Qi Ning waited for a long time, and when he was a little upset, Fan Dehai finally came back with a hint of joy between his eyebrows: "Mr. Marquis, the emperor summoned me and asked Marquis to come and meet him."
Qi Ning's mood improved slightly, thinking that the little emperor did not see his ministers because of his mediocrity, and immediately followed Fan Dehai to the harem.
This is the second time that Qi Ning has gone to the harem. Naturally, the harem cannot be easily entered by the outside ministers. Without the emperor's permission, any foreign ministers entering and leaving the harem is equivalent to disobedience.
Fan Dehai took Qi Ning straight to Fengyi Palace and asked Qi Ning to go outside and enter the palace. A moment later, he saw a thin old eunuch coming out with a smile on his face and saluted to Qi Ning: "Marty, the emperor has an order to summon the Martyr to meet him."
Qi Ning bowed his hand and followed the eunuch to the palace. He had never seen the old eunuch before and asked, "Do you dare to ask your father-in-law's surname?"
"The old lady's surname is Liu, and she is the chief supervisor of the rituals and music supervisor." The old eunuch laughed and said, "The emperor and the empress are watching the song and dance, and Xuanzhao Marquis watch together."
Qi Ning said "Oh" and then realized that the old eunuch in front of him was Liu Wei, the chief manager of the rituals and music bureau.
Although Fan Dehai was very dissatisfied with Liu Yi in his words, Qi Ning had never had any real contact with Liu Yi. He never easily made a conclusion to the other party in his heart before he contacted someone, so he had preconceived ideas, because in this way, it was likely to mislead his judgment of the other party.
Qi Ning didn't know what kind of person Liu Yi was, so at this time he could not be dissatisfied with Liu Yi, let alone like him.
When he stepped into Fengyi Palace, the first thing that came to mind was Chi Danmei. Chi Danmei pretended to be a maid of the Dongqi Palace and mingled in the harem, and admitted personally that he wanted to find something in the Great Chu Palace. Qi Ning did not understand what Chi Danmei wanted to find, but being in the deep palace, it was not easy to hide her identity from the alert of the masters in the palace.
Qi Ning never forgot the existence of the palace swordsman Xiang Tiange. Although he had seen Xiang Tiange several times and knew that Xiang Tiange was a master guarding master around the little emperor, he could not make an accurate judgment on what kind of status this person was in the palace. Moreover, he rarely saw Xiang Tiange's existence after entering the palace several times.
There is no doubt that Xiang Tiange's loyalty to the little emperor was that when the little emperor rushed back to Jianye from Dongqi to inherit the throne, Xiang Tiange was guarding the whole way. Naturally, such a person did not need to doubt his loyalty to the emperor.
On the Qinhuai River before, the little emperor secretly saw the Jiuxi Poison King swing, which also made Qi Ning know that when the little emperor sent him to Xichuan to investigate the rebellion of Heiyan Cave, it was just an open bait. The real investigation behind the scenes was Xiang Tiange. Although it was a situational requirement, Qi Ning also knew that Xiang Tiange's position in the little emperor's heart was irreplaceable, and that incident also proved that Xiang Tiange did indeed have a secret force in his hand.
Since this tentacle of power can reach Xichuan, it is enough to prove that its power is not weak.
The primary task of this royal shadow force is naturally to protect the emperor's safety, and its main force is of course also deployed in the palace.
If there is any disturbance in the palace, of course, it is also under the surveillance of the power of Xiang Tianbei. If Chi Danmei wants to act alone in the palace, she must face the power of Xiang Tianbei. Chi Danmei is the disciple of the Lord of Baiyun Island in the East China Sea. Her martial arts and wisdom are naturally extraordinary, but it is unknown whether the people of Xiang Tianbei can successfully achieve their goals.
Although Chi Danmei still has many secrets that are not known to Qi Ning, Chi Danmei's background is clear, and the two have the same real identity as a husband and wife as a woman. This makes Qi Ning not worry about Chi Danmei's safety in the palace.
Liu Yi led Qi Ning into the palace. Before he could see the emperor, he heard the sound of the piano coming from inside. The sound of the piano was pleasant. When he arrived in front of the door, Qi Ning saw Fan Dehai standing in front of the door, but Liu Yi led Qi Ning in. Qi Ning first saw six dancers dancing in the hall, and two women playing the piano beside him.
The little emperor and the queen were sitting on the couch, looking at the dancing dancers with interest. Qi Ning approached her with ease. Xiao Longtai had already noticed that Qi Ning had arrived. Before Qi Ning could salute, she made a gesture and signaled Qi Ning to watch next to her and not speak for the time being.
Qi Ning could only stand aside and turn her head to watch the dance.
The six dancers are all carefully selected beauties, with soft waists, graceful dance postures, and soft dance styles, which make people think of the warm fragrance of soft jade at a glance.
After a long time, a dance ended, but the six dancers did not retreat. The queen looked at Qi Ning first, nodded, then looked at the emperor with a sweet smile, and asked softly: "What does the emperor think this dance?"
"This is a choreographed by the queen himself, which is of course excellent." Longtai smiled and said, "It seems to be a little different from yesterday's dance."
The queen smiled and said, "There are many fishermen near the seaside. Every year, fishermen will sacrifice to the sea god. When offering sacrifices to the sea god, they will select the most beautiful girls from the local area to offer dances to the sea god. I think the dance of the sea god is very beautiful, so I incorporated the dance of those fishermen and made a little change."
"So that's it." Longtai clapped his hands and smiled: "The queen is talented and intelligent, able to sing and dance. No one can compare to the dance you trained."
"The emperor made fun of me." The queen smiled sweetly and reached out to hold Longtai's hand: "I think there are still some places that can be changed. After the change comes, I will ask the emperor to taste it."
"Okay!" Longtai nodded and said, "I'm waiting for the queen to train her."
Qi Ning didn't like singing and dancing, but at this time she had no interest in singing and dancing. She coughed deliberately. Longtai turned her head, looked at Qi Ning, and asked with a smile: "Jinyihou, what do you think?"
Qi Ning bowed and said, "I wonder what the emperor refers to?"
"Of course it was the dance arranged by the queen himself." Longtai said: "It took the queen several days to think."
Qi Ning smiled faintly and said, "Reporting to the emperor, I have a very simple knowledge and know nothing about singing and dancing, so I dare not comment on it."
"Oh?" Longtai asked with a faint look, "You entered the palace today, but do you have something to report?"
Qi Ning took out the file from his sleeve, stepped forward two steps, and said: "I asked the emperor, Da Xichong, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, made favorable and fraud, removed flowers and trees, and released prisoners privately, two years ago...!"
Before he finished speaking, Longtai frowned and said, "Is it the case of the Ministry of Justice?"
"The case was a major case two years ago, but this time it was because the case involved the case involving officials of the Ministry of Justice." Qi Ning said seriously: "Because the case involved the left minister of the Ministry of Justice, the minister...!"
"Since it is a case of the Ministry of Justice, you can handle it yourself." Longtai said: "I will hand over the Ministry of Justice to you. All matters of all sizes will be presided over by yourself. You can't come to ask me for advice from all six departments and government offices."
Qi Ning was stunned and thought to myself that since you said that, I will decide this case myself.
"There is something else?" Longtai saw that Qi Ning didn't say anything, picked up the teacup at his hand and asked, "You report anything you have. I will accompany the queen to watch the song and dance these days, and I may not have time to summon you again."
Qi Ning frowned, but said, "Your Majesty, I'm sorry to say that the three days of the wedding have passed, and there are many court affairs. The emperor can convene a court meeting and go to the court to discuss politics. Now there are quite a lot of court affairs inside and outside our Great Chu. If we don't handle it in time, we're afraid that more and more things will accumulate...!"
Longtai put down his teacup and asked, "There are so many things in the court? Don't Zhenguo Duke, you and the officials in the court all deal with the affairs of the court? Could it be that I will take a few days to let the affairs of the court pile up like a mountain?"
"The emperor just got married, so it's okay to have a few days off." Qi Ning said: "But if the emperor leaves behind the state affairs and puts his mind on singing and dancing, this...!"
"Bold!" Longtai said coldly: "Qinning, do you want to say that I am indulging in pleasure and ignore state affairs?"
Qi Ning shook his head and said, "I didn't say that, but if the emperor kept doing this, then the emperor would do this..."
Longtai stared at Qi Ning's eyes, and Qi Ning was not afraid, and looked at Longtai with four eyes. The atmosphere in the hall became cold for a moment, but the queen had already whispered: "Emperor, the waiter of Jinyi bluntly advised him, he is a straightforward loyal minister. Please calm down!"
Longtai snorted coldly and then said, "Qinning, the Empress married from Qi to our Chu State. The journey is long. Apart from me, she has no other relatives in Chu State. If I don't accompany her, who can accompany her? I know that you are unintentional, so I won't care about it this time."
Liu Yi kept bowing and stood aside, but at this time he had already stepped forward and knelt down: "Your Majesty, I just watched the dance arranged by the queen, as if it was danced by a fairy in the Heavenly Palace. The servant was brave enough to say something that he dared not to say!"
"Oh?" Longtai looked at Liu Yi: "What do you mean?"
"Slave... I think there is still something missing in the song and dance just now. If it can be improved, it will be a song and dance that has been passed down for a hundred years." Liu Wei lowered his head and said.
Longtai's face darkened and he said angrily: "You dog slave, you are so brave. You dare to say that the queen's songs and dances are lacking. Come on, let's take this dog slave...!"
The queen stopped him in time and said, "Emperor, no one is perfect. This dance is indeed flawed. Eunuch Liu is the chief supervisor of the rituals and music. He is knowledgeable. Since he said this, he must have insights. It is better to listen to him."
Longtai held the queen's soft horn and said softly: "The queen will do whatever she says, Liu Yi, what's wrong with this dance?"
"I started playing the song of the emperor, I didn't say that this dance has flaws." Liu said anxiously: "The dance arranged by the Queen, with the knowledge of the old lady, can't see any flaws at all. What I said about the lack is the song that is matched with the dance."
"oh?"
"This is Lao Nu's negligence. The queen arranged this dance. Lao Nu used the two musicians with the highest ritual and music supervision skills." Liu Yi said: "I originally thought that with the skills of the two of them, they could match this dance, but now it seems that the queen's dance is too wonderful, and the songs of these two are not as good as possible!"
Longtai's face calmed down and he asked, "Did you train this song?"
Chapter completed!