"My dad was sick in bed." Liang Rui bit his lip and said. "What? The prime minister fell ill? Isn't it always good? Ning Qiwei was taken aback. Liang Rui's face was a little gloomy, and he said: "Dad is getting older and older, and my brother who misses the border pass is trying his best to endure it. Recently, I have been depressed in my chest. Therefore he fell ill. "Oh! Take me to see the Prime Minister. Ning Qiwei said softly.

Ning Qiwei followed Liang Rui into Liang Jing's bedroom, and she glanced around by the candlelight on the table. The furnishings in the room are shabby, and there is no luxury at all that a prime minister should have. Liang Rui hurriedly walked to Liang Jing's bed, wanting to wake up Liang Jing, who had closed his eyes. Ning Qiwei hurriedly stopped softly: "Liang Rui, don't wake up the prime minister. Liang Rui stopped his outstretched hand.

At this time, Mrs. Liang walked in with a basin in her hand, and when she saw Ning Qiwei, she exclaimed excitedly: "Your Majesty." See the Emperor. Madame was about to kneel on the ground, but Ning Qiwei hurriedly held it with both hands: "Madam, excuse me." "Is the emperor here?" Liang Jing's voice was a little hoarse. Liang Jing struggled to remember, and Liang Rui gently helped Liang Jing to the pillow and leaned on.

"Your Majesty! Liang Jing thanked the emperor for his grace. Liang Jing's voice was a little hoarse. Prime Minister, don't say these politenesses. Good birth and sickness are. Prime Minister, drink some who moistens your throat! Ning Qiwei handed Liang Jing a glass of water. Liang Jing took the water cup with trembling hands. "Liang Rui brought water to your father to drink. His hands would tremble and he would not be able to hold them steadily. Liang Rui hurriedly took a water cup and fed Liang Jing a few sips of water. When Liang Rui walked away with the water glass, he glanced at Ning Qiwei deeply.

Ning Qiwei looked at Liang Jing, who was getting older, and felt an inexplicable pain in her heart: "Teacher, if you are tired, rest." Politics is important, but your body is also important. Liang Jing showed a tired smile: "The first emperor entrusted me with this important task, and the old minister will definitely do his best, so why worry about himself." Ning Qiwei's heart was a little heavy, and she was speechless.

"Your Majesty, you must have had dinner yet!" Madame walked up to Ning Qiwei and asked with concern. Ning Qiwei remembered that she seemed to have forgotten to eat, and she nodded.

A few delicate home-cooked side dishes, a bowl of fragrant rice. Ning Qiwei ate deliciously, these dishes were much better than the delicacies in the palace. Madame couldn't help but laugh when she saw Ning Qiwei eating so deliciously. Liang Rui walked over and asked in surprise: "Your Majesty, you are used to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas." I didn't expect you to be able to eat these coarse teas and light rice. Ning Qiwei glared at Liang Rui: "I am the emperor, but it doesn't mean that I am very delicate." ”

Liang Rui smiled embarrassedly, Ning Qiwei picked up a dish with chopsticks and put it in her mouth, eating it with relish. Ning Qiwei remembered something, she raised her head and said to Liang Rui, "Give me back the flute." "Flute. Oh, here you go. Liang Rui took it out of his sleeve and handed it to Ning Qiwei. Ning Qiwei took the flute, but she couldn't pull it at all.

Ning Qiwei couldn't pick it up even if she tried hard again. Ning Qiwei realized that Liang Rui deliberately tricked her, and she glared at Liang Rui: "Give it or not." Don't give it to me, don't want it. "Here's it for you!" Ning Qiwei hurriedly snatched the flute.

Ning Qiwei sat on the dragon chair with a solemn face, and the ministers stood on the main hall silently waiting for Ning Qiwei's reply. The whole hall was surprisingly quiet, so quiet that the sound of a pin falling on the ground could be heard.

"Your Majesty, please put Liang Rui in prison immediately." Yu Xing, the waiter of the Criminal Department, knelt in the center of the main hall. "The minister also asked Liang Rui to be put in prison." Lu Li also knelt on top of the main hall. The civil and military officials knelt down one after another: "Ministers, please decide." ”

Ning Qiwei sneered: "It seems that the prime minister is usually not treated by you. All right! If I want Liang Rui to be imprisoned, I have to show incriminating evidence. Ning Qiwei said this, quietly waiting for the minister's reaction.

Silence returned to the hall, and the minister knelt silently. "Your Majesty, the minister has something to say." It was Lu Li who spoke. "Okay, you say." Ning Qiwei lifted her spirits suddenly. "However, if what the minister said and did was beyond his authority, please don't blame the emperor." Lu Li said cautiously.

"Okay, just say whatever you want." Ning Qiwei patted the armrest of the dragon chair and said. Lu Li said calmly: "The minister secretly interrogated Xiaohua and got a letter from him that Liang Rui and Lin Yu had exchanged. It has the autograph of Commander Liang. "Oh, really. Take it out and show me it. Ning Qiwei said with a frown.

"Yes." Lu Li took out a letter from his arms and presented it with both hands. "Xuchang, bring the letter and read it to the ministers." Ning Qiwei said lightly. "Yes." Xu Chang walked down the steps, took the letter in Lu Li's hand with both hands, and he turned around and walked up the steps slowly.

Xu Chang cleared his throat and read: "Lin Yu: I agree to accept your conditions, after the matter is completed, you must share half of my country." Liang Rui. Xu Chang's voice echoed in the main hall. The ministers talked a lot, and there was an uproar in the hall.

Ning Qiwei sat on the dragon chair with a pale face, and she quietly watched the ministers' every move. After a long time, the ministers quieted down. Ning Qiwei leaned back in her chair, fiddling with an egg in her hand.

"Your Majesty, I don't know what you think of this letter." Lu Li looked at Ning Qiwei with a complicated expression. Ning Qiwei glanced at the ministers in the main hall, and she suddenly laughed "hehe". The ministers looked at Ning Qiwei, who was laughing wildly, and they looked at each other.

Ning Qiwei stopped smiling and said lightly: "Just because of such a letter that suddenly appeared, you have to condemn people." "Your Majesty, the ministers think that it is better to believe that there is something than to believe it. The minister asked the emperor to make a decision as soon as possible. ”

"Are you persecuting me?" Ning Qiwei's face was even more gloomy. "The ministers are for the sake of the society and the emperor!" Zhang Chi replied sharply.

"What kind of danger can a Liang Rui pose?" Ning Qiwei's face was angry. "Your Majesty, even small fish can turn over rivers and seas. What's more, it's Commander Liang. The emperor thinks twice! Lu Li's face was worried.

"Say no more. Unless there is evidence of fatality. Otherwise I wouldn't believe it. Ning Qiwei clenched her fist and slammed it on the armrest. The minister thought that a special person should be assigned to investigate and deal with the case. "Oh, tell me who can do it." Ning Qiwei said indifferently.

"The emperor has a candidate in his heart." Lu Li replied calmly. Ning Qiwei said: "Oh, Lord Lu is talking about who this candidate is?" Lu Li smiled: "Liang Rui! "Huh. Lord Lu is really..."Ning Qiwei said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, Liang Rui himself is suspicious, how can he be investigated and punished." "Lord Yu, can't you?" Ning Qiwei said indifferently. "Your Majesty, there is no such convention!" Zhang Chi said sharply.

"I don't have the power to decide a thing?" Ning Qiwei said angrily. "Your Majesty, the ministers think that this is not in harmony with the charter." Zhang Chi retorted. "Ministers, please think twice." The Chancellor chimed in.

"I've made up my mind. You are not urging and asking for the truth, and I will let the person himself prove his innocence. Why, isn't it a little unconvinced. Did you ever give me a chance to breathe when you forced me every day? ”

Yu Xing didn't know whether he was alive or dead, he said: "Your Majesty, it is our duty to maintain the stability of the imperial court. Ning Qiwei's face turned gloomy, and she said, "Lord Yu, are you really for the court?" Or out of selfishness. "The minister is not selfish." Yu Xing replied calmly.

"Lord Yu, take a good look at the cases handled by the Criminal Department in recent months, and see for yourself how many of them are out of public interest." Ning Qiwei struggled to throw the file in her hand in front of Yu Xing. Yu Xing picked it up and looked at it, and he couldn't help but wipe a handful of sweat.

"Why, Lord Yu. Are you also acting out of public interest? Ning Qiwei said angrily. Yu Xing bowed his head and was silent.

Yu Xing collapsed to the ground and said, "Minister..."Ning Qiwei said indifferently: "If you want to accuse others, you must first stand upright." Escort Lord Yu down, and the court staff is twenty. As a punishment! ”

The ministers didn't dare to squeak, and Ning Qiwei said lightly: "Everyone, whether Liang Rui's collaboration with the enemy is true or false has not yet been conclusive. Don't push too hard. Retreat. Ning Qiwei angrily brushed her sleeves away.

The sun has the coolness of autumn, and the wind is a little dry. Ning Qiwei wandered the path from the imperial study to the Shiso Palace. Although the flowers have long since withered, the uneven chrysanthemums in the flower beds have added a different scenery.

Ning Qiwei was busy and stepped barefoot in the flowing stream. Ning Qiwei stared intently at the small fish swimming happily in the stream, and as soon as she seized the opportunity, she threw herself into the water and tried to catch them. The little fish were frightened, and they wagked their tails and fled. Ning Qiwei ran after them, and the mud and sand in the stream stained the clear water.

"Your Majesty, the weather is cold! How can you still step barefoot in cold water. A familiar voice came. Ning Qiwei stopped the movement of her hand, and when she looked up, she saw Liu Qingyin standing on the bank of the stream with a warm smile. "Liu Qingyin, why did you enter the palace." Ning Qiwei asked with a smile.

"I'm here to leave. Your Majesty, it has been more than half a month since I left my office. Now my father is writing to urge me to go back. Liu Qingyin squatted down and said with a smile. Oh, that's it. Listen to the old general! Ning Qiwei sat down on the stone by the stream.

Liu Qingyin smiled, and his smile seemed to have a hint of helplessness: "In the past few months, getting along with the emperor and Commander Liang has made me feel that life can be so meaningful." Ning Qiwei smiled and said: "I didn't expect you, a general, to not only be good at poetry and writing, but also sentimental." Liu Qingyin smiled but did not answer.

Liu Qingyin was silent for a while, he took out a jade reed flute from his sleeve and handed it to Ning Qiwei, saying, "The emperor sits on the world, and he can have whatever he wants." If such a thing is given to the emperor, it should be regarded as a friendship of friends. I don't know if the emperor is willing to accept it? Ning Qiwei smiled and took the reed flute in Liu Qingyin's hand and said, "Okay, we are friends." Hehe! "Okay, we're friends." Liu Qingyin stretched out his hand, and Ning Qiwei also stretched out his hand and held Liu Qing's hand tightly. They laughed tacitly.