Chapter 12: The Might of the Jin Emperor

"Rice bucket, a group of envoys needs more than a dozen people, how can you lose it!" Emperor Wu of Jin was a little annoyed.

"The envoys of the Qin State have been detouring the mountain road, and the Zhongshan State is taking the waterway, and our secret agents are not familiar with the terrain and dare not follow them, and the envoys must have done it on purpose, so they lost it. I have instructed the spies to carefully observe the people who have recently entered and exited the Imperial City, and to report any suspicions as soon as possible. ”

"You should keep an eye on this matter, I can rest assured." After speaking, Emperor Wu of Jin continued to read the chapter. At this time, a little father-in-law leaned in and stood by the door, Yuan Xi went over and asked what was the matter, and let the little father-in-law go down.

"Your Majesty, the concubine is here, and she is outside the palace at the moment." Yuan Xi said softly, for fear that his voice would disturb Emperor Wu of Jin.

Emperor Wu of Jin thought about it, got up and walked to the middle hall, and instructed Yuan Xi to pass the concubine in.

The concubine breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Yuan Xi come to pass her into the palace, as long as she could still see the emperor's face, she still had hope. Seeing Cheng Ningqian's appearance when he came back, she felt uneasy, and sure enough, after listening to Ning Qian's reply, she knew that she was in a hurry this time and was careless. She only knew a thing or two about Qinglong Villa, but in order not to let her son fall behind the prince, she didn't think it clearly this time, and she didn't find out clearly, so she took the liberty of letting her son become a bird. No matter what Jiang Zhongkun's origin and intentions are, today's move, I am afraid that it has already reached the ears of Emperor Wu of Jin, if Emperor Wu of Jin is suspicious, I am afraid that his plans for so many years will be just a matter of nothing in the end. The more she thought about the concubine, the more scared she became, she knew that she had to take the initiative to ask to see Emperor Wu of Jin, otherwise according to Emperor Wu of Jin's temperament, she was afraid that she would snub herself for a while. If this is the case, the queen will definitely take advantage of the danger to kill her by surprise, then her father will be affected, and her own son will be further and further away from the supreme position. You must know that Du Yingzi and Du Jieyu in the Zhilan Pavilion have not even seen the emperor's face so far, and the general Du Anhou of the Great Ping is no different from Fu Xian at home. Although she couldn't sit still, the concubine still dressed up carefully and ordered someone to bring the exquisite snacks made in the small kitchen, and then came to the Chenji Hall to ask for a meeting.

followed Yuan Xi into the middle hall, and the concubine hurriedly saluted, but did not wait for Emperor Wu of Jin's response. The concubine has been pampered since she was a child, and after entering the palace, she is also a favored harem, and she has always saluted just for show, when she is as serious as she is now, just when the concubine felt that she couldn't hold it anymore, Emperor Wu of Jin finally spoke up and let her get up. The concubine forced her composure, squeezed out a smile, raised her head, and just wanted to speak, but she happened to look at the inquiring eyes of Emperor Wu of the Shang Jin Dynasty, and her heart became more and more uneasy.

"Your Majesty, the concubine made peach blossom cake, you can taste it." As she spoke, the concubine took out the plate containing the pastries from the food box and put it in the hands of Emperor Wu of Jin.

Emperor Wu of Jin took a piece of it, tasted it, and said: "Well, it's good, it's glutinous but not sticky, and the lips and teeth are fragrant." The concubine only came today to deliver pastries? ”

Listening to this seemingly unintentional question, the concubine 'chuckled' in her heart, usually Emperor Wu of Jin called her by her name, but today it was this cold 'concubine', which seemed to remind her to remember her identity and remember that everything about herself was given by Emperor Wu of Jin. The concubine almost knelt down to ask for sin, but after a change of heart, she thought: No, you can't ask for sin, what is my crime, and what is Ning'er's crime. The emperor is at most suspicious now, if I admit it myself, won't it confirm the emperor's speculation. Suppressing the panic in her heart, the concubine sat down beside Emperor Wu of Jin with a smile again, gently clasped Emperor Wu's arm with both hands, and said, "The concubine is in trouble and has come to ask the emperor for help." ”

"Puzzle?" Emperor Wu of Jin raised his eyebrows, thinking in his heart why he liked to come to him in the name of 'problem' one by one, thinking of Du Xiao's 'problem', Emperor Wu Jin's face darkened a little.

It's a pity that the concubine didn't know the specific situation at that time, otherwise with her thoughts, she wouldn't have opened this mouth with a 'difficult problem'.

The concubine saw that Emperor Wu of Jin's face was gloomy, and it was only because of his suspicions, so she hurriedly said: "Ning'er has been more and more nonsense in the past few days, and the emperor also knows that Ning'er likes to practice martial arts since she was a child. Although he touched his nose, he didn't give up, and just now he came to beg the concubine to let the concubine come to the emperor to intercede. Your Majesty, Ning'er is messing around with her concubines and concubines, and she asked the emperor to surrender. The concubine put away her smile as she spoke, got up and was about to kneel, Emperor Wu of Jin squinted, skimmed off the worry on her face, and helped the concubine up.

The concubine was overjoyed, but there was a worried look on her face: "Your Majesty, the concubine begs the emperor to go up and see Ning'er." Ning Er is not ignorant, he has not seen the emperor for a long time, plus the fight that day, I am afraid that the emperor will ignore him again. This time, he actually wanted to ask the master of Jiang Zhuang for guidance to let him improve in martial arts strategy, so that the emperor would like him as soon as he knew it. ”

Emperor Wu of Jin took the concubine's hand and made her sit on his side, saying comforting words, but his eyes were looking away and he didn't know what he was thinking: "Ning'er is my son, how can you not like him, you go back and tell him that I have been busy receiving envoys from various countries in the past few days, and I will go to see him when I am free." There is also the matter of apprenticeship, as a prince, how can he surrender his identity, if he really wants to learn, I will arrange a suitable master to teach him alone, how about it? ”

The concubine was overjoyed and said, "The concubine thanked the emperor for the grace of Ning'er." The concubines did not disturb the emperor's review of state affairs, and the concubines retired. ”

"Well, let's go", when the concubine turned around, Emperor Wu of Jin said with ulterior motives, "Tell your father, although you are a relative of the next generation, you can't do everything to your grandson." He is a veteran of the two dynasties, and I still rely on him in many places, but if he really wants to tease Sun, I will not force him to stay. ”

When the concubine heard this, she knelt down and retreated. The aunt in charge who was waiting outside the door saw the concubine's uneasy appearance and hurriedly stepped forward to help, but found that the concubine's palms were full of sweat. After walking for a while, the aunt in charge looked around at no one, and hurriedly asked what was going on, whether the emperor refused to believe the words of the concubine.

The concubine came back to her senses a little at this time, but she was still a little flustered: "I only deduced that Ning'er wanted to learn from a teacher to make the emperor happy, and the emperor should have believed it." But in the end, what does that last sentence mean? Could it be that, nurse, she broke off contact with her father during this time, so that Ning'er should not leave the palace. ”