After the rebirth, the empress took the tragic script of Meiqiang

Chapter 35 Undercurrent

Gu Shihai only sat in the front hall of Jingshou Palace for a quarter of an hour before walking out of the room.

When he pushed the door open and came out of the house, he looked stern and walked with swift strides. Although he was dressed in a red robe of a civilian official, he looked like a general in armor, full of a chilling air.

The inner court guard guarding the door saw him coming out and hurried away after him.

Along the way, Aunt Fanghua and the palace maids and eunuchs saluted him as usual, but he didn't look sideways and left Jingshou Palace without saying a word.

Aunt Fanghua's heart was in her throat. It was obvious that the conversation between the emperor and Gu Shihai was not pleasant.

She glanced into the front hall. The noon sun could not reach the front hall. Aunt Fanghua looked in from the courtyard and could only see a figure sitting on the seat, but could not clearly see the emperor's expression in the shadow.

Ye Qinghuai was in a bad mood after court today, and now her conversation with Gu Shihai ended on bad terms. Aunt Fanghua couldn't help but worry about Ye Qinghuai's condition. She ordered the maid to go to the guards to find a ladder for the guards to climb.

He went to the tree and dismantled the magpie's nest, and at the same time went to the small kitchen to make a pot of Cuiping Green Snow Tea for Ye Qinghuai.

This tea is the best for reducing fire.

However, as soon as Aunt Fanghua walked outside the door with the brewed tea, she heard the sound of broken porcelain.

She paused, stepped into the door lightly, and placed the tea in her hand on the small table beside her.

The ground was in a mess. A jade white tea cup was broken on the ground, and the warm tea and tea leaves were spilled on the ground. It was obviously broken by someone with great force.

Ye Qinghuai sat upright in her seat. Her left hand resting on the armrest of the chair turned white because she clenched it so tightly. Her whole body was trembling slightly. Her eyes were staring at the tea stains on the ground, as if she was in a trance.

I didn't notice Aunt Fanghua walking in.

"I was careless. Jijiu did not participate in setting the questions, but in grading the papers. The problem was not in leaking the questions, but in the grading. Shi Taiping was replaced by Wen Xinzhong, which is obviously a change of soup without changing the medicine.

"Why didn't I think of it?" Ye Qinghuai murmured to himself.

"Your Majesty, don't get so angry." Ever since she was a child, Aunt Fanghua had never seen Ye Qinghuai lose such a temper. She even dared not approach Ye Qinghuai.

"This Wen Xinzhong is so capable. Since he is Gu Shihai's man, he can make Chen Yuansi nod. Chen Yuansi... yes, why is Chen Yuansi so calm this time? He can actually see the Spring Festival that happens once every three years.

Let Gu Shihai push his men up." Ye Qinghuai thought for a long time, but couldn't think of a reason. He frowned and murmured, "When will they be able to urinate into the same pot?"

"Li Baoquan!" Ye Qinghuai shouted loudly, and Li Baoquan immediately ran in from outside.

"Go to Chen Yuansi and ask him to come to the palace to see me immediately." Ye Qinghuai ordered.

Li Baoquan saw the debris on the ground, hesitated for a moment, and then answered.

After he left, only Ye Qinghuai and Aunt Fanghua were left in the hall. Ye Qinghuai lowered his head and remained motionless, while Aunt Fanghua picked up the porcelain on the floor. In the empty hall, there were only tiny pieces touching each other.

Voice.

After a while, Aunt Fanghua heard Ye Qinghuai say to her: "Aunt, be careful with your hands."

Her voice returned to its former gentleness. Aunt Fanghua stopped what she was doing and looked up at Ye Qinghuai.

Ye Qinghuai showed her an apologetic smile and said, "I lost my temper. Did I scare my aunt?"

Aunt Fanghua shook her head, put aside the half-packed fragments, brought the newly brewed pot of Cuiping Green Snow Tea to the tea table next to Ye Qinghuai, and got a new teacup to pour for her.

, said: "Your Majesty, this slave has newly brewed green snow tea."

Ye Qinghuai looked at the bowl of spring green tea, and the aroma of tea came to her nose. Her anger disappeared without the tea entering her mouth. She laughed at herself and said: "Auntie, they say that incompetent people have irritable temperaments. I am also incompetent.

People."

Seeing that she had lost her temper, Aunt Fanghua swallowed her heart and comforted her and said: "How can a person live a lifetime without being angry? What's more, Your Majesty is the co-owner of the world, and there are so many things in the world.

Your Majesty will worry about more things that will make people angry."

Ye Qinghuai sighed: "But some people don't want me to worry about this." She looked at the yard outside the door. Spring was in full bloom, and the magpie flew back again. Several guards and eunuchs in the yard were doing their homework.

They were chasing each other on bamboo poles, which was very lively. The calls of magpies came from the yard, but Ye Qinghuai felt that they were not as irritable as before, but rather pleasant to the ears.

"Auntie, do you think I shouldn't worry about this?"

"Does Your Majesty want to worry about this?" Aunt Fanghua asked.

Ye Qinghuai did not expect that she would ask such a question. He was startled by the question and turned to look at Aunt Fanghua.

Yes, no one has ever asked her this question.

Ever since she sat on the throne, all she heard was "what you should do" and "what you need to do". Even she herself has been telling herself this, what should she do as an emperor. This is true every day, no matter what

Dare to relax for a moment.

No one had ever asked her "What do you want to do", so much so that she even forgot to ask what she wanted.

Why would she want to worry about this?

"If I want to worry about this, why would I have the thought of giving in?" Ye Qinghuai lowered his eyes and murmured.

She was suddenly confused.

Growing up, she had never longed for this throne. On the contrary, this crown, which was the most noble in the eyes of the world, had always been a disaster and a prison that Ye Qinghuai could not avoid.

It was this crown that broke down my father's body, and it was this crown that caused the brothers to fight against each other. And it finally fell on Ye Qinghuai's head, and this incident became her mother's talisman.

.

Now this crown is about to become her talisman again.

Gu Shihai's appearance just now made Ye Qinghuai really feel that if she as the emperor was no longer "useful", Gu Shihai would be able to commit regicide.

It would be a lie to say that I am not afraid at all.

Today, the monarch and his ministers have spoken to this extent, which can be regarded as bringing the secret disputes to the table. There will be no room for change in the future.

Ye Qinghuai suddenly remembered something.

"Auntie, are the guards at Jingshou Palace still Li Baoquan's left Yamen guards? Have there been any changes recently?" Ye Qinghuai asked.

Aunt Fanghua thought for a while and replied: "It seems that there was a change of people during the New Year. It was said that the Ministry of Etiquette was too busy and some people were transferred. However, after the New Year, the previous people were not replaced.

"

"Are these people following Li Baoquan's orders now? Are there any restrictions on you?"

"They should be Eunuch Li's people. There are no restrictions on us, but I feel like there are more people than before."

Ye Qinghuai nodded.

The imperial army in the imperial city was divided into two departments: the left Yamen Guards and the right Yamen Guards. The Left Yamen Guards took orders from the eunuch of the inner government, that is, Li Baoquan. The Right Yamen Guards were dispatched by the Ministry of War, which was equivalent to taking orders from Gu Shihai.

Now that she and Gu Shihai had broken up, naturally she could no longer use people from the right Yamen Guard. Even though Li Baoquan was suspected of leaking her whereabouts, he was much safer than Gu Shihai after all.

Ye Qinghuai was thinking about it when Li Baoquan rushed back.

Seeing him coming back alone, Ye Qinghuai's heart sank at first.

Chen Yuansi was not with him.

"Your Majesty, Chen Ge is old and ill." Li Baoquan reported.

"Did you see him?"

Li Baoquan thought for a while and replied: "I saw it. I am indeed very ill and can't get out of bed. I'm afraid I will have to take leave for tomorrow's morning meeting."

"Has the imperial doctor seen him? What is his disease?"

"The imperial doctor hasn't been there yet. I heard from the doctor in the Chen family that Mr. Chen Ge was worried too much. Wind evil entered his body and stagnation entered his lungs. I'm afraid he will need some rest to recover." Li Baoquan replied.

The more Ye Qinghuai listened, the more outrageous he became. He frowned and said, "Are you too worried? Are you depressed in your heart?"

What does he have to worry about? What does he have to feel depressed about? The most he worries about is whether Wen Xinzhong can arrange his granddaughter's engagement ceremony next month.

Ye Qinghuai couldn't help but sigh: "This old fox."

Chen Yuansi fell ill at this time. Regardless of whether he was real or fake, Ye Qinghuai could no longer count on him to help deal with Gu Shihai.

But today's Chunwei list is the same as in the previous life. Fraud still exists. I'm afraid the hidden dangers of the Chengtianmen incident have not been eliminated.

"Li Baoquan, this morning, why did it take you so long to go to the official department? Is there anyone in the official department in trouble?" Ye Qinghuai asked.

"When I return to Your Majesty, no one from the staff is in trouble. I came back late because I took a detour."

"Why the detour?" Ye Qing had a bad feeling.

Li Baoquan replied: "Someone was making trouble in front of the official department. I took the top scholars and took a circle around Wangqu Street instead of Tianmen Street."

"Who is causing trouble in the official department? Please tell me in detail."

"There were about a dozen people, all dressed as scholars. I heard that they were students who were classmates with the Number One Scholar, and were dissatisfied with his talent and learning. I heard that Yijia stayed in the Ministry of Personnel, so I came to block the door of the Ministry of Personnel, thinking

I wanted to discuss studies with the number one scholar face to face. I was afraid that I would be entangled by them if I walked through the main entrance, and would miss the chance to go to the palace for my audience, so I took a detour through the side door, which delayed me for some time."

Ye Qinghuai took a deep breath, put her hand on her forehead and closed her eyes.

It seems that everything is developing according to the established track. If nothing else happens, tomorrow will be the day when the students jointly submit a letter.

Now that Chen Yuansi has complained of illness and Gu Shihai has turned against her again, Gu Shihai must have the final say in the court.

Her identity as a woman has not been revealed in this life. Even if the Chengtianmen incident happened, she would not be in a doomed situation and would be unable to recover.

However, could she really watch such a tragic thing happen at the feet of the emperor and remain indifferent?

"Li Baoquan, how many Zuo Yamen guards are under your control in the Forbidden Army?"

"Your Majesty, there are 3,750 people in total."

Ye Qinghuai nodded and thought to himself, there are a total of 12,000 soldiers in the imperial city, which means that there are still more than 8,000 people in Gu Shihai's hands.

"Li Baoquan, from now on, as long as there is no written order from me or my seal, no one can mobilize your left Yamen Guards. Even oral orders will not work. If one of these 3,750 people leaves his post without authorization, he will

I’m just asking you. Do you understand?”

Ye Qinghuai's expression was serious, a bit like a storm was about to come.

Li Baoquan was shocked and replied: "I will keep this in mind and I will live up to your majesty's trust."

(End of chapter)