Chapter 1168 Brothers have fought for the second time
Zhu Feng was silent for a long time, gritted his teeth, and said, "Not only did someone help him."
“…”
"This person is ahead of us every step of the way."
After saying this, the entire imperial study fell into a cold silence.
In this world, there are people who can calculate people's hearts and predict what others will do step by step. This is actually not surprising. Most people in officialdom have this ability.
However, it is not easy to calculate it and do it in advance.
This person understands what is going on in the court and the palace, knows every procedure they follow, and can intervene in it!
Compared to the past, when Prince Jing rebelled and Prince Ning rebelled, this time, the opponent they faced was even stronger than before. If Prince Jing was powerful in combat and Prince Ning was cautious in his every move, then this man's scheming and power were even stronger than Prince Jing and Prince Ning combined.
He Yi looked at Zhu Feng's brows, which had been wrinkled into the shape of the Chinese character "川". He hesitated for a moment, then said, "Your Majesty, there is one more matter. After careful consideration, I have decided to report it to Your Majesty."
Zhu Feng looked up at him: "What happened again?"
He Yi said: "It's not that something happened, it's just——"
"Um?"
"Right now, public opinion in Beiping is not very good."
"Public opinion? Are there any rumors?"
Public opinion, after all, is just some gossip and anecdotes passed down by word of mouth among the common people. Ordinary emperors rarely pay attention to this, but Zhu Feng started out as the Prince of Yan in Peking. He had guarded the city of Peking for so many years and understood very well the power of the common people.
Their unity can make an ordinary city impregnable.
Their alienation can also cause a powerful dynasty to decline.
The right time and place are not as important as the right people.
Especially this Beiping, it is no longer an ordinary border town in the past, but has leaped from a border town to the capital. The thoughts and ideas of the people here will become the direction of the entire Great Yan Dynasty.
Once the wind blows in the wrong direction, the dynasty will be unstable.
Although it was He Yi who brought up the matter, he hesitated when he got to this point.
Zhu Feng looked at him: "Hmm?"
He Yi hesitated for a long time before stepping forward and whispering, "Recently, there have been some rumors circulating among the people. Two things are about Prince Ning."
"Which two things?"
"One is the death of Prince Ning. That night, Prince Ning was suddenly poisoned and died during the Emperor's interrogation. The people don't know the details, so—"
Zhu Feng frowned, and immediately understood: "Rumor has it that I killed Prince Ning?"
Heyi lowered his head and dared not respond.
Zhu Feng's breath sank for a moment.
He had known for a long time that a few years ago, another brother, Prince Jing, rebelled on the border of Yongzhou. Fortunately, he suppressed the rebellion and Prince Jing himself was imprisoned. He did not expect that this time, Prince Ning would rebel again.
Brothers have quarreled with each other twice.
This incident was already a big blow to him, but he didn't expect that even more vicious rumors would spread.
Zhu Feng took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and said, "Then, what about the second thing?"
He Yi gritted his teeth before saying, "The second thing is about—about Prince Ning's nonsense to the Emperor that night."
“…”
Zhu Feng's breath disappeared all of a sudden.
If he was still furious just now, he was no longer angry at this moment.
However, his eyes suddenly turned cold.
He Yi glanced at him cautiously, then said, "The common people are stupid and tend to believe everything they hear. Originally, there's no need to take it too seriously. However, these two incidents happened in the palace, and the Dali Temple didn't file a case for trial, but they've spread like wildfire among the people. So, I'm worried—"
Zhu Feng said solemnly, "If there isn't something fishy going on in the palace, then someone must have known about this for a long time and is deliberately spreading it?"
"yes."
Zhu Feng was silent for a while, then said, "Both possibilities are possible."
“…”
"It seems that I need to think about it carefully."
He Yi looked at him in some surprise.
These days, not only the affairs of the Jian family, but also the affairs of Prince Ning kept him awake at night. In fact, the person who worried him the most was Zhu Feng.
He was worried that he would fall into chaos because of Prince Ning's words, forcing them to use Tai Shang Wang Qing on him again.
But surprisingly, Zhu Feng was so calm.
It was as if the gods had given him some magic medicine that made him become normal all of a sudden.
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Xu Miaoyin, who was standing outside the imperial study, listened to the voices of Zhu Feng and He Yi discussing inside. After a pause, she turned and walked towards the harem.
Eunuch Yu asked, "Your Majesty, are you not going in to see the Emperor?"
"No need."
Xu Miaoyin was a little worried at first, but at this moment, the worries between her brows were dispelled a lot, and her expression was a little more relaxed. She said, "With Master Heyi here, I can rest assured."
"Yes."
"Just stay here and guard it well. If the emperor has any other situation, report to me immediately."
"yes."
Eunuch Yu stayed at the door of the imperial study and bowed to Xu Miaoyin's back.
After walking for a while, Chun'er suddenly said, "My Queen, isn't this the way back to Yonghe Palace?"
Xu Miaoyin walked in front without looking back: "I want to go to the cold palace to take a look."
Chun'er immediately understood: "Your Majesty, do you want to see the Imperial Concubine?"
"Um."
As they were talking, they had already reached the door of the cold palace.
Normally, if the Queen wanted to give instructions, she would rarely go to such a dirty place in person. She would ask Chun'er, Bihe, or the little doorman to come and tell them. If she came in person, she would definitely ask them to prepare in advance.
But today, not.
Therefore, no maid came to greet them.
When I pushed open the door, I saw a desolate scene inside. The trees were withered and the flowers were gone. The corner of the wall was facing the remaining snow and rotten leaves, and it seemed dead silent.
Xu Miaoyin walked forward calmly, and soon she arrived at the gate of a small courtyard.
Although the surrounding environment is very poor, this small courtyard appears to be very clean. Naturally, it is because the imperial concubine's situation is special, and the maids in the cold palace dare not neglect her. In addition, she had made arrangements before, so although the environment is not as good as where the concubines live, she will not suffer.
As soon as she reached the door, she saw Ran Xiaoyu coming out. When she saw her, she immediately bowed: "Empress!"
Xu Miaoyin nodded and walked into the room.
Nan Yan was originally resting on the couch. When she heard Ran Xiaoyu's voice, she hurriedly stood up and saw Xu Miaoyin walk in. She was also a little surprised: "Empress?"
Xu Miaoyin smiled and said, "My dear concubine, long time no see."
As he said this, he turned to look at the bed on the other side.
But I saw that the mattress and quilt cover had been taken off, obviously to be washed.
She smiled and said, "I heard that the emperor came here last night?"
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