The emperor watched at the door for a short time and then left, without alarming the people in the house, coming in a hurry and going quietly.

Having no intention of dealing with official business, the emperor simply walked along the main hall, walked into the harem, and stood in front of the door of Fengyi Palace in the blink of an eye.

Shu He happened to come out, and when he saw the emperor, he was taken aback, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute, "Slave maid to Your Majesty to say goodbye." ”

The emperor looked relieved and asked, "How is the empress's health lately?" ”

Shu He lowered his head and said: "Back to Your Majesty's words, Niangniang's illness is difficult to eliminate, and the medicine prescribed by the imperial doctor can only alleviate one or two, and now I can't sleep in the middle of the night." ”

The Emperor was silent for a moment, "I'm going to see the Empress." ”

Shu He was busy leading the way, and someone from the palace had already gone in to report, and when the emperor walked in, the queen had already greeted him.

Seeing the queen's somewhat haggard face, the emperor walked quickly to support the queen, "No need to be polite." ”

The queen looked thinner, and her face was a little blue, and her original feminine face was now like a flower that had lost its moisture.

"Is Your Majesty out for a walk? The weather is nice today, so it's good to take a walk. The queen said with a smile.

The emperor held the empress's arm, "It's cold outside, go in and talk, your body can't stand the cold." ”

The queen followed the emperor into the palace, let Shu and serve tea, and after the two sat down, the queen looked at the emperor with soft eyebrows and eyes, "Your Majesty has been busy with government affairs recently, but you also have to take care of your health." The concubine has asked the imperial dining room, you have been eating less recently, and the concubine is very worried. ”

The emperor's expression eased in the face of the queen's sincere concern, "When you are old, you will naturally eat less, and you will have to worry about the fuss in the imperial dining room." ”

"Your Majesty is concerned with the court and society, you are the lord of all peoples, and no matter how careful you are, the imperial dining room should be deserved." The queen took the tea brought in by Shu He and put it in the emperor's hand, "Take a sip of tea to moisten your throat, the weather is dry and cold, Your Majesty is afraid that you will be thirsty all the way." ”

The emperor was not thirsty, but he still took it and took a sip, and then said, "The queen didn't want to ask me?" ”

The queen looked at Her Majesty with some surprise when she heard this, "Could it be that Your Majesty has news of Xiao Jiu?" ”

Emperor:......

Not really.

Seeing that the emperor was silent, the smile on the queen's face was a little melancholy, and then she looked at Her Majesty and said with relief: "Your Majesty, don't worry, if Xiao Jiu is worried, but Lu Bai also follows, he has always been old and serious, and he will be fine." ”

It is because there has been no news about Lu Bai's temperament that it is even more worrying.

"Do you know about Fu Yongning?" The emperor didn't know who to talk to about these things, so he could only complain to the queen after thinking about it.

The queen sighed even more, "The concubine still remembers that Fu Yongning was picked up by His Majesty, and after so many years, I didn't expect him to become so bold." ”

"The queen also thinks that Fu Yongning has a problem?" The Emperor's gaze looked at the Empress.

The empress didn't seem to notice the emperor's gaze, her eyes looked out of the window, and she said after a while: "The concubine doesn't know if he has a problem, but if there is a person like Ma Tong under his subordinates, a crime of negligence can't escape." Raising his eyes to look at His Majesty, he smiled helplessly, "The concubine is not partial to the little ninth daughter-in-law, but it is really a little puzzling to murder Qi Ruozhong." A businessman's steward is just a businessman, and he doesn't know what is in his way, so he has to put people to death. ”

The emperor rubbed the teacup and did not speak.

The empress didn't seem to care whether the emperor replied or not, she continued: "Your Majesty's investigation of Fu Yongning naturally has Your Majesty's reasoning. What the concubines saw was just a little thing, just talk about their thoughts at will, and Your Majesty didn't have to take it to heart. Again. Yuan Ling is my daughter-in-law, and the concubine's heart is inevitably biased towards her own family, so Your Majesty will listen to it. ”

The emperor chuckled, looked at the empress and said, "Has the empress heard about the affairs of the northwest?" ”

"It's so big, it's hard for the concubines to think about it. Your Majesty has worked hard, the grievances of the people in the northwest all depend on Your Majesty, the weight on your shoulders, the concubines can't share your worries, you can only try not to add trouble to Your Majesty. ”

"There are many officials in the northwest who have been arrested, but the most important account books have not yet been found, and only when the account books are in hand can it be regarded as conclusive evidence, otherwise everything can only be empty talk."

The queen frowned suspiciously, "How can there be no account books?" ”

Officials collude with each other, and generally guard against each other, so in order to contain each other, a book of accounts will be kept to ensure that all those involved do not turn against each other.

Such a terrible thing will be kept in a safe place, but it will never be lost for no reason.

"It's just not." The emperor pinched his eyebrows, and now the officials who have been arrested accuse each other of exposing them, but the account books cannot be obtained at the beginning, and the specific and more in-depth things cannot be found out.

This is where the emperor is unwilling, even if they confess now, it is only superficial.

The queen suddenly remembered what Xiuning had said to her that time, but in front of His Majesty, she did not look out of the ordinary at all, and only persuaded: "Since this is the case, let the Criminal Department and the Inspectorate continue to investigate, and they will always find out." Your body matters, don't get angry. ”

The emperor retracted the gaze that fell on the queen's face and chuckled, "For the sake of such a group of dogs, I won't make myself angry, the queen doesn't have to worry." ”

"Why don't you worry about the concubine, you are dedicated to the people, and the concubine is worried that you will forget to sleep and eat for this matter."

The emperor smiled, "I plan to let the King of Chu take over this matter, what does the empress think?" ”

The queen was shocked, but there was a look of doubt on her face, "Your Majesty has to think twice, the concubine feels that it is inappropriate to hand over this matter to the King of Chu." Not to mention that he and King Wu have different political views, and there are many differences in the court, let's just say that now this matter involves the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses, and he should also avoid suspicion. ”

The Emperor smiled, "You're just thinking too much, I think it's good." ”

"Your Majesty, in the matter of the northwest, the concubines heard that King Wu was dragged into the water, and now you let the King of Chu intervene in this matter, whether it is good or not, it is inevitable that people will be suspected of falling into the well, you should spare him."

The emperor looked at the empress, "Hmph, you dare to say this to me." ”

"The concubine and Your Majesty are husband and wife, so you have to say things that others can't say, Your Majesty should not annoy the concubine. Even if you are angry with your concubine, the concubine still has to say that you should be the concubine to protect Xiuning's husband. The queen spoke helplessly.

The emperor got up with a smile, "Okay, I'll just say casually, the queen should take care of it, and I should go back and continue to approve the folds." Speaking of this, he paused, "When you go back, you have an air traffic control tube Xiao Chong's bastard boy, Mr. lectured and he slept, it was really exactly the same as when Xiao Jiu was a child." ”

The smile on the queen's face couldn't be hung up, how could the emperor be embarrassed to say this, who said to Chong'er last time, sleep when you are sleepy, it doesn't matter!