Opposite the entrance hall
Chapter 141 I want to leave a legacy in history as the admiration of future generations
Lin'an is located at the foot of the Son of Heaven, and any disturbance can reach the ears of those who care about it. The news of Ji Si's recovery spread like wildfire, which surprised many people. They thought that Ji Si's fall was a done deal, but they never thought about it. Things could turn around.
Everyone was perplexed, and all the papers submitted were sent back, saying that Ji Si was framed by Zhou Ming, and that's why he suffered such a crime, but it was also due to his negligence, which allowed Zhou Ming to take advantage of it opportunity.
After much deliberation, he ordered Ji Si's one-year salary to be withheld, and these days of confinement are also considered to be a long memory for him, and he will definitely be punished severely next time.
Zhou Ming's words were full of loopholes and he had no evidence to back them up.
But this decree was issued by Emperor Chengde, no matter how dissatisfied everyone was, they understood another intention, the emperor wanted to protect Jisi, and those account statements were just to make this matter famous.
For a while, the attitudes of all parties were a little unclear, so they had to acquiesce in this matter.
The imperial decree was issued quickly, and the day Ji Si left the prison, the sky in Lin'an was very gloomy, as if it could rain in the blink of an eye.
He hadn't seen the light for a long time, and it was particularly glaring at first sight, so he had to raise his hands to cover it up, and it took him a while to get used to it, and when he took a closer look, he saw Du Heng standing in front of him, with Sun Hai standing beside him.
He made up his mind and quickly went up to greet him and said hello, "Eunuch Sun."
"Ji Shilang is suffering," Sun Hai sighed, "Fortunately, Master Du and Qi Shaoqing have found out clearly, so Ji Shilang is innocent."
"Ji Si is extremely grateful. Your Majesty is benevolent, generous, and profoundly righteous. Ji Si has nothing to repay. When he meets Sheng Yan, he will kneel down and thank you for his kindness."
Sun Hai smiled, the creases at the corners of his eyes made him look a little more kind, but in fact Ji Si only had this smiling face, "Since Lord Ji's accident, the emperor has also felt uncomfortable, feeling that Da Jin is in pain. The loss of a talented person, fortunately, this matter can be resolved, the emperor will immediately order the old slave to come, let Ji Shilang have a good rest, and put the rest aside first, there is no rush for a day and a half."
"Your Majesty is concerned, Ji Si is terrified."
The two spoke in an official tone, but they knew everything in their hearts, but they pretended to be harmonious, wondering how they would scold each other.
"It's getting late now. It's time to serve His Majesty with medicine. Ji Shilang may not have returned to the mansion for a long time, and he must be worried about it. The old slave will leave without delay."
"Eunuch Sun, go slowly." Ji Si nodded his head.
Du Heng on the side also bowed his head and saluted, watched Sun Haiyang get off the sedan chair, and then lowered his voice when he was far away, and said closer, "I'm afraid this person is not just here to give orders."
"He came to beat me up," Ji Si narrowed his eyes, "but it doesn't matter, the man in the palace has far more important things to do than me."
Du Heng patted him on the shoulder, and said softly, "We'll talk about this later. Maybe they're in a hurry on the first day of junior high school, so we'll talk about it when we go back."
Ji Si glanced sideways at the person, and there were thousands of words in his heart, but in the end he just said, "Thank you."
"If you want to thank Qi Shaoqing, he has done more than me."
While talking and laughing, the two got into the carriage that Du Heng had prepared early, and drove slowly towards Ji's mansion.
At this moment, there were many people standing in front of the gate of Ji's mansion. Chu Yi was pacing back and forth with red eyes and brows frowning. Yang Qin looked dizzy and waved angrily, "Chu Yi One, if it’s really not possible, you should go back to the mansion and stay there.”
Hearing this, on the first day of the lunar new year, he stopped for a few steps and stepped in front of Yang Qin, and asked anxiously: "Master Yang, why hasn't my lord come back yet? Could something have happened? Is the emperor repenting again? Or is it Yu Shitai?" Don't let anyone go, is it possible..."
"Bah, bah, what nonsense are you talking about?" Yang Qin interrupted the more creepy words he heard, and patted the person on the head, "Can't you hope that your lord will order?"
On the first day of the junior high school, I also knew that what I said was unlucky, and I was afraid that the good and bad spirits would not work, so I covered my mouth and stopped making a sound, and just stayed quietly.
The sound of the wheels of the carriage was heard, and Chu Yi's eyes lit up immediately, and he hurriedly trotted over without caring about others, so that Ji Si just stepped back from the carriage when he was hit Steady body.
Looking down at the half-grown boy in his arms, he raised his hand and patted it, "It's almost done, your lord is almost out of breath."
"Your Excellency can still laugh, I'm almost dying of worry." A muffled voice rang out on the first day of the junior high school.
Ji Si knew he was wrong, so he could only coax, "It's all my fault, it's all my fault, don't be angry."
While talking, Yang Qin also came over, his face was full of joy, "It's fine, it's fine, just let go on the first day of the new year, so many people are watching."
Hearing this, on the first day of the lunar new year, she blushed and reluctantly let go of her hand, and followed Ji Si's side step by step with red eyes, for fear that this person would disappear from her sight.
"Go back first, wash away your bad luck," Yang Qin greeted Du Heng while pulling people forward, "Cunxiao, go faster."
The other two looked at each other and smiled at the same time.
Ji Si's neck was uncomfortable but he didn't make a sound. He just stopped when he passed by Tingxue, and said sincerely: "These days, the manor has troubled you."
But she didn't know that one sentence made the girl's eyes red, she shook her head again and again, and sobbed softly, "Your servant is not working hard, as long as your lord comes back safe and sound."
Looking at the familiar environment and people around him, within a month's time, he had a feeling that everything is right and wrong, and he was exhausted. For some reason, he suddenly wanted to see Qi Ran.
This longing and emotion was interrupted by Yang Qin before he could talk about it in the future.
"What is this?" Looking at the brazier made of iron pot in front of him, Ji Si couldn't help asking.
"The brazier." Yang Qin answered it as a matter of course, even a little triumphantly.
"Are you sure it's a pot?"
"Didn't I think that the brazier would be bigger, and there would be more bad luck?" Yang Qin rubbed his nose in embarrassment, as if he could see that the brazier seemed a little too big.
Du Heng held back a smile and said, "Master Yang is right, maybe you will have smooth sailing after this step."
Ji Si had no choice but to bite the bullet and said in his heart: Fortunately, I have long legs. If not, if this fire burns Chibi, it won't be in Lin'an if the news spreads.
Perhaps he was too happy, or Yang Qin didn't understand it deeply enough. As soon as he stepped over the "volcano", he was splashed with cold water, which made him wet from head to toe.
"What is this?" Ji Si asked angrily.
"Grapefruit water..."
"Does it mean that if you splash more, you will have more bad luck?" Ji Si answered first.
"Ayan, you really understand me! You are indeed my brother!"
"..."
No, I don't want to be your brother, I want to be your brother-in-law, oh no, ex-son-in-law.
Ji Si secretly rolled his eyes in his heart.
Du Heng, who had endured it for a long time, finally laughed out loud, and all those sorrows and sorrows disappeared immediately.
Thanks to Yang Qin, half a day had passed since Ji Si packed up and rushed to the restaurant. During this period, many people brought gifts and invited him to the banquet, but all of them were sent back.
Just kidding, with so many eyes staring at him now, if this gift is accepted, it will be known all over the city in the next second, and maybe you can revisit the old place again.
The wine party Yang Qin booked was still the one where the three of them often went to have a drink. When they got outside the door, the man said mysteriously: "The previous ones were all accidents, but all the good things are in it. I'm sure you will be delighted to see it."
He really didn't have the talent to fool people, so when Ji Si saw Qi Ran sitting in the private room, he wasn't surprised at all, but his heart still beat a little faster.
"Are you two looking at each other forever?" Du Heng closed the door of the private room and walked over to ask.
Ji Sisuo didn't hide anything, and took a seat next to Qi Ran generously. The latter never took his eyes off him, and smiled with tenderness in his eyes.
"What are you doing looking at me like that?"
"Seeing how beautiful you are, I feel happy when I look at it more."
The two talked about their lovesickness as if no one was around, but Yang Qin who was on the side couldn't see it and clicked his tongue.
"Did you tell Yang Yunchuan?" Ji Si asked in Qi Ran's ear.
Before Qi Ran could answer, Yang Qin made a sound first, "Of course I saw it myself. That day when Ah Heng came to ask me to do something, I was surprised. How could he be so kind to ask for help, let alone I still begged for you, the urgency of the tone, the nervousness of the expression, I guessed it by summing up the left and right, and I was [-]% sure to see the expressions of the two of you, but I was [-]% sure."
"Okay, what happened to what you were asked to do?" Qi Ran asked for Ji Sibucai.
Speaking of important matters, Yang Qin also suppressed the smile on his face, looked back and forth at the three of them, pursed his lips and didn't know where to start.
He is usually generous, and rarely looks serious. Du Heng was surprised, "But is there any problem?"
"Cunxiao," Yang Qin said solemnly, "Don't hide it from me, then is there something wrong with Ting Fengxuan?"
Ji Si put down his wine glass and nodded, "We suspect that Ting Fengxuan is related to Yan Yi, the former prince of Xiqiang."
"Yanyi? Isn't he dead? How did you get involved with him?"
Qi Ran followed his question, "We are also guessing, so we didn't say anything to avoid alarming others. No matter who or where Cunxiao and I appear, it is not appropriate. After thinking about it, only you are the most suitable."
Naturally, Yang Qin would not regard this appropriate sentence as a compliment, seeing that the three of them had something important to do, although he was puzzled, he also understood that it is not appropriate to ask more questions at this moment, so he told what he saw that day.
It turned out that the sound came from the room at that time, Yang Qin was frightened into a cold sweat, held his breath for a while, and then heard the sound of insults and whipping coming from inside, and he slowly moved a little distance , the sound became clearer.
"You are neither male nor female, I think you are tired of working!"
The person who spoke was the hoarse voice, that is, Qian Duo, mixed with the sound of the whip falling on the flesh, and a little crying and begging for mercy could be heard vaguely, "My lord, I have told you everything I know, please Please let me go."
The voice was a bit sharp, far less natural than that of ordinary men, and it was estimated that this was the eunuch those two people were talking about.
"As long as you tell the whereabouts of that child, you will surely spare your dog's life!"
"The little one really doesn't know, the little one is only responsible for sending the bought dead babies into the palace, the rest of the little ones don't know anything, please let me go!"
"I see that you don't cry without seeing the coffin."
When the voice fell, there was another burst of slapping and slapping. Just listening to this sound, you can hear that you have used a lot of strength. The screams came one after another, and Yang Qin felt a pain in his body when he heard it.
It didn't take long for the screams to stop, and then the man's voice sounded again, "Tsk, I'm just dizzy, useless, keep an eye on him, I'm bound to find out the whereabouts of the child from his mouth, pry it!" You have to ask if you open his mouth."
"Yes."
The door was pushed open and creaked, and Yang Qin hurriedly buried his head. When the footsteps passed the flower garden, his heart beat faster, he was extremely nervous, and his back broke out in a lot of cold sweat, and he was not relieved until the footsteps went away. .
He raised his eyes and pondered for a while, and chose the latter between continuing to investigate and going back home. On the way back, he pretended to be drunk, put his arms around a girl who was alone, and walked out just like that.
The young master of the Yang family is a romantic, and now he has no worries about remarrying with the empress, and naturally has no doubts.
Hearing this, Du Heng couldn't help asking, "Why didn't you go up to see what was going on inside?"
Yang Qin took a look, raised his eyebrows and said: "The more you know, the faster you will die. I still understand the reason to accept it when you see it. Besides, I don't know martial arts at all. If I get close, I will inevitably be punished." I found out that I am afraid that you will not see me today, knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, but walking towards the tigers, that is not smart but stupid."
Ji Si laughed out loud, "It's true."
"I've just told you what I said. I'm not smart enough." Yang Qin looked at the three of them and lowered his voice, "But if the eunuch came from the palace, wouldn't the child they are looking for also be from the palace?" inner?"
Qi Ran and Ji Si looked at each other, and the expressions on their faces were not very good-looking, and even a little serious.
Others may not know it, but the two of them understand it very well in their hearts. After thinking about it for a while, the child is probably referring to Qi Nian.
Few people knew what happened back then. Everyone thought that the fifth prince and concubine Wan were buried in the sea of flames together. Afterwards, three skeletons were indeed found. They were two big and one small. Everything was clueless. Where did this group of people come from? He learned that the fifth prince was still alive.
Moreover, if this group of people were Yan Yi's subordinates, it must not be so simple.
What are they looking for the fifth prince for?
But what details have been overlooked?
What is it?
The two of them didn't have any thoughts in their hearts.
After waiting for a while, they didn't hear any response from the two of them, so Yang Qin threw a peanut into his mouth and asked, "I'm asking you something."
Never thought that Du Heng would speak first, "The point is not the identity of this child, but what they are looking for this child for?"
He paused for a while and then continued: "If our thinking is correct, Yan Yi and his party are in Lin'an, then the Ninth Princess is also there. This child is so important, could it be the Ninth Princess' child?"
"As you said, isn't the Ninth Princess in..." Yang Qin finally understood, covered his mouth quickly, and lowered his voice, "In the palace?"
After all, this matter is of great importance, no matter who there is an enemy princess in the palace, it will shock that person's jaw.
"Whether it's a court lady or a concubine, it's impossible that no news of the ten-month pregnancy hasn't come out." Ji Si shook his head, denying this conjecture.
Du Heng pondered for a while, and felt that this was the reason, then some thoughts suddenly flashed in his mind, and he said in a deep voice: "There is still one person who can match up. Didn't Concubine Wan give birth to a prince back then?"
After the words were finished, Qi Ran's eyes sank and he clenched the wine glass tightly, Ji Si also became nervous and lowered his head to take a sip of the wine.
The two of them didn't intend to hide it, but the matter involved was extensive and complicated, and the re-reporting of the old matter would affect the whole body, so the less people who knew about it, the better.
Fortunately, Du Heng himself overturned this conjecture, "No, Concubine Wan is the only daughter of the Xu family, so it is impossible to have anything to do with Yan Yi."
Falling into a stalemate again, the four of them couldn't figure out what to do. The enemy was in the dark and they were in the light. With these things alone, it was really hard to guess what Yan Yi was going to do.
Yang Qin looked left and right, and suddenly realized that today's game was not for Ji Si's bad luck, why all the topics he talked about since he came in were business affairs.
He got a headache when he heard it, but he still didn't give up. After all, it was his own game, so he uttered a voice to put the off-track drinking game back on track, but just as soon as he toasted, Ji Si took the conversation away.
"How about Beiyan?"
"Not too optimistic." Du Heng continued very naturally.
Qi Ran even explained the current situation clearly in a few words, "The emperor intends to talk about cooperation, and he sent an envoy back to Lin'an a few days ago. Although Andrew suffered heavy losses, he definitely would not agree so easily. There must be some conditions in it." I'm afraid it's because of this that the emperor procrastinates again and again, maybe he will mention this matter in the next few days."
"..." Yang Qin.
Seeing that the three of them were chatting again, Yang Qin sat back with his raised buttocks, adhering to the principle of listening as much as possible, just glanced at the table full of dishes that hadn't moved, and silently sat down. Sigh in my heart:
Immortals can live without eating or sleeping, but I am not worthy of waiting for mortals.
Just like what Qi Ran said, Emperor Chengde was indeed exhausted because of Beiyan's incident. Only when his health improved, he immediately called Ergong, Yang Yongtai and others into the palace. Not a single white of the eyes, but streaks of blood.
Sun Hai was on the sidelines for him, and he waved his hand after a while, raised his eyes to scan the crowd, and asked in a hoarse voice, "What do you think about the conditions proposed by Andrew?"
The few people below looked at each other in blank dismay, and finally cast their eyes on Qi Kuangshan. The latter lived up to everyone's expectations, stood up and bowed, and respectfully said: "Return to your majesty, the relationship between the two countries has been based on trust since ancient times. Although this Andrew is suspicious and cruel, he is precious If the lord of the country intends to make a treaty with our country, he must be sincere. In this battle, the Pingbei Army suffered heavy losses, but the Beiyan Army did not necessarily gain much, and Andrew was injured even more. It is beneficial but not harmful, and Xiqiang can naturally do whatever I can think of."
Yan Shizheng has been depressed a lot since Yan Zhao left Beijing. He has not been out of the mansion for a long time, and he looks sick, and his voice is a little weaker than before, "What Qi Xiang said is very true, Your Majesty, The minister also believes that it is impossible for Andrew to use this matter as a bait, not to say that this action is inappropriate, but to say that the breach of trust is enough to make other countries laugh."
"Then what's wrong with Andrew's conditions?"
This question was asked by everyone. Among the conditions Andrew proposed, in addition to withdrawing troops and drawing a line between Horqin's bloodlines, so that the two countries can clearly distinguish each other without interference, the two countries will each recuperate in the next five years, and they are willing to spend [-] horses and [-] cattle and sheep In exchange for the [-] dan grains, tea, salt and oil seeds of Dajin.
In fact, there is nothing wrong with a single round, and even the Great Jin has an advantage. Due to the terrain and forage, the Beiyan horse is taller and faster than other ordinary horses. It is also the Beiyan cavalry who can advance and retreat. The main point is that if these ten thousand horses are in the hands of Da Jin, they will be like a tiger with wings added.
Apart from other conditions, it was one of them that made several people so embarrassed. Andrew said: For the sake of sincerity and diplomatic relations between the two countries, I would like to give a beautiful princess of Beiyan who is blessed by the God of Snow Mountain to the emperor of Dajin. Similarly, Dajin Jin also had to send a princess to marry him as his concubine. The way to treat friends is to have contacts.
No matter how high-sounding what he said, everyone understood the meaning beyond his words: the name is peace, but it is actually a proton.
Andrew's wishful thinking is very good, he has no heir, only a few concubines, not many heirs, and there is no princess among them, but the royal family of Beiyan is prosperous, no matter which princess is married, it is extremely easy .
But Dajin is just the opposite. There are not many royal heirs, and the princesses can be counted with one hand. Among them, Princess An Yue and Princess Lingxi are not as tall as Ji, let alone Princess Wuyang, who has only passed the chief role. Suitable for those who already have a son-in-law, it is self-evident what Andrew's idea was from the beginning.
He set his mind on Princess Junpei.
Princess Shunping has been favored since she was a child, and it was the result of a thousand kinds of love and love, which made her temperament a bit pampered, but she has always been filial and sensible, so she has not chosen a son-in-law for her to leave the palace for a long time; there is another The reason is that Princess Shunping is in love with Qi Shaoqing.
Thinking of this, Yan Shizheng couldn't help looking at Qi Kuangshan who was beside him, but there was no expression on the latter's face.
On the contrary, Gao Zexin twisted his beard and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, what Andrew mentioned is indeed the most appropriate thing for Da Jin and Bei Yan. You don't need swords to face each other, and you don't need to flow blood into rivers. A peaceful world can still show His Majesty's benevolence and love for the people, and it will serve multiple purposes!"
As soon as his words fell, Yang Yongtai hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, think twice, let's not say that Beiyan is a land of barbarians. If the princess goes there, she may suffer how much she will suffer. Just say that Andrew, the eldest princess of his age." About twenty years old, could it be possible that His Majesty really has the heart to let the princess cry alone in the future, so that she cannot be married?"
"Your Majesty," Yan Shizheng said, "What Lord Gao and Lord Yang said is not unreasonable. This matter needs to be discussed in a long-term way. There must be other ways."
"But this is the best way right now," Gao Zexin frowned, and even his tone became a little more helpless, "The princess is not for the diplomatic relations between the two countries, but for the peace of the people on the border, so that they will not be displaced and the war is raging. Future history books will never forget this feat!"
"Could it be possible to stop the war only by sacrificing an innocent person? Princess Shunping is only twenty-eight years old!"
Tan Yang pressed on step by step, "Sacrificing one person to save the world, isn't that a good thing? If you need a minister, I will die, and I just want the border to be peaceful and free from the flames of war."
"Who doesn't know how to say beautiful words, if it's really my turn, I'm afraid it's far worse."
Everyone insisted on their own words, Emperor Chengde got a headache when he heard it, swallowed the smell of iron rust in his mouth, rubbed his eyebrows and raised his hand to signal them to silence, and after a while, he looked at Qi Kuangshan who said nothing, "What does Prime Minister Qi think? "
Qi Kuangshan frowned and pondered for a while, before slowly replying, "It's a matter of the princess and I don't dare to speak nonsense, I wonder in what capacity Your Majesty wants to listen to the minister to answer this question?"
"What's the difference in the answers of these different identities?"
"If you are a subject, as the prime minister of the Jin Dynasty, you will certainly advise your majesty not to lose the big because of small things. If the princess goes to Beiyan, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages for the Jin Dynasty. There are three points: The peace of the two countries is exchanged by one person, which is the first; the second is to restrict the eyeliner of the North Yan'an government; In terms of status or status, he is the most honorable prince of Beiyan and the best candidate for the throne."
He didn't speak fast, and when the others were considering whether Princess Shunping should go for a marriage, he had already made a thorough calculation of what would be most beneficial to Da Jin.
Emperor Chengde covered his lips and coughed twice. He didn't have any objection to these words, but he didn't see joy either, and asked, "What if it's another identity?"
This time Qi Kuangshan did not respond immediately, but unexpectedly knelt in front of the hall, raised his eyes and looked up at the monarch of the Jin Dynasty, and said in a hoarse voice, "If you are a father, I beg your majesty not to ask for help." Sending the princess to a marriage ceremony, the dispute between the two countries in the chaotic world, this is the eternal truth, the prosperous age is rare, and the peace is limited, but why do you have to sacrifice a woman to see the dawn of the prosperous age? It is the responsibility of our officials to protect the peace of the people, but Now you want to hand over this responsibility, the lives of tens of millions of people, to a child, so why not force her?"
He paused, as if he was thinking about something, and then continued: "A father only wants his child to be safe and happy, and he doesn't need to go down in history to carry forward with a heavy burden. He will compare his heart with his heart, and His Majesty will definitely think the same way. If the princess is sent to get married, His Majesty Are you really willing?"
After the words fell, the few people in the hall were silent. They are now fathers at this age, and their children are under their knees. Qi Kuangshan's words of heart to heart blocked everything, and they opened their mouths, but they didn't know what to say. .
After a short while, Emperor Chengde waved his hands exhaustedly, "Forget it, I have made my own decision on this matter, I'm tired and I'm going to rest, let's go."
As if seeing Emperor Chengde's embarrassment and helplessness, the few people rarely argued again, they just saluted and then slowly retreated, and the empty hall became quiet all at once.
Wisps of green smoke floated from the incense burner, and looking through the smoke, the emperor sitting on the chair was extremely old and decayed, his face was gray and lifeless.
"Sun Hai," he said after a while, "how do you think I should choose?"
Sun Hai lowered his head, feeling a little unbearable flashing across his face, "No matter what your Majesty chooses, there must be His Majesty's reasons. All I can do is trust Your Majesty."
After he finished speaking, Emperor Chengde fell silent, there was no sound for a long time, and he said after a while: "Let's drive to Changle Palace."
"Yes."
The servant passed the news first, and Concubine Chang led the palace people to wait at the gate of the palace early. When Emperor Chengde came down from Buluan with his back bent, she greeted him with a smile, "Your Majesty has been coming to Changle Palace for a long time, concubine Made some food, Your Majesty wants to taste it."
"No hurry," said Emperor Chengde, "where's Shunping?"
"Shunping is embroidering in the bedroom." Concubine Chang covered her lips and smiled, "This girl is wild. Seeing that she couldn't calm down, my concubine found something for her to do. She herself said that she wanted to embroider a pair of blessings." Trying to make a soothing bag for His Majesty."
Emperor Chengde also raised his lips, "Go and have a look."
When the group arrived outside Li Xi's bedroom, they saw her angrily throwing the embroidery thread on the table, her face was so smelly, the maid next to her was coaxing her softly, and when she heard the voice, she raised her eyes, her face suddenly turned dark Haruhi smiled.
Standing up and running, Concubine Chang scolded, "Slow down, there are no rules."
Li Xi ignored her, walked in with his arm tightly wrapped around Emperor Chengde, said with a smile, "Father has seen Shunping for a long time, don't tell me he doesn't like Shunping?"
"How come, Shunping will always be my favorite little princess."
The three entered their seats, and the court lady immediately served tea and various snacks. Li Xi picked up the teapot and poured tea for the two of them. Are you embroidering recently?"
"Ah?" Li Xi drooped his face, looking at Concubine Chang beside him a little unhappy, "Why did Concubine Mother tell Emperor Father about this, isn't there no surprise at all?"
"Blame me, talk too fast."
"Then I can only pretend not to know Father Lao."
While talking and joking, Emperor Chengde's boredom dissipated a lot. He looked carefully at his beloved daughter. Li Xi was obedient and filial. He treated him well because he was kind to his father, not because he was the emperor of the Jin Dynasty. The most honorable person is not like the other sons, what he does is thinking about the position below him. Perhaps the older he is, the more he understands the preciousness of family affection.
Even if he can give everything for the imperial power, he also hopes to have something to rely on when he is old, and when he is ill, he can have children who will treat him sincerely in front of the bed, and enjoy the family happiness like ordinary people.
Thinking of this, Emperor Chengde had a plan in his mind, and looked at Li Xi softly, "Why don't you see Qi Ran these days? Don't you always come to me in the past and beg to leave the palace?"
Li Xi's smile froze. She hadn't looked for Qi Ran since the last time.
She has been running behind Li Si Qiran since she was a child, and it is only natural to fall in love with Qi Ran. Even if Qi Ran does not have her in his heart, it is not because she is a princess, but because she is a princess. Li Si's younger sister.
In fact, many things could not be seen at the time. When I get older and look back, the things that the authorities are obsessed with and those who are on the sidelines will become clear. For example, the empress hates the concubine empress very much, for example, the third brother doesn't like these brothers and sisters at all. , Another example is Qi Ran Xinyue Li Si.
After following the two for many years, it is actually not difficult to see, after all, as long as these two are around, there will be no room for a third person around.
She has always understood but still refuses to give up, always thinking that Li Si is gone, and fighting with a dead man is a win-win situation no matter what, but in fact she is just deceiving herself, and she is not worthy of Li Si's kindness to her.
Knowing that you can't force it, but you have always been happy since you were young. It's not easy to give up. Li Xi held up the teacup to cover the emotions in his eyes, and said from the left and right, "Isn't the father disliked me running outside the palace? It's easy to wait for the words, but the emperor will not like it."
Emperor Chengde didn't think much about it, he just thought she was embarrassed to mention this girl's sweetheart, he smiled and said in a light tone, "It's really shameful for you to run outside the palace all day, why don't I make an order to replace you and Qi Let's give it a marriage, so as not to be laughed at by others."
His tone was too flat, like a casual chat, but he didn't know that it caused a storm in Li Xi's heart. Even the concubine Chang who was at the side was very surprised, and asked in puzzlement: "Why is Your Majesty going to give Shunping a marriage today?"
"I'm not worried that this girl's skin is too thin to be able to get along, but I think that she is not too young and it's time to make arrangements for lifelong affairs. Qi Ran, I watched this child grow up, regardless of appearance, temperament, family background, talent, and affection. Shunpei who can match me is the most suitable."
"Qi Shaoqing is suitable, and what's more rare is that Shun Ping likes it. Although he has a son, it doesn't matter if the birth mother's status is low."
If in the past Li Xi acted coquettishly, blushing coquettishly and said a few words and didn't take it to heart, but today she understood that what Emperor Chengde said was not a joke to make fun of her, but took it seriously, and fell silent for a long while. Then she refused softly, "I don't want it."
Unexpectedly, Li Xi would refuse, and the two who were discussing enthusiastically fell silent. Emperor Chengde frowned, and asked inexplicably, "Why? Aren't you happy with Qi Ran? Could it be that you are worried that he won't want to, and the emperor will replace you for you." It's up to him whether he wants to marry him or not, not to mention that you are a dignified princess of the Jin Dynasty, aren't you worthy of him, Qi Ziheng?"
Li Xi twisted his sleeves unconsciously, lowered his head and murmured: "My son is really happy, and I hope that he and my son will never doubt their love, but I also know that he has never had a son in his heart. On weekdays, she can only steal three points of care from him as a princess, and she can also deceive herself and others, but if she forces him to marry a son-in-law, it will really break Qi Ran's arrogance and trap him in a cage , it has nothing to do with love, some of it is bullying and willful behavior, I don't want him to hate me."
Emperor Chengde stared at Li Xi without saying a word. The Shunping in his memory was pampered and willful. She didn't understand many problems until today. She has always seen clearly, but it is useless to think about them now.
Putting his thoughts back, Emperor Chengde sighed and lowered his voice, "If I have to marry you two, what will you do?"
"Why did Emperor Father say that?" Li Xi sensed something was wrong, and hurriedly asked, "But what happened?"
"Do you know that the border war was chaotic, Beiyan attacked the Pingbei camp at night, the Pingbei army suffered heavy losses, and Guo Jingyi has not yet awakened."
The harem never asked about government affairs. Although Li Xi didn't know what Emperor Chengde meant by mentioning this matter, he still nodded.
But Emperor Chengde continued: "Someone in the court proposed to negotiate a peace. The envoy sent to convey the news returned to Beijing not long ago. Andrew did have the intention to negotiate a peace, but he put forward a condition. He wants Dajin to send a princess to marry him."
Hearing this, Li Xi vaguely understood, and the expression in his eyes became extremely complicated, like he was puzzled, but also like shocked. As expected, he heard Emperor Chengde say it the next moment, "Beiyan wants you to make a marriage."
"Oh!"
The porcelain cup shattered at the sound, Concubine Chang's complexion suddenly changed, she was so pale that there was no trace of blood, the hand holding the teacup just now was trembling, her lips moved and asked, "Your Majesty, what does this mean? I don't understand why, what is it? Want Shunping to make peace? Where do you want to make peace? Why do you want Shunping?"
Her eyes were red, as if Emperor Chengde would shed tears when he nodded. Seeing that no one answered, she hurriedly stood up and walked to Li Xi's side, crying: "Shunping, but I got it wrong, you tell the concubine mother But the concubine got it wrong..."
Before she finished speaking, she slipped down Li Xi's arms and fell to her knees on the ground, crying uncontrollably, "Your Majesty, this concubine has only one child, Shunping. She grew up in front of this concubine since she was a child. The concubine's life is still important, His Majesty sending her to get married is the life of the concubine! How do you want the concubine to live, then Andrew is so much older than her, and Shunping is so young, if she goes to Beiyan But I can never come back again, Your Majesty, Shunping is also your daughter, are you really willing?"
"How can I be willing?" Emperor Chengde also looked tired, "It is really because I am reluctant that I want to marry Qi Ran for her, and it is a matter of my heart."
"Shunping, hurry up, hurry up," Concubine Chang cried, "Your father will be granted soon, and your wish will be fulfilled if you answer your father's request."
Li Xi was stunned, confused by the news, as if suddenly unable to receive other news, she blinked unconsciously, but couldn't make a sound when she opened her mouth, and asked hoarsely after a while, "If you don't People and relatives, will the flames of war on the border not be quelled?"
Concubine Chang stopped crying, and even Emperor Chengde was stunned, as if he didn't expect her to ask this question.
"Father, who will I send if I don't go? An Yue or Lingxi?"
Emperor Chengde coughed twice and shook his head, "Andrew didn't designate a candidate, I will choose a suitable candidate among the minister's daughters, and send her to Beiyan as a princess."
"I don't know which adult's daughter is so unlucky." Li Xi smiled self-deprecatingly, then got up and helped Concubine Chang up, carefully wiped away the tears for her, and let out a long sigh of relief, "Mother, don't worry about it." Cried
Everyone was perplexed, and all the papers submitted were sent back, saying that Ji Si was framed by Zhou Ming, and that's why he suffered such a crime, but it was also due to his negligence, which allowed Zhou Ming to take advantage of it opportunity.
After much deliberation, he ordered Ji Si's one-year salary to be withheld, and these days of confinement are also considered to be a long memory for him, and he will definitely be punished severely next time.
Zhou Ming's words were full of loopholes and he had no evidence to back them up.
But this decree was issued by Emperor Chengde, no matter how dissatisfied everyone was, they understood another intention, the emperor wanted to protect Jisi, and those account statements were just to make this matter famous.
For a while, the attitudes of all parties were a little unclear, so they had to acquiesce in this matter.
The imperial decree was issued quickly, and the day Ji Si left the prison, the sky in Lin'an was very gloomy, as if it could rain in the blink of an eye.
He hadn't seen the light for a long time, and it was particularly glaring at first sight, so he had to raise his hands to cover it up, and it took him a while to get used to it, and when he took a closer look, he saw Du Heng standing in front of him, with Sun Hai standing beside him.
He made up his mind and quickly went up to greet him and said hello, "Eunuch Sun."
"Ji Shilang is suffering," Sun Hai sighed, "Fortunately, Master Du and Qi Shaoqing have found out clearly, so Ji Shilang is innocent."
"Ji Si is extremely grateful. Your Majesty is benevolent, generous, and profoundly righteous. Ji Si has nothing to repay. When he meets Sheng Yan, he will kneel down and thank you for his kindness."
Sun Hai smiled, the creases at the corners of his eyes made him look a little more kind, but in fact Ji Si only had this smiling face, "Since Lord Ji's accident, the emperor has also felt uncomfortable, feeling that Da Jin is in pain. The loss of a talented person, fortunately, this matter can be resolved, the emperor will immediately order the old slave to come, let Ji Shilang have a good rest, and put the rest aside first, there is no rush for a day and a half."
"Your Majesty is concerned, Ji Si is terrified."
The two spoke in an official tone, but they knew everything in their hearts, but they pretended to be harmonious, wondering how they would scold each other.
"It's getting late now. It's time to serve His Majesty with medicine. Ji Shilang may not have returned to the mansion for a long time, and he must be worried about it. The old slave will leave without delay."
"Eunuch Sun, go slowly." Ji Si nodded his head.
Du Heng on the side also bowed his head and saluted, watched Sun Haiyang get off the sedan chair, and then lowered his voice when he was far away, and said closer, "I'm afraid this person is not just here to give orders."
"He came to beat me up," Ji Si narrowed his eyes, "but it doesn't matter, the man in the palace has far more important things to do than me."
Du Heng patted him on the shoulder, and said softly, "We'll talk about this later. Maybe they're in a hurry on the first day of junior high school, so we'll talk about it when we go back."
Ji Si glanced sideways at the person, and there were thousands of words in his heart, but in the end he just said, "Thank you."
"If you want to thank Qi Shaoqing, he has done more than me."
While talking and laughing, the two got into the carriage that Du Heng had prepared early, and drove slowly towards Ji's mansion.
At this moment, there were many people standing in front of the gate of Ji's mansion. Chu Yi was pacing back and forth with red eyes and brows frowning. Yang Qin looked dizzy and waved angrily, "Chu Yi One, if it’s really not possible, you should go back to the mansion and stay there.”
Hearing this, on the first day of the lunar new year, he stopped for a few steps and stepped in front of Yang Qin, and asked anxiously: "Master Yang, why hasn't my lord come back yet? Could something have happened? Is the emperor repenting again? Or is it Yu Shitai?" Don't let anyone go, is it possible..."
"Bah, bah, what nonsense are you talking about?" Yang Qin interrupted the more creepy words he heard, and patted the person on the head, "Can't you hope that your lord will order?"
On the first day of the junior high school, I also knew that what I said was unlucky, and I was afraid that the good and bad spirits would not work, so I covered my mouth and stopped making a sound, and just stayed quietly.
The sound of the wheels of the carriage was heard, and Chu Yi's eyes lit up immediately, and he hurriedly trotted over without caring about others, so that Ji Si just stepped back from the carriage when he was hit Steady body.
Looking down at the half-grown boy in his arms, he raised his hand and patted it, "It's almost done, your lord is almost out of breath."
"Your Excellency can still laugh, I'm almost dying of worry." A muffled voice rang out on the first day of the junior high school.
Ji Si knew he was wrong, so he could only coax, "It's all my fault, it's all my fault, don't be angry."
While talking, Yang Qin also came over, his face was full of joy, "It's fine, it's fine, just let go on the first day of the new year, so many people are watching."
Hearing this, on the first day of the lunar new year, she blushed and reluctantly let go of her hand, and followed Ji Si's side step by step with red eyes, for fear that this person would disappear from her sight.
"Go back first, wash away your bad luck," Yang Qin greeted Du Heng while pulling people forward, "Cunxiao, go faster."
The other two looked at each other and smiled at the same time.
Ji Si's neck was uncomfortable but he didn't make a sound. He just stopped when he passed by Tingxue, and said sincerely: "These days, the manor has troubled you."
But she didn't know that one sentence made the girl's eyes red, she shook her head again and again, and sobbed softly, "Your servant is not working hard, as long as your lord comes back safe and sound."
Looking at the familiar environment and people around him, within a month's time, he had a feeling that everything is right and wrong, and he was exhausted. For some reason, he suddenly wanted to see Qi Ran.
This longing and emotion was interrupted by Yang Qin before he could talk about it in the future.
"What is this?" Looking at the brazier made of iron pot in front of him, Ji Si couldn't help asking.
"The brazier." Yang Qin answered it as a matter of course, even a little triumphantly.
"Are you sure it's a pot?"
"Didn't I think that the brazier would be bigger, and there would be more bad luck?" Yang Qin rubbed his nose in embarrassment, as if he could see that the brazier seemed a little too big.
Du Heng held back a smile and said, "Master Yang is right, maybe you will have smooth sailing after this step."
Ji Si had no choice but to bite the bullet and said in his heart: Fortunately, I have long legs. If not, if this fire burns Chibi, it won't be in Lin'an if the news spreads.
Perhaps he was too happy, or Yang Qin didn't understand it deeply enough. As soon as he stepped over the "volcano", he was splashed with cold water, which made him wet from head to toe.
"What is this?" Ji Si asked angrily.
"Grapefruit water..."
"Does it mean that if you splash more, you will have more bad luck?" Ji Si answered first.
"Ayan, you really understand me! You are indeed my brother!"
"..."
No, I don't want to be your brother, I want to be your brother-in-law, oh no, ex-son-in-law.
Ji Si secretly rolled his eyes in his heart.
Du Heng, who had endured it for a long time, finally laughed out loud, and all those sorrows and sorrows disappeared immediately.
Thanks to Yang Qin, half a day had passed since Ji Si packed up and rushed to the restaurant. During this period, many people brought gifts and invited him to the banquet, but all of them were sent back.
Just kidding, with so many eyes staring at him now, if this gift is accepted, it will be known all over the city in the next second, and maybe you can revisit the old place again.
The wine party Yang Qin booked was still the one where the three of them often went to have a drink. When they got outside the door, the man said mysteriously: "The previous ones were all accidents, but all the good things are in it. I'm sure you will be delighted to see it."
He really didn't have the talent to fool people, so when Ji Si saw Qi Ran sitting in the private room, he wasn't surprised at all, but his heart still beat a little faster.
"Are you two looking at each other forever?" Du Heng closed the door of the private room and walked over to ask.
Ji Sisuo didn't hide anything, and took a seat next to Qi Ran generously. The latter never took his eyes off him, and smiled with tenderness in his eyes.
"What are you doing looking at me like that?"
"Seeing how beautiful you are, I feel happy when I look at it more."
The two talked about their lovesickness as if no one was around, but Yang Qin who was on the side couldn't see it and clicked his tongue.
"Did you tell Yang Yunchuan?" Ji Si asked in Qi Ran's ear.
Before Qi Ran could answer, Yang Qin made a sound first, "Of course I saw it myself. That day when Ah Heng came to ask me to do something, I was surprised. How could he be so kind to ask for help, let alone I still begged for you, the urgency of the tone, the nervousness of the expression, I guessed it by summing up the left and right, and I was [-]% sure to see the expressions of the two of you, but I was [-]% sure."
"Okay, what happened to what you were asked to do?" Qi Ran asked for Ji Sibucai.
Speaking of important matters, Yang Qin also suppressed the smile on his face, looked back and forth at the three of them, pursed his lips and didn't know where to start.
He is usually generous, and rarely looks serious. Du Heng was surprised, "But is there any problem?"
"Cunxiao," Yang Qin said solemnly, "Don't hide it from me, then is there something wrong with Ting Fengxuan?"
Ji Si put down his wine glass and nodded, "We suspect that Ting Fengxuan is related to Yan Yi, the former prince of Xiqiang."
"Yanyi? Isn't he dead? How did you get involved with him?"
Qi Ran followed his question, "We are also guessing, so we didn't say anything to avoid alarming others. No matter who or where Cunxiao and I appear, it is not appropriate. After thinking about it, only you are the most suitable."
Naturally, Yang Qin would not regard this appropriate sentence as a compliment, seeing that the three of them had something important to do, although he was puzzled, he also understood that it is not appropriate to ask more questions at this moment, so he told what he saw that day.
It turned out that the sound came from the room at that time, Yang Qin was frightened into a cold sweat, held his breath for a while, and then heard the sound of insults and whipping coming from inside, and he slowly moved a little distance , the sound became clearer.
"You are neither male nor female, I think you are tired of working!"
The person who spoke was the hoarse voice, that is, Qian Duo, mixed with the sound of the whip falling on the flesh, and a little crying and begging for mercy could be heard vaguely, "My lord, I have told you everything I know, please Please let me go."
The voice was a bit sharp, far less natural than that of ordinary men, and it was estimated that this was the eunuch those two people were talking about.
"As long as you tell the whereabouts of that child, you will surely spare your dog's life!"
"The little one really doesn't know, the little one is only responsible for sending the bought dead babies into the palace, the rest of the little ones don't know anything, please let me go!"
"I see that you don't cry without seeing the coffin."
When the voice fell, there was another burst of slapping and slapping. Just listening to this sound, you can hear that you have used a lot of strength. The screams came one after another, and Yang Qin felt a pain in his body when he heard it.
It didn't take long for the screams to stop, and then the man's voice sounded again, "Tsk, I'm just dizzy, useless, keep an eye on him, I'm bound to find out the whereabouts of the child from his mouth, pry it!" You have to ask if you open his mouth."
"Yes."
The door was pushed open and creaked, and Yang Qin hurriedly buried his head. When the footsteps passed the flower garden, his heart beat faster, he was extremely nervous, and his back broke out in a lot of cold sweat, and he was not relieved until the footsteps went away. .
He raised his eyes and pondered for a while, and chose the latter between continuing to investigate and going back home. On the way back, he pretended to be drunk, put his arms around a girl who was alone, and walked out just like that.
The young master of the Yang family is a romantic, and now he has no worries about remarrying with the empress, and naturally has no doubts.
Hearing this, Du Heng couldn't help asking, "Why didn't you go up to see what was going on inside?"
Yang Qin took a look, raised his eyebrows and said: "The more you know, the faster you will die. I still understand the reason to accept it when you see it. Besides, I don't know martial arts at all. If I get close, I will inevitably be punished." I found out that I am afraid that you will not see me today, knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, but walking towards the tigers, that is not smart but stupid."
Ji Si laughed out loud, "It's true."
"I've just told you what I said. I'm not smart enough." Yang Qin looked at the three of them and lowered his voice, "But if the eunuch came from the palace, wouldn't the child they are looking for also be from the palace?" inner?"
Qi Ran and Ji Si looked at each other, and the expressions on their faces were not very good-looking, and even a little serious.
Others may not know it, but the two of them understand it very well in their hearts. After thinking about it for a while, the child is probably referring to Qi Nian.
Few people knew what happened back then. Everyone thought that the fifth prince and concubine Wan were buried in the sea of flames together. Afterwards, three skeletons were indeed found. They were two big and one small. Everything was clueless. Where did this group of people come from? He learned that the fifth prince was still alive.
Moreover, if this group of people were Yan Yi's subordinates, it must not be so simple.
What are they looking for the fifth prince for?
But what details have been overlooked?
What is it?
The two of them didn't have any thoughts in their hearts.
After waiting for a while, they didn't hear any response from the two of them, so Yang Qin threw a peanut into his mouth and asked, "I'm asking you something."
Never thought that Du Heng would speak first, "The point is not the identity of this child, but what they are looking for this child for?"
He paused for a while and then continued: "If our thinking is correct, Yan Yi and his party are in Lin'an, then the Ninth Princess is also there. This child is so important, could it be the Ninth Princess' child?"
"As you said, isn't the Ninth Princess in..." Yang Qin finally understood, covered his mouth quickly, and lowered his voice, "In the palace?"
After all, this matter is of great importance, no matter who there is an enemy princess in the palace, it will shock that person's jaw.
"Whether it's a court lady or a concubine, it's impossible that no news of the ten-month pregnancy hasn't come out." Ji Si shook his head, denying this conjecture.
Du Heng pondered for a while, and felt that this was the reason, then some thoughts suddenly flashed in his mind, and he said in a deep voice: "There is still one person who can match up. Didn't Concubine Wan give birth to a prince back then?"
After the words were finished, Qi Ran's eyes sank and he clenched the wine glass tightly, Ji Si also became nervous and lowered his head to take a sip of the wine.
The two of them didn't intend to hide it, but the matter involved was extensive and complicated, and the re-reporting of the old matter would affect the whole body, so the less people who knew about it, the better.
Fortunately, Du Heng himself overturned this conjecture, "No, Concubine Wan is the only daughter of the Xu family, so it is impossible to have anything to do with Yan Yi."
Falling into a stalemate again, the four of them couldn't figure out what to do. The enemy was in the dark and they were in the light. With these things alone, it was really hard to guess what Yan Yi was going to do.
Yang Qin looked left and right, and suddenly realized that today's game was not for Ji Si's bad luck, why all the topics he talked about since he came in were business affairs.
He got a headache when he heard it, but he still didn't give up. After all, it was his own game, so he uttered a voice to put the off-track drinking game back on track, but just as soon as he toasted, Ji Si took the conversation away.
"How about Beiyan?"
"Not too optimistic." Du Heng continued very naturally.
Qi Ran even explained the current situation clearly in a few words, "The emperor intends to talk about cooperation, and he sent an envoy back to Lin'an a few days ago. Although Andrew suffered heavy losses, he definitely would not agree so easily. There must be some conditions in it." I'm afraid it's because of this that the emperor procrastinates again and again, maybe he will mention this matter in the next few days."
"..." Yang Qin.
Seeing that the three of them were chatting again, Yang Qin sat back with his raised buttocks, adhering to the principle of listening as much as possible, just glanced at the table full of dishes that hadn't moved, and silently sat down. Sigh in my heart:
Immortals can live without eating or sleeping, but I am not worthy of waiting for mortals.
Just like what Qi Ran said, Emperor Chengde was indeed exhausted because of Beiyan's incident. Only when his health improved, he immediately called Ergong, Yang Yongtai and others into the palace. Not a single white of the eyes, but streaks of blood.
Sun Hai was on the sidelines for him, and he waved his hand after a while, raised his eyes to scan the crowd, and asked in a hoarse voice, "What do you think about the conditions proposed by Andrew?"
The few people below looked at each other in blank dismay, and finally cast their eyes on Qi Kuangshan. The latter lived up to everyone's expectations, stood up and bowed, and respectfully said: "Return to your majesty, the relationship between the two countries has been based on trust since ancient times. Although this Andrew is suspicious and cruel, he is precious If the lord of the country intends to make a treaty with our country, he must be sincere. In this battle, the Pingbei Army suffered heavy losses, but the Beiyan Army did not necessarily gain much, and Andrew was injured even more. It is beneficial but not harmful, and Xiqiang can naturally do whatever I can think of."
Yan Shizheng has been depressed a lot since Yan Zhao left Beijing. He has not been out of the mansion for a long time, and he looks sick, and his voice is a little weaker than before, "What Qi Xiang said is very true, Your Majesty, The minister also believes that it is impossible for Andrew to use this matter as a bait, not to say that this action is inappropriate, but to say that the breach of trust is enough to make other countries laugh."
"Then what's wrong with Andrew's conditions?"
This question was asked by everyone. Among the conditions Andrew proposed, in addition to withdrawing troops and drawing a line between Horqin's bloodlines, so that the two countries can clearly distinguish each other without interference, the two countries will each recuperate in the next five years, and they are willing to spend [-] horses and [-] cattle and sheep In exchange for the [-] dan grains, tea, salt and oil seeds of Dajin.
In fact, there is nothing wrong with a single round, and even the Great Jin has an advantage. Due to the terrain and forage, the Beiyan horse is taller and faster than other ordinary horses. It is also the Beiyan cavalry who can advance and retreat. The main point is that if these ten thousand horses are in the hands of Da Jin, they will be like a tiger with wings added.
Apart from other conditions, it was one of them that made several people so embarrassed. Andrew said: For the sake of sincerity and diplomatic relations between the two countries, I would like to give a beautiful princess of Beiyan who is blessed by the God of Snow Mountain to the emperor of Dajin. Similarly, Dajin Jin also had to send a princess to marry him as his concubine. The way to treat friends is to have contacts.
No matter how high-sounding what he said, everyone understood the meaning beyond his words: the name is peace, but it is actually a proton.
Andrew's wishful thinking is very good, he has no heir, only a few concubines, not many heirs, and there is no princess among them, but the royal family of Beiyan is prosperous, no matter which princess is married, it is extremely easy .
But Dajin is just the opposite. There are not many royal heirs, and the princesses can be counted with one hand. Among them, Princess An Yue and Princess Lingxi are not as tall as Ji, let alone Princess Wuyang, who has only passed the chief role. Suitable for those who already have a son-in-law, it is self-evident what Andrew's idea was from the beginning.
He set his mind on Princess Junpei.
Princess Shunping has been favored since she was a child, and it was the result of a thousand kinds of love and love, which made her temperament a bit pampered, but she has always been filial and sensible, so she has not chosen a son-in-law for her to leave the palace for a long time; there is another The reason is that Princess Shunping is in love with Qi Shaoqing.
Thinking of this, Yan Shizheng couldn't help looking at Qi Kuangshan who was beside him, but there was no expression on the latter's face.
On the contrary, Gao Zexin twisted his beard and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, what Andrew mentioned is indeed the most appropriate thing for Da Jin and Bei Yan. You don't need swords to face each other, and you don't need to flow blood into rivers. A peaceful world can still show His Majesty's benevolence and love for the people, and it will serve multiple purposes!"
As soon as his words fell, Yang Yongtai hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, think twice, let's not say that Beiyan is a land of barbarians. If the princess goes there, she may suffer how much she will suffer. Just say that Andrew, the eldest princess of his age." About twenty years old, could it be possible that His Majesty really has the heart to let the princess cry alone in the future, so that she cannot be married?"
"Your Majesty," Yan Shizheng said, "What Lord Gao and Lord Yang said is not unreasonable. This matter needs to be discussed in a long-term way. There must be other ways."
"But this is the best way right now," Gao Zexin frowned, and even his tone became a little more helpless, "The princess is not for the diplomatic relations between the two countries, but for the peace of the people on the border, so that they will not be displaced and the war is raging. Future history books will never forget this feat!"
"Could it be possible to stop the war only by sacrificing an innocent person? Princess Shunping is only twenty-eight years old!"
Tan Yang pressed on step by step, "Sacrificing one person to save the world, isn't that a good thing? If you need a minister, I will die, and I just want the border to be peaceful and free from the flames of war."
"Who doesn't know how to say beautiful words, if it's really my turn, I'm afraid it's far worse."
Everyone insisted on their own words, Emperor Chengde got a headache when he heard it, swallowed the smell of iron rust in his mouth, rubbed his eyebrows and raised his hand to signal them to silence, and after a while, he looked at Qi Kuangshan who said nothing, "What does Prime Minister Qi think? "
Qi Kuangshan frowned and pondered for a while, before slowly replying, "It's a matter of the princess and I don't dare to speak nonsense, I wonder in what capacity Your Majesty wants to listen to the minister to answer this question?"
"What's the difference in the answers of these different identities?"
"If you are a subject, as the prime minister of the Jin Dynasty, you will certainly advise your majesty not to lose the big because of small things. If the princess goes to Beiyan, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages for the Jin Dynasty. There are three points: The peace of the two countries is exchanged by one person, which is the first; the second is to restrict the eyeliner of the North Yan'an government; In terms of status or status, he is the most honorable prince of Beiyan and the best candidate for the throne."
He didn't speak fast, and when the others were considering whether Princess Shunping should go for a marriage, he had already made a thorough calculation of what would be most beneficial to Da Jin.
Emperor Chengde covered his lips and coughed twice. He didn't have any objection to these words, but he didn't see joy either, and asked, "What if it's another identity?"
This time Qi Kuangshan did not respond immediately, but unexpectedly knelt in front of the hall, raised his eyes and looked up at the monarch of the Jin Dynasty, and said in a hoarse voice, "If you are a father, I beg your majesty not to ask for help." Sending the princess to a marriage ceremony, the dispute between the two countries in the chaotic world, this is the eternal truth, the prosperous age is rare, and the peace is limited, but why do you have to sacrifice a woman to see the dawn of the prosperous age? It is the responsibility of our officials to protect the peace of the people, but Now you want to hand over this responsibility, the lives of tens of millions of people, to a child, so why not force her?"
He paused, as if he was thinking about something, and then continued: "A father only wants his child to be safe and happy, and he doesn't need to go down in history to carry forward with a heavy burden. He will compare his heart with his heart, and His Majesty will definitely think the same way. If the princess is sent to get married, His Majesty Are you really willing?"
After the words fell, the few people in the hall were silent. They are now fathers at this age, and their children are under their knees. Qi Kuangshan's words of heart to heart blocked everything, and they opened their mouths, but they didn't know what to say. .
After a short while, Emperor Chengde waved his hands exhaustedly, "Forget it, I have made my own decision on this matter, I'm tired and I'm going to rest, let's go."
As if seeing Emperor Chengde's embarrassment and helplessness, the few people rarely argued again, they just saluted and then slowly retreated, and the empty hall became quiet all at once.
Wisps of green smoke floated from the incense burner, and looking through the smoke, the emperor sitting on the chair was extremely old and decayed, his face was gray and lifeless.
"Sun Hai," he said after a while, "how do you think I should choose?"
Sun Hai lowered his head, feeling a little unbearable flashing across his face, "No matter what your Majesty chooses, there must be His Majesty's reasons. All I can do is trust Your Majesty."
After he finished speaking, Emperor Chengde fell silent, there was no sound for a long time, and he said after a while: "Let's drive to Changle Palace."
"Yes."
The servant passed the news first, and Concubine Chang led the palace people to wait at the gate of the palace early. When Emperor Chengde came down from Buluan with his back bent, she greeted him with a smile, "Your Majesty has been coming to Changle Palace for a long time, concubine Made some food, Your Majesty wants to taste it."
"No hurry," said Emperor Chengde, "where's Shunping?"
"Shunping is embroidering in the bedroom." Concubine Chang covered her lips and smiled, "This girl is wild. Seeing that she couldn't calm down, my concubine found something for her to do. She herself said that she wanted to embroider a pair of blessings." Trying to make a soothing bag for His Majesty."
Emperor Chengde also raised his lips, "Go and have a look."
When the group arrived outside Li Xi's bedroom, they saw her angrily throwing the embroidery thread on the table, her face was so smelly, the maid next to her was coaxing her softly, and when she heard the voice, she raised her eyes, her face suddenly turned dark Haruhi smiled.
Standing up and running, Concubine Chang scolded, "Slow down, there are no rules."
Li Xi ignored her, walked in with his arm tightly wrapped around Emperor Chengde, said with a smile, "Father has seen Shunping for a long time, don't tell me he doesn't like Shunping?"
"How come, Shunping will always be my favorite little princess."
The three entered their seats, and the court lady immediately served tea and various snacks. Li Xi picked up the teapot and poured tea for the two of them. Are you embroidering recently?"
"Ah?" Li Xi drooped his face, looking at Concubine Chang beside him a little unhappy, "Why did Concubine Mother tell Emperor Father about this, isn't there no surprise at all?"
"Blame me, talk too fast."
"Then I can only pretend not to know Father Lao."
While talking and joking, Emperor Chengde's boredom dissipated a lot. He looked carefully at his beloved daughter. Li Xi was obedient and filial. He treated him well because he was kind to his father, not because he was the emperor of the Jin Dynasty. The most honorable person is not like the other sons, what he does is thinking about the position below him. Perhaps the older he is, the more he understands the preciousness of family affection.
Even if he can give everything for the imperial power, he also hopes to have something to rely on when he is old, and when he is ill, he can have children who will treat him sincerely in front of the bed, and enjoy the family happiness like ordinary people.
Thinking of this, Emperor Chengde had a plan in his mind, and looked at Li Xi softly, "Why don't you see Qi Ran these days? Don't you always come to me in the past and beg to leave the palace?"
Li Xi's smile froze. She hadn't looked for Qi Ran since the last time.
She has been running behind Li Si Qiran since she was a child, and it is only natural to fall in love with Qi Ran. Even if Qi Ran does not have her in his heart, it is not because she is a princess, but because she is a princess. Li Si's younger sister.
In fact, many things could not be seen at the time. When I get older and look back, the things that the authorities are obsessed with and those who are on the sidelines will become clear. For example, the empress hates the concubine empress very much, for example, the third brother doesn't like these brothers and sisters at all. , Another example is Qi Ran Xinyue Li Si.
After following the two for many years, it is actually not difficult to see, after all, as long as these two are around, there will be no room for a third person around.
She has always understood but still refuses to give up, always thinking that Li Si is gone, and fighting with a dead man is a win-win situation no matter what, but in fact she is just deceiving herself, and she is not worthy of Li Si's kindness to her.
Knowing that you can't force it, but you have always been happy since you were young. It's not easy to give up. Li Xi held up the teacup to cover the emotions in his eyes, and said from the left and right, "Isn't the father disliked me running outside the palace? It's easy to wait for the words, but the emperor will not like it."
Emperor Chengde didn't think much about it, he just thought she was embarrassed to mention this girl's sweetheart, he smiled and said in a light tone, "It's really shameful for you to run outside the palace all day, why don't I make an order to replace you and Qi Let's give it a marriage, so as not to be laughed at by others."
His tone was too flat, like a casual chat, but he didn't know that it caused a storm in Li Xi's heart. Even the concubine Chang who was at the side was very surprised, and asked in puzzlement: "Why is Your Majesty going to give Shunping a marriage today?"
"I'm not worried that this girl's skin is too thin to be able to get along, but I think that she is not too young and it's time to make arrangements for lifelong affairs. Qi Ran, I watched this child grow up, regardless of appearance, temperament, family background, talent, and affection. Shunpei who can match me is the most suitable."
"Qi Shaoqing is suitable, and what's more rare is that Shun Ping likes it. Although he has a son, it doesn't matter if the birth mother's status is low."
If in the past Li Xi acted coquettishly, blushing coquettishly and said a few words and didn't take it to heart, but today she understood that what Emperor Chengde said was not a joke to make fun of her, but took it seriously, and fell silent for a long while. Then she refused softly, "I don't want it."
Unexpectedly, Li Xi would refuse, and the two who were discussing enthusiastically fell silent. Emperor Chengde frowned, and asked inexplicably, "Why? Aren't you happy with Qi Ran? Could it be that you are worried that he won't want to, and the emperor will replace you for you." It's up to him whether he wants to marry him or not, not to mention that you are a dignified princess of the Jin Dynasty, aren't you worthy of him, Qi Ziheng?"
Li Xi twisted his sleeves unconsciously, lowered his head and murmured: "My son is really happy, and I hope that he and my son will never doubt their love, but I also know that he has never had a son in his heart. On weekdays, she can only steal three points of care from him as a princess, and she can also deceive herself and others, but if she forces him to marry a son-in-law, it will really break Qi Ran's arrogance and trap him in a cage , it has nothing to do with love, some of it is bullying and willful behavior, I don't want him to hate me."
Emperor Chengde stared at Li Xi without saying a word. The Shunping in his memory was pampered and willful. She didn't understand many problems until today. She has always seen clearly, but it is useless to think about them now.
Putting his thoughts back, Emperor Chengde sighed and lowered his voice, "If I have to marry you two, what will you do?"
"Why did Emperor Father say that?" Li Xi sensed something was wrong, and hurriedly asked, "But what happened?"
"Do you know that the border war was chaotic, Beiyan attacked the Pingbei camp at night, the Pingbei army suffered heavy losses, and Guo Jingyi has not yet awakened."
The harem never asked about government affairs. Although Li Xi didn't know what Emperor Chengde meant by mentioning this matter, he still nodded.
But Emperor Chengde continued: "Someone in the court proposed to negotiate a peace. The envoy sent to convey the news returned to Beijing not long ago. Andrew did have the intention to negotiate a peace, but he put forward a condition. He wants Dajin to send a princess to marry him."
Hearing this, Li Xi vaguely understood, and the expression in his eyes became extremely complicated, like he was puzzled, but also like shocked. As expected, he heard Emperor Chengde say it the next moment, "Beiyan wants you to make a marriage."
"Oh!"
The porcelain cup shattered at the sound, Concubine Chang's complexion suddenly changed, she was so pale that there was no trace of blood, the hand holding the teacup just now was trembling, her lips moved and asked, "Your Majesty, what does this mean? I don't understand why, what is it? Want Shunping to make peace? Where do you want to make peace? Why do you want Shunping?"
Her eyes were red, as if Emperor Chengde would shed tears when he nodded. Seeing that no one answered, she hurriedly stood up and walked to Li Xi's side, crying: "Shunping, but I got it wrong, you tell the concubine mother But the concubine got it wrong..."
Before she finished speaking, she slipped down Li Xi's arms and fell to her knees on the ground, crying uncontrollably, "Your Majesty, this concubine has only one child, Shunping. She grew up in front of this concubine since she was a child. The concubine's life is still important, His Majesty sending her to get married is the life of the concubine! How do you want the concubine to live, then Andrew is so much older than her, and Shunping is so young, if she goes to Beiyan But I can never come back again, Your Majesty, Shunping is also your daughter, are you really willing?"
"How can I be willing?" Emperor Chengde also looked tired, "It is really because I am reluctant that I want to marry Qi Ran for her, and it is a matter of my heart."
"Shunping, hurry up, hurry up," Concubine Chang cried, "Your father will be granted soon, and your wish will be fulfilled if you answer your father's request."
Li Xi was stunned, confused by the news, as if suddenly unable to receive other news, she blinked unconsciously, but couldn't make a sound when she opened her mouth, and asked hoarsely after a while, "If you don't People and relatives, will the flames of war on the border not be quelled?"
Concubine Chang stopped crying, and even Emperor Chengde was stunned, as if he didn't expect her to ask this question.
"Father, who will I send if I don't go? An Yue or Lingxi?"
Emperor Chengde coughed twice and shook his head, "Andrew didn't designate a candidate, I will choose a suitable candidate among the minister's daughters, and send her to Beiyan as a princess."
"I don't know which adult's daughter is so unlucky." Li Xi smiled self-deprecatingly, then got up and helped Concubine Chang up, carefully wiped away the tears for her, and let out a long sigh of relief, "Mother, don't worry about it." Cried
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