The scream coming from the palace would naturally not be heard by anyone. In the past few months that Chu Yunjing had lived in the palace, he had already cleaned up the people who were serving him inside and outside the Jiuhua Palace where he lived.
She has always been attentive and understanding, and she can probably tell the hidden intentions of the people around her with just a glance, and she always finds a way to divert the eyeliners.
If she really couldn't move them, she would send them farther away, guarding the door or doing night patrols. Anyway, these were jobs that were neither painful nor useful.
She was not allowed to go near her bedroom without any reason, and it became a rule to come and go.
Qian Guanguan is a powerful character. After Si Yuduo went to take care of the affairs in the palace, Qian Guanguan took over as the deputy director of Jiuhua Palace. Unlike Si Yu's gentleness, Qian Guanguan would not show mercy to the palace people, and would often
Solved by beating and scolding.
She understands what Qian Guanguan does, and as long as it doesn't go too far, she usually doesn't stop him. She just thinks Qian Guanguan is doing it to establish her authority, so that her servants will be honest and don't dare to make mistakes.
The frightened little palace maid in front of her was not completely frightened. She knew that she was in someone else's world and had to behave with her tail between her legs.
With the knife on her neck, she only dared to tremble and cover her mouth. Maybe she knew that even shouting would be of no help and she would be silenced when she fell.
Zhou Yang stood behind the palace maid, his sinister eyes fixed on the person whose blade was against him. As long as that person dared to turn around and look at him or resist for even a moment, his knife would cut across the woman's slender neck.
This conversation needs someone threatening with a knife to be effective, but the person being threatened cannot be allowed to see Zhou Yang's face clearly.
This would be detrimental to Zhou Yang and Chu Yunjing, so they had no choice but to kill the palace maid, but it was obvious that they wanted to be more stable and negotiate terms, and did not want to go to the final step of killing and silencing her.
At this time, the palace maid recovered from the fright. Because the sword was pressed against her neck, her whole body was stiff and stiff, and she timidly and tentatively uttered a few words: "Please... please forgive me... go around this slave."
..This slave will never...never say a word. This slave knows everything...if...if this matter spreads from me, I will definitely not survive.
Please...I swear...I really dare not say it..."
The palace maid took her hands down tremblingly, clasped her hands together in a praying motion, and wailed in a low voice and said these words at the top of her lungs to prove her confidence and conditions to live.
This palace maid is considered smart. She understands that she cannot tell these things, otherwise she will die miserably.
Chu Yunjing raised his eyebrows and asked in a deep voice: "I want to ask you, if someone from Zhaoyuan Palace came to ask you if you had entered Zhaoyuan Palace tonight, what would you say?"
She pressed forward step by step, putting pressure on the palace maid in front of her. Chu Yunjing didn't mean to kill the palace maid, he just wanted to give her a confession and test whether the palace maid could be used by him.
"I...I...I have never entered Zhaoyuan Palace..." The palace maid stopped crying, her eyes quickly turned to think about countermeasures, and then she firmed her eyes and said her thoughts: "Yes!
This slave has never entered Zhaoyuan Palace today!"
Chu Yunjing shook his head dissatisfied: "No, you did enter Zhaoyuan Hall, and many people saw you."
"Then...that slave didn't hear anything...this slave doesn't know anything..." The palace maid's eyes were frightened, big tears fell unconsciously, but she was overly frightened.
"That's not right..." Chu Yunjing still shook his head, and then without waiting for the palace maid to think of any stupid ideas, she took the lead and reminded the palace maid: "Let's just say that you did go to Zhaoyuan Palace with me.
, I went to deliver the imperial crown, but after I arrived and waited for a long time in the side hall, I didn’t see the imperial commander coming to check and accept it, so I couldn’t wait any longer and took you out of Zhaoyuan Hall. After that, you and I parted ways. What happened next?
I don't know at all. How about it? Can you explain this reason?"
The palace maid did not agree immediately, as if she was thinking about the whole thing, and then sniffed, fearing that she would touch the blade on her neck, so she nodded lightly: "Say... you can tell...
All slaves will obey your Majesty, as long as...as long as your Majesty can spare this slave's life."
"what's your name?"
"Slave... my name is Yihe... my surname is Li."
"Li Yihe..." murmuring the palace maid's name, Chu Yunjing curled his lips evilly: "From now on, we are on the same boat. Do you know what you should do?"
Li Yihe nodded in agreement again, and then she stopped crying when she regained her vitality: "Slave... I will never dare to say a word. If you can use me in the future, just give me your orders!"
She has always felt that hasty silence is a bad strategy, which can only add innocent guilt to herself. Instead of doing this, it is better to pull her into her own camp. Of course, the premise is to choose smart and loyal people.
Chu Yunjing's foundation in the palace was not stable, so when it came to appointing people, he would not show his sincerity without some clues or a connection with his fate.
Although Li Yihe is the junior manager of the Si Decoration Division and is in an indifferent position, he can still be regarded as a chess piece that he has placed in the Shangfu Bureau.
The previous incident with Yue'er had given her a big blow, simply because the Six Shang Bureau was not under her control and someone had stabbed her in the back.
In this way, Qiu Kang has a high position in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Li Yihe has a low position in the Six Shang Bureau, and Zhou Yang has a position in the Forbidden Army.
Except for Qiu Kang, none of them were conspicuous. She needed the opportunity to make big moves step by step.
Only when people receive benefits in the trough, will they remember it for life and be loyal...
Seeing that the big deal was done, Zhou Yang put away the knife and hid in the darkness. Li Yihe lost the restraint around his neck, his body softened, and he slid down the chair next to him.
Li Yihe gasped for air, his stiff fingers tremblingly stroked his chest, and his eyelids kept blinking and shaking.
Chu Yunjing knew that Li Yihe would not say what he heard tonight. After all, everyone would protect themselves and would not be stupid enough to fall into a trap.
They were just worried that the Master Attendant who led them in would reveal his secrets, and if His Majesty ordered him to be tortured, Li Yihe might not be able to bear it.
So if you want to bet on whether this matter is worth digging for those who know the truth, His Majesty fainted and may not be able to wake up for a while.
There is no time tonight to order the insiders to be held accountable. I am afraid that before His Majesty wakes up, the news that King Huai contradicted His Majesty and even made His Majesty faint will spread throughout Kyoto...
At that time, His Majesty forced the Imperial Guard to imprison Qin Yun in the palace. She heard this and also heard the imperial guards pulling Qin Yun out.
He will probably be imprisoned, otherwise something will really happen.
The life and death of the Holy Emperor are unknown, and King Huai holds great power. It is also unknown whether he will take advantage of this opportunity to rebel.
Just to see what happens tonight, the news brought by Zhou Yang is that Vice Commander Huo has led people to secure Prince Huai's Mansion.
It was the imperial guards who personally escorted King Huai back. All the people on the road saw it and started talking about it. It is estimated that rumors have begun to spread in Kyoto.
Hundreds of officials also began to inquire about news in the palace, and then Fengyi Palace ordered to block all news tonight.
Except for King Qi who was still in the north, all members of the royal family in Beijing went to the palace to attend to their illness. Even the seriously ill prince was carried to Zhaoyuan Hall.
After His Majesty fainted, he was placed nearby in Zhaoyuan Hall and was not moved to Shenlong Hall without authorization, mainly because he was afraid that His Majesty's body would not be able to bear the burden.
At this time, His Majesty, who was lying in the bedroom, seemed to be very angry. As for summoning the royal family into the palace, it is said that it was Song Yangshan who received His Majesty's order and summoned the royal family into the palace.
The Queen stopped her at that time but did not stop her. Could it be that His Majesty was afraid of what the interested person would do tonight, so he allowed everyone in the royal family to enter the palace as hostages.
Even if anyone wanted to rebel or take advantage of the chaos, he would not dare to do so because of the face of dozens of royal family members.
But if this happens, it will definitely cause turmoil in the court. The news tonight will definitely be exposed, and the Queen will not hide it no matter how hard she thinks.
The leader is King Xin. He is the only one in the audience who does not have to kneel. King Xin is the emperor’s uncle today. He is the youngest and only emperor’s uncle alive. He is now an old man in his seventies with gray hair on his temples.
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He is the oldest member of the royal family, and the Holy Emperor has always respected him and supported him like an ancestor. This old man has always loved playing with calligraphy, painting, and poetry, and has never been involved in the fights in the court.
Everyone in the world says that King Xin is a dashing prince with a charming wife and concubines, who lives in a drunken life and dreams. This is the reason why King Xin survives to this day. As long as he does not threaten the throne, he can guarantee your glory and wealth.
The Holy One also paid a lot of attention to King Xin's heirs. His eldest son was bound to inherit the throne, and His Majesty also gave him a tepid official position.
Most of King Xin's sons followed their father's temperament. Most of them were losers, and few had the material to be an official.
The queen knelt at the head, and King Xin sat on the chair on the left, looking away from the queen angrily. Due to his obesity, the old man made grunting sounds from his mouth from time to time.
"Hmph! Don't think that we don't know how the emperor fainted. The queen's good son has been disrespectful all day long, and now he dares to make him mad. It's really against the emperor and treason!
road!"
There was only one princess in Chu Yunjing's row. They were kneeling behind the queen. Chu Yunjing happened to be on the left side with his head lowered. Above his head was King Xin, who was beating the ground with a crutch made of golden nanmu wood, with an accusatory tone in his mouth.
snort.
King Xin's heirs were all kneeling at the end. After hearing what he said, his eldest son winked at King Xin desperately, signaling King Xin to shut up and not offend the queen.
The queen in front of her still pretended to be a good person, sobbing in a low voice and replied: "What the emperor taught me is that if I don't teach my children well, I will die!"
Empress Hao stretched out her wide sleeves and bowed to her head, saying with great piety: "As long as His Majesty wakes up safe and sound, I will go to the Buddha to apologize... cough cough cough... cough cough...
.." After saying this, the Queen coughed weakly, holding back her internal injuries anxiously and helplessly. Aunt Cui moved quickly and patted the Queen's back distressedly.
Seeing this, King Xin couldn't say any more words of criticism and sighed: "Alas! You are a virtuous queen, but since ancient times, loving mothers have often failed!"
Chu Yunjing lowered her head and said nothing. She had seen the queen's hypocritical look many times, and she felt very disdainful at the moment.
Although she had no evidence, she concluded that the Queen drugged His Majesty. The mother and son were extremely vicious, but these royal family members did not know.
Today, even if His Majesty passes away and the Queen wants to take over the power, no one would dare to object given her usual reputation as a virtuous queen.