After being forced to marry as a substitute, I became famous in the limbo

Chapter 79

Not long after Jiang Ning left, Mu Jingzhao re-entered the study after lunch.

At the court today, he has already arranged all the plans that he made last night. Although the plan still has some shortcomings to be supplemented, when he made a suggestion, everyone in the court almost agreed and supported it without hesitation. .

This progress made Mu Jingzhao quite excited.

You know, since he took the throne, the opposition in the court has never stopped.

One is because he thinks his virtue is unworthy, the other is because Mu Jingzhao, a delicate flower that grew up in a greenhouse, is really less regal than the former emperor, and the third is because the three ministers in the court are really dignified. high weight.

Therefore, the ministers of the DPRK and China have always been quite dissatisfied with him.

No matter what he proposes, he is timid and blocked.

This phenomenon made Mu Jingzhao hit hard.

It is the first time in life that it is unanimously approved like today.

This sudden happiness made Mu Jingzhao feel a little elated.

So much so that even though he stayed up all night, he still felt full of energy, and finally got a chance, so he wanted to enter the palace to show his skills and solve the current problem of dam construction.

However, when he entered the hall, he didn't immediately go to the table and sit down, but went straight to the gap between the bookshelves.

Mu Jingzhao went straight to the bookshelf where Jiang Ning stayed not long ago, and accurately took out the book that Jiang Ning had read not long ago from the full bookshelf.

He quickly flipped through the book in his hand with his fingertips, and finally stopped on the wrinkled page.

Mu Jingzhao lowered his eyes, staring intently at the wrinkled pages of the book, and as his eyes swept across, his brows became more and more tightly frowned.

After finally reading the content of this page, Mu Jingzhao exhaled slowly, and some fragments of memory seemed to be connected together in his mind miraculously.

Mu Jingzhao casually stuffed the books in his hands back into the bookshelf, then raised his head, and called in a moderate voice to the direction outside the door: "Ah Zheng."

In just half a cup of tea, Lin Zheng pushed the door open, walked up to Mu Jingzhao, and bowed to him in salute.

"emperor."

Mu Jingzhao looked at Lin Zheng, and said slowly with some hesitation: "Do you remember that three years ago, I proposed to implement the government-run policy of salt and iron."

"remember."

"Then do you remember Qingshui County where the salt industry was prosperous at that time?"

Lin Zheng paused, "I remember."

There was a flash of panic in Lin Zheng's eyes, and it was only for a moment before Mu Jingzhao could see it all.

"Back then, I sent you back to investigate. Are you sure that the Jiang family did not leave a single person alive?"

"Never."

Lin Zheng answered decisively, and Mu Jingzhao's eyes turned cold when the words hit the ground.

"It's okay, you go down first."

Lin Zheng has an indifferent personality, and he never likes to talk nonsense, but with a flash of his body, he left the study in an instant.

On the other side, in Changle Palace, Shen Qingrong was slowly putting a piece of diced meat into his mouth, chewing carefully, and swallowing.A court lady ran into the hall quickly, and Ling Yue, who was serving at the side, whispered a few words and quickly retreated.Following the whisper of the little maid, Ling Yue's brows became tighter and tighter.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Ning stayed in the Emperor's study last night." Ling Yue said while carefully observing Shen Qingrong's expression.

Shen Qingrong didn't change her expression, she slowly put down the chopsticks in her hand, and said slowly, "So what?"

With a worried look on her face, Ling Yue picked up her chopsticks and served Shen Qingrong with dishes.

"After Concubine Ning climbed to the roof of the Imperial Study House last time, she didn't move anymore. The servants are worried that if Concubine Ning joins hands with the Emperor, it may be disadvantageous to us."

Shen Qingrong still ate her lunch unhurriedly, her mood seemed not to have been affected in the slightest by the incident between Jiang Ning and Mu Jingzhao.

"Always give Concubine Ning some time to show her talents." She scooped up a spoonful of soup and brought it to her mouth, and drank it slowly. "As for whether she will unite with the emperor, don't worry about it."

Ling Yue's expression was solemn, and while speaking, her lips opened and closed, revealing her missing front tooth from time to time, which looked rather funny.

"Why?"

The hot air of the chicken soup filled the air, casting a somewhat ambiguous meaning on Shen Qingrong's smile.

"Because the two of them are enemies." She smiled even more, "There is no mutual hatred."

It was night, in the main hall of the cold palace, Jiang Ning was lying on the table, staring at the paper full of names on the table in a daze.She hesitated for a moment, and wrote a name at the end of the list. She reached out and scratched the hair on the back of her head, and with some hesitation, crossed out the name written not long ago.

This cycle went on and on, and Jiang Ning's neatly combed hair was caught by her and turned into a mess.

All the hair on the head is rebellious, curled up in the east and twisted in the west, looking no better than a beggar on the street.

Not long after returning to the palace, endless regrets began.

Last night, she obviously spent so long with Mu Jingzhao alone, it stands to reason that she had countless opportunities to confirm Liu Jinfu's birthday banquet list with him.

But unfortunately, she completely forgot about this matter, and when she rang again, she had already missed the opportunity.

Jiang Ning struggled for a long time, but still couldn't take that step to ask Mu Jingzhao, so he procrastinated until night.

She sighed, feeling a little helpless towards herself, she was usually so shameless, but why did she become so coy when she came to Mu Jingzhao's place?
The candlelight flickered in the room, but Jiang Ning didn't care, and still ignorantly grabbed his messy hair, thinking hard about it.

The hall was as quiet as ever, and she felt her back was a little bright. She unconsciously stretched out her hand to touch her neck, and stretched her muscles and bones left and right.

When she tilted her head slightly, she was startled suddenly, and suddenly saw a black figure standing in the center of the hall.

Jiang Ning was taken aback, and he leaned back, almost falling to the ground with the stool attached.

After finally regaining her composure, she took a closer look and saw Lin Zheng standing upright on one side, with neither sad nor happy expression.

She let out a heavy breath, and reprimanded helplessly, "Who taught you to enter the house so quietly, without even saying hello, it scared me to death."

Lin Zheng remained silent, against the light, Jiang Ning couldn't see the expression on his face.

"The emperor seems to know the identity of the empress." He slowly raised his head, looking at Jiang Ning's expression.

"what?!"

Seeing Jiang Ning's surprised face, Lin Zheng had a relaxed and worried expression on his face.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Jiang Ning quickly asked, "What happened back then."

Lin Zheng lowered his eyes, "I don't know."

Jiang Ning naturally wouldn't believe Lin Zheng's words, she stepped forward two steps, stood in front of Lin Zheng, raised her head, and looked straight into his eyes without any scruples, "Do you really not know, or dare not say? "

Lin Zheng turned his face away indifferently, and did not answer directly. Jiang Ning was about to continue to ask, only to see a tall figure of a man reflected outside the window. Almost effortlessly, Jiang Ning recognized that the man was Mu Jingzhao.

Mu Jingzhao stood still at the gate of Jiangning, "Concubine Ning, I have something important to discuss with you."

(End of this chapter)