Huang Qiong's painstaking efforts were now focused on calculations. The head of the Fan family had not yet figured out how much benefit the Emperor would gain from staying at the Fan family this time. But Huang Qiong saw clearly the idea of the Fan family strongly inviting him to live in the Fan family. If that child hadn't barged in halfway, Huang Qiong would have really planned to beat up the head of the family who was still scheming in front of him. Just seeing the child, Huang Qiong finally relented. He knew that he had indeed failed the Fan family in this matter.
Therefore, I finally chose to take a step back. Originally, Huang Qiong planned to leave the Fan family the next day. However, Huang Qiong changed his mind the next day. Treating the Fan family as a temporary palace, they not only received some civil and military officials from Huguang North Road, but also from Henan Road and Huaibei Road. While still at Fan's house, he gave a banquet to the civil and military officials on Huguang North Road. He told the whole world what the imperial court was going to do next. Anyone who is not too stupid can see the court's next move.
During the day, Huang Qiong met with various officials, including almost all officials at the magistrate and county level on Huguang North Road. For these officials, Huang Qiong was both kind and powerful. It not only showed the emperor's majesty, but also made those officials realize the emperor's painstaking efforts. With all these methods, the head of the Fan family couldn't help but sigh. It's no wonder that this head, at such a young age and with almost no foundation in the court, managed to gain a foothold in a short period of time. By turning the entire center into an iron bucket, it will be difficult for even the Supreme Emperor to interfere.
Compared to his father, the current emperor, his methods and abilities were infinitely better. If Fan Dao and Fan Jian were even half as capable, as a father, he wouldn't always feel like he has no successor. After the emperor settled in the Fan family, those self-proclaimed officials showed a lot of respect to the Fan family. The status of the Fan family has been improved a lot invisibly. As for this Lord, his food, clothing, housing and transportation are also quite simple. He didn't let the Fan family spend any more money.
Huang Qiong didn't stay at Fan's house for many days. After only staying for a month, he left Xiangyang and returned to Beijing. In this month, the only thing that worries the head of the Fan family is that Huang Qiong often recruits the eldest grandson of the Fan family to his side. Instead of taking exams for schoolwork, he personally teaches him how to read. Fortunately, Huang Qiong only trained Sun Caixue, Fan's parent, and didn't say a word about the rest. Compared to Fan Dao, who was careless and had not read any books, Huang Qiong's actions were undoubtedly more like a father's, except that he could not explain it clearly.
During this period of time in the Fan family, Nangong Mei had been hiding in Huang Qiong. When we met occasionally, we always maintained a normal distance and never overstepped our bounds, which also made the head of the family feel at ease a lot. But he didn't know that Huang Qiong was not only good at martial arts, but his current martial arts skills far exceeded that of any other head of the Fan family. In fact, who knew that with Huang Qiong's current martial arts, it would be easy to avoid the night watchers of the Fan family. As for Nangong Mei's residence, it is no secret that Nangong Zhen is here.
There were several nights when Huang Qiong would carefully touch Nangong Mei's room in the middle of the night and linger for a while before leaving at dawn. Now, Huang Qiong and Nangong Mei have been in tune with each other for so many years. The two people don't need to speak, just look at each other to know what the other person is going to do. Although Nangong Mei didn't want to do anything to disgrace Fan Dao in the Fan family. He didn't even want to do that kind of thing with Huang Qiong in his and Fan Dao's bedroom. But she couldn't control Huang Qiong who touched her room in the middle of the night, so she had no choice but to follow his will. However, Huang Qiong didn't do anything too unscrupulously.
The few times I touched Nangong Mei's room, I was cautious and avoided everyone's eyes. In addition, Nangong Meier lived alone in a courtyard. Apart from her daughter, there were only a few close maids in the courtyard. And every time she received a signal from Huang Qiong, Nangong Mei always sent the maid away in advance. Although the two of them occasionally secretly met Chen Cang several times during this period, they still kept the secret in the end. Although there were not many times, Huang Qiong was not discovered until Huang Qiong left Xiangyang Mansion.
After leaving Xiangyang Mansion, Huang Qiong stayed overnight along the way. Finally, a month later, we arrived in the capital city where we had been away for nearly a year. Fu Yuanshan, Yu Mingyuan, Lu Duan, and King Yong, together with officials of the fourth rank and above in Beijing, as well as the kings, greeted the emperor at the south gate of the capital. In order to avoid unnecessary gossip, Duan Jin, who was already very pregnant at this time, took the other girls with him. Under the personal escort of Gao Huaiyuan, he had already taken a detour from the east gate to the city and returned to the palace.
After traveling all the way, Huang Qiong did not deal with government affairs today. Instead, he told Fu Yuanshan and the others that all matters would be discussed when Xiao Qi was called tomorrow. Regarding Fu Yuanshan's idea of calling Daqi, Huang Qiong waved his hand: "Why call so many officials? It's up to me and all the Aiqings to handle things. I'll call Xiaoqi tomorrow. I have to talk to a few people about some things. Ai Qing, please discuss it. It is not good to have too many people. It is better to follow the customization. I will rest for the night. If the sky does not fall, we will talk about it tomorrow."
Seeing the tired look on Huang Qiong's face, he knew that the master was probably exhausted after traveling all the way. Several people looked at me and I looked at you, and finally agreed. Next, Huang Qiong was not in a hurry to see off the guests. Instead, a few people were left in the palace, tasting the Pu'er tea brought back from Dali and talking about the romance of Dali. Although there was no discussion of government affairs, Huang Qiong discussed his ideas with several people when it came to Dali.
A few more people were left behind. After having a meal in the palace, Huang Qiong sent Fu Yuanshan and others back, except for King Yong. After Fu Yuanshan left, Huang Qiong held his hands behind his back in Wende Palace and remained silent. After a long time, he said to King Yong: "Where are King Teng and King Song? Have they been strictly confined according to my requirements? After the queen ordered the death of Concubine De, how was the emperor's mood? I want you to tell the truth and not cover up for the emperor. Cover it up. Why haven’t the children of the King of Shu been sent away yet?”
After hearing Huang Qiong's question, King Yong smiled bitterly and said straightforwardly: "Prince Teng and Prince Song are now imprisoned in the two courtyards behind Zongzheng Temple. Everyone is surrounded by ministers. Only the servants of Zongzheng Temple were arranged to serve, and no one was allowed to meet. However, even though he was imprisoned to this extent, King Song was still extremely arrogant. In the courtyard, he was cussing at the sky and the earth all day long. Especially after learning that Concubine De After being deposed as a concubine and sentenced to death, I spent the whole day cursing Your Majesty for not having a good death."
"But compared to King Song, King Teng was much more honest when he was imprisoned this time, especially when he learned that Concubine De was sent to death. After being taken to Zongzheng Temple by the officials, he completely collapsed. It was useless. The minister took the initiative to inquire and confessed all the inside stories of his collusion with the King of Song. He was so honest in the imprisonment that he did not even dare to fart. He also begged the minister, saying that as long as your majesty spares him this time, from now on The queen is just a dog by your majesty’s side, and she will never go west if your majesty asks her to go east.”
"As for the Supreme Emperor, after the two kings were imprisoned and Concubine De was given death, the general found Yongfu Palace. At that moment, when I saw the Supreme Emperor, he seemed to be decades older. He once asked me if Concubine De was really The emperor had no choice but to die? After learning that Dong Concubine was also given death, the Supreme Emperor said nothing more. However, after the Supreme Emperor found out about this, he was obviously very sad. I can see that the Supreme Emperor wanted me to save the life of King Song. It’s just that He also knows that he cannot be the master of this matter."
"Your Majesty, if there is nothing important, I would like to go and see the Emperor in the next half day. At least explain to the Emperor about Concubine De. Although the Emperor is just taking advantage of Concubine De's family. But after all, they have been married for thirty years. No matter how you say it, there is still some emotion. Even if Concubine De really deserves it, she is still the Emperor's person after all. His Majesty's methods were so strong this time, even if the Emperor wanted to save her, he didn't have time. "
"I don't hope that there will be any quarrel between father and son between Your Majesty and the Supreme Emperor because of the matter of Concubine Virtue. Therefore, I suggest that Your Majesty should take the time to see the Supreme Emperor. By the way, when I was summoned to Yongfu Palace for confrontation, I also I saw Concubine Jing. Concubine Jing was very calm after the Emperor asked about Concubine De. She only said one sentence, Your Majesty's move was really hasty and too tough, but she didn't say much. She was just pitiful. The son of the Dong family."
"As for the children of the King of Shu, why have they never been sent out of Yumen Pass? The matter is really not that I don't want to obey the imperial edict. It's that those children and several sisters-in-law, as soon as they heard that they were going to be sent away, they stayed inside all day long. Weeping and crying. At one point, I ran to the gate of Yongfu Palace and knelt down, begging the Supreme Emperor not to send them away. I repeatedly promised that they were not to be exiled, but to be sent to the Western Regions to meet the King of Shu. But no matter what I said, they would live or die. They all refuse to believe it. I am really helpless."
"In the end, it's the Empress. In this case, let's wait until His Majesty returns to the capital to discuss this matter. If I force the person to be sent out, once word gets out, someone will say that Your Majesty can't tolerate his sister-in-law and nephew. So this matter has been postponed until now. In fact, they had known for a long time that the King of Shu had now conquered a world in the Western Regions. Gao Huaiyuan had also captured a lot of people who were sent by the King of Shu to the capital to pick up people some time ago. After interrogation, the mothers of those children were found , no one wants their children to go to the Western Regions."
"As for the reason, Gao Huaiyuan also talked to me. The biological mothers of the children said that the King of Shu has always disowned his relatives. If he is ruthless, he will not care whether the children are his flesh and blood. He will send people to pick up the children. No one knows what his intentions are. What's more, the Western Region is extremely desolate. Although several children are living in the capital, although they are living under someone else's roof, His Majesty will not kill them all. But if they fall into the hands of their biological father, these children will be killed. It may not really be a good outcome.”
After hearing King Yong's answer, Huang Qiong did not speak for a while. After a long time, he said: "The Supreme Emperor, I will explain it myself, so you don't have to worry. Just watch those two guys carefully for me. Remember, before I come up with a way to deal with them, if they see As an outsider, I only ask you. Also, it is now rumored that King Shu is dead. He was killed by a singer next to him. The whereabouts of that singer and her head are unknown now. "
"I have ordered Gao Huaiyuan to carefully investigate whether this matter is true or not. You must also cooperate with him in this matter. The singer is not important, but it is necessary to find out whether the King of Shu is dead or not. .Also, you must arrange for me those Dali Wangzong who were escorted to the capital. Don't cause any trouble again."
After Huang Qiong finished speaking, King Yong could not help but be stunned. After a long time, he said with some disbelief: "He is really dead? How could that guy be so cunning? We brothers, I believe whoever says he is dead. But if I say he is dead, I really don't believe him." I don't believe it. Unless he died on a woman, it is still possible. Your Majesty, do you know how he died? It couldn't be another fake death. No, based on his current situation, he should not die again. Doing something like pretending to be dead.”
