Chapter 21: The Prince's Reward
The emperor's face sank like water, but Luo Qianqian on the side did not speak again. Her original purpose was just to disgust Concubine Lin Shu, and after a brief communication with Long Yunche in her mind just now, both of them thought that this strange thief must have taken something unspeakable from Concubine Lin Shu. But now there is no substantial evidence, and it is not suitable to debunk.
But thinking of Concubine Lin Shu's provocation just now, Luo Qianqian felt angry. She has never suffered a loss, so she has to win back a city. Isn't it just sowing discord, when she won't do it?
The emperor didn't speak, Concubine Lin Shu couldn't help but be a little anxious, if the emperor really sent someone into the palace to check today, then she was afraid that the trumped-up crime of thief communication would be difficult to clear up, how to raise her head in front of the group of fox spirits in the harem in the future! Thinking of this, she knelt down, her little face raised slightly, and she said with teary eyes: "Your Majesty, the concubines will never deceive the emperor." If the emperor is suspicious of the concubine, please give the concubine a foot of white silk to finish the concubine! Don't let people tarnish the reputation of the Silk Cloud Palace. ”
"Tsk, what a proper acting school! What a trick to retreat into advance! Luo Qianqian said in his mind.
"You women aren't all so contrived." Long Yunche said coldly.
"What you women, don't you kill a boatload of people with a rod, okay! This girl doesn't like this kind of white lotus the most, crying and crying makes men's eyeballs and sympathy, and it makes people feel upset when they look at it. Luo Qianqian continued disdainfully: "Why don't you say that you men like this kind of woman, look at you, the emperor brother, just eat this set." The expressions on his faces have changed, and sure enough, men like this delicate white lotus. ”
Long Yunche didn't react to Luo Qianqian's words, but in his heart, he felt that the metaphor of the White Lotus was really appropriate.
Emperor Long Yunqing, who was on the side, really turned from gloomy to sunny at this moment, stepped forward to help Concubine Lin Shu and said, "Concubine Ai, I didn't say that I doubted you, don't be sad." ”
Concubine Lin Shu leaned on the emperor's arms, and said with a choked voice: "The concubine knows that she is wrong, she shouldn't say something that shouldn't be said to offend Prince Jing, and I hope that Prince Jing won't worry about me." The concubine made amends to King Jing. As he spoke, he was about to salute Long Yunche.
Luo Qianqian's heart was on fire, this woman, the emperor just gave a good face and beat the snake on the stick, and he wanted to press a small belly chicken intestine on herself again, waiting for the opportunity to retaliate. It's really a thief's heart!
"I said not to get out easily, this woman is very popular in the palace, and she must have a lot of means in her hands." Long Yunche said.
"Don't talk about it, look at me!"
Luo Qianqian hurriedly turned to the side to avoid Concubine Lin Shu's salute, and her calm and calm face actually said with a blank look at the moment: "What does Concubine Shuniang say, this king doesn't understand." The king suggested re-checking just in case. Isn't there any misunderstanding between the lady concubines? This king is a military general, and he can't understand the twists and turns in these words, if there is a misunderstanding, Niangniang may wish to say it clearly, and this king will correct it. ”
Luo Qianqian's words are very clever. If Concubine Lin Shufei was a hidden arrow just now, then Prince Jing would have come directly with a clear gun. But Lin Shufei has no way to refute anything, and if she continues, it seems that Lin Shufei is a person with a small amount of energy.
Coupled with that innocent expression, everyone was a little stunned, and Feng Yi couldn't wait to cover his eyes. The expression of the prince is really similar to his usual judgment, it is simply ...... It can't be blamed!
The emperor and everyone thought the same, looking at Long Yunche's expression, he didn't know what he remembered, he actually smiled in a low voice, turned his head to look at Concubine Lin and said, "Okay, the eleventh brother will have so many thoughts, you women just like to think more." But let this mama check it out for herself. Saying that, the emperor waved his hand and said, "Zheng Qi, accompany this grandmother to take a look, and by the way, see if there are any other clues." ”
In the final analysis, the emperor still preferred Long Yunche, which made Concubine Lin Shu on the side even more resentful.
The emperor made the arrangements, turned to look at Luo Qianqian and said, "The eleventh brother just talked about the matter of that brother's guards in the imperial study, and he didn't say why he had to participate in the arrest of this thief. ”
Luo Qianqian lowered his eyes, and while listening to Long Yunche's words, he repeated: "Your Majesty, this Chen Nuo's master was Lu Yunsheng, the first master of case solving during the reign of the first emperor. The younger brother also knew about this by chance, and originally wanted to inform the emperor to send him to Dali Temple to talk about the criminal department on an errand, but it was delayed because of a temporary trip. When I returned to Beijing this time, I originally wanted to report the matter to the emperor after a while, but I didn't know that he was also arrested. ”
Hearing Lu Yunsheng's name, Emperor Long Yunqing also raised his eyebrows. He groaned and said, "Okay, let this Chen Nuo make meritorious contributions, and let him go with you to find this thief." ”
Luo Qian bowed and saluted: "Brother obeys!" When you do your best, you will find what the emperor has lost. ”
In fact, Luo Qianqian kept an eye on it, she didn't say that she would definitely catch the thief, she only said that she would find something back. Because she felt that this guy who called herself the strange thief Gide was not simple, she now suspected that this person was also a time-traveling goods.
Hearing that Luo Qianqian agreed to this errand without hesitation, Long Yunqing, as the emperor, seemed to be very pleased. Since his younger brother ascended the throne, the two have never been as close as before, and even he can feel that Long Yunche is withdrawing himself from the power center little by little, the rights that originally belonged to Long Yunche's hands, he is slowly handing them over to himself, and now except for the northern military power in Long Yunche's hands, he now has no other rights, and he is less and less fond of touching things that will involve rights, and he is living more and more like an idle prince of sixty or seventy years old at a young age.
Long Yunqing knew that this was Long Yunche telling him in his own way that he was avoiding suspicion. He understood Long Yunche's reason for doing this. At the beginning of his ascension to the throne, when the regime was unstable and the wolf smoke was everywhere, it was Long Yunche who ascended to the top and took command, leveling the border passes of Yanjing in Pingbei, and consolidating the hard-won country for him inside and out.
However, when Long Yunche was at his most in the limelight, rumors spread inside and outside the capital, which pushed Long Yunche to the forefront for a while.
However, no matter what outsiders say, Long Yunqing always believes in his younger brother, even if the two are not born to the same mother, but he has always trusted Long Yunche for no reason. And Long Yunche also did his best for his brother. Long Yunche also had many opportunities to win the throne back then, but he stood firmly behind him and supported himself to ascend the throne without hesitation.
He didn't doubt Long Yunche, but Long Yunche wanted to avoid suspicion. After the border was pacified, he returned all his official positions to himself, was he really afraid that he would do something cunning and dead? Could it be that in this cold palace, the only brother who can put his heart in his heart really wants to be like this?
This made Long Yunqing very annoyed for a while. However, after calming down, Long Yunqing also figured it out. It's good for his eleventh brother to leave the officialdom, at least he doesn't have to deal with those endless attacks, he is a king, and he is also his brother, if there is really something that needs his help, it's just a matter of paper order.
Gradually, Long Yunqing was also accustomed to trivial matters not to trouble Long Yunche, and Long Yunche also ended up quiet.
So when Luo Qianqian readily agreed to catch the thief this time, Long Yunqing was really excited, you know, in the past, if you wanted this younger brother to help him do something, at least two wills were needed to move him.
So he raised his hand and patted Luo Qianqian's shoulder, and said with a smile: "I know that you will help me with this, and you are worthy of being the person I trust the most." ”
Luo Qian's eyes rolled, and he bowed and said, "Your Majesty, if the younger brother successfully completes his errand, will the emperor have some reward?" ”
It's no wonder that Luo Qian is bold, and the things he threw away after listening to the emperor's tone are still very valuable, and if the origin of the thief is really what he expected, then he is a little sure of catching him. If you take 10,000 steps back, you can't catch it, and Long Yunche, his ability is also very powerful. Therefore, Luo Qianqian asked about the reward with confidence.
As a result, the people around them opened their mouths wide, looking at Long Yunche as if they were monsters.
Luo Qianqian was inexplicably looked at it, and glanced at everyone in confusion, what happened to these people? Is there anything wrong with asking for a reward yourself? One by one, the fuss looked.
"You...... Alas! Long Yunche sighed.
"Hey, do you have any rules that don't allow you to ask the emperor for rewards?" Luo Qianqian could only touch his nose in disguise and muttered strangely.
Long Yunche didn't answer her, but Long Yunqing laughed, which really startled Luo Qianqian.
"Hahaha! Good! Eleventh brother, as long as you can solve this matter, I will definitely be rewarded! Whatever you want, I reward you! ”
Everyone in the court knows that Long Yunche, Prince Jing, has never asked for a reward for the emperor's affairs, even if it is a direct reward from the emperor, Prince Jing will find various reasons to return it.
But today, Long Yunche actually took the initiative to ask for a reward, which already shocked everyone; And the emperor's sentence "What you want, what I reward you!" "It's even more frustrating for everyone.
This sentence is simply to put unlimited power and countless wealth in front of your eyes at your disposal! Shock, envy, and jealousy all kinds of eyes fell on the eleventh prince, waiting for his answer.
"Is there something wrong with this emperor?" Luo Qianqian's heart was dark, "I, a modern person who has traveled through the country, know that how can this kind of commitment be said casually as a Ninety-Five Venerable?" If I want your throne, you can give it too! ”
Of course, Luo Qianqian will not say anything that will lead to the beheading. Although it is awkward in a man's body, it is better than being a lonely ghost.
"Your emperor brother is crazy!" Luo Qianqian complained to Long Yunche in his mind.
Long Yunche in his body didn't make any sound. Luo pouted shallowly, not trying to contact him.
"Eleventh brother?" Long Yunqing looked at Luo Qianqian and asked, "How is it?" Have you decided what reward you want? ”
"Huh? Hahaha! Luo Qianqian hurriedly gathered his mind, bowed down and saluted: "Thank you, Emperor!" However, the younger brother has not solved the case yet, and when this case is solved, he will ask the emperor for this reward, what does the emperor think? ”
"Good! According to what the eleventh brother said, when you catch this thief, I will definitely reward you heavily! Long Yunqing was in a good mood. It's been a whole year, and Long Yunche has never asked for a reward from himself, even if he sends a reward to the door, he will try to return it. If he didn't know that Long Yunche had his own source of wealth, he was really worried that Long Yunche wouldn't be able to support the big family in the palace. Moreover, there have been some rumors recently, and today he actually came to ask for a reward, which made Long Yunqing feel that the two brothers were closer to each other, and he looked down on the people in the palace who chewed their tongues in private.