Chapter 197 Master Cui
The crown prince committed suicide out of fear of punishment for treason and the news that Prince Ling was named regent spread quickly like wildfire.
People were in panic on the streets of the capital.
From time to time, soldiers and officers passed by, all of them were arresting the remnants of the prince's party.
Qin Yueyao lowered the curtain and sighed, "Being born in a royal family is sometimes a kind of sadness."
She asked Ye Xun'an curiously: "Is there anyone in Beiming competing with you for the throne?"
Mentioning this, Ye Xun'an's face became a little heavy, he said: "When the seven kings of the Northern Ming royal family rebelled, my father lost his life in the end because he was merciful and did not kill them all.
Later, all my uncles were executed, and their children were not spared either. Now the court is relatively stable."
It is for this reason that he, the prince, was able to leave Beiming. If he was surrounded by wolves, how could he dare to come and take the risk.
Qin Yueyao listened to his few words, but she could already tell the cruelty of it.
She said: "Then you are lucky to have avoided brothers killing each other."
Ye Xun'an did not comment, and attributed this to his uncle.
Since he came to power, he has acted vigorously and vigorously, taking all the sins on himself, just to give him a clean country.
As they were talking, they arrived at Suzaku Street.
Qin Yueyao got out of the car and took Ye Xun'an to visit this most prosperous street market.
Seeing those exquisite little items, she picked them up and compared them to Ye Xun'an's body and said, "You gave me an amulet, so I have to give you a gift in return. You can pick whatever you like."
Ye Xun'an's face darkened, he glanced at Qin Yueyao and said, "Are you being too perfunctory?"
He had worked all night to make the amulet for her personally, and she actually gave her these common items as a reward. It was so insincere of her to do so.
Qin Yueyao chuckled and asked him, "Then what do you want?"
Ye Xun'an said with a straight face: "I like everything you give me."
Qin Yueyao casually picked up a fan and handed it to him, saying, "Take this one. It suits you very well."
Ye Xun'an: "..."
He took the fan and unfolded it. He saw an orchid painted on the fan and a poem written on the back. It was just an ordinary fan.
The key is only twenty copper coins.
Ye Xun'an held the gift from Qin Yueyao with extremely complicated feelings. He even wanted to call her a heartless person.
But he still accepted the fan silently and said, "I like it very much."
Qin Yueyao just found it funny that he said one thing but meant another.
She was used to seeing him being serious on weekdays, so she wanted to tease him.
And at the same time disrupt his mind.
"Let's go."
Qin Yueyao turned around and hid the malicious smile on the corner of her lips.
The two continued to stroll, and they saw a group of officers escorting prisoners towards them.
Among the prisoners being escorted by the officers, there was a girl who was crying and struggling violently, attracting passers-by to stop and watch.
Qin Yueyao came face to face with this group of people. She wanted to avoid them, but she found that the man in the lead was an acquaintance, and that person also saw her.
"Miss Qin."
The man greeted her with a gentle and pleasant voice.
Qin Yueyao bowed briefly and said politely, "It turns out to be Master Cui.
Oh, no, now you should be called Lord Cui. I heard that His Majesty appointed you as the commander of the imperial guards?
I haven't congratulated you yet, Master Cui. I thought you would choose to be a civil servant."
There was a palace coup yesterday, and the former commander of the imperial guards was executed because he defected to the prince.
However, to Qin Yueyao's surprise, the person who took over this position was Cui Xingjian.
Her impression of Cui Xingjian was that he was an elegant and noble young man, full of bookish air, and that he would definitely enter the cabinet and be appointed as a noble or prime minister in the future.
But he chose a path that was completely different from the Cui family style.
Cui Xingjian smiled slightly and said, "Being a military commander has always been my dream."
He was the only one who knew best that their Cui family had long been in decline, and he could not wait for more than ten years.
Only by fighting with great achievements amidst mountains of corpses and seas of blood can the glory of the Cui family be revived.
Qin Yueyao said: "Then congratulations to Master Cui for getting what he wished for."
Cui Xing simply nodded and said thank you, then he heard a woman's voice behind him: "Miss Qin, Miss Qin, save me."
The woman behind him broke free from the guards and ran over. She looked at Qin Yueyao with tears in her eyes, with ropes tied around her hands.
Qin Yueyao was a little surprised: "Miss Jiang, what are you doing?"
Cui Xingjian replied: "The Jiang family colluded with the crown prince, and the old tutor has hanged himself in his house. According to the law, the family members of the Jiang family must be thrown into prison and await their fate."
Qin Yueyao felt a little sad when she saw Jiang Xi being captured by the guards.
Last night at the palace banquet, she was still wearing red hairpins and precious jewelry and dreaming of becoming the Crown Princess, but now she has become a prisoner.
She sighed and said, "The old master is confused."
Old Tutor Jiang is the majesty's mentor. This status is enough for the Jiang family to live a life of luxury. However, Jiang Xi is not satisfied and wants to be the Crown Princess.
The old tutor had only this one granddaughter. Perhaps for her, or perhaps because he was blinded by power, he made a foolish decision, which brought trouble to the Jiang family and ruined their reputation.
She looked at Jiang Xi and said, "I'm sorry, I can't do anything about the crime of treason committed by the Jiang family."
"Why?"
Jiang Xi was unwilling to accept this. She said, "The prince obviously went to the Prime Minister's residence, so why is your residence safe and sound? This is not fair!"
Qin Yueyao's face darkened, and the slight bit of pity she had felt for Jiang Xi just now disappeared completely.
She scolded: "Jiang Xi, do you think everyone is like you?
All the mistakes made by Old Master Jiang are because of you. If you hadn't been obsessed with wealth and fame and wanted to become the Crown Princess, how could the Jiang family have fallen to this point?
I'm different from you. I never care about the title of Crown Princess.
The prince came to our residence and wanted to marry me, but my father refused.
This is why our Xiangfu has not been implicated. I used to feel sorry for you, but now it seems that you have brought this upon yourself."
Jiang Xi listened to her merciless sarcasm and shouted hysterically: "Qin Yueyao, why are you pretending to be so noble?
You know how much I hate you, if it weren't for you I wouldn't be like this."
She has been comparing herself with Qin Yueyao all her life, but she is always outshined by her.
Her obsession with becoming the Crown Princess was not because she loved the Crown Prince so much, but because she liked the identity of the Crown Prince.
Because the Crown Princess is the future Queen, the most noble woman in the world, she just wants to step on Qin Yueyao and win this time!
However, she still lost.
Cui Xingjian frowned and said to the guards behind him: "Shut her mouth and take her away."
He looked at Qin Yueyao and said, "Miss Qin, you don't have to take a madman's words to heart.
In fact, Cui admires you very much. You and Miss Song are both extraordinary women who are unconventional."
Hearing Cui Xingjian's words of appreciation, Ye Xun'an's eyes couldn't help but dim.
He heard from his sister that Qin Muyan was choosing a husband for Qin Yueyao, and the one he liked was Mr. Cui.
Could it be the person in front of me?