Waking up with a baby

Youqing glanced left and right, and took a few small steps back, after all, neither of them is easy to mess with.

He said cautiously: "I, I..."

After hesitating for a long time, Xiaoqing still couldn't make up a decent reason, so he simply covered his stomach and said cowardly, "My stomach hurts so much!"

I don't see how clever he is usually, but now he knows how to hold a snake seven inches. Zhao asked Youqing: "Why didn't you have such cleverness in the past?"

Youqing pretended not to understand, and wrinkled her face to look pitiful, "It really hurts."

The young man's jet-black pupils were wet, and there was still some grievance in his eyes. Xue Bai stared at him for a few times, reluctant to press him any further. Even though he knew that the little guy was not in any discomfort, he still bent down, Picking up the shameless Youqing, "...Go back to the palace first."

You Qing pushed him a few times, but refused to be hugged, he whispered: "I can walk by myself."

"Does your stomach hurt anymore?"

Xue Bai lowered his eyes, turning a deaf ear, he hugged the person in his arms tighter, and then said casually: "Since the pain is gone, I still have a debt to settle with you."

Xiaoqing hurriedly withdrew her hand, rubbed her face into his shoulder and neck, and said softly: "It hurts!"

A small part of the boy's beautiful back neck was exposed, and his porcelain-white complexion was like suet jade. Xue Bai lowered his head and kissed it. You Qing was a little itchy, and couldn't help biting through several layers of clothes.

Xue Bai didn't care, let him bite himself, and said softly after a while: "Mother-in-law, since this king is one step late, father-in-law has already been taken away by the government, why don't you go back to the house and worry about it."

Mrs. Zhao said nothing.

Xue Bai said again: "No matter how father-in-law and mother-in-law slandered me in the past, this king has never stopped Qingqing from returning to the young house, although after returning, it will take a lot of time to coax him, after all, father-in-law and mother-in-law came to the capital It’s not easy, my king understands that you miss Qingqing.”

"But I don't want to lie to my father-in-law and mother-in-law unnecessarily. I just don't want Qingqing to feel sad about it."

"...Now that father-in-law is in a sudden disaster, this king can stop worrying about it for the time being, and mother-in-law doesn't need to worry too much. Why don't we discuss this matter together after father-in-law returns safely."

It is really wrong to take Xiaoqing out of the capital privately, not to mention that this is not the first time they have left the capital, and now the young master has been framed by others, and under the disaster of this prison, since ancient times, people have not fought with officials, even if there are mountains of gold and silver, In front of the majesty of the emperor, it is just an empty mountain, even if Mrs. Zhao wants to save the young master, she has no way to do it, so she has to rely on Xue Bai.

Thinking of this, Zhao's mind was flustered for a while, and she frowned, and after a long time, she said softly: "The prince really understands righteousness, and the women feel ashamed."

"In the future... we will definitely pay back."

Hearing this, Xue Bai raised his eyes a little, his expression dull and calm, "What this king asks is not the return of mother-in-law and father-in-law."

Youqing rubbed against Xue Bai's arms a few times, his black and white pupils opened slightly, he knew that Xue Bai and Mrs. Zhao were discussing serious matters, but he still couldn't help asking: "Then what did you ask for?" What is it?"

Xue Bai replied: "You."

Youqing blinked slowly.

Xue Bai half-closed his eyes, his eyes as deep as a pool, "It doesn't matter if Qingqing's temperament is too naive or too ignorant of the world, what I want is that you stay by my side, and I will protect you." For the rest of your life, let you be at ease."

Youqing wrinkled his nose, understood, and said in a low voice, "I know, you don't want anything in return from your parents, but you want something in return from me."

"I'll be yours from now on!"

Saying that, Youqing cast a glance at the distraught Mrs. Zhao, rested her head on Xue Bai's shoulder, and said crisply: "Daddy always said that I was a troublemaker, and he was the troublemaker."

Xue Bai raised his eyebrows slightly, and said with a half-smile: "Qingqing never causes trouble. It's just that she is pregnant and hides it from me, and she wants to go back to Jinling to raise her baby for a few months."

"Yes." You Qing nodded innocently, did not hear the teasing in Xue Bai's words, and was not guilty at all, "Daddy is too worrying, and I have to clean up the mess for him."

Mrs. Zhao came back to her senses, and was amused by his brash appearance, so she shook her head, sighed and said, "...Silly Qingqing."

Back at the palace, Xue Bai first summoned the treasurer and staff of the cloth village, and what they said did not sound out of the ordinary, "That day Zhang Yuanwai came to our cloth village to prepare for his daughter's wedding and asked for fifteen dollars in one go. A piece of silk, because what he wants is real silk, a satin made of pure mulberry silk, and time is running out, so we came here to ask the master."

"What the master means is to put aside the things that are not in a hurry first, and finish this business."

Xue Bai asked: "But the people from Buzhuang directly handed over the fifteen bolts of silk to Yuanwai Zhang?"

The shopkeeper pushed the fellow who came with him, and replied respectfully: "My lord, it was sent by Deng San, an apprentice from Buzhuang. After all, I have encountered some rascals in the past, so it is such a big one." Business, I really dare not take it lightly.”

Xue Bai nodded slightly, and looked at the guy who was pushed out by the shopkeeper, "You are Deng San?"

This was the first time Deng San saw Xue Bai, so he was naturally very nervous, so he replied in a murmur, "Yes, yes."

"The day you sent the silk to Zhang Yuanwai's mansion, is there anything unusual about it?"

"should not."

The shopkeeper gave Deng San a wink, and he stumbled and told Deng three times what he had seen and heard that day, "My lord, it's like this, the villain sent the silk to Yuanwai Zhang's mansion, and he asked the villain to go in and drink it." The villain wanted to refuse the cup of tea, but Zhang Yuanwai said that he sent someone to the bank to collect the silver taels, and he didn't come back, so the villain went in and sat there for about a stick of incense."

Mrs. Zhao asked aloud, "Are you the only one drinking tea during this time of burning incense?"

"Zhang Yuanwai is here too." Deng San scratched his head embarrassingly, "Zhang Yuanwai chatted with me, first he said that I was close to him, asked my age, asked me if I was married now, and said that if I met him in the future If you have a chance, save me another matchmaker, it just so happens that he lives in his house..."

This Deng San talked a lot, but all of them were dispensable, Mrs. Zhao frowned, and asked somewhat helplessly: "Did Zhang Yuanwai ever mention these fifteen bolts of cloth to you?"

"I did mention it."

Deng San thought for a while, "I just asked a few questions about the difference between the cloth in our cloth shop and the cloth outside, and how to tell whether it is sold in our cloth shop or from other places."

Zhao's mind moved slightly, "How did you answer?"

Deng San smiled honestly, "The silks and satins in our cloth shop are all real materials. If we say we want real silk, we don't mix pressed silk and cassava silk. It feels silky and soft, warm in winter and cool in summer."

Mrs. Zhao was a bit hesitant when she heard the words, and cast a glance at Xue Bai. Seeing this, Xue Bai asked the housekeeper in the palace to send the two of them away. Then Mrs. Zhao said softly: "My lord, all the satin from our cloth factory , will use a special preparation to grind the ink, and write a "young" character at the end three inches. This handwriting will only appear when it is exposed to water, and it cannot be washed away, in case someone shoddy it. Door-to-door extortion."

"Since this piece of silk from our cloth shop was bought by Yuan Wai, and it was even [-] pieces at a time, it is absolutely impossible to say that he has not compared it with silk from other cloth houses one by one. After all, you get what you pay for, and our cloth shop Compared with the silk sold elsewhere, the asking price is much higher.”

After finishing speaking, Mrs. Zhao smiled coldly, "Maybe it's not just casual chatting, but it's just using the servant to go to the bank as a cover, intending to plant and frame things."

"Three inches from the end?"

Long and slender fingers tapped on the copy, Xue Bai thought for a moment, then slowly said: "Xizhou."

The guards walked into the study after hearing the order, and Xue Bai confessed lightly: "This case has been handed over to Mr. Jing Zhaoyin Liu for final decision. Go and confirm it quickly. The end three inches of the cloth wrapped in coarse salt will appear when it meets water." The word "young"."

"Don't make too much noise, just tell Master Liu that it's the king's intention, and he won't stop you."

The guard nodded and said, "Yes, my lord."

He left in a hurry, but Zhao's brows frowned even tighter, Xue Bai knew the reason, but he didn't take the initiative to mention it, he just said casually: "My lord Liu has occasional contacts with this king, so I think he will betray this favor. "

Xue Bai said lightly, but human affairs come and go, Zhao naturally understands this truth, she turned her head and glanced at You Qing, the young man was ignorant with his chin resting on his face, no matter how you look at it, you can't count on it. He wanted to ask him something related to Xue Bai, but he was afraid that he would not be able to find anything, so he fed Xiao Qing a piece of soft cake.

In the past, they only regarded Xue Bai as an idle prince, without a holy family, but they didn't want to give him a bit of life for the dignified Jing Zhaoyin?

What's more, the young master was arrested, he was taken away, he had already found the official way, if they hadn't left home early in the morning, Xue Bai should have come earlier than those arresters.

... Is Xue Bai really just an idle prince?

Mrs. Zhao thought about it for a while, but was stunned. You Qing put down the soft cake and refused to eat it. He thought Mrs. Zhao couldn't let go of her heart, so she hugged Mrs. Zhao and said softly: "Mother, Daddy It will be fine for sure, he and Xue Bai both said they will rescue daddy, don't worry about it."

This is not enough, Youqing turned her head and said fiercely to Xue Bai: "Hurry up and say that you will rescue Daddy."

Xue Bai glanced at him with a half-smile, Youqing stuck out his tongue at Xue Bai after playing the prestige, pretending that he was not afraid of him, Xue Bai squeezed Youqing's face, even though he understood that Zhao's worries were more than In this matter, he still complied with his wishes, and assured Zhao: "Yue Zhang will definitely return safely."

I am used to seeing You Qing who is heartless, but now this little thing still knows how to comfort others, being clumsy and clumsy, Mrs. Zhao is still very useful. She patted You Qing on the back a few times, without explaining anything, just retracted it. With a complicated look in his eyes, he forced a smile and said, "I didn't hurt you in vain."

Not long after, the guard returned.

Mrs. Zhao was restlessly drinking tea, when she heard the noise, she stood up hastily, almost breaking the cup.The guard said in a low voice: "Reporting to the lord, the word "young" will appear at the end three inches of each piece of silk when it meets water."

Mrs. Zhao murmured, "It's true."

"...Who on earth is so vicious, selling private salt is a serious crime of beheading."

The guard said again: "Your Majesty, Lord Liu said that His Majesty has issued an order to execute the young master as soon as possible, and at that time, Lord Lu, Minister of the Dali Temple, will personally sit in charge."

Early execution?

For a moment, Zhao Shi didn't know whether she should worry about the young branch still in the palace, or be angry at Xue Wei's indiscriminate behavior, she just felt a tight pain in her chest, "He..."

Just saying such a word, Zhao's figure flickered, and he almost fainted.

"Mother!"

"Come on."

Youqing was terrified, and hurriedly supported Zhao Shi, who supported the table with one hand, and after the dizziness passed, he slowly shook his head at him, pushed him away gently, and comforted him: "It's nothing, mother is fine." thing."

She knows the priorities, and if she is like this, staying here will not help, but Xiaoqing is good if she doesn't make trouble, so why don't she take advantage of this time to send people away.She thought for a moment, then said with a pale face: "My lord, I'm not feeling well, so I asked Qingqing to accompany me back to the house to rest."

"Bring a doctor over here."

Xue Bai looked at the maid who entered the door, and after giving orders, he said, "Qingqing stay here."

Zhao asked puzzledly: "Qingqing stays here..."

"Later, I will take him to see Yuezhang." Xue Bai looked calm, "Since his mother-in-law is unwell and restless, Qingqing should go to make sure that Yuezhang is fine, otherwise just rely on what I said , Mother-in-law can't let go of her heart after all."

Mrs. Zhao paused, "Your Highness is thoughtful."

"Qingqing." Mrs. Zhao turned her head, and Youqing was still staring at herself with tears in her eyes. She smiled and coaxed: "Why do you put on such a pitiful look? Just now I said that I didn't hurt you in vain. Going back to the room to rest, I have to send you out to meet your troublesome father, so you almost cried?"

Youqing angrily denied it: "That's not it!"

"Be good." Mrs. Zhao stroked his hair, her fingertips trembling slightly, "I'll go visit your father with the prince later, I'll go back to my room and lie down first."

Youqing hesitated for a while, and obediently agreed.

The maid helped Mrs. Zhao back to the room, and Youqing couldn't sit still in the study. He poked the snacks into a mess for a while, then tilted his head and looked at Xue Bai quietly, and finally couldn't help it anymore, and pulled Xue Bai's hand a few times. sleeves.

You Qing opened his eyes wide, and said blankly: "You are Daddy's son-in-law, and Daddy was arrested, so you are trying to find a way for him, but that emperor is also Daddy's son-in-law, and everyone says he loves sister the most, but Not only did he not help daddy to clarify, but he also ordered to execute daddy as soon as possible."

No matter how hard he racked his brains, Xiao Qing couldn't figure it out, he frowned, "...why?"

why?

In recent years, natural disasters have continued, the treasury has been unable to make ends meet, coupled with the generous spending of the young family, just the red makeup of the young branch when it entered Beijing has already made Xue Wei uneasy, not to mention the extremely extravagant mansion of the young family - the town house Shi Youshi Made of gold, glazed bricks and tiles, and gold bricks paved the floor, before Xue Bai set foot in Jinling, he had already heard a little about this young millionaire in Jiangnan, not to mention the drought in Jiangnan later, and the young master opened a warehouse The food issue.

In addition, there are naturally some reasons for Xue Wei to be afraid of himself. No matter how much Xue Wei loves the young branches, compared with these thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, the beauty is somewhat inferior.

It's just these quarrels, Xue Bai didn't intend to talk to Youqing, he pulled the distressed Youqing into his arms, "...Stupid Qingqing."

Youqing opened her eyes wide, and complained aggrievedly: "Mother is not happy, she says I am stupid, she is stupid, and you have nothing to be unhappy about, don't say that I am stupid!"

Xue Bai clasped his chin, lifted the boy's face, and said thoughtfully: "In this way, Qingqing is indeed not stupid."

"...and pretend to have a stomachache, so that this king can't deal with you."

Youqing looked left and right for a few times, only Xue Bai and himself were in the study, he regretted not making a fuss to keep up with Mrs. Zhao, so he had to push Xue Bai away in a panic, and said very guilty: "I, my stomach really hurts. ah."

Xue Bai pushed the man to sit down, covered his stomach with his slender hands, lowered his head slightly, and asked in a deep voice, "Where does it hurt?"

"Anyway, it's not here anyway."

Youqing's face was a little red, and his eyes were wet. He leaned on Xue Bai's arms, and he no longer remembered the question he had thought about for a long time, and just pushed Xue Bai's hand, "Don't touch my belly, it's so itchy. "

Xue Bai laughed hoarsely, leaned into his ear and asked in a low voice, "Does it hurt?"

You Qing was in trouble, he would be cleaned up if he said it didn’t hurt, and he would be patted if he said it hurt. He struggled for a long time, and replied listlessly: "...it hurts."

It wasn't until dusk that Xue Bai took You Qing to meet Young Master.

The prison was gloomy and damp, and it was rare for Xiaoqing to take Xue Bai's hand actively when he came back to this kind of place.The jailer respectfully took them to the place where the young master was imprisoned. The young master was used to fine clothes and fine food on weekdays, and the prison clothes he changed made him itchy all over. Also hungry cooing.

While tickling, he murmured, "It's really not a place for people to stay. Oh, what's wrong with this dress, it's so uncomfortable..."

Complaining and complaining, the young master started to lose his mind, "I have to spend some money in the next day, first let the government change this prison clothes into silk, and then change all the bedding, and the food... ..."

"Daddy."

You Qing ran over, the jailer opened the lock, and stood aside, not saying a word.

"Why are you here?" The young master looked at his wife's absence, only saw Xue Bai walking slowly, and immediately patted Youqing on the head, asking suspiciously: "Where's your mother?"

"Mother--"

Xue Bai replied: "Mother-in-law has gone to Buzhuang and is asking about this one by one."

Young Master's hanging heart was finally relieved, and he remembered that before he was arrested and brought to justice, he touched his nose with the plan of sneaking Young Qing back to Jinling, no matter how thick-skinned he was, he couldn't bear it, so he could only laugh Said: "Why did the son-in-law come together?"

Xue Bai glanced at the jailer from the corner of his eye, and his tone was very light, but with a hint of warning, "I wanted my mother-in-law and Qingqing to come, but I am not familiar with the affairs of Buzhuang, so I accompanied Qingqing to come here." here."

The person who came was Xue Bai after all, and it was not good for the young master to complain to him, so he nodded repeatedly, "It's very good, all of them are very good."

Youqing took out the bulging purse that she stuffed before going out, "Daddy, here you are."

The food in this prison is devoid of oil and water, of course the young master can’t get enough to eat, he thought that the purse was stuffed with snacks, he was very moved when he saw this, “Sure enough, I didn’t hurt you in vain.”

The young master hurriedly opened the purse, but when he looked down, his face turned blue immediately, "...What are you doing with a pack of amulets in here?"

"Keep safe." You Qing tilted his head and replied, "There are so many amulets here, Dad can try one Bodhisattva one by one, and use whichever spirit you want."

"I died early in the morning." The young master held his breath and couldn't beat people. After thinking about it, he had never seen anyone bring a pack of amulets to visit relatives, "You come here to stuff a pack of amulets, who gave you that idea?"

"Of course I thought of it myself!" Youqing said happily: "The last time I went back to Guiyuan Temple, my mother begged for a lot of amulets, and I brought them all to my father."

He paused for a while, and asked strangely: "Why doesn't Daddy praise me for being a clever ghost!"

The young master is hungry and has no time to coax him, "Go, go, I think you are here to join in the fun."

Neither of the father and son is reliable, Xue Bai raised his eyebrows lightly, and only after they had finished their quarrel did he say: "My king has asked someone to prepare food for Yue Zhang, and it will be delivered after we leave."

"...a worthy son-in-law."

The Young Master glared at You Qing, thinking he was not caring, You Qing was not convinced, and pulled out an amulet from his purse, "What's wrong with the amulet? It's an amulet that has been opened, Daddy is the most troublesome!"

After a while, they quarreled again. The jailer didn't dare to come forward to scold Xue Bai because of Xue Bai, but another jailer hurried in from outside. He looked at Xue Bai hesitantly, but Xue Bai seemed to have noticed something. ,"how?"

The jailer whispered: "Prime Minister Zhuang is waiting for the prince outside."

Xue Bai was not surprised. After all, since Lu Tingwei was involved in this matter, Prime Minister Zhuang of the same party must have a part.He glanced at Youqing without any trace, nodded slightly and said: "This king knows."

"My son-in-law?" The young master called softly, "Just now..."

"Nothing." Xue Bai said calmly: "He just reminded that the visiting time should not be too long."

Xue Bai paused, "The king is waiting for Qingqing outside."

The young master did not stop him, he and Xiaoqing quarreled, but many things still needed to be clarified, but Xue Bai was here, so it was not easy to open his mouth after all, and the young master knew that Xiaozhi would be in trouble this time, so he The only one who can count on is Xue Bai.

Thinking of this, he sighed, "My lord..."

Xue Bai let out a "hmm".

Young Master cupped his hands and said: "Qingqing and Madam, please."

"And don't let Zhizhi do stupid things. It's already very difficult for her in the palace, so she doesn't have to go through this muddy water for me, and the prince is the same."

The young master can think about it, "I was young and promising. When I was young, I went through the north and the south. My wife finally got married. I just wanted to let her enjoy more happiness. I don’t have to live with a penny or two. Pay attention and become the richest man in Jiangnan."

"Zhizhi always persuaded me not to show off my wealth. I thought to myself that firstly, I was not benevolent for being rich, and secondly, I never ran amok in the countryside. I opened warehouses to help the people, repaired temples, and accumulated some blessings for Zhizhi and Qingqing. After all, Zhizhi is not feeling well, and Qingqing..."

The young master vaguely said it, otherwise if you say that you are stupid, this guy will definitely jump up, "I don't know if it will really hinder other people's eyes."

Xue Bai just said: "The tree is beautiful in the forest, but the wind will destroy it."

The young master waved his hand, "Zhizhi also likes to talk about these great principles, but I have a clear conscience when I am young."

Xue Bai didn't say any more, "Since that's the case, father-in-law doesn't need to worry too much, besides, this king has promised mother-in-law that you will return safely."

After all, he lifted his foot and left.

Not long after, Prime Minister Zhuang, who had been waiting outside for a long time, finally saw Xue Bai, and saluted him with a smile, "I have seen the prince."

"My lord treats his father-in-law very filially. Not only did he come to visit him personally, but he even used officials whom he had arranged secretly for a long time." Prime Minister Zhuang stroked his beard, but in just a few days, he He is full of hair and old, but his expression is calm, "It's really unexpected, even Mr. Jing Zhaoyin and Mr. Liu belong to the prince."

Xue Bai had no intention of entangled with him for too long, "President Zhuang's attack this time, why exactly?"

"Why?"

"Since the lord doesn't intend to go around in circles, I have no choice but to cooperate." Prime Minister Zhuang snorted, and said unhurriedly: "It's still the lord who forgets things. I just mentioned it to the lord not long ago, God. The parents below are just looking forward to their children's satisfaction, since Qiutong has a heart for the prince and will not marry Fei Qing, this minister is thinking of fulfilling her admiration for the prince."

Speaking of this, Prime Minister Zhuang shook his head regretfully, "It's a pity that the lord already has a concubine, and the daughter of our Zhuang family is absolutely impossible to commit herself to be a concubine. Li, I can't bear the status of a princess at all, so this humble minister thinks..."

"My lord would not like to divorce his wife and remarry."

"If the king is not willing, what should Zhuang Xiang do?"

"Your Majesty doesn't want to?" Prime Minister Zhuang smiled and said playfully: "According to the laws of Daxing, selling private salt can be punished with a death penalty at least, and at worst, it can implicate the nine clans. Your Majesty and the Wang Ye are both nobles, so naturally they can't be regarded as guilty, but the princess ..."

He stopped, and then said meaningfully: "What's more, the merchant's daughter mentioned to the prince last time, after many twists and turns, I have already found her. She is far away in the sky, but close in front of my eyes."

"Your Majesty is really a good plan." Prime Minister Zhuang laughed for a moment, and said with great interest, "I just don't know how His Majesty will react if he finds out that the person next to him has a different heart."

"It's a good first meeting in Qinhuai, it's like a fairy falling into the world, and the world is cold and cold."

Prime Minister Zhuang said word by word: "How could it be such a coincidence? When Your Majesty first came to Jinling, he ran into the daughter of the young family who hadn't left the court? My minister dared to say that it was just a plan that the prince and the imperial concubine had planned together for 15 years. Bureau, please enter the urn."

"...The only thing to blame is the 15-year-old fire. It wasn't completely wiped out, and there are still remnants of it."

After finishing speaking, Prime Minister Zhuang smiled coldly, and asked again: "Since the prince takes pity on the concubine, Qiutong—will you marry or not?"

"If the lord still refuses to marry Qiu Tong, the humble servants will no longer have to hide this matter for the lord. Their young family members will only offend others, and that young Youwei not only sells private salt, but even deceives the king and harbors evil intentions!"