The investigation into the poisoning of Sima Tulan progressed very slowly. After repeated verifications, the finger was still pointed at Lian Chenxuan and Su Shiyun.
In the eyes of Yi Huaiyu, Su Shiyun is naturally innocent. She has a gentle and kind personality. How could she use vicious means to harm Sima Tulan? The little palace maid who took two kinds of incense from the treasury seems to have been wronged. She did it because the concubine Jing was favored.
There was an opportunity to ask for a whole box of precious and rare tongue incense from the warehouse, but unexpectedly it became evidence that he would be accused of poisoning and killing her in the future. Looking at the little palace maid who was dying and still crying and insisting that she had no malicious intentions, Yi
Huaiyu really didn't know how to continue.
If the person who was poisoned was an ordinary concubine, this matter would probably be over in a haphazard manner. However, it was Sima Duran who was poisoned. The trial after trial was not sure of the guilt. Not only did the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty complain, but the general Sima
Yuan was even more furious and almost had conflicts with Yi Huaiyu in the court several times. As time went by, Yi Huaiyu's reputation for partiality was firmly on his head, and Su Shiyun was also pushed to the forefront.
Three months later, the incident ended with the little palace maid committing suicide by hitting a wall. All the truth was buried deep with the words "commit suicide out of fear of crime." Regardless of Lianchenxuan or Huanqing Palace, relevant people were warned not to mention this incident again.
As for the mystery of why the dead palace maid poisoned the queen, in the blunt and false festive atmosphere of the harem, who would dare to ask any more questions?
Concubine Jing is pregnant again, which is the top priority in the harem.
Under Yi Huaiyu's solemn order, no one ever mentioned in front of Su Shiyun the prince who came to the world and left soon after. Su Shiyun only remembered that the flesh and blood in her belly was her and Yi Huaiyu's first child.
After going through all kinds of hardships, the little life was conceived. Its already gentle temperament became softer and softer as the belly gradually swelled. She even thought that as long as she gave birth to the child safely, she would have no regrets in her life.
Yi Huaiyu was also happy, happily grabbing Ou Suiliang's sleeves and chattering like a child, but after the joy, he became more worried.
Can he protect his second child with Su Shiyun well?
Time passed with the rare peace of the former harem. Yi Huaiyu gave up his original journey and stayed in the palace. All the bodyguards with the best kung fu at his side were transferred to Lianchenxuan to guard. Sima Tulan did not dare to be careless, except to go to various palaces.
They sent eyeliners to keep an eye on Su Shiyun and personally selected trustworthy maids to take care of Su Shiyun. The whole palace was filled with a deserted atmosphere due to the catatonic attacks of both the emperor and the empress.
Who dares to walk around at this time? Especially Lianchenxuan. If he accidentally said something and made a look that startled the extremely delicate concubine Jing, it would be no joke.
In the twelfth lunar month of the second year after the poisoning incident, amid the anticipation and anxiety of countless people, the seventh prince Yi Chenjing was successfully born.
"I will protect you mother and son, and I will never give evil people an opportunity to take advantage of you." The first words Su Shiyun heard when she woke up from a blood loss sleep were said by Yi Huaiyu with a heavy face and almost gritted teeth.
What had happened to make him so angry? There seemed to be a third of regret in that cold and stern expression, which was puzzling.
All of Yi Huaiyu's abnormal behaviors gradually disappeared after Yi Chenjing opened her eyes and cried loudly. However, what is unexpected is that the son of such a beloved concubine did not receive too much love from Yi Huaiyu - Chapter 100
Oh my god, at the 100-day banquet of the Seventh Prince, Emperor Yi Huaiyu left the table resolutely to deal with an unimportant state matter, leaving the concubines with incomprehensible expressions whispering.
"King Zhaomin refuses to recognize our independent imperial power of Dayao and insists on claiming that Dayao is his vassal state. This is a response letter ghostwritten by the Prime Minister of Zhao State and written by King Zhaomin. Your Majesty, please read it." In the imperial study room, he watched.
Yi Huaiyu threw the letter aside, which was not important at all and did not even need to be read. Shen Junfang smiled and shook his head, "Sure enough, the emperor did not leave in the middle of the meeting because he was worried about state affairs."
Yi Huaiyu raised his eyebrows and said with a faint arc on his lips: "Oh? Then tell me, why did I leave?"
"Of course it is to create the illusion that the seventh prince is not favored. The harem is a place where dangers lurk. Whoever is favored will be jealous and hated, whether it is a concubine or a prince. The emperor's alienation from the seventh prince is not because he does not favor him. On the contrary, this
It shows that the emperor is too eager to protect him, and even does not hesitate to be misunderstood. Being able to do this shows that the emperor's endurance is much stronger than before."
"I always wonder if you and Suiliang are brothers who have been separated since childhood. Otherwise, how could they be so similar?" Yi Huaiyu joked, then held his chin and scribbled with a pen, the smile on his face gradually faded, "Thinking
Er's death and the Queen's poisoning made me more and more afraid of the invisible war in the harem. Yun'er was low-key and forbearing but could not escape being framed. What else could not happen to the person I love? That year Si'er
Death at an early age is undoubtedly a huge blow to Yun'er. If Jing'er has another shortcoming, I'm afraid I will really lose her."
Shen Junfang was thoughtful, his eyes fixed on the dried ink blankly: "Although it is not a bad thing to be more careful, I always feel that the emperor is too cautious. Nowadays, the power of the government is mainly in the hands of the emperor, and people like Yao Junxian are as powerful as the emperor.
There is no second minister, so why should the emperor work so hard to be on guard?"
"If the world is really peaceful, I don't want to live like this forever."
Shen Junfang has been with Yi Huaiyu for a long time. He has already figured out Yi Huaiyu's character and way of thinking. When he saw the tired expression, he immediately understood that Yi Huaiyu was interested in a certain person or a certain sect.
The wariness of the forces is still the same - Yao Junxian is dead, isn't there Sima Yuan, a high-ranking relative of the emperor?
Cautiously, Shen Junfang looked at Yi Huaiyu: "Your Majesty...are you still worried about General Sima?"
"Sima Yuan has a total of 110,000 elite soldiers inside and outside the imperial capital, which is not too much, not too much. After Yao Junxian's death, I originally planned to forget about it. As long as Sima Yuan didn't come to trouble me, I would ignore him. But
You have also seen with your own eyes that he is so impudent that he dares to accuse me in the court and in front of all the officials. Is there anything he can't do?"
After all, I still mind that Sima Yuan has the military power.
Only with absolute power can we govern the country without any obstacles. For this reason, it is common for us to deprive power from heroes and good generals. Shen Junfang, who is familiar with historical records and is well versed in the way of governing the country, understands that Yi Huaiyu must have a cold heart as an emperor, but in his mind
When that lonely figure appeared in his mind, his biggest flaw in his life couldn't help but be exposed again.
"General Sima is the Queen's only relative. If General Sima is eliminated, wouldn't the Queen become the person with the least support in the harem? Besides, although General Sima occasionally clashed with the emperor, he did not do anything rebellious after all.
Your Majesty should always consider the Queen’s mood in your actions!”
Shen Junfang's suggestion sounded sound at first, but Yi Huaiyu still sensitively sensed something, stopped writing, and looked at the impulsive Dayao Imperial Master with a faint look.
"I remember that you used to hate evil so much that you called Yao Junxian and Sima Yuan by their first names. When did you start to become polite?" There were two cold lights in his slightly narrowed eyes. Yi Huaiyu raised the corner of his lips and said,
I don't know whether it was a cold smile or expressing some other emotion. After a pause, the voice suddenly lowered: "Is it Tu'er who made you change?"