Tongshu with Mei

Bai Tingbi defended: "It's not chewing often, just discussing a few words occasionally, and I dare not in the future."

Yang Ye suddenly stretched out his hand and grabbed one of his small snow-white ears: "I'll give you a chance to redeem yourself. Just now when I came to the palace, I felt that the atmosphere was not right. Tell me honestly, something happened last night?"

Bai Tingbi was in pain: "Your Majesty, spare me, spare me! Let go quickly, your ears are about to fall off! It doesn't matter if I tell you, even if the subordinates keep it secret, His Majesty will tell you later. Last night , something happened in the palace, Wei Linxian and us, and it was not over until midnight. His Majesty was very upset, and when he got up early, he went with a somber face. But his subordinates are not worried, he will wait for a while Seeing you, my lord, maybe my anger will disappear."

Yang Ye let go of his hands when he heard the words: "Don't talk nonsense, what's the matter?"

Bai Tingbi said: "Concubine Le Shu is pregnant, my lord, do you know?"

Yang Ye said: "I heard Brother Huang mention it two days ago, did the Queen want her to have an abortion?"

Bai Tingbi gave a thumbs up: "My lord is far-sighted, and his guess is really accurate. Xiaobai admires it!"

Yang Ye snorted: "Get to the point, don't talk about it."

Bai Tingbi hurriedly said: "Yes. First, I heard that the queen sent someone to deliver the medicine for abortion last night. Concubine Le Shu refused to drink it and started crying. There was someone sent by His Majesty around her, and she got into trouble with the medicine delivery person. Arguing, the person who delivered the medicine was thrown out. Then the queen was furious and went in person. But Concubine Le Shu had already rushed out in front. Normally, concubines are not allowed to run around at night, but she has someone from His Majesty She led her and fled all the way to His Majesty's bedroom. The few of us followed her and reported to His Majesty. The queen rushed to His Majesty's bedroom to ask for someone. Then the two of them... quarreled. We stayed outside during the quarrel , overheard a few random words, the Queen scolded His Majesty for being a treacherous and despicable villain, and there were many other words, and it was inconvenient for the subordinates to learn more. Your Majesty did not reply, but just stood there and listened. After arguing for most of the night, the Queen was tired , and then go their separate ways, and that's it."

Yang Ye continued to snort coldly: "Breach of faith? Despicable villain? What else does she want to occupy the latrine by herself?"

Bai Tingbi said: "This kind of vulgar words in the market, you can say that you are okay, your majesty, of course, will not say it, it will damage the emperor's prestige. However, if you use these words to fight back, it will indeed sound very happy."

Hearing this, Yang Ye was about to continue twisting his ears, but saw a group of eunuchs rushing over on the long corridor outside the room through the window.It turned out that Yang Xi came back from court and was heading towards the imperial study.

As soon as Yang Xi entered the study room, there was indeed a cloudy expression on his face. Even when he saw Yang Ye, he didn't feel happy, so he went to sit behind the dragon case by himself, and waved his hand to tell the others to wait out. Bai Tingbi also slipped out. Yang Ye stayed behind.

Then Yang Xi sighed heavily, and Yang Ye asked: "Brother Huang, are you worried about what happened last night? Don't bother with her so much, just wait and see how she gets down."

Yang Xi said: "You're right, she has nothing to worry about." He took out a memorial from his sleeve and wanted to open it, but in the end he closed it again, hesitated to speak, and said after a while: " This is Yunqi's memorial from Guangdong Province. I asked him to come back to the capital a while ago, but he actually... said he didn't want to come back. He wrote to me, saying that he wanted to stay in Qiongnan permanently, and that he wanted to send Xiaomei and his His son Ning Xin took them all together. Look, he doesn't want to come back."

Yang Ye squinted at his face, and said tentatively, "It's not bad to have a family reunion."

Yang Xi slammed the memorial on the dragon case: "That's right. He doesn't want to come back, maybe the only reason is that he doesn't want to see me! What do you think, little wolf?"

The corners of Yang Ye's lips twitched a few times, even though he was clever and obedient, he didn't know what to say for a while, so he kept silent.Yang Xi smiled sullenly and said, "He's making things difficult for me, on purpose."

Yang Ye finally couldn't bear it any longer, and persuaded him: "Brother Huang, why would Yun Qi intentionally create trouble for you? Maybe he thinks that Qiongnan is good, so maybe he really wants to stay. Besides, when I went to Chenzhou, he said It is also a sincere heart to open up the business route in the South China Sea and get more taxes for the imperial court, so what if the emperor let him stay?"

Yang Xi snorted softly, and said lightly: "He also mentioned in the memorial about doing business, but he's not good at it, so why join in the fun? I'll send another official to this matter, don't worry about it. "

Yang Ye smiled and said, "Brother is worried about Yun Qi? I can guarantee him. He is absolutely loyal and reliable. Brother can rest assured."

Yang Xi sighed again when he heard the words, lowered his head, rested his forehead on his hand, the wide sleeves just covered half of his face, and also concealed the faint look of sadness, and said in a low voice: "It's not this, either. I asked him to come back because he was thinking that no one from the Central Guards would bring him... well, they don't want to talk to me anymore..."

He spoke intermittently like this, sounding extremely entangled.Yang Ye was brought up by him, so he didn't know what was going on in his mind, so he stretched out his hand and scratched his head, and said: "Brother Huang, let him figure it out, if it doesn't work, then issue an order to let him come back."

It's all right in the imperial study room, after coming out, Yang Ye slandered Yang Xi for the first time in his life: "If you want him, just say it clearly, why are there so many awkwardness!"

On the second day, Yang Xi ordered Bei Chenqing to return to Beijing immediately.Not only that, he also sent Wei Linxian and others to the General's Mansion to bring Cen Wumei and her son Ning Xin into the palace. He said that the queen was in a bad mood recently, so he asked Princess Xiao Cen to help guide and accompany her sister.

Cen Wumei went in without knowing it, and she brought her son into the palace.As soon as he entered the palace, it was as deep as the sea, and when Bei Chenqing had no choice but to return to the capital, he wasted no time in the general's mansion.

Yang Ye was ordered to pick him up into the capital, and he also felt that Yang Xi was a little ashamed of Bei Chenqing, but he could only say: "The princess and Ning Xin were taken into the palace by the emperor. The emperor said that if you want a son, you can go by yourself." Pick up from the palace. Normally I should accompany you into the palace, but I think it’s better for you to go by yourself. Besides, the palace is in a mess, and the empress doesn’t like me, so I’m too lazy to go.”

Poor Bei Chenqing hadn't seen his son yet, and Xiao had thought about it many times along the way, seeing that Yang Xi deliberately left an empty mansion for him, he felt sad and didn't know what to do.He didn't want to enter the palace, nor did he want to meet the emperor, so he sent out the servants and stayed alone in the bedroom, holding a small rattle that Ning Xin had left behind.

After staying like this for a day and a night, it was not an option after all, so I had to gather my energy and go to the palace.

Bei Chenqing came in from the side door of the palace. He originally planned to go to the imperial study to meet the emperor, but he didn't go there. He was stopped by the cronies sent by Empress Cen in a remote place with few people. He said that the empress had something urgent to discuss. In any case, go to Zhonggong first.

Bei Chenqing frowned and said, "It's not in accordance with the etiquette for me to go to the central palace to meet the empress without permission. If the empress has something important to do, you might as well issue a decree directly, and I will definitely do it with all my heart."

The man said: "The matter is of great importance. The queen ordered the villain to have an interview with the general. Don't worry, the general. Princess Xiaocen's residence is next to the queen's middle palace. Now he is in the middle palace. The general went to see his wife and children. Let's pay my respects to my sister first, so others can't say anything."

Bei Chenqing had no choice but to follow him to the Central Palace, but was taken to a side hall behind the main hall of the Central Palace. Empress Da Cen was sitting in the middle and waiting for him.

Bei Chenqing gave the big gift first, Fang raised his head and glanced at Cen Wenjiang, but felt a slight pause in his heart.

Cen Wenjiang was wearing a blue phoenix-patterned brocade jacket, with a towering cloud bun, like a golden hairpin, with a slender figure and gentle manners, but his appearance was as beautiful and dignified as before, but his face was full of haggardness and loneliness that could not be concealed.

Bei Chenqing couldn't help pondering in his heart, the former Princess Dacen, his movements were a little more straightforward, his eyes were a little sharper, but he wasn't as distraught as he is today.Presumably the rumors were true, the emperor and empress did not get along very well.

Cen Wenjiang slowly put down the celadon teacup in his hand, and said with a smile, "Get up, I thought you wouldn't come. Please sit down."

Bei Chenqing stood up according to his words, and said: "The queen calls, I dare not refuse to come." Following the servant, he sat down in the chair on the right.

Cen Wenjiang's face was slightly suffocated when he heard the words, and he suddenly chuckled: "What kind of a queen is not a queen, what a fart! I count him as a fool. Don't call me queen, and call me sister after Xiaomei. The word "Queen" sounds awkward to me."

Bei Chenqing said: "Yes, then from now on, there will be no one in private, and I will call the queen my sister."

Cen Wenjiang nodded, and asked a few questions about the battle situation and customs in Qiongnan, Bei Chenqing reported and answered them one by one, and said: "Weichen also brought some local products from there, but it's just a novelty. If you know If I can see my sister today, I will bring it with me. So I can only give it another day."

Cen Wenjiang smiled and said: "It's rare that you have a heart, you are all from your own family, so you don't have to be polite." She then asked casually: "When you come back now, the Central Guards are still in your hands, right?"

Bei Chenqing said: "Yes. When the minister leaves the capital, he takes some with him, and most of them stay there to guard. The ones here are returned to the minister."

Hearing this, Cen Wenjiang tapped on the table with his fingers, looked out the window and meditated for a moment, then said slowly: "A while ago, I was not very happy, so I asked Xiaomei to bring Ning Xin to accompany me. You said that Your Majesty the Emperor, He promised me at the beginning that he would not have children with other concubines. But Concubine Le Shu in the harem is already pregnant. I ordered her to have an abortion according to the rules, but His Majesty took her into his own palace for protection. He There are many minions, I am a little weak woman, and now I am away from home, so I really have nothing to do with him. I have suffered such grievances, but I can't even find anyone to vent my anger on me."

Her eyes moved, and she slowly turned to Bei Chenqing, staring at him intently: "Yun Qi, can you help me?"

Bei Chenqing was startled, while thinking quickly in his heart, he replied cautiously: "It's inconvenient for me to interfere with the affairs of the harem."

Cen Wenjiang said: "This should not be regarded as a matter of the harem. I might as well tell you clearly, what I mean is, you use the Central Guards in your hands to help me support An'an to the throne. If you think I'm not sure, I'll write to my father and ask him to respond again in Chang'an." After she finished speaking lightly, she didn't see Bei Chenqing's pale face in an instant, so she just sighed and said, "Your Majesty, don't get old before you grow old." Bad, it's not going well yet, the hair is graying first, it's time to take a break. Originally, his country was snatched from other people's hands, so it's not justifiable, but now he deserves to let it go. "

Bei Chenqing held down the armrest of the chair, stood up slowly, and said in a deep voice, "Please forgive me for not being able to follow orders."

Cen Wenjiang raised his eyebrows slightly, and said: "Why? Are you afraid of him? You don't have to be afraid, you know very well how your Majesty the Emperor came to power, and it wasn't because of my father's military and financial resources! Since you were able to praise him in the past The superior, now he can naturally pull him down as it is. At the beginning, he asked for people and money for money, and my father forced me to marry him. I even killed my former fiancé, just because I don’t want to miss it anymore In the past, I wholeheartedly worked with him to achieve a great cause, and spent the rest of my life well. I gave birth to a prince for him, followed him through hardships and hardships, and finally survived until today, but he treated me like this!"

There were tears in her eyes, and her expression was so desperate that she was almost crazy. Bei Chenqing didn't dare to look at it, and said in a low voice: "Queen, calm down, there is no conflict between husband and wife, just let each other take a step. As a foreign minister, it is inconvenient for me to say more. I just want to take care of my wife and children, and leave the palace now."

Hearing this, Cen Wenjiang slashed at him fiercely: "You won't help me?"

Bei Chenqing said: "If it's something else, I should do my best. As for this kind of thing, I have been His Majesty's domestic slave since I was a child, and thanks to His Majesty's love, I got rid of my slavery, and today I am here. There is nothing you can do to repay, and how can you have a rebellious heart? The queen...has misjudged someone."

Cen Wenjiang looked at him coldly, and after a while he suddenly laughed, his voice was like a silver bell, but Bei Chenqing heard it like a ghost screaming at night, couldn't help trembling slightly, and took a step back.Cen Wenjiang approached him slowly, tears welling up in his eyes and pitiful just now, but in a blink of an eye he became cold and stern: "Of course I know you are his slave. I also faintly heard other rumors that you are not just a slave. It's that simple!"