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    ☆, palace wall willow 14

    The plum blossom appreciation banquet on this day did not end until nightfall. Yao Ji returned to the banquet and asked the little palace maid to go to the Pearl Mirror Hall to call Pearl over. Pearl didn’t know why, and heard her ask: “Where is Bao’er?”

    “Bao’er isn’t waiting by your side?” Zhu’er was a little confused, “Did she get into trouble with her little hooves?”

    Hearing what she said, Yao Ji knew that Bao’er had not gone back. She remained calm and nodded slightly: “Nothing, just stay and take care of him.”

    Until Xi San, the drunken King Jin never came back.In the middle of the journey, she saw what Liu Chenzhou said in the emperor’s ear. The emperor nodded: “I know, teach people to serve well, and send Lao Qi back when he wakes up.”

    She’s heart moved, Liu Chenzhou…had found Prince Jin?

    When she climbed out of the window, Yao Ji didn’t hear Liu Chenzhou’s voice, but she was so smart that she connected the whole thing and understood that Liu Chenzhou might have known about it.It’s just that he cleaned up her tail, I don’t know whether it was with good intentions or malice.

    And Bao’er, she should understand what will happen to her after the incident is revealed. Yao Ji doesn’t intend to take her life, but she absolutely can’t stay in the Pearl Mirror Palace.

    But Yao Ji didn’t expect that this betrayal would be over without her having to deal with Bao’er.After the banquet, she returned to the palace. From a distance, she saw Xu En coming up to her. Her face was solemn and a little subtle: “Mother, Sister Bao’er… committed suicide.”

    Baoer died in his room, hanging from the beam with a belt.

    The first one he discovered was a young eunuch. Fortunately, he was clever and quickly repaid Xu En.Xu En understood that this was a serious matter and kept the news tightly hidden. Now few people in the palace know about it.

    “Mother, how could this… Bao’er, she, she, how…?” Zhu’er had a close friendship with Bao’er, and her words were already incoherent.

    Yao Ji had no choice but to tell the two of them what happened during the day: “…, I’m afraid Bao’er has been bribed by someone.”

    As soon as Baoer died, the clues were lost.Yao Ji has always been a person who doesn’t offend others. Now that someone is bullying her, she is determined not to let it go. However, the identity of the person behind the scenes cannot be found out, which is really a headache.

    Seeing that Pearl was in a daze, she sighed: “I know it’s hard for you to accept, that’s all. You go back to the house and have a good rest. You don’t have to wait for me these days.”

    Zhu Er immediately knelt down and said, “Your Majesty, I am loyal to your Majesty. Although I and Bao’er are sisters, I don’t know what she did. Bao’er, she, yes, that’s right, “She seemed to suddenly remember something.” When the Imperial Concubine stepped on a branch and got pregnant, Bao’er was serving the Imperial Concubine in the garden that day. My Majesty, could it be…”

    Yao Ji didn’t expect this to happen, so she pondered: “Maybe… it’s really possible.”

    In this way, she is increasingly determined to uncover the person behind the scenes, not only for herself, but also for the cause and effect of this body.

    Xu En, who had been silent all this time, interjected: “Mother, assassinating the emperor’s heir is a big deal. If Long Live Lord finds out, he won’t let it go lightly. How about…”

    “Use Long Live Master’s help to find out that person?”

    Although this is a good idea, Baoer’s exposure was to create an “adulterated affair” between her and the King of Jin. How could she confess such an inside story to the emperor?

    After thinking about it, Yao Ji said: “Don’t make it public for now. Just tell the public that Bao’er is sick and needs to rest. We will let her ‘die’ in a few days. As for other things, I will think about it again.””

    Just when Yao Ji was thinking about the reason to express her love to the emperor, within a few days, the identity of the person behind the scenes was exposed.

    The little maid in Concubine Shu’s palace reported that it was Concubine Shu who planned the concubine’s miscarriage.She bribed Bao’er, the eldest maid of the Pearl Mirror Palace, to cause an accident, causing the concubine to step on a tree branch and cause fetal distress. She then added a depressing substance to the concubine’s tranquilizer, causing the concubine’s fetal condition to become increasingly unstable and ultimately difficult to give birth to.

    After the noble concubine left, the Xian Concubine became a thorn in her side again. She originally planned to use Bao’er to assassinate the Xian Concubine, but before she succeeded, she was reported.

    As soon as the matter was reported to the emperor, the emperor was immediately furious.Yaoji was summoned to the Qingsi Palace overnight, and she took the opportunity to reveal Bao’er’s death: “That day, after the banquet, I returned to the palace and found that Bao’er had committed suicide. I didn’t know why, so I was so frightened that I hid the matter. Who knows that she was afraid of sin…”

    “Long live my Lord,” the girl said with a confused look on her face, “Did I…do something wrong.”

    “It doesn’t matter,” the emperor said in a pleasant tone, “You are still the victim after all. Since that wretched maid has been executed, there is no need to mention it again. Don’t worry, I will definitely give justice to your sister and you.”

    Justice… Yao Ji found it a bit funny. In this palace, the person least qualified to say the word “justice” is probably the emperor.

    However, Concubine Shu also deserved her punishment. She was soon deprived of her title for murdering the emperor’s heir and was imprisoned in Nan Nei.People in the palace were panicked for a moment, fearing that the storm would affect them.No one expected that the violent wind and rain did not stop, but it hit the outer court.

    Concubine Shu was born into a noble family, and her father was a famous British duke. Taking advantage of this matter, Dongchang reached out to the British duke’s house.Dongchang’s police officers investigated and found out that the British prince was also involved in the matter, and he helped Concubine Shu bring the medicine for pregnancy into the harem.

    Starting from this, it was revealed that the British father-in-law and his son killed good people and took credit for their crimes when they were stationed in the northwest, enriched their own pockets when they were in charge of the Beijing camp, and almost caused a mutiny in the army.

    Under Dongchang Tiqi’s cruel methods and superb efficiency, the British government collapsed completely in just over ten days.

    The power of the Beijing camp, which had been held by the British Duke for many years, returned to the hands of the cabinet. When there was another fight at the court, the emperor’s imperial approval came from the palace – the three battalions were in chaos, with many redundant troops and in urgent need of reform. The cabinet was ordered to draw up a strategy. Before that, Liu Chenzhou, the admiral of the East Factory, was temporarily the governor of the three battalions as a minister.

    At a glance, all the ministers knew that this kind of handwriting was not the emperor’s intention.

    The man in the Qingsi Hall has not been interested in political affairs since he ascended the throne. The memorial sent in by the cabinet ministers was said to be imperial approval. I am afraid the emperor has not even read it. Although the world is still surnamed He, in fact, it has been controlled by another person for a long time.

    Such a storm made even King Jin, who stayed behind closed doors, feel uneasy.

    He had been in a daze since he came back from the palace on the day of the Plum Appreciation Banquet. The eunuch who sent him back said that he was drunk and found a random room to sleep, but he clearly remembered that he was knocked unconscious.

    The person who knocked he unconscious was a girl. After he woke up, King Jin realized the girl’s identity. She, wasn’t she…

    Thinking of this, I became increasingly upset.When Concubine Shu’s incident happened, the Queen Mother couldn’t stand the stimulation and fell ill for many days. The Emperor was still living and drinking, so King Jin felt it was necessary to go to the palace to persuade his brother.

    The emperor did not take it seriously: “I know everything about the government, Lao Qi, tell the truth, do you think I have the talent to govern the country?”The King of Jin naturally cannot speak nonsense, and the emperor is not prepared to answer.

    He thought to himself: “No, I already knew it, I am not this material.But God wants me to be the emperor, this is my destiny.You are born to be nobler than everyone else in the world. Since you are destined by destiny, why not live a happy and unrestrained life?”

    “As for the matter of governing the country, there is a cabinet, a ceremonial supervisor, and many people to take care of me.I know what you are afraid of. Liu Chenzhou has all the power and his words are more effective than mine, so what.”

    The emperor’s face showed a kind of casual pride: “He is a eunuch, and the glory and wealth in this life cannot be passed on to the next generation.No matter how domineering and ruthless he is, he is still more reliable than those ministers.”

    “Is it possible that he still wants to rebel?”

    King Jin was speechless for a moment and could only say: “What the eldest brother said… does make sense.”

    “That’s right,” the emperor suddenly smiled, “don’t say such spoiling words, try this tea, it’s from Hongzhou’s new tribute, it tastes good.”

    The two brothers talked about landscape painting again, and the emperor seemed to be talking happily. He said: “The old lady is sick, and I, as a son, feel uncomfortable. Taoist priest Yuanjie suggested that I go to Jiuqiu Mountain to bathe and fast, and pray for the old lady. You can also go and relax.””

    The King of Jin knew that the emperor believed in alchemy and liked to make elixirs. Taoist Yuanjie was an alchemist whom he trusted quite a lot.Since I just left the palace to pray for blessings, there was nothing wrong with it. King Jin nodded and said, “Brother is very filial, and I can’t believe that I will recover in a few days.”

    Just as he was talking, a tall and slender figure walked in.The scarlet python robe, with a face as beautiful as snow, is none other than Liu Chenzhou.

    King Jin was stunned, and the hand holding the tea stopped involuntarily.

    I saw he saluted and said in a clear voice: “Long live the Lord, the carriages and horses for the trip are ready.”

    “Well,” the emperor nodded, as if he had thought of something, and said casually, “When I come back from Jiuqiu Mountain, I will put the name of the concubine Xian on the Lin register.”——The Lin book is exactly the list that the emperor will read before visiting his concubine. Whoever is turned over will be favored.

    With his hands shaking, King Jin felt his face stiffen even more, and Liu Chenzhou’s voice was as usual: “Yes.”

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