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Chapter 811 Participating in the wedding with ulterior motives

The prince looked at Qi Qiaoqiao with eyes like torches, and murmured: "Taiyuan county magistrate, a small county magistrate, can't he have such insight?"

Qi Qiaoqiao pursed his lips and didn't speak, just looked at the prince quietly, the prince seemed to be caught in some memory, and after a long time, he waved his hand to Qi Qiaoqiao and said: "You go back first!"

Qi Qiaoqiao responded, bowed silently, and quietly retreated.

The palace wall of the East Palace was built tall and big. Qi Qiaoqiao looked up at the bright moon in the sky. The so-called moon is sparse, and the moon is bright, and the surrounding stars are dim. I am afraid that things in the world are like this , if one thing is too glamorous, it will overshadow everything around it.

Qi Qiaoqiao glanced at the inner room, wondering what the prince was thinking at this moment, and how much the prince could listen to what Qi Qiaoqiao said.

Time flies, and more than a month has passed in a blink of an eye. Qi Qiaoqiao is still serving the prince's pen and ink in the study every day, but he no longer talks to the prince about that night. The prince sometimes asks Qi Qiaoqiao about Regarding the handling of small matters in the DPRK and China, he did not mention the matter of his relatives.

The books that Qi Qiaoqiao had read in Prince Qin's Mansion and the words he had spoken with Bai Liyue finally came in handy at this moment. Sometimes a sentence that seemed to be inadvertent changed Prince Qi Qiaoqiao's opinion a lot. .

Gradually, Qi Qiaoqiao was asked for his opinions on many things, although they were not important matters, but Qi Qiaoqiao felt that with such a good start, she was not afraid that she would not be able to win the trust of the prince.

Because the prince obviously trusted Qi Qiaoqiao a lot.

At the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, King Qin Bailiyue was about to marry Chen Luoning, a lady from the Shangshu family of the Ministry of War. The crown prince went to watch the ceremony, but brought Qi Qiaoqiao with him.

Qi Qiaoqiao didn't want to go at first, but firstly, it was the prince's intention, and secondly, she also wanted to take the opportunity to meet this Princess Qin, so she went along with her.

What is meaningful is that the Crown Princess did not come with her. It stands to reason that as long as the Crown Princess can come here on such an occasion, she would usually show her face, but this time the Crown Princess reasoned that she was not feeling well, so she really couldn't make the trip.

Only the crown prince attended Qin Wang's wedding with a female official beside him.

As soon as Qi Qiaoqiao and the crown prince showed up, everyone present chattered about this matter.

The Crown Princess did not appear on such occasions, either because the Crown Prince had a quarrel with King Qin's younger brother because of the court affairs, or the Crown Princess had lost the Prince's favor.

But even the prince himself has arrived, which means that the two brothers are at least decent in face.

Then there is only one, the prince has already disliked the princess, and he doesn't even give her much face, otherwise why would he bring such a female official to watch the ceremony and slap the princess in the face.

Qi Qiaoqiao naturally didn't know what the people who came to the wedding were thinking, but looked nervously at King Qin Bailiyue who was in the center of the crowd.

After the worship, the bride was sent to the bridal chamber, and Bailiyue toasted outside, drinking from table to table.The first table to respect is the table where the prince is.

Qi Qiaoqiao took a peek at Bai Liyue's appearance, wearing a red robe made him more and more handsome and handsome.

It's just that Bai Liyue didn't notice Qi Qiaoqiao with his gaze, he just raised his hand and offered a few glasses of wine to the prince.

As for Qi Qiaoqiao on the side, he just glanced over and pretended to turn a blind eye. Qi Qiaoqiao stared at Bai Liyue's face with hot and eager eyes. When cold, it quickly melted away.

After the prince returned to the East Palace with Qi Qiaoqiao that night, he asked Qi Qiaoqiao to wait by his side, dealt with official documents one after another, sent several letters, and finally put down his pen and said: "I don't know today's instructions, Can anyone who cares understand it?"

Qi Qiaoqiao was quietly rubbing ink at the side, and when he heard the prince's words, he thought he was talking to himself, so he didn't respond. Bad, maybe this is the best time to alienate the Cui family..."

Only then did Qi Qiaoqiao realize that the prince was talking to her, he was taken aback for a moment, and then responded: "Yes, is the prince sending a signal to the emperor today?"

Since he talked to the prince about his relatives that day, this is the first time the prince has taken the initiative to talk about it with her. Hearing Qi Qiaoqiao's words, the prince also nodded and said: "Exactly, the first one has also done a lot of work." , intending to draw a clear line with the Cui family, it is really fruitful."

Qi Qiaoqiao was overjoyed, but he didn't show it. Instead, a faint sadness shrouded his face and said: "But in the current situation, His Highness should win them over, and we can't alienate them at this time!!"

But the prince smiled and said: "You don't understand this, you accidentally woke up Bengong that day, and Bengong just came back to it. The reason is probably also because of the relationship with the Cui family."

Qi Qiaoqiao cautiously said, "Then what does His Highness the Crown Prince plan to do next?
next?The prince looked at Qi Qiaoqiao and smiled, without saying a word, as if everything was self-evident, Qi Qiaoqiao didn't ask any more questions.

In short, the estrangement between Donggong and Cui's family is obvious to everyone, but it's just that Donggong has been running for Donggong for so many years, and it's not something the prince can get rid of if he wants to get rid of Cui's family.

What's more, Cui Hao is also the prince's uncle after all, and he has a blood relationship, and he married his own cousin, which can be said to break the bones and connect the tendons. No matter what, Cui's influence on the prince's lineage is not so easy. removed.

However, this action has also attracted attention. It is said that the emperor did not reprimand the prince repeatedly in the court as before, and gradually handed over the affairs of supervising the country to the prince. Many important personnel changes and government affairs were handled. It is up to the prince to decide.

The prince was busy again for a while.

Such a day is approaching the end of the new year. It was already night when the crown prince came back from outside. He frowned deeply. First he locked himself in the study for a long time, and then went out to meet the crown princess, and he did not come back until late at night.

Then there was a major event that shocked the court, which changed the power structure of the princes in the court, and also laid a foreshadowing for the prince's decline.

On the seventeenth day of the twelfth lunar month, seeing that the government offices of the yamen should seal the key and prepare for the New Year, the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple in the capital tried a case, but it turned out that a middle-aged man sued Cui Jingde, the eldest son of Cui, for robbing a civilian girl. Arson and murder, murder and silence, the Cui family's servants are arrogant and domineering, stealing people's money and dominating people's fields.

This incident caused an uproar in the court. Originally, the Cui family was the natal family of the former empress, but now Cui Hao is not only the uncle of the country, but also the father-in-law of the prince. They all swallowed their anger and had no choice but to know that the court officials were protecting each other, and they didn't dare to speak up when someone was bullied and their family was ruined. Even if someone reported it, the people in Dali Temple saw that it was the Cui family. Offend Cui, who is in full swing.

(End of this chapter)