I frowned and looked at him for a long time, but I didn't wait for his answer. I was about to ask again, but I heard the Queen Yin next to me murmuring, "Liu Shizhou?"

I turned my head in surprise and looked at her.

Since she became stupid, although she could still talk and do things, what she wanted to do was what she focused on, and she would almost never react to the surrounding environment. There were few things from the outside that could stimulate her. But just now, I just told Yao Lao that the name "Liu Shizhou" and she responded!

She also knows Liu Shizhou?

Just as I looked at her in shock, a little confused expression appeared on Queen Yin's face, which had never been expressionless. She slowly raised her head and looked at Lao Yao: "Liu Shizhou...Liu Shizhou..."

She kept muttering this name, the more she read it, the faint light in her eyes flashed, as if she was thinking about something.

I hurriedly said, "Yes, Liu Shizhou, do you know him?"

Queen Yin turned her head to look at me, looking confused again.

But in a daze, as if trying to think about something, I said urgently: "Liu Shizhou, he is an official in the court. He used to be an official in Yangzhou and later assassinated. Do you remember him?"

Queen Yin looked at me with a more erratic expression.

Lao Yao hurriedly reached out and held her hand, then said to me, "She doesn't know, she doesn't know anything."

"But she just-"

"She is crazy now, and she is crazy about whatever she says and does."

“…”

"She also regards Mr. Liu as her son. Is it really her son?"

My brow frowned - how is it possible?

However, Empress Yin was crazy and never made a fuss for no reason. She clearly had some impression of this name and had a deep impression. Otherwise, she would not have reacted to this name after being stupid. But before I could say anything, Yao Lao had already grabbed her hand and comforted softly: "It's nothing, this person has nothing to do with you."

“…”

Queen Yin looked at him blankly for a while, her voice gradually calmed down, and then nodded: "Oh..."

I hurriedly said, "Old Yao!"

He turned his head to look at me and said, "Miss Yan, so many years have passed since this matter. Now I have to ask again, what's the point?"

I felt that he was obviously perfunctory to me, and I couldn't help but frown: "The old man's words are a bit evasive. Liu Shizhou's life and death may be just a small matter decades ago for others, but for Qinghan, it was his hatred for killing his father. Of course he had to ask about it, and I-I can't ignore it."

Lao Yao looked up at me: "Why?"

"Because," my voice trembled slightly: "Because, the Yan family's actions in Yangzhou were supported by the Yan family."

“…”

"I want to know if it was my father, if it was him--the order."

Hearing me say this, Lao Yao suddenly opened his eyes wide and immediately understood.

If I doubt other people, I can comfort Qinghan or help him revenge, but what if that order was issued by my father, if my relationship with him becomes an enemy?

For a moment, Yao Lao's expression became messy.

He looked at me with a little difficulty, and was silent for a long time, saying, "Miss Yan... Actually, you don't have to worry. This matter may not be Ling Zun's order..."

“…”

"He is a person with a broad mind and will not care about the gains and losses of a person or a matter."

“…”

"So I think it's not him."

When I heard this, my heart suddenly felt relieved.

Although he was not a positive answer, at this time, I believed this sentence extremely. Perhaps everyone is willing to believe in the fact that they are willing to believe.

As long as it is not my father.

As long as it is not him, there will be no obstacles between me and Qinghan.

only--

My eyes became deeper, and I looked up at Yao Lao's eyes that were constantly flashing, and said, "Do you know, who gave the order?"

Lao Yao didn't even look at me, and his eyes turned to one side: "How could I know?"

“…”

"Miss Yan, don't forget that at that time, I was always in the capital and was imprisoned by her. How could I know about Yangzhou?"

“…”

"You asked me, you asked the wrong person."

I looked at him and didn't say anything. Yao Lao had already helped Queen Yin, who kept talking to himself in a low voice, and said, "Okay, she's tired after talking for so long. Let her rest first. It's late, and Miss Yan will go to rest earlier."

“…”

He was expelling guests, but I knew more clearly that he was avoiding something, but I didn't say much, so I stood up like a stream of peace and smiled, "Okay, it's time for her God who has disturbed her for so long, so it's time to have a good rest. I'll say goodbye first."

After saying that, he left the room.

When I walked out, twilight had already arrived, and the light around me seemed a little dark and unclear, but I felt a little light in front of me, letting me know where I should go.

Empress Yin and Lao Yao must have known some things, and they may have played a role in this matter to a greater or lesser extent. Although Lao Yao just said that he was in the capital at that time and was imprisoned by Empress Yin, I knew very well that it was easy to leave that place with his ability. Huang Tianba and the others often went to the prison to visit him. I have encountered it once, and it would be easy to convey any orders.

It’s a pity that Huang Tianba is far away in Mobei, so I can’t ask him, and Lao Yao seems to have made up his mind and not speak.

It seems that we can only find another opportunity to test Empress Yin alone.

I turned around and looked at the figure that was slightly hunched over on the window, looking particularly thin. After a while, I turned around and left.

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In the following time, I kept looking for an opportunity to get close to Queen Yin again. But Yao Lao seemed to have seen through my thoughts. Every time he came, he was by her side. He urged me to leave after a few words. I knew he was guarding against me, and I couldn't help but feel a little frustrated.

Even if I am the eldest lady of the Yan family, I can't use my power to suppress others at this time, and I will still be two old people.

What's more, the poison in Qinghan's body has not yet been cured.

If the order to assassinate Liu Shizhou was not given by his father, it can be said that the stinger that deepest in my heart was pulled out. What worries me the most now is the matter of poisoning in Qinghan. Detoxification requires Lao Yao, so I cannot offend him for the time being.

I can only do this slowly.

The most important thing at the moment is negotiations, which are going on day by day.

The first item is to discuss the opening of a port.

The second item is the management of salt and iron.

...

The most important and most difficult one is taxation.

This article was difficult to talk about. Pei Yuanhao's policy of diving to acres in various parts of the Central Plains was a great impact on the large family in Xichuan. He himself understood that the reason why Pei Yuanxiu was able to incite so many powerful gentry to rebel against the court in a short period of time was largely because he shook the interests of those people.

But now, in Xichuan, there is naturally no such storm and fire.

Therefore, the two sides negotiated for a long time on the tax system and the years.

In fact, Qingchen had the most difficult conversation with several old patriarchs before, and it was also this matter. It could almost be said that he was sacrificing his own interests in exchange for the success of a peace talk. I think he made a lot of promises to these people. Even so, it was difficult to negotiate.

This matter took three days to talk about it before we could barely reach an agreement.

After talking for a few days, I felt that Qingchen had lost weight again, and his face was blue-gray.

After coming out of the lobby, I grabbed his arm with a heartache and said softly: "Now, the matter has been finished, you can have a good rest."

He raised his head and looked at me, his pale and blood-colored lips smiled faintly.

That smile made me feel uneasy, and I asked, "What's wrong?"

He said, "It doesn't matter, it's all over."

“…”

"Tomorrow, it's the most important thing."

“…?”

I looked at him in surprise.

I have been recording what he and Pei Yuanhao have been talking about these days. It can be said that everything I want has been discussed, especially the tax system, which is the most concerned issue between the two sides, but he actually said that it doesn’t matter, it’s important tomorrow.

What's more important than this?

I looked at him in surprise: "Qingchen, what is it?"

He smiled and said, "Sister, don't worry. When the matter is handled, the great disaster of Xichuan will pass."

I looked at him with a deep brow, and I couldn't come back to my senses for a long time.

Sure enough, the next morning, when I woke up early in the morning, I heard that the two of them went to the lobby to start talking again.

But this time is different from before. During the talks, all the old patriarchs of the big family and officials from the court were present. There were documentary records. We could still look inside from a distance and roughly understand the direction of the negotiations. At the moment of You hour, the news came. The civil servants in charge of the record and I could go over and record the matters that were agreed on this day.

But this time, there were only two of them, and no third person could get close to them.

Everyone vaguely felt that today should be the last day of negotiations.

So, everyone came to this end of the corridor to wait. The civil and military ministers, even the old patriarchs such as Tang Yuan and Old Master An came over in person. Even Alan stood in the crowd. Although there were many people, no one spoke. Everyone just couldn't help but look inside.

Usually, the two people who will come out at the hour of You have passed the hour of Xu today and there is no movement yet.

As dusk fell, lanterns hung around them.

The lobby is still brightly lit.
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