A few bouquets of acacia are inserted in vases, competing to open and are extraordinarily luxuriant. The stamens exude a crisp fragrance, making the entire Changle Palace filled with a different kind of faint fragrance.

Ripple looked at the acacia flower, hooked her lips and nodded with satisfaction: "Queen Mother, although the flowering period of this acacia flower is short, the fragrance is really good." ”

Kou Shu lightly touched the white jade-like petals, hooked her fingers slightly, and said with a faint smile: "Count the days, this flower has also bloomed for two days." ”

For two days, Sui Yuanzhou was also locked up in the prison for two days.

"Ripples, prepare some food and follow me to the prison." Kou Shu turned her head to Ripple and said, "If I don't go, I'm afraid Uncle Shi will really suffocate to death." ”

Ripples were stunned, Lord Sui had now offended Long Yan and was thrown into prison! Why did the queen still rush to see him, if the emperor knew, it would be miserable to anger Changle Palace. A small face couldn't help but hang, and thought that Kou Shu was his master, so he could only obey the orders bitterly.

After lunch, Kou Shu did not go straight to the prison, but went to find Song Jinyan first.

"The queen mother suddenly came, what happened?" Song Jinyan's voice was faint, without a trace of waves.

Kou Shu smiled: "The concubine heard that the emperor put Lord Sui in prison?" ”

A trace of emotion flashed in Song Jinyan's eyes, and he said, "What, the queen is here to intercede for your uncle?" ”

Kou Shu was slightly stunned, and then realized that Song Jinyan had always known that he had secretly promoted Sui Yuanzhou, and he bent his knees slightly and said: "Your Majesty, I don't want to intercede for Sui Yuanzhou, I want to intercede for the people in Jiangnan." ”

Song Jinyan narrowed his eyes and said: "What, what does the queen mean, without Sui Yuanzhou, there will be no one available in the court, and there will be no one to treat the flood?" ”

Kou Shu shook her head: "I have a lot of talents, so naturally there is no less than one Sui Yuanzhou." But gold is easy to get, but talent is hard to find. If Sui Yuanzhou is really a talent, why not have one more? ”

Song Jinyan thought for a moment and motioned for Kou Shu to continue.

Kou Shu continued: "Your Majesty, I am from the same family as Sui Yuanzhou, and although we don't know each other deeply, we also know each other well. This person was originally a person from the rivers and lakes, and he acted so casually. It's just that the concubine thinks that his temperament can be cultivated, he cares about the people and has the world in mind. A sincere heart is rare. If it is used properly, it is a blessing for me. ”

Sui Yuanzhou is a noble character and an upright person, and he is indeed a rare talent. However, the situation between the DPRK and China is treacherous, and if Sui Yuanzhou has such a temperament, if he rushes in, he will be crushed if he is not careful. Now that he has put Sui Yuanzhou in the prison to let him hone his mind, he has no choice but to do it.

Kou Shu continued: "Sui Yuanzhou's place, the concubine is willing to mention it a little, I believe that Sui Yuanzhou is not a stupid person, and I think I can understand a little." ”

Song Jinyan raised his eyebrows slightly, a triumphant smile flashed in his eyes, and he said: "The queen insists on protecting Sui Yuanzhou, I can make an exception to give him a chance." I only hope that he can understand the queen's good intentions. ”

Kou Shu nodded and stopped talking.

Coming out of the imperial study, Ripple stepped forward: "Niangniang, will we go to the prison now?" The food is ready. ”

Kou Shu looked up at the sky, the sun was setting, the sky was shining blood red, and the entire palace was shrouded in magnificence, which actually made Kou Shu a little distracted, and slowly shook his head and said, "It's not time yet." ”

The night grew darker, and it wasn't until late at night that Kou Shu reached the prison with ripples. Because of what he said to Song Jinyan during the day, the guards at the door did not stop him much

The prison is already gloomy, and at night it is even colder. The ripples followed Kou Shu's back, it was already early summer, but his hairs were still standing on end in shock by the cold atmosphere.

"Uncle Shi, these days, are you okay?" Kou Shu's voice suddenly resounded in the empty cell, echoing for a long time.

Hearing Kou Shu's voice, Sui Yuanzhou raised his head weakly. In just a few days, Sui Yuanzhou seemed to be a different person, the whole person had lost weight, his beard was scummy, and his eyes were extraordinarily bright.

Sui Yuanzhou smiled bitterly: "The queen doesn't want to laugh at me, now that I am guilty, what else is there to do." ”

Kou Shu chuckled: "Uncle Shi is too worried, no matter what you say, you are also a great hero in the control of the flood." ”

Sui Yuanzhou shook his head and snorted coldly: "Great hero? I'm afraid that I have become a great sinner now. ”

Kou Shu sighed slightly: "Uncle Shi, the king's heart is unpredictable, and the emperor can tolerate your unruliness, and he can tolerate your maverick, as long as you are dedicated to the people and can be loyal to assist." You did a great job in dealing with the floods, but you ended up in prison, do you know why? ”

Sui Yuanzhou was stunned for a moment, and said, "Why? ”

"Because you've made a big mistake."

"Big taboo?" Sui Yuanzhou frowned, thinking about it carefully, he didn't know what he had done wrong, "I still hope that the queen mother will make it clear." ”

"That's right," Kou Shu said

Sui Yuanzhou frowned, and a light flashed in his eyes.

Seeing Sui Yuanzhou's reaction, Kou Shu knew that he had already gained some understanding, and then continued: "You went to Jiangnan to deal with the floods, and by the way, you found corrupt officials who did not act, and joined them, what will happen?" ”

Sui Yuanzhou lowered his head and pondered, and Kou Shu continued: "The most direct consequence, those officials know that they are being investigated and punished, and they will turn to actively protect themselves, collude with each other, and collude with each other, and they will close their doors to you, and even find a way to assassinate you. When the time comes, you will have no time to take care of yourself, and there will be no manpower to mobilize, so what about the people affected by the disaster in Jiangnan? ”

Sui Yuanzhou's eyes were shocked, revealing great shock.

Kou Shu continued: "Moreover, the so-called officials protect each other, deceive the superiors and deceive the subordinates, fish and meat people, you know, the emperor knows even more. The reason why the emperor didn't make a move, and he didn't let you make a move, was because now was not the time. ”

"Isn't it time?"

Kou Shu nodded: "Have you ever cut down a tree?" If you cut it down when the branches of a large tree are thick, it will take a lot of effort. Kou Shu stretched out a finger and pointed to the dried firewood not far away, and said, "If you wait until the big tree is eaten by insects and all the inside is rotten, and then you want to cut down the tree, it will be easy." Now that the situation is quite stable, it shows that the corrupt officials in the DPRK and China have been twisted into a rope, and if they make a drastic move at this moment, will they not hurt 1,000 enemies and 800 themselves? ”

Sui Yuanzhou gasped suddenly, he only thought about what was in front of him, but he didn't think of the far-reaching meaning.

Seeing that the goal was achieved, Kou Shu said lightly: "The emperor imprisoned you just to give you a warning, it is too rigid and easy to break, if you want to stand tall in the court, you also have to learn to observe words and colors." Only in this way can you go further and achieve your ambitions. ”

With that, Kou Shu took the ripples, turned around and walked up the stairs, and left the prison.

Leaving Sui Yuanzhou staring blankly at the prison door, his eyes were already full of epiphany at this moment, obviously awakened by Kou Shu.