Yongshou Palace

Yun Yao was told by Kangxi when she knew what happened to Ling Tai in the restaurant.

Yun Yao was startled when she heard this, and asked in a panic, "Your Majesty, Ling Tai wasn't hurt by anyone, right?" ”

Seeing Yun Yao's nervous appearance, Kangxi hurriedly comforted: "Ling Tai is fine, Concubine Ai doesn't have to worry!" ”

Yun Yao patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief, and said to Kangxi: "Why did Ling Tai happen to encounter this kind of thing?" Was someone designing him? ”

Kangxi frowned when he heard the words and said: "Just now Qi Wei came to report that the person who slandered Ling Tai was a fallen man, and there should be no one behind it, but I don't know why it was said about Concubine Ai!" ”

Kangxi felt puzzled by this, Kangxi knew that Wu Liuyi was going to arrest a few people who were going to spread rumors about Zhao Concubine, who knew that he happened to bump into Ling Tai present, but instead caught a complaining man, all of this was too coincidental, making Kangxi wonder if it was a trick by the people behind it today.

Yun Yao saw Kangxi's face with confusion and seriousness, and hurriedly comforted: "Since the emperor didn't find out, presumably this matter is also a coincidence, after all, Ling Tai's achievements are already criticized, and it is not strange that someone splashed dirty water on the concubine!" What the man said was also good, the concubine is in the harem, which inevitably makes people feel that the melon field is under the plum, and Ling Tai's setback is also the reason for the concubine. ”

Yun Yao comforted Kangxi so much on her lips, but she didn't think so in her heart, because this matter was clearly to discredit her, but Yun Yao knew that this kind of thing could not be put on the surface, especially this kind of thing involving fame has always been dealt with secretly, if it is put on the table, even if the truth of the matter is revealed in the end, it will not be good for Yun Yao!

Therefore, at this time, Yun Yao can only hold this kind of thing in her heart, and she has to whitewash the peace to the outside world.

Kangxi also understood Yun Yao's meaning, patted Yun Yao's hand and said, "Concubine Ai, don't worry, I will leave this matter to Qi Wei to deal with, and I will not let Concubine Ai's reputation be damaged!" ”

Kangxi's words made Yun Yao's face a little embarrassed, and said: "It's the matter of the concubine that makes the emperor tired!" The concubines don't know how to repay the emperor? ”

Yun Yao knew that if it was someone else, Kangxi might not be so concerned, and Yun Yao also knew that the reason why Kangxi cared so much about her was not all because of her, but she didn't care, no matter what, as an emperor, Kangxi could do this, and Yun Yao wouldn't ask too much!

Hearing this, Kangxi smiled and stroked Yun Yao's belly and said, "Concubine Ai gave birth to a little prince for me, which is the greatest reward for me!" ”

Yun Yao saw that Kangxi no longer concealed his desire for the prince, and was a little worried in her heart, Yun Yao didn't know whether it was a man or a woman in her birth, and now Kangxi's attitude, if she was born to a princess, then Kangxi's future attitude is almost foreseeable!

However, at this time, Yun Yao didn't dare to say to Kangxi directly, she was not necessarily a prince in this child, she believed that if she really said so, Kangxi would snub her.

Kangxi didn't know the worries in Yun Yao's heart, and he was still happily looking forward to Yun Yao's child.

Nine Gates Admiral's Palace

Qi Wei stood at the bottom of the hall and walked back and forth, looking very anxious.

Qi Wei knew very well that after Ling Tai's results came out in this imperial examination, many people were eyeing Niu Hulu's family. After all, they also have a pregnant concubine Zhao Niangniang, and even the emperor has revealed a lot of intentions to establish Yunyao as the queen, and now their family has become a target, and everyone is staring at it.

It's just that what happened to Ling Tai in the restaurant today also surprised Qi Wei a little. Qi Wei had already known about Wu Liuyi's actions today, but he didn't expect Ling Tai to just bump into him.

After all, Qi Wei had been in the dark guard for a long time, and he was very familiar with these private methods, so as early as the beginning, Qi Wei heard that someone was plotting to smear Yun Yao, so he specially sent Wu Liuyi to arrest people.

Wu Liuyi's existence is an exception in the Jiumen Admiral's Mansion, but Qi Wei and all the generals of the Admiral's Mansion know that Wu Liuyi was personally ordered by the emperor to arrange here, so naturally he will not offend him, Qi Wei naturally knows better than ordinary people, Qi Wei believes that Wu Liuyi will not stumble on him in Yun Yao's affairs, so he let Wu Liuyi do it.

It's just that Qi Wei didn't expect that the person Wu Liuyi caught back turned out to be a hard stubble, and he insisted that he didn't know that someone wanted to discredit the rumors of Concubine Zhao.

Qi Wei has never believed in any coincidences for so many years, even if others think that this person is just a coincidence, but Qi Wei feels that this person happens to be there and cannot be completely unrelated to this matter, so Qi Wei has been trying to find a way to interrogate this person.

It's just that what makes Qi Wei a little helpless is that this person named Shen Qi is a lifter, and he is not easy to torture as the commander of the Nine Gates, otherwise they will be splashed with a layer of dirty water on the Niu Hulu family! Even if he could charge Shen Qi with disrespecting a nobleman, it would inevitably be something wrong with Yun Yao at that time. So at this time, Qi Wei inevitably felt a little helpless!

Even the news reported to the emperor, Qi Wei could only say that he had not found any suspicions.

What Qi Wei didn't expect was that things quickly took a turn for the better.

Wu Liuyi ran to Qi Wei and said, "My lord, that Shen Qi said just now that he has a situation to explain, but he has to see the adult!" ”

Qi Wei was a little suspicious when he heard this, and asked first, "You didn't do it, did you?" Why did he say it so lightly? ”

Wu Liuyi smiled bitterly when he heard this: "Look at what the adults said, although this person is not a man, but he is also a person, how dare the lower officials be easily provoked, and when the time comes, the imperial history in the court will not have to participate in the lower officials!" ”

Qi Wei nodded, as long as Wu Liuyi didn't make a move, Qi Wei was relieved, but Qi Wei was also curious about this move that insisted on seeing him, so he hurriedly walked to the prison and saw Shen Qi with a calm face.

Qi Wei stepped forward, but Shen Qi was indifferent, Wu Liuyi stood behind, saw this scene, and reprimanded: "Bold, don't you salute when you see an adult?" ”

Shen Qi didn't pay attention to Wu Liuyi's words, just looked straight at Qi Wei, Wu Liuyi was annoyed and angry when he saw this, and he wanted to teach Shen Qi a lesson, Qi Wei hurriedly stopped it, and then said to Wu Liuyi: "You go out first!" ”

Wu Liuyi was a little unwilling to see this, but because of Qi Wei's majesty, he could only retreat, and just glared at Shen Qi fiercely when he left.

After Wu Liuyi left, Qi Wei also waved everyone away, and then said to Shen Qi: "Now you can say it!" ”

Shen Qi didn't dare to hang on like he did just now, in fact, this time Shen Qi was very worried, betting that Qi Wei would be willing to listen to him, otherwise his life would definitely be in danger!

Shen Qi is actually not wronged, he is a little arrogant, and he said so much in public just now because Shen Qi was in a bad mood because he was off the list, and he felt that this scientific expedition was not fair.

If Shen Qi usually scolded the court for being unfair with a few confidants and friends at most, but Shen Qi heard that someone was talking about Ling Tai's family background in the restaurant, and immediately felt that Ling Tai's results were not true, and after drinking two glasses of wine in the restaurant, he began to make a lot of nonsense, and said all the doubts in his heart.

But what Shen Qi didn't expect was that not only was the party he scolded present, but even the government sent someone to arrest him. At this time, Shen Qi was so frightened that he woke up on the spot.

Shen Qi originally thought that his life was going to be lost this time, but he didn't expect that when he entered the Nine Gates Admiral's Mansion, he was not tortured, and Shen Qi's heart suddenly became much more active.

Although Shen Qi has a bad temperament, he is not a fool, he knows that he is disrespectful to the nobles in the palace in his words, and the most important thing is that he also talks about the emperor's favoritism in his words, if it is just the concubine in the palace, it is fine, but when it comes to the emperor's reputation, even a little attitude in his words is enough for him to be beaten into the abyss by someone with a heart. So it's a miracle that he's still alive and well.

So Shen Qi suddenly suspected the reason why Qi Wei didn't kill him, Shen Qi didn't forget the scene in the restaurant just now, and knew that the Admiral of Jiumen was the uncle of Niu Hulu Lingtai just now. Thinking of this, Shen Qi wondered if it was the Admiral of the Nine Gates who did not rush to deal with him for the sake of the reputation of the lady in the palace.

Sure enough, as Shen Qi expected, during the time he was in prison, Shen Qi figured out the attitude of the interrogators, and they were obviously a little afraid of something.

Shen Qi was overjoyed when he found this, the ants were still stealing their lives, not to mention Shen Qi alone, Shen Qi also knew that it was very difficult for him to get out, but as long as there was a glimmer of hope, Shen Qi didn't want to give up, and it was therefore Shen Qi who pretended to be mysterious and called Qi Wei, wanting to fight for a glimmer of life.

Shen Qi even felt that if he could operate it well, maybe he would have a better future, the Niu Hulu family could be said to be a behemoth in front of him, if he could climb the Niu Hulu family, then the future would not be bad!

Shen Qi saw that Qi Wei was already a little impatient on his face, so he didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly said and saluted: "The student is Shen Qi, a person from Shuntianfu, and he has seen adults!" ”

Seeing Shen Qi's unhurried attitude, Qi Wei became interested and asked, "You look like a person who knows etiquette now, why did you dare to make a lot of nonsense in the restaurant just now, could it be that you pretended to be it just now?" ”

Speaking of this, the coldness between Qi Wei's words made Shen Qi shudder, Shen Qi was also a little clever in the end, knowing that his top priority at this time was not to climb up to the Nine Gate Admiral in front of him, but to wash away the stain on his body, otherwise the adult in front of him would definitely cut him first!

Shen Qi hurriedly said: "Please also ask for forgiveness, the student just drank too much wine, so he made a lot of nonsense, not intentionally to offend the nobles!" ”

Qi Wei saw that Shen Qi did have the smell of alcohol, but he also believed Shen Qi's words, but Qi Wei did not let Shen Qi go, and asked: "They all say that they spit out the truth after drinking, are you dissatisfied with the emperor?" ”

When Shen Qi heard this, the sweat on his forehead dripped down, and he said in a panic: "Students don't dare, students don't dare!" ”

Shen Qi knew that if he didn't answer well, he would definitely be charged with disrespecting the emperor, and then he would really die without a place to be buried!

So Shen Qi said very honestly: "The student doesn't dare, the student doesn't mean to be disrespectful to the emperor and the nobles, the reason why the student said this is because I heard a few people talking about the nobles in the palace in the restaurant before, and the student was in a hurry, so he learned their words, and the student didn't mean it!" ”

Qi Wei's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he hurriedly grabbed Shen Qi and asked, "Who are you listening to?" Tell the officer! ”

Shen Qi was not as powerful as Qi Wei, and he was pulled by Qi Wei and didn't dare to move, so he replied cautiously: "My lord, the student just heard a few people whispering about the nobles in the palace in the restaurant, and even the question of Ling Taigongzi's examination results was first said by those two people for the students to hear!" ”

Qi Wei was angry by Shen Qi's words when he heard this, and pulled Shen Qi angrily: "Why didn't you say it just now? ”

Shen Qi was so frightened that he trembled, but he didn't dare to delay answering Qi Wei's question, and hurriedly said, "The student was so scared that he forgot about it just now!" Spare your life! ”

Shen Qi was grabbed by the angry Qi Wei on the placket on his chest, which made Shen Qi a little out of breath!

Qi Wei snorted when he heard this, then threw Shen Qi to the ground, and said threateningly: "Don't tell this official that you forgot what they look like?" ”

Shen Qi didn't dare to hope that the Qi Wei in front of him was a high branch he could climb at this time, he just hoped that Qi Wei wouldn't kill him in a rage.

Shen Qi hurriedly said: "My lord, students remember, remember!" ”

Qi Wei didn't say anything, walked out of the prison door, and then summoned Wu Liuyi and said, "Did you hear what you said just now?" Find him someone who is proficient in portraits, and be sure to find out who dares to smear the mother and the emperor! After saying that, Qi Wei left the cell!

Wu Liuyi was standing aside, and when he heard Qi Wei say this, he chuckled in his heart, he didn't expect that Qi Wei would charge these people with a crime of smearing the emperor, but what Qi Wei said was right, these people said that Zhao Concubine Niangniang gave her brother's imperial examination convenient, didn't it mean that the emperor was also favoritism, thinking about it this way, Wu Liuyi didn't think that what Qi Wei said was too much.

Wu Liuyi hurriedly responded to Qi Wei's decision, then turned his head and glanced at Shen Qi viciously, and then left with Qi Wei as well!

Shen Qi also heard Qi Wei's words, at this time Shen Qi had no luck, I only hoped that those people would be arrested as soon as possible and return his innocence, otherwise looking at the posture of the two adults in front of him, if he couldn't find anyone in the end, then he would really be finished!

What Shen Qi didn't know was that he was very lucky, the few people he heard talking before didn't expect Shen Qi to say that because he heard their words.

After all, the focus of these people who smeared Yun Yao behind them was that Yun Yao was a red face, and even Ling Tai's exam results were only briefly mentioned, but no one knew that Shen Qi happened to hear this sentence, which caused this turmoil.

To be honest, if Shen Qi hadn't heard that person mention Ling Tai, he might not have said that, and Shen Qi would not have been arrested by Qi Wei's people. But things are so coincidental, Shen Qi can only consider himself unlucky!

Of course, there are also those who are unlucky and spread rumors behind them, these people still think that Shen Qi is also sent by people who are dissatisfied with Niu Hulu's family, so they are not in a hurry to escape, after all, their business is not finished yet. I didn't expect Shen Qi to remember their appearance, and was waiting for Qi Wei to send someone to arrest them!