Chapter 59: The Queen Mother is angry
He hadn't seen how many women died in childbirth in his father's harem. He was afraid that Xin'er would be like them, and he couldn't imagine what would become of him if she went.
"I know, don't worry! On weekdays, Sister Yun and Imperial Doctor Wang help me regulate my body, and I will raise myself to be chubby. I'll take Purple Moon with me wherever I go, so you can rest assured. Lin Yaxin seemed to sense Li Yiqian's uneasiness, pulled his sleeve, and was soft and coquettish, hoping that this would make his mood better.
"Okay, I'll go to the queen mother later, and you will wait for me in the palace obediently. If someone comes again, if you don't want to see it, you won't see it, don't grieve yourself for these little things, I will be distressed. β
After accompanying Lin Yaxin to talk for a while, Li Yiqian took Mu Xiu to Fushou Palace.
Today's incident must be displeased with Xin'er in the queen mother's heart, and he must find a way to protect her from the queen mother.
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"Queen Mother, I heard that you summoned Xin Zhaoyi today?" Li Yiqian ignored Liu Yuyang, who was standing there, and went straight to the point after saluting the Queen Mother.
"Why, Qian'er is here to ask the guilty mourning family! For the sake of a Zhaoyi, do you even ignore filial piety! The Queen Mother was already unhappy because of Lin Yaxin's matter, and she was coaxed by Liu Yuyang for a long time before she forgot about it, and after Li Yiqian mentioned it, the fire suddenly came out again.
"Auntie, don't be angry, the emperor must not mean this, don't worry!" Hearing that the Queen Mother was about to be angry again, Liu Yuyang hurriedly stepped forward to relieve her.
"That's not what he meant? That's not what he meant, would he ask the mourning family like that! finally came to this Fushou Palace once, and he didn't ask how the mourning family was doing, and he wanted to seek justice for his sweetheart! The Queen Mother was really angry, and her angry hand slapped the table.
"Your Majesty, speak quickly!" Liu Yuyang saw that the Queen Mother was not light, and looked at Li Yiqian.
"Queen Mother, you really misunderstood! I just wanted to find out the truth, and I didn't mean anything else. Don't get angry with me. After all, it is his mother, and Li Yiqian can only appease her emotions first.
"Humph! It's such an adult and you don't know how to care about the mourning family, the mourning family doesn't want to see you now, you go back. As she spoke, the Queen Mother tilted her head to the side.
Of course, Li Yiqian can't just leave, if he really follows the Queen Mother's "meaning", then it will really make the Queen Mother angry.
He admitted his mistake again, and the Queen Mother "reluctantly" forgave him.
"Tell me, what are you going to do with Qu'er's affairs!" The Queen Mother originally summoned Lin Yaxin for the matter of Liuqu, but now that Li Yiqian is here in person, she naturally wants to ask things clearly.
Li Yiqian sighed in his heart, and knew that the queen mother was for this matter.
"Queen Mother, this is a political matter, so don't ask about it. The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics! Li Yiqian didn't want to conflict with his mother over these things, so he simply avoided this topic.
"Why, the queen mother can't even ask about this little thing now!" As soon as the Queen Mother saw his attitude, she knew that he was planning to help Lin Qingxu, so she naturally wanted to be angry. "Qu'er is the nephew of the mourning family, and if he Liu Qingxu dares to insult him on the street like this, he will have to bear the price. Not to mention that he is being beaten now, even if Qu'er beats him to death, it is not too much! β
"Your Majesty, my younger brother will only do it when he is angry, and I hope you will open up to your younger brother." Liu Yuyang also pleaded at the right time. She admitted Liu Qu's fault, but implied that Lin Qingxu was at fault first.
It's not that Liu Yuyang wants to admit this crime, but it's a fact that Liu Qu beat Lin Qingxu to a serious injury, which is unavoidable, not to mention that she is not the queen mother, and she can't ask the emperor to do anything as forcefully as the queen mother.
"It's good that Liu Qu is your nephew, but Lin Qingxu is also the pillar of the country in the future! Because of him, I almost lost a good minister, and Liu Qu's sin is judged by its own law. I have already handed over this matter to the Criminal Department and Dali Temple for joint trial, and the Queen Mother does not need to say any more. Li Yiqian did not hesitate to refute the Queen Mother, it was because of his reliance that Liu Qu dared to be so arrogant, if he didn't let him learn some lessons this time, he would never be able to learn well.
"Qian'er!" What was the Queen Mother going to say again, Li Yiqian interrupted her.
"Don't say anything more about the queen mother, I have made up my mind, if there is nothing to do, I will go back." After speaking, Li Yiqian got up and walked out.
Walking to the door, he paused and said, "It's better for the concubine to know what she can do and what she can't do, and next time, don't blame me for being ruthless." Also, Xin Zhaoyi is my person, so you'd better not have any crooked thoughts about her. β
"Also, I remember that the concubine is still grounded! Don't let me say it again! β
The words fell, and he left without stopping.
Liu Yuyang was stunned, what did the emperor mean by this? Did he want to warn himself not to always chew on the root of his tongue here at the Queen Mother? Her heart was sour, did he really have no affection for himself at all, for the sake of Lin Yaxin to warn himself.
"Auntie, it's better for Lu'er to see me go back, the emperor ...... him," Liu Yuyang said to the queen mother as embarrassed.
"It's the mourning family who ignored this matter, Yang'er, you go back first, Qian'er's face cannot be damaged, and no one can disobey his orders." The Queen Mother obviously also knew that Li Yiqian was her biggest support, and she didn't have to make him unhappy for these little things.
"Yang'er knows, it's Yang'er who did something wrong." Although he was unwilling, Liu Yuyang had to endure it.
After leaving Fushou Palace, Li Yiqian did not go directly to Yuquan Palace, but returned to Qiangong first. He had one more thing to deal with.
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"Your Majesty, the person has been caught and locked up in a secret prison."
Mu Xiu said in his ear.
"Let's go, let's see." As he spoke, Li Yiqian motioned for him to follow, turned on a switch, and came to the underground of the Qiangong Palace.
There are already people waiting there.
"How's it going?" Li Yiqian asked as he walked.
"When he came out of the General's Mansion, he was caught by our people, and he didn't stay alive, and no one would know."
"Good."
Walking out of the tunnel, they came to a place that resembled a torture cell, with a man tied to a torture rack in the middle. The man kept his head down, not knowing what he was thinking. I heard footsteps coming, but I didn't look up.
"Vice Admiral Zhang, do you remember me?"
Hearing this, that person suddenly raised his head, looking at that appearance, it was not Deputy General Zhang, the whistleblower who Wu Yan collaborated with the enemy at the beginning!
"You...... I don't know what the emperor means! Vice General Zhang looked at Li Yiqian with a puzzled expression.
"Now that you're here, don't pretend, I won't catch the wrong person. When did the imperial brother of Lan Guo not even dare to admit his identity? Although catching him made Li Yiqian feel very good, he didn't have the mood to talk to him here.
"Emperor Huaguo really has great powers, and he can even find out the identity of the palace. How did you find out, Hongu doesn't think that he has leaked his identity somewhere. β
Deputy General Zhang, no, or it would be more appropriate to call him Gongsun Ce. Gongsun Ce was really puzzled by this, and he had been thinking about this since he woke up, and he didn't know where he had shown his feet. You must know that few people have seen his true appearance in China, just to better hide this identity.
"I have my own news channels, so I don't have to worry about you. I know you won't say anything, so I won't let people judge you, so I'll ask you to stay here for now. After speaking, Li Yiqian walked out.
This Gongsun Ce is a trump card in his hand to deal with Gongsun You, thanks to an incident he inadvertently knew in his previous life. Thinking of this, Li Yiqian hooked the corners of his lips.
"You go to Yuquan Palace and tell Xin'er about it, and I'll be there today." Walking out of the dark passage, Li Yiqian instructed Mu Xiu.
"Yes."
After Mu Xiu left, Li Yiqian took people to Cuiyu Palace.
"The emperor has arrivedβ"
Hearing the singing of the eunuchs outside, Zhao Qinyue dropped the cup in her hand with some excitement. Since Lin Yaxin entered the palace, the emperor rarely went to other people's places, and today he actually came to her. What's more, she is still grounded.
"Niangniang, go out to greet the emperor!" The big palace maid beside her saw that Zhao Qinyue was in a daze, and couldn't help but remind her.
"Huh? Yeah. Zhao Qinyue reacted and hurriedly wanted to go out.
"Concubine Ai doesn't have to come out, I've already come in." With Li Yiqian's hearty voice, his people also came in.
"Your Majesty! The concubines didn't know that the emperor was coming, so they didn't go out to greet them, and asked the emperor to forgive them. Zhao Qinyue hurriedly saluted.
"Hurry up." helped Zhao Qinyue up, and Li Yiqian pulled her to sit down.
"What is Concubine Ai doing? Didn't even notice that I was coming? Li Yiqian asked casually.
"The concubine just didn't expect the emperor to come, and she was happy in her heart, so she forgot about it." Zhao Qinyue looked at Li Yiqian lovingly.
"Silly, I've snubbed you lately, can I blame you?" Li Yiqian asked "seriously".
"Why, don't dare to complain about the emperor. The concubines knew that the emperor had every opportunity, and it was impossible to accompany the concubines all the time. As long as the emperor comes to see the concubine in his spare time like today, the concubine will be satisfied. β
"It's really your last behavior that went too far, and I have to punish you. It's better to think about it in the palace these days, don't be so careless in the future, you know? Li Yiqian comforted Zhao Qinyue.
"Yes." Although Zhao Qinyue has always been arrogant in front of outsiders, she really loves Li Yiqian. In front of your sweetheart, you will inevitably be a little weak.
"Yes, the concubine knows, and she won't target Lan Mei again in the future. The concubine dared to have ill intentions towards the emperor just because she was a palace maid, and the emperor treated her so favorably and was jealous in her heart, so she ......" Zhao Qinyue suppressed the hatred for Lan Yu in her heart and obediently admitted her mistake.
"So good, has Concubine Ai heard about the affairs of the court in the past two days?" Li Yiqian inadvertently mentioned today's purpose.
"Something about the court? What's up? The concubines had never heard of it. Although she knew what Li Yiqian was referring to, Zhao Qinyue still pretended not to know.