After the subjugation of the country, she became the favorite concubine of the enemy

After comforting Shen Chen, Ling Xiche went to Changqiu Hall alone, the residence of the imperial concubine.

In Changqiu Hall, the imperial concubine has already heard that someone broke into Chenle Palace, but she doesn't know anything else.

While waiting anxiously, there was a sound of notification from outside.

Although the noble concubine is still the head of all the concubines and takes care of the six palaces, Concubine Mei is the master of Chenle Palace, and she also attended the New Year's Eve banquet. Everyone knows who is most likely to be the future queen, so no one dares to stop Following him, he directly entered the Changqiu Palace.

"Concubine Mei is really a rare visitor, is there anything you can do to come to my place?"

Ling Xiche glanced at the maids and eunuchs in the room, and said, "Everyone back down."

The imperial concubine had a ghost in her heart, and it was rare that she didn't have an attack, so the palace people retreated according to Ling Xiche's intention.

Ling Xiche walked in and found a random place to sit down.

"I don't want to go around too much, can we get straight to the point?"

"what do you want to say in the end?"

Ling Xiche said shallowly, "It was your father who asked you to arrange people to come to me to find a job, right?"

"I-I don't know what you're talking about."

Ling Xiche glanced at Concubine Xu Gui, she was completely panicked.

After thinking for a while, he said, "I reckon you don't know the inside story. How about it, you can contact your father, I want to see him."

Although the noble concubine was beating her heart, she still refused to admit defeat.

"Did you meet my father whenever you want? Why?"

Ling Xiche glanced at her coldly, "Why? Because I have his handle in my hand, because I can destroy the glory of your Xu family for decades. I advise you to pass the word honestly, otherwise, At that time, you will delay your entire family, and you should think clearly about whether you can bear this responsibility."

After Ling Xiche finished speaking, he got up and left.

After returning to Chenle Palace, Ling Xiche played a game of chess by himself to stabilize his mind.

It was morning when I went, and in the evening, someone finally came from the imperial concubine's side, it was the imperial concubine's personal maid, Lian Er.

Lian'er brought the news that Ling Xiche could be arranged to meet Uncle Xu Guo after tomorrow morning.

That night, Ling Xiche didn't say anything to Shen Chen.

On the second day, after Shen Chen went to the morning court, he also got up immediately, dressed neatly and went to the place Xu Guifei told him to wait for Uncle Xu.

Ling Xiche waited quietly, looking at the nearby flowers that began to bloom because of the spring, with a lot of thoughts in his heart.

I really hope that this matter can develop smoothly according to the direction he wants, and I hope that there will not be a certain day when everything will not end.

"I wonder if Concubine Mei wants to see this old man?"

Ling Xiche turned around upon hearing this, and Uncle Xu Guo had already arrived.

"I want to ask Uncle Guo a question, what exactly do you want?"

"What do you mean by your mother's words?" Uncle Xu Guo was not sure what he meant by asking.

Although Ling Xiche's tone was light, every word was resounding, "Do you want money? Or fame? Or, want chaos in this country?"

Uncle Xu Guo made a bow, "The old minister is terrified, and I don't know why your mother is asking such a question."

Ling Xiche smiled lightly, "You guessed right, the ledger is in my Chenle Palace. When the emperor was recovering from his injuries, the emperor and I secretly went to Yedi without telling everyone. If you want to talk about the ledger, it is still I stole it myself."

Uncle Xu Guo didn't expect Ling Xiche to confess so directly, and was a little speechless for a while.

Ling Xiche continued, "After the emperor and I arrived in Yedi, we went for a stroll among the people first, and probably understood the current situation there. The emperor is not very satisfied with this tax."

Hearing the word tax, Uncle Xu Guo's face suddenly turned blue and white.

"In this case, since the empress has evidence in her hands, why didn't she take advantage of the opportunity to eradicate our Xu family? If the Xu family fell, Yanrong would not have a sacred heart, and the position of queen would naturally belong to the empress."

Ling Xiche chuckled, "Do you think I care about the position of queen?"

"Is not it?"

Ling Xiche looked at Uncle Xu with sharp eyes, "If I really want to be the empress, the noble concubine Xu is not my opponent at all, even if she has the support of a powerful mother clan, she still won't be my opponent. "

"What does the lady want?"

"What I want is a prosperous world."

Uncle Xu Guo didn't expect Concubine Mei to answer like this at all, so he couldn't help but sized him up again.

Ling Xiche continued, "If you, Mrs. Xu, continue to fight with the emperor, you will hurt the foundation of the Duan Kingdom. Doesn't Uncle Xu know that? The Zhao Kingdom is strong and prosperous, and its financial resources are even worse than that of the Duan Kingdom. Yu Chirui That person, he can do everything. The government and the public, including the people, all praise him. A person who can achieve this level, Uncle Xu, do you think he will be a fuel-efficient lamp? The greatest wish in the emperor's heart Is it true that Duanguo will be able to unify the world one day? Doesn’t Yuchirui think so? When two countries fight, one will perish. Neither the emperor nor Yuchirui will want to be the one who loses. If there is a problem in Duanguo due to political struggle , Zhaoguo is bound to take action, and at that time, the family and the country will be uneasy, what will your Xu family get? Isn't the gain not worth the loss? Don't you understand the reason why the lips are dead and the teeth are cold?"

Uncle Xu Guo, who has been in the officialdom for decades, got goosebumps from Ling Xiche's words, and he lowered his head and thought for a long time.

"Concubine Mei is just a woman, but she actually understands so many principles, I admire you."

Ling Xiche softened his tone and said, "If Uncle Guo can put Duanguo's overall interests first in everything in the future, then I can guarantee that this ledger will never see the light of day."

Uncle Xu Guo didn't say anything more, he bowed to Ling Xiche, then turned and left.

Uncle Guo's henchmen were waiting for him not far away, seeing him coming, they greeted him together.

"Uncle Guo, what did Concubine Mei tell you?"

"Does Concubine Mei really have the ledger?"

Uncle Xu Guo nodded, "Yes, the account book is in his hands."

"What should I do?"

"Will the emperor condemn us?"

Uncle Xu Guo let out a long sigh, and said, "Shut up, pass on the word, according to the Holy Majesty's will, Yedi will be exempted from taxes for three years, and no one will be allowed to fill his own pocket. If someone insists on going his own way, once he finds out, the Holy Majesty will not blame him, old man." And show no mercy."

"Yes."

Uncle Xu Guo sighed again, left them aside, and walked forward alone.

This Concubine Mei is really powerful.She is obviously old enough to be his daughter, but the words she said hit the nail on the head.

If he was a man, it would be a blessing for the country to have him in the court, but it's a pity...

He is so powerful, as long as he is around, Yanrong will never have the possibility of becoming a queen.Originally, I thought that as long as Yanrong became the queen, even if the future crown prince was not from Yanrong, then Yanrong would still be the crown prince's aunt, but...

This Concubine Mei is too powerful, if she becomes a queen and gives birth to a prince, then the future glory of the Xu clan will really be lost.

He can't stay.

If you want to blame, you can only blame him for not being Xu.

Zhao country.

Although Zhao Jihe had already moved into the newly tidied room, Yu Chirui ordered Zhao Jihe to freely enter and leave anywhere in Chengming Hall, even his bedroom.

On this day, Zhao Jihe woke up a little late, went to Yu Chirui's bedroom to look for him, and found that he had already left, so he hurriedly asked where he was, and then trotted all the way to find him.

Yu Chirui sat on the pavilion of Wangyue Pavilion, shaking his wine glass.

"His Majesty."

Yu Chirui raised his phoenix eyes slightly, "Seventeen, how's the progress?"

The shadow guard who was called Seventeen saluted, "Your Majesty's strategy is really clever, and something happened to the account book. The Xu family has already made a move and sent the best maid in the house to be brought into the palace by Concubine Xu. .”

Yu Chirui took a sip of his wine, "When Shen Chen and Xu's official confrontation begins, our time will come. You can continue to send people to stir up the conflict between the two factions, just like you have always done."

"Subordinates obey."

"It's you?"

Hearing someone talking, Yu Chirui and Yingwei Shiqi looked sideways together, and found Zhao Jihe pointing at Shiqi panting not far away.

"That assassin was you that day?"

Shi Qi didn't deny it, nodded and said, "I'm right here. Congratulations to Mr. Zhao for successfully getting out of trouble."

Yu Chirui signaled Shiqi to back down, Shiqi stopped talking and withdrew.

Zhao Jihe walked up to Yu Chirui and asked, "What are you talking about?"

Yu Chirui picked up his glass and took another sip of the wine, "I'm talking about some secret deployments of Duan Kingdom."

"Ok."

Yu Chirui looked at Zhao Jihe who still hadn't fully adjusted his breathing, couldn't help laughing and asked, "Did Miao Miao run all the way here?"

"Yeah." Zhao Jihe lowered his head and fiddled with his clothes.

Yu Chirui couldn't help laughing.

He is getting more and more clinging to himself now, except when going to court and sleeping, he can't wait to stay with him all the time.

In fact, it is not difficult to guess why he behaved like this. He lived in fear for a long time before, but now there is someone who can give him enough sense of security, that's why he is so dependent.

"Huh? Are you drinking?"

Zhao Jihe just opened the lid of the jug and smelled it.

"Yeah, do you want to have a drink together?"

Zhao Jihe was full of doubts, "Don't you have a stomach problem? Why do you still drink?"

Yu Chirui chuckled lightly, "You care about me?"

Yu Chirui drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, and then wanted to pour another glass from the flagon, but Zhao Jihe snatched the flagon away when he saw this.

"You really don't drink, I'm afraid you won't feel well later."

Gao Yun, who was usually unsmiling, couldn't help laughing at the side, and Yu Chi gave him a sidelong glance.

"I heard you laugh, so don't laugh." Looking at Zhao Jihe again, "Miao Miao, you don't drink, what are you doing with the jug? Give it to me."

Zhao Jihe looked down at the wine in his hand, shook it, and there didn't seem to be much in the wine pot.

"I drink, I suddenly want to drink."

With that said, Zhao Jihe opened the lid of the jug, drank all the wine in the jug in one go, and then put the empty jug back on the table with a snap.

"I'm done drinking, stop drinking."

This is Zhao Jihe's first time to drink alcohol. He only felt that the wine was spicy and not delicious. Then, he was a little dizzy and turned to one side, but he seemed to have fallen into the gentle village. It was fragrant and warm. , can't help rubbing.

Yu Chirui looked at Zhao Jihe in his arms and smiled helplessly, this little thing.

However, the long-lost, soft and warm feeling in my heart seems to be back.