Chapter 76: To be honest, boy, you really can...
Li Yunqing is a member of the Ministry of Rites and is more or less related to the eldest prince, Xiao Changning.
In private, Li Yunqing is the only one who sees Qian Yu, Shi Yong Hou.
It is not surprising to ask these two people from her mouth.
It's just unexpected why there are two people?
The eldest prince doesn't deal with Lord Qian. This is something that everyone in the capital knows. Could it be that they accidentally cooperated in order to get rid of Shi Qing?
I am afraid it is impossible.
In the imperial study, the emperor sat behind the desk, and in front of him stood four or six two princesses.
The fourth princess is twenty-seven or eight years old this year.
It may be that he has experienced with the boss on the battlefield a few years ago.
The sixth princess is much younger than her. She is 18 or 19 years old this year. She has never been out of Beijing. Her father is the emperor in the palace.
The first person who couldn't help but speak was the sixth princess, "Mother, then Li Yunqing insisted that the letter was sent by the eldest prince's uncle, and the guard with him that day was Lord Qian. Alluded to, both are oral evidence and not in kind."
"My daughter thinks that Li Yunqing's move is too easy, and there is no physical evidence, maybe it is a bite, which is not very credible."
The emperor put his elbow on the arm of the chair, pinched his eyebrows, and said slowly, "I heard that you were interrogating people? Punishment?"
Calm and calm tone, no unnecessary emotions can be heard, that is the most scary.
The Sixth Princess originally held her head high and slowly lowered her head, muttering, "Anyway, she can't get away with the crime of embezzlement and bribery. When dealing with such corrupt officials, she should be punished."
She remembered something, her eyes lit up, and she said to the emperor, "That Shiqing, didn't she also beat Cao pillow?"
The emperor's action of pinching his eyebrows paused slightly, "You actually know Shi Qing? Then you should know more that she openly beat Cao pillow at the yamen gate to vent her anger for the people, in order to stabilize the hearts of the people, and you are in prison The punishment of Li Yunqing in China has the implication that it is a trick, and it is easy to arouse the anger of the civil servants."
"You." The emperor shook his head helplessly.
The sixth princess is young, and it is the first time she has dealt with things. She only wants to express herself, and it is inevitable that she will act impulsive and do something bad. The emperor did not criticize too much, but looked at the fourth princess.
"What do you think?"
The four princesses bowed their hands in salute, lowered their eyes and said: "There is something suspicious. Whether it is the eldest prince or Shiyonghou, Li Yunqing can't afford to offend them. When she confessed these two people in prison You should be mentally prepared and not lie."
"The problem is..."
The four princesses frowned, "There is no evidence for now."
Cao Zhen only knew Li Yunqing, not the eldest prince. And the bodyguard who died in the inn had nothing to do with Mr. Qian.
This leads to a broken thread.
Even if you know that the people behind it are the eldest prince and Lord Qian, it is useless, these two are people who will not leave evidence, and in the end, Li Yunqing can only take the blame.
"However," the fourth princess said again, "My daughter thought she could start with the guard from the Sun residence."
Sun Da is a person who is going to be sent to the frontier. Since he can reappear in the ranks of assassinating the imperial envoy, someone must help her escape and let her take revenge.
Now you can seize the line of Sun Da and look deeper, and you will be able to find a big fish.
The emperor raised his eyes and glanced at the four princesses, "You brought this matter up, then you will investigate."
The Sixth Queen standing beside her was taken aback and asked subconsciously, "Mother Queen, what about me?"
The emperor changed the subject and brought up something else, "Taifu said to me that you haven't gone to Taixue for a long time in the name of investigating the case recently."
"Isn't that about investigating the case?" The sixth princess was righteous.
"The case needs to be investigated, and the homework must not be abandoned. Your fourth sister continues to investigate this matter. You go to Taixue with your fifth sister to learn more things, so that you can share my worries."
The emperor put his hand on the desk, and his fingertips just clicked on the booklet with the word "Shiju" written, meaning:
"If Mrs. Chen is too lenient with you, I will consider finding someone stricter for you."
The sixth princess saw that her scalp was numb, and she immediately shook her head, "Don't change the mother, the daughter just needs to go."
The emperor smiled and waved his hand to the two of them, "Go back."
When the two of them went out, the smile on the corner of the emperor's mouth slowly faded.
She turned her eyes to the inner servant who acted as a pillar and said, "Let the imperial doctor go to see Li Yunqing secretly, and at the same time, no one is allowed to visit her again."
"Li Yunqing embezzled and accepted bribes to assassinate the imperial envoy. Although she deserves death, she is dead, and she can only be executed in the autumn, not in prison, understand?"
The waiter paused, "Yes."
Although Li Yunqing has no evidence in her hands, some people will feel guilty, and there will always be people who can't help but want to do it.
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What I have to do now is to keep Li Yunqing, so that the hearts of the people behind her will always be carried.
Only when she is anxious all day long will she reveal her fault, and at the same time let the fourth princess trace the line of Sun Da and find evidence.
The emperor was a little tired after dealing with these things, leaned back on the back of the chair, closed his eyes, and said with emotion, "I am not young anymore."
Although the emperor is well-maintained and looks young, he is in his fifties, and there are not many ministers older than her.
Listen to relieve the boredom."
"I heard the two princesses discussing Mr. Qian just now. Coincidentally, this matter is also related to Mr. Qian."
The emperor was interested, and the ending rose, "Oh?"
If we talk about this, she will not be tired.
The servant continued, "I don't know where the rumors came from, saying that Mr. Qian is actually a prostitute, and she treats prostitute Qian Cancan like that, not because she was murdered by a prostitute. Instead, I despise and hate my origin, and I am afraid that Qian Cancan will become the second me."
"It is said that Mr. Qian hated his concubine status when he was young, and always claimed that she was the direct daughter."
"Later, for some reason, the real daughter born in the same year as her became a prostitute in the eyes of outsiders, and it didn't take long for her to disappear."
The emperor raised his hand to stop the servant's movements and sat up slightly.
"It is not easy to spread such 'rumours'."
If it is said that no one is behind the scenes, the emperor will not believe it.
The waiter put his hands on his lower abdomen and asked in a low voice, "Do you need to stop it?"
"No, it's up to the Qian family." The emperor pointed at the armrest of the chair, "Just wait and watch the play."
"In the courtroom, it's time to change blood."
"Yes."
This kind of gossip is like having wings, as long as you borrow a little wind, you can fly very far.
For example, when Shi Qing was divorced back then, for example, Mr. Qian's concubine status.
In the Qianfu study that night—
Mother Qian listened to the report of Li Yunqing's interrogation results with a calm face.
As for the rumors, no one dared to tell her in front of her yet, and Mother Qian didn't know.
Mom Qian waved her hand to let the servants go out, and when the footsteps left outside the door, another weak female voice sounded in the study, "Mr. Qian is a step late, the Queen Mother has already asked the imperial doctor to visit."
The owner of the voice came out of the dimly lit corner, raised his hand and lifted the cloak hat on his head, revealing the sickly and calm face of the Fifth Princess.
Mother Qian frowned, "The emperor prefers the sixth princess."
"It's not a preference," the fifth princess, Xiao Wanliu, found a chair and sat down, raised her hand to her lips and coughed twice, before she managed to finish her sentence, "I just don't want her to be so early. Just out."
The princesses in the dynasty, the boss doesn't care about politics because of injury, only she and the fourth and sixth princesses can be used, and the age is too young.
And she is weak and not competitive. If the sixth princess is kicked out, does that mean that the position of the princess is the fourth princess?
Whether it is a court or a princess, until the last moment, the emperor always thinks about checks and balances.
Only when they pull from left to right can power be concentrated in the hands of the emperor.
The fifth princess looked at Mother Qian, "It's too late to get rid of Li Yunqing, what Mr. Qian really needs to do is to erase all traces of Sun Da as soon as possible, don't let the fourth What are you holding on to?"
"I know about it."
Mother Qian sat on the chair behind the desk and said with a blank face, "I didn't expect the eldest prince to also enter the hand, but in the end, because of a grandson, he could easily be charged with the crime. Push it all on me."
Mom Qian sneered, "He's trying to unplug the sight I placed in the Ministry of Rites."
I also want to bring her down.
"Uncle has his own ideas and his own plans. As long as it doesn't touch the bottom line of the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother has always turned a blind eye to him."
The fifth princess looked at the bloodshot in her palm and said with a smile, "Mr. Qian, you can't compare to him."
In the last enclosure case, the emperor openly crossed out the name of the eldest prince.
Can the eldest prince know? Of course he knew.
So he followed the emperor's wishes and used Qian Cancan's pursuit of depression as an excuse to severely suppress the Qian family, so that Qian's mother had to keep a low profile, lest the power of the court would be unbalanced, and also It gave Shi Qing time to grow up.
As long as the eldest prince does not touch the heart of the emperor, the emperor can accommodate him.
The fifth princess clenched her fingers, raised her eyes to look at Mr. Qian, "Shi Qing can't stay, otherwise if you have an accident, she will be the next minister of the household, Qian Shinu is soft-hearted, not her at all opponent."
Mother Qian frowned even more when she mentioned Qian Huanhuan.
"Unsatisfactory things." She clenched her fists and smashed the armrest of the chair.
Maybe it was because of the anger, Qian Mu felt that the chest was blocked and it was difficult to breathe.
The fifth princess looked at her twice and said with concern: "Mr. Qian, you are so angry that you hurt your body."
She glanced out at the sky, "It's getting late, I should go back."
The fifth princess stood up, stretched out her hand and put on the cloak and hood, as if she suddenly remembered something, she turned her head and said to Mother Qian, "There is a rumor recently, I don't know if Mr. Qian heard about it?"
Mother Qian stood up to send her off, she heard doubts, "What rumor?"
The fifth princess smiled lightly, "I think no one dares to tell you, it's just a rumor, it can't be true."
The more she said that, the more curious Mother Qian became, "His Royal Highness said it directly."
"Suddenly there is a rumor in Beijing today that you are a prostitute." The upper half of the face of the fifth emperor was almost hidden in the shadow of the hood, only revealing light lips.
Mother Qian looked at her blankly, her pupils dilated, her heart stopped beating for a while, and she forgot how to breathe.
She almost, almost forgot about it.
Mother Qian swayed slightly, and hurriedly reached out to support the edge of the table, only to barely support.
The fifth princess looked at her quietly, and said the second half of the sentence slowly, "Man Jing probably knows about this, only you are still kept in the dark."
After she finished speaking, she opened the door and went out.
The fifth princess did not hear the shrill sound of things falling from the chair behind her and swiping the floor, but she slightly raised her lips, without any intention of turning back.
On the day Prime Minister Sun was convicted during the Spring Hunting, she approached Mother Qian to cooperate with her, and encouraged her to save Sun Da for her own use in the future.
She instigated Qian's mother to seize the opportunity, aiming directly at the position of prime minister, forcing the emperor to support the Shi family to check and balance with her.
I just reminded Mother Qian to get rid of the traces about Sun Da, but I just wanted her to do something. If she doesn't move, how can the fourth child get the handle?
The fifth princess never thought of making Qian Mu the prime minister from beginning to end, all she wanted was a chess piece, a cannonball that could take the Shi family away after it was blown up.
Because of the Qian family, the Shi family is now placed in a high position.
What the emperor will do, you can imagine.
Mom Qian was just a stepping stone for the family when the fifth emperor got rid of her, so she never thought about staying.
It wasn't that she didn't see that Qian's mother was in a wrong state just now, but the fifth emperor deliberately leaked the news of the concubine to her before she left.
In order to get rid of Shijia, especially the variables Shiqing and Yunzhi, the five emperors have been paving the way for too long.
She didn't believe that when Shi's family was gone, Shi Qing was still alive.
After the five princesses left, Qian Fu called the imperial doctor to come over overnight.
This time it's not because of Qian Cancan, but because of Qian's body.
After hearing what happened to the concubine, Mother Qian turned pale for a while, and spit out blood.
The disgraceful origin, like the words stabbed in her face, made her unable to lift her head.
Later, with all her efforts, Qian's mother finally became a direct daughter. She even felt that she should be a direct descendant.
So she deliberately raised Qian Cancan, who was almost the same age as Qian Huanhuan, because she always thought of herself and the person she killed when she saw Qian Cancan who was smart when she was young.
Mother Qian was afraid that Qian Cancan would be like her, and that what she had done in the past would be revealed, so she raised her daughter in the direction of waste.
Qian Huanhuan is already good enough, he doesn't need Qian Cancan's excellence, and he doesn't need a battle between descendants.
These are the darkest side of Qian Mu's fair and serious appearance, and she can't wait to cover up the past for a lifetime.
Mother Qian lay on the bed with a pale face, sweating on her forehead.
The imperial doctor sitting on the round stool by the bed withdrew his pulse, and said to the father Qian who looked concerned, "It's just anger, I need to rest, and I can't be angry anymore."
She stood up and walked to the table, "I'll prescribe some calming medicines, just take them on time."
Father Qian heaved a sigh of relief, sat beside the bed, took out a towel and wiped Mother Qian's forehead.
As a world daughter, Qian Huanhuan naturally sent the imperial doctor back, while Qian Cancan lived in Babao Pavilion and was not in the mansion.
"Thank you."
In front of the carriage at the gate of Qian's house, Qian Huanhuan took out the money given by Qian's father and stuffed it into the imperial doctor, "Is it really okay for my mother?"
"The world girl is very polite." The imperial doctor did not shirk, and after accepting the money, he said, "Mr. Qian's meridians are blocked, and this kind of situation will occur when she is agitated, and she must not be allowed to get angry again. , otherwise the blood rushes into the brain, but it's hard to say."
"I see." Qian Huanhuan gave the imperial doctor a big gift, "Thank you tonight."
The imperial doctor smiled and helped her, "The world's daughters are filial, I think Mr. Qian will save a lot of worry."
“…”
Qian Huanhuan's eyes twitched, he didn't know how to answer for a while, he just stretched out his hand to make a gesture of asking.
Mother Qian took a full three days to rest and got better, just in time for the birthday of the Queen tomorrow.
In the past three days, the Qian family has come forward to curb the spread of rumors, and few people have mentioned it on the street.
Mother Qian also praised Qian Huanhuan for this, saying that she could stand things.
"Can you find out how the rumors were spread?" Mother Qian's face was as usual, and she sat in front of the desk to handle official duties.
Qian Huanhuan stood in front of her and answered, "Not yet."
Mother Qian frowned again, "I don't know how to find the source of everything!"
She threw the document on the table, raised her hand and pinched her nose.
The less you can't get angry, the more you want to get angry.
Mother Qian took a deep breath, calmed down and said to Qian Huanhuan, "Go out."
"Yes." Qian Huanhuan remembered something before leaving and asked, "Mother, do you want to attend the Queen's birthday tomorrow?"
She paused and said, "You're not in good health yet, you might as well rest for a few days."
"It's all right. Besides, if I don't go, won't it confirm the rumors?" Mother Qian put down her hands and said with a cold face, "If I'm not here, Shi Jia is afraid that Show off."
How can Mother Qian tolerate this?
Qian Huanhuan nodded obediently, "Listen to my mother."
"Get out."
Mom Qian motioned to her, "Bring the door."
Qian Huanhuan looked back at Mother Qian as he walked, his heart was indescribably complicated and sour, and finally he lowered his head and closed the door.
The queen and the emperor are married and husband and wife, and they are also the righteous king chosen by the first emperor for the emperor.
Although he has only sons and no daughters under his knees over the years, but because he can't pick half a mistake, no one in the harem can pass him.
Besides he has been married for many years, the emperor still has feelings for him.
Just sleep and chat.
Because of this love, the queen's fifty-year-old birthday is still relatively grand.
Such a lively scene, Shi Qing is especially happy to bring Yun Zhi.
The night before Empress Jun's birthday, Shi Qing asked Yun Zhi, "Are you going to watch the fun tomorrow?"
She said, "I am now a family member"
The tone was particularly triumphant.
It's just that Yun Zhi didn't seem to hear and didn't respond to her.
Shi Qing originally sat cross-legged on the bed, but now looks at the screen curiously.
Yun Zhi was soaking in the bath for half an hour.
"You're not afraid of the cold water anymore." Shi Qing got out of bed and put on his shoes, and stuck his head over the screen.
Yun Zhi was lying on his back, his neck resting on the wooden edge of the tub, his eyes were open to look at the beams, as if he was in a daze, so he didn't hear her words, not even when she walked to his side reaction.
Yun Zhi has always been unguarded against her. He is used to hearing her footsteps. It is as natural as breathing, and there is no reaction at all.
Shi Qing followed his gaze upward suspiciously, but there was nothing.
Shi Qing looked down at Yun Zhi.
Yun Zhi raised his head, put his hands on both sides of the wooden barrel, his neck was leaned back, his Adam's apple was raised, and the lines were attractive.
Down is the delicate and skinny collarbone, and then... it is covered by the water.
There is a wet towel floating in the barrel, just to cover the key parts.
Shi Qing stretched out his hand and poked Yun Zhi's face, and asked curiously, "What are you thinking?"
“…”
Half of his chin was buried in warm water, and he asked with red ears, "How do you peek at people taking a bath?"
Shi Qing blinked, "Is this called peeking?"
She reached out and picked up the wet towel and put it on the tub, raised her eyebrows slightly, "I call it an open and honest look."
Shi Qing felt that Yun Zhi was not right, and she could be in a daze when she took a shower.
Before the menstrual period, Yun Shaoxia took a shower and washed very quickly.
I haven't washed it for half an hour now.
Shi Qing reached out and tested the water temperature, and it was almost cold, "You are not afraid of freezing."
Yun Zhi clamped his legs defensively, and said vaguely, "I'm in good health, so I'm not afraid."
Shi Qing was sure that something was wrong with him.
"Be honest, what were you thinking about? You didn't hear what I said." Shi Qing rolled up the sleeves of his shirt and stretched out his hand to pull Yun Zhi's forearm, "It's not that I haven't seen it before. , what are you covering?"
Is it possible that when the menstruation ends, there will be changes there?
Yun Zhi's face became even hotter, he covered Shi Qing's wrist with the other hand.
Shi Qing glared at him, "Release."
Yun Zhi swallowed her saliva with difficulty, blushing, her eyes clouded, and whispered, "Shi Qing."
His low tone and begging expression were like coquetry.
Shi Qing's heart trembled, and his whole body softened.
"It's useless to call my wife and master!" Shi Qing pretended not to eat this, and glared at him, "Let go of your hand."
Only then did Yun Zhi slowly let go of her wrist and let her pull her other hand away to look there.
Yun Zhi blushed and could barely see anyone.
Shi Qing thinks too much, menstruation has no influence on there, not only does it have no effect, but the other party is still mentally weak.
"Ah this..."
Shi Qing didn't expect it, she slowly picked up the towel that had just been draped on the brim of the bucket, unfolded it, and covered it with him again.
“…”
Even if it was a husband and wife, the scene was a little awkward for a while.
Yun Zhi glanced at Shi Qing, his eyes filled with accusation and condemnation.
He felt that he had "died" twice here in Shiqing.
Shi Qing touched the tip of her nose with wet hands, looked at Yun Zhi sideways, and her voice was a little unnatural, "What, what did you think just now?"
"Missing you."
Yun Zhi leaned against the edge of the barrel and turned to look at her, his eyes were full of her, he pursed his lower lip, and repeated in a hoarse voice, "I'm thinking of you."
Shi Qing's ears became hot.
This sounds like a love story.
Yun Zhi slid back into the tub again, her long hair floating on the water, "The more you think about it, the more energetic you are."
Shi Qing squatted down and looked at him on the edge of the tub, feeling that he had raised a mermaid, "Isn't your menstrual period over this afternoon?"
The two of you can do it at night, why does he have to hold it in and sit in the tub to calm down?
Yun Zhi doesn't know what to say.
Shi Qing felt relieved when he knew that he was fine, "Then tell me if you want to, and I'll go out and wait for you."
Shi Qing put down his sleeves, walked out from behind the screen, and took a breath. He made a fan with his hands and fanned around his face.
She felt as though she had been teased by Yun Zhi just now.
Yun Zhi got out of the tub, wiped clean and put on his middle clothes.
Shi Qing sat on the bed and looked at him, Yun Zhi looked a little unnatural.
Came over and bent over and kissed her on the forehead.
Because of Yun Zhi’s abnormality, the two of them didn’t do anything, so they just lay down.
When Shi Qing was about to fall asleep, he heard Yun Zhi's hesitant voice.
"Shi Qing, it's not that I don't want to give you a child, I'm just not ready yet."
Shi Qing turned around and lay on his side in a daze, opening his eyes to look at him.
Yun Zhi was lying face to face with her, and under the dim light of the night, her eyes were extraordinarily clear and serious.
"You asked me to prepare again."
Shi Qing knew that Yun Zhi was frightened by the birth of a child.
It was obvious that her body really missed her, but she didn't dare to do it. It was so uncomfortable that she lay in the tub for a long time and tried to calm down.
Shi Qing smiled and kissed his lips, completely sober, "I didn't say I would be born tomorrow, what are you anxious about."
Yun Zhi looked at her, put his hand on her back, and brushed the long hair behind her with his fingertips. After discussing it, he asked, "How about we wait for two years to regenerate?"
He understands medicine and can find some contraceptive methods for himself, but Yun Zhi thinks that Shiqing wants a child, so he doesn't do it.
Yun Zhi had already figured it out just now, if Shi Qing disagreed—
…then live!
Shi Qing did not hesitate, "Okay."
She said seriously to Yun Zhi, "When are you ready, and when we ask for it again, my family and I will not rush you, because this is our business."
Yun Zhi had a smile in his eyes, leaned over to kiss Shiqing's lips, and asked in a hoarse voice, "Do you do that?"
The tone is vaguely expectant.
“…”
To be honest, boy, you will really get pregnant like this.