Zhao Mingqiao finished writing a letter in one go. He put it in an envelope and sealed it to prevent anyone from peeking. He handed the envelope to Chen Guanlou, "Please ask the prison guard Chen to pass it to Jiang Tu. I'll wait for his reply." Chen Guanlou weighed the weight and nodded, "Master Zhao, please wait a moment." He personally went to the prison and delivered the letter to Jiang Tu, telling him, "Zhao Mingqiao is waiting for you to reply to him. Please take a quick look and give me a reply." "Zhao Mingqiao? What does Zhao have to ask me? He caused me to go to prison. He is so proud now. Is he here to laugh at me?" "Do you think he is idle? The new emperor has not been decided yet. Do you think he will be idle enough to have time to go to the prison to laugh at you? What in the palace is not more important than you?" Chen Guanlou's series of questions made Jiang Tu's face turn blue, and he felt a pain of being slapped in the face. "Since you are not here to laugh at me, what is my connection with him?" "You will know after reading the contents of the letter." "You don't know?"
"He said that this matter can only be between you and him, and the two of you should communicate with each other. It is a secret between you. If I were not concerned about your safety, I would arrange for you to meet." "I will never meet him. If I meet him, I will spit on him first." Jiang Tu said hatefully, violently tearing open the envelope, looking at the contents on the letter, his face changed repeatedly, with surprise, fear, panic, and uneasiness... Chen Guanlou looked at the other party's changing expression, and guessed in his heart, could it be that Zhao Mingqiao poked Jiang Tu's lung tube and caught a big handle? Just when he was about to ask, no one expected that Jiang Tu would roll up the letter and stuff it into his mouth and swallow it. Chen Guanlou: ... He complained, "Do you really need to? Do you know that the Tianlao Jia-shaped prison is based on integrity? If you say you won't look, you won't look at it." "Chen the jailer misunderstood. I'm worried that the content will be leaked and implicate you." Jiang Tu smiled flatteringly, and his smile was particularly insincere. Chen Guanlou sneered, whoever believed it was a dog. He asked, "Do you want to reply to Zhao Mingqiao?" Jiang Tu gritted his teeth and walked around in the cell, looking hesitant and unable to make a decision, very entangled. Chen Guanlou didn't urge him, just chatted, "It's been so many days, and the palace is still in chaos. Do you think anyone has taken the opportunity to commit adultery?" "Everyone is busy fighting for power and profit, so who has time to think about that kind of thing. However, the guards in the palace can't say... Whether there is such a thing, we will see if any palace maids get pregnant in a few months, and then it will be clear at a glance." Jiang Tu said casually without thinking, he was still worrying about whether to reply to Zhao Mingqiao. Chen Guanlou asked curiously, "If a palace maid is found to be pregnant, how to deal with it?" "Just execute it directly!" "Execute men too?" "Of course. Especially men, they must be executed. If not executed, they will be castrated and enter the palace as eunuchs." Jiang Tu is worthy of being a favorite of the old emperor, and he knows all the rules in the palace. "You have been in and out of the palace these years. Tell me honestly, have you... Don't worry, I will never tell anyone. As a favorite of the late emperor, you must have had the opportunity to get close to the women in the harem." "That is... absolutely not the case. Chen the jailer, don't talk nonsense and wrongly accuse me. I am innocent. The women in my house are no less beautiful than those in the palace. I don't need to do such a taboo." Jiang Tu swore solemnly, almost swearing to the sky. Does Chen Guanlou believe it? He definitely doesn't believe it!
"The late emperor didn't go to the harem for many years, didn't the concubines have any ideas?" "What do you think the harem is, and who do you think the concubines are? They are related to the prosperity and decline of the family and the future of their children. How can they risk their lives for such things? Do you think they are shameless brothel bitches who don't know anything except men? Chen the jailer, your understanding is too shallow." Chen Guanlou laughed angrily, brother, this is a chat, a casual chat, no personal attacks. "Lord Jiang is so anxious, could it be that I am right." "Nonsense. Don't even think about getting anything out of me. Please reply to Zhao Mingqiao... I'll write him a letter to avoid causing trouble for you." Chen Guanlou didn't care and ordered the jailer to provide the four treasures of the study. Before leaving, he said, "I'll discuss interesting things in the harem with you tomorrow." Jiang Tu was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, and repeatedly clarified, "I have never been to the harem, don't wrong me." Chen Guanlou laughed, waved his hand, and walked out of the prison with the letter. Zhao Mingqiao received the reply, but he was not in a hurry to open the letter. Instead, he chatted with Chen Guanlou for a few words. Chen Guanlou asked casually, "Who do you think will be the emperor?" "Does it matter who will be the emperor?" "Don't you want to maintain your orthodoxy?" Chen Guanlou was a little surprised. Zhao Mingqiao laughed, "What is orthodoxy? I have thought a lot these days. In my opinion, seeking benefits for the people of the world is orthodoxy." Huh? This is different from the previous statement. Is it sublimated? "What gave you a new understanding?" "You!" "Me?" Chen Guanlou was puzzled. "How can I be the source of your thoughts? Don't talk nonsense and don't implicate me." "Your contempt for the imperial power inspired me, and your words inspired me. I was in the officialdom, but I pulled myself out and looked at everything around me as a bystander. Suddenly I found that... everything in the past seemed to be wrong." "Don't say I enlightened you. Since Mr. Lu passed away, you have had a new voice in your heart." Chen Guanlou firmly refused to admit that Zhao Mingqiao's ideological transformation had anything to do with him. Even if there was some relationship, don't involve him. He respected people with faith and admired people with convictions, but he didn't want to be one of them. "Okay, I understand, everything has nothing to do with you. But I still want to ask, which prince do you hope to inherit the throne?" "I don't know, I have no idea. I haven't come into contact with those princes, how can I know who is suitable. These are things that the big men in the court should worry about, don't ask me." Zhao Mingqiao smiled implicitly, bowed his hands, and said goodbye! He didn't open Jiang Tu's letter until he got on the carriage. After reading the letter, he told the driver to go to Princess Qingyang's mansion. In the palace, the court officials gathered together. Although it was not as noisy as a vegetable market, it was definitely not orderly. It was a mess, and twos and threes gathered together to argue and discuss in a low voice. Chen Guanfu came behind Yu Zhaoan and whispered, "I went to visit His Royal Highness Prince Zhong, who is still in a coma."
Yu Zhaoan said calmly, "If he remains in a coma, then we can only give up His Royal Highness Prince Zhong. The country does not need a second emperor who is in a coma." Chen Guanfu lowered his head and smiled, "It's too early for Prime Minister Yu to draw a conclusion." "Too early? After dragging it out for so many days, it's not too early at all. This Prime Minister intends to have a good talk with Prime Minister Li and select the new emperor within three days." "Three days? I get it."
