Ming Qi's move about this idea, after all, has not been concealed from the world.
Huangfu Hao died at the hands of the crown prince, and somehow it gradually began to spread in the market. Emperor Wen Hui wanted to put Huangfu Hao's bodyguards under house arrest, but now the situation has become out of control.
But how could the people in Prince Qin's mansion sit still, and the news came back to the emperor of Qin, but in just a few days, someone rushed back and sent a letter, swearing that Emperor Wen Hui would give an explanation, otherwise they would send troops to level Ming Qi!
If it was the Qin state in the past, Ming Qi would naturally be able to compete with it, but now there is a great Liang with unknown ambitions, lurking on the side, and another Qin state, Ming Qi this time is really over.
With solid evidence, Emperor Wen Hui had no choice but to put the crown prince in jail. Although it was also specially cared for, but in the end, it was still one step to abandon the car to keep the handsome.
Therefore, the older Wen Hui was, the more decisiveness he had in his youth was finally worn away. Not to mention what other sons will think about this practice, even the courtiers will feel chilled when they see it. In order to protect himself, he knew that there was something wrong with the prince's assassination of Huangfu Hao, but he still put the prince in jail.
In fact, it is not really to blame Emperor Wenhui. The reason why he put the prince in prison was for the sake of the prince's safety, in addition to making an attitude towards the emperor of Qin and temporarily calming the emperor's anger. Those Huangfu Hao's guards stared at him and wanted to avenge Huangfu Hao. If the prince was careless someday, it would not be impossible if he died at the hands of those guards. Now that the prince has become a prisoner, there are so many people in the prison guarding it, so there will be no trouble.
Unfortunately, no one understood what Emperor Wen Hui thought, and because of his actions, even the empress couldn't sit still.
As soon as the queen entered the Hall of Mental Cultivation, she angrily questioned: "Your Majesty knows that the Crown Prince has been wronged, so why do you lock him up? With such actions, Your Majesty has never thought about what the courtiers will think of him in the future?"
Emperor Wen Hui frowned. He didn't like the feeling of being questioned, so he said, "I have my own opinion."
Emperor Wen Hui still had some affection for the empress. The empress was his wife. When the late emperor was alive, his succession was as fierce as it is today. If it weren't for the support of the queen's family, Emperor Wen Hui might not have come to this day. this step. Now that the queen's family has long been deliberately taken over by Emperor Wen Hui, there is no possibility of a dictatorship from a foreign relative. Therefore, Emperor Wen Hui was also willing to show some affection to the queen, not to mention that the queen was also the biological mother of the prince.
Privately, the queen is indeed a good queen. She is not jealous and takes care of the harem well.
"Chen and concubine implore Your Majesty to take back the order." The Queen said, "The Crown Prince will face the courtiers in the future. If His Majesty does this, the people of the world will misunderstand!" In the past, the Queen would never refute Emperor Wen Hui's decision, but a Mothers are always extra sensitive when it comes to dealing with their sons. The queen does not allow the prince's future to go wrong, not even a drop of dirty water can touch his body.
What's more, this time is not an ordinary fault. Once the crime of murdering the Prince of Qin is confirmed, Fu Xiuyan is afraid that it will be difficult to save his life. Although the queen does not interfere in the affairs of the court, it does not mean that she is ignorant of the affairs of the court. Once there are signs of danger, they will be extinguished when the signs are born.
Emperor Wen Hui has been overwhelmed by this matter for the past few days, and he is extremely annoyed, but the Queen is intertwined at this time, and suddenly said impatiently: "I do things, I don't need you to point fingers!"
The Queen's heart skipped a beat. After being married to Emperor Wen Hui for so many years, she naturally knew what kind of temperament Emperor Wen Hui was. He immediately eased his expression, changed his previous questioning appearance, and said softly: "I know that Your Majesty is upset, just now is the concubine's impulsiveness. The concubine is also worried about the prince... I remember that when the prince was young, his books were not good, how did the master teach him? Even if you can’t learn it, it’s up to His Majesty to teach the Crown Prince to learn… In the Crown Prince’s heart, His Majesty is the most wise and talented. Now both the concubine and His Majesty understand that this matter has nothing to do with the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince has a gentle and honest temperament. , and definitely will not be a foolish assassin in the daytime. Your Majesty, the crown prince is innocent, you are the prince's father, do you have to watch the crown prince suffer infamy because of trumped-up charges?"
These soft words had some effect, and Emperor Wen Hui's expression also eased. Among the nine princes, the one that Emperor Wen Hui wanted to support the most was the prince, and naturally he didn't want the prince to be left here in vain. Just as he was about to speak, he heard a palace maid outside reporting: "Your Majesty, Concubine Xian is here."
The queen's expression remained the same, but her hands in her sleeves were tightly clenched. Among the concubines in the palace, Concubine Xu Xian was the most arrogant, because she gave birth to two twin princes, King Zhou and King Jing. She was coquettish and charming on weekdays. Although she acted arrogantly, she held Emperor Wenhui's heart tightly.
As for the ambitions of Zhou Wangjing and the two brothers, the queen is not ignorant. Concubine Xu Xian naturally also hopes that her sons can sit in that position, so if the prince has an accident, Concubine Xu Xian will not miss this opportunity to get down.
Then I saw Concubine Xu Xian walking in with a slender figure. Even though she had given birth to two sons, Concubine Xu Xian's appearance did not age at all. I heard that she bathed in goat milk every day, and her skin was smooth and firm, compared to that of the 28th girl. The youth is coming, and there is more mature charm that women have. There are three thousand beauties in the palace, and Concubine Xu Xian's appearance is indeed enviable, and it is no wonder that Emperor Wenhui knew that Concubine Xu Xian was proud and domineering, but still doted on her from time to time.
As soon as Concubine Xu Xian came in, she greeted Emperor Wenhui and the Empress. Then he smiled and said, "Recently, Your Majesty is not in a good mood. My concubine asked the pastry chef in the imperial kitchen to make some Zixue Bird's Nest and give it to His Majesty to taste. I didn't expect my sister to be here too."
The queen smiled lightly, not wanting to talk to her. But how could Concubine Xian miss this opportunity, looked at the queen and said, "Sister came to look for your majesty today, isn't it for the prince?"
Before Emperor Wen Hui said anything, the queen raised her eyebrows and said angrily, "My sister is too lenient!"
Concubine Xu Xian covered her mouth and smiled, looked at Emperor Wen Hui who said nothing, then glanced at the Empress, and said calmly: "Originally, my sister shouldn't talk about these things. But Your Majesty is for this. Worrying, why doesn’t my sister know how to be considerate of Your Majesty, why are you still harassing His Majesty at this juncture?” She asked the palace servant to put down the basket in her hand, and said, “The matter of the prince is not only about one person’s life, but the well-rounded country of Qin. The prince is here, and only the prince and the prince of Qin were there that day, so my sister naturally believes that the prince will not do such a maddening thing, do you have to show evidence?"
"If you can't produce evidence, how can you convince the public? Besides, the people on the Qin country's side are watching so closely. If Your Majesty hears the elder sister's words and releases the prince, the Qin country's side will know, and I don't know how big it will be. The waves. My sister can't only think about herself and the prince, but also for the rest of the world." Concubine Xu Xian said thoughtfully, but the empress changed her face.
"Shut up!" the queen said angrily.
Concubine Xu Xian pretended to be frightened, stepped back a little, looked at Emperor Wen Hui aggrievedly, and said, "Your Majesty, the concubine persuaded my sister with good intentions, but the sister did not appreciate it, the concubine is really wronged!"
Emperor Wen Hui is one big and two big, and no one wants to see it at this moment. He didn't know that Concubine Xu Xian's remarks were sowing discord, just to prevent the prince from having a better life, but Emperor Wenhui couldn't deny that what Concubine Xu Xian said was the truth. In the matter of the prince, it was not the prince, but also the attitude of Qin. Ming Qi could not tolerate any mistakes this time. If this matter was not handled properly, no one could tell what kind of calamity it would bring to Ming Qi in the future.
Thinking of this, Emperor Wen Hui felt bored when he thought of the prince, and even became impatient with the queen. He said to the Queen and Concubine Xu Xian: "Go down, I am alone and quiet."
The queen finally waited for Emperor Wenhui to let go, and she didn't want to be disturbed by Concubine Xu Xian, and she was unwilling to give up her previous achievements. Before she could speak, Concubine Xu Xian said first, "Since Your Majesty doesn't want to be disturbed, the concubines I'll leave first. Please, Your Majesty, take care of your dragon's body, and don't be too upset about it."
Emperor Wen Hui waved his hands without raising his head.
No matter how reluctant the queen was, she had to retreat with Concubine Xu Xian.
After leaving the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the Queen stopped, looked at Concubine Xu Xian and sneered: "Bengong knows what you are thinking. But the son you gave birth to will never be able to replace the son of Bengong!"
Concubine Xu Xian smiled and said: "Sister said so, but she will ruin her sister. The prince is precious and precious, but the younger sister is looking forward to his well-being. They are brothers and sisters. They say what to replace or not to replace." She added, "Giggle With a smile, admiring the empress's seemingly irritable expression, she said, "My sister has always wanted to replace her. It's my elder sister." After that, she stroked a beaded flower on her temples, and walked away enchantingly.
The queen was left alone, gritted her teeth in situ.
The Empress and Concubine Xu Xian entered the Hall of Mental Cultivation one after the other, and soon spread to other people's ears.
Concubine Dong Shu sat on the couch and listened to the maid playing the piano. The playing is like high mountains and flowing water, spring water ding dong, and high mountains are towering, but it is an excellent picture. She doesn't like competing with outsiders, she believes in Buddhism, and when she doesn't go to the Buddhist hall on weekdays, she embroiders embroidery and listens to the qin in her side hall. She doesn't look like a concubine, but an outsider. She is the most neglected among the four concubines, and it is surprising how she became one of the four concubines.
And her next song, the man sitting in the jade-colored brocade robe, also smiled slightly, listening sideways, as if immersed in the sound of the piano for a long time.
At the end of the song, the maid hugged Qin Xie En, and Concubine Dong Shu waved her hand, and the maid who was close to her handed the maid with silver, and sent the maid out.
The people in the side hall all withdrew, and Fu Xiu Yi said with a smile, "Mother concubine is in a particularly happy mood today."
"The queen can't sit still." Concubine Dong Shu smiled and said, "I went to the Hall of Mental Cultivation in person to plead for the prince, and Concubine Xian followed. Now that Concubine Xian and the empress are about to tear their faces, it's natural to be happy."
Fu Xiu Yi followed with a smile: "The prince is down and out, Concubine Xian will naturally not miss this opportunity. King Jing of Zhou wants to replace the prince, Concubine Xian will definitely help in the harem."
"Unfortunately, it's not a good way." Concubine Dong Shu took a sip of tea and said, "However, if the snipe and mussels don't compete, how can the fisherman benefit?"
The mother and son laughed together.
Fu Xiu Yi’s facial features were more with Concubine Dong Shu, and he looked cold and stern on weekdays, but when he laughed, it was soft and soft, making people not even a little bit wary.
Concubine Dong Shu said, "How have you been lately?"
Fu Xiu Yi smiled, "I found some interesting secrets, and I'm investigating. I think it won't take long to get results."
Concubine Dong Shu looked at him angrily and said, "You're a self-conscious person, so I won't worry about these things. Speaking of which, you should be married now. You are not young, and if you drag it on, you will inevitably get married. Being treated as a raft. Concubine Xian and the others wish you could marry a powerless woman as a princess.” Concubine Dong Shu sighed as she spoke and said, “Originally, that Shen Miao was in love with you, originally thinking that if she always If you continue to fall in love with her, and finally let her in, you can always have the help of the Shen family. Never thought that the world was impermanent, not to mention that she changed her temper later, even now, you can't stand the Shen family. "
Fu Xiu Yi said with a smile, "Although I can't stand it, no one in Ming Qi will stand it. Except for the prince, whoever is tied to the Shen family will arouse the suspicion of the father and the emperor. Originally, the prince was sure to win, and he didn't want an accident in the middle. , maybe God is on our side." He did not have any regrets, but said, "Some powerful officials in Ming Qi would not marry the Shen family, although the Shen family has a great wealth, Shen Miao may not be able to marry. good."
Concubine Dong Shu sighed, "That's right." After that, she thought of something: "But this time, the crown prince suffered a serious downfall. The Huangfu Hao matter will definitely not be easy. Do you think this was done by the brothers of Zhou Wangjing, or Li Wang? made?"
Fu Xiu Yi didn't form gangs because he couldn't trust his brothers, and he always took the lead. In the past, Zhou Wang's faction and Li Wang's faction fought hardest, but now Emperor Wenhui intends to support the prince, and even wants to marry the prince with the Shen family, so Zhou Wang and Li Wang couldn't help worrying, who knew that the prince would suddenly be killed halfway. The prince became the formidable enemy of the two of them, and naturally he would spare no effort to get rid of it.
This time the prince killed Huangfu Hao, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that there must be something strange about it. In all likelihood, the prince was calculated by someone. After all the calculations, it is the most likely King Zhou and King Li.
But such a blatant calculation method does not seem to be the style that these two are used to.
Fu Xiu Yi shook his head and said, "It's not necessarily what the two of them did."
When Concubine Dong Shu heard this, she was stunned and asked, "It's not them, do you need someone else?"
The faces of Prince Rui and Shen Miao from earlier appeared in Fu Xiu Yi's mind.
There must be some secret relationship between Prince Rui and Shen Miao. Although it was not clear what was maintaining this relationship, as long as it was related to Shen Miao, there would always be an expert behind him and there were indications that that person was Prince Rui without a doubt.
Earlier, Emperor Wen Hui asked the Empress to test the Shen family and released rumors that Shen Miao was going to marry into the Prince’s Mansion. Not long after that, Prince Rui said those specious words to Emperor Wen Hui, and Emperor Wen Hui dismissed the idea of Shen Miao marrying immediately. .
Now this incense production bureau was clearly set up for Shen Miao, up to now, both Huangfu Hao and the Crown Prince were injured, but Shen Miao was safe and sound. It was heard that Shen Miao was going to Yifeng Pavilion that day, but bumped into an old woman on the way. It took a long time to go. How could it be so coincidental? Could it be that this time, Prince Rui was behind everything
If Prince Rui did what he did, even though he was in Ming Qi, yet he dared to act so blatantly, and even calculated the princes of the two countries, this Prince Rui would be a little terrifying indeed.
Seeing that Fu Xiu Yi was in a trance, Concubine Dong Shu asked him, "What's wrong?"
Fu Xiu Yi regained his senses and said, "It's nothing." Suddenly, he stood up and looked at Concubine Dong Shu: "My son suddenly remembered that there is something else, so I won't chat with Concubine Mother."
"The business is important." Concubine Dong Shu said, "You go first."
…
But on the other side, thank God, Ji Yushu and Gao Yang were finally released from the tower.
These days, these two have been watching prisoners in the tower, and they have seen all kinds of methods. Gao Yang is better, but Ji Yushu is very delicate and has lost a lot of weight. For nothing else, I feel sick every day and can't eat, and it's amazing that I don't lose weight.
It was easy to let it out from the inside, and the two held hands and looked at each other with tears in their eyes, speechless. After a long while, Ji Yushu said, "I have to go back to the Fengxian pawnshop first to take a shower and change my clothes, so let's stop." After that, he ran away.
Gao Yang sighed, looking at his disheartened appearance, he felt a burst of strength in his heart. Xie Jing Xing was so ruthless, it was because of a little negligence that he let them send them to the tower. Tower prison! That's a place where even Tie Yi can't stand it for the first time!
Not to mention the pampered people like him and Ji Yushu.
Ji Yushu returned to Fengxian's pawnshop, and asked Hongluan to put the bath water for him first, took a beautiful bath, and ate some snacks before returning to the study. As soon as he entered, the dust was almost smoked out. Ji Yushu's study was not allowed to enter, because there were many secrets. Therefore, no one came in to clean up these days. Ji Yushu originally wanted Hongluan to clean up for him, but after thinking about it, he gave up. Pick up the broom and clean up as appointed by yourself.
It was difficult for him to see through it. Ji Yushu sat down in front of the desk and saw a thick stack of letters on the table, so he started to read. When he turned to the last letter, Ji Yushu was already a little drowsy, but when he looked at it, the pajamas were swept away, and his face gradually became serious.
Pei Lang was actually locked up by Fu Xiu Yi? Pei Lang's identity exposed
Omg! Something so big happened, does anyone know? Can someone rescue me
There should be none. Observing Pei Lang was Ji Yushu’s own actions, in the end he was just wondering why Shen Miao asked Pei Lang to be a spy next to Fu Xiu Yi. Even though Pei Lang is somewhat talented, the spying thing requires great loyalty and Fu Xiu Yi is so good at subduing, so Shen Miao is not worried that Pei Lang will be turned against by someone? More importantly, Shen Miao's relationship with Pei Lang was only mediocre before that, why did she dare to make such a decision.
But he didn't want to fight, and this whim acted at this moment.
Ji Yushu turned his head and was about to go out, showed this letter to Xie Jing Xing, just stood up, but stopped again.
"The third brother won't lock me up again." Ji Yushu murmured.
The reason why Xie Jing Xing locked up Ji Yushu and Gao Yang was because that day the Queen summoned Shen Miao to enter the palace to test Shen Miao about letting Shen Miao marry the crown prince. This matter was ignored by the two of them and did not report to Xie Jing Xing, and Xie Jing Xing went back and directly reported the matter to Xie Jing Xing. The two of them were thrown into the tower.
"The third brother values Miss Shen very much, this Pei Lang also seems to have an interest in Miss Shen, and he also said that he wants to marry Miss Shen, then Pei Lang is the third brother's rival in love. Since he is an opponent, now tell the third brother whether he will be beaten by the third brother. Dun? Third brother definitely doesn't want to save him." Pei Lang said to himself, "Just like I don't like Miss Shaoyao always smiling at the son of the prime minister's family, then the son of the prime minister's family was shocked and broke his horse. I'm still very happy." Ji Yushu saved others by himself and came to a conclusion: "For now, don't tell the third brother about this, since there is no new news, he should not be dead. Let him stay longer. Let's talk in a few days!"
Ji Yushu thought he did a great job, but he didn't know what kind of changes his actions would cause in the future.
…
Shen Qiu and Luo Ling, as the commanders of the defense of the Ministry of Defense, have been very busy these days. Huangfu Hao is dead, and there are a lot of problems left behind. For those guards in the Qin Palace, killing them would cause dissatisfaction with the Emperor of Qin. If they didn't kill them, they wanted to make an explanation for Huangfu Hao, and wantonly spread rumors that the prince was a murderer among the common people, which provoked Dingjing for the past few days. All busy people turn their backs.
You can't kill and kill, you can only be under house arrest first. But Prince Qin's bodyguards were all personally selected by the Emperor of Qin to protect Huangfu Hao, so how could they be ordinary people? Today, he is guarding the Qin Palace, and tomorrow he can find a way to escape. In order to avoid chaos, the city guards doubled in size and patrolled around Dingjing, especially for fear that the Qin State guards would hurt innocent people in order to vent their anger.
No, when today's work is over, it's almost evening. Shen Qiu and Luo Ling were walking side by side on the street. Originally, as the New Year was approaching, the streets of Dingjing were the most lively, but because of Huangfu Hao's incident, the people were told by the city guards to close the door early and go home, but it was not yet there. At night, the streets are already sparsely populated.
Shen Qiu sighed: "If the Ministry of Punishment can't come up with a solution, the city guards won't be able to handle it anymore."
The crown prince was imprisoned. On the one hand, the Emperor of Qin was aggressively demanding an explanation, and on the other hand, Emperor Wen Hui was reluctant to part with his only eldest son, but it was the common people who suffered.
"This year is not a peaceful one." Luo Ling shook his head, "No matter what the outcome is, Dingjing is only afraid of chaos."
The two looked at each other and saw the worry in each other's eyes.
Shen Qiu said: "Don't mention this, I heard from my mother yesterday that the younger sister's marriage needs to be reconsidered. Although the crown prince doesn't have to worry about it for the time being, the more chaotic the situation, the more people will use the Shen family as a raft. The younger sister has a special status, It is inevitable to attract people's coveted, if the marriage is not settled earlier, the future will not be good."
Hearing this, Luo Ling was stunned for a moment. Before he could speak, he heard Shen Qiu say, "Cousin, what do you think?"
"Me?" Luo Ling's face flushed slightly: "My cousin, didn't he already know about it?"
Shen Qiu said "hi", put one hand on Luo Ling's shoulder, and said, "You are also a martial arts practitioner, and you grew up in the army with your uncle, so you sound like those rotten literati. It's the same." He said, "I think you're fine in everything, but you're thin-skinned. If you don't tell your sister about these things, do you want her to come to you on her own initiative?"
Luo Ling smiled awkwardly.
Shen Qiu is earnest and seductive: "My sister's temperament looks gentle and submissive on the surface, but she is actually the most proud and stubborn. If you think about your sister taking the initiative to come to you, I'm afraid you don't have to think about it. A manly man, if you like it, you like it directly. Just go. Although you can't beat me," Shen Qiu looked at Luo Ling somewhat critically: "But the current situation is different, it's barely enough, if you are my brother-in-law, I will recognize it!"
Shen Qiu said the arrogance, but Luo Ling became more and more embarrassed. He said, "This requires the approval of my cousin..."
"If you don't tell me, how will my sister know what you're thinking?" Shen Qiu glared at him: "Don't tell me, first of all, you have to find a time to explain to my sister what you think. Cousin, I'll tell the truth. I told you, Su Mingfeng used to be sick, I don’t like it, Feng Zixian, tsk tsk, last time their sister from Feng Jiaxian almost died, let’s not mention it. After all, you are not bad.”
"Thank you cousin." Luo Ling smiled and said, "If there is a chance, I will definitely..."
Shen Qiu wanted to say something, but he saw a horse suddenly running towards the other side of the street. The horse's hair was smooth, even in the dark street in the evening. The horse caught the eye.
The man on the horse is also heroic, and from a distance, his demeanor is unbelievable. When the man was approaching the two of Shen Qiu, he suddenly reined in his horse and stopped. Outstanding and beautiful. Shen Qiu couldn't help but snorted: "Okay!"
Immediately said, "Major General Shen."
Shen Qiu was stunned.
But seeing a person sitting on top of the horse, the luxurious purple-gold robe was more and more radiant under the light of the lantern, with a tall and straight figure, wearing a silver mask on his face, revealing a beautiful outline. The chin is smooth, the thin lips are slightly raised, and the pair of eyes are looking from top to bottom, which is a little bit like a smile but not a smile.
"His Royal Highness Prince Rui!" Shen Qiu and Luo Ling hurriedly bowed to this person. They had all seen Prince Rui on the tributary, and they knew that this dress was undoubtedly Prince Rui. Besides, this lazy and arrogant temperament was only shared by Prince Rui.
Prince Rui said, "Don't be polite. I just thought that this prince had read it wrong, and I didn't want to be really Young General Shen, so I stopped and said hello." He just spoke to Shen Qiu, and didn't look at Luo Ling.
Shen Qiu was a little flattered, this Prince Rui usually had a disdainful attitude towards Emperor Wen Hui, yet he would take the initiative to greet him? And speaking so politely, while Shen Qiu was secretly vigilant about whether the other party was playing tricks, he felt a sense of self-satisfaction.
Could it be because of his major general's prestige broadcast that even Prince Rui of Great Liang was in love with him
But he didn't see Luo Ling's suddenly pale face.
On Prince Rui's waist, there was a pendant of peace, which looked familiar and inexplicable.