Grandma Wang was in charge and didn't know much about the affairs of the chamberlains, so she simply asked Eunuch Yu to come in and answer questions.
"The younger one can't answer, but the younger one can ask his godfather."
If you are smaller than your father-in-law, you will naturally be better than your father-in-law.
Lin Yunyan told Xu Jian that people in the palace love to recognize relatives, and it was true.
The father-in-law had always been the chief steward of the middle palace and was highly trusted by the empress.
Until the bad news came from Dingguo Temple, the empress lost her footing in a daze and almost fell down the steps. Eunuch Yu pushed anxiously, preventing the empress from falling. Instead, she rolled over. Her life was safe, but her legs and feet were not in good condition.
After that, he left the matter to Eunuch Yu, and Eunuch Yu left the palace to take care of his old age.
The empress gave me a large sum of money, and for many years, my father-in-law was allowed to visit me during the holidays.
"When Mother Ma comes back from the Royal Pharmacy, follow Yun Yan out of the palace to inquire about this matter," the Empress Dowager agreed, "Before that, you go to Eunuch Cao in person and tell you about that little mouse.
Tell him and let him check it out."
If you are smaller than your father-in-law, you should come down.
That's how it's settled.
While waiting for the news, Lin Yunyan chatted with the Queen Mother.
The Empress Dowager leaned against the pillow, although there was a tired look on her brows, her eyes were still firm: "It's not that the Ai family believes in King Jin, but it's just that King Jin behaves more appropriately than the one in Yongji Palace.
When the late emperor punished them and demoted Li Mi to a commoner, he mainly punished them and killed the chickens to scare the monkeys.
But the reason why Li Jun was imprisoned was of course Li Jun's aggressive nature, but more importantly, Li Jun didn't care if he went crazy.
The Holy Emperor was a kind-hearted man and a younger brother. The late emperor was worried that he would not be able to suppress Li Jun, so he sent him to Yongji Palace.
He didn't touch the other sons. He was reluctant to let go and his heart softened. No matter how much there was no family affection in the Tian family, it was the son against me and the brother against his brother. There were still fewer fathers who would kill their sons. The late emperor was especially soft-hearted before his death.
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Secondly, the overall situation has been decided, and except for Li Jun's unpredictable temper, everyone else has also taken care of themselves.
Taking too fast steps may seem decisive, but in fact it can make people panic.”
Lin Yunyan understood what the Queen Mother meant.
The prince is fighting for power. The prince is both the flag and the target. But it is not only the flag that is involved, but also the people who wave the flag and beat the drums and shout, and the family of noble officials with hairpins.
If you move the flag, can you move others?
After a series of pulling out, are there enough suitable candidates to replace them?
It is said that there are three fires when a new official takes office, and a new emperor ascends the throne. If the three fires are not burned well, it is easy to burn yourself.
What's more, in addition to the intrigues in the Jinluan Palace, the world was also facing banditry and famine at that time. The people suffered from natural disasters in the previous few years and could not withstand more turmoil.
This was also the reason why the late emperor sought stability before his death, and the empress dowager recommended him as the emperor and supported him in maintaining stability.
"This moment, that moment," Lin Yunyan said, "At first, we chose a smooth transition based on pros and cons, and only dealt with Li Mi, who was the most ruthless in taking credit, and Li Jun, who was unpredictable.
Judging from the results achieved in the more than ten years since His Majesty ascended the throne, we can see that the choice he made back then was the right one.
If those people with impure minds put aside their old grievances, be idle if they want, and contribute to the court if they want, then there will be no problem if they continue on this path.
It just so happens that some people have been hiding it for more than ten years and are still unwilling to give up.
What do you think, in the sixth year of the king's reign, Dao Heng, and the few servants around His Highness who were caught by Eunuch Cao, what do they want to do?
Isn't it because His Majesty only has an older son like His Highness, and he is very partial to him? As long as he is taught badly and raises His Highness to waste, the rest of the younger Highnesses will be able to be rounded and flattened by him.
If I were him, I would continue to lurk.
When you are in poor health in the future and can no longer support the Holy One, or even the Holy One is in poor health, you will use some means to kill some loyal courtiers.
That's right, if Wang Wang hadn't been caught for six years, the British princes would still be making noises in the Jinluan Palace. How many loyal ministers can they cooperate with each other to throw dirty water?
When all the powerful ministers can no longer resist, kick the useless Highness away and install a smaller one, who will serve as regent for a few years and take his place.
Fortunately, his wish did not come true. The British Duke died, and the Holy Father at least chopped off one of his arms.
This man's fox tail is exposed. If he can find it completely, he still has to pursue the victory.
After all, it is not the past, the people live and work in peace and contentment, even if the courtiers have some small thoughts, they are only following a few young highnesses, and they are also anxious when Cheng Yaojin is killed out of nowhere. "
That presumption was not alarmist talk by Lin Yunyan.
That was a fate she had experienced once.
Relying on Li Mi's two boxes of gold bricks, An Yibo's mansion, Dingbeihou's mansion, and Chengyi's mansion were successively confiscated, and then the Fuguogong's mansion was confiscated.
After Lin Yunyan and Xu Jian were forced to leave the capital, several other nobles in the capital fell.
Li Shao looked at the smooth flow and killed wherever he pointed, but he could foresee the final result.
The Empress Dowager felt very sad after hearing this.
Fighting for power and profit will lead to bloodshed. She is not an innocent old lady, she has seen a lot of things.
But seeing and experiencing it doesn't mean she likes it, it means she is willing.
What she likes is peace in the world, peace in the country and peace in the people.
"What Yun Yan said is true," the Empress Dowager sighed, "one moment, another moment, and now I still think about that chair. I haven't been able to think about it for more than ten years, so there is no need to think about it."
There is only one way to die.
Of course you have to keep an eye on Li Jun, as long as you don't go crazy and come outside Yongji Palace.
And the other "real murderer"...
"Since you have checked, check carefully. If it is not Prince Jin, you cannot slander him. If it is really him..." The Queen Mother pursed her lips.
In front of Lin Yunyan, the Queen Mother did not say harsh words, but she made a decision in her heart.
She will not let go of the real murderer.
In another room, in the royal pharmacy, the supervising eunuch Fang Gonggong asked Mother Ma to lend her a step to talk.
"We have been friends for a long time," he said in a low voice. "You and I will make it clear that this time we won't involve His Highness again, right?"
Mother Ma laughed and said, "If you are somewhere, I will come and get some medicinal materials, and then go through the old files of the princess' previous medicines. It has nothing to do with other people."
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After dismissing the little eunuch who was guarding the door, he opened the door, moved a handful of tuna and sat outside to watch, without following him in or asking any questions.
Mother Ma thanked her.
Those who have a place in the palace are all human beings.
The shelf was high and there were many files. Mother Ma first found the one belonging to Concubine Dong, and carefully read her three-month records from the time she fell ill to the time she died. Then she went to find the one belonging to Zhang Xuanshi.
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However, several shelves were turned back and forth, but nothing was found.
There was no other way, so Mother Ma had no choice but to call Eunuch Fang in.
"Why can't I find the old records of the medicine used by the late emperor's concubines in his early years?"
Eunuch Fang looked at her with a sad face.
Mother Ma smiled sarcastically: "Since we are old friends, this is convenient..."
Eunuch Fang was helpless.
Then I thought about it, it was probably the Empress Dowager who wanted to see the late emperor's early years. After all, the princess was only this age, and she didn't recognize anyone except a few who are still alive today.
Since the Empress Dowager wanted it, how could he refuse?
"Tell me directly, who are you looking for?" Eunuch Fang asked.
"Zhang Xuanshi." Mother Ma said.
"Who?" Eunuch Fang didn't think of it for a moment, "A chosen servant, especially one who has never even met the imperial doctor a few times."
"Prince Jin's biological mother gave birth to a prince safely, how could she not leave a record?" said Mother Ma.
Eunuch Fang recognized the number, looked at the shelf, and said, "She left very early, right? It's been many years. She has already been gathered up and moved elsewhere. She will definitely not be found on the shelf."
Mother Ma asked: "Where did it move? This matter is important and cannot be made public..."
"You also know that in the 26th year of Taixing, our Imperial Pharmacy moved once," Fang Gong said. "Those ancient old stalls were packed together, and they seemed to be placed in the warehouse opposite, right? There's so much stuff there.
It’s not like these shelves are all piled up together. If you ask me to find them and it doesn’t alert people, that’s really not okay.”
Grandma Ma also knew this and had no choice but to give up.
"Have you finished reading what you just read? Do you want me to give you a pen and paper?" Eunuch Fang asked, and then said, "Don't worry, I'm tight-lipped. I can't get involved in the affairs of Cining Palace."
Mother Ma thanked her.
For the convenience of Eunuch Fang, she copied down all the pages about Concubine Dong.
Returning to Cining Palace, Eunuch Yu has returned.
It's the same situation at Eunuch Cao's place.
Chen sesame is rotting millet. What happened decades ago, he had to go through the old files to find out which eunuchs were in Bihua Palace back then and who the little mouse was.
Mother Ma reported: "It is probably impossible to dig out Zhang Xuanshi's old files. The slaves copied Concubine Dong's files and brought them back.
Judging from the development of the disease, it does seem that he was poisoned, but the medicine used is very different from His Highness Ding Wang's.
This makes sense, after all, men and women are different and their ages are also different.
Concubine Dong was no longer young at that time, and she had many old ailments in her daily life. She was also sad because of the death of the late emperor, so the imperial doctor had to take care of those things as well."
The Queen Mother asked: "In other words, there is no way to draw conclusions from this old file to prove that Concubine Dong died of poisoning, right?"
"Yes," Mama Ma regretted, "it's really easy to confuse just looking at the symptoms."
After hearing this, the Queen Mother suddenly patted Lin Yunyan's hand: "Don't be anxious."
Lin Yunyan turned to look at her.
She was actually not in a hurry. After checking for so long, her mentality had long been tempered.
It's just that the empress is afraid that she will be impatient and that she won't be able to stabilize herself. The empress has always cared about her.
"I know," Lin Yunyan said, "If this disease was so easy to diagnose, Prince Ding would not have been misdiagnosed back then."
That poison is overbearing, just like a disease that comes like a mountain.
Coupled with the subsequent medication, he became increasingly frail and seriously ill, and he was unaware of it.
If they hadn't gotten clues from Zhu Chan's mother, they wouldn't have even discovered the truth about King Ding's death.
The reason why Zhu Xiang's mother was able to hang her life for so many years was not because the subsequent medicines were used well, but because Zhu Cheng felt guilty and his hands were shaking when he poisoned her, so he changed the dosage of the medicine.
If Concubine Dong was also poisoned, as long as the dosage of the medicine was sufficient, she would "die of grief and follow the late emperor after three months", which seems reasonable and reasonable. The prescriptions for treatment during the period would be nothing more than a means of hanging her life.
"It was Imperial Physician Mao who gave Wang the prescription to kill him," said Mammy Ma. "According to what Wang said in the sixth year, Imperial Physician Mao probably saw the poison but didn't dare to say anything about it, so he prescribed the prescription to commit suicide."
Yu Gonggong said: "I was ordered to go to the hometown of Imperial Physician Mao in Lingnan to find out that his old man had died of illness. The poisonous prescription deduced from the death prescription given by An Yuan was also brought there, and it is almost inseparable.
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Lin Yunyan asked: "It was previously thought that Wang Liuliu, who came from Lingnan, brought this poisonous recipe to his true son and harmed His Royal Highness Prince Ding.
Putting aside Concubine Dong, if Zhang Xuanshi also died from this poisonous recipe, then Wang Sixian was not the instigator.
Who else in the palace was from Lingnan at that time?"
Grandma Wang took a deep breath when she heard this.
The Queen Mother glanced at her unexpectedly: "Who are you thinking of?"
Aunt Wang said: "If I remember correctly, Concubine Dong has a nanny next to her who is from Lingnan. Concubine Dong's grandfather was the chief envoy of the Lianghu Chief Secretary before he retired, but before that, he also served as a political officer in Lingnan.
That grandma and her family are the servants I bought during my tenure."
Lin Yunyan thought quickly and answered: "I just guessed.
Concubine Dong raised King Jin, but King Jin missed his biological mother very much when he was young. On the surface, Concubine Dong did not object or even approved of it, but in fact she was afraid that her adopted son would not be well-raised, so she poisoned Zhang Xuanshi.
Because she was unaware of the situation, no one suspected her, and the mother-son relationship between her and Queen Jin was very harmonious.
Until the battle for the throne, in order to kill King Ding, King Xu contributed the recipe for six years, and Concubine Dong took out the recipe. In short, they succeeded.
But King Jin found clues and secretly suspected Concubine Dong.
When the throne fell and he no longer needed the support of Concubine Dong and the Dong family, he took advantage of the death of the late emperor to attack Concubine Dong.
The recipe used by Concubine Dong to hang herself was very different from that of Prince Ding. In addition to her different physical condition, it was also to prevent Concubine Dong, an insider, from seeing that she had been poisoned.
However, the imperial doctor who treated Concubine Dong did not know the inside story of the poisonous prescription and treated her as a common illness. The bad thing about the poisonous prescription was that even the prescription for life-threatening illness used some conventional medicinal materials, which are common to nourish the body.
The King of Jin does not need to hang Concubine Dong's life, he will almost let her die."
Mother Ma nodded repeatedly when she heard this.
Based on the whole story, the princess's guess makes sense.
“There is a lack of evidence,” the Empress Dowager said. “No matter how logical the theory is, there is still a lack of evidence.
Although the case is not handled in the yamen, every item must be clear and well-founded, but after all, it is a matter of seeking power and profit and murdering human lives, which is not a trivial matter.
Whether it was Concubine Dong who harmed Zhang Xuan's servant, or King Jin harmed Concubine Dong, or even to this day, they are still plotting to seize the throne. At least it must be proven, otherwise it cannot be covered casually on people's heads.
Yun Yan, Ai Jia still says the same thing, we have to check it out accurately.
Previously, I had no place to start, and I was running around in circles with no progress. Now at least I have an idea, so I will continue to check it out.
Passing geese leave traces, as long as something happened, there will always be traces.”
"I understand," Lin Yunyan nodded, "Eunuch Yu and I will visit Eunuch Yu later to hear what clues he has."
The Empress Dowager held Lin Yunyan's face with both hands, pursed her lips and smiled: "Yunyan has grown up, such a big thing should be done in an orderly manner."
Lin Yunyan blinked her eyelashes and smiled back.
She had to serve as a reinforcement while the empress could still be there, so as to eradicate all her worries.
Otherwise, in a few years, the Empress Dowager will leave her, and I will not be able to close my eyes watching her struggles and hardships.
