ma'am, calm down

The plum blossoms slowly scatter, and the snow melts with it. When the spring breeze returns, the willows in Mu Guofu gradually turn green.

Once the severe winter is over, people's mood gradually improves.

Ye Peiqing's good news came like snowflakes, the emperor was happy, and the government and the public were full of praises.General Ye became more and more proficient in using troops, making surprises with falsehoods and realities, and he was defeated and defeated repeatedly, and gradually he was able to compete with the enemy.In the final battle, the prince did not hesitate to risk himself, using the power as a bait to lure the enemy soldiers into the bait, and intercepted the main force of the bandits in the valley.

Ye Peiqing bravely went up among the ten thousand troops and beheaded the enemy leader Gu Qibing with his own hands.

Gu Qibing is a hero, if he doesn't get rid of it, he will become a big trouble eventually.As if a cancer had been removed, the emperor was in an indescribably relaxed mood. He issued an order to express his appreciation and condolences, and ordered the two to return to court.

When the last letter came, Ye Peiqing's army was already on the way back.

Thirteen counted the days, and in another month, Ye Peiqing should be home.

Er Ren never showed up, but he sent a letter and some medicines, saying that he was too busy to come over these days.According to the instructions in the letter, Shisan swallowed the pills and ran to the toilet several times.It is said that in this way, the residual toxins in the body can be cleaned up.

Ye Peiqing is not at home, Shisan likes to practice kung fu shirtless the most.Although the body is still thin, the texture is gradually firming up.As soon as the snowflakes fall, they turn into water stains and stick to the body, which is cool and comfortable.

In the early morning of this day, with the last snowfall in early spring, Shisan worked out a hot sweat in the yard and went to Dali Temple to be on duty.

As soon as he left, he saw Yang Yun.

Yang Yun often visits Dali Temple recently, and he almost regards this place as his household office.It had to be said that he felt something strange about King Jin's case.If Wang Huan was really Mo Qingwen, how did he survive?When the Mo family was wiped out, did the officers and soldiers feed their brains to dogs?Can even kill a child and let him grow up?

If Wang Huan was not Mo Qingwen, and those letters under the bed were forged, then who was the real murderer in the King Jin case?How did that person poison him?

The emperor really didn't want him to investigate the case openly.He understood what the emperor meant, and he checked slowly in secret.

Among the officials of Dali Temple, Mei Yu was the one he was most interested in.The man was quiet, steady, and soundless, never startled, never attracted attention.More importantly, he is very different from the rumored second son of Mei Shangshu.

So he often came to chat with Mei Yu.

Others are afraid of Ye Peiqing and dare not talk to Mei Yu, but he is not.Even if Ye Peiqing was around, he still dared to touch Mei Yu's face.

But this day he didn't come here specifically for chatting.He brought the emperor's will.

Yang Yun said with a smile: "The early spring has arrived, the weather is getting warmer, and the scenery in the imperial garden is pleasant. The emperor's dragon heart is very happy, and he ordered a banquet in the imperial garden. At the beginning of next month, everyone involved in the case of King Jin The officials went to the imperial garden to enjoy the scenery and have a banquet."

It is an elegant thing for the monarch and his ministers to drink wine and enjoy the spring together, and it is also a great grace of the emperor.Up and down the Dali Temple, the Dali Temple Minister and the Dali Temple Shaoqing were all invited, and they knelt down to thank each other.There are many small officials who have never been to the imperial palace, but this time they can go to the imperial garden to open their eyes, and they are all happy to talk about it.

Thirteen never did anything to attract attention.Since people from the Ministry of Criminal Justice and Dali Temple were all going, he had no reason not to go.Moreover, there are dozens of officials involved in this case. Could the emperor still ask him to dance swords in public?

To be on the safe side, Thirteen still told the old lady about it.The old lady thought for a while and said: "The emperor's order must not be violated. If you say you are sick and don't go away, it will make the emperor unhappy, and you will have endless troubles. How long-term you are, don't be head-on."

"Yes."

So, on the fifth day of March, Thirteen mixed with a group of officials and went to the Imperial Garden for a banquet.

The garden is full of strange stones and verdant trees. Although it is not a fairyland on earth, it is still much more beautiful than the garden in Mu Guofu.The banquet was held in the Qinxiang Pavilion by the lake, surrounded by centuries-old trees, with light green buds everywhere, and a cool fragrance in the air.

Everyone waited for a long time in a proper manner, and a summons came from far and near.

"The emperor is here! The empress is here!"

Then there was a sound of tumbling, and Thirteen knelt down along with the crowd, with his forehead on the ground.

Everyone maintained this posture, knelt for a long time, and a burst of footsteps passed by with the men and women talking and laughing.The emperor sat down and said: "The family of all the ministers is flat. Today, the emperor and his ministers are having fun together. You don't have to be formal, and you can drink to your heart's content!"

Shisan looked up and saw that the emperor and his eldest wife and younger wives were all present. It was really sitting in the mountains and rivers, with beauties in his arms.Although the scenery of the imperial garden is beautiful, it cannot compete with the beauties in the harem.The queen was dignified and condensed, her face expressionless.The concubines compete for beauty and beauty, each with their own style and temperament.

Yang Yun was given a seat, the seat closest to the emperor among officials.Further up is the emperor's concubine.This position is a bit embarrassing, the emperor joked: "Yang Shilang, after you have made great achievements, I will raise your position again."

Yang Yun blushed, "I don't dare."

Halfway through the banquet, Dali Siqing and Minister of the Ministry of Punishment toasted the emperor one after the other.Now that they started, others followed suit, and went forward with wine glasses to sing praises to the emperor.More than half of the people here don't see the emperor often, and they seized the opportunity to perform at this time.

Today's emperor eats men and women together, and I don't know how many people want to take advantage of their beauty to rise to power.Especially those who have no family influence, usually suffer from lack of connections, and are even more eager to win the favor of the emperor.To put it bluntly, what's the shame in serving the emperor? How much is one's backbone worth?Being able to be seen by the emperor is a skill.

So a few pretty little officials dressed up specially tonight, shyly shy in front of the emperor, and one of them accidentally broke the cup in his hand.

Shisan just lowered his head to drink, talking to Li Pin and his colleagues from time to time.When it was his turn to toast, he stood together with Li Pin and several other colleagues to toast, with a respectful attitude and no extraneous gestures.He thought: The emperor acted on a whim last time, so nothing will happen this time.

The emperor just glanced at him lightly and didn't speak.

Thirteen lowered his head, pretending not to know.

Finally, after toasting with fear, he sat down in his seat and breathed a sigh of relief.The emperor didn't ask him to come out, nor did he ask him any random questions, so he should be fine today.

Sure enough, after a while, the emperor went to rest in the private room on the Qinxiang attic.

Today's majesty attends this kind of banquet, that is, at the beginning, he talks to the officials and shows his face. If he is tired or feels boring, he will rest on his own and let the officials drink by themselves, and come out when it is over.Now that everyone has finished their toasts and the emperor is gone, everyone can drink freely.

The emperor is gone, what is it for the queen and concubines to stay here?Then they all went to private rooms to rest.So everyone spoke and acted casually.

Halfway through drinking, a young eunuch suddenly called Shisan aside.Shisan followed him, only to hear the little eunuch whisper: "The queen has an order, please ask Mei Pingshi to go to the 'Nuan Yuzhai' on the second floor to talk."

Thirteen was a little surprised, and quickly calculated in his mind.The Queen is King Jin's biological mother, Ye Peiqing's enemy.It must be no good for her to summon herself.It's just that the queen's will is hard to disobey, so it's absolutely impossible not to go, and we can only see each other after meeting.

So he agreed and followed the little eunuch to the second floor.

The corridor on the second floor is very deep, but you can clearly hear the music playing downstairs, the little eunuch said: "The Nuanyuzhai is at the end, Mei Pingshi please go there."

It was getting late and it was dark.Looking from a distance, the door is closed tightly, and light shines through the room.Thirteen felt a little apprehensive, and asked with a smile, "I don't know if the Empress called me over, what orders do you have?"

The little eunuch said, "I don't know."

Thirteen had no choice but to walk in the direction of Nuan Yuzhai.

The music playing downstairs continued, Shisan stood still in front of Nuanyuzhai, not daring to make a sound, and quietly leaned his ear against the door to listen.Immediately afterwards, his eyes narrowed, and the alarm bells rang in his heart.

Lustful moaning and panting could be heard clearly in the room.

At this moment, there was a gust of wind from behind, and a strong blow hit Shisan on the back. Shisan quickly dodged, caught off guard but had nowhere to escape, and hit the door.The door opened with a "crash", and he was pushed into the room.

The panting in the room immediately turned into screams of panic, driving people mad.

Thirteen rolled on the ground, turned over and knelt down, with his head down, not daring to look at anything, with cold sweat dripping from his forehead.

In his haste just now, he didn't see clearly, but the people in the room were clearly the emperor and a small official from the Ministry of Punishment, the one who broke the cup just now.The emperor's clothes were still neat, but the little official was almost naked, and all his clothes were scattered on the ground.

Thirteen knew that he was tricked by the queen this time.Just rushing in and interrupting the emperor's good deeds, I'm afraid he might be beheaded immediately, and the killing is justified.

He was sweating profusely and said: "The villain disturbs the emperor's rest, he deserves death!"

The petty official whimpered and dressed.

The emperor didn't get angry, didn't say a word, and just slowly straightened his clothes.At this moment, a middle-aged eunuch ran in in a panic, knelt down and said, "Damn it, slave! Just now, slave's stomach hurts, and it was too late to find Qingzhen, so he went to the toilet instead of watching at the door. Please." The emperor will punish you!"

The emperor tidied up his clothes without haste and said, "You go out first."

Thirteen hurried to leave.

The emperor said, "It's not you!" Then he turned to the little official with a smile and said, "What's your name?"

The little official had already put on his clothes, knelt down and said softly, "Xiaguan Liu Ren."

The emperor smiled and said, "That's right, Liu Ren. Go down obediently to receive the reward. You did a good job today, and I will have a reward someday. Go down."

Seeing that the emperor was in a good mood, Liu Ren said coquettishly, "Your Majesty, don't forget to let the lower officials wait for you."

After speaking, he walked away step by step.

The eunuch Qingxiang hurriedly lowered his head to help the emperor wash his hands, helped him to sit up, and stood silently by the side.

The emperor looked at Thirteen: "You are quite courageous."

Thirteen calmly said: "I report to the emperor that I was summoned by the empress to meet you, but I didn't want to go to the wrong room. Your majesty is wise, please forgive me."

He has no evidence now, and he can't just say that the queen asked him to come to this room. If the queen bites back, the consequences will be even more disastrous, so he can only temporarily swallow this bitter fruit.

There was a moment of silence in the room.