"you......"
Yun Zixiang was about to speak but stopped
"What's wrong? I still don't believe it."
After saying that, he was about to get closer. Seeing this, Yun Zixiang quickly pushed away
"Believe! Can't I believe it?"
Chu Qian smiled with satisfaction~
Then he said: "Okay, I won't tease you anymore, I still have something to do, and I won't keep you waiting for too long."
"What do you mean you won't keep me waiting too long?"
Yun Zixiang looked at his leaving figure with a puzzled look on his face...
"Oh, I haven't seen enough, everyone has gone away." Mrs. Yun joked.
"Mom! What did he tell dad?" Yun Zixiang asked
"I just told your father about marrying you! It's a big event for you to get married!"
"Getting married! When did I say I was getting married?" Yun Zixiang said helplessly
"You're about to get your haircut. There are some people who won't get married. Do you want to stay with us all your life? Besides, Qi'an is interested in you, so why don't you enjoy it secretly?"
Mrs. Yun smiled and said
"You don't like him?" Mrs. Yun asked
"It's not that I don't like her, it's not that I want to get married."
Yun Zixiang couldn't say what kind of feelings she had for him, let's just say she had a good impression.
"This relationship can be cultivated. Anyway, I think Qi'an is a good kid!"
Mrs. Yun patted Yun Zixiang's hand to reassure her.
Yun Zixiang: "Sure enough, the more my mother-in-law looks at her son-in-law, the more she likes him."
Dali Temple Study Room
"My lord, everything is ready!"
"Let's do it!" Chu Qian said coldly with no expression on his face.
"yes!"
Qingshinji Temple
At night, there was a loud noise in a remote place, and the furnishings in the house were smashed to the floor. Su Qing felt that it was not enough, and even the tablets were wanted to be smashed to the ground.
"Princess! You must not do it! You must not do it!" Among the maids kneeling below, only Su Qing's personal maid organized the order.
Seeing that the princess was silent, her mood seemed to be more stable.
"Princess! This is outside, so it's better to be cautious."
The maid slowly took the tablet from her hand and placed it on the mourning hall aside.
"That little brat, just by saying a few words in front of the emperor, was able to get me to come to this remote Qingxin Temple and guard this mourning hall. How can I survive this!" Su Qing said with a ferocious expression. .
"Princess! Calm down, there's only one day left before we can go back to the house. We still have to put on a show."
The maid waved her hand to signal them to leave, and added: "You'd better keep your mouth shut about today's matter!"
After they went out, the maid helped Su Qing to the bed and signaled her to sleep peacefully.
"No! Chunyan! Go find a piece of cloth to cover those two tablets!"
She seemed to have thought of something, and she was so frightened that she grabbed Chunyan's clothes.
Then she covered them with a cloth. It seemed that only in this way could Su Qing sleep peacefully.
After Chunyan saw her sleeping, she lit a piece of sleeping incense to help her fall asleep, then yawned and went to the door to keep watch...
It was night, and an assassination was carried out silently at night. A man in black quietly entered the side courtyard where Su Qing was staying, drugged Chunyan at the door, and crept into the room.
Then he hung a white silk ribbon on the highest beam in the house and put Su Qing on it. With the sound of the stool falling, the man had given up struggling and Su Qing died peacefully.
A letter that had been prepared long ago was placed on the table in the mourning hall, and the night wind blew up the cloth covering the memorial tablet, as if it was saying something...
Seeing that the matter was done, the man in black retreated quietly
The next day, with a scream from Chunyan, Princess Su Qing of Nan'an was hanged in the room, her face was peaceful, and there was a love letter written by Su Qing on the table.
Judging from various behaviors, the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Justice confirmed that she committed suicide and closed the case.
palace
"Absurd! How could someone like Qing'er commit suicide? Haven't the Su family always protected her?" the Queen Mother yelled in the side hall.
Kneeling below are the Su family members
"Queen Mother, calm down! Su Qing is dead. If we continue to pursue the case, it will be more harm than good to be taken advantage of."
The reply was from Su Pei, one of the elders of the Su family.
"You are right, but we cannot just watch Qing'er die unjustly."
Su Qingqiang grew up under the Queen Mother's knees when he was young. He was doted on by the Queen Mother. He also had a rich background in the Su family, so he was raised to be a bit arrogant. But after all, he had watched him grow up since he was a child, so the Queen Mother could not bear it.
"This matter must be a conspiracy between the emperor and Chu Qi'an to give the Su family power. Why don't we just go along with their wishes and admit that Su Qing committed suicide."
"That's all we can do now." The Queen Mother said helplessly, with her son on one side and the Su family on the other. She naturally sided with the Su family. After all, without the Su family, she wouldn't be where she is now.
Su Qing's incident was also handled hastily because his suicide was a disgrace to the royal family, and even the funeral was extremely low-key.
imperial study room
"Does the Queen Mother recognize it?" Emperor Chu Wen said while looking at the memorial.
"Yes! The Queen Mother is still very sad about this." The eunuch came back from the Queen Mother's palace and reported.
"Haha, sad? I think it's just pretending." Emperor Chu Wen said contemptuously.
"This is a good job, what reward do you want?" Emperor Chu Wen looked at Chu Qian next to him
"I'm attracted to a woman and want to marry her!"
"Oh? Which girl can win your favor?" Emperor Chu Wen asked with interest.
"Yun Yushi's daughter!"
"That's the woman who remonstrated on behalf of her father." Emperor Chu Wen couldn't remember the name clearly, but he still remembered the incident.
"Exactly!" Chu Qian said, cupping his hands.
"What's so difficult about this? I'll immediately make a decree and give her to you as your concubine." Emperor Chu Wen said calmly, not thinking that this was a big deal.
"The prince's true concubine can only be Yun Zixiang!" Chu Qian said firmly
Emperor Wen of Chu put down the memorial he was reviewing. After listening, he put down the pen in his hand and asked doubtfully: "Her status is not enough to be a concubine. I have already found your concubine. Song Yinwan, the youngest daughter of the Youcheng family, is about the same age. His appearance and family background match yours."
"I have no intention of harming her. I beg the Emperor to grant your permission!" Chu Qian knelt and kowtowed.
"You have never asked me. Today it is for her, and I think you will beg me for her in the future. That's all. I will grant your wish."
"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty!"
Emperor Wen of Chu knew very well that as an emperor, he had a harem of three thousand beauties, and in his eyes, as long as the relationship was beneficial, he could marry her.
She didn't understand Chu Qi'an's behavior at all. She was a merchant's daughter, from a low-class family, and although her appearance was beautiful and pleasant, she was not the most powerful prince in the country.
At this juncture, the Yun family moved to Beijing, and no one was invited. Only the Lin family came. It was great to have a meal and chat as a family.
"Sister Zixiang! It's my sister Shuyi's hairpin gift in a few days. Let's go celebrate her birthday."
Lin Jinyue and Yun Zixiang took a walk in the garden after dinner
Yun Zixiang wanted to refuse, thinking that she was not familiar with her, but when she saw how Lin Jinyue described her, her expression became cheerful, and he agreed to go with her.
"I knew Sister Zixiang was the best!" Lin Jinyue hugged Yun Zixiang and smiled.
Lin Jinyue was raised very well by Princess Xuanzhao. She was very good at music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and etiquette, but her temperament was too innocent.
"If your aunt sees her, she will teach you a lesson again." Yun Zixiang teased her.
Lin Jinyue quickly looked around to make sure no one was there before she felt relieved.
Seeing that she seemed a little uneasy, Yun Zixiang asked, "What's wrong? Do you have anything else to tell me?"
"Sister Zixiang! What kind of person do you want to marry in the future?"
"Why are you asking this?"
Speaking of this, Yun Zixiang's mind couldn't help but think of Chu Qian, who looked like an angry young man wearing fresh clothes.
"Say it, just say it~"
"The most important thing is that you only love me in this life!"
After Yun Zixiang finished speaking, he couldn't help but laugh at himself: "After all, such things are rare."
But seeing the nymphomaniac look on Lin Jinyue's face, Yun Zixiang looked at her suspiciously, guessed something, and asked tentatively: "Did uncle tell you to kiss me?"
"how do you know?"
Yun Zixiang said in his heart: "Look at that nymphomaniac expression on your face, you look like a nymphomaniac."
"Dad asked me if I liked Chu Yao, and I said yes. After all, he is good-looking and treats me well. He also said that when we get married, we will get closer."
After Yun Zixiang heard this, it seemed that Concubine Shu and Chu Yao were going to compete for that position. It was indeed the best choice to tighten the Lin family as a backer and marry the Lin family's legitimate daughter.
For the safety of their daughter, the Lin family would do anything to help Chu Yao secretly consolidate his power in the court. However, if they lose, the Lin family will face the death penalty of implicating the nine clans.
Although the prince now has the queen as his backer, the queen is not favored after all. Moreover, the prince has no wisdom in governing the country and bringing peace to the people, and his character is cowardly and timid.
The only ones who can compete with him are the fifth prince Chu Yao born to Concubine Shu, the third prince Chu Xiao to his adoptive mother Xian Fei, and Chu Ji born to Liu Guiren.
Chu Xiao was a military general. His biological mother was from a humble background and had no influence in the court, so she went to the border to guard Xizhou. She was the only prince among the princes who had personal soldiers.
However, our emperor is very miraculous. He is very indifferent to all his own sons, but he likes his nephew Chu Qian very much and allows him to enter the imperial study. This has also led to rumors in the court that he will pass the throne in the future. Pass it on to him.
