Although the palace was under martial law, the news still spread.
Originally, the accident of a concubine losing her child had little appeal to the public. Even if the child was lost due to competition among concubines, it would be nothing.
This kind of thing, let alone the palace, would inevitably happen once or twice in any high-ranking family, so it was nothing unusual.
But when this news is combined with celestial prophecies, it becomes exciting.
Fairies, ghosts and ghosts are the most popular among the people.
Especially the sentence "Taibai Jingtian, the guest star appears in Gouchen, and he rules the world."
"This means that the prince in the palace rules the world. If there are two princes in the palace, who rules the world?"
"If I had asked before, I probably wouldn't be able to say for sure, but now it's definitely Prince Ping."
Regardless of which one the celestial phenomena predicted last year, there is only one now.
"That's right, that's right. This is exactly what I said. When Taibai appears and meets the lunar eclipse, the prince is in danger."
"Which one is the prince?"
"It's really stupid. Whoever is in danger will be the prince."
"Ah, that means that the little prince who lost Concubine An is the right one?"
"Of course, why is the imperial concubine so anxious? Concubine An gave birth to the right son, so what else can happen to Prince Ping..."
Noisy words came from the lobby of the restaurant and tea shop. For the people sitting in the private rooms, those so-called celestial phenomena, prophecies, gods, ghosts and ghosts were second to none.
"It seems that this time the Gao family will lose its holy power."
"It's time to decline."
There are those who rejoice in others' misfortune, and there are those who are disdainful.
"So what?" An old man held a wine bowl in his hand and said with a curled lips, "Only the dead are exhausted. Those who are alive have the green hills left, so are they afraid of not having firewood? Don't forget, the emperor now only has Prince Ping.
Already."
Yes, the emperor now only has Prince Ping.
In the Gao family's study room, someone gritted his teeth and said these words in a depressing atmosphere.
"That's right, our Gao family is really not afraid!" Gao Xiaoguan said, his plump neck looked even fatter, and it seemed that he had difficulty breathing, so that his face turned red and his eyes widened, "Your Majesty was really angry, so he sent Prince Ping to him as well.
Kill him to pay for that little prince's life, and our Gao family promises not to stop him."
Gao Lingbo glanced at him.
"What are you talking about?" he said.
"I'm venting my anger. I said some harsh words to vent my anger. I'm so aggrieved. What the hell is wrong with me?" Gao Xiaoguan said angrily, "Father, is your Majesty confused? All he thinks about is
What!"
"It's not that the emperor is confused, it's that the people who play this game of chess are smart." Gao Lingbo said, with the same demeanor and tone as if nothing had happened, except that he rubbed his legs from time to time while speaking.
This was the result of him kneeling for half a day in the Qinzheng Hall yesterday.
Seeing his father rubbing his legs, Gao Xiaoguan became even more angry.
"Father, you shouldn't have knelt down at that time. Why did you kneel down? If you knelt down, wouldn't it mean that we were wrong? Doesn't it mean that the empress did this?" He jumped to his feet and shouted.
"Nonsense, who said that I kneel down because I admit it? It's just that His Majesty always has to worry about his face." Gao Lingbo said, "Besides, I kneel down because I don't admit it."
If he really wanted to admit it, he would plead guilty and go home after kneeling. He didn't say anything at that time. When the emperor asked that question, he just lifted up his clothes and knelt down, kneeling straight.
Straightforward, no matter how many questions the emperor asked, he didn't say a word.
Since you won't listen, then I won't speak.
It is not that easy in this world to conclude that the imperial concubine is the one who harmed someone based on a celestial prophecy without proof or evidence!
"The people from the Imperial City Department are investigating the imperial concubine." Qingke hesitated and said, "No one can stand the investigation, and the investigation is intentional."
They are all adults, not clean babies.
What's more, the imperial concubine originally had... in her hands.
"Investigation?" Gao Lingbo sneered, "We have already been charged with framing Concubine An, so why can't we accept other charges? Do we have to admit whatever they find out?"
"What do you want your Majesty to do?" Qingke asked.
For example, women are accustomed to using anger, sadness, and self-injury to express grievances...
"Don't do anything, don't do anything bad, don't be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door." Gao Lingbo said.
Everyone present looked a little strange when they heard this sentence.
This sentence is not appropriate...
Gao Lingbo glared at everyone angrily.
"Prince Ping! Prince Ping!" he reminded, "Having Prince Ping here is her confidence!"
Speaking of which, I took pictures of a few cases.
"Go and tell the imperial concubine that we, the Gao family, are not intimidated like this. We cannot bow our heads to anything at this time, lest we lose her identity."
A boy bowed his head and went out.
"Then what do you want Prince Ping to do?" Gao Xiaoguan thought of something and asked hurriedly, "How about letting Prince Ping go and complain for the noble concubine?"
Gao Lingbo immediately shook his head.
"No, this matter has nothing to do with him, let alone complaining." He said, "The emperor is his father, and the imperial concubine is his biological mother. If the parents are at fault, how can a child blame him? Be filial and filial. He only needs to be filial at this time.
That’s it.”
Qingke also nodded.
"The imperial concubine can't admit her mistakes, and we can't admit our punishment, but as our children, Prince Ping can," he said. "When parents have a quarrel, children must blame themselves and feel sad."
The senior and junior officials listened impatiently.
"Then what exactly do you want him to do?" he asked.
"I wrote a letter to express my sadness and my willingness to take responsibility for my mother," Gao Lingbo said.
The young official looked unhappy.
"Why." He muttered.
"He is the son of man! He is the son of man, how can there be so many reasons!" Gao Lingbo shouted angrily, staring at him, "What do you mean you are so unconvinced? Could it be that something happens to me in the future, and you don't even go to help me?"
Are you going to refuse even if you kneel down? Does my matter have nothing to do with you?"
High and low-ranking officials chatted with each other.
"Father, what are you talking about? This is not the case." He said, "You can't curse yourself."
Gao Lingbo glared at him.
"If you cause me trouble, I will be unlucky even if you don't curse me." He said angrily.
How can I get into trouble? That incident was obviously due to the Cheng family being a bitch.
I should have killed her in the hall at that time, so as not to be dragged out and accused at every turn.
Gao Xiaoguanren regretted thinking again.
"In the final analysis, this is all His Majesty's fault. If he had established Prince Ping as the crown prince earlier, he would not have bothered anyone else..." He hurriedly changed the subject and nodded again, "Father, I see, Your Majesty
I do have other thoughts."
Gao Lingbo snorted.
"There is no need to mention the past, it doesn't matter anymore." He said, stroking his knees, "Now, Your Majesty has nothing else on his mind."
Now that there is only Prince Ping, what else can the emperor do?
"So this matter is not a big deal." Gao Xiaoguanren said with a smile.
"Of course it's fine for Prince Ping, but this matter is not good for our Gao family." Qing Ke said, "First of all, there are the courtiers. As expected, many people have already written memorials to impeach Your Excellency.
Moreover, your Majesty is currently at a stalemate with His Majesty, and Your Majesty will definitely take the opportunity to suppress you. I am afraid that our Gao family will suffer losses this time."
Yes, this is indeed a problem. Your Majesty now urgently needs to vent his anger and resentment for losing his son...
The atmosphere in the room became gloomy again.
"Who is plotting against us in the dark?" Gao Xiaoguanren shouted as he slapped several cases fiercely.
"It's very simple." Gao Lingbo said calmly, "Whoever gains from our Gao family's loss is the one who gains."
The young official Gao was stunned for a moment.
"That's a lot," he said.
Could it be that more than half of the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty were involved in the calculation? How could the Gao family not notice such a big game of chess being played!
Yes, that's impossible. One person can accomplish something, but three people can't. It's even more impossible for a group of people to join forces to harm Gao Lingbo.
Gao Lingbo frowned.
This incident should have been clearly framed, but the key to making the emperor so convinced was the concealed Taibai Jingtian.
The emperor said that it was the imperial concubine who stole the Tiantai and learned about this celestial record, and deliberately pretended not to know.
Taibai Jingtian…..
There should be nothing wrong with what Si Tiantai said. With their ability, Taibai Jingtian really couldn't find it... If he couldn't find it, he wouldn't dare to shout it out easily...
Although these people are stupid, they are still very cautious...
Otherwise, there would only be one Guo Yuan who dared to bet his life on the lunar eclipse in so many years...
Lunar eclipse...
Mrs. Cheng…..
Celestial phenomena….
"It has been investigated and it was the student who did it... There was a lot of noise in Sitiantai at that time, and it must have reached His Majesty's ears..."
"…..His Majesty just summoned Mrs. Cheng to ask questions, but she was stopped, so he asked Prince Jin'an to ask…"
"...I think Mrs. Cheng also said so, so Your Majesty agreed to the request of the student Guo Yuan in the palace..."
A vague and clear voice sounded in my ears, sometimes far and sometimes near.
Gao Lingbo sat upright and nodded slowly and somewhat suddenly.
"It turns out that His Majesty summoned Mrs. Cheng that day for this reason."
He slowly said the words he once said.
Unexpectedly, what I said last year is very relevant at this time.
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"Oops."
Qin Shisanlang suddenly sat up, startling the maids playing chess beside him.
"Sir," they hurriedly stood up and came over to ask.
Before he finished speaking, Qin Shisanlang had already walked out quickly.
"Master, Master, your robe." The maids hurriedly grabbed the brocade robe on the hanger and chased after him.
Qin Shisanlang's visit surprised the maid.
"I thought the Thirteenth Young Master wouldn't come." The maid laughed.
Qin Shisanlang looked at her and stopped.
"Is it you or your wife?" he said.
"Me." The maid said with a smile.
"So you can't become your wife." Qin Shisanlang shook his head and said, raising his feet and walking quickly inward.
The maid stuck out her tongue at his back.
"Do you know Tai Bai Jingtian?"
Entering the courtyard and not bothering to sit down in the hall, Qin Shisanlang asked from the corridor.
Cheng Jiaoniang nodded.
"Did you see it then?" Qin Shisanlang asked.
Cheng Jiaoniang nodded again.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Qin Shisanlang asked.
"No one asked me," Cheng Jiaoniang said.
Qin Shisanlang's expression was a little complicated. Seeing the woman's serious answer, he wanted to laugh, but he couldn't.
No one asked me…
"You really should have reported this matter to the court at that time." Qin Shisanlang sighed.
Cheng Jiaoniang looked at him.
"Mr. Qin," she said, "we don't ask or talk about celestial phenomena and predictions of good or bad luck, unless Si Tiantai and Taishi Ling are in their position to plan things."
Is she angry?
Qin Shisanlang was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly.
"That's right, I don't know, don't be angry," he said.
"I'm not angry." Cheng Jiaoniang said.
Qin Shisanlang smiled and looked at her.
"I'm not blaming you for not saying anything, but I'm lamenting." He stopped smiling again and said in a soft voice, "I'm lamenting that you were innocent and caused misfortune again."
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I will try my best to write the second update, but I don’t know if I can write it out. (To be continued)
