Prince... King Cheng... Emperor...
Qin Wan was startled when he heard that, why is the emperor among them
"Could it be that the emperor also wants to mobilize Shuoxi's army?"
Qin Wan hurriedly asked, Yan Chi frowned slightly and said, "It's not been a day or two since the emperor wanted to mobilize the Shuoxi army, but the battle in the west is tight, and the emperor has to take care of the overall situation. Now that the west is initially decided, it is a good opportunity, and this time the emperor said The Shuoxi army also needs to be investigated, but I don't know what the plan is, King Cheng has always wanted to enlist people in the Shuoxi army, and the crown prince also has this intention, so this time, the Shuoxi army can be said to be besieged on all sides."
Qin Wan's heart was already hanging high, but now that Yan Chi had finished explaining, she was even more worried, "Then how do you break the situation? Are you going to the Shuoxi Army?"
Yan Chi shook his head, "No need for now, let's see how the emperor arranges it, I will also wait for news from my father."
Qin Guan heaved a sigh of relief, without going to the Shuoxi Army, the situation was not completely bad.
"That's good, all right, why did Shuoxi Army make such a big deal this time?"
Yan Chi's eyes darkened slightly, "I thought it was just corruption, but now it seems that someone has long wanted to touch the Shuoxi Army, and that's why this series of incidents happened..."
"Then what do you think the emperor means? You should take precautions early?"
The corners of Yan Chi's lips curved slightly, "Precautions are of course necessary. As for the emperor's thoughts, I can't tell for a while. The Shuoxi Army has always been in the hands of the father. The emperor has long been dissatisfied. There is no emperor in the world who is not afraid of military power. , but it is useless even if the father guards the west for ten years, I came back last year, and it was also an act of my father's concession."
"It means that Prince Rui asked you to be a hostage in Beijing?"
Yan Chi brushed the messy hair beside Qin Wan's ears, "Yes, I'm in Beijing, so it's really meant as a hostage."
Qin Wan's heart sank again. Earlier, she had heard from Yan Chi that Prince Rui was in control of the Shuoxi army and was feared by others. However, in the half a year since she returned to Beijing, the court seemed to be peaceful, but she forgot, A matter of government affairs affects the whole body, not as simple as investigating a case, and the hearts of the people above the court are unpredictable day and night.
Qin Wan is good at investigating cases, but she doesn't know much about the court, not to mention that the imperial power is involved, what can she do as a little girl who has never been an official? Qin Wan was only worried about Yan Chi.
"Now, is there the best solution?"
Yan Chi sighed, "Unless Father immediately resigns as the commander of the Shuoxi Army and returns to Beijing, he will be an idle prince from now on."
The corners of Qin Wan's lips tightened, "Although you say that, I know it's impossible. Prince Rui has guarded the border for many years, let alone his own aspirations and aspirations. If he leaves, the former general of the Shuoxi Army will Without his protection, I'm afraid that a miserable end will come, when the army's morale will be slackened, and once the enemy comes to invade—"
Although Qin Wan has never read military books, nor does she understand the factional strife in the court, but her vision and knowledge are beyond the comparison of ordinary women. Yan Chi is very happy to be able to say these words.
"You're right. Once the emperor and the courtiers change their commanders, the Shuoxi army will wait for the opportunity to move externally. Internally, following the arrival of the father for half his life, most of them will not end well. No matter who the newest commander is. People will definitely hold the military power firmly in their own hands. My father has worked hard all his life, and it is by no means like getting old. For these things, my father will never hand over the military power easily. My father originally wanted me to take his place, and he had an explanation both internally and externally, but now, it is impossible for me to take his place. However, apart from me, But there was no other choice."
Qin Wan only felt that this situation was really difficult to understand. The emperor's art was originally in the heart of the emperor, and once the person sitting in that seat became suspicious, I'm afraid it would not be easily eliminated—
"Is there no good solution now?"
Yan Chi frowned and said, "I just hope that this matter of military rations won't hurt the foundation of Shuoxi's army. Father spent the past two years cultivating a man who can stand on his own. Only in this way can he abdicate and make way for a worthy man."
"But... will they give Prince Rui this time?"
Yan Chi held Qin Wan's hand and smiled wryly, "It depends on God's will."
At this point, Yan Chi sighed, "Don't talk about it, don't worry, I have an idea, as long as the emperor doesn't have murderous intentions, my father and I will naturally turn the truth around."
Qin Wan's heart skipped a beat for no reason, murderous intention? Will the emperor? Not to mention Prince Rui's deep love for the Empress Dowager, she has worked hard for Da Zhou. If the emperor wants to kill Prince Rui, the history books don't know how to write it.
Qin Wan's thought was fleeting, and he didn't intend to ask more about this matter. Yan Chi said again, "I know everything about the case. Now that four people have died, the next person will probably still follow the same pattern of worshiping the moon." Taoist priest Zhang figured out where the crime was committed last time, and he must be able to figure it out this time."
Qin Wan sighed, "It's a pity that the murderer knows that the government is investigating, so he must be careful next time he commits a crime."
"No matter how careful the murderer is, he will leave traces. He will definitely find key clues."
Qin Wan has been working hard on the case for the past few days. She leaned against Yan Chi's arms, thinking of Yan Chi's troubles, she couldn't help her, so she couldn't help but feel a little powerless, and she rose to the imperial power, so what? What about a battlefield without gunpowder
Yan Chi also hadn't seen Qin Wan for a few days. At this moment, Qin Wan was only wearing unlined clothing and leaning against her arms. His palm was only separated from her body by a layer of silk. It was time to talk about business, and now the business is over. , couldn't help feeling a little distracted, Qin Wan felt the heat of Yan Chi's palm, in the darkness, Yan Chi's breath was a bit heavy, before she could react, a thick kiss fell on her cheek——
The bed was already ambiguous and sultry, but this kiss made Qin Wan's waist even softer.
Yan Chi's heart was full of evil fire, he turned over and pressed Qin Wan on the bed. His pressing down only made the bed creak. Before he could do anything, Poria's voice came from outside. sound.
"Miss? Are you awake?"
Fu Ling rested outside, got up in a daze and lit a lamp, held the lamp and entered the room, and saw that Qin Wan was still sleeping on the bed, but the window that was closed was opened.
Fu Ling frowned, "What's the matter, isn't the window closed?"
Whispering in her heart, Fu Ling walked to the window and locked it. She looked at Qin Wan suspiciously, but she saw that Qin Wan was still asleep. In the past, her own lady would wake up at the slightest disturbance. Why is she sleeping so soundly today
Fu Ling was puzzled, but she didn't dare to disturb Qin Wan, and walked out with the lamp in her hand.
After Fuling left, Qin Wan just opened her eyes, her cheeks were flushed, she glanced at the window locked by Fuling, she bent her lips a little ironically, wondering if Yan Chi's going out would be discovered by the guards of the Hou Mansion? !
Early the next morning, Fu Ling followed Bai Ying to fetch breakfast for Qin Wan and said, "It's very strange, I clearly remembered to close the windows last night, but in the middle of the night I suddenly heard a noise, when I went in again , I saw the window open, did I remember wrongly?"
Fu Ling looked confused, "I almost thought that someone had entered the lady's room, but the lady is the most vigilant and shouldn't have entered without anyone noticing. I think we should all stay in the lady's room and watch the night from now on."
Bai Ying laughed a little, "Miss doesn't like people sleeping with her, it's probably because you remembered wrongly."
"Really?" Fu Ling was confused.
While talking, Fu Ling looked up and saw Mo Yi, Mo Yi was following a girl, Mo Yi used to walk at the front with a high toe, but now, Mo Yi is following behind others holding a food box that.
Fu Ling raised her eyebrows, and whispered to Bai Ying, "Has Mo Yi been downgraded?"
Bai Ying nodded and said "Yes", "Yes, she is no longer serving Miss Ba. I heard that she was originally brought into the palace with the others, and now Miss Ba plans to keep her in the mansion."
Fu Ling snorted in relief, "That's right! Who told her to do evil!"
Bai Ying didn't speak, and Mo Yi also saw them. Seeing the two of them, Mo Yi's face darkened with a bit of hatred in his eyes, but he didn't dare to speak provocatively. He was originally from the family, but they looked like someone They passed by without seeing anyone.
After finishing her breakfast, Qin Wan went to the Marquis of Anyang first. Yue Qiong was leaving, so Qin Wan naturally had to go there to see him off. She didn't choose any priceless gifts, but only made a lot of pills that she could carry with her. .
Princess Taichang and Yue Qiong were very happy, and they stayed with Qin Wan for lunch. When they chatted, they talked about the fifth princess Yan Zhen marrying to the Northern Wei Dynasty. Princess Taichang sighed, "Although it is a good thing to marry the Northern Wei Dynasty, I I also feel that there is no need for Yan Zhen to marry, the emperor thought that the empress would be the most reluctant to part with such a daughter, but unexpectedly it is the empress who insisted on getting married."
Yue Qiong asked, "Is it for the prince?"
Princess Taichang sighed, "I can't see through it, the queen is naturally quite supportive of the prince, but she doesn't want to be someone who disregards her daughter's happiness for the sake of the prince. It's not beautiful."
The princess narrowed her eyes while talking too long, "However, if Yan Zhen married the Northern Wei Dynasty and became the queen of the Northern Wei Dynasty, then she would be very important to the two countries. The support is too far away, and it’s just a little bit more impressive on weekdays. If I were the queen, I would definitely feel that it’s not worth it.”
Jiang Shi was a little helpless, "Parents in the world love each other, but Empress Empress doesn't know what she thinks this time."
Princess Taichang was also puzzled, everyone said a few words, when Yue Ning and Qin Wan came out to talk privately, Yue Ning said, "You don't know, Yan Zhen committed suicide for this matter a few days ago, Originally thought that this would scare the empress, but I didn't expect that the empress slapped Yan Zhen and locked her up. She was not allowed to go out except to pay her respects to the empress dowager and the emperor. Why was the empress so cruel? Woolen cloth?"
Qin Wan never felt that the queen was the one who could be cruel to Yan Zhen, but the facts were in front of her eyes, but she couldn't figure it out, "So that's why, no wonder I entered the palace yesterday to greet the queen mother, and saw the fifth princess crying in Shoukang Palace , Princess Tuoba was there at that time, and after the fifth princess came out, she even accused Princess Tuoba, Princess Tuoba asked her why she didn't get angry with the queen, but she didn't speak."
Yue Ning sighed, "Empress...Although she dotes on Yan Zhen, once she makes a decision, she will be hard to change. I heard about Empress Empress when I was young. Yes, every day at five o'clock, I read and practice calligraphy. Later, when I was a little older, I learned to be a female celebrity, to learn piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and I didn't fail in everything. Later, the current emperor was valued by the late emperor, so he appointed the empress to enter the palace to be the princess. Everyone said that the first emperor was choosing the future empress."
Although the first emperor had two legitimate sons, he preferred the current emperor from the very beginning, and that's how Prince Gong happened later. Qin Wan didn't know about Zhao Shuhua's affairs, but it sounds like it can correspond to the current Zhao Shuhua In fact, after being a queen for so many years and gaining the respect of the emperor, the queen is naturally not very human.
"So you think the fifth princess must marry into the Northern Wei Dynasty this time?"
Yue Ning nodded, "I reckon the queen has her own reasons, whether it's because of the prince or something else, once a decision is made, it must not be changed."
Qin Wan sighed, the fact of the royal family is too treacherous and hard to tell!
Leaving from Anyang Marquis Mansion after lunch, Qin Wan went straight to the magistrate's yamen. Thinking of Yan Chi's plight, Qin Wan only hoped that the case in Beijing would be solved sooner, so that Yan Chi would not be entangled in the case even though he was still in the Ministry of Criminal Affairs.
When they arrived at the yamen, Zhan Yang and Zheng Baishi were not there. Qin Wan thought about it, and asked the familiar yamen to take her to Taoist Zhang. The Yacha took Qin Wan to Taoist Zhang's small courtyard. It was an empty class room, very simple, and the usual Yacha on duty didn't want to live in it, but Taoist Zhang didn't dislike it. It must be very quiet, and Zheng Baishi saw that he could help, so he treated him leniently and added a lot of things, and now it is a comfortable place to live!
When Qin Wan came, Taoist Zhang’s door was wide open. As soon as Qin Wan walked to the door, she heard Taoist Zhang chanting in the room. She took a look inside and saw that Taoist Zhang’s room was full of crumpled paper. Qin Wan couldn't understand the numbers written and painted, so he just said, "Is the Taoist busy?"
Daoist Zhang heard the sound, and when he saw Qin Wan coming, he hurriedly saluted, "The princess is here!"
"Master Daoist, let me ask if you have deduced the time and place of the next murder."
Daoist Zhang smiled, "It's a coincidence that the princess came here. I just figured it out, and the princess came in to speak."
The princess brought Bai Ying into the room, and Taoist Zhang spread out a large piece of paper, "The night after two days is a good time to set up a dojo. As for the location, I have calculated two places, both in the south of the city, and the third place is in the south of the city." Thinking about it, maybe it will come out tonight."
"This time so long in advance, can it be arranged without anyone noticing?"
Taoist Zhang nodded, "I stayed up for two nights, that's what I mean..."
Daoist Zhang described being decadent, his eyes were covered with blue and black, and he was indeed a bit haggard. Qin Wan sighed a bit, "It's been hard work for the Taoist priest. When I first met the Taoist priest, I felt that the Taoist priest had supernatural powers. Now it seems that I didn't think so." wrong."
When Daoist Zhang heard this, he suddenly looked at Qin Wan with serious eyes, "Of course I have something, but... I can see where His Royal Highness is coming from, but I can't see where the princess is coming from." clear-"