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Chapter 517 Draft
Taifu Xiao walked up to Hu Ruian and stood still, bowed to Shen Chuhan, and said in a deep voice, "I think that General Yao's move is a threat. If the emperor really marries Ning Le Changdi Ji, it will only make people cry." Liangguo thinks that we are afraid of them. Besides, I have always believed that the diplomatic relations and peace between the two countries should not be placed on a married woman."

Shen Chuhan gave a "hmm" and nodded in agreement.He quickly turned his gaze, landed on Hu Ruian's shoulder, and said coldly, "What does Hu Aiqing think?"

How dare Hu Ruian go against Shen Chuhan now?I was afraid that he would "send" his daughter to Liangguo if he was not happy. Hearing Xiao Wang's last words, he hurriedly nodded and said, "What Xiao Taifu said is very reasonable. It's my servant who wants to go wrong. Please also ask the emperor My lord has a lot, forgive me for my indiscriminate words just now."

Shen Chuhan sneered coldly, stopped looking at him, and glanced coldly at the faces of other ministers one by one, "Where are the other lovers, do you have any opinions?"

"Xiao Taifu's words are right!"

"Yao Su's attitude is too aggressive..."

"Your majesty is right, naturally Liangguo cannot be allowed to succeed..."

……

For a while, there were voices of discussion in the hall, but without exception, no one dared to question Shen Chuhan's actions and decisions.

Seeing this, Shen Chuhan curled the corners of his lips calmly, and looked at Hu Ruian who was kneeling on the ground, "Hu Aiqing, get up. I won't pursue today's matter, and I hope that Hu Aiqing will be cautious in his words and deeds in the future, and don't say anything again. This is what disappoints me."

"I understand, I understand, I thank the emperor for your kindness, I will be cautious in my words and deeds in the future!" Hu Rui'an's tense nerves relaxed, he let out a long sigh of relief, and hurriedly stood up to salute and thank him.

Shen Chuhan's trick of killing chickens and monkeys really worked.

Originally, some people were eager to move, but seeing Hu Ruian's disheveled appearance, he had to temporarily put away the little Jiujiu in his heart, and dared not say anything more.

Shen Chuhan withdrew his gaze and glanced at Li Fu.

Li Fu understood, took a step forward, and sang loudly, "If there is something to play, if there is nothing to retreat to—"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and no one made a sound.

Shen Chuhan didn't say any more, got up and went down the high steps, and strode out of the hall, leaving only a cold back for everyone.

After his figure completely disappeared outside the hall, the discussion in the hall became louder again, and all the ministers discussed the matter just now.

Hu Rui'an was so embarrassed that he didn't dare to say any more, and walked towards the door in disgrace.

At this time, someone behind him stopped him.

Hu Ruian turned around and looked, his face turned cold, "What? Did you come to see my joke?"

The person who came was Meng Xian, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, and Hu Ruian had coveted the position of Shangshu for a long time. The relationship between the two of them is not good, but they have one thing in common, that is——

In Meng Xian's family, there is also a young daughter who is as beautiful as a flower and like a jade.

Meng Xian moved closer, shook his head and said, "Hey, Hu Shilang, although I don't like you very much, we are on the same side when it comes to persuading the emperor to draft."

Hu Rui'an said with a cold face, "What exactly do you want to say?"

Meng Xian pulled him towards a place where there were few people, "Hu Shilang, it seems...the emperor is determined to disagree with the draft."

Hu Ruian had just been pulled out by Shen Chuhan to make an example of others, but now he was in a bad mood, and he didn't talk to each other, just looked at Meng Xian coldly.

Meng Xian was not annoyed, and lowered his voice mysteriously, "Hu Shilang, I think it is impossible to get the emperor to agree to the draft, and it is impossible to start with the emperor."

Hu Rui'an was moved, and finally turned his eyes to Meng Xian, "Meng Shangshu, what do you mean?"

Meng Xian leaned over and said in a low voice, "What I mean is, now it seems that if we want the emperor to let go, we have to start with the empress."

Hu Ruian frowned, "The empress? How could the empress agree?"

"If the emperor disagrees, everyone will only say that he has a deep relationship with the empress and his wife. But if the empress disagrees, it is jealous. Logically, it is impossible for the empress to not know about the drafting proposed by the Ministry of Rites, but what does she say?" They didn't say anything. Therefore, someone must bring this matter to the empress. At that time, she can no longer stay out of the matter, and must make a statement. Do you feel hungry, for the sake of your own reputation, may the empress openly object ?”

Hu Ruian looked at Meng Xian vigilantly, "You want me to talk to the empress?"

He's not stupid. Would it be possible to do this kind of thing as a gun a second time?
"How come, we are not suitable to come forward in this matter." Meng Xian smiled all over his face, "But there is one person who is the most suitable candidate."

"Who?" Hu Rui'an asked.

Meng Xian lowered his voice, looked somewhere, "Zhou Zhen Zhou Shilang."

Hu Ruian followed his line of sight and saw that Zhou Zhen was being held back and was also saying something, with a bit of helplessness on his face.

He withdrew his gaze and looked at Meng Xian, "What do you say?"

"The matter of the draft should have been arranged by the Ministry of Rituals. What's more, Zhou Shilang is now in charge of the mission of Liangguo. I heard that the Empress is quite concerned about this matter, and she announced Zhou Shilang to enter the palace to ask about the situation. I think, After today's incident, the empress will soon have to announce Zhou Shilang again, and then... it is a good time to mention this matter."

Hu Ruian remained silent, as if thinking about something.

Meng Xian glanced at his expression, and hit the rails while it was hot, "Hu Shilang, I know you have a good relationship with Zhou Shilang. You have been wronged about today's matter, so you should complain to Zhou Shilang."

Hu Rui'an still didn't speak.

Meng Xian knew that this was the end of the story, and if he tried to persuade him, he would go too far, so he reached out and patted Hu Ruian on the shoulder, "Mr. Hu, please think about it." After a pause, he lowered his voice and said, "I heard that the emperor is coming and going." The one to do it...is the Ministry of Industry."

Saying that, he cupped his hands towards Hu Rui'an, flicked his sleeves, and left the hall.

Hu Ruian clenched his fingers, lowered his head, and hurried out of the hall.

*
The matter of the previous court soon reached Song Qinghuan's ears.

At that time Shen Chuhan hadn't come back yet, Song Qinghuan was playing with Youyou in the yard when he saw Liuyue walking over angrily.

Seeing that Youyou was also there, she bowed and didn't say much, she just stepped back a little restlessly.

Song Qinghuan saw that something was wrong with her, and asked Shen Xing to go to the hall to see Ah Lin with worry, while he walked to the stone bench in the courtyard and sat down.

Liu Yue was still immersed in her emotions, and didn't even notice that Song Qinghuan had moved.

Song Qinghuan laughed and beckoned her over.

Liu Yue took a look, hurriedly walked to Song Qinghuan's side, and bowed her head embarrassedly.

Song Qinghuan looked at her and smiled, with slightly curved eyebrows, "Tell me, who messed with you again?"

Liuyue opened her mouth, as if she was about to speak indignantly, but she seemed to think of something, and suddenly she was discouraged, "No...it's nothing."

Song Qinghuan raised his chin slightly, motioning for her to sit down.

Liu Yue has been by Song Qinghuan's side for a long time, knowing that she has always treated her as her own sister, so she didn't refuse, she sat down, there was still a gleam of gloom between her brows.

"What's the matter?" Song Qinghuan asked again in a warm voice.

Looking at her gentle and clear eyebrows, Liu Yue still couldn't hold back, and said indignantly, "Have you heard, Your Highness? There are rumors in the palace that there is a clause in Emperor Liang's peace agreement, which is to let the emperor accept Ning Le made the Empress Dowager a concubine!"

Hearing this, Song Qinghuan was not surprised, raised her eyebrows, pursed her lips and smiled, "Liuyue, you are so angry, could it be... the emperor agreed?"

"Of course not!" Liu Yue quickly denied, seeing Song Qinghuan smiling and looking at her, sighed, and told Song Qinghuan what she had heard.

"I heard that after the emperor read Liangguo's peace talks today, he dismissed this clause alone. General Yao Su was naturally unwilling. He argued hard for a long time, but was finally defeated. Other ministers also followed suit and let the emperor agree. The drafts were all blocked by the emperor one by one."

Song Qinghuan picked up a dead leaf that fell on the stone table, and played with it in his hand, "Since the emperor refused, why are you so angry?"

"Slave servant... Slave servant is just angry at those people who don't know what to do! The emperor has only been on the throne for a long time, and His Highness has given birth to the emperor, the little emperor concubine and the little prince. They are so impatient, it is really despicable!" Liu Yue's little face It was flushed red, and she looked very upset for Song Qinghuan.

Song Qinghuan still had a smile on his face, with a careless coldness in his eyes, "Liuyue thinks, does the emperor be someone who is easy to be manipulated by others?"

Liu Yue shook her head.

Song Qinghuan exerted a little force with his fingers, and the dead leaves in his hands instantly turned into powder and drifted away with the wind.

"There are too many people with malicious intentions. If you are so angry again and again, why don't you get mad at yourself? As long as the emperor says he doesn't want to draft a concubine, then other people will have nothing to do with him. What is there to worry about?" ?”

"But..." Seeing Song Qinghuan's calm expression, Liuyue seemed a little anxious for her, and opened her mouth to speak, but when she thought about it carefully, she felt that what she said was not unreasonable.

As long as the emperor is not willing, who can force people into the harem?

And the emperor regards His Highness as a treasure, so how could he do such a thing that makes her sad?

After thinking about it this way, he finally figured it out, heaved a sigh of relief, and smiled embarrassedly at Song Qing, "Your Highness, it's the servant who is thinking too much."

Song Qinghuan glanced at her, "I see, you are free."

Now that they are back in the palace, Youyou and A Lin have their own wet nurse and A Lin to take care of them, so there is no need for Liu Yue and Chen Xing to watch over them.Liuyue can't wait, so she will naturally feel that she is too idle now.

Liuyue's cheeks were flushed, she lowered her head, feeling more and more embarrassed.

Song Qinghuan's eyes flashed suddenly, and she joked with a smile, "Why don't you just take advantage of the free time and take care of your affairs with Xuanying?"

When Liu Yue heard it, her face turned as red as a monkey's butt, and it took her a long time to say something coyly, "His... Your Highness, the Liangguo mission is still in Lindu, no... not very suitable."

Song Qing stood up with a smile, "As soon as this matter is over, I will start to deal with your affairs." Now that Su Rao hasn't been found for a day, she can't relax her vigilance for a day. The matter of Liu Yue and Xuan Ying can only be postponed. Later, when I mentioned it this way, I just wanted Liu Yue not to think too much about it.

Liu Yue blushed and thanked.

Song Qinghuan bent the corners of her lips, "It's windy outside, let's go in."

Around noon, Shen Chuhan came back, maybe he didn't want her to worry, so he didn't mention the matter at all, he just said that the Liangguo mission entered the palace today, and the details are still being discussed, after speaking, he called Liuyue Shenxing Pass lunch.

He didn't say anything, Song Qing was very happy and relaxed, and didn't take the initiative to bring it up.

I thought that this time was like the drafts proposed by the Ministry of Rites in the past few times, Shen Chuhan suppressed the matter before it got too big, but I didn't expect that someone seemed to be afraid that the world would not be chaotic, and actually brought the matter to her.

A few days later, Zhou Zhen, the Minister of Rites, asked to see him.

Song Qinghuan put down the scroll in his hand, asked Liu Yue to announce him to come in, got up and went to the main hall by himself.

As soon as he sat down at the top, Zhou Zhen entered the main hall under the leadership of Liu Yue, walked quickly to Song Qinghuan, bowed and saluted, "I have seen the empress."

"You don't need to be too polite, Zhou Shilang. Liuyue, take a seat."

Liu Yue should be, leading Zhou Zhen to sit down on the lower seat beside him.

"Zhou Shilang went to the palace today to ask to see me, but is there any movement from the Liangguo Mission?" Song Qinghuan glanced at him, and opened his mouth unhurriedly.

Zhou Zhen nodded, "The Empress asked Wei Chen to send someone to keep an eye on the movement of the Liang Guo Mission. Last night, something happened."

"What's the situation?" Song Qinghuan straightened her body slightly, looking at him with clear eyes.

At the beginning, Song Qinghuan planned to send Yinwei to keep an eye on Yao Su and the others, but considering that all of the missions were from Su Rao, their martial arts must not be weak. It's their fault if it spreads out, it's better to let the people in the Ministry of Rites in the Huitong hall pay attention to the movement inside for her, so that they can learn from others.

"Last night, someone in the mission quietly released a carrier pigeon."

"Carrier pigeon?" Song Qinghuan's face was a little dignified, "Do you know what kind of letter it is?"

Zhou Zhen nodded, "The people in the Ministry of Rites have been paying close attention to the order. When they saw a carrier pigeon flying out, they shot it down and took a look at the paper tied to the carrier pigeon's feet. There were only a few words written on it. Word: Emperor Han disagrees."

After saying this, he glanced at Song Qinghuan's expression, and then continued, "In order to prevent surprises, our people re-tied the paper and let the carrier pigeon fly. We want to follow the carrier pigeon to see where it will fly."

Hearing this, Song Qinghuan frowned.

Listening to Zhou Zhen's tone, things don't seem to be going well?
Zhou Zhen swallowed, and continued, "It's just that I didn't expect that the carrier pigeon flew all the way out of the city, and finally landed on the roof of an abandoned mansion on the outskirts of the city. The strip of paper tied to the foot has not been touched at all!"

Zhou Zhen's eyes widened, with an expression of disbelief on his face.

Song Qinghuan thought for a moment.

"Emperor Han disagrees."

——These words seem to be addressed to Su Rao, and the Liangguo mission is indeed Su Rao's people, but why... the carrier pigeon flew around and then came back?

Could it be that Su Rao noticed something?That's why the smoke bomb was put on purpose?
She thought for a moment, then changed the subject, "Is there any movement over Ning Le Changdi Ji?"

Zhou Zhen shook his head, as if thinking of something, he hesitated to speak.

Song Qinghuan was thinking about Su Rao, but didn't notice his strange expression.

Zhou Zhen glanced at her, collected himself, and said cautiously, "There is one thing, I wonder if the empress has heard of it?"

"What?" Song Qinghuan answered casually, and picked up the teacup on the side.

Zhou Zhen deliberated on his choice of words, and then said, "There is a clause in Liangguo's peace proposal, which is...to ask the emperor to accept Ningle Changdi Ji as his concubine."

Song Qinghuan paused with the hand holding the tea cup, and quickly fiddled with the tea leaves in the cup, "Didn't the emperor express his position on this matter that morning?"

With that said, he took a sip from the teacup and raised his head to look at Zhou Zhen unhurriedly.

Her eyes were still clear and calm, but Zhou Zhen felt that the air pressure in the hall suddenly dropped, and wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Empress, Emperor Liang's respect for Ning Le Chang Di Ji Pampering is well known, if this news spreads back to the Liang Kingdom, there is no guarantee that Emperor Liang will not be angry."

"So?" Song Qinghuan still had a calm expression.

Zhou Zhen felt hotter and hotter, and couldn't help but regret it in his heart.

If I knew it earlier, I shouldn't have listened to Hu Rui'an's coaxing, and mentioned this matter in front of the empress. If the empress really wanted to choose a concubine for the emperor, would she have to wait until she mentioned it?
Now that the two of them are in a strong relationship, who would be happy to let other women divide their husband's love for them?What's more, judging from his little contact with the empress, the empress is not an ordinary woman.

"Zhou Shilang." Seeing more and more beads of sweat on his forehead, Song Qinghuan took a sip of tea, and said leisurely, "I know how many times you have submitted papers. The emperor's meaning, I believe Zhou Shilang is more serious than me." Clear. Since the emperor has no such intention, Zhou Shilang should not offend the emperor again and again, otherwise, there will be many people vying for your seat."

Zhou Zhen didn't expect Song Qinghuan to "threat" him so blatantly, and was stunned for a moment, all the words he had thought up were useless.

"Also, Zhou Shilang is also considered a smart person. There are some things, don't be used as a gun and not know it."

As soon as these words came out, Zhou Zhen was sweating profusely.

(End of this chapter)