"Today, Mr. Xu brought his servant to inquire about the list of people entering and leaving the Imperial Pharmacy..."

The young father-in-law spoke eloquently, going through the list step by step. Emperor Yuan Jing remained silent, his eyes darkened, and he didn't know whether he was listening carefully or thinking of something else.

"The last one on the list is Jingxiu Palace, the eldest palace maid next to the imperial concubine. Master Xu brought his servants to ask questions, but was rejected."

Hearing this, Emperor Yuan Jing's frozen eyes moved, as if his attention was drawn back.

"Master Xu had no choice but to go to Shaoyin Palace and ask for help from His Highness Lin'an..."

The words Xu Qian'an told him came to the mind of the young father-in-law, and he said naturally: "After questioning Lang'er of Jingxiu Palace, Mr. Xu's face became extremely ugly. He seemed to not want to stay any longer. He didn't even drink tea, so he took the

The slave left in a hurry..."

"But before leaving Jingxiu Palace, Na Lang'er came back and said that the imperial concubine invited Mr. Xu to come into the hospital to thank him for solving the case of Concubine Fu. Mr. Xu was originally unwilling to see him, but Lang'er forced him to stay for a while.

." The young eunuch paused and continued:

"Then, the imperial concubine retreated everyone, and the servants were not allowed to enter the house. They could only stay in the courtyard and wait..."

"slow!"

Emperor Yuan Jing's eyes were completely restored to alertness. He interrupted the young eunuch, stared at him, pondered for a few seconds, and then said slowly: "Screen away everyone?"

"Your Majesty, yes."

"What did they say in the courtyard?"

The young eunuch said: "The distance is too far, so I can't hear clearly. I can only watch Master Xu and the concubine talking in the room from a distance."

Emperor Yuan Jing put his right hand against his lips, as if in deep thought, and suddenly said: "You just said that Xu Qian's face turned extremely ugly after questioning Lang'er?"

Without waiting for the young eunuch to reply, the old eunuch's face changed slightly and he reprimanded: "Bitch, how do I usually teach you?"

When reporting, do not mix subjective emotions, do not try to mislead His Majesty, and be fair and objective.

Emperor Yuan Jing raised his hand to interrupt the angry old eunuch.

Seeing this, the young father-in-law gained some confidence: "It is indeed ugly."

Emperor Yuan Jing nodded, pondered for a moment, and said, "Xu Qi'an wanted to leave, but Lang'er forced him to stay?"

".......Yes."

The young eunuch noticed a certain change in Emperor Yuan Jing's attitude and said cautiously: "Master Xu said that he was ordered to investigate the case and it was his duty, so I don't need to thank you.

"Lang'er said that if Mr. Xu doesn't go to see the empress, he won't be able to leave Jingxiu Palace."

Hearing this, Emperor Yuan Jing's eyes seemed to burst with light. This time, he thought for a long time. The palace was so quiet that the two eunuchs, one old and one young, held their breath for fear of disturbing the unpredictable emperor.

Finally, Emperor Yuan Jing spoke slowly: "How was Xu Qi'an's mood when he left?"

Xu Qi'an had explained this before leaving, but the young eunuch did not answer immediately. Instead, he pretended to think about it and then said:

"Master Xu left the palace with a lot of worries."

In order to increase credibility, he added: "In the past, when leaving the palace, Master Xu would chat with his servants for a few words and be very happy, but today is very different. He didn't say even a word."

Emperor Yuan Jing waved his hand.

"Back off." The old eunuch said immediately.

After the young eunuch left the palace, Emperor Yuan Jing sat for a long time without saying a word and said, "Go and bring Lang'er from Jingxiu Palace to me."

The old eunuch responded and slowly left the palace.

.........

The old eunuch took a team of guards and passed through the layers of palace walls in the afterglow of the setting sun and arrived at Jingxiu Palace.

The eunuch guarding the door recognized His Majesty's companion from afar, and went to greet him, saying: "My father-in-law, wait a moment, I will go and inform the noble concubine..."

"We are in a hurry." The old eunuch slapped him away and led the guards into the courtyard. After passing through the front courtyard, he heard bursts of crying coming from the inner courtyard.

The old eunuch stood in the inner courtyard and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I would like to see you."

From Concubine Chen's room, a palace maid with reddish eyes came out and said in a soft voice: "Your Majesty, please come in."

The old eunuch followed the maid into the room and saw Concubine Chen sitting on a big chair, holding a brocade handkerchief in her hand, wiping her eyes from time to time, her face full of sadness.

"What's wrong with your Majesty?" the old eunuch asked in surprise.

"A servant next to me suddenly fell ill and died immediately. The imperial doctor failed to save her." Concubine Chen said sadly.

"This..." the old eunuch comforted: "My condolences, what is the maid's name?"

"Lang'er."

"!!!" The old eunuch's expression froze.

"Why did my companion come to my Jingxiu Palace?" Concubine Chen said softly.

The old eunuch smiled and said, "Your Majesty sent this old slave to express condolences to your Majesty. Your Majesty knows that your Majesty has been frightened during these days."

Concubine Chen turned away and said sadly: "Your Majesty, can't you even meet my concubine?"

The old eunuch laughed dryly and made no comment on the imperial concubine's complaints.

He chatted with the imperial concubine for a few words and said casually: "That Lang'er is not very old, right?"

Although Lang'er was an old man from Jingxiu Palace, Emperor Jing of the Yuan Dynasty had not been blessed with a concubine in more than ten or twenty years, so the old eunuch had no impression of this personal palace maid who unfortunately died young.

"A poor child." Concubine Chen looked sad.

The old eunuch took advantage of the situation and said, "Let's go and have a look."

He also has another identity, that is, the general manager of the internal affairs, commanding the eunuchs and maids of the palace, but this identity is a false title that comes with him as the chief companion of Emperor Yuan Jing.

The deputy general manager is the real person in charge.

After all, the housekeeper was busy with his affairs and it was impossible for him to be at the emperor's side all the time.

After bidding farewell to Concubine Chen, the old eunuch entered the south chamber under the leadership of the palace maid, and saw Lang'er lying on the bed with a pale face.

"Have you asked an imperial doctor to see you?"

"Go back to my father-in-law. I've seen it. The imperial doctor said it's a brain disease and there's no cure."

The old eunuch stared at Lang'er for a long time and ordered: "Leave the person to our family."

He ordered the guards to take away Lang'er's body and hurried back to resume his life.

Returning to Emperor Yuan Jing's palace, the old emperor was still sitting behind the big table laid with bright yellow silk, looking towards the door with an expressionless face.

When he saw the old eunuch crossing the threshold and entering the house, he had no reaction.

"Your Majesty, Lang'er is dead..." the old eunuch whispered.

After a long, long time, Emperor Yuan Jing said "Hmm". This emperor, who was half a century old and looking down at the top of power, was neither happy nor sad.

...........

The next day, Emperor Jing of the Yuan Dynasty held another court meeting. Under the hazy sky, all the civil and military officials entered the Meridian Gate in an orderly manner. Some stayed in the square outside the Jinluan Hall, and some stood on the white marble steps outside the Jinluan Hall.

Only a very small number of people entered the main hall, and these people, in the mouth of the storyteller, were collectively called: the Gongun princes above the temple.

After the ministers entered the palace, Emperor Yuan Jing came out from the back of the palace a quarter of an hour late and sat on his dragon chair.

After the monarch and his ministers had a normal meeting, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment came out and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the Three Law Departments have completed the verification, and the Queen is indeed the mastermind of the Fu Fei case.

"Shangguan's virtue is not worthy of his position. He plotted to kill the concubine and frame the prince. Please be severely punished by your majesty."

The Minister of Dali Temple immediately stepped forward to second the proposal.

In the hall, the civil servants, military generals and some nobles all agreed with the proposal, making a chorus of voices.

This means that they have already discussed it yesterday. The abolition of the queen is no more important than the abolition of the prince. It is a matter of national importance. The abolition of the queen is only a family matter of the emperor. As long as there is reason and evidence to prove that the queen is indeed unvirtuous and not that the emperor likes the new and dislikes the old, then the ministers

There is no reason and no need to stop it.

The only thing that matters after the abolition is the identity of the fourth prince. You must know that the fourth prince is the only legitimate son of Emperor Yuan Jing, and many people put their treasure on him.

Those who did not second the motion were the four princes and their party.

Before Emperor Yuan Jing could express his stance, Wei Yuan came out and the palace immediately became quiet.

"Your Majesty, there is another secret behind the case of Concubine Fu. The queen is not the mastermind. The real mastermind is Huang Xiaorou. She killed Concubine Fu and then tricked the prince into going to Qingfeng Palace to fabricate the case."

As soon as Wei Yuan finished speaking, a professional troll jumped out of the situation to refute:

"It's nonsense. How could a mere palace maid commit such a shocking crime? Besides, why did Huang Xiaorou want to frame the prince? Wei Yuan, what do you think of His Majesty and what do you think of the princes of the temple?"

After finishing speaking, I added: Your Majesty, please kill this animal.

The other ministers scolded Wei Yuan one after another, and there was a moment of chaos in the palace.

The old eunuch held the whip in his hand and whipped it hard. The ground made a crisp sound, and he yelled: "Quiet!"

Only then did the palace become quiet.

The Minister of Punishment and the Minister of Dali Temple looked at Wei Yuan with a sneer. All the officials also looked at Wei Yuan, with sneers, ridicule, confusion and helplessness. The latter came from the Fourth Prince's party.

Wei Yuan ignored the looks and scoldings from everyone around him and said, "Yesterday, Xu Qian, the Tongluo who was in charge of the Fu Fei case, found out that Huang Xiaorou was pregnant..."

Before he finished speaking, there was another uproar in the hall.

Is the palace maid Huang Xiaorou pregnant?!

Apart from the guards, the only person in the palace who can really make a woman pregnant is Emperor Yuan Jing. Of course, it is impossible for the guards to guard the harem. Those who can guard the harem are all elites who are loyal to the royal family and have been carefully selected.

Moreover, they usually work in teams of several people and supervise each other, so there is no possibility of having an affair with a palace maid.

Then there is only one possibility...

For a moment, the princes in the temple couldn't help but have connotations in their eyes when they looked at Emperor Yuan Jing.

Emperor Yuan Jing's majestic face was slightly twitched. He saw Wei Yuan who had deliberately paused and said in a deep voice:
To be continued...