MTL - The Crown Prince Chases His Wife-Chapter 97 difficult

Qin Xiangfu, the main hall.

The hall door was closed, the three people in the room were silent, the atmosphere was stagnant, and the needle drop could be heard.

Qin Wen, who was sitting on the top, had a cold face, and Song Mei, who was between the two chairs below, clasped his hands, and lowered his eyes to hide the panic and anxiety in his expression.

Qin Wenzheng looked at Fourth Master Qin who was bound by Wuhua and knelt in the hall, and said coldly:

"Tell me, what is Ming'er your son?"

Fourth Master Qin raised his head and was about to open his mouth when he glanced at Song Mei on the side. Fourth Master Qin swallowed his saliva, swallowed the unspoken words, and lowered his head to look at the ground again.

Song Mei clenched her left hand tightly with her right hand, her fingernails digging into her palm, creating a deep white mark, but her face remained calm, but her trembling body still betrayed her feeling on pins and needles.

Qin Wenzheng squinted his eyes, and suddenly smashed the blue and white tea cup beside him to the ground.

"what!"

With the sound of "bang", Song Mei hurriedly covered her face with her hands and screamed.

Qin Siye tilted his head and closed his eyes tightly, but the fragments of the porcelain and tea still splashed on his body and face.

Fourth Master Qin took a deep breath, raised his head, and slowly opened his mouth:

"Wenzheng, Xiangye, you heard it wrong."

With another "bang", Qin Wenzheng raised his hand and swept the black lacquer trays from several cases to the ground, Qin Wenzheng said angrily:

"I heard wrong! Do you think I'm a fool?"

Qin Wenzheng's chest rose and fell violently, and his breathing was short.

Song Mei hurriedly stood up, looked at Qin Wenzheng, and hurriedly said:

"Master Xiang, you did hear it wrong, Master Xiang..."

Qin Wenzheng held his forehead, his eyes were closed, and he raised his hand to stop Song Mei's words.

Qin Wenzheng had a splitting headache, and he didn't want to listen to the words of these two people.

With such a question, there is no way to ask.

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After a while, Qin Xiang's tired voice sounded in the hall:

"Fourth uncle, what's the matter with you going to Jiangnan to collect grain? You handed over to Yu Qingfeng in front of the shop Zhuangzi, what's the matter?"

Qin Siye was relieved when he heard the words. Fortunately, the matter of Ming'er should be turned over for the time being.

However, Song Mei twisted her fingers even tighter, fourth uncle must not pull her into it.

Fourth Master Qin had heard that the Holy Shang ordered Dali Temple to strictly investigate the grain merchants, and the shop Zhuangzi that had been delivered to Yu Qingfeng could not get it back.

At this point, Qin Siye can only tell the truth.

"Before, Shangjing's business was maliciously targeted and suppressed by the Wen's firm, so that the business suffered losses again and again. Even if the wife offered money to subsidize it many times, it was a drop in the bucket, and it was futile."

Qin Wenzheng felt his chest stagnate when he heard the "Mrs." in Song Mei's words.

I still remember that I was in the garden just now, but the fourth uncle called "Mei Mei".

Qin Wen was suppressing his anger, listening to Fourth Master Qin continue to talk about the **** he did.

"I overheard Wenzheng you mentioned by chance, the order above is to stabilize food prices."

"I just thought..."

"You thought of making a lot of money by stockpiling grain?" Qin Wenzheng interrupted Fourth Master Qin coldly.

"So, where's the money? Where's the grain?"

Fourth Master Qin swallowed and continued:

"The money was used to buy grain, and the grain was all taken away by the prince's people."

And if the fourth master of Qin knew that all the money he spent to buy food had flowed back into Qin Yan's pocket, it was estimated that he would have spit out a mouthful of old blood on the spot.

Fourth Master Qin looked at Qin Wenzheng, his eyes filled with remorse, and he pleaded.

"Wenzheng, the fourth uncle is obsessed, the fourth uncle is wrong, you forgive the fourth uncle this time."

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Qin Wenzheng frowned, thinking about how to deal with it more properly at this time.

In vain, he has always acted cautiously, and the fourth uncle and Song Mei have been in Beijing for so many years, and they have dealt with so many things with him, but they are still so disregarding the past and the future when they are in trouble.

Hoarding is not a serious crime, but this year happens to be the year of disaster, and the saint is angry, so he will pay so much attention to it.

Even so, according to the law, the sentence is at most two years in exile.

But if the fourth uncle refuses to cooperate with Dali Temple in investigating the case, then the hat on Qin Wenzheng's head will be put on him.

What's more, if this matter is used by the political enemy to make an article, or if the fourth uncle is on the run and is captured by the political enemy, under coercion and inducement, he corrects him that Qin Wenzheng has done something unwarranted, then, by then, the matter will be will be more troublesome.

And Song Mei will only let the fourth uncle flee, there is no king in the world, run, and where can you run, a woman's opinion.

If Shi Ying was here, she...

Qin Wenzheng quickly got rid of the thoughts that should not have been in his mind, Shi Ying would no longer advise him by his side, and he could only deal with these bad things alone.

Qin Wenzheng looked at Fourth Master Qin and finally made a decision,

"Fourth uncle, I will give you to Dali Temple."

As soon as these words came out, Song Mei and Qin Siye were both shocked and looked at Qin Wenzheng in disbelief.

"Master Xiang..."

"Wenzheng..."

Qin Wenzheng raised his hand and spoke again:

"Fourth uncle, this is not a serious crime. It's best to stop this matter and let Dali Temple decide the case."

"You just need to tell the truth to Dali Temple, and I will try my best to protect you and reduce your guilt."

After Qin Wenzheng finished speaking, he called out the door,

"Come on."

Zhang Quan, the housekeeper, pushed the door and came in.

"Master Xiang."

Qin Wenzheng ordered:

"Notify Dali Temple and let them send someone over to bring Fourth Master Qin to justice."

After speaking, Qin Wenzheng got up and strode out the door.

Zhang Quan recruited someone to enter the hall to look at the fourth master of Qin.

"Wenzheng...Wenzheng..."

Fourth Master Qin struggled and begged Qin Wenzheng, but Qin Xiang still walked out of the hall without looking back.

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Song Mei quickly followed and called Qin Xiang from a veranda outside the hall:

"Master Xiang..."

Qin Wenzheng looked back coldly.

Song Mei was so frightened by Qin Wenzheng's eyes that he seemed to be eating people, she lost her words, and swallowed the words she wanted to explain.

Qin Wen was looking down at Song Mei who was two steps down the stairs and opened his mouth with a cold voice.

"I'll give you one more chance, do you want to say it or not?"

Song Mei's heart froze, is it the shop's business? Or stockpiling food?

Or is Wenzheng still clinging to Ming'er?

"What do you want the concubine to say? The concubine..."

Song Mei murmured with a trembling voice, but was interrupted by Qin Wenzheng's cold voice.

"enough."

Qin Wenzheng was tired of Song Mei's crying, and he didn't have the patience to listen to her talking about him. He turned around and strode away, leaving Song Mei alone in the corridor.

In the cold wind, Song Mei's thin body was shaky, she reached out to support the red lacquer pillar beside her, and caressed her chest with one hand, feeling lingering fears.

Although Song Mei was still apprehensive at this moment, she was much more reassured.

No matter what Wen is suspecting, as long as he kills himself and refuses to admit it, and there is no evidence, he will not be able to get any handle.

It's alright, it must be alright.

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Qin Wenzheng turned around, went to the study, and sat alone for a long time.

An hour later, Qin Wen said to the door:

"Zhang Quan."

Butler Zhang Quan came in in response,

"Master Xiang."

"Go get the imperial doctor." Qin Wenzheng rested his elbows on the desk and pressed his forehead with both hands.

He had a terrible headache at the moment, and his heart was throbbing, but Qin Wenzheng didn't want to be so angry that he didn't want to die so early. There were still so many things that he didn't figure out. Even if he died, he wouldn't rest his eyes.

Qin Wenzheng suddenly remembered that a few months ago, at the banquet held for Song Mei to lift his wife, Qin Yan sent someone to give him the green suit.

Qin Yan, do you know something?

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And Qin Yan didn't know about the big drama that was staged in Qin Xiang's mansion.

Since Du Xian, the minister of households, revealed that after seeing His Royal Highness the Prince at the Zhaoren County Main Mansion, many courtiers immediately handed salutations to the County Master Mansion.

However, yesterday evening, a decree from the sage suddenly came from the palace, saying that the sage declared that the county master of Zhaoren entered the palace to face the sage today, and Qin Yan could not refuse, so he could only be called into the palace.

When he got up in the morning and packed up properly, Qin Yan stepped out, but Qin Yan had an extra seat beside him, and Feng Zhan, the prince who also walked towards the main entrance.

Outside the gate of the county master's mansion, there was a prince's frame parked in front of Qin Yan's car.

Qin Yan didn't ask Feng Zhan's itinerary, and just boarded the car.

On the side, Feng Zhan followed closely and got into Qin Yan's car.

After the two carts, there were dozens of guards of the Prince's Mansion riding in black armor, and dozens of guards of the county master's mansion riding in silver armor.

Song Zhi rode his horse to the side of Qin Yan's car, Shen Ying sat in front of the car, held the reins with one hand, followed the empty prince's frame in the car in front, and went into the city.

The two in the carriage took off their thick fox fur cloaks and wore only brocade clothes.

Feng Zhan leaned back on the soft pillow, half leaned on the thick pure white fleece blanket, wrapped Qin Yan in his arms, pulled another blanket, wrapped the two of them, and closed his eyes to rest.

Not long after, the carriage entered the official road, and Feng Zhan suddenly pressed close to Qin Yan's ear and said in a low voice:

"This car is more stable and reinforced than last time?"

Qin Yan's ear was a little itchy because of the man's warm breathing. She moved her body and adjusted her posture, but she still didn't raise her eyes.

After a while, the woman's lazy voice sounded in the car,

"I'm afraid of the cold."

Feng Zhan laughed lowly, his chest vibrated slightly, and he tightened his arms, making the woman in his arms closer to his body.

How could Feng Zhan let Qin Yan suffer in the car in the cold weather, but it was rare for Qin Yan to stop and tease her a few words.

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The prince's frame entered the city with great fanfare, and then entered the palace with great fanfare, and the news quickly spread throughout Shangjing.

Xie Changyuan was patrolling the imperial city today, and when he heard the news that the prince had entered the palace, Xie Changyuan rushed over immediately.

Soon after the prince's frame and the county owner's frame entered the Shenwu Gate at the northern end of the imperial city, they met Xie Changyuan who was approaching.

Xie Changyuan recognized that the carriage behind the prince's frame was Qin Yan's carriage.

Xie Changyuan restrained his mind, walked to the Prince's frame, bowed and saluted:

"His Royal Highness, the minister has something to ask for."

There was no sound in the car, Song Zhi came around from the other side of a car behind.

"Xie Shizi, His Highness is in the county owner's car."

Xie Chang Yuan's heart tightened, and he suddenly looked at the car behind him.

The curtain on the side of Qin Yan's carriage was opened by a sharp-boned hand, and through the window, the prince's angular profile was visible.

The curtains were quickly lowered.

The prince's low and slightly soft voice came from the car,

"cold?"

Then there was a groan from a woman.

It was Qin Yan.

Xie Chang Yuan's breathing stopped suddenly, and his heart seemed to be in pain.

The prince's voice sounded again in the car,

"You go first, and the loneliness will come later."

After speaking, the prince got off the bus.

The Prince's Mansion's personal soldiers in the back half of the car escorted Qin Yan's carriage and continued to move forward.

Xie Chang Yuan stopped his longing to look at the departing carriage, and saluted the prince:

"Your Highness, I have something urgent."

Feng Zhan waved back the people around him and looked at Xie Changyuan with a light expression.

Xie Changyuan calmed down and said:

"His Royal Highness, can the matter of your wife, Ye Qingli, be slowed down for a while?"

Xie Changyuan knew that the Crown Prince had always acted resolutely, so after a night of pondering, he immediately rushed over to stop the Crown Prince from dealing with Ye Qingli's affairs when he just learned that the Crown Prince had entered the palace.

Feng Zhan frowned slightly, and there was a hint of coolness in his eyes.

Xie Changyuan had a bit of embarrassment on his face, but he had to tell the reason why it was difficult for him to speak.

"She's pregnant with my baby."

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The prince's sword brows raised, looking at Xie Changyuan, his cousin, in front of him, he was angry and mourned for his misfortune.

The prince said coldly to Xie Changyuan:

"Zhang Yuan, the benevolence of a woman is difficult to achieve great things."

Seeing the suspicious look on Xie Changyuan's face, Feng Zhan asked Song Zhi to come over:

"Song Zhi."

"Your Highness." Song Zhi responded.

The prince instructed Song Zhi, but he looked at Xie Changyuan,

"Tell Xie Shizi about his wife's background."

After the prince said this, he turned and got into the car.

Song Zhi explained Ye Qingli's past to Xie Changyuan in a few words, and Song Zhi finally added a few words:

"Xie Shizi, forgive me for taking the liberty. According to the information we have received, your wife is indeed in the wrong."

"Xie Shizi, be careful."

Prince frame left.

Xie Changyuan's face was shocked and sad, he was stunned in place, and did not move for a long time.

Song Zhi's words, he had sent people to Yizhou to investigate for so long, but he couldn't find them, so they should have been concealed by the King of Yizhou.

Xie Changyuan felt a lot of pain in his heart, and grief came from it.

Ye Qingli turned out to be the one she hated the most, an illegitimate daughter!

What kind of person is he because of, and Qin Yan, his fiancee who is justifiable, has repeatedly missed.

He missed Qin Yan's past and missed Qin Yan's future.

He is sorry for Qin Yan, his mother, and himself.

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When Qin Yan entered the imperial study, Emperor Hui was writing an inscription after the imperial case.

Emperor Hui instructed Li Fuquan:

"Give a seat."

Qin Yan sat down, Li Fuquan served Qin Yan tea and stepped aside.

When Emperor Hui looked at Qin Yan's face that was somewhat similar to Shen Shiying's, he was in a trance for a moment.

However, Qin Yan sighed inwardly, and Emperor Hui seemed to be getting older again.

After being silent for a while, Emperor Hui finally opened his mouth and asked the purpose of calling Qin Yan into the palace.

"I heard that your mother..."

"His Royal Highness is here." The voice of Huangmen outside the door interrupted Emperor Hui's words.

When the sound fell, Feng Zhan, the prince who was cold-hearted, came in, and went straight to the large chair beside Qin Yan to take a seat.

Emperor Hui swallowed the words he hadn't asked yet.

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Imperial City, forbidden, Shou'an Palace.

The Empress Dowager sat on the soft couch, and in the hall sat two rows of ministers who could be named in the court.

A yellow door came in quickly, whispered something in the ear of Xia Ying, the chief **** of Shou'an Palace, and then quickly walked out.

Xia Ying immediately walked to the Queen Mother's side and said, pressing down:

"The Empress Dowager, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Princess Zhaoren have just spent half an hour in the Royal Study Room with the Sage, and have already left the palace at this time."

After Xia Ying finished speaking, she stepped aside.

Mrs. Xiao stood up coldly and looked at the minister in the hall,

"You all think that there is no prince in this court?"

The ministers in the hall were all stunned, but all bowed their heads and said nothing.

Some of them are veterans who have gone through two dynasties, and some are upstarts in the dynasties, all of them came to Shou'an Palace to discuss politics at the decree of the Queen Mother.

Empress Dowager Xiao has been authorized to set up a small court in Shou'an Palace to discuss state affairs since the time of the former emperor. Today, the Empress Dowager can also meet foreign ministers in Shou'an Palace, and there is no need to shy away from saying that the harem is involved in politics, which is enough to see the status of Empress Dowager Xiao. High, with great prestige.

But all the ministers were only out of love, and they all understood the truth of "one emperor and one courtier" in their hearts.

Who doesn't want to go through several dynasties and not fall, the queen mother will eventually retire. If the second prince is not in the upper position and offends the crown prince, then when the prince ascends the throne, the first ones who will be brought out to sacrifice the flag are their followers of the queen mother. If the situation is not right, it is better to defect quickly.

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Empress Dowager Xiao became more and more tired, and raised her hand to let the ministers disperse.

There were only the Queen Mother and Xia Ying left in the hall. Xia Ying pinched her shoulders and said tentatively:

"Queen Mother, why do you work so hard? Your health is important."

The Empress Dowager Xiao was very displeased,

"Even you think this palace is superfluous?"

Xia Ying immediately knelt down and slapped her two big mouths.

"The slave has talked a lot, and the queen mother forgives her sins."

"Okay." Empress Dowager Xiao didn't plan to vent her anger on her loyal servant.

Empress Dowager Xiao looked at the portrait of the late emperor on the side of the hall and smiled sarcastically.

"Xia Ying, you have been with Ben Gong for so many years, but do you know why Ben Gong ordered people to hang portraits of the late emperor in each hall of Shou'an Palace?"

Xia Ying's body trembled. He knew the answer to this question, but he couldn't say it out of his mouth.

"The queen mother forgives her sins, but the slaves don't know."

Empress Dowager Xiao didn't care about Xia Ying's avoidance, but said to herself:

"Ben Gong must always remind himself that he Feng Ji is very cruel."

"Feng Ji deprived Ben Gong of the opportunity to be a mother, leaving Ben Gong without children for life. In this world, there should have been half of Ben Gong."

"You said, how can this palace be reconciled?"

"The prince is no longer obedient..."

Feng Ji is the name of the late emperor, Xia Ying will bring this royal secret to the tomb, he quietly listened to the whispers of the Queen Mother, then got up, bowed and walked to the side of the Queen Mother,

"Queen Mother, it's time to rest."

Empress Dowager Xiao seemed to be too tired, so she didn't speak any more. Xia Ying helped her back to the bedroom and waited on her to rest.

It's just that Empress Dowager Xiao didn't want to fall asleep. In recent years, she has often been restless at night.

The Empress Dowager Xiao did not like the former husband who would appear in her sleep from time to time, the husband who took advantage of her and feared her, and was finally sent home by her first step, the first emperor, Feng Ji.