The queen looked at Qu Ning's face, which was almost instantly white, and the hands that were suppressing her emotions and clenching her fists but still trembling slightly.

She almost watched Qu Ning grow up, and her feelings for this princess were as complicated as a sister and a mother.

Now that she is emotionally unstable, Queen Lu Qingyan's heart is not without pity and emotion.

But she immediately suppressed her mood, gently put her hand on Qu Ning's back, and asked her softly: "Ning'er, it's not that my sister-in-law wants to splash you with cold water, but that my sister-in-law wants to come, if you don't know the truth in your heart and are unprepared, then it really hurts you." ”

Let her say anything, Qu Ning only lowered her head and didn't say anything, except for the previous time when she heard the "truth", her face turned white, and then she only lowered her eyes silently and didn't know what she was thinking, pursed her lips from beginning to end without saying a word.

The queen's mouth was dry, so she was a little anxious, and she was still waiting to be persuaded again, but the little eunuch outside the palace had already hurried over to report that Young Marshal Tang had arrived.

The smile on the queen's face froze.

The temptation and coercion are all over, but seeing that the guarantee she wants has not yet arrived, this most haode three dynasties can't knock on this matter, what kind of face does she have to face her husband, and although she is full of disgust and robs her favor, she is now sheltered under her command?

What's more, her family's net worth, wealth and future are all pressed on the emperor's side, if the imperial system is really abolished, and the emperor takes their family out of the palace, then her whole family, can they still have the glory and wealth at this time?

Weighing the chips on the scales one by one, the little pity in my heart for Qu Ning's situation was nothing.

It's just that seeing that Tang Shaoshuai has arrived at the door, no matter how much she says, it is not good to be heard. After all, the royal family doesn't have the ability to confront that man head-on right now.

But the queen was unwilling in the end, and after thinking about it, she leaned into Qu Ning's ear: "Sister Ning'er, there is no impermeable wall in the world." Although there are not many people in the know about the young marshal's marriage, and the sister-in-law only heard your brother mention it briefly, but the sister-in-law knows that there is a person who knows a lot about it, and even when the young marshal talks to your brother, she is also there. ”

Before she finished speaking, Qu Ning's originally slightly drooping eyes had already fallen on her face with doubt.

Lu Qingyan paused slightly, and gently spit out three words: "Le Fu Wen." ”

Qu Ning was slightly shocked.

Lu Qingyan looked at her and looked shocked, so she gave a suggestion softly: "You are his wife who has married him seriously, and it is justifiable to see an outer room that has no name and no point." If your sister has any doubts, let the woman answer them for you. At most, she has the status of a good concubine, as for the rest, whenever she enters the door, isn't it just for your sister? ”

Qu Ning narrowed her eyes, glanced at the queen and lowered her eyes, and said softly, "I'll naturally figure it out, sister-in-law." ”

***

When the emperor and Tang Shaoshuai walked into the hall one after another, the queen and Qu Ning were already smiling and chatting happily with their cups, and they were very harmonious.

The emperor stepped inside and said with a smile: "My sister and sister-in-law are really in deep love, and it is difficult to leave for a moment." Fang Cai's sister-in-law's person was next to me, but his heart had already run to his sister's side. How can I, who is an elder brother, not know and understand? Sister, come over and show the young marshal, is there a cold hair missing? ”

"Brother, your words are too narrow." Qu Ningjiao sneered, and her eyes swept over the young marshal's face who was teased but still calm and indifferent, "I'm afraid that you are thinking about your sister-in-law, but you have to borrow my name, hum." I'll give my sister-in-law back to you! ”

As she spoke, she gently pushed the queen behind her back, and the queen was gently pushed into the emperor's arms by her, and she blushed with shame.

Qu Ning clasped his palms and laughed: "Look, this is the real flounder love!" ”

Several people laughed, although Tang Shaoshuai was always silent and silent, he took great care of her, and always stood beside her in a protective attitude, looking at Jiashi, who also had a bit of affection.

Seeing their close relationship, the emperor and the empress looked at each other, and looked at the empress bowing slightly, and the emperor sneered in his heart: Once the seeds of some disagreements are planted, they will take root and sprout. He knows his sister's temperament very well. The outside is soft and the inside is strong, and the sand cannot be rubbed in the eyes. She is vaguely unkind to him, the concubines of his brother, let alone the lover of her own husband?

Now the more affectionate she is, the more Tang Shaoshuai makes her heartbeat, and if she wants to turn against her in the future, the more decisive and decisive she will be.

What's more, Tang Shaoshuai's quiet temperament is not like a person who will bow down and explain in detail to women.

Let's see, how long can this couple, who are not a good match in terms of status and past experience, be so close!

The emperor was as happy as he could, and the smile on his face was a little more sincere.

Seeing that it was not early, after laughing, Tang finally took Qu Ning and left.

The two got into the car back home, the German-made car was very stable, but the atmosphere in the car seemed to be silent for a while.

Tang Shaoshuai looked at the woman beside him and smiled as soon as he got in the car, frowned slightly, and felt a little "chuckle" in his heart.

When he first faced the saint, he felt that something was not quite right.

After entering the palace first, the emperor specially sent someone to separate the two of them, there was no foreign man in the palace at this time, if he really wanted to see how their husband and wife got along for the happiness of his sister, why did he have to ask them to see the emperor separately?

There must be something to tell them that they can't listen to together.

Since the emperor is just talking to him about some of the family's shortcomings, then it must be the queen's side, and she has to say something "unspeakable" to her.

In addition, the relationship between him and the emperor is just a face-saving relationship, but the emperor blindly pulls him to gossip, which is an awkward atmosphere, and refuses to let him go. In this way, how could he not see that there must be something strange in between?

It's just that at this moment, looking at the woman who was dressed exquisitely and gorgeously on his side, but there was a little bit of loneliness in the depths of his eyes, he suddenly didn't know how to speak.

After a moment of silence, it was Qu Ning who suddenly took the initiative to break this embarrassing silence. Only the question she asked greatly surprised Young Marshal Tang.

"At present, Britain, Japan, Norway and other countries are following the path of constitutional monarchy, and the United States, France, etc., do not have an emperor on top. But I look at it, the national strength and competitiveness of countries such as Britain and Japan are not weaker than those of the United States and France in the international arena. If I want to debate whether it is good or bad, I am a woman, I am afraid that I can't say how many ugly people are, and I only know the words 'each has its own merits'. But you are well-informed, no more than I am on paper, I want to ask you, what do you think of today's bixia? ”

Tang Zhong raised his eyebrows, and his expression suddenly became serious.

He looked at the woman who was sitting quietly with his eyes down, and looked at her now smiling face, he suddenly found that since he saw her for the first time, this woman had refreshed his perception of women again and again.

This is the woman he decided to marry after only seeing one face!

In fact, he could guess what the emperor and empress might have instilled in her and what she wanted her to do, but when she asked him now, the focus was not on the petty love between them, but more, between them, it was the luck of the whole of China and the fate of the whole country.

Tang Jinzhi took a deep breath and opened his mouth to the driver who was sitting in front of him and pretending to be deaf and dumb without saying a word: "Park the car on the side of the road first, and then come back after you have a hot mouth." ”

The driver nodded.

Seeing that he got out of the car and went to the tofu flower stall next to him to ask for a bowl of bean curd to stuff in his mouth, Tang Shaoshuai reached out and held Qu Ning's hand tightly: "Let me tell you a story." More than 100 years ago, our country's sailors were far more advanced than Japan's. At that time, our country's Zhiyuan was one of the most advanced, expensive, and expensive ships on Shijie. In order to show off the national prestige of our Celestial Empire, the Zhiyuan often sailed to the surrounding small countries at that time to show off its military might. This includes Japan. On the day Zhiyuan sailed into the port of Yokohama, Japan, the dock was full of people, and even the emperor looked up at the behemoth in front of him. Almost everyone, impressed by this power, is also aware of the huge gap between them and our country. Tang Jinzhi paused, sighed, and pointed to the various national flags fluttering in front of the banks on the most prosperous street in the capital, "It's as if we are now watching these foreign banks show off their power on the soil of our country and show off their control over our country, and Japan at that time also looked up to us like this." ”

Qu Ning gradually lowered her head, and she only sighed: "Now, instead of we have to grovel to those Japanese......

Tang Jinzhi pursed his lips: "The Japanese imperial family was panicked at that time, on the one hand, on the other hand, they were preparing for war with all their might, the imperial family took out all their savings, and the emperor only ate one meal a day. With the help of the country, they and we finally had the battle that decided the fortunes of the country. As a result, Qu Ning also knew that the national fortunes had been abruptly reversed in the war a hundred years ago, and since that war, the huge China with a splendid history and civilization of 5,000 years has been losing to a small country like Japan!

Tang Jinzhi didn't directly say his opinion, he just asked Qu Ning a question: "Do you remember that three months ago, before the National Assembly set the agenda to reduce the royal family's expenses, how many palace people served around you?" ”

Qu Ning lowered his face: "...... Eight people. ”

"Before the cut, there were more than 2,000 servants in the palace." Tang Jinzhi slowly reported the number, "There are twelve palace people around the imperial concubine, ten people around the queen, eight people around the imperial concubine, and every concubine and concubine will spend ten taels of silver for every meal, can you calculate, how much will the royal family spend in a year?" ”

"I know." Qu Ning took a deep breath.

Outside, the sky was blue. The flow of people came and went, row upon row. However, in this hub of China, the center of the empire, there is psoriasis everywhere.

Plaster flag, the sun never sets flag...... The flags of those foreigners fluttered on the land of the empire in such a grand manner, showing off their country's colonization and aggression against the empire. And her brother is using the means that many women can do, and he wants to grab more benefits in a way that is despicable in the party struggle. There may be three points of family affection, but her blood is still not cold, she said in the end, not only the princess of this declining dynasty, she ...... It is the people of China!

She was silent, and reached out to take the man's hand, which had fine scars and rough calluses.

That is the mark left by his golden iron horse and the battlefield.

"Don't worry about me, no matter what happens next, please trust me and I will always be by your side." Qu Ning looked at his heavy eyes, and said slowly, word by word.