After visiting the Allergy Queen, Jiang Nianjiao naturally wanted to visit her aunt.
Although my aunt was also a highly protected person at the Northern Suburbs Prayer Meeting, so she was not harmed at that time, but because the Northern Suburbs Prayer Meeting was hosted by Concubine Yuxian, the Chen family would naturally have to This big basin of dirty water was poured on Concubine Yuxian with all her strength.
Although there was no direct evidence from Concubine Yuxian's side to prove that she was responsible for this incident, she was still punished by Emperor Yong for hosting a failed prayer meeting.
It is said that Emperor Yong had fined her salary a few days ago and temporarily withdrew her right to be the associate administrator of the Sixth Palace.
As a junior, she naturally had to say hello.
Therefore, Jiang Nianjiao only took a detour to Yuxiu Palace.
But she didn't expect that today's Yuxiu Palace would be guarded by a generation more troops than usual.
Moreover, these guards were all strangers. Jiang Nianjiao did not recognize them, and they naturally did not recognize Jiang Nianjiao at the moment. ..
When he saw Jiang Nianjiao approaching, the guard on the left drew his sword and stopped in front of Jiang Nianjiao, "Your Majesty has an order here. No one is allowed to enter the Yuxiu Palace without permission!"
When he spoke, the guard had a cold look on his face.
If it were normal, Jiang Nianjiao would probably have a head-on confrontation with the guard.
But looking at the three floors here and the surrounding three floors, Jiang Nianjiao knew that something was probably not good.
But at this moment, she still hadn't figured out what was wrong with the situation.
She whispered, "Brother, I am Concubine Yuxian's niece. Can I ask what happened inside? Is my aunt okay?"
However, the attendant just waved his hand at her impatiently, "How do we know what happened? We only know that the superiors have ordered us to guard the Yuxiu Palace. People inside are not allowed to come out. People outside are not allowed to come out without the will of the Holy Emperor." You can’t enter!”
After hearing what the attendant said, he thought of the rumors from the past few days.
Could it be that Concubine Yuxian is still enduring the Chen family's counterattack? If so, Emperor Yong's acting is too realistic, and now even Yuxiu Palace is banned.
But if that's all it is, then maybe it's not unreasonable.
Therefore, Jiang Nianjiao thought for a while and then pulled out a gold hairpin from her head. "Brother, guard, please let me go in to see my aunt. I will come out soon after I see her."
However, the guards did not look sideways at Jiang Nianjiao's flattery. They only said coldly, "Don't make trouble here, and leave quickly! If you make trouble again, don't blame us for being rude!"
I didn't expect these wooden heads to be quite strict. Are you planning to act in a full set?
Jiang Nianjiao was not a good-tempered person, but just when she was about to get angry, the guards suddenly bowed and saluted.
Jiang Nianjiao thought they had given in, but the direction of their salutes was obviously not towards her, but rather as if there was someone behind her.
When Jiang Nianjiao turned around, she found that the person coming was Liang Wang Zhao Nianze, who was wearing an ultramarine gown.
Behind him were two palace men, one on the left and one on the right.
Although the guards looked businesslike towards Jiang Nianjiao, they were obviously much more polite when they saw Zhao Nianze.
There was no need to introduce one's family name, so they respectfully said, "See His Royal Highness the King of Liang."
Zhao Nianze only said coldly, "You don't have to be polite, I just wonder how my mother and concubine are doing these days?"
The attendants naturally just nodded when they heard this, and Zhao Nianze didn't even need to take the initiative to speak. These attendants who were still saying that they were not allowed to enter Yuxiu Palace without the emperor's will only took the initiative to open the door of Yuxiu Palace.
Jiang Nianjiao finally saw what double standards are.
But now was not the time to sigh. His cousin looked so worried that he didn't even notice her.
Seeing that Zhao Nianze was about to step into Yuxiu Palace, she naturally said loudly, "Cousin!"
Zhao Nianze seemed to have discovered Jiang Nianjiao's existence at this moment. He only glanced at Jiang Nianjiao lightly, "So it's you."
Jiang Nianjiao naturally followed closely and said, "Cousin, can I go in with you?"
Zhao Nianze said without hesitation, "Okay."
Then Jiang Nianjiao entered under the eyes of the guards who dared not say anything but were angry.
Yuxiu Palace.
After stepping into Yuxiu Palace, I didn't expect that there were more guards guarding the interior.
They all had solemn expressions and stern eyebrows, as if they were surrounding the Yuxiu Palace into an iron tower. It was at this moment that Jiang Nianjiao finally smelled something unusual.
"Cousin, what's happening now?" Jiang Nianjiao finally couldn't help but ask.
However, Zhao Nianze didn't say much. After following Zhao Nianze into Yuxiu Palace, Jiang Nianjiao just saw Concubine Yuxian who was teaching embroidery to the palace people around her.
In the room, Concubine Yuxian only corrected the palace man's embroidery again and again, but it seemed that she was not affected by the situation outside.
Until the little palace maid who opened the door said happily, "Your Majesty, Your Highness Prince Liang and Miss Jiang are here to see you."
After hearing this, Concubine Yuxian raised her head, smiled and said, "Are you here?"
Although Concubine Yuxian looked calm and calm, Jiang Nianjiao could still feel that Concubine Yuxian seemed a little haggard.
As usual, Concubine Yuxian only asked the palace servants around her to watch and serve tea for them.
Jiang Nianjiao had no intention of paying attention to these false etiquette. After seeing the situation outside, she couldn't help but ask Concubine Yuxian, "Auntie, what is going on now."
"Don't worry Jiaojiao, it's just the Chen family who is throwing dirty water on us right now. Your Highness is doing this just for show." Concubine Yu Xian comforted her.
However, when she said this, her eyes were clearly evasive, and being surrounded to this extent did not look like she was acting at all.
Jiang Nianjiao could only continue to ask, "Aunt, you'd better tell the truth to me. I've noticed that almost all the palace attendants in your palace have been changed. If it's really just an act, Your Majesty doesn't need to be like this. After all, your power of associate council has been removed. Once you take it off, no matter how much you act, you don’t need to go to this level.”
After hearing Jiang Nianjiao's words, the forced smile on Concubine Yuxian's face finally slowly disappeared. Instead, Zhao Nianze said, "Concubine, I can't hide anything from Gillian."
Concubine Yuxian only sighed deeply when she heard this, and then Zhao Nianze spoke on behalf of Concubine Yuxian, "It is the father's order to confine the mother and concubine here."
"Why?" Jiang Nianjiao asked closely.
"During the last prayer meeting, didn't my father encounter a sneak attack and almost be assassinated?" Zhao Nianze said.
Jiang Nianjiao nodded, "So what?"
"The assassin was the goddaughter Yao Ping recognized a few days ago." Zhao Nianze said softly.
Jiang Nianjiao's eyes widened when she heard this. It was only at this time that she realized that Yao Ping was not in Yuxiu Palace.
"What's going on? Why does the good-looking Yaoping want to accept her as her goddaughter?" Jiang Nianjiao asked without giving up.
"The woman's name is Qu Pu. She was originally a palace servant in Yeting. According to Yao Ping, this girl helped Yao Ping several times. Yao Ping saw that she was smart and smart, and the two of them also fell in love, so Yao Ping recognized her. As his goddaughter, he brought her from Yeting to Yuxiu Palace. Later, when Emperor Yong saw that the girl was clever and well-organized, he asked our empress to ask her to serve him tea."
"It's just unimaginable that this girl would suddenly assassinate the emperor at such a critical moment. If Empress Min hadn't been so desperate, His Highness would probably have been in danger."
After hearing this, Jiang Nianjiao naturally understood the whole story, which meant that the woman who died on the spot was closely related to Yuxiu Palace.
Normally, every death of a concubine would be investigated thoroughly.
What's more, the assassination attempt on the emperor has failed and the queen is unconscious.
Naturally, this kind of case should be investigated more carefully.
But now that the person involved is dead, people have almost no way to start. At this time, it is natural to look for a breakthrough in the person closest to the palace.
Just looking for a breakthrough, find a breakthrough. Even if your aunt is somewhat related to that palace person, what does that have to do with your aunt? You must know that the Gao family behind her has always been loyal to His Majesty.
And the aunt even raised the children of Emperor Yong and his first wife.
Not to mention the aunt's temperament, is such a bias not worthy of Emperor Yong's belief that he would take such a violent action only when the matter was not yet clear?
People say that one day brings a hundred days of kindness to a couple.
Isn't this enough?
Can Emperor Yong trust his aunt?
Jiang Nianjiao looked at her aunt with a clearly disappointed expression.
But her aunt just smiled and patted Jiang Nianjiao's back and said, "Silly girl, what are you thinking about? I'll be fine."
However, Prince Liang's expression became more solemn. He whispered, "Yao Ping confessed."
Hearing this, Concubine Yu Xian's face turned pale, and Jiang Nianjiao said coldly, "What is she admitting to?"
Prince Liang did not speak, he just glanced at Concubine Yuxian with a very complicated expression.
The implications are almost self-explanatory.
Jiang Nianjiao suddenly felt that it was very absurd, and she sneered, "What is she confessing to? How could my aunt assassinate His Highness? What reason does she have? Can she judge someone's guilt or life or death based on her one-sided words?"
Jiang Nianjiao was obviously very unconvinced by this, and she just asked loudly.
"No! I'm going to see His Majesty. I want to plead with him! I'm going to see Yaoping. She must be telling lies! Someone must be instigating her!"
After saying this, Jiang Nianjiao wanted to rush out of Yuxiu Palace, but luckily Zhao Nianze caught Jiang Nianjiao with quick eyesight and quick hands.
"Gillian, please calm down. Who is Yaoping? She is the maid of my mother-in-law who came from her parents' house."
However, Jiang Nianjiao did not calm down, but Concubine Yuxian calmed down first: "Jiaojiao, my aunt will be fine. As for Yaoping, I think she must have confessed to such a thing because she couldn't bear it. Jiaojiao, we can't panic. .”
Only then did Jiang Nianjiao calm down, "Yes, I can't panic! I'll go find Yao Ping first. If I find Yao Ping, I'll know what's going on!"
After saying this, Jiang Nianjiao felt that she couldn't sit still at all.
So after a few words of comfort with Concubine Yuxian, she came out with her cousin Zhao Nianze.
