Chapter 121: The water goes with the sky to the endless autumn

After the birthday feast, the Empress Dowager was seriously ill, and Empress Yin was imprisoned in the cold palace for rebelling against the Empress Dowager. No one was allowed to enter, including King Zhan.
Ye Tianling and Qing Chen served the Empress Dowager day and night, but they were finally unable to return to heaven. In the frosty and cold late autumn, a chrysanthemum bloomed in Yanxi Palace one after another. In the days when the color was as plain as the sea, the empress dowager passed away with a smile, finishing her 84-year-old life.
The nine cities of the imperial capital are plain, and the world mourns. Emperor Hao stopped the court for three days and personally served the coffin of the empress dowager to be buried in Xiling. Three days later, he returned to the court and listened to politics without any sadness on his face and talked as usual.
The officials kept talking about this, but Emperor Hao himself personally summoned the Yushi of the Third Academy of Yushitai on the first day of the reunification. After three days, he successively expelled and replaced the four servants and seven of them. Then issued two edicts, one with the nine prefects of the world and thirty-six state inspectors in batches entering the imperial capital to meet and discuss political affairs in person. Second, the Department of Households of Shangshu Province supervised the inspection of the treasury and Ming and Qing accounts for review.
This immediately reminded me of the household inspection in the 26th year of Shengwu. How many people put their hearts back in their stomachs were picked up, and they were up and down, feeling uneasy.
Yanbo sends Shuangzhai, the autumn breeze passes through the corridor and the water is chilly, Ye Tianzhan stands by the window, his brows are tightly locked and his clear face is always covered with haze. He had been standing in front of the window for a long time, then turned around and paced, sat in front of the case, and held his pen again.
The pliable softness reveals the sharp strength, he slammed down on the snow silky silk slips, and when he reached the end, he suddenly stopped, his eyes were cold, and he flung his sleeve to the case. He stared at the memorial in front of him, and the hands pressed on it slowly gathered, and under a sudden grip, the entire handsome handwriting was destroyed in his fingers. He took a deep breath, suppressing the impetuous feeling, this handbook still couldn't be used.
He had his own way to understand the situation of Queen Yin in Lenggong. Although the emperor was quite angry due to the death of the Queen Mother, Qing Chen tried his best to protect him. Seeing it as my mother, she is not empty to say this. If he pleads for Empress Yin at this time, it will be counterproductive.
Thinking of this, Ye Tianzhan let go of the memorial. The time has not come. Even if he is worried about his mother's situation, he deeply warns himself not to get confused.
In the matter of seeking a country, the outcome is not known in a moment. For a towering tree, the depth of its roots must surpass the luxuriant branches on the surface. It won't take long before the lifeblood of the celestial dynasty will be fully collected in his palm. Although the Beijiang accidents appeared frequently after the war, he never wavered his mind. He will never give up easily what he has identified.
He took out a hosta from his arms and gently held it in his hand. The extremely simple hairpin, the style is not new, and the materials used are common. It's just that after many strokes, the jade color has a translucent luster, which makes it extraordinarily elegant.
When he thought that the steward at the bank had sent the hosta, he couldn't help but went to the four-side building, just to see what the inexplicable woman was going to do. The elegance of the surrounding buildings really attracted him, just like the person behind the curtain. Listening to the piano across the curtain, sitting quietly drinking tea, and helping her to dismiss those with ulterior motives, it really looks like watching a child who defected from home plays outside. Just let her be free, he didn't want to restrain her, she let him just want to take care of her, watch her smile freely and have fun.
He secretly smiled bitterly, even now, he still feels this way. He only suspected that she was owed to her in the previous life. In this life, she was here to collect debts, even with the benefits, and she had to take the last cent before she would give up.
If life is just like seeing it for the first time, seeing the breathless surprise at the first moment, but it turns into bits of loneliness.
Without her, he doesn't know what loneliness is. When he met her, he was in the big world, in his dream, waking up from his dream, all alone.
She could see so clearly that he was not just Ye Tianzhan, and she was no longer just Feng Qingchen at this time.
He couldn't imagine, he hardly heard the brisk footsteps inside, until the bead curtain was raised in front of the water pavilion, he flipped his fingers and put the hosta in his sleeve quietly before looking up. Duoxia's bright face was already in front of her, she looked at him brightly, stretched out her hand and asked, "What's hiding?"
Ye Tianzhan arbitrarily blocked her hand in the sleeve: "Have you gone out?"
Duo Xia bypassed the book case and just knelt down beside him: "I met King Li at the hitting field. She originally said that she would go hunting in Kunlun Garden in the afternoon. Who knew that your Majesty passed him into the palace, but she didn't go there."
Her hair is slanted, her tight-fitting riding attire is symmetrical and tall, and she is slender and attractive. As she shakes her head, a pair of jade stalks in her ears gently sway, beautiful and eye-catching. Ye Tianzhan said with a faint smile: "Kunlun Garden goes deep into Baolu Mountain. There are many interesting things. Let the twelfth brother take you there in the future, and you won't be disappointed."
Duo Xia said: "Let him take me, why don't you accompany me? I heard him say that you are also a master of kicking, I have never seen it before."
Ye Tianzhan said: "Okay, I will accompany you when I have time another day."
Duo Xia Ni looked at him obliquely: "I don't care to be a perfunctory thing. You are so generous to let King Li accompany me. It seems that you don't really treat me as your woman."
Ye Tianzhan lifted his warm eyes and smiled at her: "We made it clear when Yutian got married. You have your purpose, and I have my purpose. I will help you keep Yutian and give you complete Freedom, as long as you don’t mess around, I won’t interfere with you."
Duo Xia raised her head with a slight arrogance: "I didn't let you down either, the thirty-six kingdoms of the Western Regions, aren't most of them in your palm now?"
Ye Tianzhan said: "You are smarter than your father. Before I went to the Western Regions, I really didn't expect Yutian to have such a beautiful and smart princess."
Duo Xia asked: "That's what you thought at the palace dinner that day?"
Ye Tianzhan said: "What did you think when you invited me into the palace to appreciate jade? What did I think at the dinner party."
Duoxia laughed crisply, stretched out her hand to wrap around his neck, but her soft tone was a little provocative: "What I think may not be the same as you. Didn't I tell you at the birthday feast of the Queen Mother that day? I admire the prince’s high ambition and talent, so I am willing to marry the Central Plains with him."
The smell of ambergris on her body was mixed in the fresh air of the autumn water pavilion. Ye Tianzhan met the wild and charming light in her beautiful eyes, stretched out her hand and strangled her waist, and the two got closer: "Duoxia, don't always test my patience like this, you will regret it."
Duo Xia only stared at the heart of his eyes. He said such dangerous words, but his eyes were as clear as the autumn water that day. The gentle smile was prepared long ago, and his joy, anger, sorrow and joy are all behind, separated by a thin one. The layers of light are faintly distinct, but they just can't be seen or touched. She had never seen such a man before. That day, he turned his eyes in the crowd of enemies and smiled brightly at her, reminding her of a blue undulating oasis in the flying sand of thousands of miles. I wonder if the spring breeze in the Central Plains was like his smile, she was there. Bold ideas arose at that time.
"No matter why, I'm already your wife, why don't you even touch me, am I not beautiful enough? Or do you have other women better than me?"
Ye Tianzhan let go of Duoxia, smiled and shook her head: "You are the most beautiful princess in the Western Regions. Anyone who asks me will answer that way. If I want a woman, there are so many people around me that I can choose from the beauty of the country, but let me There are very few women I admire, and you happen to be one. The thing of love is that you are willing, and what I admire is not forced."
Duo Xia asked back: "How do you know that I am reluctant? If I am not willing, would I marry you? Or..." She stared at Ye Tianzhan dissatisfiedly, "You mean that I am reluctant to marry?"
Ye Tianzhan raised his head and smiled coolly: "It seems that you haven't figured it out yet, Duo Xia, you just haven't met someone like me, you are curious. You marry me, it will not be really a dinner party. Love at first sight!"
Duoxia was taken aback by what he said, and then she narrowed her eyes: "I am just curious now, who is the other woman you admire? What kind of woman is it that makes a person like you so devoted?"
Ye Tianzhan's eyes filled with a different kind of deep taste, but only smiled and asked, "What kind of person am I?"
Duoxia patrolled his face, and finally said: "I can't tell. According to you, if I can tell, I won't be interested in you anymore. Now I should return to Yutian to be my princess. ."
Ye Tianzhan smiled and nodded: "Yes, it's rare for you to understand what I mean so quickly." He leaned back on the bookcase, loosened his muscles and bones slightly, and thought a little, "You will go back sooner or later from the Western Regions, but When I let you go back, you will not be just the princess of Yutian."
Duoxia naturally leaned against him, and after a moment of silence, she said: "You..."
Ye Tianzhan stroked her shoulders lightly: "Don't worry, what I promised you will naturally do it for you one by one. Oh, there is one thing I haven't told you yet. Now Yutian, you alone can inherit the throne. Up."
Duoxia stood up in surprise: "Then my sister..."
Ye Tianzhan raised his hand to stop her: "You only need to know that she has lost this qualification."
Duo Xia looked at him close, only to see the smile that made her feel unfathomable, her emotions ups and downs under pressure, she turned to smile: "Then I thank you very much. It's just the current situation, what do you want to do? I am afraid that your emperor will not easily allow me to return to the Western Regions."
Ye Tianzhan closed his eyes slightly, and there was an imperceptible frown in his eyebrows, but his voice was as smooth as the old: "You don't have to worry about me, I will have a way to let you go back when it's time to go back, no one can stop it. "
But suddenly I heard Duo Xia ask: "Are all the rumors of Tiandu true?"
Ye Tianzhan lifted his eyes, his expression was slightly stagnant, but then he smiled. Duoxia immediately said: "It really is true."
Ye Tianzhan smiled bitterly: "Beautiful and smart women seem to be really hard to deal with."
Duoxia seemed to want to read something from his strange smile, but she remembered Yutian's calm words. In front of him, the melancholy hidden in the clear and bright, the light smile only made people think it was an illusion.
"At the beginning, Yutian, you told me that you can help me get everything I want except this heart. It turns out that you gave this heart to someone long ago. But since she is the woman you like, how can she become someone else's queen? "
Ye Tianzhan didn't perfuse her: "You can really ask me about it."
Duo Xia said, "Is it because she doesn't like you?"
Ye Tianzhan turned his head and looked out the window, the crystal blue sky in the distance was faint, and the remaining lotus was on the Xianyu Lake. In a blink of an eye, a few years have passed, and she still often feels that she is standing in this Yanbosongshuangzhai with a smile, every decoration here is as before, and the things she has moved are stubbornly placed in place.
In that autumn rain, the patter passed through the time of the rising and falling of the moon, and every drop was her figure, falling into the heart clearly, blurring into a piece.
He chuckled helplessly, turned around to face Duo Xia's question, and said lightly: "If she ever liked me, she treated me as someone else. When she knew who I was, she fell in love with someone else."
Duo Xia frowned when she heard: "There are so many people in the world, it's not the only one. It's me. If others don't like me, I will never miss him."
Ye Tianzhan smiled noncommitantly: "Then you are smarter than I thought." I don't know how I would be willing to talk to Duo Xia today. He didn't believe that anyone had to have this person, but when he really met, he knew that if it wasn't that person, if he knew each other and couldn't stay with each other, everything would be dispensable.
The night has faded, Qing Chen walked out of Fuming Palace slowly, Sun Shi sent to the outside of the palace, bending over, "Gong Niang Niang."
Qing Chen tilted her head slightly and looked at Sun Shi under the light and shadow of a blue gauze palace lantern. He suddenly noticed that his sideburns were very eye-catching with white hair. Only then did he remember that he was also like the Emperor of Heaven, and he was already over half a hundred years old.
The wind in the autumn night added a bit of coldness to the quiet Fuming Palace, reminiscent of the old man in the bedroom.
Since the day he became the throne, Ye Tianling has never stepped into Fuming Palace, and the Emperor of Heaven has never called any imperial doctors for treatment. Only every three or two days, Qing Chen will personally administer injections.
After entering the Fuming Palace, she only regarded herself as a doctor, no matter who was on the bed. And there is probably only this she can do.
She couldn't get rid of Ye Tianling's grievances towards the Emperor of Heaven. What exactly Ye Tianling felt towards the Emperor of Heaven, I am afraid that even he himself couldn't fully understand. This person was his uncle who killed his father and took his mother, and was also the father and the emperor who raised and maintained him. He lost too many things and also gave him more.
He imprisoned the Emperor of Heaven in Fuming Palace and deposed it to seize power, but he did not allow anyone to see the sickness of the Emperor of Heaven, maintaining the final dignity of an emperor. He hated the emperor as an enemy, and at the same time respected him in a manly manner.
Birth of grace, nourishment, which is more important? Standing on the edge of such chaos, looking at the side of a ridge and peaks, who can make it clear?
Qing Chen returned to the bedroom, Ye Tianling had been summoning the ministers today, and he was still not free. As autumn and winter approach, the sky gets darker and earlier. Baguio has come to invite dinner several times, but Qing Chen can only wait. Baguio also knew that the emperor must have dinner at Hanguang Palace every day. This has become a custom in the palace, but I don't know why it is so late today.
After waiting for another hour, he still didn't see the holy driver, and the servant sent to the Zhiyuan Hall came back, but said that the emperor did not know where he was going.
Qing Chen walked out of the bedroom at will, stood in front of the palace for a while, then retreated everyone and walked to Yanxi Palace alone. As expected, Ye Tianling was sitting alone on the high platform of the backyard of Yanxi Palace, looking thoughtfully at the darkening sky.
Qing Chen walked gently, up the steps, only to realize it until the night before Tianling. She knelt down in front of him, smiled and looked up at him: "Let me find it."
Ye Tianling also smiled, "What are you looking for?"
Qing Chen said: "It's so late, take it back to eat."
Her smiling eyes are clear, as pure as a crescent moon in the sky, with warmth. Ye Tianling shook her head and laughed, pulling her up: "After a while, I don't have much appetite."
Qing Chen sat next to him holding his hand, and looked at him sideways with his cheek: "Then I will make it for you, will you have an appetite? Um... Now the crabs are fat, you can make that scallion crab. If you want to be lighter, can we eat noodles? But I’m afraid you don’t like to eat it."
Ye Tianling moved slightly, sighed, and shook her hand: "I'm not that picky. Do you want to turn Shang Shansi on his own?"
Qing Chen blinked her eyes playfully, and asked him softly, "Is it annoying if I saw someone for a day?"
Ye Tianling smiled slightly, and said lightly: "One day today, I will stop the patrol of the five states."
Qing Chen didn't know about this before, and was surprised: "This is the first batch of twelve state inspectors to enter the dynasty. Why is it just a small half?"
Ye Tianling's low tone made people feel chilly: "Hezhou inspector Wu Cun, as soon as he enters the sky, he will carry gold Qianliang to visit Weifu, and officials of the third grade and above in the DPRK will almost always accept bribes. Jiangzhou inspector Song Zeng contracted more than ten boats for banquets in the Chuyan River last night, vying for the showgirl, and fought. Zhang Yong, the inspector of Wuzhou, didn't even know the counties under his jurisdiction, so I wanted to tell him. The officials from the seven states of Jiangzuo are really amazing."
Qing Chen frowned at hearing, thought for a while, but slowly persuaded: "Although this is the case, is it a bit too hasty to repeatedly dismiss officials? The Central Government will inevitably be panicked."
Ye Tianling said, "Killing chickens and monkeys is just to let them all know what kind of officials I want. With this check of the national treasury, the removal of a group of officials is the same as the emperor and the courtier."
Qing Chen said: "The investigation of the national treasury has a lot of implications, and the situation has not yet been completely stabilized, I am afraid it will give people a chance."
Ye Tianling remembered today’s Hubu’s report, and a deep sharpness appeared in his eyes, and he said in a deep voice,
Do you know that there are only four million taels of silver in Taiyuan? Constantly, it was originally extremely exhausting of national power, how can you afford to bear these people's state-owned private interests and fill their private pockets? The state treasury is still like this, and the states are in a mess. The seven Jiangzuo states are known as the rich paradise, but they are only rich in officials such as Wu Cun and Zhang Yong There is no benefit to the country and the people. Four million taels of silver reserves, and the monthly salary of the officials of the Tiandu alone is 300,000. What can be used to appease the frontier? If a state encounters natural disasters, what emergency will be taken You have also seen Si Weiyun’s idea of ​​water control. This year, the rains are moderate and the river flows are stable everywhere. It is the implementation that should be started, but it has been delayed. The inventory is urgent and must be done."
Qing Chen looked at him quietly. In the twenty-seven years of the Emperor's reign, it has been difficult to quell the borders, dethrone the princes, and rectify the chaos in Mudi's time to this day, but after all, it has not overwhelmed the gentry forces. The clansmen are rotten, the gentry dominate, the treasury is empty, and the tax is short. There are only drunken and gold fans in the sky, but who cares about Li Shu's life suffering from military disasters and injury to taxes and services? The nobility of the power is aloof, even the royal family can hardly contain their influence. In Kyushu, a hundred waste is waiting for prosperity, and the world is under the sea, and the people are waiting to be fed. He holds up the world with one hand. How difficult is it behind?
The night is far-reaching and the sky is cold, casting firmness and coldness on his distinct profile, but it affects Qing Chen's heart with tenderness like water. She naturally did not oppose him to check the treasury: "If you want to fight this battle, you can only win, you can't lose. To win beautiful, you must have talents who know what is going on and have effective methods."
Ye Tianling has actually been thinking about this question: "The difficulty is that this person is the hardest."
Qing Chen didn't speak for a while, quietly watching the darkening sky, and later said: "There is someone."
Ye Tianling paused, without asking who she was talking about, just said: "That's even more difficult."
Qing Chen said: "But no one knows the world's finances better than him, and only he can control the nobles."
Ye Tianling said, "Because he knows better than anyone else, it may be the biggest obstacle."
Qing Chen didn't refute him, pursing her lips slightly, put her chin on her knees, regrets in her heart for no reason.
In the autumn of that year, the air was high and fresh, and the breeze was blowing in Yanbo's delivery to Shuangzhai. She had listened to the man's eloquence and deep discussion of political opinions. The heroic man with raised eyebrows and swords, the pure and noble grace in white clothes, there is a strange and shocking power that deeply admires her. As early as at that time, he saw clearly the crisis of the celestial dynasty, looked far ahead, and determined to make new things. He wins over the noble clan and clans, and he is imaginary with them. Isn't it the search for knowing himself and the enemy? Only by knowing can you win.
Prosperity and prosperity of the country and the prosperity of the people, these are all coincident views, will he become the biggest obstacle? If he wants to destroy these by himself, I don't know what it will be like in his heart.
Power, a double-edged sword, always asks for it first, and what it can get is often unknown.
Qing Chen cleared up her mood, raised her eyes and said, "Fourth brother, what a pity!"
Ye Tianling looked at her: "Qing'er, tell me the truth, how many of the suggestions you have often told me before are your own opinions, and how many are his?"
Qing Chen smiled: "You can see it."
Ye Tianling smiled faintly: "I know you, and I don't know him less than you."
Qing Chen thought for a while: "He had talked with me too much about his own thoughts before, but in fact, I am a little confused. You agree with many of them, right?"
Ye Tianling said: "He does have a lot of unique insights in governing the country and economy. If he is willing to do this, he will have full confidence."
Qing Chen said: "The emperor's grandmother once instructed that you are not only rivals, but brothers."
Ye Tianling will never forget the final words of the queen dowager, saying: "I also promised the emperor's grandmother and will never let down the foundation of this country. When the Zhaoning Temple is built for the emperor's grandmother, every major event will be done in the future. I'm going to build a stupa in the temple, and the emperor's grandmother knows it and is sure to be pleased." As he said, he put his hand on his head, lay on his back on the high platform, and looked deeply at the vast starry sky.
Qing Chen lay down like him, quietly raising her head. A wide Milky Way is as splendid as weaving, clearly across the sky, the sky is like water, and the stars are like the sea. Lying on such a high platform, the human soul extends infinitely with the deep night sky, as if traveling through the universe, exploring the unknowable mystery of the universe, and life at this moment merges with the boundless starry sky, forever. End, the tranquility is full of life.
Both of them seemed to be intoxicated in this feeling, and neither wanted to speak to break the silence at the moment. The surroundings only heard the whispers of the tweeted grass and insects, and the breeze blew across the cheeks. All the troubles and noise were like clouds and smoke, submerged in the clear heart, no more traces of half. On the contrary, the blood was full of fighting spirit, Ye Tianling. Can't help but slowly clenched his fists.
Luo Chang streamed down beside him, the blue silk was like a cloud, Qing Chen stretched out his hand, the starlight lingered in his fingers, everything was within reach. She whispered: "Fourth brother, the imperial grandmother must be looking at us in the sky, as well as the mother, the eleventh, and perhaps my father and mother. I often miss them very much, whether it is in the past or in this life, just because With them, I am who I am now."
Ye Tianling looked at her sideways, remembering something suddenly, pulled her to sit up, and handed something to her.
Under the stars, a string of spars rested in his palm, shining lightly and transparently, glowing with a light golden color pure like sunlight. It turned out to be a string of golden phoenix stone beads, a treasure of the exclusive queen of the Ye family. Qing Chen took it over in surprise, but she felt excited in her heart. It wasn't because the precious ornaments were precious, this was already the eighth exquisite crystal.
That slight joy did not escape Tian Ling's eyes overnight. For so many years, she had never forgotten to collect these beads, this thought suddenly appeared, and turned into a ray of loss deep in her heart, almost making him regret giving the beads to Qing Chen.
At this time, Qing Chen raised his head and smiled, and raised his right hand to him, hanging loosely the string of obsidian on his wrist: "Four brother, in fact, I still like this string of obsidian."
Ye Tianling said: "Why?"
Sitting with her knees, Qing Chen looked at the starry sky and whispered softly: "Each string of spar has the memory of the owner. There is your breath on it. Wearing it, it feels like you are always by my side."
Ye Tianling's heart moved slightly, and Qing Chen suddenly looked at him expectantly and asked him: "Fourth brother, if one day, I mean if I can return to the original world, would you be willing to be with me? ?"
Ye Tianling smiled and answered her: "Okay."
Qing Chen happily asked: "Really?"
Ye Tianling said: "Really."
Qing Chen threw herself in his arms, smiling as happy as a child. Ye Tianling's cold eyes seemed to be infected with her joy, and they were clear and soft. He hugged her and whispered: "No matter where you want to go, I will accompany you."
Qing Chen's eyebrows curled up, naughty leaning to his ear, and whispered quietly: "Now let's go to the Shangshan Division to get some food? Don't let them know."
Ye Tianling looked down at her and raised her eyebrows: "Let's go then."
Qing Chen jumped up happily, took his hand and ran down the platform.
An hour later, the chief servant of the Shangshan Division, Yu Tong, knelt outside the Hanguang Palace and kowtowed to apologize. Ye Tianling still had political affairs at hand that he hadn't finished handling, so she didn't have time to pay attention to him, and first returned to Zhiyuan Hall with Yan Xi who had not yet turned the corner.
Qing Chen heard that Yu Tong was sweating profusely when he heard that Yu Tong was outside, and Shi Shiran stepped out of the bedroom with a cloud-colored single garment. Standing in front of Yu Tong for a while, he threw a word: "Shang Shan Si actually hides. You have never seen such a good sauce in the royal restaurant, Yu Tong, you are so bold."
Yu Tong was extremely frightened and didn't know what he said back. Now Shang Shansi's small kitchen is in a mess, and the waiters on duty have just woke up and are still at a loss, not knowing what is going on. Qing Chen dismissed Yu Tong, thinking that he had played a bit too much, messed up Shang Shansi, knocked out a few people, and almost alarmed the Imperial Forest Guards. If this is to let those censors know Is it worth it?
But... tonight's noodles are really good, Shang Shansi's special golden silk dragon beard noodles, with the sauce that I don't know what to make, is delicious, but the two rushed to eat. Ye Tianling actually started to cook noodles, and the corners of her lips couldn't help but raised.
Baguio took a few maids to put down the purple smoke silk tents around Luan's couch one by one, and the fragrant cloud was ignited in the Boshan furnace, which was slightly curled and quiet. Across the bead curtain, I saw Qing Chen lowered his head and smiled. The shadow of the lamp was faint. Her smile was sweet and tender, so that people could not move their eyes, and could not help but follow. She laughed. In a blink of an eye, I felt guilty again, and stepped forward and knelt down on the couch: "Manny, if you let Madam Bai know this, you will have to say something."
Qing Chen's eyes rolled lightly and smiled again. Mrs. White is now the madam of the country. Although she is granted a mansion outside, she is allowed to live in Miyagi in order to assist the queen in managing the harem.
The last time King Ji escaped from the imperial clan, a large number of palace members were replaced in the two imperial palaces, and the imperial clan, Ye Ting, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs also changed candidates. The former chief of the Ling Palace, Wu Wei, was promoted to the provincial governor of internal servants, replacing the original Sun Shi, while the inner court took Mrs. Bai as the highest female official, and followed the emperor and queen to take charge of the internal affairs of the two houses.
Qing Chen put a finger on her lips and made a silent gesture to Baguio: "Don't tell Madam Bai."
Baguio curled his eyebrows and said, "Where do I need to say, tomorrow, wait to hear the nagging."
Qing Chen said: "Then we will hide from Mrs. Bai tomorrow." She and Baguio have known each other over the years, and they have also had difficulties and support. The friendship is not more than that of ordinary maids. Baguio is less restrained to her, and sighed: "Gong Li Bei A table of imperial meals was waiting, and I went to get the noodles by myself. Could it be a different taste?"
Qing Chen leaned on the phoenix couch, thinking about the hot aroma and Ye Tianling's frantic appearance, and smiled: "You don't know this. There is really no better taste for delicious food."
Baguio took the books on the case according to her instructions: "Then what if you accidentally burn it? There can be no next time."
Qing Chen held his forehead: "Where is so delicate? It's really incredible, you are going to be as nagging as Madam Bai."
Baguio said: "Well, I won't say anything, I will leave it all for Madam Bai to say."
Qing Chen opened the scroll casually, smiling without speaking. Knowing that she was used to reading a book quietly before going to bed, Baguio didn't bother her anymore, brightened the flame in the glass lamp a little bit, and was about to retreat, so she listened to Mrs. Bai outside asking for help.
Both Baguio and Qing Chen were surprised. How could Shang Shansi make Mrs. Bai come over so late? But after Mrs. Bai came in, she didn't have time to mention the Shangshan Division, hurriedly said: "Niang Niang, Niang Niang in Qingquan Palace!"
As soon as Qing Chen's hands were scattered, the scroll he was holding fell in front of him: "What?"
Mrs. Bai said: "A person from Qingquan Palace reported that, at the third quarter of the sea, your Majesty gave the Yin Niang Niang a deadly gift of wine."
Qing Chen was startled by the news and got up from Feng's couch. Baguio hurriedly came up to help, but when she saw her standing there concentrating for a while, her phoenix eyes suddenly narrowed: "Mrs. Bai, immediately block Qingquan Palace, detain all the palace members, and interrogate them one by one. This is absolutely impossible. Your Majesty’s will."
Mrs. Bai went to do it immediately, Baguio served Qing Chen a little to dress up, and also set off to drive Qingquan Palace.
Empress Yin is in the palace is King Zhan's greatest scruples. At this moment, giving her to death is of no benefit except for inducing conflicts with King Zhan and the clans. What's more, even if you really want to grant death, you don't use the edict of the Empress Dowager, and go to the next imperial decree, which is obviously to anger King Cham. There is no need to ask, Qing Chen also knows that Ye Tianling would not make such an unwise decision.
The most urgent task is to find out the truth of the matter. Although the imperial servant had committed suicide, the female officer of the handicraft soon tried several suspicious court ladies. Queen Yin usually has no freedom for people close to her body. On the contrary, there is something wrong with the lady of the palace who is not attractive. Qing Chen walked slowly in front of the lady of the courts. After sweeping his eyes, he noticed that a lady of the court drooped down quickly. Eyes, fingers holding the skirt, trembling slightly.
She stopped in front of the palace lady, who suddenly saw a pair of flying phoenix embroidered beaded shoes stopped in front of her, and took a step back in shock. Qing Chen raised his head and signaled: "Take her in." After that, he turned and entered the hall.
The maid of the palm of the ceremony brought the court lady afterwards, and Qing Chen sat in the hall, and the court lady stood in front of her, anxious.
Qing Chen flicked the silver silk drape and asked, "Your name is Cai'er?"
Cai'er replied: "Hui Niangniang, yes."
Qing Chen asked again: "Someone saw that you burned something in the Pianyuan last night, is there such a thing?"
Cai'er trembled: "Manny, the slave and maidservant have been in her room last night and have never gone out to burn anything. They must have read the wrong thing. The slave and maid has been wronged!"
Qing Chen said indifferently: "You don't have to be afraid. I will ask you three questions. As long as you answer truthfully, I won't embarrass you."
Cai'er boldly said: "The maidservant asks questions, how dare the slave lie? But even if the slave is telling the truth, I am afraid that the maid will not believe it."
The corners of Qing Chen’s lips smiled slightly and coldly: "It’s the truth and lies, I can tell it naturally. You just have to answer yes. If you don’t tell the truth, it’s okay. The owner of Ye Ting, the Xing Palace, is helping me ask. Do you understand?"
Cai'er trembled slightly when she heard the words "Yetingsi", and said, "Yes."
Qing Chen watched her, and He Yan asked, "How old are you this year?"
Cai'er didn't want this question to be this, and replied, "The slave girl is nineteen years old this year."
"Well," Qing Chen nodded, "How many years have you been in the palace?"
This is already the second question. Cai'er hurriedly answered: "The slave and maid entered the palace at the age of ten, and it has been nine years."
Who knows that the voice is falling, so he heard Qing Chen immediately ask: "Who gave you the things you burned in the garden?"
Cai'er opened her mouth and said, "Yes...ah... the slave servant didn't burn anything."
Qing Chenfeng's eyes shrank, and he said in a clear voice: "Come here, take Ye Tingsi!"
The two female officers in charge of the ceremony stepped forward, Cai'er screamed, and strugglingly said: "Niangniang! Niangniang! The slave and maidservant are telling the truth.
Qing Chen said coldly: "If I wronged you, I will be the Lord of the Sixth House. I will ask you again, who gave you the things you burned? To be honest!"
Cai'er knelt on the ground and fought with all her body: "The maidservant does not dare to deceive the mistress, please give me a favor."
Qing Chen stopped the two female officials and looked down at Cai'er quietly without saying a word. Cai'er only felt that the gaze falling in front of her was cold and compelling, and she didn't know how the queen would deal with herself, but just kowtow for mercy. After a while, I heard Qing Chen slowly say: "This is the last chance, you can tell."
Cai'er grasped the brocade carpet on the ground tightly, and said: "Those things were handed over to the slaves by the maidservant Yin Niang, so that the slaves would take them out of the palace and give them to King Zhan. Dare to keep things with me, so I had to burn it at night."
Qing Chen asked: "What is it?"
"Yes... it's the suicide note of Niang Niang Yin's request for King Zhan's rebellion!"
Qing Chen was shocked, stood up and stepped down to sit on the couch, raising his hand to repatriate everyone around him, leaving only her and Cai'er in the hall.
Half an hour later, Ye Ting Si Feng Yi ordered the Yin Empress to take away the four female officials. When the sky lighted up, Mrs. Bai brought three confessions to the internal report alone: ​​"Manny, except for one female officer who insisted on refusing to confess the truth and bit her tongue to commit suicide, the other three female officials have faithfully confessed. This was written down by them. confession."
Qing Chen held three confessions in his hand and looked down, his face getting colder and colder, and his heart was very frightened.
After reading it, she lightly closed her eyes and calmed her heart, put a few confessions into her sleeves, and whispered: "Tell Ye Tingsi, no one who knows will stay."