I opened a tea shop in Bianjing

Zhang Dun spoke so eloquently that Zeng Bu and General Xu looked at each other, but they didn't know how to refute. Therefore, the talks came to a deadlock.

Zhao Ji ate the last bit of meat soup, and then dropped the bowl heavily on the coffee table.

Everyone stared at him cautiously, including Mo Yunxiao.

He looked around the four people with a serious face, and suddenly smiled again, and said, "This meat soup makes people feel comfortable all over."

"Okay, that's the end of today's discussion. Zhu Qing has worked hard, please go back after eating." Zhao Ji stretched his waist and said, "I'm a little tired too."

The four had no choice but to stand up and say goodbye.After saluting, Zeng Bu looked at Mo Yunxiao again, and asked her why she came here?Mo Yunxiao just smiled lightly and said nothing else.

Zeng Bu could only sigh in vain, and exited the Zichen Palace with the maid and three colleagues.

The door of the palace was gently closed, leaving only Zhao Ji and Mo Yunxiao.Mo Yunxiao looked at the hall, like a curious child entering a novel world.

As Mo Yunxiao walked, he looked at the layout of the hall and the decoration of the carved beams and painted buildings on the pillars, and he suddenly felt mixed feelings.

"It's a pity that such a beautiful palace will be destroyed in the fire of war." She thought in her heart.

Zhao Ji followed behind her and said, "He Lu, I didn't lie to you, I really brought you into the palace."

Mo Yunxiao stopped suddenly, turned her head and said to him: "You brought me into the palace to push the dung truck and let me stay in the cold palace alone, right?"

Mo Yunxiao said with an angry tone.She looked at him with deep resentment in her eyes.

Zhao Ji smiled embarrassedly, and said: "This is an expedient measure, and the guards in the palace are heavily guarded, so this is the only way to do it. But what do you mean by the cold palace?"

Mo Yunxiao's face suddenly turned red.The side hall for changing clothes is not a cold palace, it's just my imagination.

She had no choice but to turn around again in embarrassment, and said shyly: "That side hall is very cold and dark, it must be the same as the Leng Palace."

Zhao Ji laughed "hehe" and said, "Lenggong is not necessarily a place that will be cold or dark."

He walked around in front of Mo Yunxiao, blocking her way.With a smile on his face, he gently took Mo Yunxiao's hand, and said, "Even if one day you enter the palace, I will never put you in the cold palace."

Looking at him, Mo Yunxiao's cheeks were already slightly hot.She hastily withdrew her hand, and said angrily: "Official, don't get me wrong. I'm here today not to have a tryst with you, but to talk to you about the Cao Gang."

"Why did you come to the palace to talk about the Cao Gang?" Zhao Ji asked knowingly.

This annoyed Mo Yunxiao, she stared and said, "You asked me to come, otherwise why would I bother thinking about it!"

After she finished speaking, she rolled her eyes, turned and walked away.Zhao Ji hurriedly followed her, apologized and said: "He Lu, I didn't mean to tease you, I hope you will be happy."

"So?" Mo Yunxiao said as he walked, "Why do you want me to come, just to listen to this argument between your two important ministers?"

Zhao Ji smiled bitterly, and said, "Can you understand my difficulties? Zeng Bu and Zhang Dun have different opinions, and I don't know how to deal with these matters. The same is true about the judgment of King Jian."

Mo Yunxiao paused, turned around, and said sternly: "The last time I quelled the chaos in Prince Jian's Mansion, I saw that you dealt with it properly and thought carefully. I thought you were a decisive person. But why are you tied up now? ?”

Zhao Ji was stunned and panicked. "I...I..." He was so expectant that he couldn't speak the whole sentence.

Mo Yunxiao shook her head and sighed, and said with emotion: "It's no wonder, you are a carefree prince, suddenly you are unable to handle the big responsibility."

"He Lu, I..." Zhao Ji wanted to explain something, but he didn't know what to say for a while.

"What? Are you trying to tell me that you are decisive?" Mo Yunxiao asked.

Zhao Ji looked at her asking for advice, and said, "So, can you tell me what I should do?"

Mo Yunxiao thought for a while, and said: "There is no deep hatred between the Cao Gang and the Beggar Gang, it is just a conflict of interests. The court only needs to reconcile, and there must be a way to satisfy both sides."

Zhao Ji nodded and said, "That's right, it's not the Cao Gang and the Beggar Gang that are difficult to reconcile, but Zhang Dun and Zeng Bu."

"Oh, I don't know how to deal with the matter of the imperial court as a little girl." Mo Yunxiao spread her hands together, showing a helpless look.

Zhao Ji nodded and said, "You don't need to say, I already have a decision in my heart."

"Oh?" Mo Yunxiao smiled at him and asked, "What countermeasures do you have?"

Zhao Ji smiled knowingly, and replied: "You can't talk about this matter yet, you will know in the future."

Mo Yunxiao glared at him and said, "You still keep it from me."

Zhao Ji walked over with a smile and said, "I didn't mean to hide it from you, but I always have to think it over. However, listening to your advice today has taught me a lot."

"Haha, is it?" Mo Yunxiao felt quite proud.She raised her chin, put on a high-spirited look, and said, "Then you still don't want me to be your teacher."

Looking at her, Zhao Ji suddenly cupped her cheeks with both hands, and a passionate kiss fell on her lips.

At this moment, she felt a burst of blazing warmth wrapping herself; her eyes were wide open, and her pupils were full of Zhao Ji's shadow; her hands tightly grasped Zhao Ji's arm, and her long and thin nails were almost To get embedded in his skin.

However, she didn't struggle, she seemed to be unable to struggle and seemed to have no need to struggle.She could only stare at the round eyes, looking at the face of the man in front of her in horror.

Zhao Ji's kiss was very deep and deep, but it was smooth and gentle beyond their expectations.

After this kiss, Zhao Ji still stared at her, feeling her breath from the end of her nose.Her breathing became heavy, her eyes were full of resentment, but her ears were already slightly red, and her body was also trembling slightly.

Zhao Ji supported her shoulders and looked into her eyes.She also looked into his eyes.Zhao Ji was a little embarrassed under her gaze.

He hurriedly avoided her eyes and asked, "He Lu, will you blame me?"

"What do I blame you for?" Mo Yunxiao asked back.Her voice was trembling and wet.

"I treat you like this, will you blame me for being frivolous?" Before Zhao Ji finished speaking, Mo Yunxiao slapped him with his hands, turned and walked away.

Although the slap was loud, it didn't hurt very much.After Zhao Ji took this slap, his heart felt sweet.

Mo Yunxiao turned her back to him, her heart looked like there were thousands of deer rampaging, which made her upset.

Zhao Ji walked over gently, and put his hand on her shoulder lightly. "Don't touch me." Mo Yunxiao quickly walked away like a cloud.

"He Lu, do you really blame me?" Zhao Ji said sadly.

"Yes, I blame you." Mo Yunxiao turned around, bit her lip lightly, and said, "However, I don't blame you for being frivolous this time."

"Then you..." Zhao Ji was a little confused and could only look at her blankly.

Mo Yunxiao's eyes suddenly shed a tear.

She walked over step by step and said, "That night at Jin Mingchi, what did you say and do?"

"Jin Mingchi that night..." Zhao Ji's mind turned, and he suddenly thought of his gaffe that day.

He laughed dumbfounded, and said: "That day I heard you said that you were going to enter Prince Jian's mansion, and you would only talk nonsense when you were in a hurry. Please forgive me, He Lu."

"Hmph!" Mo Yunxiao said again: "You know that I am in the Jian Palace, but what have you done for me?"

Zhao Ji fell into silence, feeling ashamed in embarrassment.

"You appointed me as a recruiter in the name of the government without discussing with me!" Mo Yunxiao approached step by step, and said, "Do you really think I will be happy?"

"He Lu, I'm really sorry for you." Zhao Ji sighed heavily and said, "I also have my reasons for doing this."

"Hmph! You do have your own difficulties." Mo Yunxiao said lukewarmly, "Who in the world doesn't have any difficulties?"

Zhao Ji smiled faintly, and greeted him and said: "He Lu, you should know my heart. I have done many things that I am sorry to you, and I will repay you in the future. Not only to you, but also to your sisters and brothers."

Mo Yunxiao glanced at him and said, "But you are an official after all."

"Is the official family not good?" Zhao Ji asked.

Mo Yunxiao shook her head and said: "The official family must have many concubines, but I can't tolerate them. If I entrust my life to one person, I will definitely give his heart to me completely." .”

"Of course I understand."

"No, you are an official, the emperor, and the son of heaven. How can you understand?" Mo Yunxiao looked at him and said, "Even if you can understand, your courtiers will not understand. Because, this is a A world where women are not allowed to stand out."

The two looked at each other for a long time, and both were silent for a long time.

After staring at each other for a long time, Mo Yunxiao finally couldn't bear it anymore and averted her eyes first. "So..." she said, "I won't blame you for your frivolity just now, and please forget about it quickly."

Zhao Ji suddenly grabbed her hand, which surprised her suddenly. "What are you doing?" she asked in a surprised tone.

Zhao Ji said with a slight smile, "He Lu, you are such a wonderful woman."

Mo Yunxiao shook her head and smiled wryly, and said, "I was born into this era by mistake. This era doesn't belong to me at all."

After she finished speaking, she slowly lowered her head and couldn't help sobbing.Zhao Ji's heart was shocked, and he didn't know what to say.

She fell in love with Song Mingxuan and Zhao Si successively, but they both ended without a problem.Now she is involved with Zhao Ji again, but due to his identity, this relationship is doomed to fail.In this era that doesn't belong to her, I'm afraid she will never be able to get a true relationship that belongs to her.

The more Mo Yunxiao thought about it, the more sad she felt, and gradually the soft sobs turned into weeping.One of her hands was held by Zhao Ji, and the other hand gently covered her mouth.

Tears rolled down, like plump pearls, like crystal dew.Tears rolled down her cheeks and onto the tiles beneath her feet.

This is the first time Zhao Ji saw her cry.He didn't know the real reason for her tears, and he thought it was the inferiority complex of not being able to marry into the royal family.

As a result, Zhao Ji's feelings of pity for fragrance and jade rose spontaneously.He held her face gently, and found that her eyes were a little red and swollen.He wiped away her tears and said, "From now on, I will never let you be bullied again."

Mo Yunxiao glanced at him, and a feeling of warmth rose in her heart.But she still couldn't accept his kindness.

She shook her head, pushed his hand away, and said, "You and I are not storytellers, and the story of Cinderella will never happen to me."

"Who is Cinderella?" Zhao Ji asked puzzled.

Mo Yunxiao smiled and said: "Cinderella is all ordinary women in the world. Most ordinary women want to marry into noble families. But, I am not such a person. I just want to be with the one I love."

"I will stay with you." Zhao Ji said.

"But you are an official, and you have to bear too many responsibilities." Mo Yunxiao took a deep breath and said, "It's hard for you and me to stay together."

Zhao Ji was silent again.Mo Yunxiao took two steps in the direction of the palace gate, and said with a choked voice, "Guan, I thank you for your deep friendship, but let's forget what happened tonight earlier."

Mo Yunxiao looked in the direction of the palace gate, and suddenly saw a strange light.This light is by no means the light of a lantern or a torch, but like a fierce fire.

However, how could there be such a fire in this deep palace?Mo Yunxiao fell into deep confusion.

Zhao Ji was still bowing his head in thought, and did not notice Mo Yunxiao's abnormal movement.

"He Lu, we..." As soon as he raised his head, he saw a dazzling fire.He was stunned for a moment, but before he could react, Mo Yunxiao called out first: "The official's house is on fire!"

"It's flooded! The Zichen Palace is flooded!" People outside the main hall also shouted loudly.

The flames shone in, and both Mo Yunxiao and Zhao Ji felt the raging warmth.

"What's going on here?" Zhao Ji was still in a daze, Mo Yunxiao came over and grabbed him and ran back, asking anxiously, "Is there any other exit?"

"There is a side door." Zhao Ji took Mo Yunxiao's hand and ran to the depths of the hall.

At this time, the entire palace was billowing with black smoke.No sooner had they passed the hall than the beams had come crashing down.

They ran towards the side hall, and when they passed the corridor, the smoke was already very thick, which made them cough continuously.

"Squat down!" Mo Yunxiao covered her mouth with one hand and pulled Zhao Ji down.Once they squatted down, their breathing became much easier.

But before he had gone far, the windows of the side hall had burst into flames, and billows of black smoke poured in like a goblin.

The two looked back again, and there was also thick smoke billowing behind them, and the smell of burnt wood filled the air.

"Where is the door?" Mo Yunxiao asked.

Zhao Ji stretched out his hand, coughed and said, "He Lu, we... cough cough... I'm afraid we won't be able to escape..."

Mo Yunxiao looked around and saw a set of tea sets on the coffee table in the side hall.She flew towards her, but Zhao Ji failed to catch her and watched her rush into the smoke of charming eyes.

Zhao Ji was a little disappointed, but also a little happy. "Before the catastrophe, the two of them couldn't escape together. It's fine for her to escape alone, but I don't know if the firefighters will make things difficult for her."

At this moment, the two puffs of black smoke gradually merged, completely engulfing Zhao Ji in the thick smoke.