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The atmosphere in Zhiluo Palace was tense at this time. Most of the people who served Concubine Jing were expelled to the courtyard outside the palace, where they knelt on the ground in the cold wind. Empress Yan was sitting in Concubine Jing's bedroom facing the south.

On the main seat, her face was as dark as water, with anger still hanging on the corners of her brows. At her feet, there was a wooden tablet with several cracks thrown out. Because the tablet was facing up, you could clearly see the "

The words "spirit of the late concubine Lin Shi Leyao of Daliang" are written on it. Connected to the west wall of the dormitory, it was originally the pure room where Concubine Jing worshiped Buddha. It is usually closed, but now it is wide open, and you can see that the altar table inside has been overturned.

, a messy scene with scattered fruits.

Different from the cold and breathtaking look on Queen Yan's face, Concubine Jing, who was kneeling silently below, still had her usual calm demeanor, respectful and humble, but one could not feel the slightest bit of humiliation or fear.

Emperor Liang, who walked in angrily, saw this scene in his first glance.

And the moment he saw everything in the room clearly, he understood what was going on.

Only he himself will always know what kind of emotional changes Emperor Liang had in his heart at this moment, but on his face, his expression remained unchanged, still stern and gloomy.

"I am here to see you, Your Majesty." Queen Yan came forward to greet her and saluted.

"You are in charge of the harem, why are things always unfinished? What's going on?" Emperor Liang said this, then he shook his sleeves, walked straight past her, and sat down on the main seat.

Empress Yan's eyebrows jumped, feeling that there was something wrong with her words. However, because she had indeed got a handle on Concubine Jing, her expression was still very stable.

"Your Majesty, I am incompetent. Although I have tried my best to clean up the harem, I still can't pacify all the traitors. Concubine Jing set up a memorial tablet for the sinner Lin Leyao in the Buddhist hall, which is treason. I made an oversight and it was only found out now. It is my dereliction of duty.

Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Emperor Liang glanced at her coldly and said, "What did Concubine Jing say?"

When he asked her this question, Queen Yan couldn't help but show a suffocated look in her eyes. It was obvious that she had touched a soft nail just now.

"Back to Your Majesty, Concubine Jing knew she was guilty and was speechless in defense from beginning to end after being captured."

Emperor Liang pursed his lips. For this answer, he was both expected and a little moved, and his eyes towards Concubine Jing became softer.

Since Xia Jiang evoked his memories of the past, Emperor Liang had been restless for three days in a row. He had palpitations at night and had nightmares. When he woke up, he found that his dreams were vague and he could not remember them clearly. What's more, he would have hallucinations when he was half asleep and half awake.

The figure of the woman floated in front of him, making him tremble and frightened. When Concubine Jing was comforting her, she asked him if he missed Concubine Chen and even dreamed about it, which touched his mind. But the fear of Concubine Chen's soul was related to the emperor's face.

Emperor Liang was unwilling to talk to outsiders, so Concubine Jing proposed that she set up a memorial ceremony in secret to appease the souls of the dead. Of course Emperor Liang immediately agreed, and he slept peacefully that night, sleeping in darkness until dawn. Unexpectedly, he felt relieved just now.

Within two days, the queen found out about the spirit setting.

Concubine Jing, who took off her hairpin and thin clothes and knelt on the cold floor, actually gave up her right to plead in order to hide a secret that the emperor did not want to be widely known, and was willing to accept the serious crime imposed by the queen. When he thought of this, Emperor Liang felt guilty

I owe you.

Of course, it is impossible for him to take the initiative to clear Concubine Jing's guilt just because of this slight debt, but he can find a way to protect her.

"Where did Concubine Jing set up a funeral for Mrs. Lin?"

"In the Buddhist hall of her dormitory, Your Majesty, please take a look. There is a complete set of fruit and wine. It is obvious that she is performing a secret ceremony behind closed doors."

"Since she performed the ceremony behind closed doors, she naturally didn't publicize it to the outside world. How did you know about it from Zhengyang Palace?"

The words became more and more wrong, and Queen Yan couldn't help but ponder for a moment before saying, "It's Concubine Jing's maid who is not angry with her for doing such a rebellious thing, so she came to Zhengyang Palace to file a complaint."

"Oh?" Emperor Liang looked around the room again, and then he discovered that Concubine Jing's maid, Xin'er, was huddled and kneeling in an inconspicuous corner. He hadn't seen it just now. "To sue the master from a slave is a treason. In the palace,

How can you keep something like this? Someone, drag her out and kill her with a stick!"

After the order was given, several stout eunuchs immediately stepped forward and dragged the new son up. The little palace maid was so frightened that she screamed for mercy: "Your Majesty, please spare your life... Your Majesty... The Queen... The new son is doing something for you, you have to save me."

Newcomer..." The voice kept ringing shrilly all the way, and then it was dragged farther and farther away, and gradually became inaudible.

Empress Yan's face turned red. Emperor Liang's treatment was like a slap in the face. She, who was always good at being patient, couldn't bear it any longer. She stepped forward and said, "Your majesty, I accept this as my concubine."

As entrusted with the management of the harem, it is natural that all violations of etiquette and law must be strictly prohibited. Concubine Jing's crime is unquestionable, and as the head of the Sixth Palace, I cannot condone it. If Your Majesty has other intentions, please give me an edict.

Otherwise, I will have no choice but to act according to the law."

"You want to make it clear?" Emperor Liang looked at her coldly, "You want to make it clear for such a trivial matter? Do you want people in the world to say that my harem is uneasy? Is this your virtuous style of assisting me? Harem

Peace and tranquility are the most precious things, do you understand this?"

"Your Majesty thinks it is a trivial matter, but I dare not treat it as such. Concubine Jing set up spirits in the inner palace and privately sacrificed sinners. She clearly despised the emperor. If you look closely at her intentions, it is really shocking. How could such a serious crime not be committed?

Additional disposal?”

Emperor Liang was so angry that she forced him to have a fit, but he endured it, turned to Concubine Jing and said, "Concubine Jing, do you know your guilt?"

"I know that I am guilty." Concubine Jing kowtowed her head upright and said calmly, "I am confused by the old feelings, and secretly reflect on it. Although I did not mean to despise the emperor's authority, it is still against the rules of the palace. Please.

Your Majesty convicts you."

Emperor Liang snorted coldly, slammed the table, and said angrily: "The queen said you were a traitor, but you said you were just confused by old feelings. This is not acknowledgment of guilt, it is clearly ignorance! Someone is coming, order Concubine Jing to confine Zhi.

Luo Gong has thought about it and cannot leave the palace even half a step without getting the decree. When will you think about it clearly, when will you come back to me."

"Your Majesty!" Queen Yan shouted angrily and urgently.

"I have already dealt with it according to your wishes, what else do you want?" Emperor Liang glanced at her sideways, waved his hand, turned to look at the memorial tablet at his feet, and cast a meaningful look at Concubine Jing, and said: "

You are now a body awaiting sin, and the offerings have been halved. This place is a mess, so you can clean it up yourself."

Concubine Jing's eyes flashed intelligently, and she bowed again: "I accept the decree."

"Queen, thank you for your hard work. Let's go back to the palace." Emperor Liang stood up with a tired look on his face, "I have been busy with things recently, and you have to learn how to share my worries. Gao Zhan, the last batch of new tributes coming next year

Feng Luosi, I asked you to give two boxes to the Queen, have you delivered them?"

Gao Zhan replied astutely: "Your Majesty, I am a bit late in putting the items into the warehouse today, so I will send someone to deliver them immediately."

"Just remember. Let's get started." Emperor Liang did not look at Concubine Jing anymore, but supported Gao Zhan and walked out. Empress Yan followed the courtesy and escorted her to the outside of the palace. She watched the dragon chariot meandering away, her heart burning with anger.

But he had no choice but to look back bitterly at the green and quiet gate of Zhiluo Palace, and then returned to his own Zhengyang Palace.

"Your Majesty, are you going back to Wuying Palace? Or are you going to Hui Nuan Pavilion to rest?" When the dragon chariot left Fengtai Pond, the road forked. Gao Zhan didn't dare to take the initiative, so he came over to ask for orders carefully. Emperor Liang hesitated for a moment, his expression uncertain.

.

When he had just received the news from the Queen and left the Wuying Hall, he was indeed furious. But now that his anger towards Concubine Jing had subsided, his anger towards Prince Jing had also subsided a lot. At the same time, he felt that

He was also suspicious that the two incidents between Prince Jing and Concubine Jing would happen one after another. Now that he understood that one of them was unjust, what about the other?

"Let's go to Wuying Palace." Emperor Liang rubbed the forehead between his eyes and leaned back tiredly. He already began to miss Concubine Jing's gentle massage fingers for him. "This matter must be dealt with. I still have to ask.

It’s clear.”

"Yes." Gao Zhan did not dare to speak nonsense, and gestured to the eunuch who was clearing the way to go out of Xinjian Gate to the right. The imperial driver and his entourage quickly returned to Wuying Hall. Naturally, Xia Jiang and Prince Jing were still waiting, one standing and the other kneeling.

Nothing has changed. Looking at the footprints on Prince Jing's body, Emperor Liang couldn't help but feel a little soft.

"Father, please ask slowly, but don't get angry again. My son feels uncomfortable when he looks at it..." As soon as King Yu finished the salute, he hurried over to greet him. However, Emperor Liang's relatively calm expression at the moment made him a little uneasy.

Couldn't help but say flirting words again.

"Your Majesty," Xia Jiang did not expect that Emperor Liang seemed to be somewhat calm after his return, and asked in a low voice, "The Queen's urgent matter..."

"The women in the harem are making a fuss. It's no big deal. Don't ask." Emperor Liang cut off his words with one sentence and said in a deep voice, "You can continue the confrontation. Where did you end up talking?"

Xia Jiang had been following Emperor Liang for many years and had been choked like this several times. He immediately realized that the situation was developing in an unfavorable direction. It was very likely that the storm in the inner palace that was deliberately set off just now had the opposite effect.

I never thought that the silent Concubine Jing could be so capable...

His pause did not catch up the conversation. Prince Jing had already raised his head and spoke first: "We just talked about the conflict between the Xuanjing Division soldiers and the patrol battalion, but for the time being, we don't care who is responsible for causing this conflict.

It happened in the streets, does Xia Shouzun want to say that my patrol battalion snatched prisoners on the streets?"

"The Xuanjing Sifu soldiers were out chasing after them. The thieves had already broken into the Si Yamen before..."

"Are you kidding me?" Prince Jing's face was as cold as iron. "Xuanjing Division is a place where you can break in whenever you want. Your Majesty knows how strong the Xuanjing Division is. Who else can I have under my command?

None of the soldiers have gone out without authorization today. All the generals are registered with the Ministry of War. Everyone can check carefully. How capable are they to break into the Xuanjing Department? Not to mention that your dungeon is full of mechanisms and there is no way to enter.

Who in the world doesn't know that there is no way out? Even if I really want to snatch Wei Zheng out of it, I still have to have that ability!"

Hearing what he said, Emperor Liang also frowned and said, "Xia Qing, please explain how the dungeon was breached."

Xia Jiang hesitated and said, "Back to Your Majesty, Wei Zheng... was kidnapped from Dali Temple..."

"What?" Emperor Liang was a little dizzy, "Why is Dali Temple also involved?"

Xia Jiang didn't mention Dali Temple in front of Prince Jing just now because he wanted to set up a trap to induce Prince Jing to mention Dali Temple before he mentioned it.

At this point, he seemed a little embarrassed anyway.

"When the veteran came in, he had already reported to His Majesty that the Xuanjing Division and Dali Temple were attacked one after another. Since the prisoner had been transferred to Dali Temple for detention at that time, he was actually kidnapped in Dali Temple."

Prince Jing's eyes were cold and he said calmly: "Such an important prisoner is not locked up in the Xuanjing Division but in Dali Temple. Does Xia Shouzun want people to rob him or not? Well, even in Dali

What happened to the temple, does that mean that Xia Shouzun... my patrol battalion also created chaos outside Dali Temple in the name of anti-theft, and hindered your pursuit? "

Of course, there was no conflict between the officers and soldiers of the patrol battalion and the soldiers of the Xuanjing Division near Dali Temple, so Xia Jiang was speechless for a moment. King Yu couldn't help but interjected: "Jingyan, I was already there when Xia Shouzun came in. He

In fact, he didn't say anything. He just reported the fact that the prisoner was robbed and that the patrol camp hindered the pursuit outside the Xuanjing Department. As for the suspicion that you are the person behind the scenes, it was because the emperor saw the truth at a glance, so he announced it.

If you come to confront me, if you are innocent, you can just refute him one sentence at a time, why should you be so aggressive towards Xia Shouzun?"

Prince Jing sneered: "Brother Yu Wang, was he at the scene when the crime happened?"
To be continued...