Zhu Zhanji said directly: "Father, to be honest, those individuals were arrested while you were sleeping."
Xiaopang: "..."
Li Qing analyzed: "In fact, there is no need for Daxing Prison. This case seems to be very confusing, but in fact it is easy to find a breakthrough point."
"Where to break through?" the father and son asked at the same time.
"Li Shimian!"
Hearing this name, the little fat man couldn't bear his anger, but considering his own health, he had to suppress his anger temporarily.
Zhu Zhanji made it clear, "Yes, my father is in poor health, and he wants to add fuel to the fire. Most likely, he did it on purpose, and his heart is to be punished!"
After a pause, he continued: "Father, I have a very disrespectful thing to say, and I don't know whether to say it or not."
The little fat man nodded: "You say."
"Do you think...the queen mother is suspicious?"
"Definitely not." Xiaopang said flatly, a little sullenly, "How can you miss your mother so much?"
"No..." Zhu Zhanji said sarcastically, "Let's discuss the matter from a rational point of view. Don't you think the Queen Mother..."
Xiaopang waved his hand to interrupt, "Your mother doesn't know about me writing the will at all. She doesn't even know about my condition. These days, I have been living in Qianqing Palace and have not gone to the harem."
"That's it!" Zhu Zhanji lifted his robe and knelt down, "I am wrong."
Xiaopang smiled bitterly and said, "Get up. This happened to you just after you came back. It's normal to have suspicions in your heart, but..."
He said angrily: "Your mother has always abided by her duties and never got involved in political matters, not even a little bit. And she doesn't like this either and has almost never left the harem."
"Zhanji, remember, as an emperor, being suspicious is not a shortcoming, but being too suspicious is not." As he said that, Xiaopang suddenly became interested, "Why do you doubt your mother?"
"Ah this..." Zhu Zhanji explained with a blush: "After reading the posthumous edict, I thought that it was not in line with my father's philosophy of governing the country and that someone must have tampered with it. In addition, my father was suddenly seriously ill, so I thought of foreign ministers. Collusion with the harem...haha...it's all a misunderstanding."
Li Qing said: "The prince is not unreasonably suspicious, but... the granddaughter of Wuding Marquis Guo Ying, the noble concubine Guo, is on the burial list."
"I'm not scheduled to be buried..." Xiaopang came to his senses and squinted his eyes, "It seems that this incident was premeditated. Although the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, the Queen Mother still has a lot of say;
If I really die and mother and son don't get along, then Zhanji will really be alone."
Being plotted in this way, no matter how good-tempered Xiaopang was, he couldn't help but get angry.
"Li Qing, you can handle this matter."
Li Qing nodded.
Xiaopang said again: "Zhanji, go and release those officials and tell them that I will be there at noon tomorrow."
"My son, I obey." Zhu Zhanji cupped his hands and was a little worried, "Father, your body..."
Xiaopang glanced at Li Qing and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter for now."
"It really doesn't matter?" Zhu Zhanji looked at Li Qing.
"Um."
Zhu Zhanji felt relieved and said, "I'll do it right away. However, Li Qing, don't leave your father before I come back."
"Don't worry." Li Qing nodded: "I won't leave unless you tell me."
Zhu Zhanji breathed a sigh of relief and hurried away.
…
"Brother Qing, don't let anyone else know about your ability." Xiaopang said in a serious tone, "Even if it's Zhanji, otherwise... you won't be able to die well."
As an father, he knows very well who his son is. He is simply second to Zhu Di.
"Don't worry, I know it well." Li Qing smiled and nodded, "You lie down and rest, I will give you some Qi, I will give you acupuncture later, and we will actively treat it."
"Well, okay." Xiaopang also smiled. He no longer felt anxious like last night and felt more at ease. "Brother Qing, is that warm air called Qi?"
"Well, you can also understand it as an upgraded version of internal strength." Li Qing explained with a smile, "Warriors are divided into internal martial arts and internal martial arts. Strictly speaking, zhenqi also belongs to internal martial arts, but it is a very advanced internal martial arts.
The threshold for martial arts is frighteningly high, and there are only a hundred people in the entire Ming Dynasty who have learned Qi."
"So few?"
"I don't know the exact number, but the real number will only be less than this number, not much." Li Qing said: "My master has been a rogue for hundreds...for decades, and he has only met me who can learn from him."
disciple;
This threshold is too high, so far, I have only seen two people besides me, one is my master, and the other is the Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain."
"Brother Qing is pretty awesome, no wonder you are always in such good health." Xiaopang said with a smile.
"That's..." Li Qing took back his hand, "Okay, you lie down and I'll give you acupuncture on your back."
Xiaopang turned over and warned: "Although Zhenqi is good, but...he is Xiao Daoer after all. Zhanji Shangwu, please don't let him go on the trail, and you must not let him know about Zhenqi."
"I know it well." Li Qing said with a smile, "Okay, let's start acupuncture."
"Yeah." Xiaopang closed his mouth.
Li Qing inserted several needles at Xiaopang Shenshu point, Zhishi point... and gently twisted the silver needle, "Does it hurt?"
"Hey...it doesn't hurt."
…
Two quarters of an hour later, Li Qing withdrew the silver needle and Xiaopang fell asleep again.
He was too tired these days and suffered from illness. Li Qing's return allowed him to relax physically and mentally, and he made up for the loss in sleep.
Li Qing sighed and looked at Xiaopang sleeping soundly with a kind face.
At this time, a small yellow doorman came in. Seeing that the emperor was sleeping, he whispered: "Master Marquis, your Majesty is here."
She was a queen, so Li Qing couldn't say no to her, so he nodded lightly.
The small yellow door went out, and after a while, Queen Zhang came in with red eyes. Seeing her husband sleeping, she asked in a low voice: "How is the emperor now?"
"fine."
Li Qing thought for a while, stood up and said, "My dear, please take a step to speak."
Queen Zhang nodded.
The two walked some distance away, but did not completely leave the inner hall. Li Qing wanted to keep Xiaopang within his field of vision.
After all, the case had not yet been solved and the culprit was not found, so Li Qing did not dare to be careless in the slightest.
"Li Qing meets the Queen..."
"No courtesy." Queen Zhang waved her hand and forced out an ugly smile, "The Li Qing family has worked hard and made great achievements. They worked hard for the royal family and the Ming Dynasty. There is no need to be too polite."
She looked haggard, her eyes were red, it was obvious that she had not slept well or even slept, and she had cried.
Her husband's critical illness and her son's suspicion tortured the queen so much that she almost collapsed.
"The Emperor can still recover, right?" Queen Zhang asked nervously.
Li Qing lowered his eyes, "There is no danger to his life for the time being, and there will be no danger for some time in the future."
Empress Zhang heard the implication and looked gloomy. However, compared to last night, which was almost overwhelming, this result is already very good.
"I'm sorry to trouble Li Qing's family."
"Your Majesty, you are polite. It is the duty of a minister to eat your salary and share your worries." Li Qing said, "Actually, Your Majesty, you shouldn't blame the prince. This happened to him just after he came back, and he will inevitably not be able to accept it."
After a pause, "Moreover, the imperial edict has been tampered with. More importantly, the imperial concubine Guo is also on the list of people to be buried."
"What?" Queen Zhang's eyes widened. Soon, she came to her senses and finally understood why her son was acting like that.
But at the same time, she also felt infinite grievances.
"I married the emperor when he was still the heir apparent. For decades, I have not interfered even a little bit in political affairs." Empress Zhang said angrily, "Even when the King of Han was fighting for the heir, I didn't say too much.
"
She shouldn't have said these words to Li Qing, but she was too aggrieved and had no one to talk to.
"I understand, and I also believe it." Li Qing nodded: "The prince has realized his mistake. This is someone deliberately trying to sow discord between your mother and son. Don't worry, I will find out the villain behind this."
One day when Little Fatty dies, Empress Zhang will have the final say in the harem, and harmony between mother and child must be promoted.
Sure enough, Queen Zhang looked much better after hearing Li Qing's words.
"Thank you to Li Qing's family." A smile appeared on her face, but it was quickly replaced by anger, "If you catch the troublemaker, you will not be leniently spared."
"It's natural."
At this time, Zhu Zhanji walked in.
Li Qing said hurriedly: "It's all villains with ulterior motives who are trying to instigate royal family ties. The prince has also been deceived. Don't let the queen be angry."
As he said that, he quietly winked at Zhu Zhanji.
Zhu Zhanji was so smart. He immediately knelt down on the ground and said regretfully: "Mother, I am wrong."
‘Bang bang bang…’ He rang his head several times in a row, raised his face, and his forehead was bright red.
Empress Zhang was so distressed that she quickly helped him up and scolded him: "You are stupid. Even if you don't mind the pain, aren't you afraid of disturbing your father?"
"...Mother taught me a lesson," Zhu Zhanji said sarcastically, "Mother, I know I was wrong. Can you please forgive me?"
After all, it was her own son, so how could Empress Zhang hold grudges? The previous unhappiness was instantly gone;
With her husband turning the corner and her son admitting his mistake, all the pressure in her heart disappeared. Her depressed mood was released and she burst into tears.
Zhu Zhanji was full of regrets. This time, he really used his cleverness in the wrong place. He quickly said: "Queen mother, please stop crying, it doesn't look good."
"No big one, no small one." Empress Zhang punched him angrily. In front of Li Qing, a foreign minister, it was disrespectful to the empress. She wiped her tears and said, "I will go back first. Your father wakes up."
Come, remember to report."
"Yes, yes, please remember this." Zhu Zhanji nodded and bowed, "I will send you off to my mother."
…
A quarter of an hour later, Zhu Zhanji left and returned, saying with a wry smile: "I was too arbitrary this time."
Li Qing smiled and asked, "Everyone is released?"
"Let it go."
"Well, you watch here while I go investigate the case. If anything happens, tell me as soon as possible."
Li Qing was about to leave, but was held back by Zhu Zhanji, "The investigation is important, but my father's health is more important. You prescribe the medicine first."
"No need for the time being." Li Qing shook his head, "Don't worry, my feelings for him are no less than yours, and I won't delay his illness."
Zhu Zhanji nodded slightly, he had no doubt about this.
…
Li Qing left the palace and went straight to Zhao Prison, with a cold look on his face: Li Shimian, right...