Chapter 327: 327 expulsion

Chapter 327: 327 expulsion

Chapter 327 Chapter 327 Expulsion

The queen gritted her silver teeth and sneered at Jingle: "Jingle, how can a husband and wife not quarrel? You just want to have fun for a while, but you will regret it in the future! But the water you spilled But it can’t be taken back!”

Jingle is now obediently going to admit his mistake to the prince-in-law, and things can be undone, but after passing through this village, there will be no such shop.

As soon as the Queen said these words, the expressions of Yun He, Ning De and others became very strange.

Chu Qianchen stood up and took Jingle's arm, and said with a smile: "Jingle, please accompany me to pack the queen mother's things."

It's not enough to talk about anything, so why bother talking to people here.

Jingle's eyes met Chu Qianchen's, and her expression immediately became gentle, gentle, well-behaved, and she stood up with one command and one movement: "Okay."

After speaking to the Queen Mother Yin, the two sisters went towards the bedroom, completely ignoring the Queen.

Queen: "!!"

Facing Chu Qianchen, the queen couldn't even say the word "unbridled" because she knew it would be useless. Chu Qianchen is not one of the three thousand beauties in this harem, she is just a heartless, bold, and disrespectful stinky girl!

The queen felt resentful in her heart and wanted to leave, but Princess Tingli stopped her and said, "Queen, you are also filial. You send 'ginseng tea' to the queen mother every day."

Princess Li pointedly emphasized the word "ginseng tea".

From the moment the queen appeared, the surrounding female relatives were speculating in their hearts whether the queen knew about the emperor drugging the queen mother.

After much deliberation, it was impossible for her not to know that the Queen was in charge of the harem, and she should also have had a hand in it.

The other female relatives exchanged glances with each other, feeling that it was really damaging for Prince Li and Princess Li to praise the Queen for being careful. Who doesn't know that the Queen has rarely come to Shouning Palace to pay her respects to the Queen Mother in recent years.

"..." The queen suddenly became speechless.

When she saw the ginseng tea spilled on the floor, she felt a little uneasy. Now when she thought about the words of the emperor and Prince Li, she felt that every word had a meaning.

Could it be that something wrong with the ginseng tea was discovered? !

The queen's face suddenly turned pale, feeling ashamed and angry.

But she was not present just now. She didn't know the specific ins and outs, so it was difficult to deal with it. If what she said did not match what the emperor said, then she would be the only one who lied, because the emperor spoke eloquently.

The queen has never been so frightened as at this moment.

She knew the emperor's character. If this matter really got out of hand, then she would definitely be the scapegoat. The emperor's reputation could not be flawed.

The queen was panic-stricken and her mind went blank. She didn't even know what she said next or how she left Shouning Palace.

I just remember that the cold wind today was extremely biting, like an ice knife.

On this first day of the new year, the emperor and empress were having a very unhappy time.

After the palace banquet at noon, Gu Jue and Chu Qianchen welcomed Queen Mother Yin out of the palace.

This news was like a thunderclap on the ground, and all the civil and military officials in the court were shocked. This was simply unheard of.

Throughout the dynasties, no matter whether the emperor was the Queen Mother's biological son or not, the Queen Mother was always supported in the palace by the emperor. No one had ever been able to take the Queen Mother out of the palace to support her.

Although the emperor only said that the Queen Mother and Prince Chen were going to Prince Chen's Mansion to celebrate the New Year, everyone felt that this matter was too suspenseful.

After the New Year, will King Chen send the Queen Mother back to the palace?

If the Queen Mother does not return to the palace, what should the Emperor do? Does the Emperor want to rush into Prince Chen's palace to rob people? !

Everyone was speculating that some people had begun to ask around for news, wondering what happened after the congratulations in the Hall of Supreme Harmony that made the emperor take such a big step back.

No matter the disturbance outside, they could not disturb Chu Qianchen, Gu Jue and Queen Mother Yin.

When traveling, the Empress Dowager originally had a special ceremonial chariot, a Minghuang chariot, and a Minghuang wheel. The rules were naturally higher than those for the princess. However, Empress Dowager Yin did not take the Empress Dowager's ceremonial chariot. Instead, she boarded the Zhulun chariot of Prince Chen's palace.

The red wheeled carriage with a red felt roof and red curtain drove slowly out of the palace and drove on the wide Chang'an Avenue.

Empress Dowager Yin has been in the palace for more than twenty years. From a young girl in her prime to now with fine lines at the corners of her eyes and eyebrows, she spent the most brilliant years of her life in this deep palace. Only when the late emperor was alive, she She accompanied the late emperor to hunt and escape the summer heat and went out of the palace several times. In the years after the late emperor's death, Queen Mother Yin was never able to step out of the palace again.

Chu Qianchen personally brought tea to Queen Mother Yin and said softly, "Mother, drink tea."

"..." Queen Mother Yin seemed unaware. She raised her hand to pick up the curtains, but her hand paused in mid-air again.

Chu Qianchen looked at Queen Mother Yin's side face and noticed that her green hair was mixed with a few invisible silver threads, and felt a little sad.

She could also see that Queen Mother Yin was still in a daze.

"Mother," Chu Qianchen leaned over and held the Queen Mother Yin's arm, saying coquettishly, "can I take you to go hiking in a few days? The prince has promised me a long time ago, but he has never gone."

After Gu Jue and Wu Hejialou went to Baiyun Temple two years ago, Chu Qianchen coquettishly told Gu Jue to take him there, but he was too busy as the Chinese New Year was approaching, so he never went.

Queen Mother Yin finally came to her senses and looked at the little girl's delicate little face, revealing a pair of shallow pear dimples on her cheeks. Just looking at the little girl like this, Queen Mother Yin's heart suddenly became soft. There is also a smile on the face.

"Okay!" Queen Mother Yin patted Chu Qianchen's upper arm tenderly. There seemed to be gurgling hot springs flowing in her eyes, and her original mood, which was a little sudden, recovered a little.

The conversation between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law also reached the ears of Gu Jue who was riding in the carriage. The corners of Gu Jue's lips raised slightly while riding on the horse.

Even Jing Feng, who was following behind, could tell at a glance that his prince was in a very good mood at the moment, and he was sighing in his heart: Although the prince had never said it, they, the servants, could imagine that the prince had been waiting for this day for many years. .

Thinking about it, Jingfeng felt his eyes sore, and he silently lowered his head and wiped his tears with his sleeves, thinking that he was blinded by the wind.

At this moment, Jingfeng heard a noise coming from the front, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw a lot of people gathered on the street not far ahead.

Jingfeng frowned and looked around, seeing a familiar plaque with the words "Princess Jingle's Mansion" written in gold paint.

This is Princess Jingle’s Mansion.

The princess's gate was as noisy as a vegetable market. Several groups of people were at war with each other, and their eyes seemed to be spitting fire. There were some wooden boxes scattered on the ground, and some men's clothes were scattered randomly on the boxes. They were thrown out, some were thrown on the box, and some fell directly to the ground.

"Go away!" An old lady with gray hair wearing a rust-colored gown stood on the high steps at the door, pointing at the dozen men and women in front of her and scolding, "Our eldest princess has already divorced her surnamed Lu. Of course Lu can’t stay in the princess’s mansion anymore!”

"There's no reason for an irrelevant outsider to stay in someone else's home!"

"Everything in the princess's palace belongs to Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess. Your Highness is generous enough to allow Mr. Lu to take away these personal clothes and influence the couple. These are all rewards given to you by our Highness."

The old mama's words were harsh and pointed, pointing out that Lu Fangrui was eating soft food and did not save him any face.

Lu Fangrui was so angry that he trembled all over after hearing this, and his face, as pale as paper, was even more faintly green.

Today, Lu Fangrui was beaten thirty times in the palace by the Empress Dowager Yin. The skin and flesh on his body seemed not to belong to him, and he could not even stand firmly. At this moment, he was relying on the support of Qi Anling and the maid. Just managed to stand here.

Lu Fangrui was ashamed to scold a slave, but his eldest maid had no such scruples. She pointed at the old woman and cursed: "How presumptuous! You, a lowly slave, dare to be rude to our consort!"

The old grandma sneered disdainfully, put her hands on her hips and said, "So what if you are rude?! You can just find someone to judge the situation. How can a couple still stay in someone else's house after they have severed their grudges?"

A lot of people had already gathered around to watch the excitement, and they were all talking about it.

On the one hand, they felt that the princess's divorce was really shocking, on the other hand, they also felt that the old woman was right. This Mr. Lu was the prince's consort, and he received the prince's salary and the clothes he received. It was equivalent to being given by the princess. Now the couple After breaking all ties, the princess allowed him to take away these personal belongings, which was considered benevolent and righteous.

Lu Fangrui had never suffered such humiliation in his life. However, there were five or six people from the Five Cities Army and Horses Division watching him with eager eyes. One of them stood astride a long sword and said: "Are you trying to cause trouble?!"

Whoever makes trouble in the capital, the people from the Five Cities Military and Horse Division naturally have the authority to take the person away.

At the same time as he spoke, several other people from the Five Cities Military and Horse Division also took a step closer to Lu Fangrui and the others. Their intimidation was so clear that the maid who had just spoken was frightened to the point that her face turned pale.

The red-wheeled chariot that Chu Qianchen and the others were riding passed by the princess mansion without stopping.

In the carriage, Chu Qianchen opened a corner of the curtain and looked in the direction of the princess's mansion. Then he asked another person in the carriage with a crooked face: "Mother, did you give this to me?"

Chu Qianchen had seen the two nuns around Jingle, one was weak and the other was pedantic. The latter was expelled by her once and had to endure hardships before she learned to behave. There is no nanny around Jingle who acts so aggressively and straightforwardly.

Queen Mother Yin smiled calmly and nodded.

If she was thinking about the honor of the late emperor and her mother and daughter when she first issued the decree to scold Lu Fangrui, then by sending this nanny to the princess's mansion, it was considered as a way of retaliation. After all, Jingle's matter was indirectly helped. Give her a handful.

The nuns and nuns around Jingle were all chosen by her concubines back then. They were more than loyal but not capable enough, and their temperaments were softer than the last. Jingle was with them, and his temperament would only be nurtured. soft.

She and her daughter-in-law were able to help Jingle this time, but they could not help her forever.

Queen Mother Yin took a sip of the sweet scented tea and sighed with emotion: "This girl Jingle should stand up on her own. After all, people can only rely on themselves."

Just like her Ah Jue!

Over the years, Queen Mother Yin had nothing to do in Shouning Palace, and she couldn't help but think too much and reminisce about the past.

She was naturally opposed to Gu Jue going to the North at that time. Gu Jue was her only son. She also blamed the late emperor for this and got angry with him. But then I thought about it, if Gu Jue hadn't gone to Beidi back then, would Gu Lang be able to accommodate him now? !

Gu Jue was the only legitimate son of the late emperor besides today. Based on his background alone, it was impossible for Gu Lang not to be afraid of him.

In this case, she would rather her son become a tiger or wolf!

Queen Mother Yin couldn't help but open the curtains to see Gu Jue galloping outside the Zhulun chariot.

The wind filled his sleeves, and his broad cloak fluttered in the wind, like a Kunpeng spreading its wings and soaring upward.

The Zhulun Chariot drove through two more streets and arrived at Zhuque Street where Prince Chen's Palace was located. The concierge of the Prince's Palace had already been peering into the street, and immediately spread the news of the return of the masters to the Prince's Palace.

At the same time, the excitement at the gate of the Princess Mansion also reached the ears of the emperor who was currently in the Yangxin Hall.

The little Eunuch Wen who came to report the matter almost tried his best to finish the matter smoothly, and broke into a cold sweat.

emperor:"!!"

The emperor's face was livid. He had been holding his breath all day today. Although the matter between Jingle and Lu Fangrui was just a small matter, after all, if it hadn't been Jingle's matter today, how could this situation have happened!

Kang Hongda was also there, holding a folding fan in his hand and fanning it casually, and comforted the emperor with a few words: "Your Majesty, calm down."

No matter how the emperor calmed down his anger, the evil fire in his heart has not subsided until now, but the symptoms are getting worse.

The emperor walked back and forth in Dongnuan Pavilion. As he walked, he kept chattering: "Gu Jue has no good intentions! He has a deep scheming mind and a lot of twists and turns. I'm afraid he won't calm down so easily this time. ..." The emperor was also afraid. He was afraid that if the Queen Mother left like this, she would stay in Prince Chen's Mansion and refuse to return to the palace. Then how would the people of the world see him, the Emperor of Qi? The world would definitely think that he had treated the Queen Mother poorly, and —

How can he continue to manipulate Gu Jue in the future? !

This was the thing that bothered the emperor the most.

Gu Jue is very ambitious. As long as he shows a slight flaw, Gu Jue, a wolf cub, will seize the opportunity to bite him.

The more the emperor thought about it, the more he felt uneasy. As the old saying goes: How can others be allowed to snore on the side of the bed?

Kang Hongda took a sip of tea and suddenly suggested: "Your Majesty, why not let Chu Lingxiao return to the capital?"

The emperor suddenly stopped and turned to look at Kang Hongda, who was sitting by the window, confused.

He frowned slightly, and when he thought of Chu Lingxiao, he thought of how this man had implicated him in committing crimes, and he felt even more unhappy.

The emperor stood there with his hands folded and said nothing, but Kang Hongda knew that this was a signal for him to continue talking, so he continued: "Your Majesty, King Chen used 'unfilial piety' to press the Emperor. The Emperor can also do the same thing and return the favor." That body."

Kang Hongda waved the folding fan again, looking elegant and graceful. ,

The emperor moved his eyebrows thoughtfully.

Kang Hongda said calmly: "Chu Lingxiao is Princess Chen's biological father. Last time, Chu Lingxiao was obviously framed."

"Princess Chen helped King Chen take advantage of her biological father. Will Chu Lingxiao have no grudges?!"

As he spoke, Kang Hongda's smile deepened, but his eyes were as cold as frost.

The emperor gently recited the name "Chu Lingxiao" in a very low voice.

He had also suspected that Gu Jue had asked Chu Lingxiao to set a trap for him, but in the end Chu Lingxiao had fallen to this point without seeing Gu Jue come forward, which convinced the emperor that Chu Lingxiao was obviously just one of Gu Jue's piece.

Gu Jue persuaded his princess to take advantage of her biological father, even at the expense of the title of the Yongding Marquis Mansion.

Later, the emperor thought about this matter again and again, and felt that it was Gu Jue who could do it. He was always good at winning people's hearts, not to mention a mere Chu Qianchen, who was still counting money for him for fear of being sold by him. !

The emperor turned his back again and looked at the plum grove outside the window. He was still thinking about the feasibility of this matter: Baishan filial piety comes first, Chu Lingxiao stands on the commanding heights of his father, and the one who can be restrained is Princess Chen Chu Qianchen …

But can a mere Chu Qianchen shake Prince Chen's palace? !

Seeing that the emperor was thinking, Kang Hongda did not urge him, put away the folding fan, continued to drink this fine century-old Pu'er, and sighed "good tea"!

Kang Hongda had a smile on his face, but what he was thinking about was Chu Lingxiao's son Chu Yunyi.

The more he couldn't get, the more Kang Hongda wanted it. For Chu Yunyi, he vowed to get it.

Chu Yunyi didn't understand the style, Mrs. Chu Shen didn't know how to praise her. Kang Hongda felt unhappy every time he thought about being rejected by Shen that day. Over the years, which family has not regarded him as a guest, and which family has not treated him respectfully!

However, fortunately, not everyone in the Chu family has no discernment. The second child of the Chu family still knows how to wink and have some taste.

After that day, Chu Lingyu "encountered" him at the yamen gate. Chu Lingyu made a long circle of him in a sticky manner, and his implicit intention was that he wanted to inherit the title of Marquis of Yongding. .

He hopes that he can help him get the title, and then he will "get what he wants."

Such a small title in the Chu family could not be passed down for several generations and had no real power. Kang Hongda had always looked down upon it. Since Chu Lingyu is so obedient, I'll give it to him.

This is not difficult to do.

Kang Hongda sighed slightly in his heart: If Chu Yunyi knew who he was, he would have helped him to make him happy, but...

Kang Hongda's eyes flashed, and his half-lidded eyes covered the sharp light in his eyes. He took another sip of tea. The hot tea burned the tip of his tongue, but he felt very energetic, just like Chu Yunyi.

At this moment, the emperor turned around again, his eyes met Kang Hongda's again, and he said calmly: "Chu Lingxiao has committed such a big mistake. Even if I let him return to the capital, I can't give him this title."

"That's natural." Kang Hongda put down the pastel tea cup, smiled and touched his palms, calmly and calmly, "Chu Lingxiao wants a title, and he will do whatever you ask him to do, the emperor!"

"It's like holding a radish to a donkey's mouth. If Chu Lingxiao wants to eat it, he has to obey."

Kang Hongda said with a smile, his eyebrows raised, and his expression revealed a cold evil charm.

The little Eunuch Wen next to him admired him so much that he felt that when it came to caring about the Sacred Heart, it was Master Kang who was the one who showed compassion, even Eunuch Ni and Eunuch Chen were not as good as him.

The emperor laughed heartily at Kang Hongda's words, as if he had imagined that scene. The wrinkles between his eyebrows finally relaxed, and his expression was no longer so cold and gloomy.

Kang Hongda said meaningfully: "Since King Chen uses 'filial piety' as an example, the emperor can do the same."

The more Kang Hongda said, the more reasonable the emperor felt and the more moved he became. If Chu Lingxiao is used well, he will be a very useful chess piece.

The emperor returned to the kang and sat down. He clenched his right fist suddenly and said, "Okay, as you see fit."

The emperor originally wanted to be served by pen and ink, but as he spoke, he remembered that today was the first day of the Lunar New Year, so he had already closed the pen and would not start writing until the sixth day of the Lunar New Year.

Five days to go…

The emperor frowned again, and couldn't wait any longer, so he said to little Duke Wen: "Xuan Lu Siji!"

Lu Siji, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, had not left the palace. Hearing the emperor's summons, he hurried over immediately.

"Lu Siji, please send someone to Youzhou to bring Chu Lingxiao back!" The emperor casually ordered. He planned to wait until Chu Lingxiao was brought back before issuing an order.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Although Lu Siji didn't know why, he immediately accepted the order.

Seeing that the emperor was in a much better mood, little Eunuch Wen quickly served the emperor a cup of new tea.

The emperor was finally in the mood to drink tea, but Kang Hongda was still thinking about Chu Yunyi, repeatedly describing the beautiful and lively young man in his mind.

To make such a young boy as proud as the scorching sun obedient and subordinate to him...

Just thinking about it made Kang Hongda's heart heat up, and he turned his eyes to the bright red plum trees blooming outside the window.

What a seductive sight it would be if the boy were allowed to lie on a white fox fur mattress sprinkled with red plum petals.

The whistling cold wind made the red plums sway, and in Kang Hongda's eyes, it was a fitting approval.

"Susususu..."

The wind in the afternoon was obviously stronger than in the morning, and there were even fewer pedestrians on the road.

At this moment, the atmosphere in Prince Chen's mansion was lively as he welcomed his master back. The tall and thick walls kept the cold wind out of the mansion.

Half of the people in the palace are now gathered in Yi'an Hall, located in the northwest corner of the inner courtyard of the palace.

As early as when Prince Chen's mansion was being built, Gu Jue had someone build a courtyard specifically for the Queen Mother Yin. Even though he didn't think the Queen Mother could live here, he still did it firmly.

Yi'an means happiness and tranquility.

Yiantang, these three words have revealed Gu Jue's most sincere hopes for his mother.

Over the years, Yi'an Hall has been cleaned from time to time even if no one lives in it.

Today's events are actually going according to the trend. Chu Qianchen is 70% to 80% sure, but he is not sure whether things can go so smoothly. After all, there are too many variables.

The yard had been tidied up and decorated in advance, with red lanterns, red blessing characters, and red couplets on the hanging flower door... The inside and outside of Yi'an Hall seemed to be full of New Year's atmosphere, and the servants, including Aunt Cai, also They were all beaming with joy, with tears in their eyes, and they were overjoyed.

"good!"

"very nice!"

From the moment she entered here, Queen Mother Yin kept saying these words over and over again.

She truly felt that everything was fine.

She could see that the layout, furniture, and furnishings here...down to the bronze mirror and the gauze curtain on the bed, everything was thoughtfully arranged and arranged according to her preferences.

Everything here is the filial piety of her son and daughter-in-law towards her.

What's more -

Being able to leave the palace was a great blessing to her, a miracle that she had never dared to imagine.

Once upon a time, Queen Mother Yin felt that her existence was holding back her son, leaving an eagle trapped in a small area like the capital. Only she knew that she even had the idea of ​​​​committing suicide. My son no longer has any worries.

Fortunately, she didn't do that.

…

Who would have thought that she would still have this day, that she would still have the day to escape from the palace!

Queen Mother Yin's eyes welled up with tears again. She thought her tears had been shed long ago when the late emperor passed away, but at this moment, she could not suppress the excitement in her heart.

Chu Qianchen could see Queen Mother Yin's excitement. She held her arm, shook it gently, and said coquettishly: "Mother, since you are satisfied with this house, isn't it time to give me lucky money?" She begged with salivation. Got lucky money.

Queen Mother Yin had been prepared for a long time. It was because a series of things happened that she forgot about it for a moment and laughed.

"Don't worry, I can't miss you." Queen Mother Yin took a heavy red purse from Aunt He and stuffed it into Chu Qianchen.

Then, Chu Qianchen stretched out her hand again, but this time she pointed at Gu Jue: "Mother, what about the prince's share?"

Gu Jue reached out his hand in a cooperative manner, spreading his palm upwards, making a begging gesture.

Queen Mother Yin: “…”

Queen Mother Yin was speechless for a moment.

Her son was so smart, he was just a little adult. Before he was five years old, she and his father could tease him, but after that, it became difficult.

He is so smart that he never forgets what he has seen and what he has heard. He remembers everything he has seen and what others have said, so ordinary people cannot fool him at all.

His childish actions at this moment seemed distant and blurry to Queen Mother Yin.

It was her blessing that these two children were willing to coax her.

(End of chapter)