Chapter 451: Playing tricks
Jiang Xinyue burned the letter from Fusang into black ash. Xi Que was beside her, and she didn't dare to speak too loudly: "Didn't you ask Miss Shi to go to Goguryeo to take the head of the Goguryeo king? Why did she go to Fusang?"
The snow outside the window froze into icicles on the eaves, and when it was illuminated by the sun, it reflected a clear light.
The mirror showed that beautiful face: "It was me who asked her to go."
"Ah?"
Xi Que didn't know about this. Was it just her who was kept in the dark?
Was it because she was too stupid?
This was so sad.
"What are you thinking about again? Shuangjiang and Xiaoxiangzi don't know. Except for me and Shi Rujun, even the emperor doesn't know about this."
Ah!
So that's it.
Xi Que immediately became happy again, and she felt much more balanced.
"But why did the queen do this?"
Jiang Xinyue's eyes were full of calculations. She shook her sleeves, sat down on the couch covered with blankets, and said slowly: "Because I also want to know, who is the person who changed Mu Qianqian's face?"
This Xi Que knew that the confession from the Ministry of Justice said it was Hui Yuan, but in fact it was not, it was designed by her queen.
Now Hui Yuan is dead, there is no evidence, and the people behind it must think that her queen believed the confession of the Ministry of Justice. If
that person fails to hit the target once, there will be a second time.
But what does this have to do with the queen letting Miss Shi go to Fuso?
"I suspect there are spies from the Jin Kingdom in the palace."
"Jin Kingdom?"
Xi Que was already confused. It was Fuso, then Goguryeo, and now it was the Jin Kingdom's turn.
Her Majesty is not making up a story!
"Okay, your simple little head will get tangled if you keep thinking about it."
Jiang Xinyue pushed her forehead: "Go out and play with the fourth prince and the crown prince, and keep an eye on the seventh prince and the third princess."
It's nice for a simple little head to accompany a few children to relieve their boredom.
The crown prince said: Aunt Xi Que doesn't look very smart.
It was the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, when all officials were on holiday, and the emperor had a few rare days of leisure. He had recently become addicted to listening to Jiangnan songs, so Jiang Xinyue arranged a special room for him in Changyin Pavilion, with
fine wine and food, and beautiful women singing. I thought she was going to lead the emperor to the path of a tyrant!
But the emperor just wanted to listen to some songs to relieve his fatigue, and he was not interested in which chief singer of the Jiaofangsi sang it.
The people of the Jiaofangsi, who had experienced great changes in the palace, did not dare to seduce the emperor without the consent of the Queen Mother.
Not everyone is so stupid.
"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother..."
An unfamiliar eunuch came in from the corner door, avoiding Tang Shiliang and Wang Dequan: "This is the letter that the Queen Mother just received."
The emperor took the letter and slowly unfolded it: "Did the Queen Mother's people find it?"
The eunuch smiled flatteringly: "I'll do it, Your Majesty, don't worry. I cut off the letter before it entered the palace and copied it. After printing, I put it back intact."
The emperor pulled the corner of his lips: "Well done, leave!"
The eunuch left quietly again.
"I knew that Yue'er was not so honest, and she was playing tricks on me."
She did this for Shi Ruojun.
She was not afraid of him getting angry.
Maybe she had expected it. Even if he knew, he would pretend to know nothing.
In this case. He also wanted to see how strong the female power Yue'er talked about could be.
Can they really shake the eternal male status?
If they can do it, he is willing to accept capable people to serve the court, no matter whether they are men or women, as long as they are talents needed by the court, he can recruit them.
But...
the emperor has known for a long time that there is a spy from the Jin Dynasty in the palace, but this person is very hidden, and he really hasn't found out who it is.
I didn't expect Yue'er to be so sharp. Just from Mu Qianqian's affairs, combined with the dynamics of Fuso and Goguryeo, she guessed that the spy was hiding in the harem.
How can he not love Yue'er like this?
Joining forces with her, everything will become very simple. He is not a fool. Doesn't he know how to live a comfortable life?
It's just that this point cannot be discovered by the court officials, nor by Yue'er. Otherwise
, Yue'er will feel very unfulfilled if she knows that he is letting her go.
Wu Nong's soft little tune was still being sung, and the letter in the emperor's hand was also ignited by the fire. With a flick of his finger, only a piece of ash disappeared in the air.
Shi Ruojun had not appeared in the palace for a long time. Many people speculated that since she loved to wield swords and guns and had once advised the Queen Mother to attack Goguryeo, she must have disguised herself as a man and followed Captain Meng to the war.
These words changed their meaning as they were passed around, and were even heard by the ministers who came to the morning court.
The emperor rarely returned to Chengqian Palace now, and the ministers could only come to Kunning Palace to find someone to discuss matters, which would inevitably alarm the Queen Mother. The
only ones who could appear in the study of Kunning Palace today were the old ministers who had strongly opposed women's interference in politics.
Among these people, a large number of them have deep-rooted ideas that women should stay at home to take care of their husbands and children and should not show up in public. They are too ambitious.
Another small number is simply afraid that women's status will exceed that of men in the future, and men will not be able to treat women casually.
"Your Majesty, I heard that there are concubines in your harem who are obsessed with guards. In order to pursue true love, they ran away with the guards?"
"Is there such a thing?"
The emperor himself was shocked: "Impossible!"
If this really happened, Yue'er would not be unaware of it.
"It's Shi Ruojun, the daughter of the governor of Gunzhou. Does your majesty have any impression of her? I also heard that it was the Queen Mother who protected her and helped her leave the palace. Is this true?"
The dignified Empress actually helped the concubine elope. This is simply treason and rebellion.
Helping others to cuckold the Emperor and make the Emperor a bastard.
Jiang Xinyue is doomed now.
Emperor: ...
I am a little speechless.
Shi Ruojun is in Fusang, Meng Qingyu is in the border of Goguryeo, how can these two elope?
Besides, if they elope, where will Xi Que be placed?
"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother has violated the palace rules and has repeatedly committed shocking and unconventional acts, which are not what a woman should do. Now she has instigated the concubines to elope with the guards, which is even more treasonous. I hope that Your Majesty will no longer remember the old relationship and severely punish the Queen Mother."
Jiang Xinyue was originally in the study, but when she heard that several old ministers wanted to see the emperor, she went behind the screen to avoid them.
After hearing this, she really couldn't listen any more.
"Mr. Gao keeps saying that he heard this and that, then please tell me, who did you hear it from? Which guard was the guard? It can't be that in the story of two people, only Shi Ruojun has a name, right?"