Queen Lu's eyes were dark: "Xie Tianyu won't tell."
There was wind blowing in outside the window, and the lights in the room were swaying. Under the water-red brocade quilt, the usually dignified and wise Empress Lu was hidden in the shadows, looking eerie and ghostly.
When Jin Zhi was looked at by her eyes, the previous panic gradually dissipated. Even though his hands and feet were still a little cold, he had calmed down.
Thinking back to the fact that the Queen has never made any mistakes in the past so many years, and that King Cheng was also manipulated by the Queen, and was even tricked by the Queen that year, allowing the Lu family to overpower King Cheng and regain the throne for His Majesty, he still thought that the Queen was " "Infatuated" and "deeply in love" with him, he has not had a second bloodline for many years.
Even though he knew that Xie Yin was not his biological son, he still kept her by his side. Even though he knew that his biological blood could not recognize him, he still willingly "guarded" his empress...
Jin Zhi gradually felt at ease: "Then Madam, what should we do next?"
"do nothing."
Empress Lu stretched out her hand to straighten her long hair. Her fingertips were as slender and white as a girl's catkins: "The affairs of Prince Cheng's palace have nothing to do with the harem. I am the queen, and there is no need to do anything that I shouldn't do."
"Xiao Yan has to provide evidence if he wants to find out Xie Yin's life experience. As long as Xie Tianyu doesn't speak, no one will ever know about the past. Even if he does find out something, Xie Yin will at most lose the bloodline of the Rong family. No one will suspect that he is not of royal blood."
It was impossible to do anything under the noses of Xiao Yan and the owl dogs in the Privy Council. Xie Tianyu had a reputation of treason and everyone in the capital was looking at him.
At this time, whether you contact him or want to do something, it is too easy to be caught. If you make the slightest mistake, you will fall into a trap.
The less you do, the less mistakes you make, and the less you do, the better.
As for Xie Tianyu...
She had left a way out for herself since she was young and never got married. When she was "forced" to marry Emperor An, the "affection" she had created over the years, and the crazy entanglement that did not allow him to love anyone, were enough to make him Tight-lipped.
Even if it was just for his only bloodline, Xie Tianyu would not betray her.
Empress Lu said: "We don't have to do anything now. We just need to watch quietly. Later, we will find a way to exonerate him from Zongren Temple."
Jin Zhi whispered: "I understand, slave."
Empress Lu frowned: "Is there any news about the people who stayed with the Empress Dowager?"
Jin Zhi shook his head: "No, those who serve the Empress Dowager are all those appointed by His Majesty. Others cannot enter the inner hall. Even if they find a chance to sneak in, most of them will have other people guarding them. There is no chance to avoid them. Others are searching the palace of the Empress Dowager. Madam, do you think the thing is not with the Empress Dowager?"
Empress Lu looked coldly: "The only people that Prince Ru trusted most during his lifetime, and who were most likely to hold that thing, were the Empress Dowager and the Rong family. When Prince Ru was in trouble, the thing was missing. If it was not in the hands of the Empress Dowager, Here, it must be in the hands of the Rong family."
After Rong Qianan's death, the Rong family property was divided into two. If that thing was really given to Rong Qianan, it would definitely fall into the hands of the Rong family sisters.
After Rong Yue married into Prince Cheng's palace, her share of the dowry had already been searched and there was no problem, but Rong Zhen's share was still in Song Tangning's hands.
Empress Lu originally wanted to use Lu Zhinian's marriage contract with Song Tangning to marry him into the Lu family. Not only would she be able to gain access to the Rong family connections for her prince's use, but she would also be able to secretly investigate the share of Song Tangning's possessions. Rongzhen's "dowry", if she could find it and get it back quietly, who would have known that there would be something wrong with the Lu family.
It was obvious that the two of them should get married in only half a year, but Lu Zhi Nian, that stupid thing, had wasted her years of planning.
"Song Tangning won't be able to move for a while. Xiao Yan is protecting her. If you're not careful, people may become suspicious. We need to find a way to trick the Empress Dowager first."
The old guy is very confused now. He talks all about the past and goes crazy from time to time.
Empress Lu showed some sinisterness on her face and said to Jin Zhi: "After dawn, you and I will go to the palace of the Queen Mother and find an opportunity to avoid people mentioning Xie Tianzhao and see if we can get it out of her mouth." Get something useful, and if that doesn’t work, find a way to drive her crazy.”
If the Empress Dowager suddenly becomes ill, her palace will be in chaos. People will come and go in chaos, and there will naturally be opportunities to search her back palace.
Recently, frequent incidents in Beijing have made Empress Lu particularly uneasy. The imprisonment of Prince Cheng after the Lu family made her already uneasy feel a faint sense of crisis.
Back then, she unexpectedly learned that the thing left behind by Prince Ru could actually suppress the army and even threaten the imperial power. That was why Rongzhen and his wife died.
If she could get that thing, even if Emperor An didn't like the fourth prince, and even if the Lu family and Prince Cheng's palace were gone, the throne would only belong to her son.
"Tell the fourth prince more these days, let him not do things he shouldn't do, and don't interfere in the Lu family's affairs. He doesn't have to cut off his contacts with the Lu family, but he shouldn't get too close, and let him have a good time. Come on, do your job well and don’t worry about other things."
"yes."
The master and servant were shocked. After explaining everything, the palace became quiet.
After Jin Zhi's previous panic dissipated, he looked at Empress Lu's tired face and whispered: "My Lady, it's still early, do you want to sleep a little longer?"
Empress Lu had a severe headache: "I'll take a nap for a while. I'll wake you up at dawn and go to pay my respects to the Empress Dowager."
Jin Zhi carefully helped Empress Lu lie down, and after leaning on the pillow, he reached out and gently kneaded the heaven and under the eyebrows for her. The warm hands made Empress Lu's eyebrows relax.
She was silent as if she had fallen asleep, and even her breathing had become smoother. However, after coming here for a long time, she closed her eyes and said quietly: "Jin Zhi, do you feel that there are too many things in Beijing recently, as if there is a hand fiddling in the dark? On."
Starting from the Song Dynasty Duke's Mansion, to Lu Zhinian, the Lu family, and then to Prince Cheng's Mansion, it seemed like someone was pushing things forward step by step.
Jin Zhi paused and said, "Your Majesty, are you talking about Miss Song?"
"Not her."
Queen Lu opened her eyes, "Song Tangning doesn't have this ability, and she doesn't have the means to mess up Beijing to this point."
But everything during this period indeed revolved around her, and the source of everything was her return from Qishan Mountain. But if it wasn't Song Tangning, who could it be?
While Empress Lu narrowed her eyes, she thought carefully about the people around Song Tangning. After a moment, a cold and aloof face suddenly flashed in her mind.
She frowned slightly.
Could it be the eunuch?
But why did he do this? Just to clear the family and please Emperor An?
"Empress?" Jin Zhi lowered his head.
Queen Lu closed her eyes again: "It's nothing."
Her breathing became heavy again, as if she had fallen asleep, but her mind was thinking about Xiao Yan. Seeing this, Jin Zhi softened his movements and continued to rub her head.
After daybreak, the morning light spread all over the palace walls. Queen Lu tidied herself up and led the golden branches towards the Queen Mother's Palace. Along the way, she was thinking about how to get some words out of the crazy old man's mouth, but who knew where to go? When they arrived at the palace gate, they were informed that the Empress Dowager was no longer in the palace.
Empress Lu was shocked: "You said the Empress Dowager left the palace?"
The palace man lowered his head: "Recently, the palace mistresses and empresses often come to Shou'an Palace. The Queen Mother has been disturbed many times, and her condition has become worse. After learning about it, His Majesty ordered the Queen Mother to be moved to the imperial villa on the outskirts of the city to rest. He was sent out of the palace before dawn."
He paused and looked up at Queen Lu:
"Your Majesty is grateful for the Queen Mother's filial piety in personally attending to the disease. He also feels that your gentleness, gentleness and wisdom can serve as a role model for the palace. Although the Empress Dowager has left the palace, your filial piety cannot be broken."
"Your Majesty ordered your servants to place scriptures in the Buddhist hall of Shou'an Palace. The Queen can go inside and copy the scriptures. When you get back, you will ask someone to bring them to the Imperial Palace and give them to the Empress Dowager. You will surely make the people of the world appreciate your sincerity and filial piety."
"..."
Empress Lu, who had already missed the mark, had an ugly expression on her face: "Is this what Your Majesty said?"
"I don't dare to speak nonsense."
The palace man was not afraid of being exposed by Empress Lu at all. He was sure that Empress Lu would not spare her face to disgrace the gentle, gentle, sincere and filial person, and she did not dare to confront Emperor An.
Besides, what if we confront each other? Emperor An was very fed up with the Lu family at this time.
He lowered his eyes to hide the sarcasm in his eyes, and leaned towards Empress Lu, who had been constantly harassing the Empress Dowager during this period, and said respectfully: "The paper and ink have been prepared in the Buddhist hall. It's time for the empress to fulfill her filial piety."
Empress Lu's face turned green and white, and she wished she could slap him in the face.
But bending down to be respectful to the man, she could only force a smile, gritted her teeth for a while and was supported by golden branches to step through the gate of Shou'an Palace.
That old immortal! !
Why didn't he just die of venereal disease in the palace? !
