No one could tell how the rumors started. It was as if suddenly, the entire harem didn't care about the selection of concubines by the third and fourth princes, nor about the upcoming autumn of the previous dynasty.
Even things that are often discussed on weekdays such as that concubine has slept with her more recently, and that concubine has received more rewards.
As well as which empress in the palace was fighting with which empress, which prince was reprimanded by the Holy Emperor, etc... they all didn't care.
What everyone is most concerned about is the cause of death of the fifth prince’s biological mother, Chen Meiren!
Ji Jun thought, no matter how you look at it, there is something weird in this!
A low-level concubine who was not very favored and died several years ago suddenly became a hot search topic!
It is said that after the fifth prince was ordered to pay homage to the prince and Chen Meiren, it was too late to return to the imperial city.
So, I rested in a post house near the outskirts of Beijing.
That night, the sound of a woman's sobs was heard in the post house.
The fifth prince and his entourage saw a woman in black clothes with long hair!
An old eunuch accompanying the fifth prince once served Chen Meiren, and he insisted that she was "Chen Meiren"!
The whole courtyard echoed with Meiren Chen's cries!
"Chen Meiren" kept saying, "I was killed by someone!"
"Son, you must avenge your mother!"
After "Chen Meiren" floated away, the fifth prince found in his arms the handkerchief his mother had embroidered for him when he was a child. On the handkerchief was a myna!
The fifth prince couldn't help but prostrate himself, with tears streaming down his face!
Only Meiren Chen knows that he likes Bago!
The matter was so big that the emperor had to pay attention to it.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Imperial Guard were ordered to investigate.
A palace maid who had served Chen Meiren testified that Chen Meiren had met Mrs. Li Guogong the day before her death.
Mrs. Li Guogong is Ji Min's grandmother.
At that time, Mrs. Li Guogong brought two-year-old Ji Min into the palace to pay homage to the Queen Mother and Concubine Lu. On the way out of the palace, she met Chen Meiren.
Ji Min's grandmother once talked to Chen Meiren for a while. The palace maid said that when the two separated, Chen Meiren looked like she had shed tears. She had just cried and was very painful and sad.
The next day, Chen Meiren was found dead in her palace.
At that time, the imperial doctor also came to check and said that he died of a sudden "heart disease".
However, the maid who was with Chen Meiren at that time said that Chen Meiren had not slept very well the night before, that is, the night she separated from Mrs. Li Guogong. She was extremely frightened in her sleep and kept talking in her sleep. And he called out the name of Mrs. Li Guogong several times.
Such confessions all reveal, or lead people to speculate or conclude that Mrs. Li Guogong and the death of Chen Meiren are closely related.
Hearing this, Ji Jun sneered and said,
"She mentioned Mrs. Li Guogong in her dream, but now Mrs. Li Guogong and Ni'er's grandmother are gone. Then does Ni'er have to help clarify this matter? A two-year-old child cannot clarify it, so this basin of sewage must Next? Where did this truth come from! If Chen Meiren was shouting about the Jade Emperor in her dream, how could they still go to heaven? "
Li Mi gathered up the skin of the roasted sweet potato and spoke in a calm tone, showing no emotion or anger, but what he said made Ji Jun very uneasy.
"Now, Your Majesty wants to know what my grandmother and Chen Meiren said. When they were talking, they each had a nanny beside them. However, my grandmother and my nanny are no longer here. The incident about Chen Meiren came out. Later, the nanny who was accompanying Beauty Chen was found to have jumped into the well!"
Ji Jun was shocked!
So, doesn’t it mean that the only “eyewitness” is two-year-old Ji Min!
However, isn't it child's play to ask Ni'er to recall what happened when he was two years old?
Li Mi continued,
"Eunuch Wu of Xichang recommended an expert who knows Zhu Youshu. It is said that memories of past lives, not to mention memories of three or two years old, can be detected!"
"Hypnosis"!
These three words always pop up in Ji Jun’s mind!
Thinking of this, Ji Jun's soles feel cold!
"Absolutely not!" Ji Jun flatly refused!
First of all, who can guarantee that Mr. Wu has no selfish motives?
Who can guarantee that this expert who knows how to "Zhu Youshu" will be absolutely fair?
If, for some purpose, they manipulate Ni'er to tell them what they need, if it is insignificant, then that's it. If it is related to the life and death of Duke Li's palace, wouldn't they rush to hand the knife handle into their hands? ?
"But?" Ji Jun suddenly remembered something and asked Li Mi,
"Cousin, you are a beauty, why do you spend so much time on it?"
According to Ji Jun's understanding of the situation of this era, Ni'er's grandmother was a concubine of the first rank, while Chen Meiren was a concubine of the ninth rank in the palace.
To put it bluntly, Ni'er's grandmother beat Chen Meiren in broad daylight! Even if Chen Meiren is beaten to death, Mrs. Li Guogong will not be punished too severely!
It's not that Ji Jun thinks that everyone in Chen Mei's life is worthless, but that this matter is a bit "making a fuss out of a molehill".
If we really paid attention to it, wouldn't it be easier when the investigation of Meiren Chen's death was completed when the witnesses and evidence were complete, at least more than now.
After many years, when the investigation is restarted, we can only rely on the fragmentary memories of those who were present. After time has polished this memory, how authentic is it still?
Li Mi sighed and said,
"The nun who jumped into the well said it was related to the "Zhenbao Tower"."
Ji Jun understood a little bit, that is to say, don't worry about this beauty Chen or this nanny who jumped into the well.
In short, now, the Holy Father believes that Duke Li controls the "Zhenbao Tower".
And now is the time point of that "prophetic poem"!
I think the Holy Spirit also knew some of the lines of poetry in Ni'er's dream.
The Holy One is worried that Duke Li, or someone through Duke Li, will take control of the "Zhenbao Tower" and change the dynasty!
But what is this "Zhenbao Tower"!
"It is precisely because no one knows what the "Zhenbao Tower" is that the Holy Master is so anxious."
Li Mi said, feeling very relieved. Ji Jun was not very clear about the ins and outs of the matter, but it was not easy to be able to consider so much through clues.
Li Mi then consoled him,
"What you are worried about is actually what the two important relatives of the emperor, Prince Guangning and Prince Jiangxia, are worried about. Therefore, we are currently only investigating within the palace and have not alarmed anyone outside the palace."
Yes, the Prince of Guangning and the Prince of Jiangxia will never have other thoughts.
The current Holy Emperor was in a difficult situation when he first took over the throne.
Especially among the royal relatives and meritorious families, many people did not take him seriously.
The maternal clans of Queen Nangong, Concubine Shangguan Shu and Concubine Han De were all civil servants.
At that time, neither southern Xinjiang nor northern Xinjiang was peaceful.
It seems that the Holy One was afraid of Li Guogong, so he deliberately ignored the instructions of his ancestors and married the eldest daughter of the Duke of Qin. He had a large army and was the founder of the Duke's in-law family, which made many people either willing or unwilling. The ground shut up.
From the beginning to the end, the Prince of Guangning and the Prince of Jiangxia supported the current emperor.
However, now the difficult question arises again. Should Concubine Qin's son be made the prince?
Li, in the future, the son will be weak but the mother will be strong, especially if the maternal grandfather's family has a large number of troops, wouldn't this be a repeat of the precedent of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the Great Sui Dynasty?
If not, which of the other princes can compete with the Duke of Qin?
Unless, Li Guogong!
Or, that mysterious "Treasure Tower"? !
The Holy Emperor is now urgently ill and seeking medical treatment. He hopes that Ni'er will know something about the "Zhenbao Tower".
However, Ji Jun always felt that something didn't make sense.
Oh, what a hassle!
I want to do some good business, I want to find a job in Dali Temple, and live an ordinary life, why is it so difficult!
Li wrapped the remaining sweet potatoes and handed them to Ji Jundao,
"Shizi Huan thinks this is more like a game, with a pusher behind it. Otherwise, that nanny would have thrown herself into the well sooner rather than later, but beauty Chen's soul appeared here, and she threw herself into the well there!"
Ji Jun took it. The cloth bag was still warm and filled with fragrance. No matter who thinks it is, it is useless. The key depends on what the Holy One plans.
In his previous life, Ji Min had to enter the palace. Is this also the reason?
It is most appropriate to put people under your nose!
However, who would have thought that the second prince would be the first to force the palace!
Not only that, the second prince also committed regicide to seize the throne!
Fortunately, so far, the second prince has kept a low profile!
But the third prince, the fourth prince, and the fifth prince were very active!
The fifth prince helped with the Qiu Wei Examination in the Ministry of Etiquette.
The fourth prince was responsible for receiving and entertaining envoys from various countries at Honglu Temple.
The third prince first went to the Ministry of War for training, and now he went to the Ministry of Husbandry.
Only this second prince was said to spend his whole day eating, drinking, having fun, and doing nothing.
The Holy Sage asked him to go to the Ministry of Works to be responsible for the city defense construction. He took his brother-in-law to paint the building materials, which made the Holy Sage angry!
The Holy Emperor sent him to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to help, but it was said that he fell in love with a palace maid!
Although the palace maid is not a concubine, she is still a member of the inner palace and can be regarded as his father's woman!
To put it bluntly, it is tantamount to getting involved with the father's woman, which is very unpleasant!
The selection of a concubine this time was originally none of his business, but the second prince insisted on choosing a concubine from among these noble girls!
The emperor was so angry that he jumped on his feet! It is said that he picked up the inkstone and threw it at the second prince!
And a concubine!
You yourself have a main concubine and a side concubine. It is true that you still lack a side concubine, but you have more than a dozen concubines in your house!
I'm not afraid that your prince's palace won't be able to accommodate it!
The second prince avoided the inkstone and said with a pinched neck,
"I don't like any of those women! I want to choose the one I like!"
The emperor was so angry that his orifices were filled with smoke and he was furious.
"You want to pick someone you like! I also want to pick someone I like! You're not soft-spoken! What's so bad about the girl your mother and I picked for you that you don't like?"
The second prince said aggrievedly,
"That's what you think is good! I don't like it! Anyway, I can't do anything! I can't even find a woman I like!"
"Get out!" The emperor roared like a lion and drove the second prince out of the imperial study!
This is very good! This is very good!
Ji Jun saw that it was getting late, so it was time to go back to "Good Neighbor" and take Ni'er back to the Marquis of Huai'an.
Li Mi quietly took Master Jijun and his servant to a secluded alley and put them into an inconspicuous carriage that had been prepared.
Ji Jun sat down and heard someone outside gently pressing the window.
Haitang and Shaoyao winked and didn't move. Ji Jun had no choice but to lift the curtain and saw that it was Li Mi. He felt a little unnatural.
"Is something wrong?"
Li Mi's eyes were gentle, as warm as the melting snow in spring, and he said with genuine concern,
"Miss Mei Lin from the Marquis of Huai'an may be selected. I heard that this woman is not simple. You and Ni'er should be careful!"
Mei Lin was selected!
Ji Jun was shocked!
Could it be that the past life is repeating itself?
