In the yamen of the Ministry of Punishment, Yan Chi was sitting in the study room assigned to him with a serious expression, listening to Bai Feng's report in a low voice.
"After Mr. Shen entered the capital, although he was a member of the third rank, Miss Shen and Mrs. Shen seldom came out. In addition, Miss Shen spent half of the year in the Valley of the Medicine King, so the capital There is even less news about her."
"One of the few times I went out, one was when Miss Shen went to the Dragon Boat Festival at the Marquis's house in Anyang, and Mrs. Shen took her there, and the other time Miss Shen went to the house of Wang Yangmeng, the former left servant of the Ministry of Punishment, to marry her granddaughter. For these two wedding banquets, Miss Shen's family should be calm and secluded from the world, so nothing happened in these two families, and the impression she left on others is not too heavy. As for the election of Miss Shen's family as Concubine Yong What happened should have happened after a palace banquet two years ago."
"When I went to investigate, I found that the people in the Queen's Palace didn't have a deep impression of Miss Shen, but a little eunuch next to the prince said that King Yong should have met in other places besides the palace banquet. It was the crown prince's idea to choose the eldest lady of the Shen family as the concubine. The official position of Mrs. Shen is neither high nor low. The crown prince persuaded her with the reason of winning over the poor family. Queen, but in fact the queen is not optimistic about this marriage. The queen feels that although the poor family has risen now, the power is still too small, and many people who claim to be from the poor family rely on the family behind them, so the queen planned to be in the family. She chose among them, and from the very beginning, the empress was very fond of the loyal and brave eldest lady."
"The prince has seldom had any disputes with the queen for so many years. The prince was very persistent in this matter, so the queen finally obeyed the prince's wish. After the marriage was settled, the Shen family did not reveal anything. Many people came to congratulate, but they were all blocked. After that, Miss Shen entered the palace twice, once to thank her, and once to attend a palace banquet. The Empress probably saw Miss Shen a lot, but she was not as displeased as before, and later gave many rewards. "
"But even so, Miss Shen stayed behind closed doors for most of the time, until something happened to the Shen family. At that time, the King Jin case had been committed for a month. As the presiding interrogator, Shen Yi was very active in collecting evidence at first, but later he I don't know what King Jin said, so he started to slow down the progress, and said that the matter was still suspicious. Back then when dozens of people in the palace saw King Jin standing in front of Concubine Jin's body, it was natural for him to say that. aroused many people's doubts."
"It was at that time that the rumors that Mr. Shen had an affair with the King of Jin and that he was protecting the King of Jin appeared at that time. After the rumors appeared, the crown prince was naturally involved. The queen only protected the prince and did not care about Mr. Shen. Perhaps it was because Mr. Shen has always been upright. , there were quite a few people who believed in him in the court, and after that, there was no progress in the case for more than half a month. Others wanted to finalize the case, but Mr. Shen always insisted that the case was suspicious, until a memorial from Li Muyun appeared in the emperor's Before the case."
"The memorial was sent up on the night of July 18th. On July 19th, the emperor summoned Li Muyun to have a secret talk for half a day. On the night of July 20th, which is the early morning of July 21st, what happened to Mrs. Shen? No one knows what is written in the memorial, even Eunuch Yuan has never read it. It is said that the emperor burned things in the Chongzheng Hall on the night of July 18th, and the eunuch on duty outside was ordered to bring the brazier and fire folder... The subordinates guess , it should be the memorial that was burned."
Bai Feng's voice was extremely low, even though he and Yan Chi were the only ones in the small study, and even though there were guards outside, these words, as well as the meticulous investigation of the Chongzheng Hall and the emperor's daily affairs, It is not allowed to be heard by others.
Listening to these words, Yan Chi's eyes were as cold as water, "If it's a normal memorial, the emperor can't possibly burn the memorial."
"Yes, this subordinate is also very surprised at this point. It stands to reason that all the memorials should be kept, and the internal guards should copy them and store them in the imperial treasury, but this notebook has disappeared. And Li Muyun did not mention to others the point of his report at all. Because of this, some people in the court secretly wrote many articles mocking Li Muyun for framing Mr. Shen. The power of King Jin's lineage was also bloodbathed, and the others didn't dare to say anything, and Li Muyun himself never explained this..."
After Bai Feng finished speaking, the room fell into a complete silence.
This is too abnormal. If Li Muyun is upright and feels that it is right to report Shen Yi, then there is nothing ulterior to him in that letter, but if it is a false accusation, how could the emperor let the young minister of Dali Temple at that time Li Muyun casually slandered a third-rank Dali Temple Minister? !
Yan Chi tapped lightly on the table, he really wanted to know what was written on that booklet!
"Continue to investigate the memorial. It is impossible that the memorial has not passed through the hands of the chief servant. It's just that no one dares to say it based on the emperor's attitude. In addition, check the Miss Shen's family. It is best to find out what happened before entering Beijing. , all major and minor matters will be reported together.”
Bai Feng was a little stunned. It is not difficult to understand the investigation of King Jin's case and Shen Yi, but why is it necessary to investigate Miss Shen's family
Could it be that Miss Shen's family might also be involved in King Jin's case
Bai Feng was taken aback by his own thoughts, and then felt that it was impossible, so he quickly responded and stopped thinking about it.
Yan Chi's phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, since he knew Qin Wan's secret in his heart, he has issued many orders in the past few days...
He wanted to know what Qin Wan had experienced in the past, and he was very dissatisfied with Qin Wan being chosen as the concubine of Prince Yong. When Qin Wan was still Shen Guan, the prince chose her. Now Qin Wan is Qin Wan. Miss Shijiu, the prince unexpectedly...
Yan Chi gritted his teeth. This kind of "coincidence" seemed that the prince was very dedicated. However, the prince back then could not protect the Shen family and her, and the current prince dared not face his own thoughts directly, nor could he make any struggles. From Chi's perspective, the crown prince is not worthy to covet Qin Wan!
"You can't find any of the subordinates who were close to Mr. Shen?"
Bai Feng shook his head, "There is only that Zhao Xun. Zhao Xun is Master Shen's attendant, responsible for helping Master Shen to record, examine, and sort out files and documents. After Master Shen's accident, he was also detained for interrogation, but Master Shen He was not allowed to handle a lot of things, so he was not convicted, and there were a few others who were considered as followers, two were ordered to be exiled, and died on the way, and the other was directly sentenced to beheaded."
Although Yan Chi didn't come back when the accident happened, Yan Chi still knew how many people were bleeding in the case of King Jin. He frowned and thought about it, only to feel that things were weird.
Whether it was the muddle-headed finalization of the case, King Jin's "suicide in fear of crime", or the emperor's handling of Li Muyun's Zhezi, everything was weird. No one could see the truth of King Jin's case clearly, because all these incidents were As if to hide something...
Yan Chi was almost certain that the King Jin's case did involve the secrets of the royal family, but this secret could never be the rumored affair between King Jin and Concubine Jin.
But if not these, then what could be
Just as he was thinking, there was a knock on the door, and a guard said, "My lord, Princess Yongci is here to visit."
As soon as these words came out, Yan Chi's dark eyes lit up instantly, Bai Feng could see clearly, and a trace of relief could not help but emerge from the bottom of his heart, his highness is now alone, fortunately Princess Yongci and his highness agree, Bai Feng turned and walked away After entering the door, Yan Chi came out to greet Qin Wan himself.
As soon as Qin Guan entered the second door of the yamen under the leadership of the clerk, she saw Yan Chi striding towards him, and she couldn't help laughing. Ever since she told the secret, she felt that she had a close relationship with Yan Chi. The closer they get, now that their eyes meet, Qin Wan always feels that Yan Chi can see her heart at a glance, and she doesn't need any precautions anymore, and Yan Chi is completely in control, no matter how much he knows in private, in short, She is more open and gentle in front of her.
There were few people in the back office, so Yan Chi held her hand without hesitation, "I happen to have something to tell you."
Qin Wan smiled, "It just so happens that I also have something to tell you."
Yan Chi brought Qin Wan to the study, Bai Feng retreated to guard the door wisely, Yan Chi hugged Qin Wan into his arms, "Tell me first."
Qin Wan then said directly, "Last time I told you that Senior Brother Sun wanted to set up the Clothes Tomb. I have already asked Han Bo to help find the place, and it will be there in two or three days. I was wondering if you would like to accompany me shall I go with you?"
Qin Wan looked up at Yan Chi, Yan Chi's eyes softened, and he couldn't help lowering his head to kiss her lips twice.
Qin Wan had no choice but to bear it for a while, and waited for Yan Chi to leave and muttered, "I'm asking you about business."
Yan Chi smiled very satisfied, "Of course I'm going, I'm glad you asked me."
Qin Wan looked at Yan Chi dumbfounded, it was just a trivial matter, but after all, it was just a tomb. According to the Taoist idea, after setting up a tomb, her parents would have a place for their souls to return to. When the time came, she would let her parents Meet Yan Chi.
But she didn't expect Yan Chi to be so happy...
Qin Wan said again, "What are you going to tell me?"
Yan Chi naturally didn't ask Qin Wan under what circumstances he and the prince met before. Although this incident made him dissatisfied, he subconsciously didn't want Qin Wan to think of the past. Losing her identity is also a good thing for her.
So Yan Chi just told Qin Wan about Li Muyun's book, and Qin Wan frowned after hearing this, "Actually, I had doubts for a long time. At the beginning, no one knew what kind of mistakes my father made, nor did they know that Li Muyun What kind of evidence was found, and now hearing you say this, this matter is even more bizarre, unless it involves secrets, how could an emperor burn the papers sent by his officials?"
Yan Chi nodded, "Right now, only Li Muyun and the emperor know what is written in that notebook."
Qin Wan's expression became serious, "Your Majesty, you don't have to think about it, and Li Muyun wouldn't be willing to say it. When I met him last time, he was extra cautious about this matter, and even reminded me not to get involved in it. However, didn’t he cut off halfway through his speech? That may be the key point!”
Li Muyun was obviously very cautious in concealing it, so this story may become an unsolved case forever.
"I asked someone to continue to investigate. It happened more than a year ago, not too long ago. If there is any news, I will let you know."
When Yan Chi said this, Qin Wan felt relieved, then after thinking about it, Qin Wan asked again, "Do you know Princess Yi?"
"Princess Yi?" Yan Chi was a little surprised, not understanding why Qin Wan suddenly asked about Princess Yi.
Qin Wan nodded, hesitant to speak, "Yesterday in Prince Yi's mansion, I heard the prince talk about Princess Yi. Princess Yi was originally a disciple of Medicine King Valley. She saved the emperor, but then she died of illness suddenly. Although it is said that a healer cannot heal himself, she is a doctor, so it is impossible for her to be unaware of any problems, and the princess was only twenty years old at that time, and there was no serious illness possibility of death."
Yan Chi stared, "Do you think there is a problem?"
Qin Wan smiled wryly, "Maybe I'm habitually thinking too much." Seeing Yan Chi looking at him, Qin Wan explained, "I watched my father's autopsy when I was very young. Not afraid, on the contrary, like a child curious about any new things, he followed his father's thinking. My father saw that I was talented in this area, and he didn't hide it from me. Instead, he lamented that I am not a man. Although human life is fragile, there are not so many people in this world. accidents, especially homicide cases, as long as I hear that a family has died, I will wonder if this person was murdered and died, and as time goes by, my suspicions become more and more serious."
Yan Chi understood very well, and when Qin Wan took the initiative to talk about the past, Yan Chi felt even more happy, "I know what you mean, but I was younger when Prince Yi's accident happened, and my father rarely Speaking of Princess Yiqin, because... the concubine mother also had an accident after that."
Qin Wan frowned slightly, Yan Chi smiled wryly, "You don't think the concubine mother..."
Qin Wan was a little surprised when he heard the words, "No, no, I won't think about the princess's affairs."
Yan Chi bent his lips, "I know very little about Princess Yi, but I do know about Concubine Mother. Concubine Mother has been in poor health since she gave birth to me. She didn't die suddenly."
Qin Wan circled Yan Chi's waist, "I see, if you don't understand, it's fine, I was just suddenly curious, listening to the words of Prince Yi's son that day, I always felt that Princess Yi is a very powerful and legendary person, If she is still alive, she will be able to cure Shizi's eye disease sooner."
Yan Chi gently stroked Qin Wan's back, "Third brother's eye disease makes you feel a lot of pressure?"
Qin Wan smiled wryly, and suddenly looked up at Yan Chi, "Actually, sometimes I feel that Shizi's eyes are already healed."
"Huh?" Yan Chi was a little surprised, "Why do you say that?"
Qin Wan pursed her lips, "I can't say it, it's just a feeling. Besides, Senior Brother Sun and I couldn't find a problem that can be cured. But Shizi's eyes are still invisible, and Yue Ning is very anxious to watch."
Yan Chi flicked the back of Qin Wan's head, "You have tried your best. Without you, the third brother's eye disease would have dragged on for a longer time. Maybe it's just a lack of opportunity now."
Qin Wan gave a "hmm" and said suddenly, "It's great now..."
Yan Chi was a little puzzled, but Qin Wan pressed her cheek against his chest and closed her eyes slightly, "I can finally call my father."
Yan Chi was taken aback for a moment, and immediately tightened his arms, he knew what Qin Wan meant.
In the past, Qin Wan could only call "Master Shen" in front of other people, but now he can at least call Shen Yi "Father" in front of her. Yan Chi hugged Qin Wan soothingly, "It's not easy for you to say it, now it's like this very good."
This was an earth-shattering secret, but now that Qin Wan told Yan Chi, it seemed that she had found a place for this earth-shattering secret, and she felt very at ease, "I used to think that I would never tell anyone else for the rest of my life. I am afraid that others will regard me as a monster."
Yan Chi chuckled, "From now on, you can no longer tell the third person, as long as you and I know."
Qin Wan gave a soft "um", she would never trust other people like she trusted Yan Chi!
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When Qin Wan entered the palace, Yan Ze and Yue Ning were already there in Shoukang Palace.
The queen mother held a book in her hand, read it with relish, and explained the origin of the book to Qin Wan, "This book is the book that the emperor bet with Prince Yi back then. It has been more than twenty years, and the emperor also It is well preserved, and now the handwriting of the late emperor can still be seen on it."
After the queen mother spoke, she showed it to Qin Wan. Qin Wan naturally cooperated very obediently. After seeing it, she saw several handwritings on the chess record. The queen mother pointed it out to Qin Wan one by one, "This is from the late emperor." , This is the emperor, the one on this side should belong to Yanze's father, the emperor was very obsessed with Yanze's father back then."
The queen mother said with a smile, "But it's also because they both like it. Sometimes people are like this. If you like it alone, you may not like it for a long time, but if there is someone around, especially this person, you still have to be with me." When you compete, you must figure out how to look."
Qin Wan looked over carefully, and saw that the late emperor's handwriting was strong and powerful, Prince Yi's handwriting was handsome and elegant, while the emperor's handwriting looked elegant and majestic, yet restrained and pleasing to the eye. They all said that their handwriting was just like their own, but now it looks good.
The queen mother said in a showy manner, "Is the emperor's handwriting beautiful?"
Qin Wan had no choice but to say, "It's beautiful! It's very similar to the emperor's temper."
The queen mother was satisfied, and her smile grew bigger, "No, the emperor was only in his teens at that time, anyway, he was not yet at the age of Double Ten, and this handwriting has been written so well, which is extremely rare. His temperament is rare in the royal family, so the late emperor liked the emperor very much."
Qin Wan said again, "This is all brought up by the empress dowager..."
The Empress Dowager smiled gently, but when she thought that Prince Gong was born by herself, she finally sighed, "At the beginning, I also thought the same as the late emperor, thinking that the boss' temperament is the most suitable for the reserve, and he is more attentive to the boss. I didn't expect..."
The queen mother's words were unclear, but Qin Wan could hear that the queen mother was sighing that it was Prince Gong, so she stopped talking and started chatting with the queen mother about chess records.
Yan Ze was listening to the two talking thoughtfully, Yue Ning leaned over, "What is the third brother thinking?"
Yan Ze smiled, "I also saw the emperor's handwriting when I was young. At that time, the emperor had not yet ascended the throne, and Mr. Hanlin who taught me his good handwriting was used as a model. Even my grandfather also praised the emperor's good handwriting. Plus, after so many years, I'm wondering what the emperor's handwriting looks like now!"
Yue Ning's eyes darkened, wanting to know that the emperor's handwriting is very simple now, but Yan Ze couldn't see it. In the bottom of his heart, all he could remember was the emperor's handwriting more than ten years ago. The queen mother said, "The emperor's handwriting is now The handwriting is already a little different. After all, he is getting older and has been in power for many years, and his mentality has changed. Although his handwriting is more imposing now, in my opinion, it is not as elegant and beautiful as before. Hey, the emperor these years It's also hard work."
For a person who has been in the top position for a long time, and is still the Ninth Five-Year Lord, the change of mentality is certain. From the time he was enthroned to the present, Yan Huai has already mastered the art of emperor by heart. , the Empress Dowager's tone was a little sighing and distressed, and then she said, "The emperor is so busy now that he doesn't even have time to play a game with me..."
Yan Ze calmly said, "It's not easy for ordinary people to manage their own family well, let alone the emperor has to manage the whole Zhou Dynasty well. The emperor has always been diligent, and the people around him dare not persuade them too much. Naturally, they have lost all interest in the past. Interested."
The Empress Dowager was already distressed, and her heart was moved when she heard this.
No one around the emperor dared to persuade him, but he was the queen mother, so he would always listen to her words.
"It doesn't work like this. At my age, I know how to give myself more fun, but he is more boring than me." Having said that, the Queen Mother ordered Chen Momo, "Go to Chongzheng Hall to see, if there is no discussion tonight , let the emperor come to eat with me."
Nanny Chen nodded in agreement, and the Empress Dowager put the book in her hand and said, "Come to Yanze, and have a try with the imperial grandmother!"
A new game of chess started, Qin Wan looked aside for a while, and then went out to look for Yan Sui, but today Yan Sui was not in Shoukang Palace, and only after asking, did he find out that Yan Sui had gone to the Imperial College to receive a lecture from the elder Bai, Qin Wan's heart Xin Ran was about to turn around and come in, but saw a figure flashing in at the gate of Shoukang Palace, it turned out to be Qin Chaoyu!
Qin Chaoyu was taken aback the moment she saw Qin Wan. She knew that Qin Wan was very much loved by the Queen Mother, and that Qin Wan was a real regular visitor to Shoukang Palace, but the two of them hadn't bumped into each other a few times. Mother Chen also saw Qin Wan when she came out. Chao Yu hurriedly stepped forward to salute, then turned around and said, "Princess, you and the Crown Princess are sisters, please greet the Crown Princess, and I will go to the Chongzheng Hall."
Nanny Chen went just for the Queen Mother's order, and Qin Wan naturally responded.
Qin Chaoyu is the crown princess and always stays in the palace, but now Madam Chen asks Qin Wan to greet Qin Chaoyu, which immediately reveals the difference between intimacy and estrangement.
Qin Chaoyu stepped forward with a smile, "To ask the empress dowager about entering the palace today?"
Qin Wan nodded, "Yes... the empress dowager is playing chess with the son of Yan Ze, does the eighth sister want to go in?"
Qin Chaoyu sized Qin Wan up for a moment, but shook his head, "Let's not bother, our two sisters haven't seen each other for a long time, shall we talk?"
Qin Wan nodded, and Qin Chaoyu raised his jaw to signal to the side courtyard.
Qin Wan walked along the veranda, and when he entered the side courtyard door, he suddenly remembered that the last time Qin Chaoyu saw himself and Yan Che here, and then made an attack on himself. At that time, Qin Chaoyu had not yet become the princess, but now Qin Chaoyu had already got himself. If she wanted it, she wouldn't go crazy again, would she
Thinking of this, Qin Chaoyu said slowly, "The wedding between you and Prince Rui is coming soon, how are you getting ready?"
Bringing up this matter, Qin Wan said calmly, "It's my aunt who is helping to prepare, so naturally there will be no mistakes."
Qin Chaoyu smiled, "I'm married, and my father and mother will naturally treat you as their own daughter. When the time comes, I will add makeup to you and make sure you get married in a good manner."
Qin Wan didn't care about these things, but Qin Chaoyu's words seemed to be well intentioned, so she could only say, "You have a heart."
Qin Chaoyu paused slightly, turned around and looked at Qin Wan, Qin Wan stopped, a little puzzled, "Why?"
Qin Chaoyu sighed and said, "Do you know what happened in court recently?"
"About the military ration case?" Qin Wan reacted quickly, and when Qin Chaoyu asked, she knew what Qin Chaoyu was going to say.
Qin Chaoyu smiled as expected, "It's good that you know, then you should also be able to imagine that the prince is in a bad situation now, right?"
Qin Wan nodded, but did not speak. Qin Chaoyu glanced at the main hall of Shoukang Palace and said, "When Zhang Qide was imprisoned that day, the emperor's grandmother called me and His Royal Highness to come and talk. Don't protect Zhang Qide, do you know what that means?"
Qin Wan almost wanted to smile wryly, "I don't understand political affairs, you tell me these things to..."
"What the Empress Dowager means is that regardless of whether Zhang Qide's matter has anything to do with His Highness, His Highness can no longer control Zhang Qide, and His Highness's position will not be shaken in the slightest. I will definitely protect His Majesty."
Qin Chaoyu didn't seem to hear Qin Wan's words, and continued to say, "The Empress Dowager is the only person in the harem who has a clear stand to protect His Highness the Crown Prince. Although I am the Crown Princess, I am not as close as you in the eyes of the Empress Dowager. , so Qin Wan, whether it's the Empress or His Royal Highness, you can help them."
Qin Wan looked at Qin Chaoyu as if he didn't know her. Qin Chaoyu smiled when he saw her stunned eyes, "What's wrong? I'm just asking you for help, isn't it strange?"
It's no wonder that Qin Wan was surprised, it's because Qin Chaoyu was a very proud person in his bones, and it would be as difficult as heaven for her to bow her head to her one day.
Qin Chaoyu smiled self-deprecatingly, "Don't look at me like this, if you can, I don't want to, but the situation above the court is not good for His Highness the Crown Prince, I am the Crown Princess, but I can't help, so I'll do whatever I can think of, it's as simple as that."
Qin Wan's heart was a little complicated. Looking at Qin Chaoyu's indifferent expression, she suddenly found that the brilliance and arrogance between the eyebrows of the former number one talented woman in the capital had faded a lot. .
It's not that Qin Wan can't help Qin Chaoyu. Although she doesn't like Qin Chaoyu, from Qin Chaoyu's point of view, it seems that she is right to do so. However, she still thinks she can't get involved in the matter of the prince and queen. If you dote on her, you won't let her talk about the royal affairs casually. If the queen mother takes the initiative to talk about it, that's all. Now the queen mother doesn't mention it, how can she speak? What's more, Qin Wan also thought of Yan Chi's words, if these incidents were the emperor's tricks, then the situation might be even more difficult than Qin Chaoyu thought.
"It's not that I don't help. The empress dowager has never mentioned the matter of the prince in front of me. I have no status and position to intercede for the empress dowager and His Highness the prince. In contrast, you are the one who can help the prince. , I don’t know what happened to the queen mother in the past, but since I saw a doctor for her, all the queen mothers I have seen are very soft-hearted, you are right to want to go the way of the queen mother, but I’m sorry, I can’t do it for you.”
Qin Wan's tone was calm, but she refused very decisively, not even saying "I will try my best to help".
Qin Chaoyu looked at Qin Wan with narrowed eyes, "If you help the prince, His Highness will remember your kindness."
Qin Wan smiled immediately, "This is not your sincere words, and you don't have to use such words to test me. You grew up in the capital, and it may seem to you that everyone has a lot of thoughts, but for me, I I have already expressed my attitude, whether you believe it or not, I can only say that you will be disappointed every time you try."
Qin Chaoyu's expression became more complicated. Qin Wan's words made her look like a clown.
She pursed her lips and said nothing, but Qin Wan was looking at her. After a while, Qin Wan suddenly smiled, "I see."
What turned out to be so? !
Qin Chaoyu stared subconsciously, but Qin Wan's eyes were sharper, with a kind of insight into everything, Qin Chaoyu's cheeks turned slightly red.
Qin Chaoyu stopped looking at her, turned around and sighed, "In this deep palace, it's fine if you don't love, but once you love it, it will be extraordinarily hard. You are willing to take a step back for the prince today, but what will you do tomorrow?" What kind of situation? I thought you saw it clearly enough for the sake of power, but I didn't expect that I was wrong."
Qin Chaoyu's pupils trembled, her eyes widened, her breathing became a little short of breath, she was obviously out of embarrassment, but she didn't know how to refute Qin Wan, and she didn't speak for a while, Qin Wan gave her another indifferent look Said, "I hope you will not be let down."
After speaking, Qin Wan sighed, turned and walked out of the side yard.
Qin Chaoyu stood where she was, her chest heaved even more violently, not only that, she even felt the tip of her nose sour and her eyes hot, and an inexplicable grievance was about to burst out of her eyes! And she turned out to be because of Qin Wan's few words...
I hope you are not let down.
No one has ever said this to her, not even her own parents. It is a supreme honor for the daughter of the Hou family to become the princess, and it is the consolidation of the status of the Hou family. No one thinks about her early in the morning. What is the original intention of making up your mind to be a princess.
She bears the title of the most talented woman in the capital, and has a high-ranking family background. From the perspective of others, she wants to be a princess or she just wants to get a marriage that matches the most talented woman in the capital, but how can it be so simple and superficial
Qin Chaoyu stood there in a daze, and it took a lot of effort to suppress the damp heat in his eyes.
She suddenly thought, if she hadn't pretended to be ill and designed Qin Wan to be sent to Jinzhou, if she hadn't harbored inexplicable jealousy and hatred towards Qin Wan, they could have been closer sisters, because only she could see it...
Qin Wan sighed and sighed again, completely unexpected.
As soon as she returned to the capital, she found that Qin Chaoyu was bound to win the position of crown princess. She was unparalleled in beauty, and she was proud and eye-catching. A girl like this naturally wants the best in everything, and she is also human if she wants the best husband-in-law. It is normal, but according to ordinary people's thinking, the crown prince has a high position and power, and is the crown prince of the country. Of course, being able to marry him is the first choice. Qin Chaoyu took it for granted that becoming the crown prince is his goal.
But Qin Wan didn't expect that she really liked Yan Che.
Before today, Qin Wan had never thought about it like this, but at that moment just now, she saw grievance and loneliness in Qin Chaoyu's eyes, but there was no humiliation at all. She was willing to come and talk to her these words just to help Yan Che out of trouble.
Qin Wan sighed again, her last words were sincere.
Qin Wan returned to the Nuan Pavilion. The Queen Mother and Yanze hadn't finished playing chess yet. Qin Wan watched for a while before hearing the sound of people outside saluting Qin Chaoyu. Seeing Qin Chaoyu coming, the Queen Mother was very happy and turned around. Asked, "What is Yan Che doing?"
Qin Chaoyu looked calm and elegant at the moment, and said with a smile, "His Royal Highness handles court affairs in the East Palace. I don't know what kind of concubine he is."
The Empress Dowager didn't care, Qin Chaoyu was the Crown Princess, so if he did anything to Yan Che, he would have a problem.
The Queen Mother hadn't finished playing a game of chess, so she looked at Qin Chaoyu upon hearing this, "Are you good at chess?"
Qin Chaoyu smiled embarrassedly, "Only know a little..."
Qin Wan smiled and said, "The empress dowager, the empress dowager knows more than a little bit. She was once known as the most talented woman in the capital. She is proficient in all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy, and painting."
The queen mother laughed, beckoned Qin Chaoyu to sit beside her, pointed to the chessboard, and discussed chess with Qin Chaoyu. Qin Chaoyu glanced at Qin Wan with complicated emotions in his eyes, and the queen mother valued Yan Che very much. Qin Chaoyu naturally had high hopes, seeing that Qin Chaoyu often came and walked around now, he was willing to get close to him.
After an afternoon like this, when Qin Wan and Yue Ning were about to leave, the queen mother left Qin Chaoyu to play chess with her.
When leaving Shoukang Palace, Yue Ning said, "You want to help Eighth Sister..."
Qin Wan laughed, "Whether it's helpful or not, she is really good at chess."
Yue Ning shook her head with a smile and didn't say much, a few people left the palace and went back to their homes without mentioning it.
The Empress Dowager has been aroused these few days. Seeing that the night was about to fall, she let Qin Chaoyu go back to the East Palace. Not long after Qin Chaoyu left, the Emperor arrived late. When they arrived at the Shoukang Palace, the mother and son had dinner first, and then the Queen Mother So Yan Huai was left to talk. Yan Huai didn't have much time to come to Shoukang Palace, but he was happy to accompany the Queen Mother, so she accompanied the Queen Mother to the Nuan Pavilion to lean on.
Nanny Chen agreed, and soon, the chessboard was set.
Yan Huai raised her eyebrows, "Mother wants to play chess?"
Chen Momo smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know. The Empress Dowager has been very temperamental these few days. She let Prince Yanze accompany her to play chess every day, and today she left the Crown Princess and Concubine to play chess. The Empress Dowager takes pity on you for your hard work. You rest here."
Yan Huai bent her lips, "The queen mother has been in good spirits recently, which is a good thing." She reached out to take Bai Zi, "It's just that I haven't touched these for a long time."
The empress dowager felt even more distressed, "I just wanted you to take care of the main house all day long, so I let you come over, have a meal with me, an old man, and play two games of chess, so you can count yourself as a rest, otherwise you will have a rest tonight." When do you plan to read the booklet?"
Yan Huai didn't take it seriously, "Sooner or later, we have to watch it."
The Empress Dowager took a look at Yan Huai, and saw a ray of frost around Yan Huai's face and temples. She sighed and made the move first, saying that she was playing chess, but she was also talking to the emperor Speaking of the Empress's confinement, Yan Huai pondered for a moment, "Don't worry about this matter, you know about Zhang Qide's matter, the Empress will definitely intervene when she comes out at this time..."
Yan Huai is so frank, the queen mother is not easy to say much, not to mention the queen's control over Yan Che and the obstruction of the court affairs, she knows a little bit about it, and she doesn't like it in her heart. Put it on the chessboard.
The empress dowager was useless in this game of chess, not to mention that she hadn't played against the emperor for many days, so naturally she didn't have the intention to beat the emperor, but after only playing more than fifty moves, Yan Huai had faintly The image of the loser, the queen mother smiled bitterly, "Emperor, Aijia is old, but it's not your turn to give in like this."
Yan Huai said indifferently, "My son did not give up his mother, and he did not touch his mother for many days, and gave birth to his hand."
The winner of this chess game was quickly decided, and Yan Huai really lost. At the beginning of the second game, the Queen Mother focused more on the chessboard. After all, Yan Huai was obsessed with chess skills back then, and her chess strength was once superior to hers. Yes, but this game only took less than two cups of tea, and the winner and loser were divided again. Compared with Yan Huai's previous chess strength, the Queen Mother felt that Yan Huai had really regressed a lot, even the simple and simple chess used in the past. There is no need for tricks.
The Empress Dowager glared at Yan Huai, "In the last game, play well and don't let me go."
Yan Huai laughed, "I lost everything I knew before. I really didn't give up my mother. Now that I'm getting old, there are only so many things in my mind. There's nothing I can't let go, but my mother's sword is not old. , my son is willing to bow down."
This praise made the queen mother happy. In the second game, the queen secretly gave Yan Huai three points. Not to mention the concession, she also set up two tricks to see if Yan Huai would drill in. I thought it was such a simple way to count Yan Huai. Huai must have seen it through at a glance, but I didn't expect Yan Huai to actually sneak in, and was eaten a large number of white pieces in an instant. A game of chess is naturally interesting when you meet your opponent. The Queen Mother won so easily. It's a bit weird, if it wasn't for Yan Huai sitting in front of her, she couldn't believe that Yan Huai's chess strength had regressed to this point.
People will definitely have a bad memory when they get old, and Yan Huai did worry about too many things, but Yan Huai used to be obsessed with chess. The habit won't fade away, seeing that it's getting late, after the third game, the Queen Mother no longer stays with Yan Huai, and when Yan Huai leaves, the Queen Mother looks at the black and white pieces on the chessboard and falls into deep thought.
Could it be that she was thinking too much
Thinking about it this way, the queen mother realized that she didn't know how long Yanhuai hadn't touched chess.
She pondered for a while, first she felt that she didn't care about Yan Huai enough, and then she planned to find someone to inquire about it.
Although Yan Huai has been the emperor for twenty years and has many concubines around her, she doesn't like Feng Lingsu, and the queen is a person who likes to focus on the former court. If anyone can really have a deep relationship with Yan Huai And sympathy for each other, that's really not the case. Thinking about it this way, the queen mother sighed and said that the emperor doted on Concubine Feng, but she could see clearly that although she had doted on her for so many years, the emperor was very clear about right and wrong. What is gratifying is that if it is true that the emperor treats anyone differently, it is likely that his love for Concubine Jin is more real, but it is a pity that Concubine Jin was killed...
The queen mother sighed, feeling even more distressed about Yan Huai.