Chapter 395 The Empress Dowager’s Invitation

The Grand Princess of Jin was shocked when she saw the people sent by Emperor Duanhua, and she thought that the Empress Dowager had something bad going on.

Hurriedly rushed to the palace, see the Dowager Empress Dowager sitting on the top of the head, the bottom of the Duanhua Emperor accompanied, the wide hall only Yu Guo a person serving tea, and even the Duanhua Emperor’s beloved chamberlain are not in, which know that the emperor has something to look for himself.

“What’s wrong?” The Grand Princess of Jin gave the Empress Dowager a salute and raised her hand to dispense with the Emperor’s family salute, asking in surprise, “What happened?”

“The true culprit behind the attack on Qing Yue has been found out.” Emperor Duanhua sniffed and looked at the Dowager Empress, who nodded towards her grandchild and allowed her daughter to take her seat before saying, “It was none other than that eunuch of yours, Jian Pingyu, as well as your extra horse harnessed by the side of a team, Jian Li Kuang!”

The unsuspecting Grand Princess was first stunned, then her face turned blue as she stared at Emperor Duanhua and said in a chilling voice, “Are these words true?!”

“It was Shangshu Wei who went to investigate.” The Duanhua Emperor trusted Gu Shao very much and did not think that Gu Shao would use his own hand to eradicate Jian Ping Yu – after all, the grudge between these two was twenty years ago, and when Gu Shao had risen to power and worked with Jian Xubai, the direct grandson of Jian Ping Yu, there was no hint of anger, so how could the Emperor have suspected that Gu Shao would suddenly have a murderous intent towards Jian Ping Yu? The emperor how can he suspect that Gu Shao suddenly moved to kill Jane Ping Yu?

Especially Gu Shao insisted on avoiding suspicion, and asked Emperor Duanhua to choose another person to investigate thoroughly, more so that Emperor Duanhua felt that this matter has nothing to do with Gu Shao, purely Jane Li Kuang is a thief, door-to-door prying for information by Gu Shao saw the cracks!

This will in order not to diverge from the topic, but also because the Duanhua Emperor is anxious to avenge the second prince, he did not bother to speak in a roundabout way, and directly said, “A should be the evidence has been brought over, the imperial aunt can be immediately through the eyes?”

And cutting his teeth, he said, “If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I couldn’t believe it!”

“Since it was the Empress’ father who went to investigate, there’s no need to look at the evidence.” Wei Xi never had any grudges with Jian Ping Yu, and Jian Ping Yu had long been away from the court, so why should Wei Xi have any trouble with him?

Thinking so, the Grand Princess of Jin smiled miserably and said, “I still beg Your Majesty to punish me!”

With that, he got up and left his seat, about to kneel down towards Emperor Duanhua.

Emperor Duanhua panicked and got up to hold him back, saying: ”What is your aunt doing? Jane Ping Yu father and son to do things, with the aunt and what has to do with it? Today, my nephew invited your aunt to come here, precisely for fear that you know the truth after the gas out of a good or bad – aunt if so plead guilty, but do not treat my nephew as one of us!”

Jin Guo Grand Princess heard these words, and the Dowager Empress Dowager heart is a warm, thinking that in the past in the end did not white pain Duanhua emperor, this emperor is sincere respect for their two elders.

“Your majesty’s heart I know, just such a heartless thing, there is no such thing as just letting it go for the sake of saving my face!” The Grand Princess of Jin was personally helped back to her seat by Emperor Duanhua, and after settling her nerves, she said, “Besides, there are no outsiders here, so I’ll be honest: I’ve long since lost my love for my husband and son-in-law, and the only reason I haven’t made peace with him is for the sake of my children, so there’s no need for you to worry about the disposition of Jian Ping Yu’s father and son, and don’t worry about my face…. -Haven’t I dragged the royal family down enough over the years? The late Emperor and His Majesty’s willingness to tolerate me is already a great favor!”

“What are you talking about?” Emperor Duanhua said, “When my father was still alive, he used to say that if not for the support of all the aunts in the past, the world of Da Rui would not have come to us, father and son. Moreover, when I was still in the Eastern Palace, I relied on my aunts to take care of me. I will never forget this favor!”

The Grand Princess of Jin choked up and said, “Your Majesty’s words make me more and more ashamed–I was not blessed to meet a good emperor’s son-in-law in my life, but I have a good brother and a good nephew, and in the end, it’s not a waste of this life!”

“They are all family members, these words are in everyone’s heart, it’s the same to say or not to say.” Empress Dowager this year has not been very good health, two days ago I heard that another great-grandson died, although the Empress Dowager is used to the death of the younger generation, and the second prince has not seen her two times in his life, but his own bloodline is gone, the heart is always difficult.

She was not in the best of spirits this time, so she did not want to delay, and spoke out roundly, “It is better to discuss how to deal with this matter!”

After … a long time, Duanhua Emperor got up and retired with the Empress Dowager.

The Grand Princess of Jin, however, stayed behind – after the mother and daughter watched Emperor Duanhua’s back disappear amongst the palace gates, they coincidentally said, “Your Majesty is becoming more and more like the late Emperor!”

Then she glanced at each other in understanding: the Grand Princess of Jin had little affection for the father and son of Jian Ping Yu and Jian Li Kuang, and knowing that they had plotted against their favored son, Jian Xu Bai, she would definitely not plead for them, so how could Emperor Duan Hua not know this?

The reason why he made a pretext to call his aunt to his grandmother for a showdown was not just for fear that the Grand Princess of Jin would be angry, but also for the sake of handling this matter perfectly.

–Regardless of whether Emperor Duanhua is openly or secretly disposing of Jian Ping Yu and Jian Li Kuang, these two have a very shallow relationship with the Grand Princess of Jin, and once the Grand Princess learns of this, even if she doesn’t feel sorry for Jian Ping Yu and Jian Li Kuang, she will still feel offended: a dog still needs to look at its master!

In particular, the Grand Princess of Jin was treated with great courtesy during the Xianjia Dynasty, and Emperor Duanhua was her junior, so if Emperor Duanhua had laid his hands on her without greeting her, the Grand Princess of Jin would definitely have the feeling of “one day’s son, one day’s man” like that of Consort Jiang, which would create a gap between her and Emperor Duanhua.

But now the Duanhua Emperor first this aunt over, and trust the Empress Dowager to step in to make it clear – the Grand Princess of Jin as the smallpox “culprit behind the scenes” daughter-in-law and wife, even if she is also the victim of the pro-long, in the end, also be implicated, so it will certainly be! plead guilty.

At this time, the Duanhua Emperor spared her, and then said some words of love between aunt and nephew, remembering how good the Grand Princess of Jin had been to herself, which could not fail to bring the already not bad aunt and nephew relationship closer again?

And the Dowager Empress who watched her grandson get along harmoniously with her daughter would also be more satisfied with Emperor Duanhua.

So, the next said that the three people to discuss how to deal with this matter, in fact the Empress Dowager and the Grand Princess of Jin how would go against the Duanhua Emperor’s wishes? In the end, they still ask the Duanhua Emperor to decide on everything.

In this way, Emperor Duanhua not only according to his own mind to decide on the disposition of Jane Ping Yu and Jane Li Kuang, but also in front of the grandmother, aunt brushed a good feeling, but also let her father-in-law and her husband’s impending tragedy of the Grand Princess of Jin have no complaints but only gratitude – this kind of one-arrow counting is Emperor Xianjia’s masterpiece, but the Duanhua Emperor who grew up in the honey pot, was previously never be able to learn.

Now that he has been the emperor for a whole year, he has finally started to intentionally or unintentionally imbibe the means that an emperor should have.

Of course, such calculations could not be hidden from the eyes of the Dowager Empress and the Grand Princess of Jin – these two have experienced storms that are not comparable to those of Emperor Duanhua – only that neither the Dowager Empress nor the Grand Princess of Jin had any aversion to this.

After all, Emperor Duanhua was both their blood relative and junior, and he had maintained enough respect for them and had no malicious intent, so of course they hoped that the emperor would be more wise, and that he would continue the prosperity that Emperor Xianjia had started for as long as possible.

In this way, Emperor Xianjia in the nine springs could also be pleased with his choice of successor.

“Our two generations have had bad generations, and have suffered too much.” The Empress Dowager sighed for a while, seemingly muttering to herself, “But I hope that the children underneath will not be like us!”

The Grand Princess of Jin was lost in thought for a moment before she forced a smile, “What Mother said is true!”

While the mother and daughter were talking here, Emperor Duanhua, who was about to return to his palace, was stopped halfway, “Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager has urgent business to ask for!”

“Mother?” Emperor Duanhua frowned, he is now in a hurry to set up, so as to avenge his son’s hatred – in the end, Empress Su is not his biological mother, the relationship between mother and son can not be said to be close, not long ago, the Empress Dowager a hanging beam also made him quite anxious, at this moment, I heard that Empress Su invited, I feel a little bit annoyed: when not to come to find, but at the time I have something to do! I’m not sure if I’m going to be able to do that.

Although he knew that Empress Su was not someone who had nothing to worry about and would not disturb himself rashly, he naturally felt that the Empress’ matters were definitely not as important as this one he was going to attend to because he did not care for the Empress very much.

“Your Majesty, it is the eldest princess Changxing got a news, the empress dowager thinks that this matter is very big, must immediately inform you!” That palace person could see Duanhua Emperor’s displeasure, fearing that he wouldn’t go, he busily blessed again and whispered, “The slave girl listened to an earful, and it seems that … it seems to be related to the matter of smallpox!”

“Hmm?” Emperor Duanhua was slightly stunned, the smallpox matter in his opinion, Wei Xi has already investigated it very clearly, what news did Empress Su get here?

His mind turned, and he immediately thought that Changxing only peacefully separated from the emperor’s side by the side of a team of horse harnessed by the side of a team is Jane Yiyu, so, could it be?

Sure enough, after a long time Duanhua Emperor arrived in front of Empress Su, Empress Su could not speak well because of her mute voice, and after lifting her hand and exempting him from his salute, she nodded towards Elder Princess Changxing, who was supporting herself, and signaled Changxing to speak on her own.

Changxing first to the Duanhua emperor performed a family salute, this is a light frowning eyebrow said, “brother, this thing to blame me: Jane Yiyu hospital side of the servant called Fen’er, as early as just to come to the Cuihua Mountain on the turn to send someone to pass the word in, said that there are important things to report – just brother also know that I will not be very good health to Good, burnout council; two, also really do not have the mood with Jane Yiyu side again have any relationship, so has not been ignored.”

“Who would like to think that Fen’er and entrusted someone to hand in a message to say is … is related to the smallpox thing! I just know she is really something important to report!”

Speaking here, Changxing looked gloomy and said, “It’s all my fault for being inattentive and missing such vital news! Otherwise, the Second Prince wouldn’t have …”

She lowered her head sadly.

Duanhua Emperor heard the words, is also angry to the face of the iron green – only to reprimand the words to the edge of the mouth, but noticed that the first mother of the Empress Dowager Su is pleadingly looking at himself, this first mother although people have been middle-aged, because of the pampering, has always looked younger than the actual age of at least ten years.

Now only one year from the death of Emperor Xianjia, but with the old twenty years like, sideburns have frost color.

Duanhua Emperor thought of the Empress Dowager’s sentence, “After all, I accompanied your father all the way through thick and thin,” his heart softened, and after a few moments of silence, in the end, he pressed down his anger, and said with a hard-on, “So what did Fen’er say to you this time?”

“Actually, it’s not Fen’er.” Changxing bit her lip, not daring to look at him, and said in a low voice, “Fen’er is the one who serves Aunt Shen–that’s that concubine of Jian Yiyu’s, Shen Qi Mor. It’s because I know this that I don’t want to pay attention to her! This time I had someone meet her outside the palace, and she really was just carrying messages for Aunt Shen.”

“Aunt Shen?” Duanhua Emperor heard this but his anger was slightly dispersed, with the relationship between Changxing and Shen Qimo, and she was on the eve of the summer vacation and left, then not willing to pay attention to Shen Qimo’s sidekick, but it is also common sense!

Nodding, the Emperor signaled Changxing to continue.

Changxing said, “Aunt Shen observed, Jane aunt father this period of time, often privately to Jane Yiyu there, with Jane Yiyu secret talk. As to talk about what she did not know, just father and son seem to be very some dispute, once, Jane Yiyu held his son and Jane aunt father said, you see, only so big children, how to get down? Jane aunt father said, across the … across the board he does not heartache!”

“When Aunt Shen heard this, she thought that Aunt Jane was going to use her child for something, so she was very worried! But she didn’t have anyone to turn to – Old Mrs. Duanmu could already live in the Imperial Capital as the Imperial Grandmother was already kind, so how could she help her? She thought about it, and even thought of asking me!”

“It’s just a shame that I didn’t pay attention to it then, ignored her, and missed the chance to notice something was wrong ahead of time-”

And today Changxing realized that Shen Qimo, due to her concern for her son, had been paying close attention to the movements of Jane Li Kuang’s father and son, but accidentally discovered that the father and son, who had argued about that before, were not trying to move her son, but rather, they were trying to move Jane Void White’s daughter, Jane Qing Yue!

Jane Yiyu disapproved, so she held her own child, hoping to impress Jane Li Kuang with her childish innocence.

But obviously he failed!

And Shen Qimo know this thing, greatly alarmed, and learned that before the Lu family was suspected, betrayed the whole family of Lu Xu, although he was also in the same implicated, but her two children have received additional amnesty, the palace has spread the wind, no matter how the Lu family disposed of the law, those two children can take part of the dowry of the Lu Xu family to go to live with relatives.

With such an example, Shen Qimo, after careful deliberation, resolutely decided to follow Lu Xu’s example and earn a living for her son!

–Otherwise, the second prince is gone, one day the truth is exposed, her son how can have a good end?

The matter of smallpox was caused by internal strife in the Jian family, this “truth” Duanhua Emperor already knew, and at this moment, listening to Changxing’s testimony, but only added regret, anger, disappointment, remorse and other emotions, he was in a complicated mood, and was about to leave, but did not want to mute Empress Su, difficult to say, “The Emperor does not seem surprised, but already know. not surprised, but he already knows?”

Seeing Emperor Duanhua nodding, the Empress Dowager mused and said, “Then, I wonder how the Emperor intends to deal with this matter? Might you tell me about it?”