Everyone in the palace knew that Gao Yan disliked Queen Yang, but in the past ten years, he had never really criticized the queen. Even in those years, Gao Yan had never punished the queen for treating the prince like this. This time, he was so angry.
It's also an unexpected ending.
Luo Qingzhi approached the palace and saw Queen Yang slumped on the ground, while Gao Yan was sitting in the hall, drinking tea slowly.
"We have met Your Majesty, the Queen."
The arrival of Luo Qingzhi broke this situation, but it seemed to make the queen even more unhappy.
Empress Yang snorted coldly and asked, "Why, Your Majesty, do you want to vent your anger on Princess An Ning and let her come and see with her own eyes what will happen to me?"
This was perhaps the fastest time for Empress Yang to understand Gao Yan's thoughts. Gao Yan did not refute, but just ordered Luo Qingzhi to watch and serve tea.
Gao Yan said slowly: "Queen, I didn't want to touch you, but why did you arrange for an assassin to touch A Luo."
Queen Yang sat upright and asked, "May I ask Your Majesty, is there any injury to the princess?"
"If A Luo is really injured," Gao Yan suddenly said sternly, "then there is no need for you to live."
Empress Yang laughed loudly, "So, I should be grateful that your Majesty just wants to cripple me, not kill me?"
Gao Yan did not express his position, and Queen Yang instantly moved her gaze to Luo Qingzhi.
She looked at Luo Qingzhi and then at Gao Yan, and laughed, "You Gao family members are just sick. They all like to steal, rob, and scheme..."
"Luo Qingzhi!" Empress Yang turned to her and said loudly: "Did you know that your father..."
Before Queen Yang could finish her words, she was pushed to the ground by the guards around her and her mouth was covered.
Gao Yan looked at Huang Si and nodded.
Huang Si held the newly drafted decree and read it loudly and forcefully.
"Empress Yang suddenly contracted an illness and became mad. I deeply feel that the queen has worked hard for many years. Therefore, Empress Yang has been closed in the palace for treatment. If there is no purpose, she will not come out, and if there is no purpose, she will not progress."
After the imperial edict was read out, the queen was escorted out of Xuanyang Hall.
Luo Qingzhi stared at the direction they were leaving and silently tightened her fists.
"Do you want to relieve your anger? A Luo?" Gao Yan asked.
"I have never had any quarrel with the queen, and as the queen said, I was not injured by the assassin." Luo Qingzhi explained.
Gao Yan became serious and said, "Aluo, ten years is not a long time. I have not forgotten many things."
Luo Qingzhi became nervous unconsciously, and was a little surprised. Even Luo Chen and the others might not know about the real holiday between herself and Queen Yang. After all, at that time, they were the only ones present, but now listening to Gao Yan's words, it seems that
He already knew it.
"Wei Chen... I wonder what your majesty means?" Luo Qingzhi still chose to test.
Gao Yan did not mince words and said directly: "A Luo, you have to believe that I never thought of harming A Yi. I never sent anyone to Yuzhou to deliver a message to A Yi, let alone informed Jin An of A Yi's whereabouts.
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"I know." Luo Qingzhi replied firmly, "I know it's not you. I'm just curious about how the queen sent letters out of the imperial city."
That year, after the palace coup, Luo Qingzhi was detained alone in a secret room in the imperial city for three days and three nights. Only Yang, who was still the princess at the time, came to see her. Since she had known her since she was a child, she was naturally very wary of her.
Mrs. Yang came to the secret room, brought clean clothes and food to Luo Qingzhi, and told her about the situation outside.
"Aluo, don't be afraid. The prince doesn't want to hurt you, but the opposition outside is too loud now, and he doesn't want you to face it."
Luo Qingzhi had not yet recovered from the pain of losing her father. She just nodded blankly. She had not eaten for three days and her body was already a little weak. "Yuzhou, how is Yuzhou?"
"Your Majesty has blocked the news. They probably don't know anything yet." Yang answered.
"It's okay." Luo Qingzhi nodded, "It's okay, it's okay that brother doesn't know."
"Your brother seems to know." Yang said.
Luo Qingzhi was a little panicked and asked quickly: "How could it be? How did brother know?"
Yang shook his head, looking embarrassed, "I don't know how he knew. I heard that he has already arrived in the suburbs of Beijing."
"No." Luo Qingzhi said: "It is a serious crime for a border guard to leave his station without an order."
Yang comforted her, "Now you must come forward to persuade your brother, but, but, the prince will not let you leave for the time being."
Luo Qingzhi thought for a while, took off the bracelet, handed it to Yang, and said: "This is a relic of my late mother. There is only one in the world. Brother will know it is me when he sees it. Princess and sister-in-law, can you please come out of the palace?"
, You must not let me enter Aurous Hill."
Yang accepted the bracelet and nodded repeatedly.
Later, instead of going to the outskirts of Beijing to stop Luo Yi, Yang used the bracelet as evidence and sent it to Yuzhou, making Feng Zinan and the others think that Luo Qingzhi was imprisoned in Jinling. At the same time, they lost Luo Yi's whereabouts and were desperate.
In the end, Feng Zinan could only lead a pair of troops to Beijing, and the Jin family seized the opportunity and reported the dismantling of the Beifu Army.
Gao Yan saw that Luo Qingzhi had been silent and knew that she was remembering the past again.
"Aluo, back then, we had no choice but to withdraw our troops."
Luo Qingzhi came back to her senses, smiled slightly, and said: "Your Majesty, everything has passed. I understand your situation at that time. Over the years, you have made up for every aspect of your tolerance for me. I understand."
"Not entirely." Gao Yan said, taking a deep breath, "I know that you never wanted to take this road, but Ayi disappeared and I have no one to help. I only trust you at the border of Yuzhou."
"Keeping peace on the border is the mission of my Luo family. If my father and brother are gone, I should shoulder this important responsibility." Luo Qingzhi said.
Gao Yan said: "I have no choice but to recruit a son-in-law for you. Now, although Luo Jinchao has been decided, I will find a way to delay it."
Luo Qingzhi lowered her eyebrows slightly to hide her disappointment, thinking, "So this is today's theme. In the end, I still don't want Gao Zhen to appear in front of everyone."
"No." Luo Qingzhi replied briefly but forcefully, "Your Majesty, I am willing."
Gao Yan was immediately displeased, but after a while, he stabilized his emotions again.
"Okay, as long as Arlo is willing, anything will do."
Just in case, Luo Qingzhi continued: "I hope to get married to Luo Jinzhao as soon as possible."
"......good."
Luo Qingzhi continued: "So, I wonder when the auspicious day for the Ministry of Rites verification is?"
Gao Yan asked directly: "Whenever A Luo wants to be, that day is auspicious."
"The eighth day of next month."
"Okay, I will let the etiquette department make good preparations."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Luo Qingzhi said.
Gao Yan smiled and said: "I have agreed to A Luo's request. Then, I have one request. Can A Luo also agree to it?"
"I am your Majesty's servant. Please feel free to give me your orders." Luo Qingzhi said.
Gao Yan took out a folder from the desk and handed it to Luo Qingzhi.
Luo Qingzhi took it with both hands, opened it slowly, and quickly checked the contents.
"Master Yuen Long of the Imperial College offered sacrifices to the Imperial Academy, and he participated in the Lantai Order to make Xia Ji secretly involved in the school?"
Gao Yan nodded, "Zhezi sent it this morning. Yuanji wine is never easily obtained. I take it very seriously. In addition, this matter involves the students of the Imperial Academy. I can't hand it over to the Ministry of Punishment. It's just right to hand it over to you."
Luo Qingzhi hesitated, and Gao Yan immediately said: "What? A Luo is going to back down?"
"Are you there yet?" Luo Qingzhi shook her head, "I am just thinking about why Lord Jijiu chose this time to perform the memorial."
"Is there any difference now?" Gao Yan asked.
Luo Qingzhi said: "I took a cursory look at the document, and it involved Master Xia's private classes for students from poor families. What a coincidence, in the eyes of the outside world, my husband-in-law also came from a poor family. I was thinking, Lord Jijiu,
Is it you who is suing Mr. Xia, or me?"
"Arlo, don't think too much, just go check it out."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Back at the Princess's Mansion, Fan Li was already waiting in the study.
Seeing Luo Qingzhi's sad face, Fan Li asked: "Your Majesty, are you in trouble?"
Luo Qingzhi asked back: "Why do you think so, sir?"
Fan Li coughed and said, "Just talking, I just felt that you were a little troubled after you came back from the palace."
"Yes." Luo Qingzhi said: "Your Majesty, you have given me a case."
"What case?" Fan Li asked.
"The imperial envoy of the Imperial Academy offered sacrifices to the Great Ginseng Emperor Shi Tailan Tai and set up a private school for students from poor families."
Fan Li said: "Let's not talk about how such a secret thing as the establishment of a private school was known. Let's just say that the Imperial College and the Yushitai have almost no intersection."
Luo Qingzhi nodded, agreed with Fan Li's statement, and slowly expressed her worries, "There has always been a gap between aristocratic families and poor families. The aristocratic families have the best resources, and it is difficult for poor families to get ahead. However, this time, I chose Luo Qingzhi.
Being your son-in-law now breaks this situation."
Fan Li said: "From the outside world, everyone only knows that Luo Jinchao is a descendant of a poor family, but they don't know that he is a former prince. I understand your concerns. If you want to talk about the most obvious place where the struggle between the aristocratic family and the poor family is most obvious, it must be the Imperial College."
Luo Qingzhi said: "I don't want to put this contradiction on the table so early."
"But." Fan Li was equally worried, "His Majesty has handed over the case to you, so you must not be careless."
"Yes, I understand." Luo Qingzhi nodded and asked, "Sir, do you know about this Master Xia Ji?"
Fan Li shook his head, "This person should have only entered the official position in the past ten years."
"However." Fan Li added, "Since you are from Yushitai, you should ask Master Baili for more information."
Luo Qingzhi shrugged and said, "Uncle must still be angry. It's not a good idea to come to the door now."
"Angry?" Fan Liming nodded in vain, "Is it because he didn't choose Su Yan?"
"My grandma and uncle like this Su Yan. If not... maybe I would really choose him." Luo Qingzhi said.
Fan Li retorted, "I don't think so. This Su Yan, um, at such a young age, acts so tactfully and thoughtfully. He must be someone who weighs the pros and cons. If you are with him, you will inevitably be plotted. I don't think he is a good son-in-law."
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"Forget it." Luo Qingzhi breathed a sigh of relief, "Now that the dust has settled, let's think about the Imperial College matter."
"How are you going to check?" Fan Li asked.
Luo Qingzhi thought for a while and said, "Let's go to the Imperial College first."
For a moment, she hesitated again, "If I go like this, I probably won't find anything... But the Imperial College doesn't accept female disciples, so there's no way to sneak in."
"I'm making this trip for Arlo."
Gao Zhen walked in slowly. This chapter has been completed!