female catcher

Chapter 206 You and I are both mortals

Su Zhen looked at Jiang Xiyuan for a while, "I guessed whether you would come or not. As a minister, you probably won't, but as a man, you will." He bent his lips and smiled, "Even the ceremonies of a monarch and a minister are not enough." Don't care."

"If I care about the courtesy of the emperor and my ministers, I don't need to come." Jiang Xiyuan nodded slightly, "I shouldn't talk too much about the emperor's harem, but I said to Xia Chu that even if we do everything, we must protect her. Protect her freedom. Therefore, the minister is here."

"That's right." Su Zhen raised his eyes and looked at him, "Everything about you? Everything about you includes the Jiang family, your great grandfather, brothers and sisters. How do you fight? Even if you are willing, I don't want to You have been insulted by Queen You. In fact, you also know that I am not a person who vents anger, so why bother to say this. If so, what else do you want to say to me?"

"Yes." Jiang Xiyuan lightly clenched his fists, and said: "Xia Chu has no family background, and has nothing to do with the community. Entering the palace will not help the emperor, so why did the emperor trap her all his life?"

"It's really not helpful." Su Zhen nodded, but said: "But what I have is not just the community. From a man's point of view, I just want to pursue the woman I love. It's no different from you."

"But a piece of imperial edict is not considered a pursuit. The emperor should give Xia Chu a chance to choose."

"So she is not a concubine." Su Zhen said indifferently: "If I were to become a concubine today, who would do anything to me? I cherish it, so I don't want to use force, but I also need a chance."

Su Zhen turned his head and looked outside Jiantian Pavilion, the blurry street outside the imperial city, "This Jiantian Pavilion has been cleaned up, do you know why?" He smiled, and pointed, "Then On the other side is the government office, and Anfengfang is further away, but I can't actually see anything. I don't see her every day like you, and I even thought that I might never see her again in this life."

Jiang Xiyuan looked in the direction of his finger, with mixed feelings in his heart.If today is not the beginning of Xia, maybe he would appreciate this affection.Wanting to see each other but not being able to see each other, leaning on the railing to look at each other, is just turning around with a smile in memory.Looking at each other, but how hopeless.

More than a month passed, he thought that many things had changed, but it was a pity that Su Zhen's affection had not diminished.It was as if the same sigh from that day had recurred, and the grape that had been dug away had not been able to be planted back for a long time.

Today's encounter is probably just gone in vain.The fear is not that Su Zhen doesn't understand, if he doesn't understand, he can explain it clearly, but the fear is that he understands everything, but he can't help himself.

Su Zhen turned his head: "Are you here because you have a lot of love for Xia Chu, or because you are afraid that I don't have much love? Or are you worried about the queen? Are you afraid that someone in the harem will take over the special favor?"

This question made Jiang Xiyuan's heart tremble, he was silent, and gently avoided Jian Feng and said, "It must be caused by the affection of the minister, but the minister wants to ask more, what does the emperor want to do to Xia Chu by doing this?" Such a result? Doting but not loving is not cherished, the deeper the doting, the more she will be targeted by the public. With Xia Chu's identity and background, how can she have a foothold in the harem? She is not suitable for the palace."

"Oh?" Su Zhen couldn't help laughing when he heard the words, "I am her foothold, and I will give whatever I can. Then Jiang Qing, what kind of result do you hope for the beginning of Xia? She is not suitable for the palace. But it is suitable for the deep house? Or let her continue to be a headhunter in Xijing? Don't forget, this is also given by me."

"The minister who the emperor can give to her may not be able to, but the minister can give what she wants. When she wants to be free, the minister respects her wish. For example, when she wishes to marry the minister one day, the minister must marry the minister as a regular wife. She is a couple for the rest of her life." Jiang Xiyuan raised his head at this point, and looked at Su Zhen calmly, "I am willing to do what she wants, no matter what her choice is. This is the result I want .”

Su Zhen's expression was stagnant, and he looked down at the pendant in his hand, "I've remembered something these few days." He took the pendant off his wrist and put it in his palm, "This is the pendant from Guan Yang in early Xia. I brought it back from the city, and if I remember correctly, the lovebird ornaments are also from Guanyang City, and they are all from Tiangongfang. You know this, right?"

Jiang Xiyuan hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "I know."

"So, in Fengyi Palace that day, you were going to ask me to marry you, but you changed your mind because you saw this pendant." Su Zhen shook his hand and walked in front of Jiang Xiyuan, "I don't care if you hide it or not. I just want to ask you, if I and Xia Chu don't know each other, has the marriage decree been issued now? Will Xia Chu marry you at that time?" He patted Jiang Xiyuan's shoulder lightly, this act of intimacy and trust, but Accompanied by a somewhat indifferent voice: "What is the difference between what you wanted to do that day and what I did today?"

Jiang Xiyuan didn't expect Su Zhen to reveal this matter, and his heart sank.In this matter, whether it is in terms of monarchs and ministers, or in terms of friends, he is wrong.That is his selfishness.He gave Xia Chu a choice, but he didn't give Su Zhen a choice.

Seeing that Jiang Xiyuan was silent, Su Zhen eased his tone, "You are a courtier and my confidant. The most important thing I should do now is to send Xia Chu out of the palace, marry you, and give you this favor. And The most important thing you should do is to tell me the identity of Xia Chu long ago, send her to the palace, and give me a favor. But you and I have talked like this here. Why did you not want to? You might as well use your own heart to measure my heart today."

"The favor of the monarch and his ministers..." Jiang Xiyuan smiled bitterly, "Where does the emperor put Xia Chu?"

"A female official of the fifth rank in the inner court." Su Zhen said with his hands behind his back: "I have feelings for her, and it's not unintentional for her to me. I said, what I want is a chance to get to know her again in my current identity, and to get to know her again. Show affection. This is not the choice I gave her."

"If Xia Chu doesn't want to stay in the palace in the future, will the emperor really choose Xia Chu?"

Su Zhen frowned involuntarily, rubbing the pendant in his palm with his fingers, looked at him with narrowed eyes, and said coldly, "What is your position to ask me?"

"It's not based on your position, but on your compassionate heart and deep affection. If the emperor doesn't grant what I ask for today, I will ask the emperor to grant her what she wants and give her what she wants in the future."

"You are very confident." Su Zhen pulled his lips and smiled, "I do too. I have fought for the throne twice in my life. The last time I fought for the throne was for my mother; Su Zhen's emperor fights for the hearts of the people."

Jiang Xiyuan's face changed slightly, looking at him, it seemed that he saw Su Zhen who turned the world upside down at the palace banquet on the night of the first snow again.Yes, he is such a person.Forbearance is never just forbearance, he can give up, but he never gives up what he wants.

Su Zhen walked to Jiang Xiyuan's side, and said in a slow tone: "Because of Xia Chu's identity, I punished Min Feng, but I didn't punish you. What I was thinking about was nothing but your selfishness caused by love. Selfishness, there are ties in the world, you have to do everything to protect her, but in fact you can't do it at all; I want to give up the dragon seat and her mountains and rivers, but I can't give up at all. Let's go back." After finishing speaking, he went straight to the stairs.

Jiang Xiyuan turned around, and raised his voice: "The emperor can't give up the throne of Jiangshan, but the minister really puts his all into it."

Su Zhen paused, turned around after a moment of silence, pressed against the wooden railing of the stairs, smiled a little vainly, and said, "I won't let you fight, even if you want to fight!" After finishing speaking , strolled down the stairs.

Jiang Xiyuan heard the sound of footsteps fading away, as if stepping on his own heart.After a long time, he closed his eyes and let out a long breath.Throat was filled with the pain of being unable to spit out and swallow, and the soreness of being unwilling to be choked, and even breathing was cut like a knife.

Jun Chen, this is Jun Chen.

In terms of affection, Su Zhen is not inferior to him; in terms of power, he really has no way to resist the imperial power.If the king wants his ministers to die, the ministers have to die, but if the king wants his ministers not to die, there is no way for the ministers to die even if they want to.

When Su Zhen walked out of the Jiantian Pavilion, he looked back, sighed, and called An Liang over, "The Jiantian Pavilion should be sealed."

An Liang was taken aback, "The emperor isn't enjoying the scenery anymore?"

"It's unnecessary now." Su Zhen lowered his head and smiled slightly, "The guard of honor has been withdrawn, and I'm going to the inner court."

At this time, Chu Xia had just had lunch, and was following an eighth-rank envoy assigned by Jiang Shangyi to get familiar with the environment in the courtyard.This permanent attendant was named Yuan Fang, so every time Xia Chu called her name, he wanted to ask her what she thought.

Yuan Fang was about the same age as Xia Chu, and she was fair and pleasing, and she was very respectful to Xia Chu, with her hands folded in front of her stomach, and she called Xia Chu one by one.

"How long have you been in the palace?" Xia Chu asked her.

"I entered the palace at the age of 13, and it has been four years now. I used to serve Empress Dejing." Yuan Fang pursed her lips and smiled, with a little complacency in her tone.

Xia Chu was a little curious by her pride, and asked, "Is Empress Dejing..."

"Servant Xia Dian..." Yuan Fang covered her mouth, and looked at her incredulously, "Empress Dejing is the emperor's biological mother, servant Xia Dian doesn't know?"

"I know!" Xia Chu spread out his hands, "I'm asking, what kind of person is Empress Dejing?"

"It's very beautiful and dignified." Yuan Fang put his hand on his lips, and looked aside, "I could often see the emperor at that time, oh, the current emperor."

"Is it hard for the emperor to see you?"

Yuan Fang thought for a while and said: "It wasn't too difficult in the past. Now there is no one in the harem except Fengyi Palace, so there is no need for so many people to serve, and the emperor will not come to the inner court, so it is not easy to see."

Xia Chu nodded silently, thinking that it would be troublesome if this was the case, did he really have to finish the military training to see him?

After watching the Shangyi Palace under the sun, my brow was covered with sweat, I reached out my hand to wipe it off, and a layer of powder came off, I couldn't help shaking my hand crookedly, and pulled Yuan Fang to ask her if there was any place where I could fetch water and wash my face.

"Does Xia Dian want to wash your face this afternoon?" Yuan Fang looked at her face, then reached for her purse, "I have some powder here, Xia Dian just make it up."

"No need." Xia Chu hurriedly stopped her, "The powder is uncomfortable on the face, you should take me to wash your face."

"Then..." Yuan Fang thought for a while, "Servant Xia Dian go back to the room and wait for me first, I'll help you carry a pot of water." After speaking, she walked away in small steps.

After Xia Chu waited in the room for a while, Yuan Fang came in with a copper pot and brought her some soap.Xia Chu thanked her, but she felt embarrassed and waved her hand to say no.

"I'm staying in the room next door. If Shi Xia Dian has anything to do, just tell him." Yuan Fang blessed her body and went out.Chu Xia poured water into the copper basin, rolled up her sleeves, splashed a handful of cold water on her face, it was so comfortable that she wanted to sigh.After washing off the powder on his face with soap, Xia Chu closed his eyes and touched the face cloth.After touching it twice, she couldn't find it. She squinted her eyes to take a look, but the face cloth suddenly slipped into her hands.

Xia Chu thought it was Yuan Fang who had gone and returned, thanked her, took it over and wiped her face dry, and when the towel fell down, she saw Su Zhen leaning against the wall and looking at her with a slight smile.

(End of this chapter)