After the rebirth, the queen took the Meiqiang tragedy script

Chapter 173 Du Jing
Ye Qinghuai did not stay in the Yonghe Palace overnight.

It was not she who proposed it, but Chen Julian first proposed that the emperor return to Jingshou Palace to rest on the grounds that he did not sleep well after drinking.

Ye Qinghuai immediately pushed the boat along, and even drew some cakes for Chen Julian before leaving.

What a beautiful girl.Ye Qinghuai felt emotional in her heart, and decided to pick two pieces of expensive jewelry that were easy to carry for her tomorrow as a birthday gift, and then told her to wear them when she went home to visit her relatives.

Soon, a gossip that "the emperor and the imperial concubine had a deep talk overnight and the Yonghe Palace favored the sixth palace" quickly spread throughout the harem.

It even spread from the harem to the former dynasty and to the Gu family.

Gu Shihai was so angry that he immediately smashed an expensive blue and white glazed teacup.

"Huangkou kid, do you think Chen Yuansi can buy you?" He scolded angrily.

After scolding, he instructed the doormen beside him: "Write a letter to Gu Haiwang, let him think of a way to get through this month no matter what."
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Since Princess Shu Yao's birthday, Ye Qinghuai has not set foot in the harem for a long time.

Because too busy.

On the fifth day of August, Du Zhengen was beheaded in public.

Ye Qinghuai came to the execution ground in person, and reserved a place beside her for Qin Yang.

Although he is no longer her bodyguard.

But she promised Qin Yang that she would let him kill Qin Baozhu's murderer with his own hands.

Although he can't be allowed to kill the enemy now, at least he should be allowed to watch the murderer lay down the law with his own eyes.

The entire execution process was supervised by Lin Yuxiu, which was very smooth.

The moment the guillotine was cut down, many people couldn't help looking away, unable to bear to look at each other.

However, Ye Qinghuai stared at Du Zhengen without blinking. It wasn't until seeing his head fall to the ground that she felt that a stone that had been pressed for a long time was finally removed from her heart.

With a cold face, she sighed silently.

After coming out of the execution ground, Ye Qinghuai went straight to the prison.

Du Jing will be dispatched from here to Leizhou for exile tomorrow.

Ye Qinghuai decided to come to see him for the last time.

Du Jing seemed to be a completely different person.

He has loose hair, black hair mixed with strands of white hair, as if he hasn't washed it for several years, and the prison uniform on his body is also full of dirt. He is thinner than the last time Ye Qinghuai saw him, and his figure is also hunched. A lot, like ten years old at once.

It is embarrassing that the head of the four sons who were famous in Shengjing back then has ended up in this state.

Hearing the voice of the guard telling the emperor that he was coming, Du Jing slowly raised his head and looked at Ye Qinghuai who was outside the railing.

His deep-set eye sockets were a little yellow, and a pair of lifeless eyes were embedded in them, staring at Ye Qinghuai blankly.

The jailer on the side stepped forward and opened the cell door.

Ye Qinghuai stepped into the cell with his hands behind his back, and said to the guards behind him without looking back: "You all step back."

"Your Majesty..." The one who spoke was the newly promoted imperial guard named Yuan Renting, who was elected by Zhao Yinshi from the imperial army.

A young man in his early twenties still doesn't understand Ye Qinghuai, the emperor's habit of messing around.As the first person in charge of the emperor's personal safety, his professionalism made it impossible for him to let the emperor and the exiles be alone in a room.

"It's okay, let's go." Ye Qinghuai raised her hand and pressed the saber beside her.As long as she goes out of the palace now, she never leaves the sword.

Under the teachings of Lu Yanchen and Zhao Yinshi in turn, her swordsmanship has already taken shape.Although it is too early to say that it is too early to go into battle to kill the enemy, he is still somewhat confident in the face of an unarmed, sallow and emaciated former Shangshu of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs.

Compared with her personal safety, Ye Qinghuai was more worried about Du Jing's reluctance to talk to her in a situation where there were many eyes.

Although the emperor's words were gentle, Yuan Renting could feel an invisible power from her, which made him dare not disobey.

After everyone retreated, Ye Qinghuai turned his attention to Du Jing again.

"Lord Du, I'm here to see you off." Ye Qinghuai cut to the chase.

The corner of Du Jing's mouth moved slightly, as if he wanted to smile, but his cheeks were as stiff as a stone, and he couldn't smile.

The two were silent for a while, and Ye Qinghuai said: "At noon today, Du Zhengen was executed, I went to see it."

Du Jing didn't respond, but his eyes drooped a little more.

"Do you regret it?"

Ye Qinghuai looked at him with no joy or anger on his face, as if examining an antique that couldn't speak.

The afternoon sun poured into the cell from the small window behind Du Jing, casting his figure sitting behind the backlight onto the cold stone floor.Ye Qinghuai was half standing in the shadow of the cell, and her feet stepped on the shadow of Du Jing's head.

After a while, Du Jing suddenly gave a wry smile, and said, "What does Your Majesty want the criminal to regret? Do you regret switching Du Zhengen? Or regret saving Gu Changshi?"

Ye Qinghuai didn't speak, just stared at him calmly.

Du Jing shook his head slowly, and said: "The criminal minister has no regrets. If you do it again, the criminal minister will do the same."

"Is Gu Haiwang worth it?" Ye Qinghuai asked.

If it wasn't for getting Gu Haiwang's longevity lock, Du Zhengen's case could have been postponed, and he didn't have to take the risk of exchanging death row prisoners.

Du Jing was like a pool of stagnant water, no matter what Ye Qinghuai said, it would not be able to stir up ripples.

But the eyes he looked at Ye Qinghuai were not so calm.

Ye Qinghuai saw in his eyes an obsession that shouldn't belong to exiles.

The last time the two monarchs and ministers talked about games at night in the Qinxian Palace, Du Jing seemed to have this kind of persistence in his eyes.The difference is that at this moment, when he looks at Ye Qinghuai, he no longer has the fear and temptation he had back then.

"Gu Hai Wang is not worth it, but Gu Ge is always worth it." Du Jing replied.

Ye Qinghuai frowned slightly.

These followers of Gu Shihai are really loyal to him.At this time, he could still say such a thing.

Seeing Ye Qinghuai frowned, Du Jing laughed at himself, and said, "In Your Majesty's heart, do you think that the minister deserves to die, and Mr. Gu Ge is also a treacherous minister? Your Majesty will understand in the future that there are many people in this world. They are more damnable people than criminal officials, and there are many treacherous officials in the court who are more difficult to deal with than Mr. Gu Ge."

"Your Majesty has no regrets after asking the criminal minister. The only thing the criminal minister regrets is that he underestimated His Majesty." He paused, and saw that Ye Qinghuai's eyes lit up, shining with hatred, "Your Majesty asked the criminal minister Is it worth it? The guilty minister also wants to ask His Majesty, is it worth it to turn the court upside down just because of an unknown civilian girl? I don’t know if His Majesty will regret it when he finds out that there is no one available in the court one day. ?”

Hearing that he brought up Qin Baozhu, Ye Qinghuai was instantly furious. She tried her best to keep calm and said, "She is my concubine Lan, not some unknown girl. As for whether there is anyone available in the court, it is not your responsibility." It's something to worry about."

"Your Majesty came to see off the offender today, because he wants to see how the offender is going down, so as to comfort the spirit of Concubine Lan?" He couldn't hide the sarcasm on his face when he said the words "Concubine Lan".

(End of this chapter)