Su Qing didn't expect the emperor to know this string of Buddhist beads, thinking to himself that it was enough for Ye Chang to ask him to bring this string of Buddhist beads back to Beijing for the emperor to see.
The emperor paced back and forth in the study room, and the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, "The thing about the crossbow that was intercepted by Patriarch Ye on the way, the Northern Zhou army who invaded Yanbei saw the same crossbow, and now you encountered the same ingenious crossbow in Qiufeng Mountain , and found out that he had hidden an arsenal in the barren hills in the eastern border, and now the Qiufeng gang who slaughtered the Hejian station found his belongings, and so on, isn't he really intending to plot rebellion?"
Su Qing remained silent, thinking that the King of Xiangjun was really unexpected. For so many years, behind his reputation as the virtuous king of the Eastern Realm, there is actually evil intentions behind him.
The emperor walked back and forth in the study for a while, smashed something angrily, and managed to suppress his anger.
Su Qing secretly thought that it was not easy for the emperor for so many years. Over the years, he was suppressed by the queen mother and the Xu family. Now the queen mother and Xu family have regressed, and the matter of the king of Xiangjun happened again. It is nothing more than a simple political party struggle. Now it is a real internal worry foreign aggression.
The emperor looked at Su Qing, he was clutching his chest, his face was pale, and he looked very weak, thinking that if he hadn't been rescued by Ye Chang, he would have been in trouble this time. He took a breath and asked, "How is your injury?"
Su Qing quickly said, "It's okay to walk around, if you want to ride a horse and shoot arrows, I'm afraid it will take a few more days."
The emperor nodded and said, "The situation in the court is dangerous, and the rivers and lakes are even more dangerous. Fortunately, Ye Chang left Beijing and wanted to go to Yanbei. I know he didn't have a strong temper to stop him. He happened to save you when he passed through Hejian County. It is also your luck." But surviving a catastrophe now is also a test, it may not be a bad thing, next time you handle a case, you must be more careful."
Su Qing nodded again and again, "This time, I underestimated the enemy too much, and I was not prudent enough to live up to the important task entrusted by the emperor."
The emperor shook his head, glanced at the string of Buddhist beads on the imperial case, and said sadly, "It's also my fault, for such a big case, there are not enough manpower dispatched to you, and no one to help you, leaving you in danger alone, which caused you to almost lose your life." Fate. If the king of Xiangjun did this in secret, you are a fledgling, and you will naturally not be able to defeat him. I have misjudged him for many years, thinking that he is a brother of the same clan, and he must be as loyal to the country as King Rongan. I was wrong , how can he compare to King Rong An?"
Su Qing heard that it was difficult to answer the words, so she remained silent.
The emperor was angry for a long time after speaking, and waved his hand at Su Qing, "I know about this matter, Ye Chang's suggestion is right, we can only suspend this matter, let him remember, it is not appropriate to investigate and deal with it at present, you go back to the mansion to recuperate, and recuperate." After recovering from the injury, come to my side and do the imperial study for a while."
Su Qing was startled, did not expect the emperor to arrange him to walk in the imperial study by his side? This is something that no number of children can ask for. Staying by the emperor's side will allow you to get closer to the center of the court. Currently, for military generals and non-civilian officials of the Su family, it is a job that can be said.
Although this errand is not very good, it is not as good as his grandfather and the prime minister who wanted to recommend him to the Imperial Academy to hone and then be promoted, but the emperor hand-picked it, obviously he will be used more heavily in the future, which is also a good thing.
He hurriedly covered his wound and knelt down to thank him.
The emperor took a step forward, patted him on the shoulder, and said in relief, "I heard that you were injured and poisoned and almost died. Mrs. Su was worried to death. If Master Wang didn't stop her, she might have gone to Hejian County. You should go back to your residence quickly." Well, if it's later, she will probably enter the palace!"
Su Qing nodded, Xie En stood up again, and exited the imperial study.
After he left the imperial study room, he planned to go out of the palace, but Eunuch Yan, the chief steward next to the empress dowager, came to invite him, saying that the empress dowager invited him to go.
Su Qing was stunned for a while, looked at Eunuch Yan, and asked wonderingly, "Eunuch, are you sure you have found the wrong person? The Queen Mother invited me to her old man's place?"
Eunuch Yan said with a smile, "Master Su, that's right, this old slave will not invite the wrong person. The queen mother heard that you have returned to Beijing to enter the palace, so she sent a servant to invite you over."
Since the Queen Mother had an invitation, Su Qing naturally couldn't refuse, nodded, and followed Eunuch Yan to Ci'an Palace.
As he walked, he wondered what the queen mother wanted him for, so he asked Eunuch Yan tentatively, "Eunuch, what do you want the queen mother to order?"
Eunuch Yan shook his head with a smile, "Don't worry, third son, it's not a bad thing. The Queen Mother just heard that you were injured. Please go and see you."
Su Qing was even more puzzled when she heard the words. Seeing that she couldn't ask anything from Eunuch Yan, she simply gave up.
When I came to Ci'an Palace, it happened that the queen was also there, and the queen mother was chatting with the queen.
After Yan Gonggong reported, the Queen Mother invited Su Qing in.
When Su Qing saw the queen mother and queen, she cheered up and was about to pay her respects when the queen mother smiled and waved her hand, "I heard that you are injured, so there is no need to salute." After speaking, he kindly ordered, "Come here , show your seat to Third Young Master Su."
Su Qing was a little flattered, and his heart was pounding. He knew that the Queen Mother was not a kind person to everyone. He had always held the dignity and airs of the Queen Mother, and now he was as kind to him as an elder. For a while, he felt that he should not look at him The injury is so simple.
Someone moved a seat and helped Su Qing sit down.
After Su Qing sat down, she was quite uncomfortable for a while to the maid who was serving tea and water and serving melon and fruit refreshments. In the past, when the Su family was in the countryside, there were not many servants in the mansion, and they all did the work of serving tea and water by themselves. When they returned to Beijing, although the Su manor was crowded with many people from the palace and other mansions, they took care of themselves. I'm used to it, I don't like being surrounded by people, so I naturally sent them to the outer courtyard. There was only one servant by his side, and Su Fengnuan didn't need anyone around him. Only Mrs. Su and a few women and maids were by his side. As far as the wives of the mansions are concerned, there are far fewer people around Mrs. Su.
Although he felt uncomfortable all over, he also imitated Su Fengnuan not to show it, and waited for the Queen Mother to question him.
The queen mother first asked him about his injuries, and Su Qing answered them one by one. It was related to the injuries, and Ye Chang was inevitably mentioned.
The queen mother nodded, and said, "The Ai family also heard that Ye Shizi was leaving Beijing to go to Yanbei. Originally, the Ai family thought that he was sick and had not recovered from his injuries. The road to Yanbei is far away, and the mountains and rivers are far away. Thinking that you happened to be poisoned and injured and rescued you, it was actually a good thing."
Su Qing said shamelessly, "The first time I handled a case, I failed the emperor's entrustment, and needed Ye Shizi to save me. I am really ashamed."
The queen mother laughed, "The Ai family knows that Ye Shizi went to Yanbei for your sister. If the prince hadn't had an accident on the day of the Hundred Flowers Banquet, he and your sister might have been married by imperial decree. He should have saved you."
Su Qing didn't know what to say for a moment. He always felt that his sister was protecting Ye Chang, which made him feel uncomfortable. He wanted to make things difficult for Ye Chang, but her mother and sister were protecting him. They all went to Lord Yan to report, and this time he accepted his favor, so there is no need to mention embarrassing him in the future.
He thought to himself, Ye Chang kept it a secret, it seems that the Queen Mother still doesn't know that Ye Chang has received the marriage decree, to be precise, he is already his brother-in-law-to-be.
The queen spoke at this moment, and said with a smile, "Although it is said that Ye Shizi happened by chance, but it is also said that the third son of Su was lucky and lucky, so he narrowly escaped the catastrophe."
The Queen Mother nodded, "That's right."
Su Qing was even more puzzled when he heard what the two said to each other, and there were compliments in both words.
After the queen mother asked about his injury, she said a few words about Ye Chang, then praised him a few more words, and then asked him about the case of the Hejian post station, which was related to the king of Xiangjun, so Su Qing said a few words conservatively The bloodbath of the Qiufeng Gang, because he was seriously injured and it was a major case, could not be found out for a while, so it has been reported to the emperor, please make a decision.
The queen mother nodded after hearing this, and only said that the gangs in the Jianghu are reckless people, most of them do evil things, and they should be punished, otherwise these people will become more and more blatant and ignorant of the king's law.
The queen also echoed again and again, saying that the world is dangerous.
Su Qing could only nod her head, thinking that it would be easy to investigate if only Jianghu gangs were involved, but it was Xiangjun King, the king of the Eastern Realm, who was involved.
The Empress Dowager's mind was obviously not on the case, and after only asking, she told him to let him recuperate carefully, and he must not be careless. There is good medicine in the palace, and she will send Eunuch Yan to send a batch to the Su Mansion later. Young, although the first case was not very smooth, but it is also a test, and you must not be discouraged. People who have just entered the court have to go through some stumbling blocks and so on.
The queen mother is like a loving elder, Su Qing thought, if his father hadn't left Yanbei Su's family, his grandma would have been like this...
He was very ashamed, but he could only nod again and again.
After the queen mother gave instructions, the queen gave some more instructions. After he had sat in Ci'an Palace for more than half an hour, the queen mother stopped talking and mentioned that Mrs. Su must be waiting anxiously at home, so she waved her hand with a smile and told Eunuch Yan to send him off. out of the palace.
When Su Qing came out of Ci'an Palace, he still felt that one foot was deep and the other foot was shallow, and he didn't understand what the queen mother meant by calling him here today. Could it be that the Su family was so honored and favored that the queen mother cared so much
If so, it is not a good thing...
Apparently, the Queen Mother had ordered Eunuch Yan to prepare the medicinal materials and filled a cart full of them. Eunuch Yan drove the cart himself and sent Su Qing out of the palace and back to the manor.
Along the way, Su Qing deeply felt that not only the court situation was sinister, the rivers and lakes were sinister, but the harem was also sinister.