"Truth?" Empress Dowager Ji smiled in an unclear sense and asked rhetorically, "Who do you think is in this palace ... nowadays that the emperor wants to knock the mountain down and euphemistically knock the tiger out?"

Empress Ji was stunned and had not yet answered, the Empress Dowager had already spoken on her own, "What the Emperor dislikes the most is bound to be our Ji Clan, but at this moment he will not move the Ji Clan, he just reprimanded you in the Awakening Heart Hall, which seems to be dissatisfied with you, but in reality it is also to tell us that you, the Empress, will continue to manage the Six Palaces."

"After all, the world knows that he is our Ji Clan support up, all these years, the Ji Clan has also been letting him do a good job as the son of heaven, but did not let him pro-government only! What's more, with the Empress Dowager and I'm in, he, the filial piety heir to the Ji Clan, can be secretly governed, can be knocked down, but can't openly not give face!"

"You're his first wife, you've taken care of the harem over the years without any major missteps, and he wouldn't have had a good enough reason to discard you in the first place."

"Twilight Violet is just a small matter, it won't be put on the table to say until our Ji Clan is at the end of its rope."

"The following is the noble consort, Zheng Gui that old thing is very good at recognizing the time, Zheng Fengyuan's case on his softening fast, plus Zheng Fengyuan all these years in the emperor's side is also respectful ... Emperor to the noble consort certainly can not talk about much affection, but Zheng's evil feelings are not deep. The most important thing is that Zheng operated for many years in the forbidden army, before the emperor failed to take down the forbidden army, he would not and could not rashly turn his back on Zheng, which is why he knew that the matter of Shufei's conspiracy to kill the imperial heir was suspicious but did not look deeper."

"After all, Guifei is a real miscarriage of a male fetus, he in the case of no evidence under the decree of a thorough investigation, so Zheng how to think? Can he not suspect that he is deliberately favoring Shufei for Yun's sake?"

"Shufei is dead and her bones are not yet cold, with her love for the Emperor and the loyalty of the Yiguo Gongfu to the Emperor, Yun Ronghua can't be moved in any case! Especially in the near future!"

"Behind Lady Yao Ning and Lu Jieyu is the Prince Regent ..."

Mentioning the Regent, Empress Dowager Ji's eyes flashed a touch of sullenness, and after a pause, she continued, "The emperor is now on the verge of a good relationship with the Regent, uncle and nephew hand in hand in the temple hall to kill the Quartet ... These two no matter what they do, looking at the face of the Regent, the emperor will turn a blind eye. "

"The bottom of the jieyu, Yue jieyu is the emperor's heart, and pregnant, is ironclad evidence, can only ignore her."

"Wei Jieyu and Jia Jieyu is relatively good to bully some, but also not guilty ... of these two do not like the emperor's favor and do not like the emperor's dislike, and we have no grudges. Jia Jieyu even though holding some of the consort, you have always also respected. This moment is not a last resort, dragged them out of the top cylinder, but it is just plainly offended their mother's family."

"It also makes the Emperor think that we Ji are used to killing people in a hasty manner, and we really don't treat concubines as human beings."

The Empress Dowager faintly said, "So looking at it, only Princess Xin is suitable, and anyway, isn't there just the right evidence pointing to her this time?"

Empress Ji pondered for a while and said, "But Duran Valley ..."

"Du Langu is Du Langu, and Cui Wan is Cui Wan." The Empress Dowager shook her head, "And Concubine Xin is Concubine Xin ... The one the Emperor wants to reuse is Du Langu, not Cui Wan, much less Concubine Xin. If Du Langu is a smart person, he should next distance himself from Cui Wan, let alone generate any ideas for Consort Xin. Furthermore, my Ji Clan is now retreating from the Emperor, Zheng Clan has just been hammered, for the Emperor, the next target to strike should have been Cui Wan as well."

She exhaled slowly and asked suddenly, "Those credentials pointing to Princess Xin, did you make them?"

"Empress Mother is clear." The Empress was busy saying, "If it was the daughter-in-law's doing, why would the daughter-in-law be embarrassed at this moment?"

Empress Ji frowned and said, "Strange, who ... is that?"

"Mother Empress, what do you think of Mao Jieyu?" Empress Ji observed her expression and said, "Daughter-in-law thinks that His Majesty is actually tired of Mao Jieyu as well ..."

"So this time it is best not to move her ah!" The empress dowager sighed, said, "this small cloud's different from the noble consort a few, her origin is not high, the emperor before to her indulgence some, can still say is to paralyze you, paralyze us these people, this moment but still tolerate her all kinds of temptation, and even will be the palace people sent to wake up the heart of the hall are promised ... you Dao! The emperor already has a Yue Jieyu in his heart, why do you still have to treat her so leniently?"

The Empress lowered her head and whispered, "Does the ... Regent know about this?"

"Knowing or not, the Regent would always rather choose this cheap nephew of his than our Ji Clan." The Empress Dowager said lightly, "Furthermore, the Emperor wants to dye the Regent's foundation through this Xiao Yun's maiden family, certainly with malicious intentions, but for the Regent, knowing where the Emperor will start from in the future is better than having no clue.... Furthermore, Xiao Yun's is a woman, and her position in the clan may not be as important as the Emperor would like. so important."

Yun Feng Huang at this time still can't eat why the emperor will leave himself, tolerate himself, but for Ji's aunt and nephew, this is a clear thing: Xie's although not a high position of power, but the generations living in the north, solidly will be operating in the Sanzhi splash of water in the land of the snakes.

And the north is the regent's roots, the half-step imperial brother can be in the painful loss of the throne after the regent, in addition to Emperor Xiaozong's vigorously support, is that he was a teenager in the Tingbei army in the training, resulting in a large Tingbei army basically belongs to his direct line.

And that's why the whole of the Northland is treated as the Regent's territory.

In this case, Xie's Qi's local clans are still able to keep their distance from the Dingbei Army, which shows their power and roots in their hometown.

So if we get their help, there is no doubt that it will be a great threat to the Regent.

The emperor is now teaming up with the regent, but everyone knows, including both of them in their own hearts, is that when their political enemies have fallen, there will be a war between uncle and nephew.

The Regent is older and has the advantage of first hand, and has long since inserted a full complement of people around the Emperor from the front and back of the Palace.

The emperor as a later, it is rare to run into Yun Feng Huang such a consort of origin, regardless of whether she can be put to use, can be put to use how much, is ultimately to stay in case of emergency.

After all, the palace is not more so personal, as for the false and snake this kind of thing, the emperor over the years false and snake concubine is not less?

This little payment in exchange for a possible return later was nothing to the Emperor, so Empress Dowager Ji thought that she should not rashly target Mao Jieyu at the moment - because at the moment, Ji's entire policy was not to argue with the Emperor and not to increase the Emperor's dislike.

"What the family means is that the emperor is in the ascendancy now, and it is not appropriate to clash head on." The empress dowager finally said, "You will Yun Ronghua take out, the crime let Xinfei to bear ... this thing since you are not doing, then most likely is the emperor. The State Duke was also looking away at first, only that he is a weak and foolish filial piety, who knows ... alas, just, in fact, the family does not have how treacherous mind, but is thinking about the rich and noble for a long time only ... unintentionally stumbled upon such a one, I am afraid that the State Duke of the country they are now On the torrent, it is not good to retreat huh!"

Empress Ji lowered her head and said, "What my daughter-in-law said a few years ago, His Majesty is getting older, but he always restrains himself and returns to his manners, and doesn't indulge in wine and sex, which shows that there are gullies in his heart, and he is not as uncontested as he seems."

"Didn't this woeful family say this to the family?" The empress dowager helplessly said, "But the family ... forget it, there is no point in saying this now."

Empress said, "But the summer banquet on the grandmother's tragic death, heel foot Zheng Fengjian case, little brother and Yuan's son a piece of the assassination of the Holy Driver was asked the crime, so far still in custody ... This moment everyone has not yet slowed down a breath, His Majesty and personally implied that his daughter-in-law against the Xinfei... ...Mother, I feel that His Majesty's mind, I'm afraid that if these people like us don't get rid of them, it's hard for the holy heart to be at ease!"

"... So what?" Empress Dowager Ji was silent for a long time, and slowly said, "What can I do if I am a woman?"

"Empress mother, grandfather is still having trouble making up his mind?" The Empress raised her head, "Don't you know that back then, my Ji Clan was the chopping board, and the world was the fish and meat, even though Wei Changkong had the name of the Six Heads and the love of Emperor Xiaozong, he had to take the opportunity to avoid the fields! Once the situation is reversed, others are the chopping board for the sword and I am the meat for the fish, what will happen? Over the years, grandfather, father, uncles, and brothers and nephews have been proud of their behavior, how many people have been offended, I'm afraid that the family themselves are not clear!"

"If I, Kee, fall ..."

"What's going to happen?!"

Empress Dowager Ji's face sank, "Enough!"

She questioned in a cold voice, "What do you mean by that? Do you want your grandfather to lead a rebellion? I have said that the emperor has no intention of abandoning you, at least not at the moment! So you still want to be so unforgiving ... interesting? You are now the Empress, even if you have no children, but there is an heir in the palace, who can not respect you as 'mother'? Now Ji's peaceful, the emperor in the way of my Ji's credit, in the way of the Empress Dowager and the seniority of the mourning family, and then how unhappy, there is no less than to give me a Ji's honor and glory!"

"If ... that's what it would be like!"

"So daughter-in-law said a few years ago ..." The queen's words were interrupted by the empress dowager, "I know that you have a high heart, but you should also think about it, your grandfather they will not look forward to Ji's good? Change the day this thing how important, is not you and I a deep palace women on paper can be foolproof? The emperor will be patient, your grandfather is out of sight ... but not completely out of sight, Yuan Neimiang how stupid and stubborn, the emperor only because of the love of childhood are tolerated to date, I Ji's to the emperor has offended and also have merit, from now on to correct the attitude, may not be no room for redemption ... ... ...Empress, you have to know, you or do not care about the honor and disgrace of life and death, dare to pressure everything to gamble, but I grieve, but your grandfather, they are really, can not afford to gamble!

See the Empress did not make a sound, the Empress Dowager slowed down her voice, said in a serious manner, "Your elder brother just got a son last month, although it is a concubine, but I heard that the birth of a very fat and lovely. Ji clan branches and leaves, reproduction so far, the clan in no less than a hundred ignorant children. No matter what we people have done, these young . Children are ultimately innocent ... However, once we have a slip up, will the onlookers care if they are innocent or not?!"

"If the Emperor is that kind of ruthless, you don't need to tell me that we are not sitting ducks!"

"But the emperor he ..."

"He should have shot grandmother himself!" The Empress cut in, "Mother, the reason why we have always thought that His Majesty is gentle and magnanimous, and even soft-hearted, is simply because of his reputation in Fuyang County and the impression he has given people over the years. But don't forget, his reputation in Fuyang County was long ago given to him by Empress Yuan in an effort to get a royal title! In fact, what kind of person he was before he was fifteen, apart from those close to Empress Yuan, what outsiders know is what Empress Yuan wanted them to see-"

In order to control the vassal king, the state dynasty was very tight on the rule of no first-born except the state, and it was quite difficult for the commoner son to break the rule to inherit the throne.

Since Empress Dowager Yuan had not been able to produce anything, and had raised her concubine son only after he had landed on the ground, it could be said that she had long made plans to seek a title for her concubine son, so all the performances, all the rumors and all the deeds from the time Chunjia made his first public appearance could have been the result of the Empress Dowager's careful plotting.

And not necessarily Junka's nature.

As for the performance after coming to the imperial capital ... At that time, Chunjia had already tied his hair, and this age is certainly a little too young for becoming the top pillar of a clan family or even a country, but for a person who grew up hiding his true face under the guidance of his first mother to only show outsiders the beautiful side of his groomed face, it's already enough to continue to disguise himself.

Otherwise, why were the Empress' suspicions and suggestions always overruled by Ji?

From this judgment, Chunjia s heart is to remember the old love is not vicious and cruel, and will not do things to the end ... Empress feels that it is not enough.

"... Then, like this." Empress Dowager Ji lapsed into a long silence, and after a long time, she slowly said, "You will spice up those evidences pointing to Concubine Xin, report them up, and see what the Emperor will say?"

Empress Ji pursed her lips, and this time she didn't advance any further, only saying, "Yes."

"By the way, pick a few uneasy and look at the eye also irrelevant palace concubines to prepare." The empress dowager wearily waved her hand, and reminded, "If the emperor is not satisfied with the conclusion that Consort Xin is the real culprit, then push these a few out to take the blame. ... The emperor has not investigated the assassin's case thoroughly in the past few days since he came back, and I don't know what he's thinking . ...But hopefully this move can test out some of the holy heart to stop!"