"Your Royal Highness! Excuse me. ”

"Oh! Su-yeon-sama doesn't need to be outside! Come in! Xiao Nan, ah......"

"In!"

"Go and prepare the Thousand Days of Drunkenness we brought from Luoyang to an altar, and when Lord Xiuyan is gone, let her take it!"

"Yes!"

Mingjing Nan, who was standing behind Zhou Jieqiong, nodded at Zhou Jieqiong with a smile, and then left the lobby.

Conveniently, the door to the lobby was closed.

A natural action to empty the room and prepare for a chat.

It also seems to be the surprise of Jung so-yeon's sudden visit, as well as welcome.

"Your Highness the Princess doesn't have to be like this. Wechen ...... It's been a long time since I drank alcohol. Zheng Xiuyan smiled a little embarrassedly and shook her head, but still sat down.

"I just arrived in Xuchang, and I haven't had time to meet the imperial brother to ask for peace, so you came to the door...... Is there something urgent? Zhou Jieqiong smiled and directly changed the topic from greetings to business.

It's not that she won't say hello, it's just that in the back hall, Xu Huabiao is sitting there, and she doesn't want her husband to listen to some unnutritious nonsense there.

“…… Princess Wannian and Duke Yi are really a match made in heaven! Even the style of speaking is the same. Zheng Xiuyan smiled a little speechlessly, shook her head, and said with a very serious expression: "I came to see the princess because I wanted to say something to the princess, Your Royal Highness the princess, the matter of asking Your Majesty to crown Lord Li Xiuman as the king is really not what he meant!" Please also princess Mingjian! ”

“…… How do you know it's not what Master Lee so-man meant? Zhou Jieqiong also immediately put away her kind expression and became serious.

"Lord Wei has always been loyal to the country, if it weren't for His Majesty's insistence on making him a duke, he wouldn't even think about it......"

"You know?" Zhou Jieqiong interrupted Zheng Xiuyan's words.

Be quiet.

"Her Royal Highness Princess...... Don't believe in Wei Gong either? In Zheng Xiuyan's words, there was a faint helplessness.

There was also a hint of disappointment.

"I don't believe it." Zhou Jieqiong shook her head very dryly, "Before in Youzhou, he actually calculated my husband's ......"

"That's what Lord Shen Changmin meant, and it has nothing to do with Duke Wei......"

"Lord Zheng Xiuyan, what you say, do you believe it?" Zhou Jieqiong smiled.

"I believe it! When Quan Xiaosheng came to Xuchang, he saw me first, and then went to see Shen Changmin, and I have heard the same set of rhetoric. Zheng Xiuyan looked serious, "I rejected her on behalf of Lord Wei Gong......"

"Su-yeon-sama. Actually, I didn't want to see you today, let alone hear you say that. Zhou Jieqiong interrupted Zheng Xiuyan's words, "It's just that before I came from Luoyang, I had already received a letter from my husband, and he told me that when I arrived in Xuchang, you will definitely come to me, and I must listen to what you have to say no matter what." He said, Lord Xiuyan, you are the most loyal person to the imperial brother in Xuchang now. But I never expected you to say these things to me......"

"Lord Xu...... Really? Zheng Xiuyan was stunned for a moment.

"Yes! He also said to me...... Well, a lot of things have been said. But I really suspect that he said these things to me because of Zheng Xiujing. Zhou Jieqiong waved her hand.

“…… People like Lord Xu shouldn't say such things just because of their relationship with Xiujing, he ...... Well, thank you Lord Xu for looking down on me! ”

Zheng Xiuyan sighed softly.

"Lord Xiuyan, in fact, my husband asked me to ask you a word. If there really is such a day, Lord Li Xiuman took the initiative to propose the matter of being crowned king...... What are you going to do? Zhou Jieqiong looked at Zheng Xiuyan seriously and asked.

"Duke Wei won't ...... like this"

"Lord Xiuyan, if you want to talk like this, I will have to ask you to leave." Zhou Jieqiong pointed out the door.

"Wei Gong really doesn't have any possibilities ......"

"I think my husband asked me to ask you because he thought he would." Zhou Jieqiong looked at Zheng Xiuyan with a straight face.

Zheng Xiuyan was stunned.

It's been a while.

"I once told Your Majesty before that Duke Wei would never do this." Zheng Xiuyan said seriously to Zhou Jieqiong, "If there is really such a day, it means that I have committed the crime of defrauding the king, even if Your Majesty does not ask about my crime, I will not have the face to live in this world anymore." Is Her Royal Highness the Princess satisfied with such an answer? ”

“…… Death to apologize?? Zhou Jieqiong was slightly stunned, "Are you serious?" ”

"I believe that Wei Gong has been fighting for the restoration of the world for so many years, and I have followed him all the way to the present." Zheng Xiuyan's face was sincere, "I believe that Duke Wei will not live up to my expectations." ”

Be quiet.

Zhou Jieqiong stared at Zheng Xiuyan in front of her with a strange expression, and she didn't say anything for a long time.

"What? Not yet? Then Your Royal Highness the princess, what you say is what you should do. I just ask Her Royal Highness the princess not to say in front of the Son of Heaven that Duke Wei has a heart of disobedience. Zheng Xiuyan still looked sincere.

"Ahem, no, nothing. I just didn't expect you to be as your husband said......" Zhou Jieqiong coughed lightly twice, and said a little embarrassed.

“…… What did Lord Xu say? ”

"Forget it, don't talk about this." Zhou Jieqiong waved her hand, "Since you said so, then I will believe you." I'll go back to see the imperial brother, and I'll tell him according to your words. ”

"Thank you, Your Highness Princess!!" Seeing that Zhou Jieqiong really believed in herself, Zheng Xiuyan breathed a long sigh of relief, "The world has not yet been calmed, please don't doubt your own people, let Park Zhenying, Kim Ji-ni and others benefit!" ”

"Well, I know. But...... If things do get to that point, you can't think about it. Zhou Jieqiong remembered the incident that Xu Huabiao was always talking about all the way here, "Don't be impulsive." ”

“…… Princess, what do you mean by that? Why can't I understand? Zheng Xiuyan just breathed a sigh of relief, and when she heard Zhou Jieqiong's words, she was a little suspicious for a moment.

"It's nothing, anyway, since you are so convinced that it was not his own idea to ask the imperial brother to crown Li Xiuman as king, then I will believe it. But if you miscalculated...... Don't get too excited. ”

"I won't miscalculate." Zheng Xiuyan's face was firm, "I believe that Duke Wei, like me, has come to this day to help the Son of Heaven." ”

"Okay!" Zhou Jieqiong sighed softly, "I'm going to enter the palace to see the imperial brother...... You...... Let's go back first, shall we? ”

"Yes, Your Highness Princess! Is...... Thank you very much!! Zheng Xiuyan bowed seriously to Zhou Jieqiong and thanked her.

“…… Don't be so polite. Zhou Jieqiong smiled.

Jung so-yeon leaves.

Xu Huabiao walked out of the back hall.

"You're going to see your royal brother now?"

"I'm going to go into the palace to see him and ask what happened when I was persuaded to enter for the first time."

Zhou Jieqiong's expression was very strange.

“…… Why, I was right, you think it's weird? Xu Huabiao naturally noticed Zhou Jieqiong's expression, and smiled a little speechlessly: "Even if I say it right and you say it wrong, you don't have to cry, right?" I'm wrong, okay? ”

"Husband, what the hell are you ...... How do you know that Zheng Xiuyan is such a person? I've had a lot of dealings with her before! But I really didn't know she was like that......"

"Alright." Xu Huabiao reached out and gently patted Zhou Jieqiong's shoulder, "You don't have to be too moved......

"How can you not be moved!" Zhou Jieqiong's face was serious, "In this world, there are still people who are so loyal to the heavenly family and my imperial brother...... I ......"

“…… So, we've got to save her life, you know? ”

"I see." Zhou Jieqiong nodded seriously, "Just what she just said to me, I will definitely do it." ”

"Hmm...... After entering the palace, you'd better prepare your imperial brother first. Lee so-man...... I'm afraid that he will inevitably be forced to become king, and when the time comes, it will be completely torn apart, which will not be good for him. ”

"I understand." Zhou Jieqiong nodded, "It's just ...... Well, I will find a way to keep a copy of Zheng Xiuyan in front of the royal brother. ”

"Okay." Xu Huabiao nodded, "Also, let Park Xiurong also prepare." ”

"I understand."

……

"Master?"

“…… Yes! Xiao Nan! What's up? Jieqiong is back? ”

"Nope. How can it be so fast! Each time the princess enters the palace, it is at least two days, and at most five or six days...... I'm here to inform the host that it's not too early and it's time to rest. ”

Mingjing Nan looked at Xu Huabiao, who was sitting behind the desk in the study, holding a pen in his hand, but he didn't write anything, so he sat in a daze all afternoon, so that the ink on the pen was dry.

"Master, are you alright?" Momo Hirai, who came in after Minami Nai, also had a strange expression.

“…… It's okay, it's just ...... Well, I thought about things all afternoon. Xu Huabiao smiled a little embarrassedly and put down the pen in his hand.

Rubbed his shoulders.

Carrying a pen all afternoon, I was still quite tired.

"Master, are you thinking about what Lord Zheng Xiuyan said when she came?" Mingjing Nan came behind Xu Huabiao very considerately, and gently helped Xu Huabiao tap and massage his sore shoulders with both hands.

"Hmm." Xu Huabiao took a deep breath, and then spit it out.

"I suddenly felt like I was despicable."

"Master, where is it that you are such a bright and upright person?" Hirai Tao said while helping Xu Huabiao put away the desk: "Master, you think too much." ”

"I just feel like taking advantage of people who shouldn't be being used...... Forget it, don't talk about this. Xu Huabiao let out a long sigh.

"Master, rest early! I see you're just tired today. Mingjing Nan looked at Xu Huabiao a little worriedly, "Your eyes are red." ”

“…… Well, probably tired indeed. Xu Huabiao nodded.

The eyes are red because of tiredness.

Well......