Eunuch's Declaration of Loyalty

Chapter 50

Liu Qingtang never asked that maid named Yingcai again, and Qin Shu didn't take the initiative to mention it either.This incident is like a small stone being thrown into the sea, causing a little waves but disappearing quickly without any trace.It really makes people understand that human life is the most worthless thing in this palace.

It's just that there was a 'palace prison' in the palace suddenly, and those ordinary palace people who didn't know about Yingcai could smell something unusual in it.So the people in the palace became more and more careful about their duties, for fear that one day they would go in somehow and lose their life.

Everyone knows that the person in charge of the palace prison is Qin Shu, the celebrity in front of the empress dowager, the chief executive of Ci'an Palace, and this person does not seem to be a good match.There was also news from the Ministry of Internal Affairs that Qin Shu was ruthless and murderous without blinking an eye. This made the palace people dare not look directly at Qin Shu's gloomy face when they saw him.

No matter what others think of him, Qin Shu doesn't care. The only thing he fears is that the empress dowager doesn't like his ruthless methods.No matter what, even if he is really what these people say, he still wants to see tenderness and not even a trace of blood in front of the empress dowager and the person he loves.

It's just that Liu Qingtang didn't respond to the rumors. Although Qin Shu didn't express anything, he was still somewhat concerned.

This year's May was not very peaceful. On the fourth day after the emperor's incident, Liu Qingtang got the news that the concubine Lian outside the palace had passed away.

From March onwards, except for some important matters, Liu Qingtang went to court every three days to listen to the government.She didn't have to go to court that day, and she had nothing important to do. It just so happened that Qin Shu's affairs had come to an end, so she was going to drag Qin Shu along to have a good rest for a day.The soft couch, melon and fruit tea sets were all ready, and Liu Qingtang was basking in the sun and eating fruits, and was very interested in teaching Qin Shu how to make tea.But at this time, she received the news of Concubine Lian's death from Yang Sushu from outside the palace.

"It seems that I can't rest anymore." Liu Qingtang flicked the letter in his hand.

Because of Chunwang Xiaohuai and such a foolish look, even the concubine died, the Chunwang mansion was in chaos, and there were no servants in the mansion that even the concubine could use to support the situation, and finally Yang Sushu stepped forward to deal with it. series of things.It's just that she sent people to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to report the funeral the first day, but the Ministry of Internal Affairs only sent a few people to help manage it, saying that there was a shortage of people.Yang Sushu had no choice but to send the news to her directly.

Liu Qingtang read the letter at a glance, shook her head and sighed in her heart, even the concubine did not live long after all.Putting down the letter, she tapped the table a few times with her slender fingers and said, "The Ministry of Internal Affairs is arguing with me. Not only was Concubine Lian's death so negligent that no one came to report it, but she also had a perfunctory attitude. , those slaves have lived in Ansheng for too long, and really forgot who is in charge of the palace now."

Liu Qingtang didn't care about such rebellious words.She has already made up her mind to take the little emperor out of the picture, and only let him be an 'emperor' who eats, drinks, and doesn't have to think about anything, and will not give him any right to harm the Liu family.

Qin Shu stood aside as if he didn't hear this, even if Liu Qingtang said that she wanted to be the emperor herself, he would only help her kill people to seize the throne.

After Liu Qingtang finished speaking, she took a sip of the tea Qin Shu handed over.When a concubine dies, even if she is dead, she is still the master, so contemptuous.It's just that relying on the foundation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the southern palace for generations to become more and more arrogant, I feel that she will not shake the foundation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs at will.But could she really be restrained?Or maybe it was because those people felt the threat of her recent actions that they were so anxious that they lost their minds.I can't see what she means, the Ministry of Internal Affairs must either decentralize power, or it can only be replaced by someone in charge.

"Master?" Qin Shu also read the news from Yang Sushu, and then heard her dissatisfaction with the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He didn't want Liu Qingtang to order, so he stood up and asked.He was still learning how to make tea from the empress dowager before, so he got a first-hand taste of the tea, but after a while, he might be overwhelmed by the smell of blood.

"Go ahead. If you want to cut off the rotten flesh, it won't hurt or bleed, but we can bear this little injury. Their value is far less important than what they imagined." Liu Qingtang smiled at Qin Shu, with a peaceful expression, There was a murderous look in the words.

"Yes." Qin Shu was just about to turn around and leave when someone grabbed his hand.

Liu Qingtang took his hand and said with a smile: "Qin Shu, I don't care if your hands are bloody or not. There are rumors that you are cruel, but earlier there were also rumors that I am cruel and tyrannical. Isn't it a natural match?" She said, her beautiful eyes curved into an arc.

Qin Shu's dangling heart fell to the ground in an instant, and was stunned for a moment by the unconcerned smile of the man in front of him. He looked away slightly uncomfortably, and stared at her two extremely Ordinary silver hairpin. "Master knows...?"

Liu Qingtang clearly knew that it was time for Qin Shu to deal with business, but seeing his awkward appearance, she couldn't bear to let go, so she simply pulled him back and let him sit next to him, leaning very close on his shoulder and said: " I knew you were worried about this a long time ago, so I didn't say it, I just waited for you to ask me when. But you just buried it in your heart, and then guessed." As he spoke, he saw that the base of his ear was slightly red, and compared Looking at that expressionless face, I felt that Qin Shu was really cute, and couldn't help biting his ear.

Then it became even more red.

"Master?" After a sudden pause, Qin Shu's heart beat fast and chaotically. He wanted to hug the person next to him, but he had been suppressed for a long time, so he couldn't stretch out his hand, so he could only yell out master.

Sure enough, Liu Qingtang hugged him as soon as he heard it, leaned on his shoulder and said with some troubles: "Qin Shu, what should I do, I can't bear to let you leave now. It's hard to have such a rest time, why can't it make people feel better?" Good for a while." It's like a girl who is worried that her sweetheart will be separated after meeting, and she can't help acting like a baby when parting.

Qin Shu hesitated for a while, but still stretched out his hand to support her shoulder, and wrapped her in his arms.The empress doesn't want him to leave, but he has to do the matter of the House of Internal Affairs quickly, what should I do?Let the empress go with him?No, the scene will be bloody at that time, how can I let the empress see it.Stay here with her regardless of where?No, you must do what your mother ordered.

Liu Qingtang raised her head and saw that Qin Shu was really struggling with this issue, so she burst out laughing. She always liked to laugh when the two of them were together, and sometimes when she saw this person, she would not consciously put on a smiling face, nor would she Know what's going on, very stupid look.

"I'll just say it casually, you're really thinking about this issue, you're stupid and stupid. Okay, okay, I won't trouble you, you can go."

That being said, when Qin Shu stood up and was about to leave, she reached out to pull him back.Qin Shu took the opportunity to sit back, and then hugged her again as before.

Liu Qingtang sighed and felt that she had fallen a little bit. If this continued, they would be able to dawdle all morning just by holding each other, without having to do anything.So she pulled Qin Shu's hand together and finished what she wanted to say, "You killed those people for me. When we die in the future, when we go to the underworld, it's all my sins alone."

In her previous life and this life, she only had a lot of lives in her hands. She has long understood that she has committed a lot of sins. After spending this life well with her relatives, friends and lovers, she should enter the animal realm next time. She only hopes that Qin Shu will be reborn into a good family in her next life. , no suffering.Also, don't fall in love with a silly woman like her in her previous life, lest you waste your life in vain.

Qin Shu was startled, then shook his head, and only said, "Together with you."

"Huh? If we are together, we can only be a pair of butterflies, a pair of sparrows, and a pair of mosquitoes in our next life..." Liu Qingtang really counted them seriously.

Qin Shu looked at her eyes with an extremely gentle light, and when she finished counting, nodded and said, "Okay."

When Qin Shu was finally able to leave, it was almost noon.Liu Qingtang lamented the lack of concentration in her current beauty, looked at the direction he left for a while, and then picked up the letter again.

She held the letter in her hand but didn't read it again, and said to herself: "Su Shu is really going to be responsible for Xiao Huaiyu." Before that, she deliberately mentioned Xiao Huaiyu in front of Su Shu, although she still wanted to give Su Shu's heart is to find someone who is easy to bully to live with, but it is more of a joke.She didn't expect this to happen, and now it's becoming more and more possible.

Liu Qingtang recalled the news about Su Shu that was sent to her case, saying that she went to Chunwang Mansion almost every day.Others don't know what kind of temperament Su Shu is, so she doesn't know.Although being kind is not enough to be nice to someone just by seeing someone, at least she has never seen Su Shu be so responsible to a patient who has nothing to do with it.

It seems that what she said at the beginning really came true, Su Shu might have to stay with Xiao Huai.She squinted her eyes and raised her voice to call Suiyi in, wrote a letter to Yang Su, and then summoned the Minister of Rites to have an audience.

"Concubine Lian passed away, and all matters will be handled by the Ministry of Rites."

The minister of the Ministry of Rites was very sensible and didn't ask why what should have been done by the Ministry of Internal Affairs would fall on their Ministry of Rites.After all, if you think about it for a while, you will know that this person seems to be planning to use the Ministry of Internal Affairs.So he just took the opportunity to cry about the poor and the few people. He was also worried that he had never done this before, and he was afraid that the empress dowager would blame him if he could not do it well. He was also afraid that he would wrong the deceased Concubine Lian. responsible for possible errors.

Liu Qingtang has become more and more direct since her rebirth, and her methods have changed from the deviousness of her previous life to simple and rude.Although it may seem violent at times, it really makes people feel good to act like this.Behind her is the Liu family and the Su family. Almost all the military officials in the court are in control, and the civil servants have also been trained a lot. Seems like.

After the Minister of Rites finished speaking, Liu Qingtang just told him lightly that he would negotiate with the Ministry of Households if he wanted money, and seconded people with the Ministry of War if he could not do well.What he said made the minister of the Ministry of Rites grimace, and left in a dejected manner. He only felt that although the empress dowager did not go to court every day like before, she had something to do every time she went, and she really liked to oppress their courtiers more and more.

As for Qin Shu, because he saw that the Empress Dowager wanted to establish her prestige, and cleaned up the heart of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, it was even more simple and rude.He directly grabbed the stewards of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and didn't listen to the threatening or flattering words they said. With a wave of his hand, these stewards who used to be domineering inside and outside the palace and acted like masters became the newly established' The first batch of dead souls in the palace prison gave the name of this palace prison with their blood.

Qin Shu and Liu Qingtang acted swiftly and resolutely. When Emperor Xiao Huaixu knew that the House of Internal Affairs was in a state of panic, the Ministry of Rites brought matters concerning the funeral of Concubine Lian to his case.

"I'm still an aunt, and I'm really willing to help. I didn't expect to have a different heart so soon. It can be seen that everyone in this country loves it." Xiao Huaixu sat alone in the palace, with a smile on his face, but his eyes were heavy and no emotion could be seen.

(End of this chapter)