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Chapter 152: Dark Line

 After leaving the palace gate, Jin Ying recalled the performance just now and couldn't help but quicken his pace and went straight to Cining Palace.

Queen Mother Sun is playing with the little baby.

In two months' time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Ming Empire will turn two years old.

The little baby had just learned to walk not long ago. He was holding a small Cuju ball in his hand and running around in the warm room of Cining Palace.

Empress Dowager Sun and several palace maids followed behind, surrounding the most noble little baby of the Ming Dynasty.

It can be seen that the little prince, who is less than two years old, is having a lot of fun.

In the past few days, with Yexian's large-scale invasion, the imperial court has experienced a rare and incomparable calm. Not only the civil servants and military generals have ceased their activities.

Even in the harem, Empress Dowager Sun and Empress Dowager Wu had a tacit understanding and did not cause any trouble.

Jin Ying walked into Nuan Pavilion, bowed and said:

"Bless me, my dear!"

Empress Dowager Sun glanced at Jin Ying and saw that he was dusty and tired. She knew that something was urgent, so she stopped and gave instructions to the side.

"Zhen'er, take the prince down to rest."

So behind Empress Dowager Sun, a pretty palace maid curtsied, took two steps forward, took the ball from the little prince's hand, and picked up the little baby.

The little baby was having fun when the ball in his hand was taken away. He opened his little mouth and started to cry.

But then he saw the palace maid's pretty big eyes, so he found a comfortable position in the latter's arms and was hugged obediently.

Empress Dowager Sun straightened the wrinkles on her clothes, sat down under the service of the palace maid, and asked: "What makes you so anxious that you come directly to Cining Palace?"

Jin Ying told the Empress Dowager Sun exactly what happened in the morning and what happened after the next court, word for word.

At the end, Jin Ying was a little hesitant and said.

"Holy Mother, the ministers always feel that the emperor's words have something to say, but they can't figure it out..."

Queen Mother Sun frowned and looked at Jin Yingdao.

"What have you missed these days?"

Jin Ying's heart tightened and he said: "Holy Mother, most of the time these days, the ministers are involved in government affairs in the outer court. They don't often accompany the emperor, and they never come to Cining Palace. Except for today, they are here on orders.

Important news is all delivered by Manager Wang, so there should be no mistakes or omissions..."

As he spoke, Jin Ying frowned and asked with a trace of doubt on his face: "The minister dared to ask, why does the Holy Mother have such doubts?"

Empress Dowager Sun pondered for a moment and then said: "According to what you said, today in the court, he has decided on a strategy to keep the enemy out of Zijin Pass. After the court, he will ask you about your attitude. Is that okay?"

Jin Ying nodded, and Queen Mother Sun continued.

"The Ai family has come to know the character of this new emperor these days. He is firm-willed and rarely hesitates about things he has decided. If he is really hesitant, then with the advice of Yu Qian and others, he will not be in the imperial court.

make a decision."

"Now that I've made up my mind, why bother asking you about the attitude of an eunuch?"

With a faint sigh, Queen Mother Sun looked at Jin Ying and came to a conclusion.

"He is looking at the Aijia's attitude through you!"

Jin Ying was also surprised, frowned and thought for a while, and finally said with some uncertainty.

"As soon as the empress said this, the internal ministers also noticed it. These days, Cheng Jing is sitting in the Supervisor of Ceremonies, and the internal ministers are traveling to the outer court to participate in ministry meetings. The internal ministers thought this arrangement was due to the lack of manpower in the hands of the emperor who had just ascended the throne."

"But if you think about it carefully, this move actually implies rejection."

Queen Mother Sun glanced at him and saw his thoughtful look on his face, so she asked.

"What did you remember?"

Jin Ying cupped her hands and said: "Holy Mother, the minister is not sure about this, but now that I think about it, it is probably the minister who contacted the imperial censor for the Holy Mother, and after impeaching Cao Jixiang, he was sent to the outer court."

A look of understanding flashed across Queen Mother Sun's face, she sighed and said.

"Not surprisingly, it's because of this incident! Fortunately, many ministers from the outer court intervened, and this incident eventually became quite a big deal. Although Cao Jixiang was not saved, it still gave you a little more cover.

, according to the Ai family, he should just have doubts in his heart, and this time is a test."

Empress Dowager Sun was generally aware of what happened in the outer dynasty because Jin Ying was there.

Many things are difficult to detect in advance, but if you work backwards afterwards, it is not too difficult to guess the truth.

For example, this was the case when the court officials besieged Chen Mao.

After the turmoil subsided, anyone with a smart mind could see that it was an encirclement and suppression by civil servants against their relatives.

From the perspective of Empress Dowager Sun, with so many censors coming forward to impeach, even if Zhu Qiyu discovered that Jin Ying was involved with several of them, he would only be suspicious at most.

Perhaps it was for this reason that he specifically asked Jin Ying to pass on the message, hoping to take this opportunity to test it out.

At this time, Jin Ying asked: "Then Holy Mother, what should the ministers do now?"

Queen Mother Sun did not speak, but pondered for a long time, Fang said.

"He sent you here to send a message this time. It seems that he has two purposes. If you have completely cut off any involvement with Cining Palace, then this message will only be about the prince. He is using the prince to threaten the Ai family. It is nothing more than

I want to warn the Ai family not to act rashly."

"If you are still secretly serving the Ai family, and naturally tell everything truthfully, and if he asks you about the Supreme Emperor, the Ai family will naturally attribute this to a temptation for you, and then transfer you back."

It should be said that after these days, Queen Mother Sun's brain has been sharpened a lot. Unfortunately, her starting point has gone astray from the beginning.

Zhu Qiyu knew who the censors Jin Ying contacted from the beginning, and Empress Dowager Wu had already told him that Jin Ying could not be trusted.

Therefore, from the beginning, Zhu Qiyu never gave Jin Ying full trust, let alone testing him.

However, Empress Dowager Sun did not know that her list of forces in the outer court had long ago fallen into Zhu Qiyu's hands.

In the case of unequal information, the inferred conclusions will naturally deviate.

After inferring what she was thinking, Empress Dowager Sun frowned and looked a little struggling. After a long while, she said:

"Send someone to send a message to Ren Li and tell him to fight well. During the war, you only need to keep the Supreme Emperor safe. As for the matter of welcoming him back, let's plan for the long term."

Hearing this, Jin Ying was a little anxious and said: "Holy Mother, I missed this opportunity, I'm afraid..."

Queen Mother Sun raised her hand to stop his words and sighed.

"The Ai family doesn't want to welcome back their son, but since he has become suspicious of you, he will definitely investigate all your recent actions."

"Once Ren Li makes any move at this time, he will definitely notice the contact between the Ai family and your relatives through you. This is the Ai family's last trump card. If he notices it, everything will be in vain."

Even so, Jin Ying was still a little reluctant and persuaded.

"Holy Mother, no matter what, the Supreme Emperor still has many supportive ministers in the court. As long as we can welcome the Supreme Emperor back, even if the ministers and Uncle Ren are punished, it will still be worthwhile. After all, the Supreme Emperor is in the prison camp. If there is someone

just in case……"

Empress Dowager Sun was very happy with Jin Ying's advice, but she still shook her head slowly and said.

"The Supreme Emperor is the Supreme Emperor after all. As long as he does not want to be attacked by the Ming Dynasty with all his might, he will not do stupid things. If he wins this battle, he will send the Supreme Emperor himself back under the pressure of the imperial court."

"But if the line between ancestors and relatives is also broken, it will be even more dangerous after the Supreme Emperor comes back."

As she spoke, a trace of deep worry flashed across Queen Mother Sun's brows and she said.

"What's more, he is just suspicious of you now. If the relationship between the Ai family and Ren Li is confirmed, he may have to change his generals on the spot. Moreover, this secret welcome move may even arouse his viciousness. If he takes advantage of this opportunity,

If a war breaks out and is not good for the Supreme Emperor, then the gains outweigh the losses."

After Jin Ying finished listening, he looked like he was struggling for a while. After a long while, he weakly lowered his head and cupped his hands.

"Minister, please follow the instructions of the Holy Mother."


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