After wearing the book, I became the mother of three villains

Chapter 253 Du Heng's Sorrow

The emperor suppressed the emotions in his heart, and his thoughts turned slightly...

He was leaning on the bright yellow cushion, playing with a small string of beads in his hand, and asked lazily, "Didn't you find out a clue? What kind of clue?"

The tone is neither light nor heavy, I don't know what it means.

Yao Chao glanced at Lin Zhi, and signaled that he would do the talking.

Lin Rong was used to brevity when reporting to his superiors, so he focused on the key points in a few sentences: "Amei in Concubine Jing's palace once gave ambergris to His Majesty who breeds horses, so in the stables, The horse chosen by the emperor took the initiative to approach the emperor; the horse was frightened, and it may be related to the person who set the target in the martial arts field, but this person has not been found yet."

The emperor let out a "huh", the red bead in his hand was still spinning, and he glanced at Xie Qian from time to time from the corner of his eye.

Seeing that the other party kept silent, the emperor's eyes sank, and the bad thoughts in his heart stopped...

The atmosphere was a bit dull for a while, Eunuch Da tentatively smiled and said: "It's also thanks to the two adults' quick wit, if I let the servants ask, I'm afraid I can grab a servant who is serving the royal horse, and I can't ask for a long time."

The emperor raised his eyelids, with a half-smile: "What do they do, what do you do? If you can find out the case, the court still needs to pay them salaries?"

The atmosphere finally eased up a bit...

Eunuch Da praised Lin Rong and Yao Chao again, but seeing that the emperor was still lacking in interest, he stopped talking.

Seeing that he stopped boasting for a long time, the emperor wanted to laugh inexplicably, so he looked at Xie Qian again, and asked him: "What do you think, Ai Qing? Are the two of them doing a good job in handling the case?"

Xie Qian has been distracted, did not expect that the emperor would ask such a question, after thinking for a while, he said: "We have guessed what happened, and the ability to handle the case is not bad."

It was rare for the emperor to see him seriously evaluating others, so he couldn't help raising his eyebrows: "It's okay? Is it not good enough?"

Listen carefully, the tone is a bit playful.

Xie Qian has always been strict with himself, and the standard is naturally the same for those around him.

So far, he hasn't really had a high opinion of anyone.

Seeing the emperor's question, Xie Qian replied: "It's just to find out the clues, and it's still far from the people behind the scenes. How can it be good enough?"

The emperor laughed, and the red beads in his hand stopped, as if he suddenly remembered something, his thin lips curled up slightly, and his tone was somewhat helpless, "In Ai Qing's eyes, no one is good enough ? That day in the Imperial Study Room, when Father asked you how the Crown Prince was doing, you actually honestly told a bunch of things about the Crown Prince’s elder brother..."

Speaking of the first emperor, Xie Qian didn't say much.

There is always the same part and the same person in the memories of the two, which cannot be avoided.

Whether it is gratitude or resentment, Xie Qian's heart has gradually faded in the past so many years.

However, the emperor didn't mention much about the past. He only thought about it for a while, then changed back to the current topic, turned to Lin Rong and Yao Chao and said, "Master Xie has already said that we need to find out who is behind the scenes—you two." , maybe?"

Lin Rong was calm, Yao Chao was serious, and both agreed.

Taking advantage of his energy, the emperor formally issued a verbal order—letting the newly appointed Lin Wei and Yao Chao be responsible for thoroughly investigating today's affairs, and have the right to summon any palace servants for interrogation.

After sending two people to investigate the case, the emperor moved his shoulders and said to Xie Qian who was beside him: "What do you think about today's matter, Ai Qing?"

Eunuch Da pretended to be a wooden man, but he was a little curious about what Xie Qian thought.

Having been in contact with Xie Qian for a long time, even Eunuch Da has to say that he is quick-witted and capable, and he really stands at the top of the family's children.

If the Xie family does not fall, Xie Qian can also become a pillar of the court.

But now good people have become lonely ministers, lonely ministers...

The success or failure of Xie Qian's honor and disgrace all depends on the emperor's thought.

What makes Da Gonggong very puzzling is that even in such a situation, when Xie Qian faced the emperor, he still looked neither humble nor overbearing.

Only Xie Qian said indifferently: "The minister's view is naturally different from the emperor's."

The emperor raised his eyebrows with great interest: "Ai Qing, tell me?"

Xie Qian was some distance away from the emperor's bed, even the look in those cold eyes showed alienation and distance.

Before he could speak, he saw the emperor suddenly frowned, and said dissatisfiedly, "It's so far away, my eyes hurt! Stand up!"

Xie Qian had no choice but to walk two steps closer as he said, still persuading him: "The emperor is suffering from a sad and unstable mood, and he should control his anger so as not to hurt himself."

The emperor curled his lips, and said lazily: "I have a headache from the fall, and I feel uncomfortable all over, can't I lose my temper with you?"

Xie Qian said nothing.

The emperor did not speak either.

The hall fell into silence for a while, and even Da Gonggong's breathing eased...

After a while, I heard Xie Qian say again: "The emperor is angry, just accept it modestly."

The emperor hooked the corners of his lips, and the red beads in his hand began to move again, but he didn't bring up the matter of anger, but asked again: "What do you think of today's events?"

With regard to today's case of the emperor's falling from a horse, Xie Qian couldn't be without disturbances in his heart, but he is used to restraining his emotions and only retaining the most pure reason.

He looked a little stern, straightened his thoughts, and said seriously: "Recently, the defense in the palace is insufficient, and the emperor fell off the horse. Punishment."

The emperor had already expected that Xie Qian felt guilty, so he didn't get angry, but lazily said: "How I want to punish, it's not up to others to teach me."

Xie Qian didn't say much, but continued: "The emperor's fall from the horse today must have involved the harem, and it is inconvenient for foreign ministers to intervene."

The emperor was noncommittal, and raised his eyelids to look at Xie Qian: "If I say I can intervene, I can intervene."

Xie Qian also looked at the emperor, met his gaze for a few seconds, and said seriously: "Your Majesty, as an emperor, there are some rules that cannot be messed with. The court is the court, and the harem is the harem. If a minister can abide by his duties, But—doesn't the emperor think that it is too much for the current harem to meddle in the affairs of the court?"

His eyes were heavy, and he didn't back down in the slightest when he looked at the emperor.

The emperor sneered: "It's rare for Aiqing to say so many words in one breath, and she actually taught me the same way as the speech officials in the court? When those speech officials want to swallow Aiqing alive on weekdays, it is I who have always protected you. Besides Well, Ai Qing said there was chaos in the harem, and she refused to interfere in the harem, which made me very embarrassed."

As he said that, he dropped the beads in his hand on the ground in a dull manner, meaning he was bored.

Da Gonggong bowed forward, carefully held the scarlet bead string in his hand, and then backed away.

Xie Qian maintained the original posture, and said seriously: "Since I have been with the emperor for a day, I can't just let the evil spirits prevail around the emperor."

The emperor smiled: "Since that's the case, Aiqing has settled the chaos in the harem for me."

Xie Qian felt helpless——

He knew that reasoning with the emperor would never work.

After a long while, Xie Qian hesitated for a moment, and finally asked, "Is the emperor trustworthy?"

Xu Shi woke up for a long time, and the emperor was a little tired. After yawning, he looked at Xie Qian, his eyes were clear, and even the small folds between Xie Qian's eyebrows were clearly seen by him.

Sitting in this position for more than ten years, the emperor was already very tired, but he couldn't help but pull Xie Qian along, even seeing that he was also covered with fatigue, seeing him cold and tired, getting deeper and deeper, he would not hesitate .

The emperor said: "Of course I trust Aiqing."

Xie Qian sighed almost inaudibly, and whispered to the tired emperor on the couch: "In this case, the emperor should sleep. There are ministers in the previous court, and the harem... Qian will find a way to solve it for the emperor. "

I don't know what kind of magical power Xie Qian's words have. The emperor, who had been supporting himself, lay down and slowly closed his eyes.

He listened to Xie Qian lowering his voice to tell Eunuch Da, and his deep and cold voice when he made other trivial arrangements, and soon fell into a dream.

On the other hand, Lin Wei and Yao Chao were ordered to thoroughly investigate the case of the emperor's falling from a horse, which has spread throughout the harem.

The case involved the maids in Concubine Jing's palace. Except for the people around Concubine Jing who were summoned, the rest of the palace also received the news.

In the imperial concubine's palace, a woman dressed in fine clothes and exquisite makeup said to Du Heng who was beside her: "Heng'er, the palace is not peaceful these days, you should go home earlier and avoid running into the palace."

Du Heng's heart jumped, and his hands hidden under his sleeves slowly clenched into fists...

(End of this chapter)