He looked at the two of us again, and before he finished speaking, he just smiled and waved his hand: "It's okay, it's okay." The two of them walked slowly. ”

As he spoke, he turned around and walked inside, muttering, "How could I have ever seen both of them......"

We didn't pay attention to his words, at this time, Xiaofuzi had already helped Shui Xiu into the carriage, and came to pick me up again, I nodded and wanted to walk with him.

As soon as I walked to the side of the carriage, I turned around and saw that he was still standing behind me, those calm and deep eyes were still silently watching me like this, I thought about it, turned to look at him with the door of the carriage, and whispered, "Light cold." ”

"Huh?"

"You and Fu Lao, be careful these days."

He looked at me, not surprised, and nodded calmly.

In fact, since he and Fu Badai entered the court, the situation has not been peaceful, in the past, there were tigers like Shen Gongyi in the court, and those old ministers who were hostile to them were eyeing each other, and now Shen Gongyi has fallen, and those old ministers have almost been cleaned by Pei Yuanhao, but it does not mean that their crisis has passed.

Their crisis has never come from the north alone.

The situation between the imperial court and the south is so tense, I don't know what role Xichuan plays in this, but Fu Badai didn't come to inquire about the news when he heard that there were foreign goods stores, but took the initiative to ask people if there were foreign goods stores in the capital, and he was already thinking ahead of me.

He also said that he probably knows a lot more than I do.

His entry into the dynasty has always been the most taboo in Xichuan.

"Don't worry, we'll be careful."

“…… Well. ”

"Don't worry."

"And—" I sighed a little heavier, looked into his eyes, and said, "You promise me that no matter what happens, you won't go south lightly." ”

This sentence made his originally calm and indifferent eyes flicker suddenly.

His father and brother died in the South, and both died in the South, which was always the heaviest stone in my heart, and almost weighed me down. I'm not worried about the heavy responsibility that the bloodline has inherited him, I'm just afraid that the same path will lead him to the same end.

That's something I can't let happen anyway.

"You promise me."

“……”

He was silent for a long time, and then nodded slowly: "Okay, I promise you." ”

Looking at the dark eyes, I breathed a sigh of relief, at this time Xiaofuzi and Du Yan had been waiting for a long time, I turned around and carefully got into the carriage, Shui Xiu also sat there quietly to help me, I sat down, then moved to the window and lifted the curtain, and saw that he was still standing outside the carriage, the scorching sun shone on his dark skin, and there was some pale blood loss.

Just as Xiaofuzi jumped into the car and was about to swing the whip, Qinghan suddenly stepped forward and walked to the window.

"Light."

When I heard this, I hurriedly poked my head out: "Huh? ”

He looked at me, paused, and whispered, "I'll arrange those things." ”

The last sentence was so low that I could barely hear it, a loud whistle from the long whip, and the carriage was already staggering forward.

I lay by the window and froze.

He said, "What are those things, what will he arrange?"

What's up?

What we talked about just now was about the south, Xichuan, and those things on the battlefield that were bloody, and of course he wouldn't say what he could arrange.

The only thing he could arrange, and what I talked about, was-

By the time the carriage swayed back to the Imperial City, it was already twilight.

The palace gate made a long and hoarse sound behind me, and then it closed with a bang, like a muffled thunder exploding in my ears, and my eyes widened suddenly, and the whole person was startled.

Shui Xiu sat next to me and looked at me carefully: "My lord, what are you thinking, so distracted?" ”

“…… No, it's fine. ”

The carriage drove forward for a while and stopped, Xiao Fuzi jumped down and diligently helped me and Shui Xiu to get out of the carriage, as soon as I looked up, I saw Gonggong Yu leading a few little eunuchs standing on the steps, and when he saw me, he immediately trotted down, leaned over and said, "Lord Yue, you are back." ”

"Father-in-law Jade."

"The emperor has decreed that after Lord Yue returns to the palace, he will immediately go to the imperial study to meet him."

The Imperial Study......

I wasn't surprised that he wanted me to see him at once, but—

Never mind.

I nodded, then turned back and instructed Shui Xiu: "Go back to Jingren Palace first, and tell the queen mother, don't run around, you know?" ”

"Yes, sir."

Xiaofuzi also asked Yu Gonggong to say goodbye, and then followed Shui Xiu with a smile, looking like a little donkey who was happy, I walked two steps, and when I looked back, Du Yan was still standing in the carriage holding the reins, looking at that end calmly, I thought about it, and turned back to him and said, "It's hard today." ”

He looked at me and said calmly, "Don't dare." ”

I smiled, turned around and followed Grandpa Yu.

I am not unfamiliar with the road to the imperial study, and I have walked countless times, in fact, a road has always been the same, different, but it is the mood of the person who walks.

I walked to the bottom of the steps outside the study, and Father-in-law Yu went up first to push the door open, and said to me carefully, "Lord Yue, please." ”

I walked in peacefully.

The light in the study was not too strong, and as twilight fell, the doors and windows here were closed, making it look a little darker. Pei Yuanhao was sitting in front of him, bowing his head in front of the desk and writing something, the folds and documents on both sides were piled up high, it seemed that he was indeed not easy these days.

I slowly walked to the center of the room and knelt down: "Weichen greets the emperor." ”

The pen that was originally walking like a fly paused at this time, and then continued to write, but he didn't even lift it: "Get up." ”

"Your Majesty."

When he got up, he kept his head down and wrote his things, not letting me go, not letting me stay, so I just stood there.

There was silence in the study, except for the rustle of wolves scratching across the paper.

I don't know how long it took, he finally finished writing, slowly put down the pen, and while looking down at the fold, he said casually: "What did you do when you left the palace today?" ”

"If you go back to the emperor, I found the only foreign goods store in the capital and called the ferry to come to the museum."

"What did you ask?"

"The owner of the ferry hall is from the country of Franco, and he said that the weapons of the south are indeed trade with them."

"Who sold it?"

"The Imperial Court of the Kingdom of Franco."

His eyebrows furrowed slightly.

"They actually hooked up with those foreign countries?"

"Actually, it's not that hard." I said calmly: "The iron weapons of the Celestial Empire are less circulating, and there are often some private cargo ships on the southern coast, and they have more dealings with foreign foreigners, and they want a large number of weapons, and the merchants can't afford to give them, so they will find a way to take a line from them to hand over the business to the court over there, and then make some money from the middlemen." ”

Pei Yuanhao sneered and closed the fold with a snap: "Behind them, there is still a country." ”

I said, "Not necessarily. ”

"Oh?"

"The foreigner's boss also said that they are just here to do business and get money, but if it involves war, they will never dare."

"Don't dare!" His voice raised an octave: "Such a large batch of weapons, unless they are used in battle, what else can they do!" If they dare to sell, then they are already against the court! ”

“……”

My heart sank.

Uncle Ghost said so sincerely before, I had eight points of confidence, but as soon as Pei Yuanhao said this, I suddenly realized that such a large batch of weapons could only be used in war, and the Francois dared to sell it to the rebellious forces in the south like this, and there was already a tendency to support them.

In fact, in this world, no business will be more profitable than war.

It seems that I am still too gullible.

At this time, I raised my head, looked at Pei Yuanhao and said, "Then the emperor is going to-"

"Hmph, want to take advantage of the opportunity to make a profit?" He sneered, "I have a big 'business' I want to do with them!" ”

Looking at the almost cruel light in his eyes, and the civil unrest in the south these days made him depressed and irritable, I hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the current trend of affairs in the south is unknown, and it is still not appropriate to have any more trouble with foreigners." ”

The original anger in his eyes slowly extinguished after hearing my words, looked at me for a long time, did not speak, and slowly threw the fold into the pile that had been reviewed on the bookcase, and the expression on his face sank.

However, his gaze was a little sharp.

I frowned slightly at that gaze, only to feel that the heat in the house had faded at this moment, and the room suddenly became cold to the bone, and then I heard his voice that had completely calmed down: "Today, what else have you done besides these?" ”

"Nothing."

"Nothing?" He slowly stood up from the desk and walked in front of me: "Really nothing? ”

"Back and forth, no stops, no other things."

"Done—no—done?"

He suddenly reached out and grabbed my wrist and pulled me hard in front of him: "If you do, what are you going to do?" ”

“……”

"You've been in the foreign goods store with him for so long, and the two of you are in the same room, what else do you want to do?!"

And sure enough......

Hearing this, I didn't even bother to sneer, and lowered my eyelids lightly: "Being a minister in the same palace, eating the king's fortune together, sharing the king's worries, and doing nothing else." What does the emperor think, what can we do? ”

The anger in his eyes was even worse than before, and I could almost feel the burning when he stared at me, and I was clutched by his wrist, and it was almost broken and painful, but I still looked at him calmly, as if I was here, but a skin that didn't know pain, didn't love or hate.

He gritted his teeth and glared at me, his hand became harder and harder, almost pinching my slender wrist bone, at this moment, there was a rush of footsteps from behind, stopped at the door, and heard the panting voice of the Jade Gonggong: "Your Majesty." ”

"What?!"

Hearing his almost low roar, Father-in-law Yu was so frightened that he paused, but he still stopped and didn't leave, and said carefully: "Just now, Rong Jingzhai's people came to report that Yun Concubine - Yun Concubine Niangniang is about to give birth." ”