Yang Tong wanted to keep Li Ruolan, obviously not kindly. Li Ruolan is not a fuel-efficient lamp, she fought in the Western Xia court and finally ascended to the throne of the queen mother, and she is naturally familiar with this set of names in the harem, so as soon as she heard Yang Tong's words, she immediately knew Yang Tong's intentions, and immediately moved Yang Peng out. Li Ruolan knew that for Yang Tong, who was the queen, only the emperor could deter her, and she couldn't say it too clearly, so as not to make the other party angry.

When Yang Tong heard Li Ruolan's words, he couldn't help frowning. Zhao Jinxi, who was sitting on her right, whispered: "Sister, since Your Majesty wants to summon Mrs. Hanhai, Mrs. Hanhai is afraid that it is inconvenient for her to stay." ”

Yang Tong naturally knew this, but he immediately retracted what he had just said, wouldn't this greatly undermine his authority? As soon as he thought of this, he said lightly to Li Ruolan: "Since you are going to attend the court meeting tomorrow, you should stay here." Immediately, regardless of whether Li Ruolan agreed or not, she said to the two female guards standing behind Li Ruolan: "Take Mrs. Hanhai down to rest." The two female guards agreed and came forward to invite Li Ruolan. Li Ruolan knew that Yang Tong was holding up the façade, so she couldn't help sneering in her heart, but said very respectfully on her face: "Thank you for your love!" She has been in the palace for many years, and she knows very well that although she used His Majesty to suppress her at the moment, she can't show that she is fearless, and she still has to give this queen mother a step down, otherwise she will definitely be unlucky.

Li Ruolan followed the two female guards down. The maid couldn't help but say a little angrily: "I originally wanted to give this cheap maid a little hardship, but I didn't expect Your Majesty to value her so much!" Yang Tong heard these words in his ears, and couldn't help but be even more jealous.

Zhao Jinxi said: "I think Your Majesty has nothing special about this Lady Hanhai. It's just a matter of talking to her about business. ”

The maid said angrily: "Niangniang, you just think about everything well!" Hmph, she is a queen mother who has lost her country, but she wants to get close to His Majesty with all her heart, how can she not think about it? He glanced at Yang Tong and said, "I think this fox is very ambitious!" Yang Tong couldn't help but be worried.

The maid looked at Yang Tong's expression in her eyes and continued: "Niangniang, I think I have to find a way to get rid of this fox!" ”

Zhao Jinxi was startled and hurriedly said, "No, no!" If this kind of thing is known to His Majesty, I'm afraid it really won't be able to clean it up! Then he said to Yang Tong: "Sister, you know best what Your Majesty is like!" A person like Your Majesty who values love and righteousness, as long as your sister is not at fault, Your Majesty will never let people threaten your sister's status! Like Yan Ji, like Chai Yonghui, His Majesty's favor for them is enviable and jealous, but even they can't threaten Niangniang's status, didn't Niangniang become a queen in the end? Even if Li Ruolan has accumulated virtue in her previous life and can get His Majesty's favor and enter the harem, how can she be compared with Yan Ji and Chai Yonghui? Yan Ji and Chai Yonghui can't threaten her sister's status, how can she Li Ruolan threaten it? ”

Yang Tong listened to Zhao Jinxi's words, and the jealousy and anger in his heart couldn't help but subside by more than half, and he only felt that what Zhao Jinxi said was very reasonable. At this thought, Yang Tong couldn't help but smile.

The maid frowned and said, "Although Niangniang's words are reasonable, it is really annoying to see such a despicable woman pestering Your Majesty!" ”

Zhao Jinxi smiled: "Why should my sister be like that kind of person!" Besides, it would be self-defeating to upset His Majesty for the sake of that kind of person! The maid stopped talking, frowning. Yang Tong nodded sympathetically, smiled and said to Zhao Jinxi: "My sister is right, that's it." Then he sighed and said, "Alas, I don't bother to take care of the eldest brother's affairs!" I'll take care of the harem! Zhao Jinxi nodded, but the maid did not speak.

Yang Tong frowned and said, "But about this Li Ruolan, I still can't completely ignore it!" As the master of the harem, this palace can't let such a woman enter the harem! Then he looked at Zhao Jinxi and said, "My sister went to talk to her and see if she could come up with something." If she dares to think anything wrong, well, I'll warn her! ”

Zhao Jinxi was a little worried in his heart, so he answered, and got up and went down.

Zhao Jinxi walked out of the main hall and asked a female guard guarding the door, "Where was Mrs. Hanhai taken?" ”

The female guard clenched her fists and said, "Lady Hanhai was taken to the West Flower Hall. Zhao Jinxi walked towards the West Flower Hall.

When I came to the West Flower Hall, I saw Li Ruolan sitting slowly and methodically drinking tea on the side of the small table, without the slightest nervous and worried look, and I couldn't help but admire in my heart.

Li Ruolan saw Zhao Jinxi coming in, quickly got up, and said with a slight blessing: "Congratulations to welcome Niangniang!" ”

Zhao Jinxi walked next to Li Ruolan, sat down, and said with a smile: "Madam doesn't have to be formal, sit down and talk." Li Ruolan thanked her and sat down next to Zhao Jinxi. Zhao Jinxi ordered the accompanying palace maids to retreat, and asked Li Ruolan with a smile: "Madame, what else do you need, you can tell me." Li Ruolan sat on the chair and bowed slightly, and said gratefully: "Thank you for your kindness, the minister doesn't need anything." ”

Zhao Jinxi said: "It is also a good intention for the queen to leave her wife, I hope that Mrs. will not have any bad thoughts." ”

Li Ruolan smiled bitterly, sighed, turned her head to look at the cold night outside the window, and said leisurely: "The minister is just a minister who has died in the country, where can he have any ideas?" The queen mother can let me rest here for one night, which is already a blessing that I cultivated in my previous life! ”

Seeing her like this, Zhao Jinxi couldn't help but feel sympathy, and said: "Madame doesn't have to worry about anything, as long as Madame doesn't think about it, the queen will never punish you!" ”

Li Ruolan smiled bitterly, looked up at Zhao Jinxi, and said, "Dare to ask Niangniang, as a woman, what is your greatest wish in life?" Zhao Jinxi thought for a while, and then said: "As a woman, you don't have to think about dominating the world, nor do you want to be famous in history, but if you can follow a good man to spend this life, you will have no regrets!" ”

Li Ruolan praised: "What Niangniang said can be described as the voice of all women!" After a pause, "A good man like Your Majesty, the only one in the world, although the minister doesn't dare to think about it, but he can't help himself, is this wrong?" Zhao Jinxi subconsciously shook his head.

Li Ruolan looked at Zhao Jinxi and said, "Niangniang is really a kind woman!" The minister only dared to say these words to the mother! Zhao Jinxi smiled slightly.

Li Ruolan frowned and said, "As soon as the minister saw Niangniang, he felt extremely kind!" There are some things I shouldn't have said, but I can't help but say them. It's probably not a good thing for the mother and the queen to get so close. ”

Zhao Jinxi's heart moved, and he asked, "What do you mean by this?" ”

Li Ruolan said: "With all due respect, the queen's mind is really not broad enough!" The minister dared to say that the reason why the minister was summoned by the queen mother today should be caused by His Majesty's summoning of the minister today. The minister was summoned by His Majesty because of official business, and the queen mother was so displeased, which shows the queen mother's feelings for other favored mothers. I'm afraid that in the future, there will be many fights in this harem caused by the jealousy of the queen mother! When Zhao Jinxi heard this, he couldn't help but show a look of worry.

Li Ruolan continued: "Your Majesty can be described as a master of the world who has not been born for thousands of years! If not, then that's fine, but Your Majesty is so wise, if someone in the harem is clever, how can she hide it from Your Majesty's eyes? Some small things, Your Majesty may turn a blind eye, but don't think that Your Majesty doesn't know, although Your Majesty pretends not to know about those bad little things, in fact, they must be remembered in your heart. Once one day, what those mothers did finally violated His Majesty's bottom line, and the anger that His Majesty had been accumulating finally broke out completely, who could bear it? When Zhao Jinxi heard this, his face couldn't help but change slightly. In fact, Zhao Jinxi has been worried about this matter for a long time, and Li Ruolan's words can be said to be the thing that Zhao Jinxi has been worried about.

Li Ruolan glanced at Zhao Jinxi and said, "Niangniang is so kind, it stands to reason that she will always be favored by His Majesty." But the mother and the queen mother are so close, once the queen mother finally angers His Majesty, there are eggs under the nest, I am afraid that the mother will also be involved! Zhao Jinxi frowned and did not speak.

Li Ruolan blamed herself: "The minister deserves to die!" The minister really shouldn't have said such a thing! The minister was talking nonsense just now, begging the mother not to take it to heart! ”

Zhao Jinxi smiled and said, "Thank you for saying such a thing to me." Don't worry, I won't tell the queen what you said. Li Ruolan said gratefully: "Thank you, Niangniang." ”

Zhao Jinxi stood up. Seeing this, Li Ruolan quickly stood up as well. Zhao Jinxi smiled and said, "You don't have to worry about anything. You will be free to leave tomorrow morning, and the queen will not embarrass you. "Yes."

Zhao Jinxi said: "Okay, I should also go, you can rest here in peace." Li Ruolan hurriedly said: "I'll send my mother." Zhao Jinxi smiled: "No need. Then he turned and left. On the way, Zhao Jinxi couldn't help but think back to Li Ruolan's words, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt that she was very reasonable: 'The two sisters are so narrow-minded, I'm afraid that something will really happen!' I was in the middle of the day, and I wanted to be alone! Shaking his head, he put down this trouble for the time being, walked into the hall, and bowed slightly to Yang Tong: "Sister." Yang Tong asked, "Did you have her words?" ”

Zhao Jinxi walked into the hall and said slightly: "Sister! ”

Yang Tong and the maid, who were talking, stopped and watched the play Zhao Jinxi. Yang Tong asked, "Did she say anything?" ”

Zhao Jinxi said: "She is restless and very scared!" ”

When Yang Tong and the maid heard this, they couldn't help but smile, and the maid said sarcastically: "I knew why I had to do it today!" These foxes only want to seduce men, but they don't know that the sky is high and the earth is thick! Then he asked Zhao Jinxi: "She must be begging you for mercy, right?" ”

Zhao Jinxi nodded and said, "When she saw me going, she immediately came over to bow and beg for mercy, begging me to beg the queen for mercy on her behalf!" She said that she really didn't dare to think about it, and the reason why she was able to enter the palace today was really because His Majesty wanted to ask her about some business matters! These words were not said by Li Ruolan, but made up by Zhao Jinxi herself, she knew that Li Ruolan's family was now thriving in business, and said that His Majesty asked her about business matters, which could be believed. Sure enough, when Yang Tong and the maid heard that His Majesty was asking her about business matters, they couldn't help but believe nine points.

Yang Tong smiled and said: "Being able to know the importance of respect and humility is still a bit desirable." ”

The three girls chatted for a while, and the maid and Zhao Jinxi said goodbye and went back to their bedrooms.

The next morning, half an hour before the court meeting, Li Ruolan came to the main hall. At this time, it was still early, Yang Peng and the cabinet ministers had not yet arrived, and the huge hall was empty. Originally, she couldn't enter with Li Ruolan's identity, but Yang Peng explained it last night, so Li Ruolan came all the way to the hall without any obstacles.

Li Ruolan paced slowly on the empty hall, seeing that although the hall in front of her was solemn, the golden splendor was not as good as the palace hall of Western Xia. But even so, who in the world dares to express even the slightest contempt for this? Although this hall is not very splendid, but the power behind it is overwhelming the mountains, and anyone facing this hall will definitely be unable to help but have infinite admiration. This is the so-called 'glorification of things'. In fact, not to mention such a big hall, it is a simple thatched house, if it is the place where the Ming Emperor once lived, it must be worth a hundred times, showing a kind of majesty! What is the use of a splendid palace? If there is no eloquent master sitting in it, I am afraid that there is no deterrent in the eyes of the peddlers and pawns, and in their after-dinner conversations, I am afraid that it is just envy of the poor and luxurious life of the emperor Lao Tzu, and the image is really not much different from the Qinglou Red Pavilion. The majesty of the emperor does not lie in how splendid the palace is, but in the spirit and ability of the emperor himself!

Li Rulan's heart couldn't help but rise some imagination, feeling that she was still young and should take this great opportunity to create an admirable career. In those years of the king, although he was poor and luxurious in the Western Xia court, he could be said to have enjoyed all the wealth in the world, but deep down his heart was extremely empty! I laugh a lot every day, but I barely feel like I'm alive! Ah, the Western Xia is gone, and I'm not the queen mother anymore, but I seem to have really come back to life!

Just when Li Ruolan was thinking nonsense, there was a noise of footsteps outside the door. Li Ruolan retracted her thoughts and retreated to the very end of the left side and bowed her head.

After a while, I saw a large group of people say this and enter the main hall. Everyone suddenly saw a woman standing on the main hall, and they couldn't help but be surprised. Ye Yu Guanyin and several other imperial concubines glanced at her, and saw that she had a graceful body and a charming and gorgeous appearance, and they couldn't help but be taken aback, Ye Yu Guanyin asked, "Who are you?" Why here? ”

Li Ruolan had never seen Ye Yu Guanyin, seeing her gorgeous appearance, full of wildness, wearing an armor cloak, and a majestic woman who did not let her eyebrows, she guessed her identity when she arrived, and bowed down and said: "In Xia Hanhai Mrs. Li Ruolan, meet Ye Yu Niangniang!" Then he bowed to the other women and said, "Meet all the ladies and daughters!" Then he bowed to the cabinet ministers and said, "Greetings! ”

Then Li Ruolan said to Ye Yu Guanyin: "I have a special order from Your Majesty to participate in today's court meeting." ”

Everyone was a little surprised, and many individuals had already thought that His Majesty's topic today seemed to be related to the Ningxia Party members. Everyone ignored Li Ruolan anymore and walked to their places and sat down. Since the current cabinet members in Bianliang are only members of the left-behind cabinet, and the personnel are less than one-third of all cabinet members, there are still many empty seats in the hall after everyone sits down. Li Ruolan was still standing in place, listening intently to everyone's private discussions. One moment I heard that the war on the Tianzhu side was tight, another I heard that the Yellow River flood was going very well, and another time I heard some people speculating whether the Khitans would heed the warning of the Ming Dynasty and give up their attempt to invade Western Liao. In short, it seems to be gossip here, but all of them are military affairs related to the world.

A team of guards brought tea and snacks and retreated. After a long time passed, she felt the figure surging at the side door of the inner hall, Li Ruolan hurriedly looked, and saw Yang Peng, who was dressed in civilian clothes, came out accompanied by a heroic and beautiful female general, and immediately turned to face the leader. The cabinet ministers who were chatting stopped chatting and stood up.

Yang Peng walked to the top position, and the female general stood beside Chen Xiao and shouted, "Your Majesty has arrived!" ”

The ministers and Li Ruolan immediately clasped their fists and bowed: "Meet Your Majesty!" ”

Yang Peng smiled: "You don't have to be polite, sit down." Everyone thanked them and sat down, but Li Ruolan was still standing.

Yang Peng looked at Li Ruolan and said with a smile: "Madam, don't stand, sit down." ”

Li Ruolan bowed down and sat down at the end of the right side.

Yang Peng said: "Last night, the two princesses of Tianzhu came to see me, but I didn't see them. Zhang Xiang hugged his fists and said: "Nine times out of ten, these two princesses of Tianzhu are for the crusaders to invade Tianzhu." Tang Shidian said: "There is no doubt about it! Then he hugged his fist at Yang Peng and said, "I don't know why Your Majesty doesn't see them?" ”

Yang Peng said: "There is no special reason, it's just that if it's not necessary, I don't want to see a foreign princess again!" Everyone was stunned, and then they all laughed, and several concubines even cast a disgusted white eye, everyone thought that Yang Peng was joking.

Yang Peng said: "If the two princesses are really in a hurry, they should go to the cabinet yamen to wait for you at this moment." After the meeting is adjourned, go and talk with them. The ministers agreed.

Yang Peng glanced at Li Ruolan, who was sitting at the end of the right column, and raised his voice to everyone: "You must be puzzled by Mrs. Hanhai coming to the main hall, right?" Guess what's the purpose of my call to Mrs. Hanhai? ”

Everyone glanced at each other, and Tang Shidian hugged his fists and smiled: "This doesn't seem to be difficult to guess." His Majesty summoned Mrs. Hanhai over, presumably for the sake of the party and the clan. Many of the ministers had a look that should be the case.

Yang Peng shook his head with a smile and said, "No, continue to guess." ”

When they heard this, they were amazed, and they immediately exchanged their heads with each other.

Han Bing said: "Since it's not for the affairs of the party clan, it must be for something in business, right?" Everyone looked at Yang Peng.

Yang Peng smiled and exclaimed: "Han Bing is so smart, his guess is not bad at all!" Ya Yu Guanyin said angrily: "Your Han Bing is so smart, we are all big fools!" Han Bing said with a smile: "Guanyin's words are sowing discord!" The ministers laughed. Li Ruolan saw that the atmosphere at the court meeting was very relaxed, and there was no seriousness as she imagined, and she couldn't help but feel very novel and interesting.

Ye Yu Guanyin asked Yang Peng, "Big brother, did she guess Han Bing correctly?" ”

Yang Peng smiled and asked, "What do you say?" ”

Ye Yu Guanyin said: "I'm not as smart as your Han Bing, I can't guess." Everyone laughed again, and Han Bing said teasingly: "This is very sour!" Guanyin, is this jealous? Then I'm so happy! Ye Yu Guanyin laughed and glanced at Han Bing, "You stink!" ”

Yang Peng said with a smile: "Han Bing guessed right, he called Mrs. Hanhai over just for business matters. When Meng Yulou and Zhang Ping heard this, they couldn't help muttering in their hearts, a little worried that there was something wrong that they didn't notice, so His Majesty would summon this outsider? As soon as I thought of this, I couldn't help but look at Li Ruolan, who had been lowering her head and not speaking.

Yang Peng said to Li Ruolan: "Mrs. Hanhai, you tell everyone what you said to me last night. Everyone's eyes fell on Li Ruolan. Li Rulan stood up, bowed down and promised, and then said what she had said to Yang Peng last night.

After listening to Li Ruolan's words, many of the ministers present showed expressions of disbelief, and Han Bing said in surprise: "I didn't expect the price of Bianliang real estate to skyrocket so much!" These words speak to the hearts of the vast majority of people.

Li Ruolan said: "Back to Niangniang, in fact, not only Bianliang, but also real estate prices in big cities across the country are rising rapidly. ”

Han Bing asked with some concern: "The price of real estate has risen so much, how can ordinary people buy houses?" ”

Li Ruolan said: "The people who live in Bianliang already have real estate, and these people not only did not suffer, but benefited a lot. Some people were not worth much, but since the price of real estate soared, these people have become rich overnight. The people who have recently tried to move to Bianliang are often those who have some net worth, want to gain a foothold in Bianliang, and now the main people who want to buy a house are these people. Therefore, this matter does not have any adverse impact on people's livelihood for the time being, but is a great benefit for some people! ”

After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.