Wangfu little dumb wife

Chapter 482 Successor Candidates (1 more)
The two sat for a while, and Wen Wan proposed to visit the Duke's Mansion.

Lin Xiaoyue disagreed, and frowned at her, "There are more than 300 lives, and there is so much yin, how can you go to such a place while you are pregnant?"

"I won't go in, just take a look from afar." Wen Wan said.

She has always been curious about how the Su family was wiped out without warning. If the emperor deliberately targeted them, she would not have played such a damaging trick. But if it wasn't for the emperor, who exactly had the Su family offended?

……

Two quarters of an hour later, the carriage of the Governor's Mansion stopped at the archway outside the Duke's Mansion.

Wen Wan opened the curtain and saw a messy scene ahead of the explosion.

Everything that can be burned has been burned, and the rest is charred black.

Through such a scene, Wen Wan can almost imagine the despair of more than [-] people who were trapped inside and couldn't get out.

The submerged fire team is still dealing with the follow-up matters, and the people from Dali Temple are also on the scene. They have come to investigate the massacre of Su's family by order.

Seeing a carriage parked here, one of the yamen came over, intending to drive him away, but when he saw Lin Xiaoyue, the governor's wife, he immediately changed his attitude and turned into a reminder, "Mrs. Su, Dali Temple is handling a case, and this side is dangerous." District, please leave as soon as possible."

Lin Xiaoyue glanced at the busy group of people in front of her, and asked the clerk, "Have you found out what caused the explosion?"

Yacha shook his head, "The young one is only responsible for protecting the scene, and doesn't know the details of the case."

Lin Xiaoyue nodded and didn't make things difficult for him any more, "I want to see you Sizheng."

……

In a short time, Yacha invited the Minister of Dali Temple over.

Lin Xiaoyue and Wen Wan got off the carriage one after another, and Qi Qi blessed each other, "Master Chang."

Chang Si was cupping his hands, "The two ladies are well."

Lin Xiaoyue asked: "After searching for so many days, did you find any clues?"

Lin Xiaoyue is from the Su family and has the right to know the progress of the case. In front of her, Dali Siqing did not hide anything. The specific details need further investigation.”

"Tiantianlei? What is that?" Lin Xiaoyue was stunned. She seemed to have heard Qiye mention it before, but she couldn't remember exactly what Qiye said at that time.

Chang Sizheng said: "Similar to gunpowder, once it is detonated, its power cannot be underestimated."

Naturally, it should not be underestimated, otherwise it would be impossible to turn the Duke's Mansion into ruins in such a short period of time, which is a hundred times more cruel than the bloodbath of the Duke's Mansion.

Lin Xiaoyue was very puzzled, "Why is there a thunderstorm in the Duke's Mansion?"

Changji was shaking his head, "Unknown for now."

After hesitating for a moment, he looked at Lin Xiaoyue, "But there is something very strange."

"what's up?"

Chang Sizheng said: "There is a strange fragrance in the ruins in the direction of the ancestral hall. The few government servants who were close at that time smelled it and reacted differently. Some people went crazy and beat their colleagues with amazing force. Some people picked up a knife and stabbed their arms Row up, laughing wildly while rowing.

It's really creepy.

Afterwards, we invited a top incense refiner to help with the investigation. The incense refiner concluded that there used to be an incense refining place under the ancestral hall, and what they were refining was forbidden incense. What does Mrs. Su think of this matter? "

The more Lin Xiaoyue listened to it, the more frightened she became, "Forbidden incense?"

Chang Sizheng nodded, "According to the incense masters, in their profession, incense that fails to refine and cause side effects is called forbidden incense. Forbidden incense is also divided into grades, and the lower grades will at most make people dizzy and chest tight. Occasionally, I feel uncomfortable. The high-grade forbidden incense is not a failure of refining, but someone specially prepared it, or it can control people's hearts. I heard that there was a forbidden incense on the black market. Xiang achieved her ulterior purpose, but ended up folding herself in.

There was once a case related to refining incense in the files of Dali Temple. It was never expected that such a despicable and sinister thing would appear in the Duke's Mansion. "

"That was quite unexpected." Lin Xiaoyue murmured.

Chang Si was asking: "Is Mrs. Su really ignorant?"

Lin Xiaoyue frowned, "The Governor's Mansion is so far away from the Duke's Mansion, where would I know where to go? Besides, if someone in the Duke's Mansion really wanted to refine it, even if I live here and they don't want me to know about it, I can't do anything about it." What do you think, Master Sizheng? If there is nothing else, we two will leave first."

Changji is clasping his hands, "Two ladies, walk slowly."

Lin Xiaoyue helped Wen Wan into the carriage.

After setting off, Chang Sizheng's words kept echoing in her mind, and then she looked at Wen Wan, "Do you think the strange fragrance of the ancestral hall is accidental or someone in the Su family has evil intentions?"

Gently shaking her head, "I don't know."

Although she really doesn't want to see the Su family, but under the premise of not knowing the truth, it is not easy to make a judgment at will. After all, banning incense is not a trivial matter. Chang Sizheng also said that high-grade incense ban can control people's hearts, so you can speculate at will The consequences meant that more than 300 people in the Su family had to be charged with "rebellion" after their tragic deaths.

Lin Xiaoyue obviously thought of this too, she didn't dwell on the topic of refining incense anymore, she raised the curtain to look outside, and told the coachman, "Go to the Song Mansion instead."

Wen Wan asked her, "What are you doing?"

"send you home."

"Our carriage is still in front of your gate!"

Lin Xiaoyue didn't care at all, "What's the matter, I'll let your coachman go straight home later, so you won't have to go to our house again."

Gentle and helpless, "Don't you still have to deal with the family's funeral?"

Lin Xiaoyue raised her eyebrows, "The carriage has already changed course, so stop nagging."

After walking for a while, Wen Wan suddenly said, "Lin Xiaoyue, that..."

"Just say what you want to say. If you hesitate, you're not a little girl anymore. Are you still shy?"

Although Lin Xiaoyue didn't show it on her face when something happened to the Su family, she could feel that she was not feeling well.

When the Wu Zhuangyuan Mansion was burned, Su Qing was not there.

Lin Xiaoyue had a miscarriage in the twelfth lunar month of last year, and Su Qing was not there.

Now that the Su family has been destroyed, Su Qing is still not here.

Wen Wan suddenly felt sorry for her, "Did Qi Ye write to you?"

The expression on Lin Xiaoyue's face seemed to froze for a moment, then she didn't look at her, and replied heartlessly, "Yes, there will be one every two months at most, don't worry, I'm fine, I won't die."

……

The palace was suspended for seven days, and the coffin of the queen was buried.

The vacancy of the post has become a hot topic among hundreds of officials in the court.

The one who received the most nominations was undoubtedly Concubine Qi, the birth mother of the First Prince Zhao Xi.

The imperial concubine had no children, and Concubine Qi gave birth to the eldest son, and this eldest son usually restrained himself, possessed both civil and military skills, and was outstanding, which was appreciated by the courtiers.

In any case, Concubine Qi is the best candidate for her successor.

The emperor also knew that the harem could not be without a master for a day, but he himself did not show much enthusiasm for establishing a queen.

The courtiers were on one side, so naturally there was no endless debate in the hall.

For three consecutive days, after Eunuch Cui shouted that there was something to do, there was always a group of people who stood up and suggested that Concubine Qi be the successor.

Emperor Guangxi listened quietly, without saying a word. After listening, he only said two words: Sanchao.

Some ministers did not give up and continued to write exhortations.

In the imperial study room, Emperor Guangxi opened the sixth booklet, which was still the content of the proposed queen.

The emperor's face was expressionless, and his eyes could not distinguish between emotions and anger. Eunuch Cui was sweating. When Emperor Guangxi was about to reach out to get the seventh booklet, he suddenly said: "A few days ago, for the empress's back The matter, the emperor has worked a lot, and he must be very tired, so he will not read the booklet today? The servant asked the imperial tea dining room to bring some soup to relieve fatigue."

Emperor Guangxi was silent for a while, then said, "Cui Fuquan."

"The slave is here."

"What do you think about the matter of standing up?"

"This..." Eunuch Cui wiped away his sweat, "Every lady in the harem has her own merits, and the key to who will be able to control the six palaces in the end lies with you, the emperor."

"Each one has its own merits." Emperor Guangxi squinted at him, "You are tactful, you will not please anyone, and you will not offend anyone."

Eunuch Cui said: "The slave is clumsy and can't speak. If the emperor feels unhappy, he will beat the slave twice."

"Two boards, I still want to give you two big ears."

Eunuch Cui hecked twice, "You don't need to do it yourself, the servants will fight by themselves."

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and patted his face twice.

Emperor Guangxi looked at the scripture on the case again, his temples jumped twice, he stretched out his hands to rub it, and started to suffer from headaches, "It is true that the harem cannot be left alone for a day, but this candidate..."

After a pause, "Concubine Qi has the highest status at present, let her take charge of the harem affairs first."

(End of this chapter)