Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

Chapter 423 The government is in danger

Zhao Yuan'er said firmly: "Uncle Huang, that Zhou Yi had an affair with the deceased Concubine Li, and this Qingluan is their illegitimate daughter. Zhou Yi and the Zhenguo government deceived the emperor and ignored him. Yuan'er couldn't bear it. The emperor's uncle was deceived by these treacherous people and came here to inform him."

What man can bear such humiliation, let alone an emperor.

When Emperor Ming heard this, he was so angry that he slapped the table and glared at Zhao Yuan'er and said sternly: "How outrageous!"

Zhao Yuan'er continued: "If Uncle Huang doesn't believe me, just order someone to search the general's mansion. The other inkstone is in Zhou Yi's study. I have been with him for so many years, and I saw with my own eyes that Zhou Yi was quiet at night. He shed tears and stared at this square inkstone. Everyone in the older generation in Beijing knew that he had been in love with the second aunt of the Zhenguo Palace when he was young. After the second aunt of the Li family entered the palace, he could not even forget it, and he did not hesitate to wait until he was in his thirties. He only married under the pressure of his parents, which shows that he has never forgotten the second aunt of the Li family."

Glancing at Emperor Ming's livid face, Zhao Yuan'er continued: "Zhou Yi had already disbanded his troops and returned to his fields without caring about worldly affairs. But last year when the Huns invaded, the Ninth Princess was about to be sent away to marry him. He even ignored Ding You and went to fight against the Huns just to save the Ninth Princess. The princess is in water and fire, huh! Your Majesty, you can go and investigate, if these nine princesses are not Zhou Yi's flesh and blood, I would be willing to suffer the death penalty."

 As for what happened between Zhou Yi and Concubine Li back then, Emperor Ming, who was in the palace, only learned about it many years after Concubine Li entered the palace.

The second aunt of the Li family was beautiful and talented. She was included in the palace. Emperor Ming loved her very much, but no matter how kindly Emperor Ming treated her, she remained depressed. Later, by chance, Emperor Ming met her. Only after she wrote the poem did she realize that she had someone else in her heart, so Emperor Ming threw her into the cold palace in anger. Later, because Empress Li begged for mercy on her deathbed, Emperor Ming forgave her sister for the sake of their relationship. Restored its status.

These old things were originally a thorn in Emperor Ming's heart. Now after listening to Zhao Yuan'er's words, Emperor Ming was convinced. He turned pale with anger, and veins sprouted on his forehead, prompting Li Dequan to issue an order: " Go to General Zhou's Mansion to search, and if we find such a purple gold inkstone, we will imprison the Zhou family until they are punished."

If this matter is decided, not only Zhou Yi will have his whole family executed, but also the Zhenguo government will have to follow suit.

Concubine Meng has no grievances against Zhou Yi. What she is most concerned about now is that she wants Emperor Ming to appoint her son as the crown prince as soon as possible, but she does not want to cause trouble at this juncture.

Concubine Meng tried to persuade Emperor Ming: "Your Majesty, please calm down. This matter cannot be ignored. We will arrest Zhou Yi and interrogate him slowly."

Without waiting for Emperor Ming's reply, Zhao Yuan'er rushed to say: "This matter is not a trivial matter. I'm afraid Zhou Yi may not be willing to plead guilty easily. This matter has nothing to do with the Zhenguo Palace. Why doesn't your Majesty also arrest the people from the Zhenguo Palace for interrogation?" As long as there is one who can't stand it, don't worry about asking for the reason."

Emperor Ming was so angry that his chest heaved violently, and he said bitterly: "My Zhao family has always treated the Duke of Zhenguo very well. I never thought that they would raise such a shameless daughter. They dare to tease me like this. I will definitely not let go easily." Pass."

As he spoke, Emperor Ming waved his sleeves and decreed: "Drive back to the palace and I will personally review the case."

Emperor Ming drove back to the palace with overwhelming anger. As soon as he entered the inner palace, the people who were ordered to search General Zhou's mansion came back and reported that they had indeed found the square inkstone that Emperor Ming mentioned in Zhou Yi's study, and also found it in Zhou Yi's study. A portrait of the late Concubine Li was found.

 After hearing the news, Emperor Ming became even more convinced that Zhou Yi was having an affair with Concubine Li.

Then, Qingluan is definitely not his biological daughter. Concubine Li left the inkstone to her daughter, which is a subtle hint of Qingluan's life experience. It was already the end for Emperor Ming to tolerate Concubine Li having another man in her heart. Now that he knew that Concubine Li dared to have **** with Zhou Yi after entering the palace, Emperor Ming was furious.

He immediately issued an order: "Seal down the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion and imprison everyone except the eldest princess and Li Ling's brother and sister."

After a while, the eldest princess's carriage entered the palace. After the eldest princess got off the car, she went straight to the inner hall. When she saw Emperor Ming, she scolded him sternly: "Are you crazy? Why did you come here just because of this rumor?" The Duke of Zhenguo raised an army to investigate the crime?"

Emperor Ming was angry and met the eldest princess. He replied coldly: "Eldest sister is really deliberately favoring the Zhenguo Palace. Even if your own brother is played by them like this, do you still want me to endure it? I am the emperor. Even if he has made outstanding achievements in the government of the country, how can I allow them to see his dignity like this?"

The eldest princess waved her hand and dismissed everyone, and comforted Emperor Ming: "It's just like what you said. Zhao Yuan'er was just resentful after being abandoned by Zhou Yi, so she deliberately framed her. How can you believe this woman's words?"

Emperor Ming retorted: "The inkstone was found from Zhou Yi's study, so it can be fake."

The eldest princess replied: "Even if these inkstones are a pair, it doesn't mean that A Tian still had an affair with Zhou Yi after entering the palace. Maybe they were given to her in private by the two of them before she entered the palace. Regarding their original affairs, you It’s not like I’m ignorant.”

Before the eldest princess could finish her words, Emperor Ming interrupted and said, "Atian is obsessed with her foreign man and is so shameless. Please don't mention her past affairs to me again."

 “Hmph! I hate her and Zhou Yi for being so anxious.”

The eldest princess said with a cold face: "At the beginning, Ah Tian really cared about Zhou Yi, and she was not the family you liked. She brought her into the palace. If there is something wrong in this matter, you have nothing to do with it, huh! Still! As for Zhou Yi, even if you knew that A Tian was fond of him, it was not because you relied on Zhou Yi to fight for you and defend the country, so you just ignored him. Zhou Yi was also old, and you turned over again. To search the house and hold people accountable for this incident is to cross the river and burn the bridge."

Emperor Ming said angrily: "At first, I thought they were just teenagers worrying about something, and they didn't do anything extraordinary, so I let it go lightly. But I didn't expect that, not only did they not repent, but they even got worse and even secretly communicated with each other. Qu, even pregnant with an illegitimate daughter, such a shame and humiliation, how can I bear it, eldest sister?"

The eldest princess sighed and said, "What do you think? Even if Ah Tian can't let go of Zhou Yi, she will definitely not dare to do such a thing. Qingluan is the flesh and blood of our Zhao family. Don't listen to the slander."

Emperor Ming retorted: "If Qingluan were not the flesh and blood of Zhou Yi, would he, who had already been disarmed and returned to his fields without caring about worldly affairs, fight against the Huns regardless of Ding You? Humph! This Qingluan is definitely the evil offspring left behind by him and A Tian. "

Without waiting for the eldest princess to tell, Emperor Ming continued categorically: "Zhou Yi and the Duke of Zhenguo have deceived you so much and made me suffer such great humiliation. When I find out the truth, I will never let you go lightly. I can promise not to harm my brother-in-law and his wife." The three children of the eldest sister, as well as the rest of the government, will all have to pay the price for this."

 (End of this chapter)