In the later years of Zhongzong's reign, the princes fought for the throne, and the situation was bloody.
Only the seventeenth prince, who was only fifteen years old at the time, was the most favored by Zhongzong.
The older princes in the past were either dead or disabled.
There are only a few princes who are capable of competing for the throne.
Many court officials were optimistic about the growing Seventeenth Prince and believed that he would definitely reach the top.
However, things happen unexpectedly, and the seventeenth prince fell seriously ill and died.
Zhongzong was furious.
He was usually gentle, but now he went on a killing spree, which was rare for him.
It was at this time that the least favored emperor emerged.
The secret rumors in the palace occurred during that period.
Zhongzong was depressed because of the death of the seventeenth prince.
The court was clamoring for the establishment of a crown prince.
Zhongzong was furious and threw the imperial seal to the ground in anger.
The imperial seal was therefore missing a corner.
However, the imperial seal in the palace is now intact.
Gu Jiu asked Qian Fu, "Do you believe this rumor? Do you think the real thing is missing a corner?"
Qian Fu whispered, "There may be a reason for the rumor. At first, I didn't believe it, thinking it was nonsense. But this time, someone offered 50,000 taels of gold to invite tomb robbers to come out of the mountains and steal this object from the imperial mausoleum.
If the rumors were false, why would someone be willing to pay 50,000 taels of gold to hire tomb robbers to break into the imperial mausoleum and rob Zhongzong's tomb? And they even drew an accurate portrait of the object, even with a complete map of the tomb. This is not a simple matter, at least the person who offered 50,000 taels of gold is not a simple person. Regardless of whether it is true or not, I believe that Madam should not interfere in this matter.
This matter concerns the imperial seal. If something happens, there will definitely be a lot of deaths.
I'm afraid a group of people from the royal family will also die.
Being able to draw a tomb map and know where the object is buried, he can't be an ordinary person.
Gu Jiu knows best how to save his life and understand timing.
This matter seemed to have just begun, but it was already dangerous. It was obviously not something she should be involved in.
She took a deep breath. "I understand. This matter ends here with me. From now on, unless danger comes again, I will not interfere in this matter.
"I have two orders. First, take people to Huyang County Princess's residence immediately and arrest Huyang's lover, Qilang. If Huyang tries to stop her, ask her whether she wants wealth or Qilang. Second, I will not interfere in this matter, but you must report it to His Highness as soon as possible and ask for his opinion."
Qian Fu bowed and accepted the order. "I understand. I will do it right away. Madam, please relax. Perhaps the matter is not as serious as we think. Perhaps we are overthinking it, or perhaps someone is misleading us. In short, Madam, please do what you need to do and don't worry too much about this matter."
Gu Jiu nodded and said, "I know my own limitations, so you don't have to worry about me interfering in this matter privately."
"I'm going to get busy now. I'll transfer those two tomb robbers to the Imperial Prison as soon as possible and will not implicate Madam. I've already sent people to Xinmin County to deal with the aftermath."
Gu Jiu warned Qian Fu, "Don't kill people randomly in Xinmin County. They may not know the purpose of these tomb robbers, so there is no need to kill them."
Qian Fu hesitated for a moment, "Don't worry, Madam. I am not a person who kills indiscriminately. If I can make sure that those people are unaware of the situation, I will naturally not execute them."
Gu Jiu immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Qian Fu was about to leave when he mentioned another matter. "My Madam originally asked me to investigate Concubine Wang's background, and I actually found something. The details are still on the way, so I'll report back tomorrow."
"really?"
Qian Fu nodded affirmatively.
Gu Jiu was happy, finally there was good news.
On the night of New Year's Eve, Liu Zhao was imprisoned in the Zongzheng Temple, and the palace could not find any clues.
Gu Jiu simply took a different approach and asked Qian Fu to investigate Concubine Wang's background.
"I'll investigate her entire family back eight generations. I don't believe we won't find anything."
Unexpectedly, we actually found a clue.
Qian Fu left and the maids were sent back to the upper room.
Qingzhu and the others looked worried, but did not dare to ask.
It was the first time I saw such a big scene, and I was shocked.
Gu Jiu took a deep breath and smiled, "Don't worry, everything is fine. Eunuch Qian brought some news, so we put on alert just in case. Okay, okay, let's get busy. Just do what needs to be done, and pretend that what happened today never happened. Don't tell anyone who asks."
"Are you really alright?"
Gu Jiu pinched Qingzhu's cheek, her face full of collagen, "Of course it's okay! Don't you believe me?"
Qing Zhu shook her head. "I believe Madam. If Madam says it's okay, then it's definitely okay. I will control the maids below and not let them go out and say anything."
"Good Qingzhu, the order in the upper room depends entirely on you."
Qingzhu finally felt relieved.
Yu Ge'er came to Gu Jiu, climbed onto the soft couch with his short legs, and sat down next to Gu Jiu.
Gu Jiu touched his head. His hair was soft, black and shiny, and felt very good to the touch.
She asked, "Is my brother awake?"
Yu Ge'er shook his head, "My brother drank the milk and fell asleep again. Why does my brother like to sleep so much?"
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "Because he needs to grow taller! You know, people grow taller when they sleep. When you get older, you might get leg cramps while sleeping. That's because you're growing taller."
"Why do we grow taller when we sleep? Can't we grow taller when we eat?"
Gu Jiu laughed. "Of course you won't grow taller while eating. We eat to absorb nutrients, and when we sleep at night, these nutrients will help us grow taller."
Yu Ge'er seemed to understand, "Will my brother grow up to be very tall? Will he be taller than me?"
"Do you wish your brother would be taller than you?"
Yu Ge'er shook his head, "I don't hope so."
"Why?"
"If he were taller than me, I wouldn't be able to be your brother."
Gu Jiu laughed out loud, "You will always be my brother, I promise."
Yu Ge'er's eyes widened, "Really?"
Gu Jiu nodded affirmatively, "Really!"
"Then I still don't want him to be taller than me."
"Why is that?"
"If he were taller than me, he wouldn't listen to me."
Gu Jiu couldn't help but pinch Yu Ge'er's cheek, "You like to order people around so much!"
Yu Ge'er felt a little embarrassed, then nodded heavily, "It's better to command others than to be commanded by others."
Gu Jiu hugged him and said, "Even when you grow up, you still have to listen to your father's instructions."
"Just like Daddy follows the orders of the Imperial Grandfather?"
"yes!"
"oh!"
Yu Ge'er looked hopeless and felt like he had lost his goal in life.
Gu Jiu couldn't help laughing, "Go do your homework."
Yu Ge'er nodded. Even if he lost his life goal, he still couldn't give up his studies.
Life is hopeless!
…
It was not easy to arrest someone at the Princess's Mansion.
Princess Huyang's little wolf-dog, known as Qilang's lover, has disappeared.
"Gone? Dead?"
"He probably isn't dead. He said he went out, and he hasn't come back since."
"He must have noticed the wind was blowing in his favor and fled early. Qilang has been around Huyang for almost three years now. Obviously, someone had been plotting this for a long time. Did the tomb robbers tell him who Qilang is?"
"The tomb robbers had no idea there were such people. They came to the capital in batches, and this batch consisted of only four people. The fifth person that Princess Huyang saw was very strange. The tomb robbers said they thought the fifth person was from Huyang, and Huyang thought that person was in cahoots with the tomb robbers. The servants in the Princess's mansion also claimed that they had never seen this person, which is really strange. Now Huyang is the only one who insists that there were five people in total. Either this person has some way to hide, or Huyang is dazzled, or deliberately lying."
"Could there be another possibility? The fifth person has taken on the identity of someone in the Princess's Mansion and is hiding. So no one in the Princess's Mansion can find this very strange fifth person."
"That's possible. Now it seems that the Huyang Princess Mansion is a sieve, and anyone can place spies in it."
"Huyang may seem like a useless move, but little do they know it's actually quite useful. Apparently, more than one person has discovered this."
The little wolfdog ran away. This seemingly insignificant incident cast a shadow over the whole incident.
The people behind this have big plans!
Qian Fu went to Zongzheng Temple to meet Liu Zhao overnight.
The master and servant closed the door and chatted for two hours.
No one knows exactly what they talked about.
When it was daybreak, Qian Fu hurried out again.
The dungeon in the palace also became empty, as if nothing had happened.
Gu Jiu privately sent someone to Xinmin County to remind Gu Yu not to speak carelessly. Regarding Princess Huyang and the four people Huyang sent to Xinmin County, they should pretend they didn't know about it.
Gu Yu was very surprised when he heard this suggestion.
He has been in officialdom for many years and has a keen sense of smell.
From this suggestion, I smelled something unusual.
After leaving the yamen, he returned to his room and said to Chen Min, "Since the baby is about to be born, don't go back to the Princess's Mansion for the time being. I'm worried about you going back and forth."
Chen Min stroked her abdomen gently, "I'm fine."
"But I'm worried. You wouldn't want me to be so worried all the time, would you?"
Chen Min smiled sweetly, "Okay then, I'll listen to you and won't be going back to the Princess's Mansion recently. After the baby is born and the confinement period is over, I'll take the child back."
Gu Yu nodded. "Now I feel relieved. If mother-in-law asks about it, you can put it all on me."
"That's not good."
"It's okay. I'm a man and I should take on more responsibilities."
These words made Chen Min feel very relieved.
Marrying Gu Yu is the greatest luck in her life.
She was very grateful to her mother for finding this marriage for her. It was the best thing her mother had done for her in her short life.
She would wake up with a smile in her dreams now, and she only hoped that such happy days could last forever. Just like her eldest cousin and his wife, the couple had always lived in harmony.
The capital city was calm and peaceful.
The arrest of a few tomb robbers did not cause any waves.
However, on the road leading to Beimang Mountain, people had been lying in ambush for a long time, just waiting for someone to fall into the trap.
The security at the imperial mausoleum has also been strengthened recently.
Everything was arranged quietly in secret.
Just wait for one day, a thunderclap will completely detonate this storm.
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