"I like this blessing." Li Si grinned, still looking innocent and silly.
After Li Si left, Meng Qiyu stood at the door and watched for a while before going back. As soon as he entered the door, he saw his eldest sister stroking her chin and looking at him.
Meng Qiyu took a step back warily and asked her, "What are you looking at me for?"
"Look at how silly you are. If you feel sorry for him, just keep him. Our family doesn't lack that kind of food."
Meng Qiyu sighed like a little old man, "Oh, forget it, he will be unlucky if he lives by himself. At least he still has a life. If he follows us, he will lose his life."
Meng Qiyun nodded thoughtfully, looking at him with a more profound look, "Compared to before, you have something more, more than just a ray of soul."
"What's extra?" Meng Qiyu asked smoothly.
"An extra brain."
Isn't this a roundabout way of saying that he had no brain before?
Meng Qi glared at her angrily, "That's a good compliment. Don't praise me again next time."
As if to prove what Meng Qiyu said, the family had just finished dinner and before they could go back to their room to rest, a group of men in black climbed over the wall of the general's mansion and came to kill them.
Shen Qingqing and others were on guard for a long time. When they saw the situation was not right, they immediately raised their swords to fight. Hundreds of guards from the General's Mansion also quickly came to support. The man in black was not in a good position and fled after a few moves.
After the fight, both sides suffered no losses, but Zhao Ying was so angry that he even dared to break into the general's mansion. Wasn't this a deliberate slap on Zhao Ying's face?
He was so angry that he couldn't sleep. He ran to the garrison in the south of the city all night and called a group of brothers, and surrounded the general's mansion tightly like iron barrels.
The night passed uneventfully.
Before dawn the next day, Zhao Ying dressed up and went to the palace to see the emperor. The journey ahead was smooth, but when he arrived outside Chengqian Hall, he was stopped by the eunuch beside the emperor, who refused to let him in despite any words.
Zhao Ying naturally refused and made a fuss outside. After a while, the queen in plain clothes walked out of the main hall. Her hair was loose and her face was haggard, showing a deep fatigue, but the pride and confidence in her eyes could not be concealed.
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"The Emperor has been ill for several days and is in low spirits. He really does not have the energy to meet with General Zhao. If General Zhao has something urgent, you might as well tell me first. Perhaps I can help you think of a solution first?"
These words were an obvious provocation. Zhao Ying clenched his fists when he heard this. He wanted to chop her with a knife, but he couldn't see the emperor and didn't get the order from above. The woman in front of him was the queen of Daqi, and he couldn't afford to challenge her.
people.
Otherwise, he would be labeled as disrespectful and he might not be able to leave the palace today.
Zhao Ying endured it again and again, but still couldn't hold back what she said: "Your Majesty is the mother of Da Qi. You should understand your responsibilities. It is your responsibility to educate the emperor's heirs and command the six palaces. The trivial matters of the previous dynasty will not hold you back.
Thank you for your trouble."
The queen's face sank, and after the people left, she sneered again and said coldly: "I have stayed in this palace for more than ten years. What kind of storms have I not seen? How can I still be unable to fight against you guys?"
After returning to the General's Mansion, Zhao Ying described the experience in front of the Chengqian Palace to everyone. While talking, he pounded the table angrily, "You haven't seen the vicious face of Li Rou. I'm so close to you."
I just want to stop you, what can you do to me?" These words are etched on my face, which makes me so angry!"
With a "bang", the table was cracked. The boy waiting next to him quickly came forward to clean up the cracked table and took it away. After a while, he turned back and dragged away several intact stools beside his legs.
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The movements are so skillful that it makes people feel distressed.
Meng Yuan raised his hand and poured a cup of herbal tea and handed it to him, "Come, drink some tea to calm down, and let's discuss what to do next."
Zhao Ying raised his neck and drank the herbal tea, then threw the cup into the boy's arms, spread his hands and said: "There is absolutely no way to fix this matter. Look, in the palace, apart from the emperor, the empress is the biggest. There is no emperor."
How can we fight her if we sit in the back?"
"There are also people in the Zhaixing Pavilion. They are only under the control of the emperor. Outsiders have no right to interfere... If this continues, there is only one way to go. If it's hard, lead the troops directly to the Chengqian Palace to rescue the emperor.
But the risk of doing this is too great, maybe we will all become rebels, and the Palace of Hell will see you."
"General Zhao, have you forgotten a key person?" Shen Qingqing answered.
"who?"
"Queen Mother."
Zhao Ying's eyes lit up and he jumped up excitedly, "It seems to work!"
Daqi attaches great importance to filial piety, which is the case for ordinary people, and the royal family is no exception. As long as the Queen Mother comes forward, is it not just a matter of talking about wanting to see the Emperor?
"But here's the problem. I'm not familiar with the Queen Mother, so I rushed in rashly and was kicked out by Li Rou without seeing anyone." Thinking of this, Zhao Ying sat back downcast again.
"You are not familiar with her, but someone is." Shen Qingqing raised her lips and smiled, "Isn't Mr. Gu, the Minister of Dali Temple, a famous person in front of the emperor and the queen mother? Is it reliable to ask him for help?"
"Reliable!" Zhao Ying raised his hand excitedly, "I will send someone to deliver the post to him right now!"
Shen Qingqing quickly stopped him, "Come back! Are you afraid that Li Rou doesn't know that we are moving reinforcements? You dare to post the message blatantly."
"Oh, I was so excited that I forgot... Then I secretly go out to find him?"
"Forget it, I'd better find a way to go out." Shen Qingqing glanced at him and murmured: "I don't trust you to handle the matter."
Zhao Ying: "..." It hurts my heart.
On the second day, Zhao Ying still packed up early and went to the Chengqian Hall to make a fuss about meeting the emperor. Shen Qingqing changed into a boy's clothes and pushed the cart carrying food ingredients out of the general's mansion.
Gu Jiali is a workaholic. After becoming the minister of Dali Temple, he didn't even go back home. He just carried his luggage and lived in Dali Temple. He rarely goes out except to investigate cases, so it doesn't take much effort to find him. Go to Dali.
The temple is complete.
Dali Temple was only two streets away from the General's Mansion, and it took her just a stick of incense to get there.
The main area of the yamen was guarded by soldiers and unable to break through, so Shen Qingqing made up a false identity at will, saying that she was Zhiyi's distant cousin Shen Huanwei, and gave the gatekeeper a piece of silver to ask him to call out Zhiyi.
The official got the benefits, so he was naturally willing to help, but before leaving, he couldn't help but look at her one more time and said, "What does a man call Shen Huanwei? It's so unpleasant to hear a woman's chirping."
Shen Qingqing smiled awkwardly. If she had known that this would happen, she should have given herself a proper name when she was the King of Xiangnan. Otherwise, she wouldn't be so embarrassed now, right?
Not long after, the official led Zhiyi out. The young man had sharp eyes and recognized Shen Qingqing in disguise at a glance. He was so excited that he shouted on the spot: "Brother Shen, why are you in the capital?"
"It's a long story, why don't we go in and talk about it slowly?" Shen Qingqing quietly winked at him.
Zhiyi understood and immediately led her into Dali Temple. Seeing that the two were close, the gatekeeper did not stop her and let her go.