Chapter 59: How about going clean and entering the palace?
The place was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Feiyun behind Lin Duan and Liang Xiao's eyes almost fell out!
Bribing...the emperor?
Duan Yunyi also froze on the spot, obviously not expecting Liang Xiao to come like this.
Until she came to her senses, she quickly shook off Liang Xiao's hand and said coldly: "What do you mean?"
Liang Xiao looked at Lin Duan and said with a smile: "This father-in-law wants to 'behave'. I think this is a meeting gift for you. Please take me to see your majesty as soon as possible."
Duan Yunyi's eyes were full of disappointment and he looked at Feiyun.
Feiyun had already broken out in a cold sweat, bowed to Duan Yunyi, pulled Liang Xiao aside, and reprimanded in a low voice: "Do you know what you are doing??"
Liang Xiao responded in a low voice: "The top priority right now is to meet His Majesty. What does a mere personal detail mean? After I meet the Emperor, I must report these two people to Your Majesty for accepting bribes."
Feiyun said with a depressed look on his face: "She is the current Saint!"
Liang Xiao's expression changed, he looked back at Duan Yunyi, who was looking at him indifferently, and laughed dryly.
"Are you His Majesty?"
Duan Yunyi picked up the banknote in his hand and said in a cold tone: "You dare to bribe me?"
"No, no, no, he asked me to behave first. I thought that Your Majesty is also a father-in-law, so this is fine." Liang Xiao quickly pointed at Lin Duan to explain, and at the same time turned over and bowed.
"You don't have to kneel down and follow me to the imperial study."
Duan Yunyi turned around and left, ignoring Liang Xiao who was also confused.
As a commoner, you don’t have to kneel when you see the emperor?
Duan Yunyi led Lin Duan and Feiyun into the imperial study, leaving Liang Xiao outside.
Right Prime Minister Zhuge Hui has been waiting here for a long time.
"Feiyun, how did he respond to you?"
Feiyun suppressed his smile and replied: "Back to the Lord, he said that it is important to meet the Lord first, and personal details are insignificant. He also said that after meeting the Lord, he must report the Lord and Eunuch Lin for accepting bribes."
Lin Duan then explained the "rules" to Duan Yunyi.
Duan Yunyi said helplessly: "Prime Minister, I feel very disappointed. Why didn't he make a generous speech and angrily reprimand Lin Duan..."
Zhuge Hui asked: "Those who achieve great things do not stick to trivial matters. Do you want ministers who are strong-willed, or ministers who can rule the country?"
Duan Yunyi was startled and fell into deep thought. After a moment, he said: "I understand what the Prime Minister means. In order to see me, he would rather compromise...please invite him in."
Liang Xiao entered the royal study and saw that Zhuge Hui was also present. After much deliberation, he decided to go through the motions and turned over to bow to Duan Yunyi on the dragon chair.
"From now on, you don't have to kneel down specially."
Duan Yunyi's words made Liang Xiao fall into silence, and even Zhuge Hui was surprised.
Zhuge Hui glanced at Duan Yunyi and then at Liang Xiao, thoughtfully.
After Liang Xiao stood up to thank him, Duan Yunyi ordered Xuan Wei to grant him a seat.
Seeing Liang Xiao looking around, Duan Yunyi asked: "Are you looking for Lin Duan?"
"Your Majesty, that's right!"
"You don't need to deliberately add 'return to your majesty' when you reply in the future." After Duan Yunyi finished speaking, he pointed at Lin Duan and said, "He is Bingbi, Lin Duan, the Supervisor of Ceremonies."
"What?" Liang Xiao looked at Lin Duan and his heart sank.
Could it be that "Eunuch Lin" is really...
"Hmph! Liang Xiao, you are so brave!"
At this moment, a moan came from the other side of the screen next to Duan Yunyi.
Liang Xiao followed the sound and saw a beautiful figure in red walking lightly towards Duan Yunyi.
The girl in front of me is delicate and soft, with bright eyes.
Especially the pair of dimples that appeared on her face with her smile made him even more distracted.
Looking at the Empress, the two sisters are very similar.
The empress is currently disguised as a man and has not yet changed into a man, but Liang Xiao has no doubt that her beauty is definitely not inferior to that of the girl in red and Mu Qinxue, and she also has the calmness and self-confidence that Mu Qinxue and the others do not have.
momentum.
The identity of the girl in red was naturally revealed.
"Master Liang, are you looking for me?"
Duan Yunxiu looked at Liang Xiao who looked surprised, and made a long note. He was so proud that he laughed forward and backward.
Liang Xiao's brows trembled and he said depressedly: "Her Highness the Princess would actually dress up as a eunuch and make friends with a commoner like me..."
Duan Yunxiu, who was almost carried away with himself, suddenly stopped laughing, turned red in the face, looked at Liang Xiao resentfully, and muttered: "Shouldn't you admire me?"
Liang Xiao said: "Of course I admire you."
"Besides admiration?" Duan Yunxiu said unwillingly.
"Well, there is also sympathy."
Listening to Liang Xiao's nonchalant response, Duan Yunxiu wanted to kick him for no reason.
Zhuge Hui on the side said calmly: "What sympathy? It's obviously heartache."
Liang Xiao was stunned and nodded silently.
"You have some conscience."
Duan Yunxiu saw this and was filled with joy. He said: "You are no longer a commoner. You can just become a minister from now on. Because my imperial sister is ready to entrust you with important tasks, and she is thinking about finding a suitable time to
Your Majesty's Marquis is returned to you."
Liang Xiao immediately thanked him.
When he thought of Liang Xiao saying "Eunuch Lin", Duan Yunxiu couldn't help but laugh and said: "But, you actually openly bribed Eunuch Lin and my imperial sister, and you also know that eunuchs are prone to incontinence. It seems that you are also well aware of this."
, it’s better to…”
As he spoke, Duan Yunxiu had already walked up to Liang Xiao and made a gesture of cutting vegetables.
"Why don't you just cleanse yourself and enter the palace, become my personal eunuch, and make a name for yourself in history?"
"Your Highness, please spare your life, I am the only remaining bloodline of the Liang family!"
Looking at the startled Liang Xiao, Duan Yunxiu couldn't help but cover his mouth and laugh: "Then just do it, I hope you can make up for it~"
Liang Xiao breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Duan Yunxiu with a smile.
He could see that the princess actually had no ill intentions towards him.
The empress, Zhuge Hui, Feiyun, and Lin Duan watched Duan Yunxiu teasing Liang Xiao. They even forgot about calling themselves "my palace" and "my princess" and were filled with emotion.
Duan Yunxiu has always been gentle and dignified. In the past, he would only be a little naughty in front of the imperial sister and Mu Qinxue.
But now, she can be so happy when facing Liang Xiao, without the airs of a princess...
Duan Yunxiu returned to sit next to the empress, looking at Liang Xiao with a half-smile but not a smile. Liang Xiao felt uncomfortable all over, and could only look at his nose with his eyes, and his heart with his nose.
Seeing this, Duan Yunxiu finally felt the pleasure of having his great revenge repaid. He regained his dignity and said softly: "Master Liang, the real Lin Duan, I have always wanted to learn calligraphy from you."
Lin Duan then smiled back at Liang Xiao and said, "Mr. Liang, our family is asking you for 'rules'. This is just a test arranged by Your Majesty and His Highness."
Liang Xiao nodded with a smile.
After the empress ordered Lin Duan to notify and arrange the banquet, she looked at the young man sitting under the steps with extremely complicated emotions.
He is obviously two years younger than me, but he has a calmness that even he doesn't have.
The current Liang Xiao is completely different from the state he was in when he was teased by Duan Yunxiu just now. He is calm and confident.
I originally thought that he would be a strong-willed and passionate man...
The empress glanced at Zhuge Hui and saw the latter nodded before finally speaking.
"Liang Xiao, you dare to risk implicate the nine clans by admonishing Yan Zhijian and giving me a 'countermeasure'. I want to hear why you think the Great Zhou Dynasty is on the verge of its demise?"