The road back(19)

At night, the Supreme Emperor no longer went back to the harem to sleep. He was in the Imperial Study Room, and the Fourth Master was asleep on the couch below.

As it gets hotter today, the Imperial Study Room is still quite comfortable. There is no feeling of sweating. It is really comfortable with the windows open at night and the night breeze blowing.

He didn't dare to sleep too deeply, so he brought the talisman to ward off evil spirits, but he still had the elixir given by Tongtong in his mouth. It's okay to hold it in your mouth, and it's okay to accidentally swallow it. It's like a drug.

The things are of no use to him at all.

He cannot say that there are really so-called ghosts and gods in this world, but the two generations of kings in this frightened imperial city are not dim-witted people. Even if there are evil spirits, they would not dare to enter such a place.

So, of course he prefers artificiality.

Where did the saying that this palace is haunted come from?

Don't forget that there are still Prince Uizada's children and women living there.

First, a five-year-old concubine of Prince Yohitada fell ill. The palace officials did not dare to hide it and asked the imperial doctor. However, the child's fever did not go away. She called her father in a daze and said that she had seen his father... again

My father was bleeding, there was blood everywhere in his mouth, nose and eyes...

It is said that children have clean eyes and can see things that others cannot see. Therefore, this word first spread in the cold palace, and the women cried and the children screamed. Also, the maids and eunuchs in the palace always saw the former prince making love in the palace at night.

He was everywhere. Within two days, there was a commotion in the East Palace. It was said that several of the palace ladies who had been favored by the emperor had seen things at night.

As for the Supreme Emperor, I don't know whether it was because of this or because of a mental illness. In short, he couldn't sleep well at night.

Over in the Cold Palace, the women who stayed behind did so, whether for themselves or their children, without any motive. I just don’t know who took advantage of them. The five-year-old child said it was big or small, maybe it was

I really saw it, but what I saw must be fake. Only a few favored palace ladies in the East Palace have seen the so-called phantom, including Yuanchun. But why are they the only ones who saw it? There is a ghost, so shouldn't they be looking for it?

Is Emperor Zhenglong right? Even the queen was not disturbed. What does this mean? It means that those so-called ghosts can only appear around people who are easy to manipulate.

Then what can this be if it’s not man-made?

At night, the fourth master basically didn't sleep. The emperor also didn't sleep well. When he got up the next day, he told the fourth master that he dreamed of the first prince.

His expression was a little desolate. The Emperor in front of him was really just a father who had lost his son.

If the late prince's soul really is wandering in the palace, then the only one who will not be afraid is the emperor.

But this time it really wasn't a ghost.

It can only be said that those people made trouble and gave the Supreme Emperor a psychological hint.

Why doesn't the Supreme Emperor understand this truth?

He rubbed his forehead: "The boss is gone, and the rest are children."

The fourth master understood that the Supreme Emperor wanted to move out the lineage of Prince Zhongyi and pass it on. However, these required the Emperor's permission. The Supreme Emperor could make his own canonization decision, and he did not have to consult Emperor Zhenglong for his opinion. However,

He canonized them for a while, but he can't protect them for the rest of their lives. If it's really for the good of these children, the emperor must agree, and agree willingly.

By doing this, the 'ghosts' in the palace will naturally stop making trouble and have no reason to make trouble.

Just wait until there is no more trouble, and then let the queen sort out the palace affairs.

But it has only been a year now, and the situation outside is still like that. At this time, asking the former prince and his family to go out to open a mansion... The emperor may be worried that he will give a wrong political signal to those noble families.

But the fourth master still said: "What you mean is the holy will. Just rest and I will go and deliver the message."

The Supreme Emperor also knew that "passing the decree" was a polite way of saying it. He was going to tell Emperor Zhenglong and try to convince the other party.

After a long time, the Supreme Emperor nodded: "This matter is over, you can go home and rest for a few days."

The fourth master then resigned and went to the East Palace to seek an audience with Emperor Zhenglong.

Emperor Zhenglong sat down directly and said, "I know what the Supreme Emperor means." The look on his face was not good-looking, even a bit cold and stern.

Yes! Anyone who is coerced into doing something they don’t want to do will feel uncomfortable, let alone an emperor?

Moreover, it is obvious that someone is using the orphan of the late prince to set up a trap.

But unfortunately, even though he knew it was a trap, he still couldn't get out. The Supreme Emperor was involved. The Supreme Emperor's guilt and intolerance towards the former Crown Prince were the biggest obstacles.

The fourth master said: "...the ones outside are not recognized after all. Rather than letting him stir up troubles in unknown places...it would be better to justly canonize one and put it under your nose..."

Emperor Zhenglong raised his eyebrows, turned around and sat down, feeling that this was reasonable.

At that time, I received a secret order from my father, asking me to bring Lao Liu to rescue him. The former prince was confined in the palace. Is it because he wanted to rebel, or because his subordinates couldn't bear the days of being unable to stand out and wanted to rebel?

, this can’t be explained clearly. In short, the matter was not kept confidential, and the father got the news. At that time, the father was ill, and he was very ill. After knowing this, he became even more ill.

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Therefore, in the eyes of many people, those who work hard for the king may become treasonous.

After controlling the situation and entering the palace, the former prince had already gone.

Before, he was thinking that perhaps the first prince had no intention of treason at all. Wasn't he forced to take this step by the people below? But if he knew that there was an orphan of the first prince outside the palace, he would think,

The first prince may not be innocent.

We don’t know where this person is hiding or who he is colluding with. Whether these hands are behind this incident is adding fuel to the fire, and what the purpose is, there is no way of knowing. But such rumors can no longer be allowed to develop. If you don’t care

Your Majesty, things are much simpler. There is no problem that cannot be solved by killing someone.

But in this current situation, we have to worry about both sides. It is difficult to find a way out of it.

Jia Heng’s idea becomes more interesting the more I think about it.

As long as the orphan of the former crown prince is canonized, then the so-called orphan who does not know where he is hiding will no longer have an orthodox status. If he says that he is, the widow of the former crown prince must agree! Therefore, within themselves,

, there must be different voices. First, they will divide from within, and then they can provoke fights between the two sides. He only watches from one side, which is convenient for monitoring, and he can catch their sore feet at any time and solve the problem. At the same time, he can comfort them

The Supreme Emperor, and this is beneficial to his reputation.

There is no better way to do it.

So what if he is now canonized? The former crown prince's legitimate son is less than two years old. There are also several older concubines. Not to mention the one outside, just for the title, these legitimate concubines are enough for them to make trouble behind closed doors.

Yes.

The matter was settled just like that.

The emperor consecrated the former crown prince's legitimate son as the county king and gave him a mansion so that he could move out at a selected date.

The mansion was just that of a prison officer. It had a courtyard with two rows and five entrances, which was not very big. It was enough for the Ministry of Rites to tidy it up, so it was enough to live in.

Back and forth, the fourth master stayed in the palace for seven days before he was able to come back. Immediately afterwards, the fourth master had a month's vacation.

Lin Yutong laughed, the Supreme Emperor was really kind to the fourth master. If this happened, the palace would definitely start a war. He was a foreign minister, always following the Supreme Emperor around the palace, and he had seen too much of the royal family's underworld.

It is not good for Fourth Master. Therefore, I was very considerate and asked Fourth Master to take a holiday.

It's holiday, what can you do at home?

Afraid of visitors coming to inquire about the news, he basically didn't go out. He just said that he was suffering from the heat and was not at home, so he was resting at home. He had some free time in the evening, so he asked Jia Xia about her homework, and then the couple spent the rest of the time together.

Just getting tired of being together.

It's effective to get tired of it, and Lin Yutong thinks he has it.

They were pregnant for only a few months, so they only told Shao Hua. Shao Hua and Yu Liang had been worried, thinking that it would be a good thing if they didn't have a child. Now that they were pregnant, the couple kept praying to Amitabha.

Shao Hua brought a lot of things over and said to Lin Yutong: "Don't tell others first, firstly, it's Yue Qian, and secondly... Sister-in-law Lian lost a brother."

Ever since Qin Keqing's death, Wang Xifeng has been busy. She couldn't sleep for two hours a day and was very busy.

Lin Yutong reminded her in disguise. The first time was when Shao Hua was pregnant. She told Shao Hua in front of Wang Xifeng, saying that she had to take a good look at the ornaments and incense at home. She didn't want to.

I thought, the population in Shaohua is simple, how can there be so many dirty things? Those words were clearly meant for her. Did she understand? She must have understood. I guess she also asked someone to investigate, which is a pity...

Nothing was found. It can only be said that the reliable people around her may not be really reliable. The second time I reminded her was that when Qin Keqing's funeral was held, a pregnant woman did not come that day, so she only sent the maid at home.

Lin Yutong said half-jokingly, you have to pay attention and ask the imperial doctor to take your pulse often. If you are pregnant, don't bother. She doesn't know whether she is pregnant or not? This is not the first time she has given birth to a baby.

.But I still hold on like an iron man and rush to the funeral. I don’t know who I am competing with.

Now that she is pregnant, her baby has been lost. At this time, no matter how happy she is, she can’t talk about it to attract attention!

As a result, she became more and more reluctant to go there.

She rejected Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang, but she couldn't stop Jia Zheng from sending someone to invite the fourth master, saying that they had something to discuss.

The person who came to invite me was none other than Jia Lian.

Come on, Fourth Master has to take a trip.

Jia Lian then said: "Eldest sister, if you have time, please come over. The old lady has been talking about it for a long time. She even gave me orders when I came. If I don't go, she will have to come over. It's such a hot day, and she will give me the order again."

It makes me feel uncomfortable."

If you rely on your old age and betray your old age, you have to leave.

Lin Yutong was sitting in a sedan chair, and Fourth Master was riding a horse, so they left like that.

The fourth master was in the study outside, and Lin Yutong entered the inner courtyard. He had to change sedan chairs at the second gate, so he came down. As he was about to leave, he heard a strangely uncomfortable greeting: "Hello, sister-in-law, I want to say hello to my sister-in-law."

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Lin Yutong glanced sideways, wasn't this Jia Rui?

Why is he not dead yet, but looking at me with such a disgusting look?
To be continued...