Prince Han's Mansion.
Qin Shuihan stood in the study with a frosty face, his hands behind his back, motionless.
He is not afraid of Qin Zhe dealing with him, let alone his little tricks.
But the dungeon is beyond his reach even if he is a prince.
"Xiao Qi, can you clean up the hairpin on Shen Dingjue's body?"
"Fifth brother, I broke the hairpin and threw it away. There must be no problem. I just didn't expect the body..."
Qin Yi had a look of remorse on his face. Why was Qin Zhe caught him? He didn't expect that Shen Dingjue's body would be taken away by them.
Qin Shuihan was silent. This was not Xiao Qi's fault. It seemed that his third brother was really not a fuel-efficient lamp.
"Xiao Qi, Qin Yi must be watching my every move. I need you to do a few things for me."
Qin Yi hurriedly agreed and couldn't make any more mistakes.
"Qin Zhe must have bribed the servants of the Lin Mansion, please send someone to investigate immediately."
"Well, I'll make arrangements right away."
Saying that, Qin Yi was about to rush out.
"Wait a minute."
Qin Shuihan sighed. He hadn't finished speaking yet. Why was he so impatient? Xiao Qi was still a little uneasy when things happened.
Qin Yi hurriedly ran to him again. Suddenly he felt that he was too impatient. This matter involved so many people and had to be considered in the long run. He took a few deep breaths and tried to calm down.
"The secret room in the abandoned suburbs. Find someone to spread the rumor that Shen Dingjue died in battle and was granted the title of Zhongjing, and let Shangshu Bai persuade Shen Linqian."
Qin Yi frowned.
"Will Shen Linqian be willing to cooperate with us?"
After all, he is his biological son!
"If we can't convince him, we'll ask former Shangshu Shen Zhong to take action."
Qin Shuihan squinted his eyes, knowing that the former Shangshu Shen Zhong was greedy for wealth, and that between the famous Shen Dingjue and a corpse that was nothing, he would make the right choice.
"Excess number and corpse, I believe Shen Zhong will not make the wrong choice."
Qin Yi pondered for a moment and instantly understood Qin Shuihan's meaning.
He breathed a sigh of relief and asked: "Fifth brother, what do you think the father means?"
What does the father mean?
Qin Shuihan frowned. Although he couldn't guess the reason, he always felt that there was a trace of murderous intent in his father's eyes at that time.
Could it be that the father wanted to kill Lin Yi to settle the matter?
Qin Shuihan's heart sank, he would not allow that to happen!
"Xiao Qi, I'm afraid that my father will be cruel. Go and deal with it quickly. You must be careful. Qin Zhe will definitely send someone to watch your every move. He can't let him get the handle again."
Qin Yi was shocked, could his father be so cruel? He nodded heavily.
"Fifth brother, don't worry!"
Watching his leaving figure, Qin Shuihan slowly walked to the window and began to think deeply. He clenched his fists and determined to rescue Lin Yi. He must not let anything happen to her!
"Xuanfeng, Momo! The letter will be sent to Prime Minister Shen's house later."
Just like on the eve of a storm, although the wind and clouds are raging, the raindrops have not yet fallen, and there is still peace and tranquility.
Royal study room.
Emperor Qin Ming put down the memorial in his hand.
"Pass to the massage doctor."
After a while, two doctors came to give Emperor Qin Ming a massage.
Jinglan thoughtfully lit agarwood, made another cup of agarwood tea and set it aside.
Emperor Qin Ming sniffed, closed his eyes and leaned on the jade chair. There were quite a lot of memorials in the past few days. After a moment of burning incense, he opened his eyes and waved his hand, removed the massage doctor and continued to review the memorials.
Suddenly familiar handwriting came into view, Shen Tianhao? It turned out to be a failure.
When he opened the memorial, he saw that Emperor Qin Ming was displeased. Is there anything else like this?
He made a fist with his right hand and knocked on the desk.
Jing Lan held her breath and looked at the fold in his hand. Whose handwriting was that with flying dragons and phoenixes?
Emperor Qin Ming looked sulky. This third son was really worrying. He had provoked trouble against Han'er a few days ago, and today he came again with a letter from the prime minister. He dared to poison Shen Tianhao and wanted to push his daughter into the water and drown her.
How unreasonable!
Shen Tianhao had never objected to the proposed marriage to Shen Shihua before, until he came over a while ago and asked to take back the marriage. It seemed that his son was really doing something secretly.
He had a fight with Shen Tianhao. Even before he was crowned prince, Shen Tianhao had been loyal and assisting him. How could he not know who he was, not to mention that he was Baili Nanming's brother!
Emperor Qin Ming slapped the memorial on the table.
Chenxuan and Jinglan looked at each other and remained silent.
"Prince Xuan enters the palace."
Prince's Mansion.
Qin Zhe felt a little uneasy. Qin Shuihan had not made a sound in the past few days, and his follower Seventh Brother had not made any move. Why was this?
Did you guess wrong? They don't care at all about Lin Yi's life or death?
Qin Zhe took another sip of the Fengtian tea in his hand.
No, that day in the house in the suburbs, Qin Shuihan's eyes clearly wanted to wash away the scene with blood. Recalling that look, it was like facing that suffocating sense of oppression again.
He put down the tea cup in his hand, feeling that his intuition was not wrong.
"Guan Sheng, send more people to keep an eye on Qin Shuihan and Qin Yi."
Guan Sheng nodded, but the two princes did not do anything these days. He didn't know that there was a soul painter in Fengying Pavilion. Not only Qin Shuihan and Qin Yi, but also the stand-ins of Xuanfeng and Chen Tie were dressed up.
Qin Zhe took another sip of tea. He had just sent people to spread the news about Lin Yi's murder. I believe it won't be long before everyone in the capital will know that the second lady of the Lin family is a murderous demon.
If Qin Shuihan marries her by then, his image in the eyes of the people will definitely plummet.
But do you want Lin Yi to come out alive?
Qin Zhe closed his eyes and thought deeply. If he could deal with Lin Yi, he might as well kill her.
"Prince, someone from the palace has come to send a message. Your Majesty has summoned you."
Qin Zhe opened his eyes and glanced at the housekeeper, wondering what would happen if his father summoned him to the palace.
"Change."
Royal study room.
"My son, I would like to send my regards to my father."
Qin Zhe quickly glanced at Emperor Qin Ming, but unfortunately there was no expression on his father's face.
"Let me ask you, can you decide on the crown princess?"
Emperor Qin Ming half-closed his eyes, and the little eunuch beside him opened the incense burner and gently added a piece of agarwood.
Qin Zhe frowned and asked himself what he meant by accepting a concubine.
"Father, I don't have a favorite candidate yet."
"How about Prime Minister Shen's daughter?"
Qin Zhe was slightly stunned. Shen Tianhao had already asked his father to cancel the engagement, so why did he still ask himself?
He hesitated for a moment and replied honestly: "It is rumored that Shen Shihua and the Taiwei's son have secretly gotten married..."
Emperor Qin Ming opened his eyes and looked at him.
"So you want to poison Shen Tianhao? And you want to drown his daughter?"
Qin Zhe looked at Emperor Qin Ming with an innocent face. He had never poisoned Shen Tianhao. He knew about the relationship between his father and his emperor. He just ordered Lou Tianzheng to eradicate Shen Shihua.
"Stupid! Don't you know that I owe half of my achievements to him?"
Qin Zhe knew that he couldn't say anything else at this time. If his father was angered, it would really be impossible to end. He immediately knelt on the ground.
"My son...misunderstanding, Father, it is really a misunderstanding. The poisoning was not done by my son."
"oh?"
Emperor Qin Ming hummed. This face was the most similar to his own among all his sons. Unfortunately, his abilities were not as good as his own, and they were just superficial.
He lowered his eyes, feeling that the prince stood up too early.
Qin Zhe gritted his teeth and decided to confess Lou Tianzheng. He made a quick calculation in his mind. If he was afraid of offending Lou Li, he might as well take the opportunity to marry her daughter. After all, he was the prince, and he knew very well how tempting the position of a princess was.
"I would like to report to my father that my son and the daughter of Deputy Prime Minister Lou cherish each other. I originally wanted to wait until my fifth brother got married before requesting an order from my father. This may have caused the prime minister's son to misunderstand and do such a stupid thing. , actually thinking of poisoning the minister."
Qin Zhe looked at Emperor Qin Ming nervously, and saw that his brows seemed to relax a little, and continued: "Lord Xingbu Zhen has punished Lou Tianzheng..."
Emperor Qin Ming looked at him noncommittally, how could he not know that he wanted to settle the matter. There have been too many things recently, and this son is really worrying. Lin Yi is still in custody in the dungeon. He thinks of the fifth son and feels that he must give him an explanation, otherwise he doesn't know what trouble will happen.
"Back off."
Qin Zhe ran to his mother's Jinluan Palace with a displeased look on his face.
Why did Shen Tianhao want to get involved at this juncture? Could it be that he was ordered by Qin Shuihan?
Qin Zhe snorted unconsciously. When he was first established as the prince, he was the first to extend an olive branch to Shen Tianhao. Not only because he is the prime minister, but also because he has no friendship with Qin Shuihan.
He knew that the ministers would side with the prince, but his father chose him!
He was confident that Shen Tianhao would take a stand. After all, the deal was done and he would be the future emperor!
"Prime Minister Shen, the young king is fortunate to be recognized by his father as the crown prince. He knows that he has a heavy responsibility and hopes to solve his father's problems. However, his qualifications are still limited. I wonder if I can ask the Prime Minister for more guidance."
Shen Tianhao looked at him calmly and replied: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince made serious remarks. With the help of the Imperial Tutor and the Taibao, a humble minister would not dare to become a teacher."
Looking at Shen Tianhao, who looked upright, Qin Zhe was a little depressed. He didn't need help. That Qi Taibao was only suitable for teaching the sixth brother, and his level was really poor. But I wasn't asking for his guidance. Could it be that Shen Tianhao couldn't understand the meaning behind his words?
"Prime Minister, are you willing to be loyal to Xiao Wang?"
"Your Majesty, the ministers will not form cliques for personal gain, but will only be loyal to His Majesty."
Ask directly and answer decisively.
When their eyes met, Qin Zhe was so angry that his teeth itched. Why was this Shen Tianhao so ignorant of praise? Aren't he afraid that he would be the first to wear small shoes for him when he became the emperor?
"Your Highness, if there is nothing else to do, I will return home."
Shen Tianhao glanced at Qin Zhe indifferently. He had no objection to him. If he ascended to the dragon throne, he would fulfill the prime minister's accusations. However, he was a little disappointed with his eagerness for quick success. Baili Nanming told him that among the sons of Emperor Qin Ming, Qin Shuihan was the most emperor-like. He didn't understand it at that time, but now he understands the meaning of that sentence to some extent.
"See His Highness the Crown Prince."
The little palace maid at the entrance of Jinluan Palace smiled and immediately bowed.
Qin Zhe glanced at her and retracted his thoughts. He was so unhappy, but the little palace maid looked happy. He chuckled sinisterly and waited to see if she could still be so happy!
Zhen Qiang, who was lying on the jade chair, glanced at him and said slowly: "Zhe'er, what's wrong?"
"My son, I send my regards to my mother."
Qin Zhe sat directly on the chair next to him, and a palace maid immediately served him tea.
Zhen Qiang looked at him looking helpless and couldn't help but sigh.
"Did you make your father unhappy?"
Qin Zhe pursed his lips and said dissatisfied: "My son and Shen Shihua made a joke before, and her prime minister father complained to the emperor."
"Your joke went too far."
Zhen Qiang rolled her eyes at him. She wanted to drown her daughter. She blamed Shen Tianhao for complaining. This son was also real!
"The Queen Mother knows that I have never dealt with my son and Shen Tianhao."
Qin Zhe's eyes darkened, he would deal with Qin Shuihan first, and then he must get rid of Shen Tianhao!
"Didn't I tell you not to provoke Shen Tianhao, but you just didn't listen."
Zhen Qiang stood up and motioned to the maid next to her to get some facial fat. This was her time to take care of her beauty.
"Now hurry up and prepare the betrothal gift to marry that Lou Caiyi. You caused Lou Li's son to be punished. If you don't comfort him, I'm afraid he will have second thoughts."
Qin Zhe was slightly stunned. His mother seemed to know that she had mentioned marrying Lou Caiyi in front of her father. How could she be so well informed?
He frowned and asked curiously: "Did the queen mother mention her son to the father about the concubine?"
Seeing his confused look, Zhen Qiang smiled softly. Her confidant happened to hear that Emperor Qin Ming had summoned Zhe'er, and immediately secretly conveyed the news to her.
"I will definitely find an opportunity to say something nice in front of your father. You have to be careful in the near future."
"Yes, please trouble me, Queen Mother."
With Zhen Qiang's support, Qin Zhe finally felt relieved.
"There is one more thing, please help me, Queen Mother."
Zhen Qiang, who was about to apply it on her face, opened her eyes slightly.
"What else?"
"Mother, now Qin Shuihan's sweetheart is imprisoned in the dungeon. Can the queen find a way to help her son get rid of her?"
Shen Tianhao made it difficult for himself. He wanted to put the blame on Qin Shuihan's head.
"Is she that concubine from the Lin Mansion?"
Zhen Qiang also heard rumors that Qin Shuihan insisted on marrying a concubine as his concubine, but this was just what she wanted.
"She's just a concubine. Is it worth taking action from me?"
"I don't know what the mother concubine knows. This woman has great medical skills. She was the one who cured Concubine Han's nanny. If she doesn't get rid of it, I'm afraid it will cause trouble in the future."
Qin Zhe knew that his mother hated Han Rongxue deeply. Although her mother was the queen, before she was appointed queen, her biggest rival was her father's childhood sweetheart, Han Rongxue.
"Okay, I know."
Zhen Qiang frowned. When she heard the words "Han Guifei", she hated her with hatred. If it weren't for the support of the Queen Mother, the Holy Emperor would not have made her his queen. That Han Rongxue not only firmly held the Holy Emperor's love for her, but also threatened her position as queen time and time again.
Over the years, there have been countless beauties in the harem, but Han Rongxue has always had a place in the harem, even though she has become old and beautiful.
Why?
Zhen Qiang gently stroked the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, a trace of melancholy appearing in her eyes.
