"You don't seem to have been to your brother's mansion in a long time. ”

Zheng Yao, who was in his arms, nodded when he heard this, and then turned his head and said: "Now that my sister-in-law is in Jingling, but my brother is far away in Xuanfu, should I go to accompany my sister-in-law." ”

"It's time to go. ”

Xiao Yan bowed her head gently, raised her hand and stroked the girl's cheek dotingly, and said, "Let Xide accompany you tomorrow, and come back at night, I will wait for you in the house." ”

The delicate woman's eyes moved slightly when she heard the voice, and she seemed to have thought for a long time, and then she cautiously raised her head and asked, "Then, can I enter without going through the back door-"

"No, you can't. ”

Xiao Yan's undoubted voice made Zheng Yao swallow the words silently, his eyes moved slightly, as if he was a little aggrieved, Xiao Yan saw this and stroked the girl's back helplessly, and then took the girl into his arms, and gently touched the girl's hair with his right hand and whispered comfortingly: " A-Yao, you should know, I am the prince of Daxing, your brother will be a minister who holds military power in the future, my father is cautious and suspicious all his life, if you let him know my relationship with your brother, then not only my father will be suspicious, but also those officials in the court will criticize, the prince has a close relationship with the minister who holds the army, do you know what crime he may be dealt with?"

Hearing the man's patient explanation, the person in his arms put back his tears slightly, and then came out of Xiao Yan's arms, shaking his head, there were still tears in his eyes, looking simple and people couldn't help but want to pity.

"Rebellion. ”

The plain words came out of Xiao Yan's mouth lightly, but the people in front of him were shocked, their faces were much whiter, and their eyes were full of fear and nervousness.

Because although she doesn't understand the affairs of the court, she knows what happens when she rebels.

Xiao Yan smiled slightly when he saw this, put his hands on his daughter's little face, and said in a low and gentle tone: "I know, you are brothers and sisters, you want to tell the world about your relationship generously, instead of visiting them like this, I don't want to do this, but for you, for your brother, and for me to be able to keep you safe for a lifetime, now I can only do this, I'm sorry for letting you be wronged." ”

"I'm not aggrieved. ”

The woman's eyes in front of her were full of flickering affection, and the corners of her lips floated with a happy smile, and then she grabbed Xiao Yan's waist with both hands like a little daughter, and gently leaned her head on Xiao Yan's chest and said: "As long as you are good, my brother is good, and my sister-in-law and I are all good, we will be like this for the rest of our lives, and A-Yao will be satisfied, compared to these, these grievances are not grievances." ”

Hearing these heartwarming words, Xiao Yan gently rubbed her hair as if she was touching a kitten, pulled the woman out of her arms, leaned over and pecked lightly on her lips, and said in a tone full of man's magnetism: "If a woman is like this, what more can a husband ask for." ”

When the woman heard Xiao Yan's words, she immediately grabbed Xiao Yan's neck, and kissed her gently like a butterfly falling, and then said with a lovely smile: "A-Yao has Jiulang and her brother in this life, and she is also the happiest person in the world. ”

Before the words fell, they disappeared because of the warm lips that Xiao Yan put up, and sensing Xiao Yan's movements, the woman's cheeks flushed slightly, and she responded shyly and happily.

……

In this room, the Yuqing Palace is extraordinarily quiet, and the palace people outside the palace are quietly guarding there, although it is hot, but the cool breeze that blows slightly at night also makes people a little cooler.

At this moment, Xiao Yi and Gu Yanling sat on both sides of the chess case, both of them lowered their eyebrows and thought, but they played chess quite leisurely, at this moment, the sound of subtle footsteps gradually sounded outside, and the next moment, I saw that the bamboo curtain of Xiangfei was gently lifted, and Tan Mo, who lowered his eyebrows, quietly walked in.

"His Royal Highness the eldest grandson, the eldest concubine. ”

Xiao Yi pinched a white jade chess piece between his index finger and middle finger, stretched it out into the air, hesitated, let out a slight "um", and then said in a flat tone: "How?"

Tan Mo, who was standing there, raised his eyes slightly and glanced at Gu Yanling on the side, then slowly stepped forward, and replied carefully in a very low voice: "Back to Your Highness, as you expected, His Royal Highness King Luo's mansion really sent someone to quietly meet with the people of Yan Mansion at night, and the two of them acted extremely carefully, and chose the place in an inconspicuous small teahouse, and after entering the private room, it almost didn't take a few sips of tea, and the two of them left one after the other with great caution." ”

The corners of Xiao Yi's lips hooked slightly when he heard this, Xiao Yan was indeed more cautious than ordinary people, but he was also more ruthless.

Gu Yanling, who was on the other side, also listened to Xiao Yi and Tan Mo's words, but did not interject, but raised his eyes slightly, and then pressed a black jade chess piece on the chessboard.

"There is no need to startle the snake, continue to send people to keep an eye on it, and once it is out of the range of Jingling, act according to the previous plan. ”

Speaking of this, Xiao Yi curled back with his hand holding the chess piece, and finally raised his head, his eyes full of caution and seriousness.

"Remember, Xiao Yan and Yan Weizhang are both cautious people, you let Mu Frame be careful, once they find out, we will be defeated this time. ”

Hearing that His Royal Highness was so solemn, Tan Mo was even more stunned, and said with a spirit of twelve points: "The slave and maid remember, the slave and maid will definitely tell Mu Frame the original words." ”

"Hmm. ”

Xiao Yi nodded slightly, and then said, "Go, you can also go and rest." ”

Hearing this, Tan Mo respectfully saluted Xiao Yi and Gu Yanling, and then cautiously retreated, and the soft curtain was lowered again, leaving only Xiao Yi and Gu Yanling in the room.

"A river envoy in Jiangsu and Zhejiang reported to His Majesty in a secret letter that officials in Jiangsu and Zhejiang were corrupt and shoddy, causing the Song'an River embankment to burst and tens of thousands of people to be displaced. ”

Xiao Yi said slowly, and at the same time stretched out his hand and pressed a chess piece, as if he was not talking about the affairs of the court, but the trivial matters of the husband and wife.

When Gu Yanling heard this, he already had a little understanding in his heart, and then opened his lips slightly.

"Therefore, when Your Majesty is angry, you will know that the people in the court are so powerful that they dare to force themselves to suppress even such important matters of people's livelihood, so that the suffering of the people cannot reach the heavens. ”

Xiao Yi nodded when he heard this, his eyebrows were a little frowned, and he said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty has sent your cousin Xie Yun and Jinyiwei to command Han Zhen to secretly go to Jiangsu and Zhejiang to investigate this matter. ”

"What about you?"

Gu Yanling put down the chess pieces in his hand, and turned to look at Xiao Yi seriously: "You are planning to force Xiao Yan and Yan Weizhang to make a move, catch one of them, and let them have to admit it." ”

Without thinking about it, Gu Yanling can understand that the Jiangsu-Zhejiang River envoy must be Xiao Yi's arrangement, even if he is not Xiao Yi's person, he is also an upright person who is worried about the country and the people, so he dares to risk losing his official position and losing his head on such a secret letter that offends the power of the dynasty.

Xiao Yi nodded slightly when he heard this, and threw down the chess pieces in his hand, and then looked at Gu Yanling in front of him, his face was solemn and serious like never before, and the color in his eyes became calm little by little, although his tone was calm, Gu Yanling could hear the coldness from it.

"Many officials in Jiangsu and Zhejiang deceived their superiors and subordinates, exploited the silver of the imperial court, and deducted the people's money and grain, but they secretly paid tribute to Yan Weizhang and Xiao Yan every year, and now Jiangsu and Zhejiang are like Yan Weizhang and Xiao Yan's private treasury, and now, they even dare to get involved in the construction of embankments that are related to the lives of the people, and what else dare not do. ”

Xiao Yi shook his hand lightly, and then stared at the candle flame jumping on the case and said: "Those people are the moths of the imperial court, the real giant beetle of the country, if you don't get rid of it, it will be like a rotten sore, and sooner or later it will destroy the foundation of your ancestors." If you don't pull it out this time, you will pull it out, and if you want to pull it out, you will pull it out completely. ”

Gu Yanling quietly looked at Xiao Yi in front of him, listening to that cold and determined voice, and his heart was deeply touched by this.

In front of her, Xiao Yi has always been the husband who dotes on her, is tolerant, and gentle as water, but in front of her, she has never seen it.

But only at this moment can she clearly see that she is not marrying an ordinary man, but a king who is destined to regard the world as a lifelong responsibility from birth.

She knew she was married right.

Whether it is in a past life or in this life, because of her birth, because of her tough temperament, it is decided.

What she wants has never been an ordinary life.

And what she wants to marry is by no means an all-encompassing conspirator like Xiao Yan.

What she wants is Xiao Yi.

A son of heaven who really cares about the people and wants to expand his territory and open up a new prosperous era.

The road ahead is very long and difficult, but she has never been afraid, what she wants is to stand side by side with Xiao Yi like this, face all unknown thorns together, and open up their own country.