Wishful Things

His Majesty never cared about his words, and only regarded him as a reckless man, at best, he was not as hopelessly reckless as Zhen Guogong——

And if he opens his mouth to clarify these words, it will only cause trouble for himself.

What's more, if Zhen Guogong really fell, what harm would it do him?

The reason why I scolded those just now is that I can't get used to Xia Tingzhen's ugly appearance of wanting to monopolize everything, and I have had a mouthful in my heart——

And he couldn't get used to Xia Tingzhen, it was no longer a matter of one or two days.

"I called the two lovers into the palace tonight because I have other important matters to discuss." Emperor Qingming stopped talking about Cai Jin for the time being, obviously he had already made a decision, and he didn't plan to say anything more now.

"I don't know what His Majesty is referring to?" Xia Tingzhen asked.

Ji Xiu secretly said in his heart, "Ask knowingly".

However, it was also at this time that he suddenly realized something - no wonder His Majesty didn't value him, probably because he lacked Xia Tingzhen's hypocrisy, most of the time he couldn't sing with His Majesty at all.

A moment later, the emperor's calm and cold voice sounded in the imperial study——

"I would like to hear the opinions of the two love ministers regarding the matter of King Yan's entry to the capital."

"..."

The night is getting darker, and the hustle and bustle everywhere is gradually returning to calm.

Xia Tingzhen and Ji Xiu walked out from the imperial study.

The two went down the white jade steps together, and when they were out of the sight of the palace people, Ji Xiu, who was walking hand in hand, smiled inexplicably.

"Xia Shoufu is acting more and more regardless of what he is doing now, and his courage has grown again."

Hearing this sarcasm, Xia Tingzhen did not ignore it or deal with it as usual, but asked: "Does Ji Shangshu think that this official intends to make trouble with Duke Zhen?"

"Could it be that your majesty wants to move Duke Zhen, but Xia Shoufu didn't push him?" Ji Xiu asked with a sneer.

"If Duke Zhen has a clear conscience and no dissatisfaction, he will not be afraid of temptation—"

"However, the human heart is the most unquestionable thing in this world." Ji Xiu's eyes were full of sarcasm: "And what Xia Shoufu is best at is just using people's hearts to benefit himself."

When Xia Tingzhen heard this, a half-smile appeared on his usually solemn and expressionless face.

"Ji Shangshu's reaction is a bit unusual. Shouldn't it be because his lips are dead and his teeth are cold? Or is it just for this official?"

Although Ji Xiu didn't get along with him in the past, at least he wouldn't argue with each other on the bright side—does this idiot really think he has the upper hand now?

"Is it because I am targeting Xia Shoufu, or does Xia Shoufu feel that even Ji has become a hindrance?" Ji Xiu said coldly, "Isn't the person who impeached me for accepting bribes years ago at the top of the secret papers, Xia Shoufu's favorite student? Fortunately, Your Majesty is wise, and has never been provoked by such out-of-the-box words."

"This is indeed a misunderstanding." Xia Tingzhen's tone was light and perfunctory.

It's what he did.

But those evidences were indeed not enough to shake Ji Xiu.

"What a misunderstanding." Ji Xiu smiled, and said in a tone that seemed pointed: "It's a pity that Ji is sitting upright and has never done anything dirty, so I'm not afraid of these mere rumors—"

Xia Tingzhen also laughed.

"Your Majesty Ji doesn't need to beat around the bush and remind me of anything." His tone was very light, but he said straightforwardly: "That rebellious son of mine, who committed his own crimes and cannot live, and is stupid and ignorant, was caught and punished, and he deserved it. There is nothing to be sorry for such a crime."

Hearing him "revealing his scars" without any scruples, Ji Xiu felt like he had been punched in the cotton.

Then, I heard the other party say: "On the other hand, Ji Shangshu's two young masters are courageous and courageous at a young age. They were also called two young heroes in the army. It's a pity that they left... King Yan will return to Beijing again after seventeen years. I hope that Ji Shangshu will not remember the sad things of the past because of seeing old people."

Ji Xiu's two sons lost their lives because they went out to camp with King Yan privately.

This incident, even after more than twenty years, is still the biggest pain in Ji Xiu's heart.

Especially since then, he has no child under his knees.

Ji Xiu clenched the palm under the official robe.

He always thought that if he still had his parents and children, he wouldn't have watched Xia Tingzhen eat away his achievements and gains over the years...

What chance did the other party have to use the pain of losing his son to gouge out his heart!

Ji Xiu suppressed the churning emotions in his heart, bid farewell to Xia Tingzhen, and boarded the official sedan chair waiting outside the gate of the inner palace.

However, until returning to the mansion, this mood has not completely calmed down.

After Ji Xiu changed his official robe, he came to the outer study, behind the screen, a young man in a navy blue gown walked out.

"grown ups."

The man raised his hand in salute.

"Xia Tingzhen, a treacherous villain... is really greedy!"

Xu Shi was so angry that he couldn't vent his anger. At this moment, there was no one else in the study. Ji Xiu scolded in a deep voice: "If I hadn't given my official support to help His Majesty succeed in enthroning, how could Xia Tingzhen have a bright future! Now, it is not enough for him to monopolize the government and provoke the emperor to attack the government of Zhenguo, but he even wants to openly impeach and deal with this official! With such great ambitions, aren't you afraid of being swallowed by your life?"

The expression of the young man did not change.

After quietly listening to Ji Xiu's scolding, he asked just now, "Did your lord meet Xia Shoufu in the palace tonight?"

After Ji Xiu finished cursing, he felt a lot more at ease. He sat down behind the desk and said with a "hmm": "Your Majesty summoned me to go to the palace with him to discuss matters."

"So that's the case. According to what your lord said just now, the summoning into the palace this time is related to the affairs of the Duke of Zhen's government?"

"I did mention a few words—" Ji Xiu didn't hide it from him, his anger-free eyes looked unfathomable under the light of the gauze lamp: "The emperor is obviously in a hurry this time. If it is really found out that there is something that should not be in the hands of the Duke of Zhen, the Duke of Zhen's mansion may be in danger this time."

As for what that should not be, the young man is very clear.

"The emperor has made this decision, and Xia Tingzhen's help behind it is indispensable!" Ji Xiu's eyes were extremely cold.

"Of course there is fuel to the flames." The young man said slowly: "However, the real root is His Majesty's suspicion. This suspicion has not been eliminated for a day, but any slight disturbance will nourish this suspicion and grow endlessly."

This is true.

After Ji Xiu drank half a cup of hot tea, he became more and more calm.

After calming down, he inevitably had other thoughts.

Just now in the palace, Xia Tingzhen mentioned the term "cold lips and cold teeth" - he has nothing to do with Duke Zhen. It seems absurd to say that his lips are dead and teeth are cold, but is there really no similarity between him and Duke Zhen?

No.

There are still.

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