humble minister

"His Majesty."

Li Qing was about to salute but was stopped by Shi Yu's raised hand, and then saw the shrewd and decisive Emperor pinch his brows wearily at this moment, and said, "Li Qing, what do you think about today's court affairs? "

"Your Majesty already knew it, why are you asking me what to do at this time?" Li Qing shook the iconic small folding fan in his hand and said with a cunning smile.

"Okay, I'm getting more and more glib." Shi Yu glanced at this counselor whom he trusted a lot, "But if I want you to say it, you still have to say it."

"Okay, okay, my minister said, my minister said." Li Qing begged for mercy in a slippery tone, and when he spoke again, his expression became more serious, "The two important events of today's court are all aimed at the left minister, and each and every one of them They are all things that can put the Prime Minister to death. I feel that there is a force that wants to deal with the Prime Minister secretly. As for what this force is, the minister can't guess right now."

"What you said is roughly correct, and this force..." Shi Yu frowned slightly, which is why he came to find Li Qing today, "I guess this force is the Borg faction, so I called you this time Entering the palace is really asking for something."

"Your Majesty, it's okay."

"Li Qing, you know a lot of capable people and strangers in the Jianghu. I hope you can use these capable people and your own strength to help me find out the spies in this palace. But this matter has to be done secretly. , I will do my best to help you, and I hope you can help me achieve my wish." Shi Yu said earnestly.

"There are quite a few people in the palace and at court. It is not easy to find spies secretly. I wonder if Your Majesty has any clues?" Saying these words must have some thoughts in my heart.

"As expected, it is Li Qing. I really can't hide what I think from you." Shi Yu smiled. Li Qing is a thoughtful person, which is why he trusts him to find out the spies. One, "We can start with Han Zhirou, but these are all my thoughts, and I don't want it to interfere with you."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will go all out to find out the spies as soon as possible." Li Qing took the order, and then asked, "By the way, Your Majesty, I also think those who claim that Prime Minister Zuo is a spy are very suspicious. I wonder if His Majesty can hand them over to the minister for interrogation?"

"Of course, those people have been imprisoned in the sky prison. You can go for interrogation whenever you are free." After Shi Yu finished speaking, seeing that Li Qing seemed to have something to ask, he simply said, "What do you want to say?" Just say it directly."

"Since Your Majesty said so, please forgive me for being blunt." Li Qing thought about it, and said straightforwardly, "Does Your Majesty really want Prime Minister Zuo to marry the princess?"

"Why are you asking this?" Shi Yu almost spit out the sip of tea he just drank.

"I thought His Majesty would never allow Lian Ying to marry someone else." Li Qing continued to speak frankly, still not understanding why His Majesty the Emperor looked surprised now.

"What do you mean by that?" Shi Yu said coldly, "Even Prime Minister Zuo didn't marry the princess, so why not marry that young lady of the Liang family?"

"That's not true." Li Qing frowned, although thinking about His Majesty's decision is undoubtedly the best, he still felt very strange, "Is His Majesty really willing to let Lian Ying be with someone else?"

Shi Yu's face darkened, and he became very ugly. What the hell is this feeling of being told what's on his mind?Could it be that Li Qing discovered something?

"I don't understand what you mean, you...retire." Shi Yu asked Li Qing to retreat in a bit of embarrassment, so he knew that this cunning fox had just gotten into a fight with him.

"Does Your Majesty really not understand or is he just pretending not to understand?" Li Qing laughed teasingly, he knew the answer seeing His Majesty like this, but it was because of this that he couldn't fully understand His Majesty's decision. Could it be that there is really no other good way? ?

"Did Your Majesty forget about New Year's Eve?" Seeing that Shi Yu didn't answer, Li Qing couldn't help taking a strong dose of medicine, but after he finished speaking, he couldn't help but slap his mouth. which pot?If His Majesty knew that he was responsible for the New Year's Eve event, would he be beaten to death soon?

"What New Year's Eve?" Shi Yu was a little annoyed, he really didn't know what Li Qing was talking about now, he was already annoyed enough, would he be willing to let Lian Ying marry Min Rong?Of course he was not happy, but in order to protect Ah Ying and to lure the snake out of the hole, he had to make such a decision.What is Li Qing doing now, just poking him where it hurts?

"You have the time to gossip here, you might as well go and find the spies." Finally, the extremely irritable Emperor issued an order to evict the guest, which made the somewhat confused Li have no choice but to leave quickly.

But...it's really strange, can it be that His Majesty really doesn't remember what happened on New Year's Eve?Or do you simply not know?

Li Qing had a little doubt in his heart, and in the next period of time, he would not only devote himself to finding the spies, but also to solve this little doubt.

Three days later, news of the engagement between Prime Minister Zuo and the princess spread throughout the world, and a banquet was held in the palace to celebrate it.

"Mr. Yao, isn't your lord ready for this, this?" Liu An led a group of people carrying sedan chairs to stand guard at the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion, finally caught a person in charge, and rushed up to ask.You must know that he has been waiting here for a while, and if he delays any longer, the auspicious time will be missed, and those waiting people in the palace will not know what to think.

"I'm not ready for anything, we won't go!" Yao Li became very irritable looking at the graceful and luxurious sedan chair. To be precise, he has been irritable since he heard the news of Ah Ying and the princess's engagement. He thought that his rival in love was only the stinky emperor, but now a princess appeared?

He was about to close the door angrily, but was stopped by a slightly weak voice behind him.

"Ah Li, don't make trouble, don't embarrass Eunuch Liu."

Lian Ying was dressed in plain white clothes, he didn't look like a leading man who was going to his engagement banquet, and his slightly pale face made people worry that he might collapse after walking a few steps.

"Ah Ying, let's not go, look at your poor health now, what if you fall ill on the road?" Yao Li looked at Lian Ying's state and quickly turned around to help him up, sincerely speaking persuading.

"I'm fine, besides, this is His Majesty's will, we have to obey." Lian Ying stepped aside a little, avoiding Yao Li's support, and turned to look at Liu An, "Eunuch Liu, I'm sorry."

"Don't dare." Liu An laughed bitterly twice. Although the adults were very cooperative, the Mr. Yao next to him was not cooperative at all. Isn't this still blocked?

"Mr. Yao, don't worry, the imperial physicians in the palace are waiting, and nothing will happen to Mr. Lian." Liu An thought that Yao Li was really worried about Lian Ying's body, so he quickly assured him.

"No, I don't trust those quack doctors in the palace." Yao Li yelled back, not buying it at all.

"This... what should I do?" Liu An had no choice but to look to Lian Ying for help. He could see that the only person here who could cure this "little doctor" was Yao Li. Only Mr. Lian is left.

"Ah Li, I'm really fine. I don't need to walk the distance to the palace, what could happen? Don't worry."

"It's okay if you want me to rest assured, unless you take me with you." Yao Li backed down a step, but put forward a condition by the way.

"I'm afraid this is inappropriate." Liu An's expression changed, the list of invitees for the banquet in this palace was drawn up, so it's nothing to suddenly have more people.

"If it's not right, then you don't want to take Ah Ying away." Yao Li put on an air of "I will do what I say", instantly making Liu An's old face twist like a bitter melon.

"It's okay to take you there, but don't make trouble, and don't lose your temper." Lian Ying finally had no choice but to compromise, and if this continues, he really doesn't know when he can leave.

"Okay, promise to be good."

On the road, in the sedan chair.

"Ah Ying, drink some water, and take this medicine by the way." Seeing Lian Ying coughing so badly, Yao Li was very distressed, pouring water and taking medicine at the same time, she looked like a little daughter-in-law who waited on others.

"Thank you." Lian Ying took the medicine and swallowed it in one gulp, thanking her.

"Hey, what's the point of thanking you and me, isn't it the right thing to do?" Yao Li scratched her head, seeing that Lian Ying's expression was still sleepy, but compared to when he just came back three days ago, he was really It's so good, I can't help but wonder if it's okay to ask now, but I'm afraid that mentioning Ah Ying's sad things will make the other party feel even more uncomfortable.

"If you have anything you want to ask, just ask." In the end, Lian Ying saw Yao Li's fidgeting, hesitating to speak.

"I'm afraid that if I ask you, you will be sad." Yao Li said a few words, then closed his mouth.

"Did you want to ask me about the details of my marriage with the princess?" Lian Ying smiled frankly at this time.Although he was indeed in poor condition these few days, and even had a minor illness, it didn't mean that he didn't pay attention to the people around him at all, not to mention that Yao Li still treated him so well.

"Ah Ying, I don't want to force you, and I don't have to know, you can say it if you want to, and don't force it if you don't want to." Yao Li knelt down in front of Lian Ying, clasping the cold and pale hand of the other party with both hands , said with a look of concern.

"Actually, it's nothing. I'm just on the edge of a dead end these days. Maybe I should always trust His Majesty, and believe that everything he does must have his reasons." Lian Ying smiled and held Yao Li's warm palm, "Ah Li, thank you for being by my side at this time, if it wasn't for you..."

That's right, if it wasn't for Yao Li who had been with him and relieved him, maybe he hadn't woken up so quickly.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, if Shi Yu didn't do that, he would really marry Master Liang's daughter, and the matter of framing him as a spy would definitely not be suppressed so easily. It can be regarded as...a blessing in disguise. .

It's just that if Shi Yu asked him to marry his younger sister, it would only ruin the princess's life's happiness...