Chapter 185: Return to the Chongqing Palace
After five days and five nights, Concubine Xiu thought that Emperor Cheng was completely addicted to her beauty and tenderness, but she didn't want Emperor Cheng to be just threatening the Queen Mother because he was entangled with her!
Hate arose spontaneously in Concubine Xiu's heart, and hated Xue Yi even more to become an emperor!
The Queen Mother and Concubine Xiu finally understood that Emperor Yu Cheng had only Concubine Xue in his heart!
Concubine Xiu stared at Xue Yi, with a hint of imperceptible murder in her eyes, and the Queen Mother was also dissatisfied with Xue Yi in her heart, and she didn't show it on her face, but just asked the emperor when she planned to go to court. ET
Li Qin took the opportunity to play: "Long live the return, the envoys of the Lanling State have arrived at the post house, just waiting for the emperor to receive them, and the ministers of the court and the central government have advocates fighting and peace, what is strange is that the main battle faction is represented by the civil official Lin Zhizhi Gongyi, but the main peace faction is headed by the military general Feng Chi Xue Tan. “
Emperor Cheng stared at Li Qin and asked, "So with Li Aiqing's intentions, do you want to fight or make peace?" “
Li Qin temporarily took the post of prime minister, but he wavered on the question of whether it was war or peace, and now, rumors are spreading in the capital, and the people of the government and the opposition are panicking, all of them are thinking about the second half of their lives, listening to the emperor's question, he replied after a while: "Weichen thinks it is not too late to wait for the envoys of Lanling State to explain their intentions before deciding whether to fight or peace." “
"Okay, according to Li Aiqing's words, pass the decree, and see the envoy of Xuanlan Lingguo to the Golden Palace tomorrow morning!"
Emperor Cheng knew that it was time to go to the early dynasty, even if the Queen Mother didn't like Xue Yi anymore and hindered his face, she would not be very embarrassed by her in the future, so that he could deal with Lanling Kingdom with peace of mind.
In fact, these days Emperor Cheng is not as everyone sees, day and night, gentle and indulgent in the countryside, in the dead of night, Xiao Yu will always bring him the latest news about the DPRK, so he knows the attitude and recent situation of the ministers of the DPRK and China very well, and he has already made up his mind for the unwarranted offense of Lanling Kingdom.
Lanling Kingdom has called itself a younger brother for generations, and has contributed to the Inviting Moon Country every year, and now they suddenly have a large army to press the border, but they do not attack, just watch, and send the envoy is nothing more than to put forward any conditions, if the conditions of the envoy tomorrow are harsh, he will naturally unceremoniously wave his army to the north, if the Lanling Kingdom is called a minister and a tribute as usual, this matter can be discussed.
When the Empress Dowager and Li Qin saw that the emperor agreed to restore the early dynasty, they were naturally overjoyed.
Li Qin retired and came out, and Xue Yi bent her knees to give the Queen Mother ten thousand blessings: "The concubine retires, and she will come back tomorrow to greet the Queen Mother." “
The Queen Mother looked at Xue Yi lovingly, took her hand and said: "Your body is inconvenient, the mourning family is much better today, you don't want to come to ask for peace every day, you and the emperor haven't seen each other for a few days, there must be a lot to say, go back to the palace with the emperor." ET“
Concubine Xiu curtled her knees when she heard this, and asked coquettishly: "I don't know if the emperor wants to stay in Shoukang Palace to accompany the Queen Mother or .........."
Concubine Xiu's eyes were full of affection, and thousands of wind and moon flashed in a pair of peach blossom eyes, calling Emperor Cheng, if in the past, Emperor Cheng would definitely go with her as if she was drunk, but today's eyes of Emperor Cheng have never left Xue Yi's body for a moment, he doesn't seem to hear Concubine Xiu's question, staring at Xue Yi: "Concubine Xue, why are you in a hurry to retire, it's almost noon at this time, why don't you stay and serve the Queen Mother with me to finish lunch?" “
When the Queen Mother heard Emperor Cheng say this, she immediately smiled and nodded frequently: "Yes, yes, Concubine Xue will stay and have lunch with the mourning family." “
"Concubine Xiu, you also stay." The Queen Mother turned to the embarrassed Concubine Xiu on the side.
Emperor Cheng wanted to make Concubine Xiu return to the palace, but when he saw that her face was ashamed, her cheeks were flushed, and he knew that he had snubbed her. “
A meal does not know the taste, each has its own embarrassment, Xue Yi knows that she is wrong to blame Emperor Cheng, feeling that he has a deep affection for herself, Concubine Xiu is sad, knowing that Emperor Cheng and her are just the grace of dew, the only love in her heart is Xue Yi, the Queen Mother is worried, these days she was originally influenced by Xue Yi, I don't want Emperor Cheng to depose the early dynasty for her, I am fascinated to this point, I don't know what else I will do in the future! If Xue Yi knew that Lan Guang was still imprisoned in the prison, would she beg the emperor to let Lan Guang return to the court?
The queen mother's eyes fell on Xue Yi's body, and saw her sitting on the little vulture with her eyes down, with a round goose egg face, slender eyebrows, and long dense eyelashes covering the clear watery eyes, her nose was like a jade pillar, her lips were not red, and her posture was dignified and calm, not a fox to bewitch the lord, but when she thought of Lan Guang, the queen mother only felt like a fish in her throat, she knew that if the emperor was safe, the harem would be safe and only Xue Yi would be expelled from the palace!
It's just that this matter can't be urgent, the queen mother and the first emperor have been a plain husband and wife for 20 years, neither favored by the first emperor nor annoyed by the first emperor, only speak when they should speak, and ban when they should be banned, so the first emperor relied on the queen mother the most at the last moment, she knew that the more she obstructed, the more Emperor Cheng wanted to be with Xue Yi, it was better to follow his wishes, the harem was three thousand, couldn't you find a beautiful woman?
After the meal, the Queen Mother deliberately left Concubine Xiu to chat, and Emperor Cheng sent Xue Yi back to Chenhui Courtyard.
Back in Chenhui Courtyard, just after closing the door, Emperor Cheng hugged Xueyi tightly in his arms and muttered to himself: "Xue'er, Xue'er, I'm sorry, I'm sorry......."
Xue Yi hesitated slightly, wrapped her arms around Emperor Cheng's bee waist, and snuggled her head into his arms: "Your Majesty, you are not sorry for the concubine, the concubine should not suspect the emperor." “
"Xue'er, I promised you that I want to be a civil couple with you, and when it's only you and me, you don't have to call me the emperor." Emperor Cheng dragged Xue Yi's jaw, and his love was as deep as the sea.
Xue Yi blushed, and couldn't remember how to call Emperor Cheng for a while.
"Just call me Chen."
As soon as Emperor Cheng said, Xue Yi's body trembled for no reason, and his eyes were blurred, Emperor Cheng's handsome face turned into Xiao Yichen's scarred face, when she was in Beiling, she and Xiao Yichen raised their eyebrows, and Xiao Yichen also asked her to call him Chen, but she never called out.
"What's wrong with you? Is it cold? Why did you suddenly chill and choke? Why is your face so ugly? Emperor Cheng untied his big coat and draped it on Xue Yi's body, holding Xue Yi's little face with both hands and hugging her into his arms with concern.
Xue Yi shook her head, her expression was in a trance: "Emperor Xie cares, the concubine is just a little tired, so it's okay." ”
Emperor Cheng knew that Xue Yi remembered Xiao Yichen, and wanted to persuade but didn't know where to start, so he had to wait for Xue Yi silently, picked her up, gently put her on the soft couch, covered her with a brocade quilt, put her hand next to his cheeks, and said affectionately: "Xue'er, promise me, don't be sad in the future." ”
After a while, Xue Yi spoke: "Your Majesty, the concubine is very good, and the concubine is not sad, but the emperor has suffered these days." Xue Yi's hand fell on Emperor Cheng's angular handsome face, gently smoothing the fine lines between the sword eyebrows, she understood that Emperor Cheng was not happy with Concubine Xiu and others in the Fengli Palace these days.
"It's hard for you these days, you sleep for a while, I go to the study to review the folds, and come to see you later." Emperor Cheng saw that Xue Yi was sleepy, and knew that if she stayed here, she would definitely not be able to sleep peacefully, so he had to get up and leave.
At night, Emperor Cheng returned to Chenhui Courtyard, and talked with Xue Yi after dinner, Xue Yi saw that Emperor Cheng took two wrong steps, looked preoccupied, and asked with a smile: "Does the emperor miss Concubine Xiu's sister?" Why don't you invite your sister to come and play together? ”
Emperor Cheng pushed the chess pieces away and stood up irritably: "Xue'er, don't be scared anymore, where do I have the heart to play now." ”
"But I don't know what bothers the emperor so much?"
"This afternoon, all roads are worried, the northern guards begged to send troops and horses, Beiling has been raining heavily for several days, and the river is flooding, while the west and the capital have not rained for half a month, the seedlings are dry, and there is no harvest of grains." Emperor Cheng let out a long sigh.
A few years of inviting the moon country can be described as a blessing and a disaster, not a single line.
Xue Yi frowned slightly, worried about Emperor Cheng in her heart, but her beautiful little face floated with a slight smile, and comforted Emperor Cheng: "Liu Nong also talked to his concubine the day before yesterday about the villagers who fled from Beiling, according to Liu Nong, the nightmare of Beiling has been slightly resolved, as for the drought in the capital?" The emperor just waited patiently. “
Xue Yi staggered the topic to relieve Emperor Cheng's boredom, and Emperor Cheng naturally understood Xue Yi's deep intentions and stretched his eyebrows.
Sleepless nights.
As soon as the time came, Xue Yi got up and waited for Emperor Cheng to wash and change his clothes, and sent him to the early court, and he instructed Liu Nong Xiaohu to dress up in casual clothes, and the three of them quietly went out of the palace gate.
"Niangniang, where are you going?" Before leaving the palace gate, Xiaohu looked at Xue Yi puzzled.
"Go back to the palace." Xue Yi only said three words.
Xiaohu and Liu Nong saw that Xue Yiyu's face was cold, and they didn't ask any more, and the three of them got into the carriage and went straight to the Yuwang Mansion, at this time the gate of the Yuwang Mansion was closed, and the angry wind lamp was fluttering under the eaves.
Xue ordered Liu Nong to step forward and knock on the door, and a muttering came from inside the door in the middle of the night: "Wait! Who, can't come in such a hurry to report the funeral?! “
"Bold! Open your dog's eyes and see who we are! Xiaohu raised his eyebrows, crossed his waist and stared at the courtyard man who opened the door.
The old courtyard man rubbed his sleepy eyes, recognized that the person in front of him was Xiaohu Liunong, and hurriedly smiled and pretended to slap himself and said: "Look at my old dizziness, I don't know that it is two fairy girls who are coming, and they should be beaten." “
Xiaohu chuckled, and Liu Nong said with a straight face: "Courtyard father, haven't you seen Niangniang yet?" “
Only then did the old courtyard see Xue Yi behind Liu Nong, Xue Yi's identity at this time was different from that of the princess, and he was busy lying on the ground kowtowing to Xue Yi: "The old slave knocked on the mother Chitose Chitose." “
"The old man is flat." Xue picked up the old courtyard boy according to Xiaohu's order, and walked into the yard by herself.
"Niang Niang Chitose stays." The courtyard man hurried to catch up with Xue Yi and stopped her from looking nervously at the courtyard with her spitting eyes.
Xue Yi was puzzled, and Xiaohu scolded: "You are so bold! Dare to be a mother's phoenix! “
The courtyard man was busy kneeling down and kowtowing: "Girl, even if you borrow a hundred guts from the old slave, the old slave doesn't dare to stop the mother's phoenix, it's just that the old slave's duty is to go in and report to my master to come out to greet the mother." “
Xue Yi took two steps back, stared at the courtyard and asked, "What did you say?" Your master? Could it be that someone else lives in our palace? “