Chapter 213 Trust (one more)
The emperor and the old Huguo official talked in the imperial study for more than an hour, until Yu An reported that the precious concubine came to deliver pear soup to His Majesty in person, and the two stopped talking.
The old Hu Guogong stood up, "Your Majesty has something to do, and the old minister is leaving."
The emperor felt that he had said enough, nodded, and let the old Duke Hu go, "Yu An, send the old Duke out of the palace."
Yu An should be.
Old Duke Hu Guo walked out of the imperial study, and saw the precious concubine standing on the steps wearing a peach red cloak. As the old Duke, it was naturally impossible to greet the precious concubine, so he only said, "The noble concubine is very kind."
If Concubine Zhengui hadn't come to deliver the pear soup in person, he would probably have been caught by the emperor and continued to interrogate him. There was only so much he could say, and there was nothing to say after going back and forth.
The monarch and his ministers had been divorced for a long time, so it was impossible for him to tell the emperor everything.
Precious concubine is extremely beautiful, her complexion is extremely fair, and she is wearing peach red, which is very suitable for her, especially in this late autumn, when everything is sluggish, she is dressed in pink, standing gracefully, standing outside the imperial study, alone, is an excellent scenery.
She looked at the old Duke Hu with a smile, and her voice was soft and sweet, "Is the old Duke in good health?"
"Entrusting the imperial concubine to the empress's house is considered healthy." The old man walked down the steps, "Your Majesty is already waiting, empress, go in quickly!"
Precious concubine nodded, turned sideways to make way, "Old Duke, go slowly!"
The old Duke walked towards the palace gate with his hands behind his back, and Yu An personally saw him off. Thinking to himself, His Majesty is afraid, but dare not disrespect, that he is still the old Duke Protector.
Concubine Guizheng personally carried the pear soup into the imperial study, put the pear soup on the jade table, and bowed profusely, "Did the concubine come at the wrong time? Are you bothering Your Majesty?"
The emperor used to love the appearance of precious concubine the most, but today he is a little absent-minded, and he stretched out his hand to help her up, "Ai concubine's hands are so cold, she doesn't even have a hand stove, the slave is not good at serving, she should be punished."
Precious Concubine shook her head, "I don't feel cold."
"You, the people under the opponent, are the most soft-hearted, which makes the servants lose their hearts." The emperor took her hand and sat down, "You are just a little better, why run around? If you get sick again, won't it make my heart hurt?"
Precious Concubine Jiaochen, "So, Your Majesty is not happy to meet with my concubine? You also don't want to drink pear soup from my concubine at all? The concubine has been staring at the small kitchen for a long time."
The emperor quickly squeezed her hand, "Why wouldn't I be happy to see you? I'm just worried about your health. Every autumn and winter, you will at least get sick. I don't need to drink pear soup, but you must give me good care."
Precious Concubine showed a soft smile, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, if you care about my concubine so much, I will love myself."
She got up and gave the emperor pear soup, "It's still hot, your majesty, taste it quickly, Qiuli will lose the fire."
Yu An wasn't around, and she didn't call anyone else to come in to test the poison, so she scooped up a spoonful, put it in her mouth, took a bite, and then actively fed it to the emperor.
The emperor drank the pear soup obediently. For a while, the imperial study room changed from the previous heaviness and became very warm.
After drinking a bowl of pear soup, the emperor thought a little bit, and patted the concubine's hand, "I'm going to Changle Palace tonight."
Precious concubine blushed, "This concubine has worked so hard to bring you pear soup, not to invite favors."
The emperor laughed loudly, "I know that my noble concubine doesn't need to be petted, and I already love her so much. You gave me pear soup because you feel sorry for me. There have been a lot of troubles in the court recently, and I really got a little angry. This pear soup from you is just right."
Precious Concubine asked worriedly: "The concubine heard that the assassin of Princess Qingping committed suicide by committing suicide and that the accomplice took poison. No matter how angry you are, Your Majesty, you must take good care of your body."
The emperor nodded, "I know."
Concubine Guizheng packed up the empty soup cans and bowls in person, and put them in the food box, "The concubine is retiring."
The emperor waved his hand with a smile, and repeated the trial, "Wait for me tonight."
Behind him came the joyful laughter of the emperor.
After walking out of the imperial study, the shy smile on the face of Concubine Guizhen disappeared. She handed the food box to the maid, gathered the cloak around her body, and ordered softly, "Let's go, go back."
The court lady should be, carrying the food box, following her.
A group of people came here and left again, as if they really wanted to give away a bowl of pear soup.
After the concubine precious left, the emperor gradually stopped laughing, and for a while he didn't have the heart to review the memorial, so he just sat there dryly. It wasn't until Yu An sent the old Hu Guogong back, served him a cup of tea, and put it in front of him, did the emperor suddenly ask: "Yu An, what is the name of the precious concubine's boudoir?"
Yu An was shocked, and quickly lowered his voice to reply, "Return to Your Majesty, the imperial concubine's surname is Shen, and the single name is Yi."
"Shen Yi. I forgot." The emperor paused, "How many years has she been in the palace?"
"It's been fourteen years!" Yu An couldn't remember the details.
"Fourteen years." The emperor was in a trance again, "Su Rong is fifteen years old this year."
Yu An was shocked again, not understanding the relationship between the two, he quickly glanced at the emperor, seeing that his expression was in a trance, he didn't dare to investigate further, and quickly lowered his head.
The emperor took a while before returning to normal, "Send someone to invite King Rui'an here."
Yu An should be.
Ruian Wang'er also attended the Great Court Meeting today. Not long after he returned to the mansion, he heard His Majesty's call. He hurriedly took a shower and changed clothes, and hurried into the palace.
The emperor met King Rui'an, and said to him: "As for the case of Qingping's assassination, I want you to lead the investigation. The third department cooperates with you, and we must investigate to find out the truth. How about it?"
King Ruian was stunned. His majesty brought up the case this morning. His Majesty even brought up the case and informed the Minister of Dali Temple. He looked at the emperor puzzled.
Seeing his expression, the emperor knew that he probably had nothing to do with Qingping's assassination, and he probably didn't know Su Rong's real background, otherwise, he wouldn't have known that the assassination was not aimed at Qingping, but at Su Rong.
If he didn't ask Su Rong's life experience, the old protector of the country, he thought it would be no problem for the three divisions to jointly investigate the case. But now knowing Su Rong's life experience, there is a big problem here. But the emperor's words of gold, of course, cannot be changed overnight. Therefore, he wanted to find a proper person who jumped out of the three divisions and the deep waters of the court, and who had a high position and authority, and always maintained a neutral posture. This person had to be King Rui'an.
He also wanted to know who in this dynasty would be infiltrated by the Nangong family of Nanchu or the clan of Nanchu, or be bribed to help someone kill Su Rong.
So, he looked at Rui'an King and said: "The Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and the Overwatch Council, each of the three divisions has omissions. I always feel worried. This case is very serious. I think you will handle it properly. I will leave it to you. I should rest assured."
King Ruian hurriedly cupped his hands when he heard the words, "Since Your Majesty said so, I will do my best to find out the truth of this case."
The emperor nodded, "Xie Lin's child, I think it's very good. After the scientific examination results are released, as long as the ranking is not low, I'm going to use it again."
Ruian Wang Yixi, but at the same time he also understood in his heart that His Majesty has always been neutral, so this is a promise to him, as long as the Ruian Palace is loyal to His Majesty, Xie Lin's future need not worry.
He quickly thanked him, "Thank you Your Majesty, although Lin'er is a bit childish, it is because he has not been tempered. Once he is tempered, he will still be useful."
The emperor nodded, seemingly very pleased, "I think so too."
Therefore, King Rui'an left the palace again, and a heavy burden fell on his shoulders. He thought that he had to go to Dali Temple first to find out where the incident happened until now, and then he had to go to the Princess Mansion again to hear Princess Qingping's story about what happened that day.
He keenly felt that the old protector had just talked with His Majesty for more than an hour before His Majesty called him into the palace to take over the case, which must be unusual.
Especially, the prison of Dali Temple is so strict. Dali Temple Minister is not incompetent. But by chance, there was such a thing, it can be seen that someone can reach into Dali Temple, with hands and eyes reaching the sky.
King Ruian thought all the way, since the emperor entrusted him with this case, he trusted him and asked him to investigate thoroughly.
After all, whether the case is investigated or not is related to his son's future.
(end of this chapter)