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 everyone 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."
…
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 facing Xu 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 required 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.
他也是徐平夷的親信，雖然多年未見少主子，但也已經從昭裕太後的那番話中，知曉了她的身份。
此時他亦與徐端宜，先恭敬問了好。
“卑職給殿下請安，殿下萬福金安。”
未等徐端宜詢問，他便先主動與她說道：“殿下不必擔憂，侯爺給殿下寫了信。”
他本想着拜見過太後之後，再去侯府一趟。
未想直接在這遇見了長公主殿下，倒是正好可以把信先交給人了。
丹楓親自去接過，遞給徐端宜。
徐端宜這會早沒了從前的冷靜，伸手接過的時候，手都還在微微顫抖。
昭裕太後先跟丹楓使了個眼色。
丹楓忙扶着人先行坐下，又給人倒了一碗茶。
徐端宜沒注意這些，她快速看起信紙。
在看到信中，的确是父親的字跡時，徐端宜先松了口氣。
信上，父親與她說了，他近日才收到她的信，與她道了歉，說未能來京城參加她的大婚，很是遺憾。
他當時準備出發的時候，城中忽然有人鬧起了瘟疫。
之後越來越多人感染。
無論是出于安危，還是責任，他當時都沒法再離開。
也不敢令她知曉，唯恐她擔心過來。
如今一切都已安好，才送了一封平安信過來，讓她安心。
信使還跪在地上。
見她一目三行，又在一旁說道：“侯爺還讓卑職送來了一車給您準備的禮物，屬下原本是打算送到侯府去的，如今……”
他一時有些打不定主意。
不知道究竟是送到宮裏，還是侯府，又或是那南安王府？
正等着人回答。
徐端宜卻沒先回答他的話，而是在看完手中的信後，就主動擡頭與昭裕太後說道：“姨母，我要去遼東。”
殿中先是一靜。
緊接着，昭裕太後的臉色也跟着變了。
她張口就想幹預拒絕。
但看着昭昭蒼白卻堅定的臉，前些日子的記憶又再度湧于腦海之中。
她想到之前，她還特地叮囑昭昭，有什麽一定要與她說。
沉默片刻。
昭裕太後最終還是沒有拒絕。
“我讓人送你去。”她看着徐端宜說道。
徐端宜聽到這一句，眼圈又紅了，在昭裕太後眼眸含笑的注視下，徐端宜主動走過去，握住了她的手，與她說：“等我回來，再來陪姨母。”
昭裕太後自然能聽出，她話語之中的關心。
沒讓人繼續操心她。
昭裕太後拍着徐端宜的手背，與她說：“別擔心我，照顧好自己，到了遼東就給我寫信。”
徐端宜自是一一應了。
雖然不舍，但昭裕太後也知道，她此刻內心，必定十分擔心。
便也沒繼續拖延。
“你去替昭昭準備馬車。”她握着徐端宜的手，先吩咐丹楓，又讓映雪帶這個信使下去，先歇息片刻。
等他們都應聲退下之後。
昭裕太後握着徐端宜的手，第一次與她說起自己的決定。
“京中的事，你不必擔心，謝家那小子，既是你喜歡之人，我也不會處置他，至于當日他說的……”
昭裕太後沉默。
“你再讓我想一陣子。”就算要歸還權力，該安排好的事，自然也要安排好。
人心易變。
她從來不相信人心。
徐端宜知道姨母走到這一步，有多難，此時聽她這樣說，自然不會說什麽。
她心中亦有十分感慨，眼淚汪汪看着昭裕太後。
正想說話的時候，外頭忽然有人來禀報：“太後，南安王來請見您。”
一聽到這個名號，昭裕太後臉上的縱容和溫和，一下子就消失得幹幹淨淨了。
雖然心中已經默認。
他是昭昭的丈夫，她也已經決定日後放過這小子了。
但這跟她依舊十分讨厭他，并不沖突，也不矛盾。
若說丈母娘看女婿，越看越歡喜。
那她這個當姨母的，看謝清崖那小子，只會是越看越煩，越看越厭。
她還是喜歡不上謝家這個小子，打心裏不喜歡。
可看到昭昭擔憂的目光，昭裕太後沉默片刻，到底還是心軟了。
做家長的，大概一輩子都會困于這兒女債中。
再強大的人，也逃脫不了這份債。
昭裕太後也如此。
就在徐端宜踯躅着，打算派人先去跟清崖說一聲，讓他先回去的時候，就聽姨母的聲音自她身後響起。
“讓他進來吧。”
宮婢領命下去回話，徐端宜則驚訝回頭。
昭裕太後頂着她驚訝地注視，不是很高興地撇開了臉，舍不得說她，只淡淡一句：“你去遼東，總要跟他說一聲。”
話雖如此。
但徐端宜如何不知，姨母這全是為了她。
心裏軟乎乎的，徐端宜心裏對父親的擔憂，也被此時這一份柔軟，給蓋過去了一些。
她主動靠坐到了昭裕太後的身邊，把臉埋在了人的肩上，聲音也軟乎乎地與人說道：“多謝姨母。”
“膩膩歪歪的，也不嫌熱。”昭裕太後仍是一臉冷淡的模樣。
嘴上嫌棄着，卻也沒把人推開，任由徐端宜這麽靠着。
直到謝清崖過來，徐端宜才重新站起身。
謝清崖進來之後，先看了徐端宜一眼。
見她雖然神色稍安，但眼圈明顯有些紅，想到自己剛剛才得知的事情，謝清崖心裏清楚，端宜這是已經都知道了。
他暫時沒有說話。
跟人對視一眼之後，便先過去跟昭裕太後請了安。 本書由LK團隊為您獨家整理 再次在這面見謝清崖，昭裕太後仍是那副不冷不熱的樣子，也只是礙着昭昭在身邊，才沒讓人一直跪着。
不鹹不淡一句：“起來吧。”
等謝清崖起來後，她又冷聲一句：“過來做什麽？”
謝清崖倒也坦誠，如實回道：“本來是來接端宜回家的，不過——”
昭裕太後皺眉。
不管是為他前半句，還是後半句沒說出口的話。
她擰着眉，一臉不耐地看着謝清崖。
謝清崖這回倒是沒再看她，而是直接看着徐端宜說道：“我聽說遼東的事了。”
信差一路從遼東過來，陛下那邊，必然也不可能不遞消息過去。
因此知曉清崖已經知道，徐端宜也不意外。
怪不得剛才看他，過來得有些着急。
她這一走，不知何時才能回來，原本就準備出宮後先回王府去與他說一聲。
如今他既然在這，那就正好先與他說一聲。
“我打算去遼東一趟。”
她不知道清崖會不會同意，正猶豫着要不要再與他說一些，又怕說多了，姨母不高興，只能看着清崖。
未想。
謝清崖對她這番回答，竟然沒有絲毫意外。
不僅如此，他還跟她點了點頭：“走吧，我随你先回王府收拾，今日天色還早，我們現在出發，還來得及。”
他這話一出。
不僅是徐端宜，就連昭裕太後也朝他看了過去。
“你要陪昭昭一起去遼東？”昭裕太後看着謝清崖，難得露出驚訝模樣。
遼東距離京城，近七百公裏，便是最快的速度，過去一趟也要半個月，一來一回，那就得要一個多月的時間。
她本以為，如今朝中這個局勢，謝清崖必然是舍不得離開的。
沒想到……
她第一次認真地審視起眼前這個青年。
“昭昭是我妻子，她要回遼東探望岳丈，我這個當丈夫的，本來就該陪同。”謝清崖這話說得沒有一點猶豫。
本書由LK團隊為您獨家整理 他原本就是這麽想的。
早在過來的路上，他就想過，若是昭昭要回去，那他就随她一道去遼東。
他們分開太久了。
何況他也不放心，她一個人去那。
反倒是徐端宜，從驚訝中回過神後，不由擰起柳眉與人說道：“遼東太遠了，你還有自己的事要做，不用特地陪我去。”
她并不想為這些事，麻煩謝清崖。
可謝清崖顯然主意已定。
他并未與徐端宜多言，只看了她一眼。
正好丹楓過來回話，說是馬車已經準備好了，謝清崖便主動先跟昭裕太後請辭。
“太後，我先帶端宜回家。”
昭裕太後仍舊看着他沒說話，她的眼中，也依舊飽含着打量。
但這種打量和審視也只是持續了片刻。
昭裕太後并沒有理會謝清崖，只收回視線，與身側的徐端宜溫聲說了句：“去吧，一路平安，到了就給我寫信。”
徐端宜只好先與人拜別。
跟着謝清崖出去的時候，徐端宜還想據理力争一下。
她壓着聲音跟謝清崖說道：“你真的不用陪我去，我帶着時雨和碧溪，姨母也派了人跟着我，我不會有事的。”
現在曹達的事還沒有解決。
當初幫曹達的人，究竟是那六人之中的誰，也還不得而知。
正是他忙碌的時候，徐端宜自然不希望因為自己，而影響他的事。
“嗯，我看着你走，然後讓岳丈覺得你所托非人？”謝清崖看着徐端宜說。
徐端宜一愣，反應過來，忙說：“父親不會這樣覺得的。”
謝清崖看她着急，便十分自然地先牽握住她的手。
大庭廣衆。
姨母還在後頭看着。
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.
…
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, lest 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."