Empress: The Old Emperor's Way to Pursue His Wife

Chapter 125 Homage (9)

Xiao Yi opened her eyes and woke up, and saw water droplets still lying on the end of her hair, Xiao Yi, who was all wet, held the peeled dried fruit in front of her like offering a treasure.

"Yueyue, look, the fruit I peeled for you."

A small box was filled with dried fruits of different shapes and varieties. It seemed that Xiao Yi must have spent a lot of time.

Xiao Yi looked up and inspected the house, and asked, "Where is Xi'er? How is she?"

"Xi'er has been taken out of the palace by her father-in-law and mother-in-law. Yueyue can rest assured that Xi'er's fever has subsided and she is fine."

"Really?" The gentle voice, coupled with the tenderness on Xiao Yi's face, made Xiao Yi feel drunk just looking at Xiao Yi's gentle appearance.

"Yes." Xiao Yi also responded gently, and sent the small box in his hand forward... "Ah——Yueyue, lighten, the fruit is about to fall, lightly, lightly, it hurts."

Xiao Yi twisted Xiao Yi's dragon ears hard, and cursed angrily: "Since Xi'er is fine, I would like to ask you, a foolish lord, if you don't just know about peeling dried fruits, you can go to the Imperial Hospital to find out about medicinal materials when you have time."

"Yueyue... Let go first, it hurts, if you pull it again, your man will turn into a one-eared dragon... By the way, someone confessed about the medicinal materials."

Xiao Yi's eyes flickered slightly, she let go of Xiao Yi's ear, and took the precarious small box in his hand.

The medicinal materials were replaced. It turned out that several small medical officers who were in charge of seeing and handling medicines, after seeing the emperors and emperors for many years, they didn't need these small medicinal materials at all, so they thought about replacing these medicinal materials added by the House of Internal Affairs. , earn some money.

Anyway, they were the ones who were in charge of seeing and picking up the medicines. If there were no experts, and if it wasn't for the queen's illness this time, those fake medicines that were almost fake would not have been discovered by anyone.

Is this the end of the matter?
The next day ushered in the first early morning court of the new year, and the atmosphere among the civil and military courts of the Manchu Dynasty had quietly changed. Only after the internal servant read out the imperial decree about the case, someone from the Criminal Department sent the news.

Those father-in-laws who pleaded guilty to the law all committed suicide in fear of crime.

"Suicide in fear of crime? Can someone verify it? Are they really committing suicide in fear of crime?" Xiao Yi questioned in the curtain on the right rear of the dragon chair.

The old Shangshu of the Ministry of War sneered and snorted softly: "If this matter had not been verified by Wu, the Ministry of Punishment would dare to send people to report it at will. Cheng Shangshu, do you think so?"

"This...hehe..." Cheng Shangshu didn't answer.

He can see how Xiao Yi treats Xiao Yi, and he can also see how Xiao Yi treats the suspect.Now he naturally understands, how to do is the most clear.

It just refuted the old Shangshu's face, it doesn't seem to be quite...

"Well, what the old Shangshu said is not unreasonable."

When Cheng Shangshu heard that the people behind the curtain agreed with the old Shangshu's words, he opened his mouth to speak, but he heard the old Shangshu continue: "It's natural. Thinking about the strict criminal law of my great Chu, how could it be that the empress and you are just a woman? Once you listen to it, you will know the subtleties of it.”

Xiao Yi heard the words, and laughed and agreed, "That's right, women and Taoists."

The old Shangshu smiled complacently when he heard Xiao Yi's agreement.

Cheng Shangshu automatically petrified, and he did not forget to offer a silent tribute to the old Shangshu in his heart.He is not stupid, the emperor and empress are flirting in front of civil and military officials.

Behind the curtain, Xiao Yi glared angrily and laughed so hard that her whole body trembled with Xiao Yi, and said in a gentle voice, "Women, what do you think of me after hearing what Old Shangshu said?"

"How dare I have an opinion on the empress." Old Shangshu bowed modestly, "I just have a suggestion."

"Oh, what's the suggestion?" Xiao Yi became interested and hurriedly asked.

"In ancient times, it's always the man who dominates the outside and the woman who dominates the inside." After saying this, the old Shangshu glanced at the curtain behind the dragon chair. "I just feel that if the empress can concentrate on taking care of the harem affairs for the emperor, then there is no such thing as the medicinal materials being replaced this time."

As soon as Lao Shangshu said this, except for Cheng Shangshu who remained silent, only the newly appointed Wei Huaiyin, who had no sense of presence, Wei Xiangye, did not echo Lao Shangshu's words with other officials.

It is no longer a day or two for Xiao Yi to listen to the government behind the curtain. It can be seen that this big "suggestion" has long been a common opinion among officials, but there has been no sign of it to speak out.

Now that the old Shangshu took the lead, it was like a dam that had been pulled out, and it couldn't stop at all.

Fortunately, everyone was still concerned about the military power in Xiao Shu's hands, and his way of speaking was rather tactful, but Cheng Shangshu still sounded frightened, and kept sneaking glances at Xiao Yi, who was above him.

I saw Xiao Yi's complexion gradually became ugly, and all the smiles on his face were suppressed.

Cheng Shangshu wailed, "It's none of my business, I didn't speak, I didn't say anything, I didn't hear anything."

Behind the curtain, Xiao Yi responded, "Well, what the old Shangshu said is very true."

"Since the empress agrees with what I said, then..."

"This palace should take care of the affairs of the harem."

"Well, actually, the empress works hard for the emperor, and I, too..."

"This Palace intends to thoroughly investigate the replacement of medicinal materials."

Xiao Yi's words were so loud that everyone in the hall was stunned.Isn't this matter overturned?

Only a few days into the new year, the old Shangshu of the Ministry of War was resigned and returned to his hometown, and all his family property was donated to poor areas across the country that needed money.

It was all because the empress of the current dynasty insisted on investigation, and found out that the medicine shop where the medicinal materials were replaced by those father-in-laws was the shop under the name of the only grandson of the old Shangshu family of the Ministry of War.

This result was beyond everyone's expectations, but within Cheng Shangshu's guess, the only thing he didn't guess was...

It turned out that the reason why the grandson of the old Shangshu did this was because the marriage between the Xiao family and the royal family had almost monopolized the supply of all items in the palace. .

For this reason, Xiao Moyu took the initiative to write a letter, and since then he will no longer supply anything to the court, and the Xiao family's business in the capital has also been reduced by half.And Xiao Shu, who had the military power, even volunteered to go to the frontier to guard the frontier.

Xiao Yi didn't want it at first, but at the right time, Bian Sai Rongdi came to attack again, Xiao Shu's petition became an assignment, but this time it was different from the last time.

Outside the city gate, the morning fog had not cleared before the city gate opened. Xiao Shu rode his horse slowly to the city gate, followed by a carriage.

As soon as Xiao Shu's horse stopped, the carriage behind him also stopped.

Xiao Shu got off his horse, went to the front of the carriage, kneeled three times and kowtowed nine times.

In the carriage, Hua Caiyou wept uncontrollably, when she wanted to say something to Xiao Shu, Xiao Shu flew on the horse and drove away.

Hua Caiyou looked at the shadow that was fading away, but couldn't say a word in the end, and finally Xiao Moyu said "Take care" in a low voice, even though Xiao Shu had already run away and couldn't hear him.

The [-] elite soldiers that Xiao Yi had sent to him earlier were already at the meeting point, and as soon as he arrived, they followed him to the border. The brothers had been waiting for a long time, and he couldn't delay any longer.

The galloping horse splashed yellow dust all over the ground, and Xiao Shu's horse had just stepped into the wild forest in the mountains, when it was blocked by a carriage in the middle of the road, blocking its way.

In front of the carriage, the person driving the horse was Xiao Yi, the emperor of Da Chu, and the people there knew without thinking that it was Xiao Shu's own sister, Xiao Yi.

Xiao Shu stopped his horse, walked to the front of the carriage, clasped his fists and saluted, "I bow to the emperor."

After a while, Xiao Yi didn't respond.

Xiao Shu called again, but Xiao Yi still didn't answer, Xiao Shu continued his efforts, but Xiao Yi jumped out of the carriage.

"Stop barking, he's asleep."

"Huh?" Xiao Shu then looked carefully at Xiao Yi.

I saw Xiao Yi sitting on the carriage, propping his head with one hand, with a pair of piercing eyes, but these piercing eyes are very special... There is a black line hanging on Xiao Shu's forehead, which is clearly drawn on the eyelids with a brush.

"You gave the emperor medicine?"

"Obviously." Xiao Yi's tone of voice did not feel inappropriate or ashamed at all.

Xiao Shu was sweating profusely.

"Brother, I'm sorry." Xiao Yi suddenly turned to the warm route, and Xiao Shuyu said earnestly: "Yueyue, needless to say I'm sorry, from the moment Xiao Yi said that he wanted to marry you, I have made all the plans. Brother can rest assured that this gang of old treacherous and cunning people are more than capable. "

"Brother, thank you."

"Thank you, it's just Xiao Yi..."

"I'll tell him."

"That's good."

The two siblings fell into silence, Xiao Shu cupped his fists and wanted to get on the horse and leave, Xiao Yi said again: "Brother, take care all the way."

Xiao Yi, who was dressed as a woman in front of her, even with light makeup and a simple skirt, could not hide the graceful and luxurious temperament from her brows.

This is Xiao Shu's twin sister, Xiao Yi. The old lady of the Xiao family who was fearless in the past has disappeared, and the news of the stubborn self in the past has been deeply hidden. After a country, Xiao Yi.

Xiao Shu cupped his fists and raised his hands high, knelt on one knee, and said loudly, "The Empress."

"Brother, what are you doing, get up quickly."

"Yueyue, listen to me, my brother entered the court to be an official to protect your life. Even if I am ordered to guard the border now, I can't protect you by Yueyue's side, but if someone dares to bully Yueyue and Xiao Xi'er .”

Xiao Shu got up, and tightly grasped Xiao Yi's shoulders with both hands, "I will definitely lead the troops to send those who bully you to the eighteenth level of hell."

"Brother." Tears flickered, Xiao Yi watched Xiao Shu leave, until his figure disappeared, she turned her head to look at the emperor, her man, who was sitting on the carriage with makeup on.Softly said: "Okay, don't pretend, I'm tired even if you're not tired."

Xiao Yi climbed into the carriage, saw that Xiao Yi was still motionless, so she leaned over and whispered: "What's the matter, didn't the emperor want my concubine to pinch your ears to loosen your muscles and bones?"

"No! No, no." Xiao Yi opened his eyes, his clear eyes looked like someone who just woke up.

Xiao Yi got into the carriage, put on airs of a concubine, and said leisurely: "Xiao Yizi."

"Hey, the slave is here, what is the master's order?"

"Go back to the palace."

"Good master." With a wave of the horsewhip, Xiao Yi shouted, "Go back to the palace."

Ever since the night when Xiao Yi and Mo Yanxiao toasted and chatted, Xiao Yi had already made plans. She knew Xiao Yi's character, and knew that even if he understood what Mo Yanxiao said, he might not be able to do it.

So, she does it.

She had known about the replacement of medicinal materials before Xi'er's birthday banquet, because one of her personal servants was sick and did not recover from taking medicine.

And that day when Xi'er played in the snow, she boiled the ginger tea she ate after she sneezed, and arranged for Bao Shuhua to be on duty on New Year's Eve, all of these were within her calculations, including Xiao Yi's acquiescence.

Only the use of medicinal materials to get rid of the old Shangshu of the Ministry of War was not in her plan. She originally thought of getting rid of a restless person in the court at will, but she didn't expect that after investigation, she would get such a big harvest.

Now that the position of Minister of the Ministry of War is temporarily vacant, it seems that another large group of people will be busy.

The ice and snow melt away, and the spring is revived.

The important position of Minister of War is still vacant, and it will be managed by Wei Huaiyin, the prime minister of the court, until the new military champion is born, and this vacancy will be filled by him. No, there is still no benefit.

(End of this chapter)