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Chapter 392 What kind of person is the new emperor?

"Oh?...how do you say that?" Shen Liuzhen was very interested, put his elbows on the edge of the table, looked at Si Yu and asked.

Si Yu couldn't help laughing, and said:

"There was such a thing, two years ago, the new emperor of the prince held a banquet at his home, and invited several famous singers and maikos to his place to warm up the scene.

It was agreed in advance that the show with the best dance will be rewarded with a hundred gold.As a result, after the dance was over, he liked my performance even more and planned to give me a reward.

But one of his concubines was jealous of me seeing that way, and didn't like me.

Just told Xindi that she felt that my dancing alone was too cold, not as lively as the other group of six people dancing together.

After Xindi heard it, he thought about it seriously, changed his mind, and said seriously: "What you said is indeed reasonable, and it is indeed not as lively as the group just now." '"

Si Yu's eyes widened as she spoke, as if she had returned to the scene at that time, a little excited, she tapped the table lightly with her fingertips, and said:
"I was definitely not convinced at the time, how could I just change it, and the reward I got just flew away like this?

So he quickly defended himself.I say:
'Your Highness, just now we agreed that whoever performs well will be rewarded, but I didn't say that whoever performs well will be rewarded.If we had known this earlier, there would be group dances in our building, and we could have a lively performance. '"

When Si Yu learned this, she deliberately choked her throat, which was completely different from the way she speaks now.

After finishing speaking, I couldn't stop laughing, I don't know if I was angry or felt speechless.

She took two breaths and said again:

"Guess what, Xindi changed his mind again at that time. Say, you are right.

Then he pointed at me and said to the concubine: "I still think she dances the best, should I give her this reward?" '

That concubine probably knew the new emperor's temper long ago, and persuaded him perseveringly, saying:
What the concubine said just now meant to be beautiful. Don't His Highness think that the six of them danced together just now, and the scene was beautifully choreographed, dazzling and exciting?

She dances well by herself, how can someone else perform well with six people? '

The new emperor was in a dilemma, his expression was very tangled, and he said again: "You are right...it makes sense, but what should I do... Otherwise, both families will be rewarded, fifty gold for one family." '"

After Si Yu had finished speaking, she had had enough laughing.She shook her head, propped her chin on the back of her wrist again, and said:

"I have never seen such a person who has no opinion and such soft ears."

Shen Liuzhen has been listening very carefully, making judgments in his heart, and then asked aloud:
"Has he always been like this? Is it possible that he did it on purpose for outsiders to see?"

When Si Yu heard about it, she took a surprise look at Shen Liuzhen, and saw that Shen Liuzhen was looking at the teacup on the table with his eyes half-downcast, with a cautious appearance of listening attentively, with thick long eyelashes like an innocent deer.

She couldn't help thinking: he looks young and speaks innocently and easy-going, but in fact he has a maturity and vigilance that doesn't match his age, it's not as simple as it looks on the surface.

Si Yu blinked her eyes, then turned around and thought again: That's right, if he was a simple person, how could he be sent to do things by his superiors?As a spy, anyone with a simple mind cannot survive.

"It should be true..." Si Yu thought for a while and said, "There is no need for him to pretend, besides, he still pretends to be indecisive and lacking in opinions.

Although the old emperor had many heirs, some of the older ones died when they fought with him.Or it is that he is not pleasing to the eye, has been excluded, and there are few successful ones.

Except for the new emperor born by the current empress, the heirs who are likely to be established as princes are younger and have no competitors at all.

And over the years, there have been several times when the ministers in the DPRK made a fuss about letting the old emperor establish a prince, but the old emperor refused to agree.

He couldn't pick anyone out, he just wanted to wait and see if the youngest son in the back was successful.

But, isn't he unable to wait, and suddenly becomes seriously ill and cannot be cured?

That is to say, the new emperor, who looks so young and has a gentle temper. The old emperor has always been very close to him, but he often tells the ministers that he is too useless to be successful, and he has been reluctant to make him the crown prince.

You said, if you were him, would you pretend to be indecisive under such circumstances to make the old emperor look down on you? "

Hearing this, Shen Liuzhen rolled up his sleeves subconsciously, looked at the void, shook his head silently, and said:
"Based on what you said, I feel a little pity for that old emperor."

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Just as Xie Yuan went to the Yamen of Yousi to order Mao, he was blocked at the door again.

This time, it wasn't Princess Huaizhen's person, but a young eunuch in the palace holding a whisk.

The little eunuch lowered his head and bowed his waist, unable to see the expression on his face, he just said anxiously:

"General Xie, Your Majesty has been waiting for you, please follow our house into the palace."

After Xie Yuan heard this, although she was full of doubts, since it was the emperor's decree, she couldn't say anything, so she arranged for Sun Tian and the others to say a few words, and then followed the little eunuch.

Along the way, he entered the palace gate smoothly.

Everyone in the palace was dressed in plain clothes. Xie Yuan came in a hurry, but he simply tied his filial piety and followed the little eunuch, which was very conspicuous. Although he didn't see many people on the road, he occasionally ran into a few palace people. , They all looked sideways quietly.

Xie Yuan finally couldn't bear the doubts in his heart, and asked the little eunuch who led the way:

"Little eunuch, why is Your Majesty so anxious to see me?...According to the logic, I should first go to worship the late emperor's spiritual throne, right?"

The little eunuch turned back half of his body, still lowered his head, and said:

"Our family doesn't know about this either. General Xie is Princess Huaizhen's son-in-law, and he has a close relationship with His Majesty. What are you afraid of?"

Hearing this, Xie Yuan felt even more strange in his heart. Looking at the back of the little eunuch, he thought: I am not afraid, I am just strange... Should I be afraid?

Xie Yuan frowned involuntarily, and he became more vigilant in his heart.

When they stopped in front of a remote palace gate, there was only one eunuch waiting at the gate, holding a sword in his hand.

Xie Yuan took a look, isn't that his own saber?
Just now because of the rules of entering the palace to face the saint, I stayed outside, why did I appear here?

"General Xie, Your Majesty has said that according to the late emperor's last wish, you will be his most important courtier and a relative of the emperor in the future. Naturally, your relationship is extraordinary. Therefore, you are authorized to meet with me with a sword in the future as a token of honor."

As the eunuch said, the hands holding the sword were raised a little higher, over the top of the bowed head, and raised in front of Xie Yuan.

Xie Yuan was a little moved for a moment.

Although they haven't met each other yet, it's obvious that the new emperor obeyed the old emperor's words, and also approved of her arrangement to reuse her.

The uneasiness in her heart subsided in an instant, she raised her hand, and grabbed her sword...

(End of this chapter)