The Crown Prince in the Jade Pendant

The situation in the capital is now a big turn. At this time last year, the prince was steadily advancing, and he was insignificant under the light of the prince, and even the concubine Su had no sense of existence before getting married. But things in the world are never predictable, and now, the situation of Princess Su and the princess has turned around.

The emperor was really angry that morning, the prince suspended his post, and King Su took over the affairs of the central government instead of Qin Yi. Nowadays, most of the imperial court's skeleton was rebuilt after the war. The six departments and three divisions were much more streamlined than before. After King Su took over, he immediately showed a tendency to become stricken, and the name of King Su became more and more popular.

The situation of King Su and Concubine Shu is very good. There are many people in the capital, including some noble families. In contrast, the East Palace is too low-key.

In the Ciqing Palace, Linglong was holding things and whispered to Chu Jinyao: "Prince Princess, I heard that Princess Su is suffering from the people’s livelihood today, so she raised money for disaster relief with various officials at the banquet, and she took the lead in donating money. Five thousand taels."

Chu Jinyao only gave a soft "um". Seeing that Chu Jinyao didn't respond, Linglong couldn't help but feel a little anxious: "The crown prince, the princess Su just thought that Empress Mu Huai and the people of the world prayed to the emperor in the name of blessing. Juesi donated 10,000 taels of sesame oil, and now she is taking the lead in disaster relief. She doesn't put you in her eyes at all."

Empress Mu Huai is Empress Xiao Qi. The emperor and the Ministry of Rites saw it for many days, and finally had a grand funeral of Xiaoqihou as they wished. The Ministry of Rites stepped back in the funeral and refused to give up a step on the posthumous title. In the end, the emperor had to give up his favorite "filial piety" and "end of filial piety". """Yi" and other good names, for Xiaoqihou drew the word "Mu Huai".

Mu had a warning, and Huai... was even less decent. If an emperor is supposed to have temple names such as "Secluded", "Huai" and "Ling" after his death, then during his reign, he will be either a monarch or a tyrant. Xiaoqi's posthumous name was proposed as a queen. It is conceivable that the courtiers did not wait to see her, even if they died, they were not willing to give her a good name.

Chu Jinyao clicked and cut the extra branches of the orchid. She put the scissors on the exquisite end plate and exclaimed sincerely: "In this way, Princess Rong'an and the official family of Wei Guogong are really rich. I think Princess Su has moved forward. Since Beijing, the wealth has been scattered back and forth, let alone 30 thousand taels."

Linglong was not convinced, and said, "They are just two thieves! The order in the capital was restored by His Royal Highness, and the current officialdom is also rebuilt by the Crown Prince. Now His Royal Highness has been dismissed, and King Su takes over the officialdom that has been taken care of, but It’s not like a broken bamboo and a good one. Also, during the most difficult days in the capital, half of the city was destroyed. If it weren’t for the crown prince to reduce the palace expenses and bring all the palace ladies to make cold clothes for the people outside, this winter I don’t know that it will freeze to death. How many people. For this reason, how many complaints the prince princess caused, now it’s alright. When the accident happened, they hid in the domain, and when everything was dealt with, they ran over to take advantage of the fisherman’s profit and take the credit of the prince and princess. I didn’t say anything about it, and even incited others to say that the princess was not. The slave maid... the slave maid was really angry!"

Chu Jinyao just smiled indifferently about this. She raised her eyes to Linglong, with a warning in her tone: "I have never heard these words, and I won't say them anymore."

Linglong bowed her head, knowing that she had passed: "Yes, the servant convicted."

Chu Jinyao beat Linglong, and then took the newly cut flower arrangement back to the study of their husband and wife. Since Qin Yi was banned by the emperor, he has stayed here for most of the day.

Chu Jinyao personally replaced the bouquet in front of the plaque with fresh ones, Linglong took over the replaced old branches, and withdrew quietly. There were only two of them in the cubicle. Chu Jinyao looked back at Qin Yi who was reading a book, and suddenly felt an inexplicable feeling.

Although it is a good thing not to be surprised, but Qin Yi's state these days is too calm. Chu Jinyao now remembers that when the skirt of a court lady in Xi Nei had just caught fire, Qin Yi inferred that it was the work of Empress Xiao Qi, and that Dong Gong would be impeached later. Facts have proved that Qin Yi's expectations are not bad. Nowadays, although such things as the suspicion of the emperor and the courtiers and the cruelty between father and son are cruel, it is not difficult to predict. There are many cases in the history books of Guangxi. Chu Jinyao could guess that Qin Yi had been a prince for so many years, was he really dismissed without any preparation? You must know the inside story of the Zhang Ting incident, in fact, Qin Yi himself spoke out in public.

Qin Yi turned the pages of the book without moving his eyes: "Why do you look at me like this?"

"It's nothing." Although Chu Jinyao shook her head, her eyes were still very alert, "I always feel that I was fooled by you again."

Qin Yi smiled lightly, beckoned to Chu Jinyao, and motioned to her to sit over: "You were unexpectedly alert and thoughtful after you were pregnant. If he is a boy, it seems that he can save me something in the future. Don't think about it. ,come."

Although Qin Yi was "thought behind closed doors," Chu Jinyao was not banned, and the power to govern the palace is still in her hands.

A few days ago, Qin Yi was in power, and the power of governance of the palace was naturally under the control of Chu Jinyao. Now that the emperor has returned, it is very inappropriate to argue that a junior of Chu Jinyao continues to control the power of the harem. After all, only the queen has the right to govern the palace. Even if the queen is not there, concubines such as Shu Fei and Li Fei are qualified to assist the sixth palace.

The emperor did not deprive Chu Jinyao of the right to govern the palace at the same time, which shows that the emperor hadn't wanted to kill him, and Donggong also had a chance to stand up.

Chu Jinyao heard the report from the palace and went to Kunning Palace to deal with the affairs left after Xiaoqi. The cause of Xiao Qi's death is still a mystery, and I don't know if the emperor has found it out.

Chu Jinyao arrived at the place, but unexpectedly saw a person.

"Your Majesty." Chu Jinyao greeted the emperor.

The emperor dismissed his entourage and stood alone in the main hall of Kunning Palace with his hand, facing the empty palace, not knowing what he was thinking about.

When the emperor heard the sound and looked back, when he saw that the person was Chu Jinyao, the emperor seemed to sigh, then turned his head, and continued to look at the gorgeous and empty palace.

Chu Jinyao couldn't help thinking, the emperor just now, who is looking forward to calling him? Was it Xiao Qi, who didn’t even see the last time, or his first wife, who also ended her life in this palace?

unknown.

Chu Jinyao waited for a while, and found that the emperor had no plans to relocate, so he could only remind him in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the concubine has to sort out Queen Mu Huai's relics, sort out the Kunning Palace, you..." Change the memory of the place, don't delay Let her do business.

The emperor probably didn't expect that after being emperor for twenty-four years, one day he would be caught in the way. But today he felt a lot of emotions. Such remarks could not be told to courtiers, eunuchs, or concubines. Just now that Chu Jinyao came, the emperor poured out these words from his heart, and he didn’t care about Chu. Is Jin Yao listening?

"...My two wives are younger than me. When Wen Xiao left, I was still young and frivolous, and my wife who didn't know how to get hair was hard-won, and when I understood it later, it was too late. She was younger than me. Too much, I am not willing to be too harsh on her. Over the years, I have tried to follow her and let her. I thought that I had done enough, but she died with a grievance. I didn't even see her last side."

Chu Jinyao didn't know how to respond when she heard these words. As a king and father, the emperor is undoubtedly unqualified, but as a husband, the emperor is really considerate and generous. He and Xiaoqi have been married for 16 years, and the feelings are very deep. So from the perspective of Empress Xiao Qi, the emperor is probably a really good person, no wonder she was still dressing the emperor when she was dying.

The emperor is generous and gentle, and can speak well to anyone. Such a person should be very popular in ordinary people. But he is also an emperor at the same time, so his gentleness becomes soft. Once it is used by someone with a heart, the emperor’s character It will bring disaster to many people and even the entire dynasty.

The emperor is noble in the Ninth Five-Year Plan, but he didn't even say anything in his heart. He could only hide in the place of the dead and give Chu Jinyao an outsider.

Chu Jinyao thought for a while and asked, "The emperor, if you miss Queen Mu Huai like this, why not find the culprit who killed her? Empress Mu Huai must be alive in the sky, and he is not reconciled to the murderer and impunity."

"I have sent someone to investigate, but the people who served her are dead, and even the palace lady who witnessed the real murderer fell into the lake a few days ago and died of anger."

Chu Jinyao raised her eyebrows secretly, this month, she died in the lake? I am afraid that the ice on the lake hasn't melted completely. Whether Qiu Shuang "stumbled" into the water, only Concubine Shu and Qiu Shuang themselves knew.

When Qiu Shuang killed someone, I was afraid that one day, he would be "accidentally killed" by the same method.

The emperor also felt very at a loss. By now, he probably realized that Qiu Shuang's accusation against Donggong that day was somewhat tedious. The emperor also wanted to find out the truth, but all the insiders were dead, and the vast deep palace had no clue, where would he start to investigate.

Seeing that the emperor was silent, Chu Jinyao probably guessed what the emperor was thinking, and simply asked: "The emperor, please forgive me for being rude, how did you find out?"

"I instructed Zhang Zhen to find out the cause of the queen's death immediately."

Zhang Zhen is the new imperial grandfather. Chu Jinyao can fully imagine this scene. The emperor returned angrily and ordered the **** next to him to investigate, and then he waited without worry. In this way, it was strange that he could wait until the truth.

Chu Jinyao said: "The emperor, you never thought that even the most trusted person around you might not tell you everything? People have seven emotions and six desires, and you are the lord of the world, rich in the world, they For the sake of selfishness, it is inevitable to deceive you. The truth you see and the caring person you think may not be true."

The emperor paused for a while, and said quietly, "Are you trying to speak for Qin Yi?"

The emperor's words were questioning, but the tone in it was not asking. Chu Jinyao did not shy away, and directly agreed: "Yes. I am the prince, and my words and deeds are naturally directed towards the prince. This is my selfishness, so I stand here and say these things to you. And The people around you also have their own selfishness, which is probably what you heard."

The emperor sighed. He said: "You really did your best to Qin Yi, and you almost told him kind words to him. His personality was irritating and choking. Why are you?"

"Then why are you here?" Chu Jinyao asked rhetorically.

The emperor was questioned. He was taken aback for a while, shook his head and smiled: "It's okay for you to be a couple and old company. I hope Qin Yi can cherish this friendship. He has been spoiled by his identity since he was a child. Domineering, you can grab whatever you want. Everything is too easy to cherish."

"The emperor, you have always said that he is stubborn and arrogant, so why don't you?"

"You..." The emperor certainly lacks a person to talk to, but that doesn't mean that Chu Jinyao can really speak unscrupulously.

"Listen to me first, and then it won't be too late to cure the crime I committed." Chu Jinyao said quickly without giving the emperor a chance to interrupt, "You said he only cares about himself and doesn't listen to others, but you are the same. In fact, you have always been prejudiced against him. You think that because of his status as a prince, he will not put others in his eyes. Therefore, you deliberately fail to see his hard work for the position of prince, nor do you see how good his homework is. Let me make a bold guess, because the prince was on the spot when Empress Wenxiao died of illness. You feel that you have lost your father’s majesty in front of him, so you have been reluctant to get close to him even though he is much better than King Su and King Lu. You I also turned a blind eye, but fell in love with the other two sons."

The emperor was silent for a long time this time, Chu Jinyao lowered his eyes slightly, and quietly counted the blue bricks on the ground. After an unknown period of time, the emperor asked: "You are so bold in front of Qin Yi?"

"Yes." Chu Jinyao said, "what he did to make me angry, I always scolded him directly."

The emperor seemed to be amused. He gave a short laugh, turned around and said, "No wonder."

It's no wonder that Qin Yi's character that is so defiant and never bowed his head would take the initiative to write a letter back to ask for marriage for a woman. The emperor thought that the two of them would probably be more fortunate than himself.

The emperor left after saying this seemingly headless sentence, and Chu Jinyao didn't know whether his advice was useful. In the past few days, voices calling for the prince to return to the court gradually emerged. The emperor put it aside for a few days and allowed Qin Yi to go outside the city to rebuild the three military camps.

Upon hearing this, Chu Jinyao immediately went to Qin Yi to invite credit: "His Royal Highness, the emperor agreed with you to go out, do you think it was the credit for my remarks?"

Qin Yi smiled and looked at her: "Yes, the princess made a great contribution this time." After Qin Yi finished speaking, he met Chu Jinyao's eyes, raised his eyebrows lightly, and asked with a smile: "What kind of look are you?"

"Nothing." Chu Jinyao was a little frustrated, "Did you arrange it long ago?"

"What is the arrangement, what am I doing this time, don't you know the best?"

"But you are not surprised at all." Chu Jinyao stood up, snorted and walked out, "Whatever you say, I don't want to care about you."