Zhuo Haoxuan smiled and shook his head, "This is not the main reason why I deliberately snubbed her, but I do hope to take this opportunity to sharpen her heart by the way, so that she can change her temper." ”

Zhao De's face showed a look of doubt, "Then what is the main reason why the emperor deliberately snubbed Concubine Rong?" After a pause, he turned to ask: "And the emperor's previous attitude towards Yao Guiren was also deliberate?" Could it be to help her overcome her insecurities and fears, so that she can adapt to her identity as a master as soon as possible? But after all, her identity is special...... The identity is embarrassing, and the emperor is sure that she deserves to be treated like this by the emperor? ”

Zhuo Haoxuan looked at Zhao De with a smile, "It seems that Zhao De, your curiosity today is very strong!" ”

Zhao De was startled, immediately woke up, and hurriedly knelt down to reflect on himself: "The emperor is right, the old slave's curiosity is too strong today, it seems that the old slave is really old, not only has he talked more, but even his memory has deteriorated, and he has forgotten his duty to be a slave. ”

Zhuo Haoxuan smiled tolerantly, "That's it, you get up." ”

Zhao De immediately thanked him, "The old slave thanks the emperor for his grace of not punishing." ”

After Zhao De got up, Zhuo Haoxuan said lightly: "You don't have to worry about Concubine Rong, I deliberately snubbed her, both to punish her and to protect her," after a pause, he continued, "As for Yao Guiren, I chose her to enter the palace purely out of desperation, and I had to do it as a last resort, but although this move was an unintentional move that day, since I have already left, I can't let this step go in vain, no matter whether she was someone else's chess piece or not, and no matter who she was originally a chess piece, I will definitely turn her into my chess piece, so, You don't have to worry about me. ”

Zhao De secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and his admiration for Zhuo Haoxuan also rose to a new level, and he replied respectfully: "The emperor is wise, it is the old slave who is too worried, the emperor can understand the hard work of the old slave, and the old slave is also deeply grateful." ”

Zhuo Haoxuan gave Zhao De a reassuring smile, and then turned to ask, "Are they all here?" A lot of one? ”

Zhao De was stunned for a moment, and only after a moment did he understand what Zhuo Haoxuan was referring to, and then replied: "That's not true, Concubine Li and Concubine Qing didn't come, oh, and Concubine Zhen and Lin Guiren didn't come either." ”

Zhuo Haoxuan's eyes deepened, "It seems that these three concubines of mine are becoming more and more difficult. ”

Zhao De was stunned for a moment, and thought secretly: How can it be three, I obviously said four, and then in a blink of an eye, it suddenly became clear which three Zhuo Haoxuan was referring to, and he also knew which one he had automatically ignored and excluded.

Just when Zhao De was just thinking about it, Zhuo Haoxuan asked again, "Do they have any other actions?" ”

Zhao De hurriedly replied truthfully, "Concubine Li and Concubine Qing have also sent people to try to leave the palace, but fortunately, the emperor has a clever plan and insight into the opportunity, so the two commanders blocked the palace gate in advance, so none of them were able to get out." ”

Zhuo Haoxuan nodded, was silent for a moment, and then asked, "Is there any news outside the palace?" What was the outcome of the battle between the Kingsguards and the masked men in black? ”

Zhao De immediately replied: "According to the news reported by the Imperial Forest Army, during the battle with the Hussar Battalion and the Iron Guard Battalion, the black-clothed masked men suddenly scattered and retreated, because it was too sudden, coupled with their tacit cooperation, the Imperial Forest Army failed to catch the black-clothed masked man's mouth, Commander Li and Commander Xia have ordered the city gate and palace gate to be blocked in accordance with the emperor's instructions on the way back to the palace, which not only blocked the ministers who wanted to enter the palace to report the matter and the harem people who wanted to go out of the palace to find out the news, but also prevented the black-clothed masked man from taking advantage of the chaos to infiltrate the palace or escape from the capital. But so far, no news has been received that the black-clad masked man has been found or caught, and no clues have been found. In addition, the old slave also heard that the matter of the black-clothed masked man has been in a uproar today, rumors have spread inside and outside the palace, people are panicked, and there are even rumors that someone is going to rebel, and those black-clothed masked people have been ambushed in all corners of the capital, waiting for an opportunity to attack the palace. The ministers of the court and the central government failed to enter the palace, but there was more speculation and panic, and one by one they were not idle, the doors were closed, the doors were closed, and the mansions of several important ministers were about to break the threshold. After a pause, he asked worriedly: "Your Majesty, although the Queen Mother and several Niangniang Niang Niang have temporarily been prevented from sending out to inquire about the news, and the ministers who want to enter the palace have also been stopped, but the palace gate cannot be closed like this forever, once it is opened, presumably the Queen Mother and several Niangniang will still send people out of the palace, and the ministers will definitely come one after another, how to stop them when the time comes?" ”

Zhuo Haoxuan nodded, "As long as Fang Cai didn't let the people in the harem go out, and didn't let the people outside the palace come in, my original intention was just to stop them for a while, the fundamental purpose was not entirely to prevent the people in the palace from going out to find out the news outside the palace and the ministers from entering the palace to see me, but also to temporarily prevent the people in the palace from spreading the news from the palace to the outside of the palace, or people from outside the palace from entering the palace to find out the news in the palace, in order to prevent the palace from communicating with each other outside the palace, to make some moves that I can't deal with for the time being, After all, there is such a big fuss outside the palace, it is impossible for me to block all the news, and there is no need for this, on the contrary, the situation after I return to the palace is the key to what I want to deliberately conceal," he continued after a pause, "Whether it is Huaizhong and Qingshan personally driving a carriage directly into the palace, or Imperial Doctor Zhang being brought here by Xiao Fushun, it will definitely attract the attention of the Queen Mother and my concubines, although I taught Imperial Doctor Zhang a set of words, but it may not make them believe it, presumably they must have a lot of doubts and speculations at this moment, But they can't get the exact news outside the palace, so naturally they can't get in touch, and they don't dare to act rashly, and similarly, the old foxes outside the palace only know the situation outside the palace, although I have shown my face in a fight with the black-clothed masked man, but I haven't met anyone who really knows me, as for Qingshan and Huaizhong, although they have been seen by the generals who defend the city and the Royal Forest Army, it doesn't mean that I will definitely be with them, so no one should dare to be sure that I have ever been out of the palace, and I have also fought with those black-clothed masked people and been injured by them, Even those behind-the-scenes masterminds of the black-clad masked men, after receiving the descriptions of the black-clad masked men who fought with me, would not dare to judge even if they were extremely suspicious. However, if any of them get the news about me from the palace, they are afraid that they will link all kinds of speculations and suspicions, and it is difficult to guarantee that they will not turn their suspicions into affirmations, or if the palace and the palace will join forces to confirm their suspicions, then I will be very passive. I did feel a little physically exhausted on the way back, and what I was most worried about was that if the queen mother or one of my concubines forcibly broke in to confirm whether I was out of the palace and injured after exchanging news with the outside of the palace during the period when I was healing or maybe unconscious, the consequences might be very serious. ”

After listening to Zhuo Haoxuan's explanation, Zhao De couldn't help but secretly pinch his sweat, and said "It's dangerous" in his heart, and couldn't help nodding and said: "Fortunately, the emperor made preparations early, otherwise if it was known that you were injured and unconscious just now, the consequences would be really unimaginable, although the time you fell asleep was only a few hours, but a few hours was enough for a lot of things to happen." ”

Zhuo Haoxuan smiled: "You don't have to be so nervous, the kind of situation you thought of is not very likely to happen temporarily, I am just in case of this, what I am really worried about is that after being known that I not only left the palace without permission but was also injured because of this, I am afraid that someone will want to get to the bottom of it, once it is involved that I went out of the palace to have a private meeting with Xin'er, and was injured to protect her, then whether it is for her or for me, there will be many disadvantages, and more importantly, now that the situation is turbulent, and the powerful ministers control the government, There are barbarians watching me, and there are even vassal kings watching the imperial power, and I don't want to, and I can't give them any reason or excuse to question me, or even take any action! ”

Zhao De nodded again and said: "What the emperor said is very true, fortunately the emperor is thoughtful, otherwise the consequences are really unimaginable!" ”

Zhuo Haoxuan pondered for a moment, then turned to ask, "Is there any movement in the Wei family?" ”

"It is said that it is also a good city, but Wei Chilin is just ushered in, and the rest is not moving. Wei Chifeng was very conscientious this time, and he had been guarding the door of the Ling Mansion in person, and drove back many officials who had gone to visit Lord Ling, and none of them were allowed in. Wei Wenjie has been leading people and horses to search all over the city, and during the day, the hussar battalion killed and injured many people in the process of fighting with the black-clothed masked man, which can be described as a heavy loss, Wei Wenjie must not be able to swallow this breath. As for the Empress Dowager Wei, she didn't do anything else except want to send someone to the Wei Mansion. Zhao De replied one by one.

Zhuo Haoxuan closed his eyes and fell into contemplation, and after a long time, Zhao De saw that Zhuo Haoxuan had been silent and couldn't help but persuade: "Your Majesty, you still have injuries on your body, it's better to rest early, and talk about anything when you recover from your injuries." ”

Zhuo Haoxuan still closed his eyes, and said lightly: "It's okay for me, you can retreat first, I want to be quiet and think about it." ”

Zhao De had no choice but to bow and leave, but he couldn't rest assured that Zhuo Haoxuan was not relieved, so he only retreated to the outside of the hall and waited, and waited until he saw Zhuo Haoxuan return to the inner hall to rest, and then he retreated with confidence.

At this time, Ling Yuxin was lying on the bed for a long time and couldn't sleep, all kinds of fragments of the day were constantly playing back in her mind, and her mind could not be calmed down, thinking hard for a while about who would be so obsessed with putting her to death, and who could train and mobilize such a group of well-trained killers, and then feeling guilty that she had been innocent, worried that Zhuo Haoxuan's injuries were now somehow, and for a while thinking about where Xiao Yurui was at the moment, hoping that he could come back as soon as possible, After a while, he secretly sighed why he didn't have a good martial arts body like Bai Zhu, so that he was unable to protect himself, so he secretly made up his mind that he must practice martial arts as soon as possible, and he must not become a burden to others again.....

After going back and forth for a long time, I finally fell asleep in a daze.