Chapter 147: The Despicable Stratagem of the Marquis of Zhenyuan (Third Watch)
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The words of the imperial concubine did not dispel the suspicions of the Western Qin Emperor.
"Where is the sixth prince now? There is news from southern Xinjiang, he appeared in southern Xinjiang a few days ago?"
Emperor Xiqin lowered his eyes and said.
The imperial concubine shook her head and said: "This concubine really doesn't know, the concubine is in the harem, I haven't seen him come to visit, and I don't know if he is in Xiqin now." โ
"Isn't Yi'er often with the Six Princes?" asked Emperor Xiqin.
At the mention of Qin Jingyi, the imperial concubine raised her hand and rubbed her eyebrows, and said, "Your Majesty, don't mention Yi'er, the concubines are about to be angry with him." โ
"What's going on?" Emperor Xiqin asked, but the imperial concubine heard it, and there was no doubt in this tone, some were just probing.
The imperial concubine's face was full of helplessness, and said: "Yi'er is eighteen years old in a blink of an eye, the concubine thinks that he is always not doing his job, so he knows that he enjoys the flowers and walks the horse, and the concubine thinks that he will give him a concubine, and he will always take care of it when he becomes a family. โ
Emperor Xiqin smiled lightly.
The imperial concubine looked tired, helpless mixed with heartache, and said: "Your Majesty, Yi'er is older, and the concubine can't say that he can't move him, you must talk about him well, the male is married, and the concubine, who is a concubine, just wants to hold his grandson, why is he not happy?"
Emperor Xiqin smiled: "Concubine Ai originally wanted to hold her grandson." โ
The imperial concubine sneered and said: "The concubine is just Yi'er, a child, and he will give birth to a child as soon as possible, and the concubine's heart will be at ease." โ
"Yi'er is a prince, and it is not impossible to make contributions. โ
The imperial concubine waved her hand again and again, and said: "Your Majesty, Yi'er has been pampered since she was a child, what kind of achievements, don't hurt him, Your Majesty, for the sake of the concubine, let him live in peace and stability." โ
Emperor Xiqin said with a smile: "Ai Concubine, a loving mother is a loser, you see that you are too loving." โ
The imperial concubine said unrelentingly: "Your Majesty, Yi'er is your own son, although he is not doing his job, but he has not done anything bad, how can he be a concubine and a mother, your Majesty, you say this, the concubine does not follow." โ
Emperor Xiqin smiled: "Okay, okay, I said the wrong thing, and Concubine Ai educated Yi'er very well." โ
The attitude of the imperial concubine is just right, there is no intention to fight for power, and she is a doting mother of her son. Emperor Xi Qin was very satisfied with this, Emperor Qin's concubine recognized the reality, and did a good job as a harem concubine in peace, and became a concubine in the future, and Qin Jingyi was an idle prince who walked birds and enjoyed flowers, which was the best.
The imperial concubine smiled slightly on her face and said: "The concubine is such a son as Yi'er, of course I hope that he will be safe and prosperous, and he will be prosperous and rich for a lifetime, your Majesty, although Yiyi'er is a stubborn child, but his heart is good, if he makes any small mistakes, you must tolerate him." โ
What kind of character is Qin Jingyi, Emperor Xi Qin naturally sees it in his eyes, he likes to play some piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, wine and tea on weekdays, where there is fun, there must be his figure, treating other imperial brothers and brothers, the relationship is not far or close, and it seems that he is a peaceful person.
Emperor Xiqin laughed and said, "You, just now you said that you should let me talk to him, but in a blink of an eye, I changed my words and told me not to worry about him." โ
The imperial concubine's face was slightly red, and she hurriedly hid her face and smiled: "Your Majesty, this matter is one yard to another, why do you still say that the concubine is not the same? The concubine can ignore Your Majesty, and the concubine will leave." โ
As he spoke, he hurriedly saluted and walked out directly.
When he walked to Hu Quan's side, the steps of the imperial concubine were still the same, but Hu Quan obviously felt that the imperial concubine's afterglow seemed to be looking at him, and he hurriedly lowered his head.
Hu Quan has been by the side of Emperor Xiqin for a long time, and since His Majesty ascended the throne, it seems that the only person who can be angry with him is the imperial concubine.
As soon as the imperial concubine left, the smile on the face of Emperor Xiqin disappeared without a trace in an instant, Hu Quan's atmosphere did not dare to come out, and the entire imperial study was quiet, as if the ridicule of the imperial concubine had not happened at all.
"Hu Quan, what's going on?" Emperor Xiqin asked, his tone was neither salty nor light, so that people could not see any emotion.
Hu Quan replied respectfully: "Back to Your Majesty, the slave sent someone to Shou'an Palace to investigate, the five princes did stay by the Queen Mother's side for the past two days, and accompanied the Queen Mother to chant and chant Buddha every day, and never stepped out of Shou'an Palace. โ
Hu Quan only understood what the imperial concubine meant when he was leaving, and told him not to talk nonsense.
Could it be that there is someone here who is the imperial concubine? Hu Quan instantly felt that his words and deeds seemed to be under the surveillance of the imperial concubine, if he said something that he should not say in front of the Western Qin Emperor, would the imperial concubine be able to kill him?
The imperial concubine favors the harem, and she seems to be arrogant and domineering, but every time she stops at the point, no one has any reason to move her, this woman is not simple. Hu Quan, who has been a chamberlain for many years, believes in his instincts, and the imperial concubine may be the most unprovoked person in the palace.
"What about Chaohua Palace?" Emperor Xiqin continued to ask. He didn't dispel his doubts.
"There's nothing unusual about Chaohua Palace. Hu Quan replied cautiously.
Emperor Xiqin said in a deep voice: "Murong Yan is in the capital, but he has not contacted the imperial concubine, where is he hiding?"
Hu Quan bowed his head and didn't dare to speak.
"Hu Quan, summon the Marquis of Zhenyuan into the palace. Emperor Xiqin commanded.
Hu Quan received the order, and soon saw the Marquis of Zhenyuan enter the palace.
"The Marquis of Zhenyuan doesn't have to be polite. Before the Marquis of Zhenyuan saluted, Emperor Xiqin directly flattened.
"I ask you, how did you get the news that the six princes of Southern Qi are in the capital?"
Qi Yan is in the capital of Western Qin at this moment, and this news is the Marquis of Zhenyuan who wrote to Emperor Xiqin.
The Marquis of Zhenyuan replied: "It was the dog Mohan who came from southern Xinjiang. โ
Emperor Xiqin's eyes narrowed slightly, and said: "Since Wen Qing knows that the six princes are in the capital, why didn't he send a letter to me, but sent a letter to you?" In the eyes of Emperor Xiqin, although Wen Mohan and the Marquis of Zhenyuan are father and son, but the prince of heaven and earth is a teacher, the king is above, and he is the first-hand information, as the king of a country, he should have obtained first-hand information.
Marquis Zhenyuan hurriedly knelt on the ground and asked for guilt: "Your Majesty forgives me, Mo Han only guessed that the six princes did not return to Southern Qi with Princess Hua'an, but he was not sure that the six princes must be in Western Qin, so he followed the family letter to inform Weichen, and Weichen also sent someone to investigate, and the six princes did appear in the capital a few days ago, so they dared to write to Your Majesty." โ
After explaining, he confessed again: "I hope Your Majesty will forgive you, this news cannot be determined, if the news is not true, but inform Your Majesty, isn't it a crime of deception?"
Emperor Xiqin waved his hand, motioned him to get up, and said, "Get up, I don't blame you." I ask you, where is Murong Yan now?"
Marquis Zhenyuan hesitated and said, "This ...... Your Majesty forgives the sin, the whereabouts of the six princes of Nanqi are strange, and the ministers have sent people to investigate, but they only know that he has indeed appeared, as for where he is at the moment, Weichen is incompetent, with the ability of the minister, I am afraid that he will not be able to find it. โ
"The six princes of Southern Qi are really not to be underestimated...... Emperor of Western Qin muttered, "He is a prince of another country, he can hide so deeply, and even the imperial concubine has no news anywhere, and the capital is such a big place, can he still escape." โ
Marquis Zhenyuan pondered for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, the minister has a plan. โ
Say. โ
Marquis Zhenyuan replied: "This is the capital of Western Qin, and it seems that the only people known by the six princes of Southern Qi are the imperial concubine and the fifth prince, but the minister once heard a small news that this sixth prince seems to be very close to the lord of Haoyue." โ
"Where did you hear about this? Emperor Xiqin instantly became suspicious again, the news that Qi Yan wanted to marry Ling Haoyue was only known to him and the imperial concubine, and even the queen mother did not leak it at all, how did the Marquis of Zhenyuan know.
Marquis Zhenyuan replied unhurriedly: "It's also a coincidence, Qingyao, the daughter of Weichen, happened to bump into the six princes and the lord of Haoyue when she went to Baiyun Temple to offer incense one day, and the six princes seemed to have some meaning to the lord of Haoyue. โ
The intersection of Qi Yan and Ling Haoyue in Baiyun Temple was seen by many people, but the peachy news that this news did not become a headline spread.
Emperor Xi Qin was silent, since he knew Qi Yan's thoughts about Ling Haoyue, he had already investigated the past between them clearly, of course, it was the contact on the surface, as for the secret things such as Qi Yan's night visit to the boudoir was not known, the affairs of Baiyun Temple were above board, and Emperor Xi Qin knew it clearly.
Seeing that Emperor Xiqin didn't have too much expression on his face, Marquis Zhenyuan knew that this matter was a fool, and continued: "The six princes are interested in the county lord of Haoyue, and the birthday banquet of the old lady of the Lingguo Mansion is coming in a few days, hasn't the six princes visited the Lingguo Mansion before, so it is better to let the Haoyue county lord invite the six princes to participate together, which is also reasonable." โ
Let Ling Haoyue go to Qi Yan. Emperor Western Qin pondered the possibility of this.
"The county lord of Haoyue and Xiao Qingfeng, the grandson of Mrs. Xiao's family, have a marriage contract, how can I give her such a will. "Back then, the marriage decree between the county lord of Haoyue and Xiao Qingfeng was promulgated by him personally, and now that Xiao Qingfeng is in southern Xinjiang, he wants Ling Haoyue to invite Qi Yan, wouldn't it be repugnable to spread it.
The Marquis of Zhenyuan lowered his voice a few points and said, "The minister thinks that His Majesty can pass on the message to the Lord of Haoyue, and the Lord of Haoyue County is loyal to His Majesty and will definitely handle this matter for His Majesty." โ
The implication is that this will was secretly given to Ling Haoyue, so Ling Haoyue should know how to handle this matter well.
Emperor Xiqin was silent for a moment, such a method was a bit despicable and insidious, but there was no movement on the side of the imperial concubine, and Qin Jingyi hid in the Empress Dowager's palace and did not come out, so Ling Haoyue was the only one.
"Hu Quan, you pick something from the Internal Affairs Mansion and send it to the Lingguo Mansion. โ
In the name of sending things, he quietly sent an edict to Ling Haoyue, Hu Quan understood, and responded: "The slave obeys the order, and the slave will go." โ
After Hu Quan left, Emperor Xiqin's faint eyes swept over the Marquis of Zhenyuan, and said, "Marquis Zhenyuan, how have you been in the military department these days?"