Volume 1: The First Signs Chapter 27, Sympathy for the King
The person who came was Lin Chang!
The master of Zuoqin Hall of the World League, on the bright side, is also the shopkeeper of Luojing Qinyu Pavilion.
And the Fengmanlou in Yedu has nothing to do with the Tianxia Alliance, but it belongs to another Jianghu organization, Piaoxue Building.
Lu Zhaoyi's heart was raised to his throat, and he was nervous.
Because, the drifting snow building of this Jianghu force was also created by her.
At the earliest, when she was still in the boudoir, she created this Jianghu organization, but it was based on the Lu family's trilogy, and its usefulness was completely different from that of the Tianxia Alliance.
However, at the moment, under just a few words, she panicked, and felt a sense of humiliation that she had been stripped naked.
Qiu Quzi looked at Lu Zhaoyi, and smiled, "Lu Niangzi doesn't need to be so panicked, Qiu is all speculation, and there is no real evidence in his hands." ”
A few sentences are enough to make her upset and hit her heart directly.
Lu Zhaoyi's face was suspicious, and he adjusted his breathing, "Qiu Zhongcheng is really a great abyss, an extremely smart person. ”
She had to admit that Qiu Quzi's inference was extremely accurate.
This is also the first time in her life that she has felt such suffocation and oppression after facing the fifth Langya.
Seeing her uncertain, Qiu Quzi didn't say much, just smiled, however, the banquet in Qiu's mansion was over, and the first meeting was already open and dark, and cooperation was not in a hurry.
Lu Zhaoyi also knows this truth.
"Today, Qi Niang has a lot of disrespect, please bear with me. Qi Niang said goodbye! She sighed in her heart, but there was no abnormality on her face.
Hearing this, Qiu Quzi nodded silently: "It's okay, you can move around more in the future!" ”
Today's remarks, although they are secretly turbulent, also see a problem: this Qiu Quzi is not hostile to her.
In this world, there are no eternal friends, only eternal interests.
Lu Zhaoyi said goodbye to Lin Chang, walked to the front yard, called Qu Qi Niang, and left Qiu Mansion together.
Back in the carriage, Lu Zhaoyi sat down calmly and was silent for a long time.
Lin Chang stood outside the car, waiting for her order.
"Hall Master Lin, listen to it today, what is the intention of Qiu Quzi's temptation?" As she spoke, a hint of doubt flashed in her eyes.
After a while, Lin Chang hung his head, his eyebrows twisted slightly, and replied carefully: "My subordinates think that Qiu Quzi has always been cautious, and if he wants to find someone to cooperate, he will definitely try it a few times." Alliance leader, this is only the first time. ”
"How many more times do you think this will happen?" Lu Zhaoyi looked down at him, as if he was smiling but not smiling, his eyes were well understood, and it was difficult to distinguish between fiction and reality.
"This ......" Lin Chang was speechless for a while.
He has been in the rivers and lakes for many years, and he has never been in contact with the intrigues and tricks above the court, how can he guess the mind of Qiu Quzi, who is the most strategic?
"In that case, adapt to the situation in the future! You go back first, and then look for a chance later! ”
Lu Zhaoyi sighed, leaned on the cushion, and closed his eyes to recuperate.
In such a situation, she didn't want to participate anymore, but she didn't want to miss the opportunity.
In response, Lin Chang turned around and disappeared into the sea of people.
On today's trip to Qiu's mansion, she failed to win over as she wished, and it was not without gain, at least she could see clearly that this person was not an enemy or a friend, and she was relatively satisfied.
If such a person is an enemy, he is afraid that he will not be able to get any benefit.
The carriage was walking on the street, and before it had gone a few miles, there was a team blocking in front, and as soon as the curtain was lifted, it was the honor guard of the Son of Heaven, and there were several palace people and palace women, and they were forked in front.
On top of the dragon, Xia Pei stared at the carriage Lu Zhaoyi was riding with a smile in his eyes.
"Lu Qing!"
Inside the carriage, Lu Zhaoyi, who was still resting with his eyes closed, opened his eyes suddenly, and his eyes flashed with the word danger in an instant.
She didn't hesitate, and hurriedly pulled Qu Qi Niang, got out of the car and bowed down to Xia Pei's position.
"Long live Your Majesty!"
With a wave of his sleeve, he motioned for them to get up.
Lu Zhaoyi got up and noticed this team of honor guards, but there were no people who belonged to the harem, so it seemed that Cai Zhengjun should have been sent back to the palace.
"Your Majesty stopped the minister's carriage and horses, why did you do it?"
"So what? Hum. Xia Pei snorted.
This street, which leads to the Imperial Palace, is located on the east side of Luojing, while her mansion is on the west side.
Now, the streets are clear, only their own carriages and horses and the emperor's guard of honor, and there are no outsiders.
It seems that he deliberately waited here.
Xia Pei forced himself to calm down, with a chill in his eyes, "It seems that you and Qiu Qing met late, I have been away from Qiu Mansion for a long time, and you have just come out?" ”
Suddenly, Lu Zhaoyi heard a strong sour taste from his words.
I don't know if it's her delusion, or if she has a problem with her understanding, she always feels that something is not right.
"Your Majesty, everything is fine with the minister, Mrs. Zhao appreciates the minister very much, so she pulled the minister to say some more words, but it is all the gossip of the daughter's family, so I won't explain it to Your Majesty."
What she meant by this was that Your Majesty was nosy, and everything was up to you.
After the silence, Xia Pei's face turned slightly pale, "This Mrs. Zhao has a pungent temperament and acts very understandably, and you and Mrs. Zhao have a similar temperament, but I didn't expect it." ”
These words are obviously provocative.
And Lu Zhaoyi was even more suspicious, there were other meanings between his words, but it was not the emperor's usual imperial technique, not asking her and Qiu Quzi, but talking about Mrs. Zhao.
Perverse, it's really anomalous.
After thinking for a moment, Lu Zhaoyi's heart rang with an alarm bell, and he knew that he couldn't be lazy, so he hurriedly kowtowed: "Your Majesty, the minister and Mrs. Zhao hit it off at first sight, and they fell in love, and Mrs. Zhao's talent is also admired by the minister." ”
She kowtowed respectfully, looked up, and saw Xia Pei sneering, "Admiration? Hmph, are you going to learn from Mrs. Zhao? ”
"Remember, you are a courtier, and what you want to learn is the strategy of governing the country, do you want to learn the art of mastering the husband and the way of running a family? What the hell are you trying to do? ”
This anger made Lu Zhaoyi's face pale, but he was still puzzled in his heart.
Xia Pei, what exactly are you trying to say?
She was a little dazed, her heart was churning, her eyes were dark, and she wanted to find other excuses for this monarch.
He is the king of a country, and he is the only one who doubts others, and no one can question him.
And this sentence is questioning her, but also warning her.
Well, it must be so!
She comforted herself so much in her heart that she seemed to refuse to believe the facts that had been laid out in front of her.
Xia Pei is not fiddling with her, but she is really jealous.
"Let's go. Back to the palace! He shouted angrily, obviously extremely angry, and flicked his sleeves, leaving Lu Zhaoyi with a stunned face.
Suddenly, her head buzzed, her heart beat like a drum, and her thoughts were so mixed that she choked.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" Seeing this, Qu Qiniang hurriedly pulled the corner of her clothes, and even couldn't help it, speaking for her.
Hearing the shout, Long Bao turned around and came back, and saw Xia Pei full of puzzlement.
"If you can't appease Your Majesty, if your cooperation with Xia Sheng is discovered in the future, it will be the death of you and me!"
Qu Qiniang was by her side like this, whispering.
It's not that she doesn't know this truth, but she doesn't know how to appease such a monarch with feelings.
If she is really cold-faced and ruthless, she can still use her wits to gain the trust of the other party, but Xia Pei ......
She sighed in her heart, and now she could only bite the bullet.
"What the minister said just now is from the bottom of his heart, His Majesty thinks about the minister, and the minister is grateful." She was nervous in her heart, but she turned to stabilize her emotions, but she didn't dare to show anything on her face.
Fang Caichen said that he and Mrs. Zhao have a similar temperament, but it is just a normal eye relationship between two women. His Majesty misinterpreted it, and the minister did not explain it clearly. ”
Glancing at Xia Pei again, his face was slightly softened, not as blue and swollen as he was just now.
But after all, she still couldn't see through his thoughts.
"Okay, very good...... Xia Pei nodded slightly, and then, he smiled again, "Remember, tomorrow, when you enter the palace to participate in the military and political discussions, you are not allowed to be late." ”
Hearing this, Lu Zhaoyi knew that this matter had been completed, so he knelt down with a smile, "The minister respectfully obeys the holy decree." ”
Xia Pei waved his hand, and the dragon drove away again.
Seeing the Son of Heaven's honor guard walking away, Lu Zhaoyi breathed a sigh of relief, and his heart retreated a little from irritability, and he didn't know how to face Xia Pei in the future.
If this stalemate continues, perhaps, it will only get worse and worse.
"You don't have to worry about it." Qu Qiniang comforted in a low voice beside her, "You may not be able to see clearly in the middle of your body, but the eyes of others can see very clearly, the emperor does have this thought about you." ”
Now that it has been clarified, Lu Zhaoyi's heart is also light, how can he not know?
It can be regarded as a help, whether it is to be used or cleared, but she needs to sort out her relationship with Xia Pei.
The two of them boarded the carriage again and continued on their way.
In the carriage, Lu Zhaoyi's eyes suddenly rolled and looked at Qu Qiniang beside him, "Qu Niangzi, who are you?" ”