Your majesty, please stay in the cold palace

In the early morning of the next day, Guo Heng met Yu Qi in the Bibo Pavilion as scheduled, and as soon as he met, he said: "I didn't come yesterday, and Yu's guards were left waiting. I'm really sorry."

Xu Chengze smiled and didn't take it seriously, "The emperor has a lot of business, and it's really hard to always meet in the middle of the night. Or, let's not meet every day, it's okay to meet once every three or five days."

After speaking, he turned his head and coughed a few times.

As soon as he made a sound, Guo Heng could tell that his voice was wrong, and now hearing his cough, he couldn't help but walk forward.

"what happened to you?"

Xu Chengze took a step back, and said: "I have caught a cold in my lowly position, please ask the emperor to back off, so as not to make the emperor feel sick."

"The guard Yu caught a cold? It's all my fault, let the guard Yu run away."

"No wonder your Majesty, it's because I didn't expect it to rain and didn't bring rain gear, so I got caught in the rain."

"Drenched in the rain, caught a cold..." Guo Heng looked at Yu Qi in front of him, with scrutiny in his eyes, but he couldn't see clearly at night, "Why is it such a coincidence?"

Xu Chengze didn't hear what Guo Heng said, and asked, "What coincidence did the emperor say?"

"What a coincidence, you are sick, and my noble concubine is also sick."

Xu Chengze coughed twice under cover, "I'm a vulgar person in a lowly position, how can I be compared with a noble concubine?"

Guo Heng smiled and said nothing, just took off the cloak he was wearing and put it on him.The cloak that still carried Guo Heng's body temperature was draped over Xu Chengze's body, as if being held in Guo Heng's arms.

Xu Chengze shuddered and was startled, could it be that his identity was exposed, otherwise why would the emperor put clothes on him?

He quickly went to take off the clothes on his body, "Your Majesty, I can't..."

Guo Heng pressed his hand and said softly: "There's nothing you can't do. I caused you to be sick, and you are thin. When you come over later, you can't wear so little."

Xu Chengze looked down at himself, he was wearing the uniform of an ordinary guard, not thin.It's just that Yu Qi's clothes are a little fat on his body, which makes him look too thin.

"But, aren't you cold, Your Majesty? You were seriously ill before, and your body has just recovered. Don't catch a cold too."

Guo Heng said: "My body has always been healthy, and the illness I suffered a few days ago was just an accident. But you are right, I have too many things to do, and it is really unrealistic to come here every day, but you said that there is an interval of three or five days, and the time is too long. It's been a long time. I think we can see each other every other day. What worries me is, if I have something to do and I can't come to the appointment, how should I inform you? Should I go to the guard camp or somewhere else?"

Guo Heng stared at Yu Qi closely, he was convinced that Yu Qi in front of him was definitely not a simple guard.

"This..." Xu Chengze guessed that Guo Heng had already begun to suspect him, otherwise he could directly say to inform him at the guard camp instead of talking about other places.However, even if he knew that he already doubted himself, as long as he didn't pierce this layer of paper, he would pretend to be stupid to the end.

"The emperor can inform Miss Yi Na of Ninghe Palace, and she will find a way to inform the humble official."

"Oh?" Guo Heng raised his brows, "I've heard that Guard Yu has a good relationship with Yi Na from Ninghe Palace, so it's true. Guard Yu has a really good eye."

Hearing his frankness, Guo Heng's suspicion was half gone.Because he heard from Shui Yun that Yu Qi knew Yi Na.Yi Na is the person next to Princess Adele, and Yu Qi is not wronged in terms of appearance and identity.His character is also good, he is loyal to Adele, but his temper is a bit cold.However, these are not the emperor's worries.

Seeing Guo Heng's meaningful smile, Xu Chengze knew that he had misunderstood, but at this moment he would rather he misunderstood.He could only touch his head, acquiescing to his misunderstanding.

"Your majesty, seeing your happy face, is there something good?"

Hearing Xu Chengze's blunt change of subject, Guo Heng thought he was embarrassed, chuckled lightly, and let him go.

He simply sat down on the stone bench and said, "There is indeed a good thing."

He told Yu Qi what had happened in the court recently, with an indescribable excitement in his tone.

"I originally thought that I would spend a lot of time talking, but I didn't expect that the empress's affairs would happen. The grand master was wronged, and I saved some trouble."

Xu Chengze pretended to be surprised and said: "The Empress actually gave you medicine? It's really... How is your health? Let the imperial doctor see it."

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Guo Heng liked the concern of the people in front of him, and smiled lightly, "Don't worry, I'm fine."

"Your Majesty, do you know what the Queen's intention is?"

When it was Concubine Ning, Xu Chengze had no position to ask, but now he is Yu Qi, Guo Heng's counselor, so he can naturally ask.Guo Hengye

Did not lie to him.

"I think she wants a child."

"Child?" Xu Chengze repeated in a low voice, and immediately understood.In the harem, a queen without a son cannot keep her position.

When Guo Heng saw his expression, he knew that he understood the mystery.

"The guard is transparent, so he can naturally figure out the key to this."

Xu Chengze nodded, but said: "But your majesty, I don't understand her humble position. The empress is in her youth, and there will always be children. Why is she in such a hurry?"

"Why is she in a hurry? Maybe it's because she knows that I don't like her? I haven't favored her for more than a month, but I didn't expect her to do such a thing."

Xu Chengze never thought of discussing his palace affairs with the emperor, he was a little embarrassed, but this matter is really strange.

"Your majesty, I feel that this matter is not that simple."

"Oh? Please tell the guard."

"Your Majesty, let's assume that the Empress gave you medicine to achieve good things with you, so as to get a boy in one fell swoop. What if you can't get pregnant? Even if you get pregnant, what should you do if it's not a boy? Besides, it's very hard not to be judged." You found out that once it is exposed, you will definitely condemn her. What if you relegate her to the cold palace and don't favor her? So I feel that this matter... I have a premonition that after this incident, the queen must be pregnant. And the baby must be a boy. And this matter, the Grand Master is absolutely inseparable."

"what do you mean……"

Guo Heng's face suddenly changed. If Yu Qi's guess is true, then the Yan family and the Grand Master have committed a serious crime of treason.

Xu Chengze saw that Guo Heng's face was ugly, so he quickly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, this matter is just a humble guess, maybe it doesn't end here." Guo Heng snorted coldly, "The grand master's wolfish ambition can be said to be Sima Zhao's heart, and everyone knows it. It's just that there are too few people in the court who are dedicated to me. Even if the imperial examinations start to be reformed, it may be too late!"

He thought of the debate in the courtroom today, and his face darkened.

"What the emperor said is exactly what I am considering. Your Majesty, it is difficult to distinguish people's hearts. Only by knowing people can you use people. I also hope that the emperor can inform Humble about the appointments, family backgrounds, members, etc. of the officials in the court. Humble first Learn about."

After speaking, I couldn't help coughing again.

Only then did Guo Heng realize that he was still kneeling on the ground, and quickly pulled him up.

"Yu Qi, when I see you in the future, this kneeling ceremony will be avoided."

Xu Chengze withdrew his grasped hand, bowed his head and said, "How can a humble job make the emperor value it so much?"

Guo Heng only felt that Yu Qi's hands were cold and slippery, and a thought flashed in his heart, but he didn't grasp it.

He stood up, walked back and forth in the pavilion twice, and then stood still in front of Yu Qi, "Yu Qi, my relatives have been in power for two years. Do some practical things. However, all my deeds are a joke in front of the grand master! Who is not his confidant? If I want to make a move, I have one or another reason to prevaricate me. Be firm, he wants to resign, dismiss from office, or ask the Queen Mother to put pressure on me. Hehe, I don’t know whether this official of the Manchu Dynasty is my official or his grand master’s official. Fortunately, Lin Ziming is still standing On my side, his son is now stationed in Nanping, with 20 troops in his hands, and the strict government has to give him some face. However, Lin Ziming was born as a military general, so he can't help me in governing the government. And Daliang still has 20 soldiers and horses are in the hands of Yan Xu, Yan Zheng's younger brother, so I have to guard against them."

He grabbed Xu Chengze's hand, "Yu Qi, I don't care about your identity, if you can help me revive the court, I will promise you anything. Tell me, can I trust you?"

Xu Chengze met Guo Heng's dark and deep eyes, which contained scrutiny, expectation, trust, and many things he couldn't see clearly.

mood.

He looked into those eyes, and nodded slowly and firmly, "Your Majesty, I promise that I will only be loyal to you alone. The heavens can learn from my heart for the emperor. If I have a different heart, I will be struck by lightning!"

Guo Heng squeezed Xu Chengze's hand violently, "Why do you have to be the guard, I believe you are. Don't worry, the list you want will be delivered in three days."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After Xu Chengze finished speaking, he coughed again.

Guo Heng frowned, let go of his hand, and pulled up the cloak that was draped over him.

"It's getting late, you should go back. I'm also preparing to go to court."

"Your Majesty." Xu Chengze held Guo Heng's hand backhanded, "Your Majesty, it's just after the ugly hour, so you won't go to sleep?" Guo Heng smiled wryly, "I've always slept like this, it's hard to fall asleep, once I wake up, I can't sleep anymore. You don't have to worry,

I am used to it. "

"Your Majesty, why don't we set back the meeting time by an hour and meet when you are ugly, so that you can go to court after returning to the palace to wash up, and you can also sleep for an extra hour."

Guo Heng thought for a while and agreed.

"Okay, then it's a deal. It will start tomorrow."

Speaking of this, Guo Heng heard Yu Qi's cough again.

"Forget it, take a good rest these two days and recover from your illness. Also give me some time to collect information from officials, and see you in three days, how about it?"

Xu Chengze was annoyed by his illness, which made Guo Heng worry, but he was so considerate of himself, and he was very relieved.He believed that Guo Heng would be a good emperor.

Guo Heng watched Yu Qi leave, and was even more interested in him.He is not a person who trusts people easily, so he has been in power for two years, he has been observing the ministers of the court, and he has never really win over anyone.

This Yu Qi was the first person he put down his guard and believed.why?Maybe it was the way he looked at him, pure, clear, and evident concern.He didn't believe that that look could be faked, so he was willing to give him a chance, and the results now showed that his decision was right.