Qin Wenyue's face changed, and she asked unconvinced: "Is it because of me that he was wary of his brother?" My brother risked his life for the emperor, but he couldn't gain his trust? ”

Qin Zhuang shook his head: "Your matter is insignificant in the eyes of the emperor and me, but as early as a year ago, the emperor had already moved the idea of weakening the local army, which is very difficult to do, his foundation is not stable, if someone instigates it, the situation will be embarrassing." But on the other hand, every founding monarch will start with the meritorious heroes, and the emperor does not need people with high merits around him. ”

"Brother is one of them?"

"Maybe, but what I want to do has nothing to do with what he thinks." Qin Zhuang smiled coldly, instructed his sister to rest, and said nonchalantly, "I called you back because I didn't want them to jump over the wall and hurt you, it has nothing to do with what you did, on the contrary, what you did gave my brother a lot of hints." ”

Hearing this, Qin Wenyue somewhat regained some face, and could sit back and rest without worry, although the Jizhou Royal Mansion is not worth mentioning compared to the wealth of the capital, but it is not as comfortable as at home, and he is very tired all the way, and after explaining the matter, he will go to rest.

But when she walked to the door, Qin Wenyue suddenly stopped and asked her brother, "What does my brother think of Shen Zhe?" ”

Qin Zhuang said: "If you can use it for yourself, it would be better, no matter what, it is also my father's nephew." ”

Qin Wenyue said: "My brother is still dead, Shen Zhe is very loyal to the emperor, and he can be as loyal as sacrificing his life for him." ”

Qin Zhuang's eyes flashed with a cold aura, and he nodded slightly: "I know." ”

Qin Wenyue smiled again: "Brother, the capital is really good, the imperial city is too big, when I want to go again, you are already the master there." ”

"That's natural." This pair of brothers and sisters don't look like each other, but the temperament revealed in the body is exactly the same, from the in-laws of the wealthy businessman Shen Yuanwai's family, all the way to the position of King Jizhou, Qin Zhuang has also paid his life's work. However, people's ** is all things in the world, ** only infinite expansion of this road, but some people are destined to go smoothly, and they see him on the rise, but some people have to struggle with fate, hurt others and hurt themselves. The two brothers and sisters of Qin Zhuang have long been devoured by their own **.

In the capital, estimating the day, Qin Wenyue should also go to Jizhou, and the emperor will also speculate how the brother and sister should calculate the affairs in the capital, and even put countless eyeliners in Jizhou, and soon there will be news in the capital.

Previously, the story of an old woman looking for his son in front of the palace had already reached the ears of the emperor, Xiang Ye did not despise this matter, and kept sending people to keep an eye on it, and now he probably knows that the old lady is the mother of a deserter. Many times, what shakes the heavens and the earth is often a seemingly insignificant small thing, and the reversal is only in an instant, and the emperor must not take it lightly.

It's just that these days, he can't let go of another thing, he has lived in Anle Palace for a long time, he was irritable that night, and there was a gentle and considerate concubine by his side, and he was moved for a while, so he took her into **. And the concubine, whether it is age or seniority, or even the tenderness in bed, is far better than the young queen, once the man's head is filled with **, the strong possessiveness throws reason out of the clouds. What's more, this is justified, Concubine Shu is his woman.

But he would use such a mind to appease himself, which proves that something is unreasonable, at least in the emperor's heart, this is something that needs to be explained to someone. After returning from Qinzhou, he elevated himself to the height of being devoted to Min'er and single-mindedly to her, and now there is a contradiction in things, and he can't stand on that high ground, but the emperor himself doesn't know whether he should come down or not.

Originally, it was just a concubine who fornicated with the emperor and buckled a green hat, but now it has become a trade-off between the emperor and the queen and the emperor and concubine. No one can say whether the heart knot appears on the emperor's side or the queen's side, but the concubine who is now involved in it does not have such complicated thoughts, she is looking forward to a new life that can settle in her womb.

On this day, Xiang Ye was in the Qingming Pavilion, studying with the ministers the construction of roads in the western part of the Great Qi border and trade with the Western Regions. In the 100-year history of the Zhao Kingdom, in order to prevent the invasion of foreign enemies in the Western Regions, it wanted to rely on natural barriers to sit back and relax, and the development of the western region has been blocked, and the cultural economy there seems to be still the state of a hundred years ago. However, the Western Regions on the other side of the mountain is becoming stronger and stronger, and after Xiang Ye raised his troops, they even sent people to negotiate, willing to send troops and horses to support Xiang Ye.

At that time, Xiang Ye did not agree, he clearly understood that once he used foreign forces, the meaning of his overthrow of the imperial court would become sour, and it would definitely be endless troubles.

If the emperor is stable today, the emperor has not forgotten the "friendliness" of the past, and it is clear that he must guard against the growing ambitions of the Western Regions. He snatched the country from the Zhao royal family, so that the descendants of Yan and Huang in this land could live a more stable and happy life and make the country stronger, rather than ending the mission and living a comfortable life from now on.

The discussion between the monarch and the ministers was in full swing, the emperor was very satisfied, the other ministers dispersed, and left Shen Zhe unsatisfied, and asked Shen Zhe if he was willing to go deep into the west to develop that piece of natural world, Shen Zhe was of course ambitious, and the brothers said that there was no time, only waiting for Zhou Huai to appear in front of them, only to find that it was late.

"Go back, Yunshang must be in a hurry, I can't rob her husband." Xiang Ye joked, but looked at his younger brother and sighed, "It's better for you to be comfortable." ”

Shen Zhe didn't dare to ask more, he only knew a little about the problems between his brother and Min'er, but even Shen Zhe clearly knew that the concubines in the palace existed justifiably, and Min'er's intolerance was against the common sense of the world. Although Shen Zhe was willing to support Min'er's idea, it was not something he should worry about, and he shouldn't even think about it.

After Shen Zhe left, Zhou Huaicai stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the messenger to Yuanzhou has returned, but this time he didn't bring a reply from Old Madam Qiu." ”

Xiang Ye frowned: "What's the matter, the old lady is sick?" ”

Zhou Huai shook his head and said: "The old lady is okay, the messenger brought the news that the old lady took Mrs. Bai to the capital, and the people you sent in Yuanzhou have been escorted along the way, and the messenger sent a message in advance to inform you of this matter, saying that there is very little luggage with you, and there is no change in Yuanzhou's family, so it seems that it will not stay in the capital for a long time." ”

"The old lady is here to see the queen?" In addition, Xiang Ye couldn't think of anything else, but the old lady came without saying a word, did she think about it before, or did she have this idea after reading Min'er's letter? But there is no doubt that Min'er will be very happy to see her grandmother, for most of the past six months, she can give her everything, but she can't relieve her homesickness.

"Don't tell the queen, I'm going to surprise Min'er." The emperor's mood improved for a while, and he instructed Zhou Huai, "You quickly arrange for people to meet you, please don't rush the old lady, safety on the road is more important." ”

Zhou Huai agreed, and the emperor even warned him: "If you want to surprise the queen, you take care of your mouth, don't be blind to tell Qingya, don't even say Qingya." Followed by the interest, it seemed that he felt a little confident, so he ordered Zhou Huai to go to the Shangyang Palace to spread the word, and the emperor would go over tonight.

In Min'er's place, it is just a common thing for the emperor to come, but there is such a thing as Anle Palace in the middle, her face is faint, and Qingya and the other palace people are very nervous. It seems to be going to compete with Anle Palace, and he is more cautious and careful than ever to prepare for the ride.

Min'er looked at it coldly from the side, just these little things made Min'er understand very well in her heart that the matter between her and the emperor was never her own business, it was the matter of the entire harem, and even the entire Daqi, she couldn't put her selfishness before the righteousness, but...... Even if you don't even have selfishness, what can you do to fulfill the righteousness?

In the night, when the holy car arrived, she greeted the door as always, her heart was full of entanglements, I don't know how to behave when I saw the emperor, but as soon as we met, each other's eyes softened, and it seemed that as long as the person she loved could return to her side, everything didn't matter. And the emperor looked so happy, and when he asked him what he wanted, he only pushed it on the government affairs, although it was indeed reasonable, but with Min'er's understanding of the emperor, there must be something to be happy about, which was related to her.

Xiang Ye didn't say a word, looking forward to the arrival of Old Lady Qiu, who could give Min'er a big surprise, counting that the days would be endured until at least February, anyway, in the next few days, he would not go to the palaces of other concubines.

The two shared the same bed, no different from the past, but when the lights went out and each other calmed down, they couldn't sleep.

There was no enthusiasm for the clouds, just holding hands under the quilt, Xiang Ye turned his face sideways to look at Min'er, in the dim light, Min'er's long and thick eyelashes closed on her eyes, and she was about to fall asleep quietly and peacefully. Xiang Ye knew that Min'er had always slept well at night, and tonight was probably the same.

The emperor turned over and faced Min'er, but this time, Min'er opened her eyes and looked at the emperor. She thought that Xiang Ye would only turn over when he fell asleep, but she didn't expect the emperor to be looking at her with wide eyes.

"Why hasn't the emperor slept yet? Still happy about the affairs of the imperial court? ”

"I haven't looked at you carefully for days, and I just want to look at you."

After these words, the hall was quiet, Min'er didn't know how to respond, she thought she didn't care anymore, but it seemed that there was something in her heart that she couldn't let go. She doesn't know whether she wants to face reality or continue to struggle in reality.

"I'm ......," Min'er muttered, moving her body into his arms, "I miss you." ”

Xiang Ye's heart softened: "I am too, but it's a pity that I have been ...... these days" He stopped and said against his will, "I have been too busy these days." ”