Qing Ping Le · Double Songs

When the sun rises, all the wind and rain come to an abrupt end. No matter how unwilling it is, the rain will eventually pass. But in the end, it is only a short period of calm, and the next storm is approaching anyway.The drenched bluestone slabs could not be completely cleaned for a while, and they lay there darkly waiting for the sun to take away the bloodstains from last night.

The empress summoned the heroes who put down the chaos last night in the west hall. Fortunately, the peace of the three parties was a false alarm. Wu Xutong and Hai Chao were the last to enter the palace. As soon as they entered the hall, they saw Rong Che and Wei Changdong kneeling in the center of the hall, and the empress stood beside her. It was Pei Qingyang who was so proud and arrogant that he didn't have the fear of last night's turmoil.

After Wu Xu and Yu Haichao finished giving the salute, Yu Haichao said, "Duke Wei Guo has been imprisoned in Dali Temple and listen to His Majesty's order."

Wei Changdong quickly slammed his forehead on the cold ground, "Your Majesty, I'm guilty."

The empress breathed coldly, but she pretended to be relieved, "Where is Changdong, you were the main hero last night." After finishing speaking, the empress turned her eyes to Rong Che, and said, "The case of the Duke All the people involved will be thoroughly investigated by Dali Temple and the Ministry of Criminal Justice." She paused and continued, "Prince Jingyuan also rebelled?"

"Report to Your Majesty." It was Wu Xu who answered, and he said, "This is the letter between the Duke and King Jingyuan that I found at the Duke's Mansion last night." He presented the letter with both hands, and Eunuch An took it and put it away. When it came to the royal case, the empress only glanced at it casually and didn't look directly at it, her expression was ready for a storm, "I have treated him the best since I was a child, but he has been greedy for power for a long time and harboring different ideas and betraying my good intentions, he really deserves to die."

Pei Qingyang was on the sidelines to please the queen considerately, and he said nice words, "Prince Jingyuan's ungratefulness will naturally not escape His Majesty's palm, but His Majesty must not get angry, or I will worry about it."

Rong Che quickly touched his forehead to the ground, and made a dull sound, "Qing Ping is guilty."

"What are you guilty of?" The queen sneered, "If you and Changdong hadn't fought Wei Guogong vigorously, someone else would be sitting here at this moment. You two are my great heroes."

The empress accused the two of them of being angry and entangled for no reason. Rong Ling knew that Rong Che could not escape from this encounter. At this moment, her hair was still sticking to her face in a mess. She couldn't bear it and felt distressed, so she took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty, there is still news from Wu Cheng here. King Jingyuan's marching army is approaching Wu Cheng. , Yun Erzhou also belonged to King Jingyuan."

Eunuch An presented the things to the royal case, and the queen swept them and the previous letters to the ground with a flick of her sleeve, she was particularly furious, "Well, well, well, that's really courageous." Her breath fluctuated even more after she finished speaking.

"Your Majesty, please calm down." Pei Qingyang stepped forward to appease the empress, and said softly, "Prince Jingyuan is just a little boy, so it's not worth it for His Majesty to be so angry."

The empress had nothing to say for a while and let Pei Qingyang wait on her attentively. Everyone in the hall lowered their gazes to the ground, standing still without showing any emotion.From the corner of his eye, Pei Qingyang caught a glimpse of everyone bowing their heads and ears, they were so airy, and their words became more and more blunt.Rong Ling's eyes were suddenly cold, as if they had been frozen for a thousand years, carrying a biting chill.

After a long time, the Queen's anger faded away, and she finally said, "Qingping, what are your plans?"

Rong Che touched his forehead to the ground again, "Qingping is willing to pay the merits of sending troops to Wucheng to fight against the rebels."

"You?" The Queen's voice paused as if she was in deep thought and stopped speaking.

He cleared his throat and said, "You go? The leader of the rebel army is your father." He took a peek at the Queen's face after he finished speaking, and when he saw that the Queen's face was normal, he strengthened his courage , Huhe said, "If your father and daughter just sing a bitter trick together to show His Majesty, wouldn't that be leading a wolf into the house."

"Presumptuous." Rong Ling yelled angrily, "You don't have the place to speak here, Mr. Pei, please respect yourself."

"Your Majesty." Pei Qingyang did not confront her face-to-face and turned to the Empress for help. He said aggrievedly, "I was only thinking about His Majesty's safety so I was in a hurry. Please forgive me."

"It's true that you talk too much." The Empress patted him to comfort him, then said to Rong Ling, "Yuan Jia is the same, Pei Aiqing is just outspoken, but her intentions are kind."

Rong Ling frowned, and did not make any excuses, she only wanted to absolve Rong Che, "Qingping fought bloody last night without fear of life and death to keep the capital peaceful, and his heart is even more instructive, please Your Majesty to be merciful."

Under the pressure of the empress, Rong Ling did not give in to protect Rong Che. She stood upright and looked at her proudly, but the empress' complexion became colder and colder.At this moment, Rong Che was also a little impatient because he was worried that Rong Ling would offend the Queen. A villain like Pei Qingyang was already lawless under the guise of the Queen's favor, not to mention that he had already had a relationship with Rong Ling, and it was only she who stepped forward.

Rong Che's indifferent voice suddenly sounded in the eerie silence, and she said, "Your Majesty, Qingping knew that he was guilty and failed to detect King Jingyuan's intentions in time, which caused the capital to fall into the current predicament." She said slowly, "Qingping Since he was a child, he has suffered from Long's kindness and there is no way to repay him in this life. Qingping knows that he has committed a heinous crime and does not dare to expect His Majesty to be extra merciful, but he is bold enough to ask His Majesty to allow Princess Yuanjia to be the commander of the crusade against the rebels, and Qingping vows to follow His Highness to crusade against the rebels."

Empress Meifeng twisted her eyebrows and thought to herself, and asked, "What does Qingping mean? How can Yuan Jianai, the crown prince, go to take risks?" She paused, and then asked, "But the matter of the rebels really can't be delayed any longer. , An and Lu, do you have any good countermeasures?"

An and Lu's voices were like Hong Zhong, kneeling down and said, "I am willing to lead the troops to fight against the rebels."

"No." Rong Ling interrupted in time, and said, "Commander An shoulders the heavy responsibility of guarding the capital, let alone leave the capital." She walked to Rong Che's side and knelt down, "Your Majesty, I think Qingping's request is feasible. "

The empress looked at her daughter kneeling resolutely, all the anger just now disappeared, and said, "Yuanjia, don't mess around. You know that the battlefield is ruthless, and I won't let you take risks."

Rong Ling said in a deep voice, "I didn't act impulsively but after deliberation. As the crown prince, I have to personally conquer the rebels to uphold the authority of the emperor, and I will devote myself to the country and die."

The queen fell into silence again, and she asked, "What do you think?" Everyone looked at each other and didn't dare to say much, so they had to pretend to be deaf and dumb and continued to face each other in silence.Given the current situation, she didn't feel at ease about who to replace. On the contrary, Yuan Jia was indeed the most suitable candidate, but she was also worried about putting her daughter in danger.

Her eyes lingered on His Highness and the others for a long time, Rong Ling and Rong Che waited with bated breath, and it was after a long time that the Empress asked, "Qing Ping, are you completely sure?"

Rong Che knew that His Majesty had given permission for Rong Ling to go to war, so he said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured that Qingping will protect Her Highness the Princess with his life." She took advantage of this and said, "Qingping has one more matter, please allow Your Majesty."

"speak."

"Qing Ping implore Your Majesty to give Wei Changdong a chance to redeem his crimes." She continued, "Wei Changdong has been stationed on the frontier all year round and is brave and good at fighting. This time, we can also protect the princess' safety on the way to conquer the rebels."

The queen didn't know how to deal with Wei Changdong. Although Wei Guogong was imprisoned, the foundation of the Wei family was still there. What's more, Western Xinjiang has been under the control of the Wei family for decades. It is not the time to completely eradicate the Wei family. Wei Changdong was left behind to stabilize the situation in Xijiang, and it would not be too late to wait for Xijiang to return to the imperial court before dealing with it.

"In this way, I will grant Yuan Jia's request." The queen turned around and said, "You two must protect the princess with all your strength, and repel the rebels so that you can make up for your mistakes."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness." Wei Changdong and Rong Che knelt down to thank you.

The queen took out two half-piece soldier talismans from the imperial box, and she picked up one of them and said to Rong Ling, "You can mobilize the forbidden army in the capital at will with this one." She pointed to the other one, "This one can move Jiangbei University For the [-] elite soldiers in the battalion, as for the rebels in Henan and Yunzhou, there is no need to come back and ask for orders.”

Eunuch An handed the military talisman into Rong Ling's hands, and she held it high above her head to thank her, "I will live up to your majesty's entrustment, and crusade against the rebels to help the country."

The queen instructed, "A sword has no eyes, you must not be brave."

"My son understands."

The queen was already tired after a night of tossing around, she said, "All my loves have worked hard tonight, if I'm tired, you can all step back." She got up and Pei Qingyang rushed to support her, and she didn't intend to step back, she kept helping the queen out of the west hall The demeanor is full of arrogance.

There was an unbearable silence in the main hall. Everyone knelt down and saluted until the queen left the west hall before getting up one after another. They all left the west hall without saying a word, and the little father-in-law led them silently towards the palace gate.As the late spring was approaching, the sun was hotter than before, and the crowd didn't gradually return to normal until the coldness dissipated, and they had the intention to speak.

Wu Xu first opened his mouth and apologized to Rong Che, "I'm going to accuse Princess Qingping of the crime. Because the Jingyuan Palace was involved in a rebellion, I have already arrested and detained all the princes and ladies of the palace earlier, and the prince has also seized it."

Qingping said calmly, "Master Wu speaks seriously, this is an adult's business." She then turned to Rong Ling who was going to the forbidden army camp, and said, "Qingping has something to ask Miss Huang."

Rong Ling was puzzled, "What's the matter?"

"Wei Guogong is the only insider who knows about King Jingyuan's plan, so Qingping please go to Dali Temple to meet Wei Guogong in private so that he can know the real movement of the rebels." Hearing her words, Wei Changdong's eyes flashed, and he could vaguely guess what she meant. the real purpose of going.

The sun was shining outside the palace, and Rong Ling's eyes naturally regained their agility. She raised her brows lightly and said, "It's not easy to get the words out of the Duke's mouth, but if you want to try, you might as well."

"Qing Ping thanked Huang Jie." Rong Che stopped and gave a salute, and then said, "Chang Dong, you first go to the Forbidden Army camp with your highness to order [-] cavalry." She looked up at the sky, "Let's start at three o'clock. "

"Okay." Wei Changdong's voice was low and his eyes fell on her, and he didn't speak until someone else said that they didn't pay attention to the two of them. Today, His Majesty is not very worried about you, after the chaos is over, you can follow me to Xijiang."

Rong Che's eyes were indifferent and he whispered, "If the chaos can be put down smoothly, I will ask for orders to return to the southern border and stay away from the capital."

Wei Changdong caught a glimpse of Rong Ling who was looking over from the corner of his eye, and said, "I'm afraid you won't be able to leave here easily when the time comes. I just saw Pei Qingyang's defiant appearance, and I will definitely have a confrontation with His Highness in the future."

She said calmly, "When the rebellion is put down in the capital, there will be a cousin to help the imperial sister, and Pei Qingyang will not be able to cause a big storm." Wei Changdong saw her expression was still indifferent, but there was a smile between his brows, Rong Cheng looked at Rong Che The heart is still unshakable.

Outside the palace gate, the big and the small Fu, because they were people around Rong Che, managed to escape when Jing Zhaoyin searched the palace. Wu Xu told him that the two of them, Rong Che, were in the palace, so Er Fu, who had nowhere to go, was there They waited at the palace gate all night, and they haven't seen a single person until now, so they can't help feeling a little worried, worrying about their master's safety at this moment.

Dafu was very anxious and kept pacing, looking into the palace gate from time to time, really afraid that the master would be in danger, "Why are you not in a hurry at this time."

"Brother, you stop first." Xiaofu comforted, "Don't worry, master is auspicious, besides, I heard Mr. Wu said that master made great contributions to calming the chaos last night, so I must have stayed a little longer in front of the emperor to report, and nothing will happen."

"Our master has always been cautious in doing things. Logically speaking, nothing should happen. I just waited all night and didn't hear from him. I just can't feel relieved in my heart."

"Don't worry, if there is something to do with the master, we will not stay here." Xiaofu finally couldn't help but stepped forward to hold Dafu, forcing Dafu to stop his anxious steps. Still struggling to peer into the palace gate, Xiao Fu rolled his eyes around his sockets, approached him and asked, "Do you know what Master has been doing recently?"

"How would I know, and how would you tell me about the master." Dafu turned back with a little doubt, "Besides, I have been taking care of you for a while, why do you ask this?"

Although Xiaofu was panicked, he quickly answered, "I'm just curious about the sudden change." Xiaofu was injured for several days and had been resting and unable to follow his master. If it wasn't for Jing Zhaoyin's search of the palace, he would not have known about this earth-shattering change.

"Don't ask about things that the master doesn't say." Dafu reprimanded again, "The incident with Shuanglian last time caused the master to be humiliated in the eldest son's courtyard for no reason. You should be more vigilant in the future and never cause trouble for the master again."

"Brother, how many times have you scolded me." Xiao Fu was not very bored, "Why are you talking about those things now that the eldest son has been arrested, it's okay, let's see the master comes out."

Rong Che and Wei Changdong walked out of the palace gate first, and Er Fu hurriedly went up to salute, "Master, Mr. Wei." Rong Ling walked out together with the adults a few steps behind, and the two of them saluted one by one, " Erfu will join Her Royal Highness and several adults."

Rong Lingxu raised her arm as a signal to avoid the ceremony, and then said to Rong Che, "You go to Dali Temple with Sir Yu first, and I will wait for you at the Forbidden Army camp."

"Yes."

Rong Ling got on the horse with Wei Changdong, An and Lu, and Rong Che, Wu Xu, and Yu Haichao watched the three go away before looking away.Yu Haichao said, "Princess, will you follow me to Dali Temple?" He just looked at Rong Che before finishing his sentence.

Rong Che said, "I'll change into my clothes first, and then go to Dali Temple to find your lord."

"Okay, then I will wait for the princess at Dali Temple." After he said goodbye to Wu Xu, only Xiaofu and Rong Che were still standing outside the palace gate, not knowing where to go.

Dafu said, "Master, the palace has been sealed by Jing Zhaoyin, where should we go?"

"Changning Prince's Mansion." After Rong Che finished speaking, he lifted his foot and stepped on the steed, regardless of whether the two people behind him followed the horse or not, Er Fu would quickly get on the horse and chase after her.

Rong Cheng was not surprised by Rong Che's sudden arrival, but it was much later than she expected. Seeing that her clothes were half-dry and half-wet, her brows inevitably twitched, and she ordered, "Prepare hot water, and prepare another A bowl of cold-dispelling soup."

Bai Qingtong was also a little surprised, the always handsome Qingping princess was rarely seen in such a state of embarrassment, even the habitual indifference between her brows was replaced by exhaustion, she greeted her, "See Qingping princess."

She still politely returned the salute, "Miss Bai is polite."

The hot water was quickly ready and Rong Che dipped into it to drive away the cold, Rong Cheng talked to her through the screen, she said, "Your Majesty will not let Wei Changdong go, you should be careful."

Rong Che said indifferently, "Conquering my father is bound to bring me back to southern Xinjiang. I plan to use this to stay there."

"It's a good idea." Rong Cheng fell silent for no reason, and finally said after a long time, "But I'm afraid that Miss Huang will stay in the capital alone and helpless, and that Pei Qingyang will become greedy and greedy day by day relying on her favor."

"Where is my cousin going?" Rong Che was puzzled, then his eyes lit up and he continued, "Jingzhou?"

"Whether you want to go or not depends on your Majesty's will." Rong Cheng laughed again, "Let's not talk about that, you have to be very careful when you go to see the Duke later, although he is inconvenient to move, but he is comparable to him in the way of killing people." You and I are hot."

"I remember."

After taking a bath, Rong Che stepped into the carriage of Prince Changning's mansion in a blue shirt. Dafu drove the carriage along the long street, and the pedestrians on the road were frightened and complained.When she heard the wheel hub pressing against the solid bluestone slab, she became more and more anxious, and her usual indifference was filled with strong doubts when there was no one around.