Chapter 86 Three Nights in the Palace

It was already late at night, and the imperial study room was quiet. Emperor Qing was diligent in government affairs and naturally had less kindness to the harem. For example, tonight, he did not sleep in the harem, but slept in the imperial study room very often, so the eunuchs had already prepared a tool for it.

A breeze came in from the window ridge. It was obvious that the lights with glass barriers could not be blown into, but somehow, it still made the light inside dim.

"Yes, I heard that I stole a jade ring of water and green jade worn by the Queen when she was a child. After being tried for a while, I couldn't resist it, so I sniffed Kong'er and committed suicide."

Eunuch Yao told His Majesty the Emperor a simple and clear explanation of the truth he had, without saying a word.

"Shui Qing'er Jade Ring?" The emperor frowned, as if thinking about this thing. After a moment, he smiled and said, "I remember that it was something the queen wore when she was a child. I remember it was given to her family after her father signed this marriage. At that time, the father seemed to have just ascended the throne... The palace was chaotic, and this item was not a top-quality item, but the queen liked it very much when she was a child and kept wearing it."

He frowned, pulled out of this rare warm memory, and said indifferently: "I remember what is remembered on it is cloud patterns."

Eunuch Yao was silent all the time, not knowing what His Majesty was feeling.

"Although the queen likes it, she won't kill the palace maid because of this kind of gadget." The emperor sneered on the corner of his lips and said, "Isn't she the most generous master in the palace? She is virtuous and kind, and kind mother of the country. She has always played the role very well, but why did she fail to do this little thing?"

Eunuch Yao clearly said that the palace maid committed suicide because of shame, but the emperor directly said that he was killed by a stick. The people in the palace were smarter than the other. Everyone understood what the truth used by these names was to cover up.

"You can check in secret what's going on." The emperor picked up the memorial again and returned to peace.

The palace had already responded to the seemingly unchanging peace. No one expected that Eunuch Yao led several old eunuchs to investigate something secretly. However, the emperor did not seem to be too concerned about this matter. He did not ask for subsequent news for several days.

Another night, Eunuch Yao respectfully replied: "There is no problem with the death of the palace maid."

The emperor nodded and said, "I understand."

"But, on the afternoon of the afternoon before the accident, the palace maid went to Guangxin Palace to deliver a roll of embroidered cloth. The batch of foreign cloth that the Empress asked for from Dongyi City the day before was delivered to the palaces the next day as usual, and there was nothing unusual." Eunuch Yao added.

The emperor slowly withdrew his gaze from the memorial. He glanced at him, then lowered his eyes and said, "I understand."

"The prince was in Guangxin Palace at that time." Eunuch Yao lowered his head so much that he could not lower his head.

The emperor gently placed the memorial on the table, thinking about it, and did not say the three words "I know". He directly ordered: "Let Hong Zhu come here."

Hong Zhu knelt in front of His Majesty's low couch, his face as earth as earth, his trembling, and even the cotton robe in front of him was shaken out layer by layer.

He was not pretending, but was really scared. I thought that the clue arranged by Lord Xiao Fan was buried very deeply, and it seemed to have nothing to do with him, so he should have left him far away from this matter. He did not expect that in this late night, he would actually kneel in front of the Supreme Lord Jiuwu.

The emperor did not look at him directly and asked directly: "A palace maid died in the Eastern Palace?"

"Yes." Hong Zhu didn't dare to hesitate at all. In order to show his openness and sincerity, he even squeezed his lungs desperately, trying to respond extremely simply. However, the airflow was too strong, which made him feel a little broken, and he sounded very hoarse.

The sound of his answer echoed in the imperial study room, which was a little harsh and harsh. The emperor frowned unaware and said, "The voice is smaller... to tell the situation at that time."

Hong Zhu honestly told me why the queen remembered the jade ring, how to start checking the palace, how to find the palace maid, who conducted the interrogation, how the palace maid committed suicide. They all said it.

The emperor seemed to be listening carefully, but he didn't seem to listen to a word. His eyes were always on the memorial and he asked casually: "When the palace maid hit the pillar, did you see it with your own eyes?"

"No." Hong Zhu answered without hesitation, and called luck deep in his heart. If the Empress had not left her with something else to do, she would have never agreed to this time.

The Imperial Study Room fell into peace again. After a long time, the emperor suddenly raised his head, looked at Hong Zhu with a smile, and said, "Why are you so scared today?"

Hong Zhu swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and his face naturally showed a look of fear and self-blame. He knelt on the ground and kowtowed and said sadly: "I have beentrayed the holy grace. The news of the palace maid's suicide was not reported in time. I deserve to die."

The emperor was stunned, laughed and cursed: "I asked you to go to the Eastern Palace to serve the Empress, not to ask you to be a secret spy. Of course, you don't need to report to me to know such a small matter."

Hong Zhu nodded like pounding garlic, but was thinking about something else in his heart. A year ago, he was driven from the imperial study room to the East Palace by the emperor who had always favored him. To outsiders, of course it was because Fan Xian said bad things about him in front of the emperor, but only he knew that His Majesty just used this reason to make himself go to the East Palace to be a gold medal undercover agent, and this year, he did a good job.

He comforted his cowardice in his heart and forced himself to think that even His Majesty didn't know who he was really, what was the trembling thing?

The emperor was about to ask something, but suddenly frowned and turned to say, "What will the Empress do to you in the Eastern Palace this year?"

"The Empress is extremely generous to her. The servants are convinced." Hong Zhu said this very artistic.

The emperor laughed and said to himself in a very low voice: "I died a palace maid for the sake of jade. Is this... quite generous?"

After Hong Zhu left, Eunuch Yao stood quietly beside the emperor, waiting for His Majesty's order. The emperor was silent for a long time and said, "Hong Zhu didn't tell lies. It seems that there is no problem with the death of the palace maid, but..." He laughed and said, "It's just that this process is too problematic."

Eunuch Yao was shocked. He understood His Majesty's meaning. Since the founding of the Qing Kingdom, all kinds of bizarre deaths in the palace have occurred many times. No matter how shameful the conspiracy and blood are, they can be painted with a open and upright reason. However... often, the reason is too sufficient and the process is too natural, and the death itself is questionable.

"I don't believe in some things, so don't remember them." The emperor said calmly.

Eunuch Yao knelt down.

"Please come here."

Eunuch Yao was so scared that he did not hear His Majesty clearly. He subconsciously replied: "Eunuch Xiaohong just went out."

The emperor frowned and looked a little unhappy. Eunuch Yao woke up immediately, slid his front collar, ran out of the door, and almost fell while passing the threshold.

Since Fan Xian made a big feast for three hundred poems, it was the first time the palace was sneaked in by an assassin in nearly ten years. Since its founding, Eunuch Hong of the Palace has been staying in the palace since its founding. The eunuch of the land then became increasingly silent and became low-key. He only wanted to laugh at the sun outside Hanguang Palace all day long.

However, no one in the court in the palace dared to underestimate him. Instead, because of his silence, he felt that the old eunuch became unfathomable. Even Hong Zhu, the popular man in the palace, actually gained his current status because of his relationship.

Even the empress dowager and the emperor maintained a certain etiquette towards the old eunuch.

However, today His Majesty the Emperor called him: "Hong Siyang, what do you think?"

The last time the Emperor of Qing Dynasty called this old eunuch this time, he wanted to ask for his impression of Fan Xian. At that time, Old Eunuch Hong replied that he thought Fan Xian was a fake person.

Only when it is important to require the opinions of Eunuch Hong, will the emperor seriously call him by his name. In the eyes of others, this may be a kind of disrespect. But the emperor's meaning is exactly the opposite. He always thought that calling Eunuch Hong as a master will make the other party think of hidden physical illnesses. It is more appropriate to call the other party's name directly.

Eunuch Hong hunched slightly, looked like he was sleeping and awake, and replied softly: "Your Majesty, there are many things that don't matter how you look at them. Even if you see them with your own eyes, they may not be true."

The emperor nodded and said, "I have always been a bit suspicious. I know that this is not good and I may read it wrong, so please help me."

Eunuch Hong bowed respectfully and didn't say much.

After a long silence, the emperor said, "Chengqian has been in good spirits for the past six months. In addition to the daily teachings of the Grand Tutor, he also often goes to Guangxin Palace to listen to Yun Rui teach him the three strategies for governing the country. I am a little curious, how could his body be so fast?"

Although the royal family cracks have appeared now, at least there is no problem on the surface. The emperor knew that his sister had a deep study on power and skills, so he did not usually object to the prince getting too close to the eldest princess, and even expressed his appreciation in secret, but...

"Please trouble you." After the emperor said this, he stopped looking at Eunuch Hong.

Eunuch Hong slowly hunched out, slowly closed the door of the imperial study room, walked a distance, looked back at the light inside, sighed in his heart, and said to himself: "Since you know you are suspicious, why bother to say you are curious in the end... Your Majesty, your temperament should have changed. The future of Qingguo is all in your thoughts."

A few days later, an imperial physician died of sudden illness. A few days later, a noble man on a distant clan's mansion accidentally fell off his horse while on an outing. A few days later, a fire suddenly broke out in Huichuntang, famous in Kyoto, and more than a dozen people died.

On the night of the fire, Eunuch Hong, with a blank expression on his face, appeared in front of the emperor again and reported in an old voice: "I found the Imperial Hospital and the Imperial Doctor died. I found the clan mansion, and the noble man died. I found the Huichun Hall, and the Huichun Hall was burned."

Tonight, His Majesty the Emperor of Qing Kingdom did not review the memorial. He listened carefully to Eunuch Hong's return. After hearing this sentence, a strange smile flashed across the corner of his lips.

"Someone wants to hide anything, and no matter in the palace or in the capital, there are not many people who can snatch everything in front of you." The emperor said calmly: "I have always loved her methods."

Eunuch Hong did not speak, the eldest princess's method was known to the whole world, but there was no room for use in the past few years. If this method was used to help Your Majesty balance the court and the sword was pointed at the world, Your Majesty would certainly like it, but if it was used to mark the destruction and deceive the emperor and hide it from the superiors, Your Majesty would certainly...he would not like it very much!

Eunuch Hong took out a pill from his arms and handed it over. He said, "I only got one pill."

The emperor gently pinched and played with his fingers. With a slight force, the pills were broken, and the strange fragrance blew, and his eyes were cold. He said, "It's true that the medicine is good."

Eunuch Hong said calmly: "It may be a frame-up."

"So...it's up to see what's going on with your own eyes." The emperor said: "Let's rest first. No matter what the matter is in the end, don't tell the queen of the mother."

Eunuch Hong responded and stepped out. He knew in his heart that even with his own identity, there were many things in this palace that he still could not see.

The breeze blew the buildings in the palace. In a garden not far from Guangxin Palace, the Emperor Qing State in a yellow shirt flashed out from behind the tree and lowered his head slightly. He felt a little strange. Hong Siyang had already made such a big noise. Why didn't she restrain herself?

However, this doubt had long been shattered by the anger and absurdity in his heart, and the emperor's eyes were filled with a feeling of failure, disappointment and loss.

The middle-aged man did not go back to his bedroom and still rested in the imperial study.

On this night, he thought for a long time, and then asked Eunuch Yao who was serving beside him a strange question: "Does Hong Zhu know what?"

Eunuch Yao shook his head nervously and persuaded him a few words. He had to save Hong Zhudi's life under His Majesty's hidden rage, so that he could ensure his safety as much as possible.

"I want to kill him..." the emperor frowned and said, "I want to... kill everyone in this palace."

Then he calmed down and ordered in an extremely cold tone: "Director Xuan Chen entered the palace."

Eunuch Yao, who was sweating heavily in winter, was given a general amnesty. He quickly left the palace and went straight to Chenyuan to find the great savior. Shortly after he left the house, a loud sound came from the imperial study, which sounded like the precious five-foot bottle was pushed to the ground.

I don’t know what it is. His Majesty the Emperor of Qing, who has always collapsed in the east but remained calm, would make such an angry venting interest.

"There won't be any problem in Huichuntang, right?" Chen Yuanzhong, the old lame man who had been sitting in a wheelchair for a long time, said to his closest comrades beside him: "I don't want to make mistakes in the last moment."

Fei Jie, who was covered in messy hair, said: "What's the problem? Although Hong Siyang took action personally, every step in the palace is in your calculations, and they won't get any handle."

"Very good." Chen Pingping closed her eyes and thought for a long time. The wrinkles at the corners of her eyes bloomed like chrysanthemums, and then opened her eyes and said slowly: "I'm thinking about a question, whether to let Hong Zhu disappear."

This is a very strange question. The reason why the emperor occasionally thought of this was because he was furious and subconsciously wanted to kill all the insiders who might guess the royal scandal. He immediately reacted and did not make this decision. So what was Chen Pingping's purpose? He thought of killing Hong Zhu?

Chen Pingping frowned and said, "After all the calculations, only Hong Zhu, the thread may have problems in this whole matter."

Fei Jie shook his head: "Although we were trying to let Hong Zhu see this, it is obvious that His Majesty did not know through this little eunuch."

These two sentences explain a shocking truth in the dialogue, and also explain the great doubts that have been lingering in Fan Xian's heart but have nowhere to ask others.

Although Hong Zhu is the eunuch in the leader of the Eastern Palace, why is he so lucky... or so bad that he actually discovered a secret matter between the eldest princess and the prince?

It turned out...even Hong Zhu was just the chess piece that Chen Pingping had caused the first wave.

"It is precisely because of this that I feel that this little eunuch is a little unsightly." Chen Pingping frowned and said, "He was obviously the nail placed by His Majesty in the East Palace. After knowing this, why did he not report it to His Majesty? So I thought I would have to wait another two months before I could arouse this matter."

"Maybe he knew that if this matter was told from his mouth, he would definitely die." Fei Jie said: "The person who can get up in the palace is certainly not a fool."

Chen Pingping suddenly smiled and said, "I admire Hong Zhu for being able to endure it all the time...but His Majesty finally knew it, it's great."

Fei Jie also smiled, his smile a little gloomy: "You have a good successor, and I have a good student."

Chen Pingping nodded with a satisfied smile: "I haven't figured out how he arranged it until now. This alone means that he has grown a lot."
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