Chapter 111 The Queen Mother Returns to the Palace
When he saw Shi Fuxin applying lipstick, Chu Yao moved, hesitated, stood up and walked over. Under Shi Fuxin's surprised eyes, he picked up the lipstick and looked at it.
Shi Fuxin smiled: "What, you want to apply some too?"
Chu Yao glanced at her: "Do I need this?"
Shi Fuxin smiled even more happily: "I was wrong. My husband, you are naturally beautiful. Unlike me, you are vulgar and pink."
Looking at Shi Fuxin, whose eyebrows were relaxed and her tone was relaxed and cheerful, Chu Yao just felt relaxed, an impulse arose in her heart, and she couldn't help but take the initiative to talk about what happened in Rongxin Hall.
"Grandma and father want to know what happened in Millennium Building yesterday."
Shi Fuxin said "Oh?" with great interest: "Then have you told them?"
Chu Yao looked at her: "Do you think I should tell them?"
Shi Fuxin asked: "Do you want to tell them?"
Chu Yao: "I don't want to."
Shi Fuxin: "Then don't tell them." She said, looking at him with a smile, "Anyway, the initiative is in your hands, you can do whatever you want."
After getting the answer he wanted, a smile suddenly appeared in Chu Yao's eyes, and he talked about Princess Guan falling down while trying to hold him back: "Did I go too far?"
"I left, but my mother-in-law will definitely be blamed by my grandmother and father."
Shi Fuxin said unceremoniously: "That is a matter between the mother-in-law and the old princess and the prince. If the mother-in-law is really punished, it is her own business. It is because she is incapable of dealing with the old princess and the prince."<
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Chu Yao hesitated: "But in the end it's because of me"
Shi Fuxin looked at him: "Everyone must bear the consequences of their own choices. The mother and concubine chose to obey the old princess and father in everything. Now that she has not made them happy, it seems normal for her to be reprimanded." p>
"What you have to think about now is, what do you want to choose?"
"Do you choose to make the mother-in-law feel better, and compromise and help her share the pressure placed on her by others in the palace? Or do you choose to be hard-hearted and let the mother-in-law bear everything she should bear?"
Chu Yao looked at Shi Fuxin: "You really dare to say anything." If these words spread, Shi Liu will definitely be labeled as a very unfilial person.
Shi Fuxin looked at him with a smile: "That's because I'm facing you, and it's rare for you to take the initiative to talk to me about your concerns. Of course, I will tell you the true thoughts in my heart."
"In this way, you can understand the real me, right?"
Chu Yao was silent for a moment: "Have you always been so indifferent to what others think? Including your parents and relatives."
Shi Fuxin thought for a while and said: "As long as I know what I want, others can't influence me. To achieve the goal, I always have to pay something. If my relatives don't understand in the middle, then it depends on me.
Do you care more about your loved ones or achieving your goals?"
As he said that, he looked at Chu Yao, "Just like when you are getting along with everyone in the palace, do you want your mother and concubine to have a better life and sacrifice yourself to endure everything, or do you want to get rid of the control of the palace?"
"As long as you think clearly about what you want, all problems can be easily solved."
Chu Yao frowned: "Isn't there a way to get the best of both worlds?"
Shi Fuxin smiled: "If you have any, teach me, I'm all ears."
Chu Yao stopped talking.
At this time, Shi Fuxin had dressed up and stood up with a smile: "Let's go, let's go have dinner." As she walked, she said happily, "I'm very happy that you can take the initiative to share your feelings with me. Let's continue in the future!"<
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Chu Yao glanced at her: "I'm happy to share it with you, but I'm afraid you won't want to listen, and won't respond to me, or just deal with me."
Shi Fuxin walked to the dining table and sat down, looking at Chu Yao with a smile: "If you want to share, then just say it. As for whether I will respond and how I will respond, that is my business."
"If I don't want to listen to your sharing, then I will tell you directly."
"Mr. Sir, when we get along, can we each take care of our own affairs? Don't try to guess what the other person thinks, because we are not roundworms in other people's stomachs."
"Wrong speculation can easily cause misunderstandings and damage your confidence. If you can ask me directly in person, let's make it clear in person, okay?"
Seeing that Chu Yao was about to speak, Shi Fuxin quickly said: "Don't test people with certain things. For example, I won't tell you the reason why the Sixth Prince asked me. If you ask me now, you are testing me."
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"If I really don't tell you, you will probably think that I don't believe you again. Why are you looking for trouble?"
Chu Yao was speechless: "You have said everything, what else can I say?!"
Shi Fuxin thought for a moment and said, "I want to be with you until we grow old together, but I also want to be myself. I can't have you in my life, so I'll give up everything else, right?"
"Who are you?"
"In addition to being my husband, you are also the third son of the palace, the commander of the Supervision Department, and a powerful official whom the emperor relies on. You also have many other identities. Will you give up all the others just because you are my husband?
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Chu Yao didn't want to talk anymore, picked up the bowl and started eating.
He knew that he meant that it would not be six months later.
Not only is it difficult to explain, but in the end you will feel that what she said makes sense.
Forget it, just live like this.
There were only some minor conflicts in Prince Rong's palace, but outside the world, because of the death of the sixth prince and the prince's broken leg, there was a storm of heated discussion.
In Qianqing Palace, Chu Yao presented all the investigated information to the emperor.
The emperor looked at the fold on Chu Yao carefully with a sullen face.
"The Yuan family, one of the top ten imperial merchants, was wiped out overnight!"
The Yuan family belongs to the sixth prince, and the emperor knows it. Even the Yuan family belongs to Chu Qinghuan, and the emperor also knows it.
Now, the Yuan family has been destroyed and the sixth prince is dead!
The emperor looked at Chu Yao fiercely: "Who did it?"
He has many children, so he doesn't value the princes so much, but this does not mean that others can kill his sons!
Chu Yao bent down and replied: "The second leader of the Nanhai Turtle Gang led the Yuan family to annihilation. The person who fell from the building with the sixth prince was the second leader of the Turtle Gang."
"Not long ago, people from the Turtle Gang robbed more than ten ships of the Yuan family's cargo."
The emperor was extremely angry and laughed back: "Okay, in my capital, even pirates can openly come and go and kill people at will!"
There was silence for a while in the Qianqing Palace. After a while, the emperor asked again: "Have you found out the person behind the Turtle Gang?"
Chu Yao: "The Turtle Gang seems to have something to do with the Duke of Ming Dynasty, but I have no evidence."
Hearing this, a fierce light suddenly appeared in the emperor's eyes, but he did not continue to ask about the Turtle Gang and the Duke of Ming Dynasty, but asked: "Where is the prince? Can we find out why the prince fell?"
Chu Yao: "Based on the confessions of the people around him and the situation at the scene, the prince's fall was indeed an accident."
The emperor narrowed his eyes: "But the prince, the third prince, and the fifth prince all said that the prince was pushed down."
Chu Yao: "Prince, did you say who pushed him? Even if there is no specific person, if you tell me from which direction, I can get someone."
The emperor stopped talking, not because he didn't want to talk, but because the prince couldn't explain why.
"The surveillance in all parts of the capital will be even stricter in the future. In the future, whenever people from the Jianghu enter and leave the capital, if the Supervision Department cannot monitor them in advance, I will take it upon you."
Chu Yao quickly responded: "I obey the order."
"Okay, please step back."
When Chu Yao left the Qianqing Palace, the emperor coughed lightly.
The next moment, the Master of Yang Palace of Liangyi Palace, dressed in black, quietly appeared in the main hall.
The Emperor: "Can the supreme master kill people from afar?"
Palace Master Yang looked stern: "It's possible, but it's very difficult not to alarm others at all."
The Emperor: "You have also gone to see the Millennium Building. Did you find any signs of violence?"
Palace Master Yang shook his head: "No." After a pause, "The prince fell. Maybe it was an accident."
The emperor knows the strength of Master Yang Palace. Since he said so, there is a high probability that the prince is lying.
The sixth child died in the Millennium Building, and the prince, the third child, and the fifth child happened to be there as well. Maybe there was their plan here.
"Is it true that Lao Liu went to Qianqian Building to ask out Chu Yao's wife that day?"
Palace Master Yang nodded and told everything he had investigated: "The Sixth Prince stopped Shi's carriage halfway. The two of them didn't know what they said, so Shi followed the Sixth Prince to the Millennium Tower.
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"Just when we were approaching the Millennium Building, Shi suddenly felt unwell and went to the nearby restaurant to change clothes. When the Sixth Prince fell from the building, Shi was still in the embroidery building and did not come out."
"There is poisonous smoke with aphrodisiac content left in the private room reserved by the Sixth Prince."
Hearing this, the emperor suddenly became furious: "Old Liu, you can't help me!"
There is no need to ask. The sixth prince asked Shi to go to the Millennium Tower, it must be to take revenge on Chu Yao!
The emperor, who was originally a little suspicious of Shi Fuxin, temporarily gave up the idea after learning this.
The emperor now regretted picking the sixth prince to deal with the Duke of Ming Dynasty. Dongfang Yunrong provoked him with a few words and killed his wife in anger. Now, despite the strange looks of the courtiers, he urged the sixth prince to marry the Duke of Ming Dynasty again.
It would be better for him to go and provoke Chu Yao, the girl from his house.
"You really have more time to do business than to do other things!"
The emperor smashed a few cups to vent his anger, and then said to Master Yang: "Keep an eye on the Duke of Ming and the Turtle Gang. I want conclusive evidence of their dealings."
After Yang Palace Master agreed, he retreated.
As soon as he left, Eunuch Liu, the master of the Yin Palace, entered the main hall: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother sent someone to deliver a family letter."
The emperor suddenly laughed out loud: "The queen mother is well-informed. She knew that something happened to the prince so quickly." He didn't even need to read the letter to guess that the queen mother wrote this family letter to return to the palace.
The prince is injured. This is a big deal. This time, there is no way to prevent the queen mother from returning to the palace!
At the same time, the Duke of Ming Dynasty was also holding a serious family meeting.
"Have all the people Chang Feng brought to Beijing been dealt with?"
Duke Mingguo sat on the main seat expressionlessly, his expression changed.
Dongfang Changqing lowered his eyes and said: "It has been dealt with. As long as the south side does not take the initiative to expose it, even if someone suspects that our family is involved with the Turtle Gang, there will be no evidence."
Ming Guogong said angrily: "Over the past few years, the Nanhai people have become more and more alienated from our master's family. This time they came to the capital without even informing them in advance. What do they want to do?"
Dongfang Changqing looked at Ming Guogong: "Father, the South China Sea side doesn't listen to our orders now. We have to make preparations early."
After a pause, "Everyone in the capital knows that our family had some quarrels with the Sixth Prince some time ago. Now that the Sixth Prince is dead, some people will definitely think of us, and I think Chu Yao has discovered something." p>
"Chang Feng's body is still in the Supervision Department. If Chu Yao finds evidence that Chang Feng is a member of Dongfang's family, the Emperor may really break his heart and take action against our family."
Ming Guogong also had a headache about this. After being silent for a while, he suddenly asked: "The prince's leg is really hurt that badly?"
Dongfang Changqing nodded solemnly: "It's very serious. The queen has already begged the emperor to ask Dr. Zhan to come down from the mountain and treat the prince."
Ming Guogong frowned: "Mr. Zhan was my daughter's senior brother at that time, just in case"
Dongfang Changqing quickly shook his head: "They don't dare. There are so many imperial doctors watching. Even if the miraculous doctor has some superb medical skills, he still won't be able to hide the truth."
"In my son's opinion, the prince and the daughter of the Shi family are not at a life-and-death situation."
Duke Ming Guo was not so optimistic: "The daughter of the Shi family is the master of the eldest prince, and she has a grudge against the prince. She will definitely not want to see the prince ascend the throne."
Dongfang Changqing: "Father, it is not urgent for the daughter of the Shi family right now. The top priority is that we should think about how to tell Brother Chang Hong about Chang Feng. After all, Chang Feng happened in the capital."
Ming Guogong thought for a while: "Hide the fact that you killed Chang Feng, and tell the truth. If Dongfang Changhong blames Chang Feng's death on us, then his position as head of the family in the south will be in vain.
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Dongfang Changqing: "Okay, my son will go and deliver the message immediately."
Before going out, Dongfang Changqing suddenly stopped on the sidewalk: "By the way, father, I think we should serve some snacks regarding Chang Feng's visit to Beijing to investigate this time. My son thinks there is something big involved here."
The sixth prince died, and the Turtle Gang as the murderers was naturally wanted. The emperor directly issued an order to the Nanhai Navy, asking them to attack the Turtle Gang with all their strength.
The South China Sea is too far away, so Fuxin can only wait for a letter from Master Xiang.
During this period, because the prince was injured, Doctor Zhan was summoned back to the palace by the emperor. Shi Fuxin did not want Zhan Peng to stay alone on Mount Heng, so she told Chu Yao and planned to stay with Zhan Peng for a while.
It was a troubled time in the capital now, and Chu Yao didn't want Shi Fuxin to stay in the house to avoid being plotted against. In addition, he had many things to do, so the number of times he returned to the house became less and less, so he personally sent her to Hengshan. p>
After living in the mountain for more than a month, when Fu Xin came down from the mountain to return home, the Queen Mother had already returned to the palace for more than half a month.
"Madam, someone is coming from the palace."
On the day when Shi Fuxin returned home, An Ran hurried in before she could rest.
"Come to find me?"
An Ran nodded: "Well, the Queen Mother wants to see you."
Seeing that An Ran was hesitant to speak, Shi Fuxin frowned: "Why, is there anything else?"
An Ran: "The Queen Mother also summoned the cousin. Before we returned home, the cousin had actually met the Queen Mother twice with the old princess and the princess."