But the front of the door was empty, and only the wolf soldiers in charge of the guards stood on the beams, looking alertly in her direction.

Qing Xue could only close the door again in frustration, walked over and opened the window, and let the cold wind howl into the room, so as to wake up the thoughts disturbed by the nightmare.

After standing for a long time, it was not until dawn that the first rays of light shone into the dormitory, Qing Xue rubbed her sore head, opened the door and told the girl to boil water to bathe, and then sat back on the bed and rested against the bed railing for a while.

After bathing, she felt a little soothed in her body, and Qingxue hurried to the study again.

Since the funeral of the Emperor Taishang, Ding Qi has used the excuse of the Taishang Emperor's funeral to avoid the daily morning court, and only let people send the official documents to the Qinghua Palace, and then come to review them.

It's just that as a modern person, he has no experience in the affairs of the court, and he has no way to write it when he holds it in his hand. On the contrary, because Qing Xue often accompanied Mu Chun to deal with political affairs before, she was quite handy in controlling the court situation.

So most of the time, it is Qingxue who makes the decision, and then Ding Qi annotates. Previously, when Ding Qi was ghostwriting for Mu Chun, he had imitated his handwriting to the point that it could almost be fake, so the ministers would not be suspicious.

Qing Xue held on to her spirit and flipped through one book after another, and the blue and black under her eyes became more and more obvious. Ding Qi sat next to him, looking at Qingxue's increasingly haggard face, and wanted to persuade her, but he knew that he couldn't persuade her at all.

It wasn't until all the small hills stacked in front of her changed positions that Qing Xue fell asleep on the table. Ding Qi looked at her tired sleeping face distressedly, and gently stretched out his fingers to tie the hair that was blocking her forehead behind her ears.

Seeing that she was sleeping very unsteadily, he carefully picked her up and sent her back to the dormitory, and sat in front of the bed for a long time before getting up and leaving.

I didn't sleep well, and it was still a nightmare, but fortunately, I was more or less refreshed after falling asleep. When Qingxue opened her eyes, it was pitch black, and she realized that it was night again. Because his body was too tired, he was about to continue to close his eyes when he heard the sound of someone talking outside the hall.

"I thought the emperor would stay here tonight, why did you leave?"

"Yes! The queen is worried these days, and the emperor should stay with her. ”

......

Probably missing Mu Chunjue too much, listening to these words, Qing Xue's first reaction was that what they were talking about was Mu Chundu.

"He's back!" Qing Xue lifted the futon, got out of bed, ran over and opened the door.

And the two little palace maids outside the door who were talking energetically were so frightened that they knelt on the ground, and when they entered the palace, Mama confessed that the slave was vainly arguing that the master was a felony and would be punished. So at this moment, both of them were pale, and they didn't dare to look at Qingxue with their heads down.

And Qing Xue was all about Mu Chundu, and only asked, "What about the emperor?" ”

"Return, back to Niangniang, you just fell asleep in the study, and the emperor took you back and sat on the edge of the bed for a while before leaving."

The older palace maid replied, and the other hurriedly chimed in: "Yes! When the emperor went out, he seemed to be in a bad mood, and he was very angry, and he also instructed the servants to spread the word that the ministers were not allowed to send some inconsequential folds into the palace, otherwise they would be allowed to return to their hometowns to farm. ”

The two girls were only fifteen or sixteen years old, and they didn't even dare to come out of the atmosphere after they finished speaking, until Qingxue raised her hand and closed the door again, and they stood up with relief.

And Qing Xue realized that what they were talking about was Ding Qi, so she could only sit back on the bed in disappointment, and it took a long time to recall what they had just said. It's just that I don't know why Ding Qi made such a will.

Although Qing Xue is in the harem, she can also know from the wolf army that the courtiers have long been discussing the matter of exempting the court, and now with this will, I don't know what rumors will come out inside and outside the palace gate tomorrow morning.

Now there are internal and external troubles, if the situation is not stable, I am afraid that sooner or later there will be chaos.

Qing Xue lay on the bed and thought about it for a long time, and then made a decision in desperation.

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Following

As soon as Qingxue woke up, someone from outside the palace reported that the prime minister and hundreds of civil and military officials gathered outside the palace gate to ask to see the emperor.

Qing Xue had expected this to happen, so she wasn't much surprised. After the last incident, the courtiers who stayed behind were all loyal, especially the old ministers of the three dynasties like Zhuge Ming and Yang Ye, who were even more devoted to the Jiangshan Society.

They don't know the truth, they only think that the emperor has changed his mind and ignores the outline of the court and the overall situation, so he will bring hundreds of officials into the palace early in the morning to advise.

In this regard, Qing Xue only ordered: "Let all the adults enter the main hall and wait, and the palace and the emperor will come later." ”

"Yes!"

After the father-in-law who passed the message left, Qingxue instructed the maidservant again: "Prepare a sedan chair to go to Xihua Palace, and then invite the emperor to come." ”

"Yes," the servant girl replied and withdrew.

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Inside the Xihua Palace

Since the funeral of the emperor, the queen mother wanted to go with him several times, but it was Qingxue who asked Ah Qi to carry the two children to the queen mother from time to time, thinking that the two grandchildren were still so young, so she had no idea of martyrdom again.

It's just that although Qingxue has cured physical diseases, she can't cure heart diseases. So the Queen Mother has been lingering on the sickbed these days, her body is not as good as before, and the gray hair on her temples has increased a lot.

Qingxue and Ding Qi entered the hall and saluted, walked over to call her pulse, took the decoction brought by the maidservant, and carefully fed the queen mother spoonful by spoon before speaking: "Qin'er came today to ask the queen mother for instructions. ”

"Is it for the ministers?"

Although the queen mother has been on the sickbed for a long time, she is still worried about the court situation, so Qing Xue is not surprised that she will know, and only handed the medicine back to the maid before nodding and saying: "The ministers are worried about the court situation, and they have gone to Lou Qi again. There is only ...... right now"

"Do you want to restore the early dynasty?" The Queen Mother looked at Ding Qi with a half-pursed look, sighed and looked at Ding Qi again, she knew that Qing Xue wanted Ding Qi to preside over the government as Mu Chundu, but she was a little uneasy.

Qingxue nodded, she knew the Queen Mother's concerns, and for the Queen Mother, Ding Qi was an unknown person. This world was single-handedly won by the ancestors of the Mu family, if for the sake of temporary stability, the throne was handed over to the villains by mistake, and then I am afraid that everything will be too late.

But Qing Xue also knows that the country cannot be without a king for a day, and the current situation simply does not allow her to worry so much. If the boycott continues, the already fearful situation caused by the war will be even more difficult to control.

So she could only comfort: "Queen Mother, Ding Qi is not a person who is greedy for power, and besides, there are wolf soldiers guarding this palace, even if he really wants to compete for the throne, what has he done on his own?" Now the following military officials are waiting in the Qianzheng Palace, and they must give a reasonable answer today, otherwise it will be difficult to calm the hearts of the courtiers! ”

"The queen mother here also knows, but ......" The queen mother wanted to say something, but she sighed and said, "That's it!" That's all there is to it now, so let's go! By the way, there's any news from Due'er? ”

Qing Xue finally breathed a sigh of relief when she got permission, and when she heard her mention Mu Chundu, her eyes were gloomy, and she only said: "The wolf soldiers came to report last night, and they entered the territory of Louqi two days ago, and there is no news from the side." ”

"Hmm" The Queen Mother seemed to respond and sighed, only waved her hand and said, "Go quickly, if there is news, I will immediately send someone to tell the Queen Mother." ”

"Yes, Qin'er knows, the queen mother should not be too sad, and her body is important."

Qing Xue was uneasy and instructed for a while before leaving in a hurry.

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Inside the Hall of Diligence

Officials above the sixth rank came, and the entire hall was full. Prime Minister Zhuge Ming was standing in the foremost position, probably not feeling well, and he was coughing all the time.

Ding Qi has been called the emperor for so long, but it is the first time he has sat on this dragon chair, and Qing Xue is sitting on the back seat next to him.

"Long live the emperor, long live the queen's mother, long live, thousand years old."

A high-pitched call was heard in his ears, but Ding Qi's face was unconsciously a little surprised, probably because he didn't expect that as a modern person in the 21st century, he would one day sit in this position, plus Qing Xue was sitting next to him. He is the emperor, and Qingxue is the queen, which makes him feel a little touched in his heart, but he leaves no trace like a breeze.

"Flat" Ding Qi raised his hand, his movements were slightly stiff, and he turned his head to look at Qing Xue.

Qingxue knew that Ding Qi was lonely, he had never been good at speaking, and he didn't know anything about political affairs, so she had decided to go to court together in the future, so she would mention him from time to time.

It's just that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, this is a rule set by the ancestors, and it is not so easy to get these courtiers to agree to this matter.

Qingxue thought about it all night last night, but she still didn't find any good reason, so she could only choose to take one step at a time.

After the ministers stood up, Qing Xue pretended not to know the reason and asked, "I don't know why you are asking to see you today?" ”

Prime Minister Zhuge Ming, as the head of the hundred officials, took a step to the side and knelt down and said: "The emperor is benevolent and filial, and stopped the early dynasty for the funeral of the emperor, and now ten days have passed, and the old minister dares to ask the emperor to restore the early dynasty." ”

"Please ask the emperor to restore the early dynasty!" The ministers in the back also knelt on the ground.

"Hmmm! Get up! I am here today to announce this. Ding Qi said stiffly, the expression on his face was still a little unnatural, but there was some incomprehensible looks.

Although Qing Xue didn't like such a scene, she could only echo and say: "Your lords are loyal to Chiyun, the emperor and the palace are both inscribed, and the current border is turbulent, it is when the monarch and ministers are needed to work together, and the palace will also help Chiyun survive today's catastrophe with its meager strength." ”

The ministers knew that Chiyun's previous ability to become a major country with military and financial resources second to none in one fell swoop was inseparable from Qing Xue's contributions, so they were also very in awe of her. ”

"Well, then it's decided, from today onwards, the palace will go to the court with all the adults to share the emperor's worries."