Imperial study in the palace.

The old eunuch bowed in, bowed his head and did not look at the emperor sitting on it, and Cao Xiuyi stood beside him to accompany him.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Chen asks to see you!"

"What's the matter?"

"Uh, I said that I haven't seen the emperor for more than a month, so I'm here to say hello to the emperor!"

"Well, tell her to go back!"

"Yes!"

Gonggong Li didn't leave, but took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, lowered his head and handed it over, and said, "This is the word that Chen Guifei asked the old slave to present to the emperor!"

Zhao Su nodded: "Put it down!"

"Yes!"

After putting down the note, Gonggong Li saluted and went out.

Cao Xiuyi, who had a goose egg face, was quite curious about the note, and looked at it with big eyes.

Zhao Su didn't mind, and said to her while reviewing the folds: "Read." ”

"Yes!" Cao Xiuyi elegantly took the note, first read it by herself, her eyes lit up, and then she read: "I heard that King Duan was sick and vomited blood, and he was seriously ill, and his concubines were worried. ”

The emperor shrugged his brows: "Ling'er is sick?

Cao Xiuyi put down the note, thought about it slightly, and replied: "Back to the emperor, I visited the imperial garden yesterday, maybe I missed it, and when I came back, the palace door was closed, and the new music fold was still pressed, has it not been approved yet?"

Emperor Wen looked at the pile of folds in front of the table, and couldn't help frowning: "Help me find it." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty" The woman smiled and flipped through quickly and skillfully, then took out two books at the bottom of the fold, looked through them, and handed them over: "Your Majesty, is this it?"

"Hmm" picked up the fold and glanced at it, then threw it aside: "Coughing up blood! I will exaggerate it! I was still alive two days ago! Hmph!"

Cao Xiuyi smiled but said nothing.

Gonggong Li came in again: "Your Majesty, He Shujun, Prime Minister He asks to see you!"

"Xuan"

Bowing his head, when He Shujun came in, he looked more at the Cao Xiuyi beside the emperor, and only after looking at it twice did he kneel down and salute: "Old minister, He Shujun, see the emperor, long live, long live, long live, long live!"

Zhao Su nodded: "Get up, sit down! Come here so early today, what's the matter?"

He Shujun hugged the salute and said: "Donggan has suffered a disaster, there are a few excerpts for disaster relief, and the six departments are waiting for His Majesty's instructions, and they have not been able to wait for the past two days, let the old minister come and see, Your Majesty has seen it." In addition, there are some objections to the change of officials in the assessment of the ministry, and I also ask His Majesty to give instructions. ”

"When did you suffer a disaster?" Zhao Su was a little surprised.

He Shujun thought about it and said: "It should be the day before yesterday, the day after tomorrow will be the court, and they also want to make preparations to let the household have a bottom." ”

Zhao Su scattered the folds on the high pile of countertops, scratched a few casually, and then took out a book below, opened it and looked at it carefully, and read it with a red pen.

Then another one.

And so on.

Cao Xiuyi's face was flushed.

He Shujun in the audience sat there with his head bowed and waited.

"I heard Concubine Li Aifei say just now that Ling'er was seriously ill and vomited blood?"

When He Shujun heard this, he hurriedly got up, hugged his fists and responded: "After leaving the palace gate that day, I heard that there was movement in his car, and then I heard Xu Changshan say that His Royal Highness was seriously ill and vomited blood, but he didn't want His Majesty to worry, so he kept holding on! Now I'm afraid I can't hold on." ”

"Can't hold on?" Zhao Su looked at He Shujun.

He Shujun responded: "King Duan handed over a fold, and wanted to ask the emperor to allow him to go out of Beijing to find a famous doctor to treat the disease, this fold was approved by the old minister, and it was presented by the Ministry of Rites!"

Zhao Su stopped his pen and looked at the pile of folds in front of him.

Slightly silent, Zhao Su nodded and said: "Isn't there a doctor for medical treatment? How can you go out and run around? There is a loss of national body! I think I want to distract myself! It's okay! Go to Meizhou, that place is also suitable for distraction!"

He Shujun clenched his fists: "The old minister obeys the order." ”

"Is there still a shortage of people in the imperial history?"

"Yes!"

Zhao Su touched his beard and said, "Tell Xu Changqing to come! Otherwise, Xu Changshan will not feel well! Go to work immediately! In addition, send a team of Shenwu guards to Ling'er! Meizhou Mountain is far away, and it won't work if there is no one to protect it!"

He Shujun clasped his fists and responded: "Yes, the old minister obeys the order!"

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Duanwangfu.

Hearing that King Duan was seriously ill, the officials of the Manchu Dynasty avoided him, making the Duanwang Mansion, which was slightly busy earlier, now deserted.

However, there are also guests visiting today.

Yao Qingfeng.

As the young son of Zongqing Mansion, Dajian is a famous disciple, and socializing with the powerful is also a part of the life of these rich children.

Yao Qingfeng had a good relationship with Duanwang, and before returning to Texas, he sent a beauty to go around hundreds of miles, but he didn't even say thank you at the end, and the young man was helpless.

When I came to the capital, I heard that King Duan was seriously ill, so I came to see it.

When he was brought into the house, he retreated left and right, and Yao Qingfeng sighed: "Your Highness, if you deceive others, even I, Yao Qingfeng, will be too much to say, right?"

Zhao Ling, who seemed to be terminally ill, squeezed out a smile slightly, sighed and said, "Now only you, Yao Qingfeng, will come to see me!

Yao Qingfeng said magnificently: "What's the trouble, I don't represent Zongqing Mansion! Besides, we are little guys, who of them cares about them?"

"But your eldest brother is dead, and in the future, only you are the master of Zongqing Mansion, and when they look at you, they will inevitably hang the sign of Zongqing Mansion. ”

"Hey!" Yao Qingfeng waved his hand: "If you hang up, you will hang up! Now what is there in Zongqing Mansion except for money?" waved his fan slightly, and continued: "I haven't seen you for a few months, why did Your Highness lose weight? I think Miss Xu cares about you a lot, just now I saw her look at you like that! Ouch, I Yao Qingfeng felt sour in my heart when I saw it! Haha." ”

Shaking his head slightly, Zhao Ling got up, invited Yao Qingfeng to drink tea, sat on the edge of the table and sighed: "This time, I'm afraid I won't have a chance to turn over, if you don't come, it's actually nothing, why bother to come? This will make many people focus on you!"

Yao Qingfeng said with a smile: "If my father doesn't come, I won't be able to represent Zongqing Mansion, it's okay! Besides, I'm a good friend of His Royal Highness, if I don't come at this time, wouldn't I be ungrateful? No matter what, I have to support you!"

Zhao Ling nodded and said, "It's a pity that you don't even have an eyebrow for what you asked me to do!

"No eyebrows at all?" Yao Qingfeng frowned, looking at Zhao Ling, slightly puzzled.

Avoiding Yao Qingfeng's gaze, Zhao Ling was silent for a long time.

After a closer look, Yao Qing shook his fan and said, "It seems that the background of the person behind this is very powerful, and even His Royal Highness doesn't want to mess with it?"

"These people followed the path of horse supervisors, and then disappeared after changing the documents in Jiazhou. The people sent to investigate were blocked by the prefect of the prefecture. ”

Zhao Ling's words immediately made Yao Qingfeng's brows furrow, and he lowered his head and thought for a long time.

Being able to let the prefect come forward shows that the forces behind it are definitely not simple, especially the people who are still the second prince, and they can actually be blocked!

Looking at Zhao Ling's pale face, Yao Qingfeng suddenly felt something, and hugged his fists and said: "It seems that I have been involved with His Highness! Hey, I didn't expect it to be so deep! No matter what, it is me Yao Qingfeng who owes His Highness! If I Yao Qingfeng's place is used in the future, Qingfeng will never give up!"

With a smile and politeness, Zhao Ling's pale face did not improve, and he only said: "You think too much, the current situation is like this, I can't change it!

Yao Qingfeng nodded and replied: "I'm afraid my brother's death is over here! Hey, I understand what His Highness means! At this point, there is nothing to say! The strength is not good, it should be recognized! But there is a sentence, don't vomit and be unhappy!"

Looking at Zhao Ling, Yao Qingfeng said seriously: "No matter what, I, Yao Qingfeng, am on His Highness's side, and my attitude is the attitude of Zongqing Mansion! As long as I am the young master of Zongqing Mansion, Zongqing Mansion can do things for His Highness!"

These words seemed to make Zhao Ling have a trace of spark in his heart, looking at Yao Qingfeng, Zhao Ling nodded heavily and patted him on the shoulder: "Thank you!"

Zhao Ling stood up, looked at Yao Qingfeng, and was silent for a long time.

I thought he would leave, but he didn't go, and continued to stand there, Zhao Ling couldn't help but look at him again.

Yao Qingfeng put away the fan, clenched his fists and said: "There are some things that His Highness doesn't say, and Qingfeng also understands, but this time I came out to see a lot, and Qingfeng realized that some things are not necessary to do, but whether they are worthwhile to do! People live for a lifetime, and it is enough to be able to accomplish one thing! It is a lifetime to become a life, and it is a lifetime to lose! Why not fight a hand?"

"But your vision is still not high enough!"

When Zhao Ling said this, he seemed to be worried, and he seemed to hesitate, and his pale face was even more hesitant.

After staring at Zhao Ling blankly for a long time, Yao Qingfeng suddenly laughed: "How high I think depends on how high Your Highness thinks! Since I have decided, I won't regret it, does Your Highness want me to swallow back my previous words? Although I don't know what it means to be a concubine and understand a concubine, I am also an old man! I am also mixed when it comes to the death of my brothers! If they don't die, I have to be the same as my little uncle, at most to be the sect master of the small sect! I am ready to sacrifice at any time for the interests of the family! But now, they are dead, and I am the young master! I don't have the state of mind I had before, but I have more troubles! Life is like this, sailing against the current! Although we people from the big sects are clothed and fed, and there are beautiful people around us, how many of us can be good at it? If I can't even take this step, will there still be the shadow of me Yao Qingfeng in ten years, I can foresee it now!"

The young man's words made Zhao Ling look at him for a long time, his pale face was solemn, serious, and serious.

It's a bet!

The young master of this Zongqing Mansion bet on a treasure that has no chance of winning!

It's a bit desperate!

But Zhao Ling understood that he only had this treasure to bet on.

Because.

Too few chips!

Of course, he can also choose not to bet, he can choose to be reluctant, but he still bets!

......

Zhao Ling picked up the teacup and sipped it slightly, sat down quietly, and looked at the table in a daze.

Waiting on the side, Yao Qing fanned the fan, in winter, fanned the fan.

After a long time, Zhao Ling put down the teacup and looked at Yao Qingfeng and said: "When interacting with people outside, the first thing you have to be careful with your actions, especially some subconscious actions, it is easy for people to see your thoughts!"

Meaningful, Yao Qingfeng put away the fan, folded it and nodded.

Then Zhao Ling patted Yao Qingfeng and said meaningfully: "Sometimes the most difficult part is not the opponent, but when you know the enemy, can you stay calm and restrain your impulses!"

Yao Qingfeng lowered his brows and lowered his head to think.