Although the snow was falling heavily, Master Sun still arrived a few moments later.

After listening to Sun Laodao about Lin Yiqiu's before and after carrying away the money stone, when he turned around and saw Lu Xiang looking at him with burning eyes, Master Sun slapped him violently.

"My lord, what are you waiting for? The emperor and the little master of the Wei family gave us enough eye medicine during the day, and at this time, Mingzhe pretended to be stupid and stunned. ”

Lu Xiang groaned for a while, as if he had made up his mind, and slammed his feet:

"It seems that it is not possible to express it now, if you want to express it, say it as soon as possible, and you can still make a contribution in front of the emperor."

Master Sun pulled Qian Lao Dao over, "Master, hurry up and enter the palace to face the saint, the family arrangement should have me and Lao Dao." ”

Lu Xiang raised his hand and lifted the curtain of the door and called for someone to prepare a sedan chair to enter the palace, and saw the little guy in the gatehouse running over in the snow and shouting:

"Master, master, someone is in the palace!"

The main hall of the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion, at this time, all the glazed palace lamps on the hall are lit, illuminating the originally spacious lobby as if it were day.

Cui Xi stood under the lamp with his hands in his hands, desperately suppressing the excitement in his heart.

He also obviously felt that the emperor had given him more errands alone in the past few days, which was an unexpected good thing.

In the past, he often went to the ministers' mansions to read the holy edicts, but he always followed Zhang Ping to stand at the end of the line, and the flattery of others was also for Zhang Ping. Occasionally, when I met a well-thought-out person, I would stuff them with the eunuch guards some tea money.

Now, I finally have the opportunity to stand at the front of the line and read the oracle to the ministers in person.

Hearing the sound of hula and footsteps, Yin Luxiang of Shuntianfu led a group of people to enter from the back hall, looking sincere and pious.

Cui Xi squeezed out a proper smile on his face, "Lord Lu doesn't have to be polite", he looked at a large piece of Wuyangyang kneeling in the hall, and his tone was humble and peaceful.

"It was the emperor who ordered the villain to pick up Lord Lu's attack on the saint."

The emperor really wanted to go with them, and Lu Xiang was overjoyed.

He happily replied: "Minister Lu Xiang takes the order." ”

After kneeling and kowtowing, he turned his head slightly to look at Master Sun who was kneeling behind him, and saw a little regret in his eyes.

Although Fang Cai himself had decided to share his worries for the emperor, it was not a good thing to receive an edict to enter the palace before he showed his heart, as if he was invited by the emperor to serve him, and he did not show the thoughtfulness of taking the initiative to mention the king's responsibility.

Alas, if I had gone to face the saint earlier and took the initiative to express my intentions, this credit would have been perfect.

Lu Xiang put away these little mutters in his abdomen, got up and took a few steps closer to Cui Xi and asked:

"This father-in-law is rare, I don't know where he used to serve?"

As he spoke, he stuffed a bag of silver bills prepared in advance into Cui Xi's sleeve.

Cui Xi was overjoyed in his heart, and hurriedly bowed humbly:

"Lord Lu has tormented the villain, the villain can't be the word father-in-law, the villain is the little happy son in front of the emperor."

In the past, he was a little eunuch who served Zhang Ping, and he had no serious errands, Cui Xi was vague and only said that he was a person who served the emperor, which is also true.

Although he is young and has no status, since he is clearly said to be the person who serves in front of the emperor, he has his own value.

When Lu Xiang heard this, he really smiled very gently, and didn't say anything, just guided by Cui Xi to the carriage parked at the door.

Before getting into the car, Lu Xiang took off a multi-treasure ring on his finger and put it in Cui Xi's hand:

"The road is slippery in heavy snow, and Xiaoxi's father-in-law has worked hard for a trip."

Cui Xi's eyes flashed, he held the ring he handed over, and said in a low voice:

"When the villain served tea, he seemed to hear that the emperor was going to use the patrol camp of Shuntian Mansion, and Lord Lu entered the palace this time mostly for this matter."

Lu Xiang smiled with satisfaction and got into the carriage.

Even the little inner eunuch in front of the emperor is so bright-eyed, and his loyalty will definitely be rewarded.

After all, it was the Imperial Palace, and the carriage Lu Xiang was sitting in stopped outside the Imperial Gate.

There is still some distance from the Huangji Gate to the warm pavilion of the Huangji Hall where the emperor is located, although the road in the palace has been swept at this time, but the snow is heavy, and after a while, it spreads a layer on the ground.

Lu Xiang got out of the car, walked calmly step by step, and also refused the umbrella handed by Cui Xi, and when he arrived outside the warm pavilion door, a layer of snowflakes had fallen on the crown and shoulders.

The emperor was still trembling when he saw the thin Lu Xiang standing at the door, but he stood tall without losing the spirit of a courtier.

Personally greeted the door of the warm pavilion, and ordered someone to dust the snow and send him a hand stove, Lu Xiang, who knelt in the warm pavilion and couldn't thank him, was moved to tears, but his heart was ecstatic to the extreme-tonight's snowy night meeting between monarchs and ministers can really be passed on in Kyoto for a few years.

Outside the warm pavilion, Zhang Ping nagged softly, dusted off the snowflakes on Cui Xi's body with his own hands, and handed him his own hand stove to keep warm.

Cui Xi touched a small roll of paper pressed under the stove in his hand, and his heart skipped a beat.

"It's so easy to hear it, you hurry up and hand over the news."

Zhang Ping whispered in his ear, "I can't leave for the time being, you go and come back quickly." ”

Cui Xi turned around from the corridor in response, and Zhang Ping breathed a sigh of relief.

But in a quarter of an hour, the door of the warm pavilion opened, and the emperor personally sent Lu Xiang out.

He seemed to inadvertently glance at the several inner prisoners waiting under the corridor, his face was extremely calm, and he said to Zhang Ping:

"Lu Qing is worried about big things for me tonight, the snow is too big, I don't feel at ease, and I am bothered that Father-in-law Zhang will personally send Lord Lu back to the house."

Zhang Ping lowered his head and said yes.

After the two of them had walked a few steps one after the other, the emperor suddenly shouted from behind:

"Wait."

The emperor took a cloak of satin and fox fur on his arm, walked a few steps to catch up, and put it on Lu Xiang with his own hands:

"Lu Qing braved the snow to enter the palace, take care of your body, we monarchs and ministers still have a long way to go hand in hand in the future."

Lu Xiang was really moved this time, and knelt on the ground with a plop and kowtowed:

"The emperor treats his ministers so kindly, even if he dies, he can't repay it."

After saying that, he carefully pulled out the sleeve of his clothes under his cloak, wiped a handful of tears, and thanked the emperor again before Zhang Ping hurriedly left with a lantern.

The emperor stood alone under the snowy eaves, his beautiful face hidden in the dark shadow cast by the red silk palace lamp at the corner of the eaves, only the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, and he pouted with a hint of sarcasm.

Someone behind him walked over lightly and covered him with a Xuanhu cloak:

"It's cool at night, the emperor should go to the pavilion first."

The emperor stood still, turning from Cui Xi to him and fastening the strap of his cloak.

I don't know if it's a preoccupation, Cui Xi always feels that the emperor's gaze has been on the top of his head.

As soon as he crossed the threshold of the Warm Pavilion, the emperor suddenly stopped and said to Cui Xi:

"What to do? Suddenly I want to eat a cup of stewed pigeon. ”

He said the four words of stewed pigeon very slowly, Cui Xi's heart suddenly beat wildly, and every time he almost jumped out of his throat, he shook in the cold wind, and lowered his head in response:

"The emperor wants to eat, so the villain ordered the dining room to do it."

"No, no", the emperor waved his hand, covered his mouth and yawned:

"I'd better rest first, I'm too tired these days, you can go back and rest, just let others watch here."