Chapter 353 Tired, let's destroy it
"He has met all the ministers who were not involved, and he has met the Minister of Revenue and the Left Cavalry Attendant Hu Yan the most."
Hu Yan? Xiao Yanli closed his eyes and thought for a while, and then he suddenly said, "I remember this person, he often came to the palace before?"
Uncle Zhang nodded, "Yes, he is handsome, the Queen Mother summoned him to the Cining Palace many times, but later I didn't hear much about him. I think the Queen Mother is tired of him."
Xiao Yanli's eyes flashed with disgust.
The Queen Mother claimed that she hid it well, but in fact, anyone who was interested in what she did could know it as long as they asked a little.
However, no one would bother to ask what the names of the empress dowager's guests were. They just needed to know that the empress dowager was committing adultery and had evidence to prove it. That was enough.
Xiao Yanli waved his hands, with a hint of mockery in his tone: "He said at the beginning that he had no interest in the throne, but why is he like this now? He didn't even let go of a minister who served him with his beauty. It seems that he really has no one to use."
Uncle Zhang chuckled and echoed a few words.
...
The day of execution soon arrived. The Meridian Gate was stained with blood. The weather seemed to be suitable for the occasion. A strong wind blew, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood. The smell made people nauseous.
The crowd was filled with whispers of discussion.
Some questioned the emperor's identity, while others defended it.
Xing Maozhi took all these words into his ears, memorized them in his heart, and turned to report to the emperor.
"...There are still more voices of doubt among the people. I think that such things that shake the people's hearts should be dealt with as soon as possible."
The emperor nodded: "I have an idea about this matter."
He had no intention of continuing this topic, and Xing Maozhi could naturally see it.
Just as he was about to retreat, he heard the emperor's lazy order: "Withdraw some of the patrol guards. In the next few days, even if you find anything, you don't have to pay attention to it."
Xing Maozhi was confused, looked at the emperor with complicated eyes, and responded.
Your Majesty means that something big will happen in a few days?
...
Three days later, everything seemed to have returned to normal. The court was still filled with two rows of people, and the number of guards patrolling the streets had returned to two people.
The people were relieved, and Shengjing returned to its former ways.
Only the rumors about the emperor's identity intensified.
Of course, no one dared to discuss it openly, and they just spread it in private.
After solving one thing, there was another thing, and that was - the funeral of the empress.
Although the emperor did not say it clearly, everyone had a preconceived idea and attributed the death of the empress to the honorary prince.
On the eve of the funeral, the emperor only hastily sent someone to notify Xiao Lingyu who was keeping vigil.
As for Xiao Lingyu, who the emperor had promised before, to thoroughly investigate the missing body of the empress, he did not mention it at all.
Xiao Lingyu was silent for a long time before he whispered, "Okay."
The eunuch sent by the emperor to deliver the message was afraid that he would be angry with him. Seeing Xiao Lingyu respond and turn his eyes to the spirit tablet, he breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly left.
The next day, on the day of the funeral, the princes, princes, and officials wore white plain clothes to see the queen off.
Everyone's expression was solemn.
The carriage carrying the queen's coffin slowly drove towards the mausoleum.
Xiao Lingyu watched the carriage with mockery in his eyes.
There was no body in the coffin, but just a few clothes that the queen wore when she was alive.
The queen's body might have been secretly dealt with by the emperor.
It is not impossible that it was burned to ashes.
From being in love with each other in their youth to hating each other in their middle age.
The two have been together for more than 20 years, but in the end, they couldn't even enter the mausoleum...
Xiao Lingyu stared at the carriage with a cold smile in his eyes.
Jiang Zhiyu had similar thoughts.
She sighed softly, and when she glanced at He Yanting, she knew that she was going to say something about being unfaithful, a scumbag, and unreliable. She coughed lightly and changed the subject: "In a few months, it will be the day of the imperial examination. With such a change, I think it will be easier."
After all, officials who privately entangled students for the imperial examination, or students who took the initiative to come to them, encountered such a big reshuffle, and some people didn't have to deal with it.
Hearing this, Jiang Zhiyu did not look relieved as He Yanting had imagined, but instead looked sad.
Jiang Zhiyu responded with a relieved look, but he was madly complaining in his heart.
[These idiots don't even know how to choose people! No wonder they stood in the wrong line! ]
[They didn't even know how to ask a few questions first, and just picked a few people at random! ]
[They picked the tallest one among the short ones, it doesn't matter whether they are there or not! ]
[The ministers present now have picked the best students. ]
[The workload hasn't been reduced at all! ]
He Yanting: "..."
He lowered his eyes slightly.
When the coffin was placed in the mausoleum, the funeral was over.
On the way back to the palace, the emperor, contrary to his usual behavior, did not call Jiang Zhiyu, but called the left attendant Hu Yan.
Everyone was stunned.
The doubts in Hu Yan's eyes were no less than those of others, but thinking of his relationship with the empress dowager, he quickened his pace and stood tremblingly beside the emperor.
"Your Majesty."
The emperor responded softly and looked at him carefully. Hu Yan's body stiffened when he was looked at by him, and the emperor's gaze finally fell on his eyes.
"The tail of your eyes is slightly drooping, and you look at people with affection."
The emperor's seemingly complimenting words scared Hu Yan so much that his face turned pale and he was about to kneel down.
Chao En glanced at the emperor's face and reached out to support Hu Yan: "Sir..."
Hu Yan was slightly stunned, and glanced at the ministers beside him. Seeing that they were looking at him with strange eyes, he looked at the emperor's face again and immediately understood.
He stood up straight and said loudly, "I understand."
The ministers could also hear his words, and they exchanged glances.
Could it be that the emperor just had something to tell him?
The emperor nodded with satisfaction at his improvisation, waved his hand, motioned him to follow behind him, and called Jiang Zhiyu over.
Everyone: Just what I wanted.
He Yanting thought that the emperor would change someone to accompany him this time. He was thinking about what to say to Jiang Zhiyu later, and then he heard the eunuch calling Jiang Zhiyu's name loudly.
He Yanting: "..."
Tired, let's destroy it.
He walked over with Jiang Zhiyu, looked at the emperor on the dragon carriage, and snorted in dissatisfaction.
The emperor ignored his childish ridicule and ordered someone to bring a red horse behind him.
The body is like fire, without a single strand of hair. It is ten feet long from head to tail, and eight feet high from hoof to neck.
The appearance is very similar to the Red Hare.
The emperor looked at Jiang Zhiyu's bright eyes and smiled softly, "I knew you would like it, but this horse is the king of horses, and it can only be tamed by extraordinary people. Whether you can tame it depends on your ability."
Jiang Zhiyu took the reins from the eunuch.