Now that the third prince is in trouble, he can't escape regardless of whether he admits or not. Especially the matter of kidnapping Princess Jing, the emperor already knows about it. In his heart, this son has been hopeless since he colluded with Jin Nu.
The third prince in prison had only one sentence in his mouth - I want to see my father.
The emperor's attitude was also very firm and he disappeared.
For this reason, the third prince was crying and fussing in prison, as if he was going crazy, but no one paid attention to him. The third prince was no longer important. Dali Temple no longer even interrogated the third prince, and focused more on investigating the third prince’s gang members. superior.
Through this incident, officials who Zhou Jinyan had previously found to be related to Jin Nu were arrested.
With the emperor's instructions, Mr. Zhong went ahead and did it. With a big backer behind him, he had nothing to fear! The officialdom of Shengjing received a huge shock.
In just half a day, more than 20 officials were arrested, including many important officials in the court.
It is not without reason that the ministers are afraid of Prince Jing. Since he returned to Shengjing, too many ministers have fallen.
The arrest happened on the second day of Prince Jing’s wedding. People said that if it weren’t for Prince Jing’s wedding, they would have been arrested yesterday! Prince Jing had blocked the city gate before!
Although it only lasted a few hours, it must have something to do with the capture of the criminal!
The well-informed officials/staff knew that the third prince had been arrested, and the other arrested officials had formed cliques for personal gain, or had colluded with gold slaves...
It seemed as if the imperial court had a sudden attack, and everything was settled after the fall.
Everyone is in danger for a while, and no one can guarantee that the person who is caught will not grab randomly. The skin will be peeled off even if you go in! Dali Temple and Prince Jing join forces to investigate the case, who dares to resist? !
All the officials who were laughing and joking at Prince Jing's wedding banquet yesterday were hiding in their homes. Some of the timid ones were even shivering under the covers on the couch.
In the past, the eldest prince and the second prince would have inevitably made trouble for the third prince. Now looking at this situation, they don't even dare to take the lead.
Knowing that the situation this time was not something they could handle, the father did not even want to see the third prince!
"How are the Tang family and the Queen Mother?"
The secret guards all knew that the princess's order was the prince's order, so when Jian Yu asked about the Tang family, the secret guards did not hesitate and continued to report along with Jian Yu's inquiry.
The female relatives of the officials who were arrested were all imprisoned. Only Tang Fu of the Tang family escaped, and she hid in the Queen Mother's palace.
The emperor didn't want to disturb the Queen Mother, so he didn't go to Ci'an Palace to get anyone.
So Tang Fu hid, but she didn't dare to take a step out of Ci'an Palace.
The Queen Mother often went to see the Emperor for the sake of the Tang family, but the Emperor avoided her. Starting from noon yesterday, the Queen Mother went on a hunger strike.
Although the Queen Mother and the Emperor are not biological mothers and children, her identity as a legitimate mother is there, and the Queen Mother has not done anything wrong in these years, so the Emperor respects her quite a bit.
This time, the Tang family's affairs were clearly aware that the Queen Mother might be involved, but the Emperor still did not do anything to the Queen Mother. The Tang family had no influence on the Queen Mother, but the Queen Mother wanted to protect the Tang family, and she had been planning for her mother's family all these years.
Now the Queen Mother is using her status as an elder to put pressure on the Emperor, and the two are in a stalemate. The air pressure in the palace is extremely low, and all the officials outside the palace are trembling. Everyone can see that a big reshuffle is about to happen in the court.
Jian Yu frowned when she heard about the Queen Mother. It was time to talk about that matter.
After the secret guard left after reporting, Hongmei also withdrew with a wink. Zhou Jinyan diligently filled a bowl of soup and said: "Madam, have some soup~"
"Last night," before her husband knew he was wrong, Jian Yu glanced at her and Zhou Jinyan shut up.
He stopped talking, and his peach blossom eyes widened into dog eyes, trying to make himself look innocent and lovable.
Jian Yu reached out and touched Zhou Jinyan's cheek. This was not enough. She leaned directly into his arms. With such an obedient look, Zhou Jinyan was blindfolded at first, and then his eyes suddenly lit up.
satisfy! This shows that Madam is satisfied with her performance yesterday!
Just as he was thinking this, he heard the person in his arms sigh. This long sigh full of worry made Zhou Jinyan's heart rise again, so... is this extremely dissatisfaction?
"You never mentioned your mother-in-law to me."
Hearing what Jian Yu said, Zhou Jinyan didn't understand why he suddenly mentioned this aspect, but he continued on and said, "I was raised by the emperor's brother. I didn't remember anything when I was a child, and I have no impression of my mother and concubine."
This is also the reason why the two brothers have a deep relationship, as the saying goes, brothers are like fathers.
Jian Yu was relieved when she heard this. She was selfish. If Zhou Jinyan didn't have many memories of his mother and concubine, he wouldn't be too sad.
"There is something that I have been keeping in my heart and I want to find a chance to tell you, but I don't know how to say it. I think now is the time."
Zhou Jinyan remembered that Jian Yu had mentioned this matter before, but he didn't take it to heart because he trusted Jian Yu and it was the other person's choice whether to talk or not.
After being with Jian Yu, the first thing Zhou Jinyan learned was respect.
But now Zhou Jinyan also became curious about what could make the always decisive princess become hesitant. She even took precautions against herself for this matter.
"It has something to do with the mother-in-law."
"Last time we went to Qingzhou City..."
Jian Yu recounted the grievances between the An family and the Queen Mother. While she was talking about this, she was also observing Zhou Jinyan's expression.
Even if he has no impression of the mother-in-law, the role of mother is deep in everyone's heart. It is impossible for the young Prince Jing not to miss her.
Jian Yu didn't want to make Zhou Jinyan too sad, but this kind of real thing didn't exist if she didn't tell it, and she shouldn't hide it for a lifetime under the pretext of doing good for Zhou Jinyan.
Taking advantage of the current opportunity to speak out, if the Emperor and Zhou Jinyan have thoughts of revenge, they can start from the Tang family to bring down the Queen Mother without leaving a bad reputation.
In fact, it is not difficult to talk about this matter. What Jian Yu was afraid of before was that Zhou Jinyan and the emperor would be impulsive. People like the Queen Mother were not worthy of being a stain on the emperor and Prince Jing.
Jian Yu talked a lot, talked about her concerns that she just talked about now, and also said that if she wanted to deal with the Queen Mother, she could take action this time and make a name for herself.
"Husband, you still have me."
Jian Yu stood up and held Zhou Jinyan in her arms. The more expressionless he became, the more distressed Jian Yu felt.
"The Queen Mother is that poisonous woman!"
After a long time, Zhou Jinyan gritted his teeth and cursed.
He did not expect that there was something fishy about the death of his mother-in-law, and the Queen Mother hid it too deeply.
If it hadn't been for Jian Yu, Anjia might not have said this even if she took it to the grave, because once she did, not only would the Queen Mother not spare them, but such royal secretaries might also be silenced.
The An family was willing to tell Jian Yu not because they trusted Prince Jing, but because they believed in Jian Yu, their granddaughter. And Jian Yu was willing to tell Zhou Jinyan without any thought of hiding it.
It’s more trust in him.
"Yu'er, I love you."
At this moment, Zhou Jinyan did not expect Jian Yu to respond to him, because he knew that the princess also loved him.
