When Huang Qiong walked outside the courtyard gate and saw the seal on the courtyard door, Huang Qiong ignored the hurried steward who hurried forward to break the seal and unlock the door. Huang Qiong kicked the heavy wooden door into pieces. It was extremely cold and cold, and for these three or nine days, there was not even a hint of fire. The paper on the window was in tatters. The cold wind outside the window seeped in and penetrated into the cracks of human bones. Because they are not even allowed to go out of the house all year round, everything is inside the house, which creates an extremely unpleasant smell in the house.
Under a tattered and thin quilt, Ji Feiren, who was obviously in a coma, was lying, muttering not knowing what to say. On the other side, the eldest son of Ji Fei Ren, who was equally thin, had a bowl of rice in his hand that tasted rancid even though it had gone cold, and he was trying to feed it to Ji Fei Ren, who was already out of water and rice. The coldness in the room, the rotten bowl of cold food, and the thin clothes and quilts made Huang Qiong frown deeply. This is not a cruel act, it is obviously meant to torture people to death.
Seeing Huang Qiong's frown, he knew that this was a sign that the leader would get angry. King Yong hurriedly grabbed the person in charge, walked to the side and whispered instructions. But after hearing King Yong's instructions and the emperor's personal visit, the person in charge didn't dare to show any slights. He hurriedly looked for someone and hurriedly carried the person to a clean room outside. Because it takes time for the earth dragon to start a fire, and there is not so much firewood in the house now, a few more pots were delivered as soon as possible, and the charcoal fire was burning vigorously.
As for the bowl of rice in Ji Feiren's eldest son's hand, it was already rancid and cold, making it difficult to swallow. It had already been snatched away by quick hands and eyes. What was replaced was a steaming bowl of corn porridge with a peeled egg in it. A sheepskin jacket was also draped over the child, who was shivering from the cold. Even the task of feeding the poor man was scrambled to do. The chaotic scene in front of him made Huang Qiong indescribably uncomfortable. If I hadn’t come, I’m afraid I still wouldn’t know about this scene.
Just looking at the pale King Yong and the somewhat overwhelmed steward, Huang Qiong didn't say anything. After everything was settled, he turned around and walked out of the room. Seeing Huang Qiong come out, King Yong also hurriedly followed. After standing still, Huang Qiong gave King Yong a sidelong look and said, "Brother Qi, how do you usually take care of people in this way? See for yourself if that room can still be inhabited? And the food is for people to eat?" Really? Is this what you do, Master Zongzhengji?"
"You were able to visit him last time, why didn't you think of ways to improve his conditions? You are the chief minister of Zongzheng Temple. Even if you can't change his place, you can send him a few thicker quilts and arrange for someone to paper the windows. Is it so difficult to send someone to send some thick clothes and buy some charcoal? Even if you don't dare to make the decision, why don't you ask for an order? Just let those in charge do this to me and your brother? Am I not Emperor Gaozong? Wang Concubine She is not the Concubine Xian back then. No matter how bad she is, she is still a direct bloodline of the Tian family,"
Huang Qiong's few words made King Yong break into a cold sweat. Nuonuo sighed after a long time and said: "Your Majesty, according to the ancestral family law since the founding of the country, no visits are allowed to any imprisoned clan before they are released by the imperial decree. Just handing over food and changing clothes for the season. , can only go through the small window outside the door. The drowned objects in the daily life can only be hung out by ropes. If the supervisor is interested in personal affairs, he will be guilty of the same crime as the imprisoned person. Last time I came to visit my fourth brother , they all go in directly over the wall.”
"Before Your Majesty, most of the clans that had made mistakes in the past dynasties and were worthy of being imprisoned were escorted to Zongzheng Temple in Xijing. It was also the first time for His Majesty to stay imprisoned in the palace. How to do it, the people below are also the same I don't know. What's more, according to the old rules of this dynasty, the food of the imprisoned people is provided by their family members. But the fourth brother did not have many wives and concubines, and it was impossible for the main wife to provide him with food. His only son, but also They were imprisoned together. It is difficult for the remaining two concubines to survive with several children."
"Where can you find the money to give him food? The people you rewarded him with saw that he was imprisoned and ran away with their property. I allocated his food from the remaining money of Zongzheng Temple. . That little money can only ensure that the father and son have enough to eat and change their clothes regularly and seasonally. As for the charcoal fire, I paid some of it myself, but I dare not take too much. As for the current situation, Your Majesty, there are some things that your Majesty There is nothing you can do about it. Even if you deal with these people, the people you can replace are basically the same."
Speaking of this, King Yong gave Huang Qiong a strange look. Although King Yong's eyes looked a little strange, Huang Qiong understood it clearly. It means that you have always taken the greatest credit for bringing people to this point. After you imprisoned Ji Feiren, you brought the original Princess Ji to the palace and made her a concubine. I guess everyone in the world thought you were going to follow the example of Emperor Gaozong and Concubine Xian. This unlucky guy will be imprisoned until death just like the unlucky guy back then. With this idea in mind, I don’t want to risk my life and commit suicide.
In this world, there are villains everywhere who serve others. Especially in those car and boat shops, most of the people who are innocent and deserve to be killed are villains. These people are the ones who flatter the superior and disdain the inferior. These people probably spent more than half of the food money allocated by Zongzheng Temple. As for the two men, whether they eat or not is not their concern. These people simply didn't give any of the money that King Yong brought for the fire. Anyway, the emperor didn't want to see the two men, and he must have been looking forward to their early death. Then just do what comes naturally, and just do it.
But the reason why these people are so arrogant and dare to commit corruption so unscrupulously. In King Yong's view, the natural source lies in Huang Qiong. If he hadn't brought Princess Ji into the palace, and now they had a little princess, those people wouldn't have remembered what happened between Emperor Gaozong and Concubine Xian, and they would have risked their lives for the sake of supremacy. Regarding the source of this matter, although Huang Qiong felt that he was a little wronged, Huang Qiong also understood that it was not wrong. If I had simply banned these two men, I might not have reached this point.
But he happened to bring Wang Xuemei into the palace. This made everyone think that they would repeat Gaozong's old story again. Thinking of this, Huang Qiong could only sigh helplessly. At the beginning, Emperor Gaozong fabricated the crime, but Ji Feiren actually committed the crime. If he was really honest and his Prince Ji, how would he give himself a chance? Huang Qiong pinched the bridge of his nose and felt helpless for a moment. They say rumors stop only for the wise, but in this world of excitement, I would rather believe that there are more.
Just when Huang Qiong wanted to say something. The eldest son of Ji Fei Ren who was in the house hurriedly walked out. After three bows and nine kowtows, Ji Fei suddenly woke up. After learning that Huang Qiong was coming, he asked Huang Qiong to meet him. Looking at this nephew with a slender figure and extremely handsome appearance, Huang Qiong pondered for a while, then he accepted his request and stepped into the room. Inside the house, Ji Feiren saw Huang Qiong come in. With the help of his son, he struggled to get up and kneel down, regardless of his already extremely weak body.
He kept kowtowing and crying: "Your Majesty, all the mistakes you made are all my fault. I shouldn't have been blinded by lard and thought about fighting for the throne. I shouldn't have spread rumors and slandered Concubine Jing, let alone concubines. I am having an affair with my concubine. Everything is my fault and has nothing to do with this child. Please, Your Majesty, for the sake of us being brothers after all, please spare this child. All the blame will be borne by me alone. He was still young at the time, right? Everything I did was without my knowledge. Let him go because his surname is Huang and he is a descendant of the Huang family."
Looking at Ji Feiren who kept kowtowing, Huang Qiong helped him up with his own hands, placed him on the bed and said: "I know this matter well. Don't worry, the imperial edict will arrive tomorrow. As for you, take good care of your health. As long as You will not leave the house in the future, but you can move around freely in the house. I will order the Tai Hospital to select famous doctors to treat you. Don’t think nonsense, Xuemei is not the concubine Xian of the past, and I am not the Emperor Gaozong of the past. If you need anything, please contact Qi Ge. Just say it. Don’t worry, no one will do anything to you in the future.”
After gently patting Ji Fei Ren's withered hand, Huang Qiong told Ji Fei Ren's son, turned around and left. After leaving Prince Ji's Mansion, Huang Qiong was somewhat agitated. The few guards around him saw Huang Qiong's somewhat downcast expression, and no one dared to step forward to persuade him. On the way back, I passed by Zhang Qiaoer's house. Although Huang Qiong hesitated, he finally stepped in. Huang Qiong's sudden arrival caught Liu Zhai off guard, and he was in a state of panic for a while.
Huang Qiong didn't say anything when he saw the Liu family, headed by Zhang Qiaoer, kneeling on the ground. He just raised his hand to get everyone up and stepped into the living room. After receiving the tea carefully handed over by Zhang Qiaoer, Huang Qiong touched the beauty's little hand without leaving any trace, and then Huang Qiong asked Zhang Qiaoer to bring several children over, he wanted to see them. Huang Qiong's words made Zhang Qiaoer stunned. I don’t know why this Lord wants to see several children. However, out of trust in Huang Qiong, even though he was a little confused, he still obeyed and brought the person here.
After Zhang Qiaoer brought three of his own children and one of his concubine's children. Huang Qiong took a closer look at the youngest son Zhang Qiaoer gave birth to. Looking at this child who looked so much like his mother that he could never recognize him, he sighed sadly in his heart. Then he turned his head and took a closer look. His appearance was similar to that of Zhang Qiaoer. She was also a perfect beauty, and even better than the eldest daughter. Until the little girl looked really embarrassed, her face was red and she didn't dare to look up.
Huang Qiong turned around because he was staring at his daughter, thinking that he had some bad thoughts towards her daughter. Zhang Qiaoer, who was staring at him with her charming eyes open, smiled softly and said: "This child, if I remember correctly, should be eighteen years old this year. I really can't survive this time, this child In a blink of an eye, it's time to get married. Is this child married? If not, you should not make any plans for this child's marriage for the time being. I have my own opinion here. "
After hearing Huang Qiong's words, I thought Huang Qiong disliked her for losing her beauty due to old age. Zhang Qiaoer, who now fell in love with his daughter and wanted to summon her into the palace, couldn't help but look extremely pale. It's not that Zhang Qiaoer consciously misconstrued what happened today. But this Lord has never been taboo with women. This situation is not unique in the palace. Aren't Duan Yan'er and Da Ru, Hu and Liao all in the same relationship?
There are also those who don’t even have names, Dao Meiping and Duan Lin. But after Zhang Qiaoer, who looked at him pitifully, motioned for the children to go out, Huang Qiong held them in his arms. At this time, Zhang Qiaoer was struggling in an extremely rare way compared to his previous obedience. But just when she was about to open her mouth to say something, her mouth was blocked by Huang Qiong.
