The envoys of the vassal kingdom returned to their home country three days later, and before leaving, they took the meager gifts from the emperor and barely smiled on their stiff faces.

An envoy looked at the carriages and horses with a total of two roads, the corners of his mouth twitched, and the corners of his mouth twitched at the figure of Ouyang Huaiyu who came forward to eat: "Your country has a heart." ”

"Where." Ouyang Huaiyu replied with a smile, "It's casual that it's a courtesy and a lot of affection, but we will naturally make up for this gift later, and I hope that the monarch will have a lot of Haihan." ”

The envoy should have been, but he did not take his words to heart.

The carriage traveled in all directions, gradually disappearing from view.

The smile on Ouyang Huaiyu's face was suppressed little by little, and finally he couldn't see a trace, and he started to leave.

After sending off the envoys of the vassal states, the emperor was given some respite, but he was still busy.

He had already promised the envoys of the vassal states before, and now in order to fulfill this promise, he could only put pressure on the silk weaving factory.

The silk weaving factory was also very busy because of this, and repeatedly recruited a lot of new workers, and finally completed this batch of silk fabrics within a month.

After the silk fabric was completed, the question of who would send it was once again put on the agenda.

Some old ministers can't pull their faces, so they must need fresh blood.

The first choice is Ouyang Huaiyu, undoubtedly.

"Nineteen." The emperor took a sip of tea and looked at Ouyang Huaiyu, "Are you interested in helping me do something?" ”

Ouyang Huaiyu didn't agree: "Brother Huang, it's better to be clear." ”

"Give these silk fabrics to the envoys of the various vassal states." The emperor said softly, afraid that Ouyang Huaiyu would not agree.

Ouyang Huaiyu was stunned, his face was stunned, why did the imperial brother send these gifts to various feudal kingdoms when he did?

Suppressing the consternation in his heart, he asked, "Is something wrong with the diplomatic envoys in the palace recently?" ”

"It didn't come out." The emperor pressed his eyebrows, "I probably mentioned it to you before, but they can't pull this face one by one, and I'm afraid that they will cause trouble for me one by one." ”

Ouyang Huaiyu knew in his heart: "The minister will go back and make plans." ”

The emperor waved his sleeves and dismissed Ouyang Huaiyu.

It was already a matter of sending gifts to the various feudal states, and if Ouyang Huaiyu didn't agree, those envoys would have to take the lead.

On the carriage back to the palace, Ouyang Huaiyu had been thinking about this matter all the time.

Ask yourself, he was a little unhappy. It's not that it might be embarrassing or anything, but it will take more than a few months to go out this time, which means that you won't see Xia Zhixue for a long time.

If he didn't see him for a day, like every three autumns, he was really afraid that he would be depressed halfway because of the pain of lovesickness.

"Don't go back to the palace, go to another house." Thinking about it, Ouyang Huaiyu was a little impatient when he commanded the rider on the horse.

The other residence is where Xia Zhixue lives now, and in order to be more hidden, Ouyang Huaiyu specially gave a title.

The blue-gray gate of the mansion was closed, and Ouyang Huaiyu slammed the wooden door with an iron ring, and a person hurriedly walked out inside.

It was Xia Zhixue, she was wearing a wide shirt, her hair was pulled up with a hairpin, and when she saw that it was Ouyang Huaiyu, she walked in a hurry.

Ouyang Huaiyu stood in front of Xia Zhiqiu, half-hugging and half-hugging the person in his arms: "You are not afraid of being discovered when you come out like this." He was a little dissatisfied.

"It's very remote here, and no one is looking." Xia Zhixue pursed her lips, "If it weren't for Lotus going out to do errands, I wouldn't have been idle to open the door for you." "Three K

Ouyang Huaiyu looked at her with a little grievance and smiled, took her hand and walked in little by little, and did not forget to close the door intimately.

The two of them sat in the pavilion in the courtyard, cool and breathable.

Ouyang Huaiyu held up his face, unable to figure out what he was thinking.

Xia Zhixue poked his forehead and whispered: "Huaiyu, what are you thinking, so distracted." ”

"Well, think of one thing." Ouyang Huaiyu said, "Zhixue, if you are asked to transfer these gifts to the envoys of the vassal states, are you willing?" ”

"What is willing and unwilling to do this." Xia Zhixue smiled, "If I am asked to deliver these things, my heart will probably be more peaceful." I was in office when there was a problem in this silk weaving factory, and I had the right to take responsibility, including compensation. ”

"It's good if you want to......" Ouyang Huaiyu muttered to himself, "Before the imperial brother asked me if I was happy, I almost refused at first, but later I found that I was a little arbitrary, so I better think about it." ”

"So you thought of me?" Xia Zhixue understood what he meant, and said jokingly, "As long as the emperor has no opinion, nothing else is a problem." ”

"That'...... I'll go talk to the royal brother tomorrow, and he should agree. Ouyang Huaiyu bowed his head and wrote down this matter.

But in fact, his heart is a little bottomless, the envoys who went out in previous years were all men, who are like fish in water in officialdom, and the kind with a lotus tongue.

And Xia Zhixue didn't say that she was a daughter, and her temper was still a little irritable, and it was difficult to get along with her mellow behavior.

But, there is always a way.

Ouyang Huaiyu comforted himself so much in his heart.

The maid did not return to the prison after the palace banquet, and she was temporarily arranged by the emperor to be in the palace as a maid.

But the grandmothers who are used to her all know the truth, and they have a good attitude towards her, and the rough work can basically be avoided.

Xia Zhiqiu was in the palace, and inadvertently saw the maid again, although it was only a glance, but she had already recognized the person, this woman who made her heart burn.

"It's you." Xia Zhiqiu gritted his teeth and watched the maid eager to take off her skin layer by layer.

The maid glanced at Xia Zhiqiu, and knew in her heart that she couldn't mess around in the palace, and her tone was also bolder: "It's me, Miss Xia, you're blocking my way." ”

has been a maid for so long, this is the only time she has said such a slightly disrespectful thing to her master, and Xia Zhiqiu's eyes flashed with obvious surprise.

"If you talk to me like this, aren't you afraid of the Xia family's revenge?" She stepped further and threatened.

The maid smiled lightly, secretly disdainful: "Since I have already said so, I will not be afraid of other people's retaliation." But you, Miss Xia, have done too many bad things, aren't you afraid that someone will retaliate? ”

Xia Zhiqiu was unimpressed in her eyes, and the maid bypassed her and walked away.

Today's Xia Zhiqiu would never have expected that the maid would become a fuse for her disgrace, and in a few months, she would definitely have no chance to turn over.

Ouyang Huaiyu happened to be in the palace at this time, and after he made a notification, he waited outside the door of the study.

Beside him, Xia Zhiqiu appeared quietly.

"Nineteen princes, do you still remember me?" Xia Zhiqiu deliberately didn't look at his face, and there was a lingering taste in his tone, "You have hurt me very badly, so how are you going to compensate me?" ”

Watching her walk around him, Ouyang Huaiyu was silent. He took a step back: "Miss Xia, I advise you to respect yourself. ”

Xia Zhiqiu didn't listen, but whispered: "Why don't you do me a favor?" ”

"You mean to kill Xia Zhixue?" Ouyang Huaiyu sneered and guessed.

"The nineteenth prince is really smart." Xia Zhiqiu nodded, "I know that you are not a long-term person, Xia Zhixue is equivalent to a plaything to you." ”