The Crown Prince in the Jade Pendant

The emperor summoned the crown prince back to the palace.

Qin Yi was in good time to prepare his horses.

In fact, Datong is said to be a border gate. In fact, it is not far from the capital, and it is only a day and a night. If you are in a hurry, do not enter the station to rest, or leave before dawn, you may be able to rush into the city at night in front of the gate of the city.

But to see the emperor is not a big deal, why did Qin Yi toss himself like this. He went out when the sun was shining, and he was born in the post in the evening to rest. It was not until the next morning that his figure appeared outside Zhengyang Gate. The people in the six departments had heard the news a long time ago, and now they are waiting on both sides of the tunnel. After seeing Qin Yi's appearance, many veterans have tears in their eyes, kneeling tremblingly and bowing down three times and nine bows: "His Royal Highness, you are finally back!"

This sentence was so powerful that he burst into tears. Whether it was an official or a servant, they all bowed their heads when they saw Qin Yi, as if the entire imperial city was silent at this moment. This is the highest peak of power in the world, from the bridge Hejin to the top of the country, and every decree that can change this huge empire is issued from here. But now, everyone here bowed their heads and worshiped, silently, waiting respectfully for Qin Yi's footsteps to pass.

The more people there are, the more terrible the power can be manifested. The uniformity is really a chilling thing. Qin Yi walked along, no one moved, no one stood upright, and no one tried to look at him directly. Everyone was waiting for Qin Yi to approach, and at the moment he passed by, they shouted "His Royal Highness, Thousand Years Old."

Qin Yi came in from Zhengyangmen, passed through the imperial city, unloaded weapons at Chengtianmen, and then walked through the long palace road, with only his attendant, and walked to the Palace of Qing Dynasty.

The imperial **** saw Qin Yi, bowed politely and smiled: "His Royal Highness, you are back."

"Yeah." In this red-brick and green-tiled, majestic palace, Qin Yi unknowingly put away all his expressions, and became perfect and flawless.

This is where he grew up, but it never gave him any sense of belonging.

After a while, the imperial **** came out, bent over and opened the curtain for Qin Yi: "The emperor already knows that you are here, now I am waiting for you inside."

Qin Yi nodded slightly invisibly, and then stepped into the hall. The emperor was in the innermost room, wearing a bright yellow uniform, standing in front of the window to play with the birds. After seeing Qin Yi back, he turned his head to see his Royal Bird again.

"came back."

The tone was casual, as if it was not his son who stood here, but a courtier who rarely met.

"Yes."

"How good have you been at the border these few years?"

Qin Yi smiled extremely lightly and made no secret of his irony: "Thanks to you, I am still alive, and I can still stand here and listen to you."

The court ladies and eunuchs who were serving in the temple all bowed their heads, not dare to get involved in this conversation with the most noble father and son in the world. Over the years, the emperor has rarely heard anyone dared to speak to him in such a tone. It is also the blessing of his son that he can listen to this unpleasant remark every once in a while.

The ear-piercing is naturally piercing, but fortunately the emperor is also used to it. Strangely speaking, if Qin Yi was gentle and polite, filial and respectful, and courteous and corporal, the emperor would have been awake long ago, but Qin Yi’s thorny attitude would make the emperor uncomfortable all the time, but strange. Of no doubt.

The emperor knew very well that his eldest son hated him because of his mother, and he refused to talk to him or the queen until now. If it is said that it is resentment, there is naturally, but if Qin Yi has a conspiracy to rebel, the emperor does not believe it.

People are so strange.

The emperor was stabbed for a while, and he was somewhat slanderous, but he also had a calm calmness that he was used to. He didn’t get annoyed, but continued: "You don’t want to see me, and I don’t want to see you either. I just want to talk about something, so I'll leave it quickly. You wrote to me last time and said that you want me to talk to you. Marriage from a woman in the Hou Mansion?"

"It's not a marriage, I'm asking you to make a canonization."

"Qin Yi, I tell you that there is no child in the world to decide the marriage of oneself, even if you are the crown prince, I am not dead yet."

Since ancient times, all the princes would be very sensitive and embarrassed when they met the emperor saying "death", but Qin Yi chuckled softly, and brought this topic: "You don't need to worry about so much, just make the order. ."

"Hey you..." The emperor was successfully angry by Qin Yi. When the scene was deadlocked, there was a singing voice from outside: "The empress is here."

Qin Yi didn't say a word, turned around and was about to go out, but the emperor was half to death: "You come back to me! That's your mother, your attitude like this?"

"My mother is Empress Moon Hyo, what is she?"

Xiao Qi heard these words as soon as he entered the door, and the servant who was waiting immediately bowed his head, pretending not to hear it. After Xiao Qi was also slightly embarrassed, she only stopped for a while, and then she continued to walk inward as if she didn't feel like she was walking inward.

"It turns out that the prince is back. It's good, the emperor is lonely these days, dare to coincidentally, the prince is back. It just so happens that the prince can talk to the emperor and relieve the emperor's boredom."

After Qin Yi didn't look at Xiaoqi, he said directly in front of her: "It's your role to relieve boredom, I'm not."

No matter how good the Qi Qigong is after Xiaoqi, Rao can't hold his face when someone says this in person. After Xiaoqi looked at the emperor aggrievedly, the emperor was furious: "Asshole, you dare to say such things in front of me, but how do you want to be domineering in private. It seems that you have been in the border for the past two years. Feng still didn't let you learn the ethics of loyalty and filial piety. You can go back and when will you know when your filial mother will come back."

Qin Yi really wanted to go out when he heard that the old **** in front of the imperial court saw him and hurriedly said, "The emperor, the prince, can't say anything about the family! The prince came back in a hurry, he must want to see the emperor earlier. His Royal Highness is young and vigorous, and can't help her face. Why should you be more honest with your Royal Highness? Your Royal Highness is also true. Although the emperor has not said this for a few days, he has always been concerned about you. How can you hurt the emperor's heart as soon as you speak! "

This is the time for the next person to look at the price of eyesight. With this old **** who has been serving the emperor for many years, the emperor and Qin Yi can both hang on their faces and finish talking about the princess.

The emperor's expression slowed down, and he said: "Marriage is the order of the parents, your choice of concubine is a big matter, wait a minute to talk about it. If you really like it, first..."

"You also said that this is my choice of concubine." Qin Yi didn't want to hear the word after the emperor's words, and simply interrupted, "Since I am writing back, I must have considered it carefully. I have decided to make her the prince. Concubine, the other people have nothing to do with me, and I don’t want to care about it. If you still think that I am your son, it’s best not to trouble me in this kind of important matter that affects the rest of my life."

The emperor, even though no one dared to say anything about the post-Qi era, was guilty and short of breath in the face of his eldest son, who had completely experienced the whole thing in the past. Qin Yi said so, and even said "the next half of his life", the emperor was really embarrassed to refuse. He paused, and asked, "You have decided?"

"Correct."

"Qin Yi, you are the prince." The emperor solemnly said, and his tone also showed the majesty of the king of a country. "It is not only your own business to marry your wife and choose your concubine, but also the entire court, and even the entire world. Whoever you like, you can put her into the East Palace, but your concubine can't be sloppy. She is not only your wife, the crown prince of the royal family, but also the future mother of a country!"

Xiao Qihou originally listened with a smile, and his face immediately became cold when he heard "the mother of a country in the future". She couldn't figure it out. Qin Yi was arrogant, arrogant, and repeatedly disrespectful to the emperor and her. Why did the emperor decide to let him be the prince?

Qin Yi also calmly said: "Of course I know. Since I dared to write to the Shoufu and the elders, naturally, I have considered all aspects. She is gentle and graceful, and can be regarded as a princess; she is pure in mind, magnanimous, and worthwhile. My wife. Your Majesty, please make an decree that Chu Jinyao, the fifth daughter of the Changxing Hou Mansion, shall be named the crown prince."

After hearing Qin Yi's words, the emperor felt the solemnity behind Qin Yi, and gradually became serious. He was a little strange, and asked inexplicably: "Who is she who can make you say such things? I am your old man. I have never heard anyone who raised you so much. You are not this. Have you met this woman in the border of Datong for two years? Could it be that she is a civilian woman in the border... No, you just said that she is a lady from the Changxing Hou Mansion."

The emperor couldn't figure it out even more: "She is not a border person, so how do you know her, and she didn't marry?"

Qin Yiwei was a little embarrassed, and said, "You don't need to worry about it."

"How can I leave it alone!" The emperor used me as soon as he was anxious. He suddenly had an expression and looked at Qin Yi suspiciously, "Will you..."

"No!" Qin Yi strangely guessed what the emperor meant. He cursed the old pervert in his heart, thinking that everyone is the same as you! But Qin Yi thought of the peculiar way of meeting Chu Jinyao, and unexpectedly couldn't speak. In fact, his behavior is not considered a gentleman. Before Chu Jinyao knew it, he entered other people's boudoir and watched Chu Jinyao's every move silently for several days. From seeing the guests clearly to going to bed in private, he It's all there. If it weren't for Chu Jinyao to cry in front of him, Qin Yi couldn't hold back it. I'm afraid Chu Jinyao would not know what happened until Qin Yi recovered and left.

For this reason, Qin Yi always had a guilty conscience, especially towards Chu Jing. Fortunately, Changxing Hou Chujing didn't know anything about this, and so did the emperor in front of him, so Qin Yi could say as much as he could: "Don't be so nasty as I think. She is very disciplined and never makes mistakes." After that, Qin Yi added a sentence with a ghostly enchantment: "Neither do I."

The emperor looked at Qin Yi for a while, and felt that his eldest son was disobedient and disobedient. Since Qin Yi said this, the emperor has gradually softened a lot. The most important thing is that this is the only time Qin Yi made a request with him after his arrogant death.

If it is other, the emperor has actually agreed, but what Qin Yi wants is the canonization of the princess. The emperor thought it was a bit sloppy to seal the concubine like this. He had never even seen or heard of this woman. The canonization of the prince concubine is a major event second only to the prince and the prince. Can it be so rash?

The emperor frowned and asked: "Who is she? What is her character, and what age is this year? Who is her father? How come I haven't heard of Changxinghou in the capital."

Qin Yi sarcastically, looking at what he was the emperor, he didn't even know what marquis was in the capital. Qin Yi had to remind: "Changxing Hou Chujing, his grandfather was able to put down the Southern Chaos, so he was granted the title. As early as the first generation of Changxing Hou, the Chu family moved back to the ancestral home of Taiyuan."

"So this woman grew up in Taiyuan?"

"Correct."

"This is even more weird. You grew up in Beijing. The first time you left Beijing, you went directly to Datong, but this woman was born in Taiyuan. Datong is so far away from Taiyuan, how did you know her and make her a concubine? of?"

Qin Yi secretly said that it is really troublesome, raising his eyebrows and asking: "Will you make an order?"

"Look at what you are talking about." The emperor glared at Qin Yi angrily. When someone else dared to urge him to write the imperial edict, the emperor had already let someone out and kill him. However, the emperor felt that it was normal when he changed to Qin Yi. It was in line with his eldest son's tyrannical and self-confident temperament, and it was for the girl in his heart. These behaviors were more credible.

The emperor had believed it seven or eight points in his heart, but he refused to show it on his face. He just waved his hand and said, "You go down first, I have my own opinion."

Qin Yi knew that this matter could not be rushed for a while. The rules of the royal family were endless. The crown prince was especially the most important thing. It would be a problem if the emperor agreed to it all at once. Moreover, in addition to persuading the emperor to choose the princess, the power in the DPRK must be considered.

Qin Yi pretended to question for a while, and then retreated. During the whole process, he didn't look at Xiao Qi's back.

Xiao Qi kept smiling, as if he couldn't feel Qin Yi's attitude at all. After Qin Yi left, Xiao Qi leaned against the emperor and stomped and said softly: "The emperor..."

The emperor hugged Xiao Qi and comforted: "He is this temperament, don't care about it. You are his elder, so please bear with him a little bit or two."

It was the same again, Xiao Qi hated in her heart that the emperor had been obedient to her most of the time, but once the prince was involved, the emperor suddenly became tolerant. In the past few years, Empress Xiaoqi has blown a lot of pillow breeze in secret, and replaced by any courtier. He has died a thousand or 800 times. However, Qin Yi is still trusted by the emperor, and his position as a prince is as good as gold.

Empress Xiaoqi really couldn't figure it out. The emperor, the well-behaved and filial son, didn't like it, so he chose the most thorny and worst heir. Sure enough, men are all cheap bones. The worse they are, the more they like him, and they can't stand it!

After Xiao Qi gritted his teeth and thought about it, his face was gentle and delicate, and his face was virtuous: "You can rest assured, the emperor, although the prince was not born to me, in my heart, he is the same as my parents and children."

The emperor liked to hear such words. He said: "Qin Yi and your blood are close, you two should always be closer than ordinary concubines. As early as when he was a child, he still liked to be close to you. It’s good."

Xiao Qi smiled stiffly.

The relationship between Empress Xiaoqi and Qin Yi is not close, but Qin Yi's little aunt.

After Qin Yi met Xiao Qi in the Palace of the Qing Dynasty, he was very upset all day. After Qin Yi came out of the emperor, he returned to Ciqing Palace, which was often referred to by another name outside—the East Palace.

Qin Yi has lived here since he can remember. Unfortunately, this palace cannot give Qin Yi any feeling of "home". In fact, since entering the palace, Qin Yi's mood has been lowered and then lowered. Can't even make other expressions.

Qin Yi suddenly thought of Chu Jinyao, beside Chu Jinyao, it seemed that anyone could easily relax. Even if it is some meaningless things, watching Chu Jinyao do it is surprisingly reassuring. Qin Yi knew that not only he felt this way, but other people also felt it.

But from now on, no one else will know.

...

In the palace, because of the prince's entrustment of the concubine, there was a silent but violent earthquake in the cabinet and the deep palace. The emperor never expressed his stance. Several patrons had their own thoughts, but they all felt a little hasty. But Xiao Qi, uncharacteristically, actively lobbied the emperor to agree to this matter.

The reason is simple. After Xiao Qi investigated the background of the mysterious Fifth Girl from the Hou Mansion in Changxing, he almost woke up from the quilt. Although her mother only entered the palace a few days ago and recommended a young lady from the prefectural palace to her, what does it matter, she is a queen, and who else does she need to be responsible for? As long as there is a better choice, no one's face can be a problem, and Zhenbei Houfu refused it. After Xiao Qi, he would not ruin his plan just to protect his mother's face.

Compared to Fan Shoufu's granddaughter and the eldest princess's aunt, Empress Qi really liked Chu Jinyao too much. In Qin Yi's list of candidates for the crown princes, the county head of the Huailing County Palace was not even ranked. A county owner with a different surname is not even a real county owner in the eyes of these real powers and dignitaries in the imperial city. There are so many princesses and princes in the capital, have they spoken?

Empress Xiaoqi actively persuaded the emperor to agree to Qin Yi's marriage, and the sooner he promulgated the imperial marriage decree, the better. At this point, Xiao Qi and Qin Yi thought of it by accident.

The ladies of Taiyuan City knew nothing about everything that happened in the capital. They are now gathered in the backyard of the prefect’s house, enjoying the flowers and talking and laughing happily.

Chu Jinyao was also invited. Because of what happened last time, the affairs of Chu Jinyao and the prefecture's mansion were completely eclipsed. Chu Jinyao didn't dare to show it, but in fact she was very happy. Because of Wei Wu's words when he left, Mrs. Chu couldn't figure it out for a while and didn't dare to show Chu Jinyao about her marriage. Chu Jinyao likes her current state very much. She is happy and concentrates on her own affairs instead of worrying about getting married. To put it bluntly, husband-in-law and mother-in-law are strangers, who is willing to take care of them.

On the contrary, it was Chu Jinmiao. Because of the Su family's affairs, his position in the Changxing Marquis was increasingly embarrassing. She said that she didn't know Su's father and Su's mother, and this matter had nothing to do with her from the beginning to the end - but, who would believe it?

Chu Jinmiao finally felt that the situation was a little bit bad. While flattering to please the county owner, she wanted to reconcile with Lin Xining and leave a way out for herself. However, Lin Xining's attitude was clearly understood by all members of the Quanhou Mansion.

Before the matter was finalized, Mrs. Chu was unwilling to tell the matter to death, so Chu Jinmiao was allowed to jump around during this period of time. In contrast, Mrs. Chu was actually more worried about Jin Yao.

Chu Jinyao has completely become an old saying now, whether high is not good or low is not good. The prefectural palace is yellow, and other similar high gates are also difficult to enter. If you choose from a home like Chu Jinyao, Mrs. Chu feels it a pity. Chu Jinyao is a prostitute with amazing looks and stable personality. At first glance, she can only afford to be raised by powerful people. If she is married to an ordinary official family, Mrs. Chu is always unwilling.

The most important thing, what exactly did Wei Wu said when he was leaving? Mrs. Chu originally thought it was Wei Wu, but when she saw that Wei Wu was respectful to Chu Jinyao, she didn't seem to like it, but treated the heroine instead. This made Mrs. Chu even more puzzled. What exactly did Wei Wu want to do?

Because Chu Jinyao doesn't need to worry about marrying someone for the time being, she feels a lot clearer, but deep down in her heart, she always feels something weird. It seemed that something was out of control in a place she couldn't see at all.

Chu Jinyao also inquired about Su's family and knew that Su's father and Su's mother were unharmed, but Su Sheng was removed from the imperial examination in this life, and could no longer participate in the scientific examination, let alone an official. Chu Jinyao was very surprised. The words of Master Zhong in Jin Yiwei actually had such a great energy? This time Chu Jinyao thoroughly understood what Jin Yiwei's spy agency represented, and what kind of power they held.

Chu Jinyao was very grateful for Master Jin Yiweizhong's disposal. The Su family almost ruined her life-in fact, it had been ruined, so Su Sheng would taste the feeling of being delayed for a lifetime. Su's father and Su's mother killed their only son in the end for the sake of their own daughter. It was a relief and deserved it.

Chu Jinyao sighed silently, it's good to have power.

After sighing, she returned to her own world and listened to the most fashionable clothes and jewelry from the girls around her.

Today is the hostess of the prefect, and many people come to join in. Many official wives bring their own girls to the door. The wives gather to talk, and Miss Miaoling sits in the garden, joking and playing together.

The wind that was blowing gradually became a little bit cool, and after a while, there was a light rain. The rain was not too big, and the girls did not move indoors, but sat in the pavilion, watching the rain while talking.

Chu Jinyao was listening to a young lady talking when suddenly laughter came from outside, and a maid ran in with a smile and announced: "The lady from the Royal Mansion of Huailing County is here."

Chu Jinyao's movements were slightly stiff. Because of the elder concubine and the side concubine, Chu Jinyao and the Huailing County Prince's Mansion were completely stunned. Although they would not turn against each other, it is better not to meet each other.

Today, if Chu Jinyao knew that the county head and the young lady of the Huailing County Palace would come, she would not be there. It's a pity that things have gone back to this point. Chu Jinyao can only assume that he doesn't know, and sits inside, avoiding the Lin family girls slightly.

Unfortunately, she is willing to avoid it, but others may not. After a while, the county lord Zhongxing Pengyue specially came here to look for Chu Jinyao. Once they met, Chu Jinyao didn't wait for Chu Jinyao to respond. She crackled and said: "I heard that my second aunt went to you and said that a few days ago, you still have to The shelf is ugly to her? Where do you have the courage to look down on our palace?"

Chu Jinyao didn't want to say more. She is now considered half-retired. No matter who is wrong with this kind of thing, the woman will always suffer. Chu Jinyao was in a good mood and didn't want to talk about marriage, especially the insulting marriage in the county palace: "The county owner, this kind of thing involves famous festivals, and it's not something we girls should talk about. If you have anything, I'll talk about it alone later."

However, the county owner was originally a self-respecting temperament, and being held up by people these days, he even more and more regarded himself as a princess, which was totally uncomfortable. Seeing that Chu Jinyao didn't speak according to her own heart, she asked her to say it later. The county owner was displeased and said sharply: "You dare to refuse me? Do you know who I am? You are my companion. Read, if I ask you something, you dare not answer?"

"The county lord, I am your companion, but not your maid." Chu Jinyao stood up, thinking that she can't afford to hide. Since the county lord is willing to stay here, she can take shelter from the rain. All right.

Seeing Chu Jinyao’s performance, the county owner was furious and pointed at Chu Jinyao with his fingers, yelling: "I’m so good to you, you are so ungrateful to this point! What they said is true. You have always had a ghost in your heart and want to use it. I jumped high!"

"Ingredient?" Chu Jinyao almost laughed in anger. A family who held the head of someone as a side concubine even dared to say ungrateful in front of her. Chu Jinyao's eyes scanned Yang Qixia and Chu Jinmiao behind the county lord, and she already knew who the "they said" in the county lord's mouth was.

"The county host, before you say that others are ungrateful, it's best to find out in advance what other activities your family has done." Chu Jinyao stood up and said coldly, "Thank you, let me go out."

The county owner also sighed, raised his chin, and said without fear: "You are rude to our palace, do you still want to leave? You are disrespectful to me and disrespectful to the royal family. If you commit the following crimes, I see who dares to let you go. go."

The "royal family" of the county owner is a pun. Their family is a king with a different surname, but the attitude and tone of the county owner are clearly different.

As early as when the county owner brought people over, the girl in the pavilion saw that something was wrong, and they all found excuses to go out. Now that they heard the words of the county owner, many girls' expressions remained unchanged, but the eyes of Chu Jinyao from the corners of their eyes and eyebrows were weighed and discerned.

Nowadays, there are not a few people who have heard about it, and many people vaguely know that the county head of the Huailing County Prince's Mansion may have a great fortune.

Regardless of whether the rumors of the prince concubine are true or false, the rank of the county head cannot be faked. She was originally the county lord of the second grade, and her family background is much higher than those of the ladies. Now it is still possible to marry a real royal family. Who would shame the county lord at such a moment?

In the drizzle, a group of people met the rain and stopped at the gate of Changxing Hou's Mansion.

"Master." A man dressed in short dress ran back to report. "The porter said that all the ladies and the ladies of their family went to the prefect’s house for a banquet, and now only the old lady is in the house."

"At the prefect's house?"

The speaker was young and handsome, and the slender rain was hitting his face, as if gently wiping the porcelain, highlighting the bright and delicate background of the porcelain.

"Prince prince, the rain seems to be getting heavier, do you want to avoid the rain first?"

"No need." Qin Yi reined with one hand and turned his head around the horse. His voice was not high, but there was no doubt, "Go directly to the prefectural government."