"Please forgive the emperor for the abruptness of the concubine, the concubine also heard that the emperor was in a bad mood today and was a little worried, it is said that it is related to Lord Li?"

The palace maid on the side brought a bowl of steaming thick soup at this time, Queen Zhou took the soup and scooped it back and forth twice, and then picked up a spoonful and blew it to the emperor's mouth and said, "Your Majesty, drink a bowl of soup, this is the fresh fish soup that has just been boiled, and it is thick." ”

Yuan Zhi took a sip, then took the bowl and put it down, saying, "Okay, I'll just come by myself." Then he sighed and waved his hand, ordering the palace maids to all retreat before saying, "Today, Li Yun came to find me to hand over the joint name, do you know who it has to do with it?" ”

"The concubine boldly guessed, either related to Concubine Min's sister or related to Zhungar or the Shizifu." Empress Zhou glanced at him, and she was already determined to go.

I saw him nod: "Yes, what you said is word for word." ”

Empress Zhou hesitated at this time: "But, why is it a joint name?" ”

This is so strange, if Li Yun's one-sided words can be understood, but how can he be a small civil official and move other officials to write together? Although it is possible that the people who write are small officials, it is also necessary to know what it means to "add up a lot".

"The people who signed the joint letter are all officials who are from the fourth rank and below, and among them is General Qi who used to argue with the horses above the lobby."

He thought for a while and said, "It is still reasonable to say that Li Yun has a feud with Concubine Min, and General Qi doesn't look down on Jungar, but other officials are only here because of evidence." ”

"Evidence?" Empress Zhou was taken aback, "What is it?" What is the evidence? ”

Yuan Zhi stirred the bowl of fish soup, took another jade bowl from the other side, sandwiched the tender fish meat into the bowl, and then scooped the oil and water thick soup, and moved it to Queen Zhou.

"They sued the prince's mansion, saying that Bao Lie's most trusted guard Omai was misbehaving on the streets of the capital and doing evil under the influence of the prince's identity."

He scooped a spoonful of soup and sent it to Queen Zhou's mouth, who also opened his mouth extremely obediently, and said with some pleasure in Yuanzhi's heart, "For example, riding horses on the street, forcibly taking other people's things, making a lot of noise in the building, etc." Although they are all trivial matters, they also make the people very dissatisfied. ”

As for General Qi, he said that if it wasn't for the negligence and discipline of Bao Lie and the concubine, it would be the instruction of the side knock, and the people under his command would dare to be so presumptuous. Maybe today is just to disrupt the order of the capital, and tomorrow is intended to disrupt the rules of the palace. ”

"That's a serious question!" Empress Zhou was shocked when she heard this, and wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, "General Qi is really a rough man, he dares to say anything like this." If things weren't like that, this was really funny, and it seemed that he was holding a grudge against the quarrel with the horse in the previous court. ”

She thought about it again, "It's not right, it's not brainless to see him talk like that, it means that he still has evidence in hand?" ”

"Yes, every case reported has a reason, the time and place are all right, and it is clear to call someone to ask at will, which shows that Li Yun dared to come to the book after making preparations. If it is said that it is collusion, but the people around it have seen it seriously, and it is difficult to convince people to say that it is slander. ”

Empress Zhou was shocked when she heard this: "That means that you really did these foolish things?" ”

"Yes." Yuan Zhi nodded contemplatively, "The most taboo thing for the monarch is not how much wind and waves rise above the court, but these trivial matters, just because 'water can carry a boat and can also overturn a boat'." In any case, it shows that Bao Lie is negligent in disciplining, not that I don't trust him, but I also don't know if he has a mind that he shouldn't have. ”

Empress Zhou is able to understand, and with the recent cautious words of the concubine and the temperament of the Ural clan, she can be sure that the prince is not a person who will have different intentions.

But everything pays attention to evidence, and conclusive evidence shows that this matter is true, so if it wasn't for Baolie's private instructions, how could his subordinates dare to be so blatant? In other words, if this is the case, it will be nine times out of ten that Bao Lie will acquiesce.

Speaking of Bai Yan, while the children of the Shizi Mansion made mistakes, Bai Yan said good things, so the possibility of collusion between the two is very big, and it is not possible for Bai Yan to be taken into the bag.

None of them are good.

At this moment, Motoji darkened his eyes and said something even more shocking: "Several ministers also said in their recitals that they suspected that Emai had bribed the people to assassinate the queen mother. ”

"What?!" Queen Zhou was startled, and stood up from the chair, her face full of incredulity, "This is a capital crime, how can it be!" ”

Seeing that she knew that her mood must be the same as when he first saw the fold, Genji stood up and helped her to sit down: "Don't be nervous first, I also know that this is not a trivial matter." ”

"Your Majesty!" She looked really frightened and hurriedly grabbed Yuanji's sleeve, a little out of shape, but of course the latter understood, "How is the queen mother??" ”

Yuanzhi was very relieved to hear her ask like this, and comforted her: "Don't worry, I sent someone to see it, everything is fine." If I didn't tell me about it, I wanted the queen mother to not want to make a big fuss, so I secretly sent someone to investigate what was not unusual. ”

Empress Zhou breathed a sigh of relief and was a little entangled at the same time: "There should be evidence for this matter, right?" ”

"No, the evidence is incomplete." She just secretly said that fortunately, she heard Yuanzhi say again, "I only said that it was suspicion, and I said that it was an accident among the people, but there is no evidence for hearing many people talk about it." ”

Queen Zhou was a little indignant and said: "Dare to talk nonsense without evidence!" When did these people become so brainless? ”

Yuan Zhi nodded and said, "Yes, I also think that these people are too eager to ask for their lives as a mother. It's just that there is no wind and no waves, and now this rumor has seeped into the streets and alleys, and the common people are talking about having to pay attention to it. ”

He sneered, "I really think I'm a fool, as if they know everything." ”

Empress Zhou asked cautiously: "The emperor also thinks that this is made up by Li Yun and then bewitched others?" ”

"That's right, he can collect such a basket of evidence to show that he is fully prepared, how can he have a grudge against Zhunger, but he can't joke about the queen mother, the queen mother must be cautious. I've sent people out, and I'll have to wait for someone to come back to be sure. ”

Yuan Zhi rolled his eyes again, "It's just that other ministers who have not had a holiday with Bao Lie and have no personal relationship with Li Yun have also said that they have heard from the people, and it can't be confirmed that Li Yun colluded with those individuals." ”

She couldn't figure it out and shook her head: "The New Year is approaching, but it's just something like this." She glanced at Yuan Zhi again, "But the concubine has something to say, and she asks the emperor for forgiveness." ”

Motoji patted her hand: "You say it's okay, why bother with me." ”

She thought for a moment before she said slowly: "Mrs. Shizi once came to the palace to take care of Concubine Min, it's not that the concubine is biased, it's just that the concubine sees her as a person and the Baolie she hears from her mouth is not like what the ministers of the previous dynasty said in their letters. There is also Bai Yan's character, you and I and my eldest sister can be trusted, he said that it is good to be good, eighty times out of a hundred, not to mention that even if Bao Lie really has different intentions, how can he be stupid enough to use his own military secrets to make this sacrifice? ”

She glanced at Yuan Zhi again, and couldn't see whether his expression was sad or happy, so she had to get up and salute, "The concubine is just a woman, and what the Taoist family says can't be taken seriously, if the emperor can trust the concubine, the concubine can only say that there is something else hidden in her intuition." ”

Motoji nodded: "I understand." ”

"Your Majesty, if these things of the prince of Baolie are true, how should you decide?"