In the side hall of Changning Palace, "I heard that this morning, the emperor has already discussed the matter of the expedition", "after returning to his mother, the matter of the expedition has been properly arranged, and it is scheduled for the tenth day of the next month", "then the emperor has fulfilled his wish this time".

Xia Ji clenched her fists slightly, and the handkerchief in her palm was deformed because of her strength, and Xia Ji looked at the Flame Emperor coldly. Emperor Yan was a little overwhelmed by Xia Ji's gaze, but he still had to maintain the majesty of the emperor, so he unconsciously straightened up and pursed his lips. Picked up the tea cup beside him, fiddled with it, and took a sip of tea.

"The queen mother, the expedition is still the top priority since I ascended the throne, and the preparation has been for a long time and finally took shape, and I hope that the queen mother will support her sons and ministers", "The emperor is serious, the emperor has grown up, and he is the king of a country, he can make his own decisions about everything, how can he be like when he was a child, why should the queen mother support him behind his back", Xia Ji's words were obviously not hidden, and the anger she endured was like a tea cup overflowing with tea, as long as she touched it lightly, it would pour out.

"The queen mother laughed, no matter how big and noble the son is, it is the queen mother's child, how can the son not have the help of the queen mother", "It turns out that the emperor also knows that if the expedition does not have the approval of the mourning family, I am afraid it will not be so smooth."

Xia Ji said and stood up, took two steps forward, glanced at the Flame Emperor slightly sideways, and quickly withdrew his gaze, facing the Flame Emperor with his back, as if he didn't want to look at him again, even if he glanced at it, he couldn't control the anger in his heart.

At this time, looking at Xia Ji's back that seemed to exude cold air, it was really chilling. Even the honest Mo Chengbei could see Xia Ji's displeasure, not to mention the shrewd Flame Emperor.

But on the one hand, he is his biological mother, and on the other hand, he has to do a major national event, and the Flame Emperor, who is a son and a king, is also very embarrassed. He didn't want Xia Ji to be displeased, let alone affect state affairs, so he could only lower his posture and coax softly: "Queen Mother, isn't this a special trip to ask the Queen Mother!" ”。

"Your Majesty, you're polite, the court has already decided, why do you need to ask for instructions at this time, just give it a direct order", "How dare the ministers order the queen mother, the court is a state affair that is decided, and it is a family affair in the Changning Palace of the queen mother."

Although Emperor Yan didn't want to displease Xia Ji, as a monarch, he couldn't help but stick to this position. He wants Xia Ji to understand that as a son, he can rely on Xia Ji in everything, but as an emperor, he can't let Xia Ji make decisions for him, and it is still an iron law that the harem cannot interfere in politics, and Xia Ji, who was born as the queen mother, is no exception.

The air seemed to stop at the moment, even Mo Niang didn't dare to speak at this time, and no one in the entire side hall dared to make a sound again, as quiet as death. "Empress Dowager, Old Prince Gu is asking to see the Empress Dowager outside the palace", a palace maid entered the palace to report that the silence in the hall was broken.

"Let's talk back and say that the mourning family has family affairs to discuss with the emperor today, please come back another day", Xia Ji coldly ordered. "Let the old prince Gu come in", "The emperor ......", "Queen mother, the old prince has watched me grow up since I was a child, and I don't have any family affairs that the old prince doesn't know".

Although there are instructions from the emperor, this is the Queen Mother's Changning Palace after all, and the palace people don't dare to invite the old prince Gu directly, so they can't help but look at Xia Ji. Xia Ji looked at Mo Niang on the side lightly, and Mo Niang winked at Xia Ji without a trace. Xia Ji waved her hand helplessly, it can be regarded as a compromise, this should come in the end, it seems that I can't live today.

After the palace people asked for their orders, after a while, the palace people led the old prince and Gu Yanting into the side hall. "See the Queen Mother, see the Emperor". "No courtesy", Xia Ji said coldly, and both of them looked at each other with Emperor Yan, and no one looked sideways at the person who came in.

If Xia Ji had already instructed the palace people to show Old Prince Gu a seat, today would just be a cold sentence of "no courtesy". This atmosphere made Gu Yanting, who came in, suspicious, and couldn't help but look at Mo Chengbei, who was originally sitting and standing aside at the moment. Mo Chengbei, who was confused, didn't know why, so he could only pull the corners of his mouth at Gu Yanting in embarrassment, looking like he didn't know why.

Gu Yanting, who couldn't get any effective indication in Mo Chengbei, could only withdraw his eyes and stand behind Old Prince Gu in an orderly manner.

Compared with Gu Yanting's thoughtfulness, how could the old courtier Gu Laowang, who had experienced the three dynasties, be frightened by this small battle, stroked his beard with a calm expression, and said in an orderly manner: "I heard that the Queen Mother has recently recruited the emperor, I am worried in a hurry, and I am already in good health, and the old minister has come to visit, and I also ask the Queen Mother to take care of her body."

Old Lord Gu deliberately concealed the previous summons of the Queen Mother, wanting the Queen Mother to understand that the expedition was a foregone conclusion, so that she didn't need to say more, and at the same time took into account the mother-son relationship between Xia Ji and Emperor Yan. It will not make the Flame Emperor feel that Xia Ji interferes too much, so that there should be an undeserved suspicion between mother and son.

"There is Lao Lao Wang Ye worried, you have long been in retirement, and you have been in the mansion for a long time, but you still remember the body of the mourning family, and the mourning family really doesn't know how to thank you for being old", Xia Ji turned around and faced the old prince Gu and said lightly.

Xia Ji thought to herself, he Gu Xiaozhe didn't come early or late, and he was admonishing at this time, afraid that he would wait somewhere for the early dynasty to return to the house. will be at this time to the mourning family's Changning Palace, since he intends to have a hidden summons, then help him to go down, the mourning family is to see what he will do next.

The Flame Emperor who was standing on the side also looked at Old Prince Gu, and the sharpness in his eyes decreased a lot, as if he saw an ally. "The queen mother is polite, the old minister just thought about what he should think as a courtier, and did what he should do as a courtier", Gu Lao Wang reminded Xia Ji with a pun.

When Xia Ji heard this, her eyes became more aggressive, and she looked at the old prince Gu and said unceremoniously: "What the old prince said is very true, the old prince is indeed with the king", "Thinking about what you think, worrying about what you are worried about is the duty of the old minister", Gu Lao Wang Ye met Xia Ji's fierce gaze and said without losing momentum.

"Duty, good duty, it's really good, the old prince, this courtier is really respectful!" , "Queen Mother......", "How? Does the emperor think that what the mourning family said is wrong? "As soon as Emperor Yan opened his mouth to say something, he was blocked back by Xia Ji's words." Xie Empress Dowager, the false praise of the old minister". Old Prince Gu responded to Xia Ji's words unhurriedly, Xia Ji didn't expect Old Prince Gu to respond to her words like this, and she was a little speechless for a while.

Xia Ji quickly adjusted her state, pulled the corner of her mouth and smiled slightly, slowly raised her right hand, Mo Niang on the side handed an open box, and Xia Ji took out the items in the box. Dingqing saw that it was a jade pendant carved into the shape of a phoenix, this jade was clear, smooth and luster, white and flawless, without a trace of impurities.

"Old prince, do you remember what this is?" , "Of course the old man remembers", "Then the prince still remembers what this jade pendant does", "This jade pendant can be a promise of the king". As soon as these words came out, the three juniors, including the Flame Emperor, were shocked, a piece of jade and a king's promise.

"Queen Mother, ...... this?" Emperor Yan asked puzzledly, why didn't he know about this. "The emperor doesn't know, prince, should you always do your duty as a minister and explain to the emperor", Xia Ji didn't look at Emperor Yan, and continued to say to Old Prince Gu.

"Your Majesty, this jade pendant is called Bingli Pan Fengyu, in the year the emperor was born, the north of the Xuan Dynasty suddenly suffered a great drought, the people were not happy, starvation was everywhere, the Queen Mother made a meritorious decision, so that the people could be settled, and soon after the birth of Lin'er, when His Majesty was born, the north ushered in the rain from the sky, and the heavy rain fell for three days, completely solved the dilemma of the drought in the north, the first emperor was overjoyed, and gave this jade pendant and promised, how to rely on this jade pendant to get a promise of the emperor of the later generations of the Xuan Dynasty, this matter can be consulted in Tianlu Pavilion."