Chapter 132: Trade-off
It has to be said that sometimes misunderstandings arise in this way. Xuanyuan Ling had no intention of meeting the Queen, but the Queen could not hold back. The Queen only knew that the Emperor disliked Chen, otherwise he would not suppress herself and the Queen Mother like this. Knowing that this might be the work of the Qin family and that the Emperor was intentionally biased, how could she sit idly by?
The Queen said to Jinzhi, "Zhang Yu is a nobleman after all, so this matter cannot be investigated so quickly. Go and ask someone to clear his so-called major crimes, and also look for some information about the Qin family. The father must know what's going on. This matter must be handled quickly, otherwise it will be too late."
Firstly, it is to clear themselves from the charges, and secondly, it is to confuse them. If the person making the complaint has problems himself, then it will be questionable whether the charges are true or false.
The Queen moved very quickly.
Jinzhi immediately asked people to do it. In fact, the Chen family had already taken action, but with the intervention of the Queen, the matter went much more smoothly. Of course, the intervention was not open. Which official did not know how to weigh the pros and cons? This matter involved the emperor's uncle, so who would dare to take the blame rashly? If he offended the Queen's family, his official career would be difficult.
The Queen was taking action, and the Qin family was indeed implicated.
Because of this matter, Xuanyuan Ling was not at peace. When he heard that those who sued the emperor's uncle were sued instead, he was so angry that he laughed: "What a good show."
He got so angry that he threw the letter to the ground and ignored it.
Zhao Hai was terribly scared, why didn't he care? Didn't the emperor want to use this incident to punish the Chen family?
Xuanyuan Ling came out of the imperial study and wanted to go to Zhaohua Palace, but he was not in a good mood at the moment. After thinking about it, he actually ordered to go to the imperial garden.
Things have become like this, and the Emperor suddenly goes to the Imperial Garden?
Zhao Hai was really confused, but since the emperor wanted to go, Zhao Hai naturally made arrangements.
Xiao Xiazi had experience last time, and now she asked quietly: "Master, should we secretly disclose it to Zhaohua Palace this time?"
Zhao Hai was also thinking about it in his heart. The emperor was in a bad mood. When it came to the ability to coax people, Concubine Xi was an expert.
The emperor was in such a bad mood at the moment, and Zhao Hai was nervous while serving him.
But the Emperor obviously did not want to meet Concubine Xi by chance in the Imperial Garden out of interest.
It’s strange that the emperor wants to go to the Imperial Garden at this time.
Why go to the Imperial Garden at this time? If you really want to see Concubine Xi, why not go directly to Zhaohua Palace?
Xuanyuan Ling actually did want to go to Zhaohua Palace, but he was in a bad mood right now. However, it was still within an acceptable range. He was just holding it in his heart. It would be bad for anyone in the harem to be involved in this matter, as it involved the Queen and Concubine Yu. If the little thing heard about it, he would probably be scared.
After all, she was alert.
Xuanyuan Ling felt a little unhappy when he thought of this, but he didn't go to Zhaohua Palace after all.
As for Shen Qing, she naturally knew about such a big thing. She always kept aloof from things that did not concern her and ate melons when she should, but she ate the melon when the emperor came to the imperial garden.
Chen Qing blinked and asked Wang Lu: "Have you got any news from the front?"
After all, Wang Lu was arranged by Xiao Xia Zi, and they never lost contact afterwards. As for the relationship, Zhao Hai, who served the emperor personally, couldn't get too close to him, but Xiao Xia Zi and Wang Lu had always been in contact, and if there was any news, Wang Lu would get it very quickly. Of course, it was limited to the kind of news that could be spread and known to others.
Wang Lu shook his head: "I really haven't heard any news at this moment. Is your Excellency going to the Imperial Garden?"
Shen Qing shook his head.
What are you talking about? Are you looking for death?
It would be fine for her to just have fun with Xuanyuan Ling at ordinary times. She was not as well-informed as the Queen and did not know that this matter was related to Concubine Yu. But this matter was related to the Queen. If it was related at this time, and the Queen went crazy and asked her to say something in front of the Emperor, wouldn't she be asking for death?
It would be best for Xuanyuan Ling not to think about her at all at this time.
If the emperor had come and couldn't be stopped, Shen Qing would have wanted to close the door tightly and put a sign saying "Emperor and dogs are not allowed to enter".
Whoever gets involved in this matter will be in trouble.
However, Xuanyuan Ling went to the Imperial Garden instead of coming to Zhaohua Palace, obviously he was worried about something. Chen Qing thought that if Xuanyuan Ling didn't come at this time, it meant that he was worried about her. Chen Qing thought that Xuanyuan Ling was still worried about her at this time, which showed that his mind was not confused. Although the matter had become a big deal, he obviously had an order in his mind, so if she guessed correctly, this matter would be resolved in no time.
After strolling around the Imperial Garden, Xuanyuan Ling seemed to be in no mood to care about this trivial matter anymore. Even though the people around him were extremely nervous and there was a commotion outside, he just didn't care as if he couldn't make up his mind.
The Queen is now always paying attention to the news from Xuanyuan Ling. It is naturally impossible for her to place her own people around the Emperor, but she can still find out this news. The Emperor's attitude makes her feel that the Emperor is deliberately dragging this matter. Why did the Emperor deal with it so vigorously when someone sued his uncle in the court? Now that the Qin family is involved, the Emperor has softened his attitude?
In fact, the queen did not understand that sometimes the knife hanging on the neck is much more frightening than the knife falling directly.
The situation of the Qin family is no better than that of the Chen family at the moment. The two families are obviously in conflict with each other. They have been confronting each other in the court, but it was all done secretly. Now that it is out in the open, a big fuss has broken out. Things that had not broken out before have really broken out.
Xuanyuan Ling spent several days there and saw a lot of dirty things in the court that he had never seen before.
It was not until the fourth day that the matter was finally settled, because the king's uncle in the Supervisory Council pleaded guilty. Xuanyuan Ling was furious again. After scolding him, he directly stripped the king's uncle of his hereditary title, and dealt with all the people involved in the case in the past few days. Those who should be imprisoned were imprisoned, and those who should be exiled were exiled. In total, eight officials were involved at once.
This whole process caused quite a stir. No one expected that Xuanyuan Ling would punish the emperor's uncle, but he also punished everyone involved.
Originally, those in the court who were not members of the Chen and Qin factions looked at Feng. Now that Xuanyuan Ling did this, those in the court who were more discerning recalled what the emperor meant by deliberately arresting the king's uncle a few days ago and then suppressing the matter.
The emperor just wanted to see the two parties fighting each other. He just wanted to see how many people would be implicated in the matter of the king's uncle. Now the Qin family and the Chen family are not fundamentally affected, but the emperor's attempt to test them, although not to cause any serious damage, is enough to frighten people.
For a while, all the civil and military officials in the court were silent, and the morning court sessions were much quieter for several days in a row.
When the Queen learned all this, she felt as if she had been hit by Xuanyuan Ling. She thought that the Emperor was only taking care of the Qin family, but in fact, the Emperor was ruthless to anyone. It was as if he knew that the Chen family would have a backup plan. She felt that her every move seemed to escape Xuanyuan Ling's eyes. When the matter was settled, the Queen actually got a fever that night because of worry and fell ill.
As for Concubine Yu, she heard such bad news while under house arrest. She thought that the emperor was trying to deal with the queen, but it turned out that he was controlling the Qin family. She felt mixed emotions and her heart was chilled. She was almost dead and sick.
I’m afraid neither the Queen nor Concubine Yu had expected that one day they would fall ill because of the same thing.
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