Chapter 6: Antecedents and Consequences
There was silence in the hall, Qin Lan and Qin Xiao trembled, and Qin Xing, the second uncle of Qin who dared to come when he heard the news, was even more like walking on thin ice, and his Qin family's century-old foundation could not be destroyed in his hands.
Qin and Shu sat on the left hand side of the Queen Mother, squinting slightly, everything that should be done has been done, it depends on how far the Qin family has come this time.
The Queen Mother gently patted her granddaughter's hand to show comfort, she always thought that after the matter came to light, the child would be more or less sad and depressed, but the power that should be established should still be established, the Queen Mother's eyes flashed a trace of fierceness, if her daughter was not... Let's get some interest back first.
Qin Xing came to the main hall, knelt in the center of the main hall, buried his head deeply, and said in a respectful tone, "Qin Xing, the secretary of the ministry, has seen Your Majesty, has seen the Queen Mother, and has seen... Princess. ”
I only heard the Queen Mother say without any emotion, "No courtesy." ”
Qin Xing couldn't hear what the Queen Mother meant at all, but when he saw the quail-like son and daughter next to him, he knew that things were probably not going well. ”
After that, he stood next to him and stood with his head down, the silence in the hall was terrifying, Qin Lan's hands were shaking, letters, letters! How should she convey it to her father...
After a long time, Qin Xing had to bite the bullet and speak, "I don't know what the little girl and the dog have done, any misunderstandings can be explained..." There are no doors!
When Qin Lan heard this, his heart skipped a beat, it was over. People are dirty and get it, but Daddy still said a misunderstanding, I'm afraid it will make Long Yan angry...
Sure enough, I only heard His Majesty shouting, "Qin Xing!" Are you guilty?! ”
Qin Xing immediately knelt down, "Minister, I don't know." While giving his daughter a look, he must have known that his son was unreliable in this situation.
Qin Lan didn't dare to gasp.
The emperor put the pile of letters that the little eunuch had just packed up, and slammed it on Qin Xing's head, "You raised a good son and a good daughter!" "I just fell on my son's head and fell on my son's head.
Qin Xingrang was stunned, and hurriedly opened the letter to read, the more he looked at the old face, the more he couldn't hang it, holding the letter with both hands, "Your Majesty Mingjian!" It's all a misunderstanding, if the little girl dog plotted to kill the county lord, how could she leave letters and other evidence, wouldn't it be faster to discuss with each other face-to-face! This is obviously framed by someone with a heart! ”
The emperor laughed angrily, "Someone with a heart? Who is the person with a heart, is it me, is it the queen mother, or is it the county lord?! ”
Qin Xing's eyes glanced at Qin and Shu, but his mouth was respectful, "Weichen doesn't dare." ”
The emperor was furious: "You dare very much!" ”
Qin Lan's face turned pale when Qin Xing said the letter, and finally calmed down a little to recover the blood color, and it faded completely, the letter, the letter is real...
The Qin clan respects men and women at different tables, and even men and women don't live in a courtyard, the men are in the east, the women are in the west, she only brought the maid Ruyi, and the plot had to use letters, Qin and Shu have always been careful in doing things, and it is up to Qin Xiao to trick her out, after all, it is not out of line for the elder brother to take his sister out for a walk, compared to her, the relationship between Qin and Shu and Qin Xiao is more relaxed, if she invites I'm afraid that the weasel gave the chicken a New Year's greeting, and it was also her idea, Qin Xiao came to carry it out, it was she who transferred the guards, and she brought Qin Xiao in, but, They really just wanted to teach this high-ranking county lord a lesson, and they didn't want her life. She cooperated with Qin Xiao, and she thought that her letter was burned, but she didn't expect... Ruyi's hands were not clean, so people intercepted the letter, and he didn't expect that Qin Xiao, a fool, didn't have the consciousness to destroy the evidence, from her initial proposal to the later plan and implementation, Qin Xiao kept it intact. How could she, Qin Lan, be so smart and have such a stupid brother?!
When Qin Xing said this, the hall was quiet and terrifying Seeing Qin Lan's face, Qin Xing suddenly understood something, and scolded secretly, stupid, and began to think about how to minimize losses.
But he only listened to the emperor who calmed down and coldly ordered, "Bring them all up, let us Qin Shangshu open his eyes." ”
Ruyi around Qin Lan, the little guy around Qin Xiao, the coachman, the worker... Qin Xing's forehead was densely oozing cold sweat.
"No respect, no respect for etiquette, contempt for the emperor's authority, wanton behavior, lax governance, connivance with children..."The emperor said coldly, "Qin Xing, what do you think should be done." ”
Qin Xing was terrified, but his heart began to quickly think about a way out. It is impossible for the Qin family to fall like this, even if the death of the eldest princess Duanrou last time, the Qin family also survived, but this time His Majesty has a tough attitude, I am afraid that it will not be good, and it is certain that the official position will be reduced, but even if the official is cut, there is still a choice, it depends on how he chooses.
I heard his niece say weakly, "Uncle...", Qin Xing saw His Majesty as if he had seen a ghost, and when he saw His Majesty, he was like a different person, the spring breeze was blowing, and he said softly, "Shu'er, what do you think, Uncle will listen to you." ”
Qin Xing suddenly sobered up, there was still a turnaround, and there was a turnaround! Qin and Shu have always been soft-hearted.
But I heard Qin and Shuwen's voice, "Uncle, I heard that the master of Honglu Temple was sick a few days ago, and he took care of Shu'er, and Shu'er wanted to go and see." ”
The emperor nodded again and again, "Okay, okay, the main book has been working for so many years, it's time to transfer, let's go to Guanglu Temple to sit, then Qin Xing-"
The emperor suddenly understood the meaning of his family's sparse children, touched his chin, and said, "Qin Xing will go to Honglu Temple to serve as the chief bookkeeper, sharpen his temperament, reflect on it, there are too many things in the ministry, and there is no time to get along with his family. ”
The official department is a heavy official of the imperial court, a second-grade member, only under the prime minister, and the functions of Honglu Temple collided with the Zongren Mansion of Guanglu Temple, and it was removed a lot by the ritual department, and the Honglu Temple Temple is not taken seriously, not to mention a master book, the main book is five products, this time the Qin family is really hurt.
"As for your son and daughter's misconduct and murder of the county lord, stay in the palace for a few more days and learn the rules. All the officials of the Qin family were reduced to two grades. Compensate the county lord with 20,000 taels of gold. ”
Qin Xing gritted his teeth, if he admits his own demotion to the office, the Qin family will not fall and he will be promoted back sooner or later, the demotion of everyone in the Qin family will have too much impact on the Qin family, it seems that His Majesty has made up his mind to rectify the Qin family.
The emperor waved his sleeves and left, but the matter was not over yet, "The eldest prince asked to see-" I didn't expect the emperor to wave his hand and say bluntly, "No." ”
It was Qin and Shu who whispered a few words, and the emperor let the eldest prince in.
The eldest prince looks like a dog, he is still very princely, he is quite roaring with the spirit of a king, his air is lofty, and he bows his hand to the emperor, "See the father and grandmother." ”
Turning to the girl next to him and bending down, "This is Aunt Duanrou's daughter and Shu, sister." ”
As soon as the girl raised her head, she was stunned by the eldest prince, her peach blossom eyes were slightly raised, her snowy skin was black, her lips were not dotted and her eyebrows were like distant mountains, and she was a stunning skin.
"Yuan'er?" The queen mother called lightly, and the eldest prince came back to his senses and said bluntly, "I didn't expect Sister Yu Shu to be so stunning, but Yuan'er was fascinated by her sister's stunning beauty, ashamed, ashamed." ”
Qin Yu hooked his lips, and sarcasm crossed his eyes, "The eldest prince is also magnificent." Song Yuan waved his hand, and then bowed his hand to the emperor, "The son has a reluctant request." ”
The emperor lazily raised his eyelids, "Said." ”
"Erchen owed Miss Qin a favor earlier, and wanted to use this favor to beg his father to be lenient, although Lan'er is at fault, but it may not be at fault with Sister Shu..."
As soon as these words came out, the emperor slapped the dragon case violently and shouted angrily, "Boss! ”
The Queen Mother also said coldly, "Boss, Shu'er is your cousin!" ”
Song Yuan was not in a hurry, "Erchen and Lan'er can also be regarded as cousins." ”
"Eat inside and out!" The emperor drank cold. As soon as these words came out, Song Yuan's face was a little unbearable.
But when he heard it, Qin and Shu said softly, "What the eldest cousin said is right, and Shu'er is also wrong." As soon as these words came out, the queen mother and the emperor were stunned, "Shu'er? ”
Qin and Shu said, "Shu'er's mistake is that she doesn't know how to advance or retreat, so let's make amends, and turn the fight with her cousin into a jade silk, Shu'er will not hold her cousin responsible, and her cousin will also forgive Shu'er for being rude, and ask her uncle to allow Shu'er one thing." ”
The emperor rubbed his eyebrows and motioned to Qin and Shu to speak.
"Please ask Your Majesty to marry your eldest cousin and Cousin Qin Lan, and Cousin Qin Lan will be the side concubine. I wonder if my cousin is willing to accept Shu'er's reparation? ”
As soon as these words came out, the hall was completely silent.