Compared with the current situation of the Shi family, the Qian family is not much better.
After the banquet, the emperor asked the guards to carry Mr. Qian to the Qian family's carriage, accompanied by the imperial doctor.
He was supposed to go back to Qian's mansion like this, but the car was surrounded by people, so he couldn't leave at all.
The ministers who usually only follow Mr. Qian's lead, now heard that Mr. Qian may have to lie in bed for the rest of the day. They were completely distracted, and they were absent-minded even when they drank alcohol at the dinner party.
Now they looked at Qian Huanhuan as if they were looking at straws, stopped the car and asked:
"Master Qian, is it true that there is no cure for Master Qian's illness?"
Mother Qian fainted once because of the qi and blood attack, and she had to recuperate for three days because of this, so it seemed that the outbreak of the old illness today was not so sudden.
Qian Huanhuan couldn't get in the car, so he could only stand in front of them, and said softly: "The imperial doctor said that there may be no way for the time being, and it needs to be taken care of, and we will talk about it later."
later
Someone was in a hurry and said on the spot, "In the future, how can we go forward? You didn't see how many people surrounded the carriage of Shi's family just now. Now that Mr. Qian has just fallen, Ju will start to form gangs at this time. Sent."
"It's not typical to want to take advantage of the money to get sick and kill us."
They have more or less a feud with the Shi family, and it is absolutely impossible to seek refuge now. The only way is to help Qian Huanhuan up, supported by them, so that Qian Huanhuan can barely compete with Shiju.
Even if Qian Huanhuan is young, at least the Shi family will not be allowed to dominate the court, and Shi Qing's mother and daughter will not be so arrogant.
The most important thing is to ask the Qian family to save their lives.
As for what Qian Huanhuan thought, whether he wanted to or not, that didn't matter.
Up to now, this group of people still deceive themselves and think that Qian Huanhuan's rehearsal of the play and his request to the emperor to deprive him of the title of Marquis of Shiyong is a retreat.
After all, if the title of Marquis Shiyong is gone, Qian Huanhuan, the daughter of the world, will be nothing.
These people are "old people" who have followed Master Qian for many years, and they understand how much Master Qian values power. As long as she is alive, she will not allow this kind of thing to happen.
The man who spoke just now lowered his voice and said: "My daughter, listen to me, the Qian family depends on you, the emperor will definitely help you to become the Minister of the Household Department, and advance the hereditary position of Yonghou."
Qian Huanhuan frowned slightly, not wanting to continue the conversation, "I don't understand what you ministers mean."
She looked up at the sky, "It's getting late today, everyone should go back and rest, and with mother's current situation, she needs to rest even more."
The ministers had a hint of reluctance, "My daughter, you can't shrink back at this time. If you don't stand up, you will be completely suppressed by the Shi family."
"Although Mrs. Qian is seriously ill and bedridden, you still have us in the court, and even more so in the harem, we are not afraid of her family."
What does it mean that a centipede is dead but not stiff
This is.
If the Qian family really wanted to keep a low profile and save their lives, they could only completely disassociate themselves from this group of people.
Qian Huanhuan looked worried at the ministers surrounding her and the carriage who were unwilling to disperse, when he saw Qian Cancan coming.
"Do you still have a conscience, my mother is like that, and you still only think about your official position?" Qian Cancan reached out and took the whip from the groom's hand, and slapped it on the ground, "Don't let go, don't blame me polite!"
She is a dandy who can do anything.
Everyone looked at Mr. An, who was the leader, "This..."
Master An raised his hand to stop her words, "My daughter is right, it's getting late, everyone should go back first, and we will visit Master Qian tomorrow."
Only then did the crowd leave in twos and threes, talking and sighing face to face on the road, apparently fearing that the big tree of the Qian family would fall and they would have no place to stay.
Qian Huanhuan looked back and sighed, and said to Qian Cancan, "Go home."
In the future, the Qian family can only rely on their two sisters to support them.
Sitting in the carriage, Qian Huanhuan said to Qian Cancan, "You can comfort my father, and I will tell him about my uncle, no matter what others do, we must not mess up, otherwise this scene will be for nothing."
Qian Cancan nodded, "I understand."
"We have done what we should do. As for the result, it depends on Shi Qing." Qian Huanhuan raised his hand and pinched the center of his eyebrows, feeling very tired.
Whether the Qian family can really retreat from the knife point depends on the Shi family.
The emperor has always been good at using checks and balances to manage the courtiers, allowing the two sides to play games, and the courtiers can only be harmonious if the courtiers are not in harmony.
Now that one side is out of balance, the emperor's approach is to either support the unbalanced end, or push down the other end that is up.
The crime of Qian's mother is not that she took the position of Shiyonghou that should not belong to her, but that she has controlled the household department for many years and cannot tolerate newcomers, and also assassinated the imperial envoy to intervene in the dispute between the emperor and daughter.
This is what the emperor can't tolerate.
Qian Cancan reached out and patted Qian Huanhuan's shoulder, "Sister, don't worry, although Shi Qing is stingy and vicious, he is only four years old by visual inspection, but—"
She smiled, "It's trustworthy."
Qian Huanhuan's tense nerves couldn't help but relax for a moment, and he raised his eyes to look at Qian Cancan, "When you two met, you were seven years old at most."
A three-year-old joked about the four-year-old.
"..."
When the Qian family sisters were about to arrive home, Shi Qing, who was surrounded by weeds, had just climbed into his carriage.
Said it was good-looking and lively, but it turned out to be full of excitement.
Shi Ju poured a glass of warm water for her, and Shi Qing drank it down in one gulp.
Shi Qing was extremely regretful, patted his thigh and said, "If it wasn't at the gate of the palace, I would have started accepting bribes, and it's all because I'm too shameless."
She said that she took bribes very frankly, just like receiving lucky money during the Chinese New Year.
You haven't become a high official yet, so you want to make money
Yun Zhi turned to look at her, straightened his waist, held the scabbard in one hand, and the hilt in the other, making an intangible gesture of drawing the sword.
Shi Ju sipped his tea and looked at the two with a smile in his eyes.
Shi Manchu put his hand on the wrist of Yunzhi's right hand, pushed forward, and inserted the invisible sword back, "Young Xia, listen to me before you start."
Shi Qing said, "Didn't they think that the Qian family is going to fail and put the treasure on our Shi family? Then make a bet first, and you want to reap if you don't pay. How can there be such a beautiful thing in the world."
"As for whether we win or lose, we can't blame us. After all, investment always loses more than wins."
Shi Ju, "..."
It was the first time for her to hear people say that taking money and doing nothing was so fresh, refined and upright.
Shi Ju put down the teacup, looked at Shi Qing, and said with a smile, "Qian Huanhuan came out of the officialdom and was not stained. As for you, he was completely stained after coming out of the mud."
Fortunately, Shi Qing was determined to be an upright official, otherwise if she collected money, even if she passed Tie Ji, she would have to scrape off a layer of iron skin.
Shi Ju said to Yun Zhi, "We have to keep an eye on her in the future."
The officialdom is charming, it is impossible for her and Li Shi to follow Shi Qing all the time, only Yun Zhi can.
Yun Zhi got the order, and looked at Shi Qing provocatively, "Did you hear that?"
In front of Shi Ju, Shi Qing couldn't get too far with Yun Zhi.
When he got out of the carriage and walked to his own yard, Shi Qing started to roll up his sleeves, "Young Xia wants to make gestures with me today?"
With a bright moon in the sky and a bluestone path, Shi Qing lifted up the hem of his blue official uniform and shouted boldly, "Come on, let's fight for 300 rounds, the one who loses will lie down and stay still tonight."
Yun Zhi's eyes lit up in an instant, and he also lifted up the hem of his clothes and stuffed it into his belt. He took a half step back with his right leg, raised his arms, and made a gesture of punching and kicking with Shi Qing, "Really?"
With a headband in his lips, Shi Qing spread out his long hair and tied it up again, "Really, I lied to you as a puppy."
Yunzhi's eyes twitched, "..."
Mihe and Yaqing followed behind with a lantern, saw that the two were about to make gestures, and pretended to persuade:
"Oh, don't fight, the husband and wife can't fight."
Even though they said so, Mihe and Yaqing tacitly found a place where they would not be affected, and stared at them with bright eyes.
Shi Qing's kung fu is definitely not as good as Yun Zhi's, but fortunately, he has great strength.
Although Yun Zhi Kung Fu is good, he is definitely not willing to do it against Shi Halal.
Whoever loses and who wins, there is suspense all of a sudden.
Shi Qing also has self-knowledge, so she raised her eyebrows and asked, "You are good at martial arts, can you close your eyes and let me do it first?"
Yun Zhi paused, closed his eyes, put his right hand behind his back, and said with a smile, "I'll give you three tricks."
Plus a hand.
At the moment when he was about to close his eyes, Shi Qing quickly ran over, put his arms around his neck and kissed him on the lips.
"Boom."
one move.
Yun Zhi suddenly opened his eyes to look at her. Under the bright moonlight, Shi Qing smiled, making people's breath hot and throat tight.
Yun Zhi's mind went blank, he forgot everything, and his desire to win and lose just disappeared so quietly.
Shi Qing had great strength, and took advantage of the moment when Yun Zhi was fascinated by the beauty, he directly hugged him up.
"?!"
Yun Zhi gasped in surprise.
Two strokes.
Shi Qing called Mi He, "Come and help close the door."
Mihe didn't react at all, what about the agreed fight
How does this take people away directly
Yun Zhi also thought so.
Especially when this posture was embraced by Shi Qing, Yun Zhi's face turned red in an instant, and his tongue froze, "It's okay, is it okay to make gestures?"
His heart throbbed, "Puppy."
Deceiving puppy.
Shi Qing pressed Yun Zhi on the bed, blinked and smiled at him, "Wow~"
"..." Yun Zhixin softened and turned hot, and lay flat.
Shi Qing is really, kind of cute, he can't bear it.
Three strokes.
Successfully defeated the enemy.
Inside the bed tent, Shi Qing smiled and said to Yun Zhi, "My mother doesn't understand you."
Yun Zhi was at a loss, but Shi Qing didn't explain much.
If she insists on being a bad person, Yun Zhi must be the sharpest sword in her hand.
When something happened, Yunzhi's first thought was not whether it was right or not, but to protect her first.
Shi Qing is fortunate that she has a bottom line in being an official, so that she can stick to herself and at the same time take care of Yun Zhi's untainted heart.
Although the two didn't fight for 800 rounds at night, it was about the same.
When he woke up the next morning, Shi Qing had the urge to resign and go home to grow sweet potatoes.
No wonder her mother did not hesitate to write her resignation as the imperial censor two days ago, and she also wanted to live in bed with her husband.
She watched her mother get up early and go to court every day, and thought she was used to it.
In normal times, Shiqing might have caught up with the Ministry of Households, but today he had to go to court.
Because the affairs of the Qian family were to be discussed at the court meeting, it was impossible not to go.
Qian Huanhuan resubmitted the paperwork today, repeating the request from last night.
At the same time, the fourth princess presented the evidence that Master Qian had released Sun Da in private.
The person who originally asked the emperor to think twice fell silent for an instant.
At this time, the fourth princess presented evidence, which already showed the emperor's attitude, and any further persuasion would only be counterproductive.
It seems that the big tree of the Qian family is really about to fall.
The ministers have different expressions.
On the dragon chair, the emperor glanced down one by one, taking the expressions of the ministers into his eyes, and said slowly:
"Qian Yuqing intends to murder the imperial envoy, secretly uses his power to free criminals, and usurps Shiyonghou. He is truly ashamed of his trust in me."
"But considering the face of the brave old man, and the fact that Qian Yuqing has been an official for many years without merit or hard work, capital punishment can be avoided, and living crime cannot be escaped."
"Deprive the title of Marquis of the Qian family, remove Qian Yuqing from the position of Minister of the Household Department, and imprison Qian Yuqing in the Qian Mansion. He is not allowed to go out for life, and the rest are not allowed to visit."
"As for Shi Qing, the victim in the assassination of the imperial envoy, the former fifth rank was promoted to the second fourth rank, and he took over the position of Minister of the Household Department to assist the new Minister of the Household Department in handling all affairs of the Household Department."
Qian Huanhuan and Shi Qing went out to thank each other.
Following the emperor's words, everyone's expressions on looking at the mother and daughter of the Shi family changed.
If the emperor finds a random excuse to reprimand the Shi family, that's fine. The problem is that instead of suppressing the Shi family, the emperor favored her after the Qian family collapsed.
The Qian family collapsed, and the court lost its check and balance. Could it be that the Shi family is going to follow in the footsteps
Especially when Shi Qing was exceptionally promoted as the Minister of the Household Department, this is to flatter and kill her!
The original grass on the wall immediately straightened his waist, and dared not ask for the care of the Shi family again.
And the followers of the Qian family also breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that the Shi family will not last long.
They can now count the days on their fingers, and when the mother and daughter fall from a height to the bottom of the valley, they will be smashed to pieces!
After the morning court, the emperor called Qian Huanhuan and Shi Judu to the imperial study to talk.
Shi Qing was waiting outside the imperial study.
Not long after, the emperor had someone call the fifth emperor, the sixth emperor, and the little emperor, and stood at the door to wait for the call.
When the fifth princess came, she glanced sideways at Shi Qing who was leaning against the pillar, and approached her with her hands on her lips coughing lightly.
Shi Qing raised his eyebrows slightly, stood up straight and looked at the fifth imperial daughter, "Your Highness, we don't know each other very well in private, you keep talking to me, it's easy to be misunderstood."
The fifth princess was startled, but did not react, "What is the misunderstanding?"
"I misunderstood that you wanted to curry favor with me."
Shi Qing tugged on the blue official uniform that was still on his body, "I, the servant of the household department, the second in command of the household department, we should keep a little distance."
"Did you see this dress? It will turn red soon."
The fifth princess knew clearly that the higher the praise Shi Qing was, the worse her fate would be, but now she still felt irritated when she heard her speaking in such an embarrassing tone.
She forced out a smile and smiled slightly, "That's really a congratulations to Mr. Xiao."
The fifth emperor said: "The Qian family has collapsed, but your Shi family has been fulfilled. It's just that there is a saying that you have never heard of when you were young. It is called prosperity must decline."
Shi Qing let out a long-tailed "Oh" and resolutely denied it, "I've never heard of it."
"..."
Shi Qing smiled, "I also have something to say to His Highness, Lord Qian's example is right in front of you, let's do it and cherish it."
"For example, if some people dislike low birth, the starting point is a bit later than others, then they can leave earlier and beat her at the end."
Shi Qing said: "As long as you die early, you can choose the location underground."
It's okay to do some work in the underworld, don't waste time in the underworld.
The fifth emperor's daughter tightly clenched her hands hanging by her side, her chest was filled with blood, and she couldn't help but want to cough.
She forcibly endured it, and said to Shi Qing in a hoarse voice, "Let's see."
"Come on, I'll have a look today." Shi Qing raised his chin to signal the fifth princess to look at the door.
The servant stepped out and called several princesses in, saying that the emperor had something to say.
The imperial daughters have not yet left the palace to build a mansion, and they are still attending lectures in the Taiyuan Academy. They just pretend to be emperors and check their homework as usual, and they don't think about other aspects at all.
Even the fifth emperor didn't think much about it.
She glanced sideways at Shi Qing, and she had already thought about the picture of Shi Qing and Shi Ju hanging on the wall in the sun.
Just thinking about it makes me feel so relieved!
The Qian family is gone, and the imperial censor who served as Shiju of the Shi family has real power, and the servant of the household department who works for Shi Qing also has real power. The emperor will never allow the Shi family to dominate.
It's just that Mr. Qian has just been dismissed, and the emperor needs Shi Qing to help the new Minister of the Household Department to establish a foothold in the Household Department.
When Shi Qing's only use value is gone, it will be the day when Shi's family ransacks his home.
Thinking of this, the fifth princess felt at ease.
Until I entered the imperial study room, I heard the emperor say: "Come, meet your new Taifu."
The new master
Who, Qian Huanhuan
After all, she and Shi Ju are the only ones in the imperial study.
The sixth princess's instinctive chills exploded, and she suddenly remembered the scene a few days ago.
That day when she was talking about Li Yunqing's affairs with Fourth Sister in the imperial study, there was Shiju's notebook on the empress' desk.
At that time, the empress pointed her finger at the booklet, and said meaningfully that she would get a new tutor for her.
She only acted as the empress to scare her, but now that she saw it, it turned out to be true!
What the Sixth Princess is most afraid of is Shi Ju's face that is indifferent and restrained without showing any emotions.
Just like now, you'd never guess what she was thinking.
The sixth princess shrank her neck and asked the emperor in a low voice, "Mother, who is the new Taifu, and where is the original Chen Taifu?"
The fifth emperor vaguely guessed something, and looked at the woman standing next to the desk in disbelief.
Shi Ju.
The fifth prince's jaw was tense, and her silver teeth were almost gnawed into pieces.
How could she have calculated everything, but Ju would resign at that time!
That's Du Yushi, how many people want to be the Du Yushi! It is not an exaggeration to say that he is in control of the power of life and death of the officials, and that he can kill people with just one sentence.
Just say goodbye
The fifth emperor's daughter was extremely angry, and the hand hanging by her side was already trembling faintly.
No wonder Shi Qing was confident.
She's so scared!
When the bow comes down, all the censors are free. Qian's mother fell, and a minister of the household department became vacant. The whole court has undergone a big change of blood, and newcomers can be used, and the happiest thing is the empress.
Once the power that had been dispersed for many years was taken back, no wonder she was so happy listening to the opera yesterday.
This morning, no matter whether it was the removal of the Qian family or the promotion of Shiqing, they were extremely straightforward, because Shiju had already handed in his resignation before Qian's mother fell down.
This is just a play staged by the Shi family in cooperation with the emperor for the officials to watch!
The family that the ministers thought was dominant would never appear from the beginning to the end.
They were looking forward to Shiju's downfall, but when they turned around, they realized that Shiju was the grand master.
The only ones who are unlucky are themselves.
The fifth emperor's daughter breathed heavily, and looked at Shiju.
Sure enough, the emperor pointed at Shiju with his hand, and said in a relaxed tone, "This is your new grand tutor, Shiju."
"In the future, don't call him Du Yushi, but Shi Taifu."
"As for your former Taifu Chen, he resigned and went home to Ding You a few days ago."
What about Ding You? He thinks it's safest to run now, lest there will be more things in two years.
As soon as she left, the position of Tai Tuo became vacant, and when Shi Ju resigned from the position of Du Yushi, the emperor filled her in.
Du Yushi held the real power, and he offended people from the moment he took up this position. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he would not end well.
As long as she retreats, all courts will be her enemies.
Your Majesty is not a king who can kill donkeys and birds to hide his bow, so it is just right for Shi Ju to be placed in the position of Taifu.
What's more, Shi Qing is the emperor's new favorite and needs to be cultivated.
Especially the position of Tai Tuo is a false position. It sounds powerful, but in fact it doesn't have much real power.
And it's very reassuring to run errands under the eyes of the emperor.
The sixth princess stared blankly at Shiju, her heart went cold to the bottom of the valley.
Woooooo, she misses Taifu Chen, so call Taifu Chen back to her!
Shi Ju has been the censor of the capital for so many years, and he dare not be presumptuous just by being glanced at by her, let alone skipping class.
The sixth prince thought she was the most excited and scared, but she never expected that the fifth prince next to her was even more excited than her!
After the emperor's words fell, Shi Ju finalized the post of Taifu.
The fifth prince was already annoyed by Shi Qing at the door just now, but now she couldn't hold back and spit out a mouthful of blood.
She disturbed the whole pool of water, thinking that she could touch Shi's big fish.
As a result, they went ashore and turned into dragons!
The fifth princess almost died of anger.