Imperial City, Forbidden City, in the side hall of Kunning Palace.
No matter how noisy the outside world is, the palace is always quiet and peaceful, and there is a strong sense of celebration at this moment.
"Princess, the Queen has ordered you to copy these articles ten times before you can rest!"
"Sister Bao, how do I treat you?"
Hearing this, Baochai couldn't help but raise her forehead, and finally couldn't help but remind her: "Princess, no matter how nice you are to me, you still have to listen to the Queen's words!"
"Sister Bao, how about... you imitate my handwriting and copy it a few times for me first?"
"Princess, deceiving your empress is a serious crime. How can I have the courage!" After Baochai finished speaking, he instinctively took a few steps back.
"Sister Bao, you are making me sad. Could it be that the relationship we have together day and night is not as good as that of you and Brother Thirteen?"
Baochai was extremely shocked when she heard Zhu Yunsheng's words.
She looked around and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw no one else, and then asked: "Princess, what do you mean by this?"
Zhu Yunsheng stood up, walked around behind Baochai with a wicked smile, and said slowly: "I have seen all the portraits in your room!"
Just hearing this sentence, Baochai's face suddenly turned red.
Forcing herself to calm down, Baochai asked hesitantly: "Princess...what...what portrait?"
Seeing Baochai's embarrassed look, Zhu Yunsheng said with a half-smile but not a smile: "Sister Baochai, please stop hiding it. Whose portrait do you not know better than me?"
"If you help me today, I will help you hide this matter, how about it?"
"Princess, you..."
"If you don't help, if I accidentally let something slip that day, don't blame me!"
Being taken advantage of, Baochai had no choice but to see her worried face and said, "But if I let the empress know, I'm afraid..."
"Don't worry, my father and mother are discussing something, and there are only two of us here, so nothing will happen..."
While Zhu Yunsheng was comforting Baochai, in the main hall of Kunning Palace, the emperor and empress also isolated themselves from outsiders and discussed matters in the small Buddhist hall.
Zhu Xianming had already told his wife all the words of the Ningshou Palace Emperor.
"Tell me, what do you mean, old man? Is there someone behind your back?"
Sitting cross-legged on the futon, looking at her husband with a cold expression in front of her, Yang Qingyin asked in a deep voice: "You have arranged so many people inside and outside Ningshou Palace, have you ever found anyone colluding with you inside and outside?"
"Not found!"
"Then this is what the Supreme Emperor means. As for whether it is sincere or false, you will know after you try it!"
"How to try?" Zhu Xianming asked.
"Why don't you just give me a banquet at the Fengtian Palace the day after tomorrow and let the Supreme Emperor clear your name?"
Looking at the emperor who was thinking, Yang Qingyin continued: "How to rectify the name specifically, you first draw up a draft, and then let the emperor follow it!"
Yang Qingyin's words simply meant that she was treating the Supreme Emperor as a tool, which showed that she was also ruthless and capable as a politician.
"Do you think...the old man is really relieved about what happened back then?"
Yang Qingyin shook her head and replied: "I'm afraid I may not be relieved. I think it's because of my posthumous considerations. Don't forget Concubine Zhen in Ningshou Palace!"
Nodding, Zhu Xianming also tended to this answer.
"The old man wants to pardon those people ten years ago. What do you think about this?"
"If the Supreme Emperor has no different intentions, what he said makes sense. Back then, everyone was their own master. You may say how big of a mistake those people made, but in fact it may not be..."
"Things have changed. Now that you have secured the throne, pardoning some people is not a big deal!"
"As long as these people are aware of current affairs and are willing to admit that they were deceived by the boss and had no choice but to participate in the conspiracy, they can be pardoned!"
In other words, those former ministers who were convicted were valuable in Yang Qingyin's opinion.
As long as these people are willing to cooperate with the show, they can be pardoned.
"Well... let's do that!" Zhu Xianming had already made up his mind.
He naturally understands these truths, but he is willing to let the Queen help analyze all major matters over the years.
Because years of experience have proven that as long as the queen participates in the plan, he will go along with it. When he insists on going his own way, he will often run into obstacles and suffer losses.
"Okay...I'll go to Ningshou Palace again!"
Just as Zhu Xianming was about to get up and leave, Cheng Ying's voice came from outside.
"Your Majesty, news has come from Dongchang!"
"What's the matter?"
"Today during the siege of the White Lotus Sect, a group of rebels escaped. They have sneaked into the Rongguo Mansion and kidnapped brothers Jia She and Jia Zheng. Now they are trapped in the lobby of Jia's family by Jin Yiwei!"
This is the report from Dongchang. It only mentions that the people of Jinyiwei are under siege, which is equivalent to putting all the responsibility on them.
The two government offices are in a competitive relationship, and it is common for them to engage in these small tricks in secret.
Zhu Xianming's face turned ugly when he heard the news.
He was just about to reconcile with the Supreme Emperor, and something might happen if something like this happened.
"Send a message to Jin Yiwei immediately. Brother Jia She can't all die, otherwise... Li Qingxiang won't do it either!"
Obviously, in the emperor's view, this matter was not just a matter of Nan Qianhu Office, but the entire Beizhen Fusi was responsible.
However, the next moment, Cheng Ying carefully replied: "Your Majesty, there is another message from Dongchang, saying... The Thirteenth Master has personally gone to Rongguo Mansion to deal with this matter!"
After hearing the news, the queen couldn't sit still: "What? Who asked him to go? This bastard!"
"Ask the guards to bring him back to me immediately!"
Cheng Ying glanced at the emperor and saw that the latter had no objection, so he ordered the eunuch outside to deliver the message.
"Today is the Holy Shou Festival, and you just let Thirteenth go out and mess around? What's this like?" Yang Qingyin's tone was unkind, with a questioning tone in her tone.
"Ever since Jinling was assassinated, this kid has been very careful about his life... nothing will happen to him!"
Of course, Zhu Xianming did not stop Yang Qingyin and sent guards to bring Zhu Jinghong back. He did not dare to provoke his angry wife.
"Aren't you leaving yet?" Yang Qingyin asked angrily.
"Wait for news from Rongguo Mansion, and then I'll talk to the old man!" Zhu Xianming said calmly.
While the emperor was waiting for news, Zhu Jinghong had already gone up to an attic, overlooking the entire Rongxi Hall courtyard through the window.
For a week in the courtyard, there were at least a hundred Jinyiwei people surrounding them. These people were all equipped with large shields and crossbows, and they were guaranteed to be shot into a sieve when the rebel appeared.
The people of Jinyiwei were preparing to persuade them to surrender. When the atmosphere was extremely quiet, screams suddenly came from the scene.
This made Zhu Jinghong's heart tighten. If the sound hadn't come from the Rongxi Hall, he would have thought it was Brother Jia Zheng who had farted.
"What's going on?" Zhu Jinghong asked dissatisfied.
About ten seconds later, another guard came to report that a slave from Ningguo Mansion went to the roof to observe and was shot dead by the flag-bearer guard.
All the executives present did not take it seriously, except Zhu Jinghong who sighed inwardly.
At this time, Li Wenzhao came behind Zhu Jinghong and reported that the Jin Yiwei was ready to persuade him to surrender.
"Who is going to persuade him to surrender?" Zhu Jinghong asked, thinking that Li Wenzhao would go in person.
"There is a general under my humble command named Chen Yuntai... I wonder if Master Thirteen still remembers him?"
"Chen Yuntai..." Zhu Jinghong muttered in a low voice. He still had an impression of this person.
"Is he going to persuade you to surrender?"
Li Wenzhao then replied: "This man has a keen mind and took the initiative to ask for a job today, and I will comply with his request!"
At a sensitive moment like today, Chen Yuntai took the initiative to ask Ying to get involved in this matter. He was obviously very courageous and at the same time extremely confident in his abilities.
This person is very ambitious. Just look at his abilities. If he can really get things done tonight, he can be cultivated in the future... Zhu Jinghong said secretly.
(End of chapter)
