"He is Qiao Jiang's uncle, Prime Minister Qiao's name is Qiao Yuansheng, he has a younger brother who has disappeared, and he has not been whereabouts so far, leaving a son Qiao Jiang." Wei Shangqing sighed.

"Missing?" Wei Ziyu frowned, knowing so many things, it was not good for Yu Ziyu to continue to ask, otherwise his father would have found out about it.

"yes!" Wei Shangqing sighed, looked out the dark window, and turned his head to look at Wei Ziyu: "It's not early, Ziyu go back to the room to rest!" ”

"Father should rest early, too." Wei Ziyu replied and looked at him with blank eyes.

The tired Wei Shangqing pursed his lips, said a word of relief, and sent Wei Ziyu away: "Tomorrow is the Spring Poetry Club, Ziyu should rest early!" ”

"Got it, father."

Wei Ziyu got up and exited the study, and returned to Wangyunxuan on the way, thinking carefully about what his father said. The grandfather of the Sixth Highness, Prime Minister Qiao, is a regent like an existence, so the emperor's order to withdraw troops at that time may not be the emperor's intention, and it may not be necessary to be coerced by Prime Minister Qiao.

Thinking so, she had already arrived at Wangyunxuan, and the red beans in the courtyard were adorned with branches, looking full and lovely under the light of the candlelight. Wei Ziyu smiled and prepared to come back tomorrow at the Spring Poetry Meeting, so he picked them off and boiled them in soup and drank them.

On the second day, Heiyue and Li'er groomed Wei Ziyu early, and since the general had explained that it was not too grand, so as not to cause her unnecessary trouble, the two simply dressed up for her.

went to the Joan of Arc Palace, and Yu Ziyu chose to take the clever Black Moon. Everyone arrived, and Wei Ziyu and Zhang Wan'er stood side by side. Zhao Qian lost Li Xishuang, and later learned that his father was a subordinate of Wei Ziyu's father. She didn't dare to publicize it, she wanted to get close to Yu Ziyu, and stammered, but was deliberately ignored by Yu Ziyu every time.

In order to please her, Zhao Qian went around telling other official ladies how good Wei Ziyu was. These words happened to fall into the ears of Qiao Zhen, who had just walked into the hall, and she wrinkled her eyebrows, feeling a little irritable in her heart.

Wei Ziyu looked at Queen Qiao Zhen, her expression was indifferent, always giving people the illusion of not being angry and self-righteous. She was dressed in brocade clothes and made a grand debut, and Wei Ziyu and others bowed their heads and bent down to make her debut.

She walked up to the temple, her head swaying back and forth, announcing the beginning of the Kasuga Poetry Society.

Wei Ziyu and Zhang Wan'er walked to the corner, Zhang Wan'er was a little nervous when she saw the queen, she was the mother of Her Royal Highness the Sixth, and she didn't look very easy to get along with.

"Ziyu~" Zhang Wan'er wanted to talk to Wei Ziyu to relieve her nervousness.

Before Wei Ziyu could speak, Qiao Zhen walked behind the two of them, dignified and elegant: "This is Miss Wan'er of the Zhang Yushi family?" ”

Qiao Zhen's eyes fell on Wei Ziyu, but what she said was asking Zhang Wan'er.

"Back to the queen's mother, the little woman is the righteous daughter of General Wei, and Miss Wan'er is the one next to me." Wei Ziyu saluted and replied neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"Oh?" Qiao Zhen pretended to be surprised: "No wonder this palace thinks that you are not good-looking, it turns out that this is Miss Wan'er of the Zhang Yushi family." Qiao Zhen stepped forward and held Zhang Wan'er's hand, who was bowing her head, looking very appreciative.

Wei Ziyu was not annoyed, lowered her head and smiled: "The queen mother really has good eyesight, Miss Wan'er is a stunning beauty that is rare to see in the city." ”

As soon as the queen saw her, she competed openly and secretly, which made Wei Ziyu a little confused.

"It seems that Miss Wei Er is very self-aware! is not like the righteous daughter of the palace, who delusionally wants to fly on the branches and be a phoenix. Qiao Zhen's eyebrows were pale, as if she was talking about an extremely bland thing.

"Really?" Wei Ziyu's hands in his sleeves were clenched into fists, this queen only looked virtuous on the surface, but she insulted her sister Wei Kexin in front of her, and she didn't know what to say about her: "It is naturally commendable to have ideas." ”

"What are the expectations of Miss Wei II for the future? Maybe this palace can satisfy you? ”

"Back to the Queen's words." Wei Ziyu's eyes rolled, and her mind moved: "The little woman thinks that His Royal Highness the Sixth ......" Wei Ziyu paused, waiting for her next step.

"I often hear Yi'er mention Wan'er, and this palace thinks that Yi'er must like Wan'er very much." Qiao Zhen sneered: "This palace should be the master for him, in the entire Great Qi Dynasty, only a woman like Wan'er is worthy of Yi'er, and this palace will definitely not allow any messy woman to get close to Yi'er." ”

"Ah~ what a pity." Wei Ziyu pretended to regret: "Originally, the little girl wanted to ask the queen mother, what kind of woman does Her Royal Highness like to come, it seems that ...... It's the little woman's wishful thinking, and the little woman is like the sparrow who wants to fly on the branches as a phoenix. ”

Yu Ziyu raised his head and looked at Qiao Zhen.

Qiao was looking at Wei Ziyu, and felt a trace of coldness, and he didn't know what was hidden in his bottomless eyes. The more she looked at her, the more uncomfortable she felt, Qiao Zhen snorted coldly at her, and turned to leave.

"It scared the hell out of me." Zhang Wan'er touched her wrist that had been touched by the queen: "I really admire your concentration, if it were me, my hands and feet would tremble." ”

"Look at your little bit of interest." Yu Ziyu softened his expression.

"She seems to have something to say." No matter how stupid Zhang Wan'er is, it is impossible not to hear the meaning of Qiao Zhen's words: "She has no grudge against you, why do you compete when she sees you?" ”

"Who knows?" Wei Ziyu asked rhetorically, the person she hates is probably her father!

"His Royal Highness is a good person, but the queen mother ......"

"Shh~" Wei Ziyu frowned and interrupted Zhang Wan'er's complaint: "If you don't want to die, don't talk nonsense, this is the Joan of Arc Palace." ”

"I was wrong, I was wrong." Zhang Wan'er patted her lips: "My unobstructed mouth!" ”

The two of them just stood quietly in the corner, did not speak, and rarely talked to others. Qiao Zhen also took the initiative to ignore them, allowing them to stand in the corner and be out of place.

Qiao Zhen has seen the women who participated in the Spring Poetry Club, and it seems that Wei Ziyu and Zhang Wan'er are outstanding. When Wei Shangqing returned to Lidu, he deliberately kept a distance from Yi'er, which was enough to see that he was unwilling to be with her, even if he asked the emperor to give Wei Ziyu to Yi'er, the emperor would still find Wei Shangqing and ask him about his wishes.

It's better to ask Zhang Wan'er directly to Yi'er, Zhang Yushi...... It is also a good marriage partner.

If it continues like this, Zhang Wan'er will be promised to be married to others, and Yi'er will only be able to pick up those crooked melons and cracked dates to be the concubine.

Wei Ziyu and Zhang Wan'er, you look at me, I look at you. It wasn't until the end of the spring poetry meeting that the two were freed. Wei Ziyu dared to look directly at such a powerful queen, Zhang Wan'er admired her, returned to the house, and chanted vigorously: "It is worthy of being the daughter of the general, the daughter of the general!" ”

Zhang Wan'er arrived at the mansion with the front foot, and the father-in-law who announced the decree came to the Zhang mansion with the back foot. The emperor called the shots and married Zhang Wan'er to the sixth prince Zhong Liyi. Zhang Yushi knelt to accept the holy decree, turned his head to look at Zhang Wan'er behind him, and was a little unbearable.

Zhang Yushi and Wei Shangqing are good friends, although the friendship between the two is not known to many people, but they appreciate each other very much, and the two can also talk. Both of them knew that the deep palace was not a good place, and Zhong Liyi, who was the sixth prince, said that he had no ambition at all, who would believe it?

Zhang Wan'er looked at her father who received the holy decree, she didn't know whether to be happy or sad, she really didn't have any thoughts about Zhong Liyi, everything she did was just to make Zhong Liyi fall in love with her and complete the bet. Unexpectedly, she actually played with herself.

Zhang Yushi saw his daughter like this, and his heart was a lot colder. But the holy decree has been issued, and he can only prepare for Zhang Wan'er's wedding.

The fact that Zhang Wan'er was promised to be married to the Sixth Highness Zhong Liyi was soon spread all over the streets and alleys of the city. Wei Ziyu and Zhongli Boqian naturally knew about it, Wei Ziyu was happy for Zhang Wan'er, and Zhongli Boqian was sad for himself.

The sixth brother is going to get married, and the next one is almost him! If his father dared to casually stuff a woman by his side, he would definitely resist to the end.

Zhong Liyi didn't expect his father to make decisions for him, and he was hiding in the palace at the moment and being complacent.

Zhong Liyue's body was getting worse day by day, and his cough never stopped. He had to hurry up and arrange the future for Yun'er and Qian'er, and as for the position of the prince, he had a decision in his heart.

……

Chen Lu arrived at the city with Fu You and handed him over to Sima Shangshu of the Criminal Department non-stop. Heiyue saw that Chen Lu had arrived safely, so she quietly returned to the Captain's Mansion.

Sima Shangshu and Chen Lu sat in Sima Mansion, and the two chatted about the details of the Weiyang City Salt and Iron Case. Chen Lu personally handed over the account book obtained from Fu You to Sima Shangshu, and he sent many people to guard Fu You in the prison of the Criminal Department, and Chen Lu even automatically asked to take care of him.

This is no small matter, and if you are not careful, all the evidence will be destroyed before you see the light of day. Sima Shangshu carried the account book and hurried to the palace. In the imperial study, Zhong Liyue was still sitting by the bookcase with his illness and reading the folds.

"Your Majesty." Sima Shangshu knelt down in front of the bookcase: "The old minister has something urgent. ”

"Say it...... Ahem......"

"The salt and iron case that the emperor ordered Lord Chen to investigate finally has an eyebrow."

"What?" Zhong Liyue stood up excitedly: "What eyebrows?" ”

"Lord Chen captured a salt merchant named Fu You in Weiyang City, and Li Tangsheng's account book is kept in his hands." Sima Shangshu took out the account book from his sleeve and presented it to Zhong Liyue by Zhao Gonggong.

Zhongli opened the ledger, his brows locked tighter with the sound of the pages being turned, his hands trembled uncontrollably, and he called out to Yun'er in grief, and a mouthful of blood gushed out from his mouth.

"Your Majesty." Sima Shangshu was shocked.

"Your Majesty ......" Zhao Gonggong immediately stepped forward to help: "The old slave will go to Xuan Taiyi." ”

"Wait...... Wait...... Declare it immediately. Zhong Liyue stopped Gonggong Zhao: "Sima Shangshu, continue...... After speaking. ”

"Your Majesty." Sima Shangshu saw that his physical condition was not good, and he was a little embarrassed.

"After saying that......" Zhongli became more and more weak, and his whole body was weak, as if he would lose consciousness in the next moment. He didn't know what was wrong with him, and he didn't know how long he would live. On the first day of his reign, he had to do what an emperor should do.