"And..." Hongli hesitated for a moment and said: "Send someone to check Qiao Yan'er's background to see if she is, as he said, a native of Jiangning Prefecture who came to Hangzhou to seek refuge with relatives; also, although Wanhualou,
has been sealed up, but there are still many people in Hangzhou Prefecture who have worked in Wanhua Tower before. Carefully interrogate Qiao Yaner about her affairs in Wanhua Tower, especially the man who sold her into Wanhua Tower. If we can find
, it’s the best.”
After the spy leader carefully noted down his words, he said: "I will take care of it immediately."
"Go." After the secret agent left the Yangxin Hall, Hongli folded the last memorial in his hand and said, "Where are the other memorials? Go get them."
"If you go back to the Emperor, all the documents are already here." Sixi said with a worried look on his face: "Your Majesty, you haven't closed your eyes for two days and two nights. I will wait for you to take a rest."
Hongli pinched the bridge of his nose, waved his hand and said: "I'm not sleepy. I've been told that the six departments will submit all the files and documents for this year. I want to read them myself." After waiting for a while, Sixi agreed and urged: "
Why don’t you go quickly?”
Sixi gritted her teeth, knelt down and said: "If the emperor keeps sleeping like this, the dragon body will not be able to bear it. I know that the emperor is depressed because of Zhou Quan's affairs, but no matter what, please take care of the dragon body. I think if the queen sees it,
The emperor will be sad if he does this."
"Queen..." Hongli said mockingly: "She doesn't even want to see me, so how can she feel sorry for me? Unexpectedly, the relationship between me and the queen for many years as husband and wife is not as good as a little thoughtful one. It's really
ridiculous."
Xiao Wu tentatively said: "I think the Queen is just sad for a moment. She will think about it after a while and she will be fine."
Seeing that Hongli was silent, Sixi whispered: "Your Majesty, although Zhou Quan initially instigated Zheng Jiu and others to make Wei agree, later on, it involved the little princess and Qiao Yan'er, and everything was connected together.
Only the queen would give birth to this
I'm so angry. But... if your Majesty knew that your Majesty sent spies to investigate the cause of the little princess's death and Qiao Yan'er's background, she would definitely be comforted." At this point, he tentatively said: "Why don't I let my servant handle this matter?
Tell the Queen the matter?"
Hongli thought for a while, shook his head and said, "Let's wait until the matter is found out, and..." He sighed and said, "The Queen's behavior really makes me a little disappointed."
"The emperor is saying..." Before Si Xi could continue, Hongli had already said: "I have protected her regardless of the reason, but she is still not satisfied and wants me to let Zhou Quan go; even if the Wei family really and
She should also be involved in Changle's death.
Tell me, instead of privately punishing and hurting people, and asking me to forgive the perpetrators after the incident is revealed, without thinking about my situation at all. Fortunately, Zhou Quan committed suicide, otherwise... I don't know what would have happened."
"The Empress has always been affectionate, and it is really difficult for her to watch Zhou Quan die." Although Si Xi was careful in what she said, trying not to give the impression that she was speaking for Xianyue, she still elicited a cold smile from Hongli.
, "What benefit did the queen give you to help her speak like this?"
Si Xi hurriedly knelt down and said: "I have received divine grace and will only be loyal to the Emperor in this life. I will never dare to help others. It's just that I have followed the Emperor for many years and knows that the Emperor and the Queen are deeply in love. I really can't bear to see the Emperor and the Queen because of this."
I have become distinguished over some trivial matters, so I have the audacity to speak too much. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
"That's all." Hongli waved his hand and said with a solemn expression: "I always thought that husband and wife should be honest with each other and tell each other whether good or bad, but now it seems that it is my wishful thinking, and the queen has hidden a lot from me.
.”
Si Xi asked tentatively: "Are you talking about Wei's promise?"
Hongli didn't speak. After a while, he stood up and walked out. Just as Sixi and Xiaowu were about to follow, Hongli's voice came to their ears, "No one is allowed to follow."
Seeing Hong Li walking further and further away, Xiao Wu said anxiously: "Master, are we really not going to follow him?"
Si Xi sighed: "Why don't you follow me? Just wait a little longer and follow me from a distance. Don't let the emperor find out."
After Hongli left the Yangxin Palace, he walked aimlessly. When he came to his senses, he was already outside the Kunning Palace. Hongli looked at the palace servants who knelt down to salute and said softly: "Is the Queen okay?
?”
The palace servant was very clever and immediately said: "As far as the emperor is concerned, everything is fine for the master, but he misses the emperor very much. If the master knew that the emperor came to see him, he would definitely be very happy. I will go and report to the master now."
Hongli hesitated for a moment and said: "No need, I have something to do and will come to visit the queen later."
His answer made the palace people a little disappointed, but they couldn't say more, so they could only respectfully send Hongli off. When he stood up, he happened to be seen by Jinping who came out. The latter asked curiously: "Who has been here?"
"It's the emperor." Under Jin Ping's surprised gaze, the palace attendant continued: "But the emperor only asked if the master was well and then left."
Jin Ping sighed and said: "If this continues, the Emperor and Master will become increasingly estranged."
"Auntie, you are waiting by the master's side and you have the time to persuade the master. This is not an option." As soon as the palace man finished speaking, Jin Ping said: "Do you think I didn't persuade him? Don't say it's me, the noble concubine.
I have tried to persuade you with Concubine Hui several times, and I am still trying to persuade you inside now, but the master still can’t let go of what happened before.”
Hearing what she said, the palace attendant didn't know what to say. After a moment of pause, Jin Ping said, "By the way, have you seen Jiang Feng?"
The palace man thought for a while and said: "About half an hour ago, I saw him going out. I talked to him a few words at that time, but he didn't ask for anything. Is there anything wrong with my aunt looking for him? Why don't I wait until he comes back?
Now, should I ask him to find his aunt?"
Jinping shook his head and said, "I just didn't see anyone else, so I just asked casually. It's nothing." After saying this, she turned back to the main hall, bowed and said, "Master, Jiang Feng will be here in half an hour."
He went out before and has not returned yet. I asked several people, but they all said they didn't know what he was doing or where he was going."
Xia Qing raised her eyebrows and said coldly: "When the Yongshou Palace incident happened, Qiao Yan'er suddenly jumped out to testify for Fu Tai and others. There must be some connection between them, but Jiang Feng didn't mention it at all. The empress asked
At that time, he also said that everything was normal with Qiao Yan'er, and there was nothing abnormal. Now he was mysteriously gone and no one knew where he was. According to my concubine, there is a high probability... that he and Qiao Yan'er are in the same group."
Mrs. Hu rubbed the jade bracelet on her wrist, frowned and said: "But I have checked the origin of Jiang Feng. Before entering the palace, he could not have interacted with Qiao Yan'er. As for after entering the palace... so far, there is only one person."
For more than a month, Qiao Yan'er can't promise him wealth or profit, so why would Jiang Feng risk his life and betray the Queen to help him?"