Outside the palace gate, Qinglong Suzaku returned from successfully completing his mission, followed by Chunyu Ruoxian, the third princess of Dongou Kingdom.
"Princess, we will take you to see the king now. What arrangements will be made later depends on the king's decision." Suzaku reminded her in her ear.
"Well, I know what to do. Don't worry, sister Zhuque!" Zhuque took special care of her along the way. She naturally knew who was good to her, so when she came back, she had long called Zhuque her sister.
, a bold character like a child of the world.
Hearing what she said, Suzaku was relieved. The group dismounted their horses immediately after entering the palace gate. They could not enter the harem on horseback, so they had to walk in step by step. This is the same in any country's harem.
Qinglong, Zhuque, and Chunyu Ruoxian went to the imperial study room together. According to the king's usual habits, at this time, the king was mostly correcting and reading memorials in the imperial study room.
When the young eunuch waiting outside the imperial study room saw Commander Qinglong return, he immediately saluted and said, "I have met Commander Qinglong. Your Majesty is not in the imperial study room right now. Shen Shi has already left for Wenyuan Pavilion in the West Palace. Now."
They've never come back."
Wenyuan Pavilion, Qinglong thought carefully, seemed to be the residence of Lin Meiren. They rushed back without any trouble, and could not waste time at this point, so they rushed directly to Wenyuan Pavilion without any explanation.
Here, Helianzhi hugged Cen Xue and was taking a comfortable nap. Qinglong's shout came from outside the door, which made him wake up from his dream immediately.
"What's wrong?" Cen Xue's hearing is not as good as his, and she can't hear anything outside at all.
Helianzhi looked at her, reached out and stroked her cheek and said, "It's okay, you can continue to sleep."
Cen Xue nodded and continued to lie comfortably on the bed. Helianzhi got up from the bed and had just put on his clothes. Wen Qing, who had been waiting outside the door, immediately reported to the king in the bedroom: "Your Majesty, Commander Qinglong has something urgent.
Please see the king!"
"Let them wait, Guma will come soon." He Lianzhi's prediction was correct, Qinglong was indeed back.
Cen Xue lay on the bed and looked at him, thinking, so his ears are so sharp? She didn't even notice at all.
Getting up with him, Helianzhi packed up his clothes and turned back to her. With a different look on his face than before, he said softly: "I have to deal with national affairs. You have to be good and take good care of yourself. Don't go there."
What’s the day after tomorrow?”
Nodding, Cen Xue certainly understood what he meant. She used to think that he did it as a hobby, but later she found out that he couldn't help it. Until today, when she knew the reason for all this, she could no longer hate him.
"Go and do your work, I know what to do." She was indeed unusual today, but it was also reasonable.
Helianzhi pressed a kiss on her forehead, turned around and immediately went to the bedroom. She was the only one left in the huge bedroom. She sat on the bed in a daze for a while, looking at the embroidered shoes at her feet.
I'm thinking about when did I become so slow?
"Qinglong, Zhuque, see you, Your Majesty!" He Lianzhi came outside the hall. Qinglong and Zhuque immediately saluted, but Chunyu Ruoxian on the side looked at him stupidly.
He Lianzhi waved to the two of them and kept looking at the woman standing aside. He looked at the woman carefully for a while, then the corners of his mouth twitched slightly and asked in an uncertain tone: "Are you Chunyu Ruoxian?"
Ruoxian nodded quickly, with a smile on his face: "Yes, can the king still recognize me?"
Mingyue brought the tea, and Helianzhi picked up the tea cup in his hand and said to her with a smile: "It must have been five years ago. You were still a little girl at that time, but I didn't expect that you are now a big girl."
"Haha...it makes me feel a little embarrassed to say it..." Ruoxian lowered his head, but he didn't expect that he still remembered himself five years ago.
During the conversation, Qinglong had already handed Chun Yujun's letter to the king. He Lianzhi could tell from Qinglong's eyes that this time it went well. Chun Yujun must have vetoed Bai Yan's proposal. If he agreed, Chun Yujun would
There is no way Ruoxian would appear here.
"It turns out that Commander Qinglong is back!" At this time, Cen Xue's figure also appeared in the hall and slowly walked to Helianzhi's side.
"Qinglong had something urgent to do and wanted to see the king, so he broke into Wenyuan Pavilion without authorization. I hope Miss Lin will forgive me." Qinglong and Zhuque both bowed to Cen Xue to apologize.
When Cen Xue heard this, she hurriedly said: "It's okay, state affairs are important!"
Chunyu Ruoxian's eyes were fixed on the woman who suddenly appeared in front of her. Lin Meiren. I heard from Brother Wang that there were only two beauties in Loulan's harem. One was Dong Meiren who had long since fallen out of favor.
The Lin beauty who escaped with Brother Wang, Brother Wang said her name was Lin Cenxue. I wonder if she is the woman in front of her?
He Lianzhi liked Cen Xue's change very much. Maybe letting her know those secrets wouldn't be a bad thing. At least she wouldn't reject him as much as before.
Cen Xue also noticed the young girl standing next to Zhuque. Her big, watery eyes kept looking at him. Could it be that she didn't recognize him?
Suzaku noticed her doubts and was about to explain when Qinglong quietly pulled her back. The king was here, and since the king didn't want to introduce the beauty to her, they shouldn't talk too much.
"You guys take Ruoxian down first. I think Ruoxian is tired from the long journey. Zhao Changde, please make arrangements so that Ruoxian and her people can live in Jialan Palace." He Lianzhi said with a smile on his face.
He had no intention of introducing her to Cen Xue.
Since he refused to tell, Cen Xue did not forcefully ask. After everyone left, Cen Xue took Wen Qing and asked about the girl's identity. It turned out that she was the third princess of Dongou Kingdom and the biological sister of eldest brother Chunyu!
No wonder the king didn't want her to know. It turned out that he was taboo about her last escape with Brother Chunyu. That's all. That incident has already passed. She just won't escape in the future.
It's just that after that separation, she never got any news from Brother Chunyu. It's just that Yu Wu once told her that Brother Chunyu was just under house arrest. I wonder if this news is true or false? Since she is his sister, then the girl must know.
Something about Brother Chunyu!
In the Imperial Study Room, He Lianzhi asked Zhao Changde to take Chunyu Ruoxian to the palace to rest first. Jialan Palace is a palace specially prepared for visiting envoys or distinguished guests. Chun Yujun also stayed here when he visited last time.
"Your Majesty, Prince Chunyu asked his subordinates to bring you a message to reassure you that Dongou will always be Loulan's best ally!" Qinglong conveyed Chunyujun's meaning to Helianzhi's ears.
As soon as He Lianzhi heard this, an evil smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. Chun Yujun was indeed a good friend for many years. He knew that Chun Yujun would not betray him, and he had a sure chance of winning in Dongou.
Now that Bai Yan doesn't have Dong Ou's support, what can he do to overthrow him with his own strength? Hahaha!!!
"General Yuwen, Prime Minister Xiao is here -" the eunuch shouted from outside the door.
In a moment, the two of them appeared together in the imperial study. As soon as they learned that Qinglong had returned, they rushed over immediately, waiting to know the results they brought back.
"You guys came just in time. As expected, Chun Yujun refused -" He Lianzhi was smiling now. He was planning in his mind how to deal with the poisonous snake without its fangs, and how to find a way to kill him.
Clean up those rotten eggs one by one.
Yuwen Tuo and Xiao Boyi sat down on both sides. Bai Yan no longer had any threat. The only troublesome ones now were the ministers in his hands. If his roots were uprooted, there would definitely be chaos in the court, and all the ministers would be in trouble.
Everyone performs their own duties. If a large number of officials are dismissed from their posts in an instant, many tasks will be sluggish.
"Your Majesty, Boyi asked Ying to test those ministers. Some of them are indeed useful talents. If some of them can be retained, then the vacancies can be reduced and we can be more generous in arranging people." Xiao Boyi took the initiative to ask Helian.
I insist on participating in the performance, hoping that my own method will work.
Yuwen Tuo looked at him, nodded and said: "This method is indeed feasible. Many of those people are students of Old Fox or were promoted by him. In fact, they themselves are not really wrong. The fault lies with them.
Got someone."
Helianzhi nodded. Since both of them said there was no problem, let's do it their way.
Thinking of this, He Lianzhi added: "The day after tomorrow is fifteen, I will give you three days, I hope you won't disappoint me!"
"I accept the decree——"
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In the dim underground palace, Zhao Changde led Cen Xue step by step towards the deepest part of the underground palace. Tonight was the most taboo day for Helianzhi. On this day, the guards in the palace would be extremely tight, and everyone would talk.
They all shut up tightly, and if there was nothing else to do, they all went to bed early.
"Beauty, here we are, I have to extinguish the candles first!" Zhao Changde waved his hand and asked the two eunuchs behind him to extinguish the candles in their hands.
Helianzhi could not see a trace of light, so outside the door, the candles had to be extinguished before he could open the stone door.
"Your Majesty, the beauty is here!"
As soon as Zhao Changde's voice fell, the stone door slowly opened. Cen Xue had not said a word since she entered the underground palace, because every time she came in, she felt very uneasy.
It was dark in front, and Cen Xue walked straight in. She couldn't see her fingers and didn't hear Helianzhi's voice, which made her feel particularly nervous.
Suddenly, a pair of arms wrapped tightly around her waist, and a familiar breathing sound came to her ears. The tense nerves finally relaxed: "Why don't you say anything? You scared me to death!"
"You all should take off your clothes!" He Lianzhi's familiar rich male voice rang in her ears. The surrounding area was dark, which indeed made her forget that there were Zhao Changde and two young eunuchs just a few steps away.
"According to the decree——"
After the stone door was tightly closed, Helianzhi picked her up horizontally and gently laid her down on the stone bed. Although it was said to be a stone bed, there was a soft brocade quilt on it, so she didn't feel anything at all.
It's hard and very comfortable to lie on.
"Why, it's the third time and you're still scared?" Helianzhi's joking laughter surrounded her ears.
"I……"
Cen Xue kept mumbling for a long time without saying anything. After thinking about it, she stretched out her arm directly in front of him.
Helianzhi watched her move, pulled her arm down, lowered his head and kissed her forehead: "Fool, why are you so anxious? Do you really want to be bitten by Gu Gu?"