Tyrant, your vest fell off

Chapter 488 - Give it to you if you want it
East Palace.

Zhong Liyao was sorting out the rare treasures sent by Hongguo with great interest, and Baili Si also kept his promise, not only sent the map of the city as promised, but also specially prepared many valuable gifts.

Even with the gifts from her father and mother on her birthday a few days ago, the study was so full that there was almost no place to stay.

"Sister Huang, is there something urgent for you to call your younger brother?"

"If it's not an important matter, can I still invite you, my own brother?"

"These are gifts from the Emperor Mother and Father, and those are gifts from Baili Si. I know you are entering the palace today, so I ordered you to pick out some favorites and take them back."

Zhong Liyin never liked these gold, stone, jade, antique calligraphy and paintings, so he just took a quick glance at them and had to politely decline Zhong Liyao's kindness.

Suddenly, he found a piece of black wood among a pile of precious medicinal materials. Isn't this the thousand-year-old agarwood he was looking for so hard?

Father Zhao has always suffered from migraines, and agarwood has the effect of calming the mind and relieving pain, so father Zhao's room is lit with agarwood all the year round, and the medicinal effect of this thousand-year-old agarwood is even more outstanding.

He quickly walked to the pile of medicinal materials, picked up the piece of agarwood that was only the size of a fist, and sniffed it carefully, and a strong agarwood smell came to his nostrils.

"Sister Huang, my younger brother wants this piece of agarwood."

"Don't want so many rare treasures, why don't you choose a piece of rotten wood? You won't be afraid of people laughing if you say it! Someone, pack this, and those, and send them to the prime minister's residence for the Ninth Prince."

The kindness is hard to refuse, Zhong Liyin can only accept those rare treasures according to Zhong Liyao's will, while he is holding the piece of agarwood in his hand and refuses to let go.

At this moment, a servant quietly walked into the inner hall, whispered to Zhong Liyao for a moment, and then Zhong Liyao's face darkened.

"Xiao Yin, well, why are you losing your temper with Baili Si? Nonsense!"

Now Baili Si and the Hong Kingdom behind her are her biggest bargaining chip to successfully ascend the throne, but the emperor's younger brother is so reckless, to get angry with Baili Si at this juncture!

"She refuses to grant me a title, and wants to maintain this kind of relationship with me that is not on the stage. I am very disappointed!"

"Is it you who changed, or her? You know it in your own mind."

Zhong Liyao also had hidden threads in the prime minister's mansion, Zhao Qingmei's inner house of the prime minister's mansion could not be penetrated by her power, although her people were only on the periphery, they still heard some troubles.

"Take a long-term view. Baili Si promised to welcome you into the harem of Hongguo in the future as the royal concubine. She treats you sincerely. When you enter the harem of Hongguo in the future, with your appearance and demeanor, spend a little more time thinking about it. I will be able to firmly control her in my hands, and then the position of the middle palace will be within reach, remember not to be too eager for quick success in everything, you must plan it slowly."

"Hmm~"

Zhong Liyin could only vaguely talk to Zhong Liyao and pretend to be a snake, and stabilize her for the time being.

In the West Garden, Sikong Que was staring thoughtfully at the rain curtain all over the sky, his heart moved slightly, and behind her was a familiar aura.

He pursed his lips and smiled, but didn't look back at her.

Suddenly, a strange touch came from his upturned buttocks, and her hearty laughter of success echoed in her ears.

After Zhao Qingmei succeeded, he didn't stop there, but stretched out his claws again and pinched his buttocks, letting out evil smiles from time to time.

"Tsk tsk tsk, it's actually able to bounce off Zhenxiang's hand. I like this feeling."

Seeing her start to tease him like a bully, Sikong Que couldn't laugh or cry.

"What are you thinking, so engrossed?"

"I'm just thinking about how to get the imperial order, so that I can stand by your side justifiably."

He was fed up with waiting, and every time he came into the palace, because he didn't have an imperial order, he was not qualified to go to the palace with her at all.

Zhao Qingmei was taken aback, and really couldn't bear to tell Sikong Que the truth: In the Ranqu Empire, if a minister marries the prince as his rightful husband, then the husband in the mansion will not be granted a royal order for life.The purpose is to let the prince dominate, and no one can compete with him.

"It's so boring to be ordered, but you are the one who wants to be the wife of the palace in the future."

Zhao Qingmei pressed against his ear, and whispered in Sikong Que's ear.

"Why did you come back so early? I haven't started preparing dinner yet. Are you hungry?"

"Master, Her Majesty ordered someone to bestow silk and satin and rare jewelry, all of which are used by the men in the back house."

Zhao Xi followed several servants, all holding trays covered with red silk.

"Oh~ send it to my father's courtyard."

Her Majesty the Empress always rewarded her as the prime minister with excuses, but the rewards were all men's usual things, even when Zhao Qingmei was not married, she naturally knew that Her Majesty the Empress actually wanted to use her hand to transfer these The reward was sent to her father's courtyard.

Seeing Zhao Qingmei's mood suddenly drop, Sikong Que naturally guessed the reason.

"There's nothing wrong with loving someone."

"It's a big mistake. It's outrageous. What she loves is someone else's husband. Even if she is a high-ranking emperor, she can't disregard human relations and snatch a husband."

"I heard that your father and the queen were childhood sweethearts."

Sikong Que stopped at the point and dared not continue. The empress worshiped under the emperor's teacher Lu Yan when she was young, and Zhao's father was the youngest son of the emperor's teacher, so the empress and Zhao's father had known each other when they were both unmarried and unmarried.

But for some reason, the queen finally married Bei Mingchen as her husband, and Zhao's father also married Zhao Qingmei's mother, the then prime minister Zhao Kerou, soon after.

"My mother has been dead for many years, no matter who is right or wrong, the dead will be the greatest!"

This dull topic came to an abrupt end, Zhao Qingmei came back to her senses, saw Sikong Que staring at her blankly, knowing that her gaffe just now might scare him, so she smiled apologetically.

"If it wasn't for you, if it wasn't for supporting the prime minister's mansion, I think that if my father lived according to his own wishes, he might live a happier life. His disease is caused by five internal depressions, which are hard to get rid of. You should be very clear. That's right."

"Change the subject, what do you think this is?"

Zhao Qingmei took out a white jade hairpin from his sleeve, and inserted it obliquely into Sikong Que's bun. This white jade hairpin complemented his temperament and made his face look like jade.

"You made it yourself?"

Zhao Qingmei was taken aback, and looked at Sikong Que in surprise, how did he guess that this hairpin came from her hand?
"how do you know?"

"A few days ago, I saw a white powder with a texture similar to jade in your study, I guessed it."

Outsiders in her study are not allowed to enter without authorization, of course, the scope of this outsider does not include Sikong Que, he can come and go freely without restriction.

"Actually, I have a gift for you too."

Sikong Que took out a sapphire hairpin from his sleeve and stuffed it into Zhao Qingmei's hand.

"I think you can work as a jade craftsman in Zhenlong Pavilion of our house. Your carver is really amazing. This plum blossom is so lifelike."

Zhao Qingmei immediately couldn't put it down, and immediately inserted the green plum hairpin into her temples.

(End of this chapter)