Your Majesty the Empress, I am really not a traitor!

Everyone knows the relationship between Qin Ji and his bodyguard. Although the two of them did not say it publicly, everyone can feel that the relationship between these two people is not as simple as that between an ordinary master and bodyguard.

But now, Qin Ji actually wanted her to enter the palace with him.

Although Lingyan is the leader of Huilin, the office can be in the palace.But working in the palace and being officially connected to the palace are two completely different concepts.

It's like you go to work in the company every day, it's called work.

But entering the palace means that you have settled here directly...

Everyone knows Lingyan's identity. Although it was said that the late emperor pardoned Lingyan, and specially arranged for her and a few young disciples of the Demon Sect to learn a little bit in the Tianshi Mansion (although they are not even formal disciples. above), but after all, this is just a way to win over them and reform these demon disciples from an early age.

Now, Qin Ji really wants to formally stuff the remnants of the Demon Cult into the palace?

"Captain, do you want such a request..."

"The commander of the spirit is the commander of Huilin in Daxia. She is a member of the court and a person trusted by His Majesty," said a courtier next to him, "I don't think the request of the Taiwei is too much."

"This...but she is...well, she has a criminal record after all."

"When the spiritual leader was first taken away by the court, he was still young. May I ask your Excellency, what could a young child do at that time? The late emperor once said that most of the children left behind by the Devil's Cult were from poor backgrounds. I intend to join it. Now you use this as an excuse to refuse him to enter the palace. Could it be that you don't agree with the late emperor's idea?"

As soon as the minister brought the late emperor out, everyone present fell silent.

"Okay, I promise you. As for the military exploits, I planned to reward her."

Xia Yuxiao rubbed her temples and said.

She couldn't resist.The relationship between Qin Ji and Lingyan is almost bound, and she knows this very well.She also saw the relationship between the two of them.

She is not blind.

Even if Lingyan is not allowed to enter the palace, it may not help.During the period when Lingyan was the leader of the Huilin Department, although Lingyan handled official affairs quite well, she revolved around Qin Ji every day.

To put it simply, if she wanted to bring Qin Ji over, she had to bring along a spiritual face.These two are basically bundled sales.

Forget it, let's take it together, otherwise, if Lingyan is really wandering outside alone, not under her nose, it seems even more worrying.

"I thank you, Your Majesty."

Chapter 45 Conversation

Above the court, the matter of engagement was quickly arranged.

Although Prime Minister Long was tired, he still had to do what had to be done. The date of the engagement ceremony was usually held by the Fengchang Mansion, so he had to tell Fengchang how to organize the ceremony.

After retiring from the court, the news quickly spread throughout Daxia's official circles.

In fact, these news are no longer classified as confidential, but Xia Yuxiao did not let these people spread the news. After all, the interior is only in the preparation stage now, and the engagement process has not been confirmed. It is still too early to announce this news to the world. It's too early—to put it bluntly, what if the two sides don't settle down in the end and the matter blows up?

But at least the officials knew about it.

For a while, all the officials of the imperial court were surprised by Xia Yuxiao's choice. Although some people felt that the relationship between the two people was not simple long before the expedition, but everyone just thought that the relationship between the two people was ambiguous at most. It is still far away from talking about marriage.

Who would have thought that His Majesty would start thinking about getting married right now.

...........................

"Your Majesty, you really caught me by surprise this time."

In Xia Yuxiao's bedroom, Qin Ji sat on a chair and said helplessly.

This time Xia Yuxiao really prepared a big one for him. He just came back, and she didn't go home yet, so she made a big job for herself.

"Really? I'm sorry, after all, this is the best time to showdown with them, and most of them don't dare to run out to make trouble because of rewards." Xia Yuxiao looked out the window and said.

"So, are you sure you want to get engaged to Chen?"

"Now that I've said it, you don't think I'm joking, do you?" Xia Yuxiao glanced at him, then handed him a letter in her hand, "I'll tell you something, now I'm engaged to this The suggestion was first proposed by the Tianshi Mansion."

"Tianshifu? Tianshifu is still in charge of this job now?"

Qin Ji was at a loss. He didn't quite know what kind of responsibilities these celestial masters in the Tianshi Mansion had, but no matter what he thought, these celestial masters wouldn't switch to the job of being a matchmaker, right?

"Tianshi Mansion must have its own reasons for thinking this way." When Xia Yuxiao said this, Qin Ji was also checking the letter, "For me, Tianshi Mansion's suggestions have always been important. Yes, they're much more reliable than you think."

"Oh, by the way, I don't know yet, what does the Tianshi Mansion do?"

"Helping Daxia in fights, and coming out to stabilize the situation at critical moments, that's their main job. Occasionally, they are responsible for leading work in various fields, such as building some schools." Xia Yuxiao said very casually.

"that's it?"

"That's all. Or, that's all I want you to know."

"Oh, then I understand."

Qin Ji stopped asking any more questions.

What exactly does the Tianshi Mansion do? He still has no answer in his heart, but at least he can be sure that the Tianshi Mansion is definitely not small, and it is definitely not just for maintaining the rule of Daxia.

Every celestial master in the celestial master's mansion is said to have extraordinary strength, and they usually live in seclusion. Even he, the Taiwei, rarely sees people from the celestial master's mansion.It is conceivable that their work is definitely more than that.It's just that due to various reasons, outsiders cannot understand it at will.

Since it's so secret, it's useless for him to ask any more questions, so it's better not to ask.Anyway, I will definitely be able to get in touch with them slowly in the future.

"Qin Ji, this marriage is my own discretion. I have already told you about it when I set off for the expedition, but in the end I dragged you onto this boat. Our country cannot There is chaos again, so your attitude is crucial."

When she said this, she was always looking at his expression, but seeing that Qin Ji's expression was still as calm as ever, she was slightly relieved.

"Your Majesty, you are right. Regarding the current situation in our country, if there is a turmoil, then there is a high probability that Daxia will be devastated in the future. I can understand your choice."

He fully understands what Xia Yuxiao means. Everyone is not a child anymore. Five years ago, facing such a sudden marriage, he might have resisted, but now he is very clear about the importance of this matter.

It is very important to Xia Yuxiao and Xia Guo, and it is also true to him.

Xia Yuxiao looked thoughtfully at Lingyan who was sitting quietly next to her.

After a short thought, she said:

"As for the relationship between the two of you...I won't object, and I don't think it's easy for me to object. It's just that on the bright side, at least try to save face for me, the emperor."

After saying this, Qin Ji paused for a long time when he raised his hand to hold the teacup.

"Your Majesty, you... know?"

Both Qin Ji and Lingyan became a little nervous.

What is this?Could it be that there are people arranged by Xia Yuxiao by my side?No, this time he has tried his best to arrange the officers he cultivated by himself around him, and the degree of secrecy is very high.These people are trustworthy people who follow by their side, so they are unlikely to betray themselves, right?

Qin Ji's brain was thinking about all the possibilities, thinking about where Xia Yuxiao bought the people around her, or whether many people were under her control...

Seeing Qin Ji speeding up his thinking, Xia Yuxiao sighed: "You don't have to guess how I know, sometimes my intuition is quite accurate, and, just after the two of you came back Compared with the state before the expedition, even the dullest people should see some clues."

She is not stupid, long before Qin Ji set out to fight, she felt that something was wrong with these two people.Qin Ji is fine, but Lingyan's attitude towards Qin Ji is no longer simply a guard's loyalty to his master.

At that time, Xia Yuxiao knew very well that if the two of them were let out, the window paper of the two of them would be completely torn this time, and there was a high probability that Lingyan would initiate the action first.But she still agreed to Qin Ji's expedition with Lingyan.

After all, she couldn't really make a move to stop it forcibly.Moreover, she believes that as long as it does not affect the political marriage on the surface, the actual relationship between the two is not something she needs to consider.

Her request for Qin Ji is very simple, at least on the bright side, as long as he doesn't make trouble for herself.

"Qin Ji, I don't care what happens to you two, because this marriage itself is semi-forced to you, and I don't have the right to pick and choose between you. But I hope you can understand, I am willing Marriage with you is not entirely a political need, and if the marriage partner does not meet my preferences, it is impossible for me to advance the process so quickly."

"So, whether it's emotionally or in terms of the impact on the political situation, I hope you will keep a good balance on the bright side, understand?"

"......Yes."

Chapter 46 Commanding Pieces

The promotion of Lingyan is naturally something that Xia Yuxiao will not ignore.

Now Lingyan is Qin Ji's subordinate. She is very aware of this, and also knows the danger of handing over Huilin to Lingyan. Once Qin Ji betrays her, Huilin, the knife she uses so easily, will soon be point at her.

However, she and Daxia now need someone like Lingyan.

time does not wait.

The ancestors have been playing this game of chess for a long time, and it doesn't take too long. It is about to reach the general's step. The foundation accumulated by the Great Xia for thousands of years has not yet exploded. Lingyan is the most useful chess piece. Putting her on the chessboard can produce unpredictable effects.

After getting Qin Ji's promise, Xia Yuxiao turned around.

She put an imperial edict that had been written long ago into Lingyan's hands.

The moment Lingyan unfolded the edict, she was stunned.

Although in the imperial edict, she still serves as the commander of the Huilin Office, Xia Yuxiao has now given Lingyan the rank of captain.

Although Huilin was under Lingyan's control before, Lingyan still didn't have a clear military rank. Even if all the people in her hands were elite, she could quietly take the head of the target, but she never did. military rank.

If she didn't have a military rank, strictly speaking, the scale guards in her hands were actually just "temporarily borrowed" personnel from the Great Xia army. Once something happened, the army could take back the real power in her hands at any time.

Of course, the top leader of Daxia's army is her young master, but don't forget, there is still a little bit of power in the hands of those old guys.

Granting her the official position of captain this time is tantamount to confirming her commanding position. Those guards are officially her subordinates. In the normal period, except for the intervention of the Taiwei and the emperor, she can move the guards at will. There is no need to worry about being obstructed by some factional elements within the army.

Just this promotion is enough.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Qin Ji reminded from the side.

At this time, Lingyan finally realized: "I thank Your Majesty."

"You don't have to thank me, you deserve it. I'm not going to directly promote you at the court meeting this time. After all, I have to consider the thoughts of the ministers in the court. By the way, Lingyan, you should come back this time. Did you bring what I wanted?"

It is indeed a good thing to be promoted, but Xia Yuxiao is not completely unconditional. If Lingyan gets nothing this time, it will probably be difficult to get such an important reward.

But now, the relationship between Lingyan and Qin Ji is left there. In order to avoid complications, Xia Yuxiao must choose to stabilize Lingyan.In addition, Lingyan's expedition this time did bring back a lot of important information.

Although this guy sometimes looks a little reckless, and he is not very good at leading troops in battle, but he is really good at intelligence and assassination.

Hearing Xia Yuxiao's question, Lingyan glanced at Qin Ji subconsciously.

Noticing her gaze, Qin Ji smiled helplessly, unable to continue pretending, he could only say: "Leave it to Your Majesty, this time your information is of little use to me, I am engaged in military affairs."

Of course, in fact, he has read it a long time ago. The information does not have much to do with the military, but he doesn't really only care about the military.

"Yes."

With Qin Ji's approval, Lingyan respectfully handed over a wooden box in her hand to Xia Yuxiao.

"Lingyan is really loyal to you..."

Xia Yuxiao said with a wry smile.

"Your Majesty is really a high-ranking minister. She just doesn't know how to communicate with people. I hope His Majesty will not be offended."