Chapter 238 Your Majesty Overthinks
the other side.

The day when Lin Rong and Yao Chao met the saint was also in line with Yao Shu's expectations, and passed smoothly.

That day was the Great Court Meeting held once every seven days.

Xie Qianmao went to the palace in a carriage before the time came. By the time the court meeting was over, it was almost Chen's time.

The emperor left him to have breakfast in the palace and summoned Lin Rong and Yao Chao.

Xie Qian sat opposite the emperor, on the table there was a jug of wine, two or three plates of snacks, and a cup of soup that was served early in the morning.

Today is about the same age as Xie Qian, in his early 30s, in his prime.

The two sat in front of the case, one was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, the other was wearing a court dress, they both looked young, and they were quite compatible with each other.

The emperor smiled and said: "Aiqing is tired on the way back to Beijing on horseback? This is the old duck soup brought by Concubine Li this morning. I don't like it. I might as well borrow flowers to present Buddha and give it to Aiqing to drink."

Facing the emperor, Xie Qian did not show any more enthusiasm than he did when facing others, he still looked deserted, shook his head and refused: "Your Majesty, this is not in compliance with the rules."

It is indeed inappropriate for Xie Qian, a foreign minister, to drink the tonic soup sent by the harem.

The emperor is free and easy by nature, and most of all he doesn't like to abide by any rules or traditions. He just waved his hands and said, "You can drink it if I tell you to drink it. Isn't it the soup sent by the harem? It doesn't contain poison, why can't you drink it—— "

Seeing that Xie Qian was unmoved, the emperor glanced at the waiters around him, and ordered: "Divide this soup into two portions and serve them up."

The palace man brought down the tonic soup, and quickly brought it up again with light steps.

Pointing to the two small jade-white bowls on the table, the emperor said helplessly to Xie Qian: "This time, if the bowl is changed, it will not be considered as sent by Concubine Li. I will drink with you, is it okay?"

Hearing that Xie Qian said that today, he couldn't say anything, so he picked up the porcelain bowl——

This soup should have been simmering for a long time, and it smells delicious, not as greasy as the emperor said.

Xie Qian picked up the spoon and took a sip. He felt that the taste of the soup was similar to the soup his mother used to make, so he drank a few more spoons before putting down the bowl.

The emperor threw the spoon aside a long time ago, took two sips and frowned, but caught a glimpse of Xie Qian's movements from the corner of his eye.

He smiled and asked, "Ai Qing thinks this soup is good?"

Xie Qian ignored the eyes of the Holy Majesty, and commented pertinently: "It's okay."

The emperor was speechless for a moment, put the soup bowl aside, flipped his sleeves casually, picked up a chopstick of peanuts, chewed them in his mouth, and said mercilessly: "Sweet and greasy Goji berries are added! Concubine Li’s soup is considered acceptable, the leg of lamb brought up from the west at the beginning of the year, the sea bass fished out of the East Lake...the royal chef in the palace made it carefully, and you say it is acceptable. Aiqing really knows how Perfunctory me."

Xie Qian raised his eyelids and glanced at the sitting emperor, his deep eyes quickly flashed a trace of speechlessness, and said in a flat tone: "I don't dare."

The emperor got used to his temper of refraining from oil and salt, so he just pushed the snacks on the case towards Xie Qian: "I don't like sweets, so I'll give them to you."

Xie Qian shook his head: "I don't like sweets either."

The emperor choked for a moment, and immediately said with a straight face on purpose: "No, you must eat. I order you to eat."

Xie Qian raised his eyelids again, just about to decline politely, only to hear the emperor add: "If you don't eat it, your head will be chopped off."

Xie Qian had no intention of arguing with the childish emperor in his thirties, stretched out his hand, picked up a piece of the smallest looking snack, and put it in his mouth.

The emperor, who was used to being flattered by the courtiers all day long, was somehow flattered by Xie Qian's little obedience. He squinted his eyes with a smile, and unconsciously softened his voice a little, and said: "You loved eating when you were young. Sweet. At that time, the imperial study would prepare snacks for the princes every mid-morning, sweet and greasy, no one would eat them, only you would eat them."

Xie Qian heard him talking about the past, his face was pale, and his voice was a little colder than before: "I don't like sweets anymore, but the emperor's temper is still the same as before."

The emperor ignored the little thorns in these words, and said with a nonchalant smile: "How does Ai Qing know that I haven't changed? After the death of my father, I have changed a lot."

Speaking of the first emperor, Xie Qian frowned and did not speak again.

The emperor glanced at the palace servants standing beside him, and everyone retreated tactfully, leaving only the two of them in the palace.

The emperor sighed, and said to Xie Qian: "Ah Qian, although we are not close, we grew up together since we were young. At that time, you were with the prince, and I was a good brother, right? Help There are quite a few of you. The death of the Xie family back then was just the first step to bring down the crown prince... After all these years, the perpetrators have already been executed, and you still want to blame me?"

At that time, he was not outstanding among the few princes, and he had no ambition to seize the throne. He also respected and admired the elder brother who was the prince. Even Xie Qian, who was the prince's companion at that time, was already very intelligent at a young age. He also felt a little unattainable.

If the Xie family hadn't been killed, and the crown prince hadn't been persecuted, I'm afraid Xie Qian's position would be even higher now, right?
After so many years of exile, the hatred of the Xie family——

He didn't ask Xie Qian to forgive the stupid and violent late emperor, but this matter has nothing to do with him.

Seeing that Xie Qian didn't say a word, the emperor sat on the spot and remained silent for a while, then with a flick of his long sleeves, the bowls, spoons and plates on the table fell to the ground.

The snacks that were specially prepared for Xie Qian rolled to the man's feet, and he stopped by his black boots.

The bright yellow emperor stood up, pointed at Xie Qian's nose, and cursed: "The people you should hate are all dead! I gave you fine clothes and food, high officials and rich salary, and you still hate me?! Xie Qian, Are you speaking unreasonably!"

Xie Qian knelt down, his jaw stretched into a cold line, and his voice was as flat as ever: "Qian dare not."

The emperor almost fell back in anger, and the finger pointing at the tip of Xie Qian's nose trembled a little. After taking a few breaths, he was so angry that he couldn't choose what to say, even ignoring the majesty of the emperor: "I see you are very brave! Xie Qian, Xie Qian, you are really a stone in a latrine, with a bad temper and a stubborn temper! If you like kneeling so much, then kneel!"

After talking about breakfast, there was no need for breakfast, only Xie Qian was left kneeling on the spot.

When the emperor left, he didn't look back, but he was thinking in his heart——

If he looked back at him, even if he was kneeling, Xie Qian's back would be straight.

The commotion between the two was not small, how could the palace servants standing outside the palace not hear it?But everyone looked at their noses and noses, and no one dared to make a sound.

Until the emperor stood outside the hall for a while, blowing the wind, he called the people around him: "Go in and put away the dropped dishes, don't hurt anyone."

The palace man promised, lowered his head and turned to leave.

But the emperor gave another order: "Wait—"

The palace man turned his head and waited quietly for his next order.

It seemed to be tangled for a while, and after a few breaths, the emperor said: "Go in and remind me, the person I summoned is about to arrive, if he still..."

As he spoke, he suddenly stopped, and tugged at his loose sleeves irritably——

The quality of the dragon robe was so good that there were no traces of it being pulled out, but it was getting more and more angry.

"That's all! I'll go in and tell him myself!"

The emperor, who had rushed out of the palace gate angrily, went back angrily.

Several palace people looked at each other in blank dismay, not daring to say a word.

Inside the hall, Xie Qian still maintained his original posture, knelt on the ground motionless, his back straight as he thought.

The emperor took a few steps forward, stood not far behind Xie Qian, and said in an evil voice: "When the emperor is angry, there will be millions of dead bodies! Don't you hate me too, I will show you later, what is it?" It's even more annoying! Lin Roe, right? I can't beat him to death!"

Xie Qian suddenly laughed out loud where he couldn't see.

That smile seems to be short-lived, no, it is shorter than the short-lived epiphyllum.

With a cold voice, he replied: "I have never hated Your Majesty, Your Majesty is overthinking."

(End of this chapter)

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