Not asking for guilt?
But Shangshu Dou thought that he and Uncle Xie Xiaoguo had no special interactions. Why did the emperor summon the two of them together and question them separately?
Qi Jin quickly arrived outside the Qinzheng Palace and looked up at Yang Dexi who was standing on the steps of the palace: "Eunuch Yang, has the emperor summoned me?"
"Yes." Yang Dexi smiled extremely enthusiastically, "Your Majesty, please wait a moment. The Emperor wants to see you one by one. Uncle Xie Xiaoguo is talking to the Emperor inside right now."
Qi Jin looked at him thoughtfully: "Uncle Xie Xiaoguo was also sent here?"
It doesn't seem like he's asking about his visit to the Protector's Mansion today... But why did the emperor summon the three of them?
Qi Jin turned his head and glanced at Dou Shangshu. Dou Shangshu smiled at him cautiously and nodded, indicating that he didn't know what the situation was.
Qi Jin was puzzled.
It stands to reason that if the emperor wants to call ministers to discuss government affairs, he should not call him. He is not an official in the court, and uncle Xie Xiaoguo and Dou Shangshu are in charge of the punishment department and the official department... It is impossible to have someone from the official department. If an official commits a crime, Uncle Xie Xiaoguo should be tortured.
I have to say that Prince Qi is really imaginative.
But even if he were beaten to death, he would not think of the real purpose of the emperor calling him here today.
When Uncle Xie Xiaoguo came out of the Qinzheng Hall with a calm face, he only smiled gently when he met two pairs of questioning eyes, then brushed his robe sleeves and left quietly, Qi Jin and Dou Shangshu They looked at each other with strange expressions.
"Prince Qi." Yang Dexi went in and then came out, "The emperor asked you to go in first."
Qi Jin suppressed the questions in his mind and walked into the hall.
The emperor is not in the main hall, but in Nuan Pavilion?
Qi Jin looked at the two young eunuchs standing outside the Nuan Pavilion. One of them bowed to open the curtain for him. Qi Jin walked in without saying a word and saw at a glance that the emperor sitting on the couch was in a bad mood.
Although he may have passed the stage of anger, at this moment, the low pressure of the emperor's pressure is so strong that it makes people's hearts palpitate. Qi Jin thought of Uncle Xie Xiaoguo's Yun Danfengqing expression just now, and he really admired this person. of concentration.
"See you, Your Majesty." Qi Jin saluted politely, "I don't know why Your Majesty called me here..."
"Pingsheng." Emperor Mu looked at him calmly, "There are no rules at all. Who do you think would call himself mine in front of me?"
Qi Jin stood up: "Does the emperor want to give me a position? Then I can call myself a minister in front of the emperor from now on."
Emperor Mu was too lazy to argue with him and pointed to the chair opposite: "Sit down."
Qi Jin murmured in his heart, and asked casually while sitting down: "If uncle is in a bad mood, just vent it out. You are the emperor, and it is the duty of the ministers to bear your anger——"
"Your eldest brother is old, why haven't you gotten married yet?" Emperor Mu interrupted him, picked up the tea cup on the table and took a sip, "Is there a woman you like? Do you want me to grant you a marriage?"
Qi Jin was silent for a moment, then shook his head: "Uncle Shengming, but I don't like women."
puff!
As soon as he took the second sip of tea, Emperor Mu suddenly spit out all the tea after hearing these stupid words.
Qi Jin subconsciously stepped back a little, then frowned: "Uncle, calm down, calm down."
"That's nonsense." Emperor Mu was so angry that he turned blue, "You don't like women? Is it possible that you still like men?"
Qi Jin looked at him silently.
The expression on Emperor Mu's face tightened, as if he was judging whether his words were true or false: "You...you can't tell the truth, can you?"
"Really." Qi Jin looked serious, "How dare I lie to my uncle?"
"You bastard, you don't have a word of truth in your mouth." Emperor Mu snorted coldly, "But I can't control you anymore. I called you here today to ask you something."
Qi Jin said: "Excuse me, uncle."
"Do you like Jin Yue?"
Qi Jin was startled and stood up subconsciously: "Uncle, what I just said is true. I don't like women..."
"So you don't like Jin Yue either?"
Qi Jin nodded repeatedly: "It doesn't matter whether the fifth princess is good or not, it's just that I don't like women..."
"Okay." Emperor Mu frowned, unable to bear his continued nonsense, "You don't have to tell me that you don't like women all the time. Even if you simply don't like Jin Yue, I won't blame you."
Qi Jin shook his head honestly: "That's not true, I simply don't like women."
Besides, he and the fifth princess were cousins, and he had no tendency to like his sister, especially since she was a stupid, superficial, arrogant and overbearing sister.
Emperor Mu: "..."
Qi Jin was silent for a moment and asked tentatively: "Is there anything else that uncle has to do?"
Emperor Mu put down the tea cup and raised his hand to wipe the corners of his mouth: "How is your relationship with Rong Cang?"
Qi Jin's heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't help but start to wonder what he meant by asking this question, but he never liked lying, so he told the truth: "It's pretty good."
Emperor Mu continued to ask: "Where are you with Prince Yu?"
"so so."
"King Chen?"
"Just so so." Qi Jin was suspicious, "Why did uncle suddenly ask this?"
Emperor Mu did not answer the question, but looked at him thoughtfully: "Why do you have a good relationship with Rong Cang?"
"It's a mutual sympathy, I guess." Qi Jin sat down again and told the truth, "My father is a military commander, and the King of War is also a military commander. I may have a subtle respect for military commanders."
Emperor Mu said calmly: "Then what do you think of King War as a person?"
"Uncle?" Qi Jin had a strange expression, as if he was a little scared, "The King of War is your son, don't you know him better than I do?"
Emperor Mu frowned: "I just want to hear what you have to say."
Qi Jin snorted: "Then I will tell the truth?"
"nonsense."
"There is no doubt about the ability of the War King. After leading an army alone, he has never suffered a defeat. He is even more powerful than my father." Qi Jin smiled, with a look of admiration on his face, "Although he has an indifferent temperament and is taciturn. A feeling of coldness, ruthlessness and inaccessibility, but very real and pure. On the battlefield, the life and death of the soldiers should be considered first, rather than just earning military merit. My uncle has never been to the border, so he may not know clearly. Every time the war king fights, he is formulating tactics. He always thinks twice before implementing it to ensure that casualties are minimized. I think he is a person who is cold on the outside but hot on the inside."
Emperor Mu's eyebrows were filled with deep thought: "You know the King of War quite well."
Qi Jin was startled. He didn't know what he suddenly thought of, and a complicated look appeared on his face: "He saved my life."
Emperor Mu was startled: "What did you say?"
Qi Jin breathed out gently and calmed down: "War King saved my life."
As he spoke, he pointed to his heart: "Right here, I was shot by the enemy's arrow in order to save me, and I almost didn't save me. At that time, I was thinking, if there is an emergency, the King of War will cut me into pieces. If I chop it into pieces and feed it to the dogs, I will never be able to atone for my sins in this life.”
