Eagle-eyed and wolf-watching

Chapter 1498 I'm helping him!

Just when Jingren and Murong Xinyun met in the Imperial Garden, Qiqige was reporting to An Miaoyi in a warm room in the palace.

"Your Majesty, news just came from the Imperial Guards that His Majesty has officially issued an order to dismiss Li Jian!"

An Miaoyi was moved by what he said, and immediately said:
"Is there any news from the Imperial Guards about how His Majesty plans to deal with Li Jian?"

"That's not what he said, but I heard that His Majesty specifically ordered Liu Ning to come to see him this morning!"

Upon hearing the news, An Miaoyi frowned slightly and began to think carefully.

At this time, Qiqige said with some worry:

"Li Jian has been imprisoned in the prison of the Coordination Office for some time. Now His Majesty has officially dismissed him from his position as Minister. I'm afraid this is a sign that His Majesty is going to kill him!"

An Miaoyi shook her head after hearing this, and then calmly analyzed:
"Your Majesty is a man who loves talents, and Li Jian's talents are well known to all officials. He is also one of the few people in the court who supports reform. Therefore, unless there is irrefutable evidence, Your Majesty will not shed tears and execute Ma Su!"

"The Coordination Office has already searched Li Jian's residence. During the few days they have detained him, I'm afraid they have already completed the interrogation of Li Jian!"

“So if any evidence against Li Jian is really found, the news now should be that His Majesty has ordered the execution of Li Jian…”

After hearing this, Qiqige thought about it carefully and exclaimed:
"Your Majesty! That's true. Does that mean Minister Li can be saved?"

An Miaoyi smiled and asked:

"Qiqige, why do you care so much about Li Jian?"

Facing her own queen's ridicule, Qiqige also quickly explained:

"Your Highness, although Minister Li himself remained neutral, he tacitly allowed his wife Cao to be close to you, which has already shown his attitude. Besides, Cao was really pitiful. She knocked her head that day and it was bloody!"

An Miaoyi was also a little emotional when she heard this. Before, she hadn't figured out the whole story of why Li Jian was imprisoned by Ye Mingsheng. So facing this sudden incident, although An Miaoyi wanted to help Li Jian, she was relatively conservative in the specific operations and took a wait-and-see attitude.

An Miaoyi wants to wait and see, but someone doesn't want her to wait and see!
This person is Li Jian’s wife Cao!

Cao and Li Jian were married forever and they always had a good relationship. That's why after Daqian seized power, when all the officials vied to be the groom, Li Jian remained unmoved. It can be said that they were a couple for life!
When Li Jian was successful, he did not abandon his wife and take a concubine. Now that Li Jian is in trouble, Cao has not abandoned Li Jian either!

After learning that Li Jian was imprisoned and his house was searched, Cao, after comforting the elderly and children in the family, immediately wanted to meet An Miaoyi and ask An Miaoyi to plead for Li Jian!

Although An Miaoyi wanted to help Li Jian, she was more afraid that she would be dragged into trouble by Li Jian, so she did not want to see Cao.

Facing An Miaoyi's refusal, Cao remained unmoved. She knelt outside the palace wall and began to kowtow, as if she would not stop until she saw An Miaoyi. At first, An Miaoyi thought that Cao was just putting on a show and couldn't hold on any longer...

But seeing that Cao's forehead was bleeding and she was about to faint, he still did not give up. An Miaoyi was also moved. Finally, considering the impact of this matter, she had to meet with Cao and told her that His Majesty was very wise and would not wrongly accuse a good person. She asked her to go back calmly and wait for news.

Because the Cao family incident was such a big deal, An Miaoyi knew that she couldn't keep it secret, so she found an opportunity to talk to Ye Mingsheng a few days ago. However, Ye Mingsheng told An Miaoyi not to interfere and that he would handle the matter!
Although she did not have the courage to disobey Ye Mingsheng's order and intervene in this matter, An Miaoyi was also somewhat impressed by the loyalty, mutual support and love between Li Jian and the Cao couple!
Being in a position of power, An Miaoyi had seen many cases where couples, who were originally birds of the same forest, flew away separately when disaster struck, especially those cases where the wives immediately cut ties with their husbands after something happened. There were so many examples that it was too numerous to count!
After a moment of silence, An Miaoyi returned to the topic:
"Although Li Jian suffered a big setback this time, he is one of the few people in the court who supports reform. I think His Majesty will use him in the end!"

"This is also a lesson for him. He is still young and has a chance to come back in the future!"

Qiqige nodded and said:
“In that case, should we…”

Before Qiqige finished her words, An Miaoyi understood what she wanted to say and immediately waved her hand to interrupt:
"Don't do anything. If you do something, it will hurt him and ourselves!"

Qiqige nodded upon hearing this.

An Miaoyi pondered for a while and asked:
"Is there a Western Region Hu Ji with Liu Ning?"

Qiqige thought for a moment and said uncertainly:

"It seems like this. Previously, there was a Western Region merchant named Yu Sufu who brought a Western Region Hu girl with him. He said that she was a Western Region beauty and wanted to present her to Your Majesty. However, he had no way to contact Your Majesty, so after repeatedly hitting a wall, he gave this Western Region Hu girl to Liu Ning!"

"I heard that this Western Region Hu Ji is very powerful. I heard that the prefect Liu was nicknamed Liu Xia Hui because he could remain calm even when a woman's hand was raised. However, he still fell at the feet of this Hu Ji. It is said that he originally wanted to bring her home, but was strongly opposed by her mother and wife Han, so he kept her as a beautiful woman outside!"

An Miaoyi heard this and asked:

"So this Western Region Hu Ji is very beautiful?"

Qiqige nodded without hesitation and said:

“Your Majesty, I have never seen this Western Region Hu Ji in person, so I have no idea what she looks like, but I think she should be very beautiful…”

An Miaoyi's eyes flashed with coldness when she heard this, and she immediately ordered:

"Find this Hu Ji from the Western Regions and kill her!"

As soon as these words came out, Qiqige immediately showed a look of surprise, and after a moment of hesitation, she asked back:
"My lady, it is said that Magistrate Liu will be promoted to the Minister of Justice!"

An Miaoyi said with a serious face:

"It is because he is going to be promoted to the Minister of Justice that I want to kill this Western Region Hu Ji!"

Seeing her queen's serious expression, Qiqige was really confused. She didn't understand what An Miaoyi's logic was.

After hesitating, Qiqige couldn't help but say:

"Your Majesty, Liu Ning loves this Western Hu Ji very much. If we kill her now, Liu Ning will resent you. Liu Ning has always been obedient to you!"

Seeing Qiqige was obsessed with this question, An Miaoyi smiled and said, "Qiqige, you have overlooked this question!"

"And it is precisely because Liu Ning listened to my instructions that I have to help him now and lend him a helping hand!"

"Your Majesty suddenly summoned Liu Ning at this critical moment. It is most likely because of the Minister of Justice issue. But since Your Majesty did not directly order the appointment, it means that Your Majesty still has doubts about Liu Ning's appointment as the Minister of Justice!"

Qiqige realized something after hearing this, and immediately started to speak:
"My lady, do you mean that His Majesty is suspicious of this Western Hu Ji?"

An Miaoyi said calmly:

"This Western Region Hu Ji is too eye-catching. She claims to be the most beautiful woman in the Western Region and she also said she would present her to His Majesty. Such a woman is definitely a disaster. Do you think Liu Ning can control her? Is he qualified to control her?"

"Your Majesty always says that everything you do has a price. If Liu Ning wants to be the Minister of Justice, he must give up this Western Hu Ji!"

“With this Western Hu Ji around, not only will Liu Ning not be able to become the Minister of Justice of Daqian, his official career will also come to an end…”

"Get rid of this Western Hu Ji. Maybe he will be very sad and angry now, but I believe he will thank me when he calms down!"

Hearing An Miaoyi's words, Qiqige was startled and quickly said:
"My Lady! I understand! I'll arrange it right away!"

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As the day's work came to an end, Ye Mingsheng left the imperial study as usual, changed into cotton clothes and wanted to go for a run in the imperial garden.

However, when Ye Mingsheng, Zhang Hu and others had just left the palace, they met Chen Rouer who was surrounded by several palace maids and nannies.

"I pay my respects to Your Majesty!"

Looking at Chen Rouer, whose face had turned pale from the cold and whose whole body was shivering, Ye Mingsheng could not help but frown and asked:

"What are you sitting here for?"

Facing Ye Mingsheng's blunt question, Chen Rouer was not timid at all. She went straight to Ye Mingsheng's side, took his arm and whispered:

"I miss your majesty!"

Although Ye Mingsheng knew that Chen Rouer was brave, he was still a little surprised by her intimate behavior at this moment, and immediately said in a deep voice:
"Stop making trouble! It's getting late, go back and get some rest!"

If it were any other woman, she would have let go by now, but Chen Rouer still had no intention of letting go. Her red lips were not raised as she seemed to be hesitant to speak, and her eyes held a hint of resentment and grievance, as if Ye Mingsheng had done something to her.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Hu and other guards who were originally going to go jogging with Ye Mingsheng immediately shifted their gazes and looked elsewhere.

Seeing this, Chen Rouer became even bolder and threw herself into Ye Mingsheng's arms, hugged him, and said in a voice that only Ye Mingsheng could hear:
"Your Majesty! I want to go jogging with you..."

Ye Mingsheng refused instinctively:
"You let go!"

As Ye Mingsheng said this, he wanted to untie Chen Rouer's arms, but unexpectedly, Chen Rouer hugged him tighter and said in a very aggrieved tone:

"Your Majesty, you haven't come to see me for twenty-one days. I just want to see you. I have no other request!"

Although Chen Rouer didn't want to let go, she was just a little girl and was no match for Ye Mingsheng. After a few tries, she was finally freed by Ye Mingsheng. Ye Mingsheng was still a little angry at first, but when he saw Chen Rouer's stubborn eyes and the admiration in them, the anger in Ye Mingsheng's heart disappeared.

After a pause, Ye Mingsheng pointed at the embroidered shoes on Chen Rouer's feet and said:

"You can't run in these shoes. We'll talk about it later when we have a chance! Now go back and have a good rest!"

Chen Rouer was delighted when she sensed the change in Ye Mingsheng's attitude, and immediately struck while the iron was hot:
"Your Majesty, I can change my boots quickly and it won't take up any time. I just want to stay by your side!"

Seeing that Chen Rouer was still not giving in, Ye Mingsheng was also a little annoyed, and immediately ordered:

"If you really want to come, just follow me!"

After saying that, Ye Mingsheng walked towards the imperial garden without looking back. Chen Rouer was a little at a loss when she saw this, and subconsciously looked at the beautiful woman beside her.

Mei Niang immediately spoke in a low voice:

"My Queen, follow up! Success or failure depends on this!"

After hearing this, Chen Rouer became more determined and followed closely behind Ye Mingsheng and the others.

Half an incense stick later in the Imperial Garden, Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but frowned slightly when he saw Chen Rouer really followed him, but he didn't say anything and immediately started running...

Normally, Ye Mingsheng's mind was clearest when he was running every day. But for some reason, even though he started running today, Ye Mingsheng felt a little upset. Not long after he started running, he heard Chen Rouer's scream from behind, as if she had fallen.

Ye Mingsheng moved slightly when he heard that and stopped. Although he had some thoughts of looking back to see what was happening, reason told Ye Mingsheng that if he looked back at this time, Chen Rouer would become even more aggressive, so Ye Mingsheng did not look back, but continued to run.

Originally, Ye Mingsheng thought that his cold-bloodedness would make Chen Rouer face the reality and give up. After all, the water in Yijing freezes into ice at night. There have been reports of people suffering from frostbite at night in the Yijing government office. Chen Rouer is a little girl who came from Jiangnan. In Ye Mingsheng's opinion, she definitely can't stand it!

After an incense stick of time, Ye Mingsheng had already started running the second lap. At this moment, Ye Mingsheng discovered several figures in front of him. At a closer look, they seemed to be Chen Rouer and others. At this time, these people were slowly walking forward.

Ye Mingsheng was also very surprised to see this. After hesitating for a moment, he quickened his pace and ran over. Soon Ye Mingsheng saw the faces of these people clearly. These people were indeed Chen Rouer and her maids. At this moment, each of them had a pale face and their bodies were shaking constantly.

Especially Chen Rouer, who was walking in the front, her body was already a little shaky, as if she might fall down at any time, but even so, she still did not give up and kept moving forward, as if something was waiting for her ahead.

Seeing Ye Mingsheng coming from behind, Chen Rouer stopped and looked up at Ye Mingsheng. Although the girl's face was pale at this time, her eyes were still extremely stubborn.············