My lord, your plan is too obvious

Squires, most of these people have no real learning and talents.Therefore, the son-in-law asked for an order to postpone the matter of the inner study for one year, and to promote books such as filial piety, virtue and virtuousness in various places, and use them as the basis for the next year. "

The emperor's expression was slightly relaxed:

"You can find out who is covering the criminal."

"The person who shielded Fang Ping, the prisoner, was the censor of the official department. I thought that even the officials under my management would dare to do such a thing, and this matter is not just about this person. I also hope that the emperor can thoroughly investigate."

The emperor frowned, as if he was thinking about something, and after a while he said:

"I will send someone to thoroughly investigate this matter, and I will consider the election basis you mentioned."

"Yes, Father." Qi Guang didn't say any more, handed the booklet to the father-in-law at the side, and then stood back.

"I received the battle report today. The Northern Qi has repeatedly violated our Chuping border. What do you think about this matter?"

"I think this matter can no longer be tolerated, and should send troops to fight." The person who spoke was Wang Che, the Marquis of the third rank army.

Marquis Wu Bo of Cheng Lin took a step forward and said: "My lord Wang's words are too reckless. Although the Northern Qi invaded our border, there has never been a big war. I think it is enough to continue to send troops to garrison, and it is not appropriate to start a war lightly."

"Is Marquis Wu talking about it as a joke? There has been no war? Do we have to wait for him to declare war in Northern Qi before we fight back?" Wang Che asked with a sneer.

"I also think that it is inappropriate to declare war at the moment," said Xing Qi, the censor of the Ministry of War.

"A coward's words." Wang Che said dissatisfied.

"My lord Wang is brave," Xing Qi laughed, "I don't know how long your old bones can stand up to the battle. It would be a joke if you fell off your horse on the battlefield."

Chu Ping is indeed in an awkward situation now.

Chuping has not had any large-scale wars in recent years.The old generals in the past were many years old, and the distance between Beiqi and Chuping was relatively long, and the road was bumpy all the way, and he was afraid that half his life would be lost before he arrived.Among the new generals, most of them have never led troops on the battlefield, and none of them are experienced and famous. If they are directly referred to as generals, it will be difficult to convince the crowd.

The court was arguing endlessly for a while, and the emperor's face became more and more ugly.With a final snort, he backed away, then waved his sleeves and left.

There was no final conclusion on who was sent to Northern Qi.

After listening to the debate, Ruohua had an idea in his mind, and went to the Ministry of War after he went down to court.

"My lord is here today, but because King Yan has something to discuss?" Yuyue saw Ruohua in front of the military department, and thought that he was sent here because Si Nian read the letterhead she wrote.

Ruohua suddenly understood in her heart that the King Mao might have been looking for Si Nian secretly, but Si Nian ignored him.

So Ruohua continued:

"Although Prince Yan didn't say it clearly, there are some things I think you should know, my lord."

Yuyue smiled slightly, turned sideways and said, "Let's go into the military department and talk about it in detail."

"I'm bothering the lord." Ruohua bowed down.

"My lord, do you want to talk about what the prince mentioned today?" Yuyue turned her head slightly, looking at Ruohua behind her and said.

"My lord, I dare to ask, is the Ministry of War involved in this bribery?"

After hearing this, Yuyue just pursed her lips, neither admitting nor denying it.

Ruohua saluted and said:

"The emperor has said that he will conduct a thorough investigation, not to mention whether the people sent by the emperor will find out the Ministry of War, but the crown prince probably has prepared a list in his hand. Since he is even willing to release his own censor to do this... □, this matter will definitely not stop.”

"Even if the Ministry of War is found, so what, the king did not participate in the bribery, and I can't always watch what the people under me are doing." Yuyue said a little annoyed.

"My lord, it doesn't matter whether you did it or not, what matters is what the emperor thinks." Ruohua bowed and bowed, "This restructuring was proposed by you, and the inner study was also your idea. If the bribery matter is found out Ministry of War, the emperor is already suspicious, if the misunderstanding is that you want to take this opportunity to put your own people by his side, even if you don’t get angry this time, you will have a rift with you in the future.”

Yuyue stood still, turned around and squinted her eyes to stare at Ruohua, and said with a hint of anger in her voice:

"Did you already know this would happen?"

Ruohua did not raise her body, and continued to say:

"If the lower official wants to harm the prince, he will tell you about the reform strategy of the prince at the beginning, right? Why bother. Besides, what happened to Ma Chunyang was purely accidental. Even if I am good at strategy, such a murderer Things can’t be done.”

Yuyue's expression slowed down slightly, but her tone was still a little unhappy and she said:

"Since this is the case, wouldn't it be more deliberate if I go along with agreeing to postpone the matter?"

Ruohua heard Yuyue's impatience at this time, and raised her head slightly:

"Your Majesty, you don't need to pay attention to this matter."

"Don't worry about it? Are you just waiting for the crown prince to find out about me?" Yu Yue was no longer as friendly and courteous as she used to be, and her voice was unintuitively louder.

"My lord just needs to do something else so that the emperor will not pursue the relationship between this matter and you."

"Other things?" Yuyue restrained her emotions a little.

Ruohua stood up straight and said, "What does the prince think about the Northern Qi's harassment of the border?"

"It's nothing more than temptation and provocation. This kind of thing is not once or twice."

"But it is this kind of thing that makes the emperor even more difficult."

"You mean..."

"There are no generals available in the current dynasty. The prince should be more aware of this matter than the subordinate officials. The repeated harassment by the Northern Qi Dynasty is nothing more than the laziness of the frontier troops and no one with prestige to command. If the prince is willing to take this trip, it should be the result. Significantly."

Yuyue didn't answer, and frowned as if thinking.

Seeing this, Ruohua continued, "Your Majesty also knows that Northern Qi is only harassing, and won't really raise troops to fight, so even though it's a battlefield, it won't meet with soldiers, and it won't hurt you. And even though you He is in charge of the Ministry of War, but has no real military exploits. If he can stabilize the border this time, it will be a great achievement, and it will surely win people's hearts even more."

"Your Excellency, you want me to invite soldiers to leave the customs?"

"Exactly." Ruohua bowed with his hands, "At this time, inviting soldiers can not only avoid being involved in this bribery matter, but also a good opportunity to make military exploits. When the king's army returns, the emperor will be overjoyed and never I will suspect you again."

Yuyue stroked the jade wrench on her finger, squinted her eyes, and looked out the door.After a while, he said:

"Master Xiang also knows a lot about military affairs."

Ruohua smiled lightly: "It's King Yan showing love."

When Yu Yue heard this, she felt a little better.Sure enough, King Yan still favored himself intentionally, that's why he asked his subordinates to talk to him.

But Ruohua thought, this King Mao shouldn't go to Si Nian to check and ask, otherwise he might be "talked" by Si Nian again.This person in front of him is rash and careless about other things, why is he so suspicious about this kind of thing, he really followed the current emperor.

Ruohua returned to the Ministry of Rites, Si Nian didn't ask much when he saw him coming back, but just pointed to the pastries on the table.

For some reason, Ruohua always felt that she was underestimated.The more Si Nian didn't ask anything, the more he felt like he was being teased like a child.Fortunately, he helped him this time.

"Don't you ask where I have been?" Ruohua swaggered and sat on the chair.

"Since I agree, I won't hinder you, so I won't ask you where you want to go or what you want to do." Si Nian didn't raise his head, and continued flipping through the paperwork in his hand.

Seeing him like this, Ruohua felt a little angry instead, and felt a little awkward for some reason, so he muttered: "You can inform the prince and ask him to find a way to release the list to the emperor."

Si Nian put down the document in his hand, looked up at Ruohua: "Have you gone to the Ministry of War?"

Ruohua stuffed the pastry into her mouth, and snorted softly from her nasal cavity.

"What did you say to King Mao?" Si Nian didn't care too much about what Ruohua did, but just found it interesting to see him like this.

"King Mao will ask you to leave the customs." Ruohua didn't explain much, just said this sentence.

"Didn't you always want the power of the two parties to be equal? ​​King Mao left the customs and didn't know when he would come back. This change in the form of the court may be unexpected." Si Nian was a little surprised. He thought Ruohua would come back. Use other methods to prevent King Mao from being involved in the bribery matter.

"I have my own plan." I have a fart plan, and it's because I don't want to owe you favors.

Si Nian didn't speak anymore, and continued to look at the document, but there was an imperceptible smile on the corner of his mouth.

The two returned to Prince Yan's Mansion, and Ruohua was about to go back to his room when Si Nian walked by his side, leaned over slightly, and whispered in his ear:

"Thank you."

Then he strode away again, Ruohua stood there, looking at Si Nian's back, his face blushed slightly, but he couldn't help scolding himself again in his heart - he really shouldn't worry about it.

The next day when he went to court, the emperor brought up the matter of the Northern Qi Dynasty again, and King Mao asked himself to lead his troops out of the pass.There was an uproar in the court, and many ministers believed that the prince should not lead the army in person, and many opposed it.

The emperor rubbed his fingers over the booklet sent earlier on the dragon case, and then looked at King Mao, who was kneeling in the hall to invite soldiers, and wrote the edict to send troops.

Qi Guang stood on one side, looked thoughtfully at where Ruohua was standing, and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

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☆, little brother

It has been more than ten days since King Mao left the customs with his troops, and the matter of the inner study was shelved because of the bribery.The matter of promoting the bibliography fell on Qi Guang. Although there is still a year to go, this project is already huge. From the consideration criteria to the bibliography to be selected, it needs to be finalized one by one, so as to ensure that before the end of the year spread everywhere.So when he saw Qi Guang in the court hall these few days, his expression was also full of exhaustion.

Originally, the Ministry of Rites also needed to participate in this matter, and the etiquette system of words and deeds was also one of the criteria for considering candidates.But this matter was stopped by Si Nian, so now after going to court every day, Si Nian can enter and leave the Prince's Palace openly and aboveboard.But as to whether the discussion is about the imperial examination... that's hard to say.

After going back and forth, only Ruohua is so leisurely and boring every day.Seeing that he was bored, Si Nian allowed him to read in the study.

On this day, Ruohua was reading books on the art of war in Si Nian's study room again, and when he put the books back, he accidentally knocked off the other books.Ruohua quickly picked it up, planning to put it back.However, when he touched the inner partition of the bookshelf, Ruohua narrowed his eyes—it was actually empty.

Speaking of the dark room and the dark room, Ruohua is naturally clear.Although he didn't know much about ingenuity, he had used quite a few secret boxes in his last life, so Ruohua's eyes lit up when he heard the familiar echo, and there must be something in it.

Ruohua calculated in her mind, it was still early, Si Nian should not come back so soon.So he walked to the door lightly, looked around, and saw that there was no one around, so he closed the door and bolted it.

Ruohua went back to the bookshelf again, squatted down, and stretched out his hands to grope up and down in which shelf, but there was no response.Then I rubbed it in other grids, and found a dent the size of a fingernail in one corner.Press it down a little harder, and the hidden compartment will pop open.

But after actually opening it, Ruohua hesitated again.At any rate, he was also an emperor in his last life, and he has always been magnanimous.Why did he do such sneaky things in this life? If his teacher was still alive, he would have to educate him with a bunch of truths.Besides, he and Si Nian can be regarded as half of allies now, isn't it kind of him to do so...

After some psychological struggle, in the end, the interests of the moment prevailed.Ruohua thought to himself, anyway, he just wanted to see, even if he knew something, he wouldn't threaten Si Nian with it.So Ruohua reached out and took out the things in the secret compartment.

There are not many things in it, just a few letters.There is not even a signature, and the letter has been opened, so I must have read it.

Ruohua took out one of them, glanced at it roughly, there were almost no whole sentences, just some scattered phrases.But from the few words mentioned in it, it can still be seen that this is a letter sent from the border with Chuping and Northern Qi.It briefly reported the situation of the border military and the reserves of food and grass.

Most of the other letters are also like this. Judging from the time, such letters should be sent every three to five days.Moreover, judging from the newspaper, the border conditions with Northern Qi were difficult and were frequently attacked by surprise. It seemed that this time King Mao would inevitably suffer a lot in the past.

Ruohua opened the last letter, thinking that the content should be the same, but he was wrong.Although this letter is also scattered words and sentences, but the handwriting is different from the previous ones, and Nan Zhi is mentioned.Ruohua thought for a while, Nan Zhi and Chu Ping had always been on good terms, and they had never heard of a time when they met in battle.But at the beginning of this letter, "Nan Zhi" and "Chaos" were written.

And continuing to look back, Ruohua also saw a familiar name - "Lin Lang".

"Lin Lang?" Ruohua frowned and said to himself.Why is Lin Lang mentioned? Lin Lang belongs to the Ministry of Industry, and he is tossing about those weird things every day, which has nothing to do with government affairs.Except for that unexpected interview, he probably wouldn't have come into contact with Nan Zhi... What exactly does Lin Lang in this letter refer to?

Although Ruohua was a little puzzled, he didn't think about it any further.Look at the time, it's time for Si Nian to come back.Ruohua quickly sorted the letters and put them back.

However, when he was about to close the secret compartment, he saw a small note on the innermost side.Ruohua took it out and looked at it, it said

——"Xihe's glory is as bright as flowers"

This is obviously Si Nian's handwriting, which is powerful and square, but the last light character draws a small tail, as if the writer had thought of something meaningful before he stopped writing.

It was obviously just a note, but Ruohua felt his face was going to burn.It was as if someone had carefully locked him in this small secret compartment along with his own secret.

Even Ruohua couldn't explain why she had such thoughts, as if the edge of a willow leaf with a small burr was swept over her heart, it hurt a little but itched unbearably.

Ruohua carefully stuffed the note back and closed the hidden compartment.He patted the ash on the back of his robe, then walked towards the door.

However, just as he pulled the latch, the door was pushed open.Ruohua didn't stand still for a while, and fell backwards unexpectedly.

As soon as Si Nian opened the door, he saw Ruohua falling backwards, so he stretched out his hand and grabbed her without thinking, and pulled him into his arms.

Ruohua, who was still a little dazed, was even more stunned this time, and forgot to push away, just being pulled with one hand, with his face pressed against Si Nian's chest, he felt himself surrounded by a wave of warmth, he almost heard The heartbeats of the two of them overlapped together.

"Why are you so flustered?" Although Si Nian said so, he didn't let go, letting Ruohua continue to throw himself into his arms.

Ruohua heard the voice from above his head, quickly pushed Si Nian away, turned his head away, and said somewhat unnaturally:

"I just wanted to go to the kitchenette."

Si Nian looked him up and down, but didn't say much.He reached out and pressed Ruohua's head, and said:

"I haven't had lunch yet, come with me to Xiantang Pavilion."

Ruohua responded, and walked out with Si Nian.

The two came to Xiantang Pavilion and went directly to the third floor.However, on the stairs, Ruohua saw a man he had rarely seen——King Qing.

And King Qing was accompanied by a child, who looked about five or six years old, and had lost the chubby appearance of a baby. Although he looked white and waxy, his brows and eyes gradually opened.This should be the little son mentioned by Si Nian before, and also the real "owner" of this restaurant.

When Si Nian saw King Qing, he nodded without any change in expression and shouted, "Brother Seven."

King Qing showed joy when he saw Si Nian: "Eleven, I haven't seen you here for a long time. I thought you were tired of eating."

Ruohua stood behind Si Nian and stretched his neck curiously.Although he had seen King Qing a few times in court, he had never talked to him.However, from King Qing's words, it can be felt that this prince is a straightforward person.

"This is..." King Qing felt familiar when he saw Ruohua behind Si Nian. After thinking for a while, he clapped his hands and said, "This is Mr. He from the Ministry of Rites."

Ruohua: "..." Well, this prince really doesn't care about government affairs.Anyway, I am also one of the six ministers.

Ruohua took a step forward, bowed his hands and saluted: "The next official is Xiang Ruohua from the Ministry of Rites."

King Qing scratched the back of his head: "I don't have a very good memory, sir, please don't take offense."

"Prince Qing was joking." Ruohua leaned over slightly again.

"Che'er, call me little uncle." King Qing bent down, pushed Xiao Shizi forward, and coaxed him.

Xiao Shizi lowered his head, he seemed to hesitate for a long time before looking up, Si Nian hadn't seen his little nephew for a long time, his originally serious face was rarely relaxed, and he was about to say something.

As a result, Chu Che glanced at him expressionlessly, and then burst into tears when he saw Ruohua behind him.Before King Qing and Si Nian could react, the young prince Chu Che rushed towards Ruohua, stuck his head on Ruohua and started crying.

Ruohua: "...???" What's the situation.

King Qing also didn't realize it for a while, and hurried forward to pull his son back: "Che'er, don't mess around."

Ruohua looked at Si Nian suspiciously, the meaning in his eyes couldn't be more obvious: Is this the smart little son you mentioned before? !

Si Nian was also rarely depressed. When he saw Chu Che last time, he clearly remembered that this child was not very close to people, but he was indeed extremely intelligent. His small body and serious face were also very interesting.What happened this time?

King Qing pawed at his son for a long time, but Chu Che just made up his mind not to let him go.Holding Ruohua tightly.

Ruohua's heart was also broken, he was not good at dealing with children, in his previous life he could stretch out his hand and smack his brother a few times to relieve his anger when he was impatient.In this life, with his status, no matter how dissatisfied he was, he would not dare to reach out and hit this little prince who was spoiling him.

So Ruohua took a few deep breaths, put on a smiling face, pulled Xiao Shizi away a little, squatted down and asked gently:

"Why is Xiao Shizi crying so sadly?"

Chu Che bit his lips and didn't speak, seeing Ruohua squatting down and hugging his neck tightly, his nose and tears rubbing against Ruohua's lapel.

Ruohua: "..." No one in the Chu family has been pleasing since childhood.

King Qing had always doted on this little ancestor, but at this moment he really felt ashamed.So she exerted a little force, pulled Chu Che to her side, looked into his eyes and asked:

"Che'er, why are you making such a fuss today. This is Mr. Xiang from the Ministry of Rites, how can you be so rude."

Chu Che held back his tears, his voice was still trembling, and he hummed for a long time before saying:

"Little brother..."

King Qing sighed and patted his son's head: "This is not little brother, this is Mr. Xiang."

"But..." Chu Che still didn't give up.

"Che'er, have you forgotten what I said to you?" King Qing's words became slightly serious, "If you continue like this, little brother will not come back."

Chu Che's eyes were red, but there were no tears and he said in a low voice: "Yes, father."

Then he turned around and apologized to Ruohua: "I offended you, sir."

Ruohua felt a little embarrassed when he saw that the five or six-year-old child was still bowing to him with tears on his face.So hasten to say:

"Little son, don't be too polite."

Chu Che turned his head without saying a word.

Ruohua: "..." The children of the Chu family are really not cute.

King Qing saw that his son was acting awkward again, so he said, "Eleventh, Master Xiang, why don't we have lunch together, Xiantangge just bought some autumn ingredients today, let's try something new together?"

Si Nian nodded, and Ruo Hua thanked King Qing after paying respects.Several people entered the listed private room.

During the dinner, King Qing and Si Nian were mostly chatting about daily trivial matters, or old things from earlier years.Ruohua sat beside Si Nian, listening and eating hard.

Most of the autumn feasts were wild game, roe meat and rabbit meat were no surprise to Ruohua who was an emperor, but fungi were relatively rare in his previous life.Especially the matsutake in front of him, cut into slices of moderate thickness and roasted over fire, the fresh fragrance was revealed.It is then coated with a sauce made of soybeans and peppers. It is spicy with a little sweetness. When you bite it, the thick texture of matsutake and the juice that is not completely roasted make the wild game even more obvious.

Ruohua finished eating the stack of matsutake in front of her in a short while, and licked her lips with still insatiable desire.It's a pity, only so little.

However, before Ruohua finished regretting, Si Nian took advantage of King Qing's drinking break and quietly pushed his share to his eyes.Ruohua was slightly taken aback, looked sideways, and found that Si Nian didn't look at him at all, but also raised his wine glass and continued talking to King Qing.

Ruohua hooked the corners of his mouth, and calmly raised his chopsticks to continue eating matsutake.He almost squinted his eyes with satisfaction.

However, just as he finished eating another portion and was about to put down his chopsticks, another portion was pushed in front of him. Ruohua raised his head in surprise and looked at Xiao Shizi opposite him staring at him with no expression on his face.

Ruohua felt a little embarrassed, he really didn't feel guilty for letting him eat Si Nian, but he couldn't accept that he was given food by a child.So Ruohua pushed the plate back.

Chu Che frowned, his face was no longer as embarrassed as before.With a serious expression, this look is very similar to Si Nian.

"I don't like to eat." Chu Che said. Since his arms were not long enough, Chu Che simply kicked the chair, reached out and clacked the plate in front of Ruohua's eyes.

King Qing, who was chatting happily, suddenly heard his son speak, and looked sideways in surprise.

This is even more embarrassing... Ruohua stared at the plate of matsutake with an unnatural expression.

King Qing was the first to react: "If Mr. Xiang doesn't dislike it, eat more. This is the best ingredient now."

"I..." Ruohua still wanted to refuse.

"If you don't eat it, I'll throw it away." Chu Che interrupted him.There was also a childish voice, not so much a threat, but more like acting like a spoiled child.

"Eat more." Si Nian also said lightly.

Ruohua couldn't continue to evade, so he could only say: "Thank you, little prince."

Si Nian and King Qing saw nothing to do, so they continued to talk about things.But Ruohua's mouthfuls were a bit unpleasant, after all, he almost felt that the top of his head was about to be stared at by the young prince opposite.Ruohua thought again, children are really scary.

After this meal, it was already past noon.After Si Nian and Ruo Hua thanked each other, they took the carriage back home.

King Qing sighed as he saw his son staring at the leaving carriage.Leaning slightly, he said:

"Che'er, that's really not my little brother."

"Father, when will the little brother come back?" Chu Che bit his lip.

"When you grow up, you will come back." King Qing could only comfort him.

Two years ago in the winter, there was a fainted boy in front of Prince Qing's Mansion, about thirteen or fourteen years old.It snowed heavily that year, and the boy's body seemed thin, so the steward of the mansion picked it up as soon as he softened his heart.After the boy woke up, he couldn't remember anything when he asked.So he simply stayed in the house and became a servant.

The young man has delicate features, and he seems to know some poetry and books in his conversation.Coincidentally, Chu Che's youngest son was four years old and had reached the age where he could read and write, so he was simply assigned to Chu Che as a servant.

Chu Che has been a little grown-up since he was a child, and he is not very close to people.But I just cling to this boy very tightly.One bite at a time, my little brother called out.The young man is also gentle and takes care of Chu Che like an older brother.

The boy couldn't remember his name, so Chu Che flipped through the book to name him.Chu Che looked at his little brother standing in the snow, and felt that it was more beautiful than the most transparent jade in the world, so he wrote the word "Chengyu" crookedly and stuffed it into the young man's hand.

The boy smiled softly.

However, before the arrival of this summer, one day suddenly, the boy disappeared.Just like the day it came.The first snow brought a person, but disappeared in the first cicadas.At first, King Qing was worried that someone had inserted the eyeliner in their mansion, but after checking and checking, there was no clue at all.

Chu Che seldom cried, but those few days she cried so much that it made people worry.So Prince Qing could only comfort him, Chengyu's family had found him and wanted to take him back.Only when Chu Che grows up can he go to see him.

Xiang Ruohua's eyebrows and eyes actually looked a bit like that boy's. King Qing was a little surprised when he saw Xiang Ruohua in the court for the first time, but upon closer inspection, there was only a five-point resemblance.And the expression and personality are quite different.

Chu Che didn't look away until Si Nian's carriage completely disappeared from sight, and pursed his lips. That person today...is definitely not his little brother.

The author has something to say: Well...

This brat Chu Che will continue to play roles in the future

Chu Sinian: Tsk, I'm annoyed that this brat actually hugged me.

Chu Che: Tsk, I can also do this trick.

Xiang Ruhua: Tsk, the Chu family is really upset. (Well... matsutake is delicious

Chu Jingyu (King Qing): Tsk, my son is so cute.

☆, hot spring

In October, the weather cools down quickly.This morning, Odan came to wake Ruohua up with a robe filled with cotton wool and a set of underwear just made.

"My lord," Odin called from the outer room, "it's time to get up and change."

Ruohua raised the corner of the quilt slightly, and felt the air-conditioning come in, so he wrapped himself up again, and said in a muffled voice:

"Sister, I don't want to practice martial arts today. I'll start again later."

Odan looked at the clothes in his hands, smiled, and thought to himself: The prince really knows Mr. Xiang, he knows that the weather is cold, and the young man in summer clothes is afraid that he will stay in bed in the morning because he thinks it is cold. Specially made thickened obscene clothes.

"The young master lies down for a while, and I will come back in an hour."

"En." Ruohua hugged the quilt and continued to sleep.

When Ruohua got up again, the sky was already bright.Odan put away the thin obscene clothes that Ruohua had changed, folded the new ones and put them beside the bed.

Ruohua put on the new robe, feeling much warmer, turned around and said to Odan:

"Thank you sister."

Oudin stopped making the bedding for a moment, and then, as if he had suddenly realized, he said with a smile:

"The lord ordered the clothes to be made. You should go thank the lord, my lord."

Ruohua was stunned for a moment, Si Nian would personally ask about his own food and clothing expenses?So asked:

"All my things are handled by the prince?"

"Isn't it?" Odan said, "Even the cotton material of this clothes is specially ordered by the prince. On weekdays, the young master's food is the same as the prince's. It has to be inspected with a silver needle before it is delivered."

Ruohua was at a loss for words when he heard this, and didn't know what to say.His current status is just a small minister borrowed from the palace, isn't this kind of treatment a bit too much?He should have been puzzled, should have guessed whether Si Nian had some other conspiracy.But for some reason, there was an unstoppable warmth in my heart.There is a kind of feeling: it turns out that someone is taking care of me...

Whether it's Odan, Lin Lang, or Si Nian, Ruohua originally just wanted to take advantage of him, but after these days, Ruohua suddenly found that he seemed to have obtained something that he never had even as an emperor in his previous life. s things.

Ruohua touched the padded gown on her body, the silk and satin on the surface were embroidered with dark patterns meticulously, and a layer of inner lining was specially added on the inside, and the interlayer of cotton batting was spread evenly, but the clothes did not feel heavy on the body at all. , one can imagine how many times these cotton materials have been beaten repeatedly.

"My lord?" Odan saw that Ruohua seemed a little dazed, so he called out.

"Ah..." Ruohua came back to his senses, looked at Odan, pursed his lips and said in a low voice, "I will thank the prince."

Odan tied up Ruohua's hair, chuckled lightly, and said, "My lord, go out quickly, the prince is at the door."

Ruohua walked to the door and saw Si Nian standing beside the horse.Thinking of what Odin said in the morning, he stepped forward awkwardly, nodded and said:

"Thank you, my lord."

Si Nian didn't realize it for a while: "Thank you for what?"

Ruohua was questioned and didn't know how to answer, why should I thank you?Thank him for ordering someone to make clothes for him?Thank him for being so careful with his expenses?Thank him for covering himself in front of the prince?Thank him for not even stopping him from taking back the world?

Thinking about it this way, it seems that there is too much to thank, but I can't say a word.

Si Nian saw the young man in front of him with his head bowed silently, half of his hands protruding from the sleeves of his robe tightly clenched the cuffs.It seems to understand.Did not continue to ask, just said:

"The new clothes look nice, let's get in the carriage."

"kindness……"

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However, before reaching the palace, the carriage was stopped by someone.

Si Nian lifted the curtain:

"what happened?"

The person who came to inform got off his horse, and leaned over with his hands folded: "His Royal Highness King Yan... the queen mother passed away today."

Si Nian froze for a moment, and then said:

"understood."

The queen mother is the first emperor's concubine and has no children in her life.After the death of the current emperor's biological mother, it was inherited by the empress dowager.

Si Nian's biological mother was once the emperor's most favored concubine, and her relationship with the empress was not very good.But Si Nian remembers that one New Year's Eve, when he was still young, he couldn't find his way in the palace for a while. He happened to meet the Queen Mother who was still a queen. The woman handed him the Tang Pozi in her arms, and then led him back to the main hall.

For some reason, Si Nian remembered this matter for a long time.

Another memorable intersection is after that incident.He entered the palace to greet the queen mother, the woman looked at him and sighed softly: "Little Shishi, don't blame him."

Thinking about it now, it seems like a lifetime away.Hearing the news of the empress dowager's death, I couldn't say how sad it was, but my heart trembled.

"Send Master Xiang back first, I'll go into the palace." Si Nian ordered the guards driving the car, then turned to Ruohua and said, "Go back and ask them to prepare white linen clothes for you."

Before Ruohua had time to say anything, Si Nian got out of the carriage, turned over and rode on the horse that came to inform the man.Run all the way to the palace.

For some reason, Ruohua felt that the emotion in Si Nian's eyes just now made him tremble.This kind of Si Nian... This is the first time he has seen it.

That day, Si Nian seemed to have not returned overnight.Ruohua also tossed and turned on the bed, unable to fall asleep for a long time.He didn't know why he was so restless and heavy.

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The next day, Ruohua entered the court in white linen and saw Si Nian standing in front.

Si Nian seemed to sense that he was coming, so he turned his head to take a look, but then turned back quickly.

Ruohua couldn't see any expression on Si Nian's face, but he didn't look embarrassed, and his eyes were not bloodshot, and he could tell that Si Nian hadn't stayed up all night.For some reason, he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

Then there is a long kowtow and adhan.

The Empress Dowager mourned for three days, and Ruohua, as the minister of the Ministry of Rites, was left in the palace to prepare for the funeral and entry into the mausoleum.

And Si Nian has been thinking about it for the past few days. Ruohua wanted to speak several times, but in the end he didn't know what to say.Finally, he opened his mouth to talk to Si Nian because of the funeral:

"My lord, what about King Mao?"

Si Nian frowned and said, "The situation at the border is stalemate, he won't be able to come back for a while."

"Oh." Ruohua wrote it down, then opened her mouth, but still didn't continue.

Si Nian looked up and saw Ruohua hesitating to speak, and sneaking glances at him from time to time, but felt that the depression in his heart was reduced a lot, so he said softly: