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The man in black clothes stood up, walked around the low wall and walked to Marquis Pingyang. Pei Zhi was slightly taller than Yu Xiuyun. He lowered his eyes and said, "When did you notice?"

"Just now." Yu Xiuyun looked calm and modest, "I heard the sound of the strings breaking."

"I see."

The emperor's sigh was so soft that it was inaudible. It was unclear whether it was talking about the sound of the strings or the queen's true words.

Behind the low wall is a bamboo forest, which is quiet and quiet. He used to like to sit alone here.

I brought the Green Qiqin with me today and planned to send it to Jiaofang Palace in person to please Yu Tingwan. Just as I was thinking about how to speak, I heard the familiar sobbing behind the wall.

Sima Xiangru's Green Qi, the one used to play "Feng Qiu Huang", he has the authentic one. The previous one in the hands of Marquis Pingyang was a copy by the former luther master.

Since the strings have been broken, naturally they cannot be given away.

Yu Xiuyun's eyelids kept twitching. Ever since he realized that His Majesty heard everything, his mind went blank and he just tried to stay calm.

He was afraid that if Pei Zhi was used to being self-centered, he would think that his sister was ungrateful.

But until Marquis Pingyang left the palace, he felt in a trance.

What did your Majesty just say?

He seemed to say that since the queen was so uncomfortable in the palace, he could let her leave the palace.

Yu Xiuyun didn't believe it at all. When Pei Zhi said that, every word seemed to be crushed into powder, and it had no choice but to spill out of the gap between his lips.

Late at night, Yu Tingwan sat on the couch and watched the palace attendant take out the fragrant powder. When he was about to open the Boshan stove, he planned to say something to stop him, when he suddenly heard the sound of a jade pendant when someone walked.

Pei Zhi stood in front of her, his eyes dark, caressing her cheek, and suddenly said: "Wanwan, can I stay in Jiaofang Hall tonight?"

"Aren't you here every night?"

Unexpectedly, Yu Tingwan was so straightforward. Pei Zhi's eyelashes drooped, his throat was choked and he couldn't speak. After a while, he said, "I miss you so much."

He breathed heavily, closed his eyes and said, "I can't sleep without you by my side."

"You are the emperor, you can go anywhere in the world, no one will stop you." Yu Tingwan lowered his head, "You don't have to act like a thief."

Pei Zhi was silent for a moment without getting angry. He nodded along with her words and said, "Okay, then I'll stay with you tonight."

He slept outside as usual, thinking carefully about what he heard today, and his depressed mood suddenly felt like a river bursting its banks in midsummer, with sorrow and joy mixed in his heart.

I couldn't understand what Yu Tingwan was thinking before, but today it was like parting through the mist to see her true face. In an instant, I could see clearly. The person in my arms seemed to be made of glass crystal, and I could clearly see the beating heart in my chest.

Pei Zhi thought to himself that Marquis Pingyang was born without any tendencies related to love between men and women, so naturally he could not understand Yu Tingwan's words.

He understood clearly that Wanwan liked him, and she liked him even more than he thought before.

He put his palm on her heart, and the person in his arms was sleeping quietly. He kissed the corner of her mouth, waking her up.

"what happened?"

Yu Tingwan spoke with half-closed eyes, her voice was a little vague, and her lips were suddenly blocked. After a passionate and passionate kiss, she suddenly heard the man next to her whisper: "Wanwan is sincere to me, and her love is as deep as the sea. I am moved in my heart." Extremely.”

Her eyes suddenly opened wide and she was completely awake.

What crazy talk is Pei Zhi talking about?

She refused to see him for so many days, what did he think?

Yu Tingwan's mind was in chaos and her heart was beating violently. In the end, she had no choice but to close her eyes and pretend to sleep to avoid his words.

However, what he said made me unable to sleep well all night.

After waking up and having breakfast, Ruyi said softly: "Empress, Your Majesty went to the court in Yinshi and said..."

The girl's voice hesitated, "He said that the queen couldn't eat or sleep well when she saw him. From now on, he waits until the queen falls asleep at night before coming back."

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"Your Majesty seems to be in a bad mood lately. Does Mr. Yuan have any clue?"

After Chen Du's proposal was rejected for the third time, he approached Yuan Qi with a grimace. He was not very good at guessing his intentions, and he did not dare to ask Chen Xi for fear of being scolded for having evil intentions.

"Your Majesty was naturally not happy when he saw Cui Lu's family." Yuan Qi sneered, "I had previously advised Your Majesty to accept concubines, but now it is even more excessive. Taking advantage of the fact that he is an old minister of the Pei family, he is ostracizing officials from poor families. There is no way to catch him."

The officials elected during the scientific examination last autumn have already taken office. Most of them are in the local area. Those big noble families have deep roots and luxuriant branches. The Wei family has a branch in Wuling County. All the officials from poor families who went to Wuling County have been dismissed without exception.

Officials are flowing officials, and officials are hereditary officials. When those officials who have just entered the official position arrive, their eyes will darken. Whenever they go to the official office, their subordinates will greet them with smiles and say: "Why do you need to work so hard? I will leave this little thing to you." Just go ahead and do it.”

Captain Zhenyi didn't know what to do. He couldn't say that those minor officials were too diligent and had finished their work, so they deserved to be jailed.

The new officials couldn't defeat these nobles, but they didn't dare to write to His Majesty directly, for fear that the Emperor would feel that they couldn't handle all the troubles well and would not be of great use, so they had to swallow the loss of silence.

Until a new county magistrate in Wuling County wanted to see the price of grain over the years, but was blocked. On the way to the field to ask about the price of rice last year and the rain this spring, he was covered with a cloth bag and beaten. After returning home, he became more and more angry after thinking about it, and went to the field all night The folds were sent to Chang'an.

For fear that the book would be withheld on the road, I posted three letters, each of which contained inconspicuous soft nails.

But Pei Zhi understood at a glance that this was not a trivial matter at all. Those nobles were silently dissatisfied with the emperor and dissatisfied with the emperor's appointment of children from poor families.

Or more seriously, they regretted taking refuge in the current emperor. Who would have thought that the king who came out of the Pei family of Dongjun, who had been in the hairpin for a hundred years, would in turn abandon the gentry like worn shoes.

Pei Zhi then remembered that Wei Ping had taught him "Spring and Autumn" because he was the counselor of the former king and a great scholar in the world, and he was dragging his old bones to talk nonsense.

In the court hall today, the voice of the old man with fluttering white beard was half true, resounding through the hall like a bell.

"Your Majesty inherited the mandate of heaven and established the Wei Dynasty. He has not been in power for a long time, and the Ye court has not yet been filled. The country cannot be established because of the loss of heirs. This is the country's difficulty, which comes from the improper marriage. When the emperor takes twelve daughters, it is like the twelfth month. This is It is the summer system. Dong Zi's "Spring and Autumn Fanlu" also says that the emperor will establish a queen, a wife, the middle and left wives, four concubines, and three beloved people. I invite your majesty to follow the etiquette of the daughters of all the princes and ministers to correct them. The righteousness of the Twelve Daughters.”

Every word was still in his ears. Pei Zhi looked at the memorial on the case and ordered someone to get some silk cloth and write a few words on it with cinnabar. The captain of the thirteen prefectures got up that night and secretly rushed to the five leaders headed by Cui. The place where the family's gentry clan has its prestige, including the place where its branches are rooted.

At midnight, Pei Zhi put down the cinnabar pen in his hand, curled his knuckles slightly, pressed his forehead, got up and took the chariot to Jiaofang Palace. Seeing that Yu Tingwan was still awake, he turned around and left.

"Because I'm coming tonight, are you in a bad mood?" He lowered his eyelashes and stood outside the screen in the inner hall, "You didn't sleep well last night."

"I took a nap at noon today and slept for more than an hour. I am not sleepy now." Yu Tingwan raised his head slightly and looked at the man who walked in front of him, "The courtier made you angry again."

His tone was calm and extremely determined.

She had seen this look on his face before. Most of the time when she was reading the book, she either disliked which minister was stupid or thought that one minister was lazy. But he just frowned and passed away, never wasting too much thought on unnecessary things. In his anger, it can be seen that he is very angry today.

She was silent for a moment. Such annoyance must be related to the national policy. She hesitated and said: "Is it about opening a subject to obtain scholars? Is someone making things difficult for the scholars you selected?"

"The ones selected this year have not yet been appointed. They should be from last autumn." She lowered her eyes for a moment, remembering that most of those scholars were in the south. The land of Wu belonged to the Liang Dynasty at that time. Those who stubbornly resisted and dared to confront Pei Zhi would die. It was almost done, and the two states of Jing and Yi surrendered in time, and the deep-rooted local forces still remained. She asked softly: "Which noble family or powerful person in Jing and Yi has made you unhappy?"

"The local nobles in these two states who followed my brother were so frightened that they surrendered their orders all night long. How could they go against you?" Yu Tingwan looked at the smiling eyes of the man in front of her, pursed her lips and said, "I guessed it right. ? Then it should be a great noble clan that can be compared with the Xie family, and it also has a profound influence on the Jingyi clan."

Pei Zhi laughed, hugged the woman in front of him, and rubbed her head. Her long hair felt as soft as silk. He bent down and kissed her forehead, and said warmly: "Why do you understand me so well?"

The anger in his heart gradually dissipated, and he whispered: "No one dares to openly oppose me, but they are like flies and maggots, which are endless and annoying."

Looking at the face of the person in his arms, he thought of Wei Ping's words this morning, and a dark fire surged in his heart. Suddenly, he noticed that the hand covering her leg was lightly touched.

The kodan had faded away, and the pink fingertips were pressed against his knuckles, and the palms rested on the back of his hands, glowing with warmth.

Yu Tingwan initially looked up at him, then lowered her head or turned her face to one side, avoiding him, and it was the same now.

Pei Zhi couldn't see the slight movement of her lips, but he could clearly hear the soft voice of the person in his arms saying: "You always deal with state affairs in the afternoon. Now that you are old, you are so angry that you are not worth it."