Chapter 270: Deliberately pretending to be ugly
Shao Huaigu didn't hide it at all, and said to himself, since Xiao Mohan asked Qian Qianqian to listen here, then he didn't need to avoid anything.
"Princess Yang Guoyan had an accident on the way to the capital, it is easy to arouse suspicion, and Yang Guo will also put the responsibility on our Xiao Guo, and when the time comes, I may not be able to point to the Central Congress as an excuse for this matter and make any unreasonable demands, so it would be great if this matter could be ended quietly and let them bear this responsibility themselves."
Xiao Mohan pondered in his heart, his sword eyebrows raised slightly, and his deep eyes revealed an indescribable mystery, which made people completely incomprehensible.
"You mean, when the princess of Yangguo arrives in the capital, we will find another opportunity to start?"
Shao Huaigu and Xiao Mohan glanced at each other, with a little doubt on their faces, Xiao Mohan was right, if the princess of Yangguo was still on the road and had an accident, it would definitely cause a lot of suspicion, so it was better to slow down first.
"Yes, the emperor knows that I don't want to marry the princess of Yangguo, and only when something happens in front of the emperor's eyes can I clear my suspicion and let the emperor also stand on my side."
Xiao Mohan nodded, his voice was low, revealing indescribable calmness, as if he had made up his mind in his heart.
Qian Qianqian listened on the sidelines, and kept thinking in her heart, she didn't know much about the situation in the court, and she didn't know anything about the emperor's intentions, so Xiao Mohan's words didn't make her understand very well.
"Then I'll arrange it, and then as long as you give the order, we will act."
Shao Huaigu said very firmly, it seems that he has a great relationship with Xiao Mohan, and being able to conspire with Xiao Mohan on this matter is enough to see Xiao Mohan's trust in him.
"Hmm." Xiao Mohan just responded lightly, and there was no superfluous expression on his face.
"By the way, Miss Qian, there is one thing I want to remind you, Zuo Xiang is very curious about you at the moment, and he will definitely find a way to meet you, so you have to prepare in advance."
Shao Huaigu suddenly looked at Qian Qianqian, his expression was a little subtle, the "preparation" in his mouth should not be ordinary, as if he was faintly reminding Qian Qianqian of something.
"Thank you, sir." Although Qian Qianqian didn't understand a little, she still got up and thanked her.
"It's not too early, I should leave too, General Xiao, you must be happy these days, don't be seen by others."
Shao Huaigu got up quietly, a touch of cunning crossed his eyes, and it could be seen that he was very concerned about Xiao Mohan, so he didn't forget to remind him before leaving.
"Don't worry, I will definitely do enough for this scene." Xiao Mohan lifted his thin lips lightly and said very firmly.
Shao Huaigu didn't stay any longer, he got up and walked outside, his steps were very slow, his body couldn't help but sway from side to side, and his walking posture was not as natural and smooth as that of normal people.
Qian Qianqian watched Shao Huaigu go away, and then looked at Xiao Mohan, her eyebrows were frowning, and her eyes were glowing with suspicion.
"What's going on with Lord Shao's legs?" Qian Qianqian couldn't help but inquire.
"Two years ago, he just entered the office, the frontier is fighting, there is a shortage of grain and grass, he knelt and begged the emperor to send grain to the frontier, but the emperor refused, so he knelt outside the palace of nourishing the heart and begged bitterly, kneeling for three days in a row, but the emperor could not change his mind, and ended up with a degraded official, at that time it was cold, and these legs were also invaded by the cold, and since then the root of the disease has been left."
Xiao Mohan explained unhurriedly, knowing that Qian Qianqian would be curious, so he didn't hide it at all.
"I see, it seems that he is also an upright man, if I am not mistaken, most of the food he used to hoard in the restaurant was used for military supplies."
Qian Qianqian nodded slowly, she really couldn't see that Shao Huaigu looked sick and weak, and he could still have such determination and perseverance, he was really unseemly.
"Yes, this time there was a war on the frontier, Shao Huaigu secretly sent someone to send a lot of food, and he also secretly helped the old ministers who were degraded and expelled, Xiao Guoneng has always been as stable as Mount Tai, and he has contributed a lot."
Xiao Mohan admired Shao Huaigu very much, and it could be seen that he should have become an ally with Shao Huaigu a long time ago.
"I have long heard that the current emperor is incompetent, but now it seems that this is indeed the case, and a courtier like Shao Huaigu cannot be reused."
Qian Qianqian sneered, her face was full of ridicule, she had crossed over and the current emperor had ascended the throne, so she didn't know how dangerous the battle for the heir was back then, and thought that the current emperor was just lucky and would be reincarnated.
"It's not that the emperor is incompetent today, but Shao Huaigu can't fill the emperor's heart, the emperor ascended the throne back then, killed a lot of siblings, and angered many old ministers, two years ago, the emperor specially sent the five emperor brothers as the commander, to conquer the central country, just to take this opportunity to get rid of the five emperor brothers, so at this time, how could he send food to the frontier? Shao Huaigu begged like this, wouldn't it make the emperor even more dissatisfied? ”
Xiao Mohan stood up, walked to the window, and looked straight out of the window, with a complicated expression on his face and his brows furrowed.
"I see, then in the end, your Fifth Emperor Brother should die on the battlefield."
Qian Qianqian followed Xiao Mohan's footsteps, raised her head, and stared at Xiao Mohan carefully, somehow, such Xiao Mohan still made her feel a little distressed.
"Yes, I want to save him, but helplessly, I can't save him, the emperor won't let him come back alive, even if he doesn't die on the battlefield, he will die."
Xiao Mohan's heart seemed to be suppressing many things, and his mood was also low, his brows were furrowed, and his eyes became deeper and deeper.
"The most ruthless emperor family, since the emperor has ascended the throne, he will definitely clear the troubles, this is fate, you don't need to take it too seriously, although Shao Huaigu's official position is not high now, it should probably be safe."
Qian Qianqian didn't know how to comfort Xiao Mohan, she had only seen this kind of thing in TV series and on it before, but she didn't expect to come here and encounter this incident.
"In recent years, in order to sit on the throne, the emperor has vigorously eliminated dissidents, brutalized many old ministers, and also promoted Ouyang Kun to the left minister, Shao Huaigu should not show too much edge now, so it is also an expedient measure to let him hold an idle position."
Since Shao Huaigu injured his leg last time, Xiao Mohan asked him to keep his head in obscurity, don't attract the emperor's attention anymore, if it weren't for the fact that Shao Huaigu had just entered the government and had no foundation in the court, it was not enough to become a disaster, the emperor would have executed him a long time ago, and he would not have lived today.
Therefore, in order to protect himself and Xiao Guo in the future, Xiao Mohan sent more than ten letters to Shao Huaigu in a row, bitterly stating the pros and cons, and asking Shao Huaigu to consider it and stop doing such outrageous things.
Although Shao Huaigu was dissatisfied in his heart, he would not go to death again and again, coupled with Xiao Mohan's dissuasion, Shao Huaigu settled down in the past few years.
The official position of Dianyi is not high, there is no real power, and it is very idle, Shao Huaigu holds this official position, rarely dangles in front of the emperor, and the emperor gradually relaxes his vigilance against him and no longer pays attention to him.
Later, Shao Huaigu and Xiao Mohan exchanged business, wanting to secretly do business in Beijing, earn silver to subsidize military salaries, and relieve old ministers, Xiao Mohan felt that this method was very good, so he quickly agreed, and gave Shao Huaigu a lot of silver as capital.
Who knows that Shao Huaigu is quite business-minded, and soon the business will be booming, the restaurant has opened one by one, in addition to the silk village, silver number, grain shop, etc., almost involved in all walks of life, controlled half of the business in the capital, and became the boss behind many industries.
Maybe even the emperor himself didn't expect that he didn't reuse Shao Huaigu, and finally achieved Shao Huaigu.
"The sentence that Shao Huaigu reminded me when he was leaving just now should have something else."
Qian Qianqian's words changed sharply, and when she mentioned this, her eyes flashed with suspicion.
"Yes, from today onwards, you will pretend to be ugly, and you can't let people see your true face, I will ask Wu Shun to say hello to the whole house, and no one will say a word at that time."
Xiao Mohan looked down at Qian Qianqian, although Qian Qianqian's appearance is not a country and a city, but it is also pretty and bright, and people will never forget it when they see it a few times, so he has to take care of it.
"Why do you have to do that?" Qian Qianqian was very puzzled, everyone else wanted to dress herself up to dominate the crowd, why did Xiao Mohan have to let her pretend to be ugly?
"If Ouyang Kun sees you, he will definitely report it to the emperor, do you want to enter the palace as the emperor's concubine?"
Xiao Mohan's voice was low, his eyes were mixed with a little anger, when the nine sons took the heir, he did not show his edge, and gave the throne to the current emperor, he can back down once, it doesn't mean that he can back down, Qian Qianqian is something he cherishes, no one wants to take it away from him.
Qian Qianqian's heart suddenly understood, she lowered her head slightly, her long and thick eyelashes blocked the emotions under her eyes, and she bit her lower lip lightly, a little embarrassed.
"You should be too careful, I'm just a country girl, how can the emperor look down on me?"
Qian Qianqian thought for a moment, but still felt that Xiao Mohan was making a fuss, the emperor's concubines were basically from famous families, she was born like this, she couldn't even enter the palace, how did she get into the emperor's eyes?
"You are wrong, what you did in Lianzhou City before, the emperor already knows it, sometimes I am used to seeing those pampered and weak willow daughters, but the country girl is fresh."
Xiao Mohan glanced at Qian Qianqian up and down, making Qian Qianqian feel uncomfortable.
"That's great, if I can really become the imperial concubine, our family will turn over."
A light smile appeared on Qian Qianqian's face, her hands were clasped in front of her chest, and she said this deliberately, and she glanced at Xiao Mohan from time to time, with a smile on her eyebrows, revealing an indescribable provocation.
Xiao Mohan's face suddenly became gloomy, and he stared at Qian Qianqian coldly, as if there was a sharp blade hidden in his eyes, making people dare not approach.
"Qian Qianqian, do you really want to use this method to fly on the branches?"
After a while, Xiao Mohan finally squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth, his brows twisted into the word "Chuan", and his gaze was extremely fierce.
"For a woman like me, if you want to fly on the branches, you must find a strong husband, and looking at the entire Xiao country, in terms of status, no one can compare to the emperor, besides, the emperor and you are brothers, and the appearance must not be bad, so why not?"
The smile on Qian Qianqian's face became stronger and stronger, and she said it as a matter of course.