Mother Qian and Shi Qing wanted to throw the pot out, but the other picked it up and covered it for her, without giving an inch.
Mother Qian's patience was gradually exhausted, she turned her head to look at Shi Qing, her already stern and rigid face appeared even more fierce, with a heavy coercion rushing towards her.
An ordinary official would have lowered his head and dared not speak when he saw Mother Qian's face, but Shi Qing straightened his back and looked back at her, "You stare at me!"
"..."
Shi Qing complained to the emperor, "Lord Qian wanted to threaten me in front of you. I am a victim who is not even afraid of knives. How can I be tortured by her eyes?"
"Your knife is on Mr. Li's neck, I'm not afraid!"
Li Yunqing's eyelids twitched when he was mentioned for no reason, and the wound on his neck was itchy.
Mother Qian paused, bowed her head and saluted the emperor, "I don't have any."
Shi Qing said, "I don't believe it."
Then the emperor put down the teacup and said slowly, "Don't quarrel, both of you. Shi Qing must have been tired just after returning to Beijing, so he went back to rest first, and we will talk about everything in the morning tomorrow. Qian Aiqing stayed and said before It's not over yet."
"As for Li Aiqing, I will also stay with you. The queen's birthday is approaching, and you will be in the Ministry of Rites. Stay here to discuss."
The three people who were named responded in unison, "Yes."
After all, the assassins are all dead now, and no evidence has been found on them, so what Qian Mu and Shi Qing say can only be speculation.
Everything can only be checked slowly, and the starting point has to be the county magistrate Cao.
After paying the errand, Shi Qing went out from the imperial study.
When she came here, it was Li Yunqing's sedan chair, and when she returned home, it was Mihe who drove to pick her up at the gate of the palace.
"Little master."
Mihe moved the footstool down, and asked with bright eyes, "Is everything going well, did the emperor say you were promoted?"
Shi Qing thought for a while, "I didn't mention it today, I guess we won't know about it until tomorrow morning. Is Yun Zhi home?"
When she went to the palace to return to her command, she asked Yun Zhi to go back to the mansion first.
Mihe nodded, "Here we are. There is one more thing. When we arrived at the gate of the mansion, the Second Miss of the Qian family happened to send you a red-glazed plum vase."
Mihe didn't understand why Qian Cancan was so polite, and finally came to a conclusion, "Maybe I heard the wind, let's celebrate your promotion in advance."
The little master gave her a gift as soon as he returned to Beijing. Did he know that she was going to be promoted to congratulate her in advance, or did Babaoge's business get so good that he bit his hand to dissipate his fortune
Shi Qing paused as he climbed into the carriage, and guessed in his heart why Qian Cancan did this.
She sighed, "Oh, why is Qian Cancan so polite? Compared with Mei Ping, doesn't the special product I brought her seem a bit out of hand?"
Mihe thinks of the bag of cakes, and then thinks of the red plum vase.
In contrast, one is glass beads and the other is agate gemstones, which are a bit unhandy.
Shi Qing climbed into the carriage and comforted himself, "Although this cake is a light gift, I have a lot of affection for it. I brought it to her from such a far away place, but Yun Zhi insisted on not eating it on the way. It was not easy. "
"..."
The end of Mishu's eyes twitched, and she corrected softly, "Little master, didn't the little master stop you and tell you not to eat?"
How could this be reversed
Shi Qing raised the curtain and looked at the honey.
Talking nonsense and telling the truth, does she want to lose face
"Let the mansion fry some melon seeds later, and send them to Qian Cancan along with the cakes I brought for the sisters of the Qian family."
"Tell her not to be polite, the main thing is not to give a single bottle, but a pair next time," Shi Qing leaned against the car wall, "I can also arrange them symmetrically."
Mihe had already imagined that Qian Cancan would be able to bite the little master angrily if he added these few words when he received the cake.
The two of them drove back to the house, turned around an alley and were almost at the door, when Shi Qing heard that there was a seller of ice bowls on the street, so he asked Mi He to go down and buy two bowls.
Although the weather is not yet very hot, there is already a bit of heat, and ice bowls have become more popular.
Shi Qing planned to bring Yun Zhi a bowl to taste, but he had to bear Li's back, after all her father thought Yun Zhi was pregnant, and when he saw the two of them eating cold, he must speak softly.
When she returned to the mansion with the food box, Yun Zhi was sitting at the table in the house, repairing the gems on the scabbard without a teacher.
"Am I formidable?" Seeing Shi Qing coming back, Yun Zhi's brows and eyes were proud, and there was a little complacency in his eyes.
He stood up and showed Shi Qing the scabbard with a sword flower, "I've fixed it myself, so you can save money."
Yun Zhi is wearing a pink summer shirt today, with a white brocade robe underneath, a white belt tied around his waist, his thin waist is bunched up, his figure is straight and straight, and he is indescribably handsome.
Especially when she was holding the sword flower, her face was full of youthful spirit, refreshing and clean. Although she was wearing pink, there was no sticky smell of makeup on her body.
He was hardly alone with him who was suffering and depressed last night.
Yunzhi didn't like to wear this color before, they were all blue and cyan, but Shi Qing deliberately mentioned, "Although Cao Zhen is not good-looking, but the color of the clothes is pretty, just the pink he wears..."
When he said this, Yun Zhi's gaze was almost like a knife.
He changed into this outfit the next morning, touched his nose embarrassedly and said, "Yuqing said that this outfit is energetic."
He dawdly asked Shi Qing, "How is it? Is it okay?"
It wasn't until he heard her say it looked good that Yun Zhi was reserved, "I just don't like to wear it."
"..." She almost believed it.
Shi Qing looked at the scabbard handed in front of him, and exaggeratedly said, "It's amazing! Yun Shaoxia's skills can go to Babao Pavilion to ask for a living."
"To celebrate how great you are, I bought you an ice bowl."
Shi Qing put the food box on the table and brought out two bowls.
Yun Zhi lifted the hem of his clothes and sat down carelessly, without the slightest shyness and dignity of a man.
He put the scabbard aside, and curiously reached out for one of the bowls, "It's so cold, can I eat it?"
"If you don't like it, don't eat it. It's all mine." Shi Qing made a gesture to reach out to grab it, but Yun Zhi quickly turned around and avoided it.
He stopped Shi Qing with one hand, and held the bowl to his mouth with the other, "I'll try it."
The ice bowl is filled with seasonal fruits, served with crushed ice and sugar, it tastes cool and comfortable. If you drink it in midsummer, it should be more enjoyable.
Yun Zhi has never drank this, which is quite rare.
Shi Qing laughed at him, "Excellent."
Yun Zhi ignored her, raised his head and finished drinking, then hiccupped.
Shi Qing couldn't help laughing.
With red ears, Yun Zhi pretended not to care, wiped his mouth boldly, and put down the bowl, "It's delicious."
Seeing that he really liked it, Shi Qing brought him his own bowl as well, "This food is cold, so don't blame me if you get sick from eating it."
Shi Qing just said so much, after all, Yun Zhi is in good health, not to mention eating ice bowls, even drinking cold water, Yun Shaoxia can handle it.
The two cleaned up and went to share dinner with Shi Ju and Li Shi in the evening.
When Shi Qing and Yun Zhi were assassinated, Shi Ju asked the people in the house to keep Li Shi from telling him, and only raised his mouth today when they saw that the two children were safe and sound, fearing that he would worry if he heard from other places in the future.
The two children had been away for two or three months, and Li Shi had already missed them, not to mention that after knowing the danger last night, tears fell directly.
"Father, don't cry, Yun Zhi and I are fine." Shi Qing took out a handkerchief and wiped his tears.
Yun Zhi echoed, "I'm really not hurt, don't worry."
Mrs. Li took a child with one hand, folded Shi Qing's and Yun Zhi's hands together, held them in the palms and patted them lightly, "Fortunately, they came back safely."
When the mood calmed down, Li couldn't hold back and looked at Yunzhi's stomach again.
In the afternoon, he was a little puzzled. After all, he was pregnant with a child. Even if Yun Zhi is thin, he shouldn't show his pregnancy for a long time, right
Yun Zhi's back was hairy from being stared at by Shi Li, and his buttocks moved back and forth on the stool, feeling a little uncomfortable in his stomach.
Mrs. Li didn't say anything, just picked up the serving chopsticks with a smile and spread some dishes for the two children, "I see that you are all hungry and thin, eat more."
After eating, Yun Zhi went back to his room first, while Shi Qing and Shi Ju went to the study.
There are many things that are unclear in the letter.
"The fifth emperor's daughter didn't go around much with the Qian family, at least she didn't even go out of her own palace."
Shi Ju frowned slightly, "The emperor entrusted the affairs of county magistrate Cao to the imperial daughters, in order to let them gradually participate in politics and take the opportunity to cultivate them."
Shi Qing always thought that the magistrate Cao and Li Yunqing's attempt to assassinate her was probably the work of Qian's mother, but Shi Ju gave a different opinion.
"Maybe someone had a hand in it."
Shi Qing looked at her.
Li Yunqing works in the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Rites is under the control of the eldest prince's wife, Shen Yuan, the Minister of Rites.
What Shi Ju was worried about was that in the assassination, someone was fishing in troubled waters or trying to muddy the waters on purpose.
Shi Ju squeezed the space between his eyebrows, "Don't think about it for now, let's wait for the results of the investigation."
It is obvious that the fourth princess is fighting with the sixth prince, and one of them will always find out the truth.
"Are you really not injured this time?" After finishing the business, Shi Ju frowned and looked at Shi Qing, and looked at her carefully again.
Shi Qing waved his hand, "I didn't make my father happy at night, so I really didn't suffer any injuries, the Imperial Forest Army and Yun Zhi are both here."
"Mother, speaking of Mrs. Qian, does the Qian family have any other daughters?" Shi Qing changed the subject and asked curiously.
This is a matter of the older generation, and it is a matter of Shi Yonghou's mansion, Shi Qing really doesn't understand.
She only knew that Qian's mother was the daughter of the Qian family on the surface, and that a younger brother who was a direct relative was the current nobleman. As for the rest of the Qian family, they didn't seem to be very conspicuous.
Shi Ju looked over suspiciously, "Why are you asking this?"
Shi Qing couldn't tell her the conclusion directly, so he detoured a bit, "Is it possible that Master Qian despises Qian Cancan's concubine status so much because of her own experience?"
Shi Qing had a good relationship with Qian Cancan, and when she came back in the afternoon, Qian Cancan even sent a bottle over. It was normal for Shi Qing to care about her.
Shi Ju thought for a while, "Your Majesty Qian has a high position and authority, and he is extremely sensitive to this matter. If you are really curious, you should find out before you talk about it."
The concubine is simply the opposite of Qian's mother.
Shi Qing understood.
She told Shi Ju about Shi Yin again.
"It's nothing. Since Yin'er didn't want to be an official near the capital, Second Sister should have been prepared in her heart when she asked to leave the capital."
Shi Ju signaled Shi Qing to rest assured, "In two years, when Yin'er gets married, Second Sister and the others may also leave the capital."
Although the second son of the Shi family is a wife, she is not rigid. From the fact that she moved out of the house with her husband to live in an academy in a fit of anger, it can be seen that she is not a pedantic person.
"It's getting late, and you should go back to rest early. The rewards and awards for your trip will probably be tomorrow morning."
Shi Ju was also worried these days, but she had to be steady. Now that Shi Qing came back safely, she was relieved, and she was inevitably a little tired mentally.
"Mother, you should go to bed early too." Shi Qing stood up, walked to the door, and said to Shi Ju, "Don't worry, no matter how muddy the water in this pond is, I can touch fish."
Shi Ju leaned back slowly on the back of the chair to look at her.
Shi Qing is young and energetic, her brows are open and her eyes are clear when she speaks, she is more courageous than she was back then, it is a different way of life from her.
Shi Ju smiled, "I know, go to sleep."
Compared with a few months ago, the relationship between mother and daughter has changed a lot.
When Shi Qing returned to his yard from the study, Yun Zhi had already washed up, and was wearing a snow-white coat, sitting cross-legged on the bed studying the sword manuals he found on the road, waiting for her to come back.
His little bed and the screen were moved out by Mihe, and they are now sharing the same bed.
Seeing Shi Qing come back, Yun Zhi put down the sword manual, and patted the bed beside him with bright eyes, full of hints.
After taking a shower, she rushed towards him.
With a smile in his eyes, Yun Zhi reached out to catch her, and the two of them rolled on the bed.
After going on for more than an hour, Shi Qing was lying flat and ready to go to bed, but Yun Zhi was lying on his side, with his head resting on his palm, and the other hand rested on Shi Qing's belly and rubbed it back and forth.
Shi Qing looked at him suspiciously sideways, with a puzzled face.
What about the noodles
Yun Zhi said, "I feel that your father really wants to hug his granddaughter."
Shi Qing understood.
She slapped Yun Zhi's hand away, "Then you rubbed the wrong place."
It's not her who wants to conceive.
Shi Qing poked Yun Zhi's flat and firm belly, "Rub here."
Yun Zhi hissed, reached out and grabbed Shi Qing's fingers, lying on his side, "Don't poke, it's a little uncomfortable."
It feels indescribable, my stomach is hard, like a needle is hidden inside.
But there is no problem with feeling the pulse.
Shi Qing thought that the two ice bowls that Yun Zhi ate before dinner were too cold, so he got up and poured him a cup of hot water, "Young Xia, your body is not good enough."
Yun Zhi didn't talk to her either, and felt much better after drinking.
Before going to bed, he didn't feel any other feeling, until he was woken up in the middle of the night, and Yun Zhi sat by the bed, feeling uncomfortable no matter what.
He lowered his head in a daze towards the dim light, and saw a small patch of red on the front of his underwear.
Yun Zhi's mind was blank, and he was stunned beside the bed, his heart almost stopped in shock.
He thought it was because he was sleepy and dazzled, so he rubbed his eyes and read it again.
Still red.
Yun Zhi's face paled in an instant, and his hand, which was too steady when holding a sword, trembled and touched it.
Fortunately, it doesn't hurt.
But it didn't hurt, why did it bleed? He and Shi Qing are not very indulgent.
Then there is only one possibility.
There is poison in the ice bowl.
Yun Zhi stabilized his mind and felt his own pulse.
There was no abnormality in the pulse condition.
Yunzhi pursed his thin lips tightly, and his heart sank to the bottom of the valley instantly.
He closed his eyes, his chest heaved heavily, he seemed to be thinking a lot for a while, but what he couldn't let go of the most was the sleeping person beside him.
Yun Zhi tried his best to wake up Shi Qing with a gentle voice, "Shi Qing, I'm poisoned, wake up and I'll tell you a few words."
Shi Qing struggled to open her eyes, and Yun Zhi patiently repeated the words several times before she could hear clearly.
"Poisoned?" Drowsy was scared away instantly, Shi Qing sat up from the bed and stared at Yun Zhi in a daze.
Yun Zhi sat sideways, turned around, put his forehead against hers, and caressed her cheeks and neck with his cold palms, his tone was full of nostalgia, what he said was clearly not love words, but it made people's eyes tremble .
"Shi Qing, I may not have much time."
He can't touch the poison himself, let alone others.
Shi Qing's heart stopped beating for an instant, until he heard Yun Zhi finish his "signs" after being poisoned.
Shi Qing knelt on the bed, held a lampstand in his hand, and stared at Yun Zhi intently.
Yun Zhi was forced to stand in front of the bed facing her stiffly, not knowing what expression to put on his face.
Obviously knowing that it is a very serious and serious matter, but sometimes the body cannot be controlled, let alone being stared at by Shi Qing, it is particularly easy to react.
Shi Qing silently looked at the raised "sword scabbard", his eyes slowly moved up and fell on Yun Zhi's face.
"what are you thinking?"
"..."
Yun Zhi covered his face with one hand in embarrassment and resentment, and squatted on the ground in self-sacrifice, only his exposed ears were red and dripping with blood.
This is what poisoned him!
Shi Qing breathed a sigh of relief, put his heart back to its original place, reached out and patted Yun Zhigou's head, "Don't panic, I'm familiar with this situation."
Yun Zhi held Shi Qing's palm and looked up at her, the corners of his eyes were red, and his eyes were watery, indescribably provocative, "What's wrong with me?"
"It's menstruation." Shi Qing tried hard to hold back a smile.
Yun Zhi was at a loss and didn't understand.
The smile on the corner of Shi Qing's mouth became more and more unbearable, and he gloated, "Congratulations, Young Xia Yun, you have finally become a real man."
"...???"