Chapter 022: Cooperate tacitly
readx;? Hearing Yun Yao's words, Rong Ya breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I'm scared to death, why did Aunt Jinxiu suddenly come?"
"Because the emperor is here. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info" Yun Yao replied, "The Queen Mother is guarding against the emperor, so she sent Aunt Jinxiu over to take a look." ”
"That'...... Have you told Sister Yingquan everything you want to say?" Rong Ya asked, "I see that the time is so rushed, and I don't know if you have made it clear." ”
"Everything that needs to be said has been said, and the rest ...... The emperor can also think of eight or nine. Yun Yao said, "Niangniang, I'm afraid that after a while, the Queen Mother will summon me over, if I can't come back this time......"
"Why can't you come back? Is it because you helped the emperor's cousin without telling the empress dowager, so the empress dowager wants to punish you? But you gave the emperor's cousin an idea to deal with the flood, which is a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people, why does the empress dowager still punish you?" Rong Ya was very puzzled.
"It's not that simple. Yun Yao said, "Niangniang, thank you for supporting me and cooperating with me this time." I'm doing something very dangerous, and if I'm not careful, I'll lose everything, and this time, I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse. ”
"It must be fine, if the Queen Mother punishes you, I will go and intercede with you. Rong Ya said, with a smile on her face, as if it was all very simple and everything would go her way.
Yun Yao was silent, if things were really as easy as Rong Ya thought, it would be fine.
Just as the two were talking, someone from outside came to tell them that it was the Empress Dowager Xuanyun, a young envoy, who was going to Jianzhang Palace.
When Rong Ya heard this, her heart immediately became nervous, after all, Yun Yao had told her a moment ago that maybe the Queen Mother would send someone to come over to announce the summons, but she didn't expect to come so soon.
"Sister Yun Yao, I'll go with you. Rong Ya took her hand and said.
"Niangniang, you are still sick and can't go out. Yun Yao patted Rong Ya's hand, said as if reminding, and then spoke again, "The slave maid is going to Jianzhang Palace, take care of yourself." ”
Actually, Yun Yao didn't want to say the last word, she also wanted to come back alive, but she didn't know what her fate would be, so think about it, she should say goodbye to Rong Ya and say take care.
Thinking like this, Yun Yao followed the eunuch of Jianzhang Palace to meet the Queen Mother.
Along the way, she has been thinking about how Lu Yingquan will deal with the Queen Mother so as not to arouse the suspicion of the Queen Mother, and what Lu Yingquan will say in order to make the Queen Mother believe the conversation between the two of them.
The Queen Mother would never believe it, the two of them talked in private, just said something about their respective circumstances, there must be something else, so...... Is it the witchcraft in the palace, or the flood control in the south?
Thinking while walking, Yun Yao soon arrived at Jianzhang Palace and was taken into the main hall.
The Queen Mother was sitting on the chair at the top, and the palace daughter was fanning her, but the summer morning was also very hot, but Lu Yingquan knelt on the slightly cold ground, lowered his head, and clenched his hands into fists, as if he was very nervous.
When Yun Yao came in, she saw such a scene, she took in Lu Yingquan's nervousness, but she didn't know what she was nervous about.
"Slave Yunyao, please say hello to the Queen Mother. Yun Yao said, knelt beside Lu Yingquan, kowtowed to the Queen Mother, and then saluted.
"Yun Yao, the mourning family has always felt that you are knowledgeable and knowledgeable, so there are some things I want to ask you. The Queen Mother looked at Yun Yao and did not let her get up, but said so.
"Thank you for the Queen Mother's praise, the slave must know everything, and the words are endless. Yun Yao replied.
"That's good. The Queen Mother nodded, "The mourning family asked you, if you are asked to go to Ji'an County to deal with the floods, and the people of Ji'an County need to all relocate, where do you plan to let them move in?"
When the Queen Mother's voice fell, Yun Yao was stunned, she originally thought that the Queen Mother called her here today to interrogate the content of her meeting and conversation with Lu Yingquan today, but she didn't expect that the Queen Mother would ask about the relocation of Ji'an County.
Yun Yao guessed the purpose of the Queen Mother in her heart, but she felt the nervous aura of Lu Yingquan beside her, she seemed to understand that the relocation of Ji'an County should be related to Lu Yingquan, otherwise Yingquan would not be so nervous when the Queen of Heaven asked about it.
In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through his mind, and finally Yun Yao settled down, and then bowed down and said: "If the slave maid is responsible for the relocation of Ji'an County, the slave maid will move the people of Ji'an County to Yiguo. ”
When her words fell, she seemed to hear Lu Yingquan beside her breathe a sigh of relief, and her clenched fists gradually relaxed.
Yun Yao knew that she was right at this moment, she and Yingquan said the same thing, maybe this was the tacit understanding that the two had cultivated in the Yeting Palace before, so they could give them a glimmer of life at such a critical time.
But Yun Yao's answer made the Queen Mother's face slightly gloomy.
The Queen Mother sat on the top, her eyes fell on Yun Yao's body, as if she was exploring something. Because of the word Yiguo, the Queen Mother was very unhappy, and everyone in the palace knew that the most taboo and defensive thing for the Queen Mother was the Empress Dowager Jiang and her son in Yiguo.
Jinxiu stood beside the Queen Mother, also looking at the two girls kneeling below, and sighed in her heart.
It's best that they have a self-justifying answer, otherwise they will definitely not be able to pass the queen mother's level, after all...... The former Jiang Meiren was a thorn in the side of the Queen Mother, and Her Royal Highness King Yi, who was Wen Taowu and strategic, was also a heart disease of the Queen Mother.
"Why?" it took a long time before the Queen Mother spoke again, "Why did you move into Yiguo?"
"The words of the Empress Dowager, the slave maid has seen the topographic map of Daning, Ji'an County is located at the junction of Yiguo, Jingguo and the Central Dynasty of Daning, and the geographical location is very important. If you want to move, you can only move in these three directions. However, passing to the west, there are mountains and mountains, and the relocation needs to go over the mountains and mountains, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and it is really the next policy; to the north is the Daning Central Dynasty, but Ji'an County was originally located in the border of the three places, and the dragons and snakes are mixed, and no one knows whether the people of Ji'an County will be mixed into the fine work, and if they are rashly put in, I am afraid that it will be unfavorable to the safety of the government. In Yiguo, to the southeast, the terrain is flat, and the amount of work required for relocation is small, even if Ji'an County really has unstable factors such as fine work, it will only disturb Yiguo. ”
Yun Yao carefully recalled the map she had seen in her mind before, and then said what she thought was the reason.
However, she immediately knew that the Empress Dowager was reluctant to let the people of Ji'an County move into Yiguo, because although these people had unstable factors, they also had strong farming skills. If Yiwang doesn't handle it well, it will be a riot, and if it is handled well, he will be able to enhance his strength.
"What do you mean...... There is some truth to that. The Queen Mother spoke softly, "You two get up." ”
"Slave and maid, thank you Queen Mother. Yun Yao and Lu Yingquan thanked each other, and then got up, but Lu Yingquan was a little numb in his legs because he had been kneeling for too long, and he was a little unsteady when he got up.
Fortunately, Yun Yao quickly supported her, and the two supported each other so that they did not fall.
The queen mother at the top saw it in her eyes and knew that these two people had a deep relationship, and it was understandable that they would talk about these things together.
"Lu Yingquan, tell me what the emperor is worried about besides worrying about the relocation of Ji'an County?"
"If you go back to the Queen Mother, the emperor is still worried, whether to let Yang Yushi go to the south to control the water. Lu Yingquan said, "After the court this morning, the ministers handed over excerpts one after another, saying that they begged the emperor to send Yang Yushi to the south to treat the flood and relieve the disaster, and Yang Yushi himself also went to the fold to ask for it." ”
"The mourning family knows, you two should go back separately. The Queen Mother said, "Actually, as female officials, you can walk freely in the palace, but the two of you must always pay attention to your identity, what to say and what not to say, you must always pay attention." ”
"The slave and maid obey the instructions of the Queen Mother. The two answered, and then left Jianzhang Palace.
Walking out of Jianzhang Palace, there was still a way to go, Lu Yingquan looked at the somewhat scorching sun in the sky, and suddenly sighed: "I thought that this time, I wouldn't be able to see such a brilliant sunshine." Yun Yao, fortunately, you understand me. ”
"What did the Queen Mother ask you?" Yun Yao asked.
"The Queen Mother asked me what the two of us were talking about. Lu Yingquan said, "I know that with the suspicion of the Queen Mother, I definitely don't believe that we only talked about what we ate and what we used today, so I told the Queen Mother, I saw that the emperor has been troubled recently, and I want to help the emperor and gain the emperor's trust, so I asked you a question." ”
"What the emperor is worried about is how to get the queen mother to agree to move the people of Ji'an County to Yiguo, and you want to help the emperor, so you will pretend to be in my name, saying that I gave you an idea, so that you can persuade the emperor to move the disaster victims to Yiguo?" Yun Yao quickly understood Lu Yingquan's question, and said, "So when the Queen Mother entered the Jianzhang Palace, she asked me how to move the disaster victims in Ji'an County." ”
"That's right. Lu Yingquan nodded, "In fact, there are pros and cons for the people of Ji'an County to move into Yiguo, and the emperor believes that His Royal Highness King Yiwang will not be an incompetent king, and he will definitely settle those disaster victims." But the emperor was afraid that the queen mother would not agree, so she would sabotage it, so as to see through the emperor's plan. ”
"It doesn't hurt either. Yun Yao said, "Anyway, it is already an ironclad fact that Yang Yushi went to the south to control the water, and the Queen Mother will definitely tell Yang Yushi to do something in the process of moving, causing riots in Yiguo and increasing the instability of Yiguo." But Yang Yushi is destined not to live, so ...... These plans will definitely not be completed, and His Royal Highness King Yi can accept the people of Ji'an County in a proper manner. ”
When Lu Yingquan heard this, he nodded and said, "I finally did something useful." ”
"Yingquan, when we meet in the future, we will see each other generously, and there is no need to make excuses. Yun Yao thought for a moment and reminded, "The Queen Mother already knows that we have a deep sisterhood, and it is understandable to meet and chat with each other on weekdays. What's more, the Queen Mother herself said that both of us have the right to walk the court freely, if we are too careful, it will cause the Queen Mother's doubts even more. ”
"I see. When I go back, I'll tell the emperor about these things. Lu Yingquan nodded and said, and then the two walked to the fork in the road and parted ways.