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After sleeping well at night, the queen said to Emperor Mingde: "Ayin has been to Taiyuan Palace several times, and today he suddenly asked me why I punished Liu Wuniang so lightly."
When Emperor Mingde came back, the Empress mentioned this to him. Emperor Mingde was busy with everything, and he didn't have the time to pay attention to such small things. He just knew it.
Talking about it at this time, he replied while reading: "You gave me a light punishment. It's all because of you that she can return to the palace to enjoy the blessings. Being so ungrateful shows that the roots are broken."
"What you said is exactly the same as A Yin!" The queen sighed and continued, "This is not just for A Cheng. Liu Wuniang is his aunt after all, so she must show some mercy."
Emperor Mingde didn't say anything.
He lowered his head and read two more lines, and suddenly remembered: "You said Ayin went to Taiyuan Palace several times? What was she going to do?"
"She said she was passing the time." Seeing that Emperor Mingde didn't look right, the queen asked, "What's wrong?"
Emperor Mingde said: "She and Liu Wuniang have fallen out, so why would she go to Taiyuan Palace to kill time? I think there is something wrong."
"Hey," the queen responded, "...that's true."
"This girl is so clever, can you tell the clues?" Thinking of this, Emperor Mingde couldn't stand it anymore, "You said she was the first to notice something was wrong last time?"
The queen nodded: "Acheng and I didn't expect it, but luckily she is here."
"Please tell me carefully what happened last time." Emperor Mingde felt that he might have missed something.
The queen didn't know what was going on, so she told the story from beginning to end.
After she finished speaking, Emperor Mingde sighed: "It seems I have to talk to her."
The queen hesitated: "You doubt her..."
Emperor Mingde nodded: "Look, how well prepared she was. First, she made Liu Xi'er rebel, then caught the person who released the snake on the spot, and then held down the accomplice. This one after another, it's not like that.
Was it discovered temporarily? I think she might have been planning this for a long time."
After saying that, he felt a little regretful. Yan Cheng was pretty good as a director on weekdays, but he was not as clever as Xu Yin when it came to calculating people's hearts. After all, he was born with some damage.
The queen was shocked: "This..."
Emperor Mingde comforted: "Don't worry, although she instigated the matter, the root cause was Liu Wuniang's evil intentions. Maybe she found out that Liu Wuniang had a problem and it was hard to tell, so she set a trap. In the end,
It’s also to protect you and Acheng.”
The queen nodded. She knew Xu Yin's temperament after having been together for so long. This was indeed her way of doing things.
"This matter is over, that's all. But she has been to Taiyuan Palace recently, so I'm afraid she has some thoughts again." Emperor Mingde shook his head and smiled bitterly, "She is really a restless girl, and she is restless even with a big belly."
The queen thought for a moment: "Then I'll ask her tomorrow?"
Emperor Mingde said: "No need." His eyes softened, "You are too soft-hearted, and this matter concerns Acheng, so I'll do it."
The queen sighed silently: "Sister Liu doesn't have many relatives left. I originally wanted to keep her alive..."
When this was mentioned, Emperor Mingde also fell silent.
…
After breakfast on the second day, Emperor Mingde said: "Ayin, we are going to discuss military affairs today. You can come with me."
Xu Yin had no doubt about it: "Yes, father."
When they arrived at the Mingguang Hall, there was a normal small court meeting in front of them. Xu Yin was listening behind the screen. After the discussion was over and everyone left, Emperor Mingde called her out: "When these thunderbolts are sent to the front line, we will start the siege."
It will definitely be a lot easier. I hope the war will end soon and Xiao Er can come back and watch the birth of the child."
Xu Yin also hopes that when a person is pregnant and gives birth, she does not have regrets in her heart, but the war is urgent and she has no other choice but to endure.
At this point, when the business was finished, Emperor Mingde did not ask her to step down, but said thoughtfully: "I heard that you have been to Taiyuan Palace several times, but what's the problem with Concubine Liu?"
Xu Yin was surprised. He didn't expect that Emperor Mingde would care about such a trivial matter, let alone that he was so keen.
"Is there anything you can't say?" Emperor Mingde said slowly, "Last time, you bribed Liu Xi'er in advance and deliberately set a trap for her, right?"
"..." After a short silence, Xu Yin admitted calmly, "Yes."
As expected, he was the one who had snatched the throne. She saw through this little trick at a glance.
"Then what else do you have to worry about? Concubine Liu will never be able to leave Taiyuan Palace in the future, so naturally she can no longer harm others."
Xu Yin asked back: "Father, do you think this matter is over?"
Emperor Mingde stared at her: "You think it's not over?"
Xu Yin nodded slowly: "I went to Taiyuan Palace to see that Concubine Liu would get up before dawn every day and rest late at night. She would either work in the fields or chant sutras and worship Buddha. She would eat simple meals and wear coarse cloth.
.Even when facing me, she can flatter me with a smile. She was once the queen, but when she fell to this point, she was neither despairing nor full of resentment. It seemed that there was still hope in her heart to support her.
.Father, do you think this is abnormal?"
Emperor Mingde replied: "An ant can still survive, let alone a human being? She is not a person with strong bones."
Xu Yin noticed Emperor Mingde's attitude and was silent for a moment. But her behavior had been noticed. Without an explanation, the plan would not be able to proceed, and she did not want to give up.
"Father, would you like to make a bet with me?"
Emperor Mingde sighed inwardly. This girl was really persistent. He even hinted her to stop, but she still insisted on it.
"Okay." Thinking of the two months he was forced to recuperate in the military camp, he reluctantly admitted, "What do you want?"
Xu Yin smiled: "I will report all my actions to you, but please don't interfere and just be a witness. We will wait and see how things develop to see if there is anything wrong with Concubine Liu."
Without waiting for Emperor Mingde to speak, she added: "This is for the sake of my mother. Concubine Liu is obviously malicious towards her. What if there are future troubles and harm to my mother?"
This sentence made Emperor Mingde freeze. He thought for a moment and finally nodded: "Okay, but you have to understand that some things cannot be overdone. Even if you are not wrong, doing so will eventually hurt your feelings.
"
Xu Yin smiled: "Isn't my father checking this for me? If it doesn't work, my father can stop it at any time."
Emperor Mingde couldn't help but laugh: "You are full of beautiful words, you learned it from Xiao Er, right? Okay, okay, you have to do things for your father, you should do whatever you need to do."
Xu Yin breathed a sigh of relief: "Yes, my daughter-in-law is resigning."
Watching her go out, the smile on Emperor Mingde's face slowly faded away.
He held the ink pen in his hand, but did not move it for a long time. Finally, he called the secret guard: "Go and check the whereabouts of the prince."
"Yes." The secret guard took the order and left without saying a word.
Emperor Mingde put down his pen, and there was an undercurrent rushing through his heart.
He heard that the person Xu Yin really suspected was Yan Cheng.