Empress Dowager Guide

Chapter 161 Unintentional Words
"It's just, why do you think it was Wang Junjiang and not Chen Liu Wang who came up with the solution?"

"The word "dare not dare" alone can't convince me."

Lu Wuyou lowered his head and smiled, "The Patriarch of the Chenliu Wang family doesn't seem like someone who can do such a thing."

"It goes without saying that the old patriarch, Wang Xuan, was cautious, but even if he were the current patriarch, he must have been instructed by Mr. Wang. Otherwise, with Wang Qing's behavior style, he would not take Yun Shangshu's face into consideration. , just make trouble."

After hearing this, Sheng Shaoqing asked strangely, "Your analysis is quite new, but it sounds like you are very familiar with the Chen Liuwang family?"

Lu Wuyou hesitated for a moment, then sighed, "I used to discuss marriage with Mrs. Wang..."

"So at that time, Weichen would pay more attention to their affairs, and only then did I know this. But later... when Weichen encountered those things, he didn't pay attention any more. If he didn't encounter some big troubles in his behavior Accidents, it won't change much."

Sheng Shaoqing nodded, "You're right."

Just looking at the mature and stable appearance of the chic little girl from the Ji family back then, one can see how many things she has encountered in the past that made her have to bow her head.

But Sheng Shaoqing thought of another thing, "Then do you know Cui Hao?"

Lu Wuyou was stunned, "Why did the Queen Mother ask this..."

"I heard about an old case, but it's not convenient to find someone to investigate, and the people around me have not been in the palace for a long time, so I want to ask if you know about it."

Lu Wuyou nodded, "I understand, the Empress Dowager wants to ask about Cui Hao's case back then."

"Cui Hao was originally the order of Zhongshu. He came from a wealthy family and was favored by Emperor Jing. His future was bright, but 18 years ago, Emperor Jing ordered him to overhaul the history of the country. Emperor Jing was furious for his inappropriate remarks, and all those related to him were imprisoned, and even himself and the three clans were all beheaded for public display."

Bringing up this old case, Lu Wuyou couldn't help but sigh, a companion is like a tiger, the emperor can hold you in the palm of his hand today, and he can abandon you like a shoe tomorrow.Everyone in the world said that Cui Hao was in such a difficult situation because he spoke uprightly, but he thought that the emperor trusted him so much that even if he heard such disrespectful words, he would not treat him badly, but he was too conceited and conceited. It cannot be said that there is no clue to suffer such a disaster.

"18 years ago?"

Lu Wuyou was stunned for a moment, "Yes, Fengyuan has been three years, and I will never remember it wrong."

Sheng Shaoqing turned his head and asked in doubt, "Why?"

Lu Wuyou said with a wry smile, "The minister fell into the water with Princess Pingning that year, and was hated by Princess Hengyang and has never been able to recover."

Although everyone has their own destiny, she is also too unlucky.

"Then, do you understand the Guo family in Xingyang? And the Chen Liuhe family?"

Lu Wuyou frowned, "The ministers of the He family have heard about it. After all, the Wang family was the most respected among the Chenliu family back then, and the He family was only second to the Wang family."

"But the Guo family... I don't know."

Sheng Shaoqing muttered softly, "Then where did this Guo Song come from?"

Even the system couldn't find him. The explanation given by the system was that because this person did not have a serious birth record and certificate, it had no way to obtain information.

Guo Song's age seems to have just passed the crown. Who hid his birth record, or did he have no birth record at all?
"Xingyang..." Lu Wuyou muttered for a while, then suddenly said in surprise, "The Queen Mother said it was Guo Congjia's Guo family?"

Sheng Shaoqing nodded, "Continue talking!"

Lu Wuyou paused, "When Emperor Jing was angry, he dealt with many people who were close to Cui Hao, but later things became more and more unmanageable, even his father...he couldn't persuade Emperor Jing ..."

"Many people took the opportunity to make false accusations to attack their opponents, and even... just a secret letter can make Dali Temple leave in the middle of the night and destroy the whole family."

Sheng Shaoqing:? !
Emperor Jing is crazy, right?
"So at that time, everyone in the capital was in danger, for fear that they would have something to do with Cui Hao. Guo Congjia was a close minister of the emperor at that time, and he tried to persuade Cui Haomo to do this, but his kind advice was listened to by others, and instead he falsely accused him. He conspired with Cui Hao, and even involved plotting to overthrow the imperial court, such a nonsensical charge, Emperor Jing... just believed it, and charged the two families together... Qiu Hou asked to beheaded."

Sheng Shaoqing suddenly asked, "Then do you know who this false accuser... is?"

Lu Wuyou shook his head, "I don't know about this humble official. My father told me about these things before. Let me take this as a warning. Don't speak nonsense outside. The speaker has no intention, but the listener has intention. I don't know what One day I was stabbed with a knife, and I still don't know who is behind it..."

"It's hateful that the person who complained behind the scenes wants you to be careful with your words. The prime minister is too unreasonable..."

Lu Wuyou was about to shake his head, but seeing Sheng Shaoqing's expression became weird, "Could it be... the prime minister knows who is behind the complaint?"

Lu Wuyou's face gradually turned pale. Her father's unintentional words at that time did sound a bit weird now, but she...

Could it be that she has also become the hateful person behind this? !
"Queen! This is not what I mean!" Lu Wuyou hurriedly explained, "I..."

Sheng Shaoqing waved his hand, "I won't doubt the prime minister, it's just that the matter is very important, the person behind this may still be hiding in the court waiting for an opportunity to make trouble, if..."

"If you still know something, you must tell me and find out this black sheep who framed others for his own benefit!"

Lu Wuyou lowered his head and thought for a long time before slowly opening his mouth and said, "Too many things really happened that year, first the Cui family was destroyed, then Wei Chen and Princess Ning both fell into the water, Wei Chen never dared After thinking about the events of that year carefully, and asking the Empress Dowager today, I slowly recalled that there were indeed many unusual things in that year."

"Even though Emperor Jing didn't like Master Cui's remarks, he didn't seem to intend to make a big deal about it at first, but it seemed that something happened later, which angered Emperor Jing, and he decided to drive out this group of people."

"Father vaguely mentioned a few words to me, and only said that the capital is not peaceful these days, so I should go out less."

"But my temper at that time could not listen to persuasion, I just went out to feast and have fun, and then I encountered such a thing"

Sheng Shaoqing asked in shock, "You mean...Princess Pingning's murder might...wasn't an accident?!"

Lu Wuyou nodded with difficulty, "At that time, even if the weather was cold and the road was slippery, Princess Pingning would not have just slipped down like that, but when I recovered and wanted to investigate later, I was caught Stop it."

"Why did you stop you, and who stopped you?"

"It's my father..."

"He said that Princess Hengyang lost her beloved daughter suddenly. If I make trouble again, wouldn't it be another wound in her heart?"

Sheng Shaoqing frowned, "Prime Minister Ji doesn't seem like such a person."

Why did things become more and more confusing?
Lu Wuyou smiled wryly, "Father's words are not unreasonable. Princess Pingning has just been buried. If I make a fuss about the investigation, won't I want her to sleep peacefully?"

"You know what happened later, Queen Mother, Shen Guiyou."

Lu Wuyou sighed heavily, and cheered herself up again, "Even if the days were bad before, the days are much better now, these days of entering the palace are one of the few pure times in my life."

Sheng Shaoqing took a pityful look at Lu Wuyou, "Shen Gui's prosperity in Helian is really hateful!"

After delaying Lu Wuyou for so many years, he actually married the princess in Helian with peace of mind, and even took her throne!

It's really a living face, a tree living skin, a shameless person, and invincible in the world!
Lu Wuyou smiled frankly, "This person has nothing to do with my minister, so why hate him?"

"Don't you really hate him? He has delayed you for so long, and he plotted against you when he returned to Great Liang, yet you don't hate him at all?!"

"Without love, why hate?"

"At first I also blamed him, why didn't you take me away, but later these illusory resentments were covered up by the hardships of making a living. What can he do if he is here? How can a person who can't even eat enough have time to think about these things? What about the love between children?"

"Shen Gui is used to suffering, so he doesn't want to suffer anymore. This minister has never suffered, so he can only learn to suffer."

"Actually, in some respects, Weichen and Shen Gui are similar."

Sheng Shaoqing was stunned for a long time, "Fortunately, you can take it easy."

Instead, Lu Wuyou turned her head to comfort Sheng Shaoqing and said, "Queen Mother, life is a thing, you can live a day if you are happy, and you can also live a day if you are not happy, you can see it or not, people always have to live."

Lu Wuyou smiled and continued, "The Empress Dowager wants to re-investigate the old case from 18 years ago?"

Sheng Shaoqing nodded hesitantly, "What's wrong?"

"I have a suggestion. Perhaps the Empress Dowager can start by investigating what happened to the minister in the past. This can not only cover people's eyes and ears, but also restart the investigation of this case."

"And I also want to know whether what happened back then was really an accident, or man-made!"

Sheng Shaoqing pondered for a moment, "Then who invited you to the banquet?"

"It's the youngest daughter of Lord Wei's family. If I remember correctly, she seems to have married into Qinghe Palace."

Sheng Shaoqing:
the world is so small
"I see, you go back first."

Just as Lu Wuyou was about to step back, Sheng Shaoqing suddenly stopped her and said, "Why don't you check it yourself?"

Lu Wuyou was shocked and said, "I'm going to investigate?"

Sheng Shaoqing nodded, "No one knows this matter better than you, not to mention, I don't worry if you go."

Lu Wuyou was a little hesitant, "But, but Princess Hengyang"

"If there is a secret investigation, Princess Hengyang will definitely find out the identity of the minister at that time."

"You seem to be very afraid of Princess Hengyang?"

When Lu Wuyou talked about other things, it was quite normal, but when Princess Hengyang was mentioned, he always looked panic-stricken.

Lu Wuyou smiled wryly, "This Princess Hengyang is really."

"Princess Hengyang really cast a shadow on my minister back then."

"You are now an official of the imperial court, and I have given you the power, what are you afraid of!"

Lu Wuyou nodded with difficulty, "I understand. Let me try."

Not long after Lu Wuyou left, Cui Yun came back, looked at Sheng Shaoqing with a sad face and asked in confusion, "Who came here just now, why is the Queen Mother so worried?"

"It's Lu Wuyou."

"She told me that maybe it wasn't an accident when she fell into the lake, but someone did it on purpose."

"It may also involve the Cui Hao case back then."

Cui Yun was silent for a long time after listening, "Actually, Cui Hao is related to our family, but because of the five clothes, we were able to escape the catastrophe."

Sheng Shaoqing was surprised, "Then why didn't you say it before?"

Cui Yun smiled and said, "If this kind of thing is known to everyone, my family may not be able to avoid that disaster. It's just that the queen mother wants to re-examine the old case, and the minister doesn't want to let people know about such a relationship." .”

"Then what do you know?"

Cui Yun shook his head with a smile, "Although my family has relatives with them, they are not very familiar with them. It's just that I met this famous family relative when I was young. He has an unruly personality and is really not a good person to get along with."

"That's no wonder. When I was young, a parallel prose was famous, and after I became an official, it went smoothly all the way to the emperor's favor. Such a character will definitely not go there low-key."

Cui Yun nodded, "What the queen mother said is very true, but the case minister also heard about it. Emperor Jing asked him to rewrite the history of the country because he wanted him to correct the loopholes in the past, and then record the historical facts of the dynasty. But I didn't expect that he would dare to disrespect the Taizu and use such words to describe the Qiang people."

"It's strange that Emperor Jing is not angry"

Sheng Shaoqing wondered, "But Emperor Jing didn't like this Zhongshuling very much, how could he kill him so hard, and even drive all his clansmen to extinction, even the people around him would not let go."

Cui Yun thought for a while, then slowly recalled, "I heard from my father before that it seems to be related to treason."

"It is said that Cui Hao's behavior was instigated by others, deliberately belittling my dynasty, implying that my dynasty's Taizu was not right."

"It's just why, I was still young at that time, so I really don't remember clearly. If the Queen Mother wants to know, why not send someone to check?"

Sheng Shaoqing raised his hand to stop Cui Yun and said, "No need, I'm afraid you'll startle the snake by rushing to investigate. What's more, 18 years have passed, and there are undercurrents surging in the court. I'm worried."

Cui Yun nodded, "What the queen mother said is true, it's the minister who is reckless."

"By the way, I asked Lu Wuyou to secretly investigate the case of Princess Pingning falling into the water. She was worried that Princess Hengyang would target her again. If she has any requests, remember to take care of her."

Cui Yun asked after answering, "However, I didn't expect that someone would dare to attack Princess Pingning. At that time, no one knew that Princess Pingning was Princess Hengyang's favorite jewel. I'm afraid of losing it in my hand, so I dare to make my mind on Princess Pingning, this is really courageous."

(End of this chapter)