When he turned around and crossed the palace gate, he saw Liu Sheng waiting by the side and couldn't help but sneered in his heart.
The preparations were quite complete. Why, could it be that he planned to have him hand over the military talisman to Liu Sheng in the imperial study room today?
Looking at this kind of virtue, shouldn’t he have even made arrangements for the imperial dining room to add a few more dishes to celebrate in the evening?
We see a lot of people daydreaming, but it is rare to have such comprehensive dreams.
Seeing Duke Zhen looking at him, Liu Sheng raised his hand and saluted as calmly as possible: "General Xu..."
The Duke of Zhen Guo said a faint "Hmm" and strode down the white jade stone steps.
Seeing the old man's stalwart figure walking away quickly, Liu Sheng, who felt he had escaped the disaster, breathed a sigh of relief, and then signaled to the internal supervisor that he could come in and pass the news.
"Your Majesty, General Liu has arrived."
The eunuch had access to the imperial study room, but for a long time he heard no sound coming from the scene after Fang Long's case.
"Your Majesty, General Liu is waiting outside the imperial study at this time..." There was silence everywhere, and the eunuch did not dare to raise his head, so he whispered again.
This time, there was still no sound.
Just as cold sweat began to form on the back of the prisoner, out of the corner of his vision, he saw Xia Tingzhen sitting beside him silently waving her hand to him.
The internal supervisor understood, held his breath and slowly backed out, then closed the two doors again from the outside with a very gentle movement.
Looking at the inner prisoner who closed the door, Liu Sheng asked doubtfully: "What did your Majesty say?"
The internal warden shook his head at him with a complicated expression: "General Liu, please come back another day..."
Liu Sheng pondered for a moment, recalling the voices he had just faintly heard coming from inside, and then nodded and said: "That's fine."
It seems that there is nothing wrong with him today.
Liu Sheng secretly said in his heart, "It was a waste of time." He turned around and left.
However, before he could step down the stone steps, he suddenly heard the sound of breaking porcelain and jade from the imperial study room behind him.
One sound after another…
Liu Sheng's scalp tightened, and he pretended not to hear, and quickened his steps down the stone steps.
It doesn't matter if the trip was in vain. It's already good if you don't get beaten by the Duke of Zhenguo and don't get affected by the wrath of the Holy One!
The eunuchs guarding outside the royal study all lowered their heads, not even daring to exchange glances.
Those in the royal study were even more miserable. Before Long Yan was furious, he was kneeling there in silence.
Looking at the scattered memorials on the shiny gold bricks at his feet, jade and porcelain fragments and tea were splashed everywhere, and there was nothing left to throw in front of Emperor Qingming. Xia Tingzhen just stood up and lowered his eyes.
He raised his hand and said: "Your Majesty, please calm down——"
Emperor Qingming tightly grasped the reliefs on both sides of the dragon chair with both hands, his eyes were closed, and his livid lips were pursed tightly, but they were still trembling slightly.
"In fact, it's not a bad thing for the Duke of Zhen to leave Beijing at this time." Xia Tingzhen seemed to be pointing out: "This battle will last at least half a year."
After a long while, Emperor Qingming said sarcastically: "Really?"
He knew that it was a good thing to deny King Yan and Duke Zhen Guo a chance to meet, but now... just the Duke Zhen who had made it clear that he refused to hand over Xu Jiajun was already beyond his endurance!
"teacher……"
Emperor Qingming looked at Xia Tingzhen who was standing there, narrowed his gloomy eyes slightly, and tried his best to calm down his voice with a chill that could not be seen from the sun: "Xu Qiwei - is he serious and wants to rebel against me?"
?”
Xia Tingzhen said slowly: "Even if you don't have this intention, you must have another intention."
A sneer escaped from the corner of Emperor Qingming's mouth.
"Zhan Aiqing——"
"Wei Chen is here."
A respectful voice came from the cubicle.
Xia Tingzhen frowned quickly and turned her head slightly to look.
A young man in a green robe came out.
Their eyes met for a brief moment, and the young man with warm eyebrows raised his hand and saluted him, respectfully and humbly.
…
The Duke of Zhen Guo dismounted his horse in front of the gate of the mansion and just threw the reins in his hands to the servants when he heard the servant who came to greet him say: "My lord, please let me tell you that she is waiting for you in the study outside."
"Um."
The Duke of Zhenguo nodded slightly and went directly to the outer study to meet his granddaughter without returning to the residence to change his official robe.
The girl had obviously been here for a while, but she did not sit down. Instead, she stood in front of a landscape painting and looked at the scene attentively.
When she heard familiar footsteps approaching, she turned around and quickly stepped forward to open the door herself.
"grandfather--"
Looking at the girl who opened the door, the Duke of Zhen immediately had a gentle smile in his eyes and asked, "Have you been waiting here?"
"My granddaughter has just arrived."
Xu Mingyi sat down with the old man and ordered Akui: "Have someone bring the food as soon as possible."
My grandfather went to the palace before dawn, and it was already afternoon, so he must still be hungry - after all, it was impossible to expect the dog emperor to take care of the food.
"Zhaozhao is still considerate." Duke Zhenguo smiled and stroked his beard. Facing his granddaughter, he could not tell what kind of undercurrent he had experienced in the palace.
Even though Xu Mingyi desperately wanted to know the result, she didn't rush to ask. She just sat there and waited quietly for the old man to finish his meal. No matter what happened, in her eyes, it was equally important for her grandfather to have a full meal.
"The emperor is determined to send troops to attack the Li tribe, and he cannot be persuaded to do so." After the dishes were removed, Princess Zhenguo spoke up and said: "In three days, I will lead the troops to go out -"
"Three days from now?"
Although Rao was mentally prepared, Xu Mingyi's heart still tightened when he suddenly heard the result and the day before him.
They had just received a letter from the Queen yesterday and knew that the emperor had taken the opportunity to seize the Xu family's military power.
Before this, she had never thought that her grandfather would go to the battlefield in person recently, and in this special situation and in this special way——
"Yes, three days." Zheng Guogong said: "At this time, I will leave the capital temporarily and go further. It may not be a bad thing for the Xu family."
Some things will come sooner or later, but if they can come later, they will have more choices when the time comes.
Xu Mingyi clenched her fingers slightly.
What she is facing now is something that has never happened in her previous life. Her grandfather said that going further at this time may not be a bad thing, but it may not be a good thing either, because no one can predict the impact of an event.
and accidents.
Nothing is static, including people's thinking. If there is a slight difference, the results will be completely different. And the current situation is undoubtedly a situation where a single move affects the whole body.
However, as my grandfather said before, if you have decided something, you just need to cheer up and move forward.
Cowardice and fear will only give the enemy more opportunities to take advantage of you.
Looking at the old man in front of him, Xu Mingyi suppressed his emotions and was about to say something when he suddenly heard a knock on the study door from outside.
