After Qin Rushuang chatted with Miss Sun for a few words, Xie Xun and Shen Xiaoyang had finished talking about the Langzhou epidemic.
When the two came out of Shuntian Teahouse, they saw Qin Rushuang and Miss Sun leaning on the railing, talking and laughing.
Shen Xiaoyang was quite emotional, "It seems that these two people get along well."
Xie Xun joked, "Of course, her long-cherished wish is that you can find a caring partner and start a family as soon as possible, otherwise she will feel a little regretful."
Shen Xiaoyang nodded and said: "He is a good girl, but it is a pity that I failed to persuade her. In the tense situation in Kyoto, I asked her to follow me back."
Xie Xun glanced at the two people in the distance and said: "I don't believe you will believe Miss Sun's talk about meeting her parents. She must want to come to Kyoto to share the difficulties with you, and you must know it in your heart, but you still decided to take her with you Here you go. From the moment you decided to bring her to Kyoto, you should have regarded her as your real wife in your heart."
Shen Xiangyang glanced at Xie Xun in surprise and couldn't help but said, "I didn't expect you to see so clearly about the love between men and women now."
Xie Xun smiled and was noncommittal.
It was getting late, so they said goodbye and went back to their respective mansions.
After lying down at night, Xie Xun and Qin Rushuang talked a few words about what happened in the court. Seeing Qin Rushuang's lack of interest, he couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? Are you not happy? I thought you would be happy to see Shen Xiaoyang today. a lot of. "
Qin Rushuang sighed lightly.
He turned around and faced Xie Xun. In the darkness, only the faint candlelight could make out Xie Xun's profile.
"The more people around us who are helping us, the more uncomfortable I feel. I know how dangerous the fight for the right to be the heir is, so when I see the friends around me supporting me without hesitation, I feel more and more that we must not lose this time. If we lose, , what should they do?”
Xie Xun was much more rational than her, and said in a deep voice, "But if we win, it will bring them supreme glory. The interests are reciprocal. Even if I choose to help you, I have a certain affection, but this is An unknown game. If you win, you will be rich and glorious for the rest of your life; if you lose, you will be the winner and the loser."
Xie Xun thought she was only worried about Shen Xiaoyang, so she was silent for a moment and comforted, "Actually, you don't have to worry too much about the Shen family."
"The Shen family has been loyal for generations. Even if Shen Xiaoyang wants to help you and me, Mr. Shen will not let him blindly. Since Mr. Shen has not expressed his position so far and has always acquiesced that Shen Xiaoyang is on our side, it means that Mr. Shen is also on our side. I agree with us from the bottom of my heart.”
"Furthermore, Mr. Shen has had a lot of influence in the court after two dynasties. The Shen family is not too close to Prince Huai's Mansion. It is more of a personal relationship between Shen Xiaoyang and you. Even if we lose, the Shen family will It is impossible to gain too much benefit, but it is not likely to suffer too much loss due to the matter of seizing the legitimate son. At most, it is just that the new emperor does not like it, and it is not the end of the road yet."
"And..." Xie Xun chuckled and said, "It's not even the last moment yet. Don't you have any confidence in me?"
Qin Rushuang sighed and murmured in the darkness, "I hope so."
Early the next morning.
When Xie Xun went to Emperor Qi's palace to discuss matters, he saw Shen Xiaoyang.
It has been two days since Shen Xiaoyang returned to Kyoto, and he has almost rested. He came to report on the relevant matters in Langzhou with a report on the treatment of the epidemic in Langzhou.
Emperor Qi had not seen Shen Xiaoyang for a long time, and he had a good impression of Shen Xiaoyang.
Today I saw Shen Xiaoyang handling the Lanzhou matter very well, and I couldn't help but admire him in his eyes.
After all the ministers in the court had gone through the reports with Emperor Qi, everyone thought that today's court meeting should be over, but Emperor Qi suddenly stopped Shen Xiaoyang.
"Shen Qing, after you returned to Kyoto, did you know that I was poisoned last month?"
Shen Xiaoyang nodded, his attitude was neither humble nor arrogant, and he showed appropriate concern.
"Wei Chen did hear about this incident. I heard that it was quite dangerous at the time. However, Your Majesty is auspicious, so he should be fine now, right?"
Emperor Qi gave a bitter smile and said, "What auspicious heaven and earth. If it were really auspicious and heavenly, I wouldn't be lying here sick and unable to get up. The last time was just a fluke, but the person behind the scenes has never been found out. , I left the matter to the Fourth to investigate, but I still have no explanation. I have always been the clearest about the efficiency of Dali Temple... Shen Qing, I leave this matter to you to investigate, can you investigate it for me? Is the truth coming out?”
Emperor Qi has always been worried about the last poisoning.
But he also saw that leaving this matter to the fourth child was really procrastinating. He didn't dare to draw a conclusion after delving into the reasons behind it.
He had never found a suitable person before, but now that Shen Xiaoyang is back, he is in charge of Dali Temple, and the whole family has always been loyal, so he came up with the idea to hand over this matter to Shen Xiaoyang to investigate.
But before Shen Xiaoyang could answer, the fourth prince Xie Yang could not sit still.
"Father! Previously, my son had been stymied by other political affairs, so he should accuse me first. This matter has indeed been delayed for too long. But Mr. Shen has just returned to Beijing, and he must have a lot of things on his hands, so there is no need to trouble Shen. Sir, are you? I must speed up to find out the truth about him!"
Of course Xie Yang didn't want outsiders to get involved in this matter. He originally thought that it would be a day until Emperor Qi lost his mind and no one would hold him accountable.
But for some reason, Emperor Qi suddenly mentioned this and caught him off guard.
What he said just now is barely reasonable. As long as he doesn't leave the matter to outsiders and handles it himself, and puts some effort into recommending a scapegoat, he can probably fool him for a while.
The calculation in Xie Yang's heart was rattling. He thought that Emperor Qi would not reject his proposal, but he didn't expect that Emperor Qi would become furious after hearing what he said.
"Busy about political affairs in the court? I think you are busy with the mess in your backyard! Fourth brother, you are really confused this time! How could you let the royal blood flow out for so long? If someone hadn't cooperated with me You said it, I didn’t even know you had done so many ridiculous things! Didn’t you recognize that child now? Why didn’t you tell me that he was my grandson?”
Xie Yang secretly thought that it was not good. He had always kept the affairs in his back yard tightly covered. Emperor Qi had become like this now and couldn't even worry about official matters. Why would he suddenly ask him about the affairs in his back yard?
Thinking of this, the first person Xie Yang suspected was Mr. Lin Ge.
He immediately said with an aggrieved look, "Father, this matter is my fault, but men have had three wives and four concubines since ancient times. It was because of Lin's jealousy that my son did not dare to take the child back to the palace, and This is a matter about my son’s harem, why did Mr. Lin Ge even come to tell my father about this matter?"
