[Qing Chuan] Mu Emperor's Grace

Neither Hongli nor Heshen was submissive, and the officials and attendants who were on duty among them were all trembling, and they were always in dire straits.

After Hai Lancha learned the truth, she also approached He Shen in a circumstantial way: "My lord... the whole court knows that the emperor is the only one for you. If you can deal with the case of lord Qian in front of the emperor, Said it, if you don’t keep the money, you will be released.”

He Shen concentrated on brewing the tea in his hand, with a polite and distant smile on his face.Hai Lancha's words almost made him laugh out loud, and he didn't refute directly, but raised his eyebrows and said: "Master Hai, I like drinking tea, and this good tea is for tasting slowly; Tea, let’s say it’s used to quench thirst. But no matter whether it’s good tea or bad tea, it’s still used to quench thirst every day, and it’s necessary to welcome and entertain guests. It can be said that you can’t live without tea.”

As he said that, he poured Hailancha a cup of clear tea soup, watched Hailancha drink it down in a hurry, and didn't feel bad, so he added another cup.

This time Hai Lancha couldn't sit still anymore, he frowned and said, "Brother, I know you are angry with me, but Mr. Qian is innocent. You can't just look at the old feelings and come The emperor is going to beg for mercy?"

He Shen pushed the teacup in front of him, and smiled noncommittally: "Master Hai, you still don't understand me. I can go and intercede for Qian Feng, but don't forget, that Wenzhe is still in imperial court. It's on the case. The words satirizing the king are clearly written in black and white, even if Qian Feng is fine, someone has to bear the charge. By that time, Master Hai will not be the one who has worked hard."

Hai Lancha didn't think much about Qian Feng in essence, all he wanted was to find an excuse to let He Shen go to Hongli, so that the two of them could talk about it, so that they wouldn't have to fight each other all day long.But now, after hearing He Shen's thorny words, he was really agitated. He blushed and said, "Whoever he is, as long as the book is written by someone, I can find him out."

He Shen's eyes rolled, and a slight smile overflowed his lips.After drinking a cup of tea, he finally nodded and said, "Since Mr. Hai has such determination, it doesn't hurt to go to Yuqian to talk about it."

As he spoke, he lowered his head and straightened his clothes, but when he looked up, he saw Hai Lancha staring behind him nervously.Before he could turn around without knowing why, he heard a voice behind him: "What do you want to tell me?"

He Shen was stunned suddenly, he turned his head in disbelief, and saw Hongli's handsome face that had been looked up countless times appeared in front of him unexpectedly.

Hailancha reacted very quickly this time, and he bowed to Heshen one step earlier: "Slave Hailancha has kowtowed to the emperor." Heshen was awakened by his angry voice, bent his knees and was about to kneel down, saying Kowtow to the emperor, but I don't know which corner my mind flew to.

Hongli looked at the young man's expressionless face, and stepped forward to support him.He Shen suspected that it was his own illusion. He saw Hongli blinking at him in a trance, and a gentle voice sounded in his ear: "Your body is just right, so you don't need to be polite."

Hai Lancha, who was kneeling behind the two, secretly scolded Ji Xiaolan for talking nonsense, and the two got along so harmoniously.When Hongli spoke just now, his voice was much softer than usual.

When Hongli sat down, he saw a teacup on the table.Hai Lan saw that the emperor's eyes were fixed on the tea, and hurriedly looked at He Shen.But on weekdays, the young man with very sharp eyesight just stood there like a wooden stake today.

Hai Lancha winked at Heshen desperately, and finally the commotion was so loud that even Hongli's gaze was swept over, but Heshen remained indifferent.Hongli smiled slightly, not embarrassed, but took a sniff of the teacup He Shen had drunk: "This tea...is really not good."

Hai Lancha stood aside, he couldn't get in a word when it came to tea, he could only hope that He Shen could break the silence.

Fortunately, He Shen did not disappoint him this time, the young man said slowly: "The local tea is naturally not as good as the royal tribute tea, but I am used to drinking it on weekdays, if it changes suddenly, I will not adapt to it." gone."

There is nothing wrong with these words, but He Shen's tone is really not good, even a dull person like Hai Lancha can detect a trace of emotion from his few words.

Hongli didn't mind his indifference, he just smiled and said, "So, do you like green tea? I have the West Lake Longjing that is newly tributed this year. I'll send you some later."

This is really a great honor and favor. West Lake Longjing was conferred the title of imperial tea in this dynasty, and high-quality tea is hard to come by even for dignitaries.He Shen raised his eyes slightly, but what he said was rejection: "West Lake Longjing is a royal tribute, and slaves speak lightly, so they really don't deserve such a heavy reward."

Now Hai Lancha couldn't understand He Shen even more. He had accepted the reward calmly before, but this time he seemed to have a temper tantrum.Others would have been incoherent with joy long ago, but when it came to He Shen, there was a bit of awkwardness stuck in the throat.

Just as Hai Lancha was trying to minimize his presence, he suddenly heard He Shen say: "What's more, slaves don't like to drink green tea..."

As soon as Hongli became interested, the smile on his face became stronger, and his tone became lighter: "Then tell me, what kind of tea do you like to drink?"

He Shen took a deep look at Hongli, and replied word by word: "Compared to green tea, I think oolong is better."

Hongli said with a smile: "Oolong tea, I've made a note of it, and it happens that I also like to drink Dahongpao, so I'll give it to Aiqing someday."

Hai Lancha stared at the side. These days, he is used to the moody emperor, and he has never seen Hongli in such a gentle and rainy manner.At this time, he felt the cleverness in Ji Xiaolan's words again. It turned out that Hongli would really feel better as long as he saw He Shen.

Speaking of this, He Shen naturally had no reason to refuse. He bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty..." As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Hongli cough lightly, and said with a light smile, "I'm a little thirsty... ..." He Shen raised his eyes and met Hongli's smiling eyes.

He Shen had no choice but to resign himself to his fate and took a clean cup. Just as he was about to simmer the newly brewed tea, he heard Hongli say: "Zhen... just drink this pot."

He Shen frowned, and said disapprovingly: "But your majesty... this pot is already cold, not to mention the slave has already used it..."

Hongli shook his head, and said firmly, "I don't mind... drinking a pot with you..."

Hai Lancha secretly looked at Hongli, then at Heshen, always felt that the feeling between the two was a bit strange, but it was too difficult to express it with his lack of language.

Hai Lancha had no choice but to pinch her wrists hard to shake off the strange feeling that flashed through her mind.

Li also met, and the tea was drunk, and the topic finally returned to the original point.Holding the cool tea, Hongli said casually, "I just listened to you, what do you want to play?"

He Shen paused for a moment, although he had prepared himself psychologically, he understood better than anyone else that the case of Wen Zhe was unsolvable no matter how he said it.If Qian Feng is not guilty, the case will be pursued endlessly.The standards for investigation will become increasingly stringent. By that time, not only scholars from various provinces, but even those orthodox Hanlin with profound family knowledge and a large collection of books will not be able to escape the blame.However, anyone with a discerning eye knows that Qian Feng was wronged, so He Shen couldn't bear to watch a courtier become a scapegoat.

He looked at Hongli with some embarrassment, but he still had to try anyway.

"Your Majesty... this slave thinks that there is something hidden about Wen Zhe's case. It's a bit hasty to put Mr. Qian in prison so quickly."

Hongli didn't speak for a while, but just looked at him without blinking.When He Shen was about to lose his patience, he suddenly smiled and said, "I still said it... I thought you wouldn't come to intercede for him this time."

Immediately afterwards, Hongli looked at Hai Lancha who was on the side, and said in a deep voice: "What about you? You are also here to be a lobbyist?"

Hai Lancha clasped her fists and said, "The slave agrees with Master He's opinion..."

Hongli fiddled with the tea in the cup, and said softly: "If Qian Feng is released, will you be able to find out the culprit?"

This time, only Hai Lancha replied loudly: "Yes!" He Shen was silent.

Faced with Hai Lancha's passionate answer, Hongli just asked: "A headless memorial that has been spread across several provinces, I don't know when and where it came out for no reason. Maybe it's just some A teacher in a small county town wrote the document on a whim. How do you check it, check the handwriting? There are so many copies copied, which one is the authentic one? I will give you three to five years, and you will save one by one for questioning? "

Hongli said in a deep voice: "Hailancha, before doing something, can you use your brain?" Hailancha was forced to speak by Hongli's questioning.His mind, which was not very bright at first, was bombarded by Hongli Yitong, and he was already unable to think, but somewhere in his heart, he still vaguely remembered something, which made him feel very depressed.

He Shen, who had been silent all this time, spoke at this moment: "But the emperor... Qian Feng has a grievance. Mr. Qian is honest and upright. He shouldn't die for that trumped-up crime."

In an instant, Hai Lancha understood what he had been ignoring all along. Just like what He Shen said, the perpetrator may not be traced to the end of this case, but at least Qian Feng should not sacrifice for it.

Hongli looked at Heshen intently until his face became hot: "Qian Feng... can only blame him for being too flamboyant and being hated by others. Although Yushi has great power to speak, Shangyu A foolish ruler, a courtier, is the most hated..."

He Shen turned his head and saw that Hai Lancha's face changed.He Shen knew what Hai Lancha was thinking. He asked himself that he had never regarded Hongli as an unattainable monarch, but when he heard Hongli's words, he couldn't help but feel chilled.If a courtier like Qian Feng who has always been loyal and loyal all the time ends up in a terrible end, the officials in the court may be in danger. , and Hailancha must have a grudge if he didn't say anything.

He Shen was silent for a moment, then looked at Hai Lan who was on the side, with a hesitant expression on his face.

Hongli saw his face clearly, and immediately waved to Hai Lancha: "You go down first."