Chapter 92: "Well, go home for dinner." (End of text)...
In the huge imperial study, 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 standing dignifiedly in a plain brocade robe, with eyebrows that were somewhat similar to her drooping, and the expression in his eyes could not be seen.
"Tell me." She said slowly.
The emperor knows his younger brother's behavior too well, and her layout is not for this bright fish.
Xiao Changning never sees a rabbit or a hawk, and works steadily and ruthlessly. If no one told him something and misled him into thinking that this would work, he would not have created such a big game to create fraud.
There are only four and six competitive princesses in the palace, as well as a sick fifth and a once injured eldest.
The eldest is a warrior woman, who loves to lead troops to fight, in order to protect the people of the people. So even if 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 she usually stays out of the house, but only occasionally goes to the martial arts field for a walk.
But I heard that she was very satisfied with the fact that Shi Qing proposed last time to assess the generals, and vigorously promoted it among the generals in Beijing.
Such a princess is open-minded and magnanimous, which is her pride as a mother, and will not play dark tricks to deceive people in private.
The fourth child grew up with the eldest.
When the emperor gave birth to a daughter, she was the most threatening princess in the palace, so she asked to go to the frontier to experience, and did not return to Beijing with the eldest princess until the frontier war subsided.
She is young and intelligent, and she has gone out to fight for many years, or the emperor's personality is careless and impulsive and needs someone to pull her, so she has developed the silent and reserved temperament of the fourth emperor.
A higher-ranking person wants to listen more, read more, talk less and do more.
The four princesses are the best of all the princesses in this regard. The emperor also placed great hopes on this daughter.
As for the fifth, this child is frail and frail from birth, and he will not fight for everything.
It's just that compared to the others, especially Lao Liu, his temperament is not magnanimous enough.
But the nine daughters born to the dragon are different, and the environment she lives in is such that the emperor has never been harsh on her, and even often encourages her to do what she wants to do and let her Think for yourself.
The last and most competitive is the sixth.
The Zhen family is a century-old family with a scholarly family.
This kind of relatives and backing is the most advantageous advantage of the sixth.
It is also the most missing thing in the fourth.
So who is behind the eldest prince, the emperor is a little uncertain.
She didn't want to doubt anyone, but she did.
Sitting in this position, she is not only a mother, but also an emperor.
She allows her children to compete and compete to improve themselves.
But she absolutely can't tolerate it. Some people make fun of the fate of scholars in the world for their own selfish interests, and use Enke's justice and the court's credibility and majesty to achieve their goals.
The new emperor can have shortcomings and deficiencies, which is why she needs ministers.
But the new emperor cannot be narrow-minded and short-sighted. If she does, the court will die within three generations.
Similarly, no one is allowed to stretch their hands too long, and the queens are left and right.
"In the last enclosure case, I crossed out your name with a red pen instead of making another copy. Don't you understand what I mean?"
That was a warning.
Xiao Changning raised his eyes, his eyes were calm. They are all people who have experienced storms, and now, the only way to calm down is to calm down.
"My younger brother understands, and my younger brother also did well later on, didn't he?"
After the fall of Prime Minister Sun, when the Qian family was dominant, the eldest prince openly hated the Qian family on the grounds that Qian Cancan was entangled in Shen Yu.
He secretly attacked the power of Qian Mu, which gave the Shi family a chance to grow up. The last two were balanced, and the power was concentrated on the emperor.
If it wasn't for him, Mother Qian would definitely seize the opportunity to push Qian Huanhuan up. Treasury owes money?
The eldest prince thinks he has done a good job and cooperates well with the royal sister.
The emperor nodded slowly, "Okay, then I will ask you again, what about the assassination of the imperial emissary?"
"In the end, the crime was placed on Qian Yuqing, but in the list of Li Yunqing's confessions, besides her, there is also you."
It was only later that I didn't pursue it because of insufficient evidence.
Xiao Changning said: "Li Yunqing is in the Ministry of Rites, and his heart is in the Ministry of Household. If there is a chance, this kind of person will naturally be eliminated together. If it can be successful, it is best, if it can't be done without her. The eyeliner isn't bad either."
If the Qian family was no longer a threat, would Qian Huanhuan be safe in the Ministry of Rites now?
Xiao Changning clenched his fingers and looked up at the emperor, "Is the emperor going to ask about this Enke next time? The minister and brother will tell you."
"I was the one who made people peek at the exam questions, I was the one who designed the exams to cheat, and it was me who incited the literati to riot. I just wanted to get rid of the sixth princess and pave the way for the fourth."
There is no half-truth in what he said.
"According to the ministers and younger brothers, the most suitable candidate for this throne is the fourth princess. If I don't help her, how can she compete with the sixth princess and the Zhen family?"
Xiao Changning is so frank, naturally, for his reasons.
Since the emperor called him over, he must have grasped his handle. At this time, too much denial is useless, it is better to be honest.
The Fourth Princess is impossible to count on, but he can bet on the Sixth Princess.
Xiao Changning's heart was thinking, even if he was imprisoned, this time the fourth princess was taken down, and in the future when the sixth emperor ascended the throne, he would definitely release his uncle out of his old relationship.
The emperor looked at him quietly, 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 enclosure list, it was both a warning and a reminder, giving you two ways."
"If you stop just like this, I will never pursue the enclosure case. After all, you are the younger brother of my own blood."
"But your inner inclination and the first choice is actually power. You suppress the money man, you think you are doing well, but the better you do, the more wrong you are."
"The matter of the court is what I should worry about, and the choice of the princess is what I should think about. These are not things you should ask about."
Naturally, the emperor can't say that her sister is doing well.
When she gave Xiao Changning two paths, instead of forcing him to take the first one, she showed that she knew what this younger brother would do, and she was already wary of him at that time.
The emperor said slowly, "You said today that it is for the fourth child, but with your scheming, the plan is to let the sixth child save you."
When she said this, Xiao Changning's face suddenly turned ugly.
He suddenly looked up at the back of the desk, breathing heavily and slightly chaotic.
"Since Huangjie knows everything, why do you still ask the younger brother? Just watching the younger brother is like a dying fish, trying to make a life for yourself in front of you, to make you laugh? "
"Since you know everything, why come here today? Just to show that I'm not as good as you, to prove that everything I've done is just like a clown on the stage?"
The eldest prince can accept that his skills are inferior to others, but he can't stand this humiliation and embarrassment.
It seems that he is still trying his best to cover up after being seen through, just thinking of his remarks just now, the eldest prince is like being slapped hard, his face is burning hot .
The emperor looked at Xiao Changning, "If it wasn't for you who were still plotting against my daughters in the end, I wouldn't have said it so bluntly."
The emperor raised his hand wearily and pinched his brow bone, "I even thought about giving you a way to survive, as long as you know you are wrong."
But he didn't.
He didn't think he was wrong at the last step.
"You are my brother..."
She used "I" instead of "I".
Xiao Changning paused slightly, his eyes trembled slightly, and his eyes slowly turned red.
The emperor put down his hand and sighed softly, "If I had known you were so stubborn, I should have asked Shi Qing to come and ask you, instead of closing the door and asking the guilt myself, I wouldn't end up so tired."
Xiao Changning clenched his fingertips tightly and wanted to say something, but the emperor raised his hand to stop him.
"Other, I don't want to say more, I just want to know, who in the palace told you about the rumor that Lao Liu wanted to cheat and cheat."
This is the origin of all calamities, the tangled thread.
Although the child is not mature enough, he will not be so open-mouthed in front of outsiders. The person who can make her say such a thing must be an acquaintance she trusts.
It was this acquaintance who told Xiao Changning this, which made him desperate to design fraud.
Xiao Changning said softly, "It's the fifth."
She is the fifth princess, Xiao Wanliu.
The emperor frowned instantly, "The fifth?"
Xiao Changning laughed at himself, "She deliberately stopped me on the road and told me about it. I just thought she wanted to find a backer and wanted to surrender early..."
"Sister Huang..." Xiao Changning looked at the emperor.
"I won't kill you. If you die, the fourth child will feel uncomfortable."
The emperor closed his eyes, "The eldest prince Xiao Changning, from today onwards, will be imprisoned in the palace of the eldest prince, and all those who serve will be sent from the palace. When it was over, he was dismissed from the official position and assigned to the frontier, and he was not allowed to return to Beijing for the rest of his life.”
"As for the depression..."
The eldest prince lowered his eyelashes, clenched his fingers tightly, and said nothing.
The emperor sighed, "Yu'er was taken to the palace and handed over to the queen to teach herself."
"You, do it yourself."
He is arrogant and arrogant, and his self-esteem is very strong, and he can't do anything like kneeling on the ground and crying and begging for mercy.
Just when I got up, my body swayed for a moment.
The plain-colored brocade robe on his body originally made him more noble and cold, but now, looking at it again, I feel a little bland, making him look haggard and age.
"Sister take care."
Xiao Changning withdrew.
He doesn't think he is wrong, who is not calculating for himself?
It's just that he's not as good as others and lost.
If there is a chance...
Up to now, he still only thinks about himself and power.
The emperor watched Xiao Changning's thin and thin back walk away, and slowly loosened his clenched fingers on the desk.
She will not get rid of Changning now, as long as she is alive, she will keep this younger brother for a day.
Before she left, she would definitely take Changning away.
Whoever ascends the throne in the future, the emperor will not allow her to be bewitched and influenced by this uncle.
As for Shen Yuan, she has a long way to go to the frontier, and she may die on the way.
Neither of them can stay.
As for Shen Yu, one is that he did not participate in this matter, and the other is that the last bit of affection between the siblings was considered, and it was her Xiao family's blood after all.
The emperor is exhausted, but there are people outside the door who need to be dealt with.
"Let's pass on the fifth princess, Xiao Wanliu will come in."
The maid waiting at the door looked at the fifth princess who had just vomited blood.
The fourth princess also looked over, her brows furrowed more tightly than usual, as if she hadn't thought of what the frail younger sister was doing.
Shi Qing knew what she was drawing.
The fourth princess is not a direct descendant, but she is also a concubine.
"Stop struggling," Shi Qing advised the fifth princess, "Where did you come from, go back to where you are."
"After all—"
She smiled at the fifth princess and pointed to the imperial study, "The one inside is the eldest daughter."
What's more, after being the emperor for so many years, his mind is extremely firm, and it is not something that the fifth emperor can shake.
The last hope of the fifth princess is gone.
The fifth princess looked sideways at Shi Qing, "This time, count me as a loser."
"Look what you said," Shi Qing wondered, "When have you won? Haven't you been losing all the time."
“…”
Shi Qing smiled, "Don't stare at me, you won't lose if you lose, who told you to control people's hearts."
"Changshu is a minority after all, and there are many people like Qian Cancan who can live comfortably, and the Fourth Highness has a firm will and knows what he wants."
"The reason why people are people is because they have their own bottom line and stick to it, and they can choose what kind of life they have."
"Not every concubine, every person who is not talented enough, has to drive ducks to the shelves to fight for them. As long as they can live, they are fine."
"In your opinion, we may be the characters in the book, what you call data and containers, but in our opinion, we are fresh, we have our own life and joys and sorrows ."
"The most important thing is," Shi Qing's eyes were firm, and he said seriously to the fifth princess: "We don't need others to point fingers at us."
Like the first Li family, how he dresses is his hobby and choice, the old man is not qualified to comment and suppress.
There are also four princesses, no matter what her background and external conditions are, she can't shake her own perseverance.
The old man's "for you", Qian Mu's "for you", including the eldest prince's "for her" are all for their own good.
And the fifth emperor's "The Concubine's Counterattack" is for herself.
People must live for themselves, not in the words of others.
The fifth princess shook her head and sneered, disdainful of Shi Qing's words, "Is it possible that it is good to live like a waste?"
"With me, they can have power and glory, and live under the attention of everyone. This is the correct way to live."
Shi Qing hugged his arms and tutted, "Since you are not listening, I can't help it."
She wants to drink chicken soup to get a sense of the five emperors, but it doesn't seem to work.
Shi Qing took a deep breath, put his hands on his hips, and stared at the fifth princess, "I'm going to live like this, what can you do!"
The fifth princess did not expect her attitude to change so quickly, and her head buzzed for a while.
"Shut up."
When she heard this, her mouth hurt, and when she was dying, she exhausted all her energy and strength, and stretched out her hand towards Shiqing.
Even if she leaves, she will take this person away!
As soon as he raised his hand, Shi Qing slapped it down.
“…?!”
Shi Qing's movements of pressing her hands are like flowing clouds and water, and the speed is extremely fast, as if she had practiced countless times.
No way, Shi Qing played with Yun Zhi at home like this at home. After a long time, it almost formed a conditioned reflex.
Shi Qing did not expect that she would escape, she glared at the fifth princess.
"Who are you talking to?"
"Fuck your correct way of living, you can't control my affairs!"
"Not convinced? If you are not convinced, you can only watch."
"I am me, sending you beautiful fireworks from heaven."
Shi Qing stretched out his hand and pointed at the door of the imperial study, "Come in."
Want to refer to her? Small sample, see what she's used to.
The maid came over to the five emperors, and the five emperors looked at the Jinshui River in the distance.
"Your Highness, the emperor called you."
The inner servant reached out to the fifth princess, and the fifth prince was barely held by the two palace servants.
She withdrew her gaze towards Jinshuihe, glared at Shiqing fiercely, exhaling more and less, "You better not let me come back."
Shi Qing sneered, "You better not dare to come back!"
"When the time comes, I will be an extremely noble minister, and I will kill anyone whose temperament changes greatly after falling into the water!"
The Fifth Princess, "…"
The fifth emperor was so angry that she closed her eyes and fainted.
The inner servant was stunned for a moment, completely not wanting to beat the fifth princess and resist entering the imperial study.
The imperial doctor was quickly called over, and the fifth princess 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 gangster task is growing wildly, and the progress has reached 99%.
Just one percent less and the mission accomplished.
I'm in a hurry, I can't wait to go in and get a pillow to help the fifth princess.
In the imperial study, behind the screen, the emperor stood beside the soft couch and looked at the people on the bed.
The imperial doctor shook his head slightly, retracted his hand, and stepped aside.
The five emperors have always been in poor health, especially in the last six months, they have been bedridden, so everyone is prepared for this today.
The five emperors' eyes opened a slit, her expression was like a child's dazed and ignorant, and she whispered, "Mother emperor."
The emperor lowered his eyes to look at her, "I give you sisters the same opportunity. Live too arrogantly."
The fifth emperor's eyes were reddish and her eyes were wet, as if aggrieved, "But the mother emperor can't see Liu Er."
"You can see, each of you, I can see, if I can't see, you won't be alive today. I just hope you can stand up by yourself, instead of shrinking in others behind."
"My daughter of the Xiao family is to be proud and confident."
The tears of the fifth princess slid down the end of her eyes and fell into her long hair, crying and whispering, "Empress Mother, Liu Er knows it's wrong."
The emperor sighed, and finally sat on the edge of the bed, reached out and took the hand of the fifth princess, and lightly patted it twice, "If you know what's wrong, just sleep, if you feel tired... just sleep."
The fifth princess was satisfied, and closed her eyes with a smile in her eyes.
Outside the imperial study, Shi Qing, who was leaning against the pillar, stood up straight.
Task progress:
One hundred percent.
Shi Qing felt a sense of relief and heaved a sigh of relief.
Done.
She was sitting on the steps in front of the imperial study, looking up at the mid-afternoon sunlight, squinting her eyes, listening to the "Guang Jing System".
[Congratulations to the host for completing the task, expelling the alien invasion from the world, and rolling back to the place where it should exist. The system is very gratified. ]
[Because the host mission is successful, everyone in this world is free from becoming puppets and can live according to their own wishes, I will take their place, 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 end their lives]
That's it?
Shi Qing was slightly startled, "What about Yun Zhi? He won't go back, will he?"
He should not be expelled like the Fifth Princess.
[Yunzhi is naturally in this world, unless he has the same mind with another Yunzhi and wants to exchange it, or he will stay here forever. ]
Shi Qing heaved a sigh of relief, it seems that the initiative lies in Yun Zhi, not anything else, that's good.
After confirming what she was most worried about, Shi Qing rubbed her hands in anticipation, her eyes slightly brightened, "Is there any other reward?"
[…]
Shi Qing squinted his eyes and raised his voice, "No?"
[The task is completed, the system will automatically cancel. ]
[This is a pleasant cooperation, and see you in the future. ]
As if afraid that Shiqing was dissatisfied with the reward, Shiqing only heard a "di", and then his mind became clear, and there was no sound.
It runs a little faster...
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 realized that I and my family and friends are safe and healthy. This is nothing that can be exchanged.
Shi Qing was quite satisfied, patted the dust on her buttocks and was ready to leave the palace.
The maid called her, "Isn't the emperor not seen in the hour?"
Didn't you say you've been waiting here for a long time?
Shi Qing smiled and waved his hand, "Come back tomorrow morning, I should go back to eat, there are people waiting at home."
The things that should be done are done, she wants to go back and hug Yun Zhi, take a restful nap with him, wake up and rub the litter of rabbits he raised.
It's that simple.
Shi Qing walked briskly outside the palace.
More than half a year ago, she really did not expect that she would live to this day, and now she looks back and thinks about it, it feels like a dream.
I have survived the desperate state of mind at that time, and now I am living my self.
From knowing that I was a cannon fodder, to buying a coffin to explain the funeral, to marrying Yun Zhi...
"Little Master."
Mihe called her at the gate of the palace.
Shi Qing looked up and saw that after Mi fit, Yun Zhi in a light blue robe was waiting for her.
The young hero is clean and fresh, like a green and tender bamboo, standing upright, but her eyes are all about her.
She was wrong, her family Yun Zhi looked good in any color of clothes, even if she pretended to be a fortune teller in a Taoist robe, she would still look good.
Shi Qing smiled, stood on the spot with open arms, and shouted, "Yun Shaoxia."
Yun Zhi smiled slowly, as if reluctantly walking towards her, first slowly, then fast.
In the end, she reached out and hugged her tightly, her ears were red, and she said softly, "The meal is ready, Dad asked me to pick you up."
Shi Qing smiled and stabbed him in the back without piercing, "Then let's go home for dinner."
"Well, go home for dinner."