Tyrant, he wants to spoil me

Chapter 750 I have long heard that the queen empress has an affair with Xie Houye

The girl in his arms is delicate and soft.

The upturned deer eyes were clean and moist, revealing a shallow begging.

Xiao Tingchen understood that this begging was not for herself, but for him.

The man's cold heart suddenly softened.

He lowered his head and kissed Su Jiu's brow, and said with affection in his voice, "Okay, don't let her out."

The enemy's rear came to the wind pavilion and water pavilion, and it was already night.

Countless palace lanterns illuminate this luxurious imperial garden pavilion, and the autumn wind passes through the water, making it moist and slightly cool.

Su Jiu followed Xiao Tingchen into the bead curtain, and looked quietly at the seat.

The middle-aged man in the lead is heroic, with two big beards carefully trimmed, not as scruffy as her father, but quite Confucian.

Next to the middle-aged man was a young girl, with bright eyes, red lips and white teeth, and an air of arrogance and arrogance overflowing from her whole body, making it easy to tell that she was the daughter of a family.

Su Jiu guessed that she was Xue Xiwen, the famous beauty in the Qinghe River.

Everyone greeted each other, and Xiao Tingchen sat in the upper seat with Su Jiu.

From their conversation, Su Jiu learned that Xue Chengcheng's father and brother both died in the palace coup 22 years ago, and now the head of the Xue family is the middle-aged man who is the leader, that is, Xue Chengcheng's second brother Xue Guang.

Because of his deep love for Xue Chengcheng, Yuan Xiao did not exterminate Xue's family after succeeding to the throne, but moved them back to his hometown Qinghejian.

Even though the Xue family hadn't been an official for 22 years, they could still be regarded as the leading aristocratic family in Qinghejian.

Xue Guang rolled up his sleeves to pour the wine himself, stood up and toasted Xiao Tingchen from a distance, "I have heard about the movement in Chang'an in Qinghejian. The court affairs are complicated, and it is really impossible to judge who is right and who is wrong. History only pays attention to the victor is king." , and the current victor is His Majesty. With this glass of wine, I congratulate Your Majesty for sitting in the mountains and rivers for generations to come!"

With a gentle smile, he raised his head and drank the wine in his glass.

Su Jiu watched quietly.

On the surface, Xiao Tingchen, the second uncle, seems to be a reasonable person, but she has met too many scholars with heartless hearts, and she no longer dares to trust them.

She raised her sleeve to cover her small mouth, and took a sip of the wine slowly.

Drinks are served cold.

Xiao Tingchen frowned, calmly took the wine cup from her hand, and signaled the maid to fetch warm wine.

There were so many Xue family members watching from below, Su Jiu pressed the corner of his lips with an embroidered handkerchief, and said softly, "It's not a child, what's the matter with some cold wine? It's just a joke..."

A while ago, Xiao Tingchen ordered the Shangyi Bureau to sew new embroidered shoes for her, and insisted on adorning the toe of the East China Sea Pearl, but the admonisher was impeached, saying that the empress is too squeamish, extravagant and extravagant, which is unseemly.

Although he scolded him back, Su Jiu really didn't want to be impeached by the admonisher for being coquettish again.

Xiao Tingchen stretched out his big palm and gently placed it on her flat belly.

"I asked Wu Lingzhi before, women's stomachs are the most vulnerable to the cold, and after autumn, sisters are not allowed to touch cold water... After all, it is the place where babies are raised."

He drank a lot of wine, his peach blossom eyes were smudged and slightly drunk, and his careless words made Su Jiu quite embarrassed.

Underneath, Xue Guang's wife smiled and said: "The emperor really loves the empress, the empress' love is Daqi's blessing."

"Isn't it?" Xue Guang stroked his beard and smiled, "Now Daqi has annexed Yan Kingdom and Dongli one after another, and our strength is far superior to that of before. The country is spacious, the number of people increases, the emperor and queen are harmonious, mothers are kind and sons are filial, which is an example for the people of the world. .By the way, why don't you see the Empress Dowager tonight?"

After all, this group of Xue family finally got to the point.

Su Jiu glanced at Xue Guang. The man looked innocent and was waiting for Xiao Tingchen's answer.

But how to answer this question?

You can't talk about how she killed the king and colluded with traitors in front of Xue Chengcheng's brothers, right?
She looked at Xiao Tingchen.

The man smiled and chewed a few slices of beef, as if he was watching the singing and dancing opposite the waterside pavilion, and didn't hear Xue Guang's question.

Su Jiu lowered his eyes and decided to cover up this matter for Xiao Tingchen himself.

She said softly: "Second uncle doesn't know that the late emperor's noble concubine made a big mistake, which was closely related to the late emperor's death... In order to preserve the face of the royal family, the emperor never exposed her, but after all, it is not good to make her the empress dowager again."

To her surprise, Xue Guang didn't make a fuss about filial piety.

He just shook his head and sighed: "Cheng Cheng's obsession is too deep, it can be regarded as today's fruit and future cause! Your Majesty, can I allow this humble minister to visit Cheng Cheng?"

His face was devout and open-minded.

Xiao Tingchen agreed.

The banquet was about to end, and Xue Xiwen, who had always been quiet, suddenly said: "Empress Empress, can I take a moment to speak? I want to ask you... about Lord Xie."

Su Jiu walked out of the wind pavilion and water pavilion side by side with her.

Although Xue Xiwen was born beautiful, she was too thin, and walking in the lights near the water felt a little more miserable.

She has a bookish air all over her body, and her conversation is quite elegant, "The courtier only found out a while ago that she was married to Lord Xie Hou. I heard that your mother and Lord Xie Hou have been neighbors since they were young. If you dare to ask your mother, Xie Houye What kind of person is your father?"

what kind of person...

Su Jiu thought for a while, and praised: "He is straightforward and righteous, and he is a rare good man in the world with a sense of responsibility."

Xue Xiwen: "That is to say, Master Xie is just a reckless man? Has he ever read a book?"

She couldn't hide the contempt between her brows.

Su Jiu pursed his lips, and corrected in a warm voice: "What does it have to do with a reckless man who is straightforward and righteous? Even though he has never been familiar with the classics and history collections, he has a strong belly and an open-minded character. Isn't he better than those pedantic scholars?"

"Your Majesty, this is wrong." Xue Xiwen raised her chin proudly, "I am also the daughter of the Xue family and the emperor's cousin. How can I marry someone who is illiterate at will? The Xue family has been a scholarly family for hundreds of years. Not to marry an idiot like him."

She is only 14 years old.

When speaking, she is proud of her talent and considers herself a proud girl of heaven, without realizing how hurtful her words are.

Su Jiu stopped by the water.

She frowned coldly, "Since Miss Xue is dissatisfied with this marriage, it is better to ask the emperor to take back his will. If you don't want to marry him, he may not want to marry you."

"Sure enough," Xue Xiwen turned to her slowly, "I've heard that Empress Dowager Xie has an affair with Lord Xie, I just slandered him casually, and you will protect each other like this..."

"It can't be considered a 'personal relationship', it's just that they grew up together since childhood, and the affection between each other is always deeper than others."

Xue Xiwen laughed twice, "I am the daughter of the Xue family in Qinghejian. I will never marry a man who loves others, let alone an illiterate reckless. I will reject this marriage."

She bowed to Su Jiufu and left without hesitation.

Su Jiu watched her disappear into the imperial garden with a piercing look in his eyes.

A warm outer garment was gently draped over her shoulders.

Xiao Tingchen hugged her into his arms, bowed his head and kissed her cheek, "It's cold in the night, I will take my sister back to the bedroom?"

Su Jiu's usually gentle eyebrows and eyes were a little more hostile.

She said coldly: "Some people's hearts are higher than the sky, but their lives are thinner than paper... I don't like Xue Xiwen, and I don't like Xue's family either!"

(End of this chapter)