Knowing that he would forcibly occupy the time that Lin Yi was going to "sew handkerchiefs" with her personal maid Chu'er (of course, Xiao Mu didn't believe it when he killed him), Xiao Mu immediately apologized to Lin Yi very politely, and then naturally obtained Lin Ye's generous forgiveness. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

After saying so many words, I finally decided to do what I wanted to do today - summon Yuan Chonghuan and Wang Zaijin, and then let Yuan Chonghuan and Wang Zaijin go to the house of Lai Zongdao on behalf of Xiao Mu to comfort Lai Zongdao, Xiao Mu and Lin Yi's breakfast had already run out, and then Xiao Mu instructed Wang Chengen, who brought people to clean up the tableware and chopsticks, and asked him to invite Yuan Chonghuan and Wang Zaijin later, which was almost the same as the scene when he finished lunch yesterday, except that this time there was one less person to invite to come to Zongdao who was Xiao Mu's cabinet chief assistant who had been given a two-day vacation.

Wang Chengen, who got the order, hurriedly arranged for someone to clean up the tableware, and then hurriedly went to invite someone.

Soon Yuan Chonghuan and Wang Zaijin were invited by Wang Chengen to Xiao Mu and Lin Yi, and after the two saw the emperor and queen, they still bowed down as always, and then they were stopped by Xiao Mu before they were about to start this big ceremony, "The two Aiqing are exempt from the salute and give them a seat." ”

"Your Majesty." Yuan Chonghuan and Wang Zaijin stood up, and then sat down very humbly on the seat that Wang Chengen had moved, and Xiao Mu and Lin Yi could also clearly see the faces of the two people.

Although Yuan Chonghuan and Wang Zaijin are trying hard to cover up, and the level of their disguise for many years is also very high, and there is almost no abnormal reaction, but it may be because Xiao Mu's performance yesterday is too amazing, or Xiao Mu's heart has a ghost, in short, in Xiao Mu's opinion, Yuan Chonghuan and Wang Zaijin's expressions are not so perfect and natural, and there is a little bit of an embarrassing atmosphere in the entire hall - and it is tried to cover up, only showing a little bit of embarrassing atmosphere.

"How did the two Aiqing rest last night?" Xiao Mu held back for a long time and didn't think about what to say, after all, it was really embarrassing to mention yesterday's events directly, and Lin Yi didn't give him any hints and help-in fact, this first sentence was obviously not suitable for Lin Ye, the queen, in fact, Lin Ye's appearance here was not very appropriate, so Xiao Mu finally had to ask these two equally embarrassed courtiers if they had slept well.

"Drag the emperor Hongfu, the minister slept quite well last night." Yuan Chonghuan and Wang Zaijin's answer was also the same, although they actually didn't sleep well at all last night, after all, no matter which courtier heard the current emperor say that he would hang himself after the fall of the capital, there was no way to continue to maintain a good attitude to sleep well - no matter whether he was loyal and treacherous, even if Jiannu was placed in the court (if there was one), he would not sleep well, especially if the emperor suddenly said such a thing without any warning.

But despite this, since the emperor asked so pleasantly, of course they also replied against their will, "Sleep well", this is obviously not a crime of deception, because if they don't answer like this, it will put the emperor who asked this question in a very embarrassing situation, this is basically a well-known truth, and Lin Yi, who was watching from the sidelines, also understood very well, even in the English learning of later generations, a person was asked "How are you?" His answer is always "I'm fine".

However, Xiao Mu did not play his cards according to common sense, and his answer completely subverted the normal dialogue routine, "I slept poorly last night, I didn't recover from a cold, and I have to worry about Shousuke'......s physical condition."

Xiao Mu's answer caught Yuan Chonghuan and Wang Zaijin a little off guard, but fortunately, both of them have been officials for many years, and the least on-the-spot response can still be done, so both of them got up from their seats, knelt down and said, "I hope the emperor takes care of the dragon's body, don't worry about state affairs, the ministers will do their best to help me prosper in the Ming Dynasty." ”

"The two Aiqing are loyal, and I naturally know it." Xiao Mu hurriedly asked Yuan Chonghuan and Wang Zaijin, who were kneeling, to get up and sit down, and then said with remorse, "It's just that I am still young, and I don't care if I speak, yesterday's joke caused such a consequence, and it almost made a big mistake. ”

Wang Zaijin hurriedly said with relief, "The emperor doesn't have to blame himself too much, fortunately, there is no big problem when he comes to the auspicious people, and it will be okay after a few days." ”

Although it is not exactly the same as Wang Zaijin's views on the defense of Liaodong, Yuan Chonghuan obviously has the same attitude on this issue, and he also said, "Yes, Lord Lai is the mainstay of my Ming Dynasty, and his body has always been tough, so I thought that Lord Lai would be safe." ”

In fact, in the eyes of Yuan Chonghuan, who has very high requirements for moral sentiments, Lai Zongdao is naturally not a mainstay, but he is just a coward who does not dare to stand up when the eunuch party gains power, and now he has no great merit as the first assistant, as for whether his body is hard or not, Yuan Chonghuan of course does not particularly know, after all, there is no friendship between the two people, but from the way to Coal Mountain yesterday, it seems that the road to Zong Dao is still very stable, and it looks like he is in good health.

"Well, the words of the two Aiqing made me very pleased, and after the diagnosis and treatment of the imperial doctor yesterday, Aiqing's body is fine." Xiao Mu still said worriedly, "However, I am deeply afraid that Aiqing will still not be able to let go of this matter, and I have been depressed in my heart, which will inevitably affect Aiqing's health over time, and this will definitely not be my blessing." ”

Yuan Chonghuan and Wang Zaijin were also silent after listening to Xiao Mu's words, because they concluded that the emperor must have something to say next, so it was not too late to wait for the emperor to finish speaking.

Sure enough, Xiao Mu continued, "Therefore, although I gave Aiqing a two-day leave, I was afraid that Aiqing would become ill and worried, so I wanted to visit Aiqing's home in person, but it was inconvenient to go out because of the wind and cold, so I asked the two Aiqing to walk around for me and Aiqing, and comfort Aiqing for me." ”

Xiao Mu's tone sounded very weak, and he really looked very poor and inconvenient to go out--As for the fact that the emperor went out to Coal Mountain yesterday, naturally no one would mention this matter. After all, for the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty, it is a great grace and almost impossible thing to let the emperor visit the mansion in person, so Xiao Mu's "inconvenient to go out due to the wind and cold" In the eyes of Yuan Chonghuan and Wang Zaijin, it is actually just a cliché of the emperor.