However, the two brothers still reached an agreement.

Qin Lin promised not to implicate the Ji family, while Qin Zhen promised to stay out of the matter and not help each other. This is an agreement on the surface. Such an agreement also hides another tacit understanding.

If Qin Lin succeeds this time, the country will change its rulers. Then Qin Lin will be the one who is waiting for the throne. Of course, there is another possibility, that is, everyone supports Qin Yu, the young prince of Prince Su's mansion, as the crown prince, and inherits the throne of Emperor Longqing.

Qin Yu became the crown prince and then ascended the throne, which also meant that this great country fell into Qin Lin's hands.

"I will stay out of the matter, but I will also do my best. No matter what the outcome of this matter is, I must minimize the shock as much as possible and maintain the stability of the Qin Dynasty." Qin Zhen said in a deep voice.

Ji Xiaotang nodded, expressing his agreement with Qin Zhen’s approach.

"Prince, according to you, what is the chance of King Su succeeding this time?" Afterwards, Ji Xiaotang asked Qin Zhen a question.

The couple is honest with each other, and Qin Zhen will naturally tell the truth to Ji Xiaotang in this matter.

"In my opinion, his chances of success are not high." It is even less than 50%.

It was also based on this judgment that Qin Zhen said that the time has not come.

"I agree with the prince's opinion." Ji Xiaotang was not optimistic about Qin Lin's actions than Qin Zhen. She believed that Qin Lin had no chance of success at all.

Even if Qin Zhen and Qin Lin work together, they will not be able to bring down Empress Dowager Han now. This time, Qin Lin will make trouble, which will definitely further weaken Empress Dowager Han's power and prestige, but it is still far from moving Empress Dowager Han.

but……

"I think Prince Su has other considerations." Ji Xiaotang smiled and said lightly.

"Oh?" Qin Zhen raised his eyebrows slightly.

"I don't believe the prince didn't expect it."

"Then Xiaotang might as well say it and listen."

"Prince Su will not see the childbirth in the palace. Even if the foundation of the empress dowager cannot be moved, the empress dowager's plan to give birth to a prince in the palace and be crowned as the crown prince will inevitably fail."

And just this is also a huge blow to Empress Dowager Han.

Qin Lin is fully capable of doing this.

This is also one of the reasons why Qin Zhen chose to stay out of the matter and did not help each other.

Ji Xiaotang believes that Qin Zhen’s choice is very wise and wise.

"Let's wait and see." The couple agreed. The night was getting darker and they stopped.

Early the next morning, Prince An beat someone to the Imperial Hospital to hire an Imperial Doctor.§     ??                                                                                                           �

Qin Zhen was sick, so naturally no one would be so inhumane that he forced him to go to court.

After reading Qin Zhen's memorial, Empress Dowager Han and Emperor Longqing read Qin Zhen's memorial and immediately reported it. They also beat the imperial physician to visit Prince An's mansion. Afterwards, they gave a lot of good things to cure and replenish the body from the palace. They also specially beat the confidant middle-aged official to come to Prince An's mansion to convey the oral orders between the two, so that Qin Zhen could rest assured and recover.

The oral edicts of Empress Dowager Han and Emperor Longqing naturally mentioned Princess An and Ji Xiaotang.

Both of them told Ji Xiaotang that she must take good care of Qin Zhen.

Qin Zhen was not only a noble relative, but also a minister of the imperial court.

Since then, Qin Zhen has really stayed in the house and got sick. Ji Xiaotang no longer went out. He only focused on taking care of the young prince Qin Xuan every day, and Qin Zhen was also sick.

As for the civil and military officials who came to visit the door in a row, most of them were blocked outside the door.

On the third day after Qin Zhen asked for leave, bad news came from the palace.

Concubine Ji accidentally fell while visiting the garden, which triggered the fetal aura. Although the imperial physicians tried their best to rescue him, it was useless. Concubine Ji miscarriage, and was a male fetus that had already been formed.

In an instant, there was a sarcastic sound in the palace.

According to Ji Xiaotang's later learning, when Empress Dowager Han learned the news, she fainted because she was too sad. Concubine Ji was even more sad. In addition, she lost too much blood and was injured. She couldn't even survive that night. She followed the little prince to the bottom of the fountain.

After such a thing happened, Qin Zhen and Ji Xiaotang should have entered the palace immediately. However, Qin Zhen was still ill, and Ji Xiaotang was completely unable to escape in order to take care of their father and son.

By the time Qin Zhen and Ji Xiaotang entered the palace, it was already the fifth day after the incident was over.

This was the first time Ji Xiaotang entered the palace after giving birth to Xuan'er.

The scenery in the Forbidden Palace did not seem to have changed much, but the atmosphere changed faintly. I don’t know if it was because of the recent incident of the imperial concubine Ji in the palace. The palace became more lifeless and more... like a tomb.

Ji Xiaotang and Qin Zhen moved forward side by side, and inexplicably thought of the word "grave". These two words made her back chill under the sun, and she subconsciously grabbed Qin Zhen's hand.

Qin Zhen kept walking, but held Ji Xiaotang's hand with his back hand, then turned his head inadvertently, smiled at Ji Xiaotang comfortably, and asked in his eyes.

Qin Zhen's hands were warm and dry.

Holding Qin Zhen's hand, Ji Xiaotang's heart immediately calmed down.

She smiled at Qin Zhen and signaled that Qin Zhen no need to worry, she was fine.

She didn't think of the word grave for no reason.

Ji Xiaolian had one corpse and two lives. Although Empress Dowager Han was very sad, she believed the words of a certain master, saying that the time when the mother and son died was very unlucky and was a great disaster. The coffin could not be stopped for a long time, nor could it be mostly mourned.

Moreover, although the internal and external troubles of the Qin Dynasty have been alleviated, they have not been completely resolved. Everything should be based on frugality.

Empress Dowager Han ordered Ji Xiaolian to keep the funeral simple. At this time, Ji Xiaolian and his son were already sleeping outside Dingling in the west of the city.

The imperial tombs of the Great Qin Dynasty were built west of the capital. The tombs of emperors and empresses of all dynasties were called Yongling. The Yongling not only buried emperors and empresses of all dynasties, but also some other important figures in the royal family of all dynasties.

The tomb of the Imperial Concubine is located in Yongling, next to the tomb of the late emperor, which was specially ordered by the late emperor. Qin Zhen's birth, mother, the tomb of the Tomb of the Imperial Concubine is also in Dingling, one left and one right, guarding the tomb of the late emperor.

Dingling is the tomb of ordinary concubines.

Ji Xiaolian was a noble concubine, and because the royal descendants died, they should be buried in Yongling.

However, Empress Dowager Han ordered someone to bury the mother and son together in Dingling. Because she died suddenly and was anxious to get buried, her tomb actually failed to enter Dingling. Instead, it was at the foot of Dingling Mountain.

The government and the public knew about this, but they all tacitly ignored it and no one mentioned it at all.

Oh, it’s not really no one mentioned it. Only one person mentioned this matter, that is, Concubine Ji’s father, Master Ji from Xinhuatang, Minister of Works.

Master Ji was extremely sad because he had no daughter and grandson at the same time. He did not hold a funeral for Concubine Ji in the palace. Instead, he buried him in a hurry. Master Ji was already very dissatisfied. After knowing the location of Concubine Ji's tomb, Master Ji's dissatisfaction reached its peak.

Master Ji wrote a memorial and made a big fuss for Concubine Ji in the court.

As a result, Master Ji was charged with a crime of inappropriate behavior in front of the palace and was driven out of the court. Later, civil and military officials pleaded for mercy. Empress Dowager Han saw Master Ji because of his excessive sadness and confusion, so he did not continue to blame Master Ji.

But in the palace, not only Ji Xiaolian and his son died.

Almost all the people who served in Changchun were killed. Because they did not serve Ji Xiaolian well, Ji Xiaolian fell down and died one corpse and two lives.

It is said that in addition to Changchun, many other people were also implicated, including those who served Queen Han in Kunning Palace.

Just a few days ago, the Forbidden Palace had a river of blood. Although it was cleaned up, Ji Xiaotang still faintly smelled the bloody smell of ginseng in the air.

Perhaps, that was just an illusion that was created by what she thought.

There is naturally no shortage of manpower in the palace, nor is there any shortage of the best spices. Even if there are twice as many people, how can they leave a bloody smell? What makes the nobles dissatisfied!

Ji Xiaotang was thinking in his heart, and Qin Zhen suddenly stopped.

It turned out that the two had arrived in front of Cining Palace.

Qin Zhen cannot be sick forever, and Ji Xiaotang cannot be completely indifferent when such a big thing happened in the palace. Therefore, after Empress Dowager Han beat someone to Prince An's house for the second time to convey the oral order, Qin Zhen dragged his sick body that had not yet been cured and brought Ji Xiaotang into the palace to pay tribute to Empress Dowager Han.

Of course they didn't bring Xuan'er with him.

Xuan'er is still young, and after all, that's what happened in the palace, right?

When the two arrived at the gate of Cining Palace, a senior official had already come in to pass the message. Almost immediately, Empress Dowager Han beat someone out and asked the two to go to the main hall.

In the hall, Ji Xiaotang saw Empress Dowager Han.

Empress Dowager Han was wearing a light dress. Although her makeup and head were still meticulous, she was listless. Ji Xiaotang stepped forward to salute Empress Dowager Han, raised her head and looked at Empress Dowager Han up close.

The wrinkles on the forehead and corners of her eyes seemed to be more obvious, and the two herringbones on the corners of her mouth became more profound.

The two of them greeted Empress Dowager Han. Empress Dowager Han kindly asked them to sit down and talk, and asked about Qin Zhen's condition.

"It's just an occasional illness, not a serious illness. Thanks to the empress dowager and His Majesty, after taking care of the medicine, most of the time after recuperation, he has recovered." Qin Zhen said hurriedly.

"That's good, that's good." Empress Dowager Han's eyes flashed slightly, but the words he said were still concerned and kind, "You can't ignore them easily. I have some good things that have been packed up and you will take them back later. Zhen'er, now the Queen Mother can only count on you, you must be well."

The last sentence came out, and Empress Dowager Han's eyes turned red. At this moment, Empress Dowager Han seemed extremely fragile and was almost on the verge of collapse.

Qin Zhen and Ji Xiaotang both hurriedly stood up and tried their best to comfort Empress Dowager Han.

Empress Dowager Han had red eyes and said she was nothing, so she asked the two of them to sit down and talk.

The two exchanged glances and sat down obediently.

"Although such a sad thing happened, Your Majesty's health is getting better and better, and there are so many concubines in the harem, so why worry about having no children? The mother should let go of her mind and everything will be fine." Ji Xiaotang comforted Empress Han and said.

She naturally knew that Empress Dowager Han would count on them in the future, but it was not just about Ji Xiaolian's life. However, neither Qin Zhen nor Ji Xiaotang planned to take over the words of Empress Dowager Han, and they could not take over.

However, Empress Dowager Han insisted on saying that they could not stop him.

"I hope it's just as Xiaotang said." Empress Dowager Han glanced at Ji Xiaotang deeply and said insincerely.

At this time, a palace maid came in with a tray and presented the cover bowl on the tray to Empress Dowager Han. Empress Dowager Han temporarily stopped talking, and the palace maid served him and slowly ate the soup in the cover bowl.

Ji Xiaotang sat not far away and smelled the strong fragrance of medicine.

"My mother is this..." Ji Xiaotang asked hurriedly.

Empress Dowager Han waved her hand to the palace maid and asked her to put away the covered bowl and put it back.
To be continued...