The empress's kindness to him exceeded his expectations, and she even allowed him to intervene in the salt and iron business.
The happiest person on the scene was Prime Minister Zhuge Hui.
This old prime minister, who is already over seventy years old, rarely laughs to his heart's content and feels relaxed like never before.
Except for the empress and princess, no one knows the current situation of Dazhou better than him.
At present, in the Great Zhou Dynasty, there may still be a talent gap and a shortage of talent. At that time, we will have to completely compromise with those aristocratic families.
The emergence of Liang Xiao undoubtedly allowed them to see the light of day.
Duan Yunxiu, who was shy, felt like a deer when she saw Liang Xiao looking at her. She quickly found an excuse to leave and ran to her sister's bedroom.
Deep in the palace, the empress who was bathing in the real bath suddenly received a message from Nu Xuanwei: "Your Majesty, Your Highness is here."
The empress looked suspicious and turned to look at the blushing Duan Yunxiu at the door.
"Silly girl, why don't you go and talk to your future prince-in-law more?"
Duan Yunxiu muttered: "Bad sister, you still make fun of others, and you yourself acted coquettishly at him just now!"
"How could I..." Only then did the empress realize her previous gaffe, and a blush appeared on her already damp cheeks, and she quickly hid her exposed shoulders under the water.
"Sister, you also think he is very reliable, right?" Duan Yunxiu hummed.
The empress nodded and said: "After reading his six strategies for governing the country, you should know that if he wanted to be independent, he could have kept a low profile, bided his time, and taken advantage of the situation in the future. But he did not do this, but handed over such an important national strategy to
To us, it shows that he is indeed determined to serve the country. In comparison, the privileges I gave him are simply insignificant."
After saying that, the empress turned and looked at Duan Yunxiu, who looked proud, and said: "Sister, I am serious, I am not teasing you. He is indeed the best candidate for the prince's consort. However, since you and Qin Xue have an idea
, my sister doesn’t plan to have a showdown with him. After all, you have only known him for a short time, and your relationship should be cultivated slowly. Just be careful that he is taken away."
Duan Yunxiu blushed, and after a long time he nodded and asked: "The proposal made by the prime minister before was good. Can't he be the Emperor of Zhou Dynasty?"
The empress quickly replied: "How can my sister compete with her own sister for a man? You fool..."
"Sister is the best~~"
The two sisters were playing and playing in the bathtub.
Liang Xiao and Zhuge Hui chatted again about the general situation, and Zhuge Hui nodded from time to time, expressing deep agreement.
"For you to be an imperial merchant for the time being, it's really an insult to your talents."
Hearing Zhuge Hui's praise, Liang Xiao just smiled modestly.
This Prime Minister Zhuge indeed has the demeanor of the Prime Minister in the history of his hometown, and he can't help but feel a little complacent if he can get his approval.
After another quarter of an hour, the empress finally returned to the imperial study accompanied by Duan Yunxiu.
Liang Xiao took a closer look and couldn't help but secretly marveled. He was astonished.
The empress is as beautiful as a hibiscus, and even a dragon robe cannot hide her graceful figure. After returning to her daughter's body, she has gained a bit of ice and snow beauty temperament, and the demeanor of an emperor who is not angry or assertive.
Look at Duan Yunxiu again, he is dressed in red, with uneven texture and stunning color.
Both sisters are extremely beautiful.
It turns out that the sisters had their breasts tied up when they disguised themselves as men.
The two sisters took the old man and the young man to the West Palace Villa and gave them a banquet.
Liang Xiao was sitting next to Zhuge Hui, opposite the empress sisters.
"I believe that the spirits of the late emperor and your father, Marquis Lanling, will be deeply gratified to see you loyal to the country and contributing good strategies. I offer you a toast."
"I'll toast you too!" Duan Yunxiu immediately followed.
"I'm flattered." Liang Xiao raised his wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.
The empress said again: "Liang Xiao, I just asked you to be an imperial merchant first, but I still feel guilty. Do you have other requests? I will try my best to satisfy you."
Liang Xiao thought for a while and said: "I hope your majesty will not forget his original intention, be kind to the people of the Zhou Dynasty, and be kind to the heroes."
Be kind to all the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty?
The empress looked at Liang Xiao with burning eyes.
He has such great talent, and when he sees that he is about to make great achievements, he has not forgotten the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty!
At this moment, the empress forgot about Liang Xiao's bribery and poured a glass of wine for herself and Liang Xiao herself, saying: "Liang Aiqing, with this glass, I wish you success and fame in ten years."
Liang Xiao raised his glass and said: "I take this glass to wish that in ten years your Majesty will unify the country and bring peace to the country and the people!"
"Love you?" Zhuge Hui on the side was stunned and looked at the empress, as if he had some realization.
As the empress, Duan Yunyi always only calls officials "Qing family", but this is the first time she calls Liang Xiao "Ai Qing".
Seeing the rarely relaxed empress, Zhuge Hui couldn't help but smile with relief.
I am not a shameless person like Marquis Dingguo. Let my granddaughter take the lead and let them resolve their own private matters.
After all, I had previously made a rather bold hypothesis, believing that Liang Xiao might become the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
The surrounding female Xuanwei also looked at their master with shock on their faces.
They all grew up watching their master, because the late emperor never had a male son, so she faced unimaginable pressure since she was a child. After she succeeded to the throne, in addition to showing tenderness to the princess, she has always been stern.
And today, she laughed more than once because of the young man in front of her.
After the banquet, Duan Yunxiu personally sent Liang Xiao home, and the two of them took a carriage together.
In the carriage, Duan Yunxiu blushed fiercely, but under the cover of the night, Liang Xiao didn't notice.
He wisely kept a distance from himself, sat on the far left side of the carriage, and did not take advantage of himself.
After a long time, Duan Yunxiu broke the silence.
"Master Liang, am I going too far by bringing you into officialdom?"
Liang Xiao replied: "I feel very honored."
Duan Yunxiu said softly: "You don't have to bow to me from now on. I don't have any airs about you. Just call me by my name in private."
"Then I'd rather be respectful than obey." Liang Xiao smiled.
"Then am I still... considered your confidant?" Duan Yunxiu's voice was a little nervous.
Liang Xiao was stunned and said: "Princess, you are not Eunuch Lin now, but a girl. I..."
"Can't a girl be your confidant?" Duan Yunxiu hummed.
Liang Xiao said depressedly: "Yes, yes..."
He vaguely felt that the princess had a certain affection for him.
But what he faced was the same problem as facing the empress.
Duan Yunxiu curled his lips and said softly: "If I don't force you, we can't be close friends. Can we still be friends?"
Liang Xiao fell into silence.
"Friends don't have to do anything either??" Duan Yunxiu said in despair.
Liang Xiao said: "Princess, we are still confidants and friends."
Hearing this, Duan Yun's sleeves were filled with joy, and he felt that his eyes suddenly became brighter.