"Your Majesty, now the world is at peace and the seas and rivers are clear. All this is due to you!"
Qiao Jinhuan complimented.
The emperor waved his hands with a smile on his face and said, "Ai Qing, what you said is wrong. All of this is the joint efforts of me and Ai Qing. When my palace is repaired, I will definitely take Ai Qing to live there for two months."
"I would like to thank the Emperor for your kindness in advance."
Seeing that she was in a good mood, Qiao Jinhuan said: "It seems that the capital is getting hotter. I remember that the emperor is not intolerant of heat. It is better for the emperor to take me to Ningzhou Palace to escape the summer heat."
Escape from the summer heat~
This matter really needs to be put on the agenda.
The emperor nodded lightly.
"I heard that Ningzhou has a beautiful scenery recently, and I really want to see it." Qiao Jinhuan added.
The emperor's eyebrows moved slightly when he heard this, "You really want to go out with me?"
Yo~
Becoming smarter.
She really just wanted to send the emperor away.
But of course you can't say that on the surface.
So Qiao Jinhuan showed a wry smile and said, "I want to go out to avoid the limelight. Your Majesty, you don't know something. I've been having a hard time lately."
Ah this...
The emperor thought about it for a moment and suddenly became enlightened.
I think it must be because she recently changed the laws and regulations, which offended almost all the officials in the court.
In this situation, even the Prime Minister would be paralyzed!
But why did she want to change the regulations?
Isn’t that because you want to raise money for yourself?
"Too much!"
The emperor snorted coldly, "What are you doing to avoid the limelight? I have given my nod to this matter. If they have the ability, they can come and speak to me."
Qiao Jinhuan shook his head helplessly, "For the sake of the Emperor, it doesn't matter if I suffer a little injustice."
The emperor immediately turned black.
Even though she doesn't care much about government affairs, it's not like she doesn't know about it.
In the past, Qiao Jinhuan responded to every call in the court, but now even Guo Ziyi, the Minister of Civil Affairs and others who followed her before, no longer show her respect.
How can this be done?
There is only one dear lover who is so loyal to her in the court, so he cannot be wronged in any way!
But how can we prevent her from being wronged?
Give her rewards, give her power, and let the courtiers know that Qiao Jinhuan is the person protected by her, the emperor. If you don't give Qiao Jinhuan face, you don't give the emperor face!
After thinking about it, a good idea popped into the emperor's mind.
"Qiao Aiqing, I have decided to tour the south."
Before Qiao Jinhuan could respond, the emperor added, "While I am away from Beijing, you will supervise the country."
The power to supervise the country is powerful enough.
She wonders which official dares not to give Qiao Aiqing face!
Qiao Jinhuan immediately looked at the emperor gratefully.
Emperor, you are so cooperative. You figured it out on your own before I even guided you to think about it.
sharp!
He is worthy of being an emperor who was directly ignored by his original owner.
"Your Majesty, I would never dare." Qiao Jinhuan declined repeatedly.
The emperor insisted on giving it.
Qiao Jinhuan didn't dare to ask for it.
As time went by, the power of supervising the country fell to the Crown Princess, and Qiao Jinhuan was responsible for supervising the Crown Princess.
In other words, from the outside, the Crown Princess is just a cover, but in fact, the power of supervising the country is still in the hands of Qiao Jinhuan.
But as long as the emperor leaves the capital, the maneuverability is too strong.
Qiao Jinhuan happily accepted the order, and then went to find the Crown Princess with the emperor's fresh imperial edict.
"The Emperor is entrusted by heaven to carry out an edict: I want to patrol the south in April to check all the officials of the states... I will supervise the country with the concubine... Qiao Cheng will look at it. If the concubine is wrong, I can reject it..."
To put it simply, the emperor will leave for a southern tour in five days, and the return date is uncertain, leaving the imperial concubine to handle court affairs in Beijing.
While the eunuch is in charge of the country, there is no need to report anything to her, she only needs to be watched by Qiao Jinhuan. If Qiao Jinhuan agrees, the matter can be handled. If Qiao Jinhuan disagrees, the matter cannot be handled.
"My son, take the order."
The princess' lips twitched slightly as she responded.
She doubted very much what kind of mental state her mother was in before she could issue such an imperial edict.
"After some time, I will work hard for you, Your Highness."
Qiao Jinhuan gave her the imperial edict with a slight smile and winked at her.
The princess suddenly realized, "Prime Minister Lao Qiao, take care of me."
Got it.
Her mother was persuaded by Qiao Jinhuan again.
No, her mother had no brains when facing Qiao Jinhuan, right?
She is a prince, and she needs the approval of the courtiers to do anything. Why should the emperor ask her to supervise the country? Let Qiao Jinhuan supervise the country!
When the time comes when Qiao Jinhuan wants to rebel, isn't that just a matter of raising his voice?
Tsk~
Mother Queen, why don't you just give your kingdom to Qiao Jinhuan? Why do you need me for this?
Looking at the resentful and wary look in the Crown Princess's eyes, Qiao Jinhuan whispered: "I will listen to His Highness's arrangements."
"Prime Minister Qiao's methods are really astonishing."
The Crown Princess also whispered.
She knew that this was the opportunity that Qiao Jinhuan had won for her to govern the country, but she couldn't help but be a little wary of Qiao Jinhuan's ability to play with her mother in his hands.
"I just don't want my hard work to go to waste."
Qiao Jinhuan curled her lips slightly, "Your Highness, you will not let me down, right?"
The princess raised her eyes to look at her, narrowed her eyes, and smiled after a while: "Of course I won't let Prime Minister Qiao down."
Qiao Jinhuan has already eliminated a large number of corrupt officials. If these people are allowed to come back in her own hands, then she might as well stop being the emperor.
After Qiao Jinhuan read out the imperial edict, he handed over his hands and left.
But the Crown Princess suddenly stopped her and said, "Prime Minister Qiao."
"Your Highness, is there anything else?"
"I heard that there is only one principal husband in your backyard, so I specially prepared two beauties for you. You can take them with you when you return home."
After saying that, the Crown Princess clapped her hands lightly, and two young men in their prime, one charming and the other cold, were brought over.
Qiao Jinhuan:......
I thought you, the Crown Princess, were a serious person before, but I didn't expect you to play this trick.
Qiao Jinhuan's face suddenly became serious, "I have been following the wishes of the Crown Princess these days. Now that Your Highness has got his wish, why do you want to harm me?"
After hearing this, the princess felt puzzled, "Why did Gu harm you? Could it be that these two people are not to your liking?"
"Not so."
Qiao Jinhuan didn't even look at the two young men, "In this life, it's enough for me to have one husband. Your Highness would rather not do anything like this today. My husband has a coquettish temper. If he knows about this, I'm afraid he will be killed."
I slept in the study for several days."
Crown Princess:......
Crown Princess:???
Could it be that the rumors are actually true?
A dignified prime minister was so henpecked that he was manipulated to death by a man from behind!
Is this reasonable?
"What if Gufei wants you to take it?"
"Then I will go and complain to the emperor."
The princess choked up and had a headache from Qiao Jinhuan's confident words.
She waved her hand and said in a low voice: "Then if you don't take it back, you'll just keep it outside."
She couldn't believe that there were still women in the world who didn't steal food!
Qiao Jinhuan looked upright, "I don't want it. I can't be sorry to my husband."
The princess looked at her determined look and couldn't help but murmur in her heart - could this Liang Xi really be Qiao Jinhuan's Achilles' heel?