Bright Spring

He suddenly remembered what Wu Zhong had said: that day the emperor only took one look at her, and immediately fell in love with her... No wonder, as soon as Qi Tai saw this woman, he immediately felt that Wu Zhong's words were not exaggerated at all.

The woman looked only in her teens, her skin was white and smooth, like silk satin, and under the orange-yellow afterglow of the setting sun, her skin glowed with wandering luster.The eyes are as clear and bright as a pool of water, but deep in the eyes there is hidden resentment and resentment.The bridge of the nose is small and straight, and the slightly thick lips are small and vermilion; the upper lip is slightly upturned, so even though her expression is serious and cold, there is a bit of playfulness.

Under the ancient Buddha with the green lamp, it was all gray and dark, even the robe on her body was gray, but in such a gloomy place, her red lips and white teeth, the color was so bright, it was simply out of place with this place, very eye-catching.

This kind of beautiful color, not to mention in the market, is very rare even in the palace of the Sangong Sixth Courtyard where the beauties are like clouds.

Although her face is childish, her figure is tall and slender, and her figure has developed a contoured appearance. The gray robe is stretched to a certain extent, which can be seen, and the chest is stretched so that the skirt of the abdomen looks empty.

Qi Tai thought in his heart: If the eunuch Wu Zhong hadn't told him that this person was a palace lady, Qi Tai would never have thought it was a palace lady when he saw it; but he would have guessed that the person sent here was a noble concubine!

Her tall and straight posture is faintly graceful.How can a court lady look like this?

"Benefactor, what's the matter?" The woman frowned, asked again, and then slightly covered her ears with her palm.Although she was wearing a hat, she seemed to be very reluctant to see people after shaving her hair, so she covered her ears and temples with her hands.

Qi Tai pondered for a moment, took out a round card from his pocket, and handed it over: "To be honest, I am Qi Tai, Minister of the Ministry of War."

"Huh?" The woman glanced at Qi Tai, her eyes full of doubt and vigilance, and then lowered her head to look carefully at the amulet of Wang Ming.

Qi Tai said: "The country has an ancestral system, and the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. Of course, foreign ministers cannot casually have anything to do with the harem, otherwise it is collusion with the inside and outside!"

The woman's thoughts were very fast, and she immediately asked back: "Then Qi Shangshu is considered a foreign minister, and am I considered a member of the harem?"

Ah!This woman is not only gorgeous, but also has a pretty mouth.

Answering her rhetorical question was not easy.Qi Tai planned to avoid answering, but was anxious to confirm his inner guess; if he guessed wrong, Qi Tai's trip would be useless!

He thought for a while: This woman is quite scheming, it seems that it is difficult to ask anything, why not cheat her!

Qi Tai said calmly: "The reason why you were brought here was because of the involvement of foreign ministers, you know?"

"So what, what can I do?" The woman blurted out.

After hearing this, Qi Tai was overjoyed!Immediately, I admired myself very much. I was able to catch such a fleeting opportunity from the clues and smell such a small possibility: perhaps Huang Zicheng participated in it, and Empress Ma was able to win the love of the Holy One so easily!

After all, as far as Qi Tai knew, the current Holy Majesty is not a person who is at the mercy of the Queen.

Qi Tai said in a low voice: "The queen tortured you so much, and even communicated with foreign ministers, are you really going to swallow your anger and accept it?"

Unexpectedly, the woman actually sneered.

Qi Tai couldn't figure it out, what does this sneer mean?A teenage girl doesn't mean much, does she?

Qi Tai thought hard for a moment, then changed his tone, and sighed: "I don't want to disturb Miss Qingxiu, nor let the girl do anything, and I don't want to tell the story of the meeting today..." He paused He said again, "As I said just now, it is not a good thing for foreign ministers to contact the women in the harem. Why should I tell about the meeting?"

"What does Shangshu Qi want to ask?" the woman asked.

Qi Tai approached first: "What's the girl's name?"

The woman said: "Yao Ji."

Chapter 50 cronies

Qi Tai confirmed his guess from the court lady Yao Ji, asked carefully, and thought that there would be nothing wrong, so he left Jiming Temple.

In the early morning of the next day, Qi Tai waited early outside the Donghua Gate, and went in when the gate of the imperial city opened.The officials of the advanced imperial city were arranging their clothes outside the Fengtian Gate.At this time, eunuch Wu Zhong appeared in the crowd and reminded the officials of the time.

As usual, Qi Tai exchanged a few words with Wu Zhong, and then asked Wu Zhong for help, saying that he had a secret matter to meet alone, and asked Wu Zhong to tell the Holy Majesty.

Wu Zhong is still very effective in handling affairs!As expected, Wu Zhong followed out of Fengtianmen and asked Qitai to have an audience with him.

At this time, Huang Zicheng saw the two muttering and walking north again, so he turned his head twice to look over.But Qi Tai didn't care about him anymore.

Qi Tai followed the eunuch and walked straight in, entered the Qianqing Gate, walked eastward through a sloping corridor, and arrived at Dongnuan Pavilion.Foreign officials rarely came to this place, and Qi Tai kept his eyes fixed on him nervously, and didn't say a word.

He walked into the East Nuan Pavilion and saw the partition fan.Wu Zhong reminded in a low voice: "The emperor is inside."

"Chen Qitai pays homage to His Majesty!" Qi Tai bowed to the partition door.Sure enough, the emperor's voice came from inside: "Come in."

Qi Tai got up from the ground and walked to the north side of the partition. He didn't dare to look up, and he didn't dare to look around.The room here was much smaller than the palace, and he could easily see the emperor sitting on a mahogany chair.

"Wu Zhong said, Qi Shangshu wants to say something very important and secret?" The emperor's voice was still high-pitched, and he spoke quickly.

Qi Tai didn't look back, but guessed that the eunuch Wu Zhong might still be behind the partition, and immediately said: "A few days ago, Jiannei went to Jiming Temple to burn incense, and overheard something. After hearing this, I went to investigate..."

When he said this, he didn't mention Wu Zhong's disclosure of the news, so he didn't sell Wu Zhong... But it doesn't matter if Yao Ji is sold or not. As a court lady, can she be more important than the eunuchs who are close to the emperor?

"Oh?" The emperor was really interested, and immediately made a sound, which meant to urge.

Qi Tai paused for a moment, and continued: "There is a maid named Yao Ji in the palace, who was ordained to Jiming Temple. The Empress has contacted Huang Zicheng, Minister of the Court and Minister of Taichang Temple, for this matter..."

Before Qi Tai could speak, he heard a "kuang", and the emperor pressed his palm heavily on the teacup!

"True?" said the emperor's voice.

Qi Tai said: "The minister guarantees with his head, and he will never dare to deceive the king."

Having said that, things are pretty clear.

Qi Tai can fill in the gaps in his mind for some inside stories that neither Qi Tai nor the court lady Yao Ji has seen with their own eyes: the queen first asks Huang Zicheng for help, and Huang Zicheng takes the opportunity to persuade the Holy Master, using the tone of a teacher to explain the truth, such as The enemy is now like this; the Holy Majesty finally obeyed the teacher's advice and gave up the desire for sex... Then the Holy Majesty's attitude relaxed, and the Empress was able to boldly get the maid Yao Ji out of the palace and become a nun!

Among them, the key point that the Holy Majesty didn't know before was: the empress had looked for Huang Zicheng!

Otherwise, the Holy Majesty would not have slapped him hard just now, let alone be indignant.

When Qi Tai heard the sound of the teacup, he shut his mouth knowingly. Anyway, His Majesty already understood, so there was no need to say more about it.

The monarch and his ministers were silent for a long time, the emperor let out a long breath, as if trying to calm himself down: "Since this matter has already happened, let's leave it at that for now."

After hearing this, Qi Tai was not disappointed.Although the emperor did not say that he would settle the score with Huang Zicheng immediately, the account had already reached the emperor's heart.

Qi Tai weighed it over and over calmly, thinking that this matter could not be delayed, so he had to fight it out!

He opened his mouth and said: "I dare to speak out, the Holy Majesty must not be deceived by Huang Zicheng. In the past few years, Huang Zicheng has formed a clique in the court for personal gain, and his party feathers have spread all over the court and the opposition. Now even the Holy Majesty's harem is also attached to him! Trust, full of benevolence and morality..."

"Are you reporting this matter today just to fight against Huang Zicheng?" the emperor suddenly asked coldly.

Qi Tai trembled when he heard this sentence!The coolness of autumn couldn't stop the sweat, and beads of sweat soon appeared on his forehead.

Suddenly, he thought of the loneliness of studying hard for ten years in the cold window, and thought that the future of the whole family rested on him alone... Sweat did not make him feel hot, but in an instant his whole body was filled with coldness and fear.

But do you regret it?

Qi Tai denied regret deep in his heart.This matter is too big and urgent, and the imperial court will determine the candidate for the leading general at the front line soon!He has no choice but to make risky moves and abandon the golden mean in the sage books.

This is not a matter of loyalty or injustice, but a matter of the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers. Can he afford the lives of Qi Tai and his family?What's more, if Yan Ni really becomes an issue, and his name Qi Tai is still written in the call to action, the whole family will be able to escape?

36 Ji Yun, the two powers harm each other whichever is less!