Regarding the old priest in the imperial village, Jiang Yanshi didn't have much to say. Firstly, he knew the basics, so it was not appropriate to say more. Secondly, since he had that famous brand, there was no need to say much.

Sure enough, the emperor looked at the nameplate over and over again, his face gloomy.

Regarding the golden concubine that the late emperor had missed all his life, he had already vaguely felt that something was going on. However, out of instinct, he did not want to know about this golden concubine.

Now this matter has come to my door.

This Zhao Hongzhuang wanted to meet him. He would not meet a servant who was sick and about to die, but he wanted to hear her words.

Who should I let take a trip?

The emperor looked at Jiang Yanshi, who hurriedly bowed to meet the emperor's gaze, "I heard from the steward that Mr. Zhao fell ill not long ago. Su Ye visited him twice during the New Year's Eve. The steward said that in the past, Su Ye

When Ye was managing the palace, he often visited Mr. Zhao to pay his respects."

Jiang Yanshi calmly pulled Su Ye in.

The emperor hummed, and was about to tell Su Ye to go, but he changed his words again, "Let the second son go and ask her what's the matter."

The chamberlain agreed to go out and deliver the oral message. Jiang Yanshi secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Well, it would be more suitable for the second prince to make this trip than Su Ye. Your Majesty, you are wise.

The Imperial Manor where the old man was enshrined was not too close to the capital. The second prince set off early in the morning and did not return to the palace to pay the order until it was completely dark.

The second prince requested that everyone be dismissed, and it only took about a quarter of an hour to report to the emperor. The second prince withdrew, and the emperor was obviously in a very bad mood.

In the harem, Concubine Su was still searching everywhere on the pretext of cleaning and repairing, trying to find some traces of witchcraft. She searched all possible places but found nothing.

However, Concubine Yao Xian reminded her that this palace is so big, and most of the witchcraft objects are very small and inconspicuous, and can be stuffed wherever they want, or buried under trees and flowers, in the corners of walls. They are all ordinary people, with mortal eyes.

How is it possible to find it.

Concubine Su was reminded by Concubine Yao Xian's words that in order to find out the evil spirit of this witchcraft, a magician with high magic power would be the way to go.

Concubine Su thought carefully for a long time, sorted out her thoughts, thought about what to say, and then went to see the emperor. She first expressed her deep regret for the miscarriage of the two beauties, as well as her painful self-blame for not taking good care of them, and then continued

He talked about how he wanted to find out the cause and solve the problem, as well as the inspection. Finally, he vaguely mentioned whether he should ask someone to clean the palace and pray for good luck.

The emperor understood what she meant. He banned witchcraft and blessings in the palace, but how could he ban things involving ghosts and gods?

The emperor lowered his eyelids and gave a vague hum. Concubine Su knew that he was acquiescing, and after chatting for a while, she bowed her head and left.

On the same day, people were sent to Daxiangguo Temple to invite the abbot and Mrs. Fang from the small nunnery next to Daxiangguo Temple.

Very few people know about Mrs. Fang, but those who know her know that she is extremely cultivated and sophisticated. In addition to being good at these things, Mrs. Fang is also a tea ceremony practitioner and is extremely proficient in tea.

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Early the next morning, the abbot and Master Fang entered the palace. Accompanied by Concubine Su and more than a dozen confidants, they walked around the palace and prayed from early in the morning until late in the evening.

Fortunately, Mrs. Fang avoided everyone and only talked to Concubine Su in a low voice for a while, leaving Concubine Su with a blue face and went back out of the palace with the abbot.

Concubine Su stood alone for a while, then slowly walked back.

Fang Shitai said that there are no harms such as witchcraft in the palace. A place like the palace, from the initial location selection to construction, there are countless experts involved in it, so it is not easy to be harmed by witchcraft.

place, but she saw some of the reasons for the four consecutive miscarriages in the palace, which was just the word "filial piety".

A word of filial piety!

Only the emperor can determine whether the palace is good or bad with the word "filial piety". The one who hurts the heirs is the emperor, and the unfilial person can only be the emperor.

Concubine Su felt annoyed one after another. She shouldn't have invited Master Fang into the palace in the first place. What should she do now?

Go tell the emperor that he injured his heirs one after another because of his unfilial piety?

The Emperor was indeed not very filial to Queen Mother Jin. Queen Mother Jin was a strong-tempered person, so she knew she would mind the Emperor's lack of filial piety. Sure enough...

well!

Concubine Su had a severe headache and asked people to come into the palace to pray. She had reported it to the emperor and got his tacit consent. Now that she had seen it and had an explanation, she had to report it to the emperor.

But, how to say this?

If she said this, wouldn't it mean that she was accusing the emperor of being unfilial to his face?

What if the emperor suspected that she was colluding with Master Fang? If it were him, he would definitely think so. After all, parents are the most tolerant of their children, and the emperor cannot be considered too unfilial to the queen mother, but the queen mother's temperament...

Concubine Su was extremely troubled and embarrassed, but she did not dare to delay. Although the emperor gave tacit approval rather than explicit consent, it only meant that she had to bear full responsibility for anything that happened. She was not asked to report immediately without following the oral order. Before she could reply to the oral order and pay the order,

She can't go anywhere...

Concubine Su entered the Qinzheng Hall in confusion. With her heart in her heart, Ai Ai said what Master Fang said. She did not dare to say it directly. She mumbled something about what Master Fang meant, and the word filial piety.

related.

The emperor's face immediately darkened. Concubine Su secretly glanced at the emperor's face as she spoke. She saw that his face was extremely gloomy. She was thinking about how to turn around when she saw that the emperor's eyes were looking past her. She didn't know where he was looking, but he was in a trance.

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Concubine Su did not dare to speak. She glanced at the emperor from time to time. After a long time, the emperor came back to his senses and waved his hand to her, "You have worked hard all day and you are tired. Go back and have a good rest."

Concubine Su secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but she was also very baffled. Seeing the emperor's intention, she was not angry, but looked very sad. Could it be that he now feels the pain of his son who wants to be filial but cannot be married to him?

No matter what, she was not angered or violated any taboo, just Amitabha.

Alas, she still can't take things like this too seriously in the future. No matter what happens, it's best to wait until Yao is well and let her go ahead and do it. She will have room for maneuver behind...

The emperor had a very uneasy sleep that night. He looked bad and was in an even worse mood in the morning. He sat upright and received the courtesy from the ministers. He then signaled to the chamberlain to announce that he had something to do and he came in with a note. That was it.

Before the chamberlain's voice fell, the emperor stood up, walked down the steps, and told Jin Xiang, "Jin Qing, come here."

This instruction means that today's morning meeting will also be suspended.

Jin Xiang's expression remained normal, but he was very surprised in his heart. What happened? Why didn't he know at all?

Prime Minister Wei lowered his eyelids and bowed slightly to send the emperor off to the court.

He was confident in his heart that Jiang Yanshi had already told him about the matter of Huangzhuang and the secret matter yesterday. It seemed that the emperor was in a bad mood because of this secret matter.

Su Xiang also understood the reason, but he was extremely angry in his heart. The old woman who went to Huangzhuang to see him yesterday actually ordered the second master. He and his son had known about this secret matter for several years, but they never told it or planned to

Tell the second master that it is better for him not to know about such a thing. But although this is for the second master's benefit, it still sounds like a cover-up. I don't know what the second master will think in his heart.

In addition to this, the second master's trip is inseparable from the matter of provoking this secret matter. Yijiang Yanshi's methods may have caused this matter to fall on them...

The more Su Xiang thought about it, the more irritated he became. He left the hall and walked dozens of steps with his hands behind his back. He looked up and around, saw King Qin, and moved over calmly.

Now that the matter has come to this, the King of Qin has to explain one thing or two. It would be best to turn this matter around. After all, at this moment, they and the King of Qin still have to work together and treat each other with sincerity.

Jin Xiang followed the emperor into the Qinzheng Palace. As soon as the emperor entered the palace, he calmly motioned for all the servants in the palace to go out.

The chamberlain exited, and the emperor stood in the middle of the hall. After a while, he walked to the Kang and sat down. He looked at Jin Xiang and said, "I heard that Concubine Jin grew up in your house?"

Jin Xiang's heart skipped a beat, and he almost instantly thought of the reason he least wanted to think of.

"Yes, when I was seven or eight years old, or even younger, I once went out to play in the city and met Jin Niangniang and her nanny. At that time, Jin Niangniang's nanny was still alive, and there was also a little girl and a nanny.

, an old servant, a group of people were very thin from hunger, and were crying together. They said they came to visit relatives, but they didn't expect to find a place. The relatives and their families had disappeared long ago. Later, the old minister checked and found that the relatives in the family were very few in Jin Dynasty.

Four or five years before the queen came to the capital, she had no heirs and her whole family was gone. When I was young, I loved to meddle in other people's business, so I took the Jin queen and a few old servants back."

Jin Xiang rambled on, thinking and feeling at the same time.

"I heard that Concubine Jin is the branch of your Jin family in the south. To seek relatives is to go to the Changsha Palace?" The emperor's face became darker. He was very unwilling to hear that his biological mother, Concubine Jin, was a refugee with no origins.

"This statement was first mentioned by the Queen Mother." Jin Xiangchang sighed, thinking about the past, he was truly emotional. Back then, the Queen Mother was closer to Concubine Jin than her own sister, and she truly cared for her.

She loves her, stands in front of her sincerely, protects her, supports everything for her...

"Jin Niang Niang's last name is indeed from the south. The rules there are that servants are often given the master's surname. The few old servants who escorted Jin Niang Niang to the capital at that time were extremely loyal and loyal.

Those who are given a surname will have the full surname.

At that time, my father and mother wanted to send Jin Niangniang back or to relocate her somewhere else."

Jin Xiang showed a nostalgic expression on his face, "Your Majesty doesn't know that the Queen Mother Jin was very sensible and lovable when she was a child. The Queen Mother and I loved her very much, and we tried hard with my parents to prevent them from sending her away. At that time, the Queen Mother

The empress made this statement, and she told the empress Jin to say that her surname was Jin, and that the whole world belonged to the same family."

Jin Xiang smiled and shook his head, "We were still young at that time. At that time, my mother also loved the Queen Mother Jin very much and reprimanded the Queen Mother, saying that she should not teach the Queen Mother Jin to talk nonsense. However, she still let people say such things,

But everyone in the family calls Concubine Jin the cousin. Because of the wishes of my father and mother, the whole family allows a young daughter like Concubine Jin to go to the capital alone with only a few old servants to visit her relatives. I am afraid that there will be no one at home.

Well, if you change the surname Jin, the whole family may lose their bloodline. My father and mother’s original intention was to wait until Concubine Jin grew up to see if they could find a son-in-law for her and continue the family lineage. Because of this, everyone in the family,

They are all called Miss."

The explanation of metallography was extremely detailed, and the emperor listened very attentively.

"I heard that I was born to Concubine Jin." The emperor was silent for a moment, then looked at Jin Xiang and said suddenly.

Jin Xiang looked stunned. For a moment, a line of tears fell down. He closed his eyes. After a while, he nodded with difficulty. "The Emperor understands..."

"What happened back then?" The emperor looked at the two lines of tears on Jin Xiang's face, and felt an inexplicable sense of closeness and warmth in his heart.

"What happened in the past has passed." Jin Xiang's voice was tired and full of pain, "Just like whether the emperor's biological mother is the Queen Mother or the Queen Mother Jin, the Empress Dowager Zheng never allowed anyone to mention it. Anyone who knows,

They were all dismissed. The eldest princess of Wei also knew about it and never mentioned it to the emperor. Even the late emperor never mentioned it even a word. It was all in the past and I didn't want to hurt the emperor's heart.

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Jin Xiang didn't know what the emperor knew and what he didn't know, so the safest way was not to tell.

"Did Concubine Jin die at the hands of the empress?" The emperor was silent for a while and then asked.
To be continued...