Concubine Wen looked at Shang Zhi in surprise, looked at the anxiousness in her eyes, raised her eyebrows and said, "Are you sure he has entered the palace?"

"Someone in the government office saw people from the palace asking him away."

"Xue Shenzhi entered the palace, but he did not participate in the interests of the people in the palace. No one would deal with him. Why should you be so anxious?" Concubine Wen envied the relationship between Shang Zhi and Xue Shenzhi, but she disagreed with her for controlling men so tightly. "A man has his own social engagements. As a court official, it is common for him to enter the palace. If you hold him too tightly, you need to figure out wherever you go. If you force him so tightly, you will be bored sooner or later."

Shang Zhi said: "Imperial Concubine, I understand what you said. Please help me find his whereabouts!"

Concubine Wen frowned. Looking at Shang Zhi's anxiousness, she seemed to be fake. She couldn't help but think of her giving Emperor Yuan Jin's health soup. Eunuch Liu suddenly entered and whispered to the emperor. The emperor waved her back and hurried to the empress dowager's bedroom. Could it be that the empress dowager was invited by the empress dowager?

"Okay, I'm sending someone to find you." Concubine Wen recruited two palace maids and eunuchs to inquire about Xue Shenzhi's whereabouts.

Shang Zhisong breathed a sigh of relief and said gratefully: "Thank you for your help."

——

Xue Shenzhi came out of the official office and was invited to the palace by Yue Ci.

In the Ci'an Palace, the Empress Dowager leaned on the big welcome pillow, tugging Buddhist beads in her hand. A grain of sandalwood was baked in the golden and copper incense burner beside her, and the elegant fragrance was scattered, making people feel relaxed.

Xue Shenzhi bowed and bowed, "I bowed to the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager will be blessed with great blessings."

"No need to be polite." The empress dowager raised her eyelids and her sharp eyes fell on Xue Shenzhi's face. She didn't know how charming Zhu Jingwan was, which made Zhu Che possessed her for decades of madness! Her eyes swept through his beautiful face inch by inch, and there was nothing strange about it. It could make people so persistent and turn into obsession in their hearts. Holding the Buddhist beads in their hands, an old voice rang out in the hall, "What do you know the Ai family invites you to the palace for?"

Xue Shenzhi didn't know that the last time Yue Ci took him out of the palace and left the cold palace to meet Emperor Jin. The sound of the bone-eroding hatred echoed clearly in his ears even when he recalled it now.

The Empress Dowager deliberately led him over, and she must have her intention. Could it be that the woman who dared to slap the Yuan Jin Emperor has any connection with him?

Xue Shenzhi was confused, but his face was very calm. Since the Empress Dowager invited him to the palace again, I am afraid it was related to the one in the cold palace?

"I don't know." Xue Shenzhi pursed the corners of his lips, and had a premonition in his heart that this answer would have a great impact on him. He looked at the sarcastic smile on the corners of the empress dowager's lips, and his hands in his sleeves couldn't help but clench their hands.

The Empress Dowager looked at Xue Shenzhi's calm face, his eyes were chaotic, and he raised his arm. Aunt Yue Ci helped her up. The Empress Dowager stood on the pedal and said inexplicably: "Speaking of it, I am your mother's aunt. You should call Ai's uncle, why should you be so restrained? I'm invited to come today to speak for you for a while."

While talking, Aunt Yueci took the empress dowager and sat in a pear wooden chair. The empress dowager gave Xue Shenzhi a seat. She said leisurely: "Your mother didn't like the queen when she was a child, but instead liked the concubine of the Ai family. Your grandfather was very close to the late emperor, and your mother was very popular with the late emperor because your mother was close to the Ai family, so that the Ai family was favored by the late emperor. Even so, the late emperor did not like the emperor very much, and did not have the ambitions that an emperor should have, stubborn, self-righteous, did not know how to use it, and had no vision. The country was delivered to him, and it would not allow the Great Zhou Kingdom to go to another peaceful and prosperous era."

"The late emperor said this bluntly in front of the Ai family, in order not to hope that the Ai family would help the emperor fight for this position. The Ai family was unwilling to give up and thought that the late emperor was unfair and did not give the emperor any chance, so they directly cut off his qualification for selection. Every child is the best person in the mother's mind. The Ai family also believes that they did not put the words of the late emperor into their hearts, and fought openly and secretly, pushing him to the position of the crown prince."

"The Ai family regrets it." The Empress Dowager immersed in the memories of the past, with a wrinkled face, and regret in her sadness. "What the late emperor said is nothing wrong, but unfortunately it was too late at that time."

The battle for the throne was extremely fierce. The descendants of the late emperor died, the broken, and the confinement of the secret, leaving Zhu Che alone safe and sound.

She had the idea of ​​changing the prince, but once Emperor Jin of Yuan Dynasty was deposed and the imprisoned prince succeeded to the throne, there would be no way for them to live.

Even though she gritted her teeth, she persisted. As expected, everything afterwards was as predicted by the late emperor.

Now that things have come to this point, the Empress Dowager can only ignore the world and ignore the affairs of the world. Until Zhu Che intends to reuse Xue Shenzhi!

Xue Shenzhi is Li Yuheng's descendant. Zhu Che killed the entire Li family. He valued Xue Shenzhi, so he was raising a tiger to cause trouble!

The empress dowager wanted to let Xue Shenzhi break the secret in the cold palace. Emperor Jin of Yuan Dynasty had his fig leaf torn apart. How could he tolerate Xue Shenzhi? That woman could not be imprisoned by him!

He had already alerted the enemy. Emperor Jin of Yuan Dynasty hid the man in a place. The empress dowager could not attack the woman, so she invited Xue Shenzhi to the palace again, intending to tell Xue Shenzhi that Zhu Jingwan was still alive.

The Empress Dowager looked at Xue Shenzhi with cold eyes and opened her mouth, "Zhu Jingwan gave birth to you, and she sent you away. She was buried in the sea of ​​fire. Actually, it's not..."

"I pay homage to the emperor."

As soon as the palace maid's voice fell, a bright yellow figure rushed into the hall. Emperor Jin of Yuan swept over the empress dowager in a cold look, touching the corner of his mouth, "What is the mother saying to Xue Aiqing? I will listen too."

The Empress Dowager's fingers suddenly tightened and her eyes looked at Emperor Jin with a deep look.

Emperor Jin of Yuan Dynasty smiled, "I heard my mother mention Ning Ya outside. She was not buried in the sea of ​​fire. Do you have any other hidden feelings?" He lifted his robe and sat next to the queen mother, saying in a secret way: "Ning Ya is the daughter of a prince. It is best to have a decent end. If bad rumors come out, you have to stick to the country for your father. I am afraid that I and the court officials will not be able to turn the tide." He held a cup of tea and sipped, "Foreign tribes are stationed on the frontier, staring at me covetously. How should I deal with it? Should I stabilize the morale of the army and the people, or should I eliminate the 'internal troubles' first!" The last two words emphasized.

The empress dowager's heart was trembling. She was only concerned about getting rid of Zhu Jingwan and preventing Emperor Jin from respecting Xue Shenzhi. However, she forgot that if Emperor Jin of Yuan had been in chaos, the morale of the army would be spread, at this critical moment, it would be a disaster for the morale of the Zhu family and the people's hearts! The iron hoofs of foreign tribes would have entered the Great Zhou Kingdom at that time.

The Empress Dowager pulled the Buddhist beads, calmed her anger, and said slowly: "Ningya was killed and was thrown into the sea of ​​fire. The Ai family was just guessing who the murderer was." She followed the wishes of Emperor Jin of Yuan and changed what she had to say, but she didn't want Emperor Jin of Yuan and was too good to be so good. She deliberately said that Ningya was a murderer. After Xue Shenzhi knew about it, he would definitely investigate the murderer.

Sure enough, Emperor Jin of Yuan looked ashen and said angrily: "There is such a vicious person. Why didn't the queen tell me the truth earlier? I must catch the murderer, punish him with a death sentence, and cut him into pieces!"

The sarcasm in the empress dowager flashed and she waved her hand, "I have been talking for a long time, I am exhausted. You can step down."

Emperor Jin of Yuan stood still and looked at Xue Shenzhi, "Xue Aiqing retreated, I still have something to discuss with my mother." Then, he gave Liu Tong a wink.

"I'm asking for my leave." Xue Shenzhi withdrew from Ci'an Palace.

Aunt Yueci and Liu Tong also left the hall, and with a "bang", the hall gate closed.

In the main hall, only the Empress Dowager and Emperor Jin of Yuan were left.

Quiet, the atmosphere is condensed.

"Bang", the tea cup was placed on the table.

The Queen Mother's eyelids trembled.

Emperor Jin of Yuan turned the ring on his thumb, and did not look at the empress dowager, and said slowly: "My mother, I respect you in my heart. If I had no longer you and the Wei family, I would not be able to sit in this position. I am caring about the kindness of the mother and the Wei family and serving you for the rest of my life. Unfortunately, the mother did not understand my painstaking efforts. For the sake of the great Zhou dynasty, I had to ask my mother to move to the Buddhist temple to pray for the great Zhou!"

"You dare!" The Empress Dowager suddenly opened her eyes, with anger in her eyes.

"My mother, I don't want our mother-son relationship to come to this point. You seem to no longer regard me as your son." Emperor Jin of Yuan tidied up his sleeves and walked to the door and said, "Liu Tong, send someone to pack the empress dowager and send it to the national temple to pray for the Great Zhou." Liu Tong, who was shocked, left with great strides.

Aunt Yue Ci's face changed suddenly. She rushed into the hall and saw the empress dowager covering her chest, lying in a chair, gasping for a hurry.

"Empress Dowager!" Yue Ci screamed in shock, patted the empress dowager's back in a hurry, and shouted outside: "Come here, please invite the imperial physician!"

The Ci'an Palace was in chaos.

Liu Tong was not affected and pointed at the two palace maids who served the empress dowager's daily life to clean up the box and cage.

The imperial physician diagnosed the empress dowager because of anger and aggravation. It was just a few decoctions that could relieve the fire, and it was fine.

On that day, he was escorted to the national temple, guarded the empress dowager with heavy troops.

——

Xue Shenzhi left Ci'an Palace and sorted out the Queen Mother's words over and over again in his heart.

The Empress Dowager said that his mother was not buried in the sea of ​​fire, and was finally interrupted by Emperor Jin of Yuan and suddenly appeared, and then said it was a murder.

Xue Shenzhi felt it was very strange. Emperor Jin of Yuan Dynasty seemed to be threatening the empress dowager. The empress dowager changed his words?

Why did Emperor Jin of Yuan threaten the empress dowager and not allow him to tell the truth?

Xue Shenzhi couldn't understand that he knew very little about his mother's affairs.

If it is as the Empress Dowager said, it is not a burial in the sea of ​​fire, then what is it?

Xue Shenzhi was full of doubts.

He was about to leave the palace and went to Jia County Prince's Mansion to ask the Princess Jia County Prince's Mansion tomorrow, but was stopped by the eunuch, "Mr. Xue, the emperor asked you to go to Qinzheng Palace to wait."

Xue Shenzhi could not refuse. He looked at the dark sky and was worried. Shang Zhi would definitely be worried if he didn't see him go home.

"Dadfather-in-law, can you send someone to send me a message to my uncle. I have something to discuss with the emperor in the palace, so she should not worry about it." Xue Shenzhi asked the eunuch for help and stuffed a piece of silver into his hand.

The eunuch returned the money to Xue Shenzhi, "Mr. Xue, it's not a slave who is not willing to help. If it's not a day, it's okay. I can ask the father-in-law who bought it to send you a message. It's dark now, and the palace ban is very strict. It's not the master's order to leave the palace to do business. The slaves cannot leave the palace easily."

Xue Shenzhi nodded and said no more.

The eunuch said more, "Mr. Xue has a deep relationship with his wife. There are not many people who think about her like you."

Xue Shenzhi smiled, "We are different."

"Yes, I have heard about you and your wife. You have supported each other along the way. Of course, the relationship is not comparable to that of ordinary couples in aristocratic families." After saying this, the eunuch had already arrived at the Qinzheng Hall. He was poor and asked Xue Shenzhi to enter and stood at the door to wait.

After a while, Emperor Jin of Yuan walked into the hall with dragon walking and tiger steps.

His sharp eyes swept towards Xue Shenzhi, with his hands behind his back, he stepped towards the dragon chaise, lifted his robe and sat down.

"What did the Empress Dowager say to you?" A dark light flashed in Emperor Jin's eyes, hoping that Xue Shenzhi would not have heard anything about Zhu Jingwan.

Otherwise—the resentment flashed in the eyes of Emperor Jin of Yuan.

"The emperor has heard what the Empress Dowager said." Xue Shenzhi realized the murderous intent around Emperor Jin. He interrupted the Empress Dowager, obviously not wanting him to know about his mother's affairs. Thinking of this, Xue Shenzhi whispered: "I can't understand what the Empress Dowager said. My grandmother did not tell me about her affairs, telling me that the past affairs had passed and needed to look forward."

Emperor Jin of Yuan squinted his eyes slightly, and he believed that there was no lie to what Xue Shenzhi said.

But Xue Shenzhi's words made him unhappy. Ning Ya gave up his life for him, but he was ungrateful. Looking forward? If Ning Ya hadn't sent him away, could he still stand here and say this to him?

Emperor Jin of Yuan Dynasty felt that it was not worth it!

He treated Ning Ya with all his heart, but she couldn't see his goodness and refused to accept him no matter what!

What has Li Yuheng given for her? What has Xue Shenzhi done for her?

But she was willing to devote all her life to maintain it, and was jealous of devouring the reason of Emperor Jin of Yuan. He looked at Xue Shenzhi standing in the middle of the hall. In a trance, he seemed to see Li Yuheng wearing a white robe, graceful and gentlemanly. A picture flashed through his mind. Li Yuheng held a flute in his hand, white clothes flute, playing with Ning Ya Qin and flute in the bamboo forest. His eyes stared at each other, with lingering feelings in his eyes. They were immersed in their own world, and others could not interfere.

The anger rolling in his chest was almost unable to suppress it, and Emperor Jin of Yuan said in a deep voice: "Get back."

Xue Shenzhi couldn't help but look at the face of Emperor Jin of Yuan Dynasty hidden in the shadow and retreated.

"Bang!"

Emperor Jin of Yuan suddenly waved his hand to sweep the memorial on the dragon table, his eyes turned red, and blue veins burst out from his forehead. He stared at the closed hall gate with fierce eyes, and opened his mouth to order the secret guards in the hall to deal with Xue Shenzhi!

"Your Majesty, I have to report important things!" Liu Tong's anxious voice came from outside the hall.

The flames of jealousy almost burned his reason to burn him to death. Liu Tong's words were not heard at all. The cephalopathy that had not been developed for a long time came in full force. He pressed his head and said angrily: "Come here! Come to me!"

When Liu Tong heard the anger of Emperor Yuan Jin, his heart was in his throat and he quickly shouted loudly: "Emperor, something big happened in the Qing Palace!"

The words of Ganqing Hall instantly pulled back the rationality of Emperor Jin of Yuan. He didn't care about commanding the secret guards who appeared in the hall and dealt with Xue Shenzhi. His footsteps were a little messy and hurried back to the Ganqing Hall. He turned the dragon heads of the four bed columns a few times, made a few "clicks" sounds, lifted the bed board, and a corridor of an underground dark room appeared in front of Emperor Jin of Yuan, and stepped down the steps in panic. A well-dressed person lay on the bed, and a middle-aged woman was kneeling beside her. Her face, which had been sunlight for many years, was blue and white. When he saw Emperor Jin of Yuan, he was trembling all over and kowtowed in fear, and wanted to explain, but only a "ah ah ah" sound came out of his mouth.

Emperor Yuan Jin kicked her over and hurriedly went to the edge of the bed. He looked at the woman with an abnormal white face on the bed, her eyes dull and deadly breath, as if she was dead. She lay on her side, with a wooden stick stuffed into her mouth, and blood flowed down the corners of her mouth. Her limbs were locked by heavy iron chains, and her whole body was soft and she didn't even have the strength to raise her hand.
To be continued...