He Lanyin is still discussing with the ministers the improvement of Niangniang River.
He wanted to burn it to the ground, but the ministers said it was an atrocity, and they all knelt down and asked him to think again.
After much thought, he came up with the idea of raising taxes and imposing fines. Since he was short of money, he naturally had to scrape off a layer of oil.
"Your Majesty is wise."
Cui Zhe, the Minister of Household Affairs, was the first to stand up and express his attitude. He was very happy with the emperor's decision on Niangniang River.
This is normal. He manages the money bag for the emperor, so naturally he wants the money bag to be bulging.
Therefore, as early as after the incident in Niangniang River, we began to conduct a thorough investigation of the funds of many merchants in Niangniang River in previous years. A memorial will be handed over in due course: "This is the bill of Niangniang River for the past year. I have calculated it with several adults from the Ministry of Household Affairs. After all, a large amount of money is still missing.”
He is sensitive about money and feels that the merchants in Niangniang River are more complicated than the last.
He Lanyin had already suspected this. Now, after taking the memorial from the eunuch chief Wang Cheng, he read it again and said with a smile: "I think the demon concubine will give me an explanation for this money."
He suspected that the Niangniang River was the place where the demon concubine laundered money, and the laundered money naturally flowed into Sang Country.
Cui Zhe saw that he took the initiative to mention the demon concubine, and thinking about the rumors that he and the demon concubine were on the carriage, he couldn't help but remind him: "This amount of money is huge. I hope your majesty will investigate it thoroughly and don't be fooled by the demon concubine's rhetoric." Bewitched.”
When other ministers saw this, they all said, "I hope your majesty will handle this matter impartially and not show any favoritism."
Is this a tacit understanding that he and the demon concubine are not innocent?
Helan Yin frowned when he heard this: "I told you, I have nothing to do with the demon concubine."
He was crazy about money, how could he be bewitched by the demon concubine? Besides, he had resisted her temptation. again and again. He never fails.
However, these don't seem to be important anymore.
What matters now is whether the demon concubine will tell the truth?
She seems to be indifferent to Sang Guo, but what about when real interests are involved? can you speak?
If she didn't tell him, with her half-dead body, there seemed to be nothing he could do to her?
Alas, her half-dead body was also a concern for him.
Just as he was thinking about it, he saw Wang Cheng hurried out and came back again, with a hesitant look on his face, as if he was making a difficult decision.
So what was the hard decision?
This Wang Cheng is a smart man and always has ideas. What kind of trouble has he encountered? Isn't it about the demon concubine?
Wang Cheng was indeed troubled about the demon concubine. He learned from the guards that the Queen Mother had summoned the demon concubine. He felt that something was wrong. After thinking for a while, he walked to the emperor and whispered: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother has summoned Sang. Royal concubine."
Helan Yin was stunned: Does the queen know?
Regarding the rumors about him and the demon concubine, the Queen Mother must have heard about it by now. With her compassionate character of fasting, chanting Buddha's name, would she be tempted to commit murder?
"A Yin, after you invade the Yan Kingdom, don't harm the lives of those women and children. You are too murderous. This is not a good thing. Mother is always worried about hurting your luck. Remember! Remember!"
The queen mother is so gentle and kind, she shouldn't kill the demon concubine, right?
But what if?
The reputation of the demon concubine is so bad, and there is a lot of killings in the government and the public. Can the mother and queen tolerate her?
He Lanyin thought about it, but he still didn't dare to take any chances, but he would never admit that he was worried about the demon concubine, but thought that the empress river still needed her for the funds! She can't die!
"Cui Aiqing, I'll leave this matter to you and retreat from the court!"
He gave the order and hurried out.
at the same time
Sang Ning was slowly carried into the pavilion.
The reason for the slow pace was that Feng Runsheng deliberately slowed down the pace of several eunuchs, thinking to give the emperor time to save people.
But they were already within the scope of Yi'an Palace, not far from the pavilion where the Queen Mother was, and finally arrived in front of the Queen Mother before the emperor arrived.
The Queen Mother saw the demon concubine, who seemed to have been famous for a long time, and looked at her face for a while. Unlike the comparison mentality of He Lanhui's daughter, she really recognized her beauty.
"What an exquisite and exquisite person."
She is an objective reviewer.
The other ladies are just jealous:
"Your Majesty, how can you be so charming with such a charming look?"
"That's right, hearing about her romantic affair with Emperor Yanyun makes your ears dirty. She should be soaked in a pig cage!"
"She dares to even think of Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, with her ruined body. She really deserves to be cut into pieces!"
"Yes, Queen Mother, the demon concubine has caused harm to the Yan country. The people of the world are eager to eat her flesh and drink her blood. If your majesty gets entangled with her, how will the people of the world think of your majesty? You can't keep this demon concubine!"
"Sisters, look at this, this demon concubine has even arrived in front of the Queen Mother, and she has no manners. Queen Mother, she is committing a crime of great disrespect!"
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Many of them met the demon concubine for the first time, but their words were filled with murderous intent.
Sang Ning heard what he heard, but he was not angry. He even laughed: "You want me to die so much. You don't know. You think I am causing harm to your ancestors!"
She looked contemptuously and deliberately provoked them: "Oh, by the way, if you want to kill me, you have to do it as soon as possible. Your Majesty will be here soon. When the time comes, you will be the unlucky ones."
She did whatever she wanted, and started to scare people: "Wait a minute, I remember what you just said, and your majesty will ask for it back for me. Your majesty loves me the most. If you offend me, the whole family will be destroyed. Male The women will be beheaded and the girls will be sent to the Niangniang River. The Niangniang River is a good place and your daughters will be taken care of well..."
She lay paralyzed on the hospital bed, smiling and saying cruel words, which really scared the ladies.
This demon concubine's reputation is not something to be ignored. When she was favored, she bewitched Emperor Yanyun and killed many ministers and harmed the children of many good families.
The air was quiet for a while.
Only then did Yafu Pan Zhan's wife Qin break the silence and said angrily: "Queen Mother, look at this demon concubine, she, she is so rampant!"
Among all the noble ladies, she is the oldest and has the highest status, so she is naturally the boldest.
The Queen Mother took a sip of tea, looked at Sang Ning, and smiled kindly: "Okay, don't say anything anymore. She is ill and will inevitably be more willful. Don't be like her."
This tone is like pampering one's own children?
Sang Ning was confused: Hey, why is the Queen Mother different from what she thought? Still speaking for her? Such a good-tempered one? Or just pretending? In fact, the Buddha's mouth is a snake's heart?
Wait, is the Dog Emperor coming?
She braced herself, turned her head and glanced back. Not to mention, she actually saw the dog emperor's chariot. She immediately concluded that the Queen Mother was a hypocritical and smart woman. Well, she was the kind of woman who would win in palace and house fights.
For such a woman, one must strike first to gain advantage, but to strike later will suffer disaster.
"Your Majesty, wuwu, you are finally here."
Sang Ning closed his eyes and howled at the top of his lungs: "Help! Your Majesty, the Queen Mother wants to kill me!"
Didn’t the Queen Mother want to pretend to be a good person, a loving mother and a filial son?
Then she must have ruined it for her!
As long as she destroys their mother-son relationship, someone like the Queen Mother, a winner in palace and house fights, will surely be able to get rid of her as if she were cannon fodder without anyone noticing.
She didn’t even know how she died. Oh my God, it was so suitable for her!
