The carriage arrived at the gate of the palace, Li Qingqing stepped out of the car, and Ren Lingshan waited in the car.

Li Qingqing entered the palace, and the guards, palace maids, and eunuchs all bowed down and saluted along the way.

Li Qingqing went straight to the Xuan room.

Outside the Xuan Room, the former head of the Imperial Palace, Gonggong Zhou, raised his eyebrows and looked at her with a smile, "Your Highness is waiting here."

His Majesty is discussing important matters with his wife. ”

Li Qingqing nodded, glanced at Gonggong Zhou, saw that he was smiling a little gloating, and immediately guessed what was being discussed in the Xuan room, but just pretended to know nothing, and stood silently in the shade of the tree, waiting.

It was not yet dark, and the fruit on the tree was delicious, and you can't taste it casually, but you can see it.

The corners of Zhou's father-in-law's mouth twitched, and his eyes turned into laughter, the five princes have a really big heart, they still have the heart to look at the fruit at this time, and they will go in and come out later, if you are still in the mood to see the fruit, our family respects you as a good man, ah no, good woman!

In the Xuan room, the Empress Fenghe supported her head with her left hand and held the fold with her right hand.

Then, as soon as she put her hand down, she slapped it heavily on the case, and the empress raised her head, and her gaze swept uncertainly to Liu Qingfang, the female prime minister sitting under the imperial case.

"The prime minister thinks that the position of the fifth prince is to sit down, and he can't sit down?"

Liu Qingfang also had a few books in his hand.

After Li Qingqing, the fifth prince, went to the coastal county to build a sea pond, the court and the central government have never broken her tune.

Especially after the homicide, the twists and turns are even more overwhelming.

Many ministers said that although the murderer was powerful, it was not good for the five princes to protect the people, and it was also a fact that they suffered heavy casualties.

What's more, the palace guards are all first-class masters, and when the number of martial arts is not bad, even seventeen people can't deal with it, and the three princes have to send people to assist.

Another minister thought that the five princes were invincible with two fists and four hands, and the officials in the coastal counties and even the entire state were beheaded. The five princes not only have to build sea ponds, but also protect the victims, and rebuild their homes, and it is understandable that there will be omissions when this big mess is smashed.

What's more, the guards of the third prince also suffered a lot of casualties.

This is only because the five princes are first and the third princes are behind, which makes people feel that the five princes are not capable, and the three princes have merit in assisting.

If it is reversed, it is not certain who will help whom!

Liu Qingfang has seen all these twists and turns, and he knows the situation.

It's just that right now, she doesn't know which way the empress is leaning, if she accidentally says something that doesn't suit the empress's mind, she will lose her favor, if she doesn't say something and muddy, it will also be a loss of favor, think about it, she can only say this, "The five princes are not good enough to make the people suffer heavy casualties." But she was effective in curing the plague and reducing the death of the people again.

Wechen thought there was nothing more to say about this.

Now there is only one thing.

Regarding the rumor, the court rumored that the five princes magnified the quarrel between the princess and the concubine, so that the status of men and women was disputed.

If this matter can be resolved, I believe that whether the fifth prince can be qualified for the position of the great secretary will be settled. ”

Liu Qingfang thought it through, she had neither an expression nor a prevarication of the empress's words, she was serious and diligently analyzed the current situation.

Then the outcome depends on the facts or Her Majesty's attitude.

Although the empress didn't have too much expression on her face, she was very satisfied with her answer in her heart, and then threw out another question.

"What if—" His voice darkened, as if he had something more serious to say.

Liu Qingfang listened carefully.

The empress said, "What if I don't want the Fifth Prince to lose her position as the Great Prince, and I don't want her to be too powerful? ”

Liu Qingfang was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that His Majesty's question just now was clearly to test himself and see which way he was leaning. After learning that she was only loyal to His Majesty, she asked what she wanted to ask the most.

She said, such a simple question, why His Majesty urgently summoned herself to the palace, it was because of the latter.

Liu Qingfang secretly pinched her sweat, calmed down her mood, and then spoke again, this time she didn't have to be cautious, since she already knew His Majesty's thoughts, she could say it in passing.

"Your Majesty is afraid that the power of the fifth prince will be too great after entering the court, and he will become another threat to the crown princess. Then make a big fuss about other official positions! ”

This official position refers to the appointment of officials in coastal counties and the entire state capital.

After all, in the tsunami incident, the empress killed a number of officials, and Li Qingqing was a temporary assassin, and now these large and small official positions are vacant, which is a good opportunity for all forces to expand their power.

Normally, for the sake of harmony between the monarch and the minister, this vacant official position will be filled by someone appointed by His Majesty to the Minister of Merit.

But the fifth prince Li Qingqing is an exception, she was previously an idle king, and she has no cronies in the court. At this time, if His Majesty wants to install people, Li Qingqing can't say that he is suffering, and he can just use this to cultivate the power of the imperial princess.

After Feng He was reminded, her eyes lit up, and her eyebrows were much more relaxed, "The prime minister deserves to be the prime minister." ”

Liu Qingfang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that His Majesty's favorite is still the imperial princess.

Here, after Feng He and the empress had an idea, she didn't stay with Liu Qingfang anymore, "If there's nothing to do, the prime minister will step back first." At this hour, my five princesses should have arrived. ”

"Yes!" Liu Qingfang stood up and saluted, and then respectfully retreated.

As soon as the door opened, Liu Qingfang and Li Qingqing took a look.

Li Qingqing put away her thoughtful and gloomy face, turned her lips and smiled, and bowed from afar, "Prime Minister!" ”

Liu Qingfang returned the salute, "Your Highness! ”

Then the two passed by, one went out of the temple and the other entered the temple.

When passing by, both of them turned their eyes sideways, and their eyes converged into a cold front in the air, and the two sides exchanged slashes and played a draw.

Li Qingqing took a few steps forward, and then turned around and looked at the back of Liu Qingfang who was going away.

Liu Qingfang is forty-eight years old, five years older than the empress, and is the person that the empress has taken a fancy to when she was still the empress.

She was luckier than many women, because she only entered the court after giving birth to a child, so she had the opportunity to sit on the throne of prime minister.

Moreover, she is still a shrewd woman who will judge the situation and measure the situation, and she has always thought about the holy will first when she speaks and does things, and she will do whatever the holy will is, so just now, Li Qingqing indirectly saw the mother queen's attitude towards herself.

She thought about why the mother emperor easily sent him into her door when Gongsun Fu recommended himself, because she had a more long-term plan.

Li Qingqing was worried about Gongsun Fu's affairs at the time, and she didn't think about it, but now she understands the "hard work" of the mother queen, and at that moment the corners of her mouth grinned, smiled bitterly, and turned around and entered the Xuan room.

In the propaganda room, Li Qingqing knelt down in front of the imperial case and reported his work respectfully.