Gongshang Confidante

When Su Muxue woke up, it was already the morning of the next day, and the cool sunlight shone on her face from the window lattice. She squinted her eyes and looked at the gauze above her head. There was an intoxicating fragrance in her nose. The edge is empty, only shallow concave traces...

Su Muxue sat up, feeling a little sore between her legs, and there were a few bright red marks like plum blossoms on the mattress, which made her face burn, she hurriedly put on her coat, Su Muxue lifted the gauze curtain, and walked outside.

The drinking place was cleaned up yesterday, Zhou Chiyu sat in front of the dressing table with her hair loose, her blurred figure was reflected in the bronze mirror, "It's cold in the morning, so I don't wear more", Su Muxue put the clothes on her body for Zhou Chiyu On the shoulder, the finger touches the shoulder, it is cold.

"Are you awake?" Zhou Chiyu turned his head, his face was indifferent, Su Muxue nodded, his eyes showed a look of bewilderment, Zhou Chiyu reached out to grab her still warm hand, both palms curled into Su Muxue's palm, and approached her , absorbing the temperature from her body, murmured, "Hold me tight, Mu Xue",

Without thinking, Su Muxue immediately wrapped her in her arms and pressed her cold hands to her chest. Only in this way could she clearly feel that Zhou Chiyu belonged to her.

The two stood hugging each other, and their body temperature gradually rose. Su Muxue lowered her head, kissed Zhou Chiyu's forehead lightly, rubbed her face, and put her lips on the corner of her mouth, savoring it carefully.

"It's time to wake up now," Zhou Chiyu said in a low voice, parting his cherry lips, and Su Muxue moved away reluctantly, "Lvling", "Your Highness, Lord Su", Luling walked to the door and saluted Zhou Chiyu and Su Muxue, the court lady Carrying hot water and towels followed behind,

"You all go down, and Lu Ling stays", Zhou Chiyu asked the maids to back down, Lu Ling lowered her head, waited on the two masters to wash up, and walked towards the back of the screen, Su Muxue turned her head anxiously, her cheeks were hot, Zhou Chiyu He patted her hand lightly, and said, "Lu Ling, I was not feeling well last night, and the bedding was dirty, just change them all."

Lu Ling answered with a low eyebrow and pleasing to the eye, without asking any further questions, she tidied up the mattress.

"Come and eat with me, will your body hurt?" Zhou Chiyu pulled Su Muxue, but made her blush, and scolded coyly, "You are a big kid, but you know everything",

Pfft, Zhou Chiyu couldn't help laughing, the corners of his eyes curved like spring wind and rain, sweeping away the indifference just now, and jokingly said, "You know that I never do things that are not sure, if I am in love with you, I must know how to make things happen? So I did my homework secretly",

"Chi Yu, you... don't talk about it anymore..." Su Muxue was anxious and shy, and hurriedly reached out to cover her mouth, "Sister Su, you are older than me, but such things are as clumsy as a child... ...", Zhou Chiyu avoided her hand and continued jokingly,

"Little ghost, don't be ashamed at all." Su Muxue scolded with a red face, "If people know that Princess Zhaoning does homework, will you still want to see your princess's boudoir reputation?"

Zhou Chiyu grabbed her outstretched hand, looked at her fixedly, and said, "I don't like others to call me Chao'er, because it reminds me that when I was bullied and helpless when I was young, it was my father who gave Chao'er The noble status, the emperor's grandmother gave Chao'er earnest teachings, and Mu Xue gave Chao'er

The supporting arm.Call me Chao'er, except father and grandmother, only you can call me Chao'er",

Her eyes flickered, and Su Muxue's heart was constantly collapsing. She held Zhou Chiyu's hand tightly, revealing the uneasiness in her heart, "Just now, I was a little scared", "What are you afraid of?", "It's nothing", Su Muxue shook With her head down, her eyes filled with tears, she held Zhou Chiyu's fingers on her lips and kissed them softly,

"Are you afraid that I will regret it?" Zhou Chiyu read her eyes and smiled. Su Muxue lowered her head slightly and said softly, "Chao'er now is not as good as when I was a child. I can see through it at a glance. Sometimes, I don't know the bottom of your heart." How do you think? You will always feel uneasy",

Zhou Chiyu avoided her lips with his fingers, and tapped the tip of her nose lightly, his eyes showed mockery, "I don't understand, why don't you ask? You know that I will know everything about you, and I can say everything."

No, there is no need to ask, Su Muxue shook her head, and hugged her tightly, not caring about what the future holds, not caring what her heart is, she will be bumped into by someone the next moment, or scolded by the world tomorrow , she was unwilling to let go.

After the two finished their meal, they sat down and had a conversation. Luling came in and said, "Your Highness, the minister of the Ministry of Industry is asking to see you." Zhou Chiyu knocked on the desk with his fingers, looked out the window, and did not speak. Luling stood in the original I don't know whether the princess wants to see her or not, she looks at Su Muxue in embarrassment.

"I still have business to deal with, let's go first," Su Muxue got up and said, Zhou Chiyu looked up at her, and said, "You didn't rest well here last night, if you are tired, you can take leave and go back." Su Muxue bowed his head in response, The roots of his ears were hot, and he walked out slowly, ignoring Lu Ling.

When I walked to the outer hall, I saw a person wearing a court dress, with handsome features, elegant and gentle, "Yu... Minister?" Su Muxue exclaimed in surprise, it turned out that this Minister Yu was the military advisor of Xue Xiao, the leader of the rebellion in Fengzhou City that day After the rebellion, Zhou Chiyu thought that he knew his mistakes and could correct them, and he was kind to Su Muxue. He found a master in the Fengzhou Yamen.

"Lord Su, long time no see, how is everything?" Julien turned around, bowed to Su Muxue with a smile on his face, there was no surprise on his face, "However, in a few years, Master Yu has been promoted from a master of the yamen to a minister of the Ministry of Industry. Prosperous official career," Su Muxue bowed in return.

Facing Su Muxue's words of praise or sarcasm, Julien still had a smile on his face and said, "The emperor is a man of the world, and recruits young talents regardless of style. Yu was lucky enough to enter the court, and it is his lifelong wish to serve the court. I hope that I will not disgrace the grace of God",

At the beginning, Julien was able to protect Su Muxue from the thieves and urge Xue Xiao to surrender. He was really eloquent and quite capable. If he was really serving the people wholeheartedly in the court, it would be a good thing.

Thinking of this, Su Muxue pursed her lips slightly, and bowed slowly, "I will ask you to tell my lord another day to thank you for your kindness." Lian bowed and said goodbye to Su Muxue.

When Lu Ling led Julien to the living room, she saw Zhou Chiyu holding a cup of tea, with white smoke rising, but her eyes were dull...

"Ahem..." Zhou Chiyu's face was pale and tired, he picked up the tea and took a sip, "Your Highness seems to be worried", Julien said respectfully,

"Julian, do you know what I am worried about?" Zhou Chiyu had difficulty falling asleep these days, and naturally his complexion was not good.

"I brought two jugs of Feng wine from Fengzhou to the princess, which is enough to relieve my worries." Julien took out two jugs of wine from his sleeve and put them on the case. Bring two jugs of wine, but, from now on, if you stay in the capital as an official, you won't be able to drink this Feng wine."

Julien laughed and said, "This time, I brought nothing with me from Fengzhou to the capital, but I brought two large jars of Fengjiu. It's not easy to bring it into the palace. Please go down to Yufu to drink to your heart's content."

"You still have a delicate mind," Zhou Chiyu said with a smile, "It's just that His Highness is not looking good recently, it's better to drink less," Julien said with concern,

"Do you know what is wrong with me? Do you have any news after you return to Beijing?" Zhou Chiyu frowned, let Julien take a seat, and asked,

"These days when the next official returned to Beijing, he was indeed not idle. When the new official took office, there were officials who would invite them to a banquet. During the meeting, I learned that since the accident in Mobei, the emperor cared about the people, worried about the country and the people, and his spirit was not as good as before. One day. Even so, the emperor has never been absent from the morning court since he became the throne, but in these few days, the emperor has not even attended the morning court, so it can be seen that the dragon's body is indeed not safe," Julien said,

"I heard that Prime Minister Su and a group of old courtiers went to Chengde Palace to kowtow to the emperor. It is said that they mentioned the matter of establishing a crown prince...",

Zhou Chiyu put down the teacup in his hand, raised his eyebrows, and said, "I knew these old guys couldn't hold back." Born to the empress, the eldest among the princes, intelligent and benevolent, well-versed in poetry and books, is the best candidate for the prince."

"What did the emperor say?" Zhou Chiyu asked, "A few times ago, the emperor didn't make a sound, he just got tired of talking, and made the old courtiers retreat. These two times, there is a tendency to let go." Julien replied,

Zhou Chiyu stroked the teacup with his fingers, pondering. His father’s failure to make a statement meant that he hadn’t made up his mind yet. In terms of character and virtue, the second prince was most like the emperor. He admired literature and morality, but he was indecisive. , is a talent of the mean.

"Julian, what do you think?" "The emperor didn't mention the matter of appointing a crown prince at the beginning, because the second prince is weak, while Queen Su is strong, and there is Prime Minister Su behind him. I am afraid that Queen Su is worried that the prince will be regent in the name of being young. The country fell into the hands of the Su family. However, Concubine Xue was dead, and the Xue family’s foundation was in ruins. Moreover, the third prince had a perverted personality, and the rest of the princes were young and inexperienced. The second prince was mild-tempered and lacked great ambitions. Expansion of territory, but one side of the country that can be preserved",

Julien hesitated for a moment, and then said, "The emperor's resignation means that the holy dragon body is indeed unsustainable, I'm afraid... I'm afraid...",

I am afraid that the time is running out, Zhou Chiyu frowned tightly, worrying...