Chapter 364: Old friends meet, a tough battle to be fought
"Why are you so nervous?"
Shen Nanfeng stepped forward and grabbed her hand, frowning slightly: "Isn't it that the emperor in the palace left a lot of what you said?" Xizhou, don't worry, let's talk about it in detail. ”
Take a deep breath and gradually relax. Yu Xizhou found that she had unconsciously returned to the house, and suddenly poured a sip of cold water, and her mood finally calmed down.
"I didn't say much, the emperor bluntly said that he was old and said something apologic." Frowning slightly, she kept thinking about Emperor Chao's words, and continued: "He said that he has no contact with Liang Guo. ”
Shen Nanfeng frowned slightly, to be honest, he didn't believe this, if he didn't admit that he had a relationship with Liang Guoguo, it would be more credible than saying that he was disconnected.
The current Shen Nanfeng and Yu Xizhou categorically don't want to have anything to do with that Liang Country anymore, after all, it is really difficult to fight.
Looking at Shen Nanfeng deeply, she shook her head slightly, "I categorically don't believe that he will simply cut off contact with Liang Guo, why don't we send someone to investigate." ”
I only felt bored for a while, pushed open the window and saw the scenery outside, a gust of breeze blowing on her face, and her mood was much better.
"There will be a palace banquet tomorrow, and you always have to dress up to attend, this emperor is a wolf or a tiger, and I will see it tomorrow." Shen Nanfeng stepped forward and grabbed her waist, revealing an unfathomable look on his face.
Whatever it is, he's going to rise to it.
Shen Nanfeng and Yu Xizhou leaned against the window and looked at the scenery, and the people outside did not shy away from flying out of the sky above the house and scattered.
Nothing was said all night.
"By the emperor's order, today's palace banquet does not invite outsiders, just invite all the little masters into the palace for breakfast. I hope that the Empress of Shen Guo and the prince He Chao and others are ready to enter the palace to see the driver, and the emperor said that he should not attend with excessive makeup. ”
Hearing the eunuch's sharp voice, the people in the courtyard were all circled, but they didn't expect the emperor to come out like this.
Looking at the time, Yu Xizhou yawned, pulled people out of the bed, and actually wanted to have breakfast together, this person is really strange.
There was no ambiguity, and everyone began to pack up.
"Xu has not had breakfast with his father for many years, and the palace is still a little excited." Qi Su held the hairpin on his head, his smiling eyes narrowed, and he looked very happy.
The next glance looked at Pingsheng with bright eyes, and he didn't know what he was calculating in his heart, so he completely ignored Qi Cane's joy.
Yu Xizhou frowned slightly, always feeling that there was something out of his control. I had too many thoughts in my heart, and when I came back to my senses, I realized that I had arrived in the palace.
"See the Emperor's ......"
Everyone knelt on the ground, and when the emperor saw such a scene, he kept smiling and saying yes, stood up and leaned over to help everyone.
The words in their mouths were all pleasantries, and the two little ones only yawned boringly, and stepped forward and gently pulled Yu Xizhou's sleeve.
"Mother, let's go out for a walk." Pingsheng's face was full of pleading, she didn't want to play with these adults anymore, it was too boring.
Touching her daughter's head, she saw Qi Cane's cronies waving their hands, "Take the two of you who want the little master to go out for a walk, don't go far, come back as soon as possible." ”
The two little ones were taken away, silently, and no one saw them.
The emperor was all smiling, and he was still talking about his mental journey during this time, "It's good to think that your brothers and sisters can come back, it's good to come back." ”
"Father, you should eat something, and you can't talk patronizing." Qi Cane personally added a bowl of porridge to the emperor.
looks like he is happy, which is really dazzling.
Yu Xizhou frowned, and his heart was full of doubts. Finally, a breakfast pretended to be an ornament, and she quietly thought she could relax.
"Today, you will stay in the palace, you haven't entered the palace for a long time, so you can take a look at the scenery in the palace. Especially He Chao and Qi Cane, go and see your mother's palace more. ”
He staggered up and waved his hand, and the emperor's stiff waist looked more and more old, "When people are old, they always remember the past and regret not being at the beginning." ”
As his voice faded, he coughed and left the front hall.
Watching him leave, Yu Xizhou nodded lightly at Shen Nanfeng, and suddenly saw the eunuch who came to clean up the dishes and chopsticks stuffed a note into Shen Nanfeng's hand, and her eyelids lowered slightly.
It wasn't overly loud.
Qi Su and He Chao obediently went to see the palace of the concubine, and the husband and wife who were left behind got up and prepared to go to see the palace where they once lived.
"I haven't looked at the place I lived in for a long time, and I still miss it a little bit." Yu Xizhou smiled slightly, took Shen Nanfeng's hand and squeezed it gently.
She has something to say.
The husband and wife walked forward lightly, with smiles on their faces, and there was no doubt at all. Seeing the two people walking in front of him, Yu Xizhou's footsteps were momentarily stunned.
The man?
"Your Excellency, General." Her voice trembled a little, looking at the Ling clan next to the general, her eyes instantly turned red, "Mrs. Ling......"
walked quickly to Ling's side and took her hand, looked her up and down, squirmed her lips and didn't say a complete sentence for a long time.
"Xizhou!"
Ling's voice was still so gentle, helping Yu Xizhou to brush her hair, and there were thousands of words in her eyes all over the stars that she wanted to confide. Jing Ai Books
"General, Madame Ling. The emperor is still waiting for you and his wife in the study? Look at ......"
The eunuch next to him urged, and the general nodded at Shen Nanfeng and coughed lightly, stepped forward and pulled Ling forward, and he didn't say a word the whole time.
Shen Nanfeng's brows furrowed, and the hand in his sleeve clenched slightly, something was wrong.
I haven't seen the general for more than ten years, is he still as sincere as before?
"Madam, it's not too early, and you won't see the flowers blooming in the yard later." reminded him, took Yu Xizhou's hand and walked forward.
Entering the courtyard, the husband and wife sat in the cloister and opened the letter from the man.
"Guess what? Things in the world are such coincidences. ”
With the letter, Shen Nanfeng laughed dryly: "The bandits you mentioned on the road actually have traces of people in the army, I'm afraid that someone is raising private soldiers in captivity." ”
Private soldiers?
His brows furrowed, and Yu Xizhou's heart suddenly brightened: "Who else can there be in the country but the emperor who has the ability to raise private soldiers?" It's so simple. ”
"Since there are such clues, it proves that the emperor is not as simple as words and sincerity, let's wait and see, I am afraid that he has other plans."
Taking a sip of tea, her eyes full of calculations.
"Either way, Madame has a plan in her heart, doesn't she? Next, just look at the relationship between him and the emperor. Shen Nanfeng watched the flowers bloom in the yard, and his heart was full of smiles.
"I just don't know what the general and his wife mean by entering the palace at this time? What else does the emperor have to calculate. There was a gleam in his eyes.
Doubts rose to Yu Xizhou's heart, and she frowned slightly, "The soldiers will come to block the water and cover the earth, we will wait and see." ”
Speaking of the general, the couple also entered the emperor's study with doubts in their hearts, and only then did they see Shen Nanfeng and General Yu Xizhou, who could be said to have suppressed all the thoughts in their hearts, for fear that the emperor would suspect him.
For more than ten years, the emperor's mind has become more unfathomable, like a sleeping tiger.
"See the emperor." Falling to his knees with a thud, the general's face showed determination, "I don't know what the emperor ordered when he suddenly summoned his ministers here." ”
Put down the lady picture in his hand, wiped his hands and slowly put down the towel, the eagle-like eyes stared at the general, and said softly: "Can you see Xizhou and his wife on the way here?" ”
Without waiting for the general to reply, he said to himself: "They returned to China with the Empress of Shen State, that is, our Princess Qi Cane, and the general, there is a tough battle to fight today." ”
There is a conspiracy?
Without saying a word, the general's heart sank, and he didn't know how to say it. And the emperor didn't seem to want the general to say anything, he waved his hand slightly.
A chuckle sounded, and the emperor said: "The safety and security work of their return to China will be handed over to the general, you are the minister of the court, I believe you can handle this matter, right?" ”
The heart gradually retracted, and the general kowtowed to receive the order.
"You are the minister of the dynasty and my confidant, remember that this tough battle is going to start, and you must prepare secretly." Looking at the general threateningly, he changed his old appearance.
The emperor's eyes were full of fine light, just like ten years ago.
"General, general, don't forget that you are a person from the Chaoguo, and Mrs. Ling is also a citizen of the Chaoguo, don't let me live up to my heart for you."
Her cold eyes stared at Ling's family, and she suddenly knelt on the ground and looked at the emperor tremblingly, not daring to say anything.
"In order to be like eyes and ears, I believe that the two of you can do a good job in the specific matters of receiving the guests of Shen Guo in the name of old friends."
Picking up the handle at hand and playing with it, he suddenly spoke: "Didn't the general ask me why I told me about the war?" Don't you ask who I want to fight? ”
His voice was brisk, instantly making the general's back wet, and the general did not dare to say a word and kowtowed on the ground.
"Your Majesty, you are the Son of Heaven of the Dynasty, and you have your own thoughts on this matter. Minister, just obey the order, and ask the emperor to forgive the foolishness of his subordinates. ”
The loud and small voices sounded, and the emperor was very satisfied with the general's words, "Then do it, don't treat our guests slowly." Make them feel at home! ”
Waving his hand to let people go down, the general and his wife kowtowed to thank them, looking like they were very grateful.
Seeing that the person was gone, the emperor leaned back on the chair and looked obscure, and no one could understand what he meant.
"General."
Walking out of the emperor's study, Ling's legs were no longer easy to use, "What does the emperor mean?" What exactly does he want to do? The turmoil of ten years ago......"
She was scolded by a cold look, and her mouth was covered.
"Madame is still cautious in her words and deeds, be careful that the misfortune comes out of her mouth, so that the tragedy of the family more than ten years ago cannot happen again, and please be sympathetic to Madame."
Without further ado, the general stooped and walked in front. Ling Shi took a deep look at him, shook his head and followed.
The emperor's order is difficult to disobey, no matter what, as long as you live in the palace, you can only be a person with a face.
No matter how good the relationship with Yu Xizhou and the others is, they can only take orders.