Mrs. Prince pretended to be calm and sat motionless, calmly pulling Ning Zhi's hand away from hers.
When Mrs. Sun saw this, she calmed down. Zuo Xiangfu and Ning Guo Gongfu are grasshoppers on the same rope, especially in this matter, they must advance and retreat together.
Mrs. Shizi stood still, so there was no need for her to hold back.
The summons took time, so the Queen Mother asked everyone to have something to eat first.
But with the sullen look on the Queen Mother's face, who would dare to eat it?
No one in the hall dared to make a sound for fear of offending the Queen Mother's brow.
Everyone's thoughts were swirling, and every time they were immersed in it, the crisp sound of chewing came from their ears to interrupt their thinking.
Everyone turned around and saw that Jiang Yuhuan was eating happily as if no one else was around, and Prince Duanyang sitting next to him offered a glass of water from time to time, which was a bit flattering.
Although the flower-viewing banquet was just a cover for her mission, she didn't expect it to be a decent one. The food at the banquet was all related to flowers, but it was a feast for Jiang Yuhuan.
Once the imperial edict was read out, Fu Shiju looked at her frequently and even served her during meals.
Zhiqi returns to Zhiqi, and you won't be polite if you can call her around.
Fu Lingyi pulled away from Feng Fei's thoughts and saw the "loving" look of the two, and his smile did not reach his eyes.
"It seems that I made the right decision in calling Fifth Brother here."
Only then did the Queen Mother see Fu Shilu appearing at some unknown time.
"The Ai family didn't pay attention. When did Prince Duanyang come?"
Fu Lingyi explained: "I've been here a long time ago. Because I had a misunderstanding with the fifth sister-in-law, and I was afraid that the fifth sister-in-law would be angry, so I didn't dare to show up blatantly."
Hearing this, the Queen Mother became interested and said, "Ah Huan, did he bully you? Tell your aunt and she will support you."
Jiang Yuhuan wiped the corners of his mouth with a brocade handkerchief, stood up and said calmly: "Thank you aunt, A Huan can handle it by herself. I have moved back to the Hou Mansion now."
"what happened?"
The Queen Mother moved her gaze towards Fu Lingyi.
Fu Lingyi said: "The fifth sister-in-law's assassination was not found out, and I was annoyed that the fifth brother would not support her."
The Queen Mother said angrily: "Ah Huan, you are right. It takes time to handle the case, how can it be so fast?"
Jiang Yuhuan looked unconvinced and said angrily: "But I told him that I knew who harmed me, but he kept it secret and refused to report it!"
"What! Do you know the murderer?" The Queen Mother was very surprised and glanced at the location of Duke Ning's mansion.
She subconsciously felt that Jiang Yuhuan's assassination was the work of Duke Ning Guo, but there was no evidence to prove it.
"Know."
"who is it?"
Jiang Yuhuan brushed Fu Shiju's hand away and pressed her hand, "We were trapped that day, and rocks kept falling on our heads. We had no choice but to jump off the cliff. Maybe the group wanted to make sure we were dead, so they came down to take a look. At that time, we were holding on to vines and hiding under the cliff. We heard them saying that we should go back and report the Duke's wife quickly. If he was someone else, it might be difficult to find, but there are not many of the Duke's wife in the whole capital. The scope of clues was reduced to At this point, if we report it to the police, wouldn't the investigation be faster? But the prince is unwilling. I don't want to be wronged, so I simply go back to the marquis' mansion to live out of sight and out of mind."
She made random nonsense and it sounded like it was true.
Fu Shichang pretended to be dissatisfied with her telling the truth, and said in a deep voice: "I told you, the falling rocks and the ambush were not caused by the same person. The source of the arrow that was shot was suspicious. What if it would be detrimental to the court? That's why I Report the shooting incident first, and we can visit and investigate the rockfall incident slowly."
Jiang Yuhuan said confidently, "They're all excuses! I won't listen!"
She sat down and turned her body to the other side, facing away from Fu Shiju.
Fu Lingyi and the Queen Mother had the same idea. It would be best if they could catch evidence of Ning Guogong's crime.
He helped Jiang Yuhuan speak.
"Fifth brother, this is what's wrong with you. It doesn't matter if life is concerned, it's no wonder that fifth sister-in-law is angry."
The Queen Mother followed up and said: "Lin Shao'an will be here soon. Ah Huan, tell him what you know and let him investigate. But it's really outrageous for you to run back to your parents' house. It's just a joke."
Jiang Yuhuan didn't care, "Anyway, I don't go out when I'm in the Hou Mansion. I can't see whether others are smiling or not."
"You kid..."
At this time, a chamberlain came forward to report, "The Queen Mother, Master Yin Zhou of Shuntian Prefecture and Master Lin, Shaoqing of Dali Temple, have arrived."
The Queen Mother's face suddenly darkened, "Let them come in."
Zhou Zhe and Lin Shaoan slowly stepped forward and saluted, "My ministers Zhou Zhe and Lin Shaoan, please see the Emperor, the Queen Mother, and the Queen."
"Flat body."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Zhou Zhe, the Ai family wants to ask you, have you handled a rape case of a woman recently?"
Zhou Zhe subconsciously turned around to look for the Prime Minister Zuo's Mansion and Duke Ning's Mansion, but was caught by the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother took the opportunity to attack and slapped her palm on the table, "Ai Jia asked you, what do you think others do!"
Zhou Zhe wiped the unexplained sweat from his forehead and said, "My lord, I have indeed received a report from someone."
"Where is this case now?"
Zhou Zhe told the truth, "It was dismissed because of insufficient evidence."
The Queen Mother's phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, "Is that a false accusation? The Ai family heard that dozens of women went to the Yamen to beat drums and complain about their grievances, and some were even pregnant. Has anyone found out why they colluded to frame others?"
"This...this..." Zhou Zhe had already hastily closed the matter, so there would be no follow-up.
"You are the governor of Shuntian. You are hesitant to talk about what happened in the capital. Do you not know or dare not say anything?!"
Zhou Zhe was really sweating now.
He was just trying to get things over with.
Ningguo Gongfu and Zuo Xiangfu vowed to silence those women.
If the people do not sue an official, then even if he handles the case unfairly, it has nothing to do with him as long as no one makes trouble.
Especially when the emperor didn't mention it specifically during the early court meeting, he didn't think it was important.
Who would have thought that after so many days, the Queen Mother would suddenly pay attention to this matter.
That's how he responded.
The people attending the flower viewing banquet were all female relatives, so they couldn't be the masters and couldn't save him.
A dead Taoist friend is not a poor Taoist. The Queen Mother asked him about it and he couldn't cover up the past, but it had nothing to do with him.
"Back to the Queen Mother, this case was not classified as a frame-up. The defendant at the time said that there was a misunderstanding and needed to negotiate with the victim, but the victim really could not produce conclusive evidence, so she put it aside. Later, the victim did not file a lawsuit again. The officer then takes the decision and settles the case.”
The Queen Mother did not give up and continued to ask: "Then have you heard the rumors that the victimized women were imprisoned?"
"Xiaguan...Xiaguan has never heard of it."
The Queen Mother was furious, "What a person who has never heard of it! Lin Shaoan!"
"I'm here."
"The Aijia ordered you to take over the case and make sure the truth comes out."
Lin Shaoan said without any hesitation, "I obey."
"Also, at Uncle Zhongyi's birthday party, Shangshu Zhen was assassinated by Uncle Zhongyi's second son and almost lost his life. Is there any result in this case?"
Hearing the words "Uncle Zhongyi's Mansion", Mrs. Zhongyi's heart was lifted high.
She didn't like the concubine, but she also knew that the concubine's conviction would affect the entire palace.
After talking to Mrs. Zhen that day, although Mrs. Zhen didn't say it clearly, there was no further action from Shangshu Zhen. What's more, Mrs. Sun knew the truth. She thought this matter was a turning point.
Who would have thought that the Queen Mother would suddenly mention it.
Sweat broke out on her forehead, and she didn't notice that Qi Xiaoyu was trembling all over.
"The results have been obtained. Although Mr. Qi has not pleaded guilty, all the evidence points to him, and it was even identified by Zhen Shangshu himself."
"How is the result?"
"It should be three years."
"Should it? Execute immediately."
There is no enmity between Zhen Shangshu and Qi Yun, so why should Zhen Shangshu be killed? The only thing the Queen Mother could think of was Mrs. Sun. Lin Shaoan was such an upright person. If there was anything that could stop him from handling the case, it would be someone with a high position that he could not compete with.
Zhen Shangshu was not injured at all. If he did not pursue the matter himself, the Queen Mother would not care about it.
But who let Qi Xiaoyu hear what she shouldn't have heard.
The emperor suddenly had an enlightenment and was able to handle government affairs easily. Moreover, his reputation among the people was extremely high because of his lifelong commitment to the queen.
She didn't understand why the emperor couldn't control his lower body and insisted on not having a concubine, but since it was beneficial, she was happy to cooperate.
When the imperial power is stabilized, she will be the one to choose the concubines.
If it hadn't been for this, she wouldn't have made this decision in advance.
She was being plotted against.
The man didn't know how he knew there was a secret between him and Jiang Yuhuan, and in Jiang Yuhuan's name, he used the secret as bait to lure her there.
Unexpectedly, I heard such a conversation.
She was not without doubts about the conversation in the room. After all, the emperor often favored the maids in the palace, and she did not seem to be a good person like Long Yang.
But...
"But Qi Xiaoyu and others heard it. Just one or two, or five."
The Queen Mother also issued a decree to confer concubines and asked Lin Shaoan to thoroughly investigate several cases.
It made everyone panic.
After the Queen Mother left, the Queen saw that everyone was distracted and took the initiative to end the banquet.
Fu Lingyi clutched his chest, feeling as if he had lost something and felt empty in his heart.
He should be happy that he could have another woman openly, but he couldn't be happy no matter what.
He claimed that he had political matters to deal with and left in a hurry, not noticing that he had always been reluctant to say goodbye to the queen when outsiders were around, but this time he left extra decisively.
When they came out, everyone had different expressions, especially Qi Xiaoyu.
Jiang Yuhuan was in a good mood and left the palace with brisk steps. Fu Shiju followed her closely without bothering to care.
Back on the carriage, Zhongyuan and Sanqi looked at her nervously.
She didn't show off and told them the results directly.
Zhongyuan and Sanqi were very happy, but they were also curious about how Jiang Yuhuan did it.
So Jiang Yuhuan analyzed the Queen Mother's mental journey with them.
The queen stayed in the palace and was able to maintain her integrity and not be bullied by Fu Lingyi. Fu Shi last helped a lot.
Obviously, Fu Shichang kept someone in the palace, which made it easier for her to do things.
She had told Sanqi before that she should get in touch with the palace's informant, so that someone could pass a note to the Queen Mother without anyone noticing, saying that she had secrets to tell her in her name.
At the same time, Jiang Yuhuan deliberately angered Qi Xiaoyu, because Qi Xiaoyu's temperament would take the opportunity to retaliate.
She handed the opportunity to Qi Xiaoyu and deliberately secretly lured Qi Xiaoyu into the palace to listen to a play arranged by her.
Then the Queen Mother arrived, and she asked people to make news to lead the Queen Mother to discover that they were eavesdropping.
Regardless of whether the Queen Mother believed it or not, she had to find a way to keep it secret and not let the matter get out.
Once they leave the palace with this news today, there is a risk that the news will be leaked.
The Queen Mother must either silence them or take them for her own use.
There were too many people, and killing them all before leaving the palace would arouse suspicion, so they could only choose the second way.
"If you bribe them, there is no guarantee that they will not betray them. If they are allowed to enter the palace and become the emperor's women, they will not publicize it for themselves and their family, and they will keep Fu Lingyi's secret. The ambitious ones may want to give Fu Lingyi Give birth to a child and help him solve this hidden danger."
Jiang Yuhuan snapped his fingers at Sanqi, "Smart."
Another point is that Yi's decree has been issued. Unless the person dies before entering the palace, they will definitely enter the palace and become Fu Lingyi's women. The power of life and death lies in the hands of Fu Lingyi and the Queen Mother.
No matter what the reason is, they must keep this secret.
"Then what should you do if the Queen Mother doubts the Princess?"
