Lady Changning

Chapter 81

The next day, many people gathered at the gate of the palace, and they all said that the young master of the Purple Mansion in Hucheng is a stunning man, and he can accommodate both men and women. .

A man with such a charming face, plus a figure that resembles a man and a woman, if there is no reverie, I am really sorry for my eyes.

Zimu kept a cold face, ignoring the expressions of everyone watching the play.

Xi Jian's carriage came slowly, and the ones coming down were Xi Jian, Xi Hanxue, and Xi Changning.Xi Jian and Xi Hanxue hadn't been able to see Zimu himself when they went to Hucheng before, but when they saw Zimu today, they were very surprised.There is such a stunning man in the world.

The palace gate opened, and Zimu led his subordinates into the palace with Xi Jian.Zi Mu walked beside Xi Jian, Xi Hanxue and Xi Changning followed a few steps away.

"Mr. Zimu, Xi is very grateful that you care about the people of the world. My daughter can't invite you. I just want to ask for something..." Xi Jian hesitated to speak.

"Master Xi, please tell me." Xi Changning and Zimu said that Xi Jian is a selfish person, and he will definitely try to give the credit to Xi Hanxue.

"Can you tell me what my little girl said to you so that you can change your mind?" Xi Jian was very concerned. As long as he knew what Xi Changning said, he could prescribe the right medicine.

Because Xi Changning seemed to be getting more and more difficult to control, and with the pressure from the Queen Mother, he couldn't let Xi Changning overtake Xi Hanxue, otherwise the Queen Mother would not let him go so easily.The mistake this time was that the always cunning queen mother underestimated the enemy.

"Follow what he likes. Miss Xi Si is a smart person." Does playing mahjong count as what he likes?No difference, at least playing mahjong can pass a lot of disturbing time.

Saying it is tantamount to not saying it, Xi Jian is not sure about the relationship between Xi Changning and Zimu, after all, she is his daughter, why can't say anything now.

"In fact, there is a daughter in the family who is not only beautiful, but also smarter than Changning. That person is the eldest daughter, Xi Hanxue. She also came up with the idea of ​​inviting Mr. Zimu out of the city this time."

"Oh?" Zimu replied meaningfully.What he heard was that such a beautiful young lady was advocating the siege of the city.

"I hope Mr. Zimu will have some kind words later." This is Xi Jian's real purpose.

It was almost the same as what Xi Changning said to Zimu. Zimu looked at Xi Jian with a chill in his brown eyes. Now he finally understood why a lady from the prime minister's house needed to disguise herself and clamored to open up her own world.

He didn't say anything, neither agreed nor refused, Xi Jian only thought that Zimu had acquiesced, and finally his heart was not so heavy.

Chaotang
When a handsome and outrageous man walked into the court, the tense atmosphere seemed a bit pleasing to the eye.Originally, when everyone saw Xi Hanxue, they already felt that the city was all over the country, but seeing this charming and charming man, Xi Hanxue seemed a bit green, and Xi Changning was said to be comfortable as a green leaf.

The court hall was very lively today, the queen mother brought Xi Hanxue to the court hall before, and the queen naturally refused to be outdone when she knew about it, so she appeared in the court hall together with the queen mother in full costume today.

After saluting, the court suddenly became quiet.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, you are really making a lot of noise. Does my little Hucheng need so many guards from you? It doesn't look like I'm asking for something." Zimu's tone didn't fluctuate much, even a little cold.

The emperor's face changed, and he glanced at the queen mother from the corner of his eye, but the queen mother's face was not much better.Even a small city lord can do so presumptuously.

"Don't blame Mr. Zimu, it's really hard for you to invite me." The emperor said it as a joke without a trace.

"Your Majesty, don't blame Zimu for speaking directly. Logically, this is a matter for you people from the Central Plains. It's just why these refugees appear in my Hucheng. This is what you should think about."

Zimu looked around at the court officials, some of them backed away guilty.

The crown prince also told the emperor before that some officials were making tricks behind their backs to deceive others. The emperor has already noticed and checked. Some officials could only open the gates of the city. Unfortunately, these refugees followed the Tao and ran to Hucheng. , so that they can't tell.

"Mr. Zimu, it seems that you know much more than I do. Now that you are standing in the hall, you may as well speak up if you have anything to say." The emperor looked at the guilty ministers and thought that he should give them a hard time.

"Floods in the north of the Yangtze River, the number of refugees, I think the memorial should have reported it, but it's not true, the emperor doesn't doubt it at all? Why has the number of refugees in my Hucheng been increasing? Does this mean that there is something wrong, such as disaster relief? money, and food money. Time goes by, but it should be relieved, why is it still more worrying than happy now?"

After hearing Zimu's questions, Xi Changning was stunned. This was not what she and Zimu had said in advance. She just asked Zimu to find a way to let the emperor keep an eye on him or find out some corrupt officials under the empress dowager to weaken her power.But she didn't expect that Zimu would say these words, every sentence was on the problem, even the emperor showed appreciation.

"Prince, you can gain something from what I asked you to investigate before." The emperor looked at the prince.

The crown prince agreed, and went forward to hand over a pamphlet. The many days of visits were not ineffective, and it was not in vain for him and Xi Lin to make an open and unannounced visit.Thinking about it, I still didn't forget to take a look at Xi Changning, who was standing behind the whole time, and thank her for reminding me.

"Father, these are all deceiving officials' names."

Eunuch Li took the booklet and handed it to the emperor. The emperor flipped through a few pages, frowning, and then handed it to the queen mother. The queen mother, who had a bad complexion, read the booklet, and there were quite a few people with the surname Zhao.

In order to reflect the image of the mother of the country, the queen mother has always been very dignified. Even after reading a booklet, she paused and said something to be handled by the emperor.

"The decree goes down that the people on the booklet will lose their official status and will never be an official. There is also the opening of the city gate to settle all the refugees, and those who deceive the upper and lower will be killed without mercy." It is also possible to use this event to weaken the power of the Queen Mother. a good thing.

"Master Zimu, thank you for your help in this matter." The prince showed the bearing of a future king.

The third prince on the side is still a little uncertain about the current situation. Isn't this drama led by the Queen Mother?Why does it feel more like the queen mother is being teased?But the prince cannot be allowed to sing the main show alone.The third prince winked at a minister in the palace.

"Qizou the emperor, because Jiangbei has been reporting that the relief money is in short supply, so His Royal Highness the Third Prince ordered his officials to go and check. It turned out that the relief money was exploited in two layers and left in the hands of the people, and there was not much left." The minister bent down and took it out from his official robe. a brochure.

You don't need to read it to know what is written in this booklet. Unexpectedly, you originally wanted to invite Zimu to the palace to discuss disaster relief, but now you are watching the two princes vying for supremacy.

The emperor was very angry after reading the booklet, and threw the booklet out.

"Don't think that it's okay for you to bite each other now, the prince has already handed over the booklet, and now I know I'm afraid!"

The emperor's words hit the third prince's ears, it's impossible!How could he be one step ahead of him?The prince has been investigating things in the capital recently, so how can he have time to investigate other things?

Zimu looked at Xi Changning again, and it turned out that this was the reason why he sent people to Jiangbei to investigate the matter before, and Xi Changning belonged to the prince's party.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, everyone in the world is responsible for the difficulties. Zimu knows why you called me here. I am willing to donate part of Hucheng's food, and I will also donate a sum of money."

As soon as Zimu's words were spoken, it caused a commotion in the court. A young Hu man had such a big heart. Originally, the emperor summoned him to cooperate with Hu Cheng and sell the grain at a low price.Now it's a free gift.

Xi Jian is an old fox, he immediately heard the clue, and immediately stood up and saluted.

"The minister is also willing to offer a one-year salary."

Afterwards, even though the empress is in the harem, it is her duty to relieve the emperor's worries.

"The emperor's concubines are also willing to take out some jewelry, and then they will go to the harem to ask the wishes of a few younger sisters. They must be extremely happy."

Then the ministers of the court stood up one after another. They originally planned to wait for the court to open the treasury for disaster relief, but unexpectedly, the barbarian boy had to pay for it himself.

The emperor admired the somewhat cold barbarian boy in front of him, Zi Mu.

"At first, I thought that Miss Xiangfu was really planning to attack the city, but I had another plan in mind, and finally invited you here without a single soldier. It really is the noble lady of Xiangfu that the prince said."

The emperor's praise did not bring joy to Xi Hanxue, on the contrary, it weighed more.The guilty Xi Hanxue glanced at the empress dowager, who motioned her to go forward and thank her.But she still didn't come forward until Xi Jian gave her a push, and then she stepped forward.

"Hanxue thanked the emperor for his appreciation." She felt very guilty even when she said that.

"Your Majesty, what is Miss Xi? It is Miss Xi who came to the city to discuss with me." Zimu knew that a good show was about to be staged.

All eyes were on Xi Changning, but Xi Changning remained calm, accepting everyone's gazes and stepped forward.

"The rise and fall, everyone is responsible."

This sentence is a normal sentence, but it is more mature and sensible when it is spoken by a 14-year-old girl.People in the court looked over Xi Hanxue and cast admiring glances at Xi Changning.

The emperor looked at the girl in the red dress, calm and heavy, but looked cute like a child, her innocent big eyes were full of confidence now, such a person seemed to exist in the depths of the emperor's memory and never left.The emperor looked at it obsessively, even a little nostalgic.

"Okay. Great reward." The emperor didn't take his eyes off Xi Changning, and he didn't even care about Xi Hanxue's impostor.

But Xi Changning felt a chill all over his body. The desire in the emperor's eyes was greater than his admiration. The fierce possessiveness seemed to swallow her up, but the eyes clearly looked past her at another person.Why is this happening?
The empress covered her mouth, her eyes were also surprised, she also misread for a moment, could this be the reason why she chose Changning?

(End of this chapter)