After falsely claiming to be pregnant, the whole court came to claim it

Liu Linxi has never been to the Yamen of Liubu in her life.

In order to have some confidence when he first came to the door, he spent nearly ten days getting to know all the officials on duty in the household department yamen, and found that the water here was really deep.Just the background of the officials at all levels here is enough for Liu Linxi to study for a while.

Early this morning, Liu Linxi deliberately found a military uniform and put it on, and also wore a hair crown.

After Li Yan came back early, his eyes lit up when he saw his appearance.

Liu Linxi is used to being lazy on weekdays. He has a good skin that he never thinks of cleaning up. His handsome face is always half covered by his hair. Every time Li Yan wants to see his appearance clearly, he has to brush his hair.Today he put on the crown, and finally showed his face generously. Li Yan couldn't wait to stare at it all the time, and couldn't bear to look away.

"General Liu is dressed so neatly today, is he going out of the palace?" Li Yan asked with a smile on his face.

"Does it look good?" Liu Linxi stretched out his arms and twirled around, and said, "This is the military uniform that was awarded by the Empress Dowager a long time ago, and I have never worn it."

Li Yan leaned over and put him half in his arms, and asked: "I haven't answered my question yet, who are you going to see?"

"Go to see the adults of the household department and greet them." Liu Linxi said.

"Going to the yamen of the household department today?" Li Yan asked.

"Well, the epidemic is almost over now, and it's peaceful outside, so it's a good time to settle accounts after autumn." Liu Linxi said.

A few days ago, Li Yan gave him an errand to check the accounts, so now it has been more than ten days.Seeing that the Chinese New Year is about to come, Li Yan originally thought that he would delay until the new year, but unexpectedly he was very diligent and insisted on "settling the score after autumn" with others before the Chinese New Year.

Li Yan laughed and said: "You convicted them before you went, can you still do your job well?"

"I think so in my heart, but I can't accuse others for no reason." Liu Linxi said: "If they have a clear conscience, no matter how suspicious I am, it's useless. I'm not afraid of the shadow!"

Li Yan held Liu Linxi in his arms, and was tickled by his rare attire today. The hand that fell on Liu Linxi couldn't help being a little dishonest. Liu Linxi turned around and took a few steps back, with a slightly teasing tone He said: "Your Majesty is now devoting himself to cultivating Buddhism, and he is not close to masculinity. When it gets dark, my fellow ministers lie on the same bed and don't move their minds. Why are you a little ready to move in broad daylight?"

These days, Li Yan has always been wary of Chu Yunfeng's words and dare not get close to Liu Linxi.

Even though the two reunited after being separated for a few days during the epidemic, Liu Linxi thought that there should be something to do this time. Unexpectedly, in the end, Li Yan just hugged and kissed the person, and did not do anything substantive However, Liu Linxi was rather disappointed.How did Liu Linxi know that Li Yan was already suffocating in his heart, and if he really wanted to talk about "grievances" in this regard, Li Yan would suffer no less than him.

"Go as soon as you want, the account of the Ministry of Accounts is not so easy to check." Li Yan laughed.

Liu Linxi adjusted her appearance in front of the bronze mirror, put on a big cloak and left the palace.

He originally wanted to go with a few guards, but Li Yan was afraid that he would suffer from the gang of people in the household department, so he sent Su Heng to go with him.Su Heng is a celebrity in front of Li Yan, and there is no one in the household department who does not know him every day, so he dare not be presumptuous in front of him.

The Household Yamen is very close to the imperial palace, and it's just a turn of the street after leaving the palace gate, so Liu Linxi didn't take a sedan chair.

After arriving at the yamen, he first reported his identity, and was immediately ushered in.

Unexpectedly, none of the Minister of the Household Department and several officials in charge were present, leaving only a group of young low-level officials in the yamen.Many officials in the household department had never met the real Liu Linxi, they only knew him from rumors and scriptures before, but now they secretly admired him when they saw him.

Leading a young civil servant, he was very enthusiastic about Liu Linxi, and personally welcomed him in and sat down, and even poured tea for Liu Linxi.

"Good tea." Liu Linxi held the tea and smelled it.

"If the general likes it, I will pack two boxes for Eunuch Su to take with you." That humane said.

"That would be great." Liu Linxi smiled, looked at the young man in front of him, and asked, "What's your name?"

"My name is Hu Changsheng." The young man said respectfully.

"The name is not bad, it's a pity that I didn't go to war." Liu Linxi said.

"The lower official is free and weak. My father chose this name because he hoped that the lower official could fight like General Liu and be a victorious general." Hu Changsheng said. To be able to join the army, but to be able to serve the imperial court in the yamen and share the worries of His Majesty, the lower officials are not humiliated."

Liu Linxi took a sip of tea, got up and looked around in the yamen, everyone bowed their heads and waited for his order, looking quite nervous, only this young man had a smile on his face, it was obvious that he had seen such scenes before.

"Where are You Shangshu and Zhang Shilang?" Liu Linxi asked.

"The two lords didn't even bother to eat breakfast when they left court, so they went to the Warehouse Department for a routine inspection." Hu Changsheng said: "We didn't know that General Liu was coming today, so the two lords didn't greet General Liu."

"Shang Shu and Shi Lang from the Ministry of Household Affairs are going to make routine inspections in person?" Liu Linxi asked.

"The two adults have always been dedicated to their duties and never slack off because of their high positions and powers. They are role models for us to learn from." Hu Changsheng said.

Liu Linxi nodded, and said to himself that my teeth hurt when I heard this, but what you said didn't even bat an eye.He had noticed this person named Hu Changsheng in the list of household officials before.This person has the least qualifications in the household department, but his position is higher than many people who are a few years older than him. When I saw him today, he was indeed a good dancer.

"You all go get busy, don't stick around here, the general is here today just to take a look around, and has no other plans." Liu Linxi said.Everyone returned to their respective positions after hearing the words, only Hu Changsheng was by his side all the time, looking like a host to treat guests.

Liu Linxi sat for a while, asked a few words casually, then got up and said: "Okay, let's stop here today, the general is still rushing back to the palace, Mr. Hu, didn't you just say that you want to pack two boxes of tea for the general?" ?"

"Uh..." Hu Changsheng obviously didn't expect Liu Linxi to take it seriously when he was polite, not to mention that Liu Linxi didn't ask for anything. He asked for two boxes of tea and was about to leave. Go and help the general get it yourself."

Hu Changsheng trotted to the back office.

Liu Linxi asked the people next to him, "Which one is the treasurer of the household department?"

"General, it's Master Yang Qin Yang." Someone replied.

"Take this general to see him." Liu Linxi said.

The other party was a little surprised when he heard the words, but he still took Liu Linxi to the warehouse where the household documents were kept.The clerk named Yang Qin was processing official documents on the desk outside the warehouse, when he saw Liu Linxi, he got up and saluted.

"You are Yang Qin?" Liu Linxi said.

"The next official is Yang Qin." The man replied.

Liu Linxi said: "I heard that you had several opportunities for promotion before, but you rejected them all. You only want to be a small treasurer's clerk. Why?"

"The Ministry of Households is in charge of all the money and food of the Great Banquet Kingdom, and every entry and exit is related to the lifeline of the country. Managing all the documents entering and leaving the Household Department is not a small job. In the eyes of subordinate officials, this job is of great importance." Yang Qin was neither humble nor overbearing. road.

Liu Linxi raised her eyebrows and said, "Very good. Su Heng, show him His Majesty's written order."

Hearing this, Su Heng took out Li Yan's handwriting.

"Your Majesty ordered me to check the records of the Ministry of Households' money and grain in and out of the warehouse for the past two years. I would like to ask Mr. Yang to make it easier for you." Liu Linxi said.

Yang Qin looked at Li Yan's handwritten letter, without any neglect, and said to Liu Linxi: "General, please follow me as an officer."

It can be seen that Yang Qin is quite familiar with the things in the document warehouse. He pointed to the two rows of documents on the warehouse shelf, and said to Liu Linxi: "The records of all the money and food entering and leaving the warehouse last year and this year are here."

"Hasn't anyone touched you?" Liu Linxi asked casually.

"The lower official has been the treasury document for more than six years. I dare not say anything else. No one can touch the records of the entry and exit of the warehouse except the lower official." Yang Qin said.

With a smile on his face, Liu Linxi motioned to the accompanying guards, and packed all the documents into a wooden box.

"General, is this document general going to take away?" Yang Qin asked.

"I know, you don't worry." Liu Linxi said: "You should lock the warehouse for the past few days, and follow me. You will still watch the box go out, come in, open, and close, so that no one will worry about what I did. .”

Liu Linxi knew before that there was an extremely difficult "nail household" named Yang Qin in this household department.This person was the treasury document of the Ministry of Households during the reign of the first emperor, responsible for guarding and sorting out the records of entry and exit of the Ministry of Households and various account books.We must know that in a place like the Ministry of Households that is full of oil, there are many fat gaps, but this Yang Qin is so stubborn that he keeps his eyes on this errand and does not move his nest.

He is willing to have not been promoted for several years, but it is estimated that many people's roads are blocked.

After all, the accounting records of the in and out of the warehouse cannot be manipulated easily, and it will definitely limit the behavior of others who want to make money to a large extent.Even if it is impossible to completely eradicate it, it will always make those people somewhat scruples.

When Yang Qin heard that Liu Linxi asked him to follow, he was relieved, carefully locked the door of the warehouse, and explained a few words to his colleagues before following Liu Linxi and the others out.

On the other side, Hu Changsheng took the tea, and Liu Linxi took it with a smile and handed it to Su Heng.

Hu Changsheng looked at Yang Qin, then at the wooden boxes carried by the guards, and immediately understood what was going on.

"General Liu, this is..." Hu Changsheng said a little embarrassed.

"Check the accounts, can't you tell?" Liu Linxi said.

Hu Changsheng said: "Yes, yes, it can be seen, it's just... It's almost the end of the twelfth lunar month, and the Chinese New Year is only a few days away. Why doesn't General Liu wait until the new year to get tired?"

"How did I forget about the Chinese New Year?" Liu Linxi murmured.

"Yeah, the new year is approaching, and General Liu must be busy with a lot of things..." Hu Changsheng laughed along with him.

"Chinese New Year is just right, you don't have to go to court for major tasks, and you just have nothing to do to check accounts." Liu Linxi said.

Hu Changsheng wanted to say something else, but Liu Linxi waved his hand impatiently.

"If Mr. Hu still has doubts, you can wait for You Shangshu and Zhang Shilang to go to the palace to ask His Majesty after they come back. This general is just a errand, and I don't have time to drink a second cup of tea. Excuse me." Liu Linxi said. The people swaggered out from the yamen of the household department.

The yamen of the six ministries are connected together, and Liu Linxi made such a fuss, the people in the six ministries knew that he was going to check the account of the household department.

Throughout the ages, all departments related to money and food have overturned their cars in the matter of checking accounts everywhere. This time, everyone is a bit interested in watching the fun, hoping that something will happen to the household department.Anyway, the six of them have never been as close as a family. If something happens to one family, it can show the "excellence" of the other family.

"General, should we take this account book back to the palace?" Su Heng asked.

"That's not right." Liu Linxi said: "It's good that nothing can be found out if you take it back to the palace. If it is found out, no one else can witness it, so they think it's the general who did something wrong."

Su Heng smiled, but didn't dare to answer.

The matter of auditing accounts is too eye-catching right now, but Liu Linxi is not low-key at all.

"Let's go to the Yamen of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. I don't know how to read this account book. I have to find someone to help me." Liu Linxi said.

"Ah?" Su Heng looked surprised: "Ask someone from the Ministry of Punishment to help read the file?"

Liu Linxi smiled and said: "I'm afraid that's inappropriate. We are all members of the Sixth Department. How embarrassing it is for the Criminal Department to check the accounts of the Accounting Department. Let's just send this box over first, and let the people from the Criminal Department take care of it."

Su Heng was stunned when he heard the words, he never expected that things would develop like this, what did Liu Linxi sing?

The people in the punishment department were also stunned, and they didn't dare to refuse for a while.

So, a box of documents that Liu Linxi had just carried out from the Ministry of Household Affairs was sent to the Yamen of the Ministry of Punishment after walking a few steps.

After leaving the Yamen of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Liu Linxi went to Yu's old house.

After Yu Xingzhi learned of his operation, his face was blank, but Liu Xiangwan saw something.

"Brother is afraid that if there is a problem with the account book, someone will rush to tamper with it, so he put it in the yamen of the Ministry of Punishment?" Liu Xiangwan said: "The Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of Households have been at odds since the time of the first emperor. Shangshu and Xingbu Shangshu are in the middle list of the same year, but the two have always been at odds."

Yu Xingzhi nodded and said, "I forgot about this layer."

Put the account books in the yamen of the Ministry of Punishment, and it may not be easy for anyone to touch them.

The Ministry of Punishment hoped that the Ministry of Household Affairs would not find out any problems, so it would naturally step up its precautions and ask someone to take care of it.Coupled with the fact that Yang Qin was guarding day and night, the box ledger is now the safest thing to do.

"Since brother got the account book, what are you waiting for?" Liu Xiangwan asked.

"Haha." Liu Linxi smiled awkwardly, and said, "I'm not afraid of your jokes. I looked through those account books before, and they were full of numbers and transaction records. It's a big headache. I can't figure this out."

Hearing the words, Yu Xingzhi said with a wary face: "You don't mean to ask Xiang Wan to check the accounts for you, do you?"

Liu Xiangwan heard the words and hurriedly said: "That's a good relationship. I've been staying at home every day for more than half a month, but I'm bored."

Liu Xiangwan has been raised at home for more than ten days, watching him every day during the trip, not allowing this or that, even reading a book for a while, he will be taught a lesson, which can be regarded as suffocating him.Especially a few days ago, I heard that Taixue resumed classes again, but Yu Xingzhi said nothing to let him go back, he insisted on letting him take care of him for another half a month.

"No." Yu Xingzhi said: "Visceral damage is no small matter, if you don't take good care of your body this time, you will definitely leave disasters in the future."

"Yes, yes, Xiang Wan is my younger brother, how can I have the heart to let him go to check my accounts while sick?" Liu Linxi said: "I just want to discuss it and see if I can ask the students of Taixue for help. "

Yu Xingzhi: ...

It's a bit of a joke to ask the students to help check the accounts of the household department, right?

"I think that these students will also be employed as errands in the Sixth Ministry in the future. This is an experience for them. First, it can warn them that they must keep clean and clean when they become officials in the future. Let them feel the atmosphere of the officialdom." Liu Linxi said.

Yu Xingzhi and Liu Xiangwan looked at each other, but they couldn't refute.

This matter sounds ridiculous, but when you think about it carefully, it seems that there is nothing wrong with it.

"That's it for the matter. Xiang Wan will accompany me to the Imperial College later." Liu Linxi said.

"I'll go too." Yu Xingzhi said.

Liu Linxi waved his hands and said, "We brothers haven't seen each other for many days, and we have a lot to talk about, so stop following General Yu."

Yu Xingzhi looked at Liu Xiangwan worriedly, and finally gave in.

When the two came out of Yu's old house, Liu Xiangwan couldn't help stretching at the door.

Liu Linxi asked Su Heng and the others to follow from a distance, and walked with Liu Xiangwan on the streets of the capital for a while.

"It's much cooler than before the Laba Festival." Liu Xiangwan sighed.

"But it's more lively than the day I returned to the palace." Liu Linxi said: "It will always recover, and the common people will try their best to live a good life. On this point, there is no need to doubt them."

Liu Xiangwan nodded, looking at the wonton stall at the end of the street, looking forward to it.

Liu Linxi followed his gaze and asked, "Greedy?"

"It's really boring to eat the food made by the general these days." Liu Xiangwan said: "Your colleague is more like my elder brother. I feel that he is such a mother-in-law."

Liu Linxi glanced at Liu Xiangwan in surprise, and said, "It turns out that you also secretly gossip about people behind your back. It's fresh. Hahaha, but if General Yu heard what you said, he would be sad."

"If brother doesn't tell him, he won't know." Liu Xiangwan said.

"Come on, I'll take you to eat wontons." Liu Linxi said.

Liu Linxi dragged him to the wonton stand and sat down, and asked for two bowls of wonton.Liu Xiangwan swallowed his saliva, and said hesitantly: "General Yu said I can't eat indiscriminately, this wonton..."

"Don't worry, I asked Chu Yunfeng when I came out, and he said yes." Liu Linxi smiled and said, "You thought his mother-in-law just now, but now you regard his words as golden rules."

Liu Xiangwan laughed and said, "I'm used to it."

After a while, the owner of the wonton stall brought over two bowls of wontons, and Liu Linxi scooped up two spoonfuls of spicy peppers on the table.Looking at his actions, Liu Xiangwan was very surprised. Liu Linxi raised her head and said with a smile: "Recently, I like spicy food very much, and I don't know what's going on."

Liu Xiangwan narrowed his eyes and avoided his sight.

I love spicy food, probably because I am pregnant.

"You can eat it later, let it cool down." Liu Linxi said to Liu Xiangwan: "Chew a little bit, don't eat too fast, just eat half of it to enjoy yourself, don't eat too much, so as not to make your stomach feel uncomfortable."

Liu Xiangwan nodded hurriedly. Seeing his meaningful eyes, Liu Linxi thought he didn't listen, so she took his spoon, scooped up half of the wontons and added them to her bowl.In this way, Liu Xiangwan only had half a bowl left, and Liu Linxi had a bowl and a half.

"Brother...he eats a lot more now." Liu Xiangwan said.

"Yeah, I eat a lot and grow fast." Liu Linxi rubbed his belly and said, "I'm only in my early twenties, and I'm about to put on weight."

Liu Xiangwan didn't dare to answer the words, but she was quite worried in her heart.

Counting the days, it will take two or three months since Liu Linxi was poisoned, right?

He didn't know when Liu Linxi was pregnant, but a rough calculation should be between two and three months.Those who are pregnant will gradually show their stomachs after three months, and it is obvious that this matter cannot be hidden for long.

Not only Liu Xiangwan knew that the matter would not be hidden for long, but Li Yan also realized it early.

As soon as Liu Linxi left the palace, he summoned Chu Yunfeng.

"After General Liu fell asleep last night, I secretly took a look at his stomach, and it seemed that it was already showing." Li Yan said to Chu Yunfeng: "He also mentioned something during his meal yesterday, saying that he has eaten a lot recently. , a little plump."

Chu Yunfeng said: "It's almost time to show it. General Liu is already thin, and he can't hide it if he grows a little flesh. A few days ago, General Liu seemed to be a little shy. He vomited a few times. Although I looked He made excuses to prevaricate, but if he continues like this, he will probably think about that in a short time."

"If he finds out, you can go along with the flow and tell him that he is indeed pregnant, so maybe he won't suspect anything else for a while." Li Yan said.

Chu Yunfeng laughed and said: "But Your Majesty has not been intimate with General Liu for more than two months, and if he is pregnant, it can only be when he is poisoned. In the past three months, I have checked his pulse every day, how could I have never noticed it? He is pregnant. General Liu is such a smart person, can't he guess that there is a problem here?"

Li Yan was startled, and then realized that he was a bit stupid.

"How much of the poison in his body has been eliminated?" Li Yan asked.

"Less than [-]%." Chu Yunfeng said.

"Didn't you say that it can be cured in three or four months?" Li Yan said.

"I dare not act too hastily, for fear of injuring General Liu's body." Chu Yunfeng said.

Li Yan took a deep breath and asked again: "Then how long do you think it will take?"

"The last [-]% may take longer. If there are no accidents, it may be completely removed in March next year." Chu Yunfeng said.

"March next year?" Li Yan said, "At that time, the child will be almost six months old!"

"Yes." Chu Yunfeng said: "That's why I have the courage to ask Your Majesty to confess to General Liu."

frank?

Li Yan was silent for a moment when he heard the words, obviously not able to accept this proposal.

From now to March next year, there are still nearly three months, and there will be a hundred days and nights in total.How would Liu Linxi deal with the daily injections and medicines, and the transfer of the poison in his body to his own flesh and blood with his own hands day by day?

Li Yan is now experiencing such suffering every day, and he knows that if Liu Linxi finds out about this, he will suffer countless times more than him, because the child was conceived by Liu Linxi.The two are connected by flesh and blood, and Liu Linxi would never accept such a thing happening anyway.

Once he knew the truth, Li Yan didn't dare to think about the consequences...

But now things will soon be hidden, even if they are tight-lipped, Liu Linxi's growing belly will reveal the truth soon, and Liu Linxi will naturally know the truth by then.

"If..." Li Yan asked: "I mean, if you don't continue to use acupuncture to detoxify General Liu, what will happen to him?"

"It won't kill him immediately. For about a few months, the poison will slowly flow back into his body. Before the child is born, both father and son will be damaged. If the child is taken out by force, there will be [-]% of the poison left in General Liu's body." , the ending is similar, but it will take longer, and it will probably last a year or so." Chu Yunfeng said.

"Is there no other way?" Li Yan asked with a look of despair.

"Your Majesty should have thought of today's predicament when he made his decision." Chu Yunfeng said, "The only possibility now is that Your Majesty confess to General Liu and persuade him."

Convince him?

It's easier said than done...

Even if he agreed, how could Li Yan have the heart to let Liu Linxi live in such torture every day?

This kind of torture lasted more than three months. I'm afraid that he will not be able to let go of it for the rest of his life...