Gongshang Confidante

Emperor Jing Hong's anger gradually faded, and his face was still sullen. He took the memorial in Zhou Chiyu's hand, his face became vivid, he coughed heavily, threw the memorial on the ground, his chest heaved violently, and gasped, "It's unreasonable! The order of the imperial court to buy military horses, corrupt the law, and oppress the common people, how dare the Metropolitan Procuratorate cover up their evil deeds! I want to punish Liu Mingqing and Cao Ping!".

Emperor Jinghong ordered Fang Tong to come to see him, and sent a letter to issue an edict to thoroughly investigate Cao Ping's forced purchase of military horses and Yushi Liu Mingqing's charges of favoritism and cover-up.

Zhou Chiyu knelt on the ground silently, keeping his back straight.

"Get up! It's freezing cold, don't hurt your knees!" Emperor Jing Hong turned to Chi Yu, his face calmed down, and said, "Thank you, Father Emperor", Zhou Chiyu responded obediently, stood up, and put the The memorial was picked up, organized into categories, focused and serious, deliberately ignoring the sight that Emperor Jing Hong cast on her.

"My son has acted rashly this time and violated the rules. Please punish him!" Zhou Chiyu said respectfully, waiting for Emperor Jing Hong's next words.

Emperor Jing Hong said nothing, looking at Zhou Chiyu with deep and probing eyes, Zhou Chiyu lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes, bowing in worship.

After a long time, Emperor Jing Hong slowly opened his mouth and said, "You have been smart since you were a child, and you have been with the Queen Mother all year round. You know the book and show the courtesy. Don't act recklessly again! Do you know your mistake?!",

"My son is eager for a moment, and I know my mistake!" Zhou Chiyu replied,

When Emperor Jing Hong saw that she was indifferent, he was willing to admit his mistake. His anger subsided a lot, and he smiled instead, "You and that girl Mu Xue had a good intention, but they didn't act well. What do you think I will do?" Punish you?",

"Master Su handed over the papers to the Metropolitan Procuratorate. It is his responsibility. The servants took the papers without authorization and played beyond the rules. It has nothing to do with Master Su. The ministers are willing to be punished!" Zhou Chiyu said,

Emperor Jing Hong waved his hand and said, "You are my most beloved princess, you should be more considerate in your actions, and I will punish you to rewrite "Sitting and Watching" ten times within two days. The principles in the book must be kept in mind." Emperor Jing Hong bowed and retired, saying, "It's cold in winter, father, please rest earlier and take care of the dragon's body." Seeing Emperor Jing Hong nodding his head, Zhou Chiyu took a few steps back, turned around and walked outside the hall.

In the Senran Great Hall, the towering gates set off Chi Yu's immature figure, which was thin and thin. She tried her best to straighten her back and walk slowly, with some difficulty. Perhaps it was because she had knelt for a long time and her legs were frozen. Lost consciousness.

Emperor Jing Hong sighed, and sat on the couch, holding the folder in his hand, lost in thought.

Soon, the results of a thorough investigation came out, and the case was true. Emperor Jinghong issued an imperial decree to cut Cao Ping's official position.

At the same time, what shocked the court was that Emperor Jing Hong actually appointed Su Muxue as a disciple of Zuo Sijian, who was in charge of satirical instructions and admonitions. He was listed as a fifth-rank official and rewarded for every failure of the court.

After the imperial decree came down, Xue Gui and a group of veterans claimed to be sick and absent from the court at the same time. Emperor Jing Hong's unexpectedly tough attitude agreed, and he gave Xue Guihe a [-]-day time limit for recuperation. , and Emperor Jing Hong's cutting of Xue Fusu made many neutral people join the Su faction.

"Princess, I heard that the imperial concubine was so angry this time that she even dropped the blue and white flying bat pattern pen holder bestowed by the emperor." Xia Ling was grinding ink beside her, dripping clear water into the surface of the inkstone, holding the ink ingot, and grinding it evenly. Push the ground ink into the inkstone pool, and the ink is faintly fragrant.

Holding Zihao, Zhou Chiyu sat on the table, tapped the tip of the pen, copied the text carefully, and asked in a calm tone, "Where did you hear this?",

Xia Ling's complexion changed slightly, and she hurriedly replied, "Your Highness, do you remember that many years ago, there was a collision with the third prince, and there was a quarrel after destroying Gu Xizhi's painting in the prince's hand. The princess asked the servant to help the prince to kick him to the ground The little palace maid named Xiang'er is currently serving the imperial concubine in Yongning Palace. Xiang'er was grateful that day, and the servants saw her pity and gave her some benefits, so they walked closer."

Zhou Chiyu nodded slightly, Xia Ling was the most flexible among her personal maids, and she had guessed her intentions to some extent that day, but if this person was too active in his mind and didn't tap and remind her from time to time, he would easily go astray.

Zhou Chiyu paused the pen in his hand, and said calmly, "I heard that your hometown is flooded, and your family members have come to the capital. This palace has bought a house for you outside the palace to accommodate your family. If you are loyal, you will not treat me badly, but if you have other intentions... ...",

Xia Ling was both happy and terrified, and hurriedly knelt down to thank her, "Thank you Princess for the reward, Your Highness has treated the servants very well, and the servants are serving you faithfully, so I dare not have second thoughts." Zhou Chiyu nodded and said, "Go down and receive the reward, I will allow you three days Going out of the palace to reunite with family."

After thanking her with tears of gratitude, Xia Ling happily retired, and received the silk and satin from His Highness, which were all excellent materials in the palace, and the tonic of Cordyceps sinensis, which was prepared for her sick mother.

Xia Ling was grateful for Her Royal Highness's generosity and consideration for her servants, but at the same time felt uneasy that everything was in His Highness's hands. After the Princess regained the favor of the Holy One, the people around her behaved more restrained than before, but they still bullied her when she was young. After all, counting up, the princess has no mother and concubine to rely on, and the servants can't help being contemptuous and acting casually.

But Princess Zhaoning relied on tricks to invite the old mothers in the palace to establish rules, punish those who violated them, and separate the people around her. Now, all the maids and eunuchs in Huayu Palace understand the rules and know the general principles.

When Zhou Chiyu copied "Sitting and Viewing" for the third time, Su Muxue hurriedly sent someone to Huayu Hall to pass it on after finishing all the affairs in the Imperial Academy.

Su Muxue held up the hem of her official robe, her snow-stained soap boots, and a maid leaned over to wipe them off for her. When she walked into the hall, she saw Zhou Chiyu, who was wearing a fairy bun and a jacket with the pattern of bright moon, di bird and auspicious clouds, with a slender figure , with a calm face, was sitting upright in front of the desk copying books.

Xia Sha was serving beside her, with pale pink silk hairpins and a jacket with pink flowers and water patterns, which looked extraordinarily delicate, she held her sleeves and added tea, and her behavior was elegant.

Looking at the two of them up close, they are moving and still, like people in a painting, quiet and peaceful.

Su Muxue left in a hurry, fine sweat came out from the tip of her nose, her cheeks were reddish, she approached her eyes, took the silk from the side of her lapel, and wiped it carefully with her hand,

"Master Su is in such a hurry, what's the matter?" Zhou Chiyu asked in a pleasant tone, winking at Xia Sha, Xia Sha bowed her head and stepped back.

Su Muxue didn't speak, she sat beside Zhou Chiyu, took out a pen and paper, spread it out, and glanced at her, her eyes swirling.

The fresh breath of ice and snow and wintersweet brought by it brushed against Zhou Chiyu's cheeks. It was cool, and the tip of her nose was slightly itchy.

The ink marks leaped on the paper, as clear and transparent as ever, but today, the words are golden, the dots are like falling stones, the paintings are like summer clouds, the hooks are like bent gold, and the spears are like crossbows. The handwriting is similar.

"Mu Xue intends to help me copy the book?" Zhou Chiyu laughed dumbly, "Why not?" Su Muxue was noncommittal, writing like a snake, writing like flying, and actually memorized "Sit, View and Walk" by heart.

"I've heard that Mu Xue is good at imitating famous masters, but I don't know how my handwriting is?" Zhou Chiyu leaned forward curiously to look at her handwriting. He wanted to know her handwriting. , it is not easy to copy.

Two pieces of white deer paper are placed side by side, it can be seen that although the shape of the handwriting is similar, the spirit is not the same. Zhou Chiyu's handwriting spans all phenomena, low and ambitious. It is a sword that has not yet opened its edge, and it lacks that edge.

"Paper tiger", Zhou Chiyu smiled lowly, looked at her handwriting with great interest, and inadvertently got very close to Su Muxue, and a faint girlish fragrance escaped from her neckline, as if it was the long and white jade neck wrapped around her. The warm breath emitted from the skin under the clothes made Su Muxue's face feel a little hot.

In front of me is an emerald earring, half green and half white, shaped like a bee, with pink tourmaline embedded in the belly of the bee, the wings are composed of two sets of rice beads, the rest are dotted with emerald green, and there is a pearl at the end of the two long beards, lifelike. , in Zhou Chi Yu's white and thin earlobes were shaking, lively and delicate, so that Su Muxue couldn't look away, and she stared at it in a daze.

"If you don't look closely, you won't notice it," Zhou Chiyu said with a smile, turning his face to look at Su Muxue. Because of the handwriting, the two of them were very close. At this moment, they turned their faces at the same time, so close that even the breath they exhaled sprayed on their faces.

Su Muxue sat up straight in a hurry, moved the paper and picked up the pen, tapped the ink and dropped the characters, and wrote lightly, leaving a spot of ink, ruining the entire article, Su Muxue was secretly annoyed, and her mind was confused.

"It's okay, I can finish writing tonight, Mu Xue will go back first." Zhou Chiyu took the Zihao from Su Muxue's hand and put it back on Qingyu Bijia Mountain with a calm expression.

"This matter happened because of me, but you were punished because of it. I will accompany you." Su Muxue didn't want to leave, so she got up and stood beside her, bowing her head and studying ink. Seeing her insistence, Zhou Chiyu no longer refused, just asked, " Does Mu Xue know why my father punished me, but promoted you?",

Su Muxue thought about it carefully, and said, "The emperor's cutting Cao Ping's official position and promoting my official rank is aimed at dealing with the matter, but the slight punishment to you is probably to calm down the court's speech."

Zhou Chiyu wrote, handed her the white deer paper and put it aside, then took out the paper and spread it out, and said lightly, "That's a good guess, but the Holy One's intentions, are you just guessing at will?",

Su Muxue was overjoyed and startled, and then saw Chi Yu chuckling, the corners of his mouth slightly turned up, and the pair of Qiushui Qiutong, whose eyes were either silent, cunning, or childish.

While Su Muxue was annoyed at her teasing, she didn't know why so many emotions were crushed in Chi Yu's watery eyes, making people reluctant to look away.

Accompanied by Su Muxue, copying books was not boring, until the night was dark, Xia Sha prepared dinner, and Su Muxue stayed in the palace to eat together.