Is the emperor cremated today?

Xu Miaoyin lay in Xiao Qi's arms and said angrily: "Don't you pretend anymore?"

Xiao Qi gently lifted her chin, smiled slightly, lowered his eyes and looked at her in his arms, "I always have to find a step for myself."

"If I don't do this, when will you be willing to come see me?"

Xiao Qi's thumb with the jade ring finger gently rubbed her chin, and the cold jade also brushed against her skin from time to time, bringing a slight coolness. This feeling of being controlled made her feel a little resistant.

Xu Miaoyin frowned slightly, raised her chin slightly, sat up from Xiao Qi's arms, and picked up the medicine bowl that had just fallen on the corner of the bed, where a slightly moist color fell.

Seeing her expression of resistance, Xiao Qi let go of her. Looking at the two fingers that had just touched her chin, he couldn't help but move slightly again.

When Xu Miaoyin sat back on the bed again, Xiao Qi said: "If you have anything to ask, just ask!"

Xu Miaoyin asked: "What happened in Li Yang?"

Xiao Qi saw her looking at him with downcast eyes, and suddenly felt an itchiness in her throat, so she covered her mouth and coughed. Seeing that he was coughing badly, Xu Miaoyin wanted to get up and pour him some water, but Xiao Qi grabbed her hand. .

Xiao Qi slowly stopped coughing and said: "Li Yang's shadow guard sentry posts were destroyed by Duke Rong in several places, but don't worry, Xiao Duo is fine."

Xiao Qi patted her hand soothingly, but Xu Miaoyin was still worried. She thought for a while and said, "Is there a spy in Liyang's shadow guard?"

"I will investigate this matter again. At least now I can make sure that Xiao Duo is okay."

Xiao Qi's answer did not reassure Xu Miaoyin much. After all, this was all news he gave to her. Only he could know what he wanted to know. If he deliberately concealed any important news, she would not care at all. knew.

I am no different from a blind or deaf person in this deep palace.

Xu Miaoyin gradually realized that she could not go on like this.

"What will your Majesty do next?" Xu Miaoyin asked calmly.

Xiao Qi noticed her coldness, but did not explain anything. He just replied: "Rong Guo Gong's current strength is not as good as before. Although I have been training some generals, I can't deter the border in a short time. He It’s still useful if you keep it.”

If there was a trace of uncertainty in my heart just now, now I feel completely disappointed.

How come she forgot the Emperor's Heart?
  What he wanted from beginning to end was just the world, and he was just an adjustment after he obtained the imperial power.

It's like a trophy.

What qualifications does the raised bird have to negotiate terms with him?
  He agreed to help her because their current goals were the same. He also wanted to take back the military power from Fang Zhiyuan and completely control the court situation. But now that Zhiyuan was still useful to him, it was impossible to agree to her revenge.

After all, I was too naive and still believed in the man in front of me.

Xiao Qi saw that she was looking at him with unfamiliar eyes, and he could not explain his plan to her. He was anxious but could only choose to bear it. He looked down at her thin white hand in his palm and squeezed it tighter.

Once she knew what he was going to do, she would not stay by her side so peacefully.

The two of them had different thoughts, and neither of them spoke again.

The dormitory was quiet for a while, and I could vaguely hear the sound of Zhu Weng talking to someone at the door.

This is Fang Zhenzhen, Xiao Qi’s newly appointed concubine.

Xiao Qi felt even more guilty. He caught a glimpse of Xu Miaoyin getting up from the corner of his eye, pulled her back, and hurriedly explained: "Miaomiao, I..."

Xu Miaoyin interrupted him and said nonchalantly: "Your Majesty, you don't need to explain, I understand everything."

After saying that, he still wanted to stand up, but was pulled back by Xiao Qi.

"What do you understand? You don't understand anything. The reason why I kept her is just for the account books in the hands of Duke Rong. I will not see her, let alone touch her. I only have you, now and in the future. , so, Miaomiao, don’t be angry with me anymore, okay?”     Angry with him?

Xu Miaoyin felt like she was about to laugh out loud. Was she just angry?

He was the one who did everything possible, and he was the one who beat her up. It was really baffling. Did he think she would still be jealous for him?

Xu Miaoyin smiled sarcastically, "Xiao Qi, do you still want to show your face?"

Being ridiculed like this, Xiao Qi smiled instead of getting angry, "The fact that you are still angry proves that you still care about me."

Xu Miaoyin stood up and said helplessly: "Whatever you think!"

After saying that, he turned around and left the dormitory.

When Xu Miaoyin came out, she happened to bump into Fang Zhenzhen who was about to leave. When Fang Zhenzhen saw Xu Miaoyin coming out of the dormitory, she stepped forward and saluted Xu Miaoyin with a clear understanding, "I have met the imperial concubine sister."

Xu Miaoyin couldn't hear the sound of sister, and felt a little awkward, but she still accepted the gift and left without saying anything.

Yushu glanced back and saw that Fang Zhenzhen was just watching them leave with a smile, so he turned back and said to Xu Miaoyin: "Your Majesty, Concubine Fang Xian seems to look different from the day of the flower viewing party."

Xu Miaoyin was thinking about other things and asked: "What's the difference?"

"On the day of the flower viewing banquet, she acted very eager for quick success, but just now I looked at her with cold eyes. She seemed to be just sending snacks to His Majesty in a business-like manner. She neither asked to see His Majesty nor asked Weng to pass it on or say good things."

Xu Miaoyin paused for a moment, then Yushu asked, "Would you like to check it out, Madam?"

Xu Miaoyin asked: "In your opinion, do you think I am angry with His Majesty because of Concubine Fang Xian?"

Yushu and Yuhua looked at each other. They didn’t know why the empress suddenly asked this. In their eyes, the empress had been a little depressed in the past half month. She didn’t seem to care much about whether His Majesty went to Fengyi Palace, and even held a flower-viewing banquet. , although it was to meet Guo Xiang, they always thought it was just incidental.

Xu Miaoyin saw the two of them bowing their heads in silence, and she had the answer in her heart. She didn't ask any more questions and continued to move forward.

Xu Miaoyin returned to Fengyi Palace and called Yu Qiao, "Let someone clean the other courtyard in Xishan. I want to stay for a while."

Yu Qiao was stunned for a moment, remembering that the courtyard was built specifically for the empress by His Majesty and was exactly the same as the Xu Mansion in Yangzhou.

Why would the empress suddenly want to live there?
  Although Yu Qiao was confused, she still arranged for someone to clean it according to Xu Miaoyin's instructions.

Soon, the news reached Xiao Qi.

After Xu Miaoyin left, Xiao Qi decided not to pretend. After cleaning up and washing up, he went to Qinzheng Hall. When he got the news, he was flipping through the secret letter just sent by the shadow guard. Chen Fengling and Qin Zhan were waiting. In the temple.

Xiao Duo was rescued by Xu Xian and was recuperating. The rebellion in Liyang was caused by someone embezzling military pay.

Fang Zhiyuan never thought that he would use Xiao Duo to give him a heavy blow in the back, so that Li Yang would be completely in his hands, and he would be able to take back all the military power in Fang Zhiyuan's hands.

"If the mutiny in Liyang gets bigger, the Jin people will still act according to the plan to see who is suitable to be the new king of Jinting."

Qin Zhan said: "The time of the old Khan King is running out. The two princes under him are fighting endlessly for the throne. Only the most inconspicuous third prince was sent to the border between the two countries. I think he is the most powerful one." that one."

Chen Fengling also said worriedly: "This Liyang mutiny may give him an opportunity. He must take action in advance, so that they have no time to take care of themselves and Liyang can be protected, but..."

Seeing that he was hesitant to speak, Xiao Qi glanced at him and said, "If you have anything to say, just say it."

"Is it inappropriate for Your Majesty to ask Xu Xian to take over Li Yang? After all, Xiao Duo's life or death is uncertain now."

Xiao Qi knew what Chen Fengling wanted to say. He was afraid that Xu Xian would be another Fang Zhiyuan. He glanced at the secret letter in his hand and said calmly: "Xu Xian is a smart man and the head of the Xu family. He knows who to be loyal to." It will allow the Xu family to gain greater benefits."