Chapter 120 Chapter 120 (Additional update)
A few days later.
Xu Duanyi still stayed in the palace, accompanying Empress Dowager Zhaoyu.
And Xie Qingya was also busy with other things.
This book is compiled exclusively for you by the LK team. All the evidence found in these years about Cao Da has been sent by him to Shen Yu of the Dali Temple. After the three judges have reviewed it, they will conduct a joint review.
Some of these evidences were obtained by him through Quan Fang Tong.
Cao Da was careful in his work, but Quan Fangtong was a big trickster. Cao Da thought that no one knew about their relationship, so he often asked Quan Fangtong to do things for him in private.
For example, the gold and silver hidden under the ancestral tombs in their hometown.
For example, the list of officials recorded in Quan Fangtong's book.
These two brothers actually have the same greedy nature, but Cao Da has been immersed in power for many years and does not appear to be as petty as Quan Fang.
nature.
Chai Shou also deserves credit for this.
As Chai Shou has the sharpest and most useful knife in Cao Da's hand, he naturally has a lot of evidence about Cao Da in his hands.
The poison in his body has been completely eliminated.
From now on, you will no longer need to rely on Cao Da's antidote to survive.
However, despite this, he did not dare to betray Cao Da openly.
Recently, many officials in the court who used to rely on Cao Da have severed their ties with Cao Da after seeing the current situation in the court.
Even among the Imperial Guard, many people did this.
Except Chai Shou.
He was used to being cautious. Unless Cao Da really died in front of him, he would never dare to betray someone so easily like others.
I am afraid that one day Cao Da will come back like bamboo shoots after spring rain.
Therefore, he just confessed some things in private which would not affect his own evidence to Xie Qingya, but he himself did not come forward to testify against Cao Da.
Still nesting in the Jinyiwei.
He also didn't get close to anyone because of Xie Qingya's current change in status.
However, without Cao Da's protection, the Jinyiwei has become just like the stuff factories that everyone wants to beat down. They have become rats crossing the street. Where is the arrogance and domineering attitude they once had?
On weekdays, they no longer went to guard the officials' place, and even the gate of the Jinyiwei was closed by them.
As for Shen Yu——
Xie Qingya actually got in touch with someone two years ago.
Not only the Shen family, but even Mei Xuezheng and Liu Xie didn't know about this relationship.
Although the Shen family and the Nan'an Palace had been at odds for a long time, Shen Yu, as a good friend of Xie Jingfeng, had watched Xie Qingya grow up, and privately still didn't believe that he would become such a dandy.
I also want to teach him a lesson on behalf of his brother who has passed away.
I didn't expect that Xie Qingya's appearance was all a disguise.
In the past two years, they still haven't had much contact in public, but they have kept in touch privately.
He also knew about the Battle of Nagano.
Originally, if Xiao Yuanxing had not shown up in court that day, Shen Yu should have come forward to testify for Xie Qingya.
But because of Xiao Yuanxing.
The relationship between Shen Yu and Xie Qingya has not been exposed yet.
The turmoil in the court has not yet ended.
There is also a lot of discussion among the public.
Xie Qingya's name reappeared in people's mouths.
Xie Qingya's performance in the Huangji Palace that day had long been exaggerated and spread outside. The playboy who was once despised by suddenly became the leader of the arrest of the eunuchs.
Along with the truth of the Battle of Nagano...
Now, whether it is the officials in the court or the common people, they all praise Xie Qingya very much, as if they have forgotten how they disliked him in the past.
When other people talk about the past, they always say, "I don't think that little Prince Nan'an can be so foolish. The Xie family has produced countless heroes. With such good fathers and brothers, how could he be any worse?"
"I didn't say anything bad about the Prince of Nan'an at the beginning. Look, look, I was right."
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Many people in the court have also noticed that the current situation has changed. The visiting cards and invitations sent to the Nan'an Palace are like snowflakes in winter.
In fact, the Nan'an Palace was quite lively this year.
Many people send me messages on weekdays.
However, these posts were previously sent for Xu Duanyi's sake, but now they are sent to the couple.
But no one was interested.
Changning and Ping'an, brother and sister, go to school every day as usual.
These changes at home did not affect them, and even though the attitudes of those around them changed a lot, they did not change at all.
It is difficult to provide timely assistance, but it is easy to add icing on the cake.
The brother and sister are still the same as they were before.
Xie Qingya went to and from court every day, and did not reply to invitations or attend banquets.
However, during these three days, he did find time to visit two places. One place was the Shen family, where he wanted to take Chen Xing back to live in the palace.
But Shen Fu refused to let him go. He only allowed him to drink a cup of tea and then drove him away.
Xie Qingya was also happy to see Chen Xing.
Knowing that he didn't have much time left, and that it was a blessing to have a good friend by his side before his death, he didn't say much.
The other place is the Qu family.
——He took the initiative to visit Qu Boyuan.
After many years, the master and apprentice finally sat together again, drinking and chatting happily.
Compared with Qu Boyuan's sigh.
Xie Qingya has grown up a lot and has become much more stable.
He is no longer like before, unable to sit still for a moment, jumping up and down, and insisting on making some noise.
in the blink of an eye.
Three days passed like this.
After the morning court session ended that day, Xie Qingya did not follow the crowd out of the palace, but instead prepared to "invite" an audience with Empress Dowager Zhaoyu.
Mei Xuezheng knew his intention to leave.
As I followed him out, I couldn't help but say, "Are you really not afraid of that person punishing you?"
Xie Qingya was not afraid of boiling water: "She can't really kill me."
Mei Xuezheng admired his spirit and couldn't help asking in a low voice, "What do you think that person is thinking?"
Xie Qingya knew what he was asking.
During these three days, the person in Shoukang Palace did not make any movement. He did not issue any decree, nor did he call Your Majesty over.
His Majesty had asked him this before with a worried look on his face.
Xie Qingya hesitated for a moment and replied, "No news is good news."
Mei Xuezheng sighed: "I hope so."
Outside the Huangji Hall, the morning light was bright, and the golden sunlight was shining on the white marble screen wall. Mei Xuezheng squinted his eyes and stared at the beautiful scenery in the distance, and said to Xie Qingya: "Please resolve this matter quickly, and I will be upright in the future." Go to your palace."
Xie Qingya hummed lightly.
He also stared at the sky and said, "Yes."
Afterwards, the two separated and Xie Qingya went to Shoukang Palace.
But before Xie Qingya arrived at Shoukang Palace, an urgent report was delivered to the palace.
At that time.
Xu Duanyi is busy in the kitchen.
First, he accidentally broke a celadon bowl.
When Yingxue came over to ask her what was wrong, her eyelids were twitching wildly as if she couldn't help it.
She frowned and put her fingertips on her eyelids.
Yingxue asked someone to pack up, and seeing her like this, she naturally asked Xu Duanyi with concern: "Your Highness, are you okay?"
Xu Duanyi shook his head and said it was okay.
But Yingxue didn't dare let her stay in the kitchen anymore.
There are a lot of things in the kitchen, if they accidentally bump into something, they'll be finished.
She said to Xu Duanyi, "The food is almost ready. Shall I help Your Highness go back first?"
Xu Duanyi also knew that she was not in the right state at the moment, so she nodded lightly and did not refuse, allowing Yingxue to help her out of the kitchen.
On the way to the main temple.
Yingxue carefully observed her expression and asked in a low voice, "Your Highness, are you missing the prince?"
Xu Duanyi hummed in a questioning tone.
She didn't hear it clearly at first, but when she reacted, she was stunned for a moment.
Knowing that his reaction just now made people worry, Xu Duanyi didn't know how to answer.
She thinks about Xie Qingya every day.
But if I were to say that what happened just now was because I wanted to thank Qingya, it didn't seem like that.
She just felt her heart beating faster for some reason, so fast that she couldn't bear it for a moment.
But the reason is even more difficult to explain.
She just went along with Yingxue's words and nodded again.
"Actually, these days, I've seen that the Queen Mother isn't that angry anymore..." If it were someone else, Yingxue would never dare to say such words.
After all, this can be considered as spying on the boss's intentions.
Only when Xu facing Duanyi did she dare to say such words.
"Today, officials from the Ministry of Personnel came to see the Queen Mother and mentioned the enthronement of the Prince of Nan'an. I saw that the Queen Mother was not angry."
Xu Duanyi naturally knew that her aunt's attitude had changed, but she hesitated for a moment and replied, "Wait a few more days. My aunt's illness has just recovered in the past two days. I will accompany her for a while."
Yingxue didn't say anything more after hearing this.
It is a relief and peace of mind for them that His Highness can stay in the palace with the Queen Mother.
After that, the two of them walked all the way to the main hall without saying a word.
Xu Duanyi's visit to Empress Dowager Zhaoyu never requires anyone to report it.
She went in on her own.
As soon as I entered, I saw a dusty messenger kneeling on the ground, reporting to my aunt.
Xu Duanyi thought it was something important and was about to leave first, when he heard the messenger say, "Two months ago, plague was rampant in Liaodong. Marquis Wu'an decided to close the city gates to prevent the plague from spreading to Liaodong and causing a disaster. Now that the plague is over, I dare to report it to the emperor so that the queen mother and His Majesty don't have to worry about the affairs of Liaodong."
As soon as Xu Duanyi heard the word "Liaodong", he stopped subconsciously.
When he heard this, his face changed drastically, and he forgot about etiquette and rules and hurried in: "What did you say?"
Empress Dowager Zhaoyu had not noticed Xu Duanyi before, but when she heard the voice, she looked over.
Seeing her pale face, he quickly asked Dan Feng to help her first.
He comforted her again: "Don't worry, everything is fine in Liaoning. Your father is fine."
The messenger was also sent from Liaodong.
After hearing this, he immediately turned around and looked behind him.
He was also Xu Pingyi's confidant. Although he had not seen the young master for many years, he had already known Empress Dowager Zhaoyu's identity from her words.
At this time, he also greeted Xu Duanyi respectfully.
"I pay my respects to Your Highness. May Your Highness be blessed with good health."
Before Xu Duanyi could ask, he took the initiative to tell her, "Your Highness, don't worry. The Marquis has written a letter to Your Highness."
He had originally planned to visit the Marquis' Mansion after paying his respects to the Queen Mother.
I didn't expect to meet Her Royal Highness the Princess here, so I can give the letter to her first.
Dan Feng took it personally and handed it to Xu Duanyi.
Xu Duanyi had lost his former calmness. When he reached out to take it, his hands were still shaking slightly.
Empress Dowager Zhaoyu first exchanged glances with Danfeng.
Dan Feng hurriedly helped the person sit down and poured him a bowl of tea.
Xu Duanyi didn't pay attention to this, she quickly read the letter.
When Xu Duanyi saw that the handwriting on the letter was indeed his father's, he breathed a sigh of relief.
In the letter, her father told her that he had just received her letter recently and apologized to her, saying that he was very sorry for not being able to come to the capital to attend her wedding.
When he was preparing to set out, a plague suddenly broke out in the city.
After that, more and more people were infected.
Whether for safety or responsibility, he could not leave at that time.
I didn't dare let her know, for fear that she would worry.
Now that everything is fine, I sent her a letter to reassure her.
The Messenger was still on his knees.
Seeing that she read three lines at a time, he said, "The Marquis also asked me to send a cart of gifts prepared for you. I originally planned to send it to the Marquis's Mansion, but now..."
He was a little undecided for a moment.
I don’t know whether it was sent to the palace, the Marquis’ Mansion, or the Prince of Nan’an’s Mansion?
Waiting for someone to answer.
Xu Duanyi did not answer him first. After reading the letter in her hand, she raised her head and said to Empress Dowager Zhaoyu: "Aunt, I am going to Liaodong."
There was silence in the hall at first.
Immediately afterwards, Empress Dowager Zhaoyu's expression also changed.
She wanted to refuse as soon as she opened her mouth.
But looking at Zhao Zhao's pale but determined face, the memories of the past few days once again flooded into my mind.
She remembered that before this, she had specifically told Zhao Zhao that he must tell her if he had anything.
Silence.
Empress Dowager Zhaoyu finally did not refuse.
"I'll have someone take you there." She said to Xu Duanyi.
When Xu Duanyi heard this, her eyes turned red again. Under the smiling gaze of Empress Dowager Zhaoyu, Xu Duanyi took the initiative to walk over, held her hand, and said to her, "I will come back to accompany my aunt when I come back."
Empress Dowager Zhaoyu could naturally hear the concern in her words.
No one has to worry about her anymore.
Empress Dowager Zhaoyu patted the back of Xu Duanyi's hand and said to her, "Don't worry about me. Take good care of yourself. Write to me when you arrive in Liaodong."
Xu Duanyi naturally agreed to all of them.
Although she was reluctant, Empress Dowager Zhaoyu also knew that she must be very worried at this moment.
So there was no further delay.
"Go and prepare a carriage for Zhaozhao." She held Xu Duanyi's hand, first instructed Danfeng, and then asked Yingxue to take the messenger down and rest for a while.
After they all responded and left.
Empress Dowager Zhaoyu held Xu Duanyi's hand and told her her decision for the first time.
"You don't have to worry about what's happening in the capital. Since you like the boy from the Xie family, I won't punish him. As for what he said that day..."
Empress Dowager Zhaoyu was silent.
"Let me think about it for a while." Even if the power has to be returned, things that need to be arranged must be arranged.
People’s hearts are fickle.
She never believed in human hearts.
Xu Duanyi knew how difficult it was for her aunt to reach this point, so when she heard her say this, she naturally didn't say anything.
She was also deeply moved and looked at Empress Dowager Zhaoyu with tears in her eyes.
Just as she was about to speak, someone suddenly came in to report, "Queen Mother, Prince Nan'an is here to see you."
As soon as she heard this name, the tolerance and gentleness on Empress Dowager Zhaoyu's face disappeared completely.
Although I have already acquiesced in my heart.
He is Zhao Zhao's husband, and she has decided to let this guy go in the future.
But this did not conflict or contradict the fact that she still disliked him.
The more the mother-in-law looks at her son-in-law, the happier she becomes.
As an aunt, she would only become more and more annoyed and disgusted with Xie Qingya the more she looked at him.
She still didn't like the boy from the Xie family, she didn't like him from the bottom of her heart.
But seeing Zhao Zhao's worried look, Empress Dowager Zhao Yu was silent for a moment, but finally softened her heart.
Parents will probably be trapped in their children's debt for their entire lives.
No matter how strong a person is, he cannot escape this debt.
The same was true of Empress Dowager Zhaoyu.
Just as Xu Duanyi was hesitating and planning to send someone to tell Qingya to go back first, she heard her aunt's voice coming from behind her.
"Let him in."
The palace maid took the order and went down to reply, while Xu Duanyi turned back in surprise.
Empress Dowager Zhaoyu stared at her in astonishment, then turned away with a displeased look, reluctant to say anything to her. She only said lightly, "When you go to Liaodong, you must tell him."
Having said that.
But Xu Duanyi knew that her aunt did all this for her.
Xu Duanyi felt soft in her heart, and her worries about her father were somewhat alleviated by this tenderness.
She took the initiative to sit next to Empress Dowager Zhaoyu, buried her face in her shoulder, and said softly, "Thank you, aunt."
"You're so stinky, and you don't even feel the heat." Empress Dowager Zhaoyu still had a cold look on her face.
Although she said she disapproved, she didn't push him away and let Xu Duanyi lean on her like that.
It was not until Xie Qingya came over that Xu Duanyi stood up again.
After Xie Qingya came in, he first glanced at Xu Duanyi.
Seeing that although she looked relieved, her eyes were obviously red, thinking about what he had just learned, Xie Qingya knew in his heart that Duan Yi already knew everything.
He was silent for a moment.
After exchanging glances with the other person, he went over to greet Empress Dowager Zhaoyu. This book is exclusively compiled by the LK team. When I met Xie Qingya again here, Empress Dowager Zhaoyu still looked indifferent, and only because Zhaozhao was beside her did she not let him kneel all the time.
Not salty or bland, "Get up."
After Xie Qingya got up, she asked coldly, "What are you doing here?"
Xie Qingya was honest and answered truthfully: "I originally came to pick up Duanyi home, but——"
Empress Dowager Zhaoyu frowned.
Whether it was for the first half of his sentence or the second half that he didn't say.
She frowned and looked at Xie Qingya with impatience.
Xie Qingya didn't look at her this time. Instead, he looked directly at Xu Duanyi and said, "I heard about what happened in Liaodong."
The messenger came all the way from Liaodong, so it is impossible that he would not deliver the message to Your Majesty.
Therefore, Xu Duanyi was not surprised to know that Qingya already knew about it.
No wonder I was a little anxious when I saw him just now.
She didn't know when she would be able to come back, so she had originally planned to go back to the palace to say hello to him after leaving the palace.
Now that he is here, I might as well talk to him first.
"I plan to go to Liaodong."
She didn't know whether Qingya would agree or not, and was hesitating whether to say more to him. But she was afraid that if she said too much, her aunt would be unhappy, so she could only look at Qingya.
Didn't think about it.
Xie Qingya was not at all surprised by her answer.
Not only that, he nodded to her and said, "Let's go. I'll go back to the palace with you to pack up. It's still early today. We can still make it in time if we leave now."
As soon as he said this.
Not only Xu Duanyi, but even Empress Dowager Zhaoyu looked at him.
"You want to go to Liaodong with Zhaozhao?" Empress Dowager Zhaoyu looked at Xie Qingya, showing a rare look of surprise.
Liaoning is nearly 700 kilometers away from the capital. Even at the fastest speed, it would take half a month to go there. It would take more than a month to go back and forth.
She originally thought that given the current situation in the court, Xie Qingya would be reluctant to leave.
I didn’t expect…
For the first time, she looked seriously at the young man in front of her.
"Zhao Zhao is my wife. She is going back to Liaodong to visit her father-in-law. As her husband, I should accompany her." Xie Qingya said this without any hesitation.
This book is compiled exclusively for you by the LK team. That's what he originally thought.
On the way here, he had thought that if Zhaozhao wanted to go back, he would go to Liaoning with her.
They have been apart for too long.
Besides, he was worried about her going there alone.
On the contrary, Xu Duanyi, after recovering from her surprise, could not help but frown and said to others: "Liaodong is too far away, you still have your own things to do, you don't have to accompany me."
She didn't want to trouble Xie Qingya for these things.
But Xie Qingya had obviously made up his mind.
He didn't say much to Xu Duanyi, just glanced at her.
Just then Dan Feng came over to say that the carriage was ready, so Xie Qingya took the initiative to ask for resignation from Empress Dowager Zhaoyu.
"Madam, I will take Duan Yi home first."
Empress Dowager Zhaoyu continued to look at him without saying a word, her eyes still filled with scrutiny.
But this scrutiny and examination only lasted for a moment.
Empress Dowager Zhaoyu ignored Xie Qingya and just looked away. She said softly to Xu Duanyi beside her, "Go, have a safe journey, and write to me when you arrive."
Xu Duanyi had no choice but to say goodbye to them first.
When following Xie Qingya out, Xu Duanyi still wanted to argue with him.
She lowered her voice and said to Xie Qingya, "You really don't have to accompany me. I'm with Shi Yu and Bi Xi, and my aunt has sent someone to follow me. I'll be fine."
The Caoda issue has not been resolved yet.
It is still unknown who among the six people helped Cao Da at the beginning.
It was a busy time for him, and Xu Duanyi naturally didn't want his work to be affected because of herself.
"Well, I'll watch you go, and then let my father-in-law feel that you have entrusted your trust to the wrong person?" Xie Qingya said to Xu Duanyi.
Xu Duanyi was stunned for a moment, then reacted and said quickly, "Father wouldn't think so."
Seeing that she was anxious, Xie Qingya naturally took hold of her hand.
Large public.
My aunt was still watching from behind.
Xu Duanyi felt a little uncomfortable and subconsciously wanted to pull his hand back, but then he felt Qingya's gaze looking at him.
Suddenly I felt reluctant to leave.
In the end, she did not pull her hand away, and let Xie Qingya hold her hand and lead her out.
"But I want to go with you."
I was still nervous when I suddenly heard these words.
She was a little slow to react and was stunned for a moment before she realized that he was responding to her previous words.
Look up at Qingya.
Seeing that he was looking at her intently, Xu Duanyi said to her, "Other things will be taken care of by others. I just want to be with you now."
"Besides, we have been married for so long, I should have gone to say hello to my father-in-law."
Xu Duanyi heard him say this.
Her originally hesitant heart finally softened a little. She looked at Xie Qingya and said nothing more. She just quietly held his hand back.
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And behind.
Empress Dowager Zhaoyu watched the two of them leave.
Dan Feng was right beside her. She also watched the couple leave. As they walked away, she smiled and said, "Your Highness and Prince Nan'an seem to be a good match."
When Empress Dowager Zhaoyu heard this, she curled her lips subconsciously, but still had that expressionless look on her face and didn't say anything.
He simply took the sealed list brought up by the Ministry of Personnel and slowly began to look through it.
In addition to the names of the officials who went to Tamada last time, the list of innocent heroes who died in the Battle of Nagano was added again.
At first, we thought they had just died in battle, so we only provided them with compensation after their death.
Now the nature is different.
Of course, extra rewards and relief are needed.
Empress Dowager Zhaoyu originally had no opinion on these things.
Just continue looking at the names at the top.
Xie Qingya, Li Wengao, Mei Xuezheng... A signature has been made next to Li Wengao.
The Ministry of Personnel meant that he was promoted twice in a row and was promoted to the fifth rank of Shuntianfu Zhizhong.
Empress Dowager Zhaoyu knew that the old man in the Hanlin Academy admired this young man very much and intended to make him her grandson-in-law. She also heard that he respected Zhaozhao very much, so she had no objection.
As for this Meixuezheng——
If this had happened in the past, Empress Dowager Zhaoyu would not have given him a high position after knowing that he was Liu Xie's man, but this time...
She hesitated for a moment, but still failed.
"Send this list to Liu Xie later, and let him decide on Mei Xuezheng's position."
When Dan Feng heard this, he looked at her in surprise.
In her heart, she knew that the Queen Mother had taken the initiative to soften her attitude. She smiled and said yes, but only looked at the top and couldn't help but ask another question: "Then what about the prince..."
Xie Qingya's location is the most difficult.
In terms of title, he was already a first-rank prince. In terms of official position, he was in charge of Shuntian Prefecture at a young age. Who could compare to him among people of the same age?
What's more, he has a military title.
If I get promoted again, I don't know where to put it.
Moreover, she selfishly didn't want him to be too high-profile, last one day when he reached a high position, he would be like the late emperor, who didn't know his own name.
However, Empress Dowager Zhaoyu already had an idea in mind.
This is not only because of this incident, but also for Zhao Zhao's sake.
Since Zhao Zhao liked him and wanted to spend her life with him, she would naturally pave the way for him.
"Conferring the title of Princess Huining on the youngest daughter of the Xie family and the title of Prince Yong'an on the youngest son of the Xie family can also be regarded as fulfilling the loyalty of the Xie family."
One family, three titles——
This is indeed a great reward.
Dan Feng naturally didn't say anything more and quickly replied, "I'll go and tell them later."
Empress Dowager Zhaoyu remained silent and made no response.
"Do you have any other instructions?" Dan Feng asked him proactively.
"What's the situation outside now?" Empress Dowager Zhaoyu asked with her eyes closed.
Dan Feng had been with her for many years, so she knew what this meant. She quickly replied, "When the wall falls, everyone pushes it down. Those who used to follow and honor Cao Da now wish they had nothing to do with him."
"The Imperial Household Department is also in chaos."
"All of Cao Da's bastards have also been detained, awaiting their punishment later."
"All the memorials from outside have been sent to Qu Boyuan and the inner cabinet first."
"As for Cao Da, he is still in the Dali Temple's prison. I heard that many people take turns guarding him every day. They are afraid that someone will come to rob him."
Empress Dowager Zhaoyu listened quietly, then said in a deep voice: "Let Yuanxing find a way to deal with Cao Da."
In fact, even if this didn't happen.
She and Cao Da are no longer in the same boat.
Since it is no longer useful, it is better to resolve it as soon as possible to avoid saying something that should not be said, which would be meaningless.
Dan Feng knew what she meant and replied softly, "Yes."
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