Unique and stunning, the black-bellied daughter-in-law controls the world

Chapter 158
afternoon.

Li Yunqing finished her lunch hastily, and sat in the study of the Emperor's Mansion to read a book. The sun was shining brightly outside the room, creating an irritable heat wave.

The inside of the house is much cooler. There is a copper basin filled with ice cubes next to her desk, and Yue Gu stands beside her quietly, fanning lightly with a palace fan, sending in a cool breeze.

The big families in the Qin State usually store ice cubes in deep cellars in winter, and they can use them in summer. If they are not enough, they can send ice from snow-capped mountains to the north to relieve the heat.

It's just that such a big deal can only be enjoyed by the royal family and dignitaries.

Li Yunqing has always been in a weak body, so she doesn't need too many ice cubes to relieve the heat, so she usually doesn't spend money on it.

Time passed slowly, and the only thing that was quiet in the study was the sound of Li Yunqing turning the pages of the book.

Sudden.

There was a sound of footsteps outside.

Then Cao Ba pushed the door open and came in, almost with a gust of hot air. He was so hot that he was sweating profusely. As soon as he came in, he collapsed on the chair and fanned it with his hands, sending a thin wind.

Li Yunqing glanced at Aunt Yue, Aunt Yue smiled slightly, picked up her fan and fanned Cao Ba.

"Thank you." Cao Ba twitched the corners of his mouth, revealing a forced smile, "Yun Qing, please don't go out, it's a hot day."

Li Yunqing slightly raised the corners of her lips: "That's really embarrassing for you to come here now."

"It's all right, what's the matter with you?" Cao Ba waved his hand casually and asked.

"I heard that a group of unknown people who burned, killed and looted recently appeared in the imperial capital?" Li Yunqing raised her eyebrows.

Cao Ba raised his eyebrows in surprise: "How do you know?"

Li Yunqing tilted her head slightly, her clear eyes slightly brightened: "You don't want to tell me, do you?"

"Eh..." Cao Ba scratched his head, and smiled embarrassingly, "Aren't I afraid that you will join in the fun again and put yourself in danger."

Li Yunqing laughed: "Am I so disrespectful, tell me what's going on."

Cao Ba sighed helplessly: "Actually, it's nothing. It's just a group of people who seem to be organized. These days, they are doing things arrogantly in the imperial capital, especially for people with official titles."

Otherwise, why would he squat on the roof of her house in the middle of the night when he came back from Yunqing, and stay on the roof for most of the night, not leaving at ease.

Li Yunqing lowered her eyes slightly, pondered for a moment, and said lightly: "Go and check."

"No, isn't this the matter of the Imperial Guards and the Dali Temple gang? What do you care about doing so much?" Cao Ba was a little unhappy. Although these people are not particularly difficult, she is a weak woman and can It is impossible not to stay so close to these hot places.

"After all, it's only half a month before His Majesty will offer sacrifices to the heavens. At that time, all civil and military officials will arrive. If they are too arrogant, they will cause turmoil in the court, and the consequences will be serious and difficult to end. You should go and check to see how many of them there are. What are the reasons for those things?" Li Yunqing said slowly with her clear eyes as calm as water.

"Sure enough, I still can't escape your eyes." Cao Ba shrugged, "They don't seem to be purely for money, but for officials. I guess they may be the remnants of the previous dynasty."

Li Yunqing raised her eyes, glanced at Cao Ba, and a thought flashed across her clear eyes.

His Majesty was the ruler of the peasant uprising, and the previous dynasty was called the Zhou Kingdom. The monarch was fatuous and unjust, and was overthrown later.

Such things have always happened. More than ten years have passed, and the remnants of the former dynasty still exist, organized together, and growing stronger, and they will gradually influence the court.

If it is not controlled, it is not impossible to restore Zhou Guo to the country.

It's just that this is all their guesswork, and the details need to be investigated carefully.

"By the way, you sent people to monitor the movement of those three families." Li Yunqing rubbed her eyebrows and said lightly.

Cao Ba pursed his lips, responded softly, and looked at Li Yunqing with concern.

We all know that the three powerful families are big families that have stood for hundreds of years, and the change of dynasty has not been able to uproot them. How deep the foundation is, I am afraid it is not easy to measure.

No one has ever said that she can overthrow the three great families, but this weak woman, who doesn't know the way forward, wants to stagger forward and restore the world to a peaceful and prosperous world.

Li Yunqing's eyes were as clear as snow falling on the ice that was slowly emitting white mist, her eyebrows were slightly frowned.

In fact, many things have begun to deviate from the track of the previous life. She remembered that in the previous life, there was indeed an organization that wanted to oppose Qin Fuzhou, but it only appeared three years later, and this time it was so fast.

In that case, the matter of bringing down the three great masters may be pushed further.

but……

Li Yunqing rubbed her chin with her fingers.

Most of the people in the court belonged to the former dynasty. If this organization is for the restoration of the country, then the people in the court need to avoid suspicion, and they cannot get involved in the eradication of this organization.

Then...it is very likely to fall on her.

However, she is a civil servant, so for such a task that requires force, Cui Tingyu should be brought along.

In that case, Cui Tingyu would have a chance to make great contributions.

Li Yunqing's white as jade fingers tapped on the table carelessly, it was a good thing to kill two birds with one stone, it just depended on their abilities.

"What is Lin Qi doing recently?" Li Yunqing asked with raised eyebrows.

Cao Ba shrugged his shoulders, and said casually: "It's nothing, I heard that he went to Xiangdu."

Xiangdu.

There are five major capitals in the state of Qin, the imperial capital, Xiangdu, and Guandu, which are inland, and Huaidu and Jiangdu are on the coast.

Both Xiangdu and Guandu have Lin Qi's two powerful generals, while Huaidu and Jiangdu have always been controlled by Bai Yuan.

"He is at leisure." Li Yunqing raised the corners of her lips coolly.

"Their family is deeply rooted, and their titles are hereditary. Now it's not the time to fight, so they are naturally busy." Cao Ba twitched the corners of his mouth, showing a sarcasm smile.

Li Yunqing raised her eyebrows, this system will have to be changed in the future, and those who have not made military merits for a few years, she will be fired.

None of the rice worms who are fooling around with the taxation of the common people can stay.

This whole country is rotten, and sooner or later someone will clean it up.

……

Day two.

Li Yunqing still got up early, went to the palace early, entered the Hall of Han Xue, and gave lectures to the group of princes.

It was still early, so she took a detour to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion once.

That was the place where Xuanyuan Yuchan lived before she got married. She still remembered that there was a sea of ​​white plum blossoms there, which was astonishingly beautiful.

Pushing open the door, there is already dust all over the inside, and there is not a single lady in the palace.

Bypassing the corridor, there is a lush green grove of white plums. It is already summer, and except for the strange place in Mojia where the white plums are in full bloom, the other places are full of emerald green.

Li Yunqing stood in the woods for a long while, still thinking about Xuanyuan Yuchan in her heart, wondering how her condition was, and choosing a time to visit her.

Then teach her how to win over courtiers and gain power.

Xuanyuan Yuchan is well-versed in poetry and books, and if she thinks about it, she must be a talent for governing the country.

Suddenly, she thought of the first time she met Bei Yejun.

Although there was only one sentence, it was not the first time we met, but she still remembered it.

Thinking of Bei Yejun, a discordant picture filled her mind, and then she twitched the corner of her mouth unnaturally.

Why did she suddenly think of that rascal?

Li Yunqing stepped out of Baimeilin, seeing that the door of the attic was open, she thought about it and walked in.

Xuanyuan Yuchan has always disliked luxury, the furnishings in this room are simple, most of them are poems and books, the four treasures of the study, and there are not even a few hairpins.

Li Yunqing walked over slowly, carefully sizing up the place with her clear eyes, and walked in front of the dressing table for some reason.

Her stunning face was reflected in the small bronze mirror. Looking down, it was a very delicate looking box.

She tilted her head slightly, stretched out her hand out of nowhere and opened the box. The box was exquisitely designed. At first glance it looked like an empty box, but there was actually a hidden compartment. She stretched out her finger and pressed it.

"Clap."

The hidden compartment of the box was opened, and what came into view was a hand-carved wooden hairpin.

Li Yunqing raised her eyebrows, and took out the hairpin. The carving was not exquisite, it was even a bit rough. The appearance of the crested head looked like it was made by Xuanyuan Yuchan when she was bored.

She played with it for a while, but the light was relatively dim. She looked carefully for a while, and then suddenly saw the three characters at the end of the hairpin.

Li Yunqing frowned slightly, and took a look at the place where there was light by the window, her heart suddenly jumped, and a deep astonishment flashed in her eyes.

Those three words are——

Lord Bei Ye.

Her fingers trembled slightly, she never imagined that Xuanyuan Yuchan would engrave Bei Yejun's name on the wooden hairpin...

She brought the wooden hairpin to her nose and sniffed, it was a fragrance of white plums.

In the blink of an eye, she suddenly understood everything.

Bei Yejun loves white plums the most. There are white plums all over the mountains and plains in his mansion. Xuanyuan Yuchan also likes white plums very much. She even writes white plums when she chooses her consort to write poems.

So it turns out that the sweetheart that Xuanyuan Yuchan mentioned is Bei Yejun?
She didn't know which of the two of them imitated which planted the white plums first, maybe they were in love with each other?
Li Yunqing raised her eyebrows slightly, a dark light flashed in her clear eyes.

If that's the case, is it because Bei Yejun missed the banquet to choose the son-in-law, and then the two of them missed it?
That would be too pitiful.

Li Yunqing shook her head, in that case, she should stay away from Bei Yejun.

If Yuchan asked him to protect her, wouldn't she be too self-indulgent?

Suddenly thinking of that kiss in the bamboo forest of the Mo family, Li Yunqing twitched the corners of her mouth dryly.

She has lived for two lives, and she has never understood the love between men and women. She is not a conservative person, and she will not marry someone just because someone touched her.

Li Yunqing sighed faintly, put the wooden hairpin into the box, and put it in the dusty place.

The first ray of sunlight from outside the window fell in and landed on her eyelashes, dazzling as if sprinkled with gold powder.

She's always been alone, so let it be.

(End of this chapter)