"Reporting to your Majesty, the daughter of the people really doesn't know. Recently, the daughter of the people has never stepped out of the Wende Palace. Where will she meet the maid of the talented empress? All the palace people can testify to this. Since she has never met her,
How could Chang Xi tell such lies?" Leng Changxi cried out for herself.
"You are talking nonsense!" When Wu Cairen heard what Leng Changxi said, he immediately became anxious. He must know that lying in front of the emperor and the queen mother is not a trivial matter: "My maid is in the back garden of your Wende Palace.
I heard about it, and I also heard that you want to repair the backyard!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone immediately understood what was going on. There were many cases of spying in the palace, but they were all done under quilts. If it were exposed, it would not look good. But Leng Changxi obviously
Not intending to let Wu Cairen go, he pretended to be confused and asked ignorantly: "Why is Cairen's maid in the back garden of Wende Hall?"
"This, this..." Wu Cairen's words flickered, and he did not dare to look at Gaozong, nor did he dare to look at Empress Dowager Wei.
"Ah, I remembered, it was the maid who was sweeping the floor in the back garden that day, right?" Leng Changxi continued to add fuel to the fire, and Wu Cairen's forehead was already covered with cold sweat, and he couldn't find it.
But Leng Changxi likes to butcher meat with a blunt knife the most. She said in a leisurely manner: "Then you must have heard wrong. How could I say such words? I am not afraid of the Emperor and the Queen Mother."
What a joke. In fact, I took the initiative to repair the Wende Palace. Brother Yuan wanted to live there, but I really can’t stand it. A young master’s residence is even more desolate than a servant’s residence. What if
If the news spread, where would the royal family's reputation be? But brother Yuan was short of money and could not afford such a huge repair cost, so Chang Xi took the initiative to use the money she had saved over the years for repairs."
Leng Changxi's words were undoubtedly a slap in the face of the royal family, leaving no room for them to fight back. The noble and dignified young master of the royal family actually asked a private lady to pay for the renovation of the palace. If these words spread, I'm afraid that
The reputation of the entire Song Dynasty palace was discredited.
However, it was obvious that Leng Changxi did not give Gaozong a chance to show off his power. Immediately, he lowered his eyebrows and his eyes drifted towards Zhao Yu from time to time. At this moment, the few glasses of wine and jade dew that Zhao Yu had drunk for Leng Changxi before began to show their effect.
The effect made his mind become confused.
As soon as he saw the beautiful woman frowning and shaking her head, looking at him with a pitiful look that made people want to cry, Zhao Yu suddenly got drunk, and immediately ignored it, gained courage, jumped up from the food table, and pulled
Looking at Mrs. Wu, she said: "Mother, don't listen to the gossip of outsiders and ask the Queen Mother without any evidence. Where did the Queen Mother reduce my salary? I have been receiving a monthly salary of 500 taels for so many years.
Woolen cloth!"
When Zhao Yu finished speaking, there was an eerie silence in the hall. There was a look of confusion behind Mrs. Wei. She lowered her head slightly and glanced at Gaozong from the corner of her eye. Wu Cairen even lacked the courage to raise his head and pressed
He pinched Zhao Yu hard.
Even the dull people noticed something was wrong in the atmosphere. Zhao Yu was so drunk that he woke up from the drunkenness and suddenly broke out in cold sweat.
"Five hundred monthly salary?" After a long time, Gaozong half-closed his eyes and spoke slowly. There was no joy in his tone, which made people even more worried.
"This, Father, this..." Zhao Yu was trembling all over and his face was pale.
Five hundred months' salary is the level of a prince. He has secretly received it for so many years, which is equivalent to completely ignoring the existence of the emperor, contempt for the holy will, and even more suspected of conspiracy. To put it seriously, it will be punished by death.
"Yuan'er, how much is your monthly salary?" Emperor Gaozong did not even look at Zhao Yu, but interrupted Zhao Yu and asked Zhao Yuan.
"Report to my father, one hundred taels." Zhao Yuan stood up and answered truthfully and respectfully.
"One hundred taels?" Gaozong squinted: "How long have you had it?"
"It has been more than ten years since I returned to my father."
Hearing Zhao Yuan's words, Queen Mother Wei immediately turned pale and hurriedly stopped her, shouting loudly: "Nonsense! What a load of nonsense! Your Majesty, don't believe it so easily!"
Emperor Gaozong obviously had his own thoughts, and neither said he believed it nor said he didn't believe it. He just said slowly to Empress Dowager Wei in an indifferent tone: "Mother, you are reducing Yuan'er's monthly salary, and then increasing it."
Add it to Yu'er. No wonder Yuan'er is so stretched that even the money to repair the Wende Hall has to be paid by outsiders!"
"Your Majesty." Queen Mother Wei felt guilty, her eyes were wandering, and she lacked confidence.
"Mother, as the queen mother of a country, it's impossible for you not to know the meaning of this five hundred miles of monthly salary, right?" Gaozong's voice became colder again. The matter was so important that Leng Changxi's slap was real.
It was so serious that he could not step down unless he handled the matter. Therefore, even towards his biological mother, Gaozong could not be calm.
Of course Empress Dowager Wei knew the meaning of five hundred taels of monthly salary. She had been doing this behind Gaozong's back for so many years, and she had always been in peace. She originally thought that after Zhao Yuan came back, she would adjust his monthly salary as a cover-up. Who could
Thinking about it, before this matter could be covered up, he was nakedly picked out. It was actually Wu Cai and his most beloved grandson who stabbed him out. This made Queen Mother Wei how to vent the anger she was holding in her heart.
?
Immediately, she glared at Wu Cairen fiercely and secretly blamed Wu Cairen for his ignorance.
When Wu Cairen was stared at by Empress Dowager Wei, he suddenly felt that he had really caused a big disaster, and the last trace of his arrogance disappeared without a trace.
"Queen mother?" Seeing that Empress Dowager Wei didn't answer, Emperor Gaozong was determined to ask for an explanation.
"Your Majesty, please don't listen to their nonsense. The Ai family has always been fair in dealing with things. Without your permission, Your Majesty, how dare the Ai family adjust their salary without authorization? The salary of these two children is recorded every month. If the Emperor
If you don't believe it, you can check it!" Empress Dowager Wei suddenly felt confident when she remembered that the record had always stated that both of them had a salary of three hundred taels.
"Since the mother is fair, how can the two children have the same caliber?" Gaozong's lips showed a cold smile. He knew what Empress Dowager Wei was thinking. Over the years, she had mentioned it to him more than once.
He made Zhao Yu the crown prince as early as possible, but Gaozong considered Zhao Yu's child's ability and character, so he did not blindly follow him and recalled Zhao Yuan to the palace.
"Mother, you won't say that these two children colluded to frame you, right? Let's not talk about whether they have the courage to do this, but what are the benefits of doing so? Yuan'er won't say it, but what about Yu'er?
If he hadn't really taken five hundred taels, and he dared to say such a thing, I don't believe he would be so stupid that he wouldn't even know the meaning of these five hundred taels of salary!" Gaozong's sneer words immediately blocked Queen Mother Wei's mouth.