Ninefold above

The next day, long after breakfast, Zhuo San and Liu Xiaoxiao stared at the closed door of the main house.

Liu Xiaoxiao glanced at the sky, she couldn't see anything because it was full of snowflakes, but she estimated the time was about the same, she looked at the door eagerly: "Is he not paying back? Can he sleep like this?"

Zhuo San also had a puzzled expression: "Outrageous! Logically speaking, it should be that the master can't get up—"

"Sister Lu? Didn't she enter the palace? From the looks of Sister Lu, she should have slept well last night."

Zhuo San put his left hand on his hip and his right hand on the round pillar: "That's why I said it's outrageous."

Little Liu Xiaoren is a big kid, gradually came to his senses, and blinked: "Sister Lu is so good?"

Zhuo San shook his head: "This is simply unreasonable."

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Eunuch Qiu welcomed people into the corridor against the wind and snow, put away his umbrella and led the way half a step ahead.

The glazed tiles in the clouds of the imperial palace are covered with a layer of snow white, but there is a faint solemnity and majesty in the white snow. The centuries-old palace suppresses the power that everyone dreams of.

Without squinting, Lu Chengfeng turned up the steps and stopped outside the imperial study.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Lu has arrived."

"Enter."

Lu Chengfeng straightened his official robes slightly awe-inspiring, and entered the room respectfully. Qin Zhiheng sat on the chair where he used to review memorials.

Lu Chengfeng saluted: "My humble servant sees the emperor."

Qin Zhiheng said: "Come here and take a look at these two brochures."

Lu Chengfeng stepped forward with downcast eyes, picked up Qin Zhiheng's folded booklet as he said, put it back after a while, and remained silent.

Qin Zhiheng said: "Within one month, there have been four robberies in Subei, and He Yuanzhong, the prefect of Qingcheng, made two memorials in half a month, asking the court to send troops to suppress the bandits."

Lu Chengfeng raised his hand and said unhurriedly: "Then send troops to encircle and suppress."

Qin Zhiheng was silent for a moment, and said, "Do you have someone to choose?"

Lu Chengfeng said: "This is a major matter of the Ministry of War, I dare not speak too much."

"I told you to say it!"

Lu Chengfeng pondered for a moment, as if he was really thinking about it seriously: "Military Minister Shi Hexing can be appointed."

Qin Zhiheng's vision was far-sighted: "Even Cai Wanghuai, a famous general who has experienced many battles, has returned without success. Shi Shilang has never been on the battlefield, so what's the use of going?"

Lu Chengfeng lowered his head.

Qin Zhiheng said: "If I say to send you, what do you think?"

Lu Chengfeng pondered for a moment, then raised his hand and replied: "Your Majesty, Jin Yiwei went to suppress the bandits. This is unprecedented in the ages, and the daily affairs of Jin Yiwei also need to be decided by me, and I can't leave for a long time."

Qin Zhiheng put down the folder in his hand and stared at the person for a moment, but she just pretended to be deaf and dumb, and she couldn't help showing anger: "Lu Chengfeng!"

"Chen is here!"

"At the beginning you asked Jin Yiwei to give it to you, you handled Liu Fei's case beautifully, and even Han Shushan was willing to listen to your orders, do you know who gave all this?"

Lu Chengfeng bent down and replied, "I am the emperor."

"Then I want you to suppress the bandits now, why are you pushing back and forth?"

Lu Chengfeng raised his head: "Why should the emperor make things difficult for the minister? I am a criminal minister, and my reputation is notorious, so I can't take on this responsibility."

"Don't play around with me here!" Qin Zhiheng said coldly, "Don't think that I dare not punish you because you have meritorious escort!"

Lu Chengfeng knelt down on both knees, but said: "I don't know what I did wrong? Please make it clear to my emperor."

Seeing her acting like I just don't understand, Qin Zhiheng was slightly annoyed. If he said something serious, he might not be able to continue the conversation. Against his original intention today, he calmed down for a moment, saw her kneeling on the ground, and said impatiently: "Get up and talk. .”

Lu Chengfeng got up as he said.

Qin Zhiheng thought for a while, and said: "Don't do this with me! You already know that I will send you to Subei, if you have any request, just ask, I will consider it."

Lu Chengfeng thought about it and said: "It's not that I don't want to go, it's just that the situation in Subei is difficult now, even people like General Cai have returned without success, I really dare not trust you as a girl."

How could Qin Zhiheng believe her nonsense, two days ago he visited Hu's mansion privately, and he went there specially for Lu Chengfeng, even Hu Rong looked at him differently, if she didn't trust him, who would go?

Qin Zhiheng said: "Girl's family? You can't find a girl's family like you in Yanjing, just mention it!"

Lu Chengfeng raised his hand again, and said seriously: "That's the case, I do have something to tell you."

"Say."

"I ask the emperor to give you a marriage."

Qin Zhiheng didn't expect it to be such a simple matter, and immediately agreed: "Yes! Whose son is it? I will draw up the decree now."

Lu Chengfeng replied: "My humble minister, thank you Lord Long En. The emperor should know this person, Xie Cen, Xie Yunqian's younger brother."

Qin Zhiheng twitched his eyebrows: "Xie Cen?"

Lu Chengfeng lowered his eyebrows: "Exactly."

Qin Zhiheng was furious: "Lu Chengfeng! Do you know what you are talking about?"

Lu Chengfeng's face was calm: "I know, I and Xie Cen are congenial, and I want to ask the emperor to marry me."

Qin Zhiheng suddenly stood up, paced back and forth anxiously, full of anger and had nowhere to vent, suddenly he spread his hands to clean up the books on the table, and the memorial fell down with a clatter, some of which hit Lu Chengfeng.

She knelt down again without haste.

Qin Zhiheng stared at the person with complicated emotions and said, "I disagree!"

Lu Chengfeng said: "I just feel that with the emperor's imperial decree, this marriage is even more happy. Since the emperor is not willing, it is a little regrettable that Xie Lu and his family will make the ceremony on their own."

Qin Zhiheng understood.

What she meant was that even if she didn't agree, she still wanted this marriage!
No one has dared to be so presumptuous!
Qin Zhiheng's eyes were cold, and he said coldly: "Since you have lost your mind, go out and kneel until you wake up!"

Lu Chengfeng kowtowed, retreated and knelt outside the imperial study.

A layer of snow had fallen on the ground, Lu Chengfeng knelt for a while, the snow was softened by her temperature, the cold permeated the knee robe, and after a while, snowflakes fell on the red robe, her body was straight, her face was cold and silent hair.

An hour later, Qiu Er cautiously entered the door to serve and change tea. Qin Zhiheng was squinting on the couch, his forehead felt uncomfortable from being disturbed. Qiu Er hurriedly stepped forward to press it for him. After a while, he whispered: "Your Majesty, today's snow can really big."

When Qin Zhiheng didn't speak, Qiu Er shut up wisely, and left after a while.

It was already after noon when the news reached Hu Rong's ears. He did not hesitate, and was about to enter the palace immediately. After thinking about it, he turned around and went to Lu's residence.

Zhuo San got the news later than Hu Rong. Xie Jiuxiao was already up and was reading in his room after lunch. He hesitated for a while, and was about to go in to tell Xie Jiuxiao when Hu Rong came.

Zhuo San went out to welcome him: "Why are you here?"

Hu Rong asked, "Is that kid Xie Cen there?"

Zhuo Sandao said: "Second Young Master is reading in the master's room."

Paused: "What should I do about the master being punished to kneel?"

Hu Rong's face was heavy and he didn't answer, he glanced inside the room: "Let's hide it from him before Chengfeng comes back."

Zhuo San frowned, just when he was about to say that Liu Xiaoxiao had gone in to report, he noticed something.

Xie Jiuxiao walked out quickly, with a hasty look on his face, obviously he had heard the news: "Zhuo San prepares his horse! I want to enter the palace!"

Hu Rong said coldly: "You are not allowed to go anywhere!"

Where did Xie Jiuxiao agree to, and he was about to pass through people in a few steps, but was stopped by Zhuo San: "Second Young Master, calm down first, and listen to Master Hu."

"My sister was fined to kneel, you tell me to calm down? Get out of the way!"

Zhuo Thirty was in a dilemma, but he didn't let go.

When Xie Jiuxiao got angry, he wanted to overtake him no matter what, but Zhuo San refused, so the two started fighting. Zhuo San's martial arts were superb, Xie Jiuxiao was naturally unable to beat others, but he refused to give up.

Hu Rong separated the two, raised his palm in a hurry, and said angrily, "Have you had enough trouble!"

Xie Jiuxiao's face froze from the beating.

Zhuo San opened his mouth, wanting to go up to help someone, but after thinking about it, he still didn't move.

Hu Rong was so angry that his face turned pale, and his voice raised unconsciously: "Why was Chengfeng punished to kneel today? It's not because of you! What are you going to do to recruit her! There are so many good girls in Yanjing, what are you going to pester her for?" She has her own things to do, and she didn't need to go through these hardships! But because of you, Xie Cen, she has to kneel there! Otherwise, the Xie and Lu families won't be able to form this relationship!"

Hu Rong said that his whole body was trembling, and he shook as if he couldn't bear it. Liu Xiaoxiao quickly helped him up: "Grandpa Hu——"

Hu Rong swallowed, and couldn't help but said again: "You think getting married is so simple? Then why did your elder brother fall into the handover? Don't you know? Or you know, but you still let it go! Let her suffer today. This crime!"

Xie Jiuxiao's face turned pale from what he said, and he opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything.

All because of him.

"What's the use of being smart? You need others to deal with the aftermath for you in everything! You go to Subei? Do you know what's going on in Subei? At that time, Chengfeng will be busy calming down the chaos and have to wipe your ass. You are not going to help, you That's called adding chaos!"

Zhuo San wanted to tell him not to speak, but when he saw Hu Rong's face flushed with anger, he swallowed back silently. Although these words were true, it was too heavy to say them like this.

Xie Jiuxiao stood quietly, the slap marks on his face were too obvious, his whole body was like a beautiful puppet, his lips were tightly pursed.

At this moment, the guard who followed Hu Rong stepped forward and said: "Master, Mr. Xie has entered the palace in half an hour."

Hu Rong said calmly: "Xie Yunqian? What is he going to do?"

"The palace said that Mr. Xie didn't say anything, and he didn't even see the emperor. He went and knelt with the girl outside the imperial study."