The Peerless Concubine of the King's Favorite

Chapter 153 The Tragic Wen Qingzhu (3)
In Wen Qingzhu's memorial, it only mentioned that during the disaster relief, he solved the incident of the gangster behind the civil violence by the way, and did not mention Chu Qing's credit at all.

"Your Majesty... I... I think..." Wen Qingzhu's eyes rolled wildly, and he didn't know how to answer for a moment.

"What do you think?" Zhao Cong's voice sank.

"I don't think these are important..." Wen Qingzhu's voice was too low to hear after speaking.

"Not important?" Zhao Cong's voice suddenly changed.

Wen Qingzhu immediately knelt on the ground in fright, and kept repeating in his mouth: "I am guilty, I am guilty..."

Lan Ting shook his head knowingly, he knew that this time, he was going to lose money by stealing chickens.This son-in-law's wisdom in the officialdom is not as exquisite as his knowledge.

Don't say that gold plating is hopeless, I'm afraid it will be punished.Even if I want to use my merits and demerits to offset this matter, it is useless.

Lan Tingzhi is different from Wen Qingzhu, he has been with the king for many years and knows Zhao Cong's temper well.Seeing him asking such a question, he knew about it. He had already conducted an investigation in private, and it was impossible to hide it.

The content of that blood certificate may also be related to Wen Qingzhu's disaster relief...

Lan Tingzhi's eyes were slightly cold, and he looked at Zhou Gongming again with thoughtful eyes.

Anning City, Chu Family
"Miss, the imperial decree has arrived."

Jiujiu rushed from the front yard to the Liyuan in a flustered manner, seeing Chu Qing who was burying his head in front of the desk, not knowing what to draw with a brush, he said hastily.

The pen that Chu Qing was painting in his hand paused for a moment, without looking up, he continued to finish the next few strokes.

Jiujiu stuck out his tongue, walked over, and came to serve Chu Qing.Carefully sorting out the blueprints that she could not understand.

On the white rice paper, strange figures are drawn, which seem to be buildings, but they do not match the common architectural pictures.There are some blueprints, and objects with delicate structures, but they have never been seen before.

While tidying up, Jiujiu looked curiously at the same time.

After Chu Qing put down the paintbrush in her hand, she brought the still hot tea on the table to Chu Qing's side: "Miss, let's drink some tea."

Chu Qing nodded slightly, stood up and stretched his muscles, his eyes fell on the wet rice paper, and he nodded slightly in satisfaction.After receiving the tea from Jiujiu, he took a sip and walked around the desk.

This desk was only prepared five days ago.

The desk and bookshelves made of pear blossom wood also make Chu Qing's boudoir a little more unique.

"Where did the news come from?" Chu Qing asked suddenly.

Jiujiu was taken aback for a moment, and then remembered what he said just now before entering the door.Quickly explained: "The news from Jianning City that the imperial decree to commend Miss has already left the capital, and it will arrive in Anning City in a few days. After the announcement, Miss's name will be known all over the world."

After Jiujiu finished speaking, he carefully watched the change of Chu Qing's expression, but saw that she was as expected, not a bit excited.

On that day, the lady arranged for the real disaster victims to stop the sedan chair in the street to prevent Wen Qingzhu from concealing it.However, how did she know about the imperial decree?

"Miss, you don't seem excited at all?" Jiujiu asked curiously.

Chu Qing smiled, and turned to look at her: "Even if it is something we already know, why should we be excited? The decree is only sooner or later."

"Why is Miss always predicting things like a god?" Jiujiu's eyes were full of admiration.

Chu Qing smiled and shook her head: "I'm not a god, so how can I predict things like a god?"

Jiujiu frowned, as if he didn't believe it.

Chu Qing didn't bother to explain to her, some things were difficult to explain clearly.

"Miss, do you know what happened to Wen Qingzhu?" Jiujiu asked again.

The corners of Chu Qing's lips were slightly curved, and her quiet eyes looked into the distance.

Wen Qingzhu is narrow-minded, and she already knew this since the last time she met, she planned to beat him with a sap.This time, he suffered such a big loss in Anning, how could he give up?

Therefore, Chu Qing had predicted that he would not report to the imperial court his achievement of inoculating the human pox and saving the refugees.

In order not to waste his hard work, Chu Qing secretly sent the victims who did not receive relief from the court to Beijing to file a complaint.

"Hehe." Jiujiu covered his lips and smiled lightly, "If he knew that the person blocking the sedan chair was sent by the young lady, he would probably be so angry that he vomited blood for three liters."

Chu Qing smiled slightly, and said with clear eyes: "I didn't spread rumors to cause trouble, I just sent Uncle Ge to Beijing and prepared a pleading paper for him."

"Wen Qingzhu was fined by the emperor for a year's salary, and was suspended from public office, and spent half a year in contemplation behind closed doors at home. After he came out, he reported to the Imperial Academy and went to manage books." Jiujiu laughed excitedly.

"That's all?" Chu Qing frowned slightly.

Knowing Chu Qing's thoughts, Jiujiu comforted him: "Miss, don't mind too much. Wen Qingzhu's father-in-law is a first-rank official and a person who holds real power. If he asks for mercy, the emperor will have to give him face."

"I know these things." Chu Qing was not too disappointed. Although she was not in the officialdom, she knew some tricks about it.The surprise before was just that she didn't expect the emperor to take care of Lan Tingzhi's face.

"These must have been sent by someone sent by the dandy prince." Chu Qing looked at Jiujiu playfully.

The corner of Jiujiu's mouth twitched, and he looked away guiltily, holding back a smile and not speaking.

Where the imperial decree was issued, the imperial envoy who announced the decree would naturally go to the Anning prefect's mansion first, and after getting through with Liu He, he would notify the Chu family to burn incense and set up a case, and prepare to receive the decree at an auspicious time.

By the time the Chu family received the news, it was already the next afternoon.

As soon as he received the news, Chu Zhengyang came to Chu Qing's small courtyard to discuss with her about receiving the order.

When he came, Chu Qing happened to be busy with the day's affairs, sitting under the newly transplanted pear tree in the courtyard and cooking tea, stealing a bit of leisure.Seeing his father coming, he stood up to greet him.

"Daddy is here."

Chu Zhengyang was welcomed by Chu Qing to sit down at the table, and the latter poured him a cup of freshly brewed tea: "Daddy will try my daughter's skills." She said it playfully, but with strong confidence.

Chu Zhengyang took a sip of the tea, and the fragrance of the tea overflowed in his mouth, which made his whole body fragrant and his spirits lifted.He couldn't help but praise: "Good tea!"

After all, he felt that his description was inappropriate, and Chu Zhengyang added: "The tea is good tea, but the craftsmanship of the tea maker is also superb."

Chu Qing chuckled, and added some tea to the cup her father put down. "Daddy really knows how to make fun of my daughter. You clearly know how good I am at making tea, but you've only learned it for half a month. How can you compare to those masters who are well versed in tea ceremony?"

Chu Zhengyang nodded slightly approvingly, Chu Qing's attitude of not being shocked by honor or disgrace was what he was most satisfied with.Although he is a businessman, he is not swayed by money, and his refined air is no less than that of a scholar.Naturally, I hope that my children can also have a good attitude.

(End of this chapter)