Everyone is waiting, the Qi family is waiting, Qi Minlan is waiting for the news of Qi Xiangsi's death to come out of the prison, and the people are also waiting for some new news to come out after dinner.

From February to March, spring flowers bloom all over Kyoto Castle, and even if you don't have a prison cousin, you can feel them blooming on the edge of the wall outside the cell, and occasionally the wind blows into the cell, bringing the freshness of the early spring rain.

On this day, Qi Xiangsi woke up very early, put on the clothes sent a few days ago, gently stroked her hair against the dull wall, and half an hour later, the cell boss came to open the door for her and asked her to go out.

She has not been out of the cell for more than a month, and the morning sun is slightly dazzling, Qi Xiangsi paused at the door for a while, and not far away, Lord Shang Shurong of the Criminal Department walked towards her, followed by Zuo Shilang of the Criminal Department, looking solemn.

"Miss Qi, the Holy One has summoned you."

Qi Xiangsi followed them towards the front hall of the Criminal Department, the carriage at the door had been waiting for a long time, she looked towards the quiet side street outside the Criminal Department, far away, there was a familiar figure at the mouth of the alley.

"Lord Rong, is Imperial Doctor Qi back?"

Lord Rong didn't see the person hiding at the mouth of the alley, but just nodded with a serious look: "I returned two days ago." ”

Qi Xiangsi took the hem of her skirt and stepped on the stool, and said before she got into the carriage and said: "Lord Rong, the wild bandits in Nanhuai have been in turmoil for many years, and I often heard about it when I was in Nanxian. ”

It's more than merit.

Lord Rong's face did not change and he watched her get into the carriage, called a wave of officials to guard on both sides, and followed her into the carriage.

Lord Li, the left waiter, was a little confused by Qi Xiangsi's words just now, and began to ask on the carriage: "My lord, this Nanhuai Yekou rebellion is not under your control, doesn't she mean something else when she mentions it?" ”

"It is said that it is within the jurisdiction of Yongzhou, and it has not been effective over the years." Lord Rong looked out the window, and his expression was very flat, "Even if you want to take care of it, you have to be sent by the imperial court, how can we call the shots at will." ”

"That's what my lord said." Master Li hurriedly agreed, "This case has also dragged on for a while, and now that Imperial Doctor Qi is back, it is also a matter of concern to be able to close the case earlier." ”

Seeing that he brought it up from time to time, Master Rong talked to him a few more words: "What do you think of this case?" ”

"Things are going on so much that it looks like someone was deliberately planning it." Li Shilang also served in this position for several years before he sat in this position, and he has seen not many cases but there are more than a dozen, this kind of evidence has not yet been cleared up before the city is full of turmoil, it is bound to be manipulated by someone behind the scenes, of course, he is not stupid, there are many people who play power tricks under the roots of the imperial city, they just follow.

Lord Rong didn't say anything, and Master Li didn't say anything anymore, the carriage didn't go fast, and it took more than half an hour to reach the gate of the palace.

Entering from the side palace gate, after a long palace road, Qi Xiangsi saw the current saint in the side hall of the Yuming Palace.

"Raise your head and let me see."

There was a hint of hoarseness in the slightly neutral voice, which did not look majestic, Qi Xiangsi, who was kneeling on the ground, raised his head slightly, and he glimpsed that his thin body was supporting a wide dragon robe, and he looked good.

This is the first time Qi Xiangsi has met the emperor in a real sense, and he has described it as an old dragon clock, but his long-term illness has dragged down his spirit, how to see that there is still a void hidden under this good complexion.

After Lord Rong and Master Li came in, they stood aside, and the emperor looked at this little girl who had set off a storm in the city, sixteen or seventeen years old, with a delicate appearance, and she was neither very beautiful nor very good among the many young ladies of the family, but her eyes were clear and straightforward.

"You... Are you from Yongzhou? ”

"Back to the emperor, the people's daughter is called Qi Xiangsi, and she is from Nanxian County, Yongzhou."

"Then why did you use the name of Miss Qi Family?"

"It's a last resort for the people's girls to do this." Qi Xiangsi explained the cause and effect in the briefest words, and finally mentioned the case of the Qi family, and the emperor looked at Lord Shang Shurong of the Criminal Department, who walked to Qi Xiangsi's side and retold the case of the Qi family.

Half a sound waited for the emperor to say a "um" that seemed to be heard, he looked at the direction of the palace gate, and said very slowly: "There may be some misunderstanding in this matter, so let Lord Qi himself explain it to Miss Qi." ”

As soon as the words fell, Qi Henian entered the hall, and it seemed that he had been waiting outside for some time, and after a few months of hard work, his originally fat body had lost a lot of weight, and the whole person looked a lot more refined.

Only the smile on his face has not changed, and after saluting respectfully, Qi Xiangsi's eyes are still full of concern, and there is some helplessness in the concern, as if he is distressed and has an unspeakable hidden, and the interpretation is extremely in place.

"Emperor Lao is concerned about this matter, I did know the two masters of the Qi family, because of the same interests, they talked about medical matters very happily, so they stayed in Nanxian for a few months, and became close friends with their lovesick father." Qi Henian paused and looked at Qi Xiangsi, looking a little distressed, "Just when I left Yongzhou to go to Nanhuai, the Qi family suddenly suffered a great change, and when I came back, the case was closed, I didn't know that this child was alive, otherwise, I would definitely not let her suffer so much, how to bring her to Kyoto City to raise." ”

After saying this, Qi Henian's eyes turned red, and the emperor asked, "Why do you regard you as a murderer?" ”

"There was a sudden change in the family, and it happened a few days after the minister left, watching so many relatives and themselves separated from heaven and man overnight, adults are inevitably stimulated, not to mention a child, she will identify me as a murderer is also understandable, so I went the wrong way and did the wrong thing, and the minister is responsible, this child has suffered so much, saint, please forgive her, allow the minister to take her back, in the future, the minister is willing to recognize her as a goddaughter, take good care of her."

The old emperor listened with emotion: "Although there are mistakes, there are merits, and the danger has not caused a big mistake, Miss Qi, are you willing?" ”

"The folk girls don't want to." Qi Xiangsi calmly refused, tilted her head slightly, and seemed to answer: "How can a folk girl recognize the murderer as her father." ”

"Why do you still say that?"

At first, he wanted to persuade his grandfather and father to come to Kyoto City for his use, but unfortunately his grandfather and father were not here, so he stayed in Nanxian for a few months, and studied medicine from his grandfather and father in the name of discussion; Later, he learned that his grandfather had a medicine tripod, which was made of several precious medicinal materials, and after pretending to leave, he united with Nanhuai's Yeluzi to kill more than 30 people from the Qi family, and in order to cover up the truth, he also set fire to the Qi mansion, and united with the county government to put pressure on the state government, so that the case was deposited for four or five years. ”

Qi Henian's face did not change, but he was a little more helpless, as if Qi Xiangsi poured dirty water on him, but although he was wronged, he couldn't bear to blame her: "That's because Master Qi saw that the minister was worried about the holy body, although he couldn't come to Kyoto City, he was willing to do his part and gave this thing to the minister." ”

The emperor nodded, as the Son of Heaven, the common people should be concerned about him.

"But he only knows one and doesn't know the other, he heard his grandfather's initial description when he saw Yao Ding, but he didn't know that such a decoction stove is even more difficult to serve than a patient, does the saint feel that the body gradually recovers in the first two years of using this decoction, but after that, it has no effect?" The corners of Qi Xiangsi's mouth raised slightly, and he was disdainful, "That's because this medicine pod can't be commonly used, and it needs to be infiltrated and protected with medicinal juice every time, otherwise not only will the medicine be ineffective, but it will also directly become a pile of waste tiles, not even a casserole." ”

"If this thing is really a gift from your grandfather, how can you not tell Imperial Doctor Qi that you will waste this in vain, you must know that this thing has cost your grandfather several years of hard work, but you don't even understand the most basic things, how can you shamelessly say that this is a gift from your grandfather, that day you broke into Qi's house with so many people, and after you were angry with your grandfather, you forced your father to ask the whereabouts of the medicine tripod in the West Courtyard, do you still remember, what you took away from the Qi family is not only this medicine tripod, how much of it has been used by your Qi Mansion over the years, how much of it was looted from the Qi family."

Qi Xiangsi knelt on the ground and shouted, "Your Majesty, the people know that the body of the saint is related to the hearts of hundreds of people, and the grandfather should also dedicate this to the emperor, but this thing is not like the divine legend, and it is easy for people to become dependent on it after a long time. ”

When the word "Zhu" fell, Qi Henian immediately knelt down: "The minister has no such intention!" ”

The hall was quiet for a long time, and the emperor leaned back on the seat, his eyes narrowed slightly: "It is not easy for Lord Qi to run around in order to recuperate for me. ”

Qi Henian hurriedly continued: "The emperor has all the opportunities to worry about state affairs, and the ministers should be in charge of the emperor's well-being, compared to the officials and soldiers who guard various places, these ministers are nothing." ”

"Miss Qi, although what you said has some truth, it can't be evidenced, what has been talked about in the city in recent days is this matter, which has caused a lot of impact on the Qi family, if you don't have real evidence, you shouldn't do this."

The emperor's voice was much slower, as if he had used it to the end in one breath, and he was a little weak, Qi Xiangsi raised his head and saw the tiredness on his face.

A handful of old people are not confused, but they are more terrible than a few years ago, knowing that the origin of the medicine tripod is strange, but the mouth is not enough to say that the evidence is insufficient, to protect this good courtier who did everything possible to find him "immortal medicine", if he does not die, this throne will sit for thousands of years.

It's a pity.

Qi Xiangsi lowered his head: "Your Majesty, it's true that Lord Qi killed people, you didn't send someone to Nanhuai, Yongzhou to find out the truth, why did you favor him, is it because he found the medicine tripod for the emperor?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Lord Rong and Master Li, who were on the side, sweated for her at the same time, looking at how a very clever person could say such a rebellious thing, she wanted to throw her life here directly?

Sure enough, the emperor was furious: "Someone! Take the Qi family's sinner daughter down and put her in prison! ”

"Your Majesty, read this child....... Emperor! Come on, come on! Qi Henian was just about to intercede for Qi Xiangsi, but he saw that the emperor on the throne was coughing violently, and there were hidden signs of vomiting blood.

A group of people poured in, Qi Xiangsi was taken away from the side hall, and the rest hugged the emperor who was about to faint. 166 Reading Network