female catcher

Chapter 218
Seeing Su Zhen's expression gradually relaxed, Yong Wei's heart beat a little more calmly, and after going through these things silently, she felt very sad again.

She is the empress, the legitimate wife of Su Zhen, but she stood in the sun outside the imperial study room to defend herself because she was so worried about a mere fifth-rank court attendant.She has her pride, and this pride is so worthless at the moment.

Su Zhen eased his tone, "I think it's the villain trying to trick the empress, but it's impossible to guard against it. The inner court still needs to be tidied up, so the empress just needs to worry about it."

"Yes, it's a concubine's job." Yong Wei's voice was a little cold, she lowered her eyes and answered without emotion.After finishing speaking, blessed Fushen, "The concubine will leave first."

After taking Qianqian for two steps, Su Zhen called her back, "Why do you take care of Xia Chu so much?"

Yong Wei smiled wryly to herself before turning around, and said: "The concubine has no peace of mind, and has no other plans. The concubine just admires her for being a girl in the world, but she can become a headhunter in Xijing. I feel like old friends at first sight with her, and I am happy." It's all about getting close. What's more, she was recommended by my brother to enter the palace, so she should be taken care of."

Su Zhen frowned slightly when he heard the last sentence, and remained silent.Yong Wei waited for a while and saw that he was silent, so she bowed her head and nodded, "The concubine will leave."

Leaving the imperial study room, Yong Wei walked steadily towards Fengyi Palace with her head held high, her face sinking like water.Qianqian followed her, holding back what she wanted to say but dared not to say it, she kept looking at Yongwei quietly.After walking for a while, Yong Wei slowed down and said, "Qianqian, what do you want to say?"

"Your Majesty, what should we do at the beginning of summer?" Qianqian curled her lips, "If the emperor accepts her as a concubine, with what the emperor has done today, I'm afraid he will spoil the heavens. Who wouldn't Look at his face? In this way, I'm afraid I won't take Empress seriously."

"Then what should I do?" Yong Wei looked at her, blinked her eyes after a long while, then shed a tear, wiped it away with her hands, but still had that stubborn look, "I want to throw her out Go to the palace, but can I do it? Qianqian, in fact, the most important thing I should do now is to visit her, greet her with care, and treat her like a sister. Or I should simply report to the emperor to ask her to be a concubine. The emperor cares about her so much, Concubine Feng is also a matter of time, getting close to such a person is beneficial and harmless to me, and it will also be a big help for me when the harem is full in the future."

"Niangniang..." Qianqian paused, looking at her young lady, who was such a lively and cheerful girl when she was in the general's mansion, looking so sad now, she felt very sad.

"But I don't want to. It's because the emperor cares about her so much that I don't want to." Yong Wei turned around and continued to walk forward, saying softly: "I did my part, but I can't let my heart go."

Xia Chu couldn't get out of bed, she wanted to wait for Yong Wei to come to her, whether it was to visit her, to question her, or to scold her.She wanted to see Yong Wei, and wanted to talk to her about the matter openly and honestly.But Yong Wei never came, she asked Yuan Fang to get a pen and ink to write Yong Wei a short note, saying that she and Su Zhen had met outside the palace, and she had no intention of being a concubine in the palace, and she would invite her when she recovered. Leaving the palace.

After writing the letter, I still feel that it is wrong to look left and right. No matter how I look at it, I feel that I am pretending to be a white lotus, and a breath of retreating is rushing towards my face. I am afraid that the misunderstanding will be bigger if I really send it out, so I rub it again. Throw it away.

She couldn't figure out Yongwei's current attitude, and the matter was a bit complicated, so I'm afraid it's better to explain it face to face.I can only wait a little longer, and go to Fengyi Palace when I recover from my injury.

Su Zhen came to see Xia Chu every day, sometimes when she was taking a nap, sometimes at night, and stood quietly for a while, drawing her eyebrows, eyes and face over and over again with his eyes.Hearing from Yuan Fang that her injury was getting better day by day, scabs had formed, swelling had subsided, and she was able to get out of bed, he was relieved but also afraid.

I'm afraid that if she recovers from her injuries, the palace will not be able to keep her anymore.And myself, I can't bear it.

After the chaos in Qingcheng County was quelled, Jiang Xiyuan rode his horse back to the capital first, and entered the city in four days, went home to rest for a while, and then went to the palace to see Su Zhen.On the way through the palace gate to the imperial study, Jiang Xiyuan looked at the very familiar palace and felt inexplicably nervous.

Not because he wants to see Su Zhen, but because Xia Chu is here.

Life in the capital was difficult, so he took the initiative to ask Ying to go to Qingcheng County, thinking that if he didn't touch the scene, he would not be in love, and it would be easier.But these days, other than marching to kill the enemy, his thoughts always turned to Xia Chu involuntarily.

He was worried about whether she was doing well in the palace, how Su Zhen treated her, how Yong Wei treated her, whether those palace rules made her irritated, whether she had the habit of eating the food in the palace, how well she would wear skirts and hairpin rings. What does it look like?Will she miss herself?Will she miss the days outside the palace and in the government office?Will she still walk with strides like before, and will she laugh out loud...

Jiang Xiyuan knew that these had nothing to do with him, but Xia Chu's appearance was so deeply imprinted in his mind that he couldn't shake it off, as if he was right in front of his eyes.It really seemed that she was waiting for him in the small courtyard of Xijing City, and he could see it when he went back, but illusory was only in his imagination, in Xijing City, he and her were separated by such a thick and high palace wall.

Su Zhen heard An Liang's rumor that Jiang Xiyuan was coming, Dang even walked down from the Long Shu case, and greeted him at the door.Jiang Xiyuan entered the door and came to lift his robe to worship, but Su Zhen supported him and said with a smile, "Thanks for your hard work."

"The emperor's words are serious, and the ministers are terrified." Jiang Xiyuan changed the ceremony of bowing his hands, "Fortunately, he did not disappoint the emperor's high expectations."

He raised his head slightly, passed Su Zhen and glanced behind him, saw the curtain of the ear room moved, and a woman who looked like a female official came out of it, he couldn't help but feel a sudden tightening in his heart.

After seeing it again, it was not Xia Chu, and some disappointment could not help but slip through his eyes.After a moment of silence, he said: "It's more than half a month away from Beijing, the emperor will be safe here."

"Yeah." Su Zhen looked at him, let go of his hand, turned around and slowly walked to the soft couch in the inner room, and sat down.Jiang Xiyuan also walked in after him, and couldn't help but look to the side when he entered the door, but he still couldn't see the person he wanted to see.

The female officer came over with a tea tray, An Liang took it in her hand and put it on the couch table.Jiang Xiyuan's eyes followed the female officer, looking at her hair and clothes, wondering if Xia Chu looked like this now, and he didn't even hear Su Zhen calling him to sit down.

Su Zhen looked at him, then at the female officer, wondering if he didn't understand.After a moment of silence, he sent the people in the house out.After there was no one else in the room, he said again: "Xiyuan, sit down. Tell me about the situation."

Jiang Xiyuan sat down, took a symbolic sip of tea, calmed down his emotions and thoughts, and gave Su Zhen a brief introduction to the situation in Qingcheng County and the process of calming down the chaos.Su Zhen's brows became tighter the more he listened, and at the end, Jiang Xiyuan said: "According to what I saw, this rebellion does not seem to be common. The bandit leader has occupied Tengshi County, and the establishment and personnel he has set up are quite legal. The court officials secretly There are also acts of attachment, which will interfere with the anti-insurgency army, if it is not for the decree of dismissal, I am afraid it will cause obstacles."

Jiang Xiyuan picked up some tea to moisten his throat, "So when Tengshi County was destroyed, the minister rushed back without stopping. This is the reason. If it weren't for the fact that the soldiers used by the other party were ordinary people who only worked on farming, they would be far from With the elite soldiers brought by the enemy's father, we don't know how long this chaos will end."

Su Zhen nodded thoughtfully, "Then, in your opinion, if I had not issued an order to quell the chaos at that time, but had adopted a soft policy, what would have been the result?"

"Cut meat to feed tigers." Jiang Xiyuan said slowly and clearly.He put the teacup on the table, looked at Su Zhen and said, "It will be difficult to pull out the roots after a while."

Rao Su Zhen thought of this section just now, but after hearing what Jiang Xiyuan said, he still couldn't help being shocked, and couldn't help sneering bitterly, and stood up, "The picture is really not small."

"Yes. It is impossible to recruit stability, and it will become a long-term trouble. If chaos is uneven, people's hearts will be unstable. It is inevitable that the courtiers will leave room for them and wait and see with arms folded. It's difficult."

Su Zhen sighed for a long time, and then smiled coldly, "Since Wu Zonghuai's incident, these old men have never lived in secret. I let go of the power, and sure enough, they danced happily. But I didn't expect them to do something like this." With one incident, this encounter... is a bit dangerous."

"Not necessarily. Although the rebellion in Qingcheng County has been suppressed for a while, it is impossible to suppress it forever. It will be a few days sooner or later. As long as the emperor does not give in to quell the chaos, the result will be reversed." It's not a hindrance." Jiang Xiyuan said, very confident in his words.Jiang Min was not too open in the officialdom, relying more on the Jiang family's shadow, but fighting with soldiers is not a problem.

Su Zhen also understood, so he smiled, "Your father is the first one, and I should give him a title. What about you?" He sat down again, "Why don't you wait a little longer, and wait until the powerful ministers become ministers? Save me, I feel more at ease with you here."

When the two talked, they still had no suspicions as before, but at this point, Jiang Xiyuan smiled, "The emperor's family is the world, and the ministers are not indispensable. When the powerful ministers are in the party, the emperor should have the opportunity to be promoted." More confidantes are worthy of appointment. Grandfather only wants the Jiang family to be stable and rich, not to cook with fire, and I think so too."

Su Zhen smiled slightly, "I understand, but you are too careful."

"It's not careful..." The smile on Jiang Xiyuan's face gradually faded, appearing a little cold, "It's just what I want, and I'm afraid the emperor won't give it to me."

Su Zhen's heart sank and he didn't speak.The room was silent for a while, the two of them were in a tacit silence, the tea was getting colder, and even the sunlight falling on the ground dimmed a little.

After a long time, Jiang Xiyuan sighed softly, "Your Majesty, it's not too late to do the things that should be done. This time these old ministers can collude with the rebels, but I don't know what troubles will happen next time. The emperor has not long since ascended the throne. Steady, can't stand tossing."

Su Zhen nodded, "It's time."

Jiang Xiyuan stood up, cupped his hands and bowed, "So, I will take my leave first." After saying that, he left the imperial study.

(End of this chapter)