twice, one was when she went to the nunnery with Princess Rui and was rescued by King Ning;

The old Jijiu didn't intend to tell the emperor that the other party was the Dragon Shadow Guard. Xiao Liulang told him one thing before leaving-it turned out that the Dragon Shadow Guard of the late emperor was not only reserved for His Majesty, but Princess Xinyang also had it.

As for whether there are others, Xiao Liulang is not sure.

The old Jijiu dare not say that there is absolutely no.

It seems that His Majesty doesn't know that there are other Dragon Shadow Guards in Zhao Kingdom, but it's hard to say whether this old fox, Concubine Jing, knows.

If she knew and insisted that it was not her Dragon Shadow Guard, wouldn't that implicate the innocent?

The little genius doctor has suffered so many assassinations, the emperor's expression turned cold: "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

The old Jijiu looked at me with a wronged expression: "This girl didn't tell me! If I didn't find a new scar on her hand today, I wouldn't know what happened to her. Captain Gu was also confused, Help her hide this kind of thing from me!"

It's like the things that brothers and sisters will do, they are all boring.

The emperor frowned.

The old Jijiu continued: "Your Majesty must have heard about the time I was rescued by His Highness King Ning."

The emperor knew about this, but the emperor didn't think about Gu Jiao, thinking that the other party was going to the Rui Palace.

The old Jijiu said: "The second time was a few days ago, a servant lied that someone at home was sick and asked Jiaojiao to see him, but was ambushed on the way. Fortunately, Captain Gu arrived in time, and Jiaojiao had It is a powerful hidden weapon that barely bluffs the opponent."

The emperor was slightly surprised: "Isn't even Gu Changqing a match for the assassin?"

"That's right. There is a very powerful assassin among them. I don't know where it came from." The old Jijiu said calmly, "As for the third time, just now, we ran into an assassin again on the way into the palace. This time there is no such powerful assassin, otherwise our lives will be over."

This is made up, purely for the effect of superposition.

"What are you doing in the palace so late?" the emperor asked.

The old Jijiu sighed: "I originally dragged her to report the assassination to His Majesty, but I didn't know she was assassinated again? Fortunately, there was no danger."

"What about her?" the emperor asked anxiously.

"She..." Old Jijiu said with a puzzled face, and said with a dry smile, "She said that His Majesty hates her now, and she will definitely not stand up for her. She might as well go to the Queen Mother."

This provocative method properly angered the emperor, who slapped the table on the table: "Who said I won't stand up for her! Is I so untrustworthy in her heart!"

Aren't you blind?

cough cough.

Too much too much.

He is a courtier, so he shouldn't slander His Majesty like this.

Since becoming His Majesty's "father", I can't hold back my courage.

This is not good, not good!

The old Jijiu straightened his expression, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I dare to guess that the person who murdered the concubine and the person who murdered Jiaojiao are the same group."

The emperor asked suspiciously: "How can you see it?"

The old Jijiu boldly looked at the emperor: "Your Majesty, if something happens to the concubine, who is the first person you suspect?"

Queen Mother Zhuang.

The answer is almost imminent.

The last time the murderer disguised himself as Gu Jiao to assassinate Concubine Jing, he wanted to put the blame on Empress Dowager Zhuang, but it was a pity that the emperor saw through the trick.

The emperor still has lingering fears when he recalled it. He squeezed his fists: "But what does this have to do with Jiaojiao? Something went wrong with her, and I don't suspect it's the queen mother. Could it be that the queen mother suspects me?"

The old Jijiu shook his head: "That's not true. However, because of Jiaojiao, the relationship between His Majesty and the Queen Mother has eased. This is also an indisputable fact."

The emperor teased: "Who has eased the relationship with her!"

The old Jijiu automatically ignored His Majesty's insincere bluff expression, and said seriously: "Your Majesty knows what kind of person it is, so I won't say much. Jiaojiao is the only one who has been favored by both His Majesty and the Empress Dowager. She is dead." , there is no possibility of reconciliation between His Majesty and the Queen Mother. All this is aimed at driving a wedge between Your Majesty and the Queen Mother!"

The emperor fell silent.

If you think about it carefully, it does make sense.

The old Jijiu hit the iron while the iron was hot: "Liu Lang told the minister about the matter of the concubine being thrown into the Taiye Pond by the assassin. His Majesty must also be looking for information about the assassin. I wonder if His Majesty has an idea."

"No." Speaking of this, the emperor's head is big.

The old Jijiu looked up at the roof, and sighed again: "It seems that the assassin realized that he was threatening others, and in order to avoid the limelight, he completely hid himself. The other party was very cunning and did not leave any clues. But your majesty, you Are you really planning to sit and wait for death? If the murderer is not eliminated, the lives of the concubine and Jiaojiao will be hanging on the knife point!"

These words can be regarded as completely hitting the emperor's weakness.

Besides his own son, isn't the person he cares about the most now Concubine Jing and Gu Jiao?

He can't let them have trouble!

The emperor stared at the old Jijiu and asked, "Then what do you think should be done?"

The old Jijiu frowned: "Lead the snake out of the hole! As long as Your Majesty is willing to cooperate with the old minister, the old minister will definitely have a way to make her show her original shape!"

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