Chapter 498: A Woman Disguises as a Man
The young man in front of him, his hair has been washed away by the river, and his hair is floating on the surface of the river with the ripples, charming and gentle.
And after the dark skin just now was washed by the river, it was snow-white and powdery.
The only thing that hasn't changed is the eyes.
The black shines, and the cool heart is frightened.
In her previous life, she had indeed seen such a pair of eyes.
The righteous daughter of King Wen'an, the lord of Qinghui, Li Jin.
is also the princess of Xin in the previous life, and the queen mother after Yan Gu ascended the throne.
And she is the "reason" why Yan Qi was recognized by the emperor after the prince was seriously injured, but could not be recognized by the hundred officials!
After the prince was seriously injured in the previous life, King Rui and King Xin fought against each other on the surface, but in fact, the emperor's most important candidate was Yan Qi.
The emperor had clearly ordered Guo Su, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, to prepare the ceremony of Yan Qi's canonization of the king as soon as possible, and the profound meaning is self-evident.
But before the ceremony was completed, something happened.
King Rui is extremely conceited, and at this moment when he is not careful, he will be crushed to pieces, he has never been low-key at all, but has made a big show for the birthday of the little prince Yan Junmu.
The civil officials and military generals above the sixth rank in Beijing all received invitations.
Many people pinched the invitation and muttered, what is the purpose of King Rui's behavior?
If you want to use this banquet to show your strength and status, you don't have to!
Because at this time, no one dares to stand at will, and they are all on the sidelines.
Rui Wang's flamboyant behavior will make many people feel that he is not calm enough and are worried about clinging.
If it's for bribery, then you shouldn't post widely.
Everyone didn't know the true intentions of King Rui, and they didn't dare to go to the banquet with a simple mind, let alone not to go to the banquet.
Therefore, a birthday banquet for the son of the world is incomparably huge.
On that day, in addition to the prince who was recuperating from his injuries and the princess who could not leave the palace in order to take care of the prince, the prince of Xiang and his wife, King Xin, Yan Qi and Li Jin, who came to Beijing to stay, were all at this banquet.
It was also this banquet that made Yan Qi miss out on the throne.
Whether it was really happy or pretending to cater to each other, everyone at the banquet greeted each other with smiles and laughter, so the banquet went smoothly.
Towards the end, nothing happened.
The people in the front yard and the backyard secretly thought, King Mo Feirui really just wanted to simply hold a birthday banquet for Xiao Shizi!?
But suddenly, a little maid rushed to Princess Rui and said urgently: "Princess, the lord of my family is gone, and the slave and maid have been looking for a long time, but there is still no trace, and I ask the princess to help find it." ”
Princess Rui recognized the maid as Li Jin's maid.
She has no good impression of the people of Ruzhou, and because of the grievances of the previous generation, Princess Rui does not dare to get close to Li Jin.
Inviting Li Jin to come is just to do face-saving work.
You can't invite all the ladies and leave her alone, right?
But he is an unconscious person, going to someone else's house for a banquet, what is running around? Trouble for the master's house in vain!
Princess Rui's face was slightly gloomy.
But the person was nowhere to be found in her house, and she had to help find it.
In the end, the man was found.
But there are also big things to find the door together.
Li Jin was in the same room with Yan Qi, and she was injured, and after being found, she cried that she was beaten out of Yan Qi because she was not from Yan Qi.
Fortunately, the maid arrived in time, otherwise it would have caused a big disaster.
Li Jin had a strong temperament and could not bear the humiliation, so he rushed out of the crowd and jumped into the lake.
Yan Gu, who happened to be rushed to the backyard after hearing the news, saw it and rescued the person.
Rui Wang is racking his brains to think about how to kick off the stumbling block of Yan Qi, and such an excellent opportunity will not be missed.
The next day, headed by King Rui, half of the court was impeaching Yan Qi.
The emperor didn't believe that Yan Qi would act like this, so he summoned Yan Qi and Li Jin into the palace to testify to the court.
Li Jin couldn't say it and didn't bother to mention it, what happened was told by King Rui's mouth.
After Li Jin heard this, she wept bitterly and knelt down and begged the emperor to give her death.
And Yan Qi was stunned.
Because he didn't remember anything about what they said.
He just went to the Ruiwang Mansion to attend the banquet, and was helped to the side room by the little servant after getting drunk.
When I woke up, I was summoned by the emperor.
How could he go to the backyard and molest Li Jin?!
Faced with the testimony of the maid in the Rui Wangfu, Li Jin's crying, the crusade of the hundred officials, and the emperor's anxiety, Yan Qi said in a dry voice: "Impossible, I won't do such a thing!" ”
But no more, he can't tell.
Because those things don't even count as dreams to him.
How can he justify the "blank charge" without a little memory?
What's more, there was more than one eyewitness.
Those beginnings and ends that he couldn't remember, they explained them for him with emotion and color.
At this time, it doesn't matter whether he confesses his guilt or not.
for they have measured it in their hearts, and have condemned him!
At this time, Yan Qi understood that he was calculated!
Who is it?!
Yan Qi's gaze fell on the impassioned King Rui.
After listening to Yan Qi's words, the emperor closed his eyes weakly, and his expression was defeated at a speed visible to the naked eye.
He is still in his prime, the crown prince is no longer good, and he has plenty of time to train Yan Qi into a qualified king.
The inconsequential opposition voices of the imperial court, which he can crush with a snap of his fingers, are not enough to justify.
But he can suppress ten people, a hundred people, but he can't go against the courtiers and people of the entire Dayong country!
If this matter can't be properly resolved, no, it seems that it has reached a dead end, he looked at King Rui's extremely excited expression, and secretly clenched his fists.
When the officials heard Yan Qi's words, they all sneered.
accuses Yan Qi of daring to do it and not daring to admit it, and is not worthy of standing in heaven and earth.
Among them, Rui Wang and his henchmen are the hardest-working.
And the few who are willing to intercede for Yan Qi are King Xiang and King Xin, but they are still outnumbered and unable to reverse the situation.
Although Li Jin is not born to King Wen'an, he has always been loved by King Wen'an, and after suffering such humiliation in Beijing, Ruzhou will naturally not stand idly by.
In order to appease the government and the opposition and Ruzhou, and quell the rumors, the emperor proposed that Yan Qi marry Li Jin.
It is said that this method is the least costly and the most effective way to save the current situation.
But Yan Qi disagreed.
And Li Jin then refused the marriage by hanging himself and accused the emperor of injustice.
Yan Chongxuan, the prince of Wen'an, rushed to Beijing with the token of King Wen'an, asking the emperor to severely punish Yan Qi and give Li Jin and Ruzhou justice.
The emperor was naturally unwilling.
has been letting Yan Gu investigate in secret, but with little success.
King Wen'an folded angrily and said that if he didn't give Li Jin an explanation, he would be executed with him!
For a time, the situation was deadlocked.
And in the end, it was Yan Gu who turned the tide.
He went to see Yan Chongxuan, begged him to marry his sister to him, and promised to respect and care for Li Jin for the rest of his life.
Li Jin's status in Ruzhou is not weaker than Yan Chongxuan's son, Yan Chongxuan got Yan Gu's words, he couldn't call the shots, and asked Li Jin's meaning.
Li Jin was moved by Yan Gu's sincerity and agreed.