A tree of peach blossoms pressing the prime minister

Chapter 171 Shake My Hand

It’s fine to prepare things, after all, you need to prepare gifts, but what does it mean to prepare makeup?
Xu Yangui looked innocent, and watched Jiang Taohua get closer and closer in front of him, with a particularly ferocious smile on his face.

At dawn the next day, Shen Zaiye still didn't come back. Jiang Taohua asked Qingmoss to prepare a carriage and gifts early in the morning, and after receiving everyone's greetings, she led people out of Zhengchun Pavilion.

Gu Qingying stood behind and watched, and asked curiously, "What is she going out for now?"

Qin Huaiyu yawned and said: "Let's just ask Ann to go back to sleep, and what will she do? Maybe she misses me, so I just found a reason to find him."

This is possible, Gu Qingying nodded, and then dispersed with the crowd, going back to her yard one after another.

The gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion was guarded at some point, and the people in the mansion didn't pay attention. It was only because a traitor appeared near the capital recently, so they came to protect the Prime Minister's Mansion.But when Taohua and the others were about to leave the mansion, they were stopped.

"Master Xiang has ordered that no one in the mansion be allowed to leave." A fifteen or sixteen-year-old child, wearing a suit of armor, cupped his hands at her and said, "Madam, please go back."

When can such a young child be a guard?Taohua was very curious, so instead of asking why he couldn't go out, she brought him over and asked, "Whose family are you from?"

The child struggled twice, and said in a panic, "I am Pang Zhanfei, the adopted son of General Pang!"

General Pang?Taohua recalled it carefully, she had seen this name in many places, in the prince's study, and in Shen Jaye's study, it seemed that he was a high-ranking marshal of soldiers and horses.His adopted son would actually watch the door at the gate of the prime minister's mansion?
Feeling tense, Taohua pulled Pang Zhanfei aside, muttered a few words to the side, then pointed to the person behind her, and asked, "Can you understand?"

Pang Zhanfei was stunned, looked up at the big sister behind her with heavy makeup, was dumbfounded for a moment, and nodded blankly.

Xu Yangui put the woman's hair in a bun, and said expressionlessly: "If you say that my appearance is very similar to yours, the children are not blind."

Taohua turned around and reprimanded with a serious face: "You are too unconfident like this, at least show some aura of the mistress of Xiangfu!"

Taking out the bronze mirror and looking at his current face, Xu Yangui was devastated: "Okay, let me go."

Pang Zhanfei came back to his senses after a while, cleared his throat and said, "As long as Madam doesn't leave, it doesn't matter if other people go out, please."

"Go all the way." Taohua immediately put on a smiling face, looked at Xu Yangui with concern, and said, "Be careful."

Reluctantly, Xu Yangui cupped her hands, picked up the long skirt of a woman, covered her face with a fan, and went out coquettishly like Jiang Taohua, and got into the carriage.

Taohua hid in the gatehouse with the moss on her back, and asked Pang Zhanfei to help cover it, hiding without anyone noticing.

She wanted to see what would happen when Xu Yan returned here.

The situation in the palace was in dire straits. The emperor wanted to order to attack Zhao last night, but was forcibly stopped by Shen Zaiye. Now that the monarch and his ministers are fighting, neither side wants to give in.

Concubine Lan Gui was even more haggard, pouring tea gently, and glanced at the two people who were still arguing in the outer hall.

"I understand, you are protecting your weaknesses." Emperor Mingde blushed with anger: "Wu country can move, but Zhao country can't move? I don't want to believe a word of the reason you said. It's nothing more than the love of your children. eyes!"

"Your Majesty." Shen Zaiye frowned: "Attacking Zhao is not only unwise, but also unrighteous!"

"You can also have benevolence and righteousness in your eyes?" The emperor sneered: "Okay, hand over the Jiang family first, and I will kill her, and I will obey your words and not attack the Zhao country!"

"Your Majesty!" Shen Zaiye rubbed his forehead straightly: "Jiangshan Sheji, what is wrong with a woman?"

Emperor Mingde sneered, squeezed the Buddhist beads in his hand, and glanced slightly at the person next to him.

Shen Zaiye sensed that something was wrong, and his expression was slightly cold: "Your Majesty, what do you want to do?"

"I heard that you have protected the Prime Minister's Mansion." Emperor Mingde said with a fake smile: "It seems that the Jiang family is really important to you. I have trusted you for many years, and you have a lot of power. Only then did I really feel what it means to keep tigers as an infestation."

Who dares to say no to his decrees in the past?Unexpectedly, this intention to attack Zhao could not be carried out. After investigation, it was found that the court had long been controlled by Shen Zaiye, and many people around him had also infiltrated a lot of his influence.

This is too dangerous, and he must do something to save it.Even if Shen Zaiye didn't have the heart to rebel, he had to be on guard.

Ginger Peach Blossom is a good bargaining chip.

His expression paused, Shen Zaiye lowered his eyes, and cupped his hands respectfully: "I have been loyal to His Majesty for many years, I never thought that one day I would be regarded as a disaster by Your Majesty."

"That's not what I mean." The emperor said with deep eyes, "But Aiqing should at least do something so that I can rest assured."

"What can I do?" Shen Zaiye said calmly: "As long as His Majesty orders, I will do it."

The emperor squinted his eyes and was about to speak when a young eunuch came in outside and whispered something in his ear.After listening, Emperor Mingde's expression became relaxed, and he said with a smile: "Ms. Jiang has entered the palace. Since Aiqing wants to show her loyalty, I'll ask someone to bring her here."

Jiang Taohua entered the palace? !
Shen Zaiye's face instantly turned ugly, and he subconsciously looked at Concubine Lan Gui in the inner hall.Lu Zhilan was making tea quietly, her lips were slightly white, her eyes were downcast, she didn't pay attention to the outside at all.

"Is Aiqing afraid?" Emperor Ming De looked at Shen Zaiye's expression and asked, "Afraid that I will do something to her?"

"The emperor is benevolent." Shen Zaiye bowed his head: "It will definitely not hurt the innocent."

"If what I say is still effective, and everyone around me is still obedient, then she is innocent." Emperor Mingde said flatly, "Do you understand what I mean?"

The implication is that he will let Jiang Taohua go if the imperial decree to attack Zhao is passed.

The arrow is on the string, and it has to be fired!
There were footsteps outside, Shen Zaiye took a deep breath, and looked back with a heavy face.When his eyes fell on the man's face, his whole body trembled.

Xu Yangui's red lips were like blood, and she grinned at the emperor when she came in: "My lord."

Emperor Mingde was shocked, and stared blankly at him for a long time: "I haven't seen you for a few days, why is the princess so fat?"

"Return to Your Majesty, this concubine is not fat, but strong." Xu Yangui was already broken, and stretched out his hand to lighten the muscles on his arms: "After all, I grew up practicing martial arts."

Shen Zaye: "..."

Lu Zhilan: "..."

The emperor usually doesn't look at people directly, so naturally he can't remember Jiang Taohua's appearance, but when he saw this, he could clearly see that this was a man, and his face immediately sank: "Bold! Who are you!"

The guards outside rushed in instantly, putting their swords on Xu Yangui's neck.

However, only women would be afraid of this kind of battle. Although Master Xu is also afraid of Jiang Taohua, he is not inferior in the competition of force. He immediately pulled out, flew to the top of the beam, and said to the bottom: " I passed by at random, who knew I was caught here? You talk first, I'm leaving."

After all, taking advantage of the moment when everyone was stunned, he turned around and disappeared outside the palace.

Shen Zaiye didn't make a sound the whole time, but Emperor Mingde was startled and frightened, and immediately ordered someone to catch the assassin.

"The majestic prime minister's mansion unexpectedly produced such an assassin, prime minister, don't you think you should explain something to me?!"

Returning to his senses, Shen Zaiye smiled, looked at the emperor with deep eyes and asked, "Why does that man seem to be from the Prime Minister's Mansion? My minister has already ordered the people from the Prime Minister's Mansion not to leave the mansion. How did he come to the palace?"

If he really changed to Jiang Taohua today, wouldn't he have to hold him in his hands and use it as a bargaining chip for him?
The emperor paused, frowned and said: "The people in the palace said that she came to greet the empress."

"Mr. Jiang and the empress have never met each other. Moreover, the empress is still ill. How could she be so ignorant and insist on coming to pay her respects?"

Shen Zaiye smiled, stood up and looked at Lu Zhilan and said, "Let the empress pour a cup of tea for the emperor first, and we'll talk about the rest later."

Emperor Mingde lowered his eyes, his eyeballs shaking slightly, obviously still thinking about how to refute him.

Concubine Lan Gui pursed her lips, knelt down beside the soft couch where the emperor was sitting, poured him a cup of tea seriously, held it in both hands and said, "Your Majesty, please use it."

Emperor Ming De was not at all defensive, took a sip after taking it, and raised his head to call her down, but saw that she was crying.

"Lan'er, what's the matter with you?" Feeling tense, the emperor put down his teacup and pulled her up, quickly comforting him: "I and the prime minister just have a dispute, if it's right or wrong, don't be afraid."

Lu Zhilan choked with sobs, sat beside Emperor Mingde and looked at him, tears streaming down her face: "I'm sorry Your Majesty."

Shen Zaiye got up silently, and drove all the palace people out of the hall, leaving only his cronies guarding the door.

Emperor Mingde's attention was still on Concubine Lan Gui, and he asked her inexplicably: "What do you have to be sorry for?"

"The concubine has been in the palace for more than two years." Lu Zhilan gritted her teeth, pulled the handkerchief in her hand and said, "There are others in my heart."

Shocked slightly, Emperor Mingde frowned, with disgust and dissatisfaction in his eyes, but after looking at her for a while, he still said: "I knew early on that you still have someone in your heart, and I didn't say anything. It's been a long time , you will always forget him."

Lu Zhilan shook her head again and again, threw herself into the emperor's arms and cried loudly: "I can't forget myself..."

"Lan'er." The emperor's face darkened: "Isn't I not good enough for you? Why did you suddenly say such a thing?"

Lu Zhilan didn't answer, she let go of her voice and cried, crying so much that the emperor felt distressed, and was about to wipe her tears with a handkerchief, but felt blurred in front of her eyes, her head suddenly became heavy, and her body suddenly fell to the side.

"Your Majesty!" Concubine Lan Gui cried even more fiercely, stretched out her arms to hold his head, and fell down on the soft couch with him.

"Why do I feel so sleepy all of a sudden." His mind was completely dark, and Emperor Mingde said weakly: "Lan'er, hold my hand..."

(End of this chapter)