"I understand. Come in." Gong Yueyue glared at Ye Qi, returned to the room and sat on the edge of the bed, kicking her feet up and down, and asked: "What's the background of that Eunuch Chu?"
"He is the eunuch in charge who served the late emperor. Moreover, he has been in the palace for many years and knows many rules." The rules Ye Qi mentioned are definitely not ordinary palace rules. This Gong Yueyue understands.
"Then he likes to go against Yuan?" Gong Yueyue felt that Eunuch Chu's tone towards Zhao Changyuan was simply disrespectful. But Zhao Changyuan was able to endure it without getting angry immediately. It seems that Eunuch Chu relied on more than just
The power of the late emperor.
Ye Qi thought for a while and said, "This is a very taboo secret." Ye Qi glanced at Xiaotong, who immediately understood, turned around and went out, closing the door.
According to common sense, Ye Qi cannot talk to Gong Yueyue like this, but since one is a shadow guard and the other is the master, there is not much taboo.
Seeing that Xiaotong had left and was probably on guard not far away, Ye Qi said to Gong Yueyue: "Actually, the late emperor meant that the prince should inherit the throne. But between this Eunuch Chu and the current emperor, the former emperor
The second prince was even more friendly with him, so he strongly recommended him. The prince had no interest in the throne, and the one who succeeded him was his biological brother. Naturally, he had no objections and was in full agreement. However, he did not expect that after the emperor succeeded to the throne, Chu
The father-in-law actually made a suggestion to the emperor, saying that those who do important things should not stick to trivial matters and should not be merciful just because they are related by blood. His intention was undoubtedly to sow discord and frame the prince. Fortunately, the emperor thought of the blood relatives of his compatriots and looked at the prince differently, so he still
He handed over all the power to the prince. But this move naturally made Eunuch Chu unhappy, so he did this secretly stumbling block."
"What!" Gong Yueyue almost jumped up from the edge of the bed and said angrily: "He, a eunuch, actually participates in politics and monopolizes power? Does the emperor just let him do it?"
Ye Qi smiled bitterly and said: "It's not the emperor's connivance, but actually the late emperor's connivance. I heard that before the death of the late emperor, he left an edict. The content was that the treasury silver was divided into three parts, and one of them was handed over to this person.
The father-in-law is in charge of it. The royal family is not allowed to interfere within ten years. Only after ten years can this huge treasury be handed over to the emperor. You said that for a father-in-law to have such a large amount of wealth in his hands, doesn’t it mean that he has
A vital part of the emperor’s life?”
After hearing this, Gong Yueyue directly stroked her forehead as if she was fainting: "Then the emperor will give him a knife and it will be over? Why do you still let him dominate? Once he dies, the money will naturally belong to the country."
Ye Qi was amused by Gong Yueyue's actions, shook his head and said: "But after killing him, no one will know about the silver. When the late emperor issued an imperial edict, this Eunuch Chu transferred the silver and said it was placed in a safe place.
Place serves as the foundation for the development of Tianxu Kingdom."
"I'm going to bring someone like this? Is the old emperor stupid? He actually issued such a decree? Helping a eunuch plot against his own son?" Gong Yueyue felt that the old emperor must have advanced Alzheimer's disease, otherwise he would
You just wouldn't make such a stupid decision.
Ye Qi shook his head and said: "No. Rather, it is because this Eunuch Chu is loyal to the emperor and to the Tianxu Kingdom that he has such an imperial edict. I heard that the Chu family was originally a military general, and this Eunuch Chu has been a military commander since he was young.
The emperor's companion reading. Later, the old general Chu died on the battlefield, and Mrs. Chu hanged herself from a beam and martyred herself to the old general Chu. And the Chu family only had this single seedling left. But back then, this father-in-law of Chu actually wanted to persuade the late emperor to send troops to fight.
The old general of Chu took revenge and made a great wish to be a slave for the rest of his life and serve the late emperor all his life. In order to show his loyalty, the then sixteen-year-old Eunuch Chu committed suicide with a sword."
"Uh, that's so cruel." Gong Yueyue couldn't help but take a breath. Such a person must be so cruel, he can even do it to himself.
Ye cried: "That's right. When Eunuch Chu made such a move, the late emperor was moved and regretted, so he issued an imperial edict to avenge the old general Chu. So that battle lasted for three days.
Years later, there were corpses everywhere and countless casualties. But we finally won. From then on, Eunuch Chu stayed by the late emperor’s side and accepted the oath of lifelong slavery.”
"In this way, the late emperor not only felt that he was loyal, but also felt that he was indebted to him, so he decided to hand over all the treasury money to him." Gong Yueyue finally figured out the clue and sighed.
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Ye Qi also said with a look of helplessness: "I just don't know why this Eunuch Chu has such a grudge against the prince. Even the emperor himself doesn't know the reason."
Gong Yueyue couldn't help but worry: "Na Yuan and him went into the palace, will there be any danger?"
"That's not possible." Ye Qi said: "Although this Eunuch Chu doesn't think highly of the prince, he is really loyal to Tianxu Kingdom. Naturally, he will not attack the prince. Except for being in trouble in government affairs, he has never
Have you done anything too dirty?"
"Oh, I just don't know why the emperor asked Yuan to enter the palace at such a late hour. And he is still in such a hurry." Gong Yueyue finally knew about the affair between Eunuch Chu and Zhao Changyuan, and now she no longer worried about his safety.
I am curious about the reason why he entered the palace.
The corner of Ye Qi's mouth moved, as if he was about to speak. However, seeing that Gong Yueyue had no intention of going into details, he said to Gong Yueyue: "It's too late, you should go to sleep." After saying that, he opened the door.
Went out.
As if changing shifts, Xiaotong walked in right after Ye Qi went out.
Gong Yueyue glanced at Xiaotong, made a face, then took off her coat, turned over and fell asleep. In fact, after walking for such a long time, Gong Yueyue was really sleepy, so she fell asleep soon.
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This time, Zhao Changyuan didn't come back all night. But Gong Yueyue wasn't too surprised or nervous. Since the emperor asked him to go, he had to endure both good and bad things.
Ye Qi and Xiaotong were both a little worried about Gong Yueyue's calm attitude. They thought that the two sides staying together during this period would make Gong Yueyue more dependent on Zhao Changyuan, but now it seems that Gong Yueyue is stronger.
many.
After breakfast, Gong Yueyue came to the garden to breathe. She still likes to sit by the water and feed the fish. Seeing the fish getting fatter, Gong Yueyue touched her cheek again, raised her head and asked Xiaotong:
"Have I lost too much weight and become unsightly?"
"No, the master has always been beautiful." Xiaotong looked at Gong Yueyue carefully and said a word of praise.
Gong Yueyue chuckled twice, pushed Xiaotong and said: "You lied to me. In fact, I am not a beauty at all, I can only be considered delicate at best."
Xiaotong didn't expect Gong Yueyue to say this about herself, so she thought for a moment and said, "But I know that the master is a very special woman. Your beauty is not in your face."
"Haha, you can really talk. But I like to hear this sentence." Gong Yueyue smiled and lowered her head to feed the fish.
After a moment of silence, Gong Yueyue suddenly said: "Xiao Tong, I want to go home." (To be continued)