Eagle-eyed and wolf-watching

Chapter 1482 Reject the Emperor!

Hearing An Miaoyi say this, Qiqige continued to comfort her:
"Your Majesty, please calm down. It's not worth it to get yourself hurt by something like this!"

"Humph! Why should I be angry?"

"I wish he could make love with her every day and night, then..."

Although she was a little angry, An Miaoyi regained a bit of rationality at the last moment and stopped talking immediately.

Qiqige felt a little relieved when she saw this, even though on the surface Ye Mingsheng's energy was mainly focused on the affairs of the previous dynasty and he was not very concerned about the affairs of the harem.

But in fact, there were still many spies watching Ye Mingsheng. Before Ye Mingsheng proclaimed himself emperor and went on a southern tour, An Miaoyi had discovered that people around him had been bribed by the Attendant's Office!
For this reason, An Miaoyi found an excuse and severely punished Ye Cheng, the director of the Guard Department. However, An Miaoyi still cannot guarantee that Ye Mingsheng's eyes are not around her.

And this is why Qiqige walked into the room. She wanted An Miaoyi to regain her sanity and calm as soon as possible to prevent An Miaoyi from saying something she shouldn’t say in anger!

You should know that there are people who are advocating to Ye Mingsheng to change the crown prince. Although Ye Mingsheng explicitly rejected this suggestion, he did not punish the person who made this suggestion!

Therefore, no one knows what His Majesty is thinking now. So if An Miaoyi speaks without thinking and says something that should not be said, it will pose a huge hidden danger to An Miaoyi herself or Crown Prince Jingren!

There is no doubt that An Miaoyi also understood this truth, so even though she was furious, she still swallowed her words back into her stomach at the last moment...

Seeing that An Miaoyi was beginning to calm down, Qiqige started saying nice things again, trying to persuade An Miaoyi not to be angry and to cool down. If she got angry, she would be the only one who would get hurt, while others would just gloat over her misfortune.

Under Qiqige's persuasion, An Miaoyi's anger gradually dissipated. However, at this moment, a nanny walked into the room and reported to An Miaoyi:

"Your Majesty, Ye Cheng from the Attendant Department just asked a young eunuch to deliver a bottle of golden wound medicine to Concubine Rou!"

As soon as these words came out, An Miaoyi's heart burst into anger again and she cursed angrily:
"What a heartless thing! I was so blind at the time!"

Seeing that An Miaoyi was about to explode again, Qiqige quickly asked:

"Did His Majesty send it?"

Mammy hesitated for a moment and said:
"We don't know yet. We just noticed that a eunuch named Wang Xiaobao from the Attendant Department just gave a bottle of golden wound medicine to Concubine Rou!"

Qiqige continued to advise after hearing this:

"My lady, I don't think this is what His Majesty meant!"

"Your Majesty has always been very respectful to you, Your Majesty, in matters concerning the harem. Although Your Majesty intervened this time, He did not give a direct order, which is enough to show His Majesty's attitude!"

"That bitch violated the palace rules this time. Your Majesty always values ​​the law. He would never allow anyone to send that bitch medicine afterward. Otherwise, wouldn't this encourage the concubines and palace maids to seduce Your Majesty? Wouldn't the harem be in chaos?"

After hearing this, An Miaoyi also felt that what Qiqige said made sense. Having been in the same bed with Ye Mingsheng for so many years, she knew very well that Ye Mingsheng attached great importance to the law...

Ye Mingsheng had repeatedly emphasized the importance of the law in the court, requiring officials at all levels of the court, regardless of their rank, to have awe of the law and never violate it!
This time, Chen Rouer's behavior indeed violated the palace rules and caused adverse effects!
Therefore, An Miaoyi's punishment this time was also justified. Under normal circumstances, Ye Mingsheng would not dare to punish An Miaoyi for having a just cause. Just like the last time the palace maid had an affair, which involved Pei Zhixiu, Ye Mingsheng did not publicly protect Pei Zhixiu and exempt her from punishment.

If you say that Chen Rouer means more to Ye Mingsheng than Pei Zhixiu, An Miaoyi doesn't believe it!

After all, An Miaoyi has always been very concerned about Ye Mingsheng's visits to Pei Zhixiu. In her memory, Ye Mingsheng would visit Pei Zhixiu every five or six days, which is about the same frequency as hers every month.

However, apart from the time when Ye Mingsheng first canonized Chen Rouer as Concubine Rou, it seemed that he had visited Chen Rouer no more than five times in the past few months.

So in An Miaoyi's opinion, Ye Mingsheng didn't like Chen Rouer that much. Because of this, An Miaoyi was very confused as to why Ye Mingsheng protected Chen Rouer this time?
Thinking of this, An Miaoyi seemed to have thought of a possibility, and immediately asked Qiqige:
"I heard that Chen Rouer gave money to Ye Cheng. Qiqige, do you think Ye Cheng was misleading me this time?"

Qiqige hesitated for a moment and said:
“Your Majesty, I think the possibility of this happening is not high. Even if Ye Cheng had ten times the courage, he would not dare to falsely convey the imperial decree on such a matter…”

"If this is false, even if Ye Cheng has ten heads, they would not be enough for Your Majesty to chop off!"

"In my opinion, Your Majesty did ask him to deliver fruit to Your Majesty, suggesting that Your Majesty should show some mercy. However, it is not Your Majesty who delivered the golden wound medicine to Concubine Rou. This is not Your Majesty's style!"

An Miaoyi realized something when she heard this and immediately said:
"You mean to say that it was Ye Cheng who sent the golden wound medicine to Chen Rouer on his own initiative!"

Qiqige nodded seriously and analyzed:
"My queen, ever since that incident, Ye Cheng has been drifting away from you. I think he is holding a grudge against you. He is trying to figure out your majesty's thoughts and thinks that your majesty might have taken a fancy to Chen Rouer, so he is showing some favor to her!"

After An Miaoyi was silent for a while, she nodded and said:

"Qiqige, you are right!"

Qiqige heard this and humbly preached:

"My lady, this is just a case of those involved being confused while bystanders being able to see things more clearly!"

"You still have His Majesty in your heart!"

Hearing Qiqige say this, An Miaoyi couldn't help but snort coldly. Although she didn't say anything, her expression was full of disgust.

Although An Miaoyi acted like this, Qiqige, who had served her since she was a child, was very clear about An Miaoyi's thoughts. An Miaoyi had always been disgusted with and even looked down upon those jealous and crying women who fought for men!

Qiqige still clearly remembered that when the two of them were eating cakes together when they were young, An Miaoyi told her that if she got married in the future, she would just have to hold on to the power in the family and let her husband fool around with whoever he wanted.

She would not be sad about it, nor would she cry and complain like those resentful women who were not loved by their husbands!

But just now, An Miaoyi was no different from those resentful women and even said exactly the same things. This Queen Daqian had unknowingly become the person she hated the most when she was a child, and all this was because of Ye Mingsheng!

Maybe when the two of them got together in the beginning, it was due to political factors, but after being together for so many years, An Miaoyi still had feelings for Ye Mingsheng imperceptibly...

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In the imperial study, Ye Mingsheng was concentrating on the memorial in his hand. Although it was only 2:45 in the afternoon, the sun was already setting in Yijing in December and the light in the room was beginning to dim.

So if Ye Mingsheng didn't want to use the kerosene lamp to continue working, he needed to finish reading the memorial in his hand as soon as possible and deal with the things in his hands. But at this time, Ye Cheng walked into the room and reported to Ye Mingsheng:

"Your Majesty, Zhang Wei has something to report!"

Ye Mingsheng nodded slightly when he heard this, and a moment later a man in gray appeared in front of Ye Mingsheng.

After entering the room and greeting Ye Mingsheng, the man in gray began to tell his story. As Ye Mingsheng, who had originally had a blank expression on his face, began to look somewhat helpless.

When the man in gray finished his story, he asked Ye Mingsheng for instructions:

"Your Majesty, what should we do next?"

Ye Mingsheng did not give instructions immediately, but pondered for nearly half a cup of tea before speaking in a deep voice:
"How is Ye Ling doing now?"

"Ye Ling is in stable condition now. She has been sent back to Liaoyang by her family. However, she is paralyzed now and can't speak or walk..."

"Ugh!"

Hearing Ye Ling's fate, Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but shook his head, then he pondered again and ordered:

"This matter ends here, you don't need to investigate further!"

The gray-clothed man named Zhang Wei did not seem surprised by Ye Mingsheng's decision. He immediately bowed and left the room.

After Zhang Wei left, Ye Mingsheng found a booklet in the drawer of the desk. Looking at the records on it, Ye Mingsheng found it very funny and immediately tore the booklet into pieces.

After doing all this, Ye Mingsheng made a decision in his mind. He called Ye Cheng in and told him:

"Order the Ministry of Justice to arrest Youyan Censor Zhuang Shanhe immediately!"

Ye Cheng was shocked when he heard this, and then seeing that Ye Mingsheng was no longer talking, he also asked cautiously:
"May I ask, Your Majesty, what pretext do you use to arrest Zhuang Shanhe?"

"Do I need a reason to arrest someone?"

Hearing Ye Mingsheng's question, Ye Cheng regretted asking this question very much. He was about to bow and leave to draft the imperial edict. However, just as he walked to the door, Ye Mingsheng's voice came from behind him.

"He said he was corrupt and abused his power!"

"Yes!"

As Ye Cheng left, Ye Mingsheng no longer had the idea of ​​continuing to work. He immediately finished the memorial and walked out of the imperial study.
Walking out of the imperial study, Ye Mingsheng looked at the palaces and pavilions around him. He knew that his relatives were all around him, but for some reason he suddenly felt lonely. He didn't know where to go or where he could go.
After pondering for a while, Ye Mingsheng decided to go see An Miaoyi. Although Ye Cheng had reported to him that An Miaoyi had obediently let Chen Rouer go after getting his hint, but based on Ye Mingsheng's understanding of his queen, she must be resentful in her heart.

It just so happened that Ye Mingsheng hadn't visited her in the past few days, so now was a good opportunity for him to go and see how she was doing and comfort his queen.

After a cup of tea, Ye Mingsheng came to An Miaoyi's courtyard. Faced with Ye Mingsheng's sudden appearance, everyone in the courtyard looked a little surprised, but one of the maids also hurriedly walked into the house quickly.

Originally, Ye Mingsheng thought that An Miaoyi would come out to greet him as usual, but what he didn't expect was that only Qiqige came out this time.

"Slave, please see Your Majesty!"

"Get up!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Where's the queen?"

"Your Majesty, the Queen is not feeling well today and cannot see you, so please forgive me!"

Ye Mingsheng was a little surprised that An Miaoyi didn't see him. He knew that An Miaoyi would be a little angry, so he wanted to coax her, but he didn't expect An Miaoyi to be so angry today and actually wanted to shut him out.

Qiqige, who was secretly observing Ye Mingsheng's expression at this time, saw that Ye Mingsheng seemed to be looking unhappy, and immediately added in a low voice:

"Your Majesty, the Queen has her period today. She is feeling really unwell. I hope Your Majesty can forgive her..."

Hearing what Qiqige said, Ye Mingsheng hesitated for a moment and said:
"Didn't she have her period this month?"

Qiqige said helplessly:

"Usually, he should have finished it a few days ago, but this time it's not over yet, so the queen is feeling very uncomfortable!"

Ye Mingsheng glanced at Qiqige upon hearing this. Seeing Qiqige's worried and helpless expression, Ye Mingsheng nodded doubtfully and said:

"Tell her to take good care of herself! I'll come to see her in a few days!"

"Yes!"

After explaining all this, Ye Mingsheng turned around and left. Although Ye Mingsheng was willing to coax An Miaoyi and fulfill his duties as a husband,

No matter whether the other person is really unwell or just pretending, since he doesn't want to see us, Ye Mingsheng will not try to please him!
If I am not welcome here, there are other places that will welcome me. There are dozens of concubines in the harem!

Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng had a good idea in his mind. After leaving An Miaoyi's courtyard, Ye Mingsheng walked in the opposite direction...

After watching Ye Mingsheng leave, Qiqige returned to the room. At this time, An Miaoyi, who was very uncomfortable because of her period, was leaning on the pillow, eating an apple and reading a novel. When she saw Qiqige come in, she immediately said:
"he's gone?"

(I've been having some writer's block recently, so I wonder if you have any good suggestions. If you have any ideas, I hope you can share them with me. I'll listen attentively and study hard!)
(End of this chapter)