in2ebook Chapter 802: Does the Ye family owe you something?
Chapter 802: Does the Ye family owe you something?
Chapter 802: Does the Ye family owe you something?
After asking, without waiting for her answer, he continued, "You said this person is also strange. I have seen the Second Miss Ye before, and I thought that the child was not likable from her appearance to her behavior and conversation. But now she has come to her senses and reconciled with the eldest wife of the Ye family. How come she seems to have become a different person? It's as if her appearance has become kinder, and people feel happy when they see her."
Ye Chu Lian thought to herself, "What do you want to do, Queen Mother? You're looking at me, and thinking about my second sister. Do you want to take them all?"
The problem is that neither of us wants to enter the palace!
She was so frightened at the end of the meal that she and Zhuier almost ran away.
Queen Mother Yu was still lecturing Quan Qingcheng from a distance: "Hurry up and send them off!" Quan Qingcheng followed her instructions and explained to them embarrassedly: "My mother is like this, not once or twice, don't take it personally. Oh, and don't tell Miss Ye Er, or she will scold me again next time she enters the palace."
Speaking of Ye Qingtong, Ye Chulian stopped and said to him, "Your Majesty, I really don't know what great virtues you accumulated in your previous life, or maybe the children of our Ye family owed you in the previous life. Let alone my eldest brother, he works in the Imperial College, eating the emperor's salary and sharing the emperor's worries, which is what he should do. But starting from my second brother, and then to the rest of us, even our maid Zhuier, they are busy running around for you all day long. Do you know why my second sister hasn't been to the palace for many days?"
Quan Qingcheng then realized that, yes, Ye Qingtong had not entered the palace for almost a month.
He quickly expressed his concern: "Is she sick? I have to go out of the palace to see her."
Ye Chulian shook his head, "She is not sick, she went to the camp to study military tactics and help the emperor train soldiers." Ye Chulian tilted her head and looked at him for a while, and said the same thing: "Maybe all the children of our Ye family owe you, so we have to pay you back non-stop in this life. But when will we be able to pay you back? Your Majesty, we have done enough, you must grow up quickly. When that time comes, we don't expect you to protect us in return, we just hope that you can protect this land and don't let down all of us for our efforts and expectations."
After she finished speaking, she pulled Zhuier, and the two of them hurried out of the palace and got on the carriage back to Ye Mansion.
Quan Qingcheng just stood there and didn't see them off. Ye Chulian's words kept lingering in his mind for a long time. It was only today that he learned that Ye Qingtong had gone to the camp.
The Ye family had loyal ministers and capable generals. Although they no longer have a general, these girls are growing up in their due role.
He saw hope in them, and he also hoped that he could be like them, no matter whether it was adversity or prosperity, life had to go on, and government affairs had to be taken care of. As long as they kept moving forward, everything would be fine one day. After sending Ye Chulian and Zhuier away, Quan Qingcheng did not return to Changxin Palace. He only asked Wu Fei to send someone to reply to Queen Mother Yu, saying that he still had government affairs to take care of, and he would return to the Fairy Palace first.
Wu Fei quickly sent someone to pass on the message, and then followed Quan Qingcheng back to the Temple of Immortals. He then watched Quan Qingcheng call out the Qilin Guards and ask them if there had been any movement at the Dening Palace recently.
Qilin Guard said, "There is no movement. Since the last time Concubine Li was attacked, no assassins have entered the palace. Empress Dowager Li seemed to have softened her attitude last time, but seeing that no assassins have entered the palace, she seems to have calmed down again these days."
Quan Qingcheng shook his head. "It won't do to calm down. I am still counting on this Concubine Dowager to become a breakthrough point and push the Regent into an irretrievable situation. So we have to think of a way... Since no one is coming to assassinate us, let's do it ourselves!"
The Qilin Guards of course understood what he meant and nodded immediately, "Your Majesty, rest assured, we will start tonight."
Quan Qingcheng nodded, waved his hand to let him leave, and then said to Wu Fei: "If Concubine Li is attacked again this time, are you willing to cooperate with us and expose the regent?"
Wu Fei thought to himself, Your Majesty, why do you always ask a eunuch about this kind of thing? What do I, a eunuch, know?
But since the emperor had asked, he had to say something, so he thought for a moment and said, "In my opinion, if we want to pry open Concubine Li's mouth, besides chilling her heart, we'd better have some other tricks, for example, we can't just scare her, we have to give her some benefits."
Quan Qingcheng frowned when he heard this. "Benefits? What benefits can we give her? After this is revealed, she will definitely not survive. Now, for her, it is actually a matter of whether she wants to die together with the Regent. After all, the Regent has already tried to kill her, so she probably has nothing to miss about the Regent. It would be best if the two of them fight and die together."
"But what if she bites it to death and doesn't tear it apart? Even if the Regent wants to kill her, she can endure it? After all, they have a child."
"Child?" Quan Qingcheng understood. "Yes, they have a child, and it's not just one child. But for Concubine Li, the only one she really cares about is the former Sixth Prince. So what you mean is that we can use the former Sixth Prince as a bargaining chip to exchange with Concubine Li. See if she wants to protect the man or the child."
Wu Fei hurriedly said, "Oh, Your Majesty, this is not what I meant, this is clearly Your Majesty's wisdom!"
"Alright, alright!" Quan Qingcheng waved his hand. "Let's not play this game between us. I have mentioned this before, but I am not sure. So let's think about how to get the Sixth Prince out. Now, although I know that he is in an underground palace in the Regent's Palace, the underground palace is full of traps. Even the Qilin Guards are only 70% sure. How can I talk to Li Xiaohan about this? What if she agrees, but we can't get the person out? Wouldn't it make her laugh?"
When he said this, he suddenly remembered something: "Didn't I see Quan Qingyin at the recent morning court?"
Wu Fei nodded, "Yes, I don't know what's wrong with our Sixth Prince. He doesn't seem to be very interested in state affairs. He hasn't done many of the things that Your Majesty has told him to do. Or, he would rather come and ask for forgiveness than do anything. This old servant has been observing the Regent these days. I have seen that whenever the Regent hears about the Sixth Prince, he is also angry. I think they should not get along on this matter. In fact, it is the best for us that the two of them don't get along, but we still can't figure out what the Sixth Prince is thinking. If he..."
"If he really doesn't share the same thoughts and efforts as the Regent, maybe he can help us rescue Quan Qinglu." Quan Qingcheng thought for a while and waved his hand, "Forget it, I'll think about it again."
At the next morning court session, the Sixth Prince did not attend again. The Emperor was furious and publicly reprimanded His Royal Highness Prince Su for being negligent in state affairs and failing to live up to the high hopes that the late emperor and he had placed on him.
At that time, almost half of the court officials were pleading for the Sixth Prince, and some even said: "The late emperor didn't actually have high hopes for the Sixth Prince. All his hopes were placed on you, Your Majesty." These words were obviously directed at Quan Qingcheng, meaning to remind Quan Qingcheng not to act ungratefully after getting the upper hand.
Chi Hongfang, the prefect of Lin'an Prefecture, was not happy after hearing this: "Whether he has high hopes or not has nothing to do with his absence from court. The Sixth Prince did not come to court for no reason, which shows that he is lazy in government. It is clear that the late emperor also knew his character, so he did not place high hopes on him."
"Lord Chi knows the late emperor well."
"No, no, it was you, Lord Li, who knew it first. I was just following your words."
Lord Li was about to speak, but Jiang Feng took over the conversation: "In fact, the Sixth Prince did not come to the court. This minister has a different idea from you. This minister does not understand the late emperor, nor does he think that the Sixth Prince did not come to the court because he was lazy.
This is what I think. The Sixth Prince is having a hard time now. He was ill before and finally recovered, but he still hasn't married a princess. I think his body may not be completely healed, but he just didn't feel comfortable telling others about it. It's normal for a body that is not completely healed to get sick every now and then. And we all know that this kind of illness is related to a man's dignity, so he may not feel comfortable reporting it. Okay, let's sympathize with the Sixth Prince, and Lord Chi, don't always say that he is lazy in politics. Please forgive the Sixth Prince and don't blame a patient. "
Quan Qingcheng almost laughed out loud, if anyone was to blame, it had to be Jiang Fengsun, now he had described the Sixth Prince as incomplete again.
Of course, the Regent was not happy to hear this. He snorted angrily and scolded, "Jiang Feng! Stop talking nonsense!"
Jiang Feng also turned his face: "This Shangshu is not talking nonsense!"
The Regent said: "Then please ask Minister Jiang to produce some evidence!"
Before Jiang Feng could reply, Chi Hongfang laughed, "How do we get the evidence? You can't just take off the Sixth Prince's pants and show it to everyone, right? Anyway, I don't mind! Whether the Sixth Prince will do it or not is not certain." Some people laughed loudly, some people shouted at Chi Hongfang for being rude, and some people said, "This is the court! How can my Northern Qi have an official like you? Your Majesty, I want to report him!"
Chi Hongfang was not afraid of this. He would report it to the emperor. Aren't there enough people reporting him all day long? Ever since the emperor ascended the throne and he got in touch with Ye Wenyan and the emperor, the memorials reporting him never stopped.
There was nothing he could do. He was really courting death! He would attack anyone he disliked. He had attacked all those who were in the same faction as the Sixth Prince and the Regent. They were all beaten to a pulp.
Now he is still afraid of being reported? What a joke.
Seeing that Chi Hongfang didn't care, the emperor didn't know what he was thinking, so he didn't respond. The old minister burst into tears and said, "How could my Northern Qi have an official like you? My late emperor! Can your spirit in heaven see this? My Northern Qi is unfortunate!"
The Right Prime Minister couldn't bear to listen any longer - "Enough!"