It was already early spring, and the temperature during the day was fine, but after nightfall, the temperature dropped, making it unbearably cold.
Qi Wang's body is not in good shape. When the temperature drops, he can't stand it anymore. It's already early spring, but there is still a charcoal basin in the room. This kind of temperature is just right for Qi Wang. He is wearing His clothes were still neat and tidy, and he didn't even see a trace of sweat on his head.
However, the temperature was too high for the emperor. After staying in the room for a while, she was already sweating, and the close-fitting underwear was soaked with sweat, sticking to her body wetly.
Wearing wet clothes is a very uncomfortable thing. The emperor is rich in gold and jade, where has he suffered this kind of crime? It's just that she felt sorry for Qi Wang, and she was reluctant to have the charcoal basin removed, so she ordered the palace servants to fetch water. The emperor took a bath, changed into a thin summer shirt, and returned to the room. The temperature inside was just right for her.
"Wang Lang, now we can have a good talk."
Qi Wang raised his head and looked at the emperor who was walking towards him.
The woman who changed into normal clothes lost all her fierceness, and a thin red gauze wrapped her body, making her a little more seductive.
The workmanship of the dress on her is quite unique, the small jacket inside is very short, it looks a bit like a modern sports vest, but it is much more delicate than a sports vest, and the pants on her lower body are also very short, like a modern fashion The hot pants, and the light and smokey red gauze on the outside of this suit, as she walked, the gauze flew, and the white skin like jade was looming, adding a sense of charm for no reason.
Qi Huan: "..."
When it comes to business, isn't it because you want to lure him into something by dressing up like this and ostentatiously
Qi Wang looked at the emperor indifferently, from the beginning to the end, there was no unnecessary expression on his face.
With this level of temptation, he can still hold on.
The emperor sat down next to Qi Wang, she reached out her hand very naturally, trying to grab Qi Wang's hand on the table.
Qi Wang silently withdrew her hand back, the emperor took advantage of it, but she was not angry, she took her hand back and looked at Qi Wang with her chin propped.
The emperor, who had just taken a shower, was still covered with a touch of water vapor, and his long black hair like a waterfall slipped down, winding into a magnificent pattern on the table.
The emperor is undoubtedly a beauty. Under normal circumstances, Qi Wang would actually be quite willing to appreciate beauties. After all, beautiful things are always pleasing to the eye, but when this beauty covets him, and always wants to seduce him to serve him When I went to bed, it felt a little bad.
Qi Wang stood up silently, picked a place farthest from the emperor to sit down, and then said: "Your Majesty, I think we should have a good talk."
The emperor sat up straight and looked at Qi Wang with a little more helplessness: "Wang Lang, in fact, you don't need to be so far away from me, and I won't do anything to you..."
Qi Wang: "..." She herself didn't believe it.
The emperor seemed to know that what she said was not credible, she coughed a little awkwardly, and changed the topic: "I heard that Wen Chang is here to trouble you today?"
Qi Wang nodded: "Yeah."
The harem has never had any secrets. The story of Wen Youhong's arrival is probably known to everyone in the harem, and the fact that Wen Youhong was beaten by him may have spread throughout the harem. He is probably already the talk of the entire harem.
The emperor should already know everything about it, so asking him now is nothing but superfluous.
"Why does your majesty ask questions knowingly?"
Being pushed back by Qi Wang like this, the emperor was not angry: "I know it's my fault, I'll get rid of Wen Changzai later, how about I send him to the cold palace? Don't worry, after I rectify him, No one will trouble you again in the future."
The emperor really likes Qi Wang. Since he really likes him, he is trying to treat Qi Wang in a way. What's more, the Lord has already entered her harem, and Wen Youhong, the former substitute, is naturally taken by her. Putting it aside, talking about dealing with Wen Youhong is like talking about dealing with an insignificant thing. She didn't have much friendship with Wen Youhong at first, and she was afraid that Qi Wang would find out that Wen Youhong was with him. The similarity, when the fact that I found someone to act as a substitute was exposed, I wanted to dismiss it early, so as to avoid future troubles.
There is no doubt that she is affectionate to Qi Wang, but to Wen Youhong, she is too heartless.
Before Wen Youhong came to trouble Qi Wang, this time Qi Wang had already avenged himself, there was no need for the emperor to deal with him, that fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy was sincere to the emperor, and in the original plot he failed After being favored and hated by the emperor, he set fire to his body and ended up dead. If the emperor punished him this time, that young man didn't know what choice he would make. **Where is the strength
"Why does the emperor do this? The punishment for being thrown into the cold palace is too severe. Although what Wen Chang did today is a bit excessive, isn't this the emperor's favor? I heard that before I entered the palace, Wen Chang Chang Zai is the most favored by the emperor, no matter what he does, the emperor will not punish him, you doted on him to the point of being domineering and domineering, and now you blame him for not knowing what is good or bad, what is the reason for that?"
"Would it be that one day, when I am rejected by the emperor, the emperor will treat me like he treats Wen Changzai?"
When the emperor heard this, the smile on his face couldn't hold back. She likes Qi Wang and it's true, but she is the king of a country. If Qi Wang doesn't give her face like this, how can the emperor be in a good mood
"Qi Wang, is it because I spoil you too much that you lost your sense of proportion and forgot your identity?"
Qi Wang looked up at the emperor, his eyes were calm and unwavering, as if the person sitting in front of him was not the emperor, but just an ordinary person.
"Does the emperor remember my identity? I think the emperor should remember, but he doesn't care about it. Since he entered the harem, he has become the emperor's person. Life and death, wealth and honor are not controlled by others, even his own thoughts. All these gentlemen in the harem live for the emperor, they cannot have their own thoughts, they cannot have their own preferences, everything must be based on the emperor, although it is said that thunder, rain and dew are all the grace of the emperor, but no one said that this is correct."
The emperor didn't speak, but his face was still not very good-looking, Qi Wang looked at the emperor calmly, but the words he said pierced deeply into the emperor's heart like sharp thorns.
"I heard that the emperor loved Wen Changzai very much in the past, and it is not much different from me now. In the past, in this harem, Wen Changzai was the first to receive favor. No one in the entire harem can compare to him. I heard that the emperor treats Wen Changzai differently, and when he reaches his age, he may be promoted as the emperor's husband directly... "
These words were heard by the original owner before, and this is why he has never believed that the emperor really loves him. In the original owner's perception, if the emperor favors someone, he will be very kind to him, but if he does not favor Well, that would be throwing it away like a pair of shoes, just like Wen Changzai. Before he entered the palace, the emperor loved Wen Changzai a lot, and he had promised Wen Changzai to be the emperor's husband, but he After entering the palace, this favor fell on him, but Wen Changzai fell out of favor.
The original owner can see clearly what will happen to Wen Chang who has fallen out of favor, so how can he devote his true feelings to the emperor
Qi Wang remembered that after the original owner Wen Chang died in court, he mentioned Wen Youhong in front of the emperor, saying that it was a pity that he would fade away before he was twenty years old.
"Wen Youhong? Who are you talking about?"
The emperor's reply left a deep memory on the original owner, which is why the original owner could not believe that the emperor loved him.
She didn't even remember the name of the person who was held in the palm of the emperor's hand and loved him so much, so now the emperor's love for him would be true? Maybe when the emperor's freshness wears off, he won't have a name with the emperor.
Now the emperor may be very kind to him, but who can guarantee that this favor will last forever? When the emperor's enthusiasm for him fades away, will he be the next Wen Changzai
The original owner had too many things in his heart, he couldn't see the emperor's liking, but he could see the sixth prince's 'love' for him, so like a drowning man, he clung to the only straw to save his life.
It turned out that this life-saving straw was not a life-saving straw, but a gut-piercing poison, which made the original owner die faster and more tragically.
In fact, Qi Wang felt that there was no difference in essence between the emperor and the sixth prince, and the original owner was actually the same in their hearts.
The sixth prince used the original owner as a pawn and tried every means to use the original owner, but what about the emperor? He kept saying that he loved the original owner, but never respected him.
The New Year's Eve banquet at the beginning could be said to be an accident, but the bed attendants afterwards were not accidents. The emperor knew that the original owner was actually unwilling, but she never cared about the original owner's thoughts. She felt that giving the original owner her favor was enough.
It is true that the emperor likes the original owner, but she never treats the original owner as an independent person. In fact, in a sense, she is the same as the sixth prince.
Love can only be produced under the condition that both parties are equal. If one party overrides the other party, if one party does not respect the other party's will and takes forcibly, that is not love.
Being stared at by Qi Wang's eyes that seemed to see through everything, the emperor turned his face away in some embarrassment.
Many of the lords in the harem are noble men from wealthy families, and the upbringing rules are all first-class. Most of the lords are small-hearted and gentle. Of course, there are also passionate ones, but no matter what they No matter what kind of character she is, it is the same when facing her as the emperor. No one has ever treated her like Qi Huang.
Looking at Qi Wang who was sitting opposite him, the emperor suddenly felt as if he had seen her mother, and he was back to the days when he was the empress dowager.
"Wang Lang, have you ever thought about it, if I don't punish him, what will other people do if they trouble you again? I am busy with government affairs, so I may not be able to protect you."
The family of the Qi family is not high, and the way Qi Wang entered the palace is not glorious. The people around him were arranged by the emperor, and they should be used. But these people did not follow Qi Wang since he was a child. , Loyalty is not necessarily enough, these lords in the harem are intriguing and will use any means, she is really afraid that Qi Huang will suffer.
She has been in love with Qi Wang for many years. When Qi Wang became the side king of the sixth prince, the emperor thought that he would not be able to get what he wanted in this life. Now that he finally got Qi Wang, if he lost it again, she felt that she might bear it. Can't live with the consequences.
"They can't trouble me. If even people like them can't deal with it, I've lived such a long life in vain."
The emperor choked for a moment: "Wang Lang, you are only nineteen years old this year, and you are in the prime of your youth, how can you be so old?"
Qi Huan: "..."
He spoke smoothly for a while, but he forgot that the body of the original owner was still a young man.
But this is not important, under Qi Wang's persuasion, the emperor still gave up the idea of dealing with Wen Changzai.
"I don't know how the emperor's investigation is going?"
After changing the topic, Qi Wang asked again, now he has no power and power, although he can investigate what he wants by relying on his own ability, but who makes him powerless now Where's Qi Guiren? Naturally, this kind of physical work still needs to be done by the emperor who holds the world in his hands.
The emperor: "..."
If she had changed into this kind of clothes in the palace of other gentlemen, those people would have thought of taking her to the bed, but Qi Wang either pricked her heart or said these insignificant things...
But who made this the person she likes wholeheartedly? What else can I do but pet her
The emperor sighed, and said following Qi Wang's words: "I have asked someone to investigate, and I have found some clues."
At the beginning, the emperor really thought that the sixth prince would be willing to be an idle and wealthy king, and the sixth prince has always shown that he doesn't care about power. .
Since she came to the throne, the other sisters have been restless and have caused her a lot of trouble. Although they are all like idiots, they are very happy, and no big troubles have been caused. , but some trivial things are really a headache.
It took the emperor two years to secure the throne, and those sisters finally became completely honest. Among these sisters, the sixth prince is different. She has never caused any trouble for the emperor. Although she did not help, but He didn't drag back too much, compared with the other sisters, the sixth prince became commendable.
It was precisely because she had some sisterhood towards the sixth prince, that when the sixth prince married Qi Wang as the side king, although she felt uncomfortable, she did not take action to snatch her.
You must know that if the emperor issued an imperial decree at that time, it would be impossible for Qi Huang to marry the sixth prince. It was only because the emperor saw the happy smile from the heart when the sixth prince was about to get married that she resisted destroying the marriage. desire.
However, many things are not as simple as they appear on the surface, and many things cannot withstand scrutiny. If you check a lot, you will find out a lot of things.
In the past, the Sixth Prince's disguise was so good that even if the emperor sent people to investigate, nothing could be found, but after she got married, many things showed their traces.
Although no more things have been found yet, the emperor is very clear in his heart, just as Qi Wang told him, the sixth prince is not as honest as she appears on the surface.
"Your Majesty? There is one more thing I think I should tell you."
After hearing Qi Wang's words, the emperor's scalp went numb, and his body tensed up subconsciously.
When Qi Wang said this a few days ago, he threw him a shocking thunderstorm. What would he say today
"Your Majesty, the embankment of Qing'an City has been in disrepair for a long time. If it is not dealt with as soon as possible, there will be heavy rain in the south next year, the embankment will burst, and countless people will be displaced."
After hearing what Qi Wang said, the emperor suddenly stood up: "What did you say?"
Qi Wang looked at the emperor calmly and said, "I dreamed."
Although the dream Qi Wang had last time has been confirmed to be true, but the prophetic dream is already shocking once, how can it be possible to dream every time? What's more, the magistrate of Qing'an City is her confidant, and the dam has just been repaired, so how could it fall into disrepair
The emperor who calmed down quickly sat back down again. She looked at Qi Wang and said with a serious expression: "Qi Wang, don't talk nonsense. Zhizhou of Qing'an City is my confidant. After she went to work, the dam was rebuilt. But, there will be no such thing.”
Qi Wang looked at the emperor calmly, but said outrageous words in his mouth: "Is the emperor's confidantes worthy of trust? It is precisely because she is the emperor's confidants that she will act recklessly."
Qing'an City is located in the lower reaches of the Qingyuan River. The original embankment has a history of hundreds of years. After the new Zhizhou took office, the emperor allocated 200,000 taels of silver to repair the embankment. However, Nazhizhou was greedy. A total of 190,000 taels of silver, only 10,000 taels of silver was used for dam maintenance.
The result can be imagined.
Nazhizhou Xu thought that the Qingyuan River hadn't flooded in recent years, and the dam hadn't had any accidents, so she felt that if she was greedy, she would be greedy. If something goes wrong, it has nothing to do with her.
Who would have thought that man is not as good as heaven? In the last year of her tenure, there were continuous torrential rains in the south of the Yangtze River, the Qingyuan River flooded, the dams were washed away by the floods, and tens of thousands of mu of good farmland in the lower reaches of the Qingyuan River were completely destroyed by the floods, and countless villages and towns were destroyed. Countless people died in the flood, and the surviving people lost their land and property. The government did not distribute the relief money and food in time. The tragedies of the people changing their sons to survive happened frequently.
Qi Wang remembered that the reason why the Zhizhou dared to covet so much silver seems to have something to do with the sixth prince, but he didn't remember exactly how, and the emperor needed to investigate everything.
Qi Wang told the emperor everything he knew, and the scene he told was so real that it didn't sound like a dream at all.
The emperor fell into silence, and didn't know what to think, Qi Wang continued: "It's easy to verify whether what I said is true, the emperor might as well send someone to Qing'an City to check, the left and right sides of Qing'an City are not far from the capital. If you hurry up, one month will be enough to go back and forth."
The emperor took a deep look at Qi Huang, and his face showed a bit of fatigue: "Wang Lang, don't you want to sleep with me?"
Qi Huang raised his eyebrows and replied: "Does the emperor need to ask such an obvious matter?"
The emperor: "..."
Although I guessed it, is it really good for you to say it so frankly? Are you not afraid of her punishment
In fact, Qi Wang is really not afraid of being punished by the emperor.
After all, a master who is so in love that he knows that the wine served is poisonous and can drink it, it is impossible to punish him for such a trivial matter.
Qi Huang's guess was not wrong, and the emperor did not punish him for his crime.
Now that it's autumn, if what Qi Wang said is true, it must be dealt with as soon as possible, and the dike maintenance matter cannot be delayed at all.
She stayed with Qi Wang and accompanied him for a while, then changed her clothes and hurriedly left Yuanzhao Palace.
After the emperor left Yuanzhao Palace, she didn't go to other people's place, but went back to her own Kun'an Palace, and then she recruited her cronies and told them to rush to Qing'an City overnight.
After everything was done, it was Yin time, the emperor felt a little tired, but he didn't feel sleepy.
Sitting on the bed, the emperor recalled all the recent events, and always felt that Qi Huang seemed to be a little different.