Houmen Yixiang

Chapter 259 Settling the Concubine's Account
Before noon in the morning, Hall of Valor.

Seeing Zhezi who impeached the second prince Wu Zhe like snowflakes, Emperor Longde became so angry that he spurted a mouthful of blood and passed out on the dragon chair.

"emperor!"

The courtiers below panicked, looking at the pale Emperor Longde who was high above him, except that his hands and feet were cold all over his body, and his legs were so weak that he fell to his knees on the ground, no one knew what to do next.

"Quick! Come on, help the emperor in and pass on the imperial doctor!" The chief eunuch Chang Chun was the first to react.

The two little princes rushed forward in a hurry, and tremblingly supported the unconscious Emperor Longde to the inner room.

Changchun recruited another young eunuch and asked him to report the matter to the Queen Mother quickly.

"My lords, please be calm and restless, this servant has informed the Queen Mother, everything will be decided by the Queen Mother! This servant will leave!"

After Chang Chun finished speaking, he hurried to the inner room, leaving a room of ministers looking at each other in blank dismay.

Except for the rapid breathing, no one in the hall could speak a complete sentence.

There was only one thought in everyone's mind: the emperor vomited blood and fell into a coma. Is this Tianwu going to change soon?
All of a sudden, whether they were in line or not, everyone was thinking quickly, feeling uneasy, and worried.

I don't know if I'm on the right team, I don't know if it's too late to stand in the team now?

The queen mother who got the news almost didn't faint, but fortunately Bai Zhi was beside her, and quickly gave her a Qingxin pill to stabilize her mood.

After the Empress Dowager breathed smoothly, she immediately asked people to close the palace gate, and informed the people in the harem not to walk around at will.

Then he took Bai Zhi and went to Emperor Longde.

After Bai Zhi felt the pulse, he quickly applied the needle.

Half an hour later, Emperor Longde woke up.

The empress dowager burst into tears, "Emperor!"

"Let the empress worry!" With the help of Changchun, Emperor Longde sat up and half leaned on the dragon bed, "Master Mingzhi Township, what is wrong with me?"

For more than a month, Emperor Longde has always been irritable and irritable, vomiting blood at every turn, and fell into a coma for more than half an hour every few days. The imperial doctor took the pulse countless times, but could not find the specific reason, which made Emperor Longde even more irritable , the temper is getting worse and worse.

Bai Zhi said: "Return to the emperor, your illness is very strange, Ming Zhi dare not make a judgment, you need to observe more time."

Emperor Longde was a little displeased, but Bai Zhi was his last hope, so he couldn't be too harsh.

The Empress Dowager acted as if she had met a savior, "Ming Zhi, I entrust you with the emperor's illness. If it is cured, the Ai family will definitely reward you a lot!"

Bai Zhi said: "Empress Dowager, this is Ming Zhi's job, Ming Zhi must do her best!"

The queen mother said: "Then you will stay in the palace these days to treat the emperor."

Emperor Longde vomited blood in the early court, and all the ministers saw it with their own eyes. This matter can no longer be concealed, so the Queen Mother simply kept Bai Zhi openly.

"Yes, the Empress Dowager."

At this time, Emperor Longde said: "Come here! Help me to the Hall of Valor!"

The queen mother was shocked, "Emperor! You just woke up, you should take a good rest! The dragon body is the most important thing in everything!"

Murderous intent flashed in Emperor Longde's eyes, "Before I died, my son started raising private soldiers, ready to rebel against me! I can't tolerate it for a day!"

Seeing that he was not moving, the Queen Mother said to Bai Zhi: "Mingzhi, please persuade the emperor, his body is not suitable for getting angry and hurting his spirit!"

Bai Zhi was quiet, "Empress Dowager, if the Emperor has something on his mind that cannot be resolved, it would be a disadvantage to keep holding his breath! Ming Zhi just gave the emperor an injection, if Ming Zhi is allowed to accompany him, there will be no problem."

Hearing what she said, the queen mother thought it was reasonable, but she was still worried, "Emperor, why don't you go after dinner?" It would be nice to have a rest for a while!
She had a sad face. At this time, she was not the empress dowager, she was just an ordinary mother who was worried about her son's illness. Emperor Longde couldn't bear to ignore her, and said: "Prepare to pass on the meal. In the Hall of Valor, send someone to deliver the meal. Orally, the government will continue after Zishi."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Emperor Longde had his meal, took a rest, and accompanied by the Queen Mother and Bai Zhi, he went to the Hall of Valor.

At this time, his complexion has recovered, and he can't see the papery complexion before.

The courtiers were so happy that they wept bitterly. Don't want to look like they have suffered for Emperor Longde. As for what they think in their hearts, it's another matter.

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

"Be flat!"

Emperor Longde raised his hand slightly, with no emotion on his face, the emperor's eyes swept lightly, and all the officials below felt the pressure of the emperor, and they were all silent.

After the Empress Dowager sat down, Emperor Longde said, "About Jiang Lin's private soldiers, do you have any opinions?"

The ministers of the second prince's faction were ashen-faced and did not dare to speak out, and the other ministers also bowed their heads in silence.

"If not, then I declare..."

"Your Majesty! My concubine has something to say!"

"Empress, the emperor has ordered you not to trespass!"

"Presumptuous! I want to go in!"

There was a commotion outside the hall for a while, but the eunuchs couldn't stop them. The queen stumbled into the Hall of Valor with disheveled hair.

Emperor Longde's face darkened, "Come here! Send the queen back to the central palace and wait for her to be dealt with!"

"Your Majesty!" The queen knelt on the ground and shouted: "Please listen to my concubine's words. I and Zhe'er have been wronged! If the emperor doesn't let my concubine finish speaking, I will die with regret!"

"Come on!..." Emperor Longde's forehead was throbbing with veins.

The Empress Dowager said: "Emperor, since the Empress is here, just listen to what she has to say! So that everyone can be convinced!"

"Yes, Empress Mother!" After Emperor Longde agreed, he glanced at the Empress with disgust, "Empress, for the sake of Empress Mother, I will give you a quarter of an hour!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Empress Dowager!" The Empress relaxed her expression, straightened her hair on her sideburns, and returned to her elegant and dignified demeanor, "Your Majesty, the letter on Lord Yuan was indeed written by a concubine! But your Majesty, you should know Why did the concubine let Lord Yuan deal with Princess Zhuzhu! Zhe'er was poisoned by the maid beside her and almost died. Changping was disfigured and deprived of his love. He was in pain! The concubine vowed to do what Changping wished , married to Prince Xiao, that's why the concubine wrote that letter!

As long as Princess Zhuzhu is gone, Changping will surely get his wish!The concubine knows that the concubine is the queen of the world, and she should put Tianwu, Jiangshan and the country as the most important thing, and should not murder the meritorious people in the court for the sake of the children's private relationship!But even though a concubine is a queen, she is also a mother. It is human nature for a mother to be desperate for her children. Even if there are mistakes, her feelings are pitiful!If it were all the close relatives here who had an accident, who wouldn't hate that harmful person! ? "

The hall was quiet. From the perspective of human relations, if someone hurt a close relative, he would hate that person like a bone.

The queen's words moved many people.

The expression on Emperor Longde's face remained unchanged, "So, for your own selfish desire, you interfered in politics without authorization, and asked Yuan Xiu to avenge your private revenge for you. Can it be offset by saying that you are sympathetic? There is also the case of private soldiers, the evidence of the crime is conclusive... "

"Your Majesty, regarding the matter of Princess Zhuzhu, the concubine knows that she is guilty and dare not ask the emperor to forgive me. The concubine said these words because she has a question in her heart and cannot get an answer."

"What question?"

"Zhe'er and Changping suffered because of Princess Zhuzhu, and the concubine, as a mother, was angry and wanted to take revenge. Regardless of whether this action was right or wrong, it cannot be denied that this is human nature! But on the other hand, Kong Shangshu, his eldest grandson To die because of Princess Zhuzhu, and to be humiliated because of Princess Zhuzhu, but to act like nothing happened, never to trouble the princess, this is against human nature, and my concubines really don't understand!"

Word by word, the queen slowly brought everyone's emotions and thoughts into her own, "There are three people in total when I go to Jianglin this time. Prince Xiao is in charge of the robbing of the tribute, and Mo Bai will follow to learn. The emperor must not forget that there is another person, that is Xu Chui, the household doctor! He has been in Jianglin for a month, what did he do, what did he check, can he have a booklet? During the days when Xiao Shizi and Princess Zhuzhu were hiding, I took Mo Bai to copy the account books for nearly ten days, a doctor who is proficient in account books and never makes mistakes in the household department, but when he went to Jianglin, he made such low-level mistakes, isn't it ridiculous and suspicious?"

"Your Majesty, the old minister has been wronged, Mr. Xu has been wronged..." Kong Shangshu immediately knelt down and shouted for injustice, Emperor Longde raised his hand to stop him, and said solemnly: "Continue to talk."

"Yes, Your Majesty! Master Yuan once pushed the robbery of the tribute to the bandits in Heishuiya, and tried every means to frame Xiao Shizi as colluding with Heishuiya. If Master Yuan succeeds in this action, he will be convicted, and Shizi Xiao will undoubtedly die." Does the emperor still remember the wish of the concubine? The concubine wanted Princess Zhuzhu to die so that Changping could marry Prince Xiao. If so, how could the concubine let people kill the concubine Xiao and make Changping's wish come to nothing? In the letter to Mr. Yuan, the concubine made it clear that the one to deal with is Zhuzhu Princess Lu Xinyan. As for Mr. Xiao, a little lesson is enough! Therefore, the concubine suspects that Mr. Yuan has already been bribed by someone. After arriving at the concubine's letter, everything he did was obedient and violative! Please be careful, the emperor!"

After saying this, the queen fell on the ground.

Emperor Longde slowly closed his eyes, it seemed that he had listened to everything the queen had said.

The atmosphere on the field was tense for a while, and everyone dared not show their anger.

The queen secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It was impossible to turn the situation around with just a few words from her, but as long as the seeds of doubt could be left in Emperor Longde's heart, then she and Wu Zhe would have a chance to turn around.

After a while, Emperor Longde slowly opened his eyes, "Jin Aiqing, did Mr. Xu contact Yuan Xiu in private?"

Jin Zheng walked out, "Back to the emperor, according to the memories of the people in the Jianglin yamen, Mr. Xu once met Mr. Yuan alone, and said that he had something important to report."

The queen was refreshed, "Your Majesty, Jiang Lin will be headed by Xiao Shizi and Mo Bai on this trip. If Xiao Shizi is not there, he should discuss with Mo Bai, and Mo Bai will go to Mr. Yuan together by one or two people, and Xu Langzhong will leapfrog." See you, there is clearly a problem!"

Grand Master Ge, who had been silent since the early dynasty, came out to the palace at this time, "Your Majesty, the old minister has something to announce!"

"Prelude!"

Grand Master Ge took out a booklet, "This is the evidence that Kong Shilang bought and sold the official position of the Ministry of Households! Kong Shangshu and Kong Shilang regard the Ministry of Households as the backyard of the Kong family, and they say the same thing in the Ministry of Households. Whoever is promoted and whoever is demoted is up to them." Father and son have the final say! There are also personal testimony from colleagues in the household department. If you want to be promoted in the household department, in addition to pleasing the Kong family, you must honor the money in time, and you must also swear to be loyal to the Kong family!"

Emperor Longde trembled with anger, and shouted angrily, "Submit it!"

Chang Chun immediately took the memorial from Grand Master Ge and handed it to Emperor Longde. After reading it, Emperor Longde sneered three times and threw it directly at Kong Shangshu who was covered in cold sweat, "Okay, very good! The Ministry of Households, as your Kong family, not only need to give money, but also show loyalty! How about giving this dragon seat to your Kong family?"

Kong Shangshu and Kong Xinwen's faces were dripping with sweat, "Your Majesty has wronged you! Your Majesty!"

At this time, another person sent by the second prince stood up, "Your Majesty, here is a memorial from Dongyuan, Qinnan, Qinbei and other places. Several governors reported that the local people praised Kong Shangshu and the fourth prince. They are reborn parents, and they pledged their allegiance to the death. Many people in the market hope that the fourth prince will inherit the throne in the future, so that their good days will come..."

"Bastard!" Emperor Longde slapped his dragon chair angrily, and stood up tremblingly, "Does this mean that during my reign, I let them live a hard life? Since I took the throne, I have worked hard for the people of the world. , Thinking hard, the final credit is actually the Kong family of the household department?!"

"Your Majesty, that's not the case, Your Majesty!"

"Re-investigate the case of Jiang Lin's private soldiers thoroughly, and put the Kong family, father and son and related people in prison! Wait and see!"

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After listening to Jian Jia's narration, Lu Xinyan asked: "So, now the Empress and Grand Master Ge took advantage of the two loopholes in that letter and Mr. Xu to detain the private soldiers to the Third Prince and Kong Shangshu?"

"Yes, princess!" Jian Jia said: "It is a fact that private soldiers are raised privately. The relevant leaders all committed suicide. We can only rely on indirect evidence to prove who is behind the scenes! The content and motivation of the empress's letter are well-founded, so The emperor believes that this is a violation of Yuan Xiu's yin and yang! And Xu Langzhong leapfrogged to see Mr. Yuan, which makes people have to suspect that Mr. Yuan and the Ministry of Households are colluding with each other! Coupled with the rumors about the Ministry of Households in the market, the emperor is very concerned about the Ministry of Households. dissatisfied!
Seeing that things were getting worse, Concubine Kong Shu begged the Queen Mother to take the Fourth Prince to the Northwest Desert. If she didn't summon her, she would never return to Beijing!The queen mother persuaded the emperor to agree because the fourth prince was young and did not participate in these outrageous things!Tomorrow, Concubine Kong Shu and the Fourth Prince will leave the capital. As for Kong Shangshu and his henchmen, I'm afraid they won't be able to please! "

"I thought the second prince had fallen, but I didn't expect such a reversal to happen in the end! It was the fourth prince and Kong Shangshu who fell!" Lu Xinyan said with emotion.

"Grand Master Ge and the Empress are really calm, and they have been standing still since the incident happened. It turned out that they were secretly collecting evidence of the Kong family's crimes early in the morning, and they were caught off guard at the critical moment!" Xiao Qing said: "Yichen, the Kong family has collapsed. Be careful with the Ge family in the future!"

Xiao Yichen said: "Auntie, the empress and Grand Master Ge were able to turn defeat into victory because they took advantage of the emperor's suspicious mentality after being ill, and used the extremely fast military technique, not giving the enemy a chance to breathe, so they quickly brought down the Kong family! Your majesty has returned The Queen of God must know that she is being used. Even if she doesn't want to admit it, she will still have a grudge against the second prince! My nephew thinks that the first prince should be on guard! This time the Kong family fell, and the second prince did not dare to reveal it Expanding power is a good time for the eldest prince to buy people's hearts, expand power, and gain a firm foothold!"

Xiao Qing pondered for a moment, "Sheng'er is relying on our Zhen Guo Gongfu, but Zhen Guo Gong's government is mostly a military force, and the civil servants have limited power. In addition, you have always participated in the Jiang Lin incident. Among them, it is not good to win people too clearly..."

Lu Xinyan interjected: "Auntie, my niece and daughter-in-law feel that the most critical issue now is the emperor's illness!"

If Bai Zhi can cure Emperor Longde and let him live for [-] or [-] years, he is not in a hurry to plan now, but if Emperor Longde's disease has no cure and only a few years to live, now the imperial territory must be seized!
Xiao Qing glanced at Lu Xinyan unexpectedly, "Zhuzhu is right, it's just the emperor's condition, the queen mother will definitely make people guard against spreading it..."

"Auntie," Lu Xinyan smiled, with a hint of cunning, "Ming Zhixiang belongs to my niece and daughter-in-law."

Bai Zhi may not tell others, but she will definitely not hide it from her, and she will even take the initiative to tell her.

"In this way, I can rest assured."

"Auntie, it's getting late, my nephew and Zhuzhu are leaving first."

"I've worked hard today, go back early and rest."

"Yes, Auntie."

When the two of them saluted and resigned, Lu Xinyan secretly glanced at Xiao Yichen, thinking that after such a big incident happened, he would forget about the concubine, right?

But it's a pity that a certain person was expressionless, and Lu Xinyan really couldn't figure out what was going on in his heart.

After walking out of Ganquan Palace, Lu Xinyan gently pulled Xiao Yichen's sleeve in front of her, and said softly: "Brother Yichen, walk slowly, I can't keep up."

It's always right to give in first.

Xiao Yichen stopped, turned sideways to her, looked at her white and tender hands holding her sleeves, and didn't say a word.

Lu Xinyan's heart skipped a beat, this is...still angry?

Cheapskate!
She muttered in her heart, but a smile bloomed on her face, and she took the initiative to hold Xiao Yichen's arm affectionately, "Brother Yichen, let's go together."

The man didn't shake her off, and didn't make a sound.

Lu Xinyan sneaked a look at his expression while walking, seeing that he had been indifferent all the time, she rolled her eyes and turned on the coquettish mode, "Brother Yichen, I'm tired and my legs are weak and I can't walk."

The implication is, can you carry me away?
Xiao Yichen finally opened his mouth, and what he said almost killed Lu Xinyan with anger.

"Tired? Then rest for a while before leaving!"

Damn you!Normally he wouldn't let him hug him, but he had to hug her. Now she offered to let him hug her, but he purposely took Joe!
What the hell, isn't it just talking about accepting a noble concubine?She refused and expressed her intentions, why is she still occupying this article and refusing to turn over it?
Just as Lu Xinyan was about to get angry, Xiao Yichen glanced over, Lu Xinyan immediately faltered, and her accusation turned into a half coquettish and half righteous "You hug me away!"

If he dares to refuse her, she will let him know what it's like to be married yesterday and be alone with Li tomorrow!
With a light body, he fell into a warm embrace in an instant.

Lu Xinyan beamed with joy, hooked Xiao Yichen's neck, took the initiative to send a kiss, and praised desperately, "Brother Yichen is so kind! He is handsome, intelligent and courageous, with a big heart and a big heart. He definitely won't take small things to heart, right? ?”

Xiao Yichen glanced over her face with downcast eyes, and let out a soft snort, not falling into her trap.

Lu Xinyan curled her lips, stingy!
After getting out of the palace and getting on the carriage, Xiao Yichen sat opposite Lu Xinyan, his eyes drooped slightly, his lips were tightly pursed, and he looked like I was still angry, please coax me!
Lu Xinyan wanted to take the initiative to sit beside Xiao Yichen, but it was difficult for her to get up while the carriage was moving, otherwise she would fall easily.

The light of the luminous pearl on the top shrouded the man's jade-like face, softening his outline, leaving deep and shallow shadows, making him even more handsome, noble and dignified!
People can't wait to throw themselves down immediately!
Lu Xinyan's hands were itchy, she endured and endured, and finally took advantage of the swaying of the carriage, and rushed towards Xiao Yichen.

The man quickly put his arms around her waist to prevent her from falling, but the light in his eyes did not agree!

Did you want to be so careless on purpose?It was obvious that he wanted to fall and hurt him, which made him feel bad!Brave girl, deserve to be punished!

But in the next second, he didn't think so, and even felt joyful.

Because Lu Xinyan took the opportunity to straddle him, wrapping his hands around his neck.

As long as he lowers his head, there will be soft ups and downs, and the fragrance of the nose will make people's hearts flutter.

They didn't wear much clothes, and while the carriage was shaking, their bodies were tightly pressed together, arousing the interest of enduring for a day.

Xiao Yichen clasped Lu Xinyan's waist with his big hands, and pressed closer to himself.

Lu Xinyan wanted to escape subconsciously, she jumped on him, just afraid that he would get angry and push herself back, not for doing something in the car, but the current situation seems like she wants to take the initiative to do something.

She blushed slightly, "Xiao Shizi, you let go, it's... very uncomfortable."

"What? Isn't it Brother Yichen?" The bad girl, if you have something to do, you can go to Brother Yichen, and if you have nothing to do, you can go to Xiao Shizi. She should be taught a lesson.

Xiao Yichen's hand slid down as if invisible, his voice was sexy and ambiguous, "Uncomfortable... just right, I will make you feel better soon..."

"No, no, it's not uncomfortable!" Lu Xinyan shook her head quickly, "But I think you will be uncomfortable, so I'd better sit back and let's talk."

"I'm not uncomfortable, I like it." The man would not let her leave easily, he pressed her waist with one hand, and slipped in along the edge of the skirt with the other.

Lu Xinyan felt as if she had been electrocuted, her face was blushing, her voice panted slightly, "Don't...don't be like this..."

The hands are playing tricks, "Don't do anything? This, or that?"

The playful and hoarse voice interspersed with Lu Xinyan's exclamation, "Bastard, don't mess around, this is in a carriage!"

"If you're not in the carriage, you can mess around, right?"

"No!" Lu Xinyan quickly vetoed, "Where you can't mess around, you can't mess around!"

Xiao Yichen said quietly: "You can't mess around, so why don't we talk about noble concubines and ordinary wives?"

Lu Xinyan: ... "I, I, I have made it clear, this will never happen in the future, really!"

The man approached her dangerously, "You sold me secretly, turned around and redeemed me, just wanting me to pretend that nothing happened? What do you treat me as? Huh?"

"Then I, I apologize to you! Are you okay with the head office? A man is a man, you can't be so stingy, you know?"

"I accept the apology, but..." Xiao Yichen curled his lips into a captivating smile, "A verbal apology is not enough!"

Lu Xinyan shrank back, "What else do you want?"

Xiao Yichen pulled her closer, and the lips of the two of them were about to stick together. The instantly magnified handsome face made Lu Xinyan's mind go blank.

His breath slid over her lips, with a sultry charm, "If you accept me now, I will not mention the matter of noble concubine in the future."

"No... no, this is... on the carriage..., why don't you go back..."

He lifted up the clothes of the two of them and rubbed them together, "Don't you want to try?"

Lu Xinyan trembled all over, curled up her toes, "No..."

The man smiled heavily, and bit her ear punishingly, "Duplicity."

Her whole body was numb and numb, as if she had been electrified, Lu Xinyan was so soft that she almost collapsed, but she didn't let go.

He blocked her lips domineeringly, "If you don't deny it, you should agree."

"Qi Fei, go around the capital twice!"

two laps?Lu Xinyan's legs were so frightened that she laps for at least an hour. After two laps, it will be dawn. Is he trying to kill her?

"No... woo..."

But the man no longer gave her any chance, and pressed her down hard...

The temperature in the carriage was as high as a stove, the sweat was dense, and the clothes were wet, and the soft and charming voice rang out for a long time in the closed space...

"Asshole, are you trying to kill me!?"

Fiercely and crazily, the man's eyes were red, like a beast, "Yes, I wish I could kill you! Just kill you like this!"

"Woooo, can you go back?"

"Say good brother, let's go back."

"No, you are lying!"

"I won't lie to you this time, really!"

"I do not believe!"

"I really don't lie to you, if you don't believe me, try it?"

"Really?"

"real!"

"Good brother... ah~"

After a long time, Lu Xinyan woke up slowly, unable to move her fingers.

Bastard, did you agree not to lie?Woohoo, I was lied to again!You big liar, you can't live this day!

I swear, I will find ten concubines for you!
Squeeze.Dry.you!

See how you still bully me!
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