Empress Jinghua: The eunuch is nine thousand years old

Chapter 169 Xia Shengqing's "Ability"

After leaving Xia Shengqing's residence, Xia Qin and Concubine De finally let go of a major matter in their hearts.

With Xia Shengqing's help, it will be much easier to show up in front of Ming Shengdi in the future.

The night wind was blowing gently, Concubine De's footsteps moved lightly, and the gold hairpins and rings on her head made a tinkling sound.

As the prime minister's daughter, Concubine De was a little arrogant since she was a child, and she was a little unhappy when she was in Xia Shengqing's residence just now, but it was difficult to speak out because of the situation at that time.

At this moment, there was no one around, only her and Xia Qin, Concubine De raised her hand to brush her hair around her ears, she was quite critical.

"I see that Xia Shengqing is also pretending. He clearly cares about the conditions we offer, but he has to pretend to be embarrassed. He is just an inhumane eunuch. We will go there at night with our honorable status. Seeing him, is it too flattering for him?"

Concubine De pinched the veil and stamped it on her lips, the humidity in the night at the Mercy Villa made her quite displeased.

"My son knows that my mother and concubine are high-spirited. This big event is done without regard to trivial matters. Besides, it is for the grand plan of the prince in the future. It doesn't matter if you flatter a servant. Zuo just sees that he is useful."

Xia Qin laughed softly, Xia Bin probably never dreamed that he would buy off the most powerful little player in the fight for the throne, as a palace servant who always waits by Ming Shengdi's side, Xia Shengqing is much more useful than Shui Yanran up.

"Whether he is useful or not depends on the future. The most important thing now is to re-raise your position in your father's heart, the emperor, and don't let the virtuous mother and son be proud!"

Xia Tianqin nodded, looking at the imperial city in the dark, feeling a little sad in his heart.

As a descendant of the royal family, he was born with a golden spoon in his mouth, but while enjoying the glory and wealth, probably no one can avoid being involved in the center of power, and no one can avoid being in this place where there is no family affection at all and cannot be wiped out. Fighting for fame and fortune and power among the blood relatives.

Is it lucky or sad?
Hui'er's cause of death was still not found out after all, Xia Zijin had a trace of suspicion in her heart, but she never said it out.

After burying Huier, Xia Zijin allocated a sum of money to Huier's family as a pension. After all, she felt somewhat guilty about Huier's death. If she hadn't sent Huier to deliver the medicine, Huier wouldn't have At such a young age, he died in a fragrant way.

Coming out from the queen's palace, Xia Zijin looked at the gray sky above her head. There were gray clouds rolling in the sky, accompanied by the faint roar ringing around her ears.

"Princess, it seems to be raining heavily, let's hurry back to Liluo Palace!"

Standing beside her, Xiaokui covered her eyes with her hands and looked up at the sky. Looking at the turbulent posture of the dark clouds, she was afraid that the heavy rain would overturn it in less than a quarter of an hour.

Xia Zijin nodded sullenly, and walked quickly on the long road. There were palace maids and eunuchs walking past in a hurry, and stopped to salute Xia Zijin.

"See Princess Pearl!"

Several court ladies passed by Xia Zijin, stopped and saluted according to the rules.

Xia Zijin responded shallowly, and seeing their hurried expressions, she couldn't help being curious.

"My princess saw that the maids and eunuchs on the way are all in a hurry, but what are you busy with?"

One of the palace maids, Fu Fu, said in a clever voice: "Princess Mingzhu doesn't know something. It is very hot in the capital now, and the empress dowager is bored staying in the palace. A few days ago, after her health improved, she chose someone to come to give the emperor a message. He said he wanted to live in the Mercy Villa to escape the summer heat, the emperor issued an order to clean up the Yong'an Palace in the south of the Mercy Villa, and the servants were ordered to go to work."

Speaking of which, several palace maids knelt down to Xia Zijin and said, "The servants are rushing to Yong'an Palace, so I will take my leave first."

Xia Zijin understood, waved them away, and was about to continue walking towards Liluo Palace with Xiaokui, when he saw a person standing ten steps away, he was as elegant as ever, with a handsome and gentle face It is the only beauty in this palace that can make Xia Zijin's heart flutter.

"Princess."

Xia Shengqing had a faint smile on her thin lips, holding an oiled paper umbrella in her hand, and the fresh tung oil still smelled a little bit.

"Seeing that the princess didn't prepare an umbrella when she came out, I'll come here to give one away. It's rainy in summer in the Mercy Villa, so I'd better prepare it when I go out of Liluo Palace."

He walked in, and the smell of freshly painted tung oil wafted over, with a bit of sandalwood on his body, mixed with Xia Zijin's nose.

"Why is Shengqing free to deliver an umbrella to the princess today? Don't you need to be on duty by Father's side?" Xia Zijin took the oil-paper umbrella he handed over, and lightly engraved bamboo leaves on the light yellow surface of the umbrella. , it's ingenious, seeing him so careful can't help but warm my heart.

The cool fingertips brushed against Xia Zijin's palm, feeling a little itchy and cool, Xia Shengqing stretched out his hand to put a paste on Xia Zijin's cheek, with a complicated look that he never had before, and he restrained himself for a moment.

"I'm leaving now. Following the emperor's order, I will follow the virtuous king to discuss with the mission about the trade between the two countries. I won't see the princess for about three days. I think it's good to see her before I go."

It was decided by Ming Shengdi that Xia Bin represented Da Lai to discuss trade, so how could Xia Shengqing be added now?

Xia Zijin looked at him for a long while, and also sorted out the intention of Ming Shengdi's actions in his heart. Xia Bin represented the royal family of Dalai, that is, represented Ming Shengdi, and went to meet with the embassy as a prince. Negotiations are enough, and there is no doubt that there is only one possibility for Ming Shengdi to insert Xia Shengqing.

That is to distrust Xia Bin and ask Xia Shengqing to monitor him and report everything back.

After the attack, Emperor Ming's attitude towards Xia Shengqing seemed to be colder, but for some reason he suddenly took it seriously, entrusting him with such an important errand, Xia Zijin didn't know it at all.

"Be careful. Brother Dahuang has always been at odds with us, and negotiating with the embassy is not an easy task, so please pay attention." Xia Zijin made a point, and didn't ask Xia Shengqing the whole story, but an inexplicable feeling arose in his heart. Curious about Xia Shengqing.

He made Ming Shengdi change his attitude in just a few days, was it intentional or unintentional?

I saw Xia Shengqing nodded, and rubbed Xia Zijin's hair. The tenderness and nostalgia around her lips were deep, and her fingertips wrapped in a faint fragrance brushed her hair, and then bent down to kiss Xia Zijin's hair. A superficial kiss fell on the cheek.

"It's going to rain, princess, come back quickly."

He said, handed her a smile, and turned around slowly under the dark clouds.

Tick-tock, one drop of cool rain fell on Xia Zijin's brow, and the second dropped on the cheek that Xia Shengqing kissed just now. She couldn't tell whether the rain was colder or the kiss was hotter.

In the next few days, Xia Zijin did not see Xia Shengqing again.

The life in the Mercy Villa is very boring. Every two or three days, I have to go to the Queen's Palace to pay my respects, and every four or five days, I have to go to the Yong'an Palace to greet the Queen Mother. Rao Xia Zijin really doesn't like these red tapes, To be suppressed by a sentence that cannot be broken.

Perhaps it was the time when it rained the most in summer. Xia Zijin looked into the yard through the window sill. The pattering rain fell on the leaves, and then splashed many drops of water, jumping into the soil, and the air was full of dampness. The water vapor, mixed with the slight fishy smell of the soil and the smell of green grass, makes people feel a little melancholy for no reason.

Xiaokui entered the room with a pot of grass in her arms, and put the pot filled with black soil beside the window with a hey yo sound. The earth is really cute.

"What is this, and what are you moving here for?"

Xia Zijin stood for a while and saw that there was a pot of things in front of him, stretched out his fingertips and lightly touched the tip of the leaves of the grass plant, and the tender green leaves trembled for a while.

"Xiao Gonggong said that this thing is called firefly grass. It is a plant brought from them by the commercial mission. It likes moisture and absorbs moisture. It is most suitable to be placed in the palaces of Mercy Villa!"

"Oh?"

Looking at the small firefly grass, Xia Zijin felt quite miraculous.

"The commercial mission group is a bit thoughtful. Knowing the situation in the Mercy Villa and sending things, it's no wonder they are fine people who are good at doing business."

Xiaokui shook her head and laughed: "No, no, Mr. Xia said that Director Xia asked for this gift from the Commercial Mission. The members of the Commercial Mission are all fine ghosts, and they negotiated peace with the King Xian. When it comes to terms and conditions, you must always hold on to the advantages and take advantage of it, which almost provokes the wise king to swear!"

Xia Zijin didn't understand what she was listening to, and only heard Xiaokui continue.

"Thanks to Mr. Xia's cleverness, he said a great deal of unifying reasoning, which made the missionaries speechless. In the end, they were too embarrassed to take advantage of it. Mr. Xia asked the virtuous king to grant them some innocuous benefits. Many firefly grass seeds, after the emperor knew about it, he praised Director Xia and rewarded him with a lot of gold and silver, but was declined by Manager Xia Xie En."

Xiaokui's voice was brisk, and after she finished speaking, she picked up a piece of candy from the table and chewed it.

"What a compliment." Xia Zijin read this sentence, and the doubts that had been lingering in her heart these days seemed to come out again.

As the person who monitored Xia Bin's negotiations, Xia Shengqing easily reversed the deadlock in the negotiations between the two countries. Ming Shengdi would naturally think that Xia Bin was not capable enough, so he had a higher opinion of Xia Shengqing.Coupled with the merit of asking for the firefly grass, it can alleviate the problem of heavy humidity in the Ci'en Villa, which can be said to be another contribution.

How could such blatant stealing of merit be like what Xia Shengqing, who is wise and protective of his life, would do?
Xia Zijin asked again: "Did Eunuch Xia say that?"

Xiaokui nodded: "No mistake, the post officer who reported the progress came back to report, the emperor praised it himself after hearing it, and Eunuch Xiao Xia must have heard it clearly."

There was a thunderstorm outside the window, and Xia Zijin's doubts also accumulated deeper and deeper, and a sorrowful rain began to fall in his heart.

Why did Xia Shengqing suddenly change her mind?

(End of this chapter)