Chapter 64
Chapter 64
After ascending the seal of the Supervisor of Rites and the position of Governor of the Overwatch Council, Qi Yu's popularity inside and outside the palace increased again.He has always been polite in his dealings with people, and even when stabbed with a knife, he has a warm smile like a spring breeze. The palace servants and servants in the palace think that he is very clear about rewards and punishments. When he is outside the palace, he is called "Smiling Hades" by Shilin students. a.
Qi Yu himself didn't feel much about these things, but Liu Gui and Tan Xiang's close friends thought it sounded weird, and they called themselves black and white double evil bull-headed horse faces, and played house like a group of little girls.
When this matter spread to the palace, Zhou Shuhe thought it was funny at first, but later he felt some hidden worries.
"No matter what the real king of Hades is, he is still a 'king'. What others say is their business, it is nothing, but now that you have received this title yourself, it is a bit out of line. There have been many literary prisons in the past dynasties. You have made a lot of enemies. If one day you are impeached and convicted, no matter how unworthy the question is, you will be asked to prove that you have committed a heinous crime. It is best to talk to those around you, don't use self-deprecating to dispel malice. It turned out to be a crime.”
This is the summer of the 25th year of Taiping. There are cicadas singing and sparrows singing from the deep green outside the courtyard. The Kunren Palace is fully prepared with ice, but it still can't stop the scorching heat.
Qi Yu poured her a cup of herbal tea to moisten her throat, watched her drink it, and said, "Don't worry, whether this is a sin or a joke is all up to me. If I climb high, it's a joke. If I fall Seriously, it's just one of the thousands of crimes. If you want to add a crime, there is no excuse. Liu Gui and the others have been scolded for a long time by people pointing at the spine, so it's rare to be happy, so it's okay to talk about it."
This made sense, Zhou Shuhe smiled wryly: "I was worrying too much."
Qi Yu pursed her lips, tried her best to calm down the corners of her mouth that couldn't help but said softly, "I'm very happy that you think so much about me."
Qi Yu was happy, but naturally some people were also unhappy.
Zhenbei King Chu Huaizhang originally framed the deposed prince to get rid of his crimes. Although the plan was successful, the emperor already knew that he was cheating with internal and external enemies, so he was unwilling to let him go.
He himself understood this point. Since then, he has been cautious all day long, killed a group of people and sealed some mouths, and wanted to bury all other evil things in his past underground, but unfortunately things backfired.
Still the same sentence, there is nothing wrong with wanting to commit a crime, not to mention Chu Huaizhang's incompetence and lack of virtue, the exposed horse's feet are like fireflies in the dark night, and a little pawing will be a big piece.Bullying men and women, fish and meat people, embezzlement and bribery, murder and murder, one after another, so that even if he is a royal family with the surname Chu, he can be sentenced to death even if he is a third-class crime.
No matter how Chu Huaizhang cried and begged to resist, the emperor directly sent imperial envoys to take him there, without escorting him back to Beijing, and killing him on the spot.
Qi Yu stayed in Zhenbei Pass for nearly two years, and knew that Chu Huaizhang had raised some private soldiers, and was afraid that he would not obey the law, so he suggested that the emperor send [-] more soldiers and horses to go together.
That's all there is to it.
In the midsummer season, the heat was unbearable, the emperor got rid of his childhood shadow, was in a good mood, and decided to leave the palace and go to Qiongmingyuan to escape the summer heat.
Since they are going to another palace to escape the summer heat, of course the wives, concubines and children should bring some with them.The crown prince has to stay in the palace to supervise the country, and the other two princesses and princes will be taken away directly. Their biological mother, queen, and concubine Xian will also go together, so concubine Zhuang and Liu Jieyu will be left as agents of Liugong, and then they will bring Mrs. Baihe and a few young concubines. A beautiful low-ranking concubine, beautiful scenery all the way, with both children, so happy and wanton.
The only thing that made the emperor feel a little bit embarrassed was the whereabouts of the concubine Zhu Chun.
Selfishly speaking, the emperor had disliked this person a long time ago and didn't want to bring her with him at all, but he was somewhat worried that the crown prince was left to supervise the country. In the end, he gritted his teeth and decided to take the concubine with him, holding the crown prince's biological mother in his hand. , can prevent his alienation.
In addition to the concubines and the prince and princess, there were also the servants in the palace, the black armored guards of the Imperial Guard who escorted them, and even the palace musicians and dancers all led a class.
All these things are taken care of by him. Others are idle, but he is very busy. After a while, he hastily took care of himself, and with a face that seems to be unintentional, he is quite scheming. Ye, leaned towards Zhou Shuhe by himself.
"Your Majesty hates three things the most in this life. One is being bullied by King Zhenbei when he was young, the other is being held hostage by the eldest princess when he was young, and the third is the young heir in middle age, and the position of heir is lost. Now all of them are consummated, and it is time to be reckless and happy. .It’s just that the flood season came early this summer, and I don’t know how long the Yellow River dam can last. If there is a flood, and His Majesty is not in the court, I’m afraid there will be chaos.”
Zhou Shuhe concluded: "You can just say that he is so complacent."
Qi Yu nodded implicitly, and said in a warm voice, "Xiaohe said exactly what she said."
Zhou Shuhe couldn't stand him talking like this, so he raised his eyes to stare at him, lowered the curtain of the side window of the carriage and ignored him.
Originally, whether it was calling her by her baby name affectionately as before, or respectfully treating her as a concubine in front of others, it sounded quite normal.But for some reason, occasionally, like today, he called her "Xiaohe" in the tone of calling her mother, or called her "Niangniang" in the tone of calling Xiaohe, which always made Zhou Shuhe'er root itchy.
It's annoying.
There was a chuckle from outside the sedan chair, and the sound of horseshoes gradually went away. She took a deep breath and calmed her breathing with a blushing face.
After touching for about half a moment, the carriage stopped suddenly, Zhou Shuhe was a little puzzled, and heard Qi Yu's voice again through the thin curtain of the carriage.
"Please be safe, Empress. This trip passes through the village. Your Majesty wants to experience the countryside, so he decided to rest here for a while. After all, it is necessary to rest. The maidservant thought that the empress could also get out of the carriage and walk around to get some air."
This time it was really respectful again.
Zhou Shuhe opened the curtain of the car, and was about to ridicule him, but saw that there were several eunuchs and maids behind him, so he had to give up, and said with a fake smile: "Qi's palm print is meticulous."
"Niangniang praised."
Zhou Shuhe supported Qi Yu's arm and got out of the carriage. Not far away were farms and fields and traffic, which made people feel relaxed and happy.
"What about the age?"
"His Royal Highness is playing with the Eldest Princess on the embankment at the entrance of the village."
Zhou Shuhe was a little surprised: "Is there a dam in this small village?"
Qi Yu nodded: "Several villages along the way are built along the river. This is in the middle reaches, and sometimes it will dry up during the dry season. The villagers of several villages on the river jointly built a small dam, which can't stop the flood, but the storage Water is still available."
Zhou Shuhe couldn't help sighing: "They are all hard-working people, so it's good to let Sui Sui learn more."
As soon as the two of them reached the river bank, they ran into Concubine Xian's group. Sui Sui was playing with the eldest princess, but when he saw A Niang, he immediately screamed and ran over and threw himself into her arms.The child didn't know how to restrain himself, and the noise made people's brains buzzing. Zhou Shuhe raised his index finger to his lips - this was a secret signal between them, so he quickly covered his mouth with his hands, and only then did the noise stop.
Concubine Xian walked over leading the eldest princess, bowed to Zhou Shuhe, looked down at Suisui who was holding Zhou Shuhe's finger, and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness Chu was taught very well by your mother."
Zhou Shuhe and her flattered each other: "The eldest princess is also very good, she is so demure and gentle at a young age."
Concubine Xian looked at her quietly for a while, then said: "Your Majesty, you know, His Royal Highness is also very good."
The words were abrupt, Zhou Shuhe frowned slightly, looked up at her for a while, and smiled suddenly: "That's natural."
Concubine Xian lowered her eyebrows and said flatly: "Whether it is His Highness the Crown Prince or the previous Highness Yuan, they are all good boys, I have said this to my concubine in the past, and I want to tell you now. "
Zhou Shuhe was silent.
Although Concubine Xian didn't speak out, she was not a person who was easy to play tricks, she had already made it very clear.
She felt pity for these children in the palace, was dissatisfied with Concubine Jia's assassination of Chu Chengyuan at the beginning, and also saw Zhou Shuhe's intention to kill Chu Chengji now, and wanted to ask her to stop.
This virtuous concubine is clever, but it's a pity that she has been away from the world for too long, and she has developed a temperament that does not eat the fireworks of the world.She was afraid that she didn't understand that many things were beyond the control of the concubine Jia or her, or even any woman in the harem.In the past, the concubine Jia was following the emperor's heart, but now, she, Zhou Shuhe, was just prying into the emperor's deep desire for power.
She held a dignified smile and echoed: "His Royal Highness is His Majesty's beloved son, so he is naturally a good boy."
Therefore, his life or death depends only on how ruthless the emperor's heart is.
The author says:
*Earth dams are probably unscientific, with limited knowledge reserves (choked up), and nonsense.
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