"Jiang Guard, you have a meritorious service in saving the driver this time, and you should have been rewarded, but-" Before I could speak, Kuang Xiqing's eyes turned, but it fell directly on Jiang Zhuo's body, with a look of joy and anger, "It is also an indisputable fact that you killed the assassin by mistake, and it is also an indisputable fact that you have broken the clue to continue the investigation, and the two are superimposed, and the merits and demerits are offset by each other...... Are you not convinced? ”

"The subordinates have nothing to say." Jiang Zhuo bowed his head respectfully and said in response.

"That's fine—you can step down." Kwong Xiqing hooked her lips coldly, but there was a commanding air of a superior - it was the first time I had seen her show such a direct momentum.

"The subordinates retired." Jiang Zhuo bowed slightly, bowed and retreated, without even looking at me-looking at her unrelenting back, I suppressed the unspoken hold, only to feel that the wound in my shoulder seemed to hurt again.

"Han'er is really unusually interested in this Jiang guard." Before I knew it, Kwong Xiqing had already walked to the edge of the bed and sat down sideways—her slender white fingers gently brushing the bandage over my shoulder, and her tone seemed meaningful.

"Yes, Jiang Escort is strong in martial arts, conscientious and responsible, and loyal to his duties, worthy of being the effective guard beside the imperial sister......" I praised Jiang Zhuo according to Kuang Xiqing's words, hoping that she could see Jiang Zhuo's ability, and decided to transfer Jiang Zhuo back to her side to continue to appoint - who knew that she did not play her cards according to common sense, and cut off my words by the way.

"In that case, then officially include her in your guard." Kuang Xiqing glanced at the leaky pot in the corner, reached out and pressed my uninjured shoulder on the other side, and pressed down slightly, "Okay, you don't need to worry about the rest...... It's getting late, so get some rest. ”

Lying back on her path, I gritted my teeth, but I didn't know how to restart the conversation.

At this moment, her close female officer, Wu Yao, whispered a report from the outside: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Imperial Husband asks to see you." ”

"The Imperial Husband? What is he going to do? Kuang Xiqing's eyes flashed with impatience very quickly, but she quickly relented, "Tell him, I am very tired today, and I will see him another day." ”

"Back to Your Majesty, His Royal Highness is here for King Ling." Wu Yao lowered her voice with some embarrassment, as if she was afraid of angering Kuang Xiqing.

“…… King Ling was injured and inconvenient to see guests. Her faint eyes swept over, and I subconsciously closed my eyes, pretending to be tired and resting—the look of substance lingered on my face for a moment, and then I looked away.

"Your Royal Highness! Your Royal Highness, please stay! There is an order that you can't go in! Suddenly, a noisy sound of footsteps came from far and near, and when Kuang Xiqing raised her voice to ask what was going on, the door of the dormitory was suddenly pushed open, and Wu Yao's voice of continuous painstaking admonition stopped abruptly with a clear male voice, "Get out of the way!" ”

I felt the bed suddenly lighten, but it was Kwong Xiqing who stood up and hurried towards the uninvited guest who broke in.

Curious, I couldn't help but secretly lift my eyelids and glance over there - Lu Xiuzhu's handsome face was unprecedentedly full of anger and worry.

"Xiuzhu, why are you here?" Kwong Xiqing's voice was not at all inaudible, and when I looked from the side, I could even see a faint smile on the corner of her mouth, as if she was happy to see the other party - but I knew that her true feelings were not as good as they appeared to be.

"I've seen Your Majesty." He also changed his aggressive attitude towards Wu Yao just now, and bowed politely and gracefully, and also reciprocated with a soft smile - but his eyes kept sweeping towards the bed, teaching me to have to close my eyes, lie upright, and dare not come out, "When the slave heard that there were assassins mixed in the banquet, he was really worried about His Majesty, so he insisted on coming in to have a look regardless of the obstruction, and hoped that His Majesty would forgive his sins. ”

"The emperor is too worried, how can I blame you for this?" Kuang Xiqing said softly, "I'm fine, let's go back." ”

"Wait, the slave also heard that His Royal Highness King Ling sacrificed his life to savior and was injured by the assassin, but is there such a thing?" He finally said what he meant, but he didn't expect it to be for me, but he taught me some surprises - but it was more troubled than moved.

After all, his worries and his friendship are all aimed at Kuang Xihan, who has known him since childhood, not me now; The identities of him and Kuang Xihan are also destined to be buried in the bottom of their hearts, but they are not so unscrupulously put on the table.

"It's true," Kwong Xiqing said lightly, "but it's just a flesh injury, and the emperor doesn't have to worry about it." ”

"Xiao Han......" I heard his voice as if it was not far away, probably past Kuang Xiqing and approached the bed, and the unfamiliar smell made me hold my breath.

――Damn Kwong Xihan, how many people are involved?

It's simply audacious and hopeless.

I couldn't help but curse in my heart and leave the mess to my original body.

"Silence! Han'er is already asleep, don't wake her up. Kuang Xiqing's voice was extremely low, but her tone carried a bit of warning, which showed that Lu Xiuzhu had repeatedly ignored her orders and touched her bottom line, and she couldn't help but show the majesty of the emperor.

Even with my eyes closed, I could feel the tension growing — and with Kwong's statement, I slowed my breath and looked like I was asleep.

After a few breaths, I heard Lu Xiuzhu's gentle voice that had faded all the edges and corners and said, "It's the slave who is impatient, I hope Your Majesty understands...... The slave then retired. ”

"Well, go ahead." Kwong Xiqing's voice also returned to its usual softness and steadiness, as if they had never had a quarrel before.

- I didn't know that under the appearance of respect between the emperor and the queen, there was such a hypocrisy and perfunctory appearance; And what shocked me even more was that their contradictions were inseparable from Kuang Xihan.

This also meant that my acting career on thin ice had become even more difficult.

The palm of my hand brushed across my forehead, so light that I could barely feel it, and after the warmth of the touch, I heard an inaudible sigh.

Kwong Xiqing tucked the corners of the quilt for me, and then left.

My thoughts were a little confused, all kinds of thoughts were fighting in my mind, and I didn't know how long I had been suffering, but I couldn't support it, and I squinted groggily for a while.

When I woke up the next morning, I was told that Kuang Xiqing had gone to the court and did not want to stay in this dangerous palace for a few more moments, so I even skipped breakfast and hurriedly returned to the house with my attendants and guards—including Jiang Zhuo, of course.

After all, I still haven't been able to return to her the position of janitor that should belong to her, and the bright future, and I don't know if this regret will ever be overcome.

However, the thought of being able to get along with her again because of this made me feel a faint joy in my heart, which actually diluted that layer of guilt.

Back at King Ling's Mansion, Yan Ke had already been guarding the door, and when he saw me coming back, he was overjoyed with relief, and when he held my hand, he was so strong that he almost tore off my wrist; And the dissatisfaction when I caught a glimpse of Jiang Zhuo, who came back with me, was also overwhelmed by the joy that I was able to return safely, and he only frowned slightly, but he didn't say anything.

Everyone went back to rest everywhere, but I was hurriedly pulled away by Yan Ke, and I didn't even have time to say a word to Jiang Zhuo, so I could only watch her run away.

"Your Highness, I have received news that there was an assassin at the palace banquet, and you saved the emperor with all your might...... But really? Back in the dormitory, before I could sit down and catch my breath, she couldn't wait to ask.

I didn't care about drinking water, so I had to tell her a rough idea of what happened at and after the palace banquet, but I hid the entanglement between the assassin and the two acolytes before he appeared—although I really wanted to know what grievances Kuang Xihan had with them, I also understood that I could only find an opportunity to inquire about this matter in the future, and it was not appropriate to ask Yan Ke directly.

"From this point of view, it is very likely that this assassin was ambushed by the emperor earlier, if it weren't for the quick reaction of the Jiang guards, your safety would still be unknown, Your Highness!" I don't know what Kuang Xiqing has done before, but she has provoked Yan Ke to be so vigilant, and she has made an unfounded assertion that any of her actions can be linked to a conspiracy, which makes people cry and laugh.

"This ...... Maybe. "It's just that I still remember that when the assassin was suddenly attacked, Kwong Xiqing's panicked eyes, and the shocked and moved face when I protected her later, it didn't seem like a deliberate pretense - if it was really her disguise, I can only say that this woman's acting skills have reached the point where they are perfect and difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood, even if I was deceived, I admit it.

"I know that Your Highness, you will not want to believe that the emperor is harming you, but will think that I am prejudiced against her," she said to my heart, and I could only smirk and try to fool the past - she snorted, half helpless, half pampered: "I won't say much, let's just wait and see." ”

I didn't answer, I just took the teapot on the table and poured two cups of tea, one to her, and I took the rest and sipped it slowly.

- Yes, let's see.

No matter how much she stresses it, at least so far, I won't believe it until there is hard evidence.

Just when she and I both bowed our heads and tasted tea and were silent, the sudden sound of the announcement shocked me and I almost choked on the tea: "Lord Qi, the holy decree has arrived!" ”

- I have only been out of the palace for a short time, why did the decree come down?

Is there anything that can't be passed on before I leave the palace, and I have to go back to the palace to announce it?

Looking at this scene, it should be that the early dynasty has just ended...... Isn't it the reward for saving the driver last night?

Could it be that he suddenly remembered my involvement with Xu Guijun and wanted to blame me?

The latter conjecture made me put down my teacup with trepidation, waiting for someone to approach.

The one who came to issue the decree was still the long-faced female official Hu last time; Because I had met her, I no longer deliberately put on a cold face, but nodded at her, and sat in place as usual, waiting for her to read it.

She did not hold the bright yellow silk silk in her hand, but cleared her throat and said solemnly: "The Holy Lord's oracle, King Ling has a meritorious escort, and he will be rewarded with 1,000 taels of gold, 10,000 taels of silver, 20 pearls of the East China Sea, 10 pairs of jade belts, and 30 beauties." Congratulations to His Royal Highness King Ling. ”

I had expected a reward, but I had never expected it to be.

Fortunately, I had just put down the tea cup in my hand and did not lose my temper on the spot, but with the slightly flattering smile of Lady Hu and Yan Ke's teasing eyes, I found it difficult to accept the order of gratitude as if nothing happened.

- Forget the gold, silver and jewelry, what happened to the thirty beauties?