The Department of Imperial Punishment is more oppressive and cramped than all the prisons Qin Wan has ever seen.
Whether it is the prison of the Ministry of Punishment or the prison of Dali Temple, or the prisons of the Lin'an government office or the prefect of Jinzhou, most of them have small cells with a square of five feet. There is only a narrow dark cell that can only stand upright for one or two people. Once the cell door is closed, the inside is dark and not even breathable. Standing in it is almost the same as standing in a coffin.
The Yamen's prison is still like a place to confine people, but the prison of the Imperial Punishment Division is like keeping livestock.
That's right, the servants in the palace, who are like the cattle and horses of the masters, have ever been seen by human beings
"Princess, His Royal Highness Cheng Wang is here."
The guide led Qin Wan through a narrow corridor.
Soon, a somewhat spacious interrogation place fell in front of Qin Wan's eyes. Qin Wan raised his eyes and saw Cheng Wang Yanqi sitting behind the long case, and not far from him, a eunuch in ragged clothes was dying lying on the ground.
The eunuch's palace uniform is purple and black, which means that his rank is not low. The rips on his clothes were beaten out by a whip soaked in water, and blood stains can be seen faintly staining his clothes in a dark color. Qin Wan was standing at the door place, frowning slightly.
"Your Highness, this old slave really doesn't know..."
"It's been a year, old slave... old slave forgot..."
Yan Qi had a cold expression on his face, and the corners of his upturned eyes were evil. He sneered, "Do you not know, or have you forgotten? You have been on duty in the palace for so many years. What can be hidden from your eyes? Or... just because you are afraid of implicating the people behind you, so you dare not say it? "
The old eunuch showed fear when he heard the words, and quickly shook his head, "No, no, it's the old slave who doesn't know, the old slave doesn't know anything!"
The corners of Yan Qi's lips raised, but there was no smile in his eyes, "Really? Then it seems that I should continue to greet you."
As he spoke, Yan Qi raised his hand, and two guards from Cheng Wang's Mansion immediately stepped forward and dragged the old eunuch up. There was a wooden frame not far away. The two guards tied the old eunuch up neatly, and the other took Passing a handful of red-hot soldering iron, it landed on the old eunuch's shoulder without hesitation, and with a stab, the old eunuch screamed miserably.
At this time, Yan Qi turned to look at Qin Wan.
He heard footsteps before the people from Qin Wan appeared, but he just wanted to see the reaction of the princess Yongci. Who would have imagined that this tragic scene didn't even move Qin Wan's brows.
Yan Qi was a little surprised and a little disappointed, and said with a smile, "When did the princess come?"
Qin Wan entered the door and blessed himself, "I greet His Royal Highness Cheng Wang, I just came."
Yan Qi waved his hand and pointed to the stool not far away, "Sit down and talk."
Qin Wan walked over to take a seat, and could see the old eunuch who was being tortured at a glance. The iron left a big burn on his body, and the smell of burnt clothes and flesh was particularly obvious. Qin Wan sat down without changing expression. with.
Yan Qi sized up Qin Wan's eyes and smiled, "The princess is quite courageous..."
Qin Wan frowned. She had seen many more disgusting corpses than this, but she felt a little uncomfortable in her heart. on a living person.
"My lord praised me so much, I don't know why my lord called me here?"
Yan Qi smiled, and his eyes were a bit malicious, "The master of Yongci County has excellent medical skills, and his autopsy skills are even more amazing. He not only knows how to perform autopsies, but also deduces cases. A woman with an official position in the court, not to mention the bizarre case of the Prince Jin's mansion, and the princess's own autopsy, so I feel that letting the princess listen to the case together may have unexpected gains, after all, the princess must also You want to solve this case as soon as possible, right?"
The corners of Qin Wan's lips curved slightly, "Since the lord has orders, Qin Wan naturally obeys."
Yan Qi squinted his eyes, only to feel that Qin Wan had a bit of oily and salty taste, he smiled, and turned to look at the old eunuch, with a branding iron down, coupled with the previous whipping, he was already in pain at the moment He was so confused, he never tortured others, he probably never thought that he would have such a day, seeing this, Yan Qi raised his jaw, "Wake up."
Although the house is not big, it is full of things. When Yan Qi gave an order, the guards at the side immediately woke up the old eunuch with cold water. Yan Qi stood up and walked to the old eunuch, saying, "Tell me what you know." When you come out, this king will let you live."
The old eunuch's eyes were full of fear, and two bloodstains lingered on his face, which made him look particularly shocking. His lips trembled, but he didn't say a word for a long while, Yan Qi's eyes flashed a bit serious, Taking a step back, he raised his jaw.
The guard understood, turned his head and glanced at the instruments of torture beside him, took two sharp hooks and walked up to the old eunuch. The sharp hooks shone coldly, and the old eunuch naturally knew what they were doing. For a moment, the panic in the old eunuch's eyes became even worse , the guard held the hook in his hand, and pierced it into the old eunuch's lute bone!
The old eunuch's eyes were wide open, and he couldn't scream, only the sound of "ho ho" came out of his throat, Yan Qi walked up to the old eunuch, pinched the old eunuch's jaw, "Say it or not?! Who took Song Xiwen away?! Huh?!"
The old eunuch's neck was raised high, as tense as a bowstring, his eyes moved slowly, looking at Yan Qi with fear in his heart, he made two hoo hoo, as if he was about to say something, but the next moment, he Suddenly, he closed his mouth and closed his eyes in pain. Soon, a stream of blood foamed from the old eunuch's mouth. Yan Qi's complexion changed, and Qin Wan also stood up immediately!
The blood foam was about to touch Yan Qi's hands, Yan Qi quickly took a step back, Qin Wan stepped forward, but didn't think much of it, and opened the old eunuch's cheek, then frowned, "It's poison."
Since it is poisonous, there is no cure.
Yan Qi clenched his fists, his eyes were full of anger, this old eunuch actually committed suicide by taking poison in front of him!
Qin Wan's fingertips were stained with blood, she backed away, took out the handkerchief to wipe it, and then threw the handkerchief into the stove beside her, Yan Qi was a bit embarrassed seeing this, he was careless, and let People died before him.
A dead man can't speak, without this mouth to open his mouth, it would be extremely difficult to achieve his goal.
Yan Qi stepped back, waved his hand, and two guards dragged the old eunuch's body out.
After the corpse was dragged out, there was only a faint smell of blood left in the room, Yan Qi turned to look at his followers, "Where are the other two?"
The attendant hurriedly said, "I fainted, and I haven't woken up yet."
Qin Wan was watching from the side, but today he found nothing, Yan Qi said, "Search them inside and out, I don't want to see the second person commit suicide by taking poison."
The follower responded and went to do things on his own, Yan Qi just looked at Qin Wan, "Don't be in a hurry today, the princess is going out to talk?"
Qin Wan nodded, turned around and walked out, walking out of the Department of Imperial Punishment, Qin Wan took a deep breath.
Yan Qi walked aside and said, "The person who died just now entered the palace in the 210th year of the Zhou calendar. At the beginning, he was on duty in the palace of Concubine Zhao, and then he was promoted all the way. After the death of Concubine Zhao, he went to the inner palace. Managed the Ye court, and then came to the imperial punishment department. Most of the chief eunuchs of the imperial punishment department were old and had some prestige. After he came to the imperial punishment department, everyone respected him very much. , Internal and external clean-up, logically speaking, he also has two points of credit."
After Yan Qi finished speaking, Qin Wan frowned slightly but showed no further expression. Yan Qi raised his eyebrows clearly and continued, "Concubine Zhao came from the family of generals in the Fu Kingdom. grew up in her palace."
Qin Wan paused, and suddenly understood what Yan Qi meant.
The former Concubine Zhao An Li should be the aunt of the current Empress Zhao Shuhua, and the first emperor was the son of the former Empress Dowager, but unfortunately the Empress Dowager was extremely weak, and later she could not hide from the world. At this time, the former Concubine Zhao became the master of the inner palace , He raised the first emperor carefully. The first emperor respected the first concubine Zhao, and when he married his most beloved son as the princess, he took Zhao Shuhua, the eldest daughter of the Zhao family. In this way, the Zhao family's deterrence continued in the royal inner palace.
Yan Qi said so much, all he said was that the old eunuch belonged to the queen and the prince, but under his pressure, the old eunuch avoided talking about it, and in the end he chose such a drastic method of suicide, which shows that the old eunuch There are ghosts in the heart, the old eunuch has ghosts in the heart, and the queen and the prince have ghosts in the heart.
Qin Wan knew that Yan Qi had bad intentions in calling her here, but he didn't expect Yan Qi to be so calm towards her.
"These are all old things. What does it have to do with what happened last year?"
Qin Guan remained calm, and Yan Qi smiled inexplicably, "It would be great if the princess really thinks that way, I heard from Zheng Baishi and others that the princess is very loyal and strong, I don't want to let you go." The king also knows that His Royal Highness is the princess's brother-in-law, and now that the princess knows the inside story, does she still want to continue the investigation?"
Before Qin Wan could answer, Yan Qi said again, "Although the crown prince didn't stop the investigation, the whole department of the Imperial Punishment Department has already been cleaned up, and those who know the inside story are tight-lipped and willing to die. The method of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
The scene before Qin Wan's eyes flashed, and he immediately thought of the beginning of the year.
At the beginning, the three girls were murdered one after another, Zheng Baishi failed to investigate the case, was reprimanded by the emperor, and the prince was also implicated in it, and all of this was caused by His Royal Highness Cheng Wang in front of him. Now Cheng Wang has the initiative in the case of Jin Wangfu. The person who obstructed was replaced by the crown prince again, Qin Wan only felt it was funny in his heart, what is legal justice in the face of power
"What does His Highness King Cheng want to say? The investigation of the case is based on evidence, and empty words have no basis. It can't help but make people suspect that His Highness has bad intentions."
There was a dark light in Yan Qi's eyes, "The princess is not surprised at all, it's nothing, we will interrogate the other two tomorrow morning, Zheng Baishi and Li Muyun will be there, let's see if they can say something useful. "
This is a deterrent, but also a temptation. Since Yan Qi invited her to join the game, he will not really ask her to help investigate the case.
Qin Wan understood in her heart, and nodded her head in agreement. Naturally, she and Yan Qi had nothing to say, so they quickly took their leave and left.
Yan Qi stood in place and watched Qin Wan walk away, a bright gleam flashed in her phoenix eyes.
There are tens of thousands of women in the world, but there are not many who Yan Qi really sees, or in other words, he has never been, he is the proud son of heaven, high above him, in his world, only men can compete with him But now, when Qin Wan went to impress him, he couldn't help but think of the scene in Yizhuang. Strictly speaking, it was the first day he saw Qin Wan. On that day, Qin Wan was slender and handsome. She and Yan Chi played tricks on him as a handsome young man!
Yan Qi frowned tightly, and couldn't help thinking that he also wrote Qin Wan's name on the concubine selection booklet, but later...
At that time, he and his party hated the prince, but could it be that the person making trouble was not the prince
This thought flashed by, thinking of the current situation of Prince Rui's Mansion, Yan Qi sneered in his heart, Prince Rui's Mansion was about to fall, and Zheng Xincheng from Shuoxi just sent good news yesterday, Yan Qi felt comfortable all over, Shuoxi There is good news, and as long as he puts the case of Prince Jin's Mansion on the crown prince, he will have no chance.
Thinking of this, Yan Qi was full of spirits, and went to ask Feng Lingsu to greet her, then got on the horse and returned to the palace.
As soon as he returned to the palace, Yan Qi saw the sneaky Xiu Zhi at the corner not far from the main courtyard, Yan Qi frowned, he didn't like servants to wander around, and in his main courtyard, the slaves in the back house were not allowed to appear However, seeing Xiu Zhi, Yan Qi thought of Qin Xiang, he hadn't seen Qin Xiang for several days, Yan Qi waved, "You, come and talk—"
Xiuzhi looked overjoyed, and immediately ran over with red eyes, knelt down in front of Yanqi, and cried, "Your Highness, please save Auntie, the princess made Auntie kneel for a whole day today, and Auntie is still alive today The princess is kneeling outside the door."
Yan Qi raised his brows, and there was a bit of impatience in his eyes...
Ever since Feng Chenbi entered the palace, his back house has never stopped.
Yan Qi likes to recruit Luo beauties, he wants to be like his father, the imperial harem, but he doesn't like his own harem. However, Feng Chenbi has a special status. Mother and concubine, or the faint friendship of childhood sweethearts, it is impossible for him to be tough on Feng Chenbi.
Yan Qi frowned, and strode towards Feng Chenbi's yard.
Xiu Zhi's eyes lit up, she got up and followed Yan Qi—
When Feng Chenbi knew that Yan Qi was coming, she immediately burst out two tears, and the other servants knew it, and immediately put on a miserable look. When Yan Qi walked in through the curtain, Feng Chenbi saw His eyes were red, "Cousin..."
This sound was soft and sweet, and Feng Chenbi's arms were on Yan Qi's in an instant. Yan Qi raised his eyebrows, thinking that he didn't see Qin Xiang in the yard, and said, "Why are you crying?"
Feng Chenbi sobbed and said, "I know what my cousin is here for. Is my cousin here to speak for Jiu Yiniang? Shen Bi couldn't help making Jiu Yiniang kneel again today. My cousin is here to scold you. Is it Shen Bi's?"
The corner of Yan Qi's mouth twitched, he was a little impatient, but he didn't expect Feng Chenbi to be calm.
Feng Chenbi looked at Yan Qi with a pair of eyes like a rabbit, "Cousin scold me if you want to, I will not admit my mistake today, Jiu Yiniang is now a member of the palace, and she will return to the palace even if she thinks about Zhongyonghoufu again." Don't you want to go? Zhongyong Hou's mansion is now rising due to the birth of a princess, and her mind is unstable. I can't allow her to be so presumptuous... "
Yan Qi raised her eyebrows, "What did she do?"
Feng Chenbi hugged Yanqi's arm, pressed her chest tightly without any trace, and snorted, "Today, Mrs. Wen Yuanbo's old lady posted a post asking me to go to their house to appreciate chrysanthemums. I wanted to take her with me Let's go out and have a look together, but... She is unwilling, and she does nothing else, because Uncle Wen Yuan's family has an in-law relationship with the eldest lady of the Qin family. The eldest lady of the Qin family, cousin, tell me, what does she mean by this?"
The daughter of the Qin family became the concubine of Cheng Wang's family. Qin Xiang himself was ashamed, and Zhongyong Hou's mansion was even more embarrassing. Feng Chenbi originally wanted to embarrass the Hu family. Who knew that Qin Xiang was so uncooperative!
Yan Qi frowned, Feng Chenbi couldn't be blamed for this matter.
Wasn't it the same when he asked Qin Xiang back then
"Where is she?"
When Yan Qi asked, Feng Chenbi snorted and said, "I sent her back, and she pretended to be dizzy only after I let her kneel for half an hour. It was the same last time. She was thinking too much, and I didn't even know she was real. It's a fake, she was helped to lie in the wing room for a while, and then sent back to her yard, cousin, where do you think her heart is, can we rest assured of her?"
Feng Chenbi looked at Yan Qi innocently, and the suspicion in Yan Qi's heart was aroused.
Feng Chenbi is her princess, and she is related to him by blood. In this regard, no one wishes him better than Feng Chenbi.
And Qin Xiang... She and the Zhongyong Hou Mansion are related by blood...
Seeing that Yan Qi was in a daze, Feng Chenbi blinked quickly and pulled Yan Qi to the inner room. After all, the two got married not long ago, and Feng Chenbi looked pitiful again, Yan Qi half pushed and half rested at Feng Chenbi's place.
At the same time, Qin Xiang was furious in his room, and Xiuzhi became anxious, "Auntie, please don't do this, the prince is all fascinated by the vixen of the princess, please calm down."
Qin Xiang smashed another teacup, breathing more and more quickly.
Feng Shenbi! What a Feng Chenbi!
Ever since Feng Chenbi entered into Prince Cheng's mansion, Yan Qi came to her less and less frequently, and sometimes she would not stop when she came. She had not slept with Yan Qi for a long time. If this continued, how would she get pregnant? Where are the children? !
Without a child, relying on Yan Qi's little sympathy for her, it is impossible for her to gain a foothold in the palace.
This time, Qin Xiang deeply felt the difference between the main room and the concubine room. A trace of regret quickly flashed in her mind, but she shook her head very quickly, no, she has no way out, she Can't regret it.
…
Three days have passed, the large army that went to Mount Cangheng returned to the capital.
Before the funeral ceremony at Prince Rui's Mansion was removed, Yan Li accompanied Yan Chi into the gate of the mansion, sighed, "Seventh Brother, I am sorry."
In the past few days, Yan Li always accompanied Yan Chi, Yan Chi knew what Yan Li was thinking, so he forced himself to pull the corners of his lips.
Yan Li smiled wryly, "Seventh brother, don't laugh, your smile is so creepy now..."
Yan Chi shook his head helplessly, but Yan Li was still a little worried. Yan Chi never showed his emotions, no matter how much sorrow he had in his heart, he would not express it. People who have met their father are even more miserable. Now that Prince Gong is mentioned, his heart does not fluctuate at all.
"Brother Seven, you should take a good rest for a few days, and leave the government alone."
Yan Li was very concerned, and always felt that Yan Chi's silence was even more distressing.
Yan Chi waved his hand, "Not at all."
Yan Li smiled wryly for a while, not knowing whether to persuade or encourage, she nodded after thinking about it, also, how can my seventh brother be so fragile, without his father, life has to go on as usual, thinking about it, Yan Li thought of his mother again Concubine, if my mother and concubine go...
Yan Xin trembled from the bottom of his heart, and quickly followed Yan Chi even tighter.
It was already afternoon, Yan Chi was planning to enter the palace after washing in the mansion, Yan Li was surprised when he heard that Yan Chi hadn't closed his eyes for a few days, his eyes were bloodshot at this moment, why is he in such a hurry
Yan Chi didn't explain much, so Yan Li had no choice but to accompany Yan Chi into the palace.
When Yan Chi entered the palace this time, he naturally came to ask to see the Empress Dowager. When he arrived at Shoukang Palace, the Empress Dowager held Yan Chi's hand with reddish eyes.
"Your father defended the Northwest for the Great Zhou all his life, and the posthumous title given by the emperor has also come down. Now that others are buried in peace, you should cheer up, so that you will not be in vain for his teaching to you."
Yan Chi nodded naturally, "Grandmother is sick, did Princess Yongci never see a doctor for you?"
The Queen Mother laughed, "How could I not have read it? I have read it. She prescribed the medicine..."
Speaking of Qin Wan, the Queen Mother hesitated to speak, "I originally wanted you to get married earlier, but now..."
Yan Chi seemed to be waiting for the Empress Dowager to say, "Father has passed away for more than a month, and he is worried about my marriage from the bottom of his heart. I don't think it will take that long. If the imperial grandmother agrees, I have thought about it." Marrying with filial piety is also considered to make father Wang Quan feel at ease."
Hot filial piety is the day, so Yan Chi and Qin Wan will get married at the end of the year. The queen mother was very happy when she heard this, she squeezed Yan Chi's hand tightly, "What's wrong with this? As long as you Yes, you are right, your father left without seeing you getting married, and he will comfort you if you get married earlier, okay, I will ask Qin Tianjian to set a date for you!"
The corners of Yan Chi's lips curved slightly, and the Queen Mother saw that he was really happy, so she brushed the top of his hair, "You child, I know what you're thinking, don't worry, I will make your wish come true."
Yan Chi has lost his father, and now he is alone. The queen mother pity him for being lonely, and she also wants him to marry Qin Wan early in her own selfishness. Once the marriage is settled, so is her heart. When Yan Li looks at her, she knows that Yan Chi Why is Chi so anxious to enter the palace
…
Qin Wan knew that Yan Chi was back, but he didn't want to rush to Prince Rui's mansion. Now Prince Rui's mansion doesn't know that there are still people without inner mansion.
However, early in the morning of the second day, the Empress Dowager's order arrived at the Zhongyong Hou Mansion.
When Qin Wan arrived at the front yard, he saw Yuan Qing talking to Qin Shu and his wife. Although Qin Shu had a smile on his face, Qin Wan could see clearly that Qin Shu's smile was a bit forced.
Yuan Qingdao, "The Empress Dowager really loves Her Highness, the two of them are a match made in heaven. Now that they have settled down early, the Empress Dowager is also at ease. Lord Hou doesn't know that the Empress Dowager has been ill recently. This matter is settled, Empress Dowager My heart is also happy... "
While talking, Yuan Qing saw Qin Wan and hurriedly smiled, "This old slave greets the princess, congratulations to the princess—"
As he spoke, he handed over the decree in his hand, "Qin Tianjian calculated that the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month is a good day, and this old slave congratulates the princess."
On the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, there are less than three months left.
Yan Chi returned to Beijing yesterday, and today's wedding date is set, one can imagine what Yan Chi must have done when he came back yesterday.
Qin Wan quickly took the edict, opened it, and understood, "I will enter the palace later to thank you."
Yuan Qing said a few more auspicious words before leading people away.
As soon as Yuan Qing left, the smiles on Qin Shu and Hu's faces faded. Obviously, now that Qin Wan's marriage has been decided, Qin Shu and Hu's do not agree, but Yi's decree has been issued, what else can the two of them do
"Oh, the wedding date is finally set, now, we have to make good preparations for Guan'er."
Hu's reaction was a step slower and he smiled, Qin Shu sighed, "At this point, I can only prepare well, nothing else, as long as Guan'er marries and is happy, it will be worth it."
Thinking of the prince's words, Qin Shu felt blood dripping from the bottom of his heart when he spoke.
Qin Wan smiled slightly, "Thank you uncle and aunt, I have to trouble uncle and aunt about my marriage."
Mrs. Hu hurriedly said, "Don't worry, Guan'er, we will definitely take care of it for you, and let you get married in a good way."
Qin Wan was very sincere, "I'm not Eighth Sister, Auntie just needs to follow Qin Shuang's example to prepare. The wedding is coming to an end, and Auntie must be very busy, so don't cause any more trouble because of my marriage."
Hu waved his hands again and again, and promised Qin Wan that he would not be contemptuous before letting Qin Wan go.
As soon as Qin Wan left, Mrs. Hu looked at Qin Shu with a wry smile, "Master Hou wants to enter the palace?"
Qin Shu sighed, "Yes, I have to go to the palace..."
Qin Shu lifted his foot and left, Hu's heart was also a little uneasy.
…
When Qin Shu arrived at the East Palace, Yan Che had already known about the Queen Mother's will, so Qin Shu had no choice but to say, "His Royal Highness does not know, but Guan'er is very satisfied with this marriage. From what I see, let alone the fall of Prince Rui's mansion, we will His Highness Chi has something good or bad, and Guan'er doesn't change his mind." Qin Shu glanced at Yan Che's expression, and said, "The case in the northwest has not yet involved Prince Rui's residence, but Prince Rui is missing. It shouldn't be a big deal…”
Yan Che remained silent, Qin Shu felt a little uneasy in his heart, just when he thought that Yan Chi was getting angry because of this matter, Yan Che calmly said, "If that's the case, Lord Hou will go back and prepare for the marriage."
Qin Shu was a little stunned, but he quickly came back to his senses and nodded quickly.
Seeing that Yan Che didn't intend to say more, Qin Shu retreated and walked out. After thinking about Yan Che's expression just now, he felt that he didn't seem to have the vitality in his resemblance, but there was a particularly deep sense of oppression.
Qin Shu couldn't make up his mind about this for a while, and turned around to go to see his daughter.
Knowing that Qin Shu entered the palace today to tell the prince that the wedding date of Qin Wan and Yan Chi has been fixed, Qin Chaoyu felt a strange feeling in his heart, and knowing that Yan Che looked very calm, the strangeness in Qin Chaoyu's heart was even more strange. A little more, she didn't ask any more, knowing that Yan Che didn't like to ask about the affairs of the previous dynasty, so she quickly asked Qin Shu to leave first.
After pondering for a moment, Qin Chaoyu prepared refreshments and walked to the side hall where Yan Che was.
As soon as he entered the side hall, Qin Chaoyu was stunned.
Yan Che stood sideways in front of the window, although he didn't see any anger, but he couldn't hide his loneliness...
…
When Qin Wan returned to Songfengyuan, Fu Ling said in a low voice, "Miss, Master Hou and Madam are not happy about it."
Qin Wan raised his jaw slightly. When Prince Rui was around, this marriage was naturally the best choice, but now that Prince Rui is gone, this marriage is no longer necessary. Naturally, Qin Shu and the Hu family are not optimistic about it, and... Maybe there are other taboos in the East Palace, Qin Shu and Hu's intentions are obviously contrary to her, but she and Yan Chi have a queen mother.
Looking at the decree in his hand, Qin Wan felt at ease.
After carefully reading every word on the decree, Qin Wan suddenly wanted to see Yan Chi very much.
I don't know where he is at this time
After thinking about it, Qin Wan changed her clothes and went out.
The carriage left Hou's mansion, Qin Wan went straight to Prince Rui's mansion, after a little thought, Qin Wan let Bai Ying go in through the back door of the mansion, and at the back door, the funeral lanterns under the eaves had not been taken off.
Qin Wan exhaled and told Bai Ying to call the door.
There was a knock on the door, and the door opened after a while. A face-faced guard dressed in black looked at Qin Wan and Bai Ying, and rolled his eyes. The guard seemed to have thought of something, and immediately leaned forward to salute, "Meet the Princess .”
After saying this, he turned sideways again, "Princess, please come in, Your Highness will discuss matters in front."
Qin Wan took a look at the man. He was in his twenties, with a square face, but his eyes were black and white. Qin Wan walked inside and said, "You are..."
Yu Qi nodded quickly, "The villain, Yu Qi, was His Highness's personal adjutant in the past."
Qin Wan's heart was shocked, adjutant... If he could call himself like this, he must be a member of Shuoxi's army!
It has been more than a month since Prince Rui's accident, and Shuoxi's people finally arrived in the capital.
Qin Wan nodded, but did not go to the main courtyard, "I'll wait for him in the waterside pavilion."
Yu Qi didn't say anything, and followed Qin Wan respectfully, and only left after escorting Qin Wan to the water pavilion.
Qin Wan was already very familiar with the water pavilion, so he just sat down and waited. After a while, footsteps came from outside. Qin Wan stood up and saw Yan Chi's figure flashing in.
Qin Wan's eyes lit up slightly, but when he saw Yan Chi's bloodshot eyes, he felt a little distressed.
Yan Chi walked in front of Qin Wan, the corners of his lips curved slightly, "Is Yizhi in the Hou's residence?"
Qin Wan nodded, "Yes, the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month."
Yan Chi took Qin Wan's hand and sat down, "I entered the palace last night, and the date I asked Grandmother to set is still three months away."
Qin Wan said casually, "I thought it would be next year, and now I have to keep my filial piety. Is this appropriate?"
"It's fine if you come out of hot filial piety." Yan Chi looked into Qin Wan's eyes. What he didn't say was that if the wedding date wasn't set early, even their marriage would be changed. His father and king are gone. Qin Wan can't be lost anymore!
Yan Chi stroked Qin Wan's cheek, "Are you worried?"
Qin Wan quickly shook her head, "It's not for me, it's for you, now..."
Yan Chi smiled, "Now there's nothing to worry about, it just so happens that I'm free and can prepare for our marriage."
Qin Wan looked at Yan Chi suspiciously, and Yan Chi said, "The emperor has sent a message that I don't have to go to the Ministry of Punishment for the time being."
The meaning of this... Qin Wan frowned, the emperor is trying to hold Yan Chi off, so that Yan Chi really has nothing to do
Yan Chi's expression was very relaxed, and he squeezed her hand, "This is a good thing."
As soon as the words fell, Yu Qi's figure appeared outside again, and said with a little hesitation, "Your Highness, Mr. Qi still has something to report, please go over and discuss it in detail..."
Yan Chi raised his brows, Qin Wan hastily pushed Yan Chi, "It's okay, you can go."
Yan Chi glanced at Qin Wan, then suddenly took Qin Wan's hand and said, "You come with me."
Qin Wan was surprised, and knew that the person Yan Chi was going to meet at this time must be a confidant, and the discussion should be confidential, so she just followed, no matter what she thought, it was not good.
Yan Chi was unquestionable, "Follow me."
Yan Chi led Qin Wan out of the door, saw that Yu Qi did not let go of her hand, Yu Qi lowered his head, looked at his nose, nose and heart, not daring to say a word, so Yan Chi held Qin Wan like this. Wan's hand went all the way to the main courtyard.
As soon as he entered the courtyard, Qin Wan saw a middle-aged man in his forties standing in front of the main courtyard. The man was dressed in a blue robe and had no accessories on his body.
However, this person looked at Qin Wan with a deep and deep gaze.
"Sir, this is Princess Yongci." Yan Chi approached and introduced to Qi Yu. Qi Yu had been eyeing Qin Wan since he saw her, but now he bowed his hands and bowed, "Meet the princess."
Naturally, Qin Wan would not be disrespectful to someone who could make Yan Chi call him "Mr."
Qi Yu's eyes loosened a bit, but he looked at Yan Chi, "Your Highness, villain..."
Yan Chi pointed to the hall, "Go in and talk."
Yan Chi took the main seat, Qin Wan sat on Yan Chi's lower left seat, Qi Yu hesitated for a moment, and sat opposite Qin Wan, Yan Chi looked at Qi Yu, "Sir, just speak bluntly—"
Qi Yu's eyes were dark, obviously he didn't want Qin Wan to hear these words, but he also knew the temperament of his own family, so he deeply pursed the corners of his lips and said, "General Chu and General Huo have been confiscated now. The military power in their hands has also been detained. The Second Zuo Battalion and the Third Zuo Battalion under their hands are leaderless. His Highness knows their temperament. The imperial decree, not to mention the garrisons of Liangzhou and Cangzhou, even the Beifu army can be transferred here. What we are waiting for now is for everyone to make a mess first. Zheng Xincheng and Lin Xugui have old friends, so they will definitely cooperate with Lin Xugui this time. If the Shenji camp falls in Lin Xugui In the hand, none of the brothers in it can be kept."
The more Qi Yu spoke, the lower his voice became. Yan Chi sat on the main seat, his face was as sinking as water, but there were no waves.
Qi Yu continued, "When the prince was here, he twisted up and down into a rope. Now that the prince is gone, His Highness is the hope of the Shuoxi army. The purpose of Lin Xugui's going this time is to break up the Shuoxi army. No matter who goes Taking over is someone the emperor trusts, but if this happens, the Shuoxi army will no longer be the Shuoxi army, and if the Kaichun Rong invade, the northwest will be destroyed."
"The prince has worked hard in Shuoxi for more than 20 years, and now he finally has a bit of a climate. Once Shuoxi is broken, all these will be over, those people who rely on the prince, and those soldiers who are loyal to the prince and His Royal Highness..."
Yan Chi's phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, "They are loyal to Da Zhou, not me and my father."
Qi Yu glanced at Qin Wan, knowing that he had made a slip of the tongue, he smiled wryly, "Yes, what Your Highness said is true, but if you say that you are loyal to Da Zhou, who else can go past the prince and His Highness, after so many years...so those boys would rather Staying with the prince in Shuoxi, if it wasn't for the prince and His Highness, they wouldn't be able to figure out the way to be loyal to Zhou, would they?"
Qi Yu began to speak harshly, but now he is earnest, "Your Highness's thoughts are understood by the villain, but... but the villain thinks that it really shouldn't be, it's too much..."
Yan Chi looked at Qi Yu leisurely, "Then what do you want me to do?"
Qi Yu was asked such a question, but he was at a loss for words. Seeing this, Yan Chi sighed, "I know what Mr. said, but up to now, my meager strength is like a spark. Shuoxi is thousands of miles away, and I can't reach it. "
Qi Yu hurriedly said, "But...but a single spark can start a prairie fire, Your Highness..."
Yan Chi's eyes darkened slightly, "The death of our father was unexpected to all of us. When Mr. Wang returned safely from Shuoxi, it is better to rest and recuperate first, and then discuss matters with me after the panic in his heart has dissipated."
There was not much anger at these words, but Qi Yu was stunned when he said it all at once.
His complexion was pale and uncertain, and it took him a while to confirm the meaning of Yan Chi's words. Yan Chi was saying that he panicked...
"Little man... yes, the villain knows..."
Qi Yu's face was resentful and ashamed, Yan Chi glanced at Yu Qi, and Yu Qi came forward knowingly and said, "Mr. Qi, you should come with me, take a good rest before discussing with Your Highness."
Qi Yu stood up, with a thin layer of sweat on his forehead, he nodded, "Okay, Your Highness, the villain has stepped back."
Yan Chi nodded noncommittally, Qi Yu sighed, turned and walked out.
Qin Wan watched Qi Yu leave, and also sighed.
"Mr. Qi is the most trusted advisor by my father's side. He has been with my father for twenty years, and he can be regarded as one of the military advisers. He is not like this usually. After so many years, my father has never been defeated in resisting the enemy. He deserves the credit."
But now that Prince Rui is gone, even this number one military adviser is flustered.
Although what Qi Yu said just now is indeed very urgent, but the urging meaning in his tone is obvious, and he intends to let Yan Chi take action to stabilize the overall situation of Shuoxi. trend.
"Even if everyone is in chaos, as long as you are not in chaos, Shuoxi will have hope."
Qin Wan opened his mouth, and immediately said what Yan Chi was thinking in his heart. Yan Chi got up and walked over to hold Qin Wan's hand, "You just trust me like that? What if I don't care about Shuoxi? After all, the situation is unclear now, I might Unable to help themselves."
Qin Wan also stood up, "You won't, there are the achievements of the prince and the beliefs that the prince and you share. You had to do it when you returned to Beijing, but you will never give up on Shuoxi..."
Yan Chi rubbed Qin Wan's palm, his heart was hot, "Aren't you telling me to be cautious?"
If Yan Chi really does not give up and still has a plan, then it is a matter of life and death, but for Qin Wan, isn't the obsession in her heart always the same impossible thing that is indistinguishable from life to death
Qin Wan held Yan Chi instead, "I won't persuade you, I believe you."
Yan Chi couldn't help but feel a wave of emotion in his heart, he was questioned by many people and trusted by many people, but Qin Wan's trust at the moment was so different and so piercing, Yan Chi pulled Qin Wan lazily into his arms, " If you get a wife like this, what more can a husband ask for?"
When Qin Wan heard this, her cheeks couldn't help but feel slightly warm. She hasn't married yet, so where did this "wife" come from.