After a brief greeting between Zhao Shicheng and Ye Qing with a flattered expression, Tang Wan was very interested in leaving the front hall with her subordinates and maids at this time, even if she was quite worried about Zhao Shicheng in her heart, she also knew that she was not suitable to appear in the front hall at this time.

For now, I can only wait for the three people in the front hall to be sent away, and then discuss with my husband the purpose of their coming here and their next plans.

In the front hall, Ye Qing did not ask Zhao Shicheng too much, but Han Yanxuan was always asking, and Ye Qing and Shi Miyuan were observing.

Ye Qing's intention is actually very simple, he doesn't want Li Fengniang to be attacked by others because of Huang Guifei's incident, so as to implicate all his plans to return to the north next, so he must sit here and listen to Zhao Shicheng's "truthful" narration: Huang Guifei died of a sudden illness, not murdered to death.

Han Yanxuan was obviously not satisfied with Zhao Shicheng's answer, and from time to time in the process of inquiry, he knocked on Zhao Shicheng sideways, or guided Zhao Shicheng with words, and related Huang Guifei's death in the direction of Empress Li Fengniang.

Every now and then, Ye Qing would cough at the right time, or interrupt Han Yanxuan's questioning, questioning what Han Yanxuan's motives were.

Huang Guifei's death, Zhao Shicheng naturally knew what was going on.

The reason why until now, not many people know whether Huang Guifei was murdered to death last night or died of a violent illness, which is entirely due to the tense confrontation outside Donghua Gate and Jiahui Gate last night.

The tense confrontation between Ye Qing and Han Yanxuan at Donghua Gate and Jiahui Gate seemed to block the connection between the palace and the outside world, so it also made outsiders not know the situation in the palace, and the palace also knew very little about the situation outside.

And Li Fengniang, who seems to be impulsive, saw this rare opportunity, so she poisoned Huang Guifei, so that she could make up the cause of Huang Guifei's death at will, even if outsiders suspected that she was poisoned, but in the absence of any evidence, everything is just speculation.

Ye Qing's purpose in coming to Zhao Shicheng's mansion is clear at a glance, and Han Yanxuan's purpose is naturally clear, one is to protect the queen from being implicated in this Huang Guifei incident, and the other is to use Huang Guifei's matter to pull Li Fengniang into the whirlpool.

The relationship between the Han family and Li Fengniang, after Ye Qing returned to Lin'an, began to be clear, Han Cheng saw this before he resigned, so he took the opportunity to make a decision, retreat as advance, and resign on his own initiative in exchange for Han Yanxuan to succeed him as the left minister.

So it is not difficult to understand why once the death of Huang Guifei spread, Ye Qing, Han Yanxuan, and Shi Miyuan would all run to Zhao Shicheng's mansion, after all, as a member of the clan and Zongzheng Siqing, I am afraid that no one knows more clearly about Huang Guifei in the palace than him.

It was precisely because of Ye Qing sitting next to him, as if he was supporting him, that Zhao Shicheng was able to insist on the cause of death before leaving the palace and in the palace: death from a violent illness.

Shi Miyuan seemed to be the most irrelevant person among them, and even the questions he asked had little to do with the cause of Huang Guifei's death, but it still made Ye Qing and Han Yanxuan faintly feel that a layer of dark clouds was coming from Shi Miyuan's mouth to the top of their heads.

Today, the saint has a son and two daughters, and the eldest son born to the Qian family for the saint is said to have died young, but Ye Qing has always believed that this matter is also inseparable from Li Fengniang.

Seeing that the night was falling and falling in the county king's mansion, Ye Qing and the three still had no intention of leaving the county king's mansion, and at this time, Zhao Shicheng was already physically and mentally exhausted, after all, in the face of such three important ministers who were full of hearts and eyes, no matter who they were, I am afraid they would feel a lot of pressure to deal with.

If Han Yanxuan doesn't leave, Ye Qing won't leave, and Shi Miyuan won't choose to leave, because he also asked Ye Qing to have fun in Yongjin Mansion today, so there is even more reason to look at Ye Qing and Han Yanxuan, one is to protect the queen from being implicated, and the other is trying to pull the queen into the water.

The heavy drum sound at the Jiahui Gate slowly swayed in the night, and Han Yanxuan finally let out a long sigh: "There is the king of Laojun, Han Mou thank you for the solution of the king." ”

"Since ancient times, there has been a lot of life, alas...... God is jealous. Ye Qing's coffin was conclusive, and he didn't give Han Yanxuan any chance.

"In the next place, in front of the three adults, I don't dare to have half a lie, everything I say is true." Zhao Shicheng watched the three of them get up together, and finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and then got up and said.

The four of them walked outside the mansion, under the bright lantern, Han Yanxuan glanced at Ye Qing and Shi Miyuan lightly, and then saluted Zhao Shicheng, and then took the lead in leaving alone.

Ye Qing and Shi Miyuan were the same, after watching Han Yanxuan leave, they also saluted Zhao Shicheng, and then Ye Qing took Shi Miyuan's carriage, and the two went to Yongjin Tower together.

Seeing that after the three of them left, the door was suddenly a lot quieter, Zhao Shicheng couldn't help but sigh and look up at the starry sky, and the footsteps behind him didn't need to be guessed, he knew that it was Tang Wan who had been worrying about him.

In the county king's mansion shrouded in dark clouds, after Ye Qing and the three of them left, everyone in the mansion felt relieved, and there was a feeling of rebirth that had seen the clouds and the sun, and they no longer felt suffocated and nervous as they did just now.

"Is it really a violent illness and death?" In the flower hall in the backyard, after signaling his subordinates to go down, looking at Zhao Shicheng, who had no appetite, Tang Wan asked worriedly.

Zhao Shi

Cheng nodded with a complicated expression, then sighed, looked at Tang Wan and said: "We can't get involved in this matter, you can see all this today, now whether it is inside the palace or outside the palace, if there is a slight disturbance, I am afraid that the people in the court will be panicked." ”

Tang Wan didn't dare to ask more, since Zhao Shicheng said that he died of a violent illness, then if he asked carefully, I am afraid that it would be more likely to cause trouble.

So how did Huang Guifei die, who did she have to do with her, and who did the damage to her interests, obviously not something that the couple should worry about.

Zhao Shicheng continued to sigh, and then took the initiative to say: "Today, Lord Ye is bent on making this matter have nothing to do with the queen, and Lord Han is ...... I hope that this matter has something to do with the queen. ”

While saying this heavily, he took out a crumpled piece of paper from his sleeve pocket, spread it out on the table, and said, "This is what Master Shi specially handed to me before he left, while others were not paying attention." ”

"It's ......." Tang Wan looked up at Zhao Shicheng, who had a complicated and dignified expression, and then set her eyes on the crumpled paper.

"Zongzheng Temple, Cheng Han Xiangzhou, Ministry of Works, Langzhong Yang Huili, Huzhou Tong Judge Cao Fang, and Guanwendian University Scholar Yan Keji are the birthday of the little lady in the mansion." Zhao Shicheng looked at Tang Wan's frowning appearance, squeezed out a smile and said: "The purpose of Lord Ye and Lord Han is to protect the queen and pull the queen into the water, while Lord Shi's purpose is to set his sights on the British princess." These four people are the future Duchess of the United Kingdom that Lord Shi is looking for for the British public. ”

"Han Xiangzhou?" Tang Wan continued to frown, Han Xiangzhou and Zhao Shicheng were in Zongzheng Temple, so she was no stranger to this name, and even for Han Xiangzhou to have a beautiful and intelligent daughter under her knees, she had occasionally heard of it, but she really couldn't imagine that now someone had already started to beat them.

"Yes, I brought his daughter to visit our house last time. It's just that...... We don't know whether the birthdays of the four people on this list were recommended by these four people to Lord Shi, or whether Lord Shi himself was the main animal, and he secretly handed them over to me today, presumably hoping to use the dispatch of Zongzheng Temple to give advice to the British public. Zhao Shicheng said with a headache.

"Whether the four of them took the initiative to recommend their little lady to Master Shi, or Shi Daren screened him, what are you going to do?" Tang Wan's eyes were bright and intelligent, but the worries in it made Zhao Shicheng feel a lot of helplessness.

How could he not know that once he participated in this matter, it would be equivalent to sending Shi Miyuan to do it, not to mention whether he could have a satisfactory explanation on Shi Miyuan's side, at least once he made up his mind, it would be equivalent to standing in the opposite direction with Ye Qing and Han Yanxuan.

Tang Wan looked at Zhao Shicheng with some distress, the life that was originally peaceful and peaceful, because of a matter of Huang Guifei, suddenly their family was pushed to the forefront in an instant.

Looking at Zhao Shicheng, Tang Wan calmly analyzed: "If this incident has not happened, it will inevitably cause Lord Shi's dissatisfaction, and if it is...... Even if it was just a simple handover of this birthday to the palace, even if Lord Ye and Lord Han didn't say anything, they ...... In the future, above the court, it is inevitable that you will be embarrassed by other things. ”

"Not bad." Zhao Shicheng frowned and said with a wry smile: "The only hope is that today's events will not be known by Lord Ye and Lord Han...... ”

"It's impossible." Tang Wan immediately retorted: "Whether it is Ye Qing, Han Yanxuan, or Shi Miyuan, being able to have a place above the court at such an age is enough to show that they must have something that others cannot match." And above the court, inside and outside the palace, there must be no lack of their own eyes and ears, today's incident is an example, you just entered the palace, they came to our house, doesn't this explain the problem? It's too hard to hide it from the other two for one of them. ”

Tang Wan shook her head unconsciously, today's incident was like a flying disaster, she didn't recruit anyone or provoke anyone, she was just doing her own clan's duty carefully, but she didn't want to, even if she acted so cautiously, she still attracted a disaster that was difficult to get rid of.

"I don't know it's too difficult, but is there anything better we can do now?" Zhao Shicheng's eyes looked at the paper on the table, and at this moment, in his eyes, it was like a talisman, which made him feel worried.

"Lord Ye, even if we are forced to stand in line, we should be looking for Lord Ye, maybe ...... Maybe Lord Ye can help us and my wife solve the ....... Tang Wan bit her lip and said with some difficulty.

Zhao Shicheng continued to smile bitterly, if he had known that there would be today, he should have visited Ye Qing in person when Ye Qing had just returned to Lin'an, instead of waiting until there was a tricky matter now, before he remembered to ask for Ye Qing's help.

In fact, Zhao Shicheng also had to admit that Ye Qing was indeed the best person to help them solve their current predicament, and since he came to protect the queen today, it was enough to show that he had always been with .......

Zhao Shicheng sighed again, for a while, he was a little unsure whether Ye Qing had always stood on the side of the royal family, or whether he was actually the one with the greatest ambition of the wolf!

After all, although today he is protecting the queen and not being implicated in the matter of Huang Guifei shows his loyalty to the royal family, don't forget that he disposed of another clan last night, Zhao Ruyu, the Duke of Yiguo.

What's more, now in the court, there are many people talking about Ye Qing's statement that he is now the king of the Northern Domain.

In addition, some time ago, it was half persecution and half threat to take the two clans of King Qing and Chongguo Gong to the distant Jingzhao Mansion.

It was precisely because of Ye Qing's previous actions that Zhao Shicheng and Tang Wan did not dare to get too close to Ye Qing anymore, and had to keep a certain distance, which also made them feel unaware of Ye Qing as if they didn't know about it after Ye Qing returned to Lin'an, and they were reluctant to visit Ye Qing, who had helped their couple.

"Do we still have the face to see Ye Qing?" Zhao Shicheng's expression was solemn, and it took a long time before he asked.

Facing Zhao Shicheng's question, Tang Wan, who is talented and affectionate, also had a rare embarrassment on her face, today in front of the mansion, when she saw Ye Qing for the first time, she was a little embarrassed, but fortunately, Ye Qing didn't mention the friendship of the year at all, just like ...... It's as if he doesn't care about the couple at all, and he hasn't visited since he returned to Lin'an.

Involuntarily, the scene where Ye Qing beat Han Yan's subordinates in front of the mansion today came to her mind, she didn't know how that subordinate provoked Ye Qing, but Ye Qing was on the street, regardless of his identity and status, and punched and kicked a subordinate of the Han family.

And Han Yanxuan stood aside and watched silently from beginning to end, and there was no intention of blocking it at all.

Tang Wan believed that this was by no means Han Yanxuan's fear of Ye Qing, otherwise, they would not have been there to attack each other after entering their mansion.

"How about the concubine go to see Lord Ye first?" Tang Wan gritted her silver teeth and said with a firm gaze.

"You?" Zhao Shicheng was taken aback, and said with some uncertainty: "How are you going to ......?" ”

"After all, the concubine is a woman's family, even if Lord Ye refutes my face, or sneers and scolds me, it is better than losing the face of her husband, not to mention ...... This matter is the fault of the concubine, if the concubine hadn't stopped her husband from visiting, she wouldn't be in such a dilemma as we are today, right? Tang Wan said with a gentle smile.

Women's minds and men are always incomprehensible, just like the current Tang Wan, it seems that she is trying to save Zhao Shicheng's face, so she plans to sacrifice her face to meet Ye Qing.

But in fact, in Tang Wan's heart, there is still a trace of selfishness, that is, the two hairpin phoenixes that have been circulating in Lin'an City in the past two years: red crisp hands and thin love for the world.

Of course, she knew that the person who wrote these two poems was Ye Qing, but sometimes in the middle of the night, whenever she read these two poems, she always gave her one, and these two poems were like talking about her affair with Lu You back then.

The hairpin-headed phoenix red crisp hand was made by Ye Qing in Lu You's mansion and was angrily scolded after being driven out by Lu You, and the hairpin-headed phoenix was said to have been made by Ye Qing in the West Lake, in front of several literati.

But even so, Tang Wan still deeply felt that these two poems were more like Ye Qing was referring to herself and Lu You, just like ...... Occasionally, in the sleepless night, sometimes I look at my husband Zhao Shicheng beside me, but what comes to mind is the shadow of Lu You, and the two poems seem to express the helpless and endless sadness of her and Lu You.

It is precisely because of this that Tang Wan always feels that Ye Qing is more like a person who understands herself, and even a person who understands everything between herself and Lu You and Zhao Shicheng, which also makes her more inclined to believe in Ye Qing psychologically and trust Ye Qing more.

"Red crisp hands, yellow vine wine, the city is full of spring palace walls and willow ......." The Oiran of Yongjin Lou is singing this song at the moment, and the song is jade and round, and the feelings are sad and sad.

Shi Miyuan was intoxicated, and from time to time he introduced the wine to Ye Qing and the Oiran of Yongjin Building.

Ye Qing didn't feel embarrassed at all, until now, he was still angry with Lu You in his heart, so he became more and more righteous in his heart for plagiarizing other people's words, and in the face of the adoring eyes of the Oiran, Lord Ye naturally enjoyed it very much.

It was only when Shi Miyuan coaxed, on this beautiful day, and wondered if Lord Ye could write another song, Ye Qing woke up from his fluttering, turned his face to look at Shi Miyuan, who had ruddy cheeks, and said, "Then why don't we talk about the Fujian Chamber of Commerce first?" ”

Shi Miyuan obviously didn't like to listen to this, so he immediately lowered his head and picked up his wine glass, ignoring Ye Qing's self-pouring and drinking.

The two did not reach any agreement in Yongjin Building, although Shi Miyuan did not object to the merger of Huainan Road in the future, but his condition was that when Ye Qing went north, the vacancy left to him by the Transshipment Division was Shi Miyuan, and he would never let go.

Now everyone knows that with the easing of relations with Xia, Liao, and Jin, the trade between the merchants of the Song Dynasty and the Northland is becoming more and more frequent, whether it is by water or land, compared to before the recovery of the Northland, the number of trade has reached a jaw-dropping number, so it is obviously impossible for the money-hungry Shi Miyuan to give up the transshipment division of Huainan Road.

In addition to the Transshipment Division of Huainan Road, the Chamber of Commerce and the Municipal Shipping Division of Fujian, the suppression of the Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce and various merchant ships on Huainan Road is also a headache for Ye Qing.

But at least so far, Ye Qing still couldn't come up with the right chips and reach an agreement with Shi Miyuan.

And if he wants to forcefully transfer and send some officials in the transfer department, he will definitely not be able to bypass the hurdle of the ministry, after all, unlike other divisions on Huainan Road and the officialdom in the north, in the matter of the transfer department, Ye Qing was indeed pinched by Shi Miyuan for seven inches, and he couldn't help Shi Miyuan for a while.