concubine on top

Chapter 45

"However, I can't just leave without saying goodbye. After walking for so long, I didn't see the queen mother, and I don't know where I went..."

The little emperor hid his face behind the veil, and said softly, aggrieved.

Just go, don't want me anymore.I don't even bother to punish him... even if it's a spanking twice, it's better than this.

He was crying, but Xiao Fuzi couldn't coax him for a long time. When he was at a loss, Hu Qian came out from nowhere and said, "Your Majesty, there are actually other reasons for the imperial concubine's anger..."

Suddenly an outsider who was not so close came, the little emperor was taken aback, and finally regained a bit of the consciousness of being an emperor, wiped away his tears and pretended to be angry: "Look down and don't look at me! Little Fuzi, do you think he lowered his head?" ?”

Xiao Fuzi took a serious look: "Low down, Your Majesty."

Only then did the little emperor put down his veil, and stared at Hu Qian who had bent down a lot: "What did you just say?"

Hu Qian said clearly: "I mean, the flood is special to the imperial concubine, so the imperial concubine lost her composure in front of the imperial court, not because she is disrespectful to you."

"Special?" The little emperor opened his eyes wide, and used the back of his hand to ice his face that was burning hot from crying, and suddenly some associations came to his mind.

Tengzhou is located in the southeast, and Shen Yanchuan has some habits of the people in the southeast - he likes to eat snail noodles.

Could it be that Tengzhou is actually Shen Yanchuan's hometown?

There was a commotion in the head, and many voices broke through the ground like weeds.

"What are the people of Tengzhou going to do, are they waiting for the corpses to be exposed along the way?!"

"A concubine has no home, no relatives and friends."

The little bit of grievance and resentment in the little emperor's heart was completely gone, replaced by a sense of sadness.

In fact, he always said that he likes Shen Yanchuan, and until now, he didn't even know where Shen Yanchuan came from or what experience he had before becoming a secret guard.

"Commander Hu, since Shen Yanchuan was a secret guard, should he have his file? Hurry up and show it to me!"

Hu Qian kept his posture unchanged: "I can't do it."

"What?!" The little emperor was more annoyed than he understood.

"The life experience of the imperial concubine is a bit special. The empress dowager ordered not to mention it to anyone. Although I know it well, I must die. If you want to know, I can only suggest that you ask the empress dowager."

Shocked by this astonishing development, Xiao Fuzi turned to look at the little emperor.The little emperor frowned, his eyes rolled slightly, clearly thinking.After a while, he made up his mind to leave, but as soon as he got to Hu Qian's side, Hu Qian knelt down on one knee and clasped his hands together: "Before that, I suggest that the emperor first solve the problem left by the flood."

The little emperor sent people from the hidden guards to check the prefect of Tengzhou, and sent people from the Ministry of Water and Qin Tianjian to go to Tengzhou to investigate the weather and the flooding of the Teng River, and then hurried to the residence of the Queen Mother.

The Empress Dowager and him had a tacit understanding between mother and child. Seeing that his expression was wrong when he came, she drove out all the people in the palace with a wave of her sleeve.

Only three or five lamps were lit in the empty palace, and most of the empty palace was submerged in darkness, except for a small piece of light around the two of them.

The little emperor didn't feel the panic in the atmosphere like before, but felt safe, and asked in a low voice.

The bright yellow light reflected the empress dowager's black hair, well-maintained face, and a trace of wrinkles at the corners of her eyes: "Why did you suddenly ask about Shen Yanchuan's life experience?"

The little emperor couldn't say that the two had quarreled, because he was afraid that the Queen Mother would blame him and Shen Yanchuan, so he said after considering it: "...Actually, I wanted to ask for a long time. His family member passed away, so I was afraid of poking him in a sore spot when asked face to face."

The glazed lamp on the table fully reflected the expression on his face, but he didn't notice it, and the queen mother didn't ask any more questions, she just said: "You must have asked Commander Hu about the same thing."

"Yes."

"Have you ever guessed why Aijia ordered you not to disclose it?"

"Well," the little emperor's long eyelashes drooped slightly, and the shadows fell on his eyes, and he asked tentatively, "Are you afraid that I will know something, and you will be suspicious and wary of him?"

"No, it's because you didn't lock the door."

"..." The little emperor endured dislike twice a day, feeling depressed in his heart, "I promise I won't say anything."

The Queen Mother stared at him questioningly.

The little emperor was full of grievances: "Oh, why did I tell people everywhere! Do you really not trust your son?"

"Okay. Come here with your ears."

The little emperor moved his buttocks on the chair and listened attentively.

He heard a short and vague story, but it made the listener sad.

"Many years ago, there was a famous official in the imperial court. Apart from his extraordinary appearance, he had nothing special about him. His wife was a lady, virtuous and beautiful, and raised a pair of children for him. The family enjoyed themselves happily."

"One day, he received an order from his boss to go to the frontier to work as the chief officer there. After he took office, he found that the management there was messy, so he did an investigation, but during the investigation, no clear results were obtained. At that time, someone reported that he had colluded with Beishuo, and he was imprisoned."

"His wife didn't believe that her husband would do such a thing, and wanted to visit her husband in prison, but what she got was the news that the husband committed suicide in fear of crime. He and his wife's family were exiled to Tengzhou."

"During the exile, the official's son tried his best to take care of his mother and younger sister. However, the younger sister was too young to be tortured, and Fujizhou was a place of smog. Soon the younger sister began to linger in bed. After that, Fujizhou suffered from floods again. Those who lacked food The drug exiles were almost wiped out overnight."

"Of course those people are innocent. After the crown prince solved the case, he led people to take the dying survivors back to take care of them. Apart from overturning the case with great fanfare, he responded to every request. It's a pity that many people have suffered too many injuries, and they can't come back. He could only be raised by the general, and died within a few years, leaving only the official's son..."

The little emperor was startled when he heard it, and couldn't help but interjected at this moment: "Is that Shen Yanchuan?"

"of course."

"Why can't we overturn the case with great fanfare? There are grievances, so it's time to clarify!"

The Empress Dowager sighed heavily. She didn't know whether she thought he was naive or felt helpless: "Because the late Emperor is still alive, and he made the decree of exile. As the late Emperor's son, the Crown Prince naturally has to take his face into consideration. But he promised Shen Yanchuan, After he ascends the throne, he will overturn his family’s case and return his clan’s innocence.”

Having said that, the Queen Mother was silent for a moment.

The little emperor read the follow-up in her expression - this promise was finally fulfilled by the queen mother.

He bit his lip, and changed the subject pretending to be calm: "So, Shen Yanchuan's family is already innocent, so why do you need to keep his identity a secret?"

"You are really the stupid son of the Ai family." The queen mother recovered from her disappointment and rolled her eyes, "Now he is the only one left in his family, even if he beat the gongs and drums to make an order to clarify, who would remember, Who would care? In the eyes of others, he is still the queen of criminals, and the closer he is to you, the easier it is to be a target. Once there is any stain on his reputation, someone will immediately shout 'Qingjun side'!"