46. Chapter 46
Although this time it was just a small trick of the emperor, she was still full of excitement after she figured it out, after all, it was the first time she had personally participated in the political struggle, and she believed that with such a boss, the future would be very bright and ambitious, so she was full of enthusiasm.
"You're still thinking about the next time!" The emperor was incredulous, and raised his finger to point at her, "Aren't you afraid of being as heartbroken as this one again?" You're not afraid, I'm still afraid. β
Qiwen hurriedly shook her head like a rattle: "Never, the words have been spoken, I believe in your sincerity from now on, and I will not suspect you if I encounter anything again." β
There can always be two or more interpretations of the same thing, just look at how she speculates about the other party, as long as she is sure of his intentions, it will not be so easy to think left in the future. Qiwen made up her mind, and from now on, she must worship the number of systems as a god, and no longer think nonsense.
Count jΓΉ in hand, I have the world!
"I hope so." The emperor said plainly on his face, but he was actually very sure in his heart that after this incident passed, I believe that at least no one between the two of them would suspect that the other party did not love him.
Qiwen watched him serve tea and drink it, and brought a teapot over to store a cup for him: "You don't want to ask, who reported the news to me?" "This morning, she saw that Wan An swaggering in the outer courtyard.
The emperor didn't answer directly, put down the teacup and said: "Let me ask you, if this incident, I really deliberately asked Fang Kui to check on you, and I won't take the initiative to explain it to you, and even, if I have the intention to test your loyalty, how will you deal with it?" β
This is to ask her, if I am really sorry for you and let you be wronged this time, will you be separated from me because of this, and you will not come to sue my third subordinate for looking for you?
Thinking of the sadness at that time, Qiwen's eyes were a little lonely, and she replied very seriously: "I can still distinguish the priorities." I will definitely tell you about the third prince contacting me, but the rest, presumably forget it. β
She will still report it, but if you are heart-to-heart, don't expect her to tell him so lightly.
Therefore, the words are still open, the emperor is both relieved and glad in his heart, at that time he actually really thought that more than one thing is better than one less, if she didn't take the initiative to report that Yuan Ying had contacted her, he wouldn't mention it to her, fortunately he didn't fall into this gap.
He didn't say anything on his face, nodded slightly, and said, "This matter has nothing to do with you, so you don't need to ask again." β
He was so secretive that Qiwen immediately felt that he was unfathomable, and there was a little admiration in her eyes, and she even suspected that Wanquan was actually a double agent, and he had planted it. Even if it's not, at least he knows it in his heart and wants to get away with it.
Tan Wang Naya still said that the world is actually his, maybe he has been surrounded by the emperor and doesn't know it, hum......
So, she was even more geared up to give this boss a hand.
The emperor picked up the table and flipped through it, and it seemed that he was about to start the office, so Qiwen stopped making a sound, packed up the tea set and wanted to quit.
"Who told you to go?" The emperor said suddenly.
Qiwen had no choice but to pause.
"Wu Feng!" The emperor raised his voice and summoned the little attendant in the Ming Hall, and ordered him to take the tea tray in Qiwen's hand and retreat.
Qiwen saw that in the future, her responsibilities would change from serving tea to chatting.
But the emperor did not talk to her any longer, and continued to read the recital by himself, and asked her to stand aside. The bell ticked, and after half an hour, the little chamberlain brought in the tea tray again, and Qiwen consciously took it and placed it in the most appropriate position for the emperor.
The emperor had already approved several drafts, and suddenly asked, "What do you want?" Let's talk about it. β
Qiwen watched the little chamberlain withdraw, pondered for a moment, and asked cautiously: "The third prince has caused you trouble for more than a year, right?" β
The emperor took a sip of tea and let out a faint "um". It doesn't seem to contradict this topic.
Qiwen took advantage of the victory to pursue: "I also guessed that this was the case, so I have always wondered, why are you ...... Don't bother with him? Seeing the emperor raise her eyes and look over, she was faintly weak-hearted, and forced herself to calm and justify, "Just what I saw by myself, the three princes have squeezed you several times, and they still spoke wildly in front of me, which shows that you are very arrogant, aren't you angry at all?" β
The emperor sighed lightly: "Now there are civil unrest inside, and there are border troubles outside, and my own affairs should be endured if I can bear it, otherwise what else can I do?" β
If you can endure it, you can endure it? Qiwen naturally didn't believe that he was telling the truth, and continued to probe: "I heard the rumors and knew that my father might be questioned by you, but I still decided to take the lead in rectifying my sister-in-law." β
The emperor squinted at her: "Can't you just have something to say?" I also have to knock on the side, where is the courage to stand up to me in the first place? β
Qiwen blinked and said dumbfoundedly: "I mean, if you go outside, you must first settle inside." β
The emperor's eyes narrowed even more: "Can you be more straightforward?" β
Qiwen turned her heart out and let go: "I think you can clean up the third prince first!" β
The emperor suddenly glared: "You can also say this?" What a smugness! β
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"What, dissatisfied?"
"Don't dare." Qiwen bowed her head, "I think that since you still have the leisure to dig a pit for me to jump, it can be seen that you have a spectrum in your heart, and I am idle to worry about it." β
The emperor curled the corners of his lips again: "It's good to know." "Tell her not to worry about this, if she doesn't listen, then use this method to emphasize it to her again.
Qiwen waited quietly for a while, only to see him go and look at the folds again, didn't say anything, then figured it out, and rushed here, although he still didn't want her to interfere, but seeing that this time the Tan King's detective came to contact her again, he didn't explicitly let her draw a clear line with the Tan King in the future, don't go to the Tan King's detective ambiguously. It seems that he has released some water, and he is not so reluctant to be a spy as before, perhaps after this incident, he also feels that since King Tan is trying so hard to win her, she has a lot of value to "use".
Just as he said last time that he didn't want her to share the responsibilities of the government, and then he used her to test King Tan, it can be seen that he is also contradictory, and it is his ideal to not want her to get involved, but it is a reality to let her get involved to do things better, and there is always a gap between the ideal and the reality.
Qiwen saw the gap after he finished approving a draft, and said: "Master Mingjian, as the so-called rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of the husband, if I have the opportunity to share your worries, I am duty-bound." Please feel free to do so. If I can relieve your worries as soon as possible, it will be a good thing for you and me. β
They had already said the rest, and she didn't have to worry about his vigilance, nor did he have to doubt her loyalty.
The emperor did have some contradictions in his heart, until he heard her say this, and he happened to have a general decision. Maybe wanting to treat her well is not the same as taking care of her like a golden house, and letting her help her is also a kind of kindness to her.
Share the blessings and difficulties, and only then can it be regarded as a true reflection of the two hearts.
The emperor shook a piece of music in his hand, stood up and slowly paced out the dragon book case, and said, "Since you are such a good thing, why don't you come and judge this matter for me." On the seventh day of the first month of last month, Heiyukou was broken by hundreds of Rong Di soldiers, injuring more than 1,000 people, and plundering countless livestock and property, all of which were the fault of the Heiyukou guards. However, the military department reported that it was the general soldiers of the Xuanfu who exaggerated their words, and that Heiyukou was nothing more than dozens of bandits who did evil and injured several local people. In your opinion, how should this matter be screened and decided? β
Is this trying to test her skills? Qiwen listened carefully, and replied while thinking: "It is not easy to draw a definite conclusion on this matter. Presumably, in a small place like Heiyukou, which I have never even heard of, there are no Jinyi Guards to provide you with real information. However, in order to determine which party is in charge, it is not necessary to take stock of the local situation. β
"Oh? So how do you know for sure? The Emperor paused in the hall and looked at her with interest.
Qiwen said eloquently: "Heiyukou is very far away, but the capital is close in front of you, just use the Jinyi Guard or the adults of Dongchang to check, the general soldier of Xuanfu and the guard of Heiyukou are related to which adult in the capital, and what sect they belong to." Since the matter involves the military department, it is naturally best to start with the adults of the military department. The connection between the adults in the court is nothing more than the same year's fellow villagers and in-laws, although the branches are vertical and horizontal, but it is not difficult to check. It's a little more difficult to find out who paid tribute to whom, and who received whom's money, but it's easier to see who is talking to whom, who is covering for whom, and then confirming who is justified and who is not. β
The emperor remained silent and said lightly: "You know that Cui Zhen, the secretary of the Ministry of War, has been corrupt for a long time, and he is the culprit I am about to punish, so presumably this matter is also his handiwork, right?" β
Qiwen smiled and shook her head: "That's not necessarily, although Lord Cui has a bad character, he doesn't necessarily do good things all the time, and his opponent is not necessarily the fair and honest Qingtian Master, and he needs to talk about things." β
All she learned was the emperor's words, and that was all she could say, and finally sighed quietly, "It seems that the public says that the public is reasonable, and the mother says that the mother is reasonable, but in fact they are all entanglements of interests. β
The emperor's eyes were warm, and the fingers of his right hand gently pulled on the dragon book case, which was quite admirable. She said for a long time that she just said the verification method, and did not draw any conclusions, which seemed to be a nonsense in vain, but in fact, it was this kind of style that could really be called prudent and wise, not simple and naΓ―ve at all, not emotional at all, and the last sentence was also very compassionate.
Not to mention that she is just a boudoir woman, even the celebrant and eunuch he has come into contact with, although he has been hand-written every day, it is rare to have her such knowledge.
Alas, not to mention the celebrant eunuch, it was his father, the emperor, if she could handle state affairs with such an attitude, the world would not have fallen to this point - the emperor was very emotional.
"Why do you know this?" The Emperor asked a long-held question.
Qiwen replied calmly: "Born in a family of military generals, I often wondered where my father went and what he did since I was a child, and I often paid attention to the conversations and discussions between my uncles and elders and the chief stewards about such things. β
She thought very clearly, although it was very strange for Miss Boudoir to know these things, but in the final analysis, she had never said anything too shocking, and she really didn't know very much, for example, what kind of foreign race Rong Di was, where the current internal and external contradictions were concentrated, she didn't know, what she said was still within the scope of explanation.
Sure enough, the emperor was not suspicious when he heard this, and nodded: "The family of military generals...... It's a pity that the queen is the daughter of a military general, but she doesn't have the talent of you. β
"You praised it falsely, the queen didn't think she was interested in these things, after all, everyone's ladies should be based on female morality." Qiwen added tea for him again, and she said it sincerely, she couldn't use her own aesthetics to apply to the ancients. If it weren't for the emperor's preference, the harem women who knew these would not be treated well.
The emperor's tone changed slightly: "My so-called 'pity' does not mean that I hope that the empress will have such talents. β
Qiwen paused slightly to add tea, and only gently replied to him with an "oh". What he meant was that it was a pity that she had such a talent, but she couldn't be his queen. She understood, but she couldn't answer, what could she say? Can you still take advantage of the situation and beg him to abolish the queen?
"Do you doubt that the queen was in such a hurry to send you to the imperial palace with the intention of harming you?" The Emperor continued to tangle his knuckles, turning his head to look at her and asked.
Qiwen hesitated for a moment and replied, "The queen mother has been very good to me for a while. β
"You didn't answer at all." The emperor turned to face her, "What do you think in your heart, you don't dare to say it?" β
Qiwen had no choice but to lower her eyes and said lightly: "I can only say that if I am the queen, I will hear the eldest princess tell me, and another woman admires you and wants to beg me to arrange for it to be sent to the imperial front, I must be very unhappy, I must be ...... I want to kill that woman. β
Therefore, if the queen has the intention to harm her, it is reasonable, she can understand, and it is an additional benefit to treat her well now, and she will not complain.
The emperor smiled slightly, and quickly regained his indifference: "Empress...... Unlike you. β
Qiwen sounded a little harsh when she heard this, and she tried her best to be calm: "I know that the queen is generous and benevolent, and she will not be as narrow as me. β
The emperor shook his head slowly: "What I said differently does not mean this. β
He couldn't say it directly, the biggest difference between the queen and her was that she loved him, while the queen didn't. With this foundation, things don't feel so logical. Since he has no affection for him, and even loves his enemies, what right does he have to have an opinion about the love of others?
It's just that because of the old friendship, he is not so disgusted and rejected by the queen, and sometimes he feels that she is not easy, feels pitiful to her, and even feels that he owes her something. Who has decreed that a wife must love her husband with all her heart? People clearly want to be a good wife.
Seeing that Qiwen's expression did not look confused, the emperor asked, "What, do you understand what's going on?" β
"I don't dare to explain it, but I just have a little guess." Qiwen said. In fact, there is nothing difficult to guess, almost everyone here agrees that women in the world should love the third prince more, if the queen is an exception, will the eldest princess still feel that it is so rare to meet her, a woman who loves the emperor?
The emperor was silent for a moment and said, "In the afternoon, you will follow me to Kunyu Palace to meet the empress." β
"Huh?" Qiwen was taken aback, "Go...... What are you doing? "It can't be to ask for her teacher, right?
The emperor glanced at her with a smile, sold Guan Zi and didn't answer, turned back to the dragon book case and sat down, and lightly threw out another decision that shocked Qiwen even more: "You rest for a few more days, and when your spirit and body are well-raised, you will ask Wang Zhi to teach you to take care of the housework, and you will help him approve the red at that time." β
Qiwen almost dropped her jaw in shock, and she was red! Compared to approaching King Tan as a spy, that is the real regent, and in the nearly three hundred years of the history of the Great Yan Dynasty, there has never been a woman who interfered in criticizing popularity. If King Tan's subordinates heard that he asked a palace maid to intervene in the criticism, I am afraid that it will be a heavier crime than accepting the daughter of a criminal minister as a concubine. What is he trying to do?
She made up countless possibilities in her mind in an instant: He wanted to test whether I had the heart to interfere in politics? Or do you want to tie a rope sleeve to the three princes again?
The emperor raised his eyes to see her stunned appearance, raised his eyebrows and asked, "What, you don't want to do it again?" β
Qiwen stammered, "I'm afraid...... I am shallow in my knowledge and incompetent. β
The emperor sighed secretly, but he still couldn't say what was in his heart: Actually, you are better than my father......
Seeing her, he was already in a state of panic, and he said with a smile: "That's it, this matter will have to wait for two days, you better go and worry about meeting the queen first." β
Today is not the first day of the new year, nor is it the fifteenth, no one expected that the emperor would go to Kunyu Palace to visit the queen, but Concubine Ning picked this day alone and came to the queen in the afternoon to "sit and chat".
"Sister Ning, but what do you think is wrong?" After listening to Concubine Ning's seemingly unintentional topic, the queen asked a little ignorantly.
The weather was already cold, and Concubine Ning was still idly shaking her most cherished gold-sprinkled sandalwood carved fan, and said slowly: "Didn't Queen Taishang also let your sister strictly restrict the palace people to abide by the palace rules?" Presumably, just because he is a person in front of the emperor, he feels that he can be free. As a palace maid who openly drinks alcoholically, if my sister lets this matter go, how can it be better if there are a few more who will learn from her in the future? β
The queen, who has never had an idea, has no idea even more, if you want to say that the palace people drink and have fun in private, it is too indecent to be drunk in front of dozens of people, and it should be managed. But so many people witnessed with their own eyes that Miss Qiwen was drunk and was personally sent back to the next place by Jinshang, so where did she have to take care of this matter?