Chapter 381 No More Children
Qin Jingyu: "There's no rush for the child's name, Father, let me tell you about the current situation."
There is no doubt that Southern Xinjiang has been completely conquered by them.
It won’t be long before the royal family of Southern Xinjiang will be taken to the capital and placed under permanent house arrest.
As for the others, many of them were recruited, and most of the positions of county governors were filled by people from the Great Chu.
It actually takes time to completely control those cities. Fortunately, everything has been planned now, so it’s just a matter of time.
In addition, they were still wary of the Western Regions, so they did not take any open action this time.
Indeed, it is only what we see on the surface.
Qin Jingyu: "I suspect that the epidemic in the south was caused by people from the Western Regions, but since they haven't caught anyone, there is no evidence for the time being."
Emperor Minghe: "Thanks to that epidemic, no huge losses were caused. By the way, there is an aide to Lao Liu, who is the spy sent by Xiliang."
Qin Jingyu nodded, "This is exactly what I want to say, that is, the biggest threat to Da Chu right now is Xiliang!"
"So this time I left the main group and hurried back on my own, naturally because I was worried about Ah Ning."
"But most importantly, this is a great opportunity to lure the snake out of its hole!"
Xiliang is far away, hidden deep, and takes the longest time to lay out, so it is difficult to catch them.
Therefore, this time Qin Jingyu used himself as bait to make the people of Xiliang unable to sit still and not want to miss this excellent opportunity to capture the crown prince of Da Chu.
Emperor Minghe suddenly realized, "I told you that you shouldn't be such an emotional person."
He didn't dare to say it before.
Although the Crown Princess gave birth to a child, this matter is very important.
But the prince is somewhat disregarding the overall situation by putting himself in danger.
But who would have thought that he had another trick up his sleeve.
Qin Jingyu: "I am indeed an emotional person, and I am really worried about Ning."
"Because this time I'm using myself as bait, the chances of winning aren't very high."
"But later, Ah Ning asked the people from Tianji Pavilion to help me, and then Mo Yu and his men arrived in time, making this matter completely successful."
He had received the news before he left the East Palace.
Mo Yu has already captured Xu Mu, and he is being held in the Dali Temple!
But Qin Jingyu also had concerns, "This Xu Mu is an important figure in Xiliang, I'm afraid he won't speak easily."
Emperor Minghe: "Don't worry about that. Qing Ning has already written to Doctor Bai, asking about the pill that can make people speak the truth."
In fact, when Qin Jingyu and Lin Qingning did this matter before, they kept it a secret from Emperor Ming He.
But now... Qin Jingyu nodded generously, not mentioning the past, but only talking about the future.
He asked directly: "Who does Father want to use it for?"
Emperor Minghe did not hide it, "It's Sun Fuhai who was beside the Empress Dowager. I suspect that the death of Empress Yuan was related to the Empress Dowager."
Over the years, the Queen Mother has always taken advantage of her seniority and caused a lot of trouble.
Qin Jingyu was also worried that the old lady would bully An Ning.
Now that he heard that the Queen Mother was actually related to Queen Yuan's death, he immediately felt relieved.
It's better this way.
Otherwise, there is really no other way to completely subdue the old lady.
Qin Jingyu chatted with Ming Hedi for a while and then left.
When he left, he took away the more than 20 names written by Emperor Minghe, as well as many supplements.
And then there is…
"Father, thank you for taking care of Ning and the others."
Yesterday, Qin Jingyu only had An Ning in his mind and didn't care about anyone else, but he knew that it would be fine if the queen mother was there when An Ning gave birth.
Father is here too.
There can only be one reason, that is, he cares about their Eastern Palace very much.
The two had always had a relationship of mutual respect between a monarch and his subject, but not a relationship of father and son, because when they met, Qin Jingyu was already very old.
When he was young, he was not the kind of person who would stick around his elders, and it was even less likely that he would do that when he grew up.
But he is smart.
He could feel that Emperor Minghe was trying hard to be good to his son.
Ming Hedi waved his hand calmly, "You should go back and accompany Qing Ning."
"Yes, Father."
When Qin Jingyu walked away, only Emperor Minghe and Eunuch Shun who was serving him were left in the room.
Eunuch Shun heard Emperor Minghe sighing deeply:
"If Jing Yu had been recognized earlier, then those years of mutual respect between the monarch and his subjects could have turned into a wonderful time for the closeness between father and son."
The child was replaced, causing Emperor Minghe to miss out on the perfect successor for so many years, which always made him feel resentful.
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Qin Jingyu returned to the East Palace and stayed with Lin Qingning for three consecutive days.
He would only be driven out when Lin Qingning was applying medicine on her wound.
As soon as the medicine was taken, he came back immediately.
Lin Qingning was a little helpless. "You've been traveling all the way and you've worked so hard. Besides, didn't you capture that important official from Xiliang before? Didn't you have to interrogate him thoroughly?"
Qin Jingyu: "In addition to the spy that was placed next to Lao Liu before, hand them all over to the Dali Temple and let them interrogate them."
"If Ouyang Rui can't do it, I'll take action."
"By the way, is the wound any less severe today?"
In fact, it’s only been two or three days, how can it heal so quickly?
It’s just that Lin Qingning has been able to endure pain since she was a child and won’t show it.
As for the child's name, it has not been decided yet, and Qin Jingyu said there is no rush.
Lin Qingning: "You always have to give your child a name."
Qin Jingyu: "He hurt you so much, just call him brother!"
Lin Qingning laughed, "That's not the case, and it's not all the child's fault. It's also because I was too worried and it affected my health."
Qin Jingyu: "Then the nickname should be Brother Teng, the Teng of Feiteng, that should be ok, right?"
Lin Qingning: "Okay, but when you grow up, you must decide on a name."
Brother Teng is the grandson of the Crown Prince of Great Chu. When he reaches his first birthday, he will be included in the royal family list.
Just because my father doesn't like me, I haven't become famous yet...
Although Qin Jingyu has been spending most of his time with Lin Qingning during this period, he also takes time to accompany his daughter Xiao Xiyao.
The fact that the little girl hasn't forgotten her biological father for so long is enough to make Qin Jingyu feel extremely sorry for her!
But this incident also scared him.
When he held Xiyao high in his arms, he turned around and said to Lin Qingning who was lying in bed, "A Ning, now that we have Yaoyao and Tengge'er, we will never have any more children."
Lin Qingning: "Shu He said that I was seriously injured this time and it would take several months to recover. Even if you want to have a baby with me, it's impossible in the short term."
Qin Jingyu: "We already have a son and a daughter, so we won't have any more children in the future."
Lin Qingning wanted to say more, but Qin Jingyu insisted, "And if we give birth to another girl, she might compete with Xiyao for our affection. If we give birth to another boy, he might compete with Tengge'er for our affection."
"There is no affection between royal brothers and sisters."
"It's still the way it is now, it's perfect."
Lin Qingning herself naturally didn't want to suffer that pain anymore, but Qin Jingyu had said before that he would never take a concubine. If there were only two children...
She murmured, "I thought you would like children very much."
Qin Jingyu touched his daughter's hair and said, "Of course I like her. I like Yaoyao the most. Although Tengge'er... he is our biological child after all. I naturally like him more than other children."
Hearing him say this, Lin Qingning felt relieved.
She was really worried that Qin Jingyu had never liked Teng Ge'er.
After Lin Qingning's body was completely stabilized, Qin Jingyu went to find Ouyang Rui to ask about the interrogation of those spies.
In the government affairs hall of Dali Temple.
Ouyang Rui said: "Zhao Yi, the aide to Prince Jing, has been with Prince Jing for six or seven years. He confessed everything and said that he was sent to Prince Jing to find an opportunity to instigate him and make the royal family of Da Chu fight for power and profit, causing more chaos."
"In fact, people were also sent to the Third Prince's side, but later the Third Prince fell, his confidants were beheaded, and the spy was also beheaded."
Qin Jingyu: "The King of Xiliang is really a man who can be patient and dormant. He has made so many plans in more than 20 years?"
Whether it was the previous plan for Concubine Jin, or the plan for the people around the princes of Da Chu.
Perhaps he also tried to send someone to the Ninth Prince, but failed.
Or maybe, he has a different strategy towards the Ninth Prince.
It must be said that his method of making the royal family of Da Chu fight each other to the death was indeed very effective.
This would unknowingly consume the strength of Da Chu, and would also allow them to place their own spies in important places in Da Chu.
Perhaps the only thing that the King of Xiliang had miscalculated was that Emperor Minghe actually had a son who was swapped with another?
Ouyang Rui: "But no matter whether it is the secret line around the Third Prince or Prince Jing, it is now completely useless. This time, when Prince Jing went to provide disaster relief, Zhao Yi instigated him to delay the relief work out of selfish motives."
"But it was destroyed in advance by the Crown Princess."
Qin Jingyu's face flashed with pride, "A Ning is very thoughtful. By the way, did Xu Mu confess?"
Ouyang Rui shook his head. "He didn't say a word. He didn't take any soft or hard tactics."
Qin Jingyu looked at him and said, "Ouyang Rui, your interrogation skills have regressed? You didn't even dig out anything?"
Ouyang Rui said helplessly: "You said he was very useful, so I didn't let anyone kill him too harshly. Otherwise, how can I report to you if he was beaten to death?"
Qin Jingyu: "I've discovered that your interrogation skills haven't deteriorated, but you've become more and more tactful."
Ouyang Rui: "Your Highness, do you still remember Shen Ruoying from Guangping Marquis's Mansion?"
Qin Jingyu frowned and looked at him, "Why do you mention her suddenly?"
Ouyang Rui: "When our people were interrogating, they found that Xu Mu's face was a little strange. I boldly guessed that he might have used the face-changing technique just like Shen Ruoying did."
"So, he is now in the form of someone else, and as long as he doesn't say he wants to die, he has nothing to worry about."
Qin Jingyu touched his face and said, "Face-changing technique. It would be even better if we knew who he really was."
Ouyang Rui: "Then Your Highness, are you going to personally interrogate Xu Mu?"
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