Chapter 684: Big things turn into small things

The Empress Dowager stopped saying anything harshly, but said, "He also understood." After that, he went to ask the eunuch again. If Concubine Zheng woke up, the eunuch went in and looked, and came out and said, "Concubine Zheng is awake, and she is about to wear clothes and come out to greet the Empress Dowager."

The Empress Dowager smiled and said, "Ai's family is here to visit her. Where can I ask her to ask her for advice? Tell her to lie down and not move."

It was at this moment that the bead curtain in the inner room was pulled open, and the pale-faced Concubine Zheng had already come out. She looked pitiful and said, "I am a little ill. I actually work for the Empress Dowager and all my sisters. I deserve to die." After that, Yingying was blessed.

Everyone stood up, and the Empress Dowager raised her hand and said, "No need to be polite, sit down and talk."

Concubine Zheng began to cry, with her hair falling asleep and pear blossoms on her face, and said whimperingly: "The Empress Dowager wants to be the master of me. My father has always been uncontested and fulfilled his duties. Now... Now..."

The Empress Dowager said, "This is a matter for the outside court, why should Concubine Zheng do this? Everything is handled by Your Majesty."

The Empress Dowager's position is clearer. The Empress Dowager was watching coldly and did not want to pay attention to this matter. When everyone saw the Empress Dowager say this, they said: "That's right, there is a difference between inside and outside. Concubine Zheng doesn't have to worry about it. There will always be public opinion on right and wrong."

After hearing this, Concubine Zheng said sadly: "Yes."

The Empress Dowager asked Concubine Zheng to sit on her side, comforted her a few more words, and said, "You are a concubine, so you must know the principle of marrying chickens and following the chickens. When your parents' home comes, how can you stand up for them in everything? Your Majesty has not come back yet, what is it for? Are you still afraid that someone will cry in the harem? Put away your tears and do your own thing peacefully."

Concubine Zheng had no choice but to say, "What the Empress Dowager said."

The Empress Dowager said again: "Shen Ao is a relative of the foreign country, and Duke Zheng is also a relative of the foreign country. Didn't the flood swept the Dragon King Temple? But then again, although you are not the mother of the country, you are also a noble person in the palace. You must have skill and uprightness. Don't be jealous of Shen Ao. He is the left and right arm of your Majesty. At this time, the Song Dynasty is bound to be absent for the Song Dynasty..."

The Empress Dowager's words became increasingly incomprehensible. The Duke of Zheng was killed by Shen Ao, and people could not be resurrected. At this time, he had to persuade Concubine Zheng to calm down. What medicine was sold in the Empress Dowager's gourd?

Concubine Zheng kept swallowing her anger. She was originally a favorite concubine after all, and she still had some weight in this palace. At this time, when the Empress Dowager said this, she couldn't help but interrupt: "There is no reason for the revenge of parents. The Empress Dowager, the Four Women's Books, also said that even if it is a man or a woman, filial piety should be the first. If the King of Pingxi killed my concubine's father, how could he still make me laugh with him?"

The Empress Dowager pursed her lips and laughed: "This is your business, please do it yourself." After that, she turned to Concubine Shu and said: "It's not a good thing that Your Majesty took Jun'er to Wansui Mountain. The evil spirit in this palace is a bit heavy."

Concubine Shu smiled and said, "The Empress Dowager is laughing."

Concubine Zheng was left alone, and a look of displeasure flashed in her eyes, but she could only sit like this.

Someone else said outside: "The eunuch in charge of Jingtai Palace is here."

Jingde has always been the person in front of the empress dowager. Most of the time he came to express his condolences to the empress dowager. When Concubine Zheng heard that the empress dowager refused to kiss, she showed disappointment in her eyes. The empress dowager was the real master in the harem. Concubine Zheng and the empress dowager were originally good, but they didn't know the reason. Recently, their relationship has become increasingly colder. Now that Concubine Zheng is sick, the empress dowager refuses to even visit him. It can be seen how far the relationship between the two is.

The other concubines also noticed something strange and each had their own thoughts.

At this moment, Jingde had already come upstairs. He glanced here, walked to the feet of the Empress Dowager first, kowtowed and bowed, "I have met the Empress Dowager."

The Empress Dowager raised her hand and said, "No need to be polite."

Jingde stood up, then hugged his hands and asked the nobles in each palace. His eyes finally fell on Concubine Zheng and said to Concubine Zheng: "Is Concubine Zheng better?"

This sentence is not prefixed with the word "Empress Dowager", so Jingde just greeted him as himself. Zheng Guiren's face was a little stiff and said, "It's much better, thank you for your concern."

Jingde smiled and said, "The noble man is in good health. Of course, we slaves are in a heart of burning." Then he said, "When the Empress Dowager heard that Zheng Guiren was sick, she ordered Jingde to ask Zheng Guiren for peace and to give him a message."

The Empress Dowager's words were imperial edicts. Concubine Zheng dared to neglect and immediately said: "Why didn't Master Jingde say it earlier?"

Jingde raised his face and said seriously: "Guru Zheng, the Empress Dowager, said that my ancestor system in the Song Dynasty has always been uninterrupted in government affairs in the harem. If anyone dares to involve the affairs of the outside court, the Empress Dowager will definitely forgive me."

If the Empress Dowager's words were still kind of comforting, the Empress Dowager would be very rude. Concubine Zheng's smile that forced to show even stiffer, but she had to say, "I understand."

Jingde glanced at Concubine Zheng and continued, "Concubine Zheng remembers it very much. Serve Your Majesty well. The matter in Taiyuan has nothing to do with Concubine Zheng. Don't ask, don't say anything to His Majesty, and don't cry."

Concubine Zheng was stunned for a moment, but she had to say with tears in her eyes: "I know."

Jingde was not polite, and nodded to the Empress Dowager again: "Empress, I'm the old slave."

There was no other expression on the Empress Dowager's face, but she stood up lightly and said, "It's not too early, and the Ai family has returned to the palace first. Concubine Zheng, pay attention to her health, and remember the words of the Empress Dowager in her heart."

The Empress Dowager and Jingde were about to leave, so the other concubines were not able to stay any longer. They stood up to find a reason, said a few more words of thought, and then went out together.

When Concubine Zheng waited for everyone to walk away, she suddenly turned from pitiful to cold and frosty. A little resentment flashed through her eyes. She turned into the inner room and owed to sit down. Several eunuchs immediately knelt on her heels.

Concubine Zheng said lightly: "Have you heard what you said just now?"

"I heard it all."

Concubine Zheng sneered: "They are joining hands to make fun of me."

"Relieve your anger." These are Concubine Zheng's confidant eunuchs, and they were also anxious at this time. The eunuchs in the palace who served in various places had a great relationship with their nobles. For example, Yang Jian, because he was with the emperor day and night, of course, he called the wind and rain. Jingde followed the queen mother and was also the second-ranked person in the palace. Concubine Zheng has been favored in the past two years, so many eunuchs in the palace can be regarded as people who can speak in the palace. Now, seeing Concubine Zheng fall to the bottom of the valley, who is not anxious? If she is just an eunuch of Concubine Leng, she will only have the life of being called to drink in this palace, and she will never raise her head in her life.

In addition, Concubine Zheng put a lot of effort into buying these people, and their relatives outside were also working in the Zheng family. Without the Zheng family, there would be no today. The Zheng family and Concubine Zheng were finished, so they would not have any good results.

Concubine Zheng sneered, "Stop the anger? Why should I silence? They are trying to force me to keep silent and listen to their mercy." She closed her eyes and said coldly, "But I must swallow this tone, but I must avenge this revenge."

The eunuchs dared not say anything, but just knelt under the lotus feet of Concubine Zheng.

Concubine Zheng said resentfully: "From today on, no one will be told. The affairs of the Zheng family have nothing to do with this Concubine. Don't ask, don't listen, and don't talk nonsense!"

The eunuchs said one after another: "I know."

Concubine Zheng said, "Let's go down."

As everyone dispersed, the harem suddenly became surprisingly quiet. Even the concubines who had always liked to visit were settled, and they would not go out of the door.

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At Dali Temple, Jiang Min received the order and was immediately confused. Your Majesty wouldn't be unaware of his relationship with Shen Ao. Why did he suddenly let himself be the imperial envoy and get Chen Ao?

Jiang Min was actually a little anxious. Chen Ao suddenly killed Duke Zheng. This matter was unexpected by anyone. The news came out and the whole court was in an uproar. It was a lot of discussion. Jiang Min received the order, as if he had received a hot potato. He pondered for a moment and decided to set off early the next morning. However, on the night before departure, he did not go home to get some luggage, but asked someone to carry the sedan chair and go directly to Duke Wei County.

Duke Wei County is now the most popular king and prince in the world besides Chen Ao. As Duke of the County, he also controls the Secretariat and competes with Li Bangyan, and is very proud. However, Quartz has always been cautious, so he always acts low-key, so most people forget the Secretariat and only remember that a disciple ordered Li Bangyan.

Jiang Min informed him and went straight in. He always came here every now and then, so the concierge recognized him and took him to a small hall with a familiarity. Jiang Min stepped in and saw Quartz sitting upright drinking tea, and the other one was King Zhao Zong of Jin.

The King of Jin actually came too. Jiang Min hesitated and thought, the King of Jin has always been crazy and has not had much friendship with Duke Wei County, why did he suddenly come to visit today? He was full of suspicion, but he was not in a hurry to reveal the answer, so he saluted the King of Jin and Duke Wei County.

King Jin laughed and said, "You are Jiang Min. I remember you. You are going to Taiyuan tomorrow, right?"

Jiang Min said: "Yes."

Zhao Zong took a sip of tea before saying, "Tell me the truth. Chen Ao killed Duke Zheng, a dog thief, and it was really satisfying. My emperor brother is also a fool. He obviously did a good thing, but he even had to issue an order to lock it up. It's really a matter of right and wrong."

This sentence is extremely rebellious, and only King Jin dares to say it in such a dignified way. After Zhao Zong passed the last incident, he hated the Zheng family deeply. After hearing Chen Ao killed Duke Zheng, he even applauded. When he heard that Zhao Ji had issued an order to lock Chen Ao back to the capital, he immediately felt that his emperor brother was really unfair and he wanted to kill Duke Zheng.

Quarine was afraid that Zhao Zong would say something rebellious, so he quickly moved away from the topic and said to Jiang Min: "Brother Jiang is here for the sake of Chen Ao?"

Jiang Min said: "That's right, I have some questions to ask the county magistrate to answer the questions."

Zhao Zong laughed and said, "I am also for the sake of Chen Ao. The Empress Dowager asked me to come. The Empress Dowager asked me to come to Duke Wei County to bring you some news."

Jiang Min was confused for a moment. Why did this matter touch the Queen Mother again?

Quartz explained: "Brother Jiang is thinking now that Your Majesty sent you to Lock the King of Pingxi. Is it intentionally or is it trying to test something?"

Jiang Min's thoughts were said to her, and she smiled bitterly: "It's for this matter that Your Majesty knows the relationship between me and Shen Ao, so why did he order me to go?"

Quartz and Zhao Zong couldn't help but smile at each other, and Quartz said, "Your Majesty asked you to go because you know your relationship with Shen Ao."

Jiang Min became even more confused. He had mastered the name of punishment for half his life and did not think deeply about other things, so he asked for advice: "I just don't know what Your Majesty is?"

Zhao Zong curled his lips and said, "My emperor brother asked you to let go and take good care of the guy named Chen, so that he would not make any mistakes on the way. The queen of mother also meant this. I asked me to come to tell Duke Wei and you not to have any worries. The sky has not yet collapsed."

No one believed Zhao Zong's words, Jiang Min was not a fool, and King Jin had never been very clear, so how dare he listen to him? He looked at Quartz and said, "What do you think of Duke Wei?"

Quartz thought for a while and said, "The King of Jin is right. Your Majesty's intention is probably like this. You don't have to have any suspicion, just do your own thing."

Jiang Min suddenly felt relaxed, took a sip of tea, and smiled and said, "So, is Your Majesty's intention a big deal?"

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Chapter completed!