"Yes. Chen Pingping respectfully responded.

"Are those two female assassins really looking around the sword sect?"

"Yes. ”

The emperor suddenly frowned and asked, "Wouldn't that Sigu Sword really kill the Fan family for revenge?"

Chen Pingping replied respectfully: "A generation of grandmasters, there are always some shelves, and they are still cultivating in the Dongyi Sword Pit at the moment, as long as Fan Xian does not go to Dongyi City, and this matter is also being dealt with." ”

"I know, those things were not talked about the night before yesterday, and they continued today. The emperor half-closed his eyes and asked: "It took a long time to return to Beijing, even if you are not afraid of the imperial historians, the alliance must also take into account the discussion of the subjects of the world." Lian knows that you are making a petty character, and is not satisfied with his arrangement. ”

Chen Pingping gently rubbed the nail of the ring finger of her right hand, not knowing whether she was nervous or excited, but her wrinkled face was still very calm: "After this incident, it is estimated that the prime minister will hold a grudge, although he will believe that it was Sigu Jian's shot, he will always think that his son died because of Fan's son, this marriage...... Forget it. ”

The emperor said quietly: "It's okay, King Jing has entered the palace, I don't know why, he likes that little guy very much, don't look at him and don't care, but if he wants to protect himself, no one in this court dares to move again, as for Lin Ruofu, he is a smart person, after Lin Heng dies, who should he believe, twenty years later, there should always be a really smart decision." ”

"King Jing?" Chen Pingping was a little surprised.

Of course he didn't recognize it, so he didn't know where he got into love with the little one. The Emperor sighed and said, "Maybe everything is fate." ”

It seems that this sentence involves some years of pain, and an emperor and a minister are silent at the same time.

Chen Pingping suddenly said: "I opposed it four years ago. Today, the minister is still opposed to this marriage. ”

The emperor opened his eyes and looked at him, and said, "You are younger than Lian, but you have been working hard all these years, but you have aged a lot, and you will still take care of some things in the future." These little guys' affairs, where are you qualified to worry about it? ”

Chen Pingping smiled and responded: "This matter is over, and the minister will tell the old man." ”

"What's the matter?"

"Your Majesty, that child's business. ”

The emperor's tone became lighter: "In order to leave his mother's things to him, he turned these many turns, pretended to feel sorry for Chen'er, named her the lord of the county, and let this inheritance be used as a dowry." Then ask the Queen Mother to marry, which justifiably allowed him to get these things. Lian has good intentions, but you still have any dissatisfaction. ”

"I don't dare. Chen Pingping knew that His Majesty had implemented a lot of measures in order to allow Fan Xian to regain the Ye family, and he said with a straight face: "It's just that the minister always thinks about it, in case the minister goes one day." What should be done with this Inspectorate? It would be very dangerous to leave the yard in the hands of an outsider. ”

Unlike the succession of imperial power, the Supervision Yuan is a somewhat deformed existence, which depends on the supreme trust of Emperor Qingguo in Chen Pingping and Chen Pingping's supreme loyalty to the emperor. It is very likely to have an unimaginable terrible impact on the situation of Qingguo, and if it is handed over to the courtiers, it is possible to send a powerful minister to threaten the royal family, and if it is handed over to the prince, it is possible to create an overly powerful prince and affect the overlap of the throne.

The emperor closed his eyes again, as if thinking something: "Do you think Lian should hand over the courtyard to him?"

"Yes, since that child is not an outsider, he will naturally not threaten the palace. However, his background is destined to be impossible to participate in the battle of the Son of Heaven's family, so he is the most able to remain neutral. Chen Pingping replied slowly.

The emperor seemed to be moved: "Let's think about it." You are good at giving birth to your body, and there are always one or two decades to live, so you don't need to be too anxious about this. ”

"Yes. Chen Pingping saw that today's purpose had been achieved, and she bowed respectfully and withdrew, and a palace maid from a distance had already seen her come over and helped her, and walked to the road outside the palace.

The emperor stood up, closed his eyes for a long time, and suddenly opened his eyes and watched the wheelchair go outside the palace, he had never doubted Chen Pingping's loyalty to him, but he had always had some doubts, why this old dog would be so obsessed with that woman, and would do everything to fight for all the power that could be obtained for the child-thinking of that child, a trace of tenderness suddenly flashed on the face of the supreme man in the world, thinking that he had not seen it since he came to Beijing, when would he have to go and see.

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The palace maid pushed the wheelchair out of the inner palace, and the guards took it, and then slowly pushed it in the outer palace, and then to the official gate, someone from the supervision institute took it over, and helped Mr. Chen into the carriage, and the carriage marched forward on Suzaku Street, crushing the stone road, making a rhythmic sound of pedaling, but it had not left the inner city for half a day.

The road to the east was quiet, and it was already half dark, and the carriage turned in and stopped in a secluded place, where another carriage was already waiting. The officials of the Supervision Yuan and the guards next to the carriage did not seem to be familiar with each other, but they left the carriage at the same time and scattered around, forming a relatively hidden defensive circle.

The two carriages were very close to each other, and at the same time, the people in the carriage lifted the side curtains and glanced at each other, it was Chen Ping and Fan Xian's father, who was the head of the court, Fan Jian. When Chen Pingping saw this righteous face, she was very annoyed: "While I am not in Beijing, you will coax Your Majesty to find a good family for your son!"

Seeing that he was angry, Fan Jian was neither afraid nor nervous, and responded with a slight smile: "Four years ago, you ruined my business, and I just want to find a way to get things back now." ”

Chen Pingping said coldly: "It's very gratifying to get such a bunch of stinky money." ”

Fan Jian shook his head and said: "Money is the most important thing, don't forget that when the yard was first formed, if it wasn't for the idle mother, you would drink the northwest wind." ”

"Now this Neiku is not the Ye family of the year, if your Fan family takes it, I am afraid that it will be overwhelmed. The emperor forced the Lin family to admit and give birth to a daughter, just to let you and the prime minister live in peace, and at the same time, it is also for the future, otherwise in the future, people will know that the county lord is married to the prince, what is the saying. Chen Pingping sneered: "Listen to my persuasion and withdraw from this marriage, which is a good thing for you and him." ”

"You think I don't know what you're planning. Fan Jian frowned and said, "You always thought that the eldest princess had something to do with the events of the year, but after all these years, you haven't found any evidence." ”

"It's not just that. Chen Pingping said with a cold face: "Even if Your Majesty feels indebted to him, but think about it, if Your Majesty really listens to you and returns the Ye family to him, then what about this courtyard? Your Majesty is eloquent and strategic, and will never allow anyone in the world to master these two weapons at the same time, even if he can't." ”

Fan Jian's brows furrowed even tighter: "Since you know this, why do you want my son to be involved in these things, wouldn't it be better for him to be a rich man." ”

"Is it so easy for a rich man to do it?"

"With you and I in Kyoto, the eldest princess has also been taught a lesson, and the next few years should be very stable. ”

Chen Pingping said coldly: "Don't forget, your ...... Son, he was almost killed a month ago. ”

Fan Jian stared at his eyes: "This is my negligence, it's not your problem, if you don't get angry and don't go back, there won't be these turmoil in Beijing." ”

Chen Pingping said quietly: "If your son dies like this, do you still need you and me to be so attentive?"

......

After a period of silence, Fan Jian spoke: "In this matter, I have paid a far greater price than you, so if the two sides can't make a choice, I hope you will respect my opinion." Chen Pingping thought about it and agreed with the other party's statement. The so-called words are not speculative for more than half a sentence, Fan Jian coldly lowered the curtain of the carriage, and with a bang, the two carriages parted ways.

The night shrouded the imperial city, and in this thick ink-like background, some people gathered for interests, some for ideas, and then often separated because of the same two words, only waiting for a certain day and a coincidence, to come together again. Under the root of the imperial city, next to the high vermilion palace wall, a sedan chair was slowly walking, and a few relatives followed from a distance, and the forbidden army at the palace gate in the distance saw the sedan chair walking around the palace wall, but no one stepped forward to ask questions.

It was the prime minister's palanquin, this was the prime minister's habit, whenever Qingguo fell into some kind of problem, he would always have people carry his palanquin around the palace wall, some people said that he was thinking in a strict and quiet environment, and those who despised the prime minister thought that this eccentricity showed a certain pathological fanaticism for power. In the second year of Qingli, the southern river had a flood, the prime minister was dusting the sedan chair around the palace wall many times, and the next day there was an excerpt, which described in detail the division of labor and process of disaster relief and relief, the article was clear and powerful, and in the most critical amount of money, it was a little stretched, and the household department was a little difficult to support alone.

People in the world often say that the prime minister is a traitor, just look at his house. The prime minister is a capable minister, just look at the world. But whether it is a traitor or a capable appearance, in fact, at certain times, he will always return to the most primitive role, such as his father. Today, the prime minister "scattered the sedan chair" around the palace wall, and no one dared to disturb him, precisely because everyone knew that his second son was dead, and the adults were in a bad mood.

The night gradually deepened, the palace lit up red candles and lanterns, faint yellow light from the high wall sprinkled, but the palace wall was still pitch black, the sedan chair slowly walked to a certain side of the palace wall secludedly, there was a lantern in the distance swaying over, walked closer, only to understand that it was also a sedan chair.