Chapter 278 Playing
When Qin Jinzhi arrived at the Empress's palace, the tiger skin had already been completely peeled off and brought to her.
The palace maids from the Textile Bureau were waiting in the courtyard.
"Your Highness, the princess really cares about you. This tiger skin is top-quality material. There will be plenty left after making the tiger skin stool. Would you like to make something else?"
The Empress sat proudly in the courtyard. "Take some to make a tiger-skin hat for His Majesty, and a pair of leather boots. The rest will be used to make a bow for Jinzhi."
"yes."
After the palace servants left, Qin Jinzhi entered the Empress's palace.
The Empress looked at her with a slight smile, "Why are you in the palace at this time?"
Qin Jinzhi sat down next to the Empress and said, "They went to Consort Shu's place to kick her when she was down."
The Empress smiled and said, "After this matter is over, you will come with me to Xiangguo Temple."
Feiyan's legs moved swiftly, carrying a small bundle on her back.
"Princess! I'm ready!"
The Empress asked in confusion, "Where is Feiyan going?"
Feiyan smiled broadly, "I don't know, the princess said she would take me out to play."
Qin Jinzhi smiled and looked at the Empress, "Grandmother, I'll go to Xiangguo Temple with you when I get back. Anyway, that bald master can't escape."
The Empress was immediately taken aback. "What are you going to do now!"
Three years ago, Qin Jinzhi secretly went to the battlefield, which cast a shadow over the Empress.
Qin Jinzhi quickly said, "Grandmother, don't worry. There is no danger at all this time. Now the court's attention is on me. I will divert the attention from the capital, and Grandfather will be able to do his work. I will return to the capital in three months at most."
The Empress looked at her with a skeptical expression. "Really?"
Qin Jinzhi defended the Empress, saying, "Of course, just pretend I really went out for a trip. Otherwise, why would I take Feiyan with me?"
The Empress glanced at Fei Yan, who was bouncing around like a happy doll, and blinked.
That's true, this little fat swallow doesn't know any martial arts at all.
If Qin Jinzhi were really going to a dangerous place, she wouldn't bring Feiyan with her.
The Empress sighed, "Then you must send messages back to the palace along the way."
Qin Jinzhi nodded obediently.
The Empress asked, "Where are you going on this trip?"
Qin Jinzhi smiled, "Lingnan."
"Lingnan? What is she going to Lingnan for?"
The emperor looked at the empress with a puzzled expression.
The Empress looked at the Emperor with equal confusion, "Didn't she tell you?"
The emperor snorted, "She didn't even come to see me today!"
The Empress thought for a moment, "As long as she doesn't go to the battlefield, she'll be accompanied by guards along the way, and the palace can keep track of her whereabouts at any time."
The emperor agreed, and then said awkwardly, "I heard that Jinzhi sent you a tiger skin overnight?"
The Empress raised an eyebrow. "Didn't she send you one?"
The emperor was even angrier after hearing this. "What rare things haven't I seen? I don't really want them either. This little rascal didn't even tell me he was leaving the capital. No way, Hong Dequan, bring this scoundrel to the palace tomorrow."
Hong Dequan suppressed a smile and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."
The emperor then asked, "Did Jinzhi go to the palace to see Consort Shu today?"
The Queen nodded.
A long-absent look of delight appeared in the emperor's eyes.
"Back then, Du Zhong disregarded your serious illness and forced me to bring the Du family's daughter into the palace. Now, the Du family's life and death hang in the balance. I wonder if this Minister Du regrets supporting me, a peasant emperor, to ascend the throne, or regrets sending his daughter into the palace?"
Back then, they were just a small team.
It is all people with the same ideals who want to create a new world.
The empress was not only his first wife, but also his comrade-in-arms.
That old scoundrel actually disregarded the Empress's dignity.
He felt an unbearable rage whenever he thought of the Empress, pale-faced, writing the imperial edict for selecting concubines for him on her bed.
But once he sat in this position, he realized that conquering the world was easy, but maintaining it was difficult.
He can conquer a country with swords, but he cannot govern a country with swords.
War requires money, lots and lots of money.
Therefore, he was able to ascend the throne with the support of powerful families.
If the ruler and his ministers had worked together, the prosperous era he hoped for might have already been realized.
But that coup made him truly aware of the ambitions of the powerful families.
In his youth, he always felt that the phrase "being unable to control one's own destiny" was just an excuse.
But once he reached this position, he realized that these four words seemed to be his curse.
How ridiculous it is that emperors are not in control of their own destiny.
Along their journey, countless people have given their lives for them.
Therefore, he could not let these people's souls have nowhere to go.
He wanted their spirits in heaven to see that the world would eventually turn out as they wished.
Even if he couldn't see this prosperous era before he died, their legacy has already been passed down.
Heaven was ultimately on his side, the emperor.
His treasures are also sharp blades.
Let's tear this filthy world to shreds!
Qin Jinzhi arrived at the military prison with a message from Consort Shu.
The sixth and seventh princes' faces darkened when they saw her appear.
Qin Jinzhi sat down in the chair between the two of them.
"What have you two imperial uncles thought?"
The Sixth Prince looked at Qin Jinzhi, who was both dejected and unusually resolute.
“I would never do anything to betray the Yang family. I was not involved in the assassination attempt on you. I was only there to save people. Even if my father finds out, he would never take my life.”
Qin Jinzhi raised an eyebrow. "Sixth Imperial Uncle's brain has actually improved after being imprisoned for a while."
She looked at the Seventh Prince, "Does Seventh Imperial Uncle think so too?"
The seventh prince stepped over the railing. "You really will let me out?"
Qin Jinzhi said with a smile, "Without the Du family, what will you use to compete with the Crown Prince? A good-for-nothing is not worth my time."
The seventh prince gripped the railing with both hands and then asked, "What do you want to know?"
Qin Jinzhi's smile spread, "Seventh Imperial Uncle is indeed pragmatic. You should be glad that you have a chance to live, because the one in the palace is not protecting you."
Upon hearing Qin Jinzhi's words, the Seventh Prince pressed his fingers so hard that his nails cracked.
"Impossible! I've already promised to give you what you want. You have no reason to sow discord between my son and me."
Qin Jinzhi stood up and walked up to him. "That palace maid by your mother's side is one of your people, isn't she? Once you get out of this prison, you'll naturally know whether I'm trying to sow discord between you and your son."
The seventh prince trembled uncontrollably; his mother had actually abandoned him in these ways!
Qin Jinzhi clapped her hands. "Someone, take the Seventh Prince away."
A group of soldiers took the distraught seventh prince from the prison to another location.
Qin Jinzhi turned around and glanced at the Sixth Prince. "Sixth Imperial Uncle, goodbye."
The seventh prince was locked in a solitary cell.
Qin Jinzhi stood in the shadows, and after a short while, hurried footsteps approached her.
"Your humble servant Leng Wendong pays respects to Princess Jinzhi!"
Qin Jinzhi smiled at Leng Wendong's beaming face. "Lord Leng, you look so cheerful. It seems there's some good news?"
Leng Wendong fawned over Qin Jinzhi.
"It is the greatest joy for this humble subject to see the princess!"
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