The wife is the king of the palace
Chapter 25 Do you want one?
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Jin Qi's cold and murderous words sounded in everyone's ears, matching the increasingly bright ferocious smile on his face.
All the people kneeling on the ground lowered their heads, holding their breath and not daring to make any movement, for fear that Jin Qi would notice them.
Under the surging killing intent, He Zheng showed a bit of hesitation on his face, as if he was thinking about how to save his life.
Jin Qi didn't have the patience to come and go and wear it out slowly, and he was very anxious if he didn't see Lin Xu for a moment.
"Why are you still standing there? Do you still have to wait for me to do it myself?" The surging anger in Jin Jin's body was so strong that even the guards who followed were pale.
Hearing this, the soldiers who suppressed He Zheng's family immediately dragged out another person from the crowd. That man was He Zheng's youngest son. After seeing his elder brother's head fall to the ground, his whole body collapsed.
When he was pulled out from the crowd, he tried his best to grab the people around him and tried to save himself, while crying with snot and tears all over his face.
He Zheng wanted to stop him, but was pushed away by the imperial guards.
Seeing the imperial guards raising their knives and falling, He Zheng, whose forehead was covered with cold sweat, hurriedly shouted: "If my son dies, Lin Xu will die!"
Jin Qi raised his hand, and just when He Zheng was about to breathe a sigh of relief, what Jin Qi spit out was an even colder killing order, "Kill."
"Yes."
"Father, father, save me, I don't want to die yet, father, mother, please persuade him..." The wailing of He Zheng's youngest son caused the rest of his family to howl, and it was lively for a while. tight.
The imperial guards did not dare to be negligent, and quickly suppressed the crowd, wanting to take the head of He Zheng's youngest son.
He Zheng looked at Jin Qi with bloodshot eyes in a panic, seeing that Jin Qi really had no room for discussion, he knelt down with a plop, "I said, I'll tell you where he is, don't kill him!"
How could He Zheng care so much? He knocked his head three times in a row and bled his forehead.
Facing such a cold-blooded and ruthless Jin Qi, He Zheng recalled in a daze the days when Jin Qi ascended the throne. At that time, everyone in the court was in danger, and every day after retreating from the court, all officials were sweaty Wet and sweaty.
At that time, He Zheng thought that he was going to die, but he didn't want him to survive. He even became a rare veteran of the two dynasties in the court, and became an existence that those newcomers in the court later respected a little.
After that, Jin Qi's character gradually became docile, no longer as cold-blooded and cruel as before.
At some point, he forgot the feeling of sweating and creeping just standing within the line of sight of this person.Now he remembered again, the feeling of despair.
Jin Qi glanced at the imperial guards next to him, and they let go of He Zheng's youngest son.
He Zheng knelt on the ground ashamed, his eyes full of despair, "I can tell you where Lin Xu is, but you must promise me not to hold them accountable afterwards and let them leave."
"Are you negotiating terms with me?" Jin Qi asked softly.
He Zheng was shocked all over, and looked at Jin Qi with despair and lifeless eyes. He already regretted that he shouldn't have provoked Jin Qi, but at this moment he had no way out, and Jin Qi would definitely not let him go.
"The guilty ministers only beg the emperor to be kind and let them go. They have nothing to do with this matter. Everything is the minister's own idea, and they don't know about it." He Zheng kowtowed.
After a moment of silence, Jin Qi's voice came with a smile, "Where is he?"
"Your Excellency, the Prime Minister, was detained by the minister in a private house near the market in the west of the city." He Zheng said excitedly.
"Kill it." Jin Qi still had the same tone of smile, but the words he said made He Zheng, who was showing a relieved smile, his whole face twisted and ferocious.
"What are you doing? Didn't you promise that I wouldn't touch them? You foolish lord, you didn't keep your word!" He Zheng got up from the ground like crazy and was about to rush towards Jinqi.
Seeing this, the imperial guards on the side quickly grabbed the man and pinned him to the ground.
"You can't keep your word, you are the emperor, how can you go back on what you say?" He Zheng raised his head in disgrace and stared at Jin Qi fiercely with bloody eyes.
"No promises?" Jin Qi sneered, "When did I promise you not to kill them?"
He Zheng was dumbfounded. Although Jin Qi didn't say anything, they clearly agreed.
In a panic, He Zheng raised his head and looked at the other people beside him, but the guards around him were like logs, and they didn't look sideways.
He looked at the other officials of Zhongshu Province, but the group of people knelt down on the ground, not daring to move, including many old friends who had been with him a lot on weekdays.
"you!"
"Which one of you heard?" Jin Qi looked at those officials who dared not raise their heads.
In the courtyard, there was a dead silence.
"Don't let me see them again." Jin Qi flicked his sleeves, ignored the screams for mercy behind him, and strode out of the courtyard.
Now that he already knew where Lin Xu was, he naturally had no reason to stay here any longer. Besides, he didn't know what condition Lin Xu was in. If he was injured...
Thinking of this, Jin Qi, who was full of anxiety, stepped a little faster.
He knew that Lin Xu was powerful and that Lin Xu was capable, but no matter how powerful and capable Lin Xu was, he was still just a human being in the end. If he was injured, he would bleed, suffer, and die.
Thinking of the last word, Jin Qi tightened his mouth, he was no longer calm and composed in front of He Zheng, and his entire chest was occupied by panic.
Thinking that Lin Xu might be injured or dying at this moment, Jin Qi's heart could no longer beat as if he was being dragged in his hands, and he could no longer breathe.
"Report—" The imperial guards who came in a hurry almost collided with Jin Qi at the door.
"What happened?" Jin Qi scolded.
"Back to the emperor, the prime minister, he—"
Before the man finished speaking, Jin Qi was so excited that he stepped forward and grabbed his collar to pull him up, "How is he?"
The man was startled, and it took him a while to recover, "Go back to the emperor, I just sent a letter from the general saying that I found the prime minister, but..."
Seeing Jin Qi's long face full of anger and murderous intent so close at hand, the man didn't know how to say the words that came to his lips.
"Is he seriously injured?" Jin Qi wished he could run over immediately.
"Your Prime Minister, he was not injured. He was safe and sound when General Wei found him, but, just..." The reporter looked at Jin Qi, who was obviously relieved, and said the following sentence, "When Lin Xu was found, Lin Xu had already gone there by himself." Go back' became somewhat unspoken.
After General Wei got the order, he immediately sealed off the capital and asked people to search for people everywhere. After sealing off most of the capital and searching through it, he met Lin Xu who was walking back on the road.
Everyone who saw Lin Xu who was mad at first was taken aback, and hurried forward, fearing that something might happen to him.
When everyone found the place where He Zhengguan was told from Lin Xu, it had already fallen.The people who were supposed to be guarding Lin Xu were all taken in one pot, and they were all subdued by Lin Xu in turn, and it seemed that he had already searched the room all over.
What made everyone even dumbfounded was that when those people who lured wolves into the house and were tied together in a pot saw them, they showed rescued expressions, making everyone doubt who was the bad guy.
Knowing that Lin Xu was fine and knowing what happened there, facing the worried Jin Qi, he didn't know how to explain it.
Tell Jin Qi that although Lin Xu was arrested, he turned the other party over?Or tell Jin Qi that the opponent is not as good at fighting as Lin Xu, but in the end he lost his wife and soldiers?
"Just what?" Jin Qi heard that Lin Xu was fine, so he let go of the man's collar.
The man took a step back and was about to kneel down to answer, when he saw a man in a white shirt who looked like a fairy, walking slowly.
Walking towards this side at a slow pace.
"Master Prime Minister."
Hearing the sound, Jin Qi looked up quickly, and the moment he saw Lin Xu, he was completely relieved, and the frost and violence on his face softened a lot.
"How are you?" Jin Qi stared at Lin Xu closely.
Lin Xu came to the gate of the courtyard and was about to answer when he saw the bloody scene behind Jin Qi where the corpses were separated and the ground was covered with blood.
The stench of blood spread with the first rays of sunlight in the morning, coupled with the crying and wailing and the crying of the baby, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is hell.
"What's going on?" Lin Xu raised his hand to cover his nose, he didn't like this kind of bloody scene the most.
Lin Xushanwu is not the kind of soft-hearted person, but this does not mean that he will like this kind of creepy scene.On the contrary, he hated this kind of scene, especially the baby's crying accompanied by the mixed voice.
Jin Qi looked back, and the moment he turned his head, his black and white eyes were stained with murderous intent. He gave the team leader in charge a look, and that person immediately arranged to take the person away and clean up the venue.
Standing at the door, Lin Xu blinked when he saw He Zheng being escorted out, and it took him a while to realize that a somewhat dull expression gradually appeared on his handsome face.
"What did you do?" Lin Xu stared blankly at He Zheng being escorted away. He took out the things he had just obtained from his sleeve, and looked at He Zheng who had gone away, with a somewhat dazed expression on his face. Measure to come.
He just left for one night, what happened to He Zheng?
Lin Xu blinked again, looking more and more bewildered at the document in his hand.He still couldn't react to this unexpected event.
Lin Xu stared blankly at He Zheng, but Jin Qi's eyeballs were almost glued to Lin Xu's body.
He circled around Lin Xu again and again, until he was sure that Lin Xu had no missing arms or legs and no wounds on his body, then his eyes lit up.
Jin Qi opened his mouth, intending to ask Lin Xu what was going on, but just as he was about to speak, he saw a dark red on Lin Xu's cuff holding something.
"Are you injured?" Jin Qi became nervous instantly, and he immediately turned around and shouted: "Call me the imperial doctor immediately!"
"No, I'm not injured." Lin Xu, whose gaze was still a little dull, looked at Jin Qi.
"No! I have to check. You just stay quiet for me, and you are not allowed to go anywhere until the check is over." Jin Qi waved his hand, and he was no longer easy to talk in front of Lin Xu, but became strong and stubborn.
Jin Qi couldn't refuse, Lin Xu came back to his senses, his brain started to work, contacting the relieved look when General Wei found him outside the palace before, he soon vaguely understood what happened.
"What are you standing there for? You come in with me." Seeing that Lin Xu beside him had been silent, Jin Qi frowned instantly, thinking that Lin Xu was not feeling well.
He stretched out his hand to take Lin Xu's hand, led him into the courtyard, pulled a stool from the side himself, and pushed Lin Xu onto the stool to sit down.
"Where does it hurt?" Jin Qi looked around Lin Xu nervously, only regretting that he hadn't learned some medical skills and couldn't diagnose where Lin Xu was hurt.
Since there are no wounds on the surface of the body, it must be an internal injury, which is no more troublesome than an external injury.
"Where's the imperial doctor? Why haven't they come yet? Are they free to be raised by the government? If they don't come, they won't come!" Jin Qi glanced at the door, seeing that there was no one there, he suddenly became a little unreasonable.
It takes some distance from the imperial hospital to get here, even if those old imperial doctors came here, they didn't come so fast.Of course Jin Qi understood the truth, but when Lin Xu was involved, he panicked.
"My slave, let someone remind you immediately." The head eunuch hurriedly ran out the door.
He has been following Jin Qi since he ascended the throne, and this is the first time he has seen Jin Qi so angry in recent years, and he is still in shock.
In a short while, most of the medical officers in the Tai Hospital were called over, and Jin Qi immediately asked everyone to enter the room to help with the examination.
Surrounded by a group of people, Lin Xu refused twice
, but Jin Qi pushed them back to sit on the stool again, until the group of people in the Tai Hospital checked him carefully and told Jin Qi that he was really fine, then Jin Qi drove those people out.
"If you have any discomfort, don't hide it, understand?" Jin Qi asked the people from the Tai Hospital to read it, but he was quite worried.
"I told you I'm fine." Lin Xu put down the things he had been holding in his hand, and looked quietly at the nervous Jin Qi.
Jin Qi's nervous look made people feel a little ridiculous, and there was indeed a little more smile in Lin Xu's eyes.
"Then where did the blood stains on your clothes come from?" Jin Qi was still brooding over the dark red blood stains on Lin Xu's clothes.
Lin Xu didn't answer, but rolled up his clothes and looked at it with some displeasure. He didn't like blood.
"What's going on?" Jin Qi asked again.
Lin Xu didn't return all night and there was no news, and now he suddenly appeared by himself, and with He Zheng's words, what happened last night?
"It's nothing." Lin Xu didn't want to elaborate, and he was a little tired after a sleepless night.
"Do you think I will believe it?" Jin Qi was furious in his heart.
Looking at Lin Xu with a calm face in front of him, as if the whole thing had nothing to do with him, Jin Qi didn't know whether he should be angry with Lin Xu for hiding it from him or whether he should be angry with Lin Xu for risking himself.
"A few days ago, I found out that someone in the court had close contacts with iron ore traders, and after adding the information that the emperor gave me before, I could probably guess who it was. As a result, He Zheng was attracted." Lin Xu said.
"Iron ore dealer?" Jin Qi was surprised.
Dayu's agriculture is not well developed, but it is rich in iron ore mining and some other products, because this is directly related to Dayu's treasury and the income and livelihood of many people, so the imperial court has been supervising it very strictly.
Although the commercial and tax matters also include this, Jin Qi really never thought that even this would be tampered with before, because in his impression, he has always been very strict in checking, and every year he has personally reviewed and reviewed the accounts.
"They didn't tamper with the accounts, but tampered with it before mining..." Lin Xu didn't think of this before he found out.
The mining licenses issued by Dayu every year have been reviewed by various ministries. The price and income of foreign contracts from the DPRK and China have already been budgeted, but the accounts can be checked, but the size and quality of the veins cannot be seen with their own eyes. to distinguish.
He Zheng took a fancy to this point. As the veteran of the two dynasties, he took advantage of his status and cooperated with some review officials in the central court to forcefully downgrade the great ore vein and call it an ordinary ore vein.
The benefits obtained from one vein of mine are enough to make them fat. If they contact a good way to secretly sell it to several other countries, the price will be doubled several times. It can be said that it is very profitable.
After finding out this, Lin Xu deliberately let the group of people with ghosts in their hearts know, and then deliberately pretended to be caught in the trick and was taken into the den of thieves.
Lin Xu chose to take such a risk. In addition to wanting to get more definite evidence, part of him was also planning to follow the clues.
Lin Xu didn't find out about this matter for a long time, and he didn't have much evidence. He didn't even know who was in this chain. If he just exposed it with what he had, he could only Take down a few well-documented ones.
How many people are still involved in this secretly, and how many people still don't know about it, I'm afraid he won't be able to find out in this life.
While speaking, Lin Xu glanced at the blood stains in the yard that had not yet been buried.
Lin Xu originally planned to threaten He Zheng with conclusive evidence, and asked He Zheng to tell him how many people were involved in it. He Zheng took credit for being arrogant and selfish. If he took advantage of him, he would definitely do anything in exchange for your own safety.
In the end, he never thought that he had finally found the conclusive evidence of He Zheng, but when he turned around, Jin Qi cut him off and almost killed him.
If we say that the biggest difference between him and Jin Qi is probably this.Jin Qi's murderous intentions are too heavy, and basically everything that falls into his hands can only lead to death.and he
It's different, if it falls into his hands, it's probably impossible to die.
Lin Xu withdrew his gaze from the courtyard, and looked at Jin Qi in front of him, well, the person who falls into his hands is still alive, isn't it?
Besides, there are some things that cannot be solved by killing all the relevant people, just like the business tax issue, if Jin Qi really kills all the relevant people, then who will pay the taxes for those small traders outside? to collect?
Even if a group of people are retrained, it will take at least a year and a half from the imperial examination to familiarizing themselves with the steps to do things. Even if they can afford the treasury, they can't wait.
Jin Qi listened to Lin Xu's explanation quietly. He heard that Lin Xu was going to trouble He Zheng, but he didn't want He Zheng to be almost killed by him. Jin Qi glanced at the door secretly, and slowly moved towards the door.
Lin Xu stood up, and he took the materials on the side.
Jin Qi slipped to the door while he was holding something, and was just about to lift his foot to go out when he was grabbed at the familiar place on the back of his neck.The next moment, Lin Xu carried him back by the collar without touching the ground.
When Jin Qi landed on the ground, he was so frightened that he quickly retreated behind the chair, "It was he who made the first move, really."
When this matter was mentioned, Jin Qi couldn't restrain the killing intent in his heart.
Although it was because of him that Lin Xu's plan went wrong, which made him feel a little creepy in Lin Xu's eyes, but he did not regret doing it.
He Zheng shouldn't have touched Lin Xu in the first place, even if it was Lin Xu's deliberate action, he should never have touched Lin Xu's mind.If something really happened to Lin Xuruo, he would definitely call him He Zheng to die without a place to bury him!
Thinking about what he hated, Jin Qi gritted his teeth, and his cold eyes exuded a strong killing intent.
Jin Qi's face turned cold instantly, but Lin Xu looked at him slightly distracted.
What he investigated this time was not only the things about the mine veins he had just told Jin Qi, but also some things about Jin Qi that he hadn't expected before.
Although Jin Qi was born in the imperial family, his life was very bumpy and unsatisfactory. Not long after he remembered, his biological mother was thrown into the cold palace because of having an affair with others, and the emperor hated him extremely.
After that, even he was pointed and gossiped by people in the entire harem, ranging from empresses and concubines to court ladies and eunuchs, and even the most low-class servant girls in the palace could bully him.
As far as Lin Xu knew before, Jin Qi was adopted by Concubine Li and took him with him. Although he was still a prince on the surface, his life was not necessarily very good.Before ascending the throne, even many people had forgotten about Dayu and his prince.
Judging from the information he obtained from He Zheng, Jin Qi still has many secrets unknown to outsiders, such as what happened after he was adopted by Concubine Li, for example, he was not born to Concubine Li but grew up with Concubine Li The more like face.
A prince who doesn't look like his biological mother or the emperor, but looks like a concubine who is not related by blood...
Lin Xu has never met Concubine Li, and he doesn't know if she is similar to Jin Qi, nor why He Zheng investigated the past, nor what he wanted to investigate, but there must be something in this matter. A lot of old things that he didn't know about.
"What are you looking at me for?" Jin Qi, who was like a frightened bird, looked nervously at the person in front of him who didn't even blink at him.
Speaking of this matter, Jin Qi felt that he could not be blamed. In the final analysis, it was because Lin Xu didn't say anything, which caused the current situation.
If he said it, he would definitely cooperate with him, instead of being so restless and overwhelmed.
Thinking about it this way, Jin Qi couldn't help looking at Lin Xu with a bit of resentment in his eyes. Lin Xu acted willfully and recklessly, but never thought about whether he would be worried.
This person must have had an idea when he was in the Prime Minister's Mansion yesterday afternoon. At that time, he obviously had the opportunity to tell him, but he kept silent and just sent him away. Did he feel that he was not trustworthy or that he would be in the way?
Lin Xu glanced at Jin Qi and understood what was in his eyes with just one glance.But at this moment, he didn't have much thought about Jin Qi. At this moment, he came back to his senses and was thinking about what to do next.
What to do is good.
He Zheng's side has already been captured by Jin Qi. Although he can still use the previous evidence to exchange some news, I am afraid that what he gets will be greatly reduced.
And if this is the case, those people will definitely destroy all the evidence immediately, even if he goes deep into it, he may only be able to catch a few in the end.
Lin Xu quickly sorted out all the things that can be used now in his mind, and then looked back at Jin Qi who was beside him with resentful eyes, and silently classified him among them.
Although Jin Qi's trouble made his plan aborted, it's not necessarily all bad things.
With He Zheng killing chickens and monkeys, before contacting him again, he deliberately did nothing to tantalize everyone's appetite. Now there are more and more things he can use on the chessboard.
"emperor."
"What's the matter?" Jin Qi's words revealed a bit of unhappiness.
"Don't forget to raid the house," Lin Xu reminded.
He Zheng's family must be able to find a lot of things. He had a lot of corruption and bribery before, and he also had a lot of property in the open and in the dark. If he sorted it out, he might be much richer than the current state treasury.
"I see." Jin Qi became a little more energetic when he heard that he was rich, and immediately secretly thought about how much he could get to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Eating porridge and cabbage every day, he almost forgot what meat tastes like, and if he continues like this, he may become the only gluttonous emperor in Dayu's history.
"The imperial examination will be held soon, the emperor will not forget it, right?" Lin Xu, who had seen through Jin Qi's small plans at a glance, reminded him ruthlessly.
The imperial examination is also a costly matter. Although it is not as good as the military rations at the border, it is impossible for it to cost nothing. In fact, the money spent on it every year has never been less.
Jin Qi, who was making a lot of small calculations, choked when he heard the words, "I know, isn't it two months?" Can't he be allowed to eat meat?
"Your Majesty, just don't forget." Lin Xu said so, but his eyes were full of stinging suspicion.
Jin Qi was so angry that he couldn't speak, how could Lin Xu trust him?In Lin Xu's eyes, is he the kind of person who can abuse him?
"Is there a place to wash?" Lin Xu asked abruptly.
Ever since he found blood on the hem of his clothes, he could always smell a strong smell of blood, making him do evil.Even the whole body seemed to be itchy and uncomfortable.
Jin Qi was taken aback for a moment before realizing, "Follow me."
When leaving, Jin Qi deliberately took someone to leave through the side door, and did not go through the main door that required walking through the blood-stained courtyard.
Lin Xu's skin looks gentle, easy to get along with and good-tempered, but he is extremely stubborn in some things. He doesn't like bloody things, and he won't even wear blood-stained clothes for the second time. He hates them. To the bone.
Jin Qi led the man and took him back to his bedroom.
Because of Lin Xu's sudden disappearance, the entire capital city and the imperial palace were already in chaos, and with what happened with He Zheng just now, I'm afraid there is no place that is quiet except his bedroom.
Not to mention the prime minister's mansion, it has already been in chaos all night.After he gave the order, in order to find out Lin Xu's whereabouts, General Wei's people also went to the prime minister's mansion to investigate, but it may not be sorted out yet.
"Do you want to eat something first?" Jin Qi asked.Lin Xu was taken away last night, so he must have neither eaten nor rested well.
"No need." Lin Xu refused.After seeing the disgusting scene just now, how could he still eat?
"I asked someone to clean up the bathroom, you wait here for a while." Jin Qi said and walked to the side, and went to the tailor room to get the clothes that Lin Xu had borrowed before.
Ever since Lin Xu borrowed the clothes once, he found a place to put them away alone, and no outsiders were allowed to touch them. Until now, there was still a faint smell of pen and ink on them.
Jin Qi himself couldn't explain the reason, but he especially liked this kind of aura that seemed to be absent.He often goes in and out of the study room on weekdays, and has a lot of contact with pen and ink, but the faint fragrance of pen and ink on Lin Xu's body is the only one that attracts him.
The most tempting.
At this moment, the sky was already bright, and the sun was so bright that it shrouded the entire palace, and it even sneaked in from the window, illuminating the ground by the window brightly. Layer of golden light.
Dressed in a white shirt, with long hair splashed with ink, and with a face like a crown of jade and vermilion lips, it seems that he is not real but a phantom, and he can pass through his body with his hand.
"I put my clothes here. If you need anything, just ask, there are people waiting outside the door." Jin Qi broke the silence, and at the end he did not forget to add, "I am also outside."
Lin Xu glanced at the clothes on the side, raised his eyes and asked, "Do you want to wash together?"
"What?" Jin Qi breathed out, this person was serious just now, why did he become so serious again in the blink of an eye?
"Your Majesty, do you want to take a bath together?" Lin Xu walked towards the bath.
The baths here are specially designed for the emperor. The workmanship design and even the active spring water have been carefully selected, which cannot be seen in other places.
Even though Lin Xu didn't pay too much attention to these enjoyments, he couldn't help but relax his body when he saw the huge bathing pool with billowing green smoke.There is also incense by the pool, which can relax the body and eliminate fatigue.
"No need." Jin Qi watched Lin Xu walk into the room.
He should have left, but his feet seemed to be rooted, and he couldn't step forward. The half-closed door seemed to have infinite attraction, and he was pulled across.
After hesitating for a moment, Jin Qi followed and walked in.
This is his exclusive bath, and he is familiar with everything. After entering, he quickly found Lin Xu bent over to test the water temperature by the pool.
"The water temperature is moderate, and I also specially asked someone to light the incense that was enshrined years ago, which can relieve fatigue. There are only a few in total, and I am reluctant to use them, but it is cheaper for you." Jin Qi stood aside after entering the door.
The temperature in the room was a little high, so high that he felt a little hot.
Lin Xu tested the temperature of the water and seemed satisfied. He walked aside and began to take off his clothes.
Seeing this, Jin Qi blushed slightly and quickly turned his back. Hearing the rustling sound of fabric rubbing against his ears, Jin Qi secretly glanced back at someone who was unconscious.
Although it is true that both he and Lin Xu are men, is this man too defenseless?
It was the same last time, just take it off as soon as you say it, and forget it in front of him, what if someone else sees it?
Thinking about it like this, Jin Qi felt that something was wrong. If he didn't look at it, what if this person was really injured but kept it from him?
Jin Qi felt that it was reasonable, and turned his head confidently. He looked up and down at Lin Xu who had already taken off his shirt, and his increasingly burning eyes almost engraved the lines drawn by every muscle on his body in his mind.
I have to say that Lin Xu's figure is indeed good, the kind of beauty that is well-proportioned and contains strength that even a man would be jealous of.
Wide shoulders and narrow hips, delicate skin, slender limbs full of explosive power, especially the waist and abdomen, Jin Qi wanted to reach out and touch it.The pair of long legs under the waist and abdomen are slender and well-proportioned, without any excess fat.
If it was said that the only thing that surprised Jin Qi, it might be something completely different from Lin Xu's gentle and refined temperament.Jin Qi looked down at the position of his lower abdomen, and was about to glance at Lin Xu again, when he looked up, he met a pair of dark eyes.
003.
Jin Qi was caught peeping, he looked at Lin Xu and then looked down at himself, something faint began to flow in the quiet room.
Seeing Lin Xu entered the water and found a comfortable place to sit facing him, Jin Qi couldn't hold back anymore.
"I'm just looking at it casually, don't think too much about it," Jin Qi said.
"I didn't say anything." Lin Xu just quietly looked at Jin Qi, who blushed because he was blushed by the pool water, or thought of something messy.
"But you thought about it!" Jin Qi growled angrily.
Lin Xu didn't deny it, but just quietly
Looking at Jin Qi.
This man is quite courageous, he has been staring at him non-stop since the very beginning, if it wasn't for the fact that he met his eyes, he probably would have been wagging his tail and staring at him with red ears for a long time.
Lin Xu didn't speak or deny it, but he held back Jin Qi who had something to say.
"The emperor really won't come down to wash up?" Lin Xu turned his face away and looked aside, ignoring Jin Qi who had something to say written on his face.
"Don't wash." Jin Qi's spirit was a little weak, and his confidence was a little lacking.
He didn't want to show his shame in front of Lin Xu, and this person would definitely laugh at him, even if he didn't say it, he would definitely remember it in his heart.
"But your majesty, you are all dirty." Lin Xu glanced at the blood stains under Jin Qi's clothes.
Jin Qi followed his line of sight and saw the blood stains on the hem of his clothes. Remembering that Lin Xu hated blood so much, Jin Qi raised his hand and patted the hem of the clothes reflexively.It's just that those blood stains have almost dried, not to mention patting, even washing may not be able to wash them off.
Lin Xu squinted his eyes slightly, as if he was very comfortable.This pool is really a good thing. After soaking in it for a while, he felt a little drowsy, all the fatigue on his body dissipated, and he relaxed physically and mentally.
Lin Xu's daily work and rest are regular, and it is rare for him to stay up all night like this.In the curling mist, Lin Xu sniffed the scent of incense and felt a little sleepy.
"I'll wash it later." Jin Qi finished his sentence and waited for a while, but before Lin Xu's answer, he stepped forward to get closer to Lin Xu, "Don't sleep here, you will slip into the water."
Lin Xu, who was sitting by the pool, still didn't respond. He seemed to be really tired and fell asleep after not sleeping all night. If it weren't for the current situation, Jin Qi wanted to let Lin Xu sleep enough, but obviously not here. A good place to rest.
Seeing this, Jin Qi stepped forward and knelt down beside Lin Xu. He wanted to raise his hand to wake Lin Xu up, but changed his mind after reaching out his hand, turned around and walked towards Lin Xu's lips, which had been stained pink by the steam. .
After falling asleep, Lin Xu was extraordinarily quiet, different from his usual indifference, but really quiet.
Jin Qi's hand lightly touched his lips, feeling the softness, Jin Qi couldn't help swallowing.
His fingers traced upwards along the corners of Lin Xu's mouth, stroking his eyebrows and eyes carefully. Lin Xu's facial features were good-looking, but it was not just that for him, he had already engraved that face in his heart.
Jin Qi's fingers slid across every part of Lin Xu's face, and the fingertips that touched Lin Xu's skin caused a wave of heat, which finally gathered together and rushed straight to Jin Qi's brain, burning his mind blank.
Looking at Lin Xu's sleeping face, Jin Qi was fascinated. He took off his clothes and entered the water from the other side, and sat beside Lin Xu.
Looking at Lin Xu's sleeping face up close, Jin Qi felt his mouth dry for a while, and his chest seemed to be throbbing like something was about to jump out.He is no stranger to this feeling, as long as he gets close to this person, he will feel like this.
Jin Qi didn't know how long it had been like this before he finally came to his senses. He looked at the people in front of him in a daze.Realizing his gaffe, Jin Qi swallowed.He took another look at Lin Xu's closed eyes, and boldly leaned towards him slowly.
As he got closer, Lin Xu's face became more and more clear, and the slightly curled eyelashes under his eyelids were all visible.All the breath he exhaled continuously and lightly fell on Jin Qi's lips.
Jin Qi held his breath in disbelief, and felt flustered for no reason, his heart suddenly became scorching hot, as if he was about to boil even the water in this pool.
Gently touching and then gently separating, Jin Qi had rehearsed countless times of domineering kisses in his mind before, but in the end it turned into a clumsy touch, but just this already made him tremble slightly stand up.
Even after the separation, Jin Qi felt that his hands and feet had become weak, and all his strength and courage had just been used up.
After stealing the kiss, Jin Qi cautiously looked at Lin Xu who was still motionless in front of him. Seeing that Lin Xu didn't seem to notice, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief
Jin Qi's cold and murderous words sounded in everyone's ears, matching the increasingly bright ferocious smile on his face.
All the people kneeling on the ground lowered their heads, holding their breath and not daring to make any movement, for fear that Jin Qi would notice them.
Under the surging killing intent, He Zheng showed a bit of hesitation on his face, as if he was thinking about how to save his life.
Jin Qi didn't have the patience to come and go and wear it out slowly, and he was very anxious if he didn't see Lin Xu for a moment.
"Why are you still standing there? Do you still have to wait for me to do it myself?" The surging anger in Jin Jin's body was so strong that even the guards who followed were pale.
Hearing this, the soldiers who suppressed He Zheng's family immediately dragged out another person from the crowd. That man was He Zheng's youngest son. After seeing his elder brother's head fall to the ground, his whole body collapsed.
When he was pulled out from the crowd, he tried his best to grab the people around him and tried to save himself, while crying with snot and tears all over his face.
He Zheng wanted to stop him, but was pushed away by the imperial guards.
Seeing the imperial guards raising their knives and falling, He Zheng, whose forehead was covered with cold sweat, hurriedly shouted: "If my son dies, Lin Xu will die!"
Jin Qi raised his hand, and just when He Zheng was about to breathe a sigh of relief, what Jin Qi spit out was an even colder killing order, "Kill."
"Yes."
"Father, father, save me, I don't want to die yet, father, mother, please persuade him..." The wailing of He Zheng's youngest son caused the rest of his family to howl, and it was lively for a while. tight.
The imperial guards did not dare to be negligent, and quickly suppressed the crowd, wanting to take the head of He Zheng's youngest son.
He Zheng looked at Jin Qi with bloodshot eyes in a panic, seeing that Jin Qi really had no room for discussion, he knelt down with a plop, "I said, I'll tell you where he is, don't kill him!"
How could He Zheng care so much? He knocked his head three times in a row and bled his forehead.
Facing such a cold-blooded and ruthless Jin Qi, He Zheng recalled in a daze the days when Jin Qi ascended the throne. At that time, everyone in the court was in danger, and every day after retreating from the court, all officials were sweaty Wet and sweaty.
At that time, He Zheng thought that he was going to die, but he didn't want him to survive. He even became a rare veteran of the two dynasties in the court, and became an existence that those newcomers in the court later respected a little.
After that, Jin Qi's character gradually became docile, no longer as cold-blooded and cruel as before.
At some point, he forgot the feeling of sweating and creeping just standing within the line of sight of this person.Now he remembered again, the feeling of despair.
Jin Qi glanced at the imperial guards next to him, and they let go of He Zheng's youngest son.
He Zheng knelt on the ground ashamed, his eyes full of despair, "I can tell you where Lin Xu is, but you must promise me not to hold them accountable afterwards and let them leave."
"Are you negotiating terms with me?" Jin Qi asked softly.
He Zheng was shocked all over, and looked at Jin Qi with despair and lifeless eyes. He already regretted that he shouldn't have provoked Jin Qi, but at this moment he had no way out, and Jin Qi would definitely not let him go.
"The guilty ministers only beg the emperor to be kind and let them go. They have nothing to do with this matter. Everything is the minister's own idea, and they don't know about it." He Zheng kowtowed.
After a moment of silence, Jin Qi's voice came with a smile, "Where is he?"
"Your Excellency, the Prime Minister, was detained by the minister in a private house near the market in the west of the city." He Zheng said excitedly.
"Kill it." Jin Qi still had the same tone of smile, but the words he said made He Zheng, who was showing a relieved smile, his whole face twisted and ferocious.
"What are you doing? Didn't you promise that I wouldn't touch them? You foolish lord, you didn't keep your word!" He Zheng got up from the ground like crazy and was about to rush towards Jinqi.
Seeing this, the imperial guards on the side quickly grabbed the man and pinned him to the ground.
"You can't keep your word, you are the emperor, how can you go back on what you say?" He Zheng raised his head in disgrace and stared at Jin Qi fiercely with bloody eyes.
"No promises?" Jin Qi sneered, "When did I promise you not to kill them?"
He Zheng was dumbfounded. Although Jin Qi didn't say anything, they clearly agreed.
In a panic, He Zheng raised his head and looked at the other people beside him, but the guards around him were like logs, and they didn't look sideways.
He looked at the other officials of Zhongshu Province, but the group of people knelt down on the ground, not daring to move, including many old friends who had been with him a lot on weekdays.
"you!"
"Which one of you heard?" Jin Qi looked at those officials who dared not raise their heads.
In the courtyard, there was a dead silence.
"Don't let me see them again." Jin Qi flicked his sleeves, ignored the screams for mercy behind him, and strode out of the courtyard.
Now that he already knew where Lin Xu was, he naturally had no reason to stay here any longer. Besides, he didn't know what condition Lin Xu was in. If he was injured...
Thinking of this, Jin Qi, who was full of anxiety, stepped a little faster.
He knew that Lin Xu was powerful and that Lin Xu was capable, but no matter how powerful and capable Lin Xu was, he was still just a human being in the end. If he was injured, he would bleed, suffer, and die.
Thinking of the last word, Jin Qi tightened his mouth, he was no longer calm and composed in front of He Zheng, and his entire chest was occupied by panic.
Thinking that Lin Xu might be injured or dying at this moment, Jin Qi's heart could no longer beat as if he was being dragged in his hands, and he could no longer breathe.
"Report—" The imperial guards who came in a hurry almost collided with Jin Qi at the door.
"What happened?" Jin Qi scolded.
"Back to the emperor, the prime minister, he—"
Before the man finished speaking, Jin Qi was so excited that he stepped forward and grabbed his collar to pull him up, "How is he?"
The man was startled, and it took him a while to recover, "Go back to the emperor, I just sent a letter from the general saying that I found the prime minister, but..."
Seeing Jin Qi's long face full of anger and murderous intent so close at hand, the man didn't know how to say the words that came to his lips.
"Is he seriously injured?" Jin Qi wished he could run over immediately.
"Your Prime Minister, he was not injured. He was safe and sound when General Wei found him, but, just..." The reporter looked at Jin Qi, who was obviously relieved, and said the following sentence, "When Lin Xu was found, Lin Xu had already gone there by himself." Go back' became somewhat unspoken.
After General Wei got the order, he immediately sealed off the capital and asked people to search for people everywhere. After sealing off most of the capital and searching through it, he met Lin Xu who was walking back on the road.
Everyone who saw Lin Xu who was mad at first was taken aback, and hurried forward, fearing that something might happen to him.
When everyone found the place where He Zhengguan was told from Lin Xu, it had already fallen.The people who were supposed to be guarding Lin Xu were all taken in one pot, and they were all subdued by Lin Xu in turn, and it seemed that he had already searched the room all over.
What made everyone even dumbfounded was that when those people who lured wolves into the house and were tied together in a pot saw them, they showed rescued expressions, making everyone doubt who was the bad guy.
Knowing that Lin Xu was fine and knowing what happened there, facing the worried Jin Qi, he didn't know how to explain it.
Tell Jin Qi that although Lin Xu was arrested, he turned the other party over?Or tell Jin Qi that the opponent is not as good at fighting as Lin Xu, but in the end he lost his wife and soldiers?
"Just what?" Jin Qi heard that Lin Xu was fine, so he let go of the man's collar.
The man took a step back and was about to kneel down to answer, when he saw a man in a white shirt who looked like a fairy, walking slowly.
Walking towards this side at a slow pace.
"Master Prime Minister."
Hearing the sound, Jin Qi looked up quickly, and the moment he saw Lin Xu, he was completely relieved, and the frost and violence on his face softened a lot.
"How are you?" Jin Qi stared at Lin Xu closely.
Lin Xu came to the gate of the courtyard and was about to answer when he saw the bloody scene behind Jin Qi where the corpses were separated and the ground was covered with blood.
The stench of blood spread with the first rays of sunlight in the morning, coupled with the crying and wailing and the crying of the baby, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is hell.
"What's going on?" Lin Xu raised his hand to cover his nose, he didn't like this kind of bloody scene the most.
Lin Xushanwu is not the kind of soft-hearted person, but this does not mean that he will like this kind of creepy scene.On the contrary, he hated this kind of scene, especially the baby's crying accompanied by the mixed voice.
Jin Qi looked back, and the moment he turned his head, his black and white eyes were stained with murderous intent. He gave the team leader in charge a look, and that person immediately arranged to take the person away and clean up the venue.
Standing at the door, Lin Xu blinked when he saw He Zheng being escorted out, and it took him a while to realize that a somewhat dull expression gradually appeared on his handsome face.
"What did you do?" Lin Xu stared blankly at He Zheng being escorted away. He took out the things he had just obtained from his sleeve, and looked at He Zheng who had gone away, with a somewhat dazed expression on his face. Measure to come.
He just left for one night, what happened to He Zheng?
Lin Xu blinked again, looking more and more bewildered at the document in his hand.He still couldn't react to this unexpected event.
Lin Xu stared blankly at He Zheng, but Jin Qi's eyeballs were almost glued to Lin Xu's body.
He circled around Lin Xu again and again, until he was sure that Lin Xu had no missing arms or legs and no wounds on his body, then his eyes lit up.
Jin Qi opened his mouth, intending to ask Lin Xu what was going on, but just as he was about to speak, he saw a dark red on Lin Xu's cuff holding something.
"Are you injured?" Jin Qi became nervous instantly, and he immediately turned around and shouted: "Call me the imperial doctor immediately!"
"No, I'm not injured." Lin Xu, whose gaze was still a little dull, looked at Jin Qi.
"No! I have to check. You just stay quiet for me, and you are not allowed to go anywhere until the check is over." Jin Qi waved his hand, and he was no longer easy to talk in front of Lin Xu, but became strong and stubborn.
Jin Qi couldn't refuse, Lin Xu came back to his senses, his brain started to work, contacting the relieved look when General Wei found him outside the palace before, he soon vaguely understood what happened.
"What are you standing there for? You come in with me." Seeing that Lin Xu beside him had been silent, Jin Qi frowned instantly, thinking that Lin Xu was not feeling well.
He stretched out his hand to take Lin Xu's hand, led him into the courtyard, pulled a stool from the side himself, and pushed Lin Xu onto the stool to sit down.
"Where does it hurt?" Jin Qi looked around Lin Xu nervously, only regretting that he hadn't learned some medical skills and couldn't diagnose where Lin Xu was hurt.
Since there are no wounds on the surface of the body, it must be an internal injury, which is no more troublesome than an external injury.
"Where's the imperial doctor? Why haven't they come yet? Are they free to be raised by the government? If they don't come, they won't come!" Jin Qi glanced at the door, seeing that there was no one there, he suddenly became a little unreasonable.
It takes some distance from the imperial hospital to get here, even if those old imperial doctors came here, they didn't come so fast.Of course Jin Qi understood the truth, but when Lin Xu was involved, he panicked.
"My slave, let someone remind you immediately." The head eunuch hurriedly ran out the door.
He has been following Jin Qi since he ascended the throne, and this is the first time he has seen Jin Qi so angry in recent years, and he is still in shock.
In a short while, most of the medical officers in the Tai Hospital were called over, and Jin Qi immediately asked everyone to enter the room to help with the examination.
Surrounded by a group of people, Lin Xu refused twice
, but Jin Qi pushed them back to sit on the stool again, until the group of people in the Tai Hospital checked him carefully and told Jin Qi that he was really fine, then Jin Qi drove those people out.
"If you have any discomfort, don't hide it, understand?" Jin Qi asked the people from the Tai Hospital to read it, but he was quite worried.
"I told you I'm fine." Lin Xu put down the things he had been holding in his hand, and looked quietly at the nervous Jin Qi.
Jin Qi's nervous look made people feel a little ridiculous, and there was indeed a little more smile in Lin Xu's eyes.
"Then where did the blood stains on your clothes come from?" Jin Qi was still brooding over the dark red blood stains on Lin Xu's clothes.
Lin Xu didn't answer, but rolled up his clothes and looked at it with some displeasure. He didn't like blood.
"What's going on?" Jin Qi asked again.
Lin Xu didn't return all night and there was no news, and now he suddenly appeared by himself, and with He Zheng's words, what happened last night?
"It's nothing." Lin Xu didn't want to elaborate, and he was a little tired after a sleepless night.
"Do you think I will believe it?" Jin Qi was furious in his heart.
Looking at Lin Xu with a calm face in front of him, as if the whole thing had nothing to do with him, Jin Qi didn't know whether he should be angry with Lin Xu for hiding it from him or whether he should be angry with Lin Xu for risking himself.
"A few days ago, I found out that someone in the court had close contacts with iron ore traders, and after adding the information that the emperor gave me before, I could probably guess who it was. As a result, He Zheng was attracted." Lin Xu said.
"Iron ore dealer?" Jin Qi was surprised.
Dayu's agriculture is not well developed, but it is rich in iron ore mining and some other products, because this is directly related to Dayu's treasury and the income and livelihood of many people, so the imperial court has been supervising it very strictly.
Although the commercial and tax matters also include this, Jin Qi really never thought that even this would be tampered with before, because in his impression, he has always been very strict in checking, and every year he has personally reviewed and reviewed the accounts.
"They didn't tamper with the accounts, but tampered with it before mining..." Lin Xu didn't think of this before he found out.
The mining licenses issued by Dayu every year have been reviewed by various ministries. The price and income of foreign contracts from the DPRK and China have already been budgeted, but the accounts can be checked, but the size and quality of the veins cannot be seen with their own eyes. to distinguish.
He Zheng took a fancy to this point. As the veteran of the two dynasties, he took advantage of his status and cooperated with some review officials in the central court to forcefully downgrade the great ore vein and call it an ordinary ore vein.
The benefits obtained from one vein of mine are enough to make them fat. If they contact a good way to secretly sell it to several other countries, the price will be doubled several times. It can be said that it is very profitable.
After finding out this, Lin Xu deliberately let the group of people with ghosts in their hearts know, and then deliberately pretended to be caught in the trick and was taken into the den of thieves.
Lin Xu chose to take such a risk. In addition to wanting to get more definite evidence, part of him was also planning to follow the clues.
Lin Xu didn't find out about this matter for a long time, and he didn't have much evidence. He didn't even know who was in this chain. If he just exposed it with what he had, he could only Take down a few well-documented ones.
How many people are still involved in this secretly, and how many people still don't know about it, I'm afraid he won't be able to find out in this life.
While speaking, Lin Xu glanced at the blood stains in the yard that had not yet been buried.
Lin Xu originally planned to threaten He Zheng with conclusive evidence, and asked He Zheng to tell him how many people were involved in it. He Zheng took credit for being arrogant and selfish. If he took advantage of him, he would definitely do anything in exchange for your own safety.
In the end, he never thought that he had finally found the conclusive evidence of He Zheng, but when he turned around, Jin Qi cut him off and almost killed him.
If we say that the biggest difference between him and Jin Qi is probably this.Jin Qi's murderous intentions are too heavy, and basically everything that falls into his hands can only lead to death.and he
It's different, if it falls into his hands, it's probably impossible to die.
Lin Xu withdrew his gaze from the courtyard, and looked at Jin Qi in front of him, well, the person who falls into his hands is still alive, isn't it?
Besides, there are some things that cannot be solved by killing all the relevant people, just like the business tax issue, if Jin Qi really kills all the relevant people, then who will pay the taxes for those small traders outside? to collect?
Even if a group of people are retrained, it will take at least a year and a half from the imperial examination to familiarizing themselves with the steps to do things. Even if they can afford the treasury, they can't wait.
Jin Qi listened to Lin Xu's explanation quietly. He heard that Lin Xu was going to trouble He Zheng, but he didn't want He Zheng to be almost killed by him. Jin Qi glanced at the door secretly, and slowly moved towards the door.
Lin Xu stood up, and he took the materials on the side.
Jin Qi slipped to the door while he was holding something, and was just about to lift his foot to go out when he was grabbed at the familiar place on the back of his neck.The next moment, Lin Xu carried him back by the collar without touching the ground.
When Jin Qi landed on the ground, he was so frightened that he quickly retreated behind the chair, "It was he who made the first move, really."
When this matter was mentioned, Jin Qi couldn't restrain the killing intent in his heart.
Although it was because of him that Lin Xu's plan went wrong, which made him feel a little creepy in Lin Xu's eyes, but he did not regret doing it.
He Zheng shouldn't have touched Lin Xu in the first place, even if it was Lin Xu's deliberate action, he should never have touched Lin Xu's mind.If something really happened to Lin Xuruo, he would definitely call him He Zheng to die without a place to bury him!
Thinking about what he hated, Jin Qi gritted his teeth, and his cold eyes exuded a strong killing intent.
Jin Qi's face turned cold instantly, but Lin Xu looked at him slightly distracted.
What he investigated this time was not only the things about the mine veins he had just told Jin Qi, but also some things about Jin Qi that he hadn't expected before.
Although Jin Qi was born in the imperial family, his life was very bumpy and unsatisfactory. Not long after he remembered, his biological mother was thrown into the cold palace because of having an affair with others, and the emperor hated him extremely.
After that, even he was pointed and gossiped by people in the entire harem, ranging from empresses and concubines to court ladies and eunuchs, and even the most low-class servant girls in the palace could bully him.
As far as Lin Xu knew before, Jin Qi was adopted by Concubine Li and took him with him. Although he was still a prince on the surface, his life was not necessarily very good.Before ascending the throne, even many people had forgotten about Dayu and his prince.
Judging from the information he obtained from He Zheng, Jin Qi still has many secrets unknown to outsiders, such as what happened after he was adopted by Concubine Li, for example, he was not born to Concubine Li but grew up with Concubine Li The more like face.
A prince who doesn't look like his biological mother or the emperor, but looks like a concubine who is not related by blood...
Lin Xu has never met Concubine Li, and he doesn't know if she is similar to Jin Qi, nor why He Zheng investigated the past, nor what he wanted to investigate, but there must be something in this matter. A lot of old things that he didn't know about.
"What are you looking at me for?" Jin Qi, who was like a frightened bird, looked nervously at the person in front of him who didn't even blink at him.
Speaking of this matter, Jin Qi felt that he could not be blamed. In the final analysis, it was because Lin Xu didn't say anything, which caused the current situation.
If he said it, he would definitely cooperate with him, instead of being so restless and overwhelmed.
Thinking about it this way, Jin Qi couldn't help looking at Lin Xu with a bit of resentment in his eyes. Lin Xu acted willfully and recklessly, but never thought about whether he would be worried.
This person must have had an idea when he was in the Prime Minister's Mansion yesterday afternoon. At that time, he obviously had the opportunity to tell him, but he kept silent and just sent him away. Did he feel that he was not trustworthy or that he would be in the way?
Lin Xu glanced at Jin Qi and understood what was in his eyes with just one glance.But at this moment, he didn't have much thought about Jin Qi. At this moment, he came back to his senses and was thinking about what to do next.
What to do is good.
He Zheng's side has already been captured by Jin Qi. Although he can still use the previous evidence to exchange some news, I am afraid that what he gets will be greatly reduced.
And if this is the case, those people will definitely destroy all the evidence immediately, even if he goes deep into it, he may only be able to catch a few in the end.
Lin Xu quickly sorted out all the things that can be used now in his mind, and then looked back at Jin Qi who was beside him with resentful eyes, and silently classified him among them.
Although Jin Qi's trouble made his plan aborted, it's not necessarily all bad things.
With He Zheng killing chickens and monkeys, before contacting him again, he deliberately did nothing to tantalize everyone's appetite. Now there are more and more things he can use on the chessboard.
"emperor."
"What's the matter?" Jin Qi's words revealed a bit of unhappiness.
"Don't forget to raid the house," Lin Xu reminded.
He Zheng's family must be able to find a lot of things. He had a lot of corruption and bribery before, and he also had a lot of property in the open and in the dark. If he sorted it out, he might be much richer than the current state treasury.
"I see." Jin Qi became a little more energetic when he heard that he was rich, and immediately secretly thought about how much he could get to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Eating porridge and cabbage every day, he almost forgot what meat tastes like, and if he continues like this, he may become the only gluttonous emperor in Dayu's history.
"The imperial examination will be held soon, the emperor will not forget it, right?" Lin Xu, who had seen through Jin Qi's small plans at a glance, reminded him ruthlessly.
The imperial examination is also a costly matter. Although it is not as good as the military rations at the border, it is impossible for it to cost nothing. In fact, the money spent on it every year has never been less.
Jin Qi, who was making a lot of small calculations, choked when he heard the words, "I know, isn't it two months?" Can't he be allowed to eat meat?
"Your Majesty, just don't forget." Lin Xu said so, but his eyes were full of stinging suspicion.
Jin Qi was so angry that he couldn't speak, how could Lin Xu trust him?In Lin Xu's eyes, is he the kind of person who can abuse him?
"Is there a place to wash?" Lin Xu asked abruptly.
Ever since he found blood on the hem of his clothes, he could always smell a strong smell of blood, making him do evil.Even the whole body seemed to be itchy and uncomfortable.
Jin Qi was taken aback for a moment before realizing, "Follow me."
When leaving, Jin Qi deliberately took someone to leave through the side door, and did not go through the main door that required walking through the blood-stained courtyard.
Lin Xu's skin looks gentle, easy to get along with and good-tempered, but he is extremely stubborn in some things. He doesn't like bloody things, and he won't even wear blood-stained clothes for the second time. He hates them. To the bone.
Jin Qi led the man and took him back to his bedroom.
Because of Lin Xu's sudden disappearance, the entire capital city and the imperial palace were already in chaos, and with what happened with He Zheng just now, I'm afraid there is no place that is quiet except his bedroom.
Not to mention the prime minister's mansion, it has already been in chaos all night.After he gave the order, in order to find out Lin Xu's whereabouts, General Wei's people also went to the prime minister's mansion to investigate, but it may not be sorted out yet.
"Do you want to eat something first?" Jin Qi asked.Lin Xu was taken away last night, so he must have neither eaten nor rested well.
"No need." Lin Xu refused.After seeing the disgusting scene just now, how could he still eat?
"I asked someone to clean up the bathroom, you wait here for a while." Jin Qi said and walked to the side, and went to the tailor room to get the clothes that Lin Xu had borrowed before.
Ever since Lin Xu borrowed the clothes once, he found a place to put them away alone, and no outsiders were allowed to touch them. Until now, there was still a faint smell of pen and ink on them.
Jin Qi himself couldn't explain the reason, but he especially liked this kind of aura that seemed to be absent.He often goes in and out of the study room on weekdays, and has a lot of contact with pen and ink, but the faint fragrance of pen and ink on Lin Xu's body is the only one that attracts him.
The most tempting.
At this moment, the sky was already bright, and the sun was so bright that it shrouded the entire palace, and it even sneaked in from the window, illuminating the ground by the window brightly. Layer of golden light.
Dressed in a white shirt, with long hair splashed with ink, and with a face like a crown of jade and vermilion lips, it seems that he is not real but a phantom, and he can pass through his body with his hand.
"I put my clothes here. If you need anything, just ask, there are people waiting outside the door." Jin Qi broke the silence, and at the end he did not forget to add, "I am also outside."
Lin Xu glanced at the clothes on the side, raised his eyes and asked, "Do you want to wash together?"
"What?" Jin Qi breathed out, this person was serious just now, why did he become so serious again in the blink of an eye?
"Your Majesty, do you want to take a bath together?" Lin Xu walked towards the bath.
The baths here are specially designed for the emperor. The workmanship design and even the active spring water have been carefully selected, which cannot be seen in other places.
Even though Lin Xu didn't pay too much attention to these enjoyments, he couldn't help but relax his body when he saw the huge bathing pool with billowing green smoke.There is also incense by the pool, which can relax the body and eliminate fatigue.
"No need." Jin Qi watched Lin Xu walk into the room.
He should have left, but his feet seemed to be rooted, and he couldn't step forward. The half-closed door seemed to have infinite attraction, and he was pulled across.
After hesitating for a moment, Jin Qi followed and walked in.
This is his exclusive bath, and he is familiar with everything. After entering, he quickly found Lin Xu bent over to test the water temperature by the pool.
"The water temperature is moderate, and I also specially asked someone to light the incense that was enshrined years ago, which can relieve fatigue. There are only a few in total, and I am reluctant to use them, but it is cheaper for you." Jin Qi stood aside after entering the door.
The temperature in the room was a little high, so high that he felt a little hot.
Lin Xu tested the temperature of the water and seemed satisfied. He walked aside and began to take off his clothes.
Seeing this, Jin Qi blushed slightly and quickly turned his back. Hearing the rustling sound of fabric rubbing against his ears, Jin Qi secretly glanced back at someone who was unconscious.
Although it is true that both he and Lin Xu are men, is this man too defenseless?
It was the same last time, just take it off as soon as you say it, and forget it in front of him, what if someone else sees it?
Thinking about it like this, Jin Qi felt that something was wrong. If he didn't look at it, what if this person was really injured but kept it from him?
Jin Qi felt that it was reasonable, and turned his head confidently. He looked up and down at Lin Xu who had already taken off his shirt, and his increasingly burning eyes almost engraved the lines drawn by every muscle on his body in his mind.
I have to say that Lin Xu's figure is indeed good, the kind of beauty that is well-proportioned and contains strength that even a man would be jealous of.
Wide shoulders and narrow hips, delicate skin, slender limbs full of explosive power, especially the waist and abdomen, Jin Qi wanted to reach out and touch it.The pair of long legs under the waist and abdomen are slender and well-proportioned, without any excess fat.
If it was said that the only thing that surprised Jin Qi, it might be something completely different from Lin Xu's gentle and refined temperament.Jin Qi looked down at the position of his lower abdomen, and was about to glance at Lin Xu again, when he looked up, he met a pair of dark eyes.
003.
Jin Qi was caught peeping, he looked at Lin Xu and then looked down at himself, something faint began to flow in the quiet room.
Seeing Lin Xu entered the water and found a comfortable place to sit facing him, Jin Qi couldn't hold back anymore.
"I'm just looking at it casually, don't think too much about it," Jin Qi said.
"I didn't say anything." Lin Xu just quietly looked at Jin Qi, who blushed because he was blushed by the pool water, or thought of something messy.
"But you thought about it!" Jin Qi growled angrily.
Lin Xu didn't deny it, but just quietly
Looking at Jin Qi.
This man is quite courageous, he has been staring at him non-stop since the very beginning, if it wasn't for the fact that he met his eyes, he probably would have been wagging his tail and staring at him with red ears for a long time.
Lin Xu didn't speak or deny it, but he held back Jin Qi who had something to say.
"The emperor really won't come down to wash up?" Lin Xu turned his face away and looked aside, ignoring Jin Qi who had something to say written on his face.
"Don't wash." Jin Qi's spirit was a little weak, and his confidence was a little lacking.
He didn't want to show his shame in front of Lin Xu, and this person would definitely laugh at him, even if he didn't say it, he would definitely remember it in his heart.
"But your majesty, you are all dirty." Lin Xu glanced at the blood stains under Jin Qi's clothes.
Jin Qi followed his line of sight and saw the blood stains on the hem of his clothes. Remembering that Lin Xu hated blood so much, Jin Qi raised his hand and patted the hem of the clothes reflexively.It's just that those blood stains have almost dried, not to mention patting, even washing may not be able to wash them off.
Lin Xu squinted his eyes slightly, as if he was very comfortable.This pool is really a good thing. After soaking in it for a while, he felt a little drowsy, all the fatigue on his body dissipated, and he relaxed physically and mentally.
Lin Xu's daily work and rest are regular, and it is rare for him to stay up all night like this.In the curling mist, Lin Xu sniffed the scent of incense and felt a little sleepy.
"I'll wash it later." Jin Qi finished his sentence and waited for a while, but before Lin Xu's answer, he stepped forward to get closer to Lin Xu, "Don't sleep here, you will slip into the water."
Lin Xu, who was sitting by the pool, still didn't respond. He seemed to be really tired and fell asleep after not sleeping all night. If it weren't for the current situation, Jin Qi wanted to let Lin Xu sleep enough, but obviously not here. A good place to rest.
Seeing this, Jin Qi stepped forward and knelt down beside Lin Xu. He wanted to raise his hand to wake Lin Xu up, but changed his mind after reaching out his hand, turned around and walked towards Lin Xu's lips, which had been stained pink by the steam. .
After falling asleep, Lin Xu was extraordinarily quiet, different from his usual indifference, but really quiet.
Jin Qi's hand lightly touched his lips, feeling the softness, Jin Qi couldn't help swallowing.
His fingers traced upwards along the corners of Lin Xu's mouth, stroking his eyebrows and eyes carefully. Lin Xu's facial features were good-looking, but it was not just that for him, he had already engraved that face in his heart.
Jin Qi's fingers slid across every part of Lin Xu's face, and the fingertips that touched Lin Xu's skin caused a wave of heat, which finally gathered together and rushed straight to Jin Qi's brain, burning his mind blank.
Looking at Lin Xu's sleeping face, Jin Qi was fascinated. He took off his clothes and entered the water from the other side, and sat beside Lin Xu.
Looking at Lin Xu's sleeping face up close, Jin Qi felt his mouth dry for a while, and his chest seemed to be throbbing like something was about to jump out.He is no stranger to this feeling, as long as he gets close to this person, he will feel like this.
Jin Qi didn't know how long it had been like this before he finally came to his senses. He looked at the people in front of him in a daze.Realizing his gaffe, Jin Qi swallowed.He took another look at Lin Xu's closed eyes, and boldly leaned towards him slowly.
As he got closer, Lin Xu's face became more and more clear, and the slightly curled eyelashes under his eyelids were all visible.All the breath he exhaled continuously and lightly fell on Jin Qi's lips.
Jin Qi held his breath in disbelief, and felt flustered for no reason, his heart suddenly became scorching hot, as if he was about to boil even the water in this pool.
Gently touching and then gently separating, Jin Qi had rehearsed countless times of domineering kisses in his mind before, but in the end it turned into a clumsy touch, but just this already made him tremble slightly stand up.
Even after the separation, Jin Qi felt that his hands and feet had become weak, and all his strength and courage had just been used up.
After stealing the kiss, Jin Qi cautiously looked at Lin Xu who was still motionless in front of him. Seeing that Lin Xu didn't seem to notice, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief
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