I, who disguised myself as a woman, turned out to be a queen! ?

Chapter 1217 Should we tell everyone that our eldest sister is a man?
In the short year that the officialdom in the capital has experienced, things have kept it from descending into chaos, including Li Nishang's rebellion, the Eighth Prince's assassination attempt in the street, His Majesty's subsequent purge of the court, and the recent joint effort by the Grand Tutor and Grand Preceptor to eliminate traitors in the northern desert.

Every time, many people died and many people were arrested. The prisons alone couldn't hold that many, so they had to find prisons in county towns next to the capital to use.

But without exception
The imperial court is not in chaos!
Those who are upright, without exception, either observe coldly or join in, their righteous spirit remaining completely undisturbed.

An old minister, munching on peanuts and sipping wine, remarked privately, "As long as the emperor isn't overthrown, why the chaos in the court? Everyone admires that young girl."

Although he immediately slapped himself after saying that, the old woman next to him was so frightened that she quickly covered his mouth.

But they know perfectly well that no matter how big the trouble or how many officials die, the Great Xia Dynasty won't descend into chaos.

Many people have witnessed the Empress sitting on the dragon throne and seen her repeatedly risk her life. They admire her from the bottom of their hearts. Although she is not yet as powerful as the late emperor, she is showing signs of surpassing him.

but now
She's sick!
Moreover, since this emperor ascended the throne, even during the most difficult two and a half years, he remained diligent and never missed the morning court. It was only after marrying the empress that he missed one or two times in the past few months, but that was understandable and no one said much. On the contrary, they wondered why he had only rested for such a short time.

But now, the emperor is ill, not only neglecting state affairs but also refusing to accept any memorials.

Panic.

In particular, the high-ranking officials in various departments of the court went crazy and began to thoroughly investigate all officials, completely neglecting their homes.

The imperial court is in a bit of a mess.

This is especially true in everyday life!
As people began to echo each other's opinions, things started to go completely wrong. The martial arts performance that had recently swept the entire capital suddenly seemed to have lost everyone's interest.

They just watched as the patrol battalions, the yamen runners of the capital prefecture, and the swordsmen all talked about it.

Grand Tutor Su Wenqing had been busy all day and had only just returned home, but he dared not rest. Instead, he looked up at Yang Shanchang, who had come to his house without any regard for propriety, and said, "I have already heard about it."

Su Wenqing looked exhausted.

Su Qinshi placed some simple food aside, and noticing the old Grand Tutor's gaze, she immediately bowed and left.

Originally, these things were done by Su Liushi, but after Su Liushi became pregnant, she became Su Zhangshi. However, Su Qinshi came today, and this is her first time paying respects to Su Wenqing since returning.

But before they could even exchange two words...

But Su Qinshi knew the matter was serious, so she didn't dwell on it.

I was just thinking that it was already dark, and we still had to work, so I wondered if we should prepare more food.

After exchanging a few words with Su Qinshi, Su Ziyu had someone watch the courtyard gate and then bowed to Yang Shanchang.

Su Ziyu said, "Father, the third brother sent someone to investigate, and I also went to the Shence Mansion, but they couldn't find out how the news was leaked. Commander Li said he went to Commander Yan and Lady Sun to investigate the palace, and it should be the palace that leaked the news."

Seeing Su Ziyu covered in sweat, and remembering that his son had only just returned today and had been busy with this matter, Su Wenqing said, "Sit down and rest first. We still have to go to the department later."

Su Ziyu nodded and then said, "However, the memorials that my elder brother and sister-in-law sent to the palace were accepted by His Majesty, but all the others were sent back."

Su Wenqing said, "We only accepted the eldest daughter-in-law's share; everyone else's was returned exactly as it was."

Su Ziyu nodded: "Yes, Xuancheng and Jiulang both said that they were sent back. Moreover, Lu Diaosi and Miss Xunxia went to the Secretariat and the Ministry of Personnel respectively to read the Empress's decree. Those who wanted to enter the palace to meet the Emperor were all blocked by Aunt Sun and Feng Diaosi."

After saying that, Su Ziyu glanced at Yang Shanchang and said, "Although I only heard it from Commander Li, it is said that Mr. Zhang and Mr. Mo have both been invited to stay in the palace."

Su Wenqing sighed: "Besides what I heard here before, what else are the people saying?"

Yang Shanchang picked up his tea: "When I came here, I overheard a bit of what was being said. There were all sorts of rumors, such as His Majesty falling seriously ill in Yan, or overworking himself to the point of illness, or being assassinated. Of course, there were also rumors that His Majesty was angry and that his anger had affected his heart. These are all just normal fabrications and speculations, and no one has come forward yet."

Su Wenqing looked at Yang Shanchang: "What did you notice?"

Yang Shanchang looked at Su Wenqing: "Didn't you notice?"

Su Wenqing glanced at Su Ziyu.

Su Ziyu immediately clasped his hands in a fist salute, turned around, and left.

Watching Su Ziyu leave, Su Wenqing said, "You shouldn't have come. His Majesty specifically sent Ziyu here today; he was targeting me. This matter requires my cooperation; it has nothing to do with you! Besides, you know that now that Ziyu is back, regardless of whether His Majesty agrees or not, I intend to retire completely. This is the last thing I want to do!"

Yang Shanchang said, "How many people do you think will see through His Majesty's intentions?"

Su Wenqing shook his head: "Not many, but it doesn't matter if you can tell. What matters is how many people pretend to be deaf and dumb to cooperate."

Yang Shanchang said, “That’s why I came. If I didn’t come, it would seem abnormal. Those who can see this are all in high positions. The people below are no different from ordinary people. How would they know anything about the imperial court? Do they understand the imperial court just by listening to a few idle words about how officials are? In their eyes, the imperial court is just us high-ranking officials. So if His Majesty has this plan, then we must follow this plan.”

After a moment of silence, Su Wenqing looked at Yang Shanchang: "If you plan to go to the Prince An's mansion later, then you'd better shut up and go back to your own residence, or stay here with me! You're not the one who should be bait! We've only been quiet for a short while, and you still have to cause trouble?"

Yang Shanchang looked at Su Wenqing: "Is there anyone more suitable than me?"

Su Wenqing stood up and pointed at Yang Shanchang: "Yang Shanchang! Although I don't know why you're doing this, and you haven't told me what the late emperor said to you, I can tell you that I can guess some things. Her Majesty is more intelligent than you or me, and so is she! So, just be a proper 'lady of a noble family' and go back to your hometown to retire. This is not your place to get involved! You must live!"

Yang Shanchang looked up at Su Wenqing and said, "You've been arguing with me like this. Spread the word to the outside world. Let them see clearly that we've had a fight."

Having said that, Yang Shanchang stood up: "That's why I came. Afterwards, I will not only go to the Prince An's residence, but also to investigate this matter."

At this point, Yang Shanchang finished his tea and his expression turned serious: "There's a problem. If His Majesty is truly ill, we can use this incident to lure out those hidden Shu King traitors. What should we do? Zhang Wenjing doesn't seem to be lying."

……

Although it's the same Su family, unlike the two old masters, the three cobblers on the Plum Courtyard side are different.

Wu Dameng looked at Su Qingning and said, "I saw Master's wife yesterday, and she was perfectly healthy, really! Master was teasing me, and she even beat him up. I could tell Master was in a lot of pain."

Su Qingning frowned: "I'm a doctor, I have a say in matters of illness, it's not a matter of how well she was a moment ago."

Wu Dameng frowned, "Then...then I don't know either. I was suddenly sent back today, and Master wouldn't let me see Master's wife this afternoon." Su Qingning frowned: "That just proves that something happened to your sister-in-law. Otherwise, why wouldn't she let you see her? Your aunt was so anxious, but she still wouldn't see her."

Su Liheng frowned at the ring on his finger that You Li had given him, which he said was soaked in medicine, and looked at Wu Dameng with a serious expression: "Recently, I've been going to various markets and estates a lot, and I've heard some unpleasant things."

Su Qingning looked at Su Liheng: "What do you mean?"

Wu Dameng looked at Su Liheng with suspicion.

Su Liheng looked at Wu Dameng: "Have you two heard the gossip about them outside, and that they talked about it in Lingqi Pavilion?"

Wu Dameng and Su Qingning immediately knew what kind of gossip it was.

After all, it was the talk of the entire capital; they couldn't help but hear about it.

Wu Dameng immediately shook her head: "Okay."

But as soon as he opened his mouth, he remembered something.

At that time, an official came to see the teacher's wife, saying that there were rumors going around, but the teacher's wife didn't care much.

But as soon as the official left, the master became very angry, saying something like, "Are these people blind? How could they be so sure someone was a man or a woman!"

The master's wife ignored the master and just talked to herself.

The master kept muttering that he was very angry about it.

Thinking of all this, Wu Dameng blinked and said, "Master's wife doesn't seem to care much, but Master cares a lot."

Su Liheng was taken aback: "Your master, the eldest sister, cares a lot?"

Wu Dameng nodded immediately.

Su Qingning slapped Su Liheng's thigh, making Su Liheng wince in pain.

Su Qingning said, "That's right! Big sister cares, so sister-in-law cares even more, right?"

Su Liheng didn't quite understand at first, but after thinking about it carefully, he immediately nodded and said, "I was just wondering if this is what upset our sister-in-law. Otherwise, what else could upset her?"

Su Qingning looked at Su Liheng: "It's not necessarily because he's angry, but it's definitely related to this matter."

Su Liheng frowned, moved a little further away from Su Qingning, and said, "Anyway, I think we need to find these people who are spreading rumors."

Su Qingning retorted, "How are we supposed to find him? I haven't seen your father. Even my third uncle sent people to look for him, but they couldn't find him. This capital city is so big, and it's full of people from the martial arts world. How are we supposed to find him? Unless we can wash away these rumors."

Su Liheng asked, "How do we do that? To put it bluntly, it's because the eldest sister is a woman, which is why those people are using her to say that she and her sister-in-law can't have children, hence this situation. Can we turn the eldest sister into a man?"

Su Qingning squinted at Su Liheng, then stood up abruptly, walked to Su Liheng's side, and slapped Su Liheng's fleshy back: "This is the way!"

Su Liheng shifted his body in pain.

Su Qingning suddenly realized, "Let's spread the word that the older sister is a man! Everyone's been fooled, anyway... anyway..."

Su Liheng asked Wu Dameng to massage his back, as he was too fat and his arms were too short to reach.

Meanwhile, they watched as Su Qingning began to stutter.

Su Qingning looked at Su Liheng and said, "If we spread this around like this, won't we get beheaded?"

Su Liheng immediately said, "What do you think! Is this something that can be said out loud? Putting aside the fact that our eldest sister isn't a man, just saying she is a man, would anyone believe it? Don't you know what our eldest sister looks like? If you wear a mask, some people might think you're a man, but if our eldest sister wears a mask, even ghosts would say she's a woman."

Su Qingning felt that the chubby boy was insulting her, but she didn't know how to refute him. She could only sit helplessly on the stool and say, "What can I do? I can't see my sister-in-law and older sister. I'm so anxious. People outside are saying all sorts of things. Besides, my teacher and Grandpa Mo have gone to stay in the palace. This must be a huge problem."

Su Liheng pursed his lips: "How about you, Da Mengzi, go and say your master is a man? You definitely won't get your head chopped off."

Su Qingning glared at her: "You're so mean! This... huh?"

Just as Su Qingning was about to pull Wu Dameng over while she was speaking, she suddenly froze.

Because right behind Su Liheng, a figure dressed entirely in black and wearing a mask appeared in a flash.

Su Qingning blinked and then immediately looked away, saying, "You two! Look at me!"

His voice trembled slightly.

dirty stuff!
It's definitely something dirty!

Mei-in has been saying there's something unclean around since the eldest sister moved in!

It actually happened!?
Su Liheng looked at Su Qingning with a puzzled expression.

As Wu Dameng blinked, her expression froze, and she turned to look over.

Su Qingning, acting strangely, hugged Wu Dameng tightly and covered Wu Dameng's eyes with her hands: "We didn't see anything! The three of us didn't see anything! Come on! Let's go outside, let's go outside!!"

But as soon as I got to that point, I immediately felt a hand on my shoulder—a very cold hand!

Su Qingning immediately stood still, trembling, "I'm a good person, I didn't do anything. I just like to steal Su Liheng's money to spend and like to tease Xingyue. I haven't done anything bad. Go find Su Liheng, he's a swindler!"

Su Liheng sat on the stool, watching as a figure dressed entirely in black and wearing a mask suddenly appeared before him. He gasped sharply, pointing at the suddenly appearing figure, "I...you're filthy."

But the next moment, the shadowy figure looked at Su Qingning: "I think your idea of ​​telling everyone I'm a man is excellent!"

(End of this chapter)