A Precious Pearl in the Imperial City

"Your Majesty." The official of Dali Temple presented the organized case file to Liu Zhongbao and bowed his hand to Emperor Longfeng on the throne: "All the relatives, visits and exits of the personnel involved in the Royal Race Course are recorded."

"Aiqing is affected." Emperor Longfeng took the case file from Liu Zhongbao and opened the first page, which recorded a detailed list of all the persons involved. At the back of the list are who these people have had contact with, what their daily habits of words and deeds are, and even the details of what they like to eat, which days they spend more money than usual.

There is a conspicuous red dot under each list of suspects.

In order to find out this, Dali Temple has not had a good night's sleep for a long time, but after checking all the personnel exchanges, they have been scared to sleep. Because all kinds of evidence, as well as small things, all point to the harem.

What's worse is that these evidences are intricate and convoluted, and there is more than one source, but everyone's purpose is to make King Chen die or be disabled.

The officials of Dali Temple bowed their heads and dared not speak.

The time and frequency of King Chen's visit to the Royal Racecourse was irregular. Some of these suspected spies were inserted seven or eight years ago. How old was King Chen at that time?

Perhaps, this is not just a conspiracy against King Chen alone. These princes have become each other's prey, and King Chen is the fattest and most hated sheep.

No one in the hall spoke, Emperor Longfeng took it seriously, and didn't miss every word of every person's name.

Each of these people wanted his son's life.

Ten years ago, when he was imprisoned in the palace, Du Qing was bullied. Now that he is the emperor, he is sitting on a vast world. Is it possible to let him be bullied? !

"The criminals involved in this case are all sentenced to be executed." Emperor Longfeng picked up the Zhubi and drew a circle on these names: "As for the people involved in this matter in the harem...you continue to investigate, no matter who it is. , Don't let it go."

"Your Majesty!" The Dali Temple official was shocked: "The empress is living in the deep palace quietly, if you continue to check..."

There were as many private individuals as there were fish and shrimps in the moat. He was afraid that the investigation would continue, and the birth mothers of the princes and princesses would be involved. Wouldn't it be imperial majesty?

"Someone wants my son's life, I am an emperor, should I still bear it?" Emperor Longfeng threw the file on the table: "Aiqing's investigation is like a god, I believe you can find out the truth."

"Your Majesty." The Dali Temple official felt more bitter than Huang Lian, and he bowed his hands and said: "Please don't worry, the minister must investigate the case, and you will not be suspicious, but..." He raised his head and glanced at Liu Zhongbao: "It's just a minister. As a foreign minister, it is not suitable to walk around in the harem. There are some things that require Liu Gonggong's help."

Emperor Longfeng nodded.

Liu Zhongbao handed over the marble officials: "Master Luo, please rest assured, the old slave will definitely assist the adults in investigating the case with all their heart."

"Thank you, Grandpa Liu."

"Lord Luo is polite, you and I are both sharing our sorrows for your Majesty."

His Majesty Liu Zhongbao lowered his head and seemed to be calm, and saw that the hand holding the Zhubi, so hard that the knuckles had turned white, he knew that his Majesty was already in anger at this time.

At this moment, if anyone dares to offend your Majesty again...

"Your Majesty, Your Royal Highness Chen Wang, please see me."

Emperor Longfeng put down his pen and spoke slowly: "Xuan."

"Father." Wang Chen strode into the inner hall and knelt toward Emperor Longfeng on the throne: "Father, your son has been bullied. You have to take charge of your son."

Master Luo at Dali Temple turned his head to look at him. In the entire capital, who would dare to bully King Chen?

"Liu Zhongbao, help him up quickly." Emperor Longfeng stood up, and the anger under his pressure spewed out instantly: "Who dares to be disrespectful to me?!"

Master Luo of Dali Temple was stunned by His Majesty's reaction. Shouldn't this kind of thing first ask about the cause and effect?

Since His Majesty's accession to the throne, he has been diligent in administration and loving the people, with a benevolent heart and kindness. Under his governance, the people have lived and worked in peace, food and clothing. He is not enjoyable, nor is he violent and bloodthirsty. Even after he took the throne, he has never collected folk beauties to serve in the palace, and he is almost a rare Mingjun.

Why is it almost, because he favors Concubine Su and the Chen Wang from Concubine Su. Fortunately, Concubine Su is not in harmony with her mother's family, and she is unwilling to uphold her mother's family, otherwise it may lead to a tragedy of the dictatorship of her relatives as in the previous dynasty.

Thinking about it this way, apart from the fact that Concubine Su was close to the civil servants, she was spoiled by His Majesty a little bit, the King Chen had a bad temper, had more ways to clean up people, and was arrogant and domineering, as if...how did this mother and son never do it before? What is the big thing in which people and gods are angry?

At least there is no one who doesn’t agree to kill, whoever offends him will die...

Lord Luo shook his head. It's not good to read too much and know too much. He just compares it with people without realizing it.

The deeds recorded in the previous dynasty are too cruel, and it is easy to feel satisfied with the affairs of the current dynasty.

"Master Luo, the old slave will send you out." Liu Zhongbao walked to Master Luo and led him outside the outer hall.

Lord Luo returned to his senses, saluted the emperor and the king wittyly, and walked out after Liu Zhongbao. When I walked to the door, I heard Wang Chen whispering about how arrogant and arrogant that he did not apologize for wrongdoing.

Hearing Wang Chen's complaint, Lord Luo couldn't help being curious, who was so courageous and dare to touch this prince's mold?

Walking out of the hall, Lord Luo saw King Qi hurriedly approaching here, and turned to Liu Zhongbao and said, "Liu Gonggong, please stay."

"Master Luo walk slowly." Liu Zhongbao also saw King Qi. He shook the whisk in his hand and nodded slightly to Master Luo: "Please pay attention to the steps."

"Thank you, father-in-law." Lord Luo walked past King Qi and saluted him.

King Qi stopped and paid a half-little, and then hurriedly walked to Liu Zhongbao: "Liu Gonggong, I want to see my father if I have something to do, and I will ask my father-in-law to pass on it."

Liu Zhongbao smiled and said, "Please wait for a while, Your Majesty still has something to deal with at this moment."

Hearing Liu Zhongbao's refusal to pass the biography of King Qi, Lord Luo quickened his pace and dared not listen any more.

There was a faint voice from the half-covered hall door. King Qi knew that Yun Duqing was inside, and he nodded gracefully: "I see, thank you father-in-law."

He stood aside, his body was like a pine, with a graceful manner: "Then I will be here waiting for my father to be summoned."

Liu Zhongbao smiled and owed Wang Qi.

"Father, do you think this Pingyuanhou Mansion is not hateful?" Wang Chen drank the tea from the palace man: "A few months ago, the little boy from the Zheng family said in the palace that the mother and concubine were concubines. The concubine is by nature tolerant and doesn't care about children. I didn't expect their whole family to be so arrogant and rude."

"Father, I'm your son. They look down on me and they just look down on you." After half a cup of tea, Chen Wang's mouth is not thirsty: "Actually, if they slander Erchen a few words, it's fine. Anyway, Erchen There is more than one ridiculous thing. But the Ming family is full of loyal ministers, and you can't suffer such injustices just because their daughters are marrying children and ministers."

"The three generations of the Zheng family attacked the marquis, because I was too tolerant to their family." Emperor Longfeng lowered his eyelids. He was in anger. Hearing that Ping Yuan Hou was so arrogant, his heart became even more angry: "Come here, an official from the Ministry of Propaganda enters the palace. , I want to make a plan."

Ming Jingzhou was declared into the palace, and Wang Qi was seen standing outside the main hall of Taiyang Palace. He did not know how long he had stood.

"Master Ming, you are finally here, Your Majesty is waiting for you." Liu Zhongbao smiled and greeted Ming Jingzhou: "Master Ming, please come with the old slave."

King Qi licked some dry corners of his lips and looked up as the main hall door opened, but did not close it.

The father's voice came from the hall.

"Promulgated my will, Pingyuan Marquis Mansion is not strictly controlled, disregarding the royal family, and reducing the nobility to the earl. From now on, all courtyards and equipment that exceed the rules shall be sealed up without delay."

The cold wind swept down the dead leaves of the treetops, and Wang Qi looked down at the dead leaves falling into the grass, his eyelids trembling lightly.

His wedding with Sun Caiyao was just around the corner. First, Yang Bi died of illness, and Qin Tianjian was unwilling to change the auspicious time. Now even his foreign family has been downgraded to the title. When this matter spreads out, other brothers and sisters must see him as a joke.

They are all sons of the emperor father, why didn't the emperor give him any face, even the dignity of the big wedding?

Ming Jingzhou took the imperial decree stamped with the imperial seal, and glanced at the king Chen who was sitting on a chair eating snacks.

Perceiving Ming Jingzhou's gaze, Wang Chen put down and nodded, and by the way, he lowered his head to see if there was any scum on his body. Now as long as Ming Jingzhou glances at him, he will subconsciously think that the other party wants him to copy something again.

Unexpectedly, Ming Jingzhou just smiled at him, bowed his hands and walked out.

Seeing this smile, Chen Wang's tea couldn't be drunk anymore, and he lost his appetite for snacks. He kept guessing, what does Ming Jingzhou's unexplained smile mean?

He didn't study well before, but now the father-in-law found him a crippled father-in-law who didn't beat or scold him. It might be a retribution to him when he was young and ignorant.

What was wrong was when he stepped into the door of the Ministry of Rites, he met Ming Xiaozhu and said big things that shouldn't be said.

Vanity makes men pay a terrible price.

"Master Ming." King Qi saw Ming Jingzhou coming out and said to him: "Master Ming, the people of Pingyuan Hou Mansion have nothing to say and do, and there is something that offends your mansion. Please forgive me."

Ming Jingzhou leaned sideways to avoid the ceremony of King Qi, and he tumbled to the end, looking confused: "What is the meaning of the words of the prince, can it be that Pingyuanhou...no, the subordinates of Pingyuan Bofu, said what inappropriate remarks related to the subordination of officials? ?"

King Qi observed the expression on Ming Jingzhou's face, the confusion and perplexity on the opponent's face were completely natural, and he didn't seem to know what happened.

"It's all trivial misunderstandings." Qi Wang smiled bitterly: "But after hearing the rumors, Master Qiuming, don't be grudged by these foolish people's remarks."

"His Royal Highness is serious." Ming Jingzhou smiled heartily, and said to Wang Qi again: "His Royal Highness has a deep heart, how can the next official be so grievous to His Highness because of Xiao Xiao."

"The lower official still has the imperial decree to read. I dare not delay, please forgive me." Of course, Ming Jingzhou knows what King Qi wants to hear, but why does he want it to go?

It's true that the young man who spread the rumors is from the Zheng family, but who can tell who is using this method?

King Qi had been waiting outside the Taiyang Palace for a long time, but his Majesty could not summon him, and the news that the Zheng family was downgraded soon reached the ears of every concubine in the harem.

However, Concubine Ning was unwilling to believe that her Majesty would be ruthless to this point.

"My son's marriage is near. Even if your majesty is determined to lower the title of Zheng family, why don't you wait any longer, at least until Yanze's marriage is over." Ning Fei burst into tears and almost choked up.

"Niang, your anger hurts your body so much. Please take care of your body." Bai Peony supported Concubine Ning and patted her on the back gently for her: "You are the maternal concubine of your Royal Highness. If your body has three lengths and two shortcomings, People outside will probably laugh at the prince even more..."

"Who dare them!" Concubine Ning said sharply: "My son is tall and handsome, handsome and elegant. Looking at the entire palace, which prince can compare with Yanze?"

"Hongmei." Concubine Ning remembered something, got up and walked in front of Hongmei, and slapped her fiercely: "How do you do things, this palace asks you to arrange for someone to spread the rumors of the Ming family, you even let the Hou Mansion Let's take care of it. Have you ever thought about it before doing things?"

"Niangniang." Hongmei covered her face aggrievedly, and knelt down in front of Concubine Ning, crying and begging: "Niangniang calm down and asks Niangniang to be aware of it. The servants and maidservants arrange for the refugees without household registration. They have not had time to do it. The servants and maids don't understand. , Why would the little servant of the Hou Mansion do this."

Even if she had no brains anymore, she knew that she had to be prudent in doing things, how could she arrange people from the Hou Mansion to do this kind of thing.

"Does the Hou Mansion really hate the Ming family to such a degree?" Concubine Ning believed Hongmei's words, and she complained: "Have they ever thought about the consequences of their exposure?!"

"Niang, this is the end of the matter. The slave and maid thought that our previous strategy can no longer be used." Bai Shao gently squeezed Concubine Ning's shoulder: "Fortunately, you and your majesty have had a relationship for many years, and your majesty has not angered you because of the stupid behavior of the Hou Mansion. The maidservant is worried that if such rumors go out, Your Majesty will think of the Hou Mansion again, and think of you and His Royal Highness again..."

Hearing the words "years of love", Concubine Ning glanced at the vase on the table: "Yanze waited for a full hour outside the Taiyang Palace, but did not wait until His Majesty summoned him. In the end, he was angry because of the Zheng family. Our mother and son."

"Niang Niang." The white peony said softly: "Don't think too much. Your Majesty is just a momentary breath. As long as our Lanxu Palace has recently reduced our contacts with the Zheng family, Your Majesty will believe you."

"You're right." Concubine Ning subconsciously resisted your Majesty's idea that the Zheng family angered herself. After listening to the words of the white peony, she felt more comforted: "Hongmei, you immediately withdraw those who have arranged it. Don't let them explain the family. Bad words."

In the past, she arranged for people to spread rumors about Wang Chen, but this time she did not fall miserably. The little girl of the Ming family was really born to deny her.

What's more disgusting is that not only can she not ruin her reputation, but she must also try to protect her.

It is really bad luck!

After the news that the Zheng family was downgraded, the entire capital knew that the people of the Zheng family were bold enough to speak ill of the royals in the teahouse and discredit the majesty of the royal family.

No one cares about the remarks related to the Ming family.

After the Zheng family's affairs made everyone lose interest in discussing it, the wedding of King Qi and Miss Sun's family became the focus of interest for the people in Beijing.

"His Royal Highness Huai was married, and the dowry of the Princess was placed from the street to the end of the street. I don't know how much Princess Qi's dowry was?"

"Definitely not less, the Sun family is a big family."

"After King Qi got married, is it the turn of King Chen?"

"Have you ever heard of the overbearing lord?"

"Have heard, some people say that this overbearing lord is actually Wang Chen."

"It's no wonder that the emperor likes this son the most. If I had a martial artist who went to the mountains to suppress the bandit, Wen Neng's son who had been incognito for the top pick, he would wake up when he fell asleep.

Jiuzhu silently walked behind these chattering people, trying to make his expression look less guilty.

"The story of the overbearing prince is getting more and more outrageous." Zhou Xiao still remembers one day a few years ago when his father came home and talked about the expression of Wang Chen when he was dizzy with the teacher.

Would such a prince pretend to be an ordinary person to participate in the imperial examination? I am afraid that even Wang Chen himself is embarrassed to have such a dream.

"Ah." Jiuzhu turned to look forward: "Sister Zhou, the woman in the Spice Pavilion, seems to be Miss Sun Jia?"

"Two days later is the day of her wedding. Is she still in the mood to buy spices?" Zhou Xiao looked at Sun Caiyao in the Spice Pavilion in doubt. She said: "Let's go in and take a look."

"Miss Zhou." Sun Caiyao picked up the spice box and turned around to see Zhou Xiao and Jiuzhu, blessing them: "Ming County Lord."

"Miss Sun." Jiuzhu noticed that Sun Caiyao was looking at herself, smiled in reply, and then sneezed several times.

Sun Caiyao closed the spice box in her hand and put it back on the table: "Some people are not used to the smell of spices, and the county owner will try not to use incense in the future."

"Thank you Miss Sun for reminding." Jiuzhu covered her mouth and nose with her handkerchief, sneezed a few more times, and hurried out of the Spice Pavilion to get better.

It turns out that Ming Jiuzhu is not adapted to the taste of various spices...

Sun Caiyao looked at the exquisite spice boxes of various colors, not thinking about it.

How did the Ming Jiuzhu in her dream endure the discomfort of her body and ignite the deadly incense burner?

When the wind blew, the pungent smell of spices penetrated into Jiuzhu's nose again.

"Ah tweeted! Ah tweeted!"

"Ming Xiaozhu." A cloak was placed on her: "Why don't you wear a cloak when you go out?"

"His Royal Highness." Jiuzhu sneezed twice, squeezing out tears: "Why are you here?"

"The king is planning to go to the Ministry of Engineering for a visit. I didn't expect you to be here." He raised his head and looked at the sky, with a faint smile: "It seems that tomorrow will be a sunny day."

"Why?" Jiuzhu looked at him with tears in his eyes.

Chen Wang really couldn't help it. He stretched out his hand and squeezed her hair pack. The feel was still as good as last time. He smiled and retracted his hand: "I won't tell you."

"Hello!" At this moment, a child sneezed on the side of the road, and the elder touched his head: "The dog sneezes and the sky is clear, and the sun will definitely shine tomorrow."

"His Royal Highness." Jiuzhu slowly raised his head to look at Wang Chen who was riding back on his horse: "So you are calling me a dog?"

Just as Sun Caiyao walked to the door, he heard this sentence.

She frowned and looked at Wang Chen on horseback, the girl of the Ming family in her dream, for the sake of Wang Wang that she didn't even let Qi Wang off, the king Chen outside the dream actually called others a dog?

Seeing this, Zhou Xiao turned to her and smiled, "Maybe, this is... the little taste of the overbearing prince and his fiancee?"

Sun Caiyao frowned more tightly. What happened to Miss Zhou, who looked at a very smart person in the past, why did she start talking nonsense today?