In the Fengyi Hall of Taichu Palace, this is where the Empress Wu Zetian reviewed the memorials in the palace. The storm of the relics case and the poisonous scripture case has gradually passed, and the birthday preparations have been restarted. There are many affairs in the court these days, and Wu Zetian is also particularly busy.

In a long corridor west of Fengyi Hall, the imperial physician Chen Nanmuzheng hurriedly heading towards Fengyi Hall.

Chen Nanmue was about forty years old, with a medium figure and fair skin. He has been practicing medicine in the palace for nearly twenty years. He is kind and famous for his carefulness and consideration. Everyone in the palace likes him very much, and Wu Zetian also likes his considerateness and appointed him as his imperial physician.

At this moment, a low voice suddenly came from behind the pillars of the corridor, "Stop it!"

Chen Nanmiao was startled, stopped, and slowly looked back, and saw a tall and burly figure flashing behind the pillar, wearing a cassock, which was Xue Huaiyi.

Xue Huaiyi had just had a quarrel with Empress Wu Zetian because of the matter of Hanoi's old nie and was kicked out of Fengyi Palace. She was upset, but she saw the imperial physician Chen Nanmiao.

There are not many men who can get close to Wu Zetian. In addition to Xue Huaiyi, there is also the imperial physician Chen Nanmiao. Recently, Wu Zetian suffered from rheumatism and muscle aches. He needed the imperial physician Chen Nanmiao to massage and acupuncture for her. Sometimes Xue Huaiyi saw it and felt a little jealous in his heart.

After all, Chen Nanmiao is also a healthy man, and Xue Huaiyi does not want other men to touch Wu Zetian's body.

Chen Nanmiao recognized Xue Huaiyi and was a little scared. He stepped forward and bowed, "It turns out that he is the chief executive. The autumn night is cold, be careful of the cold!"

At this time, Chen Nanmiao's professional habits attracted Xue Huaiyi to sneer. He slowly walked forward, looked at Chen Nanmiao, who was half a head shorter than him, and then sat down on the stone chair in the corridor, scolded him and said, "Do you want to be higher than me?"

Chen Nanmiao had no choice but to kneel down slowly. Xue Huaiyi laughed loudly. Chen Nanmiao's cowardice really made him feel comfortable. He asked in a sarcastic tone: "Doctor Chen, have you ever touched a woman?"

"I have a wife in my next home!"

"I asked you to have ever touched a woman in the palace?"

Chen Nanmiao shook his head slowly, Xue Huaiyi was surprised, and leaned forward and asked with a smile: "You have been in the palace for twenty years. Have you never met a woman in the palace?"

"I am the imperial doctor. It is my duty to treat the palace servants. What the general manager said is the most taboo for the imperial doctors. It is not only a death sentence, but also an unjust act of practicing medicine. I am the subordinate who never violates the rules of the palace and medical ethics."

Xue Huaiyi was full of disdain. He was just an incompetent coward, but he was still alert to him. It was really a big deal.

Xue Huaiyi really looked down on this person. The more he looked at him, the more disgusted he felt. He kicked Chen Nanmu to the ground and scolded him: "I'm useless and cowardly, get out!"

Chen Nanmu slowly stood up, bowed to Xue Huaiyi, turned around and limped away.

Xue Huaiyi looked at his back and walked away, and remembered Wu Zetian's anger at him, and felt even more bored.

He reached out to break a peony branch, threw it into the pond, and scolded viciously: "Damn old lady, I've been annoyed with her for a long time!"

......

Chen Nanmu walked to Fengyi Palace. He wanted to ask the palace maid to inform him, but Shangguan Wan'er walked out of the hall. When he saw Chen Nanmu, he hurried forward and said, "The emperor is in a bad mood today, come back later!"

"I understand!"

Chen Nanmiu bowed and said, "Shangguan and his servants have something to report to you."

Shangguan Wan'er had already turned around and was about to leave. After hearing what he said, she stopped and asked, "What else is there?"

"The last time the emperor asked Bei Yi to Cha Luo's death, Bei Yi has been found out."

Luo Zhongcheng is the eunuch in the palace who is responsible for checking the birthday ceremony. He is the first pass to enter the palace. All foreign ministers who offer birthday ceremony must first check it and confirm that there is no problem before they can be sent to the palace.

In the last time in the poisonous scripture case, except for the monk Yun Xuan and another eunuch, Luo Zhongcheng was unfortunately killed by the poison. However, he did not die on the spot, which aroused Wu Zetian's suspicion and secretly ordered Chen Nanmu to find out the cause of his death.

Shangguan Wan'er was shocked and quickly pulled Chen Nanmu to a secluded corner, and asked in a low voice: "What did you find?"

"Luo Zhongcheng died after the eminent monk Yun Xuan. The time was wrong. There was nearly an hour apart. With the strength of the Tochar Golden Poison, he should have screamed and died when he tested it. It was impossible to delay that long, and..." Chen Nanmi hesitated for a moment.

"And what, say it quickly!" Shangguan Wan'er urged nervously.

"And... the golden poison he was infiltrated from his skin, but was poisoned by someone's mouth. Although it seemed that the symptoms of poisoning were the same, if you check it carefully, you will find that it was different. In other words, Luo Zhongcheng was actually poisoned by someone. Bei Zhi is sure that the Buddhist scriptures were not poisoned when they entered the palace."

"Can you be sure?"

Chen Nanmu nodded, "I have repeatedly tested my duties and confirmed it."

Shangguan Wan'er's eyes were flashing, and Chen Nanmiao's conclusion proved that the Buddhist scriptures were tampered with after entering the palace, so the poison scripture case should have nothing to do with Di Renjie.

Shangguan Wan'er actually knew that the poisonous scripture case had nothing to do with Di Renjie, and anyone with a discerning eye could tell that. She believed that the emperor also understood that it was only a major issue... and needed conclusive evidence.

After pondering for a while, Shangguan Wan'er said again: "I understand this. Today, the emperor is in a bad mood, so don't give her a massage. Come again tomorrow! In addition, what you said is too much, so don't talk too much, remember?"

"I understand that I am not going to cause trouble."

Chen Nanmu turned around and went back. Shangguan Wan'er stood there for a moment, then walked into Fengyi Palace with great worries...

In the imperial study of Fengyi Palace, Wu Zetian was focused on reviewing the memorials submitted by the Secretariat. She was in a bad mood these two days, with a restless border and an empty treasury, but there were too many places to spend.

Military expenditure, salary of officials, drought relief in Hebei, as well as her lifelong holiday expenses, Tianshu construction, heaven has not been completed, and there are also large subsequent expenses, and all kinds of things that upset her.

But today Xue Huaiyi asked her again for 200,000 guan to use it to accommodate Hanoi Lao Ni and her believers, which reminded Wu Zetian of the impeachment of Hanoi Lao Ni by the Censor two days ago, which indulged evilly and defiled Buddhism.

She rejected Xue Huaiyi's request, and Xue Huaiyi was so embarrassed that she had a big quarrel with her, which really annoyed Wu Zetian.

The more Wu Zetian thought about it, the more annoyed he became, so he put down his pen and walked in the room with his hands on his back. At this time, the door opened gently and Shangguan Wan'er quietly walked in.

She stood bently aside without disturbing Wu Zetian's thoughts. After a long time, Wu Zetian sighed and said, "Wan'er, Xue Huaiyi has become more and more rude to me recently, and I can't tolerate him."

Shangguan Wan'er and Wei Tuan'er are the two female officials in the palace trusted by Wu Zetian. They both understand Wu Zetian's psychology very well. It can be said that they have understood her thoughts and have a great influence on Wu Zetian's various decisions.

The difference is that Shangguan Wan'er helps Wu Zetian in government affairs, while Wei Tuaner serves her in life. Both of them are in charge of each other, and they have never violated the rivers.

However, since Wu Zetian appointed Xue Huaiyi as the chief supervisor of Longyou Road, Xue Huaiyi, who held great power, began to be involved in the government affairs, Wei Tuaner, who had always had close ties with Xue Huaiyi, also intervened in government affairs through Xue Huaiyi.

It invisibly broke the boundary formed between Wei Tuaner and Shangguan Wan'er for many years.

Many times, Shangguan Wan'er issued an edict. She knew that Wei Tuaner gave Xue Huaiyi the advice behind the scenes, but she had no choice.

In the palace, as long as Wei Tuaner and Xue Huaiyi join forces, Shangguan Wan'er is no match for them at all. She has no choice but tolerate her.

At this time, Xue Huaiyi's rebelliousness had already caused a crack between him and Wu Zetian, and the Hanoi Lao Ni incident was a flint that triggered their conflicts.

However, Shangguan Wan'er knew that Wu Zetian could not live without Xue Huaiyi. She quarreled at the bedside and the bedside. Now is far from the time to deal with Xue Huaiyi.

Shangguan Wan'er bowed and smiled, "General Xue is a rough man and doesn't read much. The emperor asked him to understand things like a prime minister, which would be a bit demanding."

This sentence made Wu Zetian feel a little more comfortable. She smiled and nodded, "You are right. I have too high demands on Xue Huaiyi, and it is not realistic. However, he asked me to allocate 200,000 guan to settle the old man in Hanoi. What do you think should I do?"

Shangguan Wan'er had a solution in her mind, and she said calmly: "Your Majesty needs to be balanced. At present, there is not much grain storage in Taicang and Zuozang. Your Majesty can deduct the military expenses, reliefs and official salary that must be paid before considering other expenses.

Wan'er felt that building Tianshu could slow down, and His Majesty's birthday could increase the joy and excitement among the people, and issued a general amnesty, which was almost cost-effective. However, it was a little more frugal in terms of rituals. For example, many utensils could use the items from the beginning of the year and did not have to be made new.

As for General Xue, His Majesty can let him choose, either reduce the expenses of White Horse Temple or stop the expenses of Linzhi Temple."

Wu Zetian nodded secretly. Tianshu could indeed slow down. Tianshu and Heaven were built at the same time. There were too many craftsmen entering and leaving the imperial city and the palace city during this period, which caused some unnecessary troubles.

In addition, the celebration of your birthday can also increase festiveness and reduce luxury. Using old utensils in stock, this is a good way to save money, and Wu Zetian decided to adopt it.

But Wu Zetian heard another implicit suggestion from Shangguan Wan'er, which was actually to hope that she would handle the matter of Hanoi Lao Ni. This was related to the impeachment of the censor. Hanoi Lao Ni's arrogance in entering the city had caused criticism from the government and the government.

Wu Zetian picked up the impeachment memorial of the Censor again and looked at it. The various evil actions of impeaching Hanoi Lao Ni when he entered the city made Wu Zetian really unhappy. She nodded, "Wan'er's suggestion is very good, let's make an edict!"

Shangguan Wan'er was secretly happy. Seeing that Wu Zetian had accepted her opinion and the time was ripe, she said again: "Wan'er has one more thing to report to Your Majesty!"

"What else?"

Shangguan Wan'er knelt down, "Wan'er is willing to guarantee her life. Prime Minister Di is loyal and courageous to His Majesty. He is definitely not a poisoned person, but framed."

Wu Zetian was stunned and looked at Shangguan Wan'er in confusion.

.........

That night, Wu Zetian issued an order, and the Censorate suspended the investigation into the drug case of Di Renjie, stopped the trial of the Grand Third Division, and lifted Di Renjie's house arrest.

However, he only suspended the investigation and did not overturn Di Renjie's suspicion. He was still suspended at home, waiting for the final judgment.

However, since the Censorate had no three-day deadline, Di Renjie's imminent confession crisis was temporarily eliminated.

Shortly after the order was issued, a eunuch quietly left the imperial city and sent a secret letter to the Wei Palace.
Chapter completed!