The world is heavy and late

Chapter 197 Rebuke

After Xia Qing went back, she told Gu Weiyun exactly what the emperor said in the end, and then saw Gu Weiyun's flushed face with satisfaction.

Today is another day of love for the emperor and empress.

Gu Weiyun recovered from being ashamed and happy, looked at Xia Qing who was eating snacks and watching the show, and was a little annoyed: "Since His Majesty asked you to prepare, why are you still here?"

After speaking, I saw Xia Qing turn his head around, his expression seemed to be surprised, his eyes slowly began to turn red: "You actually want to drive me away, it seems that only His Majesty is in your heart."

As he spoke, he pursed his mouth and sniffled his nose, looking very pitiful.

Gu Weiyun turned his head, not looking at her attitude, but Xiang Cang beside him couldn't help but laugh.

With a slap, Xia Qing's knife-like gaze stabbed at him, he quickly lowered his head, Xia Qing turned back to look at the calm Gu Weiyun, groaned twice, and left unhappy.

Qiao Huan behind him saluted Gu Weiyun and followed him.

When she saw Xia Qing's listless back disappearing from Gu Weiyun's sight, she couldn't help but chuckle, turned her head and said to Xiang Cang, "I'm getting better at acting."

Xiang Cang hooked the corners of his mouth, then lowered his head: "My aunt is familiar with your mother."

Gu Weiyun smiled contentedly, a look flashed in his eyes, he looked outside and thought about something: "You go and bring Yuan Min here."

Xiang Cangying hesitated for a moment and then whispered: "Your Majesty, I heard from the gossip that Yuan Min just entered the palace and the people waiting for Chang'an went to Princess Hui'an's mansion. I'm afraid that Princess Hui'an..."

Gu Weiyun was a little surprised that Xiang Cang's sources of information were so wide and so fast, and she looked more calm than before. She wondered: "You have been studying with Xia Qing for so long, why are you becoming more and more silent? Your master is even more out of touch."

Xiang Cang smiled politely: "My aunt is kind by nature, so she should be more lively."

Gu Weiyun was reminded by Xiang Cang's words: "Princess Hui'an, don't be afraid, she is not Xia Qing's opponent. Go and take Yuan Min, Xia Qing will stand up for her, and I have to see who it is, it's not good for Xia Qing to take the lead , but she backed down, leaving us Xia Qing busy for nothing."

He bowed to Cang and went down.

But it wasn't Xiang Cang who came back first, but Xu He.

He sent some handwritten booklets of Princess Hui'an and the Marquis of Chang'an.

Xia Qing was really looking forward to seeing what kind of character this Princess Hui'an was, so that the royal family would not like her to such an extent.

The late emperor's own sister was a princess before the late emperor seized the throne; she was not given a title when she got married, and she was not given a title when the first emperor was buried. Obviously, she was extremely disgusted by the emperor.

Looking at the booklet in her hand, she understood why the emperor sent him back as soon as he opened his mouth. Princess Hui'an's daughter is also the wife of the eldest son of the Marquis of Chang'an, so it's no wonder that the emperor likes it?
Princess Hui'an really lived up to Xia Qing's expectations. From the first moment Xia Qing entered the Qinzheng Hall, she felt that this old lady was really unpleasant.

Xia Qing has seen too many serious people. After all, in this era, this expression can represent your ability.

Hu Si is just and strict, with a solemn face as if he was interrogating a prisoner, which has something to do with the fact that she used to be the Si Zheng of the Law Department; Princess An is dignified and upright, making people feel that there is strict etiquette; Xu Ji and Xu Zhong The two masters and apprentices are unsmiling, and people can never guess what they are thinking.

But the slumped face of Princess Hui'an, with soaring cheekbones, Xia Qing wanted to shudder at the first glance, it was really mean.

But the old lady didn't realize it, she was wearing dark brown clothes, her eyes pierced Xia Qing who entered the door, her face was full of domineering and angry, she was really vicious.

When Xia Qing entered the hall, he glanced at it and deeply felt that the emperor was really full and had nothing to do.

Because he not only announced the people from Chang'anhou's Mansion and Princess Hui'an's Mansion, but also stood beside the Duke of Zhen, Lu Jin and Xu Zhong. He chirped and yelled.

Thinking about it this way, the emperor felt a little chilly, and his voice was not very happy: "Xia Qing, Marquis Chang'an Shang Zhezi said that his family's wife was forcibly detained in the palace by you. Can you plead guilty to this matter?"

Before Xia Qing spoke, Princess Hui'an seemed unable to bear it: "Your Majesty, the Queen should be called over this matter, and ask the wife of the eldest son of the Marquis of Chang'an, how can she stay in the palace casually? Is it in line with the rules?"

The emperor glanced at his cheap aunt, his eyes seemed to be filled with ice, freezing what Princess Hui'an wanted to say, and Chang An, who was beside her, kept silent with concern.

Seeing that the eyes of Zheng Guogong's son behind him flickered, thinking of the rumored beauty of Gu Weiyun, he was a little moved, and wanted to see if he smiled as he said in the legend: "Your Majesty, why don't you ask the empress to respect you, Xu is Misunderstand."

Before the emperor could speak, Chang Anhou gave his son a hard look, then knelt down in panic, "Your Majesty forgives me for being rude."

Could he not know what Zheng Jia was thinking in his heart, his son had always liked beauty, but he didn't expect him to be so brainless, he was really, really stupid.

The emperor's dark eyes also moved to Zheng Jia, Zheng Jia's face turned pale and he fell to the ground.

Although the Chang'an Marquis Mansion has not been valued by the emperor, it is after all a meritorious service to the founding of the country. Zheng Jia is usually sought after outside. I feel that Yuan Min is too good for him.

The emperor's eyes were not only icy, but his voice was even more icy cold: "Chang'an Hou's son Zheng Jia has no king, and deprives his son of the throne; Chang'an Marquis has no way to teach his son, and thinks about his mistakes behind closed doors."

Xia Qing felt that there were three big lightning strikes, she understood the one that struck Zheng Jia, and the one that struck Chang Anhou, but she couldn't understand the one that struck herself.

She had been preparing for a long time to fight against the Confucian scholars, and fled with her head in her arms as Princess Hui'an and the Marquis of Chang'an said, but now it's over.

That's it. It's over?Then what is she up to.

She was a little bit unwilling: "Your Majesty, this servant does not admit to detaining Yuan Min privately."

What Chang Anhou and Zheng Jia originally wanted to say were blocked, do they want to discuss this matter now?

Princess Hui'an didn't say what she wanted to ask for love. Who still pays attention to this matter now?

Xu Zhong secretly glared at Xia Qing, with a bad expression on his face: What drama are you adding to yourself at this time?

This Xia Qing still glanced back, but he still didn't dare to go too far in front of the emperor.

That is, the eyes of the emperor and others were focused on Xia Qing. The emperor saw the few people beside him snorted heavily, and then threw the booklet in front of Xia Qing: "This is Chang Anhou's booklet. You can read it yourself."

Xia Qing looked at the booklet he had read yesterday, opened it and read it again in the eyes of the emperor, then closed it, and raised his head vigorously: "Your Majesty, Chang Anhou is a true false accusation."

The first step, when any stigma is thrown at you, the subconscious reaction: reject it
Marquis Chang An and Zheng Jia were already in extreme shock, and they didn't have the mood to speak, but Princess Hui'an poked her slanted eyes again: "Bold, she is in the palace, someone has already told you Does the queen dare to deny it?"

It finally came, Xia Qing was a little excited.

"The empress is noble, benevolent, elegant and gentle, so I don't want to compete with Marquis Chang An, but as a servant, I feel that Marquis Chang An is really bad, and the empress is so beautiful that she should maliciously slander her, which shows her dark and despicable heart. "

The second step is to demonstrate Gu Weiyun's good character.

Without waiting for Princess Hui'an to talk to Chang Anhou, Xia Qing immediately raised his chin, and his voice was clear and loud: "The whole capital knows about the selection of female officials. At this time, Mrs. Chang'an Hou Shizi, ah, no, what's the point of Mrs. Zheng Shao being selected in the palace?" Is there a problem? Marquis Chang An took advantage of this time to falsely accuse the queen of secretly confiscating the wives of ministers and conniving slaves; it is really a murderous crime, and it is an unforgivable crime to turn black and white."

The third step is not only to explain the origin of the stigma, but also to throw it back and put it on the head of the culprit.

Xia Qing felt that her steps to solve the questions were perfectly matched and perfect.

The ministers in the hall couldn't help smiling when Xia Qing deliberately addressed him, and lowered their heads; the emperor also felt that he was in a much better mood.

Xu Zhong looked at Xia Qing's look as if he had won a battle. He glared at first, then watched Xia Qing's eyes keep drifting to him, and finally twitched his lips.

Xu Ji has only paid attention to three people, the emperor Xia Qing and his disciples. Seeing this scene, they turned their heads a little sadly.

In the end, it proved that Chang Anhou, who was flattering half his life, was the first to react. He knelt down and cried sadly: "Your Majesty, I dare not. I just heard Jiahe say that his wife was lost, and finally heard that she was in the palace. In the middle, I thought...but I never thought that Jia and his wife were going to be a female officer? How could she leave her husband behind after she got married?"

Xia Qing gritted her teeth looking at Chang Anhou and Zheng Jia, who were still not giving up at this time, she really wanted to answer, didn't you force her to enter the palace?
But she also knew that she had to explain, otherwise, it is really surprising that the noble daughter of the princess, Mrs. Shizi, entered the palace as a female official: "May I ask Chang Anhou, is Mrs. Zheng Shao younger than 35 and older than [-]?"

Chang Anhou didn't know what she meant for a while, but he didn't dare not answer in front of the emperor, so he looked at Zheng Jia, whose face was still pale, and looked at his father for a long time before shaking his head in a low voice: "Nian Only twenty."

Xia Qing glanced at Zheng Jia who was soft on the ground, glanced at him inwardly, and continued to look directly at him: "May I ask Mrs. Zheng Shao if there are any slaves in the third generation?"

Without Zheng Jia opening her mouth, Princess Hui'an shouted: "Bold, she is the daughter of my palace, to be asked by you like this shows that you are contemptuous of the royal family."

As a result, after she finished speaking, no one paid any attention to her. Xia Qing was extremely relieved, thinking: it's always more convenient to quarrel with the emperor, as long as you have quarreled with each other, there are reasons and evidence, and everyone is convinced.

She continued to stare at Zheng Jia: "May I ask Mrs. Zheng Shao if she can read?"

Zheng Jia nodded in a daze, and Xia Qing cupped her hands directly at the emperor: "Your Majesty, the Instructions for the Selection of Female Officers of the Sixth Division have been submitted to you a few days ago, and you have personally reviewed them; Mrs. Zheng Shao came to confirm her household registration, and there is no one item. If it doesn't match, how can the female officer keep her out?"

The emperor nodded and looked at Chang Anhou who was kneeling, with impatience and disgust in his eyes: "So what else do you have to say?"

Marquis Chang An was so blocked that she couldn't say a word, but Princess Hui'an became angry. Her daughter became a lowly court lady. Wouldn't her face be equivalent to being trampled on the ground at will?She wished she hadn't given birth, and her voice was deep and angry: "It's impossible for her to be a female official of the Sixth Division. Whether she wants to go or not, she should die as soon as possible."

Xia Qing wanted to sneer in her heart, since she had given up on this daughter, she was here to put on the patriarch's profile: "If Mrs. Zheng Shao doesn't pass the exam, then that's all. If she gets the exam..."

He elongated the ending meaningfully, and glanced at a few of them and said: "The servant only heard about Ding's father's worry and Ding's mother's worry; even if something happened to Mr. Zheng, there is no Ding's husband's worry or Ding's wife's worry.”

Chang Anhou looked at Xia Qing with sullen eyes, Xia Qing refused to give in at all, she didn't believe what his son did, I don't know about this.

Princess Hui'an gasped for several times as she clutched her chest angrily. The emperor was a little relieved, but he still secretly glanced at Xia Qing. He would not let her go if she was going to kill someone.

Xu Zhong also looked at Xia Qing, with a serious face, and seemed a little angry. Xia Qing lowered his head resentfully, but he was still retorting in his heart, and he was right.

When Princess Hui'an finally calmed down and saw clearly that the emperor might not want to help them, her voice became a little harsh: "Ben Gong is her aunt, Marquis Chang An is her father-in-law, and Jiahe is her wife. How dare she If you don’t listen to us, is there any ethics in this world? The emperor wouldn’t teach the world to disrespect parents and husbands, right?!”

The emperor squinted his eyes at this aunt whom he hadn't seen very much, and thought to himself that she was really hated for ten years. When the first emperor was in decline, she was the same.

Xia Qing raised her head again. She had prepared a lot for this wonderful debate.

"Princess be careful, the selection of female officials is approved by His Majesty himself, and the Empress alone handles it. Your Majesty is the father of the world, and the Empress is the mother of a country. If there is a call, the minister must be loyal. Is the princess saying this to instigate the world? The subjects have no respect for the emperor and are not loyal to His Majesty?"

As soon as this remark came out, the Hall of Qinzheng was quiet for a while, who dared to say no at this moment?

To instigate the subjects of the world to be disloyal to the emperor, isn't it a rebellion to put it bluntly?Who dares to bear this charge?

After a long silence, the emperor spoke slowly, with a low voice full of coercion: "Chang Anhou, you have long ignored the affairs of the officialdom, and now you dare to slander the queen? Do you still have the emperor in your eyes? Are you really going to be disloyal?"

Chang Anhou threw himself to the ground, his voice was a little trembling, he was really angry with this son from the bottom of his heart, it was more than a success than a failure: "Your Majesty, I absolutely did not have such an idea, it's really, it's my humble minister who misunderstood If you have killed your empress, the minister is guilty."

He kowtowed non-stop after speaking, but what the late emperor and the emperor disliked the most was this spineless appearance.

They like to listen to praise, but they also need to be divided. Otherwise, why didn't the emperor call every flatterer to his side?

The emperor looked down at Hui'an and Marquis Chang'an from a high position: "Marquis Chang'an slandered the queen, despised the emperor, and demoted to Chang'an Bo without discipline. Princess Hui'an was demoted to Princess Hui'an, and immediately moved out of the princess mansion. Get out of here."

Princess Hui'an kept her mouth shut when she wanted to refute, looking at the emperor's eyes full of cold ice and murderous intent, she didn't dare to say any more.

Xia Qing looked at their end, although it shouldn't be, but he gloated a little.

(End of this chapter)