After Qin Wan finished talking about the situation in the East Palace, Qin Shu's eyes completely sank.
Qin Yan looked at Qin Shu at the side, "Father, what does this mean? This time, the emperor seized the power of the two departments of His Royal Highness, and made His Highness think about his mistakes in the East Palace. This is a disguised form of confinement. You must be crazy with joy, what does the emperor mean by supporting Chengwang?"
Qin Shu couldn't believe that the emperor would like Cheng Wang to be the heir apparent, "Impossible."
Qin Yan was full of anxiety, glanced at Qin Wan and asked, "What else did the Crown Princess say? What does the Crown Prince mean?"
Qin Wan said conveniently, "The princess only said that she hasn't figured out a good solution yet, and she will find a way to contact the queen—"
"Contact the queen? The queen is still grounded, how can I contact the queen?"
Both live in the inner palace, but now both sides are grounded, and there is almost no possibility of dialogue between mother and child.
Qin Shu said, "It's not impossible, there are five princesses."
Only then did Qin Yan think of Yan Zhen, but he hesitated, "The fifth princess doesn't understand government affairs at all, not to mention she and the queen had a very tense fight before, can you help me this time?"
Qin Shu sighed, "Nothing is impossible. At this stage, no matter how naive she is, she should know. The empress has always had her own opinions, so it's good to let her make the decision, but I'm afraid..."
Qin Shu's tone was full of worry, Qin Yan looked at Qin Shu, "What is father worried about?"
Qin Shu glanced at Qin Wan, and didn't shy away from her, "I'm afraid that the emperor will be dissatisfied with His Highness the Crown Prince."
Qin Yan's heart skipped a beat, Qin Shu used the word "dissatisfaction", but Qin Shu's meaning was more than that, Qin Yan stared, "Could it be that the emperor wants to abolish the crown prince? The crown prince has only been registered for more than a year , I didn’t miss any major events this year, so I can’t blame him for this matter now.”
"A companion is like a tiger, how can we know what the emperor thinks?"
Qin Yan was speechless by Qin Shu's words. Although he had little experience, he was young and mature, so he naturally knew that Qin Shu's words were not false, "Then what should we do now? How can we help His Royal Highness win back the Emperor's favor?" Woolen cloth?"
Qin Shu shook his head, "I don't know either." After a pause, Qin Shu said directly, "I don't know what the Emperor is dissatisfied with His Highness the Crown Prince."
The mistakes made by the crown prince cannot be avoided by anyone, even Cheng Wang. Don't he have a few corrupt officials under his command? But this time the emperor obviously did not give the prince an opportunity to explain and make amends. Generally speaking, since the emperor has chosen the prince as the crown prince, he should be more patient and tolerant towards him. But after this year, Qin Shu always felt that the emperor I have no intention of supporting and teaching the prince...
Whether it is the corruption in the salt transportation or the corruption in the military rations, the prince alone can put an end to it. The murder case happened in the capital before.
There is always less maintenance between father and son.
Qin Shu squinted his eyes, vaguely remembering that when the emperor was young, everyone knew that Prince Luo was heavily relied on by the late emperor. Although the late emperor did not formally canonize him as the crown prince, he would bring him with him every time the imperial study was discussed. Together with the servants, the first emperor almost taught him all the skills of the emperor for decades. In comparison, His Royal Highness now seems to be separated from the emperor by a layer.
At first Qin Shu thought it was because the empress controlled the prince too much, but now he dismissed this idea.
Qin Yan said, "I can't think of it either. No matter how you look at it, His Royal Highness is the most suitable prince among the princes."
Qin Shu sighed, "It's useless for us to guess here."
Qin Shu said and looked at Qin Wan, "Guan'er, I can only rely on you now... Don't worry, I won't let you do anything special, you have to enter the palace to accompany the Queen Mother anyway, if you hear anything in the palace, come and tell me Let's just say it, and if you have a chance, you can visit the Crown Princess and see what you have to say."
Qin Wan can do this request, she nodded.
Qin Shu was very pleased when he saw this, "Okay, you have been in the palace for a whole day, go and rest."
Qin Wan got up to leave, and when Qin Wan left, Qin Wan hurriedly said, "Father, the emperor really intends to abolish the crown prince?"
Qin Shu shook his head, "I don't know either, but I think this incident is unusual. Apart from King Cheng, there are other people who are messing up the situation in private, but I can't think of who this person is for a while..."
Qin Yan thought carefully for a moment, "Among the royal family, the one who is still in power in the court today, could it be Prince Rui?!"
Today's Prince Rui is Yan Chi, Qin Shu frowned, "Even if he disrupts the situation, what enmity does he have with the crown prince? Besides, if the crown prince can't ascend the throne, then it can't be him, there is no need for him to do so. "
"But... But something happened to Prince Rui before... Hey, although it was not the crown prince's fault, I don't believe that he is quietly doing nothing now. His temperament is not like he can casually accept the news of the old prince's death. people."
Qin Shu nodded, "That's true, but the old prince's death has no evidence to prove anything, I still think it can't be him."
Qin Yan said helplessly, "Then who else is there?"
Qin Shu couldn't think of it for a while, but Qin Yan seemed to think of something and said, "I remember what Jiumeimei said to me last time."
Qin Shu looked at Qin Yan, and Qin Wan said, "She said that although my younger sister became the princess, the Hou's Mansion is the Hou's Mansion after all, and the East Palace is the East Palace. We should put the Hou's Mansion first..."
Upon hearing this, Qin Shu immediately frowned, "When did you say that?"
"A few days ago, before Zhang Qide's accident."
Qin Shu smiled wryly, "It's impossible for her to know about today's situation so early. If so, it really has something to do with Yan Chi."
The father and son looked at each other helplessly, but it was impossible for them to ask Qin Wan.
Qin Shu waved his hand, "Let's see the situation, if we really reach that point, then we can only focus on the Hou Mansion."
After Qin Shu finished speaking, he felt exhausted physically and mentally. He suddenly regretted marrying Qin Chaoyu into the East Palace.
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Qin Wan also felt uneasy. Someone was secretly dealing with the prince, and of course this person could not be Yan Chi.
If she knew that everyone was beginning to suspect Yan Chi, Qin Wan would probably not know whether to laugh or cry.
Now that Yan Chi has more important things in his heart, why would he disturb the prince's situation? !
Back at Songfengyuan, Qin Wan couldn't help but took out the hairpin that Princess Gong gave her to look at. Princess Gong and Yanli have been doing well for so many years, which is enough to prove that the emperor is not absolutely cruel, but now he Why do you treat the prince like this
As Qin Yan said, among the current princes, Yan Che is considered a well-behaved candidate, no matter what, he is better than Yan Qi.
But the emperor was obviously too strict with Yan Che and the queen.
Qin Wan couldn't figure it out. Looking at the handwriting on the wooden hairpin, he thought of the handwriting on the Zhenlong chess game score. The former Prince Luo and Prince Gong were really two completely different people. She also seemed to understand why the first emperor valued Prince Luo more with the words of these two people.
Just like today's Yan Qi and Yan Che, Yan Che is the leader, and his temperament is more calm and benevolent. Today's Great Zhou has passed the period of raising troops and consolidating the soil. Except for Shuoxi, there are very few wars on the border of Great Zhou. The Great Zhou Dynasty does not need an overbearing and warlike emperor. It stands to reason that the emperor would choose Yan Che who is more like him anyway.
Qin Wan was puzzled, and thinking of Qin Chaoyu's words, he even had doubts about the relationship between the emperor and empress.
A smart woman like the queen actually let herself and her son come to this point, it shouldn't be.
Qin Wan held the wooden hairpin in his hand, and with a heartbeat, he suddenly took out the jade ring hanging from his neck. They were also objects of love, and they were also engraved with characters, but the word "Lu" was more primitive. , she and Yan Chi's marriage is not far away. Originally, she just wanted to investigate her father's case, but now she feels that she is caught in a more complicated situation. So does the father's case have anything to do with the power struggle in the court
Speaking of power, although King Jin is also in power, he is indifferent by nature, and he does not have a powerful enough mother clan. Such a King Jin has almost no possibility of becoming a prince, but he is still dead, and his father, very likely It may be the fish in the pond that was affected.
Qin Wan's heart turned a thousand times for a moment, she seemed to have entered a labyrinth with layers upon layers, and was about to reach the end, but was blocked by a wall again, she circled around outside the wall, but They always come to a dead end. If these cases are related to each other, what is the key point
Qin Wan couldn't figure it out, so she had to rest early, thinking of Qin Shu's entrustment, she entered the palace again the next morning.
Within the scope of her ability, she did not reject helping the Hou's residence.
Today's Shoukang Palace is a bit more lively than yesterday. When Qin Wan walked to the entrance of the hall, she saw Chen Nanny walking out with a smile. Seeing Qin Wan, Chen Nanny immediately saluted and said, "Young Master Yanze is here!" Yes, Princess Yue Ning is with her, and they are playing chess right now."
Qin Wan bent her lips, it seemed that Prince Yi should be fine.
However, Nanny Chen continued, "Yesterday, the Empress Dowager felt a little unwell after she came back from the East Palace. Today, the Crown Prince of Yanze came to see her smiling face."
The Empress Dowager stayed in the East Palace for a long time yesterday, and Qin Wan returned home from the East Palace in the afternoon, not knowing that the Empress Dowager was unwell.
"Is it because His Royal Highness was grounded? Is it serious?"
"After taking the pills left by the princess, there is no serious problem, but she looks bad." Mother Chen said in a low voice, "It is indeed because of the matter of His Royal Highness. The emperor invited him here, but he sent people to the Chongzheng Hall, but the emperor was dealing with government affairs, and it was just an excuse to say that he was handling government affairs."
Qin Wan was startled, "Your Majesty, this is..."
"Hey." Mother Chen sighed, "The emperor is very dissatisfied with His Highness the Crown Prince."
Qin Wan understood, and felt a little cold in his heart. All the signs showed that the prince's situation was very difficult.
The Queen Mother already liked the Prince, and she paid more attention to the ancestral system. According to the ancestral system, if the Li Chu had to be abolished, it would affect the fate of the country. Therefore, the Li Chu of all dynasties was very cautious. worried.
Qin Wan was worried in his heart, but it didn't show on his face, "Don't worry, as long as the Queen Mother is in good health."
Nanny Chen nodded hurriedly, and invited Qin Wan in again. When she walked to the door of the Nuan Pavilion, she heard Yan Ze say, "Father's knee is also an old problem, and it will be swollen and painful at this time of year. Fortunately, there is Dr. Sun in the mansion. After a few days, I will treat my father again, using mugwort leaf hot moxibustion and decoction, it has already relieved a lot, and my father also said that if the emperor also suffers from this disease, he will bring Miracle Physician Sun into the palace to treat the emperor."
The queen mother laughed and said, "I haven't heard that the emperor is ill, so it should be fine."
Yan Ze let out a "huh", "Father said that he and the emperor suffered the injury back then, did the emperor heal himself from the injury?"
The queen mother said, "I know, when the two of them went to Weishan hunting ground for the first time, the two of them had to compete who could tame the wild horse they caught first, but both of them rolled off the horse's back, and even their wounds were injured." It's the same, after that, the emperor felt uncomfortable for a while, but I didn't hear about it afterwards."
Yan Ze laughed, "So that's the case, it must be that the emperor's injury is very light."
Hearing this, Qin Wan couldn't help entering the Nuan Pavilion, and asked after saluting, "The queen mother and the son said that the prince and the emperor were injured before?"
The queen mother nodded, "When they were teenagers, the emperor was still a bit stubborn. He insisted on taming wild horses, but something happened."
Qin Wan quickly asked, "Is it the knee? Was it serious?"
The queen mother couldn't remember clearly, but Chen Momo remembered clearly, "The injuries were serious, both of their knees were swollen and high, but there was no blood. The imperial doctor saw that there was no bone injury, but after that Both Prince Yi and the Emperor's knees are a bit bad."
Yue Ning said, "Your medical skills are the best, do you know why?"
Qin Wan said casually, "It's inside the knee, the soft tendons between the bones are injured."
Qin Wan said it simply, but then asked, "How is the emperor's injury?"
Nanny Chen and the queen mother looked at each other, and Nanny Chen said, "This... It seems that the emperor didn't feel much pain after he ascended the throne, right?"
Qin Wan frowned slightly, and the queen mother smiled, "You girl, you really deserve to treat people. You should know how to treat this, right? If Father Yanze's knee hurts again, you can go and see it." ?”
After all, Prince Yi was a man, and he asked Sun Muqing to help him for convenience. Qin Wan nodded, but became a little absent-minded.
She didn't say the whole thing. If the soft tendon in the knee is seriously injured, there is almost no way to cure it. The imperial doctor at that time must have tried his best to treat it. But Prince Yi is the best example. He has been committing crimes for so many years. It hurt, but the emperor's knee healed without treatment!
This is so weird—
This is Qin Wan's judgment as a doctor, but this is an old thing after all, so Qin Wan didn't say much.
After watching chess for a while, seeing that the Queen Mother was in good spirits, Qin Wan wanted to see Yan Sui, but just as he walked out the door, he saw a small palace lady outside who looked around alertly, then walked to Qin Wan and said quickly. , "Princess, the Crown Princess wants to see you."
As soon as the words were finished, the little maid turned around and left. Others looked as if she came over and saluted Qin Wan.
Qin Wan watched the little maid leave, she didn't expect Qin Chaoyu to bribe the little palace lady of Shoukang Palace so quickly.
However, she only saw Qin Chaoyu yesterday, what reason did she use to find her today
Qin Wan thought for a while, then turned around and walked to Nanny Chen, "Mommy, I have something to ask you."
Nanny Chen hurriedly put down her work, "The princess has something to tell you, don't be so polite to your servants."
Qin Wan looked distressed, "You know the situation of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I went back to the Hou Mansion last night. My uncle and aunt were very worried about the Crown Princess, so let me go to the East Palace again today and take a few words with you. …”
There is nothing missing in the East Palace, and it is impossible to bring food and clothing. Qin Wan thought that instead of finding other excuses, it would be normal to use this reason that everyone can think of.
"It's just that His Royal Highness is grounded, I'm afraid it's not easy to go..."
Nanny Chen laughed when she heard that, "The empress dowager loves Donggong very much, and she has asked people to deliver lunch every day these days, you go and tell the empress dowager, and it will be fine to go in the name of delivering lunch instead of the empress dowager later." , this matter is not difficult!"
Qin Wan was overjoyed, this was a very cheap method, she didn't delay, and immediately went to tell the queen mother, who seemed to have thought of it a long time ago, and sighed, "They are also worried, Chao Yu just entered the palace and ran into him not long ago. Such a thing." He said with a smile, "How did they tell you?"
Qin Wan said, "Yesterday, when I was talking to Eighth Sister, Eighth Sister was a little worried, so she asked me to go back and ask my uncle to see if I could help His Highness the Crown Prince. After hearing this, the uncle knew that Eighth Sister was in a panic, so he asked me to speak. Let Eighth Sister live in the East Palace and take care of His Highness the Crown Prince."
The queen mother nodded, "That's exactly the reason, you can comfort her after you go there later."
What Qin Wan said was completely normal, and the Queen Mother had no doubts. Not long after, Qin Wan took the servants of Shoukang Palace and headed towards the East Palace.
When they arrived at the East Palace, the imperial guards stopped Qin Wan. When Qin Wan gave the Queen Mother's order, the imperial guards let her in.
The East Palace is a stretch of palace houses, and now that the crown prince is grounded, the surroundings of the palace can’t help but look a little desolate. The news of Qin Wan’s arrival quickly spread to Yan Che and Qin Chaoyu. When he went out, he found that Yan Che had also come out.
The lunch sent by Shoukang Palace was sent directly to the side hall, what did Yan Che do when he came out
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When Qin Wan was waiting outside, he didn't expect to see Yan Che, but soon Yan Che came out from the side hall, Qin Wan saluted, and Yan Che said, "From Shoukang Palace?"
Qin Wan hurriedly said, "Yes, come to deliver lunch and visit Eighth Sister by the way."
Hearing that she came to look for Qin Chaoyu, Yan Che raised his brows, "Does the Hou Fu have anything to say?"
Yan Che's guess was pretty good, but he probably didn't expect that it was Qin Chaoyu who wanted to see her.
Qin Wan had no choice but to nod, "Yes... Uncle and Auntie are a little worried about Eighth Sister."
Yan Che stood at the door and looked at Qin Wan. He didn't know what to say for a while, until he realized that someone was watching him not far away, then he raised his eyes and saw Qin Chaoyu coming, so Yan Che could only say, "Your eighth sister is here Yes, let's go."
Qin Wan also glanced at Qin Chaoyu, blessed him and left.
Yan Che watched Qin Wan leave, but when Qin Chaoyu was about to come over to greet him, he turned back to the side hall.
Qin Chaoyu thought for a moment, then took Qin Wan back to his residence.
"Is it appropriate for you to buy the maids of Shoukang Palace?"
Qin Wan entered the room and asked, Qin Chaoyu said, "Sure, I'm just saying that I'm homesick, and I want you to bring some words, if I let her pass the message to others, she won't dare."
Only then did Qin Wan feel relieved, "What did you ask me to do?"
Qin Chaoyu didn't know what was going on in King Jin's case, so he thought about it before telling her what the Queen wanted her to pass on. When she finished speaking, Qin Wan's face changed slightly, and she hurriedly said, "This matter is not related to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. What does it matter in today's predicament?"
Qin Wan calmed down, "The empress was grounded because of Song Xiwen's death, and this matter involved the case of King Jin." Qin Wan murmured, shaking his head again, "Actually... I don't know yet. , but since the empress wants you to pass the message to me, I will go to meet this person."
Qin Chaoyu looked at Qin Wan with a complicated expression. He always felt that Qin Wan was hiding something. Ordinary people would probably have a lot of questions when they heard what the Empress Empress said, but Qin Wan didn't ask any more questions right now, but was very interested in that Aunt Qian. This is enough to prove that she knows more than herself.
Qin Chaoyu sighed after a while, "Forget it, I don't know what it means, you should be careful, the Empress told you to act in secret." After a pause, Qin Chaoyu said, "Now I can't see Gu Hou in the palace. Mansion, if there is anything in the mansion, I hope you can help me."
Qin Wan looked at Qin Chaoyu with some helplessness. The two of them were not in conflict with each other, and Qin Chaoyu even had a lot of hostility towards her, but now they can talk well.
"If I can do it, I won't refuse."
Qin Wan said something, seeing that Qin Chaoyu had nothing else to say, he took his leave and left the East Palace.
Qin Chaoyu sent Qin Wan to the front hall, and as expected, he saw Tang Fu standing at the corner of the side hall, and seeing Qin Wan leave, he also turned and went back to the side hall.
Qin Chaoyu's eyes flickered with a thin light that flickered on and off.
Sometimes, a woman's intuition is really incomparably accurate.
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In order not to appear strange, Qin Wan went back to Shoukang Palace and left the palace until the afternoon.
Zhangjia Lane, Anminfang, south of the city... Aunt Qian...
These words kept replaying in Qin Wan's mind. After wandering around for so long, she was finally able to uncover the tip of the iceberg in the Sui Jin Wang case last year.
Song Xiwen died just a few days after the incident, how he died can explain many problems.
Qin Wan never imagined that it was the queen who told her this, but Song Xiwen died in Kunning Palace.
Qin Wan couldn't restrain his excitement at first, but seeing the carriage going straight to the south of the city, Qin Wan quickly calmed down again.
The situation of the queen and the prince is very bad, but she told her about it at such a juncture, what does she want to do? Isn't the most urgent thing for her right now to lift the confinement for the prince? The corpse case has stagnated in Cheng Wang's hands, and it was the corpse case that made her grounded. She tells herself this now, is she trying to use herself to help her get rid of the suspicion? But she said that Song Xiwen did die in Kunning Palace.
Qin Wan was a little afraid of the queen's intelligence, and she realized that this might be a game.
So Qin Wan must have been instructed by God, "Go to Prince Rui's mansion first—"
Bai Ying diverted the car and headed towards Prince Rui's mansion very quickly, but Qin Wan became more and more uneasy in the carriage.
In the past two days, whether it was Li Muyun's abnormality or the sudden change in the court, she had the illusion that she had fallen into some kind of quagmire. Now the queen's words seemed to give her hope, but this hope seemed to be a sign of letting go. She fell into a baited trap, and she was confused, so she could only be more cautious.
Prince Rui's Mansion was still as quiet as before. When Qin Wan arrived at the mansion, Yan Chi was meeting guests, so Qin Wan went to the waterside pavilion by himself.
In the past, Qin Wan wasn't sure what Yan Chi was going to do, but now that she knew, she wouldn't interfere with his plan.
Yan Chi arrived while waiting for a cup of tea in the waterside pavilion, Qin Wan hurriedly said, "The guest left?"
Yan Chi smiled lightly, "It's an old subordinate of my father, who is now in the Luozhou garrison."
Los Angeles garrison? Qin Wan had some doubts in his heart, but he didn't ask, but said, "I've come to discuss something with you."
Yan Chi smiled and hugged her first, "I also have something to tell you."
Qin Wan's eyes widened, and he said what he said, what should he say
Qin Wan struggled for a while, but Yan Chi hugged her even tighter. He lowered his head and rubbed against her temples, then hugged her and sat her on the couch by the window. Qin Wan was about to struggle, Yan Chi said, "I don't know if you're here, but there's no stove in my waterside pavilion, so you'll soon feel cold just sitting by yourself."
The reason was so high-sounding that Qin Wan thought it made some sense, so he simply stopped struggling, and then said what Zhan Yang had said that day when he came to her. Before he said anything about the queen, Yan Chi frowned and said, "It's been half a year since this case was closed. Li Muyun must have become vigilant because he saw you stalking that house. If I go to investigate the old case after many days, there is only one possibility—to see if there are any loopholes left."
"However, Li Muyun seldom participated in Ningyi's case, and there was no hindrance."
Yan Chi held Qin Wan's hand and kneaded it, "Maybe he also acquiesced that Ning Buyi should be sacrificed, because there were no clues at that time, and now he came to review the old case just to see if there was anything that exposed him. clues, especially after knowing that you have also read the old case files."
Qin Wan had also speculated in this way in his heart, and now hearing what Yan Chi said, he became more and more sure of his thoughts.
"But why did he ask the buyer of Shen's house?"
Yan Chi frowned, "He may suspect that you are related to the Shen family, and he knew that the Shen house had already been bought, so he went to see who this person is. This is the simplest deduction. Now he knows who bought the Shen house. It's Sun Muqing, I'm afraid Sun Muqing will be suspected."
Qin Wan sighed in her heart. This was what she was most worried about. Sun Muqing had a heart full of redness, but she didn't understand how sinister people in the capital were.
If Li Muyun doubted Sun Muqing, what would happen to him
"I always feel that Li Muyun and Ning Buyi are the same, there is another person behind them."
After Qin Wan finished speaking, he looked at Yan Chi, and Yan Chi's eyes were dark, "Li Muyun's experience and his actions are indeed not like someone who can order Dong Ning to be difficult, not to mention that it has been so long since Li Muyun was made king. There is no benefit in using it as a pawn."
Speaking of this, Yan Chi said, "If you don't come today, I will have someone send you news. There is now a clue about that child of the Fu family."
Qin Wan's expression brightened immediately, "Where is the man?"
A deep look flashed in Yan Chi's eyes, "If the investigation is correct, that person is now in Prince Gong's Mansion."
"Prince Gong's Mansion?!" Qin Wan almost jumped up from Yan Chi's lap in surprise, "How is this possible!"
Yan Chizao was already surprised, and said, "When Yanli was four years old, he had a few guards, most of them were around his age, and Fu's child should be among those guards. Now, except for one guard Except for being driven away because of unclean hands and feet ten years ago, the other children are still in the palace. Although the status of Prince Gong's palace is embarrassing, it has the title of palace after all. There are many guards and servants. Princess Gong has nothing to do with the world, and Prince Gong's mansion is even more lively and prosperous today."
Qin Wan thought of the bleakness of Prince Gong's mansion, but he still couldn't get back to his senses for a long time.
"But when Princess Gong and Yan Li were sent to the capital, they were like prisoners. How could they hide from the heavenly net laid by the emperor! The whole family of the Fu family was slaughtered. , shouldn’t be left behind.”
No emperor would tolerate treason. How did Fu's children escape those tricks
Yan Chi also said, "This is indeed very strange. When I first received the news, I thought I had made a mistake, but after repeated confirmation, it was indeed in Prince Gong's mansion. The people around Yanli and Yanli have all changed, their orphans and widows can't protect that child of Mrs. Fu's."
"Unless—" Qin Wan had a feeling of absurdity in his heart, but he couldn't help but say, "Unless the emperor knew about the existence of that child, but he didn't kill him. For some unknown reason, the emperor didn't kill the child, and even Let him grow up with Yan Li."
After Qin Wan finished speaking, she felt her scalp tingling. This is too weird. Only a kind and virtuous emperor can tolerate it to this extent!
"This is indeed unexplainable, but the people under me can't make mistakes."
Since Yan Chi's people can't make mistakes, there must be a reason for this incident, but they don't know it.
Qin Wan was going crazy, how could things be so complicated! The relationship between the emperor and the empress is complicated and confusing, but the emperor is extremely tolerant towards Princess Gong and Yan Li, even keeping Fu's blood, which makes Qin Wan feel that something is wrong...
Seeing that Qin Wan's brows were all frowned, Yan Chi couldn't help but raise his hand to brush her, "You said you also have something to ask me?"
Qin Wan freed himself from the chaos, and quickly told the Queen what Qin Chaoyu had told him, and Yan Chi immediately became serious!
"The queen actually gave you such news?!"
Qin Wan nodded, "We have been unable to figure out who was involved in last year's case. This Aunt Qian may be one of them. Zhu Yucheng and Kang Bowen died strangely. Wang Han is just a small character. Now the queen suddenly throws out this person. We I almost went straight to the south of the city just now."
Yan Chi frowned slightly, he understood Qin Wan's excitement, but...
"If something like this happens again in the future, you must come and tell me first."
Yan Chi's tone was very serious, and Qin Wan's heart warmed up, "Don't worry, I'm here to look for you?"
Yan Chi squeezed her waist, and then said solemnly, "The empress has a delicate heart, and when she passed the words to you, she actually passed them to me."
Qin Wan stared, "Could it be that she wants to deal with you..."
Yan Chi smiled and shook his head, and couldn't help stroking her face, "At this time, she has no energy left to deal with me, not to mention that I have no dispute with her, I guess she wants to borrow a knife to kill someone now, borrow my knife, to kill someone The emperor's next arrangement for her and the prince."
Qin Wan blinked, a little puzzled, "What do you mean?"
Yan Chi smiled and said, "Except for me, no one in the court dares to oppose the emperor, no matter it is openly or secretly, I guess she is throwing out this news to tell us about the emperor's weakness or weakness, once we do something about it What, it will make the emperor be in a hurry, and the emperor's mind will be transferred to other places, so she will have a chance."
Although Yan Chi didn't know what Aunt Qian knew, but he analyzed the queen's psychology very accurately and thoroughly. Qin Wan instantly felt that he was right for not going to the south of the city, "She wants to use us! But this The case is related to the King Jin case, so what does it have to do with the emperor?"
Yan Chi's expression darkened, and he said slowly after a while, "Have you ever thought that the death of King Jin, or the death of Concubine Jin, has something to do with the Emperor?"
Qin Wan was taken aback for a moment, she had never thought of this before.
She is not a deviant person, the most she thinks of is the struggle between the court and China, intrigues, and the emperor is high above, and he already owns the world, will he still fall into these things? Isn't it a matter of a few words for whom he wants to live
Seeing Qin Wan's expression, Yan Chi knew that she hadn't thought about it, so Yan Chi said, "Sitting on the throne doesn't mean that one person can do whatever he wants. The lives of the people are like ants, even officials and officials are nothing , but princes and princes all have their own power, and they can't be killed casually. fear."
After a pause, Yan Chi continued, "Up to now, the emperor has not put too much pressure on Cheng Wang other than grounding the queen in the case of the corpse, and the case has been stagnant. The emperor is like an outsider. Of course, his government affairs There are so many, it is impossible to keep an eye on this case, but when I think of the King Jin case last year, the case was closed so fast that even the file disappeared, and I can do this easily without leaving any traces, I can only think of the emperor."
Qin Wan couldn't react at the bottom of her heart for a while... The case and Chao Dou together are already very complicated, but now the emperor is involved? !
Last time Yan Chi analyzed the emperor's attitude towards the prince. At that time, she only felt that the emperor's heart was as deep as the ocean, which was not something a girl like her could fathom. The development of things later proved that Yan Chi's words were true. Now that Yan Chi said something that surprised her even more, she subconsciously believed it!
For the first time, Qin Wan felt that all her logical reasoning was useless. She knew too little about the royal family's entanglement with the emperor's power tactics. A little dazed.
"But if it's the emperor, is the death of Concubine Jin related to the emperor? Or is it true that King Jin and Concubine Jin had an affair, and King Jin's death was ordered by the emperor? Or... the emperor just wanted to cover up the secret of the royal family. scandal?"
Yan Chi hugged Qin Wan tighter, "This is just my inference, because it's too weird for the Queen to suddenly reveal such news to you."
Qin Wan also thought it was very weird, but she didn't think about the emperor, at most she felt that the queen used her to clear her suspicion.
"Do you want to visit the south of the city?" Yan Chi asked suddenly.
Qin Wan looked at Yan Chi, "Are you really going? If the Queen thinks I will tell you, is this a trap?"
Qin Wan herself has to think carefully, not to mention that she has to take Yan Chi to take risks today!
Yan Chi smiled, "I guess it's not a trap, it's just that the queen has no other choice. She could have released the news a long time ago, but she still had room for it before. Knowing the truth about Song Xiwen's death may be very difficult for her. It’s not entirely favorable either.”
Yes, otherwise, how could the queen have told her this until now
As for Song Xiwen's death in Kunning Palace, no matter how he died, the empress would not be able to get rid of it.
Qin Wan hurriedly said, "Then let's go and see, when will we go?"
Yan Chi glanced at the sky outside, and saw that the sun had already set in the west, but it was not yet twilight.
Yan Chi tightened his arms and said, "Dinner first, and go after it gets dark."
Qin Wan nodded, but he was still thinking about the emperor. Seeing her, Yan Chi smiled and said, "Maybe my thinking is too complicated. Let's go and listen to what Aunt Qian said today. If the queen is like this, maybe Are you going to involve someone else?"
The more Yan Chi said this, the more Qin Wan felt that what Yan Chi said was right, "But... but I only found out in the past few days that the relationship between the empress and the empress is very bad, not only that, the empress is also very... indifferent to the emperor, It is said that the queen never insists on favor, let alone competes for favor. Her attitude towards the emperor is not at all like a wife treating her husband, nor like other queens in history. Now that she has been confined for many days, she has never asked to see the emperor. It's the same as confronting the emperor, if the empress wants to gamble with the emperor, then it makes sense for her to throw me a piece of news that can cause trouble for the emperor."
Yan Chi fell into deep thought when he heard the words, Qin Wan only felt that when the royal family was involved, Yan Chi's thoughts were always more accurate and sharp. Seeing his expression, he quickly asked, "What did you think of?"
Yan Chi shook his head, "I just think it's a bit strange... The queen has done this, I'm curious how she can make room for it."
Qin Wan was surprised, yes! Once the empress is really against the emperor, doesn't she want Yan Che to continue to be the crown prince? ! Anyway, Yan Huai is the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, if he really doesn't care about the relationship between husband and wife, let alone the abolition of the prince, it is also possible to abolish the empress!
Qin Wan suddenly couldn't wait to know what Aunt Qian would say.
Yan Chi quickly recovered his thoughts, he pinched Qin Wan's cheek, "Okay, I don't think about it too much for now, I'll have someone prepare dinner, and I'll go to the south of the city after dinner."
Qin Wan said "Yes", and Qin Wan gave a loud order to the outside, and the two talked for a while, and the dinner was ready, and they didn't change places, so they ate in the side hall of the water pavilion, Qin Wan Although he has been to Prince Rui's Mansion many times, he seldom dines with Yan Chi. There is a new stove in the side hall, and the doors and windows are closed. The cold outside has nothing to do with the two of them inside.
After dinner, the twilight slowly fell, and the two of them had to cover up their trip, so Yan Chi sent someone to go to the south of the city first, and after half an hour, Yan Chi took Qin Wan in a small carriage to go there. Go to Anminfang.
Anminfang is a folk square in the south of the city that is mainly lived by ordinary people. There are many houses and crowded, and the small alleys are crowded with traffic. Most people who come here for the first time will get lost. Yan Chi sent people over first, and found Zhangjiaxiang. After a little more inquiring, I found out where Aunt Qian lived. When Yan Chi and Qin Wan arrived, it was completely dark. Although Zhangjia Lane was in the south of the city, it was very quiet. It was even more impossible to drink and have fun, so the carriage quietly arrived in front of the small courtyard where Aunt Qian lived alone in the darkness.
Qin Wan was covered with a cloak, and Yan Chi put the hood on her before getting out of the carriage. The two got out of the carriage, and Bai Feng stepped forward to call for the door.
After three soft sounds of "Deng Deng Dao", there was a slow sound from the yard, but soon the sound disappeared, and Bai Feng knocked three more times. This time, the people in the room seemed to realize that they had heard correctly. , and then quickly walked towards the gate of the courtyard, the door bolt was pulled away, but the courtyard door was only opened a small crack, and a face with uncertain light and dark was exposed in the gap, although he could not see clearly, he could clearly see it An old woman stood behind the door.
"Who?" The hoarse voice was very alert.
Bai Feng said in a low voice, "It was the empress who asked us to come to you."
As soon as these words came out, the courtyard door was closed with a bang, and the people behind the door leaned against the door as if frightened.
Bai Feng frowned a few times, and when he really wanted to knock on the door again, the courtyard door was pulled open again, and the door was completely opened, and then in the dim light, Qin Wan saw an old woman with gray hair and wrinkled face People, this person's clothing is simple, his eyes are full of slack, and the corners of his eyes are hanging down, looking a little mean.
"I knew this day would come, come in and talk."
Aunt Qian's voice was cold, and she looked at Qin Wan and Yan Chi behind Bai Feng for a moment, then turned and entered the yard.