Wishful Things

He smiled and said: "In the future, if Miss Xu chooses a suitable family, the Duke can just tell me that I will be the one to decide the marriage!"

"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty." Lord Zhen Guo responded.

It's just that if he really said it out, whether the emperor would still give the marriage as promised, it is very possible that he died on the spot in anger.

"The Duke has traveled a long distance and worked hard all the way. In addition, his health has not yet recovered, so he needs more rest." Emperor Qingming said softly, "We can discuss other matters later. The Duke might as well go back to the mansion to rest for two days, and Wait for news from Dali Temple with peace of mind."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your compassion. In that case, I will take my leave first." Duke Zhen raised his hand in salute.

Emperor Qingming nodded: "The Duke takes good care of his body. Only when the Duke is well, can I rest assured."

Then, he ordered his personal servant to send Duke Zhen Guo out of the palace.

Seeing Duke Zhen leave, all the officials were in complicated moods.

In this way, it is actually a peaceful image of a school of gentlemen, virtuous and ministers...

But, how does Xia Shoufu feel?

"Xia Qing might as well go back to the mansion first." Emperor Qingming looked at Xia Tingzhen with the same gentle tone.

Xia Tingzhen's heart skipped a beat when she heard it: "Your Majesty..."

If you want him to go back to the mansion at this time, don't you plan to give him a chance to speak in private?

What the Duke of Zhen did this time clearly had ulterior motives, did the emperor not even plan to discuss with him?

Emperor Qingming cut off what he was about to say, and said: "Of course I can trust Xia Qing, but the Duke has brought out this letter, so I have to check it carefully. If it is true that someone secretly framed Xia Qing with the intention of I provoked a dispute between the two ministers of Daqing, how can I let it go?"

Hearing the words that were tantamount to talking nonsense, Xia Tingzhen lowered her cold eyes.

"I did this because I wanted to restore Xia Qing's innocence as soon as possible."

"Yes, I obey the order." Xia Tingzhen raised his hand slowly, "Mr., please leave."

Emperor Qingming nodded lightly: "Come here, send Xia Qing back to the mansion."

Hearing the word "send", Xia Tingzhen's body stiffened slightly, and after a while, she just exited the Golden Luan Hall.

There were no more whispers in the hall, but it was like a calm lake, with layers of undercurrents silently and rapidly brewing.

Seeing that no one stood up to report the matter, the eunuch standing beside the imperial steps sang loudly: "If there is a book to play, there is no book to retreat to the court—"

Emperor Qingming put one hand on the dragon relief on the side of the dragon chair, and stood up.

Seeing this, all the officials saluted and shouted in unison: "Respectfully send off Your Majesty."

It wasn't until the yellow figure of Daoming disappeared from sight surrounded by the servants that all the officials straightened up and left the hall one after another.

Everyone came out in twos and threes, with different expressions on their faces, and a few showed a faint look of uneasiness.

On top of this court hall, Xia Tingzhen's existence has long been like a towering tree. If this tree shows signs of falling, those who depend on it will inevitably be in danger.

Ji Xiu stepped down the stone steps, and several officials behind him quickly chased him up.

"Ji Shangshu..."

Before the matter of the Lingshan Palace, they only thought that the Master Shangshu would never turn around again, but the feng shui took turns, and today it really turned so fast...

Ji Xiu has no intention of paying attention to such people who are stalking people. To him, the glory at this moment is meaningless. Anyway, the end of Daqing is coming, so what is the use of this crap?

Right now, what he really cares about is nothing more than two things——

To avenge his son is also to seek justice for himself who has been deceived over the years;

The second is to ensure Wan'er's safety.

"Ji Shangshu, please stop!"

Suddenly someone called from behind, and Ji Xiu stopped.

A small eunuch came quickly, saluted, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, please move Ji Shangshu to the Imperial Study Room to discuss matters."

Several officials beside Ji Xiu exchanged glances silently.

The emperor invites Ji Shangshu to come over at this time...

You don't need to think about it, but you can know that it must be for the affairs of Zhen Guogong and Xia Shoufu...

Ji Xiu also had a judgment in his heart, and without delay, he immediately followed the inner eunuch.

What Duke Zhen said in front of the palace today clearly revealed his intention to hand over his military power——

The emperor will certainly not fully believe this, without Xia Tingzhen, it is imperative to listen to his opinion, in the eyes of the emperor, we are all in the same boat after all, life and death are tied together, his words will definitely be pertinent...

And does Duke Zhen really want to hand over military power?

Thinking of this question, Ji Xiu couldn't help but say "bah" from the bottom of his heart—not to mention anything else, he just said that the girl from the Xu family asked him to negotiate a deal that day, and the calm look made it clear that he wanted to Rebellion, like this, the Xu family can hand over military power!

But can he tell the emperor this?

His enemy is not just Xia Tingzhen...

And to achieve those two things, he still needs to rely on the Xu family.

So, what to say and how to do it, he could not be more clear at this moment.

After a long talk, Ji Xiu came out from the imperial study, his heart settled a bit.

The emperor was still wary of the truth about the Duke of Zhen's government, and he specifically confessed that he needed to prepare with the commanders of the Beijing camp to defend against the enemy, and to always pay attention to every move of the Xu family army's barracks...

And Xia Tingzhen——

Ji Xiu looked at the lofty sky with a sneer in his eyes.

This time, it's time for this evil ghost who climbed up to such a position by stepping on the mountain of corpses in the sea of ​​blood to taste what it's like to be an outcast!

...

The matter of the Golden Luan Hall quickly spread around in secret.

It also includes Yongfu Palace.

But different from everyone else, what Concubine Rong is concerned about is not that Duke Zhen came back alive, and whether the person who assassinated Duke Zhen is Xia Tingzhen, she only cares about one thing - in this whole matter, it seems that only The one who is an inconspicuous pawn!

"Where is he now!"

"It is said that they were escorted to Dali Temple..." The nurse in charge told the news.

"Dali Temple, then... will those people torture him?" Concubine Rong's face turned pale, and she murmured, "Nurse... Do you think Xia Shoufu will try to save him?"

save?

The nanny in charge sighed inwardly.

At this time, Xia Shoufu himself might be a mud bodhisattva crossing the river...

And who would try to save a pawn whose errands went awry? Really saved, isn't that just asking for trouble if you don't ask yourself?

But she absolutely did not dare to say this to her own mistress, so she could only comfort her temporarily: "Miss, the key point is that we don't know exactly what happened here... But as far as the servant girl knows, Xia Shoufu has always been If you work for His Majesty, His Majesty may have other plans, Madam, it is better to rest assured and wait for the news, so as not to make too many mistakes, which will end up being self-defeating."

All in all, don't do any stupid things and bring her back...

Thinking of her as a nanny in charge, what worries her most all day is not the complicated palace affairs, but to watch over her master all the time so as not to make her master stupid—she even feels that there is no one in the Sangong Sixth Courtyard who is more worried than her people!

good evening everyone~