I can't afford to mess with the concubine doctor

Chapter 217
How can I say that Leng Yuanxun also made meritorious service, since he took back part of the military power, he must be rewarded generously in other aspects, otherwise wouldn't it appear that he, the emperor, is too mean?
Although the emperor was originally a mean and suspicious person, he absolutely must not let others say that.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Leng Yuanxun was waiting for these words, so he bowed his hands to the Emperor, and continued unceremoniously: "I want to ask the Emperor for a marriage grant, and I ask the Emperor to fulfill it."

According to Leng Yuanxun's previous plan, he would use the world as an offer to create a unique and prosperous wedding for Qu Lingxu when he regained his position. However, he changed his mind after the last dispute over whether to stay or not. He wants to marry Qu Lingxu as his wife early and justifiably, and use more and more love to give her enough sense of security, so that her heart that has suffered from the warmth and coldness of the world will no longer be restless.

"Oh?" The emperor's eyes turned slightly, and he joked with great interest: "I wonder which daughter is lucky enough to fall into the eyes of Mr. Leng?"

As early as ten years ago, Leng Yuanxun was hailed as the best son in the capital. There were countless noble ladies who admired him openly and secretly, but he was always indifferent and never looked at any woman, even the noble Princess Qingyu. They have been stalking for so long, and there are no exceptions. It is really strange that he can ask for marriage.

The Emperor thought it was strange, but the Empress Dowager knew it well, she picked up Biluochun in front of her, took a sip, and said with a light smile, "Let the Ai family guess, Yuan Xun, the one you asked to marry, was Xinyue girl?"

Hearing the queen mother's voice, a gloomy haze flashed in the depths of Leng Yuanxun's eyes, but then he clasped his hands as usual and said: "The queen mother is wise, and this is exactly what I mean."

The queen mother did not follow Leng Yuanxun's words, but continued to ask: "In Aijia's opinion, it is not a day or two since you have such thoughts. Why did you bring it up now?"

Leng Yuanxun had expected this question from the Queen Mother long ago, so he bowed his hands again, and said neither humble nor overbearing: "Returning to the Queen Mother, I have indeed admired Princess Xinyue for a long time, but as far as I know, the Queen has always preferred the princess to be the deposed prince." Concubine, the crown prince, as the crown prince, is the master of the subject, and the subject absolutely dare not covet it."

Leng Yuanxun would be afraid of the Queen's mother and child, which is simply ridiculous, but in comparison, this kind of rhetoric is undoubtedly much better than others, because a person who is afraid of imperial power will never rebel.

Sure enough, after hearing Leng Yuanxun's reply, the queen mother quickly exchanged a glance with the emperor, and then turned her gaze to Qu Lingxu who had not said a word, "Girl, what do you think?"

The Huaiyang Marquis Mansion has made great achievements for generations, and the contacts and military strength in its hands cannot be underestimated, not to mention the in-law relationship with the Zhongyong Marquis Mansion. Being a concubine will definitely make the Huaiyang Marquis's power more prominent, and this is undoubtedly what the emperor does not want to see.

Therefore, in comparison, Qu Lingxu has become a good choice, because the big tree of the General Zhenguo's Mansion has fallen. Although Qu Lingxu is still the king of the princess, he does not have a powerful mother's family. Support, this scenery is just a superficial phenomenon, in fact, we can only rely on the emperor and queen mother tightly, and dare not arrogate in the slightest.

In short, letting Qu Lingxu marry him not only failed to give the Huaiyang Marquis Mansion more help, but placed an eyeliner beside them.

Why not?
Seeing the Queen Mother asking her opinion with a smile, Qu Lingxu knew that the other party would not object. Since the last time she quarreled with Leng Yuanxun, she had thought about it a lot. In the case of trying, she made the most pessimistic expectations for the future, not to mention, she is not a woman who is submissive in this era, if something happens, she can just wave her sleeves and leave.

Thinking in this way, Qu Lingxu walked slowly to the center of the hall, bowed down solemnly, and said in his mouth: "Reporting to the Empress Dowager, since ancient times, all major marriages have been "the orders of the parents, and the words of the matchmaker". The ministers and daughters owe the empress dowager's pity to today. , the Empress Dowager should be the master.”

"It's so good." Hearing Qu Lingxu's words, the queen mother knew that she was also moved by Leng Yuanxun, and she only smiled and looked at the emperor, "What does the emperor think?"

The Emperor's thoughts coincided with those of the Empress Dowager. Seeing this, he smiled lightly and said, "It's rare for the Empress Mother to be interested in securing a matchmaker. If the son objects, wouldn't it be too unfilial?"

"When did the emperor become so glib." The queen mother laughed and reprimanded, and said in a concentrated voice: "Since you are interested in each other, Aijia will choose a day to give you a marriage. There are too many bad things happening in the palace recently, there should be someone Joyful events abound."

Everything depends on the right time, place, and people. Leng Yuanxun picked the most suitable opportunity to propose marriage. Naturally, everything went well. The two of them knelt down and thanked each other. After that, the queen mother even proposed to prepare a dowry for Qu Lingxu according to the standard of a princess leaving the cabinet. , Qu Lingxu was flattered and thankful, and accompanied the Queen Mother back to Shoukang Palace to talk for a long time before leaving the palace in the carriage bestowed by Queen Mother Yi.

"Princess, are you going back to the palace of the princess?" the little traitor in charge of driving the carriage asked with a smile.

The news that Princess Xinyue is the most favored by the Empress Dowager and will soon become the concubine of the Marquis of Huaiyang has spread throughout the entire palace.

Qu Lingxu smiled softly, "No rush, let's go to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice first."

After being imprisoned in a messy cell for so long, and about to be deported to Jifang, her noble second sister must be going crazy, right?

She really couldn't wait to see it.

Hearing Qu Lingxu's words, the little eunuch was taken aback. He didn't dare to refute the master's order, but just apologized and said with a smile: "Master, the place like the prison is dirty and smelly. How can you get there? Why don't you go back to the mansion first?" Bar."

The Ministry of Punishment is not easy to enter, even if Qu Lingxu has a noble status, he still has to be cautious.

Qu Lingxu was in a good mood, and he didn't care about the little eunuch's talkativeness, so he just said indifferently: "Just go, the princess has her own discretion."

When Qu Lingxu spoke to such an extent, the little eunuch dared not refute anything even if he was reluctant. He just nodded respectfully and drove out of the palace in a carriage.

Although the Ministry of Punishment is in the capital city, but its location is a bit remote, it took a full hour to arrive there. The Ministry of Punishment has always been the place where serious criminals of the imperial court are interrogated and imprisoned. open.

Few people came here voluntarily on Element Day. As soon as the carriage stopped, the two yamen servants guarding the gate hurried forward and said in an arrogant tone: "Who dares to stay in front of the gate of the Ministry of Punishment, leave quickly!"

Although the little eunuch bowed his knees in front of Qu Lingxu, he was not polite to these people. He threw the whip and scolded sharply: "Bold madman, how dare you treat Princess Xinyue shamelessly?" Li, hurry up and kneel down!"

In the past few months, Qu Lingxu's reputation in the capital has grown day by day. Even if the two minor officials blocked their ears, they would not know who the other party was, so they looked at each other in blank dismay, then knelt down in panic, "The subordinates didn't know the princess was coming, and their words were offensive, so I ask the princess to forgive me!"

In fact, even if the identity of the person cannot be judged for a while, this gorgeous carriage alone is enough to let them know the seriousness. Put it in your eyes.

Such a person who does not know the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth is afraid that he will die unexpectedly sooner or later.

Qu Lingxu was too lazy to be familiar with such a stupid and ignorant person, so he just said indifferently: "Get up, the princess has specially invited the Queen Mother to come to visit the family members who were sent by the General Zhen Guo's mansion a while ago, please inform me Master."

The Ministry of Officials is under the Shangshu, and there are several directors respectively. If she wants to go to the prison, she must get the consent of the director in charge of the prison.

Seeing that Qu Lingxu had no intention of punishing him, the two officials breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately said: "Princess, wait a moment, this subordinate will report right now."

The speed of the little official was extremely fast, and within a quarter of an hour, a middle-aged man dressed as a third-rank official walked out to greet him. The princess is blessed and safe."

"Song Shilang is free of courtesy." Qu Lingxu didn't wear men's clothing, nor did he bring any entourage on the surface. It was somewhat inconvenient to do things, so he didn't say anything to the servant, and only smiled slightly: "The chief of the county is going to go. Visit the second sister in the cell, please ask the servant to lead the way."

She didn't use a questioning tone, but gave orders directly.

The felons imprisoned in the dungeon are not allowed to visit according to the rules, but Qu Lingxu directly carried out the queen mother, the big boss, and the servant, no matter how stupid he was, would not stop him, he just stretched out his hand respectfully: "Please, princess. "

"Thank you, Lord Minister." Qu Lingxu nodded lightly, and under the leadership of Song Ce, he entered the Criminal Department. The Criminal Department is very large, and the first half of the department is a functional area. There are many people coming and going. Seeing her coming in, they all looked sideways. Regarding this, Qu Lingxu just didn't realize it, and stopped Song Ce's plan to introduce her identity, so he only quickened his pace and walked towards the destination.

After walking for about two quarters of an hour, seeing that the surrounding atmosphere was getting more and more eerie and strange, and people gradually lost sight of them, they saw a tall black black iron gate standing indifferently not far away. The shrill screams of the nearer came to my ears from time to time, and at first hearing it, I just felt creepy.

It seems that the reputation of the Ministry of Criminal Justice as a prison on earth is not groundless.

Seemingly aware of Qu Lingxu's strange mood, Song Ce, who was walking beside him, slowed down a little, and explained in a low voice, "You don't have to worry, the Princess. Although the prisoners in General Zhen Guo's Mansion are imprisoned, they haven't been tortured."

"Yeah." There is no need to ask for any information, and the person who is about to be executed does not need to be tortured.

(End of this chapter)