Ci Jinzhi

“Yi’er is a prince after all, how can he be imprisoned in the clan’s mansion?”

Emperor Xingyuan knew immediately that it was Concubine Shu who had complained. He suppressed his anger and explained in a good voice: "He went to Dingbei to relieve the disaster and made a big mistake."

"It's so hard to go to the disaster relief, what mistake can you make? Didn't Yi'er bring back the Wanmin Umbrella?"

Emperor Xingyuan didn't want to tell the Queen Mother all this, but when he saw that the Queen Mother had no intention of giving up, he had no choice but to say: "This **** is greedy for money and money, and is suspected of massacring people."

The Queen Mother was stunned for a moment.

Emperor Xingyuan took the opportunity to advise: "It's time now. Queen Mother should return to the palace to rest early."

The Queen Mother did not accept the words at all: "Emperor, the Ai family doesn't understand."

 “Why doesn’t the queen understand?”

“Isn’t it our family’s money this summer? Yi’er got some money from a hard trip, isn’t that also our family’s money?”

How can one be called greedy for money from one’s own family?

The Queen Mother's matter-of-fact tone made Emperor Xingyuan's chest feel tight.

Whenever someone else said this, he would not hesitate to have people push him out of the Meridian Gate and beat him to death with sticks. However, the person who said this was his old mother who was nearly seventy years old and illiterate.

Emperor Xingyuan had no choice but to use the simplest reasoning: "For example, if you are in charge of your family, and our farm burns down, you allocate money from the public account to rebuild it, but the person who went to do the work embezzled the money. The farm was not built, Farmers froze to death and starved to death, and the land was barren. Even if the person doing the work belongs to our family, shouldn’t he be punished? If everyone follows suit in the future, our family will be defeated..."

The Queen Mother was a little moved and said hesitantly: "Isn't it serious to be imprisoned in the Clan's Mansion?"

"He will not be tortured, but he will not be free for the time being. How serious is it."

"That's okay." Before leaving, the Queen Mother worriedly warned, "Don't be too angry. There is no overnight feud between father and son."

 “My son knows.”

After seeing off the Queen Mother, Emperor Xingyuan's face dropped and he ordered his servants to go to Hanlian Palace to deliver the message.

In Hanlian Palace, Concubine Shu paced uneasily.

 Can the Queen Mother make the Emperor change his mind?

“Mother, there is someone coming from Qianqing Palace.”

Concubine Shu walked out quickly.

 The person who came to deliver the message was a twenty-seven or eight-year-old attendant eunuch.

“The Holy Spirit has given an oral instruction, and Concubine Shu has no way to teach her son. From now on, she will reflect on herself in Hanlian Palace...” After delivering the oral instruction, the accompanying **** hurriedly left, as if Hanlian Palace was a scourge.

Concubine Shu stayed for a long time, then picked up a teacup from the table and threw it to the ground.

The people in the palace were completely silent. Only an old nun dared to come over and persuade her: "At this time, your Majesty must calm down even more."

“I just didn’t expect—”

I didn’t expect the emperor to be so heartless.

Concubine Shu didn't say the next words, she grabbed the old nanny's hand and murmured: "The fact that people from Qianqing Palace came so quickly means that the Queen Mother will go back soon. Has the Queen Mother persuaded the Emperor?"

The old nanny comforted her warmly: "The emperor is most filial to the queen mother. The fact that the queen mother can go back so quickly shows that the emperor has listened to her words. The empress can relax. When the emperor is over his anger, His Highness Prince Qing will be fine."

"I hope..." Concubine Shu felt that it was not that simple, and couldn't help but hold out hope for the Queen Mother.

The sky has turned completely dark, the new moon is lonely, hanging quietly in the sky, and the Hanlian Palace, which used to be infinitely beautiful, fell into the silence of the night.

The next day, it was raining lightly, and Xin You held an oil-paper umbrella and walked out of Shaoqing's mansion.

The letter sent by Liu Zhou yesterday told some things that happened after Miss Zhu stopped the sedan chair to complain. It also mentioned that He Qingxiao would leave for Dingbei today.

 At the time of the turmoil, it was inconvenient for her and Mr. He to meet and talk in detail, but they couldn't help but walk around the street to see if there were any changes.

People are coming and going on the street, and the excitement remains the same. In fact, nothing has changed. The capital seems to always be like this with flowers blooming.

Xinyou closed her umbrella and walked into a teahouse.

 In fact, it was not casual. This teahouse was near Shuntian Mansion Office. When Xinyou sat down to drink tea, he heard some people who came to the teahouse to kill time talking about yesterday's events. “Was the little girl put in jail yesterday?”

“Do you think it’s true? Those disaster relief imperial envoys are not only corrupt, but also murderers?”

"It must be a lie. I have a relative in Pingcheng. He received a letter a few days ago, saying that the government had distributed a lot of rice..."

 When they heard that someone had relatives in Pingcheng, many people asked more carefully.

"So, that little girl is talking nonsense! What is she trying to do? Isn't she afraid of beheading?"

 “Maybe there’s something wrong with my brain.”

Xinyou was too lazy to listen anymore, so she paid the bill and walked out.

 The drizzle was falling in endless patterns, and the discussions among the tea drinkers behind him were no longer clear.

"Girl, don't listen to those people, they don't use their brains." Xiaolian advised her thoughtfully.

Xin You smiled: "That's true."

The people at the emperor’s feet know quite a lot. Some remote mountain people don’t even know the name of the reign and who will be the emperor. King Qing and others knew this, so they dared to do all kinds of evil and deceive the world.

 There is a team of chariots and horses in front, heading north.

 “Girl, it’s Mr. He!” Xiaolian hurriedly pulled Xinyou’s sleeve.

Xin You saw the tall figure on the tall horse at a glance.

 At this time, He Qingxiao happened to turn around.

There are many people running in a hurry on the street holding up their sleeves to protect themselves from the rain, while those holding umbrellas are much more calm. Umbrella flowers bloom faintly in the drizzle.

He Qingxiao sat on the horse and saw the girl holding an umbrella.

The subordinate followed He Qingxiao's gaze and recognized Xin You, and asked in a low voice: "Sir, this is Miss Kou. Do you need to take a humble position to deliver a message?"

"No need." He Qingxiao quickly turned her head.

 A group of carriages and horses gradually disappeared from sight.

“Girl, Mr. He seems to have seen you.”

 “Well. Let’s go back to Shaoqing’s Mansion.”

The two of them went out on foot. When they returned, Xiaolian called a carriage by the roadside.

 At this time, the Shaoqing Mansion received a troublesome guest.

"I want to see Miss Kou." As soon as Dai Ze opened his mouth, the old lady who had imagined countless possibilities was stunned.

Gu Changbo's funeral has not yet been held, and King Qing was imprisoned in the clan's mansion. What was Prince Gu Changbo doing here while he was still in mourning?

Originally, Rexiaozhong shouldn't have visited other people's homes, but the old lady also knew that this Prince Guchang was a bastard. If there was a riot outside the palace, Shaoqing's mansion, which wanted to be invisible in the recent disputes, would be in danger. It's troublesome.

 “Who are you looking for?” The old lady confirmed again.

"I'm looking for Miss Kou." Dai Ze's face was numb. Only when he mentioned Miss Kou, his eyes brightened.

 The old lady couldn't control her expression.

She thought that the most likely reason for this dandy's visit was that he was worried that Shaoqing's house would regret the marriage, so he came to see his granddaughter as a prospective grandson-in-law?

“Your Majesty, please go back. It’s not convenient for our girls to see foreign men.”

Although Dai Ze seems to be more stable due to his father's death, in fact, how can a person who has been accustomed to lawlessness since childhood change for the better all of a sudden.

As soon as Dai Ze refused to let him see her, he jumped up and said, "What the old lady said is wrong. I am not a foreigner, I am her cousin-in-law!"

When Xin You stepped into Ruyi Hall, she heard Dai Ze's shout.