Chapter 80: The Emperor Opens the Road to Chase His Wife
In the early court, Xia Zimo glanced at the ministers below and found that Qiu Luoxue's position was empty, and thought: Did you escape again? This time, I won't let you escape.
"Zhuqing, does anyone know why Prime Minister Qiu didn't come today?" Xia Zimo asked.
Lord Li hurriedly stood up and said, "Back to the emperor, there was a famine in Kangzhou, and the prime minister went to relieve the disaster."
"When did it happen?" Xia Zimo asked.
Master Lee replied, "The famine in Connecticut has begun in winter, and I only received a report last night."
When Xia Zimo heard his answer, he glanced at him with disgust and said, "What I asked is, when did Prime Minister Qiu leave?"
"Oh, Lord Qiu left after receiving the news last night, saying that he was worried about the disaster in Connecticut, and he couldn't wait to delay it, so he spent food and silver from the private treasury of the Prime Minister's Mansion and went to Connecticut." Master Lee replied.
Hearing that Qiu Luoxue was in such a hurry and left, how could this not make Xia Zimo think of him kissing Qiu Luoxue last night? Although his memory was a little vague because of the effect of the medicine, he clearly remembered the appearance of Qiu Luoxue running away.
Thinking of what happened last night, Xia Zimo unconsciously hooked his lips and smiled. The ministers thought that he was relieved because of Qiu Luoxue's move to relieve the disaster, and they all lamented that they had missed the opportunity to curry favor with the emperor.
Since he has missed the opportunity, he must work harder, so a minister took the initiative to say: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Qiu's behavior is admirable, but the disaster relief matters are cumbersome and complicated, and Prime Minister Qiu is afraid that he has more than enough heart and not enough strength, so the minister is willing to go to Connecticut immediately to help the Prime Minister complete the disaster relief matters."
"I understand what Zhao Qing meant, but in the matter of disaster relief, I will send another messenger to assist the prime minister, so I will leave this matter alone." Xia Zimo said.
"Since Your Majesty has already selected a candidate, I will not recommend it. Disaster relief is a major matter of the country, and we cannot sit idly by, and the minister is willing to spend 50,000 taels of silver from the private treasury to support the disaster relief. Seeing this, Jiang Shilian took the lead in proposing to donate money.
His courage to donate 50,000 taels in one breath shocked the other ministers, and they also said that they would donate money, although it was not as much as Jiang Shilian's donation, but it was also a heart, and he did his best.
Xia Zimo listened to their words, with a satisfied look on his face. If you think about it, this is also the credit of Qiu Luoxue.
Everyone received the news for a long time that the person sent by the emperor to Connecticut to assist the prime minister in disaster relief was called Nian Luo. Who is this Nianluo, no one knows. He came out of thin air, and he didn't see him before leaving. This made the ministers even more curious.
"It's almost time to leave, why hasn't this adult named Nian Luo come yet, just because it was the emperor's handpick, so he didn't take us seriously?"
"You know what? The emperor trusts others, how can he take us small characters in his eyes. ”
"Hmph, I don't believe it, in terms of trusting him, he can compare to Prime Minister Qiu."
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The disaster relief convoy was ready, but Nian Luo had not yet arrived, and everyone was waiting while talking about Nian Luo in a sarcastic and mocking tone.
"Okay, you guys just talk about it, it's almost there." The person who spoke was Guan Liang, the deputy appointed by the Emperor, and an important minister in the court, who came to assist Nian Luo.
"Master Guan, haven't you seen this Qincha yet?"
"I haven't seen it." Guan Liang replied.
"Your Majesty sent Lord Guan to be a deputy to a nobody, and we all feel wronged for my lord."
"Your Majesty's decision is reasonable, so let's not talk about it." Guan Liang said, not revealing his mentality at all.
"Nian has arrived." A few people were chatting, and someone reported the news.
What appeared with this voice was Xia Zimo, who was dressed in civilian clothes, although he was wearing civilian clothes, he still couldn't hide his aura. Those who had just talked about him couldn't help but be shocked by this aura.
Guan Liang is an important minister, so he naturally saw Xia Zimo above the court, and when he saw Xia Zimo, the shock on his face and heart was indescribable, and he forgot what to do for a while.
"This official was ordered by the emperor to go to Connecticut to assist the Prime Minister in dealing with disaster relief matters, and I would like to ask for your help on the way." Xia Zimo took out a golden token and lit it up in front of everyone, showing his identity.
"This ...... Why did the emperor even reward the Golden Dragon Token? ”
"Yes, it seems that the emperor really values this young man."
The officials in the "......" convoy naturally know the symbol of the golden dragon token, and they hold the token like the emperor, and this honor makes people have to envy.
Guan Liang on the side quickly understood Xia Zimo's clothes, he was going to Weifu to go to Connecticut for a private visit, so there was the appearance of Nian Luo.
"I will do my best to help the young man." Guan Liang said very interestingly.
Xia Zimo's trip this time, of course, was to find Qiu Luoxue, and he finally pulled in the distance with her, and he didn't want to be alienated again because of this disaster relief. He has a guard by his side, but this one should not be underestimated, although he is not good-looking, his martial arts are very strong. Although he is a shadow guard, he is directly ordered by the emperor. It is said that there are two masters in the shadow guard, one is Nie Yuan, and the other is this cold mountain.
"Didn't you say that the royal brother was sick? Where is he? Xia Ziyan heard in the mansion that Xia Zimo was suddenly seriously ill, so he hurried to the palace, only to find that Xia Zimo was not in the palace at all.
"Your Majesty has already set off for Connecticut." Grandpa Jin replied.
"What?" Xia Ziyan could be said to be extremely shocked, and he was speechless for a long time.
He quickly went through the events of the past few days in his mind, and realized that all this was arranged by Xia Zimo, and he had already had the idea of going to Connecticut.
"No, a person as big as the imperial brother, how can he be so nonsense, this large number of government affairs, he is not here, who will handle it. And what if the ministers insist on seeing him? Father-in-law Jin, you are also an old man in the palace, why don't you stop him? Xia Ziyan said complainingly.
Jin Gong smiled quietly and his eyes fell on Xia Ziyan, as if he had ulterior motives.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" A hint of foreboding rose in Xia Ziyan's heart.
Gonggong Jin's next words confirmed that his hunch was correct, "Your Majesty said that during his absence, government affairs will be handed over to Lord Yan to handle, and you will also be in charge of the early dynasty." Externally, he declared that His Majesty was sick and did not see outsiders. ”
Hearing Xia Zimo's order, Xia Ziyan was very speechless, and said with a sad face: "Why? Brother Huang said to go out, why should I be the one who suffers? ”
Father-in-law Jin smiled and said, "During this time, it will be hard for the prince of Yan."
"My identity, don't mention it to outsiders, you just need to be responsible for doing your thing, don't have too much burden." Xia Zimo specially asked Guan Liang to call him to his carriage and instructed.
"Yes, the minister should keep it in mind." Guan Liang said, he hesitated for a moment and then asked: "It's good that the disaster relief matter is handled by us courtiers, why does Your Majesty bother to go there in person?" The conditions there are not as good as the capital, and the road is far away, Your Majesty has a golden body, what if there is a mistake? ”
Talking about the reason, Xia Zimo thought of Qiu Luoxue who fled in the wilderness, and a smile appeared in the corner of his eyes. I don't know what kind of reaction she will have when she sees Xia Zimo appear in Connecticut?
Xia Zimo has just set off from the capital, and Qiu Luoxue is already in Connecticut. Because of the severe famine, Qiu Luoxue sent people to hurry up, and almost all of them walked day and night. It's a lot faster.
"I'm in a hurry these days, and my son is tired." Allure asked Qiuluo Snow Trail.
Qiu Luoxue smiled faintly and said, "Everyone is very tired." But the two of you, who said that they wouldn't let you come, had to come with you, and they suffered a lot along the way. ”
Because they are already familiar with Allure and others, they are more inclined to a friend relationship.
Allure and Biyu glanced at each other, and said with a smile: "The hardships that the son can bear, the slave can also eat."
"Oh, I said that the slave is not a slave, and it should be beaten." Qiu Luoxue said that she didn't treat them as subordinates, so she didn't allow them to use the word slave.
"Sister Allure often forgets that it is time to fight." The mischievous Jasper snapped the words.
Qiu Luoxue saw the playful jasper, and said with a smile: "You should also fight, if you don't let you come, you have to come, you are disobedient."
The three of them were happy in the carriage, although they had traveled a long way, they were still in the carriage, and they were naturally tired, but it was good to have someone to chat with them along the way.
The carriage stopped suddenly for some reason, Qiu Luoxue didn't sit still and almost fell, but fortunately, Biyu helped her in time. As soon as the carriage stopped, there was a commotion outside, and in a short time there was the sound of swords clashing.
"What's going on?" Qiu Luoxue was strange in her heart, so she opened the window of the carriage and looked out, and the outside was already a piece.
"What's going on with these people? When did it pop up? Qiu Luoxue said in surprise, looking at a group of people dressed as bandits outside, fighting with the guards she brought.
Allure and Biyu also saw the situation outside, and said to Qiu Luoxue: "Childe, don't come out with you in the carriage first, let's go and go back." After saying that, Allure and Jasper lifted the curtain of the carriage and jumped out of the carriage.
Qiu Luoxue wanted to stop it, but their speed was too fast to stop, watching the two jump out of the carriage, Qiu Luoxue said sadly: "Alas~ What are you two doing down, you should hide in the carriage at this time." What a ......."
Qiu Luoxue originally wanted to continue complaining about Allure and Jasper, but she saw a surprising scene. I saw that the two jumped from the left and right sides of the carriage respectively, spun a few times in the air while jumping, drew the soft sword at their waists, and quickly joined the fighting team. Qiu Luoxue looked at their dazzling moves, as if she had seen the legendary heroine. Allure and Jasper are already good-looking, but now they pick up a soft sword to fight, integrating the breath of sunshine and the beauty of femininity, which makes people can't take their eyes off.
"Wow! They...... The two of them actually knew martial arts. Wow! That's pretty impressive, isn't it? Qiu Luoxue sighed again and again.