Chapter 146: The Situation Is Set

"Don't be impatient, Lord Ye." Sun Yu said in a deep voice without even raising his eyelids, "Although Sun An is highly relied on in the Royal Beast Garden, he is only a veterinarian after all. It can make them panic all day long, running around looking for life... Such people want to ask the Empress Shenzong Yuan to intercede, can they go to the Yanfu Palace to have an audience? Naturally, they are entrusted to the palace people in front of the Empress Dowager!"

In fact, Sun An's status was low, and he was not a close servant of the Empress Dowager, and he was originally out of reach.

But at that time, there was a court lady in charge of clothing in front of the Empress Dowager, who liked birds very much. She once picked up a wounded oriole in the imperial garden, and asked the people in the imperial beast garden to help diagnose and treat it, and thus met Sun An.

This is why Sun An would think of the Empress Dowager when he was in trouble.

It's just that people who can do things by the side of the Phoenix seat are cautious. Although the maid owed Sun An a favor, and Shenzong was very angry because of Hai Dongqing at the time, she didn't dare to go to the queen to ask for such a favor. Therefore, Sun An was politely rejected.

How could Sun An give up easily when his own life was at stake?

He gave almost all his savings to the maid, asking her to show him a way out.

The maid was moved by Caibo, so she told him that a servant would not dare to speak about such a thing, but there was someone who could help, but it was hard to say how Sun An would impress this person.

This person is the empress dowager's niece, the daughter of Minyanghou, the concubine at that time, and now the queen mother, empress dowager Ji Sheng.

Ji Sheng is the daughter of the Ji family. After the family, her aunt is the head of the middle palace, her father and grandfather both have titles, and her husband is even more expensive as the prince. It can be said that she is a favorite of thousands of people. Even ordinary nobles can't find her if they want to please her. There is no way, let alone a veterinarian.

If it were someone else, he must have felt that the court lady was trying to trick him, but Sun An's heart was moved: because at that time, Ji Sheng had been married to the prince for several years but had nothing to do, but the concubine Ji was pregnant.

Although based on Ji Sheng's family background and status, no matter whether it is a boy or a girl, this child will definitely not be a threat to her, but who would like to be overtaken by a concubine?

So Sun An asked the palace maid to help, and passed a message to the palace man in front of Ji Sheng... Sun Yong is not very clear about the specific process of this process. Anyway, Ji Sheng accepted his refuge and went to Yanfu Palace to say After understanding the situation, he changed the original heavy responsibility to a light sentence, and gave up after receiving only ten strokes of the imperial staff.

After that, the princess had an extra hobby of raising civet cats in the palace.

So not long after, the pregnant concubine Ji Ji was very careful, but she was stillborn.

Later, the number of civet cats in the palace increased, and it became more difficult for concubines to give birth.

"Then what did Wu Taipin and Shen Taipin say?!" The empress dowager standing on the top was expressionless, and did not open her mouth to argue for her niece, while Ye Guogong sneered and asked questions, "And the mother, the empress dowager Xiaozong’s main palace, Xiaozong’s concubines will respect whoever gives birth to a prince, and they will respect her as the queen mother! Even if she is not born to the mother empress dowager, at least they are Xiaozong’s flesh and blood, and they share the same father as the three sisters of Princess Minghui. Isn’t she closer than today’s son?!”

This clearly scolded Chunjia for being bad to the three princesses—but what he said just now was too much, the emperor didn't bother to get angry at this moment, and only looked sideways at Ouyang Yanran under his eyes.

Ouyang Yanran came out knowingly, and said loudly: "Among the three princesses, Her Highness Princess Minghui is the longest, followed by Princess Yun'an and Princess Sui'an. Before the three princesses, the concubines in the palace were occasionally pregnant. But they never landed safely, let alone grown up. After the three princesses... If the old minister remembers correctly, Your Majesty, the youngest Princess Sui'an was not long after she was born, and the late Emperor Xiaozong fell ill."

"After that, due to lack of energy, Emperor Xiaozong greatly reduced the number of concubines he summoned."

"It may be for this reason that after Princess Suian, no concubine in the palace has ever been pregnant."

Then the situation is very clear: when Ji Sheng and Xiaozong got married, both of them were young, Ji Sheng couldn't give birth to himself, and no one else was allowed to give birth to Xiaozong.

But then the two of them got older, and there was always emptiness under their knees, and it was difficult to explain internally and externally.

In addition, Ji Sheng was pregnant by herself, so she also lifted the ban, leaving Wu Taipin and Shen Taipin's pregnancies unaffected - as a result, all three of them gave birth to princesses.

Unfortunately, Xiaozong fell ill afterwards, and Ouyang Yanran said it euphemistically afterwards. In fact, it may be because Xiaozong was suppressed too much by the Ji family in politics, and he became discouraged and lost his mind with his concubines; All kinds of things in the court involved him too much energy, making him unable to cope with the harem... In short, he never let his concubine conceive again, and he died within a few years.

In this case, even if Ji Sheng wanted a prince to be raised under his knees as an heir for the future of himself, the Ji family, and the royal family, it would be gone.

Therefore, there is the matter of Chunjia's entry into the heir.

"It's so bloody!" Ye Guogong glanced at the empress dowager who was indifferent at the top, and said coldly, "Although the mother empress dowager has no children, she is not only empress Xiaozong Yuan, but also the empress dowager's niece. Stable! Even if the eldest son cannot be born, why not allow Liugong to have children?!"

He once again pulled out the Empress Dowager Yuan, "In the past, the king of Fuyang belonged to the lineage, and the wife of the king of Duan was childless for many years. She relied on adopting the concubine born by the concubine Ji, so she was able to become a concubine after the death of the king of Duan? As you do Presumably, could it be that the lack of heirs in Queen Duan's courtyard is also caused by the loving mother Empress Dowager?!"

"I'm going to ask you, Mrs. Ji!" Ouyang Yanran sneered. Now that swords are on the verge of breaking out between the two sides, and the final fig leaf has been pulled down, of course there is no need to be too tactful. He was a trusted official of Emperor Shenzong, who despised Emperor Xiaozong, and his mother, the Empress Dowager, was bewitched by you, and often spoke for the Ji family, which naturally displeased Emperor Xiaozong. Therefore, Emperor Xiaozong rarely went to the main palace, but from time to time invited other family members If it is an ordinary concubine who gives birth to a prince, it’s fine, but if it’s a concubine from a high-born family, her status is enough to support the emperor’s heir, and she also has her natal family to rely on behind her. Even if the empress dowager is the aunt, how can she not feel jealous?”

After all, Xiaozong was not stupid. He was weak and inexperienced at the time, but he was no match for the Ji family, so how could he not help?

As an emperor, Sannomiya Sixth Court is a natural bargaining chip.

Therefore, although this emperor is very diligent and not lustful for women, he has been recruited several times after he ascended the throne-yes, it was only a courtesy appointment, and he has never been selected.

After all, the most important purpose of Xiaozong's adding people to the harem was neither for heirs nor for beauty, but purely for the natal families of these concubines.

And the ones he tried to win over were the kind of families that would be able to fight against the empress dowager once he had a prince, so that the Ji family could no longer dominate the family. As for the ordinary concubines, they can be manipulated by Ji Sheng at will. He didn't have time to pay attention.

In this way, Ji Cheng can't have children by himself, and those who she can tolerate can't have children, and those who can be born, she is not allowed to have children... Could Xiaozong's heirs not be thin?

"...These are just your one-sided words." Ye Guogong said without expression, "It is absurd to convict the empress dowager of such a felony without evidence!!!"

Ouyang Yanran chuckled, and looked at Sun Yu: "Duke Ye is confused? If there is no evidence, the people from the Imperial City Department will directly report the matter in the temple?"

Of course, Sun Yu came with evidence, and it was very rich and conclusive, including but not limited to: various rewards bearing the imprint of Mianfu Palace, normal civet cats raised separately and civet cats specially made to make women's offspring difficult, As well as the place where they were placed, and the food left over.

There are also traces of Sun Yong's family, big and small, who have been cared for by the people in front of the empress dowager over the years.

The point is, the common man Zheng Shangchu's miscarriage.

Although Zheng Shangchu was deposed as a commoner before her death, she was Chunjia's imperial concubine after all, and her fetus during miscarriage was definitely a boy.

She is also the niece of General Hushi, and today is the imperial court, and Zheng Guren was in the hall, and when he heard this, he went out crying on the spot, brought his sons and nephews who were also in the court hall, and begged Chunjia to give him his niece , The grandnephew who failed to land a justice!

Zheng is showing her true feelings at this moment. Although Zheng Ju knows that it is Yun Fenghuang who directly caused Zheng Shangchu's death, if Zheng Shangchu's body was not pregnant with a dark hand...she gave birth smoothly It must be the eldest son of the emperor.

In that case, it would be too late for Zheng Shangchu to keep his son, so where would he have the time to flirt with Chunjia's new favorite?

And with the eldest son of the emperor in hand, whether Yun Fenghuang has the ability to force Zheng Shangchu to death is still a question.

No matter how much Chunjia loves her, she still has to consider how much the previous dynasty valued the eldest son and his biological mother, right?

In short, after this incident was found out, there was an uproar in the temple, but no one thought that Zheng Gu, the commander of the forbidden army who had been mixed up in the palace and was called the ancestor by almost all the servants in the palace, could not keep his niece. The two sons——Yun Fenghuang, who was listening to the little servant delivering the news, almost couldn't help changing his face!

Chunjia even found out about this? ? ?

Then Concubine Shu's death, isn't it? ? ?

She took a deep breath, suppressed her anxiety and fear, and told Chen Zhu to go ahead to eavesdrop on the court meeting.

At the court meeting, the atmosphere became more and more tense as the people from the Imperial City Department brought up a piece of evidence.

Ye Guogong's face was pale, and he couldn't help looking at the empress dowager above him——At this moment, he heard a sob, and everyone subconsciously followed the prestige, but saw several younger princesses and county masters among the clan daughters. He was supporting an old lady who was dressed in a luxurious way and comforted him in a low voice.

The old woman held the handkerchief, looked like she would faint anytime, and cried, "Poor my nephew!!! Back then, the imperial brother chose a concubine for him, and it was not good to choose such a poisonous one." woman?!"

"My condolences to Aunt Dongxing." Chunjia glanced at her and recognized Wei Zhaorong's grandmother, Princess Dongxing. She softened her tone and said a few words of comfort. She looked sideways at the empress dowager who had never said a word, and said softly: "Grandmother, what do you think?"

The Empress Dowager looked at the next head coldly, and after a while, she asked in a hoarse voice: "Isn't it that this matter has something to do with the Ai family? But I don't know, who did the Ai family murder?"

"Where did the imperial grandmother hear the rumors?" Chunjia's tone was as gentle as before, like the gentleness of her own grandson, without the slightest grudge, "You are the mother of Shenzong Yuan, the first emperor Xiaozong's mother, how could you harm me?" What about people? Sun Yu was also confused and didn't speak clearly, which caused you to misunderstand. He actually wanted to say that Sun An originally wanted to ask you for help, but because the maid who helped deliver the message dared not speak, she pointed at the empress. Empress Dowager, what happens next...how could it have something to do with being passed down as the emperor's grandmother?"

"The emperor's grandmother is the mother of the late emperor Xiaozong. Could it be that she deliberately let the late emperor die?"

"This matter has nothing to do with you. You are also kept in the dark."

"The late Emperor Xiaozong had no son, so he could only let me be the heir. I know this, and you feel the saddest, don't you?"

The Empress Dowager didn't speak for a long time, but the witnesses and witnesses below were still coming in.

Ji's people were completely silent.

Because when things got to this point, no matter how much you questioned and refuted, there was a sense of powerlessness in the dying struggle.

Chun Jia took a slanted sword, and they were as defenseless as Chao's betrayal last time.

How to argue, how to argue, how to refute?

Besides, they also felt in their hearts that this should be true.

Otherwise, why didn't Xiaozong have no children? Chunjia was pregnant with one miscarriage before taking office, and no heir could wait until October to conceive.

After a while, the Empress Dowager closed her eyes, and when she opened them, there was no emotion in her eyes, and she said: "In that case, the Ai family will go back first."

Chunjia said calmly: "Grandmother, please slow down. I am young, but I dare not deal with it rashly. I have to ask Grandmother to show me!"

"The Ai family was born in the Ji family, and she is the aunt of the empress dowager. What qualifications do you have now, let me show the emperor?" The empress dowager stood up and walked out, and said coldly, "The Ai family is now alone. I don’t even know how to meet the ancestors of the Gongxiang family?!”

Before she finished speaking, she suddenly pulled out a golden hairpin from her sleeve, and stabbed fiercely at her throat!