After Chu Shuyao finished setting off the fireworks, she returned to the inner hall listlessly.

I used to toss and set off fireworks, but it was just to cover up the flares. Although the signal flare has been released now, the strength is not strong enough, and it can't be seen by the secret guards in the Western Chu Kingdom at all!

Is there any way to get in touch with the Dark Guards? If you don't have your own people to provide you with information, you are really powerless!

"The emperor has arrived." Outside announcements were heard into the inner sanctum.

Yu Zhuo hurriedly ran in, with surprise on his face, "Noble, the emperor is here." ”

In Yuzhuo's view, nobles will not set off fireworks for no reason, and the reason why nobles set off fireworks is to attract the emperor. Sure enough, the nobleman was clever, and the emperor really came.

As long as the nobles grasp the opportunity, becoming a favorite concubine is just around the corner. After all, the favored concubines in the palace are all pregnant, and they can't serve the emperor.

Jing Guiren looked depressed, and he was tired of the emperor's arrival. Where are you still in the mood to be perfunctory with him?

But after thinking about it, it's good that the emperor is here, and he just tentatively asked about the situation in the Western Chu Kingdom.

Thinking like this, Jing Guiren finally squeezed out a smile.

"The concubine greets the emperor." Jing Guiren looked well-behaved and obedient.

"Excuse me!"

"You're in good shape? Why do you think of fireworks? ”

"Thank you for the emperor's concern, the concubine is much better. The concubine saw the fireworks set off by the concubine, the fireworks were really beautiful, but there were only a few sounds, and in a short time, the brilliant fireworks disappeared in the night sky, and the concubine had not yet experienced the taste, so she really hadn't seen enough. went to the Internal Affairs Office and brought back the share of the concubine's palace in advance. ”

"Oh? Do you also like to watch fireworks? ”

"Your Majesty, please drink tea." Yu Zhuo brought a cup of tea at this time.

The emperor picked up the teacup and drank tea, waiting for the answer of the Jing nobleman.

"Yes! The concubine likes to watch fireworks, but she also regrets it, and thinks that it is better not to let it go. ”

"Why so contradictory?"

"Fireworks are good, but they are fleeting. It's just a moment, and in the end nothing is left. Only some soot remained. ”

"Huh." The emperor laughed.

"I can't think of a quiet nobleman, and there are sentimental thoughts."

"This firework is for people to see. That's what people make fireworks. After being enjoyed, the value of fireworks is realized. Why should Jing Guiren regret the ending of the fireworks? It's just the mission of fireworks. ”

"What the emperor said is that listening to what the emperor said, the concubines have deep feelings.

"Since you like to watch fireworks, then on Chinese New Year's Eve, let people set off more fireworks."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Fireworks are just for entertainment. There is not much difference between more and less. It's just that fireworks cost people and money, and if they are used, they won't be gone. Now that the weather is bitterly cold, the emperor might as well use this money as military pay and make some warm clothes for the soldiers. ”

"I can't imagine that Jing Guiren still has such benevolence and righteousness. You can enjoy the fireworks with peace of mind. In the peaceful and prosperous era of our Tanglin Kingdom, the military salaries of the soldiers are indispensable. ”

"Your Majesty, military pay is military salary, and clothes are clothing, and they can't be mixed up."

"Why can't it be mixed up? Wouldn't it be better to convert the money for buying clothes into military salaries and let the officials in charge prepare clothes for the soldiers? It's also easier to work with. The people of the household department have always done this. ”

"This can reduce the amount of labor of the officials below, which is indeed a good way, but as the saying goes, "Three years of county order, 100,000 snowflakes of silver." "Can the emperor guarantee that the military salary will reach the hands of those soldiers in full? If the purchased clothes are shoddy, who can appreciate them except those soldiers who wear them? ”

"I have appointed more than a dozen assassins to be responsible for patrolling, supervising, and quality audits. The clothes worn and used by those soldiers who want to come to me should still be passable. ”

"Why did the emperor say that he should pay it back?"

"So what do you think I should say? I want to make full guarantees that all those military salaries are used on the soldiers? ”

"When the water is clear, there are no fish. I still need to be flexible in managing this huge world. ”

"When the water is clear, there are no fish." Jing Guiren repeated this sentence, and the admiration in his heart came spontaneously.

Then he said to the emperor, "The concubine understands." The concubines are narrow-minded, not as open-minded as the emperor. After the emperor's order, the concubine suddenly realized. Governing the world is like managing housework, if everything must be compared, and the account book is remembered clearly, then the affection of the family will be lost, and the family will become rusty, and there will be contradictions. It's serious, this family won't be able to get by. ”

Jing Guiren said a lot, and the emperor looked at Jing Guiren in shock.

Jing Guiren trembled again, "Your Majesty, did the concubine talk too much." The concubine was ignorant, and asked the emperor to forgive her sins. ”

The emperor laughed, "I really can't imagine that there are such smart women in my harem." With your intelligence, you can be my military advisor. ”

"The emperor praised falsely, and the concubines were terrified. The concubines are ignorant, but they just go on through the emperor's words. If what you said is wrong, please don't blame the emperor. ”

"It's okay, I'll allow you to say it. In the future, you can say whatever you want, and I will forgive you for your innocence. ”

"Really? Can a concubine really say whatever she wants? The emperor won't blame the concubines? ”

"I have a golden mouth, can there be a fake?"

"Okay, that concubine doesn't understand something, and wants to ask the Pope."

"Just ask!"

"The concubine heard that the harem is closely related to the previous dynasty, and the emperor has favored the concubine in recent days, is it to stabilize the military heart of General An who is guarding the southwest?"

The emperor's face became solemn, and he didn't speak for a long time.

Jing Guiren realized that something was wrong, and immediately asked the emperor for his guilt, "The concubine asked what should not be asked, please forgive the emperor." ”

"I have already said it, you can say whatever you want, and I will forgive you for your innocence."

"I can answer what you just asked. The harem is closely related to the previous dynasty, which is an eternal truth. The reason why I favored Concubine Ding was indeed to stabilize General An, who was far away in the southwestern border. ”

"Then the emperor wants to reuse General An?"

The emperor did not answer.

Jing Guiren continued to mutter, "But the southwest border is the junction of the Tanglin Kingdom and the Western Chu Kingdom?" Could it be that the Western Chu State wants to make enemies with the Tanglin Kingdom? ”

The emperor smiled, but there was a bit of coldness in his smile.

"Jing Guiren seems to care about the country's dignitaries, but as a concubine, isn't it the duty of a concubine to serve the emperor?"

Jing Guiren didn't dare to continue to ask. I secretly regretted in my heart that after so long, I didn't get out of the current situation of the Western Chu Kingdom.

"It's late at night." The emperor looked at the sky outside.

Jing Guiren was a little cramped and uneasy, "Yes, yes! There's not even a moon outside, it's too dark. ”

"Then rest early!"

"Oh, good!"

Jing Guiren said this, but he didn't even move.

In the end, the emperor took the initiative to stand up and grabbed Jing Guiren's soft little hand.

"Go to sleep!" The emperor's voice was as gentle as water, and it seemed to have a feeling of exhaling like an orchid, which was quite comfortable anyway.

Jing Guiren was very entangled in his heart, how to refuse the emperor? Should we refuse it?

"There are assassins."

Suddenly there was an exclamation outside. The emperor and the Jing nobles are like great enemies.

Then I heard the sound of cornices walking on the roof. The roof tiles were all trampled on and fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

The assassins who were able to infiltrate the palace were all masters. It stands to reason that there shouldn't be a movement on the roof, it seems that he was being chased tightly and forced to flee in a hurry.

"You stay here and don't go out, I'll go out and have a look."

"Don't go."

Jing Guiren subconsciously grabbed the emperor's hand, "Your Majesty, it's too dangerous outside, and the assassin doesn't know where to hide?" The emperor still waits for the assassin to catch him, and then goes out! ”

The emperor was very pleased with the concern of Jing Guiren, "Don't worry, I am also a master, and I will be fine." ”

After the emperor went out, there was even more noise outside.

"Your Majesty, why did you come out?"

"Your Majesty, go in quickly! It's too dangerous out there. ”

"Quick, come with a team of people to protect the emperor's safety."

Jing Guiren listened to the movement outside, and for a while, someone broke through the window and entered her inner hall.

Jing Guiren immediately became fully guarded, and when he was about to scream, the assassin pulled down his veil, "Princess, it's a subordinate." ”

Chu Shuyao couldn't believe it, "Nighthawk, it's actually you?" How did you end up here? ”

"The subordinates were ordered by the Queen Mother to divide into several teams and go to various countries to find the whereabouts of the princess. Today, I suddenly saw the princess release a signal flare, so I came to find it. ”

"The Queen Mother? Are you talking about the queen mother of this palace? ”

"It's the former queen mother."

"Princess, why are you in the palace of Tanglin? And she is still the concubine in this palace? ”

Nighthawk looked distressed. The princess in their eyes is only worthy of the best men in the Western Chu Kingdom. The emperor of the Tanglin Kingdom is insidious and cunning, with a group of wives and concubines, what's so good? It's just defiling the princess.

Their princess is brave and resourceful, and if she is a man, she can also be the emperor of a country.

How can such a woman condescend to the harem of the Tanglin Kingdom?

"Don't say more, now there are guards from the Tanglin Kingdom everywhere outside, you can't get out, you hide here with me first. When the guards are gone, you go again. ”

"Okay." Nighthawk spoke, and as soon as he finished speaking, one rose into the air and reached the beam.

At the same time, the emperor also walked in from outside.

Jing Guiren immediately asked anxiously, "Your Majesty, has the assassin been caught?" Will there be accomplices? ”

The emperor shook his head. Jing Guiren immediately became worried again, "What if that assassin comes back again?" ”

"You don't have to worry too much, the assassins are supposed to be coming at me, and they won't attack you for no reason."

Jing Guiren still looked frightened.

"I'll go back and investigate the Assassins. Sleep in peace! I'll leave a few guards on the outside. I guess the assassin has already been exposed, and he won't be seen again tonight.

Jing Guiren couldn't say anything when he was afraid, so he could only nod his head and show the emperor that he understood.

When the emperor was leaving, he shook his head slightly, and secretly said in his heart, a woman is a woman, and after such a small thing, he was scared like this. and Fang Caicai's calm and calm people, who are full of words, are simply like two people.

But that's fine, so that it's suitable to be his concubine.

Such a quiet noble person not only has great truths in his heart, can speak good words, but also needs his protection. Sometimes smart, sometimes a little woman, is the most suitable for him.

After confirming that the emperor was gone, Jing Guiren instructed Yuzhuo and Yurun to guard outside, not to let people enter the inner hall, and to ensure that nothing went wrong, before saying to Nighthawk, "The emperor has left, come down!" ”