When Ruizhu heard that it was the Zhu Lin family, her face looked gloomy on the surface, but she was very happy in her heart. These two people had not dealt with each other for a day and a half.
"Although you are here on the orders of the Emperor, this is Kunning Palace, not a place for you to wander in. Li Gui, ask your people to wait outside while you and I go in and give the Queen a reply."
After hearing this, Li Gui could only agree. After all, this was Kunning Palace.
Seeing Li Gui nodding, Ruizhu showed a smile and led him into the main hall of Kunning Palace.
In Kunning Palace, Qin Keqing sat on the throne in the middle, surrounded by palace maids and eunuchs.
Li Gui came in and felt a little guilty when he saw this posture. He hurriedly took a few steps forward and knelt on the ground, kowtowing to Qin Keqing.
"My servant Li Gui bows to the Queen and wishes the Queen to live a thousand years."
Qin Keqing looked at Li Gui and said in a cold tone: "What's the matter with you leading people into my Kunning Palace? Maybe the emperor doesn't like me and wants to abolish me."
When Li Gui heard this, he hurriedly explained: "I'm a bit dissolute. I really deserve death. How dare I have such a heart?"
"Then what are you doing here?"
Li Gui was a little surprised when he heard this. He had just told Ruizhu about his purpose of coming. Could it be that Ruizhu didn't report it to Qin Keqing?
In fact, this time he was really guessing. After Ruizhu went in this time, he only said that Li Gui was here on the order of the emperor, but did not say that he was here to capture the Zhu Lin family.
Because Ruizhu was afraid that Qin Keqing would get the news and hide the Zhu Lin family. Will Li Gui still dare to search Kunning Palace?
Li Gui could only answer truthfully now: "I followed the emperor's order to come to Kunning Palace to capture the Zhu Lin family."
After hearing this, Qin Keqing was silent for a long time, and then asked: "I don't know what mistake Zhu Lin made. The emperor ordered you to come and get him."
"I really don't know. I only know how to act according to the emperor's orders. I don't dare to ask anyone else."
Qin Keqing already understood in her heart that it seemed that the emperor had taken more control of his younger brother and wanted to eradicate the root cause.
Li Gui knelt on the ground and watched. Qin Keqing had not spoken for so long, and he felt a little anxious. If Zhu Lin escaped while he was talking to Qin Keqing, he would not be able to explain to the emperor when he went back.
"The Queen, your Majesty is urging me so urgently that I really can't do anything. I would like to ask the Queen to be more convenient and let me get the matter done."
Qin Keqing suddenly raised his head, his eyes glowed coldly, and he stared at Li Gui fiercely.
Although Li Gui was kneeling on the ground at this time, his back was straight. He had been serving Jia Ke for so many years, and he knew many secrets.
Even if the empress survived the difficulties this time, she might not be favored again, so Li Gui now has much less taboos against Qin Keqing.
Seeing that Li Gui did not compromise, Qin Keqing had no other choice but to say to Ruizhu who was standing aside: "Go and bring someone to bring Nanny Lin out."
Ruizhu listened to Qin Keqing's instructions, bowed to her and bowed before exiting the main hall.
Not long after, Ruizhu led seven or eight strong women and escorted Zhu Lin to the main hall.
When Zhu Lin was captured by Ruizhu, she knew that the situation was over. Now she looked pale and followed Ruizhu into the hall. Looking at Li Gui who was kneeling beside him, she knew that the emperor had sent him to capture her.
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Zhu Lin first knelt down and saluted Qin Keqing, and then said in a choked voice: "Girl, I'm afraid I'll never come back once I leave. Please take good care of yourself in the future and don't think so seriously.
Live peacefully in Kunning Palace."
Qin Keqing also had tears in her eyes now. She turned her head away and stopped looking at Zhu Lin. She was afraid that seeing her miserable look again, she would become soft-hearted and force her to stay.
If he were still in Wuyang Hou Mansion, Qin Keqing would naturally go to Jia Ke to plead for mercy, but since Jia Ke ascended the throne, the relationship between the couple has changed.
Now Jia Ke's suspicion of Qin Keqing is getting deeper and deeper, and since Qin Keqing found out that Wang Yi is her younger brother, she is no longer as devoted to Jia Ke as she was before. It can be said that the couple are just inseparable now.
Li Gui knelt there, glanced at Qin Keqing, and then asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, are you taking someone away now?"
Qin Keqing nodded with tears on her face. She couldn't stop it now.
Li Gui got Qin Keqing's permission and immediately ordered people from outside the palace to come into the palace and tie up the Zhu Lin family.
Zhu Lin did not struggle and let them tie them up. Then she glanced at Qin Keqing again and finally said: "Girl, I think the young prince may have been taken away too. Please look at the face of the old prince."
Beg for mercy from the emperor, and save the life of the young emperor. Even if nothing happens, I must leave a trace for the family."
After Qin Keqing finished adding, he nodded with tears in his eyes.
Li Gui looked at Qin Keqing's face and asked them to continue talking. He didn't know what the Zhu Lin family wanted from Qin Keqing, so he quickly waved his hand and asked these people to take Zhu Lin family out.
After Zhu Lin was taken out, Li Gui kowtowed to Qin Keqing again before leaving.
Qin Keqing watched Zhu Lin being taken away by Jia Ke's people, and her heart was in a knot. At the same time, she felt that the distance between herself and Jia Ke was getting further and further away.
Besides, when Li Gui left Kunning Palace, he looked up and down at Zhu Lin beside him, and couldn't help but sneer.
"Are you quite capable? You are on the verge of death, and you are still causing trouble for our long live master. But I think you should accept it. I'm afraid your master will not be able to escape this disaster."
Zhu Lin gave Li Gui a cold look and said disdainfully: "You are a villain who follows the trend of others."
Since Li Gui came to Jia Ke's side, he has been used to being praised by others. Suddenly he heard Zhu Lin's disdainful voice and immediately became angry. He stepped forward and slapped her on the face.
Then Li Gui said to his men: "Send her to the secret guard and tell the people inside to entertain her well."
The people under Li Gui's command immediately swarmed forward, grabbed Zhu Lin, and headed towards the secret guard.
Li Gui led his men to send Zhu Lin to the secret guard, and after carefully handing over, he returned to Yangxin Hall to reply to Jia Ke.
Jia Ke listened to the cause and effect, nodded silently, and then looked up to the sky and sighed.
"Husband and wife are like birds in the same forest. When disaster strikes, they fly separately."
Then Jia Ke sat on the throne with a sad face.
Li Gui, who was next to him, saw Jia Ke's face full of displeasure, and his heart turned around, trying to help Jia Ke solve the problem.
It was he who brought a bowl of tea, went to Jia Ke's side to replace the cup of tea that was still warm, and then said to Jia Ke: "Long live my lord, it's getting late. Why don't you go to the empresses in the harem?"
Rest."
Jia Ke looked up at Li Gui, with a look of satisfaction in his eyes. Li Gui was becoming more and more discerning and could almost catch up with Li Deshan.
"I have nothing to do today, so let's go to Concubine Shi's place."
Li Gui got the order and immediately went out to make arrangements for Jia Ke. After a while, Luan Jia was ready, and then he came in to report to Jia Ke.
Jia Ke then left the Yangxin Hall and rode a soft sedan straight to the Zhongcui Palace in the harem.
Zhongcui Palace had already received news that Jia Ke was coming, and Shi Xiangyun had already brought the palace maids and eunuchs there to greet him.
Jia Ke came to the gate of Zhongcui Palace, got off the sedan chair, and after saluting Shi Xiangyun, he hugged her into the main hall of Zhongcui Palace.
Jia Ke hugged Shi Xiangyun in the main hall and did it. On the soft couch, he looked at Xiangyun's baby face and thought it was very cute.
"What have you been doing these days?"
Shi Xiangyun first raised his head and glanced at Jia Ke, and then said with some restraint: "The old lady has been a little unhappy these days. I went over to relieve the old lady's boredom."
After Jia Ke heard this, she knew that because she was a little disrespectful to Jia Mu that time, she felt unhappy during this period of time.
"Then you should spend more time with the old lady. There are a lot of things going on during this period, and the old lady will inevitably encounter unpleasant things."
Jia Ke hugged Shi Xiangyun and said a few words before ordering someone to prepare the meal.
After hearing Jia Ke's instructions, the imperial eunuch immediately informed the eunuchs outside the palace, who then reported to the imperial dining room.
After a while, the eunuchs in the imperial dining room will carry the dining table and food boxes with delicious food out of the imperial dining room, and then set them up in Zhongcui Palace.
Jia Ke's current status as emperor is different from his previous pomp and circumstance. In the past, Jia Ke only had rice with only seven or eight dishes, so he just had to eat enough.
Now there are five or six tables in front of Jia Ke, two tables for dishes, three tables for porridge, soup and snacks, and a small table for pickles and condiments.
There are forty or fifty kinds of dishes. This is because Jia Ke advocates frugality. I heard from Li Deshan and other eunuchs who served the previous emperor that the emperor in those days had to eat more than a hundred dishes for a meal. These dishes must be arranged at least
There are more than ten tables, and the Emperor does not need to do anything when eating. As long as he glances at it, the clever eunuchs next to him will put it into the golden plate in front of the Emperor. This shows why everyone wants to be the emperor.
After Jia Ke finished eating, he followed him down, and then played with Shi Xiangyun for a while before taking a rest.
The next day, Jia Ke got up from bed refreshed and dressed neatly under Shi Xiangyun's service.
Before Jia Ke could go to Yangxin Palace for work, a eunuch came to report to Queen Qin Keqing for an audience.
Jia Ke didn't want to see Qin Keqing now, so he told the people below: "Go out and tell the queen that I am not free now, and I will summon him when I am free."
The eunuch immediately went out to deliver the message, but soon came back with a look of helplessness.
It turned out that Qin Keqing knelt down at the door of Zhongcui Palace and refused to leave when she heard that Jia Ke would not meet him.
Jia Ke is a little angry now, and Qin Keqing is getting more and more rude. As expected, they are a family. If they don't enter the same family, none of them, father, son and brother, will have peace of mind.
Xiangyun has received much care from Qin Keqing since she married Jia Ke. Now when Qin Keqing asked for an audience, Jia Ke didn't see her and was a little angry.
Shi Xiangyun thought for a while and hurried up to give Jia Ke some relief, otherwise Qin Keqing would suffer.