The Ring of the Red Chamber and the Nine Heavens

Afterwards, Qi Qian was accompanied by Qi Yuan and Qi Pei's father and son to the side hall where the body of Princess Qin was parked.

Seeing the pale face of Princess Qin, Qi Qian's face showed an uncontrollable sorrowful expression. The person who was alive in the morning just turned into a cold corpse day and night, even a familiar servant would feel sorry for him. I can't bear it, let alone his married wife, who is still pregnant with his child!

On the way back to the main hall, the crown prince held his younger brother's cold hand, and said comfortingly, "You can't come back to life after death. My younger brother should mourn and cherish yourself. If you fall down, what will the little grandson do?"

Qi Qian pursed his lips tightly, forming a cold straight line.

"Child!" Qi Qian who had returned to the main hall suddenly said, his voice had become so hoarse that he couldn't bear to hear it, "Hold me and show me!"

The empress dowager and the emperor looked at each other.Seeing the appearance of his precious son, the emperor had long since forgiven him in his heart, but he was afraid that his grief would be excessive.The empress dowager also knew the emperor's anxiety and worry, so she said: "Oh, don't watch it now, it's not too late to watch it after a few days when you recover. Let the child be watched by me for the time being, and you don't want to watch it too late." Take it easy."

Qi Qian insisted on seeing it, but the Empress Dowager couldn't help it, so she ordered the palace servants to carry her.The little Huangsun was sleeping soundly at this time, because he had stayed in the mother's womb longer than ordinary babies, his hair was so black that it almost grew behind his ears, and his skin was not wrinkled like ordinary babies, very The ground is flat.

Qi Qian took the child, and the empress dowager smacked her lips in distress, and said, "Qian'er, how can you hold a child? The baby born just now is the most delicate, and it is uncomfortable for you to hold him. Look, the child is so small." My eyebrows are all wrinkled. Come, come, give me, give me! Come to grandma, be a good grandson..."

Sure enough, the child wrinkled his little face as if he was unwell, almost wrinkled into a walnut, as if he was about to cry.Qi Qian had no choice but to hand the child to the empress dowager.It was strange to say, maybe it was because he was holding the child uncomfortable, the child smacked its mouth in the empress dowager's arms, and fell asleep again.

The empress dowager hugged the child, tsk-tsk and praised: "Look at how good-looking this child is. It looks like Qian'er was carved out of a mill when he was a child. He will definitely be a handsome young man in the future! Your majesty, you give the little emperor grandson a gift. Give it a name."

The emperor glanced listlessly, and said: "If the eyes are good, it is really the same..."

Qi Qian felt a pain in his heart, and subconsciously looked into the child's eyes, only to see his long and thick eyelashes trembling slightly, as weak as a firefly on a summer night, as if his young life would disappear if he didn't pay attention.

When the emperor heard that the Empress Dowager was going to take Qi Qian's child to the Palace of Compassion and Ning for a temporary stay, he hurriedly said, "Old Ancestor, how can this be done? Your own body is very important, how can you bear a little baby to make a fuss?"

The empress dowager said: "However, where should I put it? The matter of the granddaughter-in-law is not yet settled. I don't know who did it under the ulterior motives. Maybe it was done by someone in the Prince Qin's mansion. The chronic medicine prescribed is also unknown. This child is in all kinds of disasters, no matter how much Qian'er loves him, he will not take care of the child even if he is a big man, and I am the only one who can take care of the child. It will not tire me anyway, and there are so many people waiting for him."

Qi Qian refused, knelt down and said: "My ancestor loves me, I am grateful, but this matter must not make the ancestor tired. The grandson's unfilial son has already made the ancestor and the father worry about it. Ignore it, and throw all your burdens to the ancestors, which is even more unforgivable."

Looking at his haggard son, the emperor still felt distressed. He sighed and said, "Qian'er, how can you take care of such a young child, let alone this child has eye problems? Otherwise..." The emperor thought about raising the little emperor for a while. Concubine Hui is definitely not a suitable match for Sun. She has a bad temper with Qi Qian, and she doesn't know how long it will take to recover. Besides, she is not young, but she has never raised a child, so it is not appropriate.The concubine is fine, and the eldest sister-in-law can help raise the little nephew. Besides, the prince is getting better now.

The emperor coughed and said, "Otherwise, ask your sister-in-law to help me and take the child over when you marry another princess."

Qi Qian had another thought in his heart.As the saying goes: Parents are the faces of children.Although this child is the eldest son, he was born without a mother and his eyes are disabled. Just now, the emperor's refusal to agree to give the child a name is already a signal that this child is not welcome.If his biological father didn't take the lead in showing the attitude of loving the child, the child would be underestimated even more!Of course it's easy to leave it to others to raise it, but it's too pitiful!

Qi Qian firmly refused to the emperor's proposal, and insisted on taking it with him, saying that if he didn't take good care of the little emperor and grandson this time, he would punish him whatever his father did, and he would have no complaints even if he died. The emperor felt very uncomfortable, and reprimanded: : "Nonsense! Parents gave birth to you, is this how you repay?"

Speaking of the emotional part, the emperor also burst into tears, and said: "Forget it, if you want to take it with you, you can take it with you. Alas, 'If you don't raise a child, you don't know the kindness of your parents'. You can try it this time and you will know what your father was like back then. It's painful."

Qi Qian kowtowed to the emperor, thanked him, and took over his son from the empress dowager.This time he mastered the essentials of holding the child, without causing the child to feel any discomfort. The child rubbed his small head against his chest, turned his face to the side, changed his position, and slept soundly.

After discussing the issue of raising the child and Princess Qin's death and burial, they talked about how to deal with the suspects in the case of Princess Qin.

Before Qi Qian came, the emperor had ordered people to check and inquire about the relevant details and related persons of the matter, and the current general situation is: Princess Qin's death was definitely not caused by dystocia, but by the effects of drugs. At the same time, it also caused another vicious result of Xiao Huangsun's blindness.But this kind of medicine is very rare, and it did not cause poisoning such as bleeding from the seven orifices. Moreover, according to the judgment of the imperial physician, it should not be that kind of chronic poison, because Qin Wangfei's seizures are considered violent, and chronic poisons generally show slow exhaustion.However, imperial physicians could not determine its origin, and it may have come from a place where different ethnic groups lived together such as Miaojiang or a distant country.Then, when Concubine Qin entered the palace in the early morning, everything was normal. After entering the palace, Concubine Wen, Concubine Xi, Concubine Ru, the eldest grandson of the emperor, and concubine Zhou, the prince's concubine, and others came to visit one after another. Finally, when they were going to the Imperial Garden, they ran into Jia Cairen. , fainted in Jia Cairen's arms.Then, all the tableware, cups and saucers that Princess Qin used today were cleaned up immediately, because Concubine Hui is very strict, and the maidservants dare not be lazy, and all the used things were cleaned immediately. Therefore, this thread is also broken.

In other words, what we can know now is that Princess Qin has been drugged, but I don't know what kind of drug it is, and I don't know how long it will take for the poison to develop after taking the drug, so It is impossible to determine when Princess Qin had problems, that is to say, anyone who has been in contact with Princess Qin is suspected.

Crown Prince Qi Yuan shook his head and said, "Why is Pei'er one of the suspects? We heard that the imperial concubine has been feeling unwell these days, so we sent him to pay her respects."

The empress dowager said displeasedly: "Yes, your words should be more appropriate. Why did you get Pei'er involved? How could he be involved in this matter?"

Qi Pei smiled and said, "Well, Grandma Huangzu, don't complain for me. Who told me to go there just in time? Naturally, there are suspicions. However, it's good to let the matter go, I'm right Seventh Aunt has always been respectful and loving, everyone can see it, and it is absolutely impossible to say that I murdered her secretly."

The emperor pondered and said: "Send some people to check everyone in the Qin Palace one by one. As for those in the palace, they will check the concubines Wen, Concubine Xi, Ru concubine, prince concubine Zhou and Jia Cairen who have been in contact with their daughter-in-law. Bar."

Concubine Hui cried and said: "If you want me to say, there is no one else but Jia Cairen! Miaozhen happened after she met her!"

As she said that, Concubine Hui knelt on the ground and begged the emperor to make the decision, crying and saying: "Please issue an order from the emperor to severely punish the culprit, the Jia family, exterminate his three clans, and avenge Miaozhen and the poor little grandson!"

Qi Pei has always disliked Concubine Hui, but at this moment, he feels that she is too good-natured.Qi Pei was still a little apprehensive at first, but just now he was trying to calm himself down. Now that Concubine Hui is making such a fuss, it is really a good time to muddy the water and let him get out completely. Family, this case is basically settled, and the case cannot be overturned, so who will doubt themselves anymore?

The opportunity was not lost, Qi Pei hurriedly said to the side: "My lord, what your mother said is the truth, poor little cousin! I beg your lord to make decisions for my little cousin."

Qi Qian said angrily: "Shoucheng! The matter is not yet clear, how can you kill innocent people by mistake? Besides, I remember that the person who saved your father's life was from the Jia family. You will repay your kindness!"

Qi Pei's face was flushed red, and he murmured: "I just thought that I would rather kill by mistake than let it go, and I am eager to avenge my seventh aunt and little cousin who died tragically."

Qi Qian said coldly: "I remember the last time I met you, you were very friendly with Jia Huan, and you said you wanted him to be your attendant, but now you want to push him to the execution ground with your own hands! To be your friend, It's really not easy."

Qi Pei's face turned into a pig's liver, and finally said angrily: "Okay, I've said something wrong, I'm really kind enough to be a donkey's liver and lungs!"

Concubine Hui also glared at Qi Qian, then burst into tears and said, "My miserable niece, you are not even as good as a group of outsiders in your husband's heart..."

The emperor said impatiently: "Come on, come on and cry, don't look at the occasion!"

The emperor pondered for a long time, and finally decided to temporarily guard and monitor the natal homes and relatives' homes of all the people involved in the case. After the truth came out, the ban was lifted and they were allowed to move freely.

Qi Qian's brows were furrowed into a knuckle. Seeing that no one made a sound around him, he thought that no one would have a brain twitch and go against the dragon scale at this time.But... Qi Qian gritted his teeth and had no choice but to pick this unlucky job himself.

Qi Qian said: "Father, please think twice! These families are all big families, and it's nothing more than a day of supervision. It would be too credible to lift the ban until the culprit of the case is found out. The Ministry of Criminal Justice must be miserable. In other words, after dozens of days, the fee is not cheap. Moreover, the examination is coming soon, and there should be children from these families who will take the scientific examination. "

Jia Cairen had served the Empress Dowager for over ten years, and was recommended by the Empress Dowager to the Emperor. When something like this happened, her face did not look good. At this time, she said: "Qian'er is right. This He is my good grandson. He didn’t take the blame on innocent people because of the concubine’s affairs. How broad-minded! Your majesty, according to what Qian’er said, the investigation of the case should be investigated carefully. Let's prevent innocent people from being involved too much. When the truth comes out, it won't be too late to send criminals down again!"

Qi Pei hid behind the people, squinted his eyes and looked at Qi Qian thoughtfully: How strange!It's so abnormal!Could it be that there are people in these families that the little uncle wants to protect, forcing him to protect regardless of Concubine Hui's resentment and the dragon scale who rebelled against his father?Moreover, the person he wants to protect is going to take the scientific examination this year, right?Who is it?A name suddenly rolled across Qi Pei's mind: Jia Huan!By the way, isn't Jia Huan going to take a scientific examination this year?By the way, Qi Qian mentioned his name just now. Could it be that there is something involved between them?