Your Majesty has a white moonlight

Chapter 13

Yan Qinghe was more or less prepared for the emperor's sudden teasing, he responded calmly: "I was stubborn and dull when I was a child, so naturally I can't compare with the eldest prince."

"Stubborn and dull?" Zhang Jie said, "I can hear that Aiqing has been cautious and alert since childhood."

Yan Qinghe only replied: "It depends on the upbringing of parents."

He looked at the eldest prince and thought of his nephew, feeling a little kind, so he said: "When I was young, around this age, it snowed heavily once. I had a snowball fight with a group of children, and the noise was too much." He broke someone else's vase, and was punished by his father in the end."

"You are so calm, have you ever been so noisy?" Zhang Jie seemed to find it very novel.

"In ordinary families, children like to play around..." Yan Qinghe said, "After getting older and having a younger brother, I became sensible."

The eldest prince heard it interesting, and saw that the emperor seemed to be in a good mood, so he raised his head and asked cautiously: "Father, after I finish today's homework, can I go play in the snow with sister?"

Zhang Jie really nodded slightly: "Naturally."

The eldest prince is just a child after all, although he often put on a calm look, his eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he said excitedly: "Thank you, Father!"

Seeing his innocent demeanor, Yan Qinghe couldn't help laughing.But he felt that the emperor's eyes seemed to be staring at him, so he carefully restrained his expression and looked over.

Sure enough, the emperor was still looking at him, with a playful smile in his voice: "It's really rare for you to smile."

Yan Qinghe recalled in a daze that the emperor seemed to have told him not to make a sour face all the time.Speaking of it, it was the emperor who made him laugh.It has always been others who surround the emperor with a smiley face, asking the emperor to please him, this kind of favor is not insignificant.But to accept this grace, the price is too high.

After returning home, he went to see his father first, picked up the day's affairs, and told his father what he could say.

After hearing this, Yan Fuliang pondered for a while, and only said: "Proceed with safety, don't make any publicity."

Yan Qinghe naturally should be.He didn't know how much of the emperor's decision was due to himself, but no matter how much, he hoped that the impact of this matter would be as small as possible.Most of the people in the capital have become sophisticated, and once there is some noise, they can always make sense of the matter.

Yan Fuliang didn't seem to be happy because of this incident, but sighed: "It's a blessing in disguise, it's a blessing or a curse..."

Although this matter should not be publicized, there is another matter that does not need to be suppressed.Yan Canghong said that he brought back good news: "Your Majesty said that he will marry you personally."

Before Yan Qinghe had time to express his opinion, Gu Jinxian became worried.On the one hand, she regretted that she could not personally handle her son's marriage, and on the other hand, she worried that what the emperor meant was not a good match.

Yan Canghong comforted him, "Mother, Your Majesty's marriage proposal is an honor that no one else can ask for."

Gu Jin said casually: "What kind of honor and favor can last a lifetime of happiness? Would you be happy if you put Yao'er down and beg you for a moment of glory?"

Yan Canghong was choked so speechless, he had no choice but to say, "Everyone has his own destiny."

The person involved was left alone, in a state of confusion, wandering off into the sky.Appreciating the snow that day felt that the emperor didn't just ask casually, and he really had other considerations.

The emperor wanted to intervene in his marriage, but he was not like the old lady on the street, because she had nothing to do, and she had the enthusiasm to meddle in other things.Thinking about the benefits, the emperor may want to point out a reliable Yue family as compensation for him.Thinking about it badly, maybe the emperor wanted to contain his Yan family through this marriage.

But to him, it's actually not that bad.If the emperor has these considerations, then it is not bad.What he was worried about was that the emperor didn't think so much, but just wanted to control his marriage.

Just because of him.

Of course Zhang Jie didn't think about what joy or sorrow his words would bring to the Yan family.But Yan Qinghe is not young anymore, and getting married is a matter of time, so he doesn't mind.It's just that things came so suddenly that he was a little surprised.

Originally, Yan Qinghe lived with his family, which was already very inconvenient.If you get married, you will naturally have more constraints.

The reason why he wanted Yan Qinghe at first was because he wanted to break free from the restrictions and let him indulge for a while.In Zhang Yuan, because of endless restrictions, he secretly suppressed his thoughts for many years.

What he asked for, in the final analysis, was nothing more than an unfettered emotional sustenance.If many constraints are wrapped layer by layer, what is the purpose of tossing around like this?

Zhang Jie thinks that he won't treat Yan Qinghe badly, and he doesn't have to stop him, but there is no rush to get married, and it doesn't hurt to suppress it.At that time, choose a noble family member for him, so that he won't be controlled too much, and he has the right to use it as compensation for him.

At the large desk, Zhang Jie put down his vermilion pen, leaned on the soft cushion, and thought about some idle things.The weather was cold last night, and he stayed up late at night, so he caught a cold for a while, so he didn't go to the study today, so he just asked someone to deliver the memorial to the bedroom.

Fang Fang felt a little tired after reading the six routine affairs.When the winter sun shines in, it is not warm at all, but it is white and dazzling.When it was illuminated on the pen stand, the black jade pen showed a rich dark green, and the small gold-painted characters shone, which was really beautiful.

When he thought of something, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he stretched out his hand to trace the two words on the pen, but it was cold.

He picked up another booklet and read it.Most of these are personally requested by the officials, and they are directly presented to the emperor without going through the superiors.This book was written by a speech official who impeached Zhao Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry. It said that his family lived extravagantly, didn't know how to be frugal, and incorporated many minor problems to make up the number.

After reading it, Zhang Jie didn't give any reply. He just threw the memorial aside again, not paying much attention to it.

That night, urgent news came back to Beijing.It was written by Li Daoping, and it was about the death of Liu Changcheng's widow.

Yongzhou originally discovered a female corpse in the river and asked someone to identify it, but it turned out to be such an important person.It was confirmed that it was homicide and not suicide.

In the cold winter, who insisted on killing this widow and throwing her body into the river? Li Daoping also said that Liu Changcheng's wife, Wang Shi, probably still had some important evidence in her hands, but somehow she revealed it, which unexpectedly led to her death.

Seeing that Zhang Jie shook his hand and threw the folder on the table.

No luck, no doubts, this matter is so involved that it needs to be silenced.

Liu Shan came up quietly, brought a cup of hot tea for Zhang Jie, and tidied up the imperial case before he said softly: "Your Majesty, calm down, don't get angry."

Zhang Jie let out a deep breath, his head was still a little dizzy, and he felt that his mind was not clear.Originally, this was not considered a big case, but it dragged on for a long time, and it always made him feel uncomfortable.

He calmed down and asked Liu Shan to pass on the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment.Then he added: "Call Wang Huairen here too."

The homicide case was supposed to go through the Ministry of Punishment, but this was an urgent report from Li Daoping directly to the emperor, so the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment did not know about it.This time he was called late at night, but he didn't say what it was, which made him feel anxious, and he felt a little relieved when he heard that he had also called Cheng to go.

When he got to the study and read Li Daoping's letter, he was shocked again.He has handled many major murder cases, but this time it is particularly difficult.Regardless of whether the emperor wants to kill the chickens to warn the monkeys or clear the source, if this matter is not investigated in the court, it will not be settled in a day.

The emperor took the letter back and played with it, and asked, "Wang Qing, do you think this life is worth 5 taels?"

Wang Huairen calmly replied, "It's worth it."

The emperor raised his head to look at him, his old and calm eyes met the emperor, and he said slowly: "It's worth more."

Shangshu Xingbu couldn't help swallowing, moving his Adam's apple to relieve his tension.Wang Huairen was so calm that one almost felt that he would say a name the next moment.

But no.The emperor stared at Wang Huairen for a while, then asked: "Then how much does Wang Qing think it is worth?"

Wang Huairen did not take the emperor's words directly, but said: "The murder of the Wang family must be due to Mr. Li's effective investigation of the case, which hurt people's feet. I think Mr. Li will solve the case in a short time, and the truth will naturally come to light."

The emperor turned his attention to the Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment and asked, "What does Liu Qing think?"

The Minister of the Ministry of Punishment was caught off guard for a while, so he had to say: "The minister and the prime minister have the same opinion."

The emperor heard it, and seemed to give a short chuckle, and another drop of cold sweat fell on the forehead of the minister of the Ministry of punishment.

Coming out of the study room, without the warmth of the charcoal fire, the cold wind in the winter night is even colder.

Minister of the Ministry of Punishments went out of the palace with Wang Huairen, shivering in the cold wind, and said in a low voice: "My lord...you know what? I hope you can enlighten me."

Wang Huairen just shook his head and said, "What can I know? I am far behind you in proposing to end the prison."

He said again: "Master Liu only needs to be upright at this time. It is hard to predict whether the person you will be interrogated by your court in the future is your colleague today."

After saying that, he arrived in front of the palace gate, where the carriages in the mansion were waiting.Wang Huairen was very calm, he didn't even shiver in the cold weather, but he still looked old when he got in the car.The Minister of the Ministry of Justice watched him go, still frowning, and got into his car with his sleeves in his hands.