The late emperor was licentious and had many heirs.
As the saying goes, a soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier, and a prince who doesn't want to be an emperor is naturally not a good prince either.
Therefore, the struggle for the throne in the late emperor's dynasty was extremely fierce, and the hatred between the royal brothers was so irreconcilable that the royal family withered after several incidents. Even if Emperor Shengde succeeded in ascending the throne, it would be difficult to suppress all the forces in the court.
In this powerful Jokhang Dynasty, the Xie family of Duke Ning, the Mu family of Qi Bohou, the Fang family, which has always been in the cabinet, and the Chu family, which often produces ministers, are all conspicuous.
Among them, the head of the Mu family, Mu Lingyang, did not admire power. After the late emperor passed away, he retired to the mountains and forests. Not only did he pass on the title of marquis to his son, but even his two students, the emperor and Qi Shuai, rarely saw him.
Compared with the low profile of the Mu family, the Xie family, Fang family, and Chu family all sent their daughters to the palace in an attempt to hide the family, and facts proved that they succeeded.
Not to mention the Xie family who was in the middle palace, the Fang and Chu families who had tried every means to give birth to a prince were the biggest beneficiaries.
The prince meant power, which meant that the supreme position would most likely fall to their family.
Even if it is not easy to be a concubine, and if you are not careful, you will fall with the prince you are assisting, but who wants not to succeed?
Therefore, since the birth of Prince Feng Jing and Fourth Prince Feng Yu, the Fang and Chu families have tried their best to pave the way for them and tried every means to infiltrate the entire Dazhao.
If the Fang and Chu factions are like two trees growing in the Jokhang Dynasty, then their roots have penetrated through the court and penetrated into every corner of the Jokhang Dynasty with their power.
Naturally, this also includes the Jokhang Palace.
This is also the reason why officials from both factions will react immediately if there is any disturbance in the palace.
After all, messages flow in and out so smoothly.
However, starting from today, such smoothness will no longer exist.
"Prince-in-law, you are not with the princess in Yangxin Palace this late at night, so how can you have time to come to this slave?"
In the main room of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Li Changde stood in front of Qi Xiao in disheveled clothes. The young palace maid on the couch behind him was covered in scars, and her little face was filled with fear.
Obviously, before Qi Xiao brought someone in directly, this guy was torturing the other party.
Eunuchs like them have lost their dicks since they were young, but isn't this just what they like as men?
What's wrong with that?
He couldn't believe that now that Princess Zhaoming was gone and the emperor was dying, Qi Xiao still dared to offend people like them from the Fang family.
I remember that when he went to the Princess Mansion to give Princess Zhaoming a gift, this boy didn't even dare to come out.
Then he listened to Qi Xiao, who was sitting at the table and cleaning the tea cup with his famous tea. His fingers were long and his face showed no emotion or anger:
"Li Changde, the eunuch in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, colluded with concubine Yi to assassinate the emperor and the princess protecting the country. I was ordered to take you, do you have anything to say?"
At this moment, as calm as Qi Xiao's tone was, Li Changde's expression was astonished.
Is he colluding with Yi Bi?
How can this be?
"Husband-in-law, there must be some misunderstanding. How can I have the courage..."
Li Changde was trying his best to show weakness, but Qi Xiao just curled his lips and said to a group of eunuchs and maids who were brought in by the elite of the Royal Forest Army:
"You have it. If I say you have it, then you have it. No, it's not just you, it's you, all of you."
Having said that, Qi Xiao ignored Li Changde's arguments and curses and walked straight out of this luxuriously furnished room, which was not a straight room that a eunuch should enjoy.
Soon, blood stained the oil window.
Not just the small Ministry of Internal Affairs in front of me, but everywhere in the palace.
Early the next morning, the first spring rain of the year fell in Shengjing.
The drizzle is like silk, pattering.
Concubine Chu Shu rarely took advantage of the spring breeze to lie down in bed, but suddenly she heard a burst of rapid footsteps outside the palace, and at the same time, her close aunt Wan Lian's horrified cry was heard:
"Your Majesty, it's not good, we, all of us scattered throughout the palace are gone..."
"What's the meaning?"
Concubine Chu Shu's mind was still a little unclear, and her words were filled with displeasure at having her sleep disturbed.
However, Wan Lian couldn't care less about this, and immediately rushed to the other party's bedside and said:
"Mother, Eunuch Xu from the Yangxin Hall, Eunuch Wang from the Shenxing Department, and the palace staff from the Imperial Kitchen, Shangyi, Shangfu, Shanggong, etc. are all gone!"
A pair of beautiful eyes widened, Concubine Chu Shu seemed to have finally been awakened by Wan Lian, her face was full of disbelief.
The Chu family has been running the palace for many years. How could she not know which informants are the best and most effective?
But what does Wanlian mean? How could people suddenly disappear? Even if someone wants to touch them, they have to give a reason, right?
Even if there is a reason, who dares to offend their Chu family?
Could it be that bitch Fang Guifei?
Wan Lian has followed his mother-in-law for many years, how could he not know what she was thinking, so he immediately said:
"No, it's not Concubine Fang, it's the Emperor and Prince Consort Zhaoming..."
At the same time, in Chuxiu Palace, Concubine Fang and Feng Yuan were also experiencing the same critical attack.
And compared to the Chu family, Concubine Fang, who has held the Phoenix Seal in her hands and placed whoever she wants in the palace over the years, will only suffer greater losses.
Just Li Changde, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, made her unable to help but smash the imperial green bracelet on her wrist.
But she not only lost Li Changde, but someone came to report just now. The emperor actually ordered several imperial doctors headed by Zheng Yuanshi to resign and return home, saying that they were also at fault for the poisoning of Princess Protector.
"What's his fault? How dare he not let others touch his medicine, and he still blames others for the poison in it? What? Feng Xi's little bitch is dead, and he is going to die too, so he starts biting people randomly?"
Concubine Fang's eyes turned red with anger.
If Li Changde and others were just arrested, she could still find ways to clear their culpability, but their emperor was so cruel that he killed him directly...
Fortunately, she was not the only one suffering there, but also that bitch Concubine Chu Shu.
"Mother and concubine, what should we do now? Are we going to seek justice from our father? Even if we can't do anything about our father, Qi Xiao..."
Feng Yuan thought very well. If Feng Xi died, Qi Xiao, as Feng Xi's consort, would go down to accompany her.
"Confused!"
Interrupting Feng Yuan with a side glance, Concubine Fang immediately said coldly:
"Why did your father torture Yi Bin and others for a whole day yesterday? Wasn't it just to prepare for what happened in the evening, so that the shit basin that poisoned Feng Xi could be put on our heads? With Feng Xi's death ahead of us, we It’s useless even if we cause a quarrel!”
"Then let them slander us like this?"
Feng Yuan gritted her teeth, but Concubine Fang rarely calmed down:
"Yuan'er, how cautious your father is? Have you ever seen him lose his temper like this in the past ten years? He's gone crazy. He's finally come to his senses. As long as we endure these few days, everything will be fine!"
During a spring rain, Concubine Fang Guifei and Concubine Chu Shu had the same ideas again.
However, none of them expected that on the second day after they made this decision, when they met again in the Yangxin Hall to attend to illness, they actually saw Feng Xi sitting by Emperor Shengde's bed eating snacks.
And heard Feng Xi say very calmly:
"Thank you for the invitation. Qi Xiao said that I am a dead person. Don't ask. Ask about the first seven souls today."
Concubine Chu Shu and Concubine Fang: "?"
You've only been dead for three days after all your calculations, the first seven?
You're a bastard!
