Xie Qian left the Metropolitan Procuratorate and went directly to the Dingguo Mansion.

After a long conversation with Dingguo Gong and the prince, he saw Xu Wanxi in the garden.

"But what's the matter?" In the gazebo, Xu Wanxi's cheeks, who had been waiting for some time, were a little red from the cold wind.

You can tell her to wait.

But the strange thing is that she doesn't want to lose her temper either.

Xie Qian tightened the cloak on her body for her, and said shortly: "I want to go back to Yuyao on the surface, but in fact, I need to go to Suzhou after serving a secret order. ”

Official business?

Seeing that he didn't elaborate, and said that it was a secret purpose, Xu Wanxi didn't inquire too much, and only asked, "When will you leave?" ”

"I'll be gone tomorrow."

"......So fast," Xu Wanxi asked again, "Is that dangerous?" ”

Xie Qian smiled and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness will send someone to protect me." ”

Xu Wanxi nodded reassuringly.

Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will secretly arrange it, it should be safe enough.

"It's just that on the surface, I still need to take leave in the name of my parents at home...... Xie Qian explained the reason roughly, and said with some guilt: "The original date of the proposal can only be renegotiated after I return to Beijing in the next year." ”

"It doesn't matter." Xu Wanxi asked him: "You just saw my grandfather and father, are you right?" ”

Xie Qian nodded.

"Just talk to them. This kind of thing, there is nothing to worry about. Xu Wanxi said: "You can go to the office with confidence, I'll wait for you to come back." ”

Xie Qian sighed faintly.

The little girl is certainly not in a hurry to get married in her twenty-eight years......

"You don't blame me for abandoning my personal interests?" He asked the little girl beside him, who had no sense of blame.

"Is it possible that you still want to resist the decree?" Xu Wanxi analyzed seriously: "Besides, state affairs are royal affairs, and Zhen Zhen will also marry into the royal family in the future...... In this way, you can be regarded as contributing to Zhen Zhen's future husband's family, and I have no reason to blame you. ”

Xie Qian was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he couldn't help but laugh and rubbed the top of the little girl's head.

It's just that...... He suddenly couldn't help but think - in this little girl's heart, is he more important, or is the girl of the Zhang family more important?

It's just that this is clearly a question of self-inflicted humiliation, so don't ask.

……

After a light snowfall, the weather was overcast for several days.

On this day, the national teacher was summoned to the palace to face the saint.

Jixiao, who has not been summoned for many days, entered the palace this time, and there is indeed a reason for it.

The saint has been disturbed by nightmares one after another recently, so he is restless, and it is not possible to delay state affairs, but the practice of alchemy has been greatly affected, and he suspects that there is something unclean in the heart cultivation hall, so he invited the national teacher to enter the palace to exorcise evil spirits.

In the inner sanctum, Ji Xiao only recites the scriptures, and does not mention the cause of this "evil spirit".

There are some things that are counterproductive to talk too much, so it is better to let the emperor think about it himself.

In the fragrant mist, Emperor Zhaofeng listened to the chanting in his ears, leaned on the Luohan bed and slowly fell asleep.

Seeing that he was sleeping deeply, Liu Fu hurriedly asked the inner supervisor to help him to the dragon couch.

Ji Xiao slowly withdrew from the inner hall.

Liu Fu followed out and said with a smile: "There is Lao Guoshi today." ”

"This is the business of the poor monks."

Ji Xiao said calmly: "Your Majesty has slept peacefully, and the poor monk will leave first." ”

Liu Fu nodded and instructed the eunuch beside him: "Send the national teacher." ”

Ji Xiao recited the Buddha, turned around and walked out of the Heart Cultivation Palace, but in front of him was still the emperor's face that could not see joy and anger.

He knew very well that the Emperor was still willing to summon him because he was still needed—not only because of his skills, but also because of the habits and dependencies he had developed over the years.

The emperor was almost obsessed with seeking immortals, and he had always regarded him as the greatest help.

But with the prince here, I'm afraid that this 'value' won't last long......

So, he changed his plans for years and came up with a way to get both.

He doesn't have a better choice right now-

But fortunately, this choice is a risky one, but it can also be regarded as a shortcut once and for all.

The monk's seemingly unwavering eyes slowly scanned the majestic and gorgeous palace.

It won't be long yet......

Everything will be as he wants it to be......

……

The news that the national teacher was summoned to the palace soon spread everywhere.

Most of the ministers sighed secretly in their hearts - the emperor is really not angry.

At first, when Dali Temple overturned the case for the Bai family, the national teacher was also swept out, although there was no substantial evidence, but the emperor's snub for many days was also seen by everyone, but how long has it been?

I heard it was because I couldn't sleep well?

Why don't you say that you have taken too many pills?

No matter how bad it is, it's okay to help the prince approve some excerpts, and after a few hours of approval, you still don't sleep well?

The ministers have a grudge against this, but they can only sigh behind their backs.

And even the foreign ministers will suspect that the emperor's poor sleep may be related to the pill, and the inner palace will not have no doubts.

The inside and outside of the Heart Cultivation Hall have been checked, from the utensils and incense burners to the daily drinking, all of them have been carefully examined by the imperial doctor.

As for the pills taken by the emperor, they can be called cautious on weekdays, and under the instruction of the prince, the pills have always been checked by the Ming Imperial Physician - although the emperor can't stop his obsession with pills, it can ensure that the pills are not too wrong, and the follow-up recuperation is also extremely useful.

Otherwise, the emperor's dragon body in recent years would not have gradually stabilized.

In the East Palace, Zhu Youzhu frowned slightly after listening to what Imperial Doctor Ming said.

There is no problem with the pill, and there is no problem with the meal-

But he still felt that his father's nightmare for many days would never be without reason.

He asked again, "Is there anything wrong with the pulse?" ”

"The heart fire and liver fire are both a little vigorous, and the pulse is restless and unstable." Doctor Ming said: "But most of it is due to the lack of rest recently and taking too many pills, Weichen has prescribed a prescription for His Majesty to recuperate." ”

But this is always a palliative rather than a cure.

As long as His Majesty's nightmare is not dispelled, no amount of good medicine will be in vain.

It's weird...... In order to let His Majesty sleep peacefully, he could be said to have hollowed out his mind, and used methods such as acupuncture and medicinal fumigation. It stands to reason that sleeping until noon is not a problem, but it is of no use to His Majesty.

Isn't it that if you eat too many pills, you really eat the stubborn substance that is invulnerable to hundreds of medicines?

Thinking of this, Imperial Physician Ming couldn't help but sigh and said, "Speaking of which, Your Majesty's elixir should indeed be stopped...... Although there are those prescriptions, the damage to the body is not great, but in the end there is no benefit. And now it is still taking medicine, which will have some impact on the properties of the medicine. ”

Zhu Youzhu nodded slightly.

He had also advised his father two days earlier.

But his father not only didn't listen, but even lost his temper with him rarely.

The frequent nightmares not only made the father irritable and irritable, but also deepened his father's dependence on the pill.

Persuasion cannot be persuaded, so we can only find another way.

Seeing a slight thoughtful look between the prince's eyebrows, Imperial Physician Ming stood aside and didn't say much for the time being.

After a while, he whispered: "Weichen still has a sentence, I don't know if I should say it or not......