《Qingjinzhi》E17
Huo Jingheng chooses to be partial to Yue Chi
The empress dowager was furious when she learned that Ling'er was hostage. She sent the imperial guards to search the whole city and captured Jiang Yunqing and imprisoned. Officials in the court discussed Yue Chi's secret conversation with the previous dynasty, believing that he was a rebellious thief.Huo Jingheng took Yue Chi to help Jiang Yunqing escape from prison, which made the empress dowager furious. In order to block the ministers, Huo Jingheng pretended to blame himself for his death and apologized, but was dissuaded by the ministers.
Huo Jingheng was worried that Ling'er would be in danger in the palace and proposed a way to let the concubine pretend to die, killing two birds with one stone to make the concubine's identity disappear, and also allowing Ling'er to leave the palace safely.At this time, Princess Wenrou, the daughter of the Prince of Bei, who had been missing for many years, was escorted into the palace and lived in the palace, intending to approach Huo Jingheng.
