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

Suddenly, the front suddenly opened up.

to the place.

Chapter 27 Drinking Tea in the Royal Garden

"sit down."

Here is a pavilion, opposite the pavilion is the artificial lake of the Imperial Garden.

According to legend, the lake in the Imperial Garden used a lot of financial, material and manpower, and carefully surveyed the location of the dragon veins. Building an artificial lake in this place is said to be able to extract the dragon veins to the greatest extent, thereby strengthening the aura of the entire palace. .

To put it bluntly, it is to make the palace a holy place for cultivation.

Of course, this is just a rumor. After all, as the artificial lake behind the palace, only the person in charge who participated in the excavation of the artificial lake and the inside of the royal family know whether this kind of thing is true.

Inside the pavilion are very simple stone tables and chairs. I thought that the things in the palace should be very exquisitely made, but the tables and chairs carved from stone are just the shape of a table and chair, and they didn’t even do much polishing. When Ji sat down, he suddenly felt a coldness under his buttocks.

When Xia Yuxiao sat down, her expression changed slightly, and then she stood up silently, Qin Ji keenly captured this scene.

He quickly fumbled for a handkerchief from his body—this is a kind of decoration on the official uniforms of imperial officials, commonly known as "mirror scarf". As the name suggests, it is used in front of mirrors. They can tidy up their clothes, wipe off the stains on their clothes or the blood on their faces before meeting the emperor.So it will naturally be used with a mirror, so it is called a mirror towel.

However, as the empire gradually stabilized, in most cases, officials did not need to live a hard life, so this mirror scarf became an ornament on official uniforms, more as a ceremonial item .It is a bit similar to the jade worn on the waist of literati.

Qin Ji spread out the mirror towel in his hand, and handed it to Xia Yuxiao: "If your Majesty doesn't mind, use this."

With the increase of etiquette significance, mirror towels gradually use more and more detailed materials. At the beginning, the mirror towels of officials basically used everything, some were made of cotton cloth, some were made of animal fur, and some were even made of leaves. .Later, it was gradually unified into silk and brocade, so the material is still very comfortable, and it is very suitable to pick it up and put it under the body.

Xia Yuxiao looked at the mirror scarf in front of her, and then at Qin Ji, showing a disgust that she couldn't hide at all, and then she smiled: "How could it be, thank you for your kindness. You... .I know the details."

After speaking, she put the mirror towel under her body and sat down.

Qin Ji was quite puzzled, what did he know?How do you know the details?It's best for girls not to sit in a cool place. This is the basic operation in his world, right?

Forget it, anyway, the point is not here.

There was a pot of tea on the stone table, and two exquisite cups. A black bird was depicted on the cups with gold lines. Xia Yuxiao picked up the teapot. Qin Ji wanted to pour tea for her first, but Xia Yuxiao But she didn't ask him to do that, but poured him a cup of tea herself.

"Qin Ji, can I just call you by your name like this?"

Looking at the beautiful scenery around, Xia Yuxiao threw away all the titles between monarchs and ministers in her words.

"Your Majesty, I don't care what you want to be called."

"You don't have to be so restrained, don't call me Your Majesty—don't forget, you are my brother." There was a little helplessness in her tone.But the emperor may not know that Qin Ji is more helpless than her.

If possible, Qin Ji didn't want this title at all. The title of Brother Ya, to put it bluntly, was just a title given to him because he couldn't be titled. On the contrary, it meant that he had too much power.This woman is sensitive now, and he doesn't want to irritate this guy again.

"Then, Your Majesty, I will relax a little bit."

"Well, you can do whatever you want."

The two of them sat there, and for a moment, the surrounding air seemed to freeze, only the sound of the wind blowing through the leaves.

"I know what you want, Qin Ji." When Xia Yuxiao said this, she spoke earnestly, "I know, you have your own ideas in your heart, maybe I, as a monarch, don't suit your ideas—maybe I really do. You are not capable, or you may be too far-sighted. In short, I know exactly what you want to do."

No, you don't know Your Majesty, I don't want to be known to the princes, but I just want to be able to save myself, my sister and my beauty.

Qin Ji thought so in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it - it's a ghost if people believe you when you say it.

"Your Majesty, I really don't mean that, I just think..."

"You just think that many of my things are not done properly, I am too hesitant, I am too focused on infighting... right?" Her smile looked a little tired.

"But Qin Ji, you are a minister and I am a monarch. You have not stood in this position. You don't know how heavy the burden is for the monarch. You want to say so much, but in fact it is the same sentence. As a monarch, I , did not do well enough. But Qin Ji, today, for the time being, I will really treat you as my brother to get angry—do you think you can do a good job if you sit in this position?"

The Empress's eyes were deep and calm. At this moment, she didn't seem to worry that the important minister in front of her would get angry or have other thoughts, and just looked at him like this.

"I can't."

"Look, you're acting like a courtier again." She withdrew her gaze and waved her hands jokingly, "Isn't this just chatting? You have resentment in your heart, I know it, but you can express this resentment to me or to Chaozhong." You can even send it to yourself. But you can’t send it to the Jiangshan Sheji of Daxia.”

"Qin Ji, I came to you for tea today. I only have two ideas. One is to make you lose your temper—I heard from your sister that you are so angry these days that your tongue is sore. No, it's good. Herbal tea will help you get rid of the fire. Another thought, I want to ask you, in the name of a friend: What are you going to do in the end?"

"I told you, Your Majesty, would you believe me?"

Qin Ji raised a very soulful question.

"Believe it or not, that's my business. Whether you say it or not is your business." She just said that.

"With all due respect, I just want my family to be safe and sound, and spend the rest of my life safely."

Qin Ji said.

Xia Yuxiao picked up the teacup in her hand, and the herbal tea was full of fragrance around her mouth. She smiled a little, but couldn't tell whether it was a happy smile or an angry smile.

She nodded after she finished her sip of tea: "I believe what you said, but I don't believe it either. Everyone wants their family to be safe and alive. This is the most basic requirement for a person. But except What about living?"

"I think, as a captain, you didn't do so many things just to live in peace, did you?"

Chapter 28 Conversation

"Your Majesty, as I said, everything I do is for the sake of Da Xia's country."

Qin Ji simply stated his words directly, or in other words, he directly chose to say some half-truths and half-false words.

In fact, Qin Ji didn't just want to survive. As a time traveler, if after time travel, he was only thinking about whether he would survive or not, wouldn't that be a disgrace to the tradition of past generations of time travelers?Of course he has a grand plan and great cause that he wants to display, but before he can display his grand plan and great cause, he has to let himself survive first.

Therefore, Qin Ji naturally had to hang on first.But since the other party asked this question, it would be unreasonable not to give an idea that meets the other party's psychological expectations.

"I hope that the Great Xia will last forever, so sometimes, I will indeed take some actions that may not be in line with your ideas." Qin Ji said, pointing to the boat on the lake in the distance . "Your Majesty, do you think I hate you?"

"You always disagree with me anyway."

Hearing that Xia Yuxiao, who is the emperor, actually said such words that sounded like he was angry, Qin Ji didn't hold back a little bit, but fortunately he controlled his expression in time, and then nodded: "Yes , I will always oppose His Majesty, but does opposing you mean hating you?"

"I don't know, but to be honest, I have a problem with you."

"Then there is no other way, Your Majesty, I am a courtier of the empire, and I want to think about the country and society of Great Xia. There are some things that I should bring up. If you feel bad, you can refute me at any time. "

"......it is good."

Xia Yuxiao was blocked by him, and immediately gritted her teeth.

"Let's talk about personal matters. I don't want to add trouble here. The woman you arranged for me recently..."

"Oh, the daughter of the Sheriff, right? What does His Majesty think of her?"

"It's surprisingly good." Xia Yuxiao smiled, and seemed to be recalling some memories in her mind, which made Qin Ji frown.

"Your Majesty thinks, what's good about her?"

"The personality is good, and the appearance is also good. At least standing by the side is very eye-catching, and she won't follow me all day like many people for fear of accidents." Xia Yuxiao said very satisfied, "I think it's pretty good, but not I know if it’s okay for her to serve me to sleep.”

"???"

Qin Ji looked at Xia Yuxiao in shock.

Wait a minute!No, what are you talking about, Your Majesty! ?

"I originally wanted to put her in the harem, but you know, the courtyards of the harem were basically vacant after I became the throne. It's scary for her to live in such a large area by herself and two maids. Those who didn’t know thought that I had put her in the cold palace. I prepared a room next to my bedroom and gave it to her to live in——I’m quite picky at night, and ordinary people can’t serve me.”

When Xia Yuxiao said this, she looked thoughtful. It seemed that she was really thinking about it.

etc!Your Majesty, are you really okay with this?Is this something I can listen to? !

Cold sweat was already breaking out on Qin Ji's forehead. Now, what his Majesty said was beyond description.

"Your Majesty thinks, is she...... competent?" He asked cautiously.

"Should be able to. Although she looks strong and looks like a young lady, she is actually very skilled in doing things. Just give her a look and she will know what to do. I like it very much. You have done a great deed. "

Speaking of this, Xia Yuxiao stretched her waist, her soft curves looming in her clothes.

"I think this... may not be a good thing."

Qin Ji already wanted to scold his mother a little bit in his heart.

Damn, can't I?Was it bent so quickly?My Majesty, why did you lose so quickly?How about a fight?

"Why is it not a good thing? At most, it's just hard work for her. Yesterday I complained about my back pain...Why are you sweating so much? Is it hot here?"

"It's nothing, Your Majesty should be more restrained. This is just my personal suggestion, and state affairs are the most important thing."

"You are always like this, Qin Ji, don't forget, you are not my elder, I am only two years younger than you." Xia Yuxiao waved her hand impatiently, "And what am I restraining, it's just adding something It’s very handy to make it live, and it relieves me a lot of burden.”

As Qin Ji listened, he felt something was wrong.

"Your Majesty, you're saying she's a hard worker, aren't you?"

"Yeah, if I give her a look, she will know to bring me what I want, she is a very clever girl." Xia Yuxiao looked at Qin Ji carefully while talking, "Qin Ji, you I really sweated a lot, and if you don’t take the mirror towel away to wipe off the sweat...well, let’s forget it.”

It's really not good to take the mirror towel that I just sat on to wipe sweat for others.Indirect hot face sticking cold butt belongs to yes.

Qin Ji breathed a sigh of relief.

I was scared to death. It turned out to be work. I thought it was dry... Ahem, it's okay.

Qin Ji coughed twice, then raised his head: "Your Majesty, the governor said that his daughter is free-spirited and arrogant, and probably has a tendency to violence. In short, you have to bear with me. If she really dares to treat you Use force, you can dispose of it at will."

What is "can be disposed of at will?"

Xia Yuxiao glared at the other party indiscriminately.She feels uncomfortable disposing of it, that is a perfectly normal thing, she is the emperor, so it is possible that you need Qin Ji's consent to dispose of someone who used force against her?

But she still didn't say this out, after all, she still wanted to save some face for the other party, so she couldn't just tear her face like this.

"I see, I will tolerate her a little bit, but you, Qin Ji, have indeed brought me a good helper this time. I can't repay you. I'll send you a few boxes of this herbal tea later. It's just right You also need to defeat the fire."

she said so.But Qin Ji was very puzzled, why did she deliberately give herself tea?Haven't you delivered it before?

How did he know that since the last time he blatantly asked for royal tribute and good tea in front of His Majesty, Xia Yuxiao has always kept it in his heart. In her opinion, you kid can actually ask for royal tribute directly in front of the emperor, or you are too arrogant. Either love tea like life.

The former must be a little bit, but I guess the latter also has a large part, so this time, Xia Yuxiao just took it one step at a time, don't ask for this herbal tea, and I'll give it to you directly, so as not to make my liver hurt when you are there .

But to be able to tolerate it, Qin Ji didn't know about it at all, he just pretended that His Majesty gave him something so that he would not return empty-handed, so he thanked him like this.

"Okay, let's go, it's time to go back."

Xia Yuxiao waved her hands, and the two of them stood up and walked towards the way they came.

Chapter 29 Danger (1)

Both of them remembered the way they came here clearly. Xia Yuxiao had already asked the other guards in the Royal Garden to guard the path leading to the pavilion because she was worried that some information about their conversation would be leaked. Have these people right next to you.