Qiao Yi

But I still have to thank Qiao Minghui's Qiao family for helping him a lot, otherwise he really can't beat his sister-in-law.

mother.

He still owed Qiao Minghui a favor. The reason why Qiao Minghui did this was because he wanted to get what he wanted from him.Since Qiao Minghui would come to him, based on what he knew about Qiao Minghui, he must have asked for something from him, so let's treat it as a favor to that cousin. Qiao Yi doesn't like to owe favors to others.

It is enough for such a person to cooperate once, and there will be no second time.

"Dahu, send a letter to Qiao's house and ask him to meet up tomorrow." Qiao Yi said to Wang Dahu.

"Okay." With their young master's order, Wang Dahu went to Qiao's residence to deliver the letter.

Qiao Minghui got the letter from there, and quickly responded, and the two made an appointment to meet at noon the next day.

At noon of the second day, when Qiao Yi arrived at their agreed place, Qiao Minghui was already waiting here.

Both of them subconsciously avoided crowded places and met in a small teahouse.

As soon as he saw Qiao Yi approaching, Qiao Minghui hurriedly got up to greet him, and then bowed to salute, even though it made him feel ashamed to bow to someone who was not as good as him, so he deliberately slowed down the salute. .

Seeing Qiao Minghui's reluctance, Qiao Yi twitched a little smile, raised his hand weakly, and said, "Brother Hall, you don't need to be too polite. We are our own family, so how can we see so many polite people?" .”

"Yes, yes." Hearing what Qiao Yi called him, Qiao Minghui smiled, and automatically changed his name to Third Brother, asked someone to take a seat, and then sat down.

The boy in the teahouse served the tea and went down.

"Go outside and wait for a while, I'll have a word with my cousin." Qiao Yi went to Wang Dahu to guard the door.Seeing this, Qiao Minghui also waved his hands to let his people go out, leaving only the two of them in the wing.

This time when Qiao Minghui came to see Qiao Yi, he didn't dare to let the people at home know what he had done. To weigh the consequences.And when he gave that thing to Qiao Yi, he was doing it for today, so that's why he was looking for Qiao Yi.

And Qiao Yi felt that the reason why such a small place was good was simpler, it was not so noisy.

"I heard that you went to the medical hall to look for me yesterday. What's the matter?" Qiao Yi didn't want to waste too much time with Qiao Minghui here, so she asked straightforwardly.

Qiao Minghui didn't expect Qiao Yi to ask such a direct question, and he choked in his heart.

But this person is used to speaking beautiful words, and he didn't directly say his purpose. He turned a corner and said, "I haven't seen my third brother for a long time. I just want to see my third brother. I didn't expect it to be so difficult to see my third brother. Hey... ..." He said with a sigh.

"It just so happened that I wasn't at the hospital yesterday. It's not a coincidence." Qiao Yi didn't know how close the relationship between the two cousins ​​was, he took a sip of the tea on the table, and a little smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Since Qiao Minghui is not in a hurry, why should he be in a hurry?I just wait for you to speak slowly, maybe he will think about it slowly after a while?

Seeing the smile on the corner of Qiao Yi's mouth, Qiao Minghui's heart skipped a beat. Knowing that he had better accept it as soon as he saw it, he took advantage of the situation and made his own request, talking about the gentleman he wanted to be a disciple of.

"Okay, I can ask my relationship to help you with this, but it's not up to me to decide whether others will accept you or not." It's not up to him to decide whether others want to accept students, and Qiao Yi doesn't know him either. The person Qiao Minghui mentioned, he had to go back and ask his family if he recognized him.

"The third brother is willing to help me with this favor. Whether I can do it or not is all my own luck." Qiao Minghui naturally understood in his heart, but if he didn't seize this opportunity, he would have to wait another three years .

"Okay, since that's the case, I'll help you ask. If there's nothing wrong, we'll be here today?" Qiao Yi didn't want to continue wasting his expression with Qiao Minghui here, he thought it was something.

Fortunately, Qiao Minghui didn't directly name how many candidates he was asked to help him get into the exam.However, it is impossible to think about it. If he has the ability, he can go to an official examination for fun, which is a beautiful idea.

However, he still had to trouble the family with this matter, as if he had transferred the favor owed to Qiao Minghui to their prince.

When will this favor be repaid?

"Oh, third brother, wait a minute." Seeing that Qiao Yi was about to leave, Qiao Minghui stopped him and said, "Grandmother misses you very much. I want you to come home when you are free."

"Okay, let's talk." Qiao Yi didn't think that the old lady would miss him anymore, he smiled in his heart, it depends on his mood

Bar.But for the time being, he doesn't really want to go to Qiao's house.

The door of the box opened, and Qiao Yi walked out first, leading his people away.

Qiao Minghui, who was standing at the back, looked at the departing people, his face had long since lost his smile, his eyes were gloomy, and he said to the boy following him, "Let's go."

"say,,

疋.

The master and servant left the small teahouse together.

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After returning home, Qiao Yi briefly mentioned this matter to their prince and asked him to do a little favor.

Xie Yin didn't ask the young man the reason for this, but he also knew that Qiao Yi had some kind of deal with his cousin, so he said this to him.Just asked: "I'm helping you with this, is there any benefit for me?"

Compared with verbal thanks, His Highness Prince Ming still wants a little substantive reward.

"What benefits do you want?" Qiao Yi couldn't help but rolled her eyes and asked.

"What do you think? What benefits can you give me?" His Royal Highness Prince Ming's gaze swiveled on the little princess. This gaze was self-evident, too simple and clear.Ever since he tasted a little bit of sweetness, Xie Yin felt that nothing was enough, and he wanted more.

"..." As soon as Doctor Qiao moved his hand, two silver needles gleaming with cold light appeared in his hand, with a sneer on the corner of his mouth, believe it or not, if I prick you with two needles, your little brother can't stand up for three months stand up?

Seeing the silver needle in the little princess's hand, only those who have tried it know that it tastes sour.

"No, no, no, I'm just making a little joke. It's not just a small matter, I'll let someone do it right away." Xie Yin swallowed, thinking it's better not to mess with the silver needle in the little princess's hand, thinking He didn't want to recall those days when he wanted to be pricked by the long needle in the boy's hand.

Hmm, that's about the same!

"Forget that I owe you a favor, and tell me what you want after you figure it out." As long as he has it, he doesn't mind using it to pay off the debt.Qiao Yi glanced at the frightened man who saw the silver needle in his hand, and felt amused in his heart, but he owed favors to others, and felt uncomfortable again.

"Based on our relationship, what kind of relationship do we have between you and me? What kind of favors do we owe?" His Royal Highness said that I should spoil the princess. Such a trivial matter is just a matter of saying a word, and it is not considered a favor. Favor.

"..." Qiao Yi, the person who dared to ask for favors just now is not the same as you!He didn't even bother to expose someone.

Two days later, Qiao Yi heard from Xie Yin that the gentleman agreed to accept Qiao Minghui as a student, and the favor he owed Qiao Minghui was repaid, "Thank you."

"What nonsense are you talking about? If I can't even help you with such a small matter, I don't think I need to be this prince anymore." Xie Yin raised his hand and rubbed the boy's head, thinking why he didn't know this boy earlier. If he could get to know the boy earlier, he would be able to protect him in his arms.

But he thought about his previous situation was not very good, and it is not good now, but if he wants to protect someone, there should be no problem.

Xie Yin put his arms around the young man's shoulder, Qiao Yi leaned his head on the man's shoulder, a little smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

It has been many years since he came to this strange world. For the first time, he felt a sense of peace of mind and solidity. For the first time, he had a sense of belonging to this world. Maybe it was because of this man by his side?

In the evening, he asked the kitchen to prepare a few small dishes, and brought a jug of wine over. The two sat in the room and drank two glasses of wine, talking for a while.

After this, the relationship between the two people seemed to be closer. Although neither of them was a talkative person, sometimes they sat together for a long time without saying a word, but Qiao Yi still felt the feeling of sitting with this person very good.

And Xie Yin could feel the boy's trust and dependence on him. In the past, he could feel that the boy liked him, but he always felt that there was always something between them. After thinking about it carefully, he figured it out. .

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The court hall was very lively every day, and the officials below were divided into several factions, the main ones were those who supported King An and King Ming, and some officials stood in a neutral position and did not explicitly express their support for a certain prince.

The officials in the court mentioned the matter of establishing the crown prince every now and then, and the papers in the imperial study room asking for the establishment of the crown prince were as tall as half a person.

In the early morning of this day, the officials below were arguing again over the establishment of the crown prince, and the voice of calling King Li'an as the crown prince was very loud. It can be seen that the officials who support King An's faction are getting more and more impatient. .

But it was also because of King Ming's return and the emperor's delay in establishing a crown prince, which made the officials who supported King An's faction even more anxious.

impatient.Since they chose to stand on King An's side, not only their official careers, but even the fate of their entire family were tied to King An.

If King Ming was established as the crown prince, there would be a dead end waiting for them. Their future official careers would definitely be hopeless, and the whole family might be dragged to be buried with them.

Don't say that those officials who support orthodoxy will not agree to make King Li'an the crown prince before King Ming returns to the capital.Now that King Ming has returned to the capital, the performance of King Ming over the past year is obvious to all the officials in the court.These orthodox officials support King Liming as the crown prince more than setting up an unjust and dishonorable King An as the crown prince.

The emperor did not express his position on this matter. In the past, before King Ming returned to the capital, the emperor had the faint intention of King Li'an as the crown prince, but some veteran officials in the court did not agree with King Li'an as the crown prince. I feel that Concubine Xiao's status is low, and she is not worthy of being a queen.And Prince An, born of Concubine Xiao Gui, was far inferior to King Ming in the eyes of these veterans who supported orthodoxy.

That's why these veterans insisted that King Liming was the heir apparent despite King Ming not being in the capital for so many years.

Therefore, the matter of establishing a prince has been in dispute.

"This matter will be discussed at another time." The emperor sitting on the dragon chair looked at the officials below who were arguing endlessly, with an ugly expression on his face.He's not dead yet, this one's the idea of ​​spanking the chair under his ass.

It's no wonder the emperor is happy when people worry about the position of his butt every day!

"Retire!" The emperor flicked his sleeves and got off the dragon chair.

"If there is something to do, there is nothing to retreat to the court—"

"Retreat—"

"Long live the emperor, long live, long live—"

The emperor left in a hurry amidst the "long live" shouted by all the officials.

After the emperor left, all the civil and military officials who were kneeling in the hall got up and stood together talking in twos and threes.

King Ming and King An stood on top of the main hall, looking at each other face to face.The corner of Xie Yin's mouth twitched into a smile, he lifted his feet and walked out, and several officials went out with King Ming.

Seeing Xie Yin's leaving back, remembering the smile on Xie Yin's mouth just now, Xie An gritted his teeth in anger, let's wait and see!

As soon as he returned to the imperial study, the emperor saw the papers on the table asking for the establishment of the crown prince, flipped through them, patted them on the ground, and cursed: "Look, look, each one, each one, I haven't read it yet." To die, everyone is calling for the establishment of the prince, do they wish that I will die soon!..."

"Huang I-Self Take Huang I-Self? R"

The maids and eunuchs in the imperial study all knelt down on the ground.

Little Doctor Qiao, who had been busy all morning in the medical hall, naturally did not know what happened in the court.

Of course, the people in the capital sat together, and they would talk about the affairs of the court after dinner. These people and businessmen in the capital knew that the crown prince had not been established, so people had been talking about it all the time.

In the past, more people said that the emperor would make King Li'an the crown prince, but they had never seen the emperor favor Concubine Xiao so much, so everyone thought that the emperor would naturally make King Li'an the crown prince.But since King Ming came back to the capital, especially since King Ming took control of the plague, he has won the support of many people, so there are also many people who support King Ming.

The imperial court did not strictly prohibit speech among the people, so the common people would sit together and talk about these matters in the court in their spare time.

But because Qiao Yi was busy with his affairs either in Prince Ming's Mansion or in the medical hall all day long, he seldom went to restaurants and teahouses to listen to gossip from outsiders.But in this place in the capital, there is no need to deliberately inquire about some things, and you will always hear more or less, so he still knows a little about some gossip in the capital.

Regarding some things in the court, the people outside are also hearsay, listening to others, not so clear about the truth, which may not be so clear.