Zheshu

Chapter 107 The Edict
Shen Qing caught the wind and cold, drowsy and fell asleep all afternoon after drinking the medicine, but she woke up at night, so she simply got up and changed her clothes, and quietly went to watch the banquet tonight.

The banquet was held in Qianqing Palace, Shen Qing led Mingrou to approach, and heard the sound of silk and bamboo inside, and occasionally someone talking loudly.

Ming Rou tugged at her clothes, and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, are we really going in like this without notifying the Emperor?"

"Who said I want to go in." Shen Qing smiled at her. When the cold wind blew, she covered her mouth and coughed softly. After coughing, she dragged her to the side and hurriedly hid: "Let's take a look outside , we don’t care about what’s inside, we’re just here to join in the fun.” She said with a smile, remembering that she had been lethargic all afternoon, she felt more energetic now.

Ming Rou had no choice but to follow her.

As she carefully walked through the corridor on the left hand side, she walked towards the side of the Qianqing Hall. There was no shelter from the wind here, and Mingrou was too cold to stand there for a while, but seeing Shen Qing still listening with gusto, she couldn't help being dumbfounded. Laughing: "Niangniang, can you hear the words inside?"

"Some." Her hearing has always been very good, and she can still hear what is being said when she concentrates. For example, now, Hu and Lu have found a reason to make trouble and started begging for Yeluhan.

"Your Majesty, Yeluhan is my Mongolian general anyway. If he makes a mistake, he should be dealt with by Mongolia first, and then transferred to Wei by Mongolia. What do you think?" Hu and Lu looked at Ji, who was sitting at the top. No Huan Road.

Ji Wuhuan looked at him indifferently: "General Yelu assassinated my Empress Wei, and what he committed was the death crime of punishing the nine clans. Not only did I never investigate his family, let alone whether Mongolia was involved in it. Do you still think that I just arrested him?" Should this person be returned to Mongolia first?"

Hu and Lu were at a loss for words, he wanted to say that Ji Wuhuan was not good enough, but now he couldn't let Yeluhan be taken away under his nose like this, and said: "Yeluhan really deserves to die, even the Mongolian Marrying two concubine princesses will still be suspected. But the emperor, whether Yeluhan was instigated by others, we have to investigate this to find out, and we can't judge it by someone's words? When I entered Beijing yesterday, I I caught him and planned to ask him about it before handing it over to Da Wei, but your Fifth Prince didn't seem to care about Mongolia, so he took him away that day while I wasn't paying attention."

When Hu and Lu said this, their faces were slightly blue, and they looked very angry.

Most of the ministers below were peacemakers, and they also began to discuss in private, accusing Ji Kang of not doing things like this.

Ji Wuhuan was not in a hurry, and waited for the people below to finish their discussions, and then said to Ji Kang who was seated on the lower right: "Five emperors, since the Mongol king named you, let's talk about it."

Ji Kang seemed to have been waiting for this opportunity for a long time. He glanced at Hu and Lu, stood up with a cold face, and saluted Ji Wuhuan, who was headed up, before saying: "Yesterday, I took people away without the consent of the Mongol king." Going, I am really too reckless, but I have to do it, please understand the Mongol king."

Hu and Lu snorted softly: "You don't pay attention to our Mongolia, and you don't pay attention to the friendship between Mongolia and Great Wei. How can I understand you? Could it be that the fifth prince looks down on us Mongolia at all."

As soon as he said this, there were more discussions below.

Ji Kang listened calmly, without changing his face, and said: "Why do you say that, did you take Yeluhan just because the king didn't inform you? What if Yeluhan might implicate you, the Mongolian king? According to what I said last night Interrogation, he recruited everything."

Hu and Lu were taken aback: "Everything has been recruited?" What was that recruited? Could it be their plan?
His complexion gradually darkened, if Yeluhan really recruited everything, it would be difficult to get out of Chengqian Palace today.

Ji Wuhuan saw that Ji Kang was well-founded, so she didn't interfere, and let him speak slowly. When he was about to say something, he suddenly heard a sneeze somewhere.

Just as they were thinking, everyone suddenly saw Ji Wuhuan standing up.

Just when Ji Kang stopped talking, he looked at him strangely: "Your Majesty, what's wrong..."

"No." Ji Wuhuan said indifferently: "I will go out for a while, and the ministers will continue. The Mongolian King, the fifth prince will temporarily receive me for me." After finishing speaking, he walked out quickly regardless of what everyone thought.

Outside the hall, Shen Qing touched the hand warmer in his arms, it seemed that it was not hot, then turned to look at Ming Rou: "Go and get me something warmer."

Ming Rou looked at her helplessly and said with a helpless smile: "Niang Niang, you go back and wait for the emperor to come back and tell you, isn't it the same?"

"Naturally it's not as exciting as what I saw at the scene." Shen Qing smiled lightly, and hurriedly sent her off after she said that. When she left, she turned around and almost bumped her face into her chest.

She fell back unsteadily, her waist tightened, and Ji Wuhuan pulled her into her arms.

Ji Wuhuan frowned slightly, looked at Shen Qing and asked in a deep voice: "Why did you come here alone? Is the cold better? Did you catch a cold again just now?"

Seeing that he was annoyed, Shen Qing put her arms around Ji Wuhuan's neck and said, "Don't worry, I'm fine. I know my body. I'm fine. I just slept all afternoon, and now I can't sleep anymore. An An went to Jiujiu again." Prince's Mansion, I'm feeling bored right now."

Ji Wuhuan knew that Shen Qing must have some kind of evil idea in his heart, so it was fine, so he just put her at ease and said with a light smile: "Are you worried that Ji Kang's performance is not good?"

"Well, a little bit." Shen Qing threw herself into Ji Wuhuan's arms, unwilling to leave.

Ji Wuhuan looked at the appearance of the little girl in his arms, and with all his strength, he hugged her horizontally in his arms, carried her to the compartment in the Hall of Mental Cultivation not far away, and carefully placed her on the warm couch On: "You are resting here, the banquet is not over yet, I will ask you to get up and eat something later, and I will have a good talk with Ji Kang later." Ji Wuhuan said softly in Shen Qing's ear.

Shen Qing squinted her eyes to enjoy Ji Wuhuan's tenderness, looked at his face with a smile, and without thinking, raised her hand to encircle his neck.

Ji Wuhuan was suddenly stretched by Shen Qing, and couldn't help laughing
"Qing'er, what's the matter?" Ji Wuhuan propped her head on one hand, leaned sideways, looked at her lazy cat-like eyes in her arms, and the corners of her mouth slightly curled up.

Shen Qing looked at the magnified handsome face in front of her eyes, and giggled, only to find that she was nestling on Ji Wuhuan's chest in a cuddly posture, and raised her head shyly: "Wuhuan. "

Ji Wuhuan looked at Shen Qing with a shy expression, and blinked like Shen Qing: "Did Qing'er feel that your husband didn't satisfy you last night? So now..."

Shen Qing looked at Ji Wuhuan who was pretending to be wronged, and burst out laughing, wondering why she wasn't satisfied.

"Okay, okay, I lost, Wu Huan, you go to the banquet quickly, don't let the fifth emperor bear the burden..." Shen Qing said, changed the subject, and Ming Rou should come over in a while Serve me, if you find out that the two of you are actually flirting here...

"Since Qing'er has said that..." Ji Wuhuan curled the corner of her mouth, "Qing'er must let me go first."

Shen Qing raised her eyebrows slightly, and followed Ji Wuhuan's eyes to look down, she was still pressing down on his robe.

Shen Qing coughed twice, let go of Ji Wuhuan, turned over, and didn't look at him.

Ji Wuhuan looked at Shen Qing's side face, and raised the corners of her mouth dotingly: "Qing'er, why don't you just come with me? There are some boring ministers and ladies and gentlemen on the left and right. You can eat something to see the excitement." Okay, don't eavesdrop outside the door anymore." Ji Wuhuan smiled while standing in front of Shen Qing.

Shen Qing raised her brows slightly, she was planning to wait for Ji Wuhuan to leave before secretly listening to him, seeing what he said, she gritted her teeth slightly: "Will I cause you trouble if I go in halfway?" Some ministers are very rigid , she passed halfway, so she had to invite them to gossip.

"No, nothing you do will be my trouble." After Ji Wuhuan finished speaking, she held Shen Qing's small face and kissed her red lips. She didn't let go until Shen Qing's breathing became short: " If you find it troublesome, just make it up to me." Looking at Shen Qing's slightly puffed up red lips, Ji Wuhuan only felt that a certain part of her body began to ache again.

Shen Qing pursed her lips slightly: "Why do I feel a little hungry, I want to drink apricot porridge." Shen Qing's ears were slightly red, because she had already felt that Ji Wuhuan was firm, so she could only turn around head away.

Ji Wuhuan laughed softly, and hearing the approaching footsteps outside the house, she brought Shen Qing her coat and put it on for her. When Ming Rou came over, Shen Qing had already sat up.

"Niang Niang?" Ming Rou asked outside the room.

"Well, come in." Shen Qing straightened her clothes and responded.

"Your Majesty." When Ming Rou came in, she saw Shen Qing in neat clothes, her lips were red and swollen, and remembering her father-in-law's careful warning when she came here just now, she pursed her lips and laughed: "Your Majesty, what's wrong with your mouth?" Ming Rou looked at Shen Qing knowingly and asked: "Did you get bitten by something?"

Shen Qing had black lines all over her head, what bit her?Is it that obvious, but this girl who knows what to ask is also annoying.

"It's okay, maybe I was bitten by those little bugs just now." Shen Qing finished speaking lightly, walked out, looked at Ji Wuhuan who was explaining something at the door, paused, then turned to look at Ming Rou: "You Will know soon too.

"Little bug?" Ji Wuhuan had just walked to the door when she heard Shen Qing say that she was bitten by a little bug, her face tightened, and she shook her head helplessly: "Qing'er, have you ever recovered?" Ji Wuhuan said softly .

Shen Qing nodded, and Ji Wuhuan looked at her. She was wearing a big red phoenix robe with wide collar and wide sleeves. The phoenix about to fly was embroidered with the best gold thread, and the most delicate large peonies were embroidered with silver thread on the skirt. , eyebrows are black and lips are red, eyes are like a clear spring, the golden steps made of phoenix pendants containing pearls hang down on the ear side, the hair bun is coiled in the back, and only a little hangs in front of the body, looking sideways , making people unable to move their eyes away.

"Qing'er." Ji Wuhuan came over, stretched out a hand towards Shen Qing, Shen Qing pursed her lips slightly, stepped forward and put her hand in his palm.

His palm was wide and warm, and Shen Qing felt at ease when he held his hand.

The night's palace banquet was coming to an end, and Hu and Lu's complexions were already very ugly, but fortunately Ji Kang didn't say that Yeluhan confessed to him, but he couldn't ask Yeluhan again, otherwise he would become an accomplice.

The maids in palace attire shuttled between the banquets placed on both sides one by one, because the emperor had not returned yet, so the ministers of the various families were just chatting with each other, and some young ladies who were fat, swallows, and thin Talking to each other in close friendship.

During the banquet, there were a few young ladies who were talking in a low voice, and when they talked about the emperor Ji Wuhuan, the fair faces of the young ladies blushed slightly, talking and laughing at each other reproachfully.

Shen Qing originally wanted to come in quietly, but Ji Wuhuan took her by the hand, and she was wearing a phoenix robe again today, so she was destined not to keep a low profile.

All the ministers were also surprised when they saw her coming, and hurriedly got up to salute. The eyes of the ladies naturally focused on Ji Wuhuan who was at the front. She was dressed in a yellow robe, with a dignified demeanor and an air of repulsion. Fascinating.

"It's all free." Ji Wuhuan said with a smile.

Everyone looked at her smiling, and they also looked like they had seen a ghost. They thought that the emperor couldn't laugh at all.

The group of chattering ladies before looked at Shen Qing who was walking beside Ji Wuhuan, and the corners of their mouths were slightly pursed.

"That's the empress who loves the harem." A lady in pink whispered to the maid beside her.

"In the case of Miss Hui, this is the empress."

A young lady in purple clothes at the side heard her words, and a coldness flashed in her eyes: "Sister, the emperor loves this empress empress who shares weal and woe very much, don't you know? How could there be other women around the emperor. "Miss Ziyi asked with a smile, stroking her wide sleeves gracefully.

When everyone heard the quarrel between the two of them, their thoughts just came to rest.

Shen Qing watched the play quietly without saying a word, but the play seemed to be over.

Hu and Lu drank a lot tonight, their faces turned red, but they didn't dare to vent their anger even if they felt angry. Da Wei had Ji Wuhuan in person, so he couldn't move.

Therefore, in the interlacing of toasts and lights, every sentence is about the friendship between the new dynasty and Mongolia, as well as the future development.

After the palace banquet was over, Ji Wuhuan left Ji Kang behind. As for Hu and Lu, they didn't just pretend to be drunk or were really drunk. Since then, they haven't mentioned Yeluhan again.

Ji Kang first went to the side hall to wait, while Ji Wuhuan took Shen Qing to get the jade seal.

After getting the jade seal, Shen Qing suddenly paused, looked at the sky outside, and said pleasantly, "Is it snowing?"

"Snow?" Ji Wuhuan looked out suspiciously, but it was only the leaves that had been blown off by the wind.

He looked at Shen Qing's yearning look, raised his hand and rubbed her head: "I haven't practiced martial arts for a long time, do you want to move?"

"Ok?"

"From here to the side hall, let's see who gets there first." Since she didn't want to be a decent queen, he didn't have to be a decent emperor for a while.

Shen Qing did feel a tightness in her chest, seeing him say this, she directly smiled and said: "Okay, the loser will take the other one out of the palace for a day." Then he put an arm around: "Come with me."

After finishing speaking, Shen Qing felt that the surrounding scenery moved quickly, and the scent that reassured her was still lingering on the tip of her nose.

Following Ji Wuhuan, she crossed countless roofs before stopping at one place. Shen Qing looked down from the roof, and had a panoramic view of the night of the capital, and the streets outside the palace became clearly visible.Both sides of the street are full of laughing and laughing people, and the lights on both sides of the street are also on. The red lanterns reflect the dark night, which is extraordinarily festive and beautiful.

"Why is it so lively tonight?"

"From here at night, it's so lively every night." Ji Wuhuan looked at Shen Qing with a smile, wrapped her under his cloak and looked down.

Listening to Ji Wuhuan's words, Shen Qing leaned on his chest: "When we leave the palace, can we walk through such excitement every night?"

Ji Wuhuan looked down at the way Shen Qing was looking at her seriously, and the corners of her mouth raised slightly: "Yes! If you like lively, we will be lively; if you like quiet, we will choose a quiet place to live in. Life is very long, always It’s boring to look at the scenery in one place.”

Shen Qing looked at Ji Wuhuan's deep eyes. The candlelight in the dark night shone through the weak light, illuminating his facial features softer. She looked at Ji Wuhuan, who was a head taller than her, and tiptoed lightly. Standing on tiptoe, kissed.

When her lips left, Ji Wuhuan smiled slightly and pinched Shen Qing's little nose: "Let's go, have a good talk with Ji Kang tonight, if it's okay, after the Chinese New Year, we will go out of the palace to see our father-in-law. "

"Okay!" Shen Qing thought of the Shen family, she had already arranged for someone to deliver a letter to the Shen family, and there should be news from there soon.

Ji Wuhuan took Shen Qing's waist and returned to the side hall. Ji Kang almost thought about it, and when he saw them coming in, he immediately stepped forward to greet them.

Ji Wuhuan asked him to sit down, sent everyone out of the room, and then asked, "How did you think about what I told you before?"

Ji Wuhuan got straight to the point, Ji Kang was slightly startled, and turned to look at Shen Qing.

Shen Qing sat at the side and slowly drank the pear soup with rock sugar brought by Mingrou, saw him frowning and looked at herself, and smiled lightly: "The emperor has never joked with you, and I have never joked with my fifth sibling "Fifth Emperor Brother, do you think I am expected to be a queen for a long time?"

Ji Kang hurriedly cupped his hands: "Sister-in-law Bingxue is smart, as long as she wants to, she will definitely be able to do well..."

"I just don't want to, that's why I'm so free and easy. If I really wanted to be the empress, I would have taken all the daughters and nieces of the powerful ministers in the emperor's court to the harem long ago. How could I be willing to offend her?" None of them married either?" Shen Qing said with a smile.

Ji Kang was stunned.

Sitting next to Shen Qing, Ji Wuhuan looked at the hot pear with rock sugar in her bowl, took a sip naturally, and then said: "I have no intention of competing in the world, I only hope that the people of Great Wei will be safe and successful, The emperor is not like Ji Yun, you don't need to go to war to prove yourself, but you have handled the Mongolian matter well."

Looking at the appearance of the young couple, Ji Kang clenched his teeth slightly: "Your Majesty, my brother..." He hesitated, he really wanted to say yes, but he was worried that if he said this, he would be doomed.

"If you look too far ahead and backward, you won't be able to achieve great things. This is your biggest shortcoming, but it is also an advantage. You are suspicious, but you are capable and kind-hearted, so your suspiciousness can avoid risks for you most of the time, but Fifth Emperor Brother Don't treat your subordinates like this in the future." After Ji Wuhuan finished speaking, she turned her head to pick up the pen and ink by herself, and quickly wrote the edict of abdication, without avoiding Ji Kang at all.

Ji Kang was completely stunned, not knowing what to say or do, because there was no reference to this matter in the past dynasties.

Ji Wuhuan put the written edict aside, and said: "Starting tomorrow, I will take a sick leave for one month, and you will act as my agent for the affairs of the court."

"But your majesty, my ministers are ignorant and inexperienced..."

"Before I went to fight against Nanzhao, you took care of everything in the court in an orderly manner. Why did you talk about it?" Ji Wuhuan's face softened a lot, but he was afraid of scaring Ji Kang. He accepted his mother and concubine and There are too many teachings from the family, so he can't fight for position, can't show the limelight, so he will subconsciously avoid and reject some things, but he is ambitious and capable.

Seeing Ji Wuhuan say this, Ji Kang lowered his eyes; "My brother knows his mistake, next..." He seemed to have made up his mind: "My brother will definitely take care of the government."

Ji Wuhuan smiled: "It's getting late, you should go back and rest early. The Mongolian marriage has been settled, and the two county kings have already prepared the wedding needs, you just need to let someone know. In addition, Hu and Lu asked him to drink the wedding wine before leaving."

Ji Kang nodded, even if he didn't understand Ji Wuhuan, he persuaded himself to try to believe it, maybe it was true?

He left from the side hall and walked out of the palace all the way, until he returned to his palace, he still hadn't slowed down.

The fifth concubine waited tremblingly and did not sleep. Seeing that Ji Kang had returned safely, she finally breathed a sigh of relief and quickly walked up to her: "My lord, what's the matter?"

Ji Kang thought of the imperial edict just now, and as if he was still dreaming, he waved his servants away, and took her back to the room: "Princess, please write to the father-in-law quickly, and ask him to quietly go to the other courtyard to wait for me after he comes down tomorrow. Discuss with him if you need something." The fifth concubine's father-in-law is just a former prince and grand tutor, an official without real power, who receives a salary to read some books every day, but Ji Kang knows that this old father-in-law has extraordinary knowledge.

The fifth concubine knew something was wrong when she heard it: "My lord, is it true that the emperor really wants to give you that seat?"

Ji Kang gritted his teeth and nodded: "I saw him write the imperial edict with my own eyes, and I think the empress really has no intention of staying in the palace. The emperor regards the empress as his destiny. If she is unwilling to stay in the palace, he may really Let go of these thousands of miles of rivers and mountains."

Speaking of Shen Qing, the fifth princess thought of that casual and lazy woman. She was indeed good-looking, good-natured, and smart. Now she has children around her knees. These are already the envy of others, but she still has this. The only favorite of the most heroic man in the world, he loves the country more than the beauty, she has only heard such a story in the story books, but now she has seen it with her own eyes, and the envy in her heart wells up.

Looking at the anxious but somewhat ambitious man next to her, she lightly smiled and comforted her: "Don't worry, my concubine will enter the palace again tomorrow. If the emperor and queen empress really intend to do so, she will definitely return." Another hint."

"Okay." Ji Kang paced back and forth in the room, already unable to fall asleep, seeing that the sky was still dark outside, after thinking about it, he simply went to the study to read policy theory.

The fifth princess looked at the back of him leaving in a hurry, lowered her eyes lightly to hide her hurt, and quietly went back to her yard.

(End of this chapter)