Dong Gong Mei

Chapter 257
The north wind suddenly blows, and the snow is like fluff.

"The imperial court can't even pay the military salary?"

Sitting under the window, Zhao Xiwei suddenly shivered from the cold.

"It's not that it can't be released, it's just that the treasury is in the hands of the Queen Mother—" Nanny Sun, who was reporting in a low voice, stopped talking, with concern in her eyes: "Why are the hands of the Crown Princess so cold?"

Although it is cold winter, the East Palace has burned the earth dragon, and it is as warm as spring no matter day or night.

But Zhao Xiwei's hands were as cold as ice.

"I don't know either." Zhao Xi shook her head slightly. In fact, she not only felt very cold, but also had a dull pain in her lower abdomen.

Putting the hand stove in her bosom, she smiled: "You just said that the Queen Mother wants to abolish the Liangzhou Army?"

"Yes." Nanny Sun sighed, and continued: "The old man feels that the war in Liangzhou is at a stalemate, and now that the court is busy with disaster relief, it is better to abolish the Liangzhou army to save money—"

Zhao Xiwei held the stove in his hand and remained silent for a while.

In fact, she doesn't have much direct relationship with military pay, war, and withdrawal of troops.

She only cares about one thing: "So... Your Highness is going to sharpen the swords of the big families?"

Nanny Sun consciously avoided this topic, and only sighed: "It's disaster relief, and it's war, and money is needed on both sides. These aristocratic families should share the worries of the country."

Wouldn't Zhao Mansion make things worse...

He was already cut by the Pei family, and then let the court kill him...

Zhao Xi's eyes sank slightly: "Then the Pei family is talking about ten thousand gold, is it for this?"

What a roadblock!
The imperial court treats the major families as fat sheep, and the Pei family treats the Zhao family as fat sheep!

Grandma Sun said "Hey": "Don't worry, the maidservant has also heard the news from the eldest princess, so I don't know what's going on."

Zhao Xiwei was even more worried.

Even the eldest princess's mansion knew about this, but Li Xuanye didn't mention anything to him, and even arranged for her to persuade Zhao's mansion...

That feeling of emptiness returned.

Suddenly realized how strange she was to Li Xuanye.

……

She didn't know whether it was because she was in a bad mood or because the weather was too cold, but the more she sat, the colder she felt all over her body, and the dull pain in her lower abdomen became more and more obvious.

Grandma Sun saw that her face was pale, so she said worriedly: "Should I ask the imperial doctor to take a pulse?"

Some sleepiness hit, Zhao Xiwei lazily refused: "Perhaps I'm tired, just sleep for a while."

Grandma Sun called the maids to come up to serve.

The sleeping hall was lit with soothing incense, and a warm hand stove was placed under the quilt. In such a sweet and warm atmosphere, Zhao Xi became more and more tired, and soon fell asleep.

While sleeping drowsily, he was suddenly awakened by someone.

The whole hall is brightly lit, and the whole body is embroidered with gold patterns.

Even with half-opened eyes, just seeing a hazy silhouette is enough to dazzle the eye.

"Fall asleep before I wait?" He leaned over to look at her, and stretched out his hand to pinch her face.

Zhao Xiwei slowly opened his eyes and looked at his expression carefully.

With long eyebrows and phoenix eyes, thin lips slightly hooked, the smile is light but gentle.

For a moment, I was in a trance, who is the real him?

Seeing her lazy and tired expression, Li Xuanye thought she was drowsy, so he didn't bother her any more, just pulled the brocade blanket over his body, and held her against his chest with one hand as in the past.

As His Royal Highness the crown prince who has been in charge of the government since he was twelve or thirteen years old, he has fought against countless old and cunning courtiers openly and secretly, so his sensitivity is naturally different from ordinary people.

But for a moment, he noticed the strangeness of the person in his arms.

"What's wrong? Is there something uncomfortable?"

Gently brushing away a strand of blue hair from her forehead, it fell between her brows, with a gloomy expression and indifferent eyes. When his fingers rubbed her cheeks, she didn't look as shy as before. She just raised her eyes lazily, a little Weak, somewhat tired, and somewhat... alienated.

Zhao Xi shook his head slightly, with a smile on his lips, and asked: "Your Highness has delivered a letter to the Zhao Mansion today, so can I not go to the Zhao Mansion tomorrow?"

Li Xuanye smiled slightly, stroked her hair: "Doesn't Wei'er want to go?"

She seems to be very resistant to the Zhao family...

But he has his intentions.

As a princess, she will be a queen in the future.It is not a good thing to completely leave the family.

The queen's natal family is too powerful and too weak.

The Zhao family is just right. Although they have certain power, they need to rely on the emperor.

Zhao Xiwei just needs to maintain a good relationship with the family, so as not to be too alienated.

I think it's because I wasn't properly cultivated since I was a child, and I don't pay much attention to these intertwined interests.

The voice of the person in his arms was muffled: "I don't like Zhao Mansion, it's too complicated."

Li Xuanye laughed softly: "It's just a Zhao residence, how complicated can it be as complicated as the East Palace?"

The palm of his hand snaked down against her neck, carelessly sweeping her collarbone, the suet jade-like touch came against his fingertips, his heart softened, and he softened his voice: "If Wei'er is worried, I will send Yuan Ce brought his bodyguards to protect him, even your family members who harbor evil intentions would not dare to do anything wrong."

Zhao Xiwei thought for a while, and it seems that this is okay.

She was actually not afraid of what the Zhao family would do to her. Now that she was a princess, even if the people of the Zhao family disliked her, they would kneel when they met her.

She just really hates flirting with those people.

Thinking of Xu Yunjiao almost strangling her, Yuan s schemes against her, and those two younger sisters who were diametrically opposed, made her feel very bad.

She was still thinking wildly, but his hot chest was pressed against her, and his gentle kiss fell on the crook of her neck.

Zhao Xiwei had something hidden in his heart, and at first he just dealt with him restlessly, not knowing whether he was too resourceful or too patient, but he couldn't stand it for a while, and he couldn't help but hooked his neck.

There have been many intimacy, and there is already a familiar tacit understanding between each other.

Li Xuanye is a strong and domineering person outside, but in private he knows how to take care of her feelings, seduce her bit by bit, lure her, seduce her, even if she has no emotional expectations, but also has physical expectations. attachment.

Perhaps it was his meticulous pampering that made her yearn, so she wanted more communication.

She can understand that he doesn't like to mention important political affairs, but she doesn't want to be ignorant of what's happening around her...

Didn't it say that there must be a deal and a quantity?It's always okay to ask, right?

Thinking of this, she was a little eager to try.

"Does Your Highness want to rectify the major families?"

After hesitating for a moment, she still asked.

The lips lingering on her skin suddenly stopped, he leaned over and raised his head, cupped her face, and asked softly: "Why do you suddenly care about this?"

His chest suddenly left, and a burst of coolness hit her, spreading like ice water, making her shiver uncontrollably.

Li Xuanye immediately grabbed her shoulders, a little nervous: "What's wrong?"

While speaking, he wrapped her tightly with the rolled up quilt.

Such a considerate and sympathetic look made people feel a little warm inexplicably.

(End of this chapter)