After the rebirth, the queen took the Meiqiang tragedy script

Chapter 222 Happy Pulse

Lin Yuxiu and Ye Qinghuai stared at each other for a while, his expression changing with each passing moment. Finally, he bowed to Ye Qinghuai and said, "Your Majesty, I have an unwelcome request."

"You said."

"I hope Your Majesty will take good care of your health. If Your Majesty lives as long as the heavens, I think Dajing will have a prosperous era for a hundred years."

"A prosperous century?" Ye Qinghuai chuckled. She looked at Lin Yuxiu and joked, "This is the first time I know that Lin Qing not only has the talent to govern the world, but also has the ability to tell fortunes."

After joking, she didn't wait for Lin Yuxiu to speak, she sighed and said: "But the prosperity of Dajing now is nothing more than a fragile prosperity."

Her words made Lin Yuxiu's expression darken.

Ye Qinghuai closed her eyes slowly and tiredly, but her eyes were still firm and bright: "Lin Qing, if I valued my life and was afraid of death, I would be restrained in everything. But my enemies will not. As you said, these people are the pillars of the family, the glory of their homeland, and the blessing of their descendants. If I want to implement new policies, I will affect their interests. They will counterattack and gamble everything to play games with me, using any means, regardless of the price, and even using every possible means."

Ye Qinghuai looked towards Lin Yuxiu, his eyes firm and desolate, like a soldier about to go on a long journey.

"If I don't have the determination to fight to the death, how can I fight them?"

Ye Qinghuai suddenly thought of Qin Baozhu and her last appearance, lying in that small underground torture chamber, with white linen covering her scarred body. The moonlight streaming in through the small window illuminated her closed eyes, gray and cold face, like a silent elegy.

Ye Qinghuai will never forget that scene.

That was the source of her motivation.

If all of Ye Qinghuai's efforts when she was just reborn were forced to act in order to preserve her life and the throne, then from that day on, all her actions were no longer forced, but came from her own will.

That day, Ye Qinghuai secretly made a vow in his heart.

She doesn't want Qin Baozhu's tragedy to happen again, and she wants Dajing to become a place where girls like Qin Baozhu can live happily.

Ye Qinghuai is determined to fight to the death with those who have hurt Qin Baozhu.

Now that Du Zhengen is dead and Du Jing is exiled, the only one left in front of Ye Qinghuai is Gu Shihai.

Ye Qinghuai's expression turned cold, and he said, "Gu Haiwang is a commander of the first rank in the current dynasty. He is also the eldest son of the Gu family, has a hereditary title, and has served as the chief of the Jingji Guard for many years. He has a strong influence in the Jingji Guard. If you want to convict him, you must be fully prepared and hit the target in one go. Otherwise, it is inevitable that someone will spread rumors in the army and the court, causing panic."

Ye Qinghuai sighed softly and said, "If the Metropolitan Censorate cannot be established for the time being, I have decided to temporarily follow the wishes of Lord Gu and release Gu Haiwang and demote him to a commoner."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yuxiu looked at Ye Qinghuai in surprise, and asked after a while, "Is it also Lord Gu's intention to demote me to a commoner?"

"Lord Gu's intention is to take Gu Haiwang out of the palace, and being demoted to a commoner is a condition he can accept." Ye Qinghuai said concisely.

Lin Yuxiu withdrew his inquiring gaze with some doubt. He seemed to be thinking about something in his mind, but in the end he did not speak.

"Since we can't try Gu Haiwang's case now, we might as well put it aside and bring it up when the time is right," said Ye Qinghuai.

  A cold light flashed in her eyes, which disappeared in an instant, but was seen by Lin Yuxiu.
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After lying in the harem for two months, Gu Haiwang finally returned to the Gu Mansion.

The emperor's edict also accompanied him out of the palace.

The imperial edict that demoted Gu Haiwang to a commoner was posted at the gates of military camps near the capital.

Rumors about the Gu family's loss of power began to circulate in the capital again.

Gu Shihai has not been as domineering as before when attending court recently, and has restrained himself a lot, which seems to confirm these rumors.

But soon, the rumor was dispelled. It was a sunny winter afternoon.

Ye Qinghuai was reading a book called "Journey to Langxi" in the study. It was a book that Lu Yanchen recommended to Ye Qinghuai in his letter. It recorded many cultural and geographical features of the Northern Di and Western Rong.

Suddenly, a young eunuch stumbled into the Wenxuan Palace. As soon as he entered the door, he knelt on the ground and said breathlessly: "Your Majesty, the Queen is ill. Please go and see the Queen!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Qinghuai didn't think much about it and immediately took Li Baoquan to Kunning Palace.

The queen's bedroom was surrounded by servants in three layers inside and outside. It seemed that all the eunuchs and maids in the Kunning Palace were here.

Not only that, there were three people dressed in Imperial Hospital uniforms surrounding the Queen's bed.

As far as Ye Qinghuai could remember, the last time he saw such a scene was when Empress Dowager Jingmin passed away.

Following the sharp shout of "The Emperor has arrived——" from the eunuch guarding the gate, the crowd quickly made way for a path in the middle.

Ye Qinghuai walked to the queen's bed.

Gu Feiyan was lying on the bed, covered with two layers of thick quilts, with the corners of the quilt tucked tightly under her. She seemed to be a little thinner and her face was a little pale. When she saw Ye Qinghuai, she showed a gentle and somewhat weak smile.

Ye Qinghuai gave her a faint smile in return, telling her not to worry.

Then she looked at the doctor waiting by the bed, her expression turned cold, and she asked, "What's going on?"

Ye Qinghuai recognized this imperial physician who was closest to him. Ever since Gu Feiyan entered the palace, this imperial physician had been treating all her illnesses, big or small.

The imperial physician lowered his head upon hearing this and said, "Your Majesty, the Empress has been suffering from a poor appetite and is very sleepy lately, so she summoned this old minister to check on her pulse."

He suddenly knelt on the ground, raised his voice, and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, the Queen is pregnant!"

Following his words, the servants in the room all knelt down, and voices of "Congratulations, Your Majesty" rang out one after another. Even Li Baoquan knelt down after hesitating for a moment, but it seemed that he did not congratulate him.

Ye Qinghuai felt as if she was hit by something in an instant, causing all five senses to become dull. The voices of congratulations seemed to be very far away and sounded hazy.

She slowly and stiffly moved her gaze to Gu Feiyan lying on the couch. The Queen met her gaze and quickly looked away. Two red clouds appeared on her pale face and a shy smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.

She looked completely sweet and shy like a girl, without a trace of affectation.

Ye Qinghuai was even more confused.

  Why is she reacting like this? Shouldn't she be looking guilty and scared? Why is it as if I really made her pregnant?

"The Empress' pulse is steady and strong. The fetus in her belly is over a month old and is very healthy." Seeing Ye Qinghuai's expression, the imperial physician thought that the emperor was worried about the child's health, and immediately added.

Ye Qinghuai keenly caught the word "more than a month" in his words.

More than a month ago was the Wanshou Festival.

Ye Qinghuai suddenly felt like he had fallen into a long-planned trap.

Gu Shihai's sinister and forbearing gaze, Gu Haiwang's silent appearance, the strange guard who died under her sword on Halloween night, and the sedan chair that carried Gu Haiwang out of the palace flashed through her mind one after another.

After a long while, Ye Qinghuai said, "Go and call Zhou Shouyi."

(End of this chapter)