Everything returned to calm, and Xia Shang rested at home.
The Metropolitan Procuratorate has restarted its recruitment process, and Chunjiao is in charge of the specific details.
The forces in the capital have become quiet, but the Jianghu people in the capital have not dispersed.
It is said that perhaps there is no danger in the capital. It is estimated that some people will stay for a while, and some people will choose to live in seclusion here.
At noon, Li Xiaoxin prepared a lot of medicinal meals for Xia Shang to recuperate.
But before I could eat, the emperor's decree came.
Xia Shang noticed that the people conveying the order had a lot of new faces. The father-in-law who was the leader was also a young man. He was extremely polite to Xia Shang. When talking to Xia Shang, he would always bend ninety degrees and look up at Xia Shang.
I don't even have the courage.
This made Xia Shang feel strange.
What the father-in-law passed on was an oral instruction, which was to ask Xia Shang to enter the palace, saying that Lord Xia should be invited to the palace to discuss matters.
When Xia Shang heard it, he didn't sound like an emperor, but clearly meant a queen.
Xia Shang did not reveal anything and just followed the sedan from the palace into the palace.
Thinking of the imperial edict, Xia Shang was somewhat concerned about the emperor's current situation.
Speaking of which, Xia Shang was a little worried about the emperor's current situation. He didn't know whether the emperor was really stupid or fake. If he was really stupid, how long would this situation last?
Xia Shang certainly did not want the emperor to wake up, because once the emperor woke up, the first person to cause trouble would be himself.
There is no news about the emperor's current condition from the outside world, and everyone thinks that the emperor is still fine.
This must be because the Queen is hiding something.
If the queen hadn't been operating secretly, she wouldn't have been able to send out this edict today.
This woman is really crazy. She usually looks cool and pretends to be pitiful, but now she does such bold things whenever she gets the chance.
Once this matter is exposed, the queen will be in great trouble, and her children will also be in great trouble.
This time when she entered the palace, Xia Shang also had to persuade her. After all, with such a relationship, she always had to say what needed to be said.
Xia Shang sat in the sedan chair and was carefully supported by several young father-in-laws.
The guards guarding the palace were also replaced by new ones, and many young men and women could be seen being sent into the palace from the side door.
Xia Shang was curious: "What are so many people doing in the palace?"
The leading father-in-law replied: "Reporting to your lord, there is going to be a big move in this palace recently, and a group of new people will come in."
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"Big move?"
"Well... Master Xia is not an outsider, so I'll just say it bluntly. Many people in the past committed crimes and were killed by the emperor. Now that the palace is short of manpower, it is natural for a group of people to fill the vacancies."
Xia Shang frowned, thinking that he had not seen a single unnecessary person since he broke into the palace a few days ago.
Were they really all killed by the emperor?
This emperor is really ruthless.
After entering the palace, I found that the palace was really lively today.
At a glance, there are people holding long queues everywhere.
There are registered people in every door and hall, and there is an endless stream of people coming and going.
The sun fell into the palace, making these people sweat profusely, but they were all in a hurry.
When Xia Shang saw this scene, he couldn't help but sigh: "This is like a real palace..."
When the people in the palace saw Xia Shang's team, they all stopped working, stood respectfully on both sides, knelt on the ground, and kept silent.
"Why is it like this?" Xia Shang was puzzled.
"Hey, they are all newcomers. They don't understand the rules of the palace. But they learn one thing quickly. When they see someone who can place a sedan chair in the palace, no matter who they are, they will not go wrong if they just kneel down."
This little eunuch was completely different from others. He didn't have so many taboos in front of Xia Shang. He said whatever he thought of, which made Xia Shang feel somewhat fond of him.
"what's your name?"
"This slave entered the palace to protect the surname Liu, and now he is working as an errand for the Queen."
"Eunuch Liu."
"When a slave works for the Queen, he will naturally do things for adults. In the future, whenever there is a need for slaves, just by your words, I will not even frown even if I have to go up the mountain of swords or go down into the frying pan."
This Eunuch Liu looked so confused that Xia Shang was a little confused.
Why is he, a palace servant, flattering a foreign minister?
It seemed like he knew a lot from what he said.
At that moment, Xia Shang stopped talking to Mr. Liu.
The sedan wandered around the palace for half an hour and finally arrived at its destination.
This is a larger palace. The decoration is not as splendid as the three outer palaces, but it is also very exquisitely decorated with carved beams and paintings.
The plaque on the front door of the palace is engraved with three large gilt characters "Jinxiu Palace".
The surrounding environment is somewhat familiar, it seems to be the queen's palace.
Xia Shang has been here twice, but they sneaked in at night and never seen the sun in the daytime.
The way it looks down.
As soon as Xia Shang's front feet landed, the palace door opened.
As soon as the palace door opened, a gust of fragrant wind blew in, and the queen came out wearing a long blue woven satin dress.
This dress is exquisitely embroidered, but still thin. In the unlined areas, the woman's skin color can be seen clearly, making it even more attractive in the sunlight.
What kind of queen is this? She is just a lady of great beauty and beauty.
At this appearance, the few young eunuchs who came with him were fascinated by it.
Little Eunuch Liu walked over, grabbed a few people's ears, and quickly pressed their stunned heads down.
"How do you feel when you finally don't have to sneak around?"
The queen asked with a smile.
Xia Shang didn't react, and he didn't even know if he was talking to him.
Seeing Xia Shang standing there stupidly, the queen seemed very happy and wanted to grab Xia Shang's hand.
Xia Shang took a step back, cold sweat broke out on his back, thinking to himself, this woman should not be too presumptuous!
Seeing Xia Shang dodge, the queen straightened her figure and spoke a little more seriously: "You all, please step back. No one can come in and disturb you without my order."
"yes."
Several father-in-laws responded, bowed and retreated.
After all the father-in-laws had retreated out of sight, the queen took Xia Shang's arm and said sweetly: "Look at how serious you are, what are you afraid of?"
Xia Shang frowned, not knowing what to say for a moment.
The queen said again: "Okay, okay, if you don't like this, I will treat you as a monarch and a minister when I see you in the future. Let's see how our children treat you and me as time goes by."
"This..." Xia Shang was stopped by the queen's words. He really hadn't thought about this, "This is really a troublesome matter."
"So, even if it's not for you and me, for the sake of our children, we should be so close. Otherwise, the children will think there is a rift between the parents in the future, and the children will not be happy in the future. And there is no one else here.
, do you have to pretend to be orderly, distinguished between men and women, and kings and ministers? Don’t you always hate worldly etiquette? Why are you so particular about it today?"
"Okay... okay..." Xia Shang knew that he had met his opponent. This was definitely the first woman he could not defeat.
Hearing this, the queen smiled brightly and leaned beside Xia Shang: "That's right, here...you hug me."