first minister

Chapter 51
After listening to Xia Jingyun's narration, Concubine De nodded her head slightly, without making any reservations, and said directly: "It is indeed a loss for a talent like you not to take the correct path of the imperial examination. I will allow this matter!"

Xia Jingyun let out a long breath of relief, as if he had lifted a boulder from his heart.

Although after worshiping old master Yun as his teacher, he knew that the matter had been settled, but the matter had not been finalized, and everything was still uncertain.

Now with Concubine De's personal promise, this matter can be regarded as complete.

Only by being able to take the road of imperial examinations can we embark on a majestic and righteous path in this empire, and only then can there be various changes in the future.

"Thank you for your kindness. Cao Min also prepared a gift for your mother. Because it is inconvenient to carry, you can't bring it here. I will present it to your mother at night. I hope your mother will like it."

Concubine De waved her hand indifferently, "There's no need to be too polite, redressing injustice is the duty of this palace. Besides, I'm already very satisfied with you, gifts and so on, I appreciate it."

For a first-rank imperial concubine like her, what kind of rare treasures can be given as a gift after seeing many of them.

Xia Jingyun said: "This gift has been prepared for many days, so please take a look at it then."

Seeing that he was so persistent, Concubine De couldn't say much, "Since that's the case, I will give you another gift. Let Feng Xiuyun come in."

Soon, Feng Xiuyun, dressed in a palace dress, walked in. Her face was still beautiful, but a little haggard.

When he saw Xia Jingyun, he didn't dare to look any further, and bowed respectfully to Concubine De.

"Xiuyun, yesterday, I punished you. You went all out to return to the palace to ruin your future, and you dared to tell me that Mr. Xia is innocent, so I don't want to blame him. After seeing you today, I have indeed changed my mind. So now, I take back what I said earlier and give you a choice, whether to let you leave the palace or stay. Stay, and now Yuejiao's position is yours."

Concubine De's words shocked Xia Jingyun and Feng Xiuyun at the same time.

Xia Jingyun didn't expect Feng Xiuyun to be willing to do this for her. From his observation, Feng Xiuyun should be a strong woman like a royal sister, with a strong sense of professionalism. Is he so attractive?

But Feng Xiuyun's shock was that this Xia Jingyun could even subdue the concubine De?
She thought everything was over, but now it turned around, which made her have happiness troubles.

Seeing her pondering, Concubine De also intends to fulfill it, "It's okay, this is a big matter, go down and think about it, and return to the palace tomorrow."

Feng Xiuyun blushed and responded.

"Okay, after talking so much, I'm tired, so see you at the dinner."

Xia Jingyun and Feng Xiuyun retreated knowingly.

After the two of them had left, Concubine De went to the table and looked at the ink characters on the white rice paper.

"Yun Xiang's clothes are beautiful and beautiful, and the spring breeze is blowing on the threshold of Revlon. Haha, Nanny Yuan, you said that when you go back to the palace, will Concubine Shu be so angry that she throws things in Jinxiu Palace again?"

When there were no outsiders, Concubine De finally had the agility and anger of a woman, and laughed.

The old mother said softly: "This young man is indeed rare."

Concubine De raised her eyebrows, "There are not many people who can get such an evaluation from you, Mammy."

The old mother said calmly: "Intelligence and heart are the best choices. But if you want to rely on him for help, the matter is too big, and he still lacks some dominance and ruthlessness."

Concubine De understood what she said without beginning or end, she nodded slowly thoughtfully, and said softly: "No hurry, Your Majesty is in the prime of his life."
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Xia Jingyun and Feng Xiuyun walked out side by side.

With what happened just now, both of them felt a little strange, and they didn't know how to speak.

But Xia Jingyun is an old man after all, knowing that he can't pretend to be an ostrich at this time, so he changed his mind and wanted to speak.

I never thought that a mocking voice suddenly sounded from the side, "Hey, isn't this Mrs. Feng, he really looks like a man and woman!"

Xia Jingyun turned his head to look, and saw that the female official who was standing next to Concubine De was walking slowly, "Young Master Xia is really a good-looking talent, no wonder Mr. Feng is so deliberate and wants to marry him!"

She looked at Xia Jingyun, "Young Master Xia, you don't know, do you? Our Lord Feng, in the palace, was focused on climbing up the ladder, but somehow, now he tried his best to stay with Young Master Xia, presumably it must be because of Young Master Xia's talent?"

"Fan Yuejiao, don't spout blood here!"

Feng Xiuyun was filled with embarrassment and anger. Although she never brought up this matter, she really had such thoughts in her mind. In a hurry, she only wanted to prevent Xia Jingyun from being misunderstood, but forgot to refute such an obvious question.

Fan Yuejiao planted a thorn in Xia Jingyun's heart, and was satisfied with ruining Feng Xiuyun's good deed. She didn't even bother to argue, and was about to leave.

This is a tactic she has used over the years and has worked very well.

"Wait a moment."

Xia Jingyun suddenly called to stop her, "I heard that she was slapped twice yesterday, but you did it?"

Fan Yuejiao gave a disdainful smile, "It's me, what's the matter, you still?"

Snapped!
Xia Jingyun strode forward and slapped her loudly across the face.

"I don't hit women, but I can't help it. Who told you to hit my woman."

Fan Yuejiao covered her face with an unbelievable expression, and bitter eyes, "You dare to hit me?"

Xia Jingyun turned to look at Feng Xiuyun, "Would you like to try it? It's very refreshing!"

Feng Xiuyun also had a dazed expression of shock, and couldn't believe that Xia Jingyun really just slapped Empress Defei's attendant on the face.

But immediately there was a deep emotion in my heart, he was all for her!

Obviously Fan Yuejiao didn't provoke him, so he can completely stay out of it.

He was just trying to help her get ahead!

When she thought about it, her heart moved, as if she was going all out, she stepped forward, gathered all her strength, and slapped the stunned Fan Yuejiao on the other half of her face.

The forceful crisp sound beat out the aggrievedness and depression of the past few years, and also knocked out the depression of the years of being cautious and low.

"Is it cool?"

"Cool!"

Listening to the conversation between the couple, Fan Yuejiao was completely dumbfounded. Only then did she come to her senses, gritted her teeth and said bitterly: "You are dead! You just wait!"

After speaking, he turned and ran to the main hall.

The pleasure came so fiercely that Feng Xiuyun's entire face was flushed, and she looked more and more radiant and attractive.

That slap seemed to shatter her worries.

So, she looked at Xia Jingyun and raised the topic, "What do you think?"

Xia Jingyun smiled and said: "You are very beautiful, and you are also the type I like. Naturally, I will not refuse, but it is really impossible to talk about how deep my feelings for you are. But according to the habits of my hometown, as long as we are together, I will do my best to treat you well."

Feng Xiuyun's eyes were blurred, Xia Jingyun turned his head and said: "Actually, I didn't expect that we would be able to talk about this one day. It seems a bit sudden to you, so it's okay, think about it, and we'll talk about it tomorrow."

Feng Xiuyun suddenly said: "No need, I've made up my mind."

Xia Jingyun turned to look at her.

Feng Xiuyun's cheeks were slightly red, and in her usually cold and proud eyes, there was a gentle light like autumn water, "Although the palace has its advantages, I have a better place to go."

Xia Jingyun smiled, "Don't wait anymore? For example, wait for the attitude of the Concubine De, for example, the result after the dinner. You know, I'm still a sinner now."

Feng Xiuyun also smiled and said, "It's only meaningful to choose now."

Xia Jingyun grabbed her waist.

Really thin and soft.

The waist, as soft as a willow branch, relaxed after a moment of stiffness, and the head lightly leaned on his shoulder.

I have lived alone for more than ten years, and I finally have someone to rely on.
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"Your Majesty! You have to be the master of your servants!"

Fan Yuejiao burst into tears and knelt down, "Then Xia Jingyun relied on his literary talents, and when he went out, he made things difficult for the servant girl because of yesterday's incident. When the servant girl said that it was the mother's opinion, he slapped the servant girl directly. He also asked Feng Xiuyun to slap the servant girl back."

"Your Majesty, it's not a big deal for a servant to be humiliated, but these two openly humiliate your servant, but they really don't take your mother seriously! They obviously have deep resentment towards what happened to your mother yesterday. If they indulge, it will cause future troubles during the holidays!"

Concubine De and Nanny Yuan looked at each other with surprise in their eyes.

"The two of them beat you, and you suffered this humiliation, you must have hated it to the bone, and you are at odds with it, right?"

Fan Yuejiao cried and howled: "I beg your mother to be the master of your servant!"

Concubine De said: "The dinner is coming soon, so it's inconvenient to take any action, just wait, I will give you an answer."

"Thank you madam."

A strong hatred flashed in Fan Yuejiao's eyes.
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After a while, the old mother walked out slowly, looked at the two snuggling together, and said expressionlessly: "This matter is not an example."

"Thank you, Ma'am, for your kindness."

The old lady looked at Feng Xiuyun again, "Fan Yuejiao's face was injured, you will temporarily take over her position tonight, and make a contribution to the crime."

Feng Xiuyun had no choice but to agree.

Xia Jingyun looked at Feng Xiuyun, "I'm going to find Master, see you tonight."

Feng Xiuyun blushed slightly and hummed.

As the matter here came to an end, the time for the dinner was slowly approaching.

Concubine De's family visit finally ushered in the most exciting first climax.

(End of this chapter)