Chapter 34 Differential Treatment
Since King Xian went to Binzhou, he rarely sent letters back, and every time he brought it was not good news, so when he heard this, Mu Yun instinctively became solemn.
"Bring it in!"
After reading the letter, Mu Yunqing knew what it meant to be a wave of unsettled, wave after wave. He let out a long sigh, looked up and said to Xiao Yuexi: "Over there in Binzhou, I don't know who made the rumor, saying that the imperial court intends to completely eradicate the epidemic by killing all the people in Binzhou and other places. The momentum is going to be overwhelming......"
"What?!" Xiao Yuexi was startled at first, and then suddenly burst into laughter: "What you did as an emperor is too powerless?" It's a person who can make the decisions for you. ”
Mu Yun sneered, threw the letter aside, and said, "Heh! I should thank these people, they are not so impatient and rash, I haven't found a chance to find out these traitors who only know how to eat and mud! This matter is easy to investigate, although there is no one in power in the Department of Supervision and State now, it will not take much effort to investigate this kind of thing, and it is good to find out and make it public as soon as possible. ”
Xiao Yuexi nodded and agreed: "By the way, it can also help you save the hearts of the people...... When you look back at these people, you have to thank them! ”
Accompanied by His Majesty the Emperor, whose status was in danger, he approved an afternoon's excerpts, and when he was having dinner, He Tong suddenly came to report: "Your Majesty, the queen asks to see me." ”
Xiao Yuexi took a sip of soup quietly, and sighed for the queen mother for a while.
A pampered woman since she was a child, seeing that her husband wanted to ask for instructions, her husband still had a soft spot for the concubine, and he refused to give her half of his eyes, tsk...... What's the meaning of what this queen did?
Xiao Yuexi sighed in her heart, not noticing that the atmosphere suddenly became quiet. But after He Tongda entered the door to report, he was ready for His Majesty the Emperor not to see anyone, but after waiting for a long time, not only did he not wait for the emperor to say that he would let the queen go back, but he didn't even hear a word from the emperor, and he couldn't help but look up in surprise, only to find that the emperor was staring at Mrs. Xiao for a moment.
…… What is the emperor looking at? He Tong thought about it, and couldn't help but follow the emperor to look over.
Xiao Yuexi, who finally noticed that something was wrong, bumped into two strange glances as soon as she raised her eyes.
“…… Do? Do I have flowers on my face? Xiao Yuexi looked at Mu Yunqing suspiciously. Mu Yunqing's gaze was full of meaning, Xiao Yuexi was inexplicably a little hairy by his staring, and couldn't help but be even more confused: "What are you looking at me like this?" ”
Mu Yunqing finally retracted his gaze and said lightly: "Let her in." ”
"Hey! Slave will go ......" He Tong responded halfway like a stream, and then reacted to what the emperor had just said, and at the risk of choking to death, swallowed the sentence "Please go back" and replaced it with: "Please come in." ”
He Tong retreated, Xiao Yuexi also put down the dishes and chopsticks, picked up the handkerchief to wipe the corners of his mouth, and then tidied up his clothes, calmly preparing to meet Feng Jia, not noticing that His Majesty the Emperor's bewitching peach blossom eyes narrowed into a slit, looking at her directly.
Lu Jinxiu stepped into the inner hall gracefully and elegantly, Xiao Yuexi got up to greet her, and the etiquette was extremely thorough, and she couldn't make any mistakes. Lu Jinxiu had long been accustomed to the inseparable relationship between the emperor and Mrs. Xiao, and the smile on her face was still elegant and calm, and she said, "No need to be polite", before looking at Mu Yunqing again.
At this glance, she was stunned. I saw that His Majesty the Emperor had an unprecedented calmness and kindness to her on his face, and asked with a warm smile: "The queen is here?" Sit down! Have you had dinner? ”
Lu Jinxiu didn't react for a while, and after sitting down slowly, he subconsciously replied: "Already, it's already used...... The concubine is coming over now, and she didn't disturb the emperor, right? ”
His Majesty the Emperor said happily: "It's okay, if you have something, just say it, and I will listen while eating." Mrs. Xiao, sit down too! ”
Xiao Yuexi didn't think about it so much, she only felt that Mu Yunqing was suddenly willing to see the queen because she knew what she was going to say, she didn't seem to be very good here, looking at the queen like that, it didn't seem like she was willing to see herself, it was better to avoid it, and it was a big deal to ask Mu Yunqing later!
So Xiao Yuexi hooked the corners of her mouth and said: "After the concubine has finished eating, the queen has something to say, so the concubine will retire first!" ”
Under the meaningful gaze of His Majesty the Emperor, Xiao Yuexi saluted and withdrew. When he turned around, he didn't pay attention to His Majesty the Emperor's gaze at the Empress, and suddenly became cold.
"What's the matter?"
Lu Jinxiu, who was still inexplicable before, was suddenly chilled by His Majesty the Emperor, and instantly sobered up: "Your Majesty, you said before that you wanted to bring a few people out from the Xiunu Palace, and the Queen Mother wanted the concubines to ask, if you have anything you like, you can bring it up first......"
"This kind of thing is also used to annoy me?" Mu Yun looked at her lightly, there was not the slightest temperature in his eyes, and he was cold and impersonal: "Isn't it that whoever you like will be brought up?" What are you doing here! ”
From enthusiasm to coldness, there was only less than a cup of tea in between, and the queen was almost stirred up by this earth-shaking gap.
She didn't expect to see the emperor today, but she just came to try, if he didn't see him, then she would go to the queen mother early and wait, the emperor always had to go to the queen mother to say goodbye, didn't he? When the time comes, he is not afraid that he will skip this conversation. I didn't expect the emperor to see her!
It's just that he was suddenly sprinkled with anger, Lu Jinxiu's face was a little stiff, and he said softly: "The concubine also knows that the emperor is worried about the epidemic in Binzhou and other places......"
"You know you're still making trouble?"
Lu Jinxiu: "...... Well, that's what the queen mother means...... I thought that if the emperor liked it, he would bring it up first, and it would be good to be relieved for the emperor......"
Mu Yun put down the chopsticks lightly, looked at Lu Jinxiu with a smile, and saw that her back was cold before she spoke: "Is the Queen Mother so impatient?" Oh – that's right! There are fewer and fewer people in the palace that she can control, and you are useless...... Scold! ”
The four words "useless" are like a quenched sharp blade, which is inserted into Lu Jinxiu's heart, not only bleeding, but also hurting terribly. She knew, especially recently, that her cousin had begun to regret choosing her to be the queen because she didn't use it! can't share the worries and solve problems for the Queen Mother!
But what can she do? There is Xiao Yuexi's nail next to the emperor, he can't pry it, he can't smash it, he nails it there firmly, and no one can do anything with her!
Lu Jinxiu always saw the dislike of the Queen Mother, and thought with great suspicion, even if the Queen Mother changed someone to be the queen, would she be able to put Xiao Yuexi in a flat position?
On the surface, she is still the filial and sensible daughter-in-law of the Queen Mother, but in fact, there is already a gap between the aunt and nephew, and now she has been singled out by His Majesty the Emperor, Lu Jinxiu is almost out of control!
Suppressing the resentment and unwillingness in her heart, Lu Jinxiu maintained her self-cultivation and continued to say calmly: "The concubine is indeed useless, and she is not as capable as Sister Xiao to share the emperor's worries, so she has to help the queen mother run errands." ”
Mu Yunqing: "Since it's an errand, let's hurry up and bring a message back for me!" You go and tell the queen mother-" Mu Yun lightly bit the word "queen mother" very hard, and inexplicably heard a hint of playfulness. "Let's just say that I don't have any opinions, the queen mother is in charge, if you have anything to like, just stay!"
Lu Jinxiu felt that if she stayed any longer, she was afraid that she would be suffocated by this strange atmosphere, so she hurriedly retreated and left.
"Your Majesty." He Tong walked in.
"Withdraw from it!" Mu Yun pointed to the dining table, then looked at He Tong and asked, "What about Mrs. Xiao?" ”
He Tong: "Back to the emperor, Mrs. Xiao went back to the dormitory when she went out, do you want the servants to invite her?" ”
Mu Yun shook his head lightly: "No need, I'll go back after I finish approving the folds...... Saying that, Mu Yun groaned lightly, pretending to be casual very deliberately, and asked: "When she goes out...... What emoji? ”
...... said, "He said, how could the emperor suddenly be willing to see the queen!" That one...... The minions didn't pay attention......"
Although He Tong said this, his expression betrayed him, and his appearance of wanting to speak and stopping was clearly noticed, but it was just that it was difficult to say anything.
What else can get in the way? It's the answer that Mu Yunqing doesn't like!
Mu Yun sighed lightly, and tapped his temple with the index finger of his right hand, as if he had a headache.
"The Emperor's ......"
Mu Yunqing muttered helplessly: "You say, why is she so wooden?" ”
He Tong: "......" Although he also thought so, he didn't dare to say it in front of His Majesty the Emperor, so he had to pretend that he was dumb and stood aside silently.
Mu Yun raised his eyes and looked at him lightly and said, "He Tong, the people over there in the Xiunu Palace, have you noticed anything abnormal?" ”
He Tongzheng looked right, glanced at the people in the palace who had withdrawn the leftovers, and then lowered his voice and whispered in Mu Yunqing's ear: "Your Majesty, you expected it well, after that day, the Xiunu Palace was lively, Aunt Jin Gui secretly sent people over there several times, and the people she saw were fixed, but the number was a little more, there were ten." Returning minions to give you the list? ”
Mu Yun buried his head in the endless folds again, and did not forget to say leisurely: "Heh! There are few people in the palace, and she can't do anything she wants, so she naturally has to add people! However, her act of secretly wooing the show girl cannot be airtight, and when she sees so many people, she will definitely show her feet. It's really not good, you go and help her dew! This kind of behavior is the same as catching a strong man, I don't believe that no one cares! ”
He Tong should be.
"That's right!" Mu Yun lightly approved the fold for a while, and suddenly said as if he remembered something: "He Tong, you ask the small kitchen to prepare some pear soup, and it will be almost cold when I take it back after I have approved it." ”
He Tong looked at His Majesty the Emperor, who didn't like sweets, with some surprise.
Mu Yun chuckled, his far-reaching gaze seemed to see someone, and it was soft.