In the huge imperial study room, the emperor sat behind the desk, and the eldest prince stood in front of the desk.
The emperor looked up at him, Xiao Changning was dressed in a plain brocade robe, standing dignifiedly, his eyebrows and eyes somewhat similar to hers were lowered, and the expression in his eyes could not be seen.
"Tell me." She said slowly.
The emperor knows his younger brother's behavior style too well, so far her layout has not been for this fish on the bright side.
Xiao Changning has never seen a rabbit or a hawk, and he does things steadily and ruthlessly. If no one had said something to him and misled him into thinking that this move could be done, he would not have set up such a big scheme to cause fraud.
There are only two competitive princesses in the palace, four or six, and there is a sick fifth and an injured eldest.
The boss is a warrior woman who loves to lead soldiers to fight in order to protect the common people. So even though she was physically disabled, she still felt that it was her medal for protecting the country, and she never felt inferior because of it.
But she really doesn't love the palace, if it's not a major event, she basically doesn't enter the palace and usually stays behind closed doors, but occasionally goes to the martial arts field for a walk.
However, I heard that she was very satisfied with Shi Qing's proposal of assessing military generals last time, and vigorously promoted it among the generals in Beijing and China.
Such an imperial daughter is open-minded and open-minded, which is her pride as a mother, and she will not play dark tricks to deceive people in private.
The fourth child, he grew up with the eldest child.
When the emperor gave birth to a daughter, she was the most threatening princess in the palace, so she invited herself to go to the frontier for training, and did not return to Beijing with the eldest princess until the war in the frontier subsided.
She was young and intelligent, plus she had been out fighting for many years, or because the great emperor's female character was careless and impulsive, she needed someone to pull her along, so she developed the fourth emperor's current silent, introverted and seldom-spoken temperament.
What the superior person wants is to listen more, watch more, speak less and do more.
The fourth princess is the best among all the princesses in this respect. Therefore, the emperor placed great hopes on this daughter.
As for the fifth child, this child has been sickly and weak since birth, and he will not fight or grab everything.
It's just that compared with the others, especially the sixth child, his temperament is not open enough.
But the nine daughters born to a dragon are all different, and in addition to the environment she lives in, the emperor has never been harsh on her, and often even encourages her to do what she wants to do and let her figure out her own ideas.
The last one, and the most competitive one, is the sixth one.
The Zhen family can be regarded as a century-old family with a scholarly family. There are countless disciples under the family, and the emperors they teach are also dignified.
Such relatives and backing are the sixth most advantageous advantage.
It is also what the fourth child lacks the most.
So who is the person behind the eldest prince, the emperor is also a little uncertain.
She didn't want to doubt anyone, but no one doubted it.
Sitting in this position, she is not only a mother, but also an emperor.
She allows the children to compete and compete in order to improve themselves and become better.
But she absolutely cannot tolerate that some people make fun of the fate of scholars in the world for their own self-interest, and use Enke's justice and the court's credibility and majesty to achieve their goals.
The new emperor can have shortcomings and deficiencies, and this is why she needs ministers.
Monarchs and ministers complement each other, and internal stability can prevent external aggression.
But the new emperor cannot be narrow-minded and short-sighted. If she is like this, the court will die within three generations.
The emperor is not a fool, she is old, but she is still not confused. Before she closes her eyes, such a person is absolutely not allowed to exist among the princesses in the harem.
Similarly, no one is allowed to stretch their hands too far to influence the princesses.
"In the case of land enclosure last time, I crossed out your name with a Chinese ink pen instead of making another copy. Don't you understand what I mean?"
That time was already a warning.
Xiao Changning raised his eyes, his eyes were still calm. They are all people who have experienced storms. Now that things have happened, the only way to calm down is first.
"Chendi understands, Chendi did well later on, didn't he?"
After the downfall of Prime Minister Sun and the Qian family's dominance, the eldest prince blatantly hated the Qian family on the grounds that Qian Cancan was entangled with Shen Yu.
He secretly attacked Qian's mother's power, which gave the Shi family a chance to grow up. In the end, the two families checked and balanced, and the power was concentrated in the emperor.
If it hadn't been for him to act, Mother Qian would have seized the opportunity to push Qian Huanhuan up. If Mother Qian hadn't been beaten and restrained, how could a censor in Shiqing cross the household department to collect the money owed by the treasury
The eldest prince thinks that he has done a good job, and he is not bad at cooperating with the emperor's sister.
The emperor nodded slowly, "Okay, then I will ask you again, what about the assassination of the imperial envoy?"
"In the end, the charge was placed on Qian Yuqing, but Li Yunqing's confession list includes you and her."
It's just that later, because of insufficient evidence, I didn't pursue it later.
Xiao Changning said: "Li Yunqing is in the Ministry of Rites, and his heart is in the Ministry of Household Affairs. If there is a chance, this kind of person will naturally be eliminated together. It would be the best if it can be done. If it can't be done, it will not be a loss if there is no eyeliner from her."
If it weren't for the fact that the Qian family was no longer a threat, would Qian Huanhuan be safe and sound in the Ministry of Rites now
Xiao Changning twitched his fingers tightly, raised his eyes to look at the emperor, "Is the emperor going to ask about Enke this time? Then I will tell you myself."
"It's me who let people peek at the exam questions, I'm the one who designed the candidates to cheat, and it's me who instigated the literati riot. I just want to get rid of the sixth princess to pave the way for the fourth princess."
What he said was not half false.
"According to my younger brother, the most suitable candidate for the throne is the fourth prince. If I don't help her, how can she compete with the sixth prince and the Zhen family?"
Xiao Changning has his reasons for being so frank.
Since the emperor called him over, he must have got something against him. It is useless to deny too much at this time, it is better to be honest.
The fourth princess can't be counted on, but he can bet on the sixth prince with a desperate fight.
What Xiao Changning planned in his heart was that even if he was imprisoned, if the fourth emperor was taken down this time, and the sixth emperor would ascend the throne in the future, he would definitely release him as an uncle because of old love.
The emperor looked at him quietly, and then smiled, "Changning, Changning, I am old, but I am not confused."
"All your calculations are very good, including suppressing the Qian family for me, but you forgot a very important one."
Xiao Changning was slightly startled, "What?"
The emperor looked at him, "The eldest prince is not allowed to participate in politics."
"The moment I crossed out your name with a red pen on the list of land enclosure cases, it was both a warning and a reminder, giving you two paths."
"If you stop here, I will never pursue the land enclosure case. After all, you are my younger brother."
"But your inner inclination, the first choice is actually power. You suppress and scheme against the Qian family, thinking that you are doing well. The better you can do, the more wrong you are."
"I should worry about the affairs of the court, and I should worry about the selection of the emperor's daughter. These are not things you should ask about."
Naturally, the emperor can't say that her elder sister is doing well.
When she gave Xiao Changning two paths, instead of forcing him to take the first one, it showed that she knew what this brother would do, and she was already wary of him in her heart.
The emperor said slowly, "You said today that it was for the sake of the fourth child, but with your scheming, the plan was to let the sixth child save you."
When she said this, Xiao Changning's face suddenly became ugly.
He suddenly raised his head and looked behind the desk, his breathing was heavy and slightly chaotic.
Xiao Changning clenched his fingers and let out a sneer, his face was no longer cold and dignified, but ridiculed and angry.
"Since the emperor knows everything, why do you still ask your younger brother? The left and right are just watching your younger brother like a dying fish, fighting for his own life in front of you, just to amuse you?"
"Since you know everything, why come to today's show? Just to show that I am not as good as you, to prove that everything I have done is just like a buffoon on the stage?"
The eldest prince can accept that his skills are not as good as others, but he can't stand this kind of humiliation and embarrassment.
He seemed to be trying his best to cover up after being seen through by others. Just thinking of his words just now, the eldest prince felt as if he had been slapped hard, his face was burning hot.
"I sent everyone away today, and there are only you and my siblings in the entire imperial study, which is enough to give you face!"
The emperor looked at Xiao Changning, "If you hadn't been plotting against my daughters in the end, I wouldn't have spoken so bluntly."
The emperor raised his hand wearily and pinched the brow bone, "I even thought about giving you a way to survive, as long as you know that you are wrong."
But he didn't.
He didn't think he was wrong until the last step.
"You are my real brother..."
She didn't use "望", but "I".
Xiao Changning paused slightly, his eyes trembled slightly, and his eye sockets gradually turned red.
The emperor put down his hand and sighed softly, "If I knew you were so stubborn, I should have asked Shi Qing to come over and ask you, instead of shutting the door and questioning the crime myself, so I wouldn't be so exhausted."
Xiao Changning clenched his fingertips tightly, and wanted to say something, but the emperor raised his hand to stop him.
"Other things, I don't want to say too much, I just want to know, who in the palace told you about the rumor that the sixth child wants to steal questions and cheat."
This is the origin of all disasters, the thread of the mess.
Although the sixth child is immature, he will not be so open-minded in front of outsiders. The one who can make her say such things must be her trusted acquaintances.
It was this acquaintance who told Xiao Changning what he said, which made him put all his eggs in one basket to plan the fraud.
Xiao Changning said softly, "It's the fifth child."
It is the fifth emperor's daughter, Xiao Wanliu.
The emperor frowned instantly, "Fifth?"
Xiao Changning smiled self-deprecatingly, "She deliberately stopped me on the road and told me about it. At that time, I only thought she wanted to find a backer, and wanted to surrender early..."
He didn't take the fifth emperor's daughter seriously at all, and he didn't even pay attention to it, but it was such an inconspicuous person who used a few words to confuse such a big thing.
"Sister Huang..." Xiao Changning looked at the emperor.
"I won't kill you. If you die, the fourth child will feel bad."
The emperor closed his eyes, "The eldest prince Xiao Changning, from today onwards, will be imprisoned in the eldest prince's mansion. All the servants will come from the palace. Shen Yuan, the son-in-law and minister of rites, will be resigned from the official post when the autumn is over. In the frontier, you will not be allowed to return to Beijing for life."
"As for depression..."
The eldest prince's eyelashes drooped, his fingers were clenched tightly, and he didn't say a word.
The emperor sighed, "Yu'er was taken to the palace and handed over to the empress to teach herself."
"You, do it yourself."
"Thank you for your forgiveness." Xiao Changning knew it was useless to talk too much, so he finally knelt down and bowed to the emperor.
He is proud and lofty, with strong self-esteem, and he can't do anything like kneeling on the ground and crying for mercy.
It was just that when he got up, his figure shook for a moment.
The plain brocade robe on his body that made him more noble and cool, but looking at it now, he felt a little dull, making him look haggard and aged.
"Miss, take care."
Xiao Changning withdrew.
The originally exhausted person, when he stepped out of the threshold of the imperial study and faced Shi Qing and the fourth and fifth princesses, his back was straight and his eyes were farsighted.
He doesn't feel that he is wrong, who is not calculating for himself in the whole life
It's just that his skills are inferior to others and he lost.
If given the chance...
When Xiao Changning left the palace, he turned and looked in the direction of the palace. If he had the chance, he also wanted to have the supreme power and be graceful and wealthy for the rest of his life.
Until now, he still only thinks about himself and power.
The emperor watched Xiao Changning's thin and thin back go away, and slowly loosened his tightly clenched fingers on the desk.
She will not get rid of Chang Ning now, as long as she is alive, she will keep this brother for a day.
It's just that before she leaves, Chang Ning will be taken away first.
No matter who will be enthroned in the future, the emperor will not allow her to be bewitched and influenced by this uncle.
As for Shen Yuan, it was a long way to the frontier, and she might die of illness on the way.
Neither of these two can stay.
As for Shen Yu, one is that he did not participate in this matter, and the other is that after all the last bit of affection between the siblings, it is her Xiao family's flesh and blood.
The emperor is exhausted, but there is someone outside the door that needs to be dealt with.
"Bring on the Fifth Imperial Daughter, Xiao Wanliu will come in."
The waiter waiting at the door looked at the fifth emperor who had just vomited blood.
The fourth princess also looked over, frowning even tighter than usual, as if she hadn't thought about what the frail younger sister was trying to do.
Shi Qing knew what she was planning.
The fourth emperor's daughter is not a direct descendant, but she can also be regarded as a concubine daughter. If the fifth emperor's daughter did this, she would naturally be like the fourth emperor's daughter.
"Stop struggling," Shi Qing persuaded the fifth imperial daughter, "Go back where you came from."
"after all-"
She smiled at the fifth emperor's daughter, and pointed to the imperial study, "The one inside is the eldest daughter."
What's more, after being the emperor for so many years, he has an extremely firm mind, which cannot be shaken by the five emperors.
The last hope of the fifth prince is gone.
The fifth princess turned her head to look at Shi Qing, "This time, I'm the loser."
"Look at what you said," Shi Qing wondered, "Where have you ever won? Don't you keep losing?"
"..."
Shi Qing smiled, "Don't stare at me, you don't lose if you lose, who told you to plot people's hearts and control them."
"Chang Shu is a minority after all, and there are many people like Qian Cancan, who can live freely, and there is even a firm will like the Fourth Highness, who knows what he wants."
"The reason why people are human is because they have their own bottom line and perseverance, and they can choose what kind of life to have."
"Not every concubine, or every person who is not talented enough, has to fight for it. As long as she can live, she will be fine."
"In your view, we may be the characters in the book, what you call data and containers, but in our view, we are alive, and we have our own lives and emotions."
"The most important thing is," Shi Qing said seriously to the fifth emperor with firm eyes, "We don't need others to tell us what to do."
Like the Li Shi at the beginning, how he dresses is his hobby and choice, and the old man is not qualified to comment or suppress.
Another example is the two sisters of the Qian family. Although they are the daughters of Qian's mother, they are themselves. They do not need to bear the pressure and control from their mother. They have the right to choose the life they want.
There is also the fourth imperial daughter, no matter her background or external conditions, she cannot shake her own perseverance.
The old man's "for your own good", Qian's mother's "for your own good", including the eldest prince's "for her own good", are all for their own good.
And the fifth emperor's "Concubine's Counterattack" is for herself.
People have to live for themselves, not in the words of others.
The fifth princess shook her head and sneered, disdainful of Shi Qing's words, "Could it be that it's good to live like a waste?"
"With me, they can have power and glory, and live under the eyes of everyone. This is the correct way to live."
Shi Qing put his arms around his arms and clicked his tongue, "Since you don't listen to your greetings, then I can't help it."
She wants to pour chicken soup to comprehend the fifth emperor's daughter, but it doesn't seem to work.
Shi Qing took a deep breath, put his hands on his hips, and glared at the fifth imperial daughter, "I'm going to live like this, what can you do!"
The Fifth Imperial Girl didn't expect her attitude to change so quickly, and her head buzzed from being roared for a while.
"Shut up."
As soon as she heard Shi Qing speak, her head hurt, and when she was dying, she exhausted all her energy and strength, and stretched out her hand towards Shi Qing.
Even if she leaves, she will take this person away!
As a result, as soon as he raised his hand, Shi Qing slapped it down.
"...?!"
Shi Qing's movement of pressing her hand was like flowing clouds and flowing water, and the speed was extremely fast, as if he had practiced countless times.
There is no way, Shi Qing usually plays with Yun Zhi like this at home, and after a long time, it almost becomes a conditioned reflex.
The fifth princess froze in place, with a dazed face and dazed eyes, as if she hadn't realized why her last blow ended right after it started
Shi Qing didn't expect that she escaped a catastrophe at all, she glared at the fifth princess.
"Who are you 'pointing fingers at'?"
"Fuck your correct way of living, you don't care about my affairs!"
"Not convinced? If you are not convinced, you can only watch."
"I am me, the beautiful fireworks that send you to heaven."
Shi Qing stretched out his hand and pointed to the door of the imperial study, "Go in."
Still want to point at her? Small sample, let her get used to it.
The servant walked over to the fifth emperor, and the fifth emperor looked at the Jinshui River in the distance.
"Your Highness, the Emperor is calling for you."
The servant stretched out his hand towards the fifth emperor, but the fifth emperor barely stopped when she was almost supported by two palace servants.
She withdrew her gaze from Jin Shuihe, and gave Shi Qing a hard look, exhaling more air than inhaling, "You'd better not let me come back."
Shi Qing sneered, "You better not dare to come back!"
"At that time, I will be an extremely human minister, and I will definitely kill anyone whose temperament changes drastically after falling into the water!"
The fifth princess, "..."
The fifth emperor was so angry that she closed her eyes and passed out.
The servant was taken aback for a moment, he didn't want to beat the fifth emperor's daughter so much to resist entering the imperial study.
The imperial doctor was quickly called over, and the fifth emperor was carried into the imperial study.
Shi Qing stood at the door of the imperial study and waited.
The progress bar of the last item of the Gang Jing task is growing crazily, and the progress has reached 99%.
Just one percent short of that, and the mission is accomplished.
Shi Qing was in a hurry, wishing he could go in and get a pillow to help the fifth princess.
In the imperial study room, behind the screen, the emperor stood beside the soft couch and looked at the person on the bed.
The imperial doctor shook his head slightly, retracted his hand, and stepped aside.
The fifth emperor's daughter has always been in poor health, especially she has been bedridden in the past six months, so everyone is prepared for today's emergence.
The fifth emperor's daughter opened her eyes a little, her expression was as dazed as a child's, and she called softly, "Empress."
The emperor looked down at her, "I have always given you sisters the same opportunities. If you want to fight, you should fight openly and aboveboard. It is because you think you are born in a humble background and do not please me, and you have lived too low self-esteem since you were a child."
The fifth emperor's daughter's eyes were reddish, and her eyes were moist, as if she was wronged, "But the mother can't see Liu'er."
"I can see it, each of you, I can see it, if I can't see it, you won't be able to live today. I just hope you can stand up by yourself instead of shrinking behind others."
"My Xiao family's daughter is to be proud and confident."
The fifth prince's tears slipped down the end of her eyes and sank into her long hair, crying and whispering, "Empress, Liu'er knows it's wrong."
The emperor sighed, and finally sat on the edge of the bed, stretched out his hand to take the hand of the fifth emperor, and patted it lightly, "Just know what's wrong, go to sleep, if you feel tired... go to sleep."
Satisfied, the fifth princess closed her eyes with a smile.
Outside the imperial study room, Shi Qing who was leaning against the pillar suddenly stood up straight.
task progress:
hundred percent.
Shi Qing felt relieved and let out a sigh of relief.
finished.
She sat on the steps in front of the imperial study room, looked up at the midday sun, narrowed her eyes, and listened to the "Gang Jing System".
[Congratulations to the host for completing the task, expelling the alien invasion from the world, and returning to the place where it should exist. This system is very pleased. ]
[Because of the successful mission of the host, everyone in this world is prevented from becoming a puppet, and can live according to their own wishes. I am for them, thank the host. ]
[As a bonus-]
Shi Qing came to the spirit.
[…]
[As a reward, the host and his family and friends can avoid accidents and diseases, and die of old age~]
That's it
Shi Qing was startled, "What about Yun Zhi? He won't go back, will he?"
Don't let him be expelled like the fifth emperor's daughter.
[Yun Zhi is naturally in this world, unless he shares his mind with another Yun Zhi and wants to change back, otherwise he will stay here forever. ]
Shi Qing breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that Yun Zhi had the initiative, not anything else, that's fine.
After confirming what he was most worried about, Shi Qing rubbed his hands in anticipation, his eyes brightened slightly, "Then is there any other reward?"
[…]
Shi Qing narrowed his eyes and raised his voice, "It's gone?"
[The task is completed, and the system will automatically cancel it. ]
[Happy cooperation this time, don't see you again in the future. ]
As if afraid that Shi Qing would be dissatisfied with the reward, Shi Qing only heard a "beep", and then his mind became clear, and there was no sound.
It's running really fast...
In fact, it is good that there is no other golden finger, which means that the life around her has returned to normal.
Especially after experiencing the countdown to life, I realize that I, my family and friends are safe and healthy, and nothing can be exchanged for this.
Shi Qing was quite satisfied, patted the dust off his buttocks, and was ready to leave the palace.
The servant called her, "Your Majesty, have you not seen the emperor?"
Didn't you say that you have been waiting here for a long time
Shi Qing smiled and waved his hands, "Come back tomorrow morning, I should go back to eat, there are people waiting at home."
After finishing the work that should be done, she wanted to go back and hug Yun Zhi, take a peaceful nap with him, and then go to rub his litter of rabbits after waking up.
It's that simple.
Shi Qing walked briskly towards the outside of the palace.
More than half a year ago, she really did not expect that she would live to this day, but now looking back, it feels like a dream.
Survive the hopeless state of mind at that time, and now I have lived out myself.
From learning that she was cannon fodder, to buying a coffin to explain her funeral, to marrying Yun Zhi...
I don't know why, but compared with Yunzhi, everything seemed to be dimmed. Only Yunzhi, who was dressed in red and covered his head, left a deep impression on her.
"Little master."
Mihe at the gate of the palace called her loudly.
Shi Qing raised his eyes to look over, and saw Yun Zhi in a light blue robe waiting for her behind Mi Hei.
The clean and fresh young hero, like a green bamboo, stands upright, but he only sees her.
She was wrong, her Jia Yunzhi looked good in any color of clothes, even if he was lying to her in a Taoist robe pretending to be a fortune teller, he still looked good.
Shi Qing smiled, stood on the spot with open arms, and shouted, "Young Xia Yun."
Yun Zhi smiled slowly, walking towards her as if reluctantly, first slowly, then quickly.
Finally, he stretched out his hand and hugged her tightly, with red ears, he said softly, "The meal is ready, dad asked me to pick you up."
Shi Qing poked him on the back with a smile, but didn't expose it, "Then let's go home and have dinner."
"Well, let's go home and eat."