C69

After the Emperor became seriously ill, all matters were handed over to the chief of the Cabinet, Yan Xing. After the Crown Prince came back, he took over part of the authority, and by virtue of his status, he was barely able to fight against Yan Shen. Now, Yan Heshen is accused of several great crimes, and Crown Prince Lin Yi is accused of murdering His Majesty.

It could be said that the current Big Yan State was a situation where a group of dragons did not have a leader. If a neighboring small country were to cause trouble, it would be enough to greatly injure Big Yan's vitality.

The empress dowager was supported by a palace maid. Her plain robe was draped over the ground, and she rubbed it as she spoke. Between her tied white hair was a simple sandalwood hairpin, and between her wrists was a pair of green jade bracelets that penetrated through mountains and rivers. At a glance, she was no different from an old lady from an ordinary family. Her manner and manner were unique to her; this was something that an old lady from an ordinary family would not be able to learn.

"Causing a ruckus, what kind of place do you think this Supreme Harmony Temple is?" Her Majesty shouted, suppressing all the noise.

Everyone bowed.

"As a result, Eunuch Zhang has already told This Dowager. "Lin Yi, what do you think?" The empress dowager's sharp eyes looked at Lin Yi. The empress dowager and her grandchildren weren't close, and Lin Yi couldn't even see the empress dowager a few times a year.

Lin Yi raised his head and said, "Your grandson has never let you down. But at this point, the best solution was to take out the imperial edict and investigate. Of course, Lord Yan had also said that it was because he couldn't relax his mind that he couldn't enter the justice courts to prove his innocence. That being the case, once the imperial edict was issued, Lord Yan should also go to the justice courts. However, the handwriting is only for Mister Fu to appraise, so this grandson isn't at ease. Your grandson wishes to invite Prince Bao to come and together evaluate it. If the result of the appraisal is false, your grandson will strip himself of his crown and let the matter be dealt with without any hesitation. "

Prince Bao was a classmate of the emperor. He had a stubborn temper, so it didn't matter that many years had passed. Thus, it was reasonable for him to be invited.

The empress dowager nodded. "If one says it's true and one says it's false, what then?"

Lin Yi thought for a moment and said, "Grandmother must be very familiar with Imperial Father's handwriting, I wonder if Grandmother is willing …"

"Naturally." The empress dowager's lips curved into a smile.

The empress dowager looked at Yan hen. "I don't know what His Excellency Yan thinks?"

Of course, Yan Hen had no objections. He was certain that Lin Yi wouldn't be able to create any problems. Moreover, he still had a way out of this mess. The imperial guards numbered five hundred, and there were even three thousand people outside the palace.

The empress dowager sent out the mama by her side, then refused the support of the others. She was leaning on a wooden stick that was half the height of a man.

Lin Yi looked at the sky. It was already morning, and the sun was shining brightly. There were still two hours until his appointment with the governor of Jiang and Zhejiang provinces, Hu Rui.

The Emperor was not there, the Hall of Supreme Harmony was not open, and everyone could only feel the heat under the summer sun.

The palace maid with good eyesight brought over a rattan chair and a canopy for the empress dowager, as well as tea.

Everyone stood there silently, waiting for the Duke Bao to arrive.

After a long time, Wang mama returned with an ashen face and whispered a few words into the empress dowager's ear.

Having lived in the palace for many years, he had naturally heard of those grudges and feuds. However, he did not expect that the Duke Bao was actually so forceful and did not give the imperial family the slightest bit of face.

When the empress dowager heard Wang mama's words, her face turned ugly. She knew that Bao Qingyu hated the royal family as well as herself. Her Majesty whispered a few words to the mama.

Wang mama left again.

Finally, at the peak of the sun, Bao Qingyu came. She was still wearing her semi-old gray-brown monastic robe, and her face was expressionless.

Eunuch Zhang greeted him and he nodded.

"Since everyone is here, this servant will bring the imperial edict over." Eunuch Zhang held the horsetail whisk and looked at the crowd.

"Wait, Eunuch Zhang, bring him along." The empress dowager suddenly stopped Eunuch Zhang and pointed at a guard behind her.

The guard was very young and had a pretty face. Eunuch Zhang had been in the palace for so many years, so he naturally knew about those dirty things.

Eunuch Zhang's face was filled with loathing, but considering the empress dowager's stance, he still took her confidante and left.

Yan Sen made a gesture, and one of the guards standing at the side quietly left.

Lin Yi glanced at it, but he did not stop it. He remained calm and closed his eyes.

The empress dowager naturally saw the expression on Eunuch Zhang's face, but she maintained her smile. She picked up the teacup, blew lightly on it, and took a sip of the fine pre-rain Longjing.

Not long after, Eunuch Zhang came back with an imperial edict.

"The imperial edict has arrived." Eunuch Zhang's old and shrill voice sounded.

Everyone kneeled.

"According to the heavens, this is the Emperor's edict. The three sons of the Emperor, Lin Yue, is an extraordinary talent. I am very pleased with them. He ascended to the apex of the couplet and ascended to the throne of the emperor. As he was young, he was given the leadership of the Cabinet, which was to take charge of the affairs of the court and wait for him to become an adult. "Here it is." Eunuch Zhang did not open the imperial edict before he had arrived. At this moment, even though he was used to the weather, he still found it difficult to suppress the surprise in his voice.

This testamentary edict was like heating oil with cold water, raising a thousand ripples in an instant.

People in the princes' circle looked at each other. They were surprised and confused, but they still felt proud.

Only Lin Yi was calm and collected, but in the eyes of others, he was just holding on.

"It's an unidentified handwriting." Lin Yi said.

Eunuch Zhang calmed down and handed the imperial edict to Bao Qingyu. A few eunuchs behind him brought over a table and a pile of letters written by the emperor.

Fu Kangzi stood beside Bao Qingyu. The two of them first picked up the letter and began reading it.

After they finished reading, a eunuch by the side brought these words to the empress dowager.

After half an incense stick of time, the three of them finally came to a conclusion.

Fu Kangzi was one of Yan Hen's men, so he naturally followed Yan Hen's wishes and said, "Yes."

Bao Qingyu did not have much of an opinion as she replied, "Yes."

Everyone turned to look at the empress dowager. The empress dowager was silent for a long time before she added, "Really."

The three of them shared the same opinion, there was no dispute about it.

All sorts of gazes turned towards Lin Yi, who was still standing perfectly straight. There was sympathy, pity, ridicule, and apology.

"Lin Yi, what else do you have to say?" The Empress Dowager trusted Lin Yi. Since he dared to go head to head with Yan Shen, he definitely had other plans. If he didn't even have a plan, then he couldn't blame anyone.

The higher one stood, the farther one had to stand. Otherwise, one wouldn't even know how one fell to their deaths.