Chapter 3323 I can’t eat hot tofu in a hurry
“Qing’er, I won’t hide it from you. If Xiaoqin hadn’t been with Da Mo, I’d think she was pretty good. She was good at running the house and taking care of the children. "
Zhou Sheng said a little embarrassed.
"She brought two daughters, and I brought a son. If we could put them all together, the Chinese would actually be pretty good. It's a pity that I don't have that luck. That boy from Damo is luckier than me." he said.
Yang Ruoqing was secretly surprised.
I never thought that Brother Zhou Sheng would still miss Xiaoqin? Hahaha, Xiaoqin is really good, she has a decent appearance, she is hardworking, capable and virtuous.
"This kind of thing cannot be said to be a blessing or not. It can only be said that you and Xiaoqin have a shallow relationship, and Brother Damo and Xiaoqin are close to each other as husband and wife." Yang Ruoqing said.
Zhou Sheng nodded and remained silent.
Yang Ruoqing's eyes flashed, and she suddenly asked Zhou Sheng: "Brother Zhou Sheng, what do you think of Ping'er?"
"Which one?" Zhou Sheng didn't react immediately.
Yang Ruoqing smiled and blinked, "That's the Ping'er who has been living in my house!"
Zhou Sheng was stunned for a moment, then shook his head like something, "That can't be done..."
“What? You still don’t like Ping’er? Ping’er is still a young girl, and she is very good at embroidery. She is good at housekeeping and has a kind heart. Look at her love for Huahua. Huahua is not her biological child, but she never leaves Huahua behind wherever she goes..."
Zhou Sheng waved his hand again: "Qing'er, That's not what I meant. How dare I disagree with him?"
"What do you mean?" Yang Ruoqing asked.
Zhou Sheng said with some embarrassment: "Miss Ping'er is so beautiful. She looks like a fairy that day. She is a maid from a wealthy family. She can read and write, and can settle accounts and run a household. She is born to be a domineering woman. She looks like a lady from an official family.”
“Look at me again, I don’t know Chinese characters and I can’t even write my name. Apart from being able to do some masonry work, I don’t have any skills at all.”
“Except for the strength in my hands, I have nothing else. Being with Ping’er is just a toad’s wish. Do you want to eat swan meat? No, no, I am self-aware!"
Yang Ruoqing pursed her lips and smiled.
“A toad that doesn’t care about swan meat is not a good toad.” She said.
"Brother Zhou Sheng, wait until Ping'er comes back from Yuncheng. I'll help you find out what she's talking about first, okay?" She asked again.
Zhou Sheng raised his hand and scratched his head, grinning silly.
It doesn’t matter that this hand just pulled away the ash from the stove, it really dyed the hair...
"Qing'er, if you think it's okay, help me find out what's going on. , don’t say it was me who said it, just use your own meaning, you know why you are like this..." He hesitated.
Yang Ruoqing smiled, of course she understood.
"Brother Zhou Sheng, don't worry. I won't ask in your tone. It must be when we women are talking in private. If I ask like that again, even if it doesn't work, you won't be embarrassed, right?" she said.
Zhou Sheng nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, that's the truth!"
......
Winter night, Helanzhou, in Emperor Qi's mourning hall.
The doors and windows of the mourning hall were closed tightly, and not a single bodyguard could be seen in the yard outside the house, but there was tension and anxiety in the air, as if the yard was an invisible dragon's pool and tiger's den. , if you don't make a wrong step, you will fall into an abyss.
Yes, there are all Luo Fengtang's secret guards here. They blend perfectly with the night, the big trees and pillars in the yard.
Unless the top masters with skills above them can spy out the secret guards in this courtyard, otherwise, you will only think that this is a strange courtyard. There is no one there but you feel that it is everywhere. People have sharp eyesight.
Inside the mourning hall.
But it is a very strange picture.
The lid of the huge dragon coffin in the middle was opened and leaned against the wall. Emperor Qi was sitting in the dragon coffin, with his hands on the edge of the dragon coffin. His complexion was not very good, and the corners of his lips were a little pale. . The personal eunuch Xu Gonggong beside him held a small bowl and spoon, and poured the taste of ginseng and bird's nest soup into Huang's mouth bit by bit.
On the other side, Luo Fengtang, dressed in military uniform, stood beside the dragon coffin like a tall and straight green pine, looking at his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose, with a solemn expression.
Here, Qi Huang raised his hand and waved it gently. Eunuch Xu immediately took back the silver spoon that was brought to Qi Huang's mouth again and stepped aside. He then held up a tray with both hands and put it A neatly folded handkerchief placed on the tray was delivered to Emperor Qi.
Qi Huang picked up the handkerchief, gently wiped the corners of his mouth, and put it back.
Eunuch Xu just picked up the tray and exited the mourning hall.
Here, Emperor Qi turned his head and glanced at Luo Fengtang majestically although his expression was weak but still majestic: "General Luo, continue."
"Yes!" Luo Fengtang responded, and then Shen Sheng then reported to Emperor Qi about the situation in the capital.
“The eldest prince successively won over Master Han of the Yue family. Several of the master’s in-laws, on the grounds that ‘the country cannot live without a king for a day’, elevated the eldest prince to the throne, named him Changping, and called himself Changping. Emperor Ping."
While reporting the situation, Luo Fengtang calmly observed the changes in Emperor Qi's expression.
“After the eldest prince became emperor, he blocked the land and water official roads and docks entering and exiting the capital, and suppressed dissidents with trumped-up charges.”
"Ignoring the censor's bitter remonstrances, the second prince was thrown into prison and served with severe punishment."
"The second prince and his concubine were imprisoned in the clan while pregnant with Liujia. The other young princes, except for the fourteenth prince who was born with a disability, , several others had accidents one after another , or fell from a horse and became disabled, or accidentally fell into the lotus pond in the imperial garden after drinking, and died due to weak water..."
When talking about this, Luo Fengtang finally changed from Qi Huang's calmness to deepness. A trace of fluctuation was seen in Xihai's eyes.
Qi Huang had no other expression, so Luo Fengtang kept talking.
“From the day the eldest prince ascended the throne to this morning, the general has received a total of sixteen imperial edicts, requiring the general to escort His Majesty’s dragon body back to the capital. The words are more severe each time, and he has given the emperor The general was placed on the charge of disobeying the decree and killing the nine tribes.”
Hearing this, Qi Huang sneered.
“It would take five days for an imperial edict to be sent from the capital to Helanzhou with the fastest horse non-stop.”
“This imperial edict should have been issued by that beast in this life. This is the last imperial edict. After more than twenty years of 'cultivating one's character', it has failed in the end. If you are so impatient to climb to that position, it will be difficult to achieve success after all."
Qi Huang slowly shook his head. , his face was full of disappointment.
Luo Fengtang remained silent, actually agreeing with Emperor Qi's words.
The eldest prince, Qi Xingming, left early when he heard that he was beating his mother-in-law. His body was once again weak, and the queen had no children, so she raised Qi Xingming under her knees.
Qi Xingming has been staying at his eldest prince's residence because of his poor health.
He is not like the second prince who likes to make friends everywhere, recite poems and compose poems, go hunting and go outing, and be a leisurely prince who is idle enough to go about his day.
The eldest prince is very homely and rarely walks around with the ministers in the court.
The eldest prince is not like the sixth prince Qi Xingyun. Qi Xingyun also lost his mother and concubine since he was a child, but he worked extremely hard. When he was more than ten years old, he asked Emperor Qi to go to the military camp for training.
He has been in the military camp for more than ten years and has achieved great achievements. He is the God of War of Daqi, firmly guarding the north gate of Daqi and resisting the invasion of Liao.
In terms of personality, the eldest prince is not as free and easy as the second prince.
In terms of talent and appearance, he is far less outstanding than Qi Xingyun.
As for the emperor's favor, he couldn't compete with the younger emperor's younger brothers.
The only advantage is that he was raised under the Queen's knees.
But no matter which prince becomes emperor, the queen will always be the empress dowager. Therefore, over the years, few people would have thought that the eldest prince would be the most impatient one and climb to that position so eagerly.
This reminded Luo Fengtang of what his daughter-in-law Qing'er often said: I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. Sure enough, it will be burned now!
(End of this chapter)