County's main favorite wife

Chapter 53 The Mastermind

After the two left the palace, Qin Qi pouted and said, "The emperor's uncle actually asked you to go to the next martial arts competition, it's really annoying."

Gu Li shook his head, no wonder even Emperor Zhengyun was jealous.The little rabbit obviously abandoned the emperor's uncle without hesitation between the emperor's uncle and sister li.

"It's okay, anyway, I want to see Ling Guo's martial arts." Besides, she doesn't want to see Ling Guo people so much, so it's not burdensome to fight.

"No, next time I have to ask the emperor's uncle to give me more rewards." Qin Qi was already holding back the next time he entered the palace and continued to take advantage of the emperor.

"Ah Choo!" Emperor Zheng Yun, who was sitting beside the martial arts arena, sneezed suddenly. What's the matter with the chill behind his back?

The carriage left the palace, but it didn't go directly back to the princess mansion.Qin Qi took Gu Li to Zuixianlou for tea.There are two Zuixian Towers in the capital.All run by one boss.In the south of the city are restaurants, and in the north of the city are teahouses.The Zuixianlou that Qin Qi was going to was the teahouse in the north of the city.

It was the morning at this moment, and there were many tea customers in Zuixian Tower.Qin Qi never liked to go to private rooms.She just likes to sit with many people and listen to some gossip.Princess Feng'an is a regular visitor here, and Xiao Er immediately came over to say hello as soon as she saw her. "The little one greets the two princesses."

"Is there a place upstairs?" Qin Qi asked.

Xiaoer smiled and said: "The princess is here, there must be a position."

The master and servant went upstairs, but the seat by the window was gone, and there was still a table next to the stairs.A few people sat at this table, and Qin Qi ordered a pot of Junshan Yinzhen and a pot of Biluochun.Xiaoer first sent four kinds of dried fruit to the table, and then went down to order tea.

Qin Qi was busy peeling peanuts for Gu Li, and the rice sitting next to her came up to her ear and whispered: "Princess, Princess Qiyun is sitting over there."

Qin Qi and Gu Li turned their heads to look at the same time, just as Cheng Jia, the princess of Qiyun County, was also looking at them, and they nodded to each other.The person who drank tea at the same table as Princess Qiyun was Gu Ying, whom she hadn't seen for a long time.

Gu Li's impression of Gu Ying is that she is a little clever little girl.Seeing her and Cheng Jia together didn't mean to come and talk.

Gu Ying noticed it when Qin Qi and his group came up.It was she who reminded Cheng Jia of Qin Qi's arrival.Cheng Jia said, "Your eldest sister is here, why don't you go and say hello?"

Gu Ying snorted coldly, "She doesn't live in the Gu family anymore, how can she be my eldest sister? My eldest sister is going to marry King Rui as his side concubine."

Cheng Jia stretched out her right index finger and shook it, "You have the heart of a child. Gu Li is the princess now, if you are smart, you should have a good relationship with her. To tell you something you don't like to hear, your father is just a lowly one. In the middle, although there is the support of the Gu family, the official position is a bit lower. Look at the family your sister married to, don’t you understand? I know you have always been a high-minded person. The family can’t rely on it, so don’t look for a backer anymore ?”

Gu Ying was not convinced, but said nothing more.Two people here are chatting, and two people over there are also chatting.

Qin Qi asked: "Sister Li, is the Gu family really ignoring you like this?" For the well-mannered Gu family, this way of ignoring the elders and the younger is simply unimaginable.

"She never regarded me as her older sister, nor did I consider her my younger sister." Gu Lihun said indifferently.

The two were chatting, when footsteps came from the stairs, several people looked up, and they all knew the people who came up.Wei Hanqi, the eldest lady of Duke Wei's mansion, and Wei Hanjue, the third lady, came up together.

"Sister Qi, sister Jue, this way!" Qin Qi greeted immediately.Gu Li was also waving at them.

The upstairs was already full at this time, and the Wei family sisters really had no place to sit, so they came to sit with Qin Qi and Gu Li.Sanmi had already got up when the sisters from the Wei family came over, and stood behind the two masters very well.

"I didn't expect to meet you." Wei Hanqi called Xiao Er and ordered a pot of West Lake Longjing.

"Sister Qi seems to have lost weight recently." Qin Qi frowned.

Wei Hanqi touched her face, "It's the princess with sharp eyes. When I was recuperating, I gained three rounds of weight. It's been a long way to get back to my original shape."

Wei Hanjue interjected, "Elder Sister has been practicing hard recently!"

"Jue'er!" Wei Hanqi called out, and Wei Hanjue immediately stopped talking.

Qin Qi cupped his face with his hands and said, "Sister Qi also likes to practice so much!"

"Also?" Wei Hanjue was very clever at such a young age, and immediately caught the key words after hearing this.

"That's right." Qin Qi pointed to Gu Li beside him, "Sister Li really likes to practice."

Wei Hanqi smiled and said, "The Princess Suian was born in Feiyejin, I can't compare."

Gu Li raised his eyebrows, "Miss Wei is too modest."

After chatting for a few words, Wei Hanqi got up and said: "Jueer, wait for me here for a while, I have something to do, I will be back soon." She said to Qin Xi: "Princess, if you have something to do, you can go Leave, Jue'er will take care of herself."

Before Qin Qi could speak, Wei Hanqi had already gone downstairs.

"Sister Jue, what did sister Qi do?" Qin Qi asked mysteriously.

Wei Hanjue shook his head. "The eldest sister only said that something happened, sent me here, and asked me to wait for her to come back."

Um?Qin Qi looked thoughtful.

"That's Miss Wei's own business, and you want to get to the bottom of it." Gu Li didn't want Qin Qi to give the impression of excessive gossip.

"I'm curious." Qin Qi felt that given the friendship between her and Wei Hanqi, there were really not many things that Wei Hanqi didn't talk about.

The palace, the palace is in full swing.

As an institution specializing in palace law, this is not a pleasant place.

Princess Miaoshuang, Cheng Yun, has been here for four days.People from Gongzheng Bureau came to ask questions every day. Although they had a friendly attitude, they had to ask several questions many times.Even if Cheng Yun gave the answer, he would still be asked repeatedly.She felt like she was going crazy.

At this time, there were two elderly court ladies sitting in front of her.She already knew them.The one on the left is surnamed Kong with a serious face, and the one on the right is surnamed Zhang with a kind attitude.The two aunts spent four days with her, and it seems that they will continue to spend.

"I want to go home." Cheng Yun couldn't remember how many times he made this request.

Aunt Zhang smiled and said: "Princess Miao Shuang, the slaves have told you very clearly, as long as you tell the truth and let the slaves have business, you can go home."

"I'm telling the truth!" Cheng Yun burst out suddenly, standing up and shouting.

Seeing this, two powerful maids by her side forced her to sit on the chair.

"Princess, you are a sensible person. The servants are all acting according to the order. The answer you gave before was reported verbatim, but the master above did not approve, and the servants have nothing to do. If you don't tell the truth, The slaves can only spend time with you here. The slaves don’t care, why not be on duty? But why do you have to suffer here? Don’t you think so?” Aunt Zhang always had a smile on her face.But the more Cheng Yun looked at it, the more he felt that the smile was malicious.

"What kind of answer do you want?" Cheng Yun asked.

Aunt Zhang said: "Of course it is the truth."

Cheng Yun laughed, extremely nervous.She had told the truth a long time ago, but these people never let her go. "The thing was ordered by King Shuo. He said that if King Rui was overthrown, he might succeed. As long as he succeeds, he will release my father. I only agreed to help him after hearing this. Mixiang He prepared it, and the helpers are all his people." Repeating the answer that has been said many times, Cheng Yun believes that he will not be worse than what he said last time.It's been said too many times.

The two aunts glanced at each other, and Aunt Kong said: "Master, if you still say that, the servants will not be able to communicate with each other."

"That's your business." Cheng Yun looked at the two people in front of him. "I've said everything I know. If you lock me up again, that's what you said. There's nothing else."

The two aunts left.Cheng Yun continued to stay in a room with no windows on all sides.

Gong Zhengju's Gongzheng is a female official of the same level as Liu Shang, and her position is very high.Gong Zheng's surname was Liu, and there were several minor officials from the Ministry of Criminal Justice. After three years in the palace, she was transferred to the Gong Zheng Bureau, and worked for another seven years before attaining the position of Gong Zheng.This year is Liu Gongzheng's third year in charge of Gongzheng Bureau.After listening to her subordinate's report, she sighed.

The third son of the emperor Shuo Wang Chengxuan was born by Concubine Chen Guifei.Although the king has opened the mansion, he still doesn't participate in the affairs of the government.All day long, he followed Mingxi great Confucianists to learn how to govern the world.The emperor had just appointed Feng Qingqing, the granddaughter of Lord Feng, the Prime Minister of Dali Temple, as his concubine a few months ago.This move may seem ordinary, but it has also attracted the attention of interested people.

Although the Feng family is not a duke's family, their family status is very high.Master Feng has a son and a daughter.His son, the number one scholar, is now edited by Hanlin.It was Qin Qi's eldest aunt, Feng's, who married her daughter into the mansion of Duke Anguo.The Xungui family is an intertwined relationship, one loses the other, and the other prospers.

Emperor Zhengyun married Feng's daughter to Cheng Xuan, which by the way brought Anguo Duke's mansion over.Apparently someone couldn't sit still.

The queen figured out these principles when she got Cheng Yun's statement for the first time.So she didn't give this confession to Emperor Zhengyun.Instead, he invited Concubine Chen Gui and gave her the mouth.

Concubine Chen, whose boudoir name is Ruofei, is the eldest daughter of Chen Nianyuan, Minister of Industry.After more than 20 years in the palace, although she is no longer youthful, she has been nourished by the wealth and honor of the Tian family with a graceful temperament.As a noble concubine, her status is only below that of the queen, and she has a son beside her, so she has nothing else to ask for.In her opinion, the battle in the harem is nothing more than a leisure time for women.

Now that she received this fatal confession, Concubine Chen Guifei didn't panic, she looked up at the queen and asked, "Empress, what do you want to do with it?"

The queen carefully looked at Concubine Chen's expression, she was not in a hurry or flustered, as expected, none of the women who could climb to a high position was easy. "King Shuo framed King Rui. To be honest, I don't believe it."

Concubine Chen Gui smiled, "Your Majesty knows the lesson."

"But this matter has to be settled. Now that Miao Shuang has bitten her to death, that's the confession. The servants of the Gongzheng Bureau have survived for four days, but it's useless. I think that's probably what Miao Shuang knows." The queen guessed that the person who really instructed Cheng Yun did not tell Cheng Yun his real identity, that is, this person has been instructing Cheng Yun to do things in the identity of Cheng Xuan.

"Your Majesty, what you mean is..." Chen Guifei understood that the Empress had something to order.

"Miao Shuang's side, I will ask the people in the palace to continue to ask. But King Shuo... If I send people to investigate, it is inevitable that people will see the clues. At that time, there will be rumors, which will not be good for the reputation of King Shuo. Good. Concubine, you are the biological mother of King Shuo, you might as well ask King Shuo to come into the palace to let him pay attention to the people around him. I think, maybe I can find some clues." The queen has never participated in the battle between princes.But she didn't dare to be vague about this matter, nor did she want to be vague.Qin Qi is involved in this, the emperor will not allow any vague answers.

"The concubine understands. Thank you, Empress, for your reminder." The empress sold her a favor, so she knew it in her heart.Looking for an opportunity is to repay this favor.Women in the palace must learn to advance and retreat like this, this is the law of survival in the harem.

After Concubine Chen Guifei left, the queen called Princess Yuqian Cheng Yan.

"Yuqian, someone told me about your matter, and told me not to pursue it. Since the sufferer doesn't pursue it, I am happy to let go. However, there are rules in the palace, and I will remember what happened to you this time." If you dare to stir up trouble again, this palace will never forgive you!" The queen is usually soft-spoken, but once she shows her power, she has the majesty of the mother of the country.

Cheng Yan understood that it was because Gu Li didn't want to pursue her, so she could easily escape.She knelt down and said, "Thank you, Queen Mother. Yuqian will not dare to do anything wrong in the future."

"Get up." The queen softened her voice. "You are the most promising princess in the palace. The emperor sent you to Feiyejin Academy with great hopes. Although you only studied in Feiyejin for five years, your vision is no longer comparable to other princesses. Yuqian, The emperor asked about the candidate for this marriage, but I didn't mention you. Do you know why?"

Cheng Yan's heart shuddered.She knew that it was absolutely impossible for her to make a kiss.Even if she is chosen, she would rather not be a princess than go for a kiss.

"Please tell the queen mother."

The queen's eyes drifted away, as if she had returned to many years ago. "Many people in this world have heard of Feiyejin, but they don't understand Feiyejin. I know it. I know that the women cultivated there are talents who can help the world. I know your wish, but I can't fulfill it. I hope that you can put aside the personal relationship between your children, look at Mingxi's greatness, and assist the new king in the future, and become a king's talent like the eldest princess."

Cheng Yan was completely stunned.Wang Zuozhi's talent?her?She understood what the queen said, but she didn't think the queen had found a good candidate.She has studied in Feiyejin for five years, and she has long understood what is beyond others and beyond.She asked herself if she didn't have the ability, otherwise she wouldn't have failed to break into the house. "My mother, my son is afraid... afraid that I won't be able to do it, and I will fail my mother's expectations."

The queen sighed. "I'm a little impatient. In short, if you want to marry, I can choose a noble family for you, and I will never wrong you."

Cheng Yan immediately shook her head. "Empress mother, son-in-law has no intention of marrying."

Aren't you thinking about Gu Li?The queen couldn't help complaining to Fei Yejin.Seventy-eight out of ten of the women who come out there are not very interested in men.That's right, I am so strong myself, how many men in the world can match it?

"The matter on your side is over, but Miao Shuang's side is not so easy to get away. You might as well go and see her and see if there is anything you can do to help." The queen casually said the ultimate purpose of calling Cheng Yan.

Cheng Yan understood that the queen was asking her to talk.Just now she has sold many favors to her, now she not only wants to go, but also has to do this thing well. "I'm going to see Miao Shuang now."

Liu Gongzheng saw Cheng Yan coming, and hurriedly greeted him with greetings.Hearing that Cheng Yan wanted to see Cheng Yun, she frowned and said, "Princess Yuqian, this..."

"It was my mother who asked me to come and see Miao Shuang." Cheng Yan said.

Liu Gongzheng didn't say much after hearing this, and let Cheng Yan into the room where Cheng Yun was being held.

Seeing Cheng Yan, Cheng Yun's eyes widened, "Cousin Yuqian, you are here to save me, right? I want to go home, and I don't want to stay in this ghostly place anymore. You can save me, right? "

After Cheng Yan watched for a few days, Cheng Yun had already lost weight rapidly.He sighed and said, "Miao Shuang, why did you frame King Rui? If you had followed my plan, both of us would be fine now."

"I... they said they could save my father. I want to save my father, so that I won't be helpless." Cheng Yun began to talk to himself.Cheng Yan couldn't be seen in the big eyes.

"You're stupid, do you know? You're making an enemy of your father by doing this. I don't care who you lean on. Your father is in good health. Even if the person you helped succeeds to the throne in a hundred years, it will be many years later." Things. How many years will it take? Ten years? Twenty years? Can your father live for so many years?" Cheng Yan's words were a little cruel.But why doesn't she hate it?If Cheng Yun hadn't changed his mind on the spur of the moment, how could she have fallen short and almost caused an accident to Gu Li?

Cheng Yun shrank into a corner, "So it's still not possible? I can't save my father anyway?"

"Miao Shuang, you are obedient and obedient. Father will arrange a good marriage for you. But you have to tell everything you know now. Don't get involved in the battle between the princes. How did your father be imprisoned?" Don't you know?" Cheng Yan coaxed and threatened Cheng Yun, asking Cheng Yun to tell the story again.

Cheng Yan went out and repeated Cheng Yun's words to Liu Gongzheng, Liu Gongzheng frowned, "Princess Yuqian, Princess Miaoshuang has said these words many times before."

"It seems that this is all Miao Shuang knows. If you ask again, you won't find anything. I will report back to my mother about Miao Shuang's situation." Cheng Yan left Gongzhengju, but did not go to Zhaoyang Palace, but Went to Chen Guifei's Luoyi Palace.

"Imperial Concubine, Brother Third Emperor has a left-handed man, right?" Cheng Yan asked straight to the point after paying her respects.

Concubine Chen Guifei recalled that left-handed people always attract more attention from others.Especially when the left-hander is missing three fingers from his right hand. "Luo Feng, his right hand is missing three fingers."

Cheng Yan heard that a left-handed man was mentioned in Cheng Yun's words. She had seen this person before, so she came to remind him. "The people around Brother Three Emperors should be more considerate. Concubine and Empress, Yuqian resigns."

Cheng Yan believed that with Concubine Chen's shrewdness, she should be able to investigate this Luo Feng overnight.Sure enough, within two days, Luo Feng was brought to the imperial court.

The prince's third son Shuo Wang Chengxuan handed over Luo Feng's statement.Luo Feng was bought by the emperor's eldest son Qi Wang Chengyao, and contacted Miao Shuang to plot against Rui Wang Chengjie, and later blamed the matter on Shuo Wang Chengxuan.Emperor Zhengyun was furious, and asked King Qi to confront him on the spot.King Qi was still arguing at first, but was left speechless by King Shuo's questions.In the end, you can only plead guilty.

The eldest princess entered the palace and heard what the queen said about the outcome of the matter, and sighed: "King Qi was originally a loyal and honest person, why has he become like this now?"

"At the beginning, the princes were young and had little thought. Now that they are adults, they are no longer in sight, and their thoughts are big. If there are some people with ulterior motives to instigate, how can it be good? King Qi is the eldest son, but Because the status of the birth mother is too low, there is no hope of inheriting the throne. How can he not be in a hurry? King Rui is so popular, and King Shuo has been praised by scholars in the court. How can he not have his share in the throne? This time, he can bring down two people at once. Is he indifferent?"

Both the Queen and the Eldest Princess are from the past, and now watching another round of brotherly rivalry begins, as if it has become the reincarnation of history, they are both heartbroken and helpless.

"The fight between the princes almost harmed Gu Li, and also ruined Qiqi's banquet. It's because of my lack of strict governance." The queen said with a hint of apology.

The eldest princess patted the queen's hand, "Sister-in-law, you and my sister-in-law have supported me in adversity for many years, what are you talking about now? Li'er has the ability to protect herself. It's just that the more I feel like this, the more I pity her."

The queen also echoed, "Yeah, a woman is delicate and should be cared for more. Bengong sees that Gu Li is extremely strong. He obviously has such a bright and charming face, but he always plays the role of a protector. It can be seen that this girl is People who have suffered a lot."

The two aunts and sisters-in-law were talking about things in the palace, but Gu Li and Qin Qi took three meters and ran to Wuya Mountain, a dozen miles away from the capital, to have a picnic.

The cause of this incident was that when Gu Li and Qin Qi were chatting, they mentioned that when they were young, they were thrown into the mountains by their master Jiang Fengmin, and they had to hunt and kill wild animals and barbecue to satisfy their hunger.Hearing Qin Qi's drooling, Gu Li insisted on taking her to the mountains for a picnic.

The eldest princess and Qin Wenbo didn't have any objections after hearing this, and now the couple don't care about Qin Qi at all.As long as they were with Gu Li, they didn't worry at all.

So the itinerary was decided, and Sanmi began to get busy preparing things.Due to the long distance, Qin Qi was more playful, so they decided to stay in the mountains for one night before returning.If others hear this, their jaws will drop.The two princesses and the three servant girls did not return all night. The rumors that spread throughout the capital last time were a lesson.But the eldest princess and his wife don't care, Gu Li and Qin Qi don't care, so what's the problem?

So prepare tents, prepare things for barbecue, and ladies go out, there is always a lot of attention.But when Gu Li was thrown in the mountains, Jiang Fengmin only gave her Qingyi Sword and a dagger.

Thinking of the dagger, Gu Li pulled out the "Cangbo" that the queen gave him.Gu Li took a good look at this dagger, it is a rare and good weapon.It's just that it hasn't been unsheathed for many years, without the nourishment of fresh blood, the dagger lacks a blatant killing intent.

The author has something to say: It is hot like a dog every day, and it finally rained today. The author went out to have a good time, but he caught a cold~~~~ Now I am dizzy, sneezing, running nose, writing, and then Received the bad news of this week's bye on the list w(?Д?)w Is there a thunderbolt in the clear sky?All hope is lost?I don’t have the enthusiasm for codewords anymore, the author is going to lie down to recuperate, ╮( ̄▽ ̄")╭ I need you to comfort the author before I can get up.

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