When Emperor Qi first got the news to arrive, he didn't expect the scene to be so bad that he forgot to let the clan relatives and important ministers avoid it.

When he saw Xiao Mingche's pale face, and there was a faint bloody aura when he approached, his already angry face became even darker.

He suppressed his anger and ordered the attendant next to him to take Xiao Mingche to treat his wounds.

If you don't like it again, it's still his own son in the end. If you ignore this crowd at all, you will never be able to talk about it.

Xiao Mingche didn't want to go.

Li Fengming sensed the resistance around him, patted his arm weakly, signaled his peace of mind with his eyes, and said tremblingly, "Thank you, father." ”

Then, Emperor Qi ordered others to withdraw from the side courtyard, and only called Li Fengming, Qian Zhaoyi, and the prince to enter the main hall of the side courtyard together.

Seeing Emperor Qi, Qian Zhaoyi, who was still panicked before, calmed down.

When Li Fengming broke in strongly, Qian Zhaoyi was caught off guard.

She had Emperor Qi's permission to "teach" Xiao Mingche here, even if the prince wanted to meddle in this matter, he would not be so arrogant.

The women of Qi Kingdom, even if they are queens, are not so crazy in dealing with things. Li Fengming's way, Qian Zhaoyi has really never seen it.

Immediately afterwards, Li Fengming offered such a big hat as "diplomatic relations between the two countries", she didn't understand national politics and court affairs, how could she not panic?

The two moves before and after did not follow the routine, and Qian Zhaoyi had no idea for a while, so she had no power to parry.

Emperor Qi's arrival was like a reassurance to her.

She has been in the palace for twenty years, and on the bright side, she should have been the kind of concubine who was struggling-

The mother's family was powerless, and she failed to give birth to an heir, and the prince Xiao Mingche who was recorded in her name was picked up by the Empress Dowager again, and he was not loved by Emperor Qi.

But although Emperor Qi was not very fond of her, he never snubbed her. Because she knew very well what to say and do in front of Emperor Qi.

Entering the hall, Emperor Qi sat on the main seat, scanned the people under the seat with a calm face, and finally fixed his eyes on Qian Zhaoyi's face.

"What's going on?" His face was angry, but his voice was not loud, as if he was lacking in energy.

The contradictory expression and tone give people a sense of "unfathomable sacred heart".

Qian Zhaoyi bowed and wiped the corners of her eyes with a silk, her gentle tone full of uneasiness and self-blame.

“…… With my cousin's wholehearted love for Your Majesty, if she were still alive, she would definitely teach Ming Che very well, and she would never disappoint Your Majesty. The concubine saw that Ming Che was angry with the Sacred Heart today, and in addition to being afraid, she also hated iron and steel. ”

She dared to treat Xiao Mingche like that, obviously because Emperor Qi acquiesced and connived.

And the reason why she was able to get this acquiescence and connivance was because she knew Emperor Qi's thoughts, especially Emperor Qi's complicated thoughts about Xiao Mingche.

Speaking of this, she half-raised her eyes, and her eyes looked at Emperor Qi timidly, as if she was uneasy.

"The concubine came from a humble background, and when she became an adult, she entered the palace to accompany her, although she was favored by the saint to occupy the position of Zhaoyi, in the final analysis, she was a short-sighted woman in the deep palace. Whenever there is a major event related to the royal system, I will always be unable to hold my breath. Today's concubines may have been negligent in proportion, and please punish Your Majesty. ”

Li Fengming, who was watching silently, suddenly realized.

Qian Zhaoyi first used her late cousin Qian Baoci to talk about things, and secretly reminded Emperor Qi that Qian Baoci's death was caused by Xiao Mingche, which successfully deepened Emperor Qi's dislike for Xiao Mingche.

Then, she put on a gentle and considerate, humble and self-aware little woman posture, and showed her loyalty without a trace, pointing to "I care too much about the emperor's mood and anger, and I am eager to defend and please", Emperor Qi will definitely be used, and he will protect her.

If Xiao Mingche is tough and confrontational, it will be a provocation of his father's authority, and he will not be cheap.

But as a prince, if he makes a move that is more likely to pretend to be miserable than a harem woman, it will only make Emperor Qi even more disgusted with him.

For example, the crown prince, his biological mother is the current queen of the Qi State; Another example is King Heng, his biological mother is Concubine Shugui.

When it was inconvenient for these two princes to pretend to be miserable and win the mercy of the sacred heart, they had their own queen and concubine Shu to help.

In this way, there is naturally a little more room for advance and retreat in front of the holy car.

And Xiao Mingche didn't have this kind of help, so he couldn't do anything.

Sure enough, after listening to Qian Zhaoyi's words, Emperor Qi bowed his head lightly with a sense of appeasement, and turned to look at Li Fengming, his gloomy expression became more and more secretive.

Qian Zhaoyi said softly, "Your Majesty is angry." The concubine led His Majesty to teach and restrain the five princes today, and Princess Huai forcibly obstructed it, although it was suspected of disobeying the holy will, but the Wei woman and the Qi woman ......"

She paused meaningfully and subtly before continuing.

“…… After all, there is a difference. She was the daughter of the Wei king, she came to Qi for less than a year, and before that, she was lenient by the Empress Dowager, and after marriage, few people were restrained and taught, and her heart has not yet completely surrendered to my great Qi Tianwei. I hope that Your Majesty will be forgiving. ”

Qian Zhaoyi may not have much skill in other things, but what kind of words can be used to stir Emperor Qi's mind, she is obviously very proficient in this matter.

These words seemed to be pleading for Li Fengming, but for Emperor Qi, he "couldn't listen to it".

Li Fengming and his relatives came to Qi, and it was only half a year after the full battle, and it became "less than a year" in Qian Zhaoyi's mouth.

There are also "the princesses of Wei" and "the heart has not yet completely surrendered to the Great Qi Tianwei", can the monarch of Qi not be harsh when he hears this?

The most important thing is the sentence "After marriage, few people are around to restrain and teach".

Li Fengming understands that this is a hint that she will be placed under the control of Qian Zhaoyi, the nominal "mother-in-law".

Even if she could hear the sound outside the strings, Emperor Qi would naturally understand it.

Based on this alone, Li Fengming wanted to praise Qian Zhaoyi, he hadn't been in vain in the past 20 years. At least he knows how to survive in front of the king.

It's a pity that Qian Zhaoyi's skill was learned after she entered the palace as an adult, and Li Fengming knew how to play when she was a child.

Although Qi and Wei have their own national conditions, there will always be some unavoidable commonalities in the inner thoughts of the emperors of all countries in the world.

At least, no matter which emperor of the country, when he encounters the scene of the so-called "royal system and face" and "delicate and favorite concubine" falling into the water at the same time, he must save the former first.

"Princess Huai," Emperor Qi named without being salty, "Qi and Wei have their own national conditions and national laws, and Wei practices the law of 'equal responsibilities and rights of men and women', and the world knows that Wei women are so strong." But do you remember, this is Daqi? ”

Li Fengming stepped forward and replied, "Go back to your father, and enter Qi with your relatives, and follow Qi system." Erchen is now the 'Princess of Huai' first, and then the 'Princess of Wei'. ”

Emperor Qi said again: "Then you are the king of Juehuai, who should not be punished, so you have a grudge against me?" ”

"Father, please enlighten me. In the past few months, although His Royal Highness King Huai fought bloody battles on the front line, he still did not forget to take time out of his busy schedule to pass on the book home and teach his sons diligently. ”

Li Fengming is supple and humble but not flattering, everything is just right.

"Therefore, Erchen knows very well that my father is both a king and a father to our husband and wife, and the thunder, rain and dew are all heavenly graces, and there is no resentment."

Emperor Qi touched his chin suspiciously, and said, "That being the case, then why did you do what you do today?" ”

Li Fengming raised his head and stood up straight, "After being taught by her husband for several months, Erchen should remember the responsibilities and responsibilities of Princess Huai of Great Qi, and should do his best to maintain the dignity and face of the royal family surnamed Xiao." ”

After this answer, Qian Zhaoyi's half-implicit "suspicion of disobedience to the holy will" and "the heart has not yet completely surrendered to my great Qi Tianwei" have been completely dissipated, and by the way, Xiao Mingche, who was not present, was raised high.

Emperor Qi's expression slowed down, "What do you mean, do you mean that your mother's teachings to King Huai today, are there anything that does not fit the system of my Great Qi royal family?" ”

"Father Emperor Mingjian. Earlier, in Ziji Garden, you ordered your mother to 'teach' His Royal Highness King Huai, not 'beating', let alone 'beating with the royal family law that transgressed the rules'. Li Fengming's long eyelashes drooped lightly, and he looked panicked.

In some words, if Xiao Mingche says it, Qian Zhaoyi only needs to stabilize the identity of his adoptive mother and blood aunt, and an empty word of "filial piety" can squash him.

But Li Fengming is different.

Although she nominally called Qian Zhaoyi "mother concubine" with Xiao Mingche, she was neither born by Qian Zhaoyi nor raised by Qian Zhaoyi.

She is a princess from a neighboring country, and no matter how you say it, she can be regarded as having diplomatic relations between the two countries. Emperor Qi had scruples about her, and if he wasn't completely sure, he wouldn't dare to treat her exactly like he did with Xiao Mingche.

"The mother concubine is Zhaoyi, but she misunderstood the holy will of her father, and was blinded by a moment of anger, and rashly scolded the prince of the palace with a bundle of thorns that exceeded the system, which was very inappropriate, and the majesty of the Son of Heaven was even more detrimental. The so-called system and face of the Great Qi royal family, when put into practice, isn't it the majesty of the father? ”

With this statement, Emperor Qi in this matter was pushed to the opposite side of Qian Zhaoyi.

The mother concubine was also confused for a while, forgetting that His Royal Highness King Huai was not only her adopted son, but also the bloodline of his father's dragon descendant, and he was also an adult prince who opened the mansion and had just triumphed from the battlefield. Today, if the news of this misunderstanding of the Holy Will is inadvertently spread, how can the face of the father remain? Where is the royal system? What will the government and the opposition say? How will the mother deal with herself? Therefore, even if the son is charged with 'colliding with his mother', he must stop her from continuing to make mistakes. ”

Li Fengming was sure that Emperor Qi still wanted face, even if he really had the intention of "acquiescing to Qian Zhaoyi's abuse and beating of Xiao Mingche", he would never admit it.

And Qian Zhaoyi also didn't dare to put this on the table.

Emperor Qi clenched his fist to his lips and coughed lightly.

Seeing that his attitude began to loosen, Li Fengming took advantage of the victory to chase after her, and began to fan her in the face with the words that Qian Zhaoyi had just said about self-humility.

As the mother concubine said, she has lived in the deep palace for a long time, and she puts her father first in everything, and her heart is sincere. However, due to his humble background and limited knowledge, he relied on His Majesty's favor and protection to be a Zhaoyi for 20 years, and he was still not familiar enough in the overall situation of the system. That's why today I failed to correctly comprehend my father's dictation, and I acted out of proportion. ”

Qian Zhaoyi's face was pale, anxious and colorful, but it was irrefutable for a while.

Li Fengming is also like her before, she was a fake good person at the end of her words, seemingly pleading, but in fact, she stepped on her again, confirming that her actions today are called "negligence".

"The sons have the courage to ask the father and the emperor to remember that the mother concubine is excusable and forgive her mistakes."

Emperor Qi was silent for a moment, and didn't say how to deal with Qian Zhaoyi, but just asked her to retreat first, and ordered someone to see how Xiao Mingche's injuries were handled.

Li Fengming was not in a hurry or impatient, and even if Emperor Qi wanted to continue to shield Qian Zhaoyi, she would be obedient to the ruling of the Holy Will.

Emperor Qi was obviously extremely satisfied with her reaction, and when he asked again, his tone was a little more lazy and casual. "According to you, not only are you guilty today, but you are also meritorious?"

"Erchen didn't dare. The mother concubine has the fault of the mother concubine, and the sons and daughters also have the sons and daughters. ”

Li Fengming obediently saluted and confessed, "Although there is a reason for the incident, it is really wrong to collide with the elder." The sons and daughters should be punished, and they will be diligent in their education in the future. ”

Emperor Qi raised his eyebrows and smiled lightly, "Since your mother is not familiar enough in the overall situation of the system, she must not be able to teach you." You can't be taught by me personally, can you? ”

According to the customs and folklore of Qi State, not to mention that he is the emperor, he is an ordinary family, and there is no absurd thing that his father-in-law teaches his daughter-in-law.

"Father said with a smile," Li Fengming was innocent and puzzled, "According to the law of the Great Qi Emperor, the queen of the middle palace is in charge of the six palaces and has the responsibility of restraining the concubines; At the same time, she is also the mother of the princes and concubines......"

As she spoke, she glanced at the prince with her peripheral vision.

Qian Zhaoyi had been sent out by Emperor Qi, so she wouldn't know for the time being that Li Fengming had a trick up her sleeve.

In Emperor Qi's harem, if you talk about the real favor, it is not Qian Zhaoyi who is at the top, but King Heng's biological mother, Concubine Shugui.

The Empress of Qi has been invisibly suppressed by Concubine Shu for some years, and this matter is known to almost the world.

If it weren't for that, King Heng wouldn't have been able to compete with the crown prince so easily.

Li Fengming dared to say to Xiao Mingche before, "You will have everything you want", mainly because she has always been very good at borrowing strength.

This ladder is handed over, as long as the prince takes it, the queen wants to stand up, and she is bound to be the first to clean up Qian Zhaoyi.

In this way, Li Fengming doesn't have to worry about the rest.

The crown prince Xiao Mingxuan originally had a cold-eyed attitude to watch the excitement, but as the prince of Qi State, he was not a fool who would sit back and watch the heaven-given opportunity slip away.

He immediately hit the snake with the stick, and saluted and said, "Father, the emperor is gracious." ”

As he was talking, Xiao Mingche, who had finished treating his wounds, also came in at the signal of Emperor Qi.

After Xiao Mingche saluted Emperor Qi, he stood silently beside Li Fengming.

So Emperor Qi raised his hand and asked the prince to continue, "Say it." ”

The prince did not hesitate to restart the topic, "Erchen thinks that what Princess Huai said is very true. The queen mother not only has the responsibility of controlling the concubines, but as the mother of the princes, she also has the responsibility of teaching the princes' relatives. ”

Although Xiao Mingche sometimes can't immediately understand the second meaning of others, he is not stupid.

After thinking about the prince's words, he probably understood what Li Fengming had paved the road for him.

Xiao Mingche was speechless.

This is the second time that he has been shocked by Li Fengming in just half an hour, and his heart is turbulent.

Emperor Qi asked the crown prince, "What do you mean?" ”

"Princess Huai impulsively offended Qian Zhaoyi today, and the root cause of this is because she has lived in the palace for a long time since she entered Qi, and no one has mentioned many things. The sons had the courage to beg their father for permission to forgive the fifth child's grounding period. In this way, Princess Huai is also good to receive punishment and listen to the queen mother in front of her. ”

The prince is very good, and after accepting the big gift from Li Fengming for his mother, he gave Xiao Mingche a heavy return gift with his backhand.

"'Xia Wang's Scholar' is approaching, and there will be some occasions when the five younger siblings will need to attend and move around with the fifth brother. If she can listen to her mother's teachings as soon as possible, she can avoid going on a business trip later. ”

This is equivalent to the prince as a guarantee, and ask Emperor Qi to give Xiao Mingche a chance to participate in the "Xia Wangzhi Scholar".

Xiao Mingche tilted his head slightly, rolled and rolled in his throat, and looked at Li Fengming's eyes very delicately.

The corners of Li Fengming's lips raised slightly, and he secretly pinched his eyes.

That unconscious agility and coquettishness, like an invisible arrow, hit Xiao Mingche's left chest in the air.

He tensed around him, looking away in embarrassment.

It doesn't hurt. It's just a little panicked, a little annoyed, a little ...... Itchy.

"Old Five, what do you say?" Emperor Qi's tone was cold.

Xiao Ming calmed his mind, and then bowed and responded, "Obey the Emperor's Father's Decree." ”

Emperor Qi bowed his head, "Then the quasi-prince invited." ”

"Father, there is still one thing about the son-in-law," Xiao Mingche's bowing action remained unchanged, "Feng Ming, she collided with her mother today, and the son-in-law has no way to teach his wife." ”

This unnatural "phoenix song" made Li Fengming, who was standing behind him as a virtuous quail, shout in his heart that he was hell. I want to laugh again.

It seems that Xiao Mingche also has a heart.

On the main seat, Emperor Qi frowned slightly, "What do you want to do?" ”

"Her punishment," Xiao Ming's eyes were half lowered, and his voice was slow but firm, "it should be up to the retainer to go to the queen to receive it on his behalf." ”

He knew that the queen was not Qian Zhaoyi, and she wouldn't really do anything to Li Fengming, most of them would just go through the motions.

But he didn't even want Li Fengming to suffer this little bit of going through the motions. Don't ask why, he doesn't know. I just don't want to.

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