Palace

Emperor Yu met with several powerful ministers of the court, and discussed in the imperial study for an afternoon, and it was not until dusk that the ministers left the imperial study.

Concubine Shu stood outside for a full hour with the meal box, and when she saw several ministers coming out, Concubine Shu handed the food box to the palace people around her and stepped forward to stop her.

The faces of several ministers were a little ugly, and when they saw Concubine Shu stepping forward, they stopped saluting, "The minister has seen Concubine Shuniang." ”

"A few adults don't need to be polite. Concubine Shu helped a few people, with a faint worry between her eyebrows, "Dare to ask a few adults, is the emperor still worried about the Xijiang matter?" ”

Several ministers glanced at each other, and saw that there were no people around, so they took a long breath and whispered: "Please also ask Niang Niang to comfort Your Majesty, the matter of the Xijiang plague must not be rushed, and we are also trying our best to find a solution, but it is a pity that it is ......" Several ministers covered their mouths and coughed a few times

"There are no people available in the court, ......" a few people sighed, and hurriedly saluted and left, the concubine collected the look on her face, and the palace maid who was ten steps away from her saw the ministers leaving, so she stepped forward, and the concubine took the food box in her hand and told her to wait here.

The guards guarding the door of the imperial study bowed, and Concubine Shu nodded, "This palace is here to bring food to Your Majesty." ”

"Wait a minute. The guards went in to report, and came out to welcome her in the door after a while, "The emperor invited the mother in." ”

Concubine Shu stepped into the imperial study with a food box, bypassing the screen engraved with a golden dragon, Emperor Yu was sitting on the dragon chair, supporting his forehead with one hand, looking very tired, Song Gonggong was not far below, seeing her enter the door with a bitter face and saluting her, Concubine Shu glanced at the emperor and motioned for Song Gonggong to go out.

After Gonggong Song retreated, Concubine Shu walked up the steps to the shore of the dragon, put the food box on the ground, stood behind the emperor, and reached out to massage his temporal cheeks, the emperor hummed lowly, but did not stop her, until Concubine Shu pressed for a while, the emperor reached out to pull her away.

"Enough, don't bother you. The emperor pulled her to his side, took out a piece and motioned for her to sit down, Concubine Shu thought about it, and took a side, but was pulled into his arms, Concubine Shu's eyebrows frowned, with a little disgust, but her tone did not fluctuate to remind, "Your Majesty, this is not in accordance with the rules." ”

"It's okay, I've wasted half a day with those useless people, it's really tiring. The Emperor leaned on the concubine's head for a moment before letting go of her, "I smell the fragrance, what are you cooking?" I have already said that you don't need to do anything about it. ”

The emperor touched her reddened fingertips and said half-touched and half-reproached.

Concubine Shu lowered her head, "The emperor has been working hard for a few days, and it's nothing for the concubines to bother." ”

How could Concubine Shu tell her that the soup that moved him a lot in the past few days was just some leftovers that she specially boiled for Xiao Yan to make up for his body, and Concubine Shu felt funny when she thought of it, if she hadn't stopped her, Xiao Yan might not even want to send the soup base to Emperor Yu.

Emperor Yu naturally didn't know that what he ate was only what his son had left, and he drank the bone broth with relish.

When he had finished drinking, Concubine Shu took the bowl and put it in, glancing at the folds on the table with a nonchalant glance.

After a while, Concubine Shu said: "The concubine has been very tired when she sees Your Majesty these days, but because of the Xijiang plague?"

Xiao Yu was in a good mood, but when Concubine Shu mentioned this, she suddenly felt a headache again, "Alas, as soon as I talk about this matter, I am angry, the father and son of the Shui family have been to Xijiang for so many years, and they can't even hold a small dam, the dam collapsed and killed many people, not to mention, there was a plague, and now the people of Xijiang are panicking, and there is no one available in the court!"

Seeing that the emperor was not angry when she asked about the imperial government, Concubine Shu continued: "Listen to Your Majesty's meaning, Your Majesty wants to find a minister to go to Xijiang to deal with the plague?"

Emperor Yu glanced at her and was silent for a long time before saying, "That's true." ”

Concubine Shu took a step back and lifted her skirt and knelt down, "Please forgive your majesty, the concubine should not discuss the government in vain, but firstly, the concubine saw that His Majesty had almost harmed her body these days, and the concubine was really worried about Your Majesty, and secondly, the concubine was also worried about the people suffering in Xijiang, and the concubine had some ideas, begging Your Majesty to let the concubine say a word!"

Concubine Shu's eyes were red, she kowtowed a few times, and Emperor Shu's expression was affectionate and pitiful, Emperor Shu already doted on Concubine Shu, and there was no better way to come back now, no matter whether what Concubine Shu said was useful or useless, he was the only one who could hear it at the moment, but it was not that he couldn't say it.

Emperor Yu took her hand and pulled it to his side, "Concubine Ai doesn't have to be embarrassed, there is no better way now, if Concubine Ai has a way to solve my problems, even if it is!"

"What the concubine thinks is not a solution, the concubine just thinks that in the matter of Xijiang, at such a time, His Majesty should not only send one minister. Concubine Shu frowned, "The concubine thinks that the collapse of the Xijiang Dam is first a flood and then a plague, and the people of Xijiang must be very frightened. ”

Concubine Shu pursed her lips, "Your Majesty has considered Your Highness. ”

Emperor Yu narrowed his eyes, "You mean, you want me to choose one of the several princes to be the minister?"

Emperor Yu slightly let go of the hand holding the concubine, if it is a disaster relief on weekdays, there is naturally no problem in sending a prince, but now the difficulty is that Xijiang is not only a flood, but also a plague, no matter which of these princes goes, their lives will be in danger.

Emperor Yu couldn't help but think in his heart, could it be that Concubine Shu was also polluted by the filth in this palace, and the Nine Emperors were only in her teens, so she had considered getting rid of his fierce enemies for him!

Concubine Shu sensed Emperor Yu's displeasure, she was not nervous, but continued: "Your Majesty, in fact, the concubines are not only thinking about this matter, the concubines are brave, I heard that several princes of His Majesty have just entered the court to participate in politics, and their Majesty must be very embarrassed. ”

"Your Majesty is a virtuous monarch, and naturally hopes that the prince will also be a virtuous monarch in the future, if the prince and several princes have a heart, they will naturally take the initiative to ask for help, so that Your Majesty can just see whether the princes are heavy on power or the people. After the concubine finished speaking, she lowered her head and said no more.

After a while, the emperor laughed twice and said, "My concubine, her courage is not ordinary. ”

Concubine Shu put her forehead on the ground, and her body couldn't help sweating, and said calmly: "The concubine is dedicated to His Majesty, if Your Majesty blames the concubine, the concubine has no complaints, as long as she can help Your Majesty, the concubine will die and deserve it!"

Concubine Shu closed her eyes and waited quietly for Emperor Yu's answer.

Suddenly, Emperor Yu, who had been sitting on the dragon chair, stood up and gradually walked away.

Concubine Shu's heart was also up and down, and after a while, Concubine Shu heard Emperor Yu laughing loudly, and the more she laughed, the happier she became.

The footsteps gradually approached, Concubine Shu's wrist was heavy, and she was pulled up in an instant, Emperor Yu's face was happy, and he sighed, "The two things that I have the most headache are, Concubine Ai easily proposed a good way for me, Concubine Ai is really a smart and exquisite person!"

Concubine Shu breathed a sigh of relief and bowed her head shyly, "Your Majesty has praised it falsely." ”

"If the concubine's proposal is valid, I will be rewarded. Emperor Yu gave a promise, and he excitedly planned to call someone to do something.

Concubine Shu pulled the hem of Emperor La's clothes, "Your Majesty, wait, in fact, the concubine's words have not been finished yet." The reason why the concubine dared to ask the emperor to send the prince to disaster relief was that the concubine would naturally not harm the prince, but in fact, the concubine's sister Dun and the county lord knew a divine doctor, and the divine doctor had great attainments in the plague. ”

The emperor was even more pleased when he heard this, and praised Concubine Shu's quality of Lanxin, and when she returned to the palace, she was rewarded with a lot of good things, Concubine Shu entered the gate of Zhongcui Palace, and almost collapsed to the ground with weak legs.

Concubine Shu hurriedly called someone to send a letter to Duan Rubian.

Not long after Concubine Shu rested in Zhongcui Palace, the queen quietly invited her over.

When Concubine Shu arrived, the queen's expression was a little gloomy, and Concubine Shu stepped forward to salute unhurriedly, "The concubine has seen the queen's mother." ”

"Get up. The queen raised her chin, "Don't play Tai Chi with me, tell me quickly, what did you say to Your Majesty today?"

"Don't worry. Concubine Shu had a look of imminence on her face, "The lord of Dunhe sent a letter to the concubines, asking the concubines to help her and remove the five princes for the queen's mother." ”

The queen's eyes flashed, "What you said is true?"

Concubine Shu attached to the queen's ear, and brought the concocted schemes one by one, the queen's face gradually improved, and she raised her eyebrows and looked at her, "You tell Duan Rufang that if this matter is done, the palace will definitely reward her!"

"Thank you!" Concubine Shu knelt down to thank her, and said, "Please don't tell His Royal Highness the Crown Prince about this matter in advance, so as not to be seen by the five princes." ”

With the queen's promise, Concubine Shu picked a small path back to Zhongcui Palace.

In the Duan Mansion in that room, Duan Rubian received Concubine Shu's secret letter and found that she had solved the emperor's side, and a long-lost smile appeared on her face.

Qinghe and Qingtian stood aside for some reason, and it wasn't until Duan Rufang had read the letter that Qinghe asked, "What plan does Miss have, maybe you can tell your subordinates?"

"Not yet. Duan Rubian glanced at Qinghe, "Three days later, I and Qingkong will leave for a while, as short as a month or more than three months, and after three days, Concubine Shu will send a trustworthy grandmother from the palace to help you, remember not to let the Qi family take advantage of the loophole, and not to let Duan Ruhua interfere in the affairs of the family, if she comes to visit the Shui family, she will use the emperor's holy decree to pressure her, in short, don't let her step into the Duan family, the people of the Shui family are the same, you know?"

Qinghe didn't ask Duan Rubian why he had been away for so long, and simply nodded, "Miss don't worry, your subordinates will definitely guard the mansion well, and they will live up to Miss's trust!"