Chapter six hundred and seventy first
In the early morning, Lin'an was as usual. The people, officials, etc. who woke up early were rushing on the Imperial Street one by one. After a night of turmoil, vendors and shops began to open as they did.
"Last night, a large-scale armed fight occurred in Guanquanfang, with countless casualties..." In front of the breakfast shop, the people, who looked like spies, lowered their heads and muttered in a low voice.
"I heard that, it is said that the small tooth spring behind the Prince Xin's Mansion was stained with blood." The other one also whispered.
"It is said that tens of thousands of people rushed into Guanquanfang last night. It is said that until now, Guanquanfang is still lying on the corpse that has not been cleaned up. It is lying all over the place, and the smell of blood is so strong that it makes people unable to open their mouths."
"This time, the prefect of Lin'an Prefecture is afraid that the position will be lost? Such a big thing happened, and even the Prince Xin's mansion, which had just been recalled to Lin'an, was affected. This Prefect Xiao... is really unlucky."
"No, but I just don't know who was so brave last night, and how could he dare to make trouble in Lin'an? As an imperial city, there were imperial guards, how could this happen... How could this happen? Last night, I was so scared that I didn't dare to go out. I hugged in the cabinet with my wife, and thought it was a Jin man who was invading." At the door of Aunt San's Tavern, some people were also discussing the fight last night.
"Lin'an City, this name is inauspicious. Lin'an Lin'an is temporarily quiet. Didn't a large-scale fight happen in Dawazi a few years ago? After a few years of stable life, it became even worse. I think... Sooner or later, we have to continue running south."
The people of Lin'an City were discussing what happened last night, and the officials who went to court early were also whispering at Donghua Gate: Why did the emperor cancel the court meeting for no reason today?
"Is it...because last night..." an official stroked his chin and sucked and vomited intently.
"This is the case, it's better to pretend that you and me are not aware of anything." The other one also whispered.
"Did you find out? Xiao Zhen, the prefect of Lin'an, did not come, the left and right prime ministers, did not come, the six ministers... Then the minister of War, Liu Zhengliu, came, but he was summoned to the palace by the emperor alone."
Unlike Lin'an tea shops, the streets are that these officials who were obviously able to attend court know more or less about what happened last night, but at this moment they are all secretive, tacitly exchanging everything they know, and then secretly thinking in their hearts how to stand in front of them.
For three consecutive days, the court meeting was interrupted for three consecutive days. The court's unmoved attitude not only did not make the people feel panic, but instead made some officials who knew the inside story become self-invasive. They were so focused all day long that they would be afraid that suddenly the Imperial City Department would rush in and take him away without saying anything.
Ye Qing, who was half lying on the bed, had a pale face and a weak expression. His fingers subconsciously surrounded Bai Chun's hair and said, "Splash Li San, are you okay with Lao Liu and the others?"
"It's okay. Li Heng was injured, but fortunately it was not too serious. Zuo Yu and Zuo Foot were fine. The guards of the Prince's Mansion were dead and injured..." Bai Chun sat on the edge of the bed, looking tired, but still with a gentle smile, looking at Ye Qing's fingers fiddling with his hair.
"It is said that the emperor fainted after seeing Wang Huai that night. Is there anything wrong with this?" Ye Qing kept circling Bai Chun's hair around his fingers until Bai Chun felt the pain, and he patted Ye Qing's hand to signal him to be gentler.
"Well, Guan Li secretly sent someone over the next day." When he said this, Bai Chun looked at the bright sunshine outside the window and breathed a sigh of relief: "Song Qian died. It was Li Heng who personally cut off Song Qian's head. The body is still in the Imperial City Office. Lin'an's umbrella... has also suffered heavy losses. That night... too many people died."
"Shi Hao, where is Han Cheng?" Ye Qing ignored Bai Chun's topic about Song Qian and asked again.
"Han Cheng entered the palace after Wang Huai, Shi Hao... There is no movement yet, and the Supreme Emperor has not issued an order to summon him. The next morning, only the Minister of War Liu Zheng was summoned to the palace. Then in the afternoon, the other five Ministers and the people from the Privy Council of the People's Court were summoned to the palace." Bai Chun frowned and looked at Ye Qing's hand that was originally fiddling with his beautiful hair, and gradually moved to his chest restlessly. Until the hand was about to climb onto her chest, she patted off the hand coquettishly: "I'm not honest after being injured so seriously."
"Who made you look so beautiful?" Ye Qingtian smiled shamelessly, then pulled Bai Chun's hand and held it in his palm and asked, "Why did you run to Lin'an without saying a word? And, how did you know that Zhao Gou would set up an ambush again at Fengbo Pavilion?"
Bai Chun let Ye Qing hold her hand, and glanced at Ye Qing in anger, then slowly fell down obediently, lay in Ye Qing's arms, hugged Ye Qing's arm in his arms, and murmured: "That night, I was restless in Yangzhou and couldn't fall asleep. I met Zhong Qing by the small lake. I learned from Zhong Qing that Song Qian knew about her existence. At first I suspected that it was Li Heng, but... because I was afraid that you trust Li Heng too much, I didn't tell you, so I secretly returned to Lin'an, hoping to find out the truth in secret..."
Bai Chun hugged Ye Qing's arm tightly, and from time to time he looked up at the window. The two mulberry trees in the yard outside stood there quietly, and the branches and leaves that moved slightly in the wind seemed to be greeting her happily.
This is a pleasant time that has not been around for a long time. Although in the past, the two of them could not snuggle up to each other as tightly as they are now, even if they look at each other from a distance, they feel indescribable peace and satisfaction in their hearts, just like now, it is rare to be able to hold each other's hearts tightly together.
"Li Heng is not sure about people. Besides, you and I have focused on Zhao Gou, so we ignored Shi Hao's recruitment of Song Qian, Lin'an's umbrella... It's better not to do it in the future." Ye Qing said after smelling the fragrance between Bai Chun's beautiful hair.
"What are you going to do next? The Supreme Emperor... obviously wouldn't admit defeat so easily. If we are coerced and refuse to fight back, he will definitely make a comeback." Bai Chun wanted to get up, but Ye Qing pressed his chest down. A strange feeling came from his chest, making Bai Chun snort involuntarily. For a moment, the original "ward" became rippling again.
"Wait and see what Shi Hao will do next." Ye Qing's tone became cold involuntarily. The ambiguity that had just condensed in the room was instantly diluted, which made Bai Chun in his arms breathe a sigh of relief, fearing that this injured guy would think of bullying him.
Nodded silently in Ye Qing's arms, enjoying the rare tranquility. After a while, he asked worriedly: "It is obvious that the emperor cannot be unconscious all the time. He has not been to court for three days, and other officials have not been summoned to the palace. The court... What is the court trying to do?"
"It's just a distribution of interests. Wang Huai is not a fuel-efficient lamp. I can do such a drastic move on Huainan East Road, and I cannot do without Wang Huai's support. But how can this situation be missing today? Han Cheng would not be satisfied and forced Shi Hao back that night. I guess he still wants more court interests. And Shi Hao has never appeared in the palace... I believe Zhao Gou is also watching now, see what the emperor will do before he will make a decision." Ye Qing analyzed the situation in the court.
"Negotiation?" Bai Chun asked with some understanding, but some doubts.
"Yes, Wang Huai, Han Cheng wants to control the court. Seeing Shi Hao's situation declining, Wang Huai's left prime minister's position was extremely stable for a while. Naturally, Han Cheng must have to detour in bargaining. For example, the left is noble and the right is light. Can the power be slowly tilted to his right prime minister through the instructions of the emperor, and then as time goes by, the right presides over the left gradually form a situation of right presidency. How could Wang Huai not see this? Therefore, the palace must be very chaotic these days, and the chaos may cause the emperor to have a headache." Ye Qing said gently biting Bai Chun's ear.
"Hate." Bai Chun said coquettishly again, hurriedly got up from Ye Qing's arms, diverted someone's attention and asked, "That's not a solution to keep stalemate like this, right?" While saying that, he subconsciously touched the position of the outer buttocks of his shirt and skirt. Just now, he was again...
"Yes, it's naturally not a solution to keep a stalemate. The Supreme Emperor seems to have made up his mind to protect Shi Hao, the Duke of Wei, so he will definitely not reconcile it. For the sake of the present, it depends on the will of the emperor." Ye Qing closed his eyes and rested, or recalled the sudden impulse of desire just now, which disturbed the beautiful Bai.
"What do you say about the will of the Lord?" It was not Bai Chun's voice, but a female voice that sounded extremely arrogant, sounded outside the door.
Bai Chun was startled and hurriedly looked at the door. He saw that the Crown Princess was standing at the door of the outside room under the guidance of Liang Xing, Zuo Yu and his left foot.
"Why is it a gentleman who listens to other couples talking across the wall?" Ye Qing waved to Bai Chun and signaled Bai Chun to help him up.
Before Ye Qing could let her in, Li Fengniang proudly walked into the room. Looking at Bai Chun's graceful figure that leaned over to help Ye Qing sit up, she felt a little jealous. She couldn't help but snorted slightly, "I am a daughter, not a gentleman."
"I have met His Highness the Crown Princess." Ye Qing sat cross-legged on the bed. Bai Chun on the side also stopped helping Ye Qing tidy up his clothes while Ye Qing was talking and saluted Li Fengniang.
"Just just sit on the bed and salute me, I can cure you for a great disrespect." Li Fengniang snorted coldly again, and then sat down on the chair next to her.
"Then I will thank the Crown Princess for being magnanimous and not being rude with me." Ye Qing said with a smile on his lips.
Looking at Ye Qing, who was pale and weak in expression, Li Fengniang was too lazy to argue with him. After her eyes turned to Bai Chun next to her, she couldn't help but sneer, and said jealously: "What, I am here to see you in person. Is Lord Ye reluctant to let your wife give me a cup of tea?"
"Don't blame Your Highness the Crown Princess, let's go now." Bai Chun was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly apologized for his crime.
But before taking two steps, Li Fengniang suddenly called out by Li Fengniang. Then, looking at Bai Chun who was a little confused, Li Fengniang slowly stood up and walked to Bai Chun and said, "I don't know where Mrs. Ye has blessed her. Under such a situation, she can still be as favored as your husband. Even I, the Crown Princess, was a little puzzled."
Looking at Bai Chun who was unknown, he continued to keep an eye on the slander sitting on the bed, and suddenly felt a little bored: "I am visiting you, Ye Qing, is the injury of Ye Qing, and it is also true to come to pass the order."
"Transfer the decree? Whose decree, the Supreme Emperor or the Supreme Emperor?" Ye Qing asked in a daze.
Li Fengniang glanced at Ye Qing, then turned to Bai Chun again, and her voice softened a little, "In the future, there is no need to call herself a civilian girl, the emperor and the empress dowager's order. Ye Qing is now a third-rank official in the Song Dynasty. As the wife of the minister of the Song Dynasty, you should have an imperial edict: I think that Bai Chun is righteous in his family, and Ye Qing made great contributions to the Song Dynasty, so he was granted the third-rank imperial edict to Bai Chun, and he was the third-rank person."
As Li Fengniang finished speaking, before Bai Chun could thank her, he heard Lord Ye sitting cross-legged on the bed asking, "That... Princess Princess, can you explain a little about whose will this?"
"Idiot!" Li Fengniang turned her head and looked at Ye Qing who was happier than his gift. She couldn't help but roll her eyes and curse.
There are two types of destiny women: internal and external. Inner women naturally refer to Li Fengniang, while external women naturally refer to the wives of officials in the court, and the mother was granted the title of the court.
So at this subtle moment, Zhao Gou and the Empress Dowager suddenly issued an order to grant a small civilian girl the third rank. This not only surprised Bai Chun, but also Ye Qing, obviously did not expect that Zhao Gou would suddenly show his kindness to him at this time.
After glanced at Bai Chun, the couple had a tacit understanding for many years. Bai Chun nodded silently, took the order he had just received from Li Fengniang, and left after saluting.
After only Ye Qing and Li Fengniang were left in the room, Ye Qing had not spoken yet, and Li Fengniang said jealously: "The tacit understanding between husband and wife is indeed not comparable to the dew-water mandarin ducks like you and me. Ye Qing, are you deliberately letting me see your love tacit understanding?"
"If your mind is normal, you will know that I will give you and me a chance to be alone." Ye Qing was so angry that this woman was really good at sarcasm. No wonder the prince was driven crazy by him.
"I ask you, what is the relationship between you and the Supreme Emperor? What happened that night? What did you talk to him in the Storm Pavilion of Dali Temple? Why did he treat you so well all of a sudden? He actually asked me to give you that little..."
"Do you dare to say the next word, Li Fengniang, do you believe it or not, I, Ye Qing, will you never be the queen of the Song Dynasty?" Ye Qing, sitting on the bed, grabbed Li Fengniang's chest and pulled it hard.
Li Fengniang obviously didn't expect Ye Qing to care so much about Bai Chun, and she didn't expect Ye Qing to move thickly and her feet became unstable. So as Ye Qing's arm was exerting force, she fell to her knees in front of the window.
"You...I...Ye Qing, is it that my Li Fengniang in your heart that nothing is wrong? Is it possible to do this for your wife?" Li Fengniang, who knelt in front of the bed, had no intention of getting up at all. She raised her originally charming cheek, but now she asked.
Ye Qing, who was still holding Li Fengniang's chest, looked quietly at the angry cheek, sat on the bed several times, trying to pull Li Fengniang up, but the dead woman was as stubborn as a donkey, and she didn't want to get up no matter what she said!
Chapter completed!