At this time, the emperor looked a little irritable in the palace. He sat there and wanted to scold her, but he felt it was inappropriate. He just hoped that he would ignore it and the queen would leave on her own.
But there were voices outside and Jiang Quwu also asked to see him. The emperor immediately stood up and pointed at the brother and sister outside the palace, feeling very angry.
"Are they forcing me?" the emperor asked angrily.
Concubine Shun hurriedly stepped forward to comfort her, pulled the emperor to sit down, and said with a gentle smile, "Your Majesty, the Queen has just lost her mother. It is inevitable that the Queen will be emotional and overstep her bounds. Please understand her."
"Don't I understand her? I just went to comfort her, but she gave me a cold face. Doesn't she know the seriousness of this matter?"
"It's okay, it's okay. If you don't want to see her, just ask Eunuch Huang to send a message and let her go." Concubine Shun hurriedly advised.
The emperor felt helpless. With the queen's character, there was no way she could give up on her own.
King He'an worked hard and achieved great results. For the sake of the country, his lower limbs were paralyzed. This is known to the world. Doesn't the queen know?
Prince He'an is by no means an ordinary prince. His palace maintains private soldiers. This was authorized by the late emperor, and it is now quite large. Prince He'an is already fifty, and his health has become increasingly poor in the past two years. The number of visits to the imperial doctor is increasing, and it seems that it has only been a few years.
There is no need to make an ugly scene.
Most importantly, he didn't like Jin Xin disobeying him and interfering with his decisions.
Thinking like this, he became angry and stood up to go out. Seeing this, Concubine Shun quickly grabbed him.
"Your Majesty, please don't argue with the Queen. It's better to be my concubine."
The queen has always been clever with her words, and she also knows how to show weakness and make the emperor soften. Many things can almost never be accomplished as long as the emperor and the queen discuss them.
She didn't dare to gamble on what happened tonight.
The only way to escape them is to let them go.
The emperor glanced at Concubine Shun and thought for a moment, he shouldn't go see her and let her calm down.
"Go and tell her, don't do anything to embarrass me. I am the emperor, and the emperor's will cannot be violated."
Concubine Shun responded, helped him into the inner room, and then said, "I will definitely let the queen go back to rest. Your Majesty, don't be angry."
After saying that, he went out.
Jin Xin and Jiang Quwu were still waiting here, but it was Concubine Shun who came out, and Jin Xin's face became even colder.
"Queen, the emperor said that the emperor's will cannot be violated. He asked you to go back and rest and think clearly."
Concubine Shun's attitude was quite mild, even a little soft, and she didn't dare to confront the queen too sharply.
She now extremely regrets that when she first entered the palace, she was too naive and actually revealed her thoughts.
No matter what she did, she would never dare to have a hard time with the queen.
"The Emperor really said that?"
"Yes, the emperor drank a little too much and has fallen asleep now. Madam, please go back. Please show your condolences about your mother. Maybe this is your fate."
"Fate? Do you think my mother deserves this fate?" Jin Xin was angry. She was covered in thorns and couldn't bear to hear any of these words.
"The queen knows what she is talking about, so why ask more questions? The emperor doesn't want to see you, just because he doesn't want you to listen, so he asked you to calm down." Concubine Shun said patiently.
"Where were you on the third quarter of Xushi? Who were you with? Why didn't you come back for so long? You and Liu You came back at the same time. What were you doing at the time?"
This sudden question caught Concubine Shun off guard and she immediately became unhappy, "I understand that I am grieving after losing my mother, but not everyone is suspicious. Didn't your mother's matter be investigated by Sun Yi? Just ask Sun Yi. "
After Concubine Shun finished speaking, she went back immediately.
Outside the hall, the brother and sister stood, their backs lonely.
Sun Yi is a member of the emperor. At present, he is unwilling to order the investigation of King He An. How can he let Sun Yi really investigate?
Huang Wanshun understood the emperor. The emperor would not come out tonight. The queen would embarrass herself if she continued to wait.
"Empress, you'd better go back. Waiting for the result from the imperial minister, the emperor must be drunk at this moment."
Don't forget to explain it to the emperor.
Jin Xin looked at the bright lights in the palace and understood more clearly that her weight really didn't matter to the Emperor at all.
Even Liu You, a mere Liu You, was unwilling to be touched by the emperor.
He was afraid of the Prince An's Mansion, but he also didn't want to hurt the relationship between uncle and nephew for his own sake.
"Let's go." Jin Xin raised her head and said calmly.
Jiang Quwu didn't say anything and left with her. During this period, the two of them didn't say a word.
After returning to the side hall where An's family was placed for the first time, Jin Xin released her emotions and sat down slowly.
Gu Zhao hadn't left yet, and judging from their faces, they all knew that the emperor had not agreed to check on Prince An's Mansion.
Gu Zhao sighed and said, "If you need it, I will find an opportunity to deal with him outside the palace."
"You think it's just Liu You, what's his intention to kill my mother?" Jin Xin looked at Gu Zhao and asked with a sneer.
Liu You is nothing. What matters is what is involved with Prince An's Mansion and Concubine Shun.
The emperor's refusal to investigate may not only be because he did not want to offend Prince He'an's Mansion, but more importantly, he felt that he was provoking the emperor's majesty and he did not want to do so.
Gu Zhao stopped talking. What happened tonight, everyone knew that An's death was a homicide. Gu Zhao had already guessed the general reason, but he was just not sure.
What ability does Concubine Shun have to ask the people of Prince He'an to do things for her?
It looked like they were in cahoots.
"Everyone, get out, Cui Gu. You and others will guard the door." Jin Xin ordered.
Cuigu and Caihong immediately went down with those waiting on them.
"Brother, you worked hard tonight to send my mother out of the palace. The emperor has allowed my mother to reconcile with Jiang Tiancheng. After her death, she will not be buried in the Jiang family's ancestral grave, but will be buried outside the city. Jinrong will send her body to the An family's ancestral hall in Suzhou."
Hearing this, Jiang Quwu was immediately puzzled, "If you do this, people in the world will laugh at you. You are deviant and want to be the master of your parents secretly. This is treason."
"I have lived a restrained life, and my mother has also lived a useless life. She lives to be patient for her children, and everything will stop after death. I don't want her to be restrained by the identity of Jiang An underground."
After Jiang Quwu listened, he could understand her.
Everything was wrong, it was my father's fault.
"I will handle this matter for you." Jiang Quwu said seriously.
At this moment, Jin Xin could only feel grateful. At least, Jiang Quwu had truly fulfilled his responsibilities as an elder brother. He was a very considerate person as a son, an elder brother, and a husband.
"The Emperor is selfish and cold-blooded. You have also seen it. Make some plans for yourself." Jin Xin reminded the two of them.
Gu Zhao naturally knew and had already made plans.
Jiang Quwu was puzzled, "What do you mean?"
"Brother, you should find a way to investigate the affairs of Prince He'an and Concubine Shun. No matter whether there is anything wrong or not, you must make the emperor think that Prince He'an intends to rebel."
The emperor doesn't believe what others say. Only if he guesses it himself will he believe it.
