Your Majesty the Empress, I am really not a traitor!

This place has always been used for house arrest and restraint of those who violated the rules of the clan. For Wuheya, this way of handling is very common, and she has been imprisoned here more than once.

However, although his father seemed angry this time, he didn't intend to really punish him.

In other words, he didn't care about his daughter at all.

After all, she was the "victim" of that guy, Bango, so it's still useful to keep her now.

She stretched her body, and tidied up the eerily quiet room a little bit.It is said to be restricted, but the environment of the rooms here is still relatively good, but there are no people, and there are no entertainment facilities, which will soon become unbearable.

Wuheya didn't care about this.

The lack of entertainment facilities is not a problem for her. She is lying on her bed like this at the moment, with the faint chirping of insects sounding from the window, she is thinking about things while lying.

After this time, most of her little power has been wiped out, and now she is no longer in charge of any internal affairs, she is completely a vase princess, maybe when her father will take her It is not surprising that they were pulled out and married.

wait, marriage...

Xia Guo once had a condition before, that is, the Saar Dynasty should provide Xia Guo with a proton...

Hiss, wouldn't it be you?Thinking about it this way, it seems reasonable that among so many children of the king, she is the least favored, and from a certain point of view, she is also incompatible with the entire Thrall royal family.

Of course, it is impossible for the proton to take the most important child, so it is very likely that the father will send her to Daxia as a proton.

what is this?I signed the treaty and sold myself?

Thinking of this, she was actually a little inexplicably excited.

Even she didn't know what she was excited about, maybe it was to leave this royal family that didn't like her at all?Or is it possible to continue to contact that An Guogong over there?

Thinking of this, she looked out the window.

In the deep palace compound, outside the towering walls is the not-so-prosperous capital of Saar Kingdom.

Silent all night.

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Today's Qin Ji came to the Zongzheng Mansion.

Different from Taiwei's Mansion, Zongzheng Mansion is located in the imperial palace. The entire Zongzheng Mansion has a spacious courtyard, and there is a three-story pavilion with carved beams and painted buildings facing south.This is where the Zongzheng Mansion is located.

On the first floor wall of the Zongzheng Mansion, there are portraits of the monarchs of the Great Xia Dynasty, and the second floor is Qin Ji's "office area".

In order to take care of his younger sister, or in other words, in order to prevent his younger sister from arousing the suspicion of his family members by saying something terrible at home alone, Qin Ji chose to take Qin Siyue into the Zongzheng Mansion together.

Xia Yuxiao knelt in front of the portrait of her ancestors on the first floor, respectfully lit up the incense, and then stood up: "This is your workplace these days. As for the Taiwei Mansion, you can also work if you don't mind the trouble." Go back later. If you don’t go back, it’s okay to send them to the Zongzheng Mansion directly for you to deal with.”

"Here it is, very good."

Qin Ji said, and then he specially added: "Your Majesty, in fact, at the beginning I wanted to recommend General Bai..."

"Well, okay, I see."

Xia Yuxiao acted like you don't need to explain, I understand, then looked around to make sure there was no one else around, and then suddenly approached Qin Ji.

She put her lips close to Qin Ji's ear, and her warm breath brushed against his ear.

"There is a reason for letting my second uncle leave this post. I originally hoped that the prime minister would help me with this matter, but since you have volunteered...for this matter, don't refuse."

"!??"

Ah no, why does it feel like I have fallen into some kind of pit?

"Your Majesty, if you have any advice, please let me know."

Qin Ji looked around, closed the door of Zongzheng Mansion, and asked.

"This matter is related to the Fifth Prince."

Looking at the portrait of her ancestor in front of her, Xia Yuxiao said solemnly.

"Fifth Prince...Are you planning to do it now?"

"Yes." Xia Yuxiao continued, "Since you have investigated the relevant facts of the fifth prince, it is time to close the net. Both you and Prime Minister Long can suppress the ministers of the court and at the same time It can suppress those royal family members. Therefore, I hope you can find a way to deal with the fifth prince—but leave a bit of decency for the royal family. "

"Your Majesty, it is absolutely impossible to do anything at this time."

Qin Ji was a little anxious.

Yes, the fifth prince is indeed the mastermind behind the assassination, but now there is enough evidence to show that following the vine of the fifth prince, those who have evil intentions can be wiped out.That's why Qin Ji didn't rush to do it.

Now that Xia Yuxiao was about to make a move, wouldn't his previous preparations be in vain?

"Do it, Qin Ji," Xia Yuxiao looked at him.In those eyes, there was actually a hint of pleading, "I know what you want to do, but don't check it any further. If you continue to check it, it will be of no benefit to anyone."

Really can not check.Xia Yuxiao knew very well how many people might be dragged behind a fifth prince, and if she really went to investigate, the country of Xia might be in chaos.

She is the emperor, she says what she says, that's right.

But, at least for now, she can't continue to offend other people in the royal family.

Chapter 56 The Fifth Prince's Invitation

It was the first time Qin Ji saw Xia Yuxiao really showing such an expression.

Although Xia Yuxiao actually often fell into a disadvantage in the process of getting in touch with him, Qin Ji had never seen her like this before anyway.What she was worried about, I had roughly guessed.

"Your Majesty, I already know what Your Majesty means, and I will stop here."

After thinking for a while, Qin Ji finally chose to let the others go.

This involves the issue of internal political stability. If the power related to the fifth prince is really uprooted, there will inevitably be very serious turmoil now, and we can only find a way to slowly let Xia Kingdom escape from the control of those imperial relatives.

Qin Ji, who gave up this idea, began to put his thinking on his new job.

Theoretically speaking, the position of Zongzheng is not particularly important to him. Qin Ji has already become the Taiwei of Daxia, and Zongzheng's power basically only stays within the scope of royal affairs in the palace—let alone temporarily of.

The donkey pulls the mill, and no matter what happens, it can't jump out of that circle.

However, this does not mean that Qin Ji cannot benefit from it at all.

Being able to handle the internal affairs of the royal family is quite useful to Qin Ji.

"I hope so. As for how to deal with the Fifth Prince, I don't think I need to say anything more."

"Yes."

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"That guy Qin Ji actually represented Zong Zheng?"

The fifth prince, who was enjoying the fruit in front of him, frowned.

"Your Highness, now that His Majesty has arranged Qin Ji into the Zongzheng Mansion, nine times out of ten, he intends to use Qin Ji's power to suppress the interior of the royal family. If we ignore him, we may be at a disadvantage."

In front of the Fifth Prince, an official said.

There is a bond of interest between him and the fifth prince. Long before that, the fifth prince had already promised him a chance to be the prime minister in the future. Besides, the fifth prince is also caring for his family now. It can be said that everything that should be done has been done.

and......

He also yearns for the world that the Fifth Prince described to himself.

After being an official for a long time, many people have lost their previous ambitions, but this does not mean that they really can’t remember their previous ambitions, the kind of scene that is close to the world of great harmony that the sages said, If the fifth prince in front of him can really do it, he also wants to be a part of the construction of this world.

"Qin Ji... this guy has been a little too active these years," the fifth prince put a snack into his mouth, then smiled, and said, "As early as the first emperor's time, he has been trying to control the power, And now, his desire for power seems to be getting bigger and bigger. His existence is already a threat to Great Xia."

"Yes, but now, His Majesty has been coaxed into losing his mind by him, and is still entrusting him with important tasks." The official was indignant.

"Is it really tricked?"

The fifth prince looked at the other party with a mocking smile. Although he didn't know his elder sister very well, at least the fifth prince thought he knew something about the emperor's character.

If it had been coaxed, the previous attempts at extending power should not have occurred.In the final analysis, she still didn't really trust that powerful official, but it was just an expedient measure to use him temporarily.

"Since this captain chooses to intervene in the affairs of the royal family, maybe we can visit him."

Although he didn't have much contact with that An Guogong, the fifth prince still hoped to meet him.

Because I have an intuition that the other party may be a type of person very similar to myself.

"Visit... Zongzheng Mansion is not far from here, and by the way, you can contact him in the name of meeting your ancestors. But Your Highness, are you really planning to establish contact with him?"

In the eyes of many people, Qin Ji is indeed a powerful minister who doesn't take the emperor seriously, but if you insist on whom he prefers, it is actually His Majesty the emperor himself.Today's emperor is personally assisted and supported by him. No matter in terms of profit or emotion, he is more willing to stand on the side of the emperor than on the side of other princes.

Oh, but if he had a conflict with the emperor, then he really wouldn't let it go with the emperor.

It is precisely because of this that if the Fifth Prince really chooses to establish some contact with Qin Ji, it will be tantamount to standing with one of His Majesty's supporters indirectly...

"Of course, this Duke An is a talented person. I think it would be a good result if he can be brought under my command..."

The Fifth Prince smiled and said.

Ah... If it weren't for the fact that the fifth prince was the hottest contender for the throne back then, what he was thinking in his mind was indeed different from others.

"That An Guogong, will you agree?"

"In the final analysis, he is just a powerful minister. Power is the most important thing in his eyes. If this kind of person is not handled properly, he will easily become a traitor, but he is also a very good pawn-isn't he obsessed with power? , that shows that he is not particularly loyal to his majesty."

Thinking of this, the fifth prince felt that he had a certain chance of winning.

As long as he can attract the opponent to his hands, then his chances of winning against Xia Yuxiao will be a little higher.

Of course, what the Fifth Prince didn't know at this time was that when he was still considering how to take Qin Ji under his command, Qin Ji was investigating the case at the Zongzheng Mansion not far away.

You want to seduce others into your hands, and they want to take away your ashes.

Seeing Qin Ji seriously flipping through the dossier, Lingyan next to him was lying on the table while staring at his concentration.

In the end, he couldn't hold back, and stretched out his finger to poke Qin Ji's face.

If the guard did such a thing to the master, he would have been punished if it was placed elsewhere, but Qin Ji just looked up at her, then continued to deal with the matter with his head down, and asked by the way:

"what happened?"

"Nothing, I just thought it was interesting."

Lingyan said it with confidence.

"Since when did you like to do that? I think if it's poking in the face, it's usually done to kids or cute girls."

Qin Ji was very calm.

It wasn't once or twice that his own guard had such a sudden convulsion.

"Master, you often concentrate like this, don't you feel tired?"