What Sun Zheng didn't expect was that the two cases were merged into one and closed together. Since Xiao Wenjun participated in the case, his speed in solving the case was like a miracle.
Wang Jiuyuan handled the case that caused trouble in the palace very well. He will be rewarded for his merits and has already filed a petition for promotion.
I thought Xiao Wenjun really knew where His Majesty's antidote was, but she just said lightly that if you find the person who poisoned you, you will definitely find the antidote. Do you still need this common sense from you, Bishop of this county?
Fortunately, Wang Jiuyuan pried out the clues to the antidote from Guo Ming, followed the clues, found the antidote, and killed the gang. In order to interrogate these suspects, he would not be able to sleep for several days.
Thinking of Concubine Guo drinking the poisoned wine, the rats in the cold palace eagerly crawled all over her body. That scene makes people shudder every time they think about it.
Guo concubine was banished to the cold palace and eventually executed. However, in just seven days, the harem seemed to have changed. Everyone was cautious and did not leave the palace gate unless necessary. Everyone became a virtuous concubine.
The former dynasty and the harem are closely related.
After the Mid-Autumn Festival Banquet, the emperor did not go to court for several days. Although the ministers who attended the banquet that day left the palace that night, they never saw His Majesty again. The princes also stayed in their own mansions.
There was something strange about all this, and gradually rumors spread, and people throughout Kyoto were in panic.
The emperor, who was at the center of this storm, did not have this awareness. After taking the antidote, he felt that his health was getting better and better day by day, and he could even go out in person during the autumn hunting. And Gong An, who was waiting by his side, became more and more unwell.
of caution.
"An Shi, what do you think of Yu Wenyao?" The emperor seemed to mention it casually.
"..." In the past, when the emperor asked himself something, his mind would spin three times before he dared to answer. But now that something like this has happened, even if his mind spins ten times more, he still can't hold back a single word.
The emperor glanced at Eunuch An displeasedly, knowing full well his scruples.
"Damn slave!"
"I have the final say whether you should die or not. An Shi, you have a poor understanding of people and are not strict with your subordinates. You will be fined three years' salary. After you are sent off, you will receive fifty boards to serve as a warning to others."
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!" Eunuch An was overjoyed. As long as His Majesty shows mercy to him, the matter will be revealed.
"Now that the case has been closed, you can just say that you are not guilty."
"I believe that the third prince was clean in the whole case, but something is wrong. His Highness and Sinner Guo are also mother and son. If they have not communicated at all, this cannot be justified."
"Both cases were committed by Sinner Guo. There is one thing that this servant never imagined: Sinner Guo has been poisoning you for a long time, and Sinner Guo was in the cold palace when you were poisoned."
"Go on."
"Everything you do has a purpose. I didn't guess what Sinner Guo's purpose was."
The emperor nodded and let the water become muddier.
"The decree is that the eldest prince is not strict in his rule, and evil people will take advantage of it. He will be deprived of his title and demoted to the county king."
"Guo Yihe, the biological mother of the third prince, plotted to kill the emperor. She was a scorpion-hearted person. She has surrendered to the law and took the third prince to the Guo family to reprimand her."
"The Xiao family's Lanling County Princess has made great contributions to the rescue. Her brother Xiao Wenqing is made the Duke of Lanling County and is rewarded with a hundred taels of gold."
When the queen came in, she happened to see Eunuch An personally leading several young eunuchs out to read out the imperial edict.
"My concubine has come to see you, Your Majesty. Your Majesty sees that you are doing well." Seeing that the Emperor looked good, the Queen said from the bottom of her heart.
"I came to you this time to discuss something with you. What do you think of this girl Xiao Wenjun?"
The queen looked at the emperor's face as usual and wondered what he meant by his words. Her thoughts suddenly changed and she said calmly: "I feel that Xiao Wenjun, a child, seems to be reckless in his actions, but in fact he is meticulous and not sloppy."
"If I ask you to adopt me as your adopted daughter, will the Queen be willing?"
The Queen was stunned for a moment, and then quickly realized, "I like this child Xiao Wenjun very much, but she is still engaged to the third prince. Isn't it against the rules?"
"My words are the rules!" The emperor stood with his hands behind his back, his back facing the queen.
She had a complicated expression. Looking at the tall back of the man in front of her, her mind drifted unconsciously to the day of her wedding. Time was passing by, and even kings were not immune to it.
Now that he is determined to muddy the water, Xiao Wenjun must use this bait properly.
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A few days passed in a blink of an eye, and it was the day when the queen accepted Xiao Wenjun as her adopted daughter, and the auspicious day was chosen on the same day as Yuwen Yao and Lu Jingyi as her concubine.
The queen took this matter very seriously and personally sent someone to Qintian to calculate the time.
On this day, the harem, which had been silent for a long time, suddenly became lively under the arrangements of thoughtful people. Even Concubine Yang, who was Yu Wenyao's adoptive mother, took advantage of the great opportunity to leave the palace and came to the Queen's Kunning Palace to watch the ceremony.
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The red carpet was spread on the floor, flowers were decorated with brocades, and amidst the sound of ritual music, Xiao Wenjun, wearing a phoenix crown and a harem, walked slowly, and every step he took was unusually firm.
Her eyebrows are not the willow-leaf eyebrows favored by Kyoto women. Paired with her pair of deep and cold phoenix eyes, she has a heroic spirit. Perhaps because of the rouge, her originally cold facial features have become softer in the morning sun.
"She is the Princess of Lanling? The famous lady who has been rumored in Kyoto recently? She is so cute! In my opinion, she is much better than Lu Jingyi, who is known as the 'most beautiful woman in Kyoto'!"
"More than that! I heard that Xiao Wenjun, the princess of Lanling County, is a master of opera. The finale performance at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, and even the martial arts skills are unrivaled among all the women!"
"The Queen is so lucky! The Queen was weak when she was young and had no heirs. Everyone is happy to recognize her as their goddaughter! I really envy others!"
"However, I heard that today is also the day when the third prince Yuwen Yao takes a concubine..."
"Shh! Why are you mentioning that person? Do you know that Princess Lanling is the third prince's unmarried concubine? Are you afraid of being overheard?"
"What are you afraid of? Although the third prince escaped a disaster this time, for a person with no credentials and no foundation like him, I'm afraid..."
"Hey! I really feel unworthy of this Princess Lanling."
Everyone talked a lot, and at first they were full of envy. But once the topic turned to Yu Wenyao, there was a sigh of relief.
Xiao Wenjun looked dignified and looked forward. He heard the gossip in his ears clearly, but without saying a word, he walked towards the queen at the other end of the red carpet.
Yu Wenyao is so hidden and his power so intricate that ordinary people can't detect it?
Xiao Wenjun has benefited a lot from this matter and has already won the Queen's favor. It would be better to break off the engagement then so as not to affect the Queen.
There was a flash of worry in her firm eyes, but she kept walking until she reached the queen.
"The auspicious time has come!" the little eunuch sang loudly.
Xiao Wenjun knelt down in response and bowed three times and bowed nine times. From then on, she was the queen's nominal goddaughter.
"It's done!"
"Good boy, get up quickly!"
Green jade-like fingers grasped Xiao Wenjun's slightly calloused palm and couldn't help but rub it. The queen bent slightly, with a smile in her eyes.
Xiao Wenjun raised his eyes and met her eyes. He was stunned for a moment. How long has it been since he felt this kind of warmth?