Chapter 131: Uncle
Xuanyuan Ling was still smiling when he left Zhaohua Palace. He was in a good mood all day. In the evening, he didn't talk about turning over the cards. Wang De made another empty trip. In his heart, he felt that the emperor had no choice with such a sparse harem.
A year ago, there were eight new people entering the palace and five old ones, so there must be more than a dozen people in total. But things have changed rapidly this year. Concubine Yu has fallen out of favor, and now the only ones who can sleep with the emperor are Concubine Zhao and Noble Lady Xi. Noble Lady Xi is a favored one, and she went there yesterday. Concubine Zhao also turned over the card a few days ago, and now Concubine Li is also pregnant. As for the others, it is better not to mention them.
Even if Xuanyuan Ling was asked to flip this brand, even Wang De wouldn't be able to do anything fancy.
Compared to the previous emperor’s harem, which had more than fifty people from concubines to maids, the current emperor’s harem is really... small in number.
It turns out that the emperor really doesn't like beautiful women, right?
Xiao Chunzi also laughed bitterly: "There are still more than half a year before the audition, Master, don't worry."
Wang De glared at him and said nothing.
Xuanyuan Ling slept alone in Qianyuan Palace that day. The next day was an early morning court as usual. Nothing serious happened, but suddenly someone sued the emperor's uncle in court and listed more than ten major crimes. Each one was written very clearly, and Xuanyuan Ling was furious on the spot.
The Queen was indeed worried after the quarrel between her and Xuanyuan Ling over the baby in Concubine Li's belly.
At that time, she was impulsive about the matter of the Third Prince. She was determined to keep the child in Concubine Li's belly, but she could not openly quarrel with the Emperor and make him unhappy. But she had no way out and she did not dare to take the risk.
She was afraid that Xuanyuan Ling would not give her a child in the future, so she could only grab what she could get at the moment.
Only when you grasp it will you feel at ease.
She felt sad, but she did not regret it. The queen had been in a bad mood these past two days and looked listless.
At this moment, Jinzhi came hurriedly: "Empress, something bad has happened."
"What?" Jinzhi has always been steady. She could not say anything bad. In the blink of an eye, countless thoughts flashed through the queen's mind and her heart beat rapidly.
Finally, Jinzhi said, "Something happened to the uncle. Today, an official accused him of eighteen serious crimes. The emperor was furious and the matter has become a big deal."
There is only one uncle of the emperor in the current dynasty, and the empress has a younger brother. The empress is the eldest daughter of the Chen family and has a noble status. The eldest son has many illegitimate sons and daughters, but there is only one legitimate daughter, the empress, and only one uncle of the emperor. After the emperor ascended the throne, he strictly controlled the official positions of royal relatives. The uncle of the emperor did not pass the imperial examination, but he just held a nominal position in the court because of his status. How could anyone sue the uncle of the emperor?
The queen didn't believe it: "What crime was it? Tell me one by one."
Jinzhi pursed her lips and said, "It is said that the prince oppressed the innocent people, abducted women, and accepted bribes..."
"No need to say more!" The Queen couldn't bear to listen any longer: "It's impossible. Even though Zhang Yu's talent is not that great, he would never do such a thing. Someone must have harmed him."
Jinzhi said, "I thought so too, but the emperor is furious and I'm afraid this matter won't end well. What do you think, madam?"
The queen was confused for a moment: "Has the emperor left the court yet?"
Jin Zhi said: "The emperor has already handed the matter over to the Supervisory Council to investigate. I'm afraid the Supervisory Council has already come to arrest the person."
The queen's eyes went dark and she almost fainted. The Censorate? He didn't even suppress it and directly handed it over to the Censorate? How could the emperor be so heartless! He was her only brother!
"I want to see the Emperor."
Jinzhi knew that the Queen was worried, and she was also quite nervous on the way here. Now that the Queen was concerned, Jinzhi said, "Queen, I'm afraid the Emperor is angry now, and you've added fuel to the fire."
The Queen gritted her teeth at Jin Zhi's advice, but she also knew that what Jin Zhi said was not unreasonable. Even though she was extremely anxious, she could not act rashly. She took a deep breath and asked, "Does the Queen Mother know about this?"
Jinzhi said, "I'm afraid the Empress Dowager doesn't know." It's no secret that the Empress Dowager is in poor health. If she were told about this and got sick, she would be in trouble.
The queen paused when she heard this, and suddenly calmed down: "I know."
Jinzhi was a little frightened, but when the queen suddenly calmed down, she found this matter a little terrifying.
Xuanyuan Ling's face looked as black as the bottom of a pot.
The interference of Chen's relatives in government affairs has obviously intensified since he ascended the throne. The clues were already seen in the letter written by those who didn't know how to live or die after listening to the Queen Mother's remarks at the last birthday banquet. Now, the eighteen major crimes listed by the Emperor's uncle are not an accusation against him, but a slap in the face of him as the emperor.
The Queen is the Queen, and they are his wife. No matter how their relationship is, it is like this on the surface. As the saying goes, husband and wife are one. How can he, the Emperor, have any face when the Queen's brother does such a thing?
Xuanyuan Ling knew in his heart that those who stood up to accuse the emperor's uncle today were not innocent either. He hated factionalism in the court the most, but it had a long history and could not be eradicated in a short time. The harem and the previous court were entangled, and Concubine Yu's family was becoming more and more prominent.
Xuanyuan Ling was really furious when he thought about it.
"Go and tell the Supervisory Council to investigate this matter as soon as possible and make sure to clarify what the emperor's uncle did as soon as possible."
Zhao Hai immediately agreed after hearing this.
The emperor's uncle has really run into trouble. Previously, the Empress Dowager held a birthday banquet for her, and officials from the Chen family asked the emperor to consider the Empress Dowager, which was an allusion to the emperor's unfilial behavior. The emperor had already tolerated it, but now such a thing has happened. Why can't he just keep quiet? Isn't this forcing the emperor to swallow his anger?
Zhao Hai understood that this time the emperor's uncle was in great danger. After all, the emperor probably wanted to make an example of him, otherwise he would not have suppressed him at all.
Zhao Hai didn't dare to hand it over to anyone else as it was a very big matter.
The queen asked people to inquire about the news, thinking that Xuanyuan Ling might come to find her. After all, this matter was related to her. But he never did from beginning to end. Was he giving her face, or did he completely ignore her as the queen?
After all, she is the queen.
The Queen had no choice but to turn around and ask Jinzhi to do it: "Who is it that sued Zhang Yu in the court? There must be something fishy about this matter. Take my token and go out of the palace to see my father and ask him what is so fishy about this matter. An ordinary person would not do this."
Jinzhi went to do it immediately.
This incident caused a lot of unrest, and the Queen was very uneasy in Fengyi Palace. As a result, after a while, news came from Jinzhi.
"Are you saying that the person who sued Zhang Yu is from the Qin family?" The Queen smashed the teapot in anger: "Concubine Yu, it was that bitch Concubine Yu who was behind this."
Concubine Yu's original surname was Qin. The person who filed the lawsuit was related to the Qin family, so how could he not be related to Concubine Yu?
Concubine Yu was under house arrest, but such a thing happened in the court, which shows that Concubine Yu had been preparing for a long time.
The Queen thought: "Does the Emperor know about this? Why is the Emperor so eager to convict Zhang Yu? Could it be that the Emperor knows that the Qin family is behind this and is deliberately favoring the Qin family?"
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