Chapter 116: The undercurrent behind the calm

"Mu Rong, you are simply too reliable, this dress will be a must-have for my travel in the future, and if I encounter any gangsters and murderers, I have the confidence to have a few rounds with him."

Su Jiao turned around sideways, the more she looked at it, the happier she became, Mu Rong smiled silently, very modest, but Mu Hibiscus and Diecui next to her couldn't sit still.

"Madam, what you said, if there is any more attack, it will be the fault of the slave and maid, and there is no good protection of Madame." Hibiscus shook her hand, and Diecui came up to fix her collar for her.

"Miss only praises Mu Rong alone, is it useless for the slave to be by Miss's side?"

Diecui pursed her lips slightly, in front of Mu Rong and Mu Hibiscus, she felt more and more useless, Su Jiao heard it, turned around, and patted her shoulder with a smile.

"That Mu Rong is smart, and Mu Hibiscus is also our armed force, but they have all been trained by Huai'an's side, and you have always grown up with me, which is completely incomparable, not to mention, you are also very cute."

As she spoke, Su Jiao also gently pinched Diecui's fleshy face, Diecui's appearance was completely the kind of baby-faced and well-behaved appearance, which was very likable to look at.

And of the four people here, I'm afraid only Diecui can still maintain a mole heart, how can Su Jiao not cherish it.

Su Jiao smiled, and Diecui was really coaxing, so she comforted her, and sure enough, she smiled again, helping to prepare everything for her next day's trip.

The next day, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military gathered in the palace, after seeing the emperor and queen, they divided into two groups of people, and sat in their respective carriages, so a huge battle, the leaders of the team were about to walk to the city gate, and the last carriage had just left the palace gate.

Su Jiao sat in her car, and before she arrived at her destination, she rummaged through what Diecui had loaded for herself yesterday.

"Oil-paper umbrellas, fans, handkerchiefs, needles and threads, snacks, all of them are well considered," Su Jiao unconsciously stretched her tone, leaned back slightly, and looked at Diecui with a smile on her face. "I'm afraid that if I continue to eat like this, I will gain weight."

"It's okay, even if Madame gets fat, my family will definitely like it." Today, Hibiscus didn't need her to drive herself, and suddenly she could sit in the car at leisure, which made her extremely excited and blurted out anything.

"Don't talk nonsense." Su Jiao's face was half embarrassed, half slightly stiff, and Mu Rong also looked at Mu Hibiscus helplessly and shook her head gently.

"Rope? How did you bring this too? Su Jiao sighed softly, lowered her head again, twisted an orchid finger, and took out the familiar rope that she had unintentionally brought with her last time she went to Leshan.

"Huh? Didn't the lady say that every time she traveled, she was afraid of any accidents, so she specially asked to bring it, and the slave remembered it. ”

"Hmph." Su Jiao couldn't help laughing, what she said last time was just a joke with Xiao Huai'an, and then it happened to come in handy, and Diecui was too easy to believe.

"Yes, it's good to bring it, maybe when we take a break in between, we can make a trap in the forest next to us and come back by beating a roe deer."

Suddenly, this most powerful procession finally arrived at the outskirts of the city, the emperor was full of joy with the envoys to speak, and as the mother of a country, it was rare to have an opportunity to show her elegance and benevolence in front of so many people, but the queen was not very happy today.

How much is because Xu Ruzhu showed his face in front of the emperor and was relatively close to the mission, so today the emperor also called Concubine Xian to come over.

The so-called three women in one play, two women are enemies when they see each other, how can the queen still laugh. After the carriage stopped, although Concubine Xian couldn't immediately follow the emperor's side, she was happy enough, and saw Xiao Huai'an in front of her talking to the person in charge of the camp on the outskirts of the city, and Xu Ruzhu was also beside her, so Concubine Xian went up to say hello.

And because of such an action, the queen also glanced at Xiao Huai'an meaningfully. As a queen, when she goes out, her every move is carefully observed, and Mrs. Li, who is still the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, pays attention to all her movements.

Later, Xiao Huai'an finally finished explaining everything, and was about to personally inspect the grassland and woods, and Xu Rulie finally remembered to come over and talk leisurely.

"Lord Xiao has worked hard, and I don't know how the arrangements are here, I just hope that Lord Xiao's security work can be done more rigorously, and there will be no more such things as last time."

Xiao Huai'an needs to do a lot of things, and he is not full-time in protecting the emperor's safety, or it stands to reason that everyone should do their best to protect the emperor.

It's just because he showed his face in front of the emperor that Xu Rulie deliberately likes to ridicule this matter.

However, Xiao Huai'an also came over with strong winds and waves, and a few words of ridicule and stimulation could not have any effect on him, he first saluted Xu Rulie according to etiquette, and then straightened his chest.

"Everything is ready, please rest assured that the third prince has yet to be examined, but there will be no more accidents this time."

"What Lord Xiao said is true, Lord Xiao has been careful and thoughtful since he came here, and I can see it clearly from the sidelines, so the Third Emperor Brother doesn't have to worry so much." As soon as Xiao Huai'an's words landed, Xu Ruzhu rushed to pack the ticket, and did not hide his enveloping heart at all.

But because of this, Xu Rulie looked down on Xu Ruzhu more and more in his heart. In the end, it is the queen's sister-in-law, who has been pampered since childhood, where can he use such a painstaking arrangement, so Xu Rulie has a reason to even mock Xu Ruzhu.

"The matter here has always been jointly responsible for Lord Xiao and His Royal Highness, and it stands to reason that His Highness should be more familiar with it, how can the fifth brother have such a great ability to vouch for him?"

Xu Rulie snorted softly, the angry Xu Ruzhu clenched his teeth, but he didn't dare to attack, Xiao Huai'an still looked indifferent, but at this time, Li Shangshu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites who heard the news and heard the news, roughly listened to the conversation here, and also rushed over to help Xu Rulie taunt together.

"His Royal Highness's words are extremely true, just like the last banquet when there were still so many forbidden soldiers in the palace watching, but Lord Xiao still asked the assassin to escape, and he had to be more careful today. Otherwise, His Majesty will blame him, and he will naturally be reluctant to reprimand His Highness and Lord Xiao, but in the end, it is the people below who will suffer. ”

Li Shangshu stood very tall with one hand behind his back, looking like a literati and tenacious, but when he said it, he secretly poked and poked a trap for people. Comparing Xiao Huai'an with Xu Rulie, isn't that equivalent to pulling hatred for him more and more in Xu Rulie's heart.

Therefore, when the words landed, Xiao Huai'an's eyes unconsciously drooped a little, his pupils looked deep, and Xu Rulie turned his head angrily.

"If there is any dereliction of duty on the part of this official, this official will naturally take the lead, and will never let others be wronged, and it is difficult to destroy relatives like Li Shangshu's righteous family."

"You-" A few words mocked Li Shangshu back again, Li Shangshu's eyes immediately widened, stretched out his hand to point over, and Xiao Huai'an continued to finish speaking, successfully blocking his intention to speak.

"Moreover, although the official is careful, he is only doing his own thing, and the camp in the suburbs of Beijing has been in charge of His Royal Highness the Third Prince since a few months ago, so His Royal Highness is working harder, and the official will never dare to take credit."

Although everyone knows this matter, but who dares to say things so clearly, if something happens, someone must be found to come out to apologize, if it is safe and sound, the last person to be praised will only be Xu Rulie.

This can be regarded as a tacit officialdom rule by everyone, but if it weren't for Xu Rulie and Li Shangshu taking turns to come over with bad intentions today, Xiao Huai'an wouldn't need to make his words clear.

After that, Xiao Huai'an once again respectfully saluted Xu Rulie, and then brushed off his clothes, Xu Ruzhu held back a smile and followed, while Xu Rulie turned his head and glared at Li Shangshu hatefully, which was to blame him for doing more.

At the same time, on the other side, before the drill began, the emperor and the hundred officials first ascended to the high platform, and the queen led the ladies to sit in the lower positions in the rear, in the big tent arranged by the Ministry of Rites.

Su Jiao was wearing the simple clothes given by Xiao Huai'an, and among the bejeweled ladies, she looked extraordinarily quiet.

The queen swept around, and the gathering of the ladies after Su Lian seemed a lot more refreshing, and it would be better if Concubine Xian could also go back.

According to the previous habits, the Duchess of Pingcheng also sat in the position of the queen's head, and she could see clearly what kind of dress the ladies on the opposite side were dressing, she saw Su Jiao at a glance, and snorted very disdainfully by the action of drinking tea.

"What kind of clothes are you wearing, but it's just a woman, is it possible that you still want to go into battle on horseback to hunt and fight like men?"

Fortunately, her voice was relatively small, that is, the nearest queen heard it, and there was silence in the hall at this time, and many people were ready to move, but because no one spoke, they didn't dare to be this bird.

Mrs. Lin also glanced around, and now the rest of the people are safe and sound, but only Su Jiao's series of things happened are extraordinary, and today is even more on the cusp, so she simply took advantage of talking to the queen to inquire from the side.

"Today's weather is good, with the kindness of His Majesty and the queen's mother, the courtiers can also come out for a walk, but it seems that people don't come here very well today, the countess is not happy to stay in Beijing, why don't you see the third princess?"