"Uncle Wang, everything else is fine, but if he is an accomplice, it will be serious."
"The Xue family has paid a heavy price for this. Isn't it because the matter is very serious? Doesn't the emperor want to tolerate it?" His Highness Prince Ning sneered and looked at Shen Cha and Jin Miaomiao who both looked in disbelief. , sighed softly again, and said in a slightly gentle tone, "Do you think the cause of this case is the Xue family's empress?" Seeing the two children nodding, he shook his head gently, "Yes. That’s right, it’s not true even if it’s not, she’s just a chess piece being pushed out to be used in the game.”
"A chess piece used for playing games?" Shen Cha thought for a while, "Could it be that after she returned from her mother, she was not sick, but pretended to be sick in order to put the blame on her mother and drag her into the water?"
His Highness Prince Ning snapped his fingers, nodded towards Shen Cha, and sighed softly.
"That's right. This bureau has been targeting your mother from the very beginning. Otherwise, how could it be that it was only after Madam Xue went to see your mother that it was reported that she fell ill?" He looked out the car window, "We arrived in Jiaping How long is the journey to Guancheng?"
"If we hurry, we can arrive in the afternoon. If we take more time to rest at noon, we can arrive in the evening."
"That means there is still a long way to go, that's enough. Since you have asked here, let me tell you. Anyway, I am here this time to answer your questions and answer your doubts, which is also one of the things I have to do." His Highness Prince Ning Holding the small pot, he poured himself a cup of tea, took two sips, and said, "The story does begin with the Empress Dowager. She married her father because her brother died for his father, who was still the prince at the time. The emperor was grateful and promised to take care of the family. The Empress Dowager was previously considered a candidate for the crown prince’s concubine, but for one reason or another, she was not chosen and was sent home. In fact, it would be better if she was sent back. It’s not a shame, in the future when you reach marriageable age, you will choose them first.”
"But the Empress Dowager feels embarrassed?" Seeing His Highness Prince Ning nod, Shen Cha thought for a while, "Generally, as long as the family is clean and there are no major problems, even if she is not a concubine, she will stay in the palace as a female official. Why was she sent home?" She looked at His Highness Prince Ning, "At that time, her family was already connected with the Qinglian Sect, right?"
"Smart boy." His Highness Prince Ning nodded, "It's just that at that time, neither my father nor my grandfather knew that there were signs of the Green Lotus Sect's resurgence. They only knew that many ministers in the court were worshiping Buddha. However, , her family is different from other families, a little obsessed."
"Obsessed?" Shen Cha and Jin Miaomiao looked at each other, "Why did you become obsessed?"
"It's almost crazy. From the head of the house to the maids and servants, they all look the same. Although they all go to the temple to burn incense and pray for blessings on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, other people's family's incense money is fixed, but this is not the case in their family. It increases layer by layer. For example, other people just send a few guans of money, and their family sends whole ingots of gold and silver to temples. If the destination is a famous temple, it's not a big deal, but it happens The gift is from a little-known temple. I don’t mean to discriminate against small temples. If you sincerely worship the Buddha, there is actually no difference whether it is a famous temple, an ancient temple or a small temple. But this small temple does not have any eminent monks. , but there are only two or three incompetent young monks, and one unknown origin..."
"Celestial Master? I remember it was a Celestial Master who saved the life of the Xue family's mother-in-law. It was this Celestial Master, right?"
"That's right, it's the Heavenly Master." His Highness Prince Ning snapped his fingers, "However, we all found out later. At that time, it was because their family was too crazy that the Queen Mother was sent out of the palace because the royal family could not What kind of relationship do you have with such a family who may lose their mind and go crazy?"
"But Uncle Wang, there are still people in her family serving as officials in the court!"
"That's not a big deal, because they are not important official positions. One more of them is not more, and one less of them is not a big deal. My father's main concern is that she may become crazy and cause chaos in the palace."
"To put it bluntly, there should be no fire in the backyard, right?" Jin Miaomiao smiled at His Highness Prince Ning, "This is indeed the right thing to do, but after her brother passed away..."
"She left her father there, in a dilemma. On the one hand, she couldn't let down the hearts of the ministers. Her brother died for his father. There was only one request before his death, which was to take good care of the family. The father agreed, and he couldn't go back on his word. , even if it is a tribute, they can only welcome the Queen Mother into the palace. Although the emperor's grandfather said that there are other possibilities, the Queen Mother's natal family has already spread the news that their daughter will enter the palace as the Crown Prince's concubine. All of them, and they were said in front of the soul of the Empress Dowager’s brother and in front of all the ministers of the court who came to pay their respects.”
"This approach..." Jin Miaomiao shook her head in disapproval, "It's too disgusting."
"It's indeed disgusting. This approach puts the emperor in a dilemma and puts the emperor in a dilemma. But for the sake of the overall situation, the emperor still connected her to the palace because she had worshiped Buddha for many years when she was in her mother's family, so she deliberately A small Buddhist hall was arranged for her. In the first few years after she became the crown prince's concubine, the Empress Dowager was indeed very peaceful and there were no major troubles. However, the Emperor's grandfather and father were still uneasy and worried all the time. Send someone to keep an eye on her, and her every move will be shown on their desk every day."
"What's wrong with her...?"
"There is no abnormality. The only abnormality is probably that since entering the palace, more gold and silver have been sent to that Celestial Master's temple." His Highness Prince Ning sneered, "I also said before that that temple You are already so rich, why is it still so shabby and not renovated? Later events tell us that those gold and silver are of great use. If they are used to repair temples, then it is really a waste of nature."
"Yes!" Shen Cha sneered, "They were all used against us. What happened next? How did you find out that she was connected with the Qinglian Sect?"
"Well, I discovered that she is related to the Green Lotus Sect. It was the tenth year after my father ascended the throne. She is still being worshiped and only has one title. People around her say that she is neither a quarrel nor a virtuous concubine, but insiders Everyone knows that all her thoughts are focused on the so-called worship of Buddha. Moreover, many of the servants and maids in her palace followed her to worship Buddha, watching with cold eyes, and tending to go crazy day by day. Her father brought her to the palace. The people changed one after another, but it was still unavoidable. Later, many accidents happened in the palace, and then the target was locked on her. "
"You still haven't told me how you found out that she is related to the Green Lotus Sect." Jin Miaomiao held her cheek and looked at His Highness Prince Ning, "Isn't it hard to tell?"
"There's nothing bad to say. I just found that the green mark of the Qinglian Sect appeared on the body of the maid in her palace." His Highness Prince Ning shook his head, "However, at that time, I just suspected that there was something wrong with her, and there was no proof, because I would check it out. Even though I went there, I didn't find any flaws in her. My father had no choice but to keep an eye on her secretly, hoping to catch her and reveal herself."
"So, the mother-in-law of the Xue family almost died of illness when she was a child. This is actually an excellent opportunity for both parties, right?"
