The Queen Mother sighed: "Look at what Yi promised to say. She really doesn't seem like someone who has the ability to do such a thing." Then she asked, "She was with Concubine Hui at that time, so why are there only such ten people around her?"
How old is the little palace maid? If she followed her in the early years, she should be the same age as her."
Mammy said hurriedly: "Yi promised to be disgraced in the palace, and the palace maids and eunuchs would have no future. It is common for new palace maids to be replaced by new palace maids.
If you don’t dare to resist, if you agree easily and there is nowhere to find someone to make the decision, this kind of thing will just go away.”
Saying this, he went to interrogate the palace maid Jin Yan again, and came back shortly to report to the Queen Mother: "I am already fifteen years old. I have been following Yi Yaosheng for three years in the palace. Think about it, Yi Yaosheng was with the noble Jue Chan this year and got the concubine De."
She only showed her face in front of others because of the care of the empress. Naturally, Jin Yan has been struggling for three years and has no future, so she feels resentful in her heart."
The Empress Dowager's face was ashen and she asked: "What about the eldest brother?"
Mammy hesitated for a moment, thought for a while and then said: "Jinyan admitted that she was waiting for the eldest brother in the garden, hoping to make him take a fancy to her. Today I found out that the princesses came to the garden to play and have fun.
Everyone avoided her, and she was quite pretty. When my eldest brother saw her, it was natural..."
The Queen Mother was angry when she heard that, but the nanny suddenly stopped and couldn't help but stare at her: "What are you hesitating about?"
Only then did Mammy say: "As you know, Queen Mother, these days it is said that the affairs in the eldest brother's house and keeping the girls in the house are no longer new. The fireworks and glamorous places in the capital are also..." Mammy paused.
She didn't care what she said and asked again, "Jinyan insisted that the eldest brother hugged her first, can you believe it?"
The Queen Mother raised her eyebrows, and then sighed heavily: "As expected, it is a matter beyond our control. Let the Emperor teach his son by himself. You can send the questions to the Emperor to ask clearly. As for Jin Yan, let the palace's punishment department come to him.
Take someone to that place, whether she lives or dies depends on her fate."
The Queen Mother is a person who worships the Buddha. Even though she said harsh words to Yi Zhengxing just now, she still can't make a decision about life and death. Anyway, there are rules in the palace, and the Department of Punishment will deal with this palace maid according to the rules. She ended up in peace and dismissed the people around her.
Go and report it to the emperor, and let him explain everything clearly, including what Jin Yan said about the eldest brother hugging her. This will inevitably make Long Yan furious, but the Queen Mother also feels that the eldest brother should be
A good lesson learned.
In the Qingxi Bookstore, the eldest brother is kneeling in front of the desk, and the prince is standing aside. The man on the ground has a troubled expression. At first glance, it seems that he is regretful and afraid. If you look more closely, there is an unruly air in his eyes, while the prince seems calm.
He was calm, but actually there was a bit of embarrassment hidden between his brows.
At this moment, someone from the Queen Mother's side came to deliver a message and explained clearly what happened to the palace maid Jin Yan. Xuan Ye's face darkened step by step. Before the person who delivered the message could retreat, he was so angry that he slapped the case.
The prince was frightened when he saw this. He lifted up his robe and was about to kneel down, but Xuan Ye scolded him: "What did you do wrong? Why are you kneeling?"
Yinreng didn't know how to answer the question for a moment, his knees had fallen to the ground, his heart was racing, and he hurriedly said: "My son is the prince of the East Palace, and he should regulate the words and deeds of my brothers. I am too negligent about the emperor's affairs. It is my fault."
wrong."
"Nonsense." Xuan Ye said angrily, and did not let Yin Reng get up. He pointed at Yin Ti and said, "You bastard, you were not this confused when you were young. Why are you more and more ineffective now? If the love between children is strong, I will still treat you as yours."
He is a man who values love and justice, but what about you? You are just lustful."
Yinti wanted to open his mouth to defend himself, but the prince suddenly pressed his hand to signal him to stop talking. Although Yinti was not convinced, it could be seen that the prince looked sincere, and he was somewhat convinced. Besides, the two brothers had never been on good terms, and they knew it in their hearts.
, the eldest brother is not convinced by the prince, and the prince also dislikes the eldest brother. If he wants to punish him, it is not that strange.
But what happened today was purely coincidental. If he hadn't been surrounded by chattering sisters, he wouldn't have gone out even if he saw the emperor's eldest son having an affair with the palace maid in the bushes. But those little girls didn't know how high the sky was and didn't notice.
Qing was his eldest brother, so he yelled for the eunuch to arrest the person. When the people in the bushes were blasted out, the buttons of the eldest brother's mandarin jacket were unbuttoned, and the collar of the palace maid was open all the way, half wiping her snow chest.
It was looming, and everyone was dumbfounded.
"The palace maid said that it was you who hugged her first and carried her into the bushes, right?" Xuan Ye said, feeling so shameful that his whole body trembled. How could he have given birth to such an eldest son? How could he be educated?
Returning to the right path? Although this child is not as knowledgeable as the prince, he is much better than the average person. In terms of martial arts, riding and shooting, he is one of the best among the royal children of the same age. He is obviously a malleable material, but who is rubbing it?
Shaped like this?
"Drag him out and beat him thirty times. Beat him according to the truth. If there is anyone who cheats and covers up, take his head off and get out." Xuan Ye was so angry that he ordered Eunuch Li to pass on the family law and drag the eldest brother to the yard.
He went in to be beaten in public. This was not the first time that the eldest brother was beaten, but in the past the emperor would always save some face and let people beat him behind closed doors. Now that he is a married man, he has to be dragged out by his father.
I was beaten in public, and at this moment I really wanted to die.
"What are you still doing?" Xuan Ye scolded Eunuch Li, but Eunuch Li felt something was wrong in his heart. The emperor was furious at the moment and didn't want to understand many things. How could he really drag the eldest brother out to beat him? How could he still be among the courtiers in the future?
He raised his head in front of him, which broke the relationship between father and son. No matter how bad the elder brother was, he was still the eldest son.
Eunuch Li moved out slowly and tremblingly. He had a plan in mind and immediately winked at the prince. The prince saw Eunuch Li waving his hands towards him. As smart as he was, he immediately understood what to say at this moment. He straightened up and called out.
Amma kowtowed deeply and said: "I beg Amma to take back his life. The emperor made mistakes and cannot be punished in public. I beg Amma to bypass the emperor this time and give him another chance to change..."
The story of the eldest brother spread in the garden, and the emperor asked all the brothers to return to the Forbidden City immediately. At this time, the fourth brother was talking to his mother in Jifengxuan. Qinglian inquired about the Qingxi Bookstore and reported it.
The elder brother was scolded by the emperor. He wanted to use family law to make trouble, but he was stopped by the prince. Now the prince is accompanying the eldest elder brother to kneel to his ancestors. He will not leave for a while, but the emperor issued an order to ask the other elder brothers to
Return to the Forbidden City immediately.
The fourth brother stood aside and listened, expressionless, as if he didn't care about it. The imperial concubine just sighed, turned around and saw that her son didn't respond at all, patted his arm gently and said with a smile: "What do you think?"
Yinzhen said calmly: "Brother the emperor does not distinguish between public and private affairs, so it is right for the emperor to be angry."
The imperial concubine burst into laughter, and asked her son: "You are a little bit older, but you still know about public affairs and private matters. Then tell me, are there any private matters that you are hiding from your mother?"
Only then did Yinzhen smile and say, "Mom, don't always treat me like a child. I'm already ten years old."
"Yes, he is ten years old." The imperial concubine couldn't put it down and touched her son's head. She wanted to rub him into her arms, but she was afraid that her son would resist. However, the fourth elder brother took the initiative and sat next to his mother and said to her.
, "Mom, please take care of yourself and take good care of yourself. I will study hard and become a minister who satisfies Emperor Ama."
"That E Niang is very handsome." The imperial concubine was satisfied and gently shook her son's body and said, "But, it's not up to you to care about your children. When you get older, you, Ama, will naturally have to consider your family affairs. E Niang was originally for you.
You chose Yuxi, but think about it calmly these days, what if you don't like it? It's better to choose someone you like. Otherwise, like your elder brother, he dislikes Fujin for not being beautiful, and invites some messy women to ruin his own prince.
of nobility?”
But Yinzhen looked at E Niang, with a shy smile on his still immature face, and immediately said something that surprised the imperial concubine. He said seriously: "E Niang, I like Yuxi, and it would be good for Yuxi to be Fujin.
of."
The imperial concubine was overjoyed. She was stunned and asked her son: "You can't make E Niang happy. E Niang likes Yuxi, but you don't necessarily have to like her too. As long as she likes someone you like, E Niang will like any daughter-in-law."
.”
Next to him, Xiao Hezi interrupted with a playful smile: "I don't remember, last time because I couldn't see Miss Yuxi, my fourth brother couldn't recite the book, which caused my slave to be spanked until his butt blossomed."
Qinglian and others laughed and came up to pinch his ears, but the imperial concubine asked him to collect some rewards and bring them back to the palace. She said to her son happily: "I feel relieved now that I know your intentions, although it is still early to tell."
, but you were only so young when you first came into my mother’s arms, and you are now a grown-up in the blink of an eye. You can study in peace, my mother is in the garden, and I will probably return to the palace soon. Don’t
Remember me, as for Yuxi's affairs, E Niang is here for you to look after, she must be my daughter-in-law."
Yinzhen's face was red. In fact, he didn't really care about Fujin's future. He just knew that E Niang liked to hear such words and knew that E Niang cared about everything about him. She was not in good health and couldn't worry about being angry.
As long as he can make her happy, Yinzhen is happy even if he makes up a few lies against his will, but when it comes to Yuxi, he is sincere, but what is there is nothing more than the pure and beautiful love between childhood sweethearts.
Not long after, the elder brothers were picked up from everywhere, and the guards gathered around the team and marched back to the Forbidden City. The prince and the eldest elder brother were not sent out until nightfall. The two brothers knelt for several hours.
It is said that they were all escorted out by the little eunuchs who followed them.
Xuan Ye was angry and in a bad mood. When she came to Ruijingxuan that night, Lan Qi had only heard a few legends from Luzhu about this matter.
Only after losing my temper did I really understand what was going on.
Seeing that the emperor was still depressed, Lan Qi sat aside and suddenly said: "I think that if I want to silence the ministers and relatives about today's matter, the best way is for the emperor to propose marriage again.
It would be better to give the eldest brother one or two side blessings."
Xuan Ye was very surprised and looked at Lan Qi in disbelief: "I didn't expect you to say such a thing."