The emperor called the crown prince back to the palace.
Qin Yi took a good time to prepare his horses.
In fact, Datong is said to be a border crossing. In fact, it is not far from the capital, and it is only a day and a night. If you are in a hurry, do not enter the station to rest, and set off before dawn, you may be able to enter the city in front of the gate at night.
But going to see the emperor, it's not a big deal, why did Qin Yi toss himself like this. He went out when the sun was shining, and rested in the inn at night, and it was not until the next morning that he appeared outside Zhengyangmen. The people from the Sixth Division had heard the news long ago, and now they are all waiting on both sides of the corridor. After seeing Qin Yi appearing, many old ministers burst into tears and knelt down tremblingly for three times and nine kowtows: "His Royal Highness, you are finally back!"
These words were spoken with sonorous force, and I burst into tears. Whether it was an official or a servant, they all bowed their heads when they saw Qin Yi, as if the entire imperial city was silent at this moment. This is the highest peak of power in the world, from the bridge Hejin to the national prestige event, every decree that can change this huge empire is issued from here. However, now, everyone here bows their heads and worships silently, respectfully waiting for Qin Yi's footsteps to pass by.
The more people there are, the more terrifying the power can be. It is really a chilling thing to be uniform. Qin Yi walked all the way, no one moved, no one stood upright, and no one tried to look him directly. Everyone waited for Qin Yi to approach, and the moment he passed by, they shouted, "His Royal Highness, Chitose."
Qin Yi entered from Zhengyang Gate, passed through the imperial city, unloaded his weapons at Chengtian Gate, and then walked through the long palace road, taking only the servants with him, and walked to the Qianqing Palace.
The imperial eunuch saw Qin Yi, and politely bowed and smiled: "His Royal Highness, you are back."
"Well." In this majestic and solemn palace with red bricks and green tiles, Qin Yi unknowingly put away all his expressions, and his manners became perfect without any flaws.
This is where he grew up, but it never gave him any sense of belonging.
After a while, the imperial eunuch came out, bent over and opened the curtain for Qin Yi: "The emperor already knew that you were here, and now he is waiting for you inside."
Qin Yi nodded invisibly, and then stepped into the hall. The emperor was in the innermost room, wearing a bright yellow uniform, standing in front of the window and making fun of birds. After he looked back at Qin Yi, he turned his head to look at his royal bird again.
"came back."
The tone was casual, as if the one standing here was not his son, but some courtier who seldom met.
"Yes."
"Have you been doing well at the border for the past few years?"
Qin Yi smiled very lightly, and made no secret of his irony: "Thanks to you, I am still alive, and I can still stand here and listen to you."
All the maids and eunuchs serving in the hall bowed their heads, daring not to get involved in the dialogue between the most honorable father and son in the world. Over the years, the emperor has rarely heard anyone dare to speak to him in such a tone. It is also thanks to his son that he can listen to this unpleasant remark every once in a while.
The harshness is naturally harsh, but fortunately the emperor is used to it. Strange to say, if Qin Yi was gentle and courteous, filial and respectful, and a corporal, the emperor would have been unable to sleep long ago, but Qin Yi's thorn-covered attitude made the emperor uncomfortable every moment, but it was strange. of no doubt.
The emperor thought very clearly that his eldest son, who resented him because of his mother, still refused to talk to him and the queen well. If it is said that it is resentment, it is natural, but if it is said that Qin Yi has the heart of rebellion, the emperor does not believe it.
People are so weird.
The emperor was stabbed, a little embarrassed, but there was also a kind of calmness that he was used to. He didn't get annoyed, but continued: "You don't want to see me, and I don't want to see you, so I just have something to say, and I'll finish it. Last time you wrote a letter, you said you wanted me to give you something The woman in the Hou residence bestowed the marriage?"
"It's not a marriage, I'm asking you to decree the canonization."
"Qin Yi, I tell you, there is no reason for children in the world to preside over their own marriages, even if you are the crown prince. I am not dead yet."
Since ancient times, all princes would be very sensitive and embarrassed when the emperor said "death", but Qin Yi gave a half-sarcastic snort and brought the topic over: "You don't need to worry about so much, it's just the order. ."
"Hey you..." The emperor was successfully enraged by Qin Yi, and when the scene was deadlocked, there happened to be a chanting voice from outside: "The Empress is here."
Qin Yi didn't say a word, turned around and was about to go out, but the emperor was half angry: "You come back to me! That's your mother, is that your attitude?"
"My mother is Empress Wenxiao, what is she?"
Xiao Qi heard this sentence as soon as he entered the door, and the servant who was serving immediately lowered his head and pretended not to hear it. Xiao Qi was also slightly embarrassed, her movements only stopped for a moment, and then she continued to walk in as if she didn't feel it.
"It turns out that the prince came back. It's good, the emperor has been lonely these days, and the prince is back. It just so happens that the prince can accompany the emperor to talk and relieve the emperor's boredom."
Without looking at Xiao Qi, Qin Yi said directly in front of her: "It's your role to relieve boredom, not me."
Rao is Xiaoqi's best effort to nourish his qi again, and he can't hold his face when people say this in front of him. After Xiao Qi looked at the emperor aggrieved, the emperor was furious: "You bastard, you dare to say such a thing in front of me, but I think how domineering you are in private. It seems that the two years of border control Feng still hasn't taught you to learn the ethics of loyalty and filial piety, you go back to me, when will you know when your filial mother will come back."
When Qin Yi heard this, he really wanted to go out, but the old eunuch in front of the imperial court saw him and quickly said: "Your Majesty, Prince, what can the family say! His Royal Highness is young and energetic, and he can't keep his face. Why do you have to be serious with the Prince? Your Highness is also true. Although the Emperor has not spoken for the past few days, he has been thinking of you in his heart. How can you hurt the Emperor's heart when you speak! "
This is the time for the next person to see the price. With this old eunuch who has been serving the emperor for many years, the emperor and Qin Yi can hang their faces. After all, they have finished talking about the crown princess.
The emperor's expression slowed down, and he said, "Marriage is the life of your parents. Your choice of a concubine is a big deal. Let's talk about it later. If you really like it, first..."
"You also said that this is my concubine." Qin Yi didn't want to hear the word after the emperor's words, so he simply interrupted, "Since I wrote back, I must have thought about it carefully. I have decided to make her the crown prince. Concubine, other people have nothing to do with me, and I don't want to care. If you still think that I am your son, you'd better not cause me trouble with this kind of important matter that concerns the rest of my life. "
Because of the events after the Great Qi Dynasty, although no one dared to say anything about the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, but facing his eldest son, the eldest son who had completely experienced the beginning and the end of the year, was always a little guilty and short-hearted. Qin Yi said so, and even released the words "the second half of his life", the emperor was really embarrassed to refuse. He paused and asked, "Have you made up your mind?"
"right."
"Qin Yi, you are the crown prince." The emperor became very solemn, and his tone also showed the majesty of a king of a country, "It is not only your own business to marry a wife and choose a concubine, but also the entire court, and even the whole world. Whoever you like can be included in the East Palace, but your concubine can't be careless, she is not only your wife, the crown princess of the royal family, but also the future mother of a country!"
Xiao Qihou originally listened with a smile, but when he heard "the future mother of a country", his face immediately turned cold. She couldn't figure it out. Qin Yi was arrogant, arrogant, and repeatedly disrespected the emperor and her. For such a person, why did the emperor want to make him the prince
Qin Yi also said calmly: "Of course I know. Since I dare to write to the first assistant and the elders, I have considered every aspect. She is gentle and virtuous, and can be regarded as a prince; My wife. Your Majesty the Emperor, please decree that Chu Jinyao, the fifth daughter of the Marquis of Changxing Mansion, will be conferred the title of Crown Princess."
After listening to Qin Yi's words, the emperor felt the solemnity behind Qin Yi, and gradually became serious. He was a little strange, and asked inexplicably: "Who is she, who can make you say such things? I am your father, and I have never heard you praise someone like this when I raised you so much. You are not this Have you been at the border of Datong for two years? Where did you meet this woman? Could it be that she is a commoner woman at the border... No, you just said she was the young lady of the Marquis of Changxing."
The emperor couldn't figure it out even more: "She's not from the border, so how do you know her, and she won't marry her?"
Qin Yi was slightly embarrassed and said, "You don't need to worry about it."
"How can I not care!" The emperor used me in a hurry. He suddenly froze and looked at Qin Yi suspiciously, "Don't you..."
"No!" Qin Yi strangely guessed what the emperor meant. He secretly cursed the old pervert, thinking that everyone is the same as you! But Qin Yi was unexpectedly speechless when he thought of the strange way he and Chu Jinyao met. In fact, his behavior is not a gentleman. Before Chu Jinyao knew it, he entered the boudoir and watched Chu Jinyao's every move silently for several days. All are there. If it wasn't for Chu Jinyao crying in front of him, Qin Yi really couldn't hold back, then I'm afraid Chu Jinyao wouldn't know what happened until Qin Yi recovered from his injury and left.
For this reason, Qin Yi always felt a little guilty in his heart, especially towards Chu Jing. Fortunately, Changxing Hou Chujing knew nothing about this, and so did the emperor in front of him, so Qin Yi could say righteously: "Don't make me think so dirty, she is very disciplined and never makes mistakes." After that, Qin Yi added in a ghostly way: "Neither did I."
The emperor watched Qin Yi for a while, and felt that his eldest son would be disobedient if he was disobedient. Since Qin Yi said this, the emperor has gradually softened a lot. The most important thing is that this is the only time Qin Yi has made a request with him since the death of Da Qi.
If it is other, in fact, the emperor has already allowed it, but what Qin Yi wants is the canonization of the crown prince. The emperor felt that it was a bit hasty to seal the concubine like this. He had never even seen or heard of this woman. The canonization of the crown princess is a major event second only to the establishment of the queen and the crown prince. Can you be so rash
The emperor frowned and asked, "Who is she? How is her conduct, and what age is this year? Who is her father? Why haven't I heard of the Marquis of Changxing in the capital."
Qin Yi secretly sarcastic, looking at his emperor, he doesn't even know what marquis in the capital. Qin Yi had to remind: "Chu Jing, Marquis of Changxing, his grandfather was a marquis because of his achievements in pacifying the southern chaos. As early as the first generation of Marquis of Changxing, the Chu family moved back to their ancestral home Taiyuan."
"So this woman grew up in Taiyuan?"
"right."
"This is even more strange. You grew up in the capital and went directly to Datong when you left Beijing for the first time, but this woman was born in Taiyuan. Datong is so far away from Taiyuan, how did you know her and want to make her a concubine? of?"
Qin Yi secretly said that it was really troublesome, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Are you willing to issue an decree?"
"Look at what you said." The emperor glared at Qin Yi angrily, but if someone else dared to urge him to write the imperial decree, the emperor would have someone pushed him out and stabbed him to death. But when it was Qin Yi, the emperor thought it was normal, in line with his eldest son's arrogant and self-reliant temperament, and it was for the woman he loved, so these behaviors were even more credible.
The emperor already believed it seven or eight points in his heart, but he refused to show it on the face, he just waved his hand: "You go down first, I have my own opinion."
Qin Yi knew that this matter could not be rushed for a while. The rules of the royal family were endless, and the crown princess was especially the top priority. If the emperor agreed at once, it would be a problem. Moreover, in addition to persuading the emperor, the selection of the crown princess must also consider the power of the court.
Qin Yi pretended to question for a while, and then retreated. During the whole process, he didn't look back at Xiao Qi.
Xiao Qi kept smiling, as if she couldn't feel Qin Yi's attitude at all. After Qin Yi left, Queen Qi leaned on the emperor's side, stomped her feet and said softly, "Your Majesty..."
The emperor hugged Xiao Qi and comforted him: "He has this kind of temper, don't worry about it. You are his elder, please bear with him a little more."
Again, Empress Qi secretly hated her, the emperor was obedient to her most of the time, but once the prince was involved, the emperor suddenly became tolerant. In the past few years, Xiao Qi has blown a lot of pillow winds in the open and secret, and any courtier would have died a thousand two or eight hundred times earlier.
Queen Qi really couldn't figure it out. The obedient and filial son, the emperor, didn't like it, and he chose the most thorny and worst one as his heir. Sure enough, men are all scumbags. The worse someone treats him, the more he likes him, so he can't stand it!
After Xiao Qi gritted his teeth and thought about it, he still showed a gentle and virtuous expression on his face: "Your Majesty, don't worry, although the prince was not born to me, in my heart, he is no different from my parent and child."
The emperor liked to hear this kind of words very much, he said: "Qin Yi and you are close by blood, you two should be closer than ordinary concubines. As early as when he was a child, he still liked to be close to you, you don't want to have a relationship. It's good."
Xiao Qi smiled stiffly.
The relationship between Xiao Qi and Qin Yi is not close, but Qin Yi's little aunt.
After Qin Yi met Xiao Qi in Qianqing Palace, he was very restless all day. After Qin Yi came out of the emperor, he returned to Ciqing Palace, which was often referred to by another name outside - the East Palace.
Qin Yi has lived here since he can remember, but unfortunately this palace does not give Qin Yi any "home" feeling. In fact, since entering the palace, Qin Yi's mood has been lowered and lowered, and his face has been lowered. Can't even make other expressions.
Qin Yi suddenly thought of Chu Jinyao, as if anyone could easily relax beside Chu Jinyao. Even if it was something meaningless, watching Chu Jinyao do it was unexpectedly reassuring. Qin Yi knew that not only he felt this way, but others too.
But from now on, no one else will know.
…
In the palace, because of the matter of the crown prince's concubine, there was a silent but violent upheaval in the cabinet and the deep palace. The emperor never made a statement, and several patriarchs had their own thoughts, but they all felt a little rushed. However, Queen Qi was uncharacteristically and actively persuaded the emperor to agree to this matter.
The reason is very simple, Xiao Qi later investigated the background of the mysterious five girls in the Houfu of Changxing, and almost woke up from the quilt laughing. Although her mother only entered the palace a few days ago and recommended a young lady from the county palace, what does it matter? She is the queen, who else does she need to be responsible for? As long as there is a better choice, no one's face will be a problem, and the Zhenbei Houfu will refuse it. Xiao Qi will not ruin his own plan in order to protect his mother's face.
Compared to Fan Shoufu's granddaughter and the eldest daughter of the eldest princess, Queen Qi really likes Chu Jinyao too much. In Qin Yi's list of candidate prince concubines, the county head of the Wangfu of Huailing County is not even ranked. A county lord with a different surname, Wang, is not even a true county lord in the eyes of the real dignitaries in the imperial city. There are so many princesses and princes in the capital, have they spoken
After Xiao Qi, he actively persuaded the emperor to agree to Qin Yi's marriage, and the sooner he issued the imperial edict of marriage, the better. On this point, Xiao Qihou unexpectedly thought of it together with Qin Yi.
And the ladies in Taiyuan City don't know anything about what happened in the capital. They are now gathered in the backyard of the prefect's house, enjoying the flowers and laughing happily.
Chu Jinyao was also invited. Because of what happened last time, the affairs of Chu Jinyao and the county prince's mansion were completely turned upside down. Chu Jinyao didn't dare to show it, but she was actually very happy, and because of what Wei Wulin said when she left, Mrs. Chu couldn't figure it out for a while, and she didn't dare to rashly show Chu Jinyao the marriage. Chu Jinyao likes her current state very much. She is happy and concentrates on her own affairs instead of worrying about getting married. To put it bluntly, the husband and mother-in-law are strangers, and who is willing to take care of them.
On the contrary, it was Chu Jinmiao, whose position in the Marquis of Changxing became more and more embarrassing because of the matter of the Su family. She said that she didn't know Su's father and Su's mother, and this matter had nothing to do with her from the beginning to the end - but, who would believe it
Chu Jinmiao finally felt that the situation was not good. While flattering to please the county owner, she wanted to reconcile with Lin Xining and leave a way out for herself. However, Lin Xining's attitude was obvious to everyone in the entire Hou Mansion.
Before the matter was finalized, Mrs. Chu was reluctant to talk about the matter, so Chu Jinmiao had been allowed to jump around during this time. In contrast, Mrs. Chu was actually more worried about Chu Jinyao.
Chu Jinyao has now completely become an old saying, whether it is high or low is not enough. The palace of the prince is yellow, and other similar high gates are also difficult to enter. If someone chooses from someone who likes Chu Jinyao, Mrs. Chu feels a pity. Chu Jinyao is the direct daughter, with an amazing appearance and a stable personality. At first glance, it is only a powerful family who can afford to support her. If it is said that she is married to an ordinary official family, Mrs. Chu is always unwilling.
The most important thing, what did Wei Wulin mean when he left? Mrs. Chu originally thought it was Wei Wu, but she saw that Wei Wu was respectful to Chu Jinyao, not like she liked it, but like she was treating her mistress. This made Mrs. Chu even more puzzled. What did Wei Wu want to do
Because Chu Jinyao doesn't need to worry about getting married for the time being, her mood is much brighter, but deep down, she always feels something strange. It was as if something was spinning out of control somewhere she couldn't see at all.
Chu Jinyao also went to inquire about the Su family, and knew that Su's father and Su's mother were unscathed, but Su Sheng was expelled from the imperial examination in his life and could no longer participate in the examination, let alone be an official. Chu Jinyao was very surprised. The words of Lord Zhong from Jinyiwei actually had such great energy? This time, Chu Jinyao completely understood what Jin Yiwei, a spy agency, represented and what kind of power they held.
Chu Jinyao is very grateful for the treatment of Lord Jinyiwei Zhong. The Su family almost ruined her life - in fact, it has been ruined, so Su Sheng will also experience the feeling of being delayed for a lifetime. Su's father and Su's mother killed their only son for their own daughter, which is really relieved and deserved.
Chu Jinyao sighed silently, it's good to have power.
After sighing, she returned to her own world and listened to the most fashionable clothes and jewelry from the ladies around her.
Today, the prefect's wife is the host, many people come to support, many officials and officials bring their girls to the door, the ladies gather to talk, and the young lady sits in the garden, joking together.
The wind blowing gradually became a little cooler, and after a while, there was a light rain. The rain is not too big, the girls did not move indoors, but sat in the pavilion, talking while watching the rain.
Chu Jinyao was listening to a girl talking, when suddenly there was laughter and noise from outside, and a maid ran in with a smile and announced, "The lady from the Huailing County Prince's Mansion is here."
Chu Jinyao's movements froze slightly. Because of the matter between the prince and the side concubine, Chu Jinyao and the palace of Huailing County were completely deadlocked. Although it would not turn against each other, it is best not to meet.
If Chu Jinyao knew that the county owner and young lady of the Huailing County Prince's Mansion would come, she would not be there. It's a pity that things backfired. At this point, Chu Jinyao could only pretend that he didn't know, and sat in the innermost position, slightly avoiding the girls of the Lin family.
Unfortunately, she is willing to avoid it, while others may not. After a while, the county magistrate, the stars holding the moon, came here specifically to look for Chu Jinyao, and without waiting for Chu Jinyao's reaction when they met, they said, "I heard that the second aunt came to you a few days ago, but you still hold it. It looks ugly to her? Where did you get the courage to look down on our palace?"
Chu Jinyao didn't want to say more, she was now considered a half-rejected relative, no matter who was at fault for this kind of thing, it was always the woman who suffered. Chu Jinyao was in a good mood and didn't want to talk about marriage, especially the humiliating marriage of the county prince's mansion: "County Lord, this kind of thing involves famous festivals, and it's not something we girls should talk about. If you have anything to say, Let's talk about it later."
However, the county owner has always had a self-respecting temperament. These days, being held by others, he has become more and more regarded as a prince concubine, which is completely unpleasant. When she saw that Chu Jinyao didn't speak according to her own wishes, and asked her to say it later, the county owner was displeased and said sharply, "How dare you refuse me? Do you know who I am, you are my companion? Read, if I ask you something, you dare not answer?"
"County Lord, I'm your companion, but I'm not your maid." Chu Jinyao stood up, thinking that she couldn't afford to provoke and hide. Since the county owner is willing to stay here, then she should take shelter from the rain. All right.
Seeing Chu Jinyao's performance, the county magistrate was furious, pointed at Chu Jinyao and shouted, "It's a waste of me to treat you so well, but you are so ungrateful! What they said is really true, you have always been scheming, trying to take advantage of it. I'm jumping high!"
"Ingratitude?" Chu Jinyao was about to laugh angrily. A family who was a concubine by someone else's head dared to say ungrateful in front of her. Chu Jinyao glanced at Yang Qixia and Chu Jinmiao behind the county lord, and already knew who "they said" the county lord said.
"County Lord, before you say that others are ungrateful, you'd better find out in advance what activities your family has done." Chu Jinyao stood up and said with a cold face, "Please let me go, I want to go out."
The county magistrate also held his breath, raised his chin high, and said confidently: "You are rude to our palace, and you still want to leave? If you are disrespectful to me, you are disrespectful to the royal family. If you commit the following crimes, I see who dares to let you go. Walk."
The county owner's "royal family" is a pun, their family is a different surname, Wang is not false, but the county owner's attitude and tone clearly refer to something else.
As early as when the county owner brought people over, the girls in the pavilion saw that something was wrong, and they all made excuses to go out. Now hearing the county owner's words, many girls' faces remained the same, but the corners of their brows glanced at Chu Jinyao, all of them weighed and cleared.
Nowadays, there are not a few people who have heard of it. Many people vaguely know that the county owner of the Wangfu of Huailing County may have a great fortune.
No matter whether the rumors of the Crown Princess are true or false, the rank of the county owner cannot be false. She was originally the county lord of the second rank, and her family background was much higher than those of these ladies. Now it is possible to marry into a real royal family. Who would be ashamed of the county lord at such a time
The drizzle fell, and the group faced the rain and stopped at the entrance of the Marquis of Changxing.
"Master." A man dressed in a short dress ran back to report, "The concierge said that their wives and young ladies have all gone to the prefect's house for a banquet, and now only the old lady is in the mansion."
"At the prefect's house?"
The person who spoke was young and handsome, and the slender raindrops hit his face, as if he was gently wiping water on the porcelain, highlighting the bright and delicate background of the porcelain.
"Prince Prince, the rain seems to be getting heavier, do you want to take shelter from the rain first?"
"No need." Qin Yi held the reins with one hand, turned the horse's head, and said in a low voice, but without doubt, "Go directly to the prefectural government office."