Qing Ping Le · Double Songs

Rong Che got out of the carriage, stepped into the palace and walked back to the residence. Dafu had been waiting anxiously for him all night, when he saw her coming, he hurriedly ran to her and knelt down in front of her, "Master, you are back, Xiaofu was taken away by the eldest son. "

"Get up first." She walked into the room without stopping.

Dafu still knelt down and said, "I don't know what mistake Xiaofu made, and was taken away by the eldest son last night. At this moment, his life and death are uncertain."

"You wait outside first." She got up from behind the screen and changed her clothes before stepping out of the room. Dafu was anxious but helpless. He only looked at her with eagerness in front of his eyes. She said, "Go and meet with us for a while. Eldest son."

When Rong Che got off the carriage, Rong Yeli knew the news. She went back to the Changning Palace with Rong Cheng yesterday, and did not return all night. This morning, she came back in the carriage of the Changning Palace. In Rong Yeli's heart, this was simply too uncomfortable. Prince Jingyuan paid attention to it.He had long wanted to teach this arrogant and rude sister a lesson, but because he didn't have the chance, this time he just found an excuse in Xiaofu, so how could he not make good use of it.

He was pretending to be reading in the study, but his mind was paying attention to the movement outside. He didn't read a line or two until the sound of Rong Che's footsteps approached, but his heart might be jumping for joy that couldn't settle down.

"Why did brother detain Xiaofu?" Rong Che raised his foot and stepped into Rong Yeli's study room, although his questioning tone was still the usual lukewarm tone.

Seeing her indifference and even contempt, Rong Yeli was furious and said, "I don't know how to salute when I see my brother?"

"What is it that my brother took away the people around me for no reason?"

Rong Yeli was even more impatient, Rong Che was not only arrogant, but he didn't take his words seriously, he got up and slapped his desk, "Rong Che, don't think that you can ignore the lawless in Jingyuan Palace because you are a title granted by His Majesty. father king."

"What do you mean, brother?"

"As a member of the Jingyuan Palace, you have such close contacts with the Changning Palace. You even stayed there last night. You didn't take your father's warning to heart." He walked down and looked at Rong Che with his length, "I I suspect that you have leaked the king's plan, now, not only your followers will be arrested, but you and I will also be imprisoned."

"If brother is making trouble for no reason, don't blame me for not thinking about the brother-sister relationship." Even if it was a threat, as long as she said it, she would still speak in a calm tone.

"You, presumptuous." Rong Yeli was furious, "You are so courageous."

"Brother, don't destroy the king's plan for your own selfishness." She paused and continued, "Brother, let me ask again why you arrested my subordinates?"

Rong Yeli was furious, but he also knew that Rong Che's article could not be done on this matter, and thinking about Xiaofu's matter could still destroy her prestige, so he said, "Your good follower lured the maidservant in my courtyard to steal Shouldn't you kill me if you take something from me?"

Dafu was flustered when he heard this and was eager to argue, but he froze in Rong Che's gaze. Rong Che said, "If that's the case, then bring someone up and I'll have a trial myself."

"There is no need to interrogate, the evidence is conclusive."

"Brother, it's up to you to decide whether the people in my yard live or die." She turned around and ordered, "Bring them up." Her tone was calm but irresistible. Although the guard on duty was in Rong Yeli's yard, , and did not dare to offend the princess in front of him.

Rong Yeli was furious, "Rong Che, you are too presumptuous."

Rong Che ignored his roar and just waited quietly at the side.When Rong Xili heard the commotion, he hurried over, and when he saw the swords in the room, he couldn't help crying. He looked left and right, and he never dared to get too close to Rong Che's indifference, but Rong Yeli was so angry that he didn't even dare to go forward. Asked, had to stand aside and play by ear.

Xiaofu was quickly brought up. He was thrown to the ground by the guards after being severely tortured. He wanted to salute Rong Che but couldn't get up for a long time. Rong Che said lightly, "No need. Let me ask you, can you Did you seduce the maid in this courtyard?"

Xiaofu said in a weak voice, "Shuanglian and I really love each other, please check it out."

"Then let me ask you again, did you instigate her to steal something from the eldest son?"

"No subordinates."

Rong Ye said politely, "You still want to quibble, someone will drag you down for me."

"Wait." Rong Che said, the guard looked around, not daring to move rashly, "Where is Shuanglian?"

"Report to the princess." A guard on duty stepped forward, "Shuanglian committed suicide by throwing herself into a well last night."

Rong Che said, "What a coincidence." She looked towards Rong Yeli, her indifferent eyes showed no emotion, but Rong Yeli was inexplicably afraid, he took a step forward and said, "This It's a suicide."

Rong Che said indifferently, "This is also death without proof." Rong Yeli tried to force his words, but she asked Rong Xili, "Second brother, what should I do if the palace rules seduce a maidservant?"

"Whip punishment, ten lashes." Rong Xili stopped Rong Yeli while answering.

"Have you heard Dafu?" Dafu immediately untied the whip from his waist and handed it over. She took it and asked, "Xiaofu, are you convicted?"

Xiaofu straightened up on his knees and said, "Xiaofu is guilty."

Rong Che swung his whip and flew towards Xiao Fu accurately, the skin was torn apart with the whip, leaving a hideous bloodstain, Xiao Fu gritted his teeth and groaned, bean-sized beads of sweat hit the floor, leaving watermarks the size of grapes.Dafu was anxious but didn't dare to speak out, Rong Che's eyes were indifferent, he just waved his hand and whipped him down again.

She didn't stop until Xiaofu took eight lashes, and said calmly, "Since you said that you are in love with Shuanglian, I will spare you these two lashes." Hearing this, Dafu breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and continued the beating I'm afraid that Xiaofu's life is about to die.

Rong Yeli was not reconciled after seeing this, but he was relieved, after all, he suppressed Rong Che's arrogance in front of everyone in the palace, he shook his robe and said, "For your sake I will no longer pursue this matter.”

Rong Xili also tried to smooth things over, "We are all brothers and sisters, so don't take this little thing to heart."

Rong Che didn't move, just glanced at the crowd with indifferent eyes, and finally stopped on Rong Yeli's face, "Since the matter of Xiaofu's seduction of the maidservant is over, let's count the person who arrested me without authorization and tortured me." matter."

"Rong Che." Rong Yeli felt a slap on his face, and his face immediately turned red. He said angrily, "Don't go too far."

"Ache." Rong Xili hurriedly said in order to calm the matter, "Forget it, we are all brothers and sisters, let's forget it for the sake of second brother."

"Second brother, let me see if she dares."

She swept Rong Xili lightly, "Since the second elder brother opened his mouth, I won't pursue it anymore, but," she said to the door, "Come here." The guard on duty came in again, and she said slowly, "Eldest son After you encounter a thief here, you must strengthen the guard."

"Rong Che, you are so courageous."

Rong Che ignored Rong Yeli's anger, and she said, "Both brothers, if there is nothing else, Rong Che will go ahead." After she got up, Dafu hurriedly went to pick up Xiaofu who was on the ground, and followed her out of the yard , She said again halfway, "Send him to heal his wounds, take good care of him."

"Yes, county lord."

Rong Che's yard is not as well-furnished as Rong Cheng's yard, only a few viburnums were planted on one side of the courtyard wall, which were planted by his mother, and now the season of flowering is approaching and the green leaves are luxuriant.A stone table and a stone bench were set up next to Qionghua. She unfolded the map of Dongxia, walked back to Nanyang City from the Xialiang border, and wandered around Nanyang City and Yecheng. She always felt that she had overlooked something but didn't know why. At the same place, the maid did not dare to disturb her. Her steps were light and her hands were silent.

For several days in a row, the spring breeze was warm and sunny. Today, Princess Yuanjia, the Ministry of Officials, and Jing Zhaoyin came out of the palace gate to inspect the examination room. There were especially many candidates this year. Jing Zhaoyin and Wu Xu did not dare to relax. Strengthen your guard.After inspecting the examination room, Princess Yuanjia had lunch at Changning Palace and was resting in Wuhuayuan.

The spring breeze was pleasant, Rong Ling chose the couch by the window and leaned back halfway, her eyes were half-closed and her expression was comfortable, Rong Cheng was sipping a cup of tea, the room was silent for a while, waiting for Rong Che's arrival.After Rong Ye made a fuss last time, Rong Che was afraid of hurting Rong Cheng, so it was inconvenient to communicate with Rong Cheng blatantly. He occasionally came over the wall and was admitted to the hospital once or twice, and his whereabouts were secretive.

As soon as Rong Che entered the room, he first saluted, "Greetings to the imperial sister, and greetings to the cousin."

Rong Ling opened her eyes, and gave her an angry look before saying, "I told you to avoid these vain rituals, if you repeat the offense again and again, you should be punished."

Rong Cheng asked with a smile, "How will Miss Huang be punished?"

"Punish her to only call us by our first names."

Without saying a word, Rong Che sat down next to Rong Cheng, Rong Cheng refilled her a glass of water, and said with a smile, "Ache, you can hear that if the princess orders you, it is disrespectful."

"Cousin sister, don't mess around." Rong Che has always been helpless towards Rong Ling, but he dealt with Rong Cheng calmly, and she said again, "It's rare for the emperor to come out of the palace today to waste time and energy on this." Rong Cheng smiled, no more Word.

Rong Ling cast her eyes on Rong Cheng and said, "You must have heard about Pei Qingyang's transfer to the Ministry of Industry." Seeing Rong Cheng nod, she said, "The estrangement between mother and daughter is especially terrible. force."

"Sister Huang's mention of Mr. Pei made me remember that this person belongs to the Duke. In recent days, I almost forgot about it. The Duke really made thorough preparations."

"Wei Guogong." Rong Ling chewed these three words, her eyes sparkled, "I will please the Queen Mother. These days, I have been busy between the Ministry of Officials and Chun Wei, and I rarely meet this Lord Pei. I heard that he is very good in the Ministry of Industry. He is like a fish in water, and now he is in power in front of His Majesty, the most indispensable thing in the court is people who follow his power, and there are not a few guests who want to come to the scene."

"You don't have to take it seriously, Miss Huang, who is a man of the wind." Rong Cheng said, "Since Huang Jie has been in charge of the Ministry of Officials, I have heard of a school clerk named Qin Hongwen."

"Big Xia officials Pang Za is reorganizing." She recalled a little, and said, "Shengtian passed the Jinshi examination ten years ago, entered the Imperial Academy, and was demoted again and again for unknown reasons." Her eyes flashed, and she continued, "He The time when Pei Qingyang was reused when he surrendered three times in a row, there must be some disagreements between this person and Pei Qingyang."

"Even though Miss Huang's return to the palace is short, the Ministry of Officials is a good place to find out about the imperial court."

There was a smile in Rong Ling's eyes, "You, did you think of this person a long time ago? Why didn't you tell me earlier."

Rong Cheng smiled and said, "Even if I don't say anything, Huang Jie will be able to detect the relationship within a few days. Huang Jie can take advantage of this time to clear the Ministry of Officials and put this person into the Ministry of Industry." She continued, "According to what I know Knowing that Qin Hongwen is a lonely person, he has always looked down on Pei Qingyang and his ilk, when the two were serving in the Imperial Academy, they fought against each other many times, so Pei Qingyang kept suppressing Qin Hongwen as soon as he gained power, and finally reduced him to a useless school secretary."

"It's so good." She got up from the couch and walked in front of Rong Cheng, nodding her nose, "Going to check on Qin Hongwen for no reason must have something to use the Ministry of Industry, and said, what are you going to do?"

Rong Cheng frowned, and said, "Sister Huang's clever calculations made Ah Cheng dare not speak." Seeing Rong Ling smiling at her, she said, "I have something to trouble the Ministry of Industry, I'm afraid that Mr. Pei It was only because of the obstruction that the idea was first directed at the officials."

Rong Ling sat next to Rong Che and asked, "Why do you need to bother so much? Does Che'er know?"

Rong Che shook his head lightly, "My cousin didn't tell me."

Rong Cheng took a map of Jingzhou and unfolded it. There were several dots and hand-drawn sketches on it. She said, "Jingzhou is located in a remote and vast area, connected by two states, and connected to the Central Plains by mountains. Supervision has resulted in a large number of local forces and undeveloped folk customs, so Jingzhou has the title of a land outside the culture."

Rong Ling said, "I first took charge of Chunwei this time and also realized that Jingzhou students are very rare to be reused, but it is very convenient for the children of powerful and noble families to be officials in the court."

It was rare for Rong Che to open his mouth, and said, "The imperial court should select talents based on merit. Since the founding of the country, our court has paid attention to family status, so that students from poor families have nowhere to seek scholars."

"Recently, I've been worrying about this too." Rong Ling asked, "Does Che'er have a good opinion?"

Rong Che said, "Miss Huang, this matter is not urgent, and let my cousin continue."

Rong Ling's eyes glanced at Rong Cheng, and Rong Cheng immediately suppressed his smile and said seriously, "I thought we could build a road between the Central Plains and Jingzhou, which would facilitate the imperial court's jurisdiction and change the undeveloped style of Jingzhou. "

"So, you want to use Qin Hongwen to submit the script?"

Rong Cheng shook his head and said, "I want to take advantage of Mr. Pei's proposal. If it was Mr. Pei who asked for a second opinion, there must be many people. Even the Ministry of Households would not dare to deduct funds."

Rong Ling said with a smile, "You have used your scheming quite deeply. If you want to take advantage of the disagreement between Pei Qingyang and Qin Hongwen, Pei Qingyang, who Qin Hongwen opposes, will oppose him."

"That's right. When there is another debate in the court, Miss Huang can help Pei Qingyang with a word or two. His Majesty will definitely praise Miss Huang for her calmness and consideration of the society."

"Your wishful thinking has included me in it, it really deserves to be beaten." Rong Cheng pretended to hide, and she said again, "Che'er, what do you think of the imperial examination?"

"Rong Che doesn't dare to speak in vain. Miss Huang is presiding over this time and is busy with the affairs of the bureaucracy. If she has an opinion during the scientific examination, why don't you let me show you something."

"You want to be beaten more than Ah Cheng." Rong Ling feigned anger, but she had no choice but to say again, "I have one or two measures in mind to tell you to listen to, change the scientific examination every four years to every two years, Abolish Ming Jing and increase Jinshi subjects." She paused, then said, "Also, Jingzhou Ruotong can recruit students from Jingzhou to open special courses."

Rong Che said, "Those three actions are all good strategies. The imperial sister can hand me a notebook after this scientific examination."

"Not only that." Rong Cheng said with a smile, "If Sister Huang helps Pei Qingyang build the Jingzhou Road first, then he will definitely say a few good words for Sister Huang this time, and this move is beneficial to the society and will definitely win over others. Less popular."

"This trip to the palace is not in vain. If you don't go to the palace, you have many things to think about but are hesitant. The palace is deserted and you have to find a way to come out often."

Rong Che looked at the sun and said, "Sister Huang, it's getting late, Master Qian and Master Wu must have been waiting for a long time."

Rong Ling followed her gaze and looked out from the open window. The sun was setting in the west and it was time to leave. She got up and Rong Cheng got up together, and escorted her out of the palace until the carriage disappeared on the long street.When Rong Cheng returned to Wuhuayuan, Rong Che was looking at the map, when he saw her coming back, he sat up straight and waited for her.

Rong Cheng asked with a smile, "How are my sketches?"

"Cousin is trying to use Jingzhou as a way out?" She mused, "Your Majesty shouldn't go to this point."

"Some things are better planned in advance."

The two were speechless for a while, the spring breeze blew in through the wide open door, gently lifted a corner of the map, Rong Cheng rolled up the map and put it back in its original place, Rong Che changed a new cup of tea for her.