Although Qi Ning knew that Longtai would never let the Criminal Tribe fall into the hands of the Sima family, the little emperor was still very surprised that he was ready to let him take over the stall of the Criminal Department.

If you want to prevent the Sima family from continuing to be implicated in the case of King Huainan's rebellion, it is imperative to control the criminal department, Qi Ning knows this very well, but he has not had the slightest contact with the people in the criminal department before, and he is really unfamiliar with the criminal name, Longtai asked him to take over the criminal department, but it made Qi Ning hesitate.

Long Tai observed his words, and naturally saw that Qi Ning was worried in his heart, and asked, "Are you worried that the people in the Criminal Department will not accept you?" ”

Qi Ning sighed and said, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid that I don't accept me but it's far more than the people from the Criminal Department. ”

"I know very well that the power in the hands of King Huainan is mainly distributed in the criminal department and the household department." Long Tai said softly: "The King of Huainan is gone, and many people in the Criminal Department are worried that the Sima family will find a reason to purge them all, if you go to the Criminal Department at this time, not only will they not be dissatisfied, but in order to protect themselves, they will definitely bow down to you." ”

Qi Ning knew that what Long Tai said was not unreasonable, and he pondered for a moment before he said: "Since the emperor ordered it, I can only catch the ducks on the shelves." However, I really don't know much about the criminal name, and if I find a more suitable candidate, I will ask the Holy Lord to reuse it. ”

Long Tai sighed: "I don't know, but at the moment, I really can't find a more suitable person than you." You will first stand up to the criminal department, and whether you can find other candidates will be talked about later. ”

Before Qi Ning could speak, he heard the footsteps and thought, Fan Dehai hurriedly came in and said, "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother has arrived!" ”

Long Tai frowned and sneered: "In the middle of the night, what is she doing again." But he still glanced at Qi Ning, Qi Ning cooperated tacitly, he had experience last time, and hid behind the bookcase, and the front foot just hid in, and the queen mother entered the imperial study with the back foot.

Qi Ning hadn't seen the Queen Mother last time, but the location he chose this time was good, through the narrow gap between the bookcases, this time he saw the Queen Mother's figure clearly.

The palace beauty who came in from outside the door was thirty-four or five years old, wearing a large-sleeved wide-necked saro shirt, her collarbone was half exposed, her muscles were brighter than snow, her eyes were white and dizzy, and her skeleton was slightly thick, but it looked like the body shape of a northern woman, not like the delicate willow in Jiangnan, and she looked very plump and tall.

The Queen Mother is from the Sima family, and she has been very rich since she was a child, so she is very well maintained.

Long Tai had already stepped forward at this time and arched his hand: "Erchen greets the queen mother!" ”

The Queen Mother glanced around, and then said: "I heard that the emperor has just returned to the palace, I don't know if everything is going well for today's sacrifice ceremony?" As he spoke, he walked over and sat down on a chair.

Long Tai looked very calm and said, "The sacrificial ceremony is complete, but it's ...... Did the queen mother know that the king of Huainan was in rebellion? ”

"King Huainan is in turmoil?" The Queen Mother's plump body was shocked, and she didn't seem to know what was happening in the imperial tomb, so she asked urgently: "That..... That town of the country...... Zhenguo Gong and the emperor are all right, right? ”

"The old prince strategized and quelled the rebellion of the king of Huainan without much effort, and he made great contributions." Long Tai's voice was calm, full of sarcasm: "Erchen is thinking about how to reward him for such a great achievement in the old country. ”

The Queen Mother patted her chest and said with a little ease: "It's good if the emperor is fine." Snorted coldly, and said: "King Huainan is the bloodline of Emperor Taizu, and he has always had bad intentions, and it is only a matter of time before he rebels and rebels, and this time he can quell the rebellion, and he will have no worries in the future." ”

Longtai let out an "oh" and didn't say much.

The Queen Mother's voice then softened: "Your Majesty, the suppression of the rebellion by the Duke of Zhenguo this time can be regarded as a matter of responsibility. The first emperor entrusted the auxiliary government of Zhenguo on his deathbed, and he pacified the traitorous party, so he did not live up to the trust of the first emperor. ”

"Queen Mother, the Duke of Zhenguo has been made a duke, and the sons and daughters no longer know how to reward them." Long Tai sighed lightly: "I don't know what good advice the queen mother has?" ”

The Queen Mother smiled and said: "The emperor doesn't have to worry about this, the prince of Zhenguo is dedicated to the country and assists the emperor, and he is not asking for any reward." Although she is not beautiful, because she is very well maintained, and she also has a bit of a beauty background, she can be regarded as charming when she smiles.

Longtai just stood respectfully in front of the Queen Mother and did not answer.

"It's just that the king of Huainan has many henchmen in the court, and he doesn't eradicate the roots, and the spring breeze blows and grows again." The Queen Mother's face instantly became cold again: "How is the emperor going to deal with the remnants of the Huainan Wang?" ”

"What the queen mother said is extremely true, there are many remnants of the Huainan Wang, and all the ministries and yamen have his remnants." Longtai said: "It is precisely because of this that if you want to find out the remnants of the King of Huainan from it, you can't be in a hurry, so as not to have a wrong case." He raised his head slightly and said respectfully: "I don't know what the queen mother thinks?" ”

"The emperor is thoughtful." The Queen Mother nodded slightly: "But for such a major matter, we still have to listen to what Zhen Guogong means." Those people under the hands of King Huainan are treacherous and cunning, you are too young to understand their tricks, Zhenguo Gong has been in the court for many years, so he naturally knows how to distinguish. ”

Longtai said: "What the queen mother said is that the son-in-law also means this. ”

The Queen Mother smiled and said: "This is very good, as long as there is an assistant of the Zhenguo Minister, those people will not be able to make big waves." After a pause, he said: "The emperor's wedding is imminent, and the palace came over today, first, I want to ask if the sacrificial ceremony went well, and there is also a happy event I want to tell the emperor." ”

"Happy event?"

The Queen Mother sighed lightly: "The palace has always hoped that the emperor would summon Yunqiong into the palace, but the emperor did not agree, but asked Dongqi for marriage. However, this is not a bad thing, the emperor thinks about national affairs, and the palace is also very relieved. ”

Qi Ning heard it behind the bookcase, and wanted to say that the queen mother obviously still wanted to welcome Sima Yunqiong into the palace, but she didn't change her will.

"Wan Qiong was born in a noble family, although the sons did not welcome him into the palace, they have been thinking about it." Long Taiwei raised his head and looked at the queen mother, and said softly: "Erchen is going to find a royal brother in the court who is the right person to marry ......!" Before she finished speaking, the Queen Mother raised her eyes and said categorically: "No!" ”

Long Tai was stunned, and the Queen Mother had already said: "Your Majesty, the Manchu Dynasty is civil and military, which one can you find who is worthy of Yun Qiong?" ”

"What does the queen mother mean.....?"

"Wan Qiong should welcome you into the palace." The Queen Mother said: "No matter the appearance or character, Wan Qiong is outstanding, the meaning of the palace, the princess of Dongqi can be established as the queen, but after Wan Qiong enters the palace, she is named a concubine, and it is okay." The emperor is the Son of Heaven, and in the future, he will naturally be three palaces and six courts, after all, the princess of Dongqi is a native of Qi, although she is married to my Da Chu, but she cannot be completely guarded against. ”

Long Tai's brows tightened slightly, and the Queen Mother continued: "After Wan Qiong enters the palace, the emperor can also let her assist Princess Dongqi in taking care of the harem. The emperor naturally knows that Wan Qiong was born in a famous family, and has received the best education since she was a child, and after entering the palace, the palace can also teach her the method of managing the harem, and with her smart spirituality, she can assist the princess of Dongqi, so that the harem can be kept in order, so that the emperor will be free from worries. ”

Long Tai groaned slightly, the Queen Mother's face was slightly cold, and said: "Your Majesty, you yourself just said that the town and the country are fair and the rebellion is a great achievement, and you are thinking about how to reward it." If the emperor welcomes Wan Qiong into the palace and takes care of the emperor in the future, it will naturally be the best reward for the prince of Zhenguo, is the emperor unwilling? ”

Longtai said: "In this case, the queen mother is in charge." ”

"Your Majesty, this palace is also for your good." Hearing the emperor's promise, the queen mother's face softened, and she sighed lightly: "In the final analysis, the princess of Dongqi is an outsider after all, and Wan Qiong is her own family. He also said: "This matter should not be delayed, the day after tomorrow is the day of the emperor's wedding, and then Wan Qiong and Princess Dongqi will be welcomed into the palace together." ”

Qi Ning frowned, thinking that the Queen Mother was also impatient in order to let Sima Yunqiong enter the palace.

Longtai was also surprised: "The day after tomorrow? Mother, this ..... Isn't that too hasty. The decree was never given, and there was only one day, and it was too late in any case. ”

The Queen Mother said with a smile: "The emperor is busy with government affairs for a while, and he can't spare time, so the palace will naturally help the emperor think about this." The palace had already sent someone to tell the prince of Zhenguo to make preparations early, and when the palace and the emperor discussed it properly, they could welcome Yunqiong into the palace on the wedding day. Since the emperor agreed, the palace sent people to the Guogong Mansion overnight and asked them to prepare immediately. ”

Long Tai sighed: "It turns out that the queen mother has already arranged it. ”

"The palace arranged it like this, just so that the emperor didn't bother too much." The Queen Mother smiled.

"It's just that in this way, isn't it too aggrieved by Yunqiong?" Longtai said: "The Ministry of Rites is not ready to welcome Yunqiong into the palace, and it will ...... when the time comes!" ”

The Queen Mother shook her head and said: "Wan Qiong is her own person, and she can't talk about any grievances. And when the time comes, Wan Qiong and Princess Dongqi will enter the palace together, and the Ministry of Rites will have prepared everything, and when the time comes, there will be just one more person, and there will be no problems. ”

When Qi Ning heard this, he faintly felt that something was wrong, and if Sima Yunqiong and Princess Dongqi entered the palace at the same time, it was likely that there would be chaos.

Long Tai obviously realized this, and was about to say something, but the Queen Mother had already gotten up and urged: "Without further ado, the emperor will issue two decrees now, one will be sent to the Guogong Mansion immediately, and the other will be given to the Ministry of Rites to make some preparations." ”

Long Tai hesitated slightly, and the queen mother said: "Your Majesty, after the establishment needs to be discussed by the courtiers and the concubine is ordained, then the emperor is in charge, and the courtiers can't interfere, right?" ”

Qi Ning thought to himself that this queen mother was really domineering, and she had the style of the Sima family.

Long Tai turned around and walked to the desk, but he didn't hesitate, and after a while, he had already written down two wills, and then stamped the jade seal, and then said to the Queen Mother: "Queen Mother, I don't know if you are satisfied now?" ”

The Queen Mother had already leaned over, looked at it carefully, and finally smiled and said loudly: "Fan Dehai!" ”

Fan Dehai, who had been guarding the side, hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down: "The slave is here!" ”

"These two holy decrees, you will give them overnight." The Queen Mother said: "If something goes wrong, this palace is the only one who asks!" ”

Fan Dehai hurriedly stepped forward, took two holy decrees, and bowed down.

"The emperor has worked hard these days, and he should rest early." The Queen Mother was satisfied, and said with a smile: "The palace will go back to the palace first." Without saying much, he turned around and left, Qi Ning was sure that the Queen Mother was far away, so he came out from behind the bookcase and walked to the table, only to see Longtai clenched his fists, his eyes like knives, and his small body trembling with anger.