Chapter 158

In the afternoon. ()

Li Yunqing hastily finished lunch, and sat in the study of the Emperor's Mansion to read, the sun was shining outside the room, and there was an irritating heat wave.

The room was much cooler, and there was a copper basin with ice cubes next to her desk, and Yuegu stood quietly beside it, fanning it with a palace fan, bringing a cool breeze.

The big families of the Qin State usually store ice cubes in deep cellars in winter, and they can take them out and use them in the summer, and if they are not enough, they can also go north to send ice from the snow-capped mountains to relieve the heat.

It's just that such a generous sum can also be enjoyed by the royal family and dignitaries.

Li Yunqing has always been weak, so he doesn't need too many ice cubes to relieve the heat, and he usually doesn't spend money on this.

Time passed slowly, and only the sound of Li Yunqing flipping a book was quiet in the study.

Suddenly.

There was a sound of footsteps outside.

Then Cao Ba pushed the door and entered, almost with a stream of heat coming in, he was sweating profusely, and as soon as he came in, he collapsed on the chair, fanning with his hands, sending a meager wind.

Li Yunqing glanced at Aunt Yue, who smiled slightly, picked up a fan to fan Cao Ba.

"Thank you." Cao Ba tugged at the corners of his mouth, revealing a reluctant smile, "Yunqing, don't go out, this day can heat people to death." ”

Li Yunqing lightly hooked the corners of her lips: "That's really embarrassing, you are here now." ”

"It's okay, what's wrong with you?" Cao Ba asked casually with a wave of his hand.

"I heard that recently there was a group of unknown people in the imperial capital who burned and killed and plundered?" Li Yunqing raised an eyebrow.

Cao Ba raised his eyebrows in surprise: "How do you know?" ”

Li Yunqing tilted her head slightly, her eyes slightly rippling: "It's not that you don't want to tell me, do you?" ”

"Hm" Cao Ba scratched his head and said with a wry smile, "Aren't I afraid that you will join in the fun again and put yourself in danger." ”

Li Yunqing smiled: "Am I so disproportionate, let's talk about what's going on." ”

Cao Ba sighed helplessly: "Actually, it's nothing, it's just a group of people who seem to be organized, and they are arrogant in the imperial capital these days, especially for people with official titles." ”

Otherwise, why did he always squat on the roof of her room in the middle of the night as soon as he came back from Yunqing, and he didn't feel at ease to leave after staying for most of the night.

Li Yunqing lowered her eyes slightly, pondered for a moment, and said lightly: "You go check it." ”

"No, isn't this the business of the Praetorian Guards and the gang of people in Dali Temple, you don't care what you do so much." Cao Ba was a little unhappy, although these people were not particularly tricky, but she was a weak woman, could she not always be so close to these troubled places.

"After all, it is only half a month before Your Majesty sacrifices to the sky, and at that time, all the civil and military officials will arrive, if they are too arrogant, it will cause turmoil in the imperial court, and the consequences will be serious and difficult to end. You should look it up and see how many of them there are and why they are doing those things. Li Yunqing's eyes were as plain as water, and he said slowly.

"Sure enough, it still can't escape your eyes." Cao Ba shrugged his shoulders, "They don't look like they're just going for money, but they're going for officials, and I guess it may be the remnants of the previous dynasty." ”

Li Yunqing raised her eyes and glanced at Cao Ba, and there was a touch of deep thought in her clear eyes.

His Majesty was a peasant uprising and sat on the throne of God, and the former dynasty was called the Zhou State, and the monarch was mediocre and unreasonable, and was later overthrown.

There have always been such things, more than ten years have passed, and those remnants of the former dynasty still exist, organized together, and growing stronger, will slowly affect the imperial court.

If it is not controlled, it is not impossible to restore the Zhou state.

It's just that this is all their speculation, and the specific situation needs to be carefully investigated.

"By the way, you sent someone to keep an eye on the movements of those three families." Li Yunqing rubbed her eyebrows and said lightly.

Cao Ba pursed his lips and answered softly, looking at Li Yunqing's eyes with concern.

As we all know, those three gate valve families are big families that have stood for hundreds of years, and the change of dynasty has not been able to uproot them, and how deep the foundation is, I am afraid it is not easy to measure.

No one has ever said that she can subvert the three families, but it is this weak woman, who doesn't know what the future holds, and she has to stagger forward and return the world to a peaceful and prosperous world.

Li Yunqing's eyes were as clear as snow falling on the ice blocks that slowly emerged from the white mist, and her eyebrows frowned slightly.

In fact, many things have begun to deviate from the trajectory of her previous life, she remembered that there was indeed an organization in the previous life that wanted to oppose Qin Fuzhou, but it only appeared three years later, and this time it was so fast.

In that case, the matter of bringing down the three major families may be pushed farther.

But

Li Yunqing's fingers rubbed her chin.

Most of the people in the court are from the previous dynasty, if this organization is for the restoration of the country, then the people in the court need to avoid suspicion, and they can't get involved in the eradication of this organization.

Then there is a good chance that it will fall on her.

However, she is a Wenchen, and such a task that requires force should be accompanied by a Cui Tingyu.

In that case, Cui Tingyu will have a chance to make great contributions.

Li Yunqing's fingers, as white as jade, knocked on the table carelessly, which can be regarded as a good thing to kill two birds with one stone, it depends on their ability.

"What has Lin Qi been doing lately?" Li Yunqing raised her eyebrows and asked.

Cao Ba shrugged his shoulders and said casually: "It's nothing, I heard that I went to Xiangdu." ”

Xiangdu.

The Qin State has five major capitals, the imperial capital, the Xiangdu, and the Guandu, which are inland, and the coastal ones are Huaidu and Jiangdu.

Xiangdu and Guandu both have Lin Qi's two generals with heavy troops, and as for Huaidu and Jiangdu, they have always been the naval forces controlled by Bai Yuan.

"He's idle." Li Yunqing coldly hooked the corners of her lips.

"Their family is deeply entrenched, with hereditary titles, and now is not the time to fight, so they are naturally idle." Cao Ba tugged at the corners of his mouth, revealing a sarcastic smile.

Li Yunqing raised her eyebrows, this system will be changed in the future, and those who have not made military merits for a few years will be fucked off.

The rice worms who are messing around with the people's taxes can't keep any of them.

This whole country is decaying, and sooner or later someone will wash it away.

Day 2.

Li Yunqing still got up early, went to the palace early, and entered the Hanxue Hall to teach the group of princes.

It was still early, so she took a detour to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion.

That was where Xuanyuan Yuchan lived before she got married, and she still remembered that there was a sea of white plums, and the beauty was amazing.

Pushing open the door, it was already dusty, and there was not a palace maid.

Bypassing the corridor, there is a green white plum forest, it is already summer, except for the strange place of the Mo family, there are white plum blossoms, and the rest of the place is green **.

Li Yunqing stood in the woods for a long time, still thinking about Xuanyuan Yuchan in her heart, I don't know what her condition is, I should choose a time to see her.

Teach her how to gather courtiers and grasp power.

Xuanyuan Yuchan is full of poetry and books, if she wants to, she must be a talent for governing the country.

Suddenly, she thought of the first time she met Beiye-kun.

Although there was only one sentence, it was not the first time they met, but she always remembered.

Thinking of Bei Yejun, there was a discordant picture in her mind, and then she pulled the corners of her mouth unnaturally.

How did she suddenly remember that scoundrel.

Li Yunqing walked out of Baimeilin, and when she saw that the door of the attic was not closed, she thought about it and walked in.

Xuanyuan Yuchan has always disliked luxury, and the furnishings in this room are simple, most of them are poetry and books, the four treasures of the study, and even there are few hairpins.

Li Yunqing walked over slowly, looked at this place carefully with clear eyes, and somehow walked to the dresser.

Her stunning face was reflected in the small bronze mirror, and looking down, it was a very delicate-looking box.

She tilted her head slightly, and reached out to open the box, the box was exquisitely designed, at first glance it was an empty box, but in fact there was a hidden compartment, and she stretched out her finger and pressed it.

"Smack."

The hidden compartment of the box is opened, revealing a hand-carved wooden hairpin.

Li Yunqing raised her eyebrows and took out the hairpin, the carving was not exquisite, even a little rough, and the appearance of the crested head seemed to be made by Xuanyuan Yuchan when she was bored.

She played with it, the light was dark, and she looked carefully for a while before she saw the three words at the end of the hairpin.

Li Yunqing frowned slightly, took a look at the place where there was light by the window, and her heart suddenly jumped, and a thick surprise flashed in her eyes.

Those three words are impressive

Northern Night-kun.

Her fingers trembled slightly, she couldn't have imagined that Xuanyuan Yuchan would engrave the name of Beiyejun on the wooden hairpin

She put the hairpin to her nose and sniffed it, it was a fragrance of white plum.

In a flash of lightning, she suddenly understood everything.

Beiyejun loves Baimei the most, the Baimei in his mansion is full of mountains and fields, Xuanyuan Yuchan also likes Baimei very much, and even her selection of poems is Baimei.

It turns out that Xuanyuan Yuchan's sweetheart is the Northern Night King?

She doesn't know which of the two of them imitates who planted the white plum first, maybe it's because they are in love?

Li Yunqing raised her eyebrows slightly, and a trace of darkness crossed her eyes.

If that's the case, did the North Night-kun miss the banquet for the selection of horses, and then the two of them missed it?

That's too pitiful.

Li Yunqing shook her head, in that case, she should stay away from Beiyejun.

In case Yuchan asked him to protect himself, wouldn't he be too self-inflicted?

Suddenly remembering the kiss in the Mo family's bamboo forest, Li Yunqing pulled the corners of her mouth dryly.

She has lived for two lifetimes, and she has never understood what the love between men and women is, and she is not a conservative person, and she will not marry someone else just because someone touched her.

Li Yunqing sighed faintly, put the wooden hairpin into the box, and put it in the dusty place.

The first rays of sunlight outside the window poured in, falling on her eyelashes, as dazzling as gold dust.

She's always been alone, so let it go on forever.