Chapter 194 Who is in the capital?
"I had someone do it."
Lu Jingyu explained in a serious tone, "I wanted to completely abolish Shen Qi, but Guangping Marquis is not very capable and has only one legitimate son. If he is really abolished, he will probably go to Your Majesty to cry and complain, which is really troublesome."
He saw that Gu Qingning didn't speak for a long time.
He probed, "You're not satisfied? That's fine. When Shen Qi's injury is almost healed, I'll ask Zhufeng and the others to beat him up a few more times to vent your anger."
Gu Qingning finally came to her senses.
I didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but I felt more grateful in my heart.
She took the initiative to reach out and hug Lu Jingyu, "Husband, thank you."
Holding his wife's soft body, Lu Jingyu kissed her beautiful hair.
Isn't it a man's duty to be nice to his wife?
You're welcome.
**
In the blink of an eye, it was November, the day for the wedding of Princess Nalan Zhuer of Southern Xinjiang.
The wedding was hastily prepared, mainly to finalize the peace talks with Southern Xinjiang as soon as possible.
However, Emperor Minghe gave Nalan Zhu'er enough face by granting her a princess's mansion and asking the Ministry of Rites to hold the wedding with great fanfare.
It was considered that the princess was looking for a prince consort, and Cen Jue was going to enter the princess's mansion.
As one of Nalan Zhuer's few friends in Da Chu, and because of her noble status, Gu Qingning sat in the seat of honored guest.
Lu Jingyu naturally came with her.
However, the people of southern Xinjiang felt particularly complicated when they saw Lu Jingyu.
Especially Nalan Zhuer, when she saw him, she turned her face away.
It is not a very happy thing to meet your enemy on a happy day.
Gu Qingning had to change clothes halfway through the trip. On the way back, she passed by a rockery and heard crying.
Banxia immediately looked alert.
Gu Qingning whispered, "Let's take a detour."
She was not the type of person who would let curiosity kill the cat, and she was also used to being cautious. At this time, if she saw anything abnormal, she knew it was a demon, so it would be safest to take a detour and avoid it.
But just as Gu Qingning was about to leave, she suddenly heard something.
"Master, even if you marry the Princess of Southern Xinjiang, you won't be able to avenge the eldest lady!"
"Madame Zhou, you don't have to persuade me."
The one who spoke first was an elderly nanny.
The latter is the groom tonight, Cen Jue.
Gu Qingning observed carefully and found that people from the Cen family also came today, but not many people. The Cen family is now in decline, so this is expected.
Could the young lady they were talking about be the late Ninth Prince’s Consort?
Gu Qingning remained calm and quickly left with Banxia.
Returning to the banquet, she pretended nothing had happened. After a while, she went back home with Lu Jingyu.
After arriving home, Gu Qingning told him what she had heard.
Lu Jingyu: "We sent someone to investigate before. After the Ninth Princess passed away, the people who took care of her fell ill or died. If the young lady they are talking about is really the Ninth Princess, this Madam Zhou should know some inside information."
Gu Qingning: "We can investigate Nanny Zhou. Of course, this could also be a trick that Cen Jue used to deceive us."
Now, in their view, what Cen Jue did was too much like working for the Ninth Prince.
They couldn't investigate Cen Jue rashly.
Lu Jingyu: "But my people found out that Cen Jue is the youngest child of the Cen family. He is many years younger than the Ninth Princess. His aunt died early when he was a child, and he was taken care of by his eldest sister, the Ninth Princess. The siblings are more like mother and son, and they have a deep relationship."
Gu Qingning: "We still have to confirm whether Cen Jue is the Ninth Prince's man. We still have to get closer to the Ninth Prince and find out the truth about his sister's death."
Lu Jingyu nodded.
After the wedding of the Princess of Southern Xinjiang, the ministers who would take over the cities in Southern Xinjiang were finally selected.
Emperor Minghe added the Ninth Prince's people to the list.
The Sixth Prince was very upset about this, but he had no way to refute it.
The Ninth Prince was also very wary of this and thought that Emperor Minghe might have done it on purpose.
They are still suspicious of each other.
However, since the peace talks in southern Xinjiang have been finalized, the princess has already gotten married.
Then there are only a few days left before the Southern Xinjiang envoys leave Da Chu.
The person behind the scenes was so stable before and never contacted the Southern Xinjiang envoys secretly.
He should be unable to sit still now and reveal his true colors.
And just at this time, news came from the palace that Concubine Rou was ill.
The person who came to deliver the message was Luo Shui, Lu Jingyu's confidant.
Luo Shui said: "Empress Rou was pissed off by Princess Jin'an. Since His Majesty re-selected the concubines, he has been staying with the new concubines most of the time. He used to stay with the old concubines in the harem, but only stayed with Empress Rou."
"Noble Concubine Su was angry, so she instigated Princess Jin'an to come to Concubine Rou to make trouble. As expected, Concubine Rou became ill because of her anger, and she removed her name card and was unable to serve Your Majesty."
In fact, everyone knows that when Your Majesty went to Concubine Rou's place, it was not a matter between men and women.
Their years of relationship were for a kind of comfort.
Perhaps it is because only when Your Majesty is with Concubine Rou, he does not have to worry about all those intrigues and deceptions.
But even so, Concubine Su was too arrogant to allow it.
Gu Qingning: "I will bring Shu He to the palace to visit Concubine Rou. Mental illness is more harmful to people and needs to be relieved in time."
Lu Jingyu was also worried about Concubine Rou, and he himself knew the harm of mental illness.
But he was also a little worried about Gu Qingning, "Can you enter the palace?"
Gu Qingning smiled and said, "If Concubine Su really dares to do something when I enter the palace, then I can take the opportunity to expose everything she has done one by one. We will definitely not be the first to panic."
"As for safety, I'll take Banxia Moyu with me publicly, and you can send someone to protect him privately. There won't be any big problems."
Lu Jingyu was still worried, "I will also go to the palace to see His Majesty. If there is anything, I will be able to take care of it in time."
Gu Qingning: "Alright."
This is how the matter was settled.
Gu Qingning sent someone to pick up Wei Shuhe first, and then took her badge into the palace to visit Concubine Rou.
She was the adopted daughter of Concubine Rou, so naturally she could visit her without any hindrance.
Sitting in the carriage, Gu Qingning asked Wei Shuhe what was going on with Su Yue recently.
Wei Shuhe sighed, "Su Yue still refuses to give up. He handed the academy over to a trustworthy successor. Now he comes to the clinic every day and says he wants to help me."
Gu Qingning's expression was a bit hard to describe, "Why did he suddenly make this decision?"
Wei Shuhe: "Maybe it's because of Bai Lansheng."
Speaking of Bai Lansheng, Wei Shuhe was also speechless.
"Bai Lansheng told the Ninth Prince that he came to the clinic frequently because he admired me. As a result, he was bumped into by Su Yue."
In fact, Gu Qingning also thought that Bai Lansheng liked Shu He.
But it is obvious that in Shu He's heart, Su Yue still has some weight.
Gu Qingning: "Don't let this matter wrong you and delay your happiness."
Even though Bai Lansheng still lived in the Ninth Prince's mansion, the Ninth Prince should not trust him as much anymore.
There will be no need to ask Wei Shuhe and the clinic to cover for us in the future.
At worst, Bai Lansheng could find an opportunity to move out of the Ninth Prince's Mansion.
Wei Shuhe shook his head. "It's okay. It's just a good opportunity to test Su Yue. Anyway, I'm already so old. I don't need to rush to get married. By the way, Qingxu will come back at the end of the year, and Lansheng will also stay in the capital. This year's New Year should be much more lively."
Gu Qingning smiled, "Then Divine Doctor Bai will be depressed. He must be thinking, who is in the capital? He asked you all to run over there one by one."
Both of them thought of the amiable old man and missed him a little.
The carriage arrived at the gate of the palace and entered the palace. Not long after, Luo Shui had someone carry the sedan chair over.
"Princess, this is the sedan chair that His Majesty gave to Concubine Rou. Concubine Rou heard that you were coming and specially asked me to come and pick you up."
In the palace, only members of the royal family were qualified to ride in sedan chairs; everyone else had to walk, no matter how far the walk was.
This is because Concubine Rou is considerate of Gu Qingning for being pregnant.
Gu Qingning nodded, got on the sedan chair, and soon the group arrived at Concubine Rou's palace.
As soon as I entered, I smelled a faint scent of medicine.
Then I saw Concubine Rou leaning on the chaise longue with a tired look on her face. Her complexion didn't look very good and her eyes were red.
However, after seeing Gu Qingning, she still forced a smile.
"Qing Ning, why are you here? You are getting heavier and heavier, so it's better for you to stay at home and recuperate."
After Gu Qingning and Wei Shuhe paid their respects, they sat down beside the couch, holding Concubine Rou's slightly cool fingertips.
"I'm fine. Walking more is good for my health. But you, my lady, must take care of yourself."
Concubine Rou, "I'm fine, I just feel a little tired. I've already drunk some calming soup."
Gu Qingning: "Shu He is a very good doctor. Let her help you. I will feel relieved."
Concubine Rou nodded, "Okay."
After Wei Shuhe took Concubine Rou's pulse, he looked at her face.
"Your Majesty, you are so angry that you didn't get enough rest. And this happened more than once. You must be careful in the future. Anger is harmful to your body and mind."
"I'll give you another prescription. In addition to taking pills, you can also do something interesting to distract yourself. Don't be sure to stop it, and don't be angry anymore."
Concubine Rou's eyes were filled with sorrow and complexity. "Okay."
At this time, the senior maid Qiongzhi beside Concubine Rou asked, "Doctor Wei, why are you still ordering the Empress around?"
Gu Qingning raised her head and looked at Qiongzhi with a smile on her face.
"Why, do you still want the queen to be angry and unwell all the time?"
Qiongzhi: "I didn't say that."
Gu Qingning turned her head and looked at Concubine Rou, "Your Majesty, I haven't asked you what happened yet, who made you so angry that you became like this."
Concubine Rou: "It's nothing serious, it's all over."
Gu Qingning: "This kind of anger will leave you with a mental illness, which is difficult to cure and can easily become a chronic disease."
Concubine Rou had a sad face and seemed to be hesitant to speak.
Qiongzhi said from the side: "Princess, you are going too far. You know that the queen is in a bad mood, so why do you keep exposing her scars?"
"The master is speaking, you have no right to interrupt!"
Gu Qingning stood up, walked to Qiongzhi, raised her hand and slapped her.
“Bang!”
Qiongzhi covered her face with a look of surprise: "Princess, how could you hit someone for no reason?"
Gu Qingning: "I think you don't know the difference between high and low. I think you are too noisy. Maybe the queen is in poor health because of you!"
Qiongzhi immediately went to see Concubine Rou.
"My lady, what I said just now was all for you, please help me!"
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