When Hua Qi hurriedly returned to the palace and went straight to the Qianqing Palace, he found that the emperor was really not there, and he was in a hurry and planned to go to the Zhaoren Palace to find the third prince, the crown prince, in case there was really that kind of earth-shaking situation, and when someone could go to Qingning Palace to persuade him, he saw a person who should not appear here outside the Zhaoren Palace, on the side of Longguangmen in the direction of the East Sixth Palace.

It was the emperor in civilian clothes walking slowly with his hands in his hands, beside him...... But no one followed. Faced with this simply stunned scene, he found that the emperor found himself for the first time, and looked over with a smile, thinking that even if he was good, he couldn't dodge it, so he could only helplessly step forward,

After saluting, Hua Qi simply said truthfully: "Your Majesty, you let the eldest lady enter the palace, and you almost didn't kill her!" I finally got my uncle and Ah Liu to stop her and rush back, thinking that you had gone to Qingning Palace. ”

"I've been there." The emperor spit out four words, and then said lightly, "The Queen Mother originally planned to issue an edict saying that she gave death to the abolished queen and the eldest prince, but I said that if she dared, I would seal the Qingning Palace from now on." ”

These few words of understatement, Hua Qi couldn't help but want to wipe a cold sweat when he heard it. The attitude of the Queen Mother is predictable, and the toughness of the emperor is also predictable, but when the mother and son meet together, it is really a hammer against a steel knife, and the sparks are splashed so much that it is unforeseeable! Even if he was as bold and iron-headed as him, he didn't dare to ask the emperor what happened after he said this, so he simply shut up and pretended to be dumb.

And the emperor didn't care that Hua Qi pretended to be deaf and dumb, and continued to walk forward unhurriedly, without looking back, and said, "I will go to Yonghe Palace to see Concubine Yu at this time, and you can come together." ”

Of course, this is completely out of order, but at this time, Hua Qi can't care about any rules and regulations, as long as he can get out of this embarrassing situation between the two of them, even if he is allowed to accompany the emperor out of the palace to visit some unspeakable places for fun, he will definitely not say a word. It's just that when he quietly walked to follow, he couldn't help but glance behind him.

However, the emperor seemed to have eyes behind him, and said calmly: "San Lang probably had someone to report the news, so he sensed that something was wrong, and went to Qingning Palace to persuade him in person, so I left him there and let him, a filial grandson, accompany the queen mother for one night instead of my unfilial son." ”

This time, Hua Qi was confused, and he almost lost his pace. Fortunately, he reacted very quickly, and immediately said in amazement: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't report God so quickly, right?" Belch...... Could it be that Chu Kuan reported the news? ”

"Who else but him, with fast legs and fast mouths, it's really a lot of things!" The emperor scolded in annoyance, and then suddenly made an emergency stop, and he came to face to face with Hua Qi at close range. Seeing that this person, who has known him since childhood, looked at him innocently, he said with a calm face, "He, like you, is used to pretending to be garlic, and he can understand people's hearts the most, do you think San Lang will be made by him?" ”

That's a serious accusation. Although Hua Qi and Chu Kuana didn't have a deep friendship, he still immediately said solemnly: "Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is young, he has his own opinions and persistence, not to mention Father-in-law Chu, I'm afraid that even Master Zhang can only persuade him in some aspects, if you want to say coercion or something else, it is absolutely impossible." ”

He said and wanted to continue to add: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should be purely filial piety......"

"Okay, okay, it's all old-fashioned, needless to say." The Emperor interrupted Hua Qi impatiently, and then snorted lightly, "I originally wanted those so-called virtuous people outside and those guys who were staring at them to think about the questions I raised, and Zhang Shou also took the opportunity to launch his topic, who knew that you actually found out this result." ”

"You sorted out all the people in the Huangzhuang, and interrogated them with grace and power, but you didn't find anything suspicious, which shows that the one who did it either escaped or hid deeply, so it's right to trap everyone there."

"Although Da Lang is hateful, although he is to blame, even if he dies, he should not die so unexplained! The Queen Mother doesn't care about her reputation, she just wants to clean up the matter and finish it, thinking that my reputation can be preserved, but she should know that I never cared about this! What a reputation, what do you say when you die! ”

"In the future, as long as Saburo, the heir to the Great Treasure, is good enough, how can he allow some people to reverse black and white! And as long as the people he chooses in the future are also capable enough, he can also suppress the nonsense. As for the future...... As long as the Ming Dynasty lasts a long time, my reputation will at least be passable. In the future, if the Ming Dynasty is gone, will there be any meaning to my reputation? ”

It was clear that he didn't care about his name before and after his death, so the emperor pointed to Hua Qi and said, "You pick the hands yourself, I must have the result." It's not the result of fooling others, it's the result of letting me know what happened. Not only that, but you also have to check the death after the abolition, if it is not suicide or death, then I also want an answer. ”

"If it's really related to the queen mother, I must at least see the evidence. Otherwise, she just wants to admit it, and I won't agree! ”

Well, that's really the expected result......

Hua Qi thought in his heart, this bowl of rice of the royal family is really worse than the rice of the Duke of Zhao's mansion, and all of them are troublesome and tricky things, however, this does not allow him to shirk it, so he simply agreed very happily, but also made a request to the emperor by the way.

"Borrow Chu Kuan?" The emperor was only slightly stunned for a moment, and then he smiled dumbly and said: "He is now the steward of Wan'an Palace, you either go to the imperial concubine, or go to the prince San Lang, in short, you don't need to find me to borrow him." Of course, whether he, who has always been the most good at seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, is willing to go with you, that's another matter. ”

"When the emperor says so, I'm relieved." Hua Qi grinned, revealing a mouthful of well-maintained little white teeth, "I just tied him, and I will tie him up with me to check." How can such a difficult case be shared with blessings and difficulties? ”

The emperor didn't care about Hua Qi's words, and he didn't care if the two of them would fight over this matter - if they did, he would probably move a chair next to him to watch the battle with great interest, and then applaud without any bias.

Because no one had been sent to send a message to Concubine Yu in advance, when the two monarchs and ministers came to Yonghe Palace, the palace gate was already closed. Although according to common sense, there should always be a knock on the door, but Hua Qi watched coldly, but he didn't mean to step forward to do it for him at all, because he was very sure that according to the emperor's temper today, maybe there would be a moth.

Sure enough, the emperor looked up at the low palace wall, then stretched out his hand and patted it on the wall, and then suddenly took a few steps back, jumped and kicked neatly, and actually climbed the wall lightly and skillfully. Seeing this, Hua Qi could only draw a gourd to keep up.

As a result, in this cold winter weather, the two monarchs and ministers actually squatted on the wall like this, and no one followed up. Of course, Hua Qi himself wouldn't jump down casually, and it was a good reason for him to follow the emperor, but what was going on with jumping into the courtyard of someone's dignified concubine without permission?

Don't look at most people in the palace now call Concubine Yu according to the old name, but this pot-bellied concubine is really in charge of palace affairs, unlike the current imperial concubine who used to be a bodhisattva, even if many things are humble, he doesn't dare to mess around!

However, seeing the emperor looking intently at the empty courtyard and the main hall with the lights on, he finally couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "Your Majesty, you are here, are you going to stay on the wall for the night?" ”

"I'm here, didn't Concubine Yu even notice? She used to be very clear-eyed. The emperor shook his head thoughtfully, and instead of paying attention to Hua Qi, he said to himself, "Could it be that the child in the womb is messing with her again?" ”

Why do you ask me this kind of question, a man who has never had a child! I can know that there are ghosts!

was deceived in Zhang Yuan before, and now he was smashed on the head by the emperor, and he never had the idea of a wife, but he was more willing to find some beautiful but brainless women in some places to solve his physiological needs Hua Qi, and couldn't help but think about it for the first time in his life, whether he wanted to marry a daughter-in-law.

At least, there is a place to confide in people when you are angry outside.

And the emperor's little entanglement lasted only a short time, and he jumped off the high wall. As he took two steps forward, there was finally a sound in the quiet room just now, and soon, the thick door curtain was raised, but it was several palace people who hurriedly greeted him, of course, there was no concubine Yu among them.

The delivery period is approaching, and it is this kind of cold and freezing day, not to mention that the emperor doesn't talk much about his concubine on weekdays, even if others want to talk about it, they will be scolded back by this son of heaven. At this moment, he ignored the panicked salute of these palace people, waved his hand and walked straight inside, as if he had come through the gate in a dignified manner, instead of climbing over the wall at night.

As for Hua Qi, who came with the emperor, he thought about it for a while, and finally squatted on the wall. Seeing that those palace people tried their best to pretend that they couldn't see him, he couldn't help but pull the thick cloak on his body, but he couldn't help praying in his heart.

I only hope that the emperor will not linger here for too long, otherwise he will ...... Otherwise, he'll slip away first! It's too cold too!

But just when he was thinking like this, the emperor, who had obviously entered the main hall, suddenly turned back again, and shouted impatiently: "It's all here, why are you still stunned there?" Come on in, of course there are some things for you to say,"

Hua Qi wanted to point to his nose and ask the emperor, are you sure this is not a joke? However, under the serious gaze of the Son of Heaven, he still got off the wall helplessly, and then reluctantly followed the emperor into the main hall under the fearful but curious eyes of several palace people.

As a result, as soon as he entered the room, he sneezed at the rush of heat, and undoubtedly received several reproachful glances. He was momentarily embarrassed to know that the woman to give birth was the most taboo to get sick, but then he heard a chuckle.

"Don't make such a fuss, it's not like I haven't been born. Hua Qi is not an outsider either. ”

Concubine Yu has no luck at all, and she has to resign herself to fate. Probably because of proper maintenance these days, and often moving her body within her ability, although the whole person is much plump, her complexion looks very good.

And even if the emperor didn't go through the main gate but climbed over the wall, and even talked to people on the wall about whether her ear power was the same as before, she only didn't think about it, and she didn't care that the emperor didn't come alone, but brought an outsider like Hua Qi. She bowed her head slightly, and when she saw that the palace people were busy serving tea to the emperor and setting up a seat, she smiled again after washing and changing into a regular dress.

"At night, the emperor only took Hua Qi to walk around the palace alone, aren't you afraid of scaring a bunch of people to death?"

"I've been doing things that scared a bunch of people to death since I was a kid anyway." The emperor shrugged his shoulders and smiled disapprovingly, and then motioned to a few palace people who were obviously a little unprepared to serve hot tea to Hua Qi, and then move a brocade. When they were done, he waved his hand and told them to stand down.

When the idle miscellaneous people were gone, he said lightly: "Hua Qi found out and said that Da Lang did not commit suicide, but was drugged." He investigated it for ten days, and the clues were wiped clean, and the people were more innocent than the other, so he could only enclose the people in Huangzhuang, and then come back to report to me. ”

Concubine Yu didn't ask the emperor why he told herself such a stupid question. In the past, the emperor said more than once in front of her about foreign courts, most of the time, she only needs to be a quiet listener, but if she just listens, then there are many concubines in the entire palace who can do this. She is better than them because she is willing to think and speak.

"Your Majesty, is this a quarrel with the Queen Mother because of this?"

Although Hua Qi pricked up one ear to listen to the movement outside, in case someone approached and eavesdropped, he did not ignore the emperor and Concubine Yu. Therefore, hearing Concubine Yu go straight in so single-handedly, he couldn't help but give a covert thumbs up and shook it, thinking that Concubine Yu couldn't see it, but he didn't expect people to see it, and smiled at him.

"It should be the Queen Mother who is on herself again, right?" Seeing that the emperor was silent, Concubine Yu suddenly smiled again, and then said calmly, "For the Empress Dowager, the first emperor and the emperor are the most important people, so she is willing to do her best to defend it, and everything else doesn't matter." But the emperor has always been as long as the truth, and he doesn't care about his reputation. ”

"You've got it all right." The emperor touched his chin with some annoyance, and then said irritably, "I had a big quarrel with the Queen Mother, and even San Lang was thrown there to accompany her, and I said something very excessive, but I don't want to take it back." Although these cases will continue to be investigated, I am not sure what the truth will be in the end. ”

"The hateful thing is that next year's trial is imminent, and it just so happens that a large number of people are gathering in the capital for the sake of the prince Saburo, so I have a lot to do. These miscellaneous things have stumbled my hands and feet! ”

Seeing that the emperor's face was full of anger, Concubine Yu hesitated for a moment, and finally laughed and said: "Tie your hands and kill, you want to cover up." If it's not confusing, I don't believe it. If the emperor wants the truth, he can let Hua Qi Chukuan and them to find out, but the others don't need the truth. The emperor just needs to keep it a secret. For the sake of such three people, why bother with themselves and the queen mother and even the crown prince? ”