Since Steele couldn't stay long, Rick immediately asked Gyokuro to send her back. At the time of parting, Rick also repeated the previous agreement, once the festival of the Celestial Festival is over, Steele will move to the Duke's Palace. And for a few days during this period, due to their respective identities, it is better not to get together for the time being. Staire naturally agreed with Rick's decision, and before leaving, she told Rick not to go to the guest house to look for her, so as not to be bumped into by someone, and Rick of course agreed.

After Steele left, Rick suddenly stomped his feet and said "fooled". Chrissy hurriedly asked why, Rick smiled and told Yulu about the previous reward, Chrissy couldn't help but ask, "You didn't make enough noise just now?" ”

Rick smiled, suddenly hugged Chriss, and walked over to the brocade couch. Chrissy immediately became hot, knowing that she had no resistance to Rick. However, at this time, she still hadn't forgotten one thing, so she leaned into Rick's ear and asked, "Do you want to call Su Qiong in, Yulu is not here, I'm afraid I can't afford you to go crazy......"

Rick shook his head and laughed in a low voice: "I'm going to see you beg for mercy, and see if you dare to give me the nickname of the Demon King in the future?" At this point, his hand had reached the sensitive area below Chrissy's lower abdomen......

Rick thought that in Chrissy's confusion, he could ask something about her meeting with Cagazi, but Chrissy insisted that the time had not yet come, and that he would be willing to make things clear, and that Rick would not be able to tell her about her request for Cagaci for the time being.

On February 14, 2051, Rick officially took over the position of Commander of the Imperial Palace of the Blue Moon Empire. As soon as the news was announced. There was an uproar. No one doubts it anymore. Rick has undoubtedly become the number one celebrity in front of the Queen. And it's the kind that turns red and purple. [Note: Palace Guard.] Referred to as the palace guards, there are about 20,000 people, of which more than half of the palace guards have aristocratic backgrounds, and the palace guards and the queen's janissaries (referred to as the janissaries) together constitute the largest barrier of the Blue Moon Palace. The palace guards are responsible for the perimeter protection of the palace, which is equivalent to guarding the city gates, and they have no right to enter the inner courtyard of the palace; The Praetorian Guards are responsible for patrolling and guarding the interior of the palace. 】

However, the man was struggling with a lot of official duties at this time, and Miao Qi, the previous palace guard commander, died quickly. There was also a lot of official business left behind, and Rick felt dizzy when he saw the piles of official reports. Fortunately, at this time, he found a person who could handle this pile of official duties, and that was Su Qiong, the portable maid. Early in the morning, when Rick took Yulu, Caifeng, and Leng Ying to the palace guard office, Chrissy suddenly asked Rick to bring Su Qiong with him, saying that he would let Su Qiong serve him. Rick was unwilling, but he couldn't resist Chrissy's repeated pleas, so he had to take Su Qiong with him. In the official office, when Rick complained about the large pile of official reports. Yulu, Caifeng, and Leng Ying couldn't help, but Su Qiong, who was standing next to him and was waiting for him, was able to occasionally mention a few words. Help Rick get the essentials straight. After a while, Rick asked Su Qiong as soon as he had a problem, forgetting that he still had a head. In the end, Rick found that it was a waste of time to correct the official documents by himself, so he simply pushed all the work to Su Qiong, but he hid aside and leisurely tasted pastries. It was at this time that he took a serious look at the woman who had been living with him for some time: she was a beauty on the outside, but she was obviously not ranked at home, so her appearance could not attract him. But Rick now discovers that once she is focused, she exudes a charm and serene beauty that is unique to a wise woman. This kind of temperament is not absent from the other women around Rick, but they are generally both civil and military, so this temperament is generally in a secondary position, hidden under other temperaments. However, in Su Qiong, it is different, the beauty of rhyme and tranquility has been strengthened thousands of times, just like the dew in the morning, although it is also water, but there is more beauty and elegance that ordinary water does not have. When Rick carefully examined Su Qiong, he felt more and more that his feelings for this temperament were getting stronger and stronger. However, Rick was also a little puzzled afterwards, because if he annotated these official documents, he needed to have an understanding of the official system of the entire Blue Moon Empire, and he also had the ability to coordinate and organize, why would these conditions be concentrated on a woman who was sent out at will? Rick had heard Chrissy say that Su Qiong was just from a poor peasant family, and it was surprising enough that she could read and write, let alone be able to handle these official documents. Rick felt the need to ask Chrissy again about Suqiong's details.

In the afternoon of the same day, the queen summoned Rick, and the place of the summons was the same as the last time, in a lakeside pavilion in the imperial garden, accompanied by the queen was Concubine Ji Xue.

After Rick's salute, the queen flattened him down, but did not speak. Just standing with his back to him made Rick feel quite uneasy, and he couldn't help but start to examine whether he had done anything wrong in the past few days, but after thinking about it, he still felt that he hadn't. So, he couldn't help but puff up his chest, not squint, and make a look of waiting for the queen's order. Concubine Ji Xue saw this qiē in her eyes, and couldn't help but feel funny secretly.

After a long time, the queen suddenly asked in a cold voice, "Did you forget to mention something when you came back from Dakai the day before yesterday and reported to me?" ”

Rick was stunned: "Majesty xià refers to ......"

"Regarding the attack on the envoys of the Qin Ministry, do you have anything else that you haven't told me honestly? Have you already found some clues? ”

Rick was stunned. That day, Ao Ling'er used secret techniques to make the dead man say that the murderer was the head of the Warrior Regiment of the God of War Temple, but because the whole thing was too incredible and the involvement was widespread, Rick thought about it again and again, and still felt that more things were better than less, so he didn't say it. Now it seems that the queen smells some rumors, and now he can choose not to say it, but this is inevitably cheaper for the Temple of War. The Temple of the God of War dared to send someone to assassinate an envoy of a country, and the inside story of this was probably beyond his current mind to figure out. But it was clear that it was a conspiracy, and that it might endanger him, because he was now in the same boat as the Queen.

Rick said in his heart: For the sake of the face of the thirty-six high-grade phantom beast eggs you gave me, just tell you! So, Rick made a look of sincere fear on the surface, and said, "Your Majesty, it's not that the minister forgot to say it at that time. It's because the minister got the clues, even the minister himself couldn't believe it. So the minister hesitated at that time. ”

The queen's eyes froze. Leng snorted and said, "Now I want you to say it, don't you believe that I have to decide." ”

Rick had no choice but to honestly tell Ao Ling'er about the use of secret techniques and the fact that he learned about the murderer from the mouth of the dead envoy, and finally said: "Your Majesty should believe now that Wei Chen really did not have the intention to conceal it, but this method of obtaining the murderer from the mouth of a dead man is really unheard of, and the minister is afraid that he has framed a good person." That's why I don't dare to say it. ”

The queen's phoenix eyes closed slightly, and then she suddenly said with a cold light: "This matter is over, I count you have made a great contribution." From now on, I want you to fully monitor the people of the Temple of War and the Qin Ministry, in addition, I said before that I would eradicate the Xueyi Gate, and now I have granted you full power, you must make the Xueyi Gate disappear forever in the short term, and you can punish anyone involved with it as a result. ”

This appointment is tantamount to giving Rick great power all at once. It stands to reason that Rick should be happy. However, at this time, he said with a bitter face: "Your Majesty, the minister is now the commander of the palace guards." It's already too busy to breathe, and you still send so many tasks to the minister, and the minister can't do so many things even if he has three heads and six arms, plus he can't eat or sleep! ”

"Oh? How did I hear that the person who is handling the official documents now is not you, but a girl? ”

Rick's face changed, and then he scratched his head embarrassedly, but when he raised his head again, there was still a very embarrassed expression on his face: "Your Majesty, even if the minister has the heart to do so many things, but if you don't give the minister a soldier, do you want the minister to complete the task alone?" ”

The queen simply turned around and said, "You have a lot of people, and if I send someone to you, it will get in the way." ”

Rick hurriedly shook his hand: "Your Majesty may have misunderstood, most of the people around the minister are friends of the minister, if His Majesty can send some of his subordinates to the minister, even if it is to pour tea and water, the minister will make good use of it, and he will never feel in the way." ”

"There is no need to discuss this matter anymore. But considering that you do need manpower, so be it! I allow you to secretly take in capable people for your own use, and this matter does not need to be reported, and I will turn a blind eye. A smile tugged at the corner of the Queen's mouth, whether it was a sneer or a playful laugh.

Rick drooped his head, and he found that in this "sale", he was destined to run at a discount.

Rick left the Imperial Garden, expecting to see Tang Zhaoxian, but he never saw her appear, but found that Concubine Ji Xue had caught up from behind him not long after. Rick wanted to ask her where Tang Zhaoxian was, but before he could ask, Concubine Ji Xue preemptively said, "Lord Earl, Your Majesty asked me to provide you with some assistance." ”

Rick asked curiously, "What assistance?" ”

Concubine Ji Xue raised the stack of papers in her hand and said, "These are the detailed information about the God of War Temple, the Qin Department and the Xueyi Gate, you can take it back for reference." Rick hurriedly stretched out his hand to take it, and after flipping through it, he found that there were many secret contents involved, which were obviously collected by the secret team, and each one could be said to be extremely precious, so he immediately put it away unceremoniously, as if he was afraid that Concubine Ji Xue would ask for it again.

Rick's mind naturally couldn't escape Concubine Ji Xuefei's eyes, and after she quietly pursed her lips and smiled, she said goodbye to Rick without saying much. However, before leaving, she also said something to Rick: "It's good to go to the Mirror Flower Pavilion more." Rick was stunned, then nodded knowingly.

After Rick returned to the official office, he immediately summoned the four deputy commanders of the palace guards, and then pointed to Su Qiong, who was sitting in the palace guard commander's chair and was attentively reviewing the official documents, and issued a strange order: appoint Su Qiong as the general of internal affairs, and in the future, all official affairs in the official office will be managed by her. Speaking of which, Rick actually handed over the Great Seal of Command to Su Qiong, which frightened Su Qiong and shook his head, but in the end he was ordered by Rick to take it over, which can be regarded as officially taking over the real power of the palace guard. The four deputy commanders who saw this qiē in their eyes looked at each other for a while, and a nondescript appointment coupled with a child's play handover actually gave up such a position as the commander of the palace guard? The four deputy commanders couldn't help but begin to wonder if they couldn't afford this guy's words after fighting for this position for several years? (To be continued......)