There are not many women who can enter and leave the emperor's palace at will.
The woman in front of her has a slender figure, fair skin, and beautiful facial features, but her eyes are full of agility, and the cinnabar between her eyebrows adds to her beauty. Coupled with luxurious clothes and a golden phoenix crown, she has an aura of nobility that makes people look at her.
He will lower his head unconsciously.
Of course, Xia Shang is not the kind of person who would bow his head when seeing a beautiful woman, but the kind who would look at her again after seeing her.
Maybe this woman was so beautiful, or maybe it was her unique temperament that made Xia Shang not look away for a moment.
The woman looked a little displeased when Xia Shang looked at her like this. She frowned and stared at the old eunuch: "Zheng You, who is this person?"
"Reporting to your Majesty, this is Mr. Xia, the head of the Metropolitan Procuratorate."
The woman's eyes jumped and she said in surprise: "Is this person the new first Xia Shang?"
"Exactly."
The woman seemed quite surprised. She looked at Xia Shang carefully for a long time, and then said calmly: "The rumors are indeed true...it is indeed true. This Master Xia is really young..."
"Are you the queen?" Xia Shang couldn't help but asked.
These words lacked a bit of respect, which made the woman a little unhappy. She frowned and said seriously: "I am the current queen, Chen Shuxian."
"See...see...the queen."
Xia Shang felt strange saying this. This queen was too... too young, right?
This is very different from the queen Xia Shang expected, and it is simply unexpected.
The emperor inside is at least eighty or ninety years old, so the queen must be fifty or sixty to be reasonable, right? I didn't expect that the queen is so young, she can never be more than thirty.
Queen Shuxian seemed to know what Xia Shang was thinking and didn't care. She asked the old eunuch again: "Your Majesty is shouting, what is going on?"
The old eunuch sighed: "Hey! Your Majesty is guilty of something stupid."
"Take Mr. Xia to the side hall. I will come later."
"As commanded."
The old eunuch responded, then turned around and signaled to Xia Shang, "Master Xia, please follow me."
Just like that, Xia Shang followed the old eunuch into another small, deserted palace.
There are not too many luxurious decorations inside, but it is rare and quiet, and few people seem to come.
Xia Shang was sitting in the guest seat, full of doubts in his heart. He looked at the old eunuch standing beside him and wanted to speak.
But the old eunuch interrupted first: "What you want to ask, sir, you should wait until the queen comes to ask."
Full of doubts, I waited in the palace for nearly a quarter of an hour before the young queen arrived.
Although the queen is young, she has a calm demeanor. After entering the palace, she calmly motioned to Xia Shang to sit down: "There is no one here, so you can avoid the common etiquette."
After saying that, he walked to the main seat in the palace and sat down. He looked at Xia Shang again and said softly: "His Majesty once mentioned you and said that you were personally selected by Lu Xun. Although you are not in the capital, you don't know the details.
, but Your Majesty trusts Lu Xun very much, so he also chose to trust you. There is a big gap in the Metropolitan Procuratorate now, and it is exactly when a talent is urgently needed to lead it. If you don't show up in time, I may make another plan.
One person was chosen.”
"The emperor's physical condition..."
"Mr.
The waist card is still up for debate. I heard that Mr. Xia caused quite a stir at the Suzhou Martial Arts Conference, which led to the gathering of Jianghu forces in the Jiangnan area. There were even rumors that the head of the Metropolitan Procuratorate had been eliminated by the Jianghu forces. Now it seems that Mr. Xia is still
They have the ability to protect themselves, but what the court caused is not what the court wants to see. The Jianghu forces in the Jiangnan area are now very rampant. They believe that the suppression of the Metropolitan Procuratorate this time is due to mutual unity, so each sect is working in its own way.
All factions have a tendency to form alliances with each other. This matter will make it very difficult for the court to handle."
This queen is not a light-hearted person, and she starts to investigate the crime as soon as she meets her.
But Xia Shang was not a good person. He sneered: "Listening to the Queen's tone, I'm afraid the Emperor has left everything to the Queen, right?"
"Now that the emperor is ill and unable to take care of things, it is naturally up to me to take care of the emperor's worries."
"As far as I know, the eldest prince Li Xin handles all matters in the court. I have never heard of the Queen being able to participate in making plans. Seeing that there is no one with the Queen, she must be in the palace.
, there are not many people who can be trusted by the Queen. Now that the Emperor’s life is hanging by a thread, the Queen’s situation may not be optimistic.”
After hearing this, the Queen frowned slightly and looked at Xia Shang without saying a word for a long time.
Xia Shang added: "If I were you, the empress, I would not talk to a person who might become an ally in a condescending manner at this moment. Although Xiaguan's situation is not very good, at least Xiaguan has the right to choose his team.
.I believe that both the eldest prince and the second prince will be happy to accept me, the head of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, into their camp. And the queen... if the emperor falls, your good days will come to an end. Right?
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"I didn't expect that you are so thoughtful at such a young age."
"I didn't expect you to be the queen at such a young age."
"Tell me, why should I trust you?"
"Empress, I am only loyal to the Emperor. If the Empress is loyal to the Emperor from the beginning to the end, then the subordinate officer will naturally ensure the safety and interests of the Empress."
"Then how do you prove that you are loyal to the emperor?"
"It's hard to explain. At least I don't want to see the second prince because I have been in contact with him. The eldest prince is not a team I want to join because the rumors about him are not good. But I have met the emperor, even though it is just
It was a short conversation, but I believe he should be a good emperor."
As he spoke, the old eunuch interrupted: "My dear, back in Liuzhuang, Lord Xia risked his life to protect the emperor. This old slave believes in Lord Xia."
The old eunuch's words seemed to have a lot of weight, and the queen fell into deep thought.
Similarly, the old eunuch said to Xia Shang: "The queen belongs to Emperor Zhongyu, I can guarantee it."
After saying that, Xia Shang also fell silent.
Xia Shang was not disgusted with this old eunuch. He came to see the emperor today because the emperor once said something to him.
"If you feel you are ready, come to the capital to find me."
Xia Shang's current situation is not good, and he is not ready to fully accept the Metropolitan Procuratorate, but reality no longer allows him to make preparations.
So now I am pretending to be ready even if I am not ready.
He thought that by coming so confidently, the emperor would give him some power to protect himself.
But how could one imagine that the emperor could not protect himself?
If he had known this, Xia Shang would not have come to see the emperor, let alone the queen who did not know whether she was an enemy or a friend.
But there is one thing that he is very similar to the queen. Now both of them need allies, so whether he is a friend or an enemy, let's form an alliance first. (To be continued)