Chapter 1039: Accompany me for a walk in the Royal Garden
This time, Qi Baoer really let go of everything and spent a day shopping with the two of them. Well, after deducting the time for going back and forth, it took five or six hours to be precise.
There were two carriages on the way there [the two of them were obedient to praying for Bao'er to be crowned queen and never ride with her when traveling, saying that it was against the rules for them to be white men and ride in the prince's car], and the same two carriages were on the way back.
The difference is that the two carriages when we went there were just some decorations besides people, but when we came back both carriages were filled with nearly half of the carriage's contents, so people had to squeeze in to sit.
It was already dark when the three grandparents returned to the mansion, but Qi Bao'er's leisure time had come to an end. Someone came from the palace to convey a message, and the emperor summoned him.
Here comes Eunuch Bai, whom Qi Bao'er has never seen before. He has a fierce appearance and scars on his face. He looks like the kind of character who is very difficult to get along with. Not to mention a child, he is Old Mrs. Tian.
When they saw it, they all quickly slipped back to the backyard through the corner door.
Qi Baoer: "..."
"Eunuch Bai, what happened to the emperor's urgent summons?"
Although Eunuch Bai had always been in charge of the Shen Xing Department and was quite shady in the past, there were not many big and small affairs in the palace that he could hide from his eyes. He even knew a lot about the affairs in the court.
Moreover, he was not the kind of lively person. He often spent his own money to treat Lao Fu to dinner with a few good dishes in the imperial dining room. Lao Fu was a real person and told him many taboos around the emperor.
Among them, Lao Fu reminded him that the most taboo thing was that he must never say anything bad about Prince Xian before the emperor.
Therefore, he was well aware of the Emperor's specialness and trust in the Queen in front of him, and he was willing to give a good deal to Prince Xian's issue.
"Reply to your Majesty, I don't dare to speculate on the Holy Will."
He came slightly closer and said in a lowered voice: "The Emperor just came out of the Punishment Department before ordering his slaves to deliver the decree."
Qi Bao'er immediately understood that besides Prince Duan, who was imprisoned inside, who else was worthy of the emperor's personal trip to the filthy place of Shenxing Division?
Eunuch Bai did not take Qi Bao'er to the Imperial Study Room, but to the small study room in the Qiankun Palace.
Eunuch Fu opened the door and waited for Qi Bao'er to go in, then closed the door. Jun Chenyuan and Qi Bao'er were the only two people in the study.
Qi Bao'er no longer had any scruples and asked directly: "Your Majesty, is it from Crown Prince Duan?"
Jun Chenyuan also answered naturally: "He really did it, and he did a lot of things that I didn't even find out."
If it hadn't been for capturing Crown Prince Duan for interrogation, we wouldn't have known that the power of Prince Duan's palace was already so great.
Jun Chenyuan pushed Crown Prince Duan's confession in the direction of Qi Bao'er, "It turns out Prince Duan's Mansion has already colluded with the Jun family."
Qi Baoer felt slightly embarrassed, but under Jun Chenyuan's encouraging gaze, she still picked up the confession.
Good guy, this palace is really full of capable people.
King Duan's eldest brother, who had a condition in his legs, had long been in private contact with the wealthy elders from the Jun family.
King Duan's eldest brother was named Zechen, a very elegant name, and he was also very handsome and handsome. Unfortunately, he was born with a problem with his legs, and his left foot was one section shorter than his right.
How could the heir to the throne be a disabled person?!
Jun Zechen was clearly the eldest son of the royal family, but he was declared to have lost his inheritance rights as soon as he was born.
Perhaps this is also the reason why Jun Zechen is like an invisible person in the capital. When it comes to Prince Duan's Mansion, most people can't remember that there is such a person as him.
But don't think that Jun Zechen like this really has nothing in his hands. The previous King Duan left a lot of things for this eldest son. Just talking about the shops and houses, 90% of the private property of the previous King Duan is still there.
In Jun Zechen's hands.
In other words, this person is "invisible" without a title, but he has money and food.
According to Crown Prince Duan’s confession, Crown Prince Duan said that he had seen Jun Zechen meeting a mysterious man dressed strangely in his mansion when he was a child. When Crown Prince Duan grew up, he met Jun Zechen and the other two members of the Jun clan.
After the old man paid great attention to him, he went to the ancestral land of the Jun family, where he recognized that the person following the rich man was the person who had met Jun Zechen.
Crown Prince Duan informed the elder of the second clan about this matter, and after investigation, the elder of the second clan informed him that most of the elder's money was provided by Jun Zechen.
In addition to this, there are also two concubines of King Duan, one of whom is an elder of Jun's fourth clan, and two concubines, one of whom is an elder of Jun's third clan, the other is a son of Jun's great clan, and so on.
It can be said that in the entire Prince Duan's Mansion, apart from Prince Duan and Princess Duan, who are supposed to be the real owners of Prince Duan's Mansion, they are the only two people who have not colluded with the Jun family, which is ironic enough.
Prince Duan not only recruited these people in Prince Duan's palace, but also talked about many things about other palaces.
Prince Qing's Mansion is very special. According to Prince Duan's confession, Prince Qing turned out to be an elder of the Jun clan, so basically all the people in Prince Qing's mansion are elders of the Jun clan.
Neither King Rui nor King Kang had any dealings with the Jun family, and there were some rumors in the capital that were not favorable to them, which were all deliberately created by Crown Prince Duan and the others.
But that doesn't mean that there are no people from the Jun clan in these two palaces. The two concubines in the courtyard of King Rui's eldest son are Anzi, and one of the concubines of King Kang is an elder of the Jun clan.
These are just the secrets of the master. Among the servants in the palace, how many people from the Jun family are not even clear to Prince Duan.
It can be said that it has penetrated very thoroughly.
Qi Bao'er had to say: "It's a fraud."
Jun Chenyuan: "..."
Qi Baoer sneered and returned the confession that she hadn't read much about. Below was the distribution of forces recruited by Crown Prince Duan. It was better for her to be more knowledgeable about this.
Jun Chenyuan was slightly disappointed with the little girl's caution, but he did not continue to force her to intervene in his life immediately. He told himself to take his time.
"I am ready to cut off the hereditary favor of Prince Duan's Mansion."
As soon as Qi Baoer turned his head, he understood what this girl was in trouble for, "Is the emperor worried that the old ministers in the court will object?"
Although it was a question, she used an affirmative tone.
How should I put it, don't underestimate the power now in the hands of the courtiers, but don't underestimate the old ministers who have returned to their fields.
Firstly, they have wide connections and their words are sometimes more useful than the ministers who hold real power; secondly, if the old dynasty comes out, the emperor must give them some face as long as he does not want to be a coward.
Jun Chenyuan nodded, "There are some things that are not convenient to talk about publicly. If we want to cut this hereditary favor, those elders must be unwilling."
Qi Baoer understood and looked at Jun Chenyuan with some sympathy.
No matter what the internal situation of the Imperial Jun Clan and the family Jun Clan is, in the eyes of outsiders, they are all members of the Jun Clan.
If the affairs of Prince Duan's Mansion were known to outsiders, it would directly disgrace the entire Jun clan, and also greatly damage the prestige of the Emperor Jun clan.
You have been pierced through a sieve.
It's even worse to use the excuse that Crown Prince Duan had an affair with his concubine. It's better to expose the facts.
To put it bluntly, even if those veterans knew the truth tacitly, they would still not be willing for the emperor to do that.
Even Wang Jue, who had been given hereditary favor by his ancestors, surrendered as soon as the emperor said so, but what about the courtiers like them?
How can there be a minister in this world who has never made any mistakes in his life?!
Qi Baoer lowered her eyes and stood silently. She would not let herself become a public enemy if she did not express any opinions on this matter.
Arrogance is not such an arrogant way to find excuses.