In the Qingyun Tea House in the south of the city, Li Muyun's face was hanging behind the curling water mist with an inexplicable meaning.
After looking at Qin Wan for a moment, Li Muyun asked, "Is the princess for the case of King Jin?"
Naturally, Qin Wan would not follow him for no reason. From Li Muyun's point of view, the only thing that can make Qin Wan question him now is the case of King Jin. It's Qin Wan's brother-in-law. Does Qin Wan's behavior mean Donggong
After all, Li Muyun had been in court for many years, countless possibilities flashed through his mind in an instant.
He poured the curling tea soup into the celadon cup, and thought of the scene when he confronted Yan Qi that day.
Looking up, Li Muyun saw Qin Wan's cold and calm eyes.
Li Muyun was both helpless and admirable when he was found following him, yet he could still be so confident and calm.
Putting the teacup in front of Qin Wan, Li Muyun said again, "If the Princess has something to say, you might as well speak up."
Qin Wan was looking at Li Muyun carefully, as if he felt a little guilty about distinguishing Li Muyun, "Which friend will Mr. Li want to visit today?"
Li Muyun was drinking tea, when he heard this, he gave Qin Wan a gentle look, "This seems to be my private matter."
Qin Wan smiled, "Master Li has no old relatives and friends for no reason in the court, and he never feasts and entertains. I guess, the person Mr. Li is going to meet today must be a very interesting person, otherwise how can I work for Mr. Li?" Dajia?"
Li Muyun didn't look angry at all, "If the Princess is worried about the East Palace, she shouldn't come and look at me at this moment, but should go to look at His Royal Highness Cheng Wang."
Li Muyun's reaction was expected by Qin Wan. After all, what reason does she, a little girl, have to follow him, the majestic Dali Siqing
"Master Li, isn't he afraid that His Royal Highness Cheng Wang will really uncover last year's case of King Jin?"
Li Muyun frowned slightly, and in an instant, the feeling of confrontation with Yan Qi that day came again.
He was more than a round older than Qin Wan, and had been an official in the court for many years. In his mind, Qin Wan and Yan Qi were naturally not in the same class. Qi has the confidence to be arrogant, but why is Qin Wan? She is more calm and calm than any noble girl he has ever seen. Her temperament and experience are inseparable. Qin Wan's experience, Li Mu Yun already knew it, so he felt even more strange.
"Last year's case was not presided over by me, so why should I be afraid?"
Li Muyun was still calm, Qin Wan's lips curved slightly, "Master Li exposed Shen Yi as a cover-up for selfishness, which caused Master Shen's family to be punished, and Master Li is not afraid at all?"
Li Muyun's expression suddenly changed. His facial features and cheeks were calm, but his pupils seemed to be frozen for a moment. He looked straight at Qin Wan, and the disbelief in his eyes became more and more intense. Even if Qin Wan got it Dong Gong's instruction should not come to question him about Shen Yi! Although Shen Yi almost became Yan Che's father-in-law, he understood that in the eyes of the queen, Shen Yi's life or death was not important, even Yan Che had never pursued it, and Qin Wan, she had no position!
Li Muyun has been in prison since he entered the court, and he has developed the ability to read people's hearts for a long time. When Qin Wan said this, his voice did not tremble, but there seemed to be a cold flame hidden in his eyes, and Li Muyun's heart suddenly Suddenly, the doubts that had arisen from the first time I saw Qin Wan's autopsy were suddenly magnified countless times!
The corners of his lips trembled slightly, and he suddenly asked, "Who are you to Mr. Shen?!"
This was the first time Qin Wan confronted Li Muyun. Li Muyun was the number one murderer of the Shen family last year. The first time she saw Li Muyun, the anger in her heart could hardly be suppressed. The first time they met was in a crowded place, and over time, she developed a skill of being invisible, but now they are sitting opposite each other, especially hearing Li Muyun's straightforward words of fearlessness, Qin Wan's heart is filled with anger. He couldn't restrain himself anymore.
When she asked this sentence, there was a chill in her heart, like a warrior making a move, her words were equivalent to sending her own flaws to Li Muyun.
After a moment of nervousness, Qin Wan calmed down instead, and if he wanted to lure the other party out, he could sell one or two loopholes.
Qin Wan looked at Li Muyun calmly, "Master Li was deeply supported by Mr. Shen, but he did such a thing in the end, not to mention... Mr. Li should know whether Mr. Shen is covering up for selfishness. If the case last year is revealed, Mr. Li How do you deal with yourself?"
When Yan Qi asked him, although he showed surprise on his face, he was not panicked in his heart, but at this moment Qin Wan's words sent a chill down his spine.
"The princess' autopsy technique is superb and profound. Where did you learn it? The princess grew up in the Hou Mansion when she was young, and then went to Jinzhou. The princess and Mr. Shen met?" Li Muyun's fingertips trembled slightly, "Or is it , Mr. Shen and your father are old acquaintances..."
After asking this question, Li Muyun suddenly came to his senses. The second master of the Qin family had passed away a long time ago, so it was impossible for him to be old acquaintances with Shen Yi, let alone Qin Shu. , but why? !
Li Muyun answered Qin Wan's question flawlessly, and he fell into the suspicion of Qin Wan and couldn't extricate himself. He felt waves of coolness crawling up his heart like a snake, and he felt a sense of unreality like a mist. , Li Muyun knew that Qin Wan would not be able to answer his question directly, so he asked, "What is the princess following me today? For Mr. Shen's case? How can the princess be sure that Mr. Shen was wronged?"
Li Muyun was the second person who knew Qin Wan's real purpose. He took a deep breath and continued, "Lord Shen was the presiding judge of the King Jin case last year. He had several private opinions, but there was no evidence. , he will even—”
Li Muyun spoke excitedly, as if he was defending himself, soon, Li Muyun stopped speaking, and swallowed the words he had suppressed.
Qin Wan immediately raised his eyebrows, "What did Mr. Shen do?"
Li Muyun suddenly put all his emotions back together, "I just handled last year's matter impartially. Mr. Shen was indeed inappropriate. Later facts proved that he was indeed guilty. The imperial guards strangled everyone in Shen's residence. At that time, he was fleeing with his whole family, if he wasn't guilty, why would he be running away?"
Li Muyun paused, and his tone was a little sad, "Although the disaster is not as serious as his wife and children, last year was the case of King Jin."
Li Muyun's eyes flickered, as if he didn't dare to look at Qin Wan, but he didn't know what to think, and he still looked at Qin Wan and said, "Princess, I have a word, whether or not the case of last year is turned over, the princess will not." It's time to intervene, the Princess is about to marry Prince Rui, the situation in Prince Rui's mansion is not optimistic, you should not investigate Mr. Shen's matter at this time... Regardless of whether you have any relationship with Mr. Shen, don't pursue it any further. .”
Li Muyun suddenly stood up, "That's all I have to say."
After saying these words, Li Muyun walked away, as if there was a scourge behind him.
Qin Wan sat where she was, and the light from the small red clay stove reflected in her eyes, making her gentle and delicate face look a bit harsh. After a long while, Qin Wan stood up and pondered for a moment. Qin Wan still ordered Bai Sakura, "Go to Prince Rui's Mansion..."
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It was already evening when Yan Ze and Yue Ning entered the palace. In Shoukang Palace, the Empress Dowager was indeed out of spirits and coughing constantly. Knowing that Yan Ze was coming, the Empress Dowager smiled a little, and saw Yue Ning and Yan Ze standing together , Like a pair of Bi people, I feel more comfortable in my heart.
Only when she saw the medicine scarf on Yan Ze's eyes, her eyes dimmed, but thinking of Qin Wan's presence, she firmly believed that Yan Ze would see the light again.
"It's nothing serious. What Wan girl said is too serious. When you are old, coughing is nothing. You should take good care of yourself. Wan girl said that your eyes will be healed soon. I have been waiting for that day, your father Where is the king, what have you been doing lately?"
The Empress Dowager spoke with a smile, and Yan Ze said, "Father has been concocting alchemy these days, and just got a book of alchemy, don't worry about me, I've been used to it for so many years."
This remark made both the Queen Mother and Yue Ning feel heartbroken, and the Queen Mother had no choice but to say, "Your father likes these things, it's okay, it's just that those things are not easy to take internally, he should know the importance of these things."
Yan Ze smiled, "Don't worry, my father understands. Two days ago, my father entered the palace and saw that the emperor presented two ancient books, which were about Zhenlong chess game. Now my father is thinking about these idle things, and so on." Another day, let him also play chess with you."
The queen mother was relieved, "The emperor is the best at Go. Their brothers liked to compete in chess when they were young. I still remember that the late emperor had a rare copy of Zhenlong chess game. He said that whoever won between the two of them would take it for the last competition. But the emperor narrowly won, and your father made up his mind to learn art because of this, so he worshiped your grandfather as a teacher, and then met your mother." Talking about the old things, the queen mother smiled gently, "This is how I learned the art. In the following fate, your mother is also a master."
Princess Yi, Zhang Lingxi, is the daughter of Zhang Rucheng, the former Imperial Academy’s sacrificial wine. Zhang Rucheng was proficient in chess and took Prince Yi Yanxiang as his apprentice. Yanxiang then met Zhang Rucheng’s favorite jewel. Later, the two got married, and it became a good story. Unfortunately, Zhang Lingxi passed away too early.
Yan Ze nodded with a smile, but said again, "Grandmother, you are also a master. When the emperor was young, you taught him how to play chess. It was also thanks to you that the emperor defeated his father."
The Empress Dowager's smile deepened, "I'm old, since the emperor came to the throne, I haven't paid much attention to these interesting things, even I can't win against girl Wan. In those years, I was worried about the harem first and then the front court, Later, when I saw that the emperor was stable, I lost my energy, and now I can't do it anymore. I asked too much in the first half of my life, but I lived a boring life in the second half of my life. Speaking of which, I envy you and your family. Your grandfather is good at chess, your mother is good at medicine, and your father is also a free-spirited person, they are all unconstrained, but you follow their temperament, do you still want to travel in the future?"
Yan Ze quickly said, "I have already promised Ning'er, and I will take her outside to have a look."
Yue Ning's face flushed slightly, and the queen mother smiled loudly, "Okay, that's exactly what it should be..."
Talking with the queen mother for a while, it really aroused the queen mother's desire to have a hand-to-hand game. For so many years, few people mentioned the old things to her. Back then, her chess skills were not inferior to the late emperor, and she had read many books since she was a child. The book of young soldiers and the art of vertical and horizontal maneuvers are all used on the chessboard. I haven’t thought about it again for so many years. One move is followed by another, and Yan Ze tells her where the next move should be. In this way, the game is quite interesting, and although Yan Ze can't see it, he can remember this game of chess in his heart, and it also makes the Queen Mother and Yue Yue very happy. He smacked his tongue extraordinarily.
After a game of chess, the night had already fallen, and Yan Ze and Yue Ning both bid farewell. The queen mother is in a good mood today, and when Yan Ze and Yue Ning left, she said, "Go to the Chongzheng Hall and give Prince Yi to the emperor's two Bring this ancient book and show it to me."
Seeing that the Queen Mother was happy, Mother Chen was also very happy, and hurried to get the book.
As soon as Yanze and Yue Ning walked out of the main gate of Shoukang Palace, Yue Ning was stunned because she saw Yan Sui, who came back from the outside with Mother Su and a little eunuch, her face was frozen It was glowing red, Yan Ze noticed something strange, "What's wrong?"
Yue Ning hurriedly said, "It's okay, I met His Highness Ninth Prince."
Yue Ning looked at Yan Sui, and Yan Sui also looked at Yue Ning, but there was no smile on Yan Sui's face, on the contrary, she was a little wary, and Madam Su said very apologetically, "Meet the prince and the princess, His Highness the Ninth Prince just came from The master is there to study the book and come back..."
Yue Ning smiled, "Take Your Highness in, it's too cold outside."
Hearing this, Yan Sui walked into the main entrance of Shoukang Palace from the two of them without looking sideways.
Yue Ning murmured, "It's strange, His Highness the Ninth Prince is very close to Qin Wan, but he is very wary of other people."
Yan Ze was noncommittal, and continued to move forward, "Princess Yongci often visits Shoukang Palace, and he is probably good to His Royal Highness, so he was off guard. I heard that His Royal Highness Ninth Prince was by the side when Concubine Jin had an accident. It's about this."
Yue Ning sighed, "It's indeed a bit cruel, but it should be fine in a few years, children are forgetful, last year he was only four or less than five years old."
Yan Ze smiled, "Even if you are four or five years old, you can't just forget it."
Yue Ning raised her brows slightly, and didn't follow the topic, but said, "Just now when we talked about the old things, the queen mother is different. She has been in good and bad health these years, and it really hurts her. Third brother, it's not as good as us Go into the palace every few days to talk with the empress dowager? I see that she likes to talk about old things."
Yan Ze nodded gently, "Yes, we should spend more time with the Empress Dowager to talk about the past..."
Yan Ze's tone was profound, Yue Ning turned her head to look at him, only to feel that Yan Ze in the night had a bit of cold indifference on his face, which was completely different from his usual gentleness, Yue Ning shrank her hands subconsciously, Yan Ze held her back and asked with a smile, "What's wrong?"
But in a flash, the smile on Yan Ze's lips was real and warm, Yue Ning almost felt that she had misread it, she smiled hurriedly, "It's nothing, my hair is a little messed up."
Yan Ze smiled, raised his hand and fumbled towards her ear, he tucked the hair that fell on her cheek for her, his whole body was gentle and delicate, Ruyu's face seemed to be covered with moonlight, Yue Ning looked at her After being stunned for a moment, he coughed lightly and supported Yan Ze's arm, and followed him step by step towards the outside of the palace.
Yue Ning first sent Yanze back to Prince Yi's Mansion before leaving. When she arrived in front of the Anyang Hou Mansion, she saw a black shadow standing against the wall outside the Hou Mansion. However, when she took two steps closer, she saw a face she hadn't seen for a long time.
Wei Qizhi came out of the darkness, grinning, "Princess, it's been a long time—"
Yue Ning looked at one of Wei Qizhi whom he hadn't seen for a few months in a daze, but Wei Qizhi walked up to Yue Ning on his own. Blocked and disappeared for a few months, Wei Qizhi seemed to be a little darker and thinner, with a dusty aura in his whole body, especially his complexion, which was obviously tired, but his pair of dark eyes were shocking, and the smile on the corner of his lips The meaning is rough and clear, which is completely different from the smile on Yan Ze's face.
Yue Ning was stunned, "You... why are you here?"
Wei Qizhi blinked, "Come and see the little red horse—"
Yue Ning opened her mouth, wanting to say that you look like you have just returned to Beijing, how can you be so anxious to see the little red horse, but she suppressed this idea as soon as it was born, and she glanced up and down at Wei Qi , raised his jaw, and said simply and neatly, "Go into the mansion to have a look?"
The corners of Wei Qizhi's lips twitched a little higher, "Okay, it's good that I didn't bother you."
Yue Ning sneered from the bottom of her heart, but she didn't show it on her face, she turned her head and entered the palace, Wei Qizhi quickly followed, her eyes fell on Yue Ning without moving, "What are you doing so late?"
Yue Ning pursed her lips and said, "Accompanies Third Brother to enter the palace."
As soon as the word "Third Brother" came out, the thin smile on Wei Qizhi's face stopped, and he coughed, "How is your son's eye disease?"
Yue Ning shook her head, her tone sank, "No."
"Oh." Wei Qizhi responded, took a deep breath, and talked endlessly about what he saw and heard during his trip to the north...
Yue Ning listened, slowed down her pace, and walked side by side with Wei Qizhi unknowingly. Looking at Wei Qizhi's face, Yue Ning didn't feel embarrassed and strange. Speaking of it, the two of them really haven't seen each other for a long time. see you...