In the sixth year of Zhenguan, on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, in the Chou period, Xingdaofang and the Qin Mansion
Qin Ming returned to his room with Xiao Changxi's support.
There were really too many things that happened in the past day. I went to the palace to meet Li Er in the morning, talked about business in the afternoon, visited night scenes and brothels in the evening, and finally was assassinated again.
In addition, Qin Ming lost a lot of blood tonight, so he managed to arrange for Zhang Wenyuan to investigate the person behind the scenes.
Qin Ming was already very tired at this time.
This is the first time Xiao Changxi has seen Qin Ming look like this since she met Qin Ming.
She felt very guilty and remorseful, so she didn't say a word all the way from the study to the bedroom.
Qin Ming naturally knew what Xiao Changxi was thinking.
He thought for a while and said to Xiao Changxi:
"Xi'er, are you blaming yourself?"
Xiao Changxi's eyes were red and she hummed softly.
Qin Ming smiled when he heard this, then pulled Xiao Changxi to sit on the edge of the bed and whispered a few words in her ear.
I don't know what Qin Ming said, but Xiao Changxi's face instantly turned red to her ears, and the self-blame and guilt on her face instantly turned into embarrassment.
Qin Ming grinned when he saw this and pushed Xiao Changxi down on the bed.
Xiao Changxi came back to her senses and glanced at Qin Ming. Then, like a little daughter-in-law, she gently unbuttoned Qin Ming's clothes.
Soon the two of them were lying on the bed. Xiao Changxi moved her body inside to avoid pressing Qin Ming's wound.
Qin Ming looked at Xiao Changxi and said with a smile:
"Okay, it's getting late, go to bed quickly."
Xiao Changxi hummed, and after a long time, she whispered:
"The slave family agreed to what Qin Lang said, but we have to wait until the young master recovers from his injury."
After waiting for a long time, Xiao Changxi didn't see Qin Ming reply. When she looked up, she saw that Qin Ming had fallen asleep.
...
Chenshi, Imperial Palace, Tai Chi Hall
Not long after the court meeting started, Yuchi Gong came out of the office with a wat tablet in hand and bowed to Li Shimin on the jade steps:
"Your Majesty, something is going to happen soon."
Li Shimin raised his eyebrows when he heard this and said doubtfully:
"My dear, please speak."
Cheng Yaojin stood among a group of generals, curled his lips and said:
"Today the sun is rising in the west, and this black charcoal head actually has something to do?"
Yuchi Gong ignored the courtiers who were discussing each other, and said in a serious tone:
"I want to impeach the magistrates of Wannian County and Chang'an County, but there are actually people who are buying and selling evil in the capital of the Tang Dynasty."
The county magistrates of Wannian County and Chang'an County were shocked when they heard this and hurriedly came out to pay their respects:
"Your Majesty, I am wronged."
Yuchi Gong snorted when he heard this.
"Unjustly accused? Do you still have the nerve to cry out? Your Majesty, just last night, on the night of the Lantern Festival, the old minister's daughter was assassinated in the street while admiring lanterns in Pingkangfang. If the man from Qin County hadn't sacrificed his life to save him, the old minister would have turned gray. I’m sending the black-haired man away. I also ask Your Majesty to uphold justice for my veteran minister and severely punish the murderer.”
Li Shimin was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then suppressed the anger in his body and confirmed:
"Is this true?"
Yuchi bowed respectfully and said:
"Your Majesty, what I said is true. Last night, of the two murderers, one was killed by a man from Qin County, and the other was taken outside the palace by the veteran. Please tell me."
Li Shimin was stunned for a long time after hearing this.
Qin Ming killed the murderer instead? Why doesn't he believe it so much?
That kid also dares to kill people? how can that be possible?
"Are you talking about Qin Ming, a man from Lantian County whom I newly appointed?"
Yuchi Gong heard this and replied:
"Your Majesty, it's Qin Ming, a man from Lantian County. He was stabbed several times last night to save the old minister's daughter. I would like to ask your Majesty to commend the man from Qin County for his act of sacrificing himself to save others."
Li Shimin became excited when he heard this, stood up and asked:
"What did you say, that boy Qin Ming was injured?"
But soon Li Shimin realized his situation. His face was as dark as water, he stared at the Chang'an County Magistrate and Wannian County Magistrate in the hall and said:
"I will give you three days. If you cannot give me a satisfactory answer within three days, then you can go home and retire."
The two people in the hall agreed.
...
Sishi, the Imperial Palace, Manlu Hall
Li Shimin looked at the figures in the hall with fierce eyes and said:
"I, I will give you two days to investigate this matter clearly."
It was the first time that Li Junxian, the leader of Baiqisi, saw His Majesty showing such a ferocious expression. He did not dare to delay and hurriedly knelt down on one knee and said:
"I will obey my orders."
Not long after Li Junxian left, Queen Changsun entered the Manlu Hall.
Seeing that Li Shimin looked unhappy, she asked:
"Erlang, what happened?"
Li Shimin thought for a while and told the story of Qin Ming's injury while saving Yuchi's daughter.
Queen Changsun frowned when she heard this and asked:
"Is Qin Ming's child seriously injured?"
Li Shimin shook his head and said:
"I don't know very well, but from Yuchi's description, it shouldn't be serious."
Queen Changsun thought for a while and said:
"Why don't you let Yuechan take the doctors from the Imperial Medical Office to Qin Ming's mansion to have a look?"
Li Shimin thought for a while and said:
"Just do what Guanyin Maid wants."
.....
At this time, Xingdaofang and Qin Mansion were established.
Qin Ming reached out and touched the bed, but he didn't feel the familiar soft body, and he felt a little disappointed.
When he opened his eyes, he saw Xiao Qingwan sitting on the edge of the bed, looking at him with red and swollen eyes.
"Sir, are you awake? Do you want to eat something?"
Qin Ming felt weak all over. He stretched out his hands to support the bed and wanted to start.
When Xiao Qingwan saw this, she immediately stretched out her hand to help Qin Ming up.
Qin Ming leaned on the bedside, stretched out his hand to wipe the tears from the corners of Wan'er's eyes and said:
"Wan'er, do you know everything?"
Xiao Qingwan lowered her head, and soon a tear fell on Qin Ming's quilt.
Seeing this, Qin Ming reached out and held the little girl in his arms and said:
"Okay, stop crying, you won't be pretty if you cry."
Xiao Qingwan twisted her body when she heard this and said:
"Sir, how long has it been, and you still make such a joke?"
After hesitating for a moment, Xiao Qingwan continued:
"Master, when you get better, let's go back to live in Zhuangzi, okay?"
Qin Ming nodded and said:
"Young Master's injury is not serious, Wan'er doesn't need to worry. We will return to Zhuangzi tomorrow."
Xiao Qingwan nodded after hearing this.
Qin Ming then asked:
"By the way, did Zi Shu bring back the rice from Champa?"
"I brought it back, but it's not much rice, only about two stones."
Qin Ming calculated in his mind that one stone is about one hundred and twenty kilograms, which means he now has more than two hundred kilograms of rice. If this rice is used to cultivate improved varieties or research hybrid rice, it should be enough.
When we return to Zhuangzi, we can set aside two greenhouses for raising seedlings.
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