The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Although the courtier's heart is depressed, the courtier's heart also doesn't want to cause trouble, after all, he is now my sister-in-law, and as the eldest sister, I shouldn't care about it, but she said that she bullied my sister, why can't the emperor help him, and my Zhong family can only give her a dowry together?"

Zhong Jinxiu was depressed in her heart, but she didn't hide it on her face.

"Your Majesty, I don't care if she slanders me, but I can't bear her slandering my fourth sister. My fourth sister was insulted by him, and now he can't even open the door, and he gloats, so I have to teach my brother-in-law a lesson for my sister... When the courtiers entered the palace today, they were ready for the emperor to condemn the crime, no matter what, for the fourth sister to teach her brother-in-law a lesson, and the courtiers did not regret it. ”

When King Huan heard this, he suddenly felt that the taste had changed.

Originally, beating the emperor's relatives was a capital crime.

Instead, she first counted Xiao Ruitong to slander Zhong Guogong and slander the emperor's own county lord, which is really a big rebellion.

The emperor obviously rewarded Zhong Jinxiu in the ring and won glory for the Great Song Dynasty, but in Xiao Ruitong's mouth, it was a punishment, but why was it punished?

It is difficult to establish merit and punishment, there is no such rule in the world.

Later, he said that he was teaching him a lesson for his sister?

This act of fighting escalated to a family matter.

Brother-in-law?

hehe

Xiao Ruitong, your sister-in-law, it's not easy to mess with.

When the emperor heard this, he was furious, he was simply rebellious.

"Your Majesty, the courtiers are definitely not lying, and King Huan can prove it. Yesterday, I accompanied the prince of Western Xia with King Huan and appreciated my Great Song Dynasty culture, but I happened to meet Xiao Ruitong, and King Huan heard it with his own ears. ”

Look, people are kind-hearted and work hard for my Great Song Dynasty, what have you done Xiao Ruitong?

Xiao Ruitong listened to her clever tongue and said angrily: "Your Majesty, she is a personal vendetta of the communiqué, she... The relationship with the fourth lady of the Zhongfu is not good. She's taking revenge on me for this opportunity..."

Zhong Jinxiu squinted, looking innocent.

"Communiqué personal vendetta? Xiao Ruitong, you are the son-in-law of my Zhong family, we are relatives, what is the hatred? ”

Xiao Ruitong, if you are stupid, you can say it, shake out the fact that you framed me and wanted to kill me, only in this way can you prove that I am a personal vendetta of the communiqué.

But do you have the courage to say it?

Do you dare to admit that you murdered the daughter of a powerful minister?

If you dare, then today is your time of death.

Xiao Ruitong's brain is not good, and he wants to speak, but at this time, he came to report to his father-in-law, saying that Lord Shen was waiting outside the door.

The emperor said: "It's not an outsider, let him in." ”

Shen Mingze came in and saw his cousin dressed up, and his eyes lit up slightly.

When I saw my cousin frowning slightly when I saw myself, I couldn't tell what I felt in my heart.

He silently withdrew his gaze, still walked to the emperor's imperial case, first asked for peace, and then said: "Your Majesty, Princess Xixia wants to meet Your Majesty tomorrow." ”

"Lord Shen, does you know what she has not done?"

"It should be that the princess of Xixia has already had a candidate in her heart, and she wants the emperor to settle it as soon as possible."

Zhong Jinxiu lowered her head and thought slightly.

In this life, the princess of Xixia should have chosen it early without her as an resistance, but why did she refuse to do so in this life like in the previous life?

She knew that she was a person of great wisdom, and she had already made a choice before she came, and she had been lurking in the Great Song Dynasty for many years, so she didn't know.

The crown prince and the concubines are all gone, and the third prince and concubine went early, he is the adopted son of the queen, which is equivalent to the prince's cronies, which means that he will not be able to be in the throne for the rest of his life.

Only Queen Huan's mother is favored, talented, ambitious, and loved by the emperor.

Although the prince is the crown prince, the power of the prince's maternal uncle's family is getting bigger and bigger, and the emperor is jealous in his heart, and he has no father-son feelings for the prince, and there is suspicion between the monarch and the minister.

The former emperor was also dragged down by his mother's family, and he had never held real power in his thirties, so the current emperor has long considered it.

The emperor smiled slightly, and it didn't seem that the entangled zombie-like Xiao Ruitong was a piece of grass.

"Master Shen thinks, who will the princess of Xixia choose?"

"I don't know this minister, I often hear Princess Xixia ask His Royal Highness King Huan, and he has always had a soft spot for King Huan, right?"

King Huan frowned slightly and said, "Lord Shen, the princess of Xixia summons you every day to accompany you, and she has never even been late at night... This king thinks that it is more likely that the princess of Xixia will look at Lord Shen. ”

In the past few days, he has not posted the cold face of Princess Xixia at all, that is, he has revealed his refusal.

Shen Mingze pretended not to hear the meaning of his words, so he said: "The princess is bold, and she yearns for our Great Song Dynasty culture, and she doesn't stop playing very late every day. ”

Shen Mingze's gaze deliberately stayed on Xiao Ruitong's face, then looked at his cousin, seeking to speak, and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Zhong Jinxiu saw the face that was casual and pretending to be in front of the emperor, so he said angrily: "I beat him." ”

"I heard that my cousin was looking for someone to teach him a lesson at night. But why didn't my cousin go to training during the day, but had to wait for the evening, and he didn't fall down. Shen Mingze counted, listening to it in the eyes of others, but it was not so tasteful.

Zhong Jinxiu frowned slightly and said: "There are many people during the day, and the envoy of Western Xia is staying in Kyoto, so people can't see jokes." ”

Shen Mingze bowed his head slightly and agreed.

The emperor sighed in his heart, look at others, how well they understand righteousness, looking at Xiao Ruitong, what a-stirring stick.

"That's it, come here, carry him down, recuperate at home, and don't go out if you have nothing to do."

Xiao Ruitong opened his mouth and was about to scold, but he was covered by his father-in-law.

"My lord, you said that you, the county lord of the emperor's own title, are the heart of reward, and you are already a capital crime to speculate about the emperor's intentions and talk nonsense like this."

"Your father and mother are not here now, but fortunately, in the future, you are the son-in-law of the Zhong Mansion, and the Zhong family will take care of you more."

Zhong Jinxiu listened to his father-in-law's words, and suddenly sneered in his heart.

Sure enough, it's the person who has lived around the emperor for a long time.

But she didn't get this love well, because Xiao Ruitong looked at her gaze, as if he had spit poison, ruthless and poisonous.

And she pulled the corners of her mouth slightly, secretly mocking.

"This is just the beginning."

The emperor still had state affairs to deal with, so he left King Huan in front of the palace, while she and Shen Mingze withdrew.

When the emperor left King Huan, he gave him an ultimatum, and the princess of Xixia must marry him.

King Ran Huan was unwilling, he had been close to the emperor since he was a child, and he was the first prince who dared to pee on the emperor. And the emperor loves him, and he has personally taught him since he was a child, and his patience with him is a little thicker than that of the prince.

So this has become the capital that King Huan is fighting for.

"Erchen doesn't want to dislike the princess of Naxixia, and he doesn't want to marry her."

When the emperor saw his first disobedience, he was angry in his heart and said, "This is my order, do you dare to resist the decree?" ”

"Father, don't you know what the princess of Xixia is doing? She hooked up with others at the post station, leaving a man by her side late at night, and behaving frivolously, which was really exciting... Ask the father to take back the order, and the son does not want the son not to marry. ”

"Presumptuous. King Huan, do you think I'm too lenient to you? ”

King Huan knelt down and said, "Father, you once promised your sons and daughters to let them choose their own women, have you forgotten?" ”

These words seemed to touch the emperor's heart, and he did agree back then.

But back then...

"Who do you want to marry?"

King Huan said happily: "Father, the son likes Miss Zhong, Zhong Jinxiu." ”

Zhong Jinxiu?

"Erchen said before, to find a person who can play against Erchen and not lose to Erchen, then Zhong Jinxiu can resist foreign enemies in front of him, and then have the art of settling down, which is what Erchen is looking forward to."

"In the past, Erchen was clumsy, and he didn't find her good, a few times... It hurt her heart, and now she regrets it, and she doesn't want to miss it..."

The emperor looked at King Huan, unwilling to leave a trace of expression on his face, but his affection was sincere, his son...

He didn't say anything, just sent him down.

After he left for a long time, the emperor asked: "Father-in-law, what kind of friendship do you say about this son of mine?" ”

He leaned over and said, "Your Majesty, this old slave can't see it." But the old slave had heard that King Huan was often in the house, playing chess with himself, and he thought that he was hoping that the future princess could be in harmony with him. ”

The emperor was silent.

Zhong Jinxiu and Shen Mingze walked on the palace road, one was cold and the other was solemn, looking at it like that.

Shen Mingze was outside, serious and serious, not a person who showed his expression to the outside, but his gaze was still aimed at Zhong Jinxiu.

The crowns are gorgeous, and only this one word pops up in my mind.

Outside the palace gate, Zhong Lang was waiting next to the carriage.

"My sister is out? Is there something going on? ”

Zhong Jinxiu said arrogantly: "Those who have something to do are always others. ”

Zhong Lang glanced at Shen Mingze, looked at him cold and serious, just saluted himself slightly, and then left in a hurry.

He said inexplicably: "What's wrong?" ”

"I don't know."

He's been very inexplicable lately.

"Sister, don't you know?"

Zhong Lang slightly lengthened his voice, making Zhong Jinxiu smile slightly.

"Second brother, it is often said in books that the more you know, the faster you will die."

Zhong Lang said: "What book are you reading?" ”

"It's all some chivalrous talk."

Zhong Lang sighed and said, "Look less in the future." ”

The two went back, but the carriage was going to make trouble, walking a little slowly, and they overheard some gossip.

Shen Mingze, like men?

Zhong Lang heard the conversation outside, looked at Zhong Jinxiu, and said, "What's the situation?" ”

Zhong Jinxiu was also stunned and shook his head.

"Jinxiu, that kid doesn't look at you right, how can it be short-sleeved? You tell your brother that you two... That day... Nothing happened? ”

Kiss?

Zhong Jinxiu opened her eyes slightly embarrassed.

Zhong Lang suddenly understood and said, "Then how did this rumor come out?" ”

When the two of them returned home, they looked for someone to check, and after checking and checking, they realized that it was the ghost of the princess of Xixia.