Eagle-eyed and wolf-watching

Chapter 1659 Untitled
Ye Mingsheng was shocked when he heard that Jingxuan fainted, but Ye Cheng quickly told Ye Mingsheng that Jingxuan was fine, but because he hadn't eaten for a day and hadn't drunk water today, he couldn't hold on any longer.

The doctors at the medical school said that as long as Jingxuan eats and drinks water, there will be no problem!
Hearing this, Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but frown slightly. He really didn't expect Jingxuan, a usually quiet child, to be so stubborn that he didn't admit his mistake and confronted An Miaoyi!
To be honest, although Ye Mingsheng did not agree with some of An Miaoyi's practices, he was more in favor of An Miaoyi's approach in the fight between Jingxuan and Jingcheng!

Although the cause of this incident was that Jingcheng secretly tore up Jingxuan's homework out of jealousy, Jingxuan was the victim!
But in this matter, Jingxuan could first seek help from Mr. Deng He, or talk to his mother and his father. His fight with Jingcheng was too emotional, lacking rationality and restraint. Moreover, Jingcheng's head was broken. Although it was not serious, it was disfigured!

Although Ye Mingsheng became emperor through violence, Ye Mingsheng hopes that his children understand that violence can solve some problems, but not all problems. When encountering problems, one should remain rational, and violence is the last resort!

So when An Miaoyi suggested that both children be locked up for a day and only given water but no food as a punishment, Ye Mingsheng supported and agreed!

Ye Mingsheng hopes that Jingcheng and Jingxuan can learn from this lesson. Ye Mingsheng does not expect his children to love each other, but Ye Mingsheng also does not want them to fight...
Originally, Ye Mingsheng thought that after Jing Cheng and Jing Xuan came out, they would apologize to each other and admit their mistakes, and the matter would end there. After all, a fight between children was not a big deal, and there was no need to make a big deal out of it as Ye Cui said.

Although the two children were very hungry after being put in solitary confinement for a day without food, it was not a big deal and no problems would arise. Therefore, Ye Mingsheng thought that An Miaoyi's way of handling the matter was correct and appropriate!

But Jingxuan's behavior now is just making things out of proportion!
Jingxuan's current refusal to admit his mistakes has transformed the problem from a matter between him and Jingcheng into a challenge to An Miaoyi's authority!
In recent years, Ye Mingsheng has devoted all his energy to military and national affairs. In the early days, he worked to unify the country, and after he became emperor, he focused on reform and external expansion. As for his own household chores, Ye Mingsheng basically left them all to An Miaoyi.

Although Ye Mingsheng disagrees with An Miaoyi's actions on some details!
But overall, Ye Mingsheng still recognized An Miaoyi's management and arrangements of the palace affairs. Ye Mingsheng basically did not worry about housework over the years, and there was no trouble at home. This also allowed Ye Mingsheng to focus all his energy on military and national affairs.

Ye Mingsheng hopes that this situation can be maintained, so maintaining the authority of Queen An Miaoyi is a very important matter.
In order to maintain An Miaoyi's authority, Ye Mingsheng has basically never punished An Miaoyi openly over the years. At most, he would say a few words to An Miaoyi in private. In addition, Ye Mingsheng would come to An Miaoyi's place to rest several times a month, sending a signal of their love for each other!

Although Ye Mingsheng felt that Jingxuan's actions were not really intended to challenge An Miaoyi's authority, it might be that this child was just unable to figure out this corner for a while, but the reality was that Jingxuan's actions were already challenging An Miaoyi's authority!
The essence of Jingxuan's current approach is to see whether An Miaoyi dares to risk the world's condemnation and starve him, the prince, to death.

Jingxuan started to go to extremes, and An Miaoyi would not back down at this time, otherwise she would lose face as the queen if the news got out. So An Miaoyi chose to escalate the situation and not give Jingxuan water on top of not giving him food!
Ye Mingsheng could understand An Miaoyi's tit-for-tat approach, but he felt that as the queen, there was no need for An Miaoyi to be so serious with a child who was not even ten years old!
Even if you release Jingxuan, will your authority as the queen really be challenged?
Now An Miaoyi has increased the stakes and Jingxuan has fainted. The situation has reached a point where it is difficult to back down. Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng also has the idea of ​​taking action. To be honest, Ye Mingsheng does not want to take action in such family affairs. After all, An Miaoyi has already made a move, and he has to respect her...
But Ye Mingsheng couldn't watch the situation continue to deteriorate. Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng was ready to get up. At this time, Zhang Yufeng also walked into the imperial study and reported:

"Your Majesty, Concubine Pei requests an audience!
After saying this, Zhang Yufeng added:
"It should be because of the Fourth Prince's matter!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Mingsheng stood up from his chair and walked out of the imperial study. As soon as he went out, Ye Mingsheng saw Pei Zhixiu. At this time, Pei Zhixiu no longer had the composure of the past, and his whole expression revealed a little anxiety.

When she saw Ye Mingsheng coming out, her eyes suddenly lit up. When she was about to say something, Ye Mingsheng opened his mouth and said:

"Ji Xiu, I'm going to the inner court now, you go back and wait!"

After hearing this, Pei Zhixiu felt at ease and nodded immediately. Then he left the yard without saying anything more.

After Pei Zhixiu left, Ye Mingsheng went directly to the Inner Court. Under the guidance of the nanny of the Inner Court, Ye Mingsheng came to the courtyard where Jingxuan was imprisoned. As soon as he entered the courtyard, Ye Mingsheng heard whispering sounds, as if Jingxuan was talking to someone.

Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng was also very surprised. He immediately quickened his pace and walked into the room where Jingxuan was imprisoned.

As soon as he entered the room, Ye Mingsheng saw Jingxuan sitting on the ground eating buns. In addition to Jingxuan, there was another person in the room that Ye Mingsheng did not expect!
"Jingren, why are you here?"

Facing his father's question, Jingren scratched his head a little embarrassedly and said:

"I heard that my fourth brother fainted from hunger, so I thought of giving him some buns to eat... and also trying to persuade him not to go against my mother!"

Seeing Jingren standing there at a loss, Ye Mingsheng's eyes gradually softened, and at this time Jingxuan also spoke:

"Dad, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have smashed Third Brother's head. I am willing to apologize to Third Brother!"

Ye Mingsheng glanced at Jingxuan when he heard this. Just when Ye Mingsheng wanted to say something, Zhang Yufeng suddenly ran over panting and reported to Ye Mingsheng out of breath:

"Your Majesty, Dariyachi is here!"

Ye Mingsheng, who was about to teach Jingxuan a lesson, was immediately attracted by Zhang Yufeng's words and asked back in surprise:
"What do you mean? What's the matter with Dariyachi coming?"

"Your Majesty is Dariyachi who has come to Daqian. He has already arrived in Yuyang, and Gao Shen's letter has also been delivered!"

Although he still didn't quite understand what was going on, Ye Mingsheng was very surprised by the news that Dari Achi had come to Yuyang. Ye Mingsheng had always wanted Dari Achi to come to Yuyang to pledge his loyalty to him and accept his enthronement on behalf of Luo Bi.

However, out of pride, Luo Bi had always been resistant to this matter. After several negotiations, the two sides came to the conclusion that Daqian would assist Luo Bi. After the war, Dari Achi came to Yijing and represented Luo Bi to pay tribute to Ye Mingsheng and accept Ye Mingsheng's enthronement!
And the war is still going on, why is Dari Achi here!
Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng wanted to take a look at the letter Gao Shen sent him immediately to see what was going on.

However, when Ye Mingsheng turned around and prepared to return to the imperial study, he suddenly remembered that he had not yet finished dealing with the matter of Jingxuan!

Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng slapped Jingxuan in the face. In order to teach Jingxuan a lesson, Ye Mingsheng used a little force in this slap.

After a crisp sound, Jingxuan's cheek was immediately left with a red mark from the slap. Although Jingxuan looked a little aggrieved after being slapped, he did not cry. Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng directly scolded:

"Why don't you go and apologize to the Queen..." "Yes!"

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Two hours later, the palace
An Miao leaned on the armchair, looked at Qi Qige in front of her and immediately praised:
"Qiqige, you did a good job on this matter!"

"Thank you for the compliment, Madam Queen. This is what I should do!"

"How did you come up with the idea of ​​asking Jingren to deliver buns to Jingxuan?"

"Your Majesty, I just thought that although Your Majesty is busy with official duties and does not pay much attention to the education and life of the princes, Your Majesty has always hoped that the princes can live in harmony, especially hoping that Your Highness the Crown Prince, as an elder brother, can take good care of his younger brothers and sisters!"

"So at this time, when His Royal Highness heard that Jingxuan had fainted from hunger, he quietly sent food to Fourth Brother. This not only did not hurt your prestige, but also showed His Royal Highness's care for his younger brothers and sisters!"

An Miaoyi nodded slightly when she heard this. Qiqige's move was indeed a brilliant one. Jingxuan refused to admit his mistake and fainted from hunger, which really put her in a difficult situation. Even though Ye Mingsheng slapped Jingxuan in the face when he went to the Inner Court today and ordered him to apologize to him!
But anyone with a discerning eye could clearly see what Ye Mingsheng was doing in the Inner Court at that time, and that slap in the face afterwards was just to save his own face!

Although An Miaoyi had a premonition that Ye Mingsheng and Pei Zhixiu would not sit idly by, she did not expect that Pei Zhixiu would be able to persuade Ye Mingsheng to go to the Inner Court in person just by going to the Imperial Study. This was enough to show how much Ye Mingsheng valued Pei Zhixiu and Jingxuan mother and son...

Although she knew very well that Ye Mingsheng only loved Pei Zhixiu in the harem, An Miaoyi felt uncomfortable when she thought about how Ye Mingsheng treated Pei Zhixiu and Jingxuan.

Although she felt a little jealous and envious in her heart, this also made An Miaoyi even more grateful that what Qiqige did was right!
If it wasn't Jingren who sent the buns to Jingxuan, but Ye Mingsheng who went to the Inner Court to release Jingxuan in person, his situation would have been even more embarrassing. Now at least Jingren's kind image has been highlighted, which is also a good result for An Miaoyi!

However, An Miaoyi seemed to have thought of something, and asked Qiqige curiously:

"That little bastard is so stubborn, Qiqige, how did you teach Jingren to persuade him?"

Qiqige smiled and said:
"I told His Royal Highness the Crown Prince that when he sees Jingxuan, he should mention Concubine Pei more often, saying how worried Concubine Pei is about him, and even saying that Concubine Pei is so worried that she is crying!"

"As long as you don't say that, you're not afraid that little bastard won't bow his head!"

"Qiqige, you really have a trick up your sleeve!"

"You are too kind, Madam!"

After that, Qiqige reported again:

"My lady, just now Aunt Liu from Concubine Bai came to me and talked to me about this and that, as if she wanted to get some information from me!"

"Oh? What does this Madam Liu want to find out?"

"It's about the fact that the Golden Horde Khan Habib is interested in marrying a princess..."

An Miaoyi smiled and said:

"Bai Yuanyuan is very well-informed. She found out about this matter so quickly!"

Qiqige continued after hearing this:

"Madame Liu seemed to care a lot about this matter. She asked me to inform her if I had any news. Before I left, she also gave me a jade bracelet..."

After saying that, Qiqige took out an ice jade bracelet with floating flowers. An Miaoyi took a look at the bracelet and said with a smile:
"This bracelet is great. It costs at least two or three hundred taels of silver on the market. No wonder people say that the Bai family has made a lot of money in recent years. Bai Yuanyuan is really generous. Since Qiqige gave it to you, you should wear it!"

"Thank you for your gift, Madam!"
An Miaoyi hesitated for a moment and said:
"In a few days, tell that Madam Liu that the Golden Horde is indeed seeking a marriage alliance, and Habib is asking for the Daqian princess to marry his son Asuka!"

"In history, most of the marriages were sent by women from the royal family, and it was rare for legitimate princesses to go. But the last time a marriage was made, during the reign of Emperor Yizong of the Great Zhou, the legitimate Princess Mengyue was sent!"

"Among your Majesty's three daughters, only Bai Yuanyuan's daughter Ye Xingtong is the oldest. She should be only a few months younger than Jingren. She is ten years old this year, almost eleven years old. Although she is not old yet, she is not young either!"

"Many ordinary people get married at the age of thirteen or fourteen, so it's normal for Bai Yuanyuan to be a little worried!"

At this point, An Miaoyi gloated over the misfortune of others:

"These Kipchaks are very barbaric. Many of them are still living a nomadic life. If Ye Xingtong marries them, Bai Yuanyuan will cry..."