Tuoba Chen saw her heroic posture, and the depression in his heart slowly dissipated a lot, and he said softly: "I can also relax my mind with you." ”

He Xi seemed puzzled and said: "There is the queen mother, there is Concubine Xu Shu below, and the concubine is just a small noble concubine, Your Majesty's words are serious." ”

"What Concubine Ai said is not right, the queen mother is the world, the head of the prime minister and hundreds of officials, although it is my hair, but it is more like a monarch and a minister, Concubine Xu is charming and innocent, Lord Xu is deeply heartfelt, but Concubine Xu may not understand my suffering, in this way, isn't it the most suitable concubine here?" There was a little coldness between the words, and there was a hint of intimidation in the narrow eyes.

He Xi's fingers holding the wine glass were loose and tight, tight and loose, and so on three times before he said with a smile: "Your Majesty seems to be dissatisfied with the Prime Minister and Lord Xu?" ”

Tuoba Chen looked over, but He Xi was not afraid at all, his eyes were bright and bright, but they were as deep as a pool of water, and the night was condensed into it, so open, Tuoba Chen let down the guard in his heart at once, He Xi was smart, he knew about this matter almost from the beginning, but she was harmless.

Tuoba Chen put down his wine glass and sighed lightly: "Dong Li, the original household servant, was corrupt and took bribes, and Prime Minister Lan and Xu Shangshu recommended Shen Mingfu as the new household minister. ”

He Xi looked at the wine glass in his hand and said quietly: "Those who can be appreciated by both the Prime Minister and Lord Xu must also be people with both ability and political integrity." ”

With a cold snort, Tuoba Chen drank the sake in the cup violently, and said coldly: "Shen Mingfu has some real talents, and he is a talented person who has studied hard in the cold window, so he is naturally good." ”

"In that case, why should Your Majesty be worried?" Xu was puzzled, He Xi looked at Tuoba Chen softly, and then personally poured Tuoba Chen a glass of wine, Tuoba Chen took He Xi's hand, put it in the palm of his hand and rubbed it carefully: "But because the prime minister promoted him very much, he was naturally closer to the prime minister." ”

He Xi's palms were cold, as if they were cold all the way into her heart, she gently curled up her palms, not letting the other party feel her coolness, and said with the same expression: "When the concubine was young, the grandmother was still there, and the mother was the main mother, but if the grandmother wanted to make a decision, the mother should also obey." ”

Tuoba Chen said with interest: "What if you don't want to do something, can you swallow your anger?" ”

He Xi shook her head, and the hairpin on her sideburns also trembled a few times, as if she was a pear blossom that was not covered by snow, she continued: "Until one time, my grandmother wanted to arrange for me to have a personal maid, the maid was quite old, and she was favored by my grandmother's side, so it was inevitable that she would be pampered, and my mother was worried about teaching me badly, so I didn't want to. But the grandmother had already ordered to do as the mother did, and had to obey again. ”

"And then? How did your mother do it? Tuoba Chen asked impatiently.

"At that time, I was young, I don't know how my mother did it, I only know that the maid came to my room not long ago, so she thought that she was from my grandmother's room, and I was careless, my mother gave me a hairpin, she was happy to see it, and wanted to ask to go, but she didn't want me to be impatient in my heart, and refused, she has always been arrogant, and she secretly took it, and was found by her mother, and sent the maid to her grandmother, and her grandmother had no light on her face, and disposed of the girl, and since then, her grandmother has less control over the affairs of the back house."

Tuoba Chen suddenly realized: "What a trick to draw salary." Seeming to be very enlightened, He Xi said softly: "The court's affairs and concubines don't understand, but the concubines understand a truth, the monarch is the king, the minister is the minister, if the original monarch's holy judgment is fake, it will make people think that relying on the important ministers, it will inevitably breed some bad habits." ”

Tuoba Chen looked at the wine glass in his hand thoughtfully, and said with a smile after a while: "It is said that the self-cultivation Qi family rules the country and the world. And it really is. ”

The depression in his heart gradually dissipated a lot, and his mood was relaxed, Tuoba Chen said very proudly: "Sure enough, it is still the words of the concubine who are empowered." ”

He Xi was silent for a moment and said, "In this case, Your Majesty should not come to the palace of the concubines today." ”

Hearing He Xi say this, Tuoba Chen couldn't help but wonder, He Xi gave herself too many surprises today, He Xi naturally knew that Tuoba Chen was confused, she gently picked up the wine glass, and said softly: "Since Your Majesty is grateful to Prime Minister Lan and Xu Shangshu for sharing your Majesty's worries, then Your Majesty should go to Concubine Xu Shu or the queen's palace today." ”

After drinking a glass of wine, He Xi's eyes became brighter and brighter, Tuoba Chen's smile deepened, he nodded lightly, and said loudly to Fuqing outside: "Fuqing, go and pass the decree, I will stay in the Ice Spring Palace today, and let Concubine Xu Shu prepare to take over." ”

Fuqing was a little shocked, but he finally said yes, and hurriedly went to the Ice Spring Palace to pass the decree, He Xi and Tuoba Chen drank for a while, and then got up and left.

After he left, He Xi drank for a long time by himself, until Ruyi came over to dissuade him: "Little master, although the imperial doctor did not say that you can't drink, it is not beneficial to your body after all. ”

He Xi opened a pair of watery eyes, a smile cracked at the corner of her lips, innocent, with a hint of mischievous narrowness, obviously a charming and gorgeous face, but at this time it looked very cute and cute.

Ruyi was stunned for a moment before he said tentatively: "The little master is drunk?" But Ruyi couldn't see it, although He Xi was smiling on his face, there was a deep sadness in his eyes that could not be dissolved.

"That's it, let's go down, and send another message to the prince, saying that the person who is ready to serve in the household department." He Xi waved his hand, answered yes as expected, and then took the little palace maid to clean up the scraps on the table, it was already the end of the month, and a dark cloud floated in the night sky to cover the moonlight tightly, and almost the entire building hall was hidden in the dark, overlapping, and it was as if it had been swallowed. However, in He Xi's eyes, this scene at this time is more comfortable than the flowers, birds and flowers.

In Weiyang Palace, Lan Ruo was lying on the couch of the beauty, with a miscellaneous book at hand, but she hadn't turned a page for a long time, it seemed that her attention was not on the book, Qiao'er took a candle and put it on the desk next to Lan Ruo, and said softly: "Niangniang don't read at night, keep your eyes carefully." ”

Lan Ruo saw Qiao'er coming, closed the book in her hand lightly, handed the book to Qiao'er, rubbed the sour forehead, Qiao'er understood, and hurriedly stepped forward to help Lan Ruo take the mint cream, stood a little with her thumb, and gently applied it to both sides.

Only then did he think about it: "Queen Mother, but are you still troubled by today's prime minister?" Lan Ruo shook his head slightly, did not admit it, did not deny it, and asked after a moment: "Where is Your Majesty today?" ”

Qiao'er said softly: "It's strange today, I originally passed the dinner and went to the Hehuan Palace, but in the end I changed my mind and went to Concubine Xu Shu's Ice Spring Palace at night. ”

The refreshing and cool mint paste gradually played a role, and with Qiao'er's strength, Lan Ruo sighed comfortably and wondered: "This palace thought that His Majesty would annoy his father and Xu Shangshu, but now it seems that maybe this is really not the case?" ”

Qiao'er served more attentively, and hurriedly replied: "The slave maid thinks that Niangniang doesn't need to be so anxious, the master has served the emperor for many years, and has served His Majesty, so Niangniang is too careful." ”

Lan Ruo snorted coldly and said: "Even if it is not this matter, Lan Xin's entry into the palace, since he said it, according to their style of acting, they will definitely do what they say, and this palace can't help but guard against it." ”

Qiao'er is no longer talking, she still understands her master's thoughts, in the emperor's family, even if it is the queen's mother, although she wants to show magnanimity on the surface, but who doesn't want to get all the favor of the emperor?

The women of the harem alone are the most pitiful, the king's heart is like water, Rao is the emperor who is infatuated, and he wants to be wet with rain and dew, looking at the bright and bright back, who knows the pain in his heart?

For several days, Tuoba Chen stayed in the Queen's Palace and the Bingquan Palace, and Prime Minister Lan Cheng and Xu Shangshu, who were originally a little worried about the matter of the household servant, gradually relaxed their hearts.

It turned out that in Shen Mingfu's banquet, someone impeached Shen Mingfu The bookshelf used in Shen Mingfu's study was made of red sandalwood in southern Xinjiang.

Originally, the production of red sandalwood in southern Xinjiang was scarce, and the most offered on weekdays was a small case, or even a pen stand, where did anyone ever see such extravagance, Shen Mingfu was originally also a book lover, and the collection of books at home was rumored to be as much as a library pavilion, but this time it was not Shen Mingfu's collection of books, but Shen Mingfu's bookshelf.

The bookshelves of the red sandalwood of southern Xinjiang with two walls, as soon as you enter the study, the faint fragrance of nanmu is mixed with the fragrance of ink, and the atmosphere of introverted luxury arises.

So he was impeached by the imperial history to the front of the emperor, and when he learned the news, Shen Mingfu knelt in Prime Minister Lan's study with a sad face and cried: "My lord, this time you must save the lower officials, there is Dong Li's matter first, Your Majesty must be very sensitive to this matter, and your subordinates will take office, Your Majesty ......"

"Confused! What's bad to use? I just used the bookshelf of Nanmu, which was really self-defeating! Prime Minister Lan's face was gloomy, and he slammed the table and roared.

Not for Shen Mingfu, but for his own painstaking plan, now Shen Mingfu's household servant must not be able to keep it, but whether this person can be kept or not, we have to re-plan.

"What the hell is going on with you?" Lan Zhili always felt that there was something strange in this matter, but he couldn't figure out the key to the matter.

Shen Mingfu recounted the previous events in detail, it turned out that when the house was preparing for the banquet, some family members said back and forth that when they were cleaning, they found that the bookshelves were moth-eaten, and they wanted to replace them again, Shen Mingfu didn't care, so he asked the housekeeper to go down and arrange it, but he didn't want to pick anything, so he chose the bookshelves of the most precious South China Sea red sandalwood in the warehouse.