Chu Jinyao walked out of Kunning Palace without talking or laughing, and walked directly to Ciqing Palace. Linglong and the others were no longer in the mood to joke. It was not until she walked into the Ciqing Palace that Linglong dared to ask her questions: "Prince Concubine, Empress... What will the Emperor do?"
Who knows, the emperor said that he made his own decisions, but the honest officials continued to do their own affairs, because no matter how sane people were, they would be blinded by emotions, and the emperor was not a clear person.
Linglong and Dingxiang also realized that this momentum was not good for them, and Dingxiang couldn't help but say: "The Crown Princess has already laid out all the evidence, and Qiu Shuang's words are obviously suspicious. Why doesn't the Emperor believe the Crown Princess?"
"It's not that he doesn't believe in me, he doesn't believe in power." Chu Jinyao said as he entered the door, looked up, and was stunned, "Your Highness, why are you back?"
Qin Yi was reading a book in Dongci, when he heard the movement, he put down the book and walked out. As if the previous situation was reversed, Chu Jinyao could not count how many times he went to the door to greet Qin Yi, but there were very few times when Qin Yi came back before her.
Seeing the prince, Linglong and the few maids swiftly took off the heavy clothes outside for Chu Jinyao, and then bowed their heads and stepped back. Chu Jinyao sat down with Qin Yi to the east room, and Qin Yi asked, "I heard Xiao Linzi said you went to Kunning Palace. How is it?"
Chu Jinyao shook his head, Qin Yi was not surprised by the result, he smiled casually and comforted Chu Jinyao: "Don't worry too much, just do your best."
How could Chu Jinyao not know the truth of obeying the mandate of heaven, but the reason why it is a great truth is that everyone can say it, but not many people can do it.
Chu Jinyao felt unhappy when he met his calm and calm eyes. No one is born with a heart of iron. Qin Yi has turned into such a cold-hearted and calm appearance. I am afraid that the emperor has made a great contribution.
Chu Jinyao's tone couldn't help softening: "Your Highness, since you're back, why don't you go to Kunning Palace to see?"
"I'm going, and the situation will only get worse." Qin Yi was very calm when he said this. As early as when he ordered the rejection of the Wara peace proposal, or even earlier, when he was in custody of the country, he had expected this day. .
Since ancient times, all kings have been unlucky, and the most ruthless family of emperors. The prince of every dynasty and generation could not escape the end of being suspicious, and he was the same. There are many flaws in Concubine Shu's game, but as Chu Jinyao said, a person can only see what he wants to see, otherwise, even if Chu Jinyao and Qin Yi bring these things under the eyes of the emperor, he will turn a blind eye.
Up to now, it is not a matter of Queen Qi's death, it is a matter of whether the emperor is more willing to believe in Qin Yi or King Su.
Qin Yi didn't pay much attention to it, instead he looked at Chu Jinyao's belly very carefully: "Your belly is getting bigger and bigger, although four to eight months is relatively stable, but you can't work too hard. What are they willing to do? That's it, you just need to keep your baby at ease, and don't worry about them."
Chu Jinyao also felt annoyed, she was just a little regretful, it seemed that she could only let go of the matter of letting the palace maid out of the palace. Chu Jinyao was about to say something to Qin Yi when she suddenly looked startled, and then said to Qin Yi in surprise, "Come on, he's moving again!"
Qin Yi is also in good spirits. Since the first month, the fetal movement has become more and more obvious. Qin Yi has heard from Chu Jinyao that the child will kick her, but because of his busy political affairs, he has not been able to see her until the first month when everything is settled and the fetal movement begins. It became more and more frequent, and Qin Yi felt the fetal movement with his own hands.
When Qin Yi touched the fetal movement for the first time, he was deeply surprised. Now, when he put his hand on Chu Jinyao's stomach again, he still felt incredible that there was a child who merged his blood and Chu Jinyao's blood. , in three months, he will be able to come out.
The child seems to sense that his parents are in a low mood and is now trying to make his presence known. Chu Jinyao smiled softly: "You heard that too? You're blaming us for neglecting you again. When you come out, the capital is just in the season of spring blossoms, and your mother will take you to see the peach blossoms. You must like it."
Qin Yi also softened his expression unconsciously, yes, in spring, his most precious gift will come.
In the Qianqing Palace, the emperor faced the palace made of gold and jade, and for the first time felt that the emperor's bed was empty.
Obviously only a few months have passed, but the emperor deeply feels that he is getting old.
This feeling became more and more obvious when he saw the six ministers who came to play the event.
The current six skeletons were all promoted by Qin Yi during the war, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the entire court was a big change. The emperor's familiar faces were not even seen.
If the emperor is willing to think about it further, he can think that the reason why he can no longer see the familiar faces is because these high-ranking officials died in the Xuanfu incident.
But the emperor just sighed and didn't think deeply. He called the officials of the Ministry of Rites to express his thoughts: "The queen has been with me for fifteen years, and she has given birth to a son and a daughter for me. She is so much younger than me. But she left early. I couldn't come back to see her for the last time, so I can only double compensation for her funeral. The queen's funeral must be handled well."
The Minister of Rites and his deputy minister looked at each other with embarrassment. The Minister of Rites took a step forward, cupped his hands and asked, "Your Majesty, what do you mean when you speak of a big deal?"
The emperor simply felt that this question was inexplicable: "At least it can't be worse than Wen Xiao's. The two of them are siblings, and there is no distinction between them, just follow Wen Xiao's original specifications."
The Minister of Rites became more and more embarrassed, not to mention that Xiao Qi was the successor, the funeral specifications and the eldest sister and Yuan Hou Qi were not in line with the etiquette, just talking about the eighth year of Jianxing and the current state of national strength would not be the same.
In the eighth year of Jianxing, the world is peaceful and the treasury is abundant. Empress Wenxiao, as the mother of the eldest son of the emperor, has no problem with the success of the funeral, but now? Xiao Qi later violated the taboos of the ministers, and indirectly killed many people, and the whole country almost couldn't survive. Now that everything is in vain, the capital has just been rebuilt, just when it is time to cultivate and recuperate, but most of the money in the national treasury is spent on the funeral for Xiao Qi
Not to mention whether the cabinet and the Ministry of Household can agree, even the Minister of Rites, the full-time official of rites in charge of sacrificing the national code, would not be willing to do such a thing.
The Minister of Rites was silent and made a silent statement. The emperor was very surprised when he saw this. He is a dignified son, and now he just wants to have a decent funeral for his wife, who has been with him for many years, and who is still dead now, is it okay
The emperor's face was also pulled down.
Fortunately, after a long stalemate, the eunuch reported that King Su was coming. The Minister of Rites took the opportunity to retire. When he went out, the Minister of Rites saw King Su, stood up and bowed to King Su: "His Royal Highness King Su."
"Shangshu doesn't need to be too polite."
The emperor was still inside, and this was not an occasion to greet each other. After a brief greeting, the two parties said goodbye to each other. When he passed by, the Minister of Rites saw a thin Confucian scholar in a green shirt. His appearance was no different from that of a scholar who went to Beijing to take the exam, but if he appeared in such a place, it was destined that he would not be an ordinary scholar.
The Minister of Rites did not pay much attention to this person. At this time, he just regarded this scholar in green shirt as an ordinary close minister. The emperor is also a human being, and he always has preferences and closeness.
King Su and Fang Pucun walked to the inner hall, bowed and saluted: "See the emperor."
The emperor finally saw a familiar face, and he kindly said to Pu Cun, "You are in the capital, are you still used to living here?"
When the emperor came back from Oara, he naturally brought out the great hero Fang Pucun. The emperor remembered that during that time, the envoys deliberately delayed the time, and the attitude of the Oira people became worse and worse. It was Fang Pucun who fought around and rescued him with all his strength. Seeing Fang Pucun now, the emperor felt indescribably kind in his heart.
"Your Majesty, everything is fine."
King Su asked with concern: "Father, you were caught in the cold in Oara, can you call an imperial physician to see it after you come back?"
Of course, the Ping An Meridian had been invited long ago, and the emperor's body was fine, but because he was frightened this winter, and the cold winter outside the Great Wall was no better than the burning dragons everywhere in the palace, the emperor could not help but lose his body, and his foundation was a little weak. The emperor has been drinking medicine every day for the past few days. Hearing King Su's greetings, the emperor's heart surged and his eyes became kinder: "The imperial doctor has come, and it's just what you say. It's you, who always remembers it. My body has a heart."
King Su personally escorted the emperor back to Beijing from thousands of miles away, and the emperor now looks at this son with admiration. Qin Yi is the crown prince, and naturally attracts many eyes. He shines brightly wherever he goes, and the third prince is the son of Xiao Qi's queen. With Xiao Qi's help, the emperor also loves the younger son a little bit, so King Su, the second son is the most neglected. It was only now that the emperor found out that the second son was tall and straight, handsome, and, especially rare, was extremely pure and filial.
King Su bowed his head and said: "My father is wrong, my son has no talent, no ambition, all I want is to live this life in peace. It is my son's duty to be filial to my father, and my son is only concerned about it. When it comes to filial piety, my father's body, doing trivial things, how can it be compared to the royal brother who shares his father's worries."
The emperor's face turned cold, and he remembered that since he came back, Qin Yi didn't seem to have taken the initiative to ask for peace. Last time Qin Yi followed a large group of courtiers and asked perfunctorily and officially, so he continued to go to Wenhua Hall to handle government affairs. Moreover, the emperor slowly discovered one thing, Qin Yi refused to call Xiao Qi Empress his mother, and actually never called him his father. Whether publicly or privately, Qin Yi always called him "Your Majesty".
King Su didn't seem to notice the emperor's face, and still stood with a humble expression on his face. Fang Pucun looked at it and said, "Your Majesty, you are in poor health now, and it is the time when you need your children to take care of your illness, but the prince is busy with political affairs, so I am afraid you won't have much time."
King Su immediately stepped forward and saluted: "My son is willing to serve the father and share the worries for the father."
The emperor thought for a while, and said, "After all, you already have a family, so it wouldn't be good to leave the princess in Qingyang for a long time. Well, wait for the weather to get warmer in a few days, and let Princess Su come with you."
King Su was overjoyed, bowed and saluted, "Thank you, Father and Emperor."
The emperor continued to talk to Fang Pucun, and King Su waited for a while before taking the opportunity to leave. Before leaving, Fang Pucun's and King Su's eyes met quickly, and then moved away as if nothing had happened.
Adult princes were not allowed to stay in the capital. As a man, King Su was much more convenient whether he knew fiefs or returned to the capital, but if the emperor asked Princess Su to move back to the capital, it would mean different things.
The presence of the female family members at least shows that the emperor intends to let King Su stay in the capital for a while, so there is no need to leave.
The suspicion of father and son has reached the point where there is no need to hide it.