This queen is not too curly

Chapter 17 Li Wei
It was raining outside the hall at some point.

Yan Yuan dislikes this kind of weather the most, even the air she inhales into her nose is sticky and cold, which makes people uncomfortable, but the most sticky thing right now is not the tidal wind after the rain, but the eyes of Empress Dowager Ci De.

It is difficult to work part-time.

"Yuan'er is willing to listen to her mother's teachings."

Yan Yuan sighed in her heart, with humility written all over her face.

She followed the Queen Mother's words: "My son will write to his father to explain the misunderstanding to him."

The Empress Dowager Cide nodded with satisfaction: "Yuan'er is talented, and you can learn the art of controlling subordinates slowly. As for the current one..."

Her eyes drifted to the outside of the courtyard, and the corners of her mouth curled into a subtle arc: "The queen mother will make the decision for Yuan'er and control Liwei."

Yan Yuan followed her gaze and looked into the courtyard.

Just now, there were some crying and wailing sounds from time to time in the courtyard, but now there is no sound.

She acted like a slave, and easily put the pot on the heads of a group of palace people in the Wangshu palace area.I'm afraid that the gang of slaves in the yard outside at this moment... I guess it's more ominous than good.

The rain finally stopped.

After the Empress Dowager Cide left for a long time, Yan Yuan slowly walked out of the front hall and into the courtyard.

There were no palace people in the whole Wangshu Palace, it was as quiet as an empty house.There is still a faint redness flowing in the gaps between the blue bricks in the courtyard, which is the blood that has not been washed away, as if slowly telling the tragic situation just now.

"Your Majesty, you don't need to feel guilty."

Chen Niang put on a cloak for her, and whispered in her ear: "Even if there is no charcoal fire, the empress dowager's prestige will still be established, but she will find another excuse."

Yan Yuan shook her head: "I just..."

It's just that I didn't expect that what the Empress Dowager Cide said was such a thunderous method.

After all, the guilt of a few slaves who secretly withheld charcoal fire is too much.

She has some regrets.

But after all, it was impossible to re-plan.

He could only stare at the traces of light red in the cracks between the blue bricks and stones in a daze.

……

That night, Wangshu Palace was really deserted, not a single palace official left and returned.In a huge mansion, only Yan Yuan and a few dowries are left.

On the second day, the Empress Dowager's order arrived at Wangshu Palace.

All the waiters in the Wangshu Palace and the Palace contemptuously contemptuously contemptuously withheld charcoal fires and caused the Queen to become ill. Furthermore, the father-in-law in charge colluded with the Ministry of Internal Affairs to secretly communicate with other courts. This crime is unpardonable. He was punished for several crimes and ordered to be executed with a stick.

Yan Yuan received the decree, and her eyes lingered for a moment on the words of Yi's decree, which said "I have a private relationship with other courtyards".

Although she didn't mention her name, everyone in the palace knew which "other courtyard" dared to misappropriate the charcoal fire from Wangshu Palace.

It seems that the Empress Dowager not only showed her her dignity, but also gave the noble concubine in Bixi Palace a wink, and by the way, completely separated Wangshu Palace and Bixi Palace.

This thunderous fury, the means of life and death, is not only for the servants in the palace as she said, so why not give her, the queen of the palace, a prestige?
Her employer is really a good means.

Looks like the good times are over.

Sure enough, the father-in-law who announced the decree smiled obsequiously: "Your Majesty, just rest assured, the new servant of the palace will let the Department of Internal Affairs choose carefully. As for now, there is still one thing that this old servant wants to congratulate Your Majesty on."

Yan Yuan didn't understand, so she asked, "Where does the joy come from?"

Xuan Zhigong said: "Your Majesty, in order to scare your empress, the Empress Dowager will hold an autumn feast in the imperial garden tomorrow afternoon. Your Majesty will definitely attend the banquet."

This father-in-law originally had a pair of mouse-like eyes, but now the dark eyes are even more shining:
"With the appearance of the empress, as long as we meet, we will definitely be able to capture the Sacred Heart and get a complete one."

Autumn Banquet?
I'm afraid it's a Hongmen banquet, right?

Yan Yuan frowned, it was because her boss disliked her incompetence, so she took the initiative to give it to Zhang Luo.

The eunuch had a meaningful expression on his face: "The empress dowager said that the empress dowager is the middle palace, and although her virtues can convince the previous court, in the final analysis, the empress dowager is still the empress of the sage, and she can only be complete if she seeks the Sacred Heart."

This means that we still have to fight for favor.

Yan Yuan was silent for a moment, and finally nodded: "Yes."

……

In the distant Ganzheng Palace, the court lady lightly lit a lamp of incense.

At that time, Chen Ling and Shen were playing chess with Grand Tutor Song Yin.

Chen Ling held the black chess deeply, with a fierce and domineering style of chess, forcing the upright white chess to nowhere to retreat. He was about to lose, but Song Yinzheng made a move to encircle Wei and save Zhao Meng. .

Chen Ling stared at the chess game in silence.

There was no expression on his face, his dark and wet eyes were staring at the chessboard, his gaze was gloomy.

Song Yinzheng stroked his beard and smiled: "Chess players are tricky, Your Majesty doesn't have to care too much about winning or losing."

Chen Lingshen still didn't speak.

Song Yinzheng knew that he would not listen to his own words. He was too gloomy and stubborn. He was not a good candidate to inherit the throne. Over the years, he succeeded to the throne and killed many people. The name of a tyrant has been passed down for a long time.

He is not a good monarch, but he is still the emperor.

As the emperor's teacher, Song Yinzheng still pretended to preach and teach to solve doubts, so he quietly changed the topic.

He followed suit: "Your Majesty, I heard that the empress is ill."

Chen Lingchen finally raised his eyes.

In the pitch-black hall, a snow-white rabbit jumped out of nowhere, and jumped to Chen Lingchen's feet non-stop.

Song Yinzheng said: "I heard that the empress was caught in the wind and cold because the servants in the palace kept the charcoal fire privately. In a rage, the empress dowager beheaded all the servants in Wangshu Palace."

Chen Lingshen was noncommittal, but bent down to pick up the rabbit and put it on his lap.

His eyelashes drooped, and his slender fingertips played with the rabbit's ears.

"The empress dowager's actions are numerous. They not only alienated the second palace of Bixi Wangshu, shocked the harem, but also calmed down the turmoil in the previous court. But... it gave the empress a reputation for being cruel."

Song Yinzheng said slowly: "The wall built by the Empress Dowager and Yan Hou doesn't seem to be strong."

This is the biggest news in the past few days, except that the queen is seriously ill.

Since the Taizu, all the people in the Hegong Palace have been punished. This kind of furious pursuit of responsibility has happened three times. The collusion attempt confused the blood of the Tian family, and the third time was a few days ago.

The queen didn't die, so they just withheld the charcoal fire privately.

These days, the queen's notoriety has already spread to many places, and the entire harem has changed their colors. The maids and eunuchs are afraid of being transferred to the queen's palace. It is said that some people even cut off their legs because of this, just to let them go. Pass……

Chen Ling closed his eyelashes slightly.

Song Yinzheng said: "I heard that the Empress has been fond of Your Majesty for a long time, and she is even more infatuated with His Majesty. Your Majesty can do what the Empress Dowager can promise Yanhou."

After a long silence, he finally opened his mouth: "What does the teacher want to say?"

This was the first sentence Chen Lingchen replied to him today.

His voice was cold and clear, without waves, as if he had no interest in what he said.

Song Yinzheng knew that he had listened to it after all, and he said: "The old minister wants to say, since His Majesty wants to take a boat trip with Concubine Xu every month, why not go with the flow..."

He paused for a moment, and then slowly said, "Would you like to take advantage of this family banquet and be a loving couple with the queen?"

This is the purpose of his trip.

Even though the power in the court is treacherous, even if everyone says that the current emperor is moody, fatuous and immoral, but he is a majestic emperor, and he still has a fire in his chest. If he wants to burn this chaotic court situation, maybe he can still do it. Burn a clear sky.

However, Chen Lingchen didn't respond.

He just played with the rabbit in his hand without even raising his eyelids.

Just like this silent stalemate.

After an unknown amount of time, Chen Ling suddenly moved.

He gently put down the rabbit in his arms, flipped it with his fingertips, and pushed the sunspot to a blank space on the chessboard. When he raised his head, his eyes were dark:
"Gu Fangcai should be here."

Chen Ling said in a deep voice, the first smile of the day appeared in the corner of his eyes: "In this case, the teacher will only have a dead end."

Song Yinzheng was startled, and when he raised his head, he met Chen Ling's dark eyes.

(End of this chapter)