Chapter 305: Conspiracy Theory

After leaving Xuanzheng Hall, Qin Lei had breakfast with Emperor Zhaowu, who was full of appetite, and did not say goodbye until the end of Chen Shizhong.

Just as he was about to get on the car, he saw a tall figure looking at him in the distance. Qin Lei was unhappy and wanted to get on the car and leave. He even held the shaft of the car, but he still sighed lightly and turned around to walk towards the girl in the corner of the house.

Without any greetings, Nian Yao said softly to Qin Leifu, "The Empress Dowager is welcome." After that, she turned around and walked towards Cining Palace. Qin Lei smiled bitterly in her heart and said to her, "The old empress dowager has caught my weakness. I know that if I send someone else over here, I will probably not go."

It was still the same Zen hall, the two cushions, and the same grandparents and grandchildren, but the atmosphere was a bit awkward.

Empress Dowager Wenzhuang's fingers streaked across the last rosary and chuckled, "It's done well."

Qin Lei supported his knees with both hands and said with a depressed expression: "I think I'm so stupid."

Empress Dowager Wenzhuang closed her sleeves and smiled and said, "You have done what you should do the most and become the biggest winner in this game. What's wrong with it?"

Qin Lei curled his lips and said softly: "I think Wen Yanbo is the biggest winner."

The Empress Dowager Wenzhuang flirted with the white hair that had sneaked out and said in a nascent voice: "If he didn't win, he wouldn't win. The Wen family's power today was originally a product of that special era. Now the times are about to change, and the Wen family's survival is gone." He sighed: "No matter how hard he struggles, the Wen family will be in a waste of tomorrow..."

Qin Lei frowned and said, "Why did grandma save them this time?" He didn't believe that such a big thing would not communicate with Empress Dowager Wenzhuang. Empress Dowager Wenzhuang must be aware of the situation. But the old lady did not wake him up, but also pushed him, obviously trying to disturb Emperor Zhaowu's plan, so Qin Lei asked this question.

Empress Dowager Wenzhuang smiled without embarrassment and said, "Grandma has her own truth," she said, looking at Qin Lei kindly and sighed softly: "If it were twenty years ago, you might have to be vigilant against grandma. But now that grandma is old and can't move anymore, all hope is placed on you, and it will never harm you."

Listening to the old lady's sincere expression, Qin Lei secretly felt ashamed. Since he came to this world, the old lady gave him too much. It can be said that without the Queen Mother Wenzhuang, there would be no Qin Lei today. If he was still like a spoiled child, he only knew how to ask for but not reward, but he would be too unscrupulous. Thinking of this, the grudges in his heart disappeared and his expression became truly soft.

Empress Dowager Wenzhuang smiled with gratitude: "Good child, the affairs of the Wen family will eventually fall on you."

Qin Lei nodded and said softly, "The Father also means this." He asked consciously, "I wonder what grandma has to give?"

Empress Dowager Wenzhuang nodded and said, "Stand from your father's standpoint, I naturally wish I could tear Wen Yanbo out of pieces. But grandma doesn't think so, and she doesn't allow such a thing to happen." A faint confidence naturally emanates, making Qin Lei believe that she can do what she says.

Qin Lei scratched his eyebrows without comment and smiled: "The child needs a reason."

Empress Dowager Wenzhuang was not unhappy, but smiled and said, "Yes, you must have your own opinions in everything." As she said that, she stretched out her three fingers and said softly, "Three reasons. First, as the saying goes, "Scholars will not rebel for ten years." The Wen family has never been a real obstacle to our royal rule. If the Wen family is eliminated first, the Li family will inevitably be sad about the death of the rabbit and the fox, and the dog will be anxious to jump over the wall.

On the contrary, keeping it will give the Li family the illusion that it is not our turn, and this is a delaying strategy.”

Qin Lei nodded, as if he had accepted this reason, and then heard Empress Dowager Wenzhuang say: "Second, no matter what, the Wen family has made contributions to the Qin family. If the Wen family had not helped, the old woman would not be able to withstand the pressure of the two major warlords. Over the years, although Wen Yanbo has done many wrong things, he has never dragged the Qin family back at a critical moment."

Qin Lei frowned slightly and said, "Maybe this was the case in the past, but Wen Yanbo made a fuss about things in the south, and this time he revealed his 2-mindedness, which is enough to make the entire clan barbaric."

Empress Dowager Wenzhuang shook her head and said, "My merit is a fault or a fault. The Wen family is just speculation, and the crime will not be reached by the Yi tribe." Her expression gradually became serious and she said in a deep voice: "Grandma is not against the handling of the Wen family. The reason why she disturbed your father's situation this time is because the Tian family should be upright, with open conspiracy as the main body, and conspiracy as the secret assistance."

Qin Lei knew that the old empress dowager was educating herself, so he couldn't help but sit up straight and listened to Empress Dowager Wenzhuang said: "Everything should be focused on the word 'reason', so that he can establish his prestige and win the hearts of the people. Over time, he will naturally respond to it with one call and be invincible. The spirit of the king is this kind of thing."

Although the old empress dowager's voice was low, her tone was very calm: "As a generation of emperors, or a generation of emperors, no matter what she thought and what she wanted, she must have prestige and win the hearts of the people. How can she do it?"

Seeing the old empress dowager looking at her with a smile, Qin Lei felt something and said, "Stand on the word 'reason'."

Empress Dowager Wenzhuang nodded and said, "No, you must remember it in the future." Qin Lei quickly responded.

After a moment of silence, Wen Zhuang whispered: "Your father was too depressed in the first half of his life. He had been surviving in the cracks for decades. Naturally, his personality was a bit... feminine and liked conspiracy more than conspiracy. But he didn't know that although conspiracy was faster and less labor-saving than conspiracy, he also had endless troubles. For example, this time, your father wanted to get rid of the Wen family, and the Wen family was indeed guilty enough, so this book was correct. But he should present facts, tell evidence, and show his guilt to the world so that others could not talk about it. Instead of frameing like this time."

Qin Lei nodded solemnly and accepted Empress Dowager Wenzhuang's statement. He said softly: "I don't know what the third reason is that the child is taught. I'm so curious?"

Empress Dowager Wenzhuang chuckled, turned her eyes to the east, and said with a look of remembrance: "If it is someone else's place, this third one is really no reason. But it is right for you."

Qin Lei was a little confused and smiled and said, "The child is confused and wants grandma to explain."

Empress Dowager Wenzhuang's face gradually became sad and said softly: "Because your aunt, my daughter, and Nian Yao's mother, I certainly don't want to see this scene."

The lonely princess tomb outside the capital suddenly appeared in front of Qin Lei's eyes, and he asked softly: "But my aunt in the capital?" Although Qin Lei had never seen that aunt, he still knew that she had raised her for the poor little proton in the capital.

Empress Dowager Wenzhuang nodded with difficulty and said softly: "Let's not discuss the matter of the deceased anymore. You just need to know that Nianyao is the child of your aunt and Wen Yanbo, and also your sister. The rest... you can do it yourself."

Hearing this sensational news, Qin Lei felt relieved, nodded and said softly: "Without an aunt, the little proton of the day would not survive, and the child knew what to do." The grandparents and grandchildren said a few more words. Qin Lei wanted to return the command arrow to the old empress dowager, and the old empress dowager smiled and said: "This is purple gold, and it can be worth 200 taels of silver if it turns into gold. Grandma can't help you in vain, so keep it for candy."

Qin Lei smiled bitterly and put the arrow back in his arms, got up and said goodbye, but Nian Yao sent him out.

Looking at his cousin who was unaware of it, Qin Lei finally relaxed, stood still, and said warmly: "What is missing, even if you are not allowed, you can go to Jinyu Palace to relax. Anyway, no one dares to care about you in this palace."

Although he didn't know why Qin Lei had the courage to face him today, Nian Yao still smiled reluctantly and said, "Thank you for your care, Nian Yao is all right."

Qin Lei scratched his head and smiled, then turned around and walked towards Jinyu Palace, comforted his mother and younger brother, and accompanied them for lunch, and then went to Jianjiayuan to get the cheap brother-in-law.

In just half a day, Qiao Tiancai, who is everywhere, has formed a deep friendship with the lonely Lao Liu. Seeing Qin Jun's reluctance, Qin Lei smiled and patted his shoulder, and said warmly: "As soon as the first month of next year comes, you will be given a house. What are you thinking about doing?"

The rules in the palace are that once the prince is over 14 years old, he must leave the palace to live, and he will naturally be free in his actions. Therefore, Qin Lei asked this question.

Qin Feng scratched his head, looked at the nobleman Zhou on the side, and saw her smiling and nodding, then he said softly: "I want to follow the fifth brother."

Qin Lei looked at the nobleman Zhou and heard her sincerely say, "I am a low-class man. When this child leaves the palace, there is no one to take care of him. He will inevitably be bullied. If he can follow the prince, I, a mother, can sleep peacefully."

Qin Lei smiled and said, "There are so many brothers above, and Lao Liu just wants to follow me. My fifth brother's face is naturally radiant. But I will spend most of next year in Jingshanying, and the conditions there are harder than Zhongxia. I am afraid that my aunt's reluctant wife will suffer this hardship with me."

Concubine Zhou said firmly, "Among your princes, if you suffer hardships and suffer hardships, you must be the prince the most, but you have the greatest ability and the deepest blessings. It can be seen that 'Only you will be the best after sufferings' will be the best.'" said to Qin Zhen, "You will listen to your fifth brother in the future. If you come back and complain, you will not recognize you." Qin Zhen also responded solemnly.

Seeing that everyone was saying this, Qin Lei was not too good to be a fake immortal, so he nodded and said to Qin Zhen with a gentle voice: "Let's go with me after the New Year." Qin Zhen responded happily, and then he made up his wish.

Saying goodbye to the mother and son, Qin Leicai took Qiao Tiancai to leave the Forbidden Palace.

On the carriage, Qin Lei and Qiao Tiancai, who was like a flower, sat face to face.

"Are you nervous?" Qin Lei asked with a smile.

Nodded, Qiao Tiancai flashed with big black gem-like eyes, and said with a vicissitudes of life: "The road ahead is vast, I don't know how to go..."

Qin Lei asked curiously: "How old are you this year?"

Qiao Tiancai patted his chest and said, "Eighteen!"

"Xu Gong! Your sister is only seventeen, you are only eighteen?" Qin Lei sneered.

"Sixteen... less than fifteen, almost... fourteen, it's really fourteen. If you don't believe me, ask my sister." Under Qin Lei's gaze, Qiao Tiancai still told the truth.

Qin Lei then clapped his hands and smiled and said, "Listing is not a good boy. I will take you to the dock later, and then look for a boat to Tangzhou and let someone take you home."

When Qiao Tiancai heard this, his little face suddenly collapsed, his head shaking like a rattle, and muttered: "I won't go back. If I can't return home in glory, I would rather wander around the world than go back so embarrassingly."

Qin Lei smiled and said, "How can I remember, someone burst into tears and said, 'I want to find my mother..." The last sentence was learned vividly, which made Qiao Tiancai's face turn red and white.

After a long time, Qiao Tiancai muttered, "I sent a letter to my mother, saying that I had made a fortune with my brother-in-law, and my mother was relieved."

Qin Lei quickly waved his hand and said, "I am not a kindergarten, nor is the king of children. You should talk about it later if you grow up." But this Qiao Tiancai was extremely difficult. He decided to be a follower for Qin Lei, so he refused to speak out.

This kid is very bachelor. Qin Lei’s usual 'coaxing, cheating and bluffing' has all failed, so he had to say helplessly: "You stay with me for one day. If you can stand it, stay. If you can't stand it, you will die as far as you can." Qiao Tiancai immediately smiled and nodded.

There are countless tributaries of Xiaoqing River, which run through the streets and alleys, covering most areas of the north and south cities.

Qinghe Garden is located next to such a tributary. It was originally the largest outer house of Prince Jian, covering an area of ​​more than ten acres. It was burned in the fire in Kyoto in the first month. Later, it was taken over by Qin Lei, and the houses of more than a dozen families beside it were bought together, and a wall of hundreds of feet was enclosed.

Prepare for future royal palaces.

Since I bought this large area, the project began and has not stopped in the past year. Although there has been no major construction due to shortage of funds, by the end of October, four or five courtyards were built, enough to accommodate hundreds of people to live and work, so Guantao moved the headquarters of the Government Affairs Temple here.

As a result, I just got rid of the impetuousness of moving, and Qinghe Garden was surrounded by the officers and soldiers of the Five City Military Offices, which made the subordinates of the Government Affairs Temple whisper, could it be that the feng shui here is not good? Is it on the head of Tai Sui?

Guantao was very calm. He lived on time every day, ate normally, arranged the errands in the mansion in an orderly manner, so that everyone was busy. When this person got busy, he would have less thoughts. Seeing that Guantao was fine, the staff members were even more relieved. They did it simply and slept in a confused manner, and the tension was naturally wiped out.

After three days like this, on the 21st, the clerk who got up early to practice in the morning discovered that the officers and soldiers stationed outside the gate had withdrew and Qinghe Park had rescued the siege.

When the officials passed the news excitedly to the inner courtyard, Mr. Guantao, who was practicing the Wuqin Opera, just smiled slightly, and didn't even stop his hands, as if he wanted to show some calmness.

Little did he know that his movements were 30% faster than usual. After seeing them, others could no longer recognize the routines that the temple minister had practiced.

‘Maybe it’s the turtle punch…’ the members guessed in their hearts.

After fighting a set of 'Tornado', Guantao asked quietly while wiping his sweat, “Have your contact with each department recovered?”

"It has been restored, and there is no loss except for two dogs being beaten to death." The official from the Government Affairs Temple replied.

After hearing this, Guantao said lightly: "Fortunately, I have not let down the prince."

"The prince has entered the capital." The official broke the news.

"Where is the prince?" Guantao said in surprise: "Come on my clothes quickly and go and see me."

The official continued to reveal: "Mr. Yu, who is beside the prince, brought the black guard to the door, waiting for the master to receive him."

Guantao quickly changed into formal clothes and went to the front yard to see Yu Qian. Only then did they know what happened. Before they could tell, they got the news: "The prince arrived at noon and the government affairs temple is ready to take the bus."

Qin Lei's convoy was very punctual. At noon, he drove to the entrance of Qinghe Park. Guantao brought hundreds of officials from the Government Affairs Temple to greet him. Anyway, it was exposed, so it would be better to be open and honest.

I saw His Highness Prince Weilong, being served by a handsome but somewhat scheming boy, got off the prince's car and came to Guantao.

After a while, Qin Lei joined hands with him into the yard. He only ate a cup of tea, then put down the teacup and said to Guantao: "The subordinate of the Gu Wang has come out with a 25-year-old man, but he has to cook first before talking to you."

Guantao said in surprise: "What is Erwuzai?"

Qin Lei sneered: "Erwuzai is not a thing, there is also a scientific name called 'Bonebone'."
Chapter completed!