I, the queen and the father, start with a deer as a horse

Chapter 260 Take Master Back

Hearing this question, Tao'er shrank her head, not daring to speak.

Seeing this, Li Yaoyue immediately understood that she guessed right.

Her husband, the Prime Minister of the Qian Kingdom, Fang Xiu, did have an inexplicable relationship with the empress of the Qian Kingdom.

now.

She held the letter in her slender jade hands, with mixed feelings in her heart, and murmured to herself:

"It turns out that he is such a person..."

Before that, she always thought that Fang Xiu was emotionally dull and not good at expressing himself.

but.

After seeing this letter, I read those sincere and touching sentences.

Only then did she realize that Fang Xiu, a man who looked extremely cold, actually had a tender side.

Those sweet words that couldn't even be written in a script, came out of his mouth so smoothly.

The powerful minister under one person and over ten thousand expresses his concern and longing for his sweetheart in such a gentle tone, no matter who reads it, his heart will be moved.

Unfortunately.

The owner of this letter is not her, but the supreme empress in the palace, Her Majesty.

long silence.

Li Yaoyue looked at Tao'er, and said in a flat tone: "If I remember correctly, it is rumored that Fang Xiu and the empress of the Qian Kingdom are incompatible and incompatible."

to this end.

When Fang Xiu went to court before, Li Yaoyue was still worried that he would offend the Empress and be plotted against.

Who would have thought that the two had such a relationship.

Tao'er hesitated for a moment, then replied: "There are indeed such rumors."

After a pause, he said, "It's just a rumor."

Li Yaoyue was silent for a while, looked at Tao'er, and asked again: "Before Fang Xiu didn't return all night, in fact, he didn't stay in Zhongshu Province to deal with government affairs, but stayed in the Imperial Palace?"

Tao'er hastily replied: "The servant girl is just a servant girl who serves others, how can I know where the master has gone?"

Such an answer obviously cannot convince Li Yaoyue.

At this moment.

She looked at the letter in her hand, feeling unspeakably uncomfortable.

Although he knew for a long time that Fang Xiu and her, apart from being a husband and wife, were just like strangers emotionally.

However, seeing him being so gentle and considerate to another woman.

She still couldn't control her emotions.

after all.

She who has lost the memory of the past few years is still a young girl with a spring in her heart.

Fang Xiu, a high-ranking and handsome man, always had some fantasies.

What's more, this man is still her nominal husband.

"I didn't expect that Fang Xiu would have such an ability to make the king of a country fall for him."

Li Yaoyue's exquisite melon-seeded face was expressionless, and said coldly.

On the side, Tao'er fell silent when she heard this.

at this time.

Li Yaoyue seemed to think of something, looked at Tao'er, and asked, "Have you ever met the empress of Qian Kingdom?"

Taoer nodded slightly.

Li Yaoyue asked again: "How does the appearance of the empress of the Qian Kingdom compare to mine?"

Hearing this question, Tao'er's expression froze for a moment.

After a long silence, he replied: "Madam is beautiful, and His Majesty is also beautiful."

Although very simple.

But from her serious expression, it can be seen that she did not perfunctory, but expressed her true thoughts.

Hearing this, Li Yaoyue probably had a judgment on the Empress's appearance in her heart.

Not to mention overwhelming the country and the city, it is not much different.

His appearance is not inferior to her, and he is the supreme emperor of a country.

It seems.

It is not difficult to understand that Fang Xiu chose her instead of himself.

Thinking of this.

Li Yaoyue shook her head violently, and secretly warned herself not to have such inexplicable thoughts.

She and Fang Xiu are just a couple in name.

Other than that, there is no other relationship.

Who Fang Xiu is dating has nothing to do with her!
Not to mention the empress of the Qian Kingdom, so what if she is a god in the sky?
All she has to do is to leave Chang'an as early as possible and return to Dazhou, don't think about anything else!

Thinking of this.

Li Yaoyue handed the letter in her hand to Tao'er, and said calmly: "Your majesty should send someone to look for this letter later, you pass it to her for me."

Tao'er subconsciously reached out to take the letter, opened her mouth, and wanted to say something, but before she could speak, she heard Li Yaoyue waving her hand and saying: "I'm tired, you go back."

Hearing this, Tao'er glanced out of the window, then revealed a look of embarrassment, and whispered: "Ma'am, it's still raining heavily outside."

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Li Yaoyue remained silent.

at this time.

Tao'er said again: "Ma'am, this servant feels that Master and His Majesty are in love, not necessarily because Madam is inferior to His Majesty, but because His Majesty and Master have known each other earlier."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Li Yaoyue.

"What do you have to do with me when you say this?"

Hearing this question, Tao'er thought for a while, moved closer to Li Yaoyue, and said in a low voice: "Madam, don't you think it's very interesting to snatch the master back from His Majesty's side?"

The voice fell.

Li Yaoyue was slightly taken aback, apparently she did not expect Taoer to say such a thing.

"Snatch Fang Xiu back from the empress' side?"

Hearing Tao'er's words, she couldn't help thinking wildly.

After a while.

She shook her head violently, looked at Tao'er, and said with some shame: "Fang Xiu is not a unique treasure in the world, why should I snatch him back?"

Speaking of this, she suddenly felt that this sentence was not quite right, and added: "Furthermore, he has no other relationship with me other than the status of husband and wife."

Tao'er noticed Li Yaoyue's expression, a smile appeared on his face, and he opened his mouth, wanting to say something else.

at this time.

But Li Yaoyue interrupted her: "Okay, don't say any more, Fang Xiu is not the only man in the world, and I don't want to marry because of Fang Xiu. When I leave the Xiangguo Mansion and return to Jinnan, I will marry you." Fang Xiu and Li!"

"lady."

"go out!"

Li Yaoyue interrupted Tao'er directly, not letting her speak.

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Seeing this, Tao'er felt a little helpless, so she could only pretend to be aggrieved, and said in a low voice: "It's still raining outside, Madam, do you have the heart to let the slaves get caught in the rain?"

Li Yaoyue said: "There is an oil-paper umbrella in the room, so you can't get wet."

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Now, Tao'er had no reason to stay here anymore, so she had no choice but to pick up the oiled paper umbrella, salute, and then turned and left.

After she left.

The storm had subsided a little.

Sitting by the bed alone, Li Yaoyue couldn't help but recall the contents of the letter in her mind.

Think of those heart-warming sweet words, and the sarcastic words I heard.

A sore feeling welled up from the bottom of my heart, and gradually spread, it was indescribably uncomfortable.

It was as if a stone had been blocked in my chest, and I couldn't spit it out or swallow it.

a while.

The indescribable feeling eased a little.

She was lying on the bed, listening to the sound of raindrops outside, her heart was in a mess.

Tao'er's words kept echoing in his ears, and finally he fixed on that sentence.

"Take the master back from His Majesty's side."

The rainstorm gradually subsided.

The next day, the rain stopped and the sky cleared.

The entire city of Chang'an was enveloped by a scent of earth.

The breeze is blowing slightly, bringing bursts of coolness.

Wu Mingkong stood outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation, looking at the blue sky in the distance, with a touch of intoxication in his beautiful peach blossom eyes.

Just now.

Lin Wan'er appeared beside her, holding a letter in her hand, and said softly:
"Your Majesty, the letter from Prime Minister Fang has been found."

Wu Mingkong turned his head to look at Lin Wan'er, and asked, "Did it be delivered to Li Yaoyue?"

Lin Wan'er nodded, and replied, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Got an affirmative answer.

Wu Mingkong frowned, and asked curiously, "Has she ever read this letter?"

Lin Wan'er said: "The letter has been opened and should be read."

"How did she react?"

Wu Mingkong asked.

Lin Wan'er shook her head lightly, and replied: "This letter was returned by a servant of the Xiangguo Mansion. I don't know how Li Yaoyue reacted."

Wu Mingkong's exquisite face revealed a look of disappointment. She thought that Li Yaoyue, who had lost her memory, would be stimulated again and regain her memory after reading this letter.

Looking at it now, Li Yaoyue didn't seem to have much reaction to this letter.

"Bring it to me to see."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Wu Mingkong reached out to take the letter, and browsed it from top to bottom.

Looking at it, her beautiful peach eyes became more and more gentle, and there was a smile between her brows and eyes.

After a while.

After reading the letter, she carefully folded the letter and held it in her hand.

Lin Wan'er hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Your Majesty, is this letter to be kept by the servant?"

Follow the rules.

All the letters delivered to the empress were sealed up in the palace for easy reference one day in the future.

"I will keep the letter sent by Fang Xiu in person."

Wu Mingkong put the letter in his arms solemnly and said.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Lin Wan'er saluted politely and responded.

Wu Mingkong stood there for a while, and was about to turn around and go back to deal with the memorial.

With a casual glance, he suddenly saw several important officials coming from a distance, all of them walking in a hurry.

"problem occurs!"

Seeing this scene, Wu Mingkong immediately realized something, his eyes narrowed slightly, he stopped, stood where he was, and waited for a few people to come over.

After a while.

Several people came in front of the empress, with anxious expressions on their faces.

"I see you, Your Majesty!"

Several people stood upright and wanted to salute.

The empress waved her hand, interrupted them, and said, "Excuse me!"

After a pause, he asked again:

"The Qing family are so anxious, what happened?"

Several important ministers looked at each other, and they could all see a trace of heaviness in each other's eyes.

In the end, it was Zhao Zizheng, the servant of the Ministry of Industry, who stood up and said solemnly:
"Your Majesty, the Beiliu River has burst its embankment!"

As soon as this word comes out.

In an instant, the empress' expression changed dramatically.

The Beiliu River is one of the largest rivers in Qianguo.

Throughout Dagan, [-]% of the people live near the Beiliu River.

Once the Beiliu River breaks its embankment, the consequences will be disastrous!

Not to mention.

In a few months, it will be harvest time.

After the dike burst, the fields were flooded.

The crops are bound to fail!

Whether it is for the court or the people, food is the top priority.

There is no doubt that such a flood is a serious disaster!It's very involved!
"Beiliu River broke its embankment, such an important matter, why didn't I notice it before!"

Wu Mingkong suppressed the anger in his heart, stared at Zhao Zizheng, and questioned him in a cold tone.

Zhao Zizheng hesitated for a moment, then replied:

"Returning to Your Majesty, there are three reasons, one is that the rainstorm has come suddenly in the past few days, and the local river channel government offices are not prepared.

Second, the Ministry of Industry focused its energy on the embankment of Jinyang Lake, and did not pay much attention to the Beiliu River.

The third is that the local officials were afraid of losing their official positions because of this incident, so they did not report it to the court in advance, and only wanted to rush to repair it.

When the minister learned of this, the Beiliu River had burst its embankment. "

Hearing this, Wu Mingkong's eyes burst into a cold light, and he said coldly: "You know how serious the consequences will be if the Beiliu River breaks its embankment!"

"The crime of ten thousand deaths!"

Zhao Zizheng knew that no matter what he said, the Ministry of Industry had an inescapable responsibility for the breach of the Beiliu River embankment, so he knelt down to plead guilty without hesitation.

Seeing this, Wu Mingkong took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, and said coldly: "If I kill you, I can fill up the breach in the embankment, and I will kill you immediately!
Save your head now, and make atonement for your crimes! "

Hearing this, Zhao Zizheng hurriedly saluted: "Thank you, Your Majesty, Long En!"

Wu Mingkong frowned, and said coldly: "Speak! How do you plan to remedy it?"

Zhao Zizheng said in a deep voice: "Beiliu River's embankment is a foregone conclusion. The only thing the imperial court can do is to discharge the flood in Huizhou, and then transfer food from other places to relieve the victims in Huizhou. Besides, there are frequent torrential rains in summer. Immediately organize manpower to rebuild the dam with cement."

He said a lot in one breath.

After hearing this, Wu Mingkong's expression turned even uglier.

because……

No matter what you do, you can't change the fact that the fields in Huizhou are flooded!

There was a few breaths of silence.

Wu Mingkong looked at Du Chen'an, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and Qin Xingyan, Minister of the Ministry of Households, and asked, "What do you think?"

Du Chenan said: "In my opinion, the corpses of the Ministry of Industry and the Hedao Yamen have vegetarian meals, causing the river to burst...the water transport doctor of the Ministry of Industry and the Governor of the River Road should be dismissed immediately and investigated, so as to make an example of others!"

This is to look at the problem from the perspective of the officials.

Saying it means not saying it.

Wu Mingkong ignored it and looked at Qin Xingyan.

Qin Xingyan looked solemn, and said in a deep voice: "Last year's harvest was bumper, and the granaries of the imperial court were still full, which was enough to relieve the disaster victims in Huizhou. It's just that, after winter, the military rations for the frontline soldiers may not be enough."

Speaking of this, he seemed to be afraid that the empress would misunderstand, so he hurriedly added:
"According to the plan, the military rations prepared by the household department and the military department are enough for 30 people to eat until the autumn harvest. After the autumn harvest, the surplus food will be supplemented.

Then take part of the commercial tax collected to buy grain from Wu Guo, so that the court will not have a shortage of grain.

However, at that time, the Beiliu River's embankment burst was not considered. Huizhou was hit by a disaster, fertile fields were flooded, food production was reduced, and food was needed to help the victims. "

Hearing this, the little empress's heart sank, her face was gloomy, and she said coldly: "You mean that the imperial court's relief to the victims will affect the war with Zhou?"

Qin Xingyan hesitated for a while, then nodded.

Noticed that the Empress's complexion was not very good-looking.

He said in a deep voice: "I have a way to help the victims without affecting the military rations of the soldiers, just"

Wu Mingkong asked, "Just what?"

Qin Xingyan hesitated and said, "It's just that I want to suffer for the common people."

(End of this chapter)