late night song

Chapter 59
Qi Jian locked himself in the study for a whole day and night, thinking carefully about the possible origin of the letter in the jade cong.

If he hadn't been the mastermind back then, there would only be one person left in the world who was so familiar with the concubine's preferences and could imitate her handwriting in detail, and that was Beiling's missing empress, Ling Ziyu's biological mother, and his biological mother. Aunt, Chang Le Shui.

The reappearance of the handwriting, judging from the current situation, is very detrimental to him, but Kai frame doesn't care at all.

The only thing that bothered him was that if his suspicion came true, the Beiling forces would be involved, which was what he least wanted to see.

His aunt had waited for 15 years, but she couldn't wait to reveal the truth of that year and tell the world about her sister's innocence, but as her biological son, he hesitated.

It's not that he has forgotten his hatred, it's just that the best time has not yet come.Also, he had not thought about how he would explain it to Gu Yuchu when all the truth came to light, and whether she would accept it calmly and stay by his side as always.

Thinking of this, a trace of fear arose in his heart, but he soon regretted his fear just now. This was not what he, King Dongqi Qin, should be like.

During the whole day he locked himself up, Gun Nanxi and Gu Yuxin took turns visiting him with carefully prepared pastries and soup, but they were all turned away by him.

In contrast, Gu Yuchu was very realistic and did not resist the banner of being the mistress of the house. He continued to pretend to be a virtuous man and went to harass her.

The mother's grievances have not been redressed, and her dead soul has not been healed, but she has been taken advantage of by someone with ulterior motives, and placed at the top of the tongues of thousands of people, at the cusp of the storm. No one can be calm, so how can she have the heart to disturb his silence.

It was almost evening before Qi Zhen was willing to push the door open and go out. He stood quietly in the courtyard, his face pale and without any expression.

The evening breeze gently blew through the hanging hair on his forehead, and the sunset gently enveloped the side of his face, and the thoughts on his eyebrows gradually emerged.

Gu Yuchu stood on the corridor and looked at him from a distance.She suddenly wanted to go up and hug him. Even if she didn't say anything, she still didn't dare to take a step forward.

After a while, Qi Jian spotted her hiding in the distance, and he waved to her to come over.

Gu Yuchu had no choice but to hold up the hem of her skirt and approach step by step.

Before she could think of how to speak or how to comfort her, she was held tightly in the arms of the man in front of her.

She pressed against his chest, with mixed feelings in her heart. It would be great if this perfect intimacy could just stop. No matter the intersection of the road ahead, no matter the ups and downs of the past, they were just them.

"Will you... also leave me?" Qi Jian asked suddenly, his voice was hoarse and hesitant.

Gu Yuchu was stunned for a moment. It turned out that she really wanted to stay with Qi Jian all the time, even if there was no place for her alone in this mansion, the entire Qi Capital, or in his heart or around him. But she was still willing.

But so many things were happening right now, making her confused, questioning, and conflicting. She didn't know how to convince herself, let alone how to make a choice, not to mention that she had to work hard to find her brother's whereabouts.

How to answer?
This question was really difficult for her, but Gu Yuchu couldn't help but bury his face deep in Qi Zhen's chest, and his hands that had no place to place gently wrapped around his waist.

Although this simple physical response was not the answer he longed for, it was enough to put a slight smile on Qi Jian's tired face, but there was more bitterness in that smile.

On the third day after the birthday banquet, King Qin still did not go to court, and Emperor Ming ignored his absence.

In this regard, courtiers continued to participate in the Qin King's embarrassment and lawlessness.

"Since he doesn't want to go to court, he won't come here again."

Emperor Ming said lightly, and then ordered to take back the military orders of the Pingqi Army in the hands of King Qin.

The ruling and opposition parties were in an uproar, and suspicions were deepening. The Queen's party was even more delighted and relieved, and was intensively planning the next plan.

King Hong is dead, King Ning is in prison, King Qin has fallen out of favor, King Han's mother is from a foreign country, and now only King Rong is left.In addition, Rong was the direct descendant of the empress and had a noble status. It was justifiable to inherit the throne. Behind her, she had the support of 25 troops from her maternal ancestor, King Zhenxi, which made it even more popular and expected.

Immediately afterwards, Emperor Ming pretended to have a sudden relapse of his old illness, looking like a rotten old tree, which caused panic among the government and the public. The powerful people were ready to move, and they all came forward to advise Emperor Ming on how to determine the successor as soon as possible for the sake of the country's ten thousand years of development. They were handed over to the desk in Xingxin Hall one after another.

At the court meeting, for three days in a row, ministers held impassioned discussions on the important matter of establishing a heir. The various factions were red-faced, but most of them pushed for King Rong. Emperor Ming was not in good spirits and just listened quietly. He was noncommittal and did not show any disgust, which further boosted the morale of King Zhu Lirong's faction.

But what they didn't know was that Emperor Ming was not as powerless as it seemed on the surface. On the contrary, he secretly ordered Xiao Guang and the eunuch to secretly investigate the Queen Mother's birthday, the hanging of poems on the plum blossom branches in Chenyuan, and the death of the concubine. , but the eunuch made extensive investigations and discovered that the palace maids and eunuchs who used to serve Concubine Jing and Concubine Yi had either died of illness, or had made mistakes and were expelled from the palace, and had disappeared or died accidentally. , for a while, no useful evidence was found.

The queen has lived in the palace for a long time and has always been quiet, virtuous, gentle and generous, but when it comes to her methods, she is really clever and hides everything.

Emperor Ming was furious at this result.

Recalling the Northern Qi rebellion, another guess he had been pondering for many years now seemed to be the true truth of the matter.

Back then, when Concubine Xian was in trouble, Emperor Ming had long known that it was impossible for her alone or the power of her mother's Yuzong Villa to detect the clues of King Qi Bei's intention to rebel in advance. He thought about it. I went there, thinking that only the sophisticated King of Zhenxi had the right time, place and people, but he dug deep and couldn't find any evidence.

Who is Laowang Zhenxi? !

Dating back to the previous dynasty, he was the late emperor's most feared younger brother!But because he is entrenched on one side and has a large number of troops, but he can protect himself wisely, we know that he is by no means an ordinary person.

It can be said that if he intends to rebel, even if he fails to succeed, it will not be difficult for the Dongqi Empire to be divided into two parts.

It's a pity that he was deeply in love, his son died early, and he refused to take concubines. He only had one daughter who successfully came of age and got married, and since then he has no intention of competing for the throne.

Later, the young Emperor Ming asked him for his only legitimate granddaughter Qi Anran, and then used her military power to ascend the throne as emperor. After that, Qi Anran naturally became the queen.

It's nothing new for emperors and empresses to have good looks but good looks, but Qi Anran is pregnant with his eldest son and his status is stable, so he doesn't bother competing for favor in the harem.

But Chang Xinyi's appearance made her unexpected. Later, the emperor's eldest son died of illness. Emperor Ming loved the house as much as Wu and favored the king of Qin. Her mentality collapsed and she was sitting on pins and needles. The old king of Zhenxi felt sorry for her, so he began to get involved in the government again.

When the Northern Qi Dynasty rebelled, if you think about it carefully, the people who benefited the most were the Suppressing Western Army and the Queen.

Emperor Ming was very clear about the ambitions of the King and Queen of Zhenxi. However, before the Northern Qi Army was wiped out, it was the only local armed force that could compete with the Zhenxi Army. After that, the Zhenxi Army was the only one in the family. In order to ensure the stability of the country, he was absolutely sure. Only then has he not been acquitted.

The King of Zhenxi was old-fashioned, but Emperor Ming was also thoughtful and prepared for a rainy day.

After Concubine Yi committed suicide, Emperor Ming imprisoned Qi Jie for two years to protect him in order to prevent him from becoming a target like his mother and concubine.

After that, he ordered Qi Jian to be exiled to garrison in the northwest. At the same time, he secretly asked Feng Yukuan, the old god of war who had retired to Linmu, to come out to help him take care of Qi Jian and train Qi Jian. Gong, from an ordinary soldier to the commander-in-chief of an army, won the morale of the army.

After all, the old king of Zhenxi was old, and how could a person eat whole grains without getting sick? Emperor Ming took advantage of his old wounds and new illnesses to reorganize the Qi army, and included the 20 Zhenxi army, and based on Feng Yukuan's last words Recommendations and generals from Pingqi jointly submitted a letter, and Feng Qiji was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Pingqi Army, granting him [-] troops, and then he could barely compete with the Zhenxi Army.

Regarding various wars on the border, Emperor Ming openly considered the illness of Laowang Zhenxi, so he only sent the Pingqi Army as the main force and the Zhenxi Army as the support. He gradually emptied the Zhenxi Army's status and prestige in the Dongqi military defense.

Immediately afterwards, there was an invasion of Japanese thieves. Qi Frame helped Lin Feng recover from the decline, and with Lin Feng's promotion, he established an agreement between the Qin and Jin Dynasties to level the Qi Army and the Dongding Army.

After that, he forced Qi Jian to marry Gun Nanxi, the beloved daughter of the King of Nanchang. At this point, Pingqi, Dongding, and Nanchang were closely integrated into one, so that they could easily check and balance the Zhenxi forces.

Emperor Ming had been planning for 20 years, and now he just had to lure the snake out of the hole.

(End of this chapter)