The blood-stained incident in Yizhuang came to an end under Yao Huang's silent attitude. The palace returned to peace. After three days of rest, Yi Chenjing began to walk between Lianchen Pavilion and the Imperial Study Room as usual. Yi Chenxuan also took care of internal affairs as usual. There are more flatterers around him than before. It is said that the emperor wants to depose the prince and establish a new one. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the favored fifth prince is the most promising, so he is flocking to him like ants.
Of course, there are also people who sneer at people who tend to follow the trend. For example, the outspoken No. 1 general of the Yao Kingdom, Ou Suiliang,
"Let those rats make trouble. I'm sorry they won't cause any trouble, but the most important thing is to cure Concubine Jing's illness as soon as possible." Ou Suiliang has been running to Lianchenxuan these days, but it's not to see Yi Chenjing, it's basically to respect her. Sometimes the concubine comes with the imperial doctor, sometimes with rare medicinal materials, and sometimes with many pastries and snacks that the concubine likes. In short, none of them are for Yi Chenjing or Bai Qige.
Privately, Bai Qige still couldn't help but sigh to Yi Chenxuan: "Actually, the emperor still cares about Concubine Jing very much" [
"If you really cared, how could you have put my mother into the cold palace and sent me to Zhaoguo?" Yi Chenjing snorted coldly, "What my father cares about is his country. Yi Chenxuan never had a place for my mother and I in his heart."
What kind of person is Yaohuang? Bai Qige doesn't know clearly. Let's talk about what happened back then. What's the reason for these misunderstandings now? As an outsider, she really has no say. She just wants to persuade Yi Chenjing not to get into trouble. Fortunately, Yi Chenjing has the willpower. Fu Chuzai did not spend too much energy on these trivial matters. Concubine Jing's mental condition was getting better day by day. Only half a month later, she was able to walk on the ground and her eyes could see something vaguely, but her mouth still kept talking. She was mumbling her son's name but couldn't see clearly that the one holding her arms and hands tightly was her longing for son Yi Chenjing.
Qiao Qingxu's body was escorted by Ye Huawan and sent by Yi Chenjing to Lingxi County. The war court was not present on the day of the funeral. Ye Huawan complained a few words but Fu Chu said nothing. After nearly a month of war, When Ting's whereabouts were unknown and he came back, he was much thinner.
"Aunt Qingxu's wedding clothes are in the bedroom cabinet." Fu Chu said this to Zhan Ting calmly when he appeared again.
"Yeah, I saw it when I was packing things." Zhan Ting's numb expression was like "Burn it with the green catkin bones to save the old village owner from looking sad."
"oh"
After that, the two of them stopped talking about anything about Qiao Qingxu.
If they want to struggle to survive, they must choose to ignore some things and forget some things, otherwise their hearts will be broken sooner or later.
The dull days that suddenly came were broken by unknown little people in the palace. The first one was Qi Qiqi, the side chamber of the Yaohe Palace, who had just been released from house arrest one night. Yi Chenxuan helped Qi to the Yaohuang Palace, seemingly happily. When it was revealed that the concubine was pregnant, according to Eunuch Tao's description, Emperor Yao was so surprised that he couldn't even hold the tea cup and threw it to pieces. Then he immediately issued an order to make Qi the fifth prince's principal concubine and gave him ten maids and old palace maids. The food and clothing of the two of them were arranged according to the rules of the harem and the concubines. It can be said that they suddenly became rich and prosperous, and Qi, who had been sleeping with her for many years but had never been pregnant, flew up to the branch and turned into a phoenix.
As for why Yi Chenxuan suddenly allowed Mrs. Qi to have a child and why he pretended to be happy and went to report to Emperor Yao, the reason is unknown. Bai Qige would not be stupid enough to ask whether it was Yi Chenxuan or Mrs. Qi. Someone she doesn't want to see again
Another woman in the same pregnant palace was far less lucky than Qi. Surao actually had the posthumous son of Prime Minister Zuo.
There was a huge difference in status, and the pregnancy was caused by an affair. According to the laws of the Sixth Palace of Dayao, Su Rao should have been beaten to death with sticks, but for her sister Su Yan, who stood up and frail and knelt in front of Emperor Yao's palace for two days and two nights, with her head on Su Rao's neck. It was definitely impossible to save Yi Chenjing. Although she hated Surao, she had always taken good care of Suyan. For this matter, she had to bite the bullet and go with Bai Qige to meet the Yaohuang to plead for mercy. The Yaohuang finally relented and gave Surao a life condition. He was driven out of the palace and never allowed to enter the palace again.
No matter what, it's better to save their lives. Bai Qige and Yi Chenjing reluctantly accepted the conditions and wanted to resign. When Yao Huang left Yi Chenjing on the grounds of discussing military affairs, Bai Qige had to leave alone.
In fact, Bai Qige's departure only meant leaving the inner hall of the palace. After a few steps out of the inner hall, Eunuch Tao caught up and stopped Bai Qige: "Prince Concubine, please stay. The Emperor has ordered me to take the Princess to the side hall to wait."
Bai Qige never expected that Emperor Yao would name her and ask Eunuch Tao for the reason behind Yi Chenjing's back. All she got was a blank shake of her head. Your order cannot be violated, especially since the relationship between Yi Chenjing and Emperor Yao is extremely delicate, and now she can't show it. Half a mistake
Yi Chenjing, who was looking through Xuan's eyes, left, then the door opened slightly, and Yao Huang's slightly rickety figure appeared in front of him.
"Sit down, no need to salute anymore." Yaohuang waved his hand and sat down on the large carved wooden chair. His smiling expression seemed to have no malicious intent. "There are some things that are not convenient to say in front of Jing'er. You also know that the child has a bad temper and a tough temper." I had a fight when I was young, so it’s better to avoid him.”
"The emperor's words are golden words. There are no taboos about what should be said or not. No matter how angry your highness is, he is still a minister. If the emperor has anything to say, you can say it as he pleases."
Yaohuang did not respond immediately but stared at Bai Qige for a long time and then suddenly laughed loudly: "I can tell that you are secretly complaining that I am unreasonable. Not only have you two gone through a lot of hardships this time when you returned to the palace, Instead of standing up for you, Jing'er was filled with anger. Everyone would be a little resentful. But you girl is brave enough. You dare to say things that others dare not say. You dare to do things that others dare not do. Compared to you, Jing'er. He is quite well-behaved.”[
Are they words that shouldn't be said and things that shouldn't be done? Bai Qige lowered her eyebrows and thought again of the four words Ou Suiliang sent her that day.
What on earth did she do that made Emperor Yao feel so resentful? Now she and Yi Chenjing are trying to make peace with each other. She neither continues to report Yi Chenxuan's crimes to Emperor Yao nor treats her coldly. If Emperor Yao thinks that she encouraged Yi Chenjing to pick a fight, She only said those words because of the quarrel between the brothers. She has been so honest recently, so there is no need to go out of her way to revisit the past face to face. If what she cares about is the previous Northern Expedition, she rushed out. This idea is even more ridiculous. How long ago that happened, not to mention it is a bit conceited. If she hadn't risked her life and led her troops to break through the formation to turn the tide, might the Northern Expedition have ended like this?
In short, Bai Qige has no idea what Yaohuang is thinking and can only remain silent in the face of cryptic conversations.
Seeing that Bai Qige didn't reply, Yaohuang picked up the ginseng tea and shook the lid of the cup and said, "You and Jing'er made such a big fuss near the city gate that day when you came back. Later, the Forbidden Army camp reported that just a few of you soldiers were wounded and killed. It’s a shame that there are as many as thirty people.”
"We are all citizens of Dayao, and His Highness and I don't want to kill each other. But those soldiers were sent by people with ulterior motives to attack His Highness and me. We had no choice but to fight back in self-defense."
Shaking is still kind, as if mentioning this matter is just a casual aside: "I understand that there is no need to explain more, after all, Jing'er's life is more important than those soldiers."
Bai Qige finally said something that was pleasant to the ears. She sat on the wooden bench and relaxed for a while. Then Yaohuang brought up other topics without saltiness, making Bai Qige's heart high again.
"I also heard that the person who protected the two of you that day was the son of the guilty minister of the Zhan family."
Bai Qige's breath stopped and she clenched her fists inside her wide sleeves.
Sure enough, Emperor Yao still refused to let Zhan Ting go. Even though he had been protecting Yi Chenjing conscientiously, even at the expense of his own feelings, even his most beloved woman was implicated and killed. Since then, the Yin and Yang have been separated forever. Why can't such an honest and honest person? Willing to give him a way to survive
Maybe Bai Qige had so much resentment in his heart that he couldn't control his tone and voice, which was much higher than before: "Zhan Ting only hurt people to protect me and His Highness. This is wrong. Do you want to stand aside and watch His Highness being stabbed in thousands of ways?" Is it right to behead?”
"But after all, he killed someone, and the merits and demerits are not equal. These principles do not require any further explanation from me." Yaohuang put down his teacup and gave Bai Qige a meaningful look.
I don't know if it was an illusion, but Bai Qige's glance caught her eye, which was shrewd and deep, completely different from what a sickly old man should have. Suddenly, she thought of Yi Chenjing, who had been holding back and keeping a low profile for many years. The father and son were really the same. from
I think about it in my heart but I can't say it out loud. That would be to pierce Yao Huang's bottom line and touch his back.
Taking a deep breath to calm down, Bai Qige stood up from the stool and bowed slightly: "Qige impulsively offended the emperor, please punish him."
"I would like to hear your opinion." Yaohuang calmly stood up and stood in front of the door with his hands behind his back. "If you can convince me, I will exempt Zhan Ting from the death penalty. If you can't convince me... let him remain loyal to Jing'er until the end of his life." He is a very vicious person who killed many of our elite soldiers in Dayao. Death will not be enough to pay for his crime."
"Good Qige, if you have any words that are not in line with the emperor's wishes, please don't take it to heart." Bai Qige looked as usual, but in her heart she was worried.
Zhan Ting is Yi Chenjing's bodyguard. According to common sense, if there is anything that needs to be discussed with Yi Chenjing, it should be discussed with Emperor Yao. If she goes too far, not only will Zhan Ting be punished by death, but she will also have to pay a certain price. It is really unpredictable when meeting such a cunning and unpredictable emperor. Every word and every move cannot be careless.
However, when things came to pass, she never escaped
She sighed briefly and lightly opened her red lips: "Qi Ge is short-sighted and always believes that the first thing to do in life is to have a bowl of water. The emperor blames the war court for killing the soldiers of the imperial city but does not hold those people accountable for chasing us. No wonder His Highness will be disappointed. If the emperor doesn't want to If someone is accused of deliberately favoring someone, it would be better to track down the real culprit who ordered the killer to hunt down me and His Highness, and then deal with it fairly with Zhan Ting."
The eyes that looked very similar to Yi Chenjing's eyes suddenly narrowed. Yao Huang's face sank and his tone was cold.
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