Yi Hong House.

In that elegant little building by the Yudai River.

Shen Qiaodie, who has lived here for a month, was stunned after listening to Liang Manman's words at this moment!

"Sister, you say...... Has he left Kyoto? ”

"Well, this news was said by Xiao Wan, so I can't be wrong."

Shen Qiaodie's eyes widened, when she entered Kyoto, she was picked up by Wen Xiaowan here, and met His Royal Highness the Third Prince here.

His Royal Highness the Third Prince said that if the eldest brother can change his mind, are you still willing to rebuild the old friendship with him?

At that time, he was very happy to reply to the third prince: If His Royal Highness can be fulfilled, the little woman will not forget His Royal Highness's kindness!

These two months have passed in a blink of an eye, waiting for the news of his return from the bandits in Shuangjiao Mountain, and also waiting for the changes in Kyoto.

But he didn't even ascend the throne as emperor...... This disappointed her a little.

Then I heard that he had become the regent of Ningguo!

There is no emperor in Ningguo!

Then he, the regent, is actually the emperor!

This made her happy.

So, in anticipation of this joy, she sat in front of the window every day and looked at the gurgling Yudai River outside the building, thinking that one day he would come here.

Thinking that he could reconcile with himself.

If you can't become his queen, it's also excellent to be his princess.

However, those trees by the Yudai River have lost their leaves and become bare.

There was snow again, and the trees were white, and the Yudai River was frozen, but he was always in the future.

Thought he was busy.

I heard that he was really busy.

There is still a little expectation in his heart, and he should probably come when he is done.

Can ...... now But he has left Kyoto!

He must have gone to find Zhongli Ruoshui!

Shen Qiaodie closed her eyes, raised her head slightly, and took a deep breath, only then did she realize that it was wishful thinking, and only then did she know that since the moment when the marriage certificate was bought back from Li Chen'an at the price of one hundred taels of silver...... In fact, there is no relationship between the two.

Maybe it was that that broke his heart.

Xu is Zhongli Ruoshui is too dazzling!

She thought of her father, who was still lying on the bed in Guangling City waiting for news, and remembered the Shen Mansion, which was originally very beautiful in Guangling City, but now it is in decline.

She laughed at herself suddenly, aware of the innocence in her heart, and the absurdity of the fantasy -

He never wanted to get back to himself!

He lied to himself!

Think of yourself like a clown!

I am afraid that in his heart I am like a speck of lowly dust...... Not even dust!

I'm afraid he has forgotten the girl named Shen Qiaodie!

You are ruthless.

I am not righteous!

Shen Qiaodie opened her eyes, looked at the snow in the sun outside the window, and said:

"Thank you for my sister's care these days, since he is gone, I should also go."

Liang Manman looked at her, and asked after five breaths: "Where are you going?" ”

"The world is so big, there is always a place for me Shen Qiaodie."

"In that case, go ahead...... This is a coil given to you by the three princes, and the other three princes asked me to tell you a word. ”

"What?"

"The past is like a cloud of smoke, what should be forgotten, forget it all!"

Shen Qiaodie got up, packed her bags, and replied to Liang Manman after a long time: "Okay!" ”

She took her maid Yan'er and left Yihong Mansion and Kyoto.

Standing outside the south gate of Yujing City, she looked back at the tall city wall, the loneliness on her face had completely disappeared, and her expression became firm.

"Let's go!"

"Miss, shall we go back to Guangling City?"

"Drop by and take a look."

"Then ...... over there in Huo Mansion?"

"No, Huo family, when I was in Guangling City, I thought that the Huo family was very remarkable, but after I came to Kyoto, I found out that the Huo family is actually nothing!"

"You still want me to give Huo Shufan as a concubine!"

Shen Qiaodie looked at the huge city gate of Kyoto, raised her eyebrows, and said:

"A merchant is a merchant after all, that is, he has more silver, better food, better clothing."

"But they are like ants in the face of power."

"So this trip to Kyoto is not in vain, at least Miss Ben knows the importance of power!"

"Let's go!"

“…… Where else to go? ”

Xu is the dazzling sunlight reflecting the snow, Shen Qiaodie narrowed her eyes:

"Go to Yue Guo and join a distant relative of my Shen family!"

"He is also a merchant, an imperial merchant of the Yue Kingdom...... Let's go to the City of the Four Winds, and maybe we can reopen a door! ”

The master and servant got up and walked away, without looking back at the bustling city of Kyoto.

……

……

Winter sunshine is extremely rare.

The jade capital city in this sunshine has become lively again these days.

More than a month has passed since the Kyoto Revolution, and it has been buried in the dust by the common people's oil, salt, firewood and rice.

Today's excitement is due to the approaching end of the year, but more than that, it is a series of good news from the DPRK.

The eldest son of the emperor from Guangling City, although he did not ascend the throne as emperor, he brought a new atmosphere to the court of Ningguo as a regent.

Those reform measures were not hidden, so they have long been circulating in Kyoto.

It's just that those measures are really strange, and although the people of Kyoto talk about them, they don't know what they mean.

They only know one thing -

The regent is going to put the imperial power under the law!

This...... It's a game-changer!

How could he do such a thing?

What is an emperor?

It's the Son of Heaven!

He is the son of God who has sent him to rule the world!

The person who sits on that dragon chair should have the supreme right!

But now, the regent has come up with a "constitution" that says that the emperor's words and deeds must also be guided by this constitution......

This eldest son of the emperor dared to treat God's son like this......

"Isn't that a mess?"

"What the emperor said, he even has to discuss it through that cabinet, doesn't this mean that if the cabinet discussion is not passed, the emperor's words will not count?"

"Of course!"

In a tea garden under the sun, many tea guests gathered together and talked about the big court meeting in the palace yesterday.

Qian Lao sat at the table, stroked his long beard, and said with a red face:

"Do you think this is really incredible?"

"The old man tells you that this is the great wisdom of the regent!"

"The regent says that absolute power inevitably corrupts absolutely! Think of Ji Tai, he is the example of power that has lost its restraint and turned into a great greed! ”

"The Ministry of Household and the Imperial City Division jointly raided his home, you will never think how much silver that old thing has embezzled!"

Everyone poked their heads out and asked curiously, "How much?" ”

"Is it tens of thousands of taels?"

"Cut, you're not a high-ranking official! In his position, he was greedy for at least 100,000 taels! ”

"So much? How many lifetimes do we ordinary people have to earn 100,000 taels of silver? ”

Qian Guodong smiled slightly: "Look at your little knowledge, the old man will tell you, Ji Tai has been in power for more than ten years, and he is greedy for 100 million taels of silver!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the audience was shocked, only "hiss......! A sound sounded in the tea plantation.

"This is the corruption that comes with unfettered rights!"

Therefore, the regent's move not only created a historical precedent, but also gave it to all the officials in the court...... Including the emperor, all put on a cage! ”

"If the minister is corrupt, he will be judged by the law of the Criminal Department or Dali Temple!"

“…… What if the emperor made a mistake? ”

"If the emperor makes a mistake, the regent will say that he will be guilty of the same crime as the common people!"

The crowd was silent again, and after a while, someone cautiously asked, "Old Qian, are you...... How do you know? ”

Qian Guodong picked up the teacup and blew it, "Because Ling Nian Chengfeng, the Zhongshu of Zhongshu Province, who was entrusted with the important task by the regent, used to be classmates and colleagues with the old man!" ”

At this moment, another voice came: "But recently there was a rumor in Kyoto that it was ...... said that Xi Wei and that person, Xiao Mantou, the former owner of Wanxi Zhai, had an illegitimate daughter. ”

"It is said that Xi Wei's illegitimate daughter is in Kyoto, next to the regent...... All of this Xi Wei did, including framing the Shangche Marquis Mansion twenty years ago, and also plotting to kill Empress Lu and causing the whereabouts of the emperor's eldest son to be unknown, etc., are all to help the regent ascend to the throne today......"

"The regent will become Xi Wei's son-in-law, and the two of them will share this country...... Regent, he's not the eldest son of the emperor! ”

"They, they joined forces to steal the country!"

When Qian Lao heard this, his eyebrows furrowed, and his heart sank, "Where did this rumor come from?" ”

"The villain doesn't know, but there is indeed this saying in the market, and there are still many people who say it, and I'm afraid it will be known all over the city in a few days."

Suddenly the wind rose.

Qian Guodong suddenly felt a chill.

He stood up with a serious expression: "Don't spread rumors!" ”

"The old man will enter the palace to meet the young man!"