The Four Concubines

Once Chen Gui made up his mind, he let go and talked more.

Yun Xiao was listening to three women from all over the world chatting in the room, and suddenly thought of what Xiao Yanyan had said to her before, "You don't understand women's friendship."

... I really don't understand the content of your chat.

By the time Yun Xiao left, the three of them had chatted from local policies to local food, and from the court situation to court gossip.

Look, the women in the imperial city are just different.

Yun Xiao really couldn't intervene, so he simply left first, and when he returned to Zichen Palace, the elder grandson Wuchen, Dong Yubai, and sisters from the Li family were already waiting outside.

Yun Xiao didn't expect the news to spread so quickly, it is estimated that these people also entered the palace immediately after receiving the news.

"Happy New Year, dear friends." Yun Xiao greeted them with a smile.

Compared to Yun Xiao's relaxation, the other four were more serious.

"The emperor has something to play." It was Prime Minister Dong Yubai who spoke first.

Yun Xiao took a seat on her chair, "I know, don't worry, tell me one by one."

"Your Majesty, there have been rumors in the capital recently that you are cruel and immoral, slaughtering the city of Guangxia." Dong Yubai spoke first.

"Yeah." Yun Xiao replied in a neutral tone.

Dong Yubai frowned, what he wanted was not this reaction, what he wanted was Yun Xiao's clear reply.

"You guys finish first, and I will talk about it together." Yun Xiao just said.

The sisters of the Li family looked at each other, and Li Ran stepped forward to salute, "Your Majesty, the ministers also came here for the rumors in the market, but the content of the rumors is not the same as that of Prime Minister Dong."

Yun Xiao nodded, motioning for her to continue.

Li Ran's voice was crisp and clear, "There are rumors that the royal family Yunshi has an illegitimate son outside, and the emperor did not hesitate to kill the illegitimate prince to keep you on the throne."

"Heh..." Yun Xiao smiled lowly, looked at Changsun Wuchen, "What about you? What are you going to say."

The eldest grandson Wuchen clasped his fists, "Reporting to the emperor, the Jiangnan prefecture sent a message, and the villages around the major cities in the south of the Yangtze River began to have people...well, they were infected with the plague."

As soon as Changsun Wuchen's words fell, the expressions of Dong Yubai and the Li family sisters changed drastically.

Daqin has not been smooth sailing these years, but there have not been many such large-scale disasters. The sudden outbreak of the plague, if it spreads to the capital... contacting these rumors in the market, coupled with the fact that women entered the court will make some people feel uncomfortable. untie.

Adding all these together, the common people will question Yun Xiao, the emperor, causing unrest among the people and instability of the imperial power.

The atmosphere in Zichen Palace was a little gloomy for a while.

"The empress and the noble concubine are here." The voice of the palace servants suddenly came from outside.

"It's such a comfortable life, I dare to say anything!" Before Xiao Chuoren arrived, his voice came first.

"See the queen, see the noble concubine." The people in the room saluted one after another.

Changsun Wugou smiled politely and nodded.

Xiao Chuo was not so polite anymore, he frowned, "What did you guys just say? Go on, I want to see who is so capable and dares to play this trick on the emperor."

Yun Xiao, who had been silent since just now, smiled lightly, got up from the chair, and suddenly frowned, "Oh! My head hurts a bit."

The eldest grandson Wugou stepped forward to support Yunxiao.

"Your Majesty... are you okay?" Li Ran asked uncertainly after hearing Yun Xiao's exaggerated opening.

Yun Xiao glanced at Li Ran, "I have something to do, of course I have something to do, I have a severe headache, Queen, please help me go back, this trip to the expedition is really exhausting, I guess I won't be able to go to court for a while after the first month gone."

Dong Yubai looked up at Yun Xiao, what Yun Xiao meant...

The eldest grandson Wugou "helped" Yun Xiao to go out, when he was about to go out, Yun Xiao turned to look at Xiao Chuo, "Yanyan, water can carry a boat and it can capsize it."

After speaking, he stepped forward and continued to leave.

"Hmph." Xiao Chuo snorted coldly, Yun Xiao was too kind in handling these matters.

If according to her method, Lei Ting will go on to ensure that these people who are full of food will be honest, Yun Xiao said that she must take good care of these people.

trouble!

Yun Xiao was "supported" back to Weiyang Palace.

After entering Weiyang Palace, as soon as the palace gate was closed, Yun Xiao started to herd the sheep, stretching her waist a lot.

ah!It feels so good to be lazy!

The eldest grandson Wugou came in with a cup of hot tea and handed it to Yun Xiao. After Yunxiao took it, the eldest grandson Wugou said with concern, "Are you going to hand it over to Yanyan?"

"Yes." Yun Xiao took a sip of tea.

The eldest grandson Wugou frowned. It wasn't that she didn't believe that Xiao Chuo could solve this matter, but because Yun Xiao "resigned from court due to illness". The entire court and even the world will know that during the emperor's illness, it is the noble concubine who takes care of the government.

The consequences of this incident... I don't know what it will become.

"Relax." Yun Xiao got up and pushed the eldest grandson Wugou into the chair and sat down, "The female officials can accept it, so what can the empress do?"

Changsun Wugou suddenly turned his head to look at Yun Xiao.

Yun Xiao smiled and patted her on the shoulder, "I'm just making an analogy, not for anything."

The eldest grandson Wugou said very seriously, "Yun Xiao, no matter what, you must not reveal your identity."

"The people may accept a female emperor in the future, but they will definitely not accept an emperor who has deceived them for more than ten years, and the hearts of the people will plant hidden dangers."

Yun Xiao responded one by one, "I know, I know, don't worry."

"Is this what the dark guard told you before?" Changsun Wugou asked.

"Almost." Yun Xiao replied.

"Almost?" Changsun Wugou scratched at the word.

"Well, there are still some things that I asked him to investigate before, and there are some clues." Yun Xiao just said that.

Changsun Wugou didn't continue to ask after hearing the words, as long as Yun Xiao knew.

"Then you really plan not to go to court?" Changsun Wugou asked again.

"Yeah." Yun Xiao laughed flamboyantly, "Since there are people who don't like me as the emperor, why should I continue to go to court and obey the public opinion? I'll just stay here in Weiyang Palace."

Looking at Yun Xiao's smiling face, Changsun Wugou relaxed his frowning brows, and rarely joked, "Have I agreed, you dare to stay here."

Yun Xiao hurriedly went over to tap his shoulders and back, and said in a flattering tone, "The empress is pitiful, just let me stay here."

The eldest grandson Wugou was full of smiles, "It depends on your performance."

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On the other side of Zichen Palace, after Yun Xiao and Changsun Wugou left, Dong Yubai and the others exchanged glances with each other, and it was Li Ran who spoke first, "Imperial Concubine, what should we do next?"

Xiao Chuo was expressionless, and looked at Changsun Wuchen after a while and said, "The plague in the south of the Yangtze River... all broke out from the villages around the big cities, right?"

Changsun Wuchen nodded, "Yes."

Xiao Chuo snorted coldly, "What a conspiracy."

"We still need to pay attention to the plague. We should transfer some imperial doctors from the imperial hospital, and follow the imperial army to the disaster area."

"Send the imperial army?" Changsun Wuchen repeated.

"Hmm." Xiao Chuo nodded, "Obviously, this link and this link will not end like this. If there is no trouble, how can they be worthy of their well-intentioned efforts? I guess the other party will use the plague to incite the people... , if it is handed over to the city guards, it is estimated that the mobs will be killed directly, hum, send the forbidden army, the riots must be stopped, and no one can be killed!"

"General Changsun, I have to trouble you to go there in person." Xiao Chuo looked at Changsun Wuchen and said.

"As ordered!"

"Dong Xiang." Xiao Chuo turned to Dong Yubai again, "The emperor is not feeling well when he is going to fight, and he doesn't know when he will recover. When the first month passes, the court will reopen in the morning, and Dong Xiang will need to worry a lot."

"Yes." Dong Yubai bent slightly, "But... the imperial concubine, are you sure you want to do this?" After this incident is over, the "imperial concubine discussing politics" will be known to the whole world. This is the first time since ancient times,... ...I don't know whether this reputation of being the number one in the ages is a compliment or a derogation.

Xiao Chuo smiled indifferently, "Didn't the emperor often say that the name of future generations has nothing to do with me?"

"Since that's the case, I won't say anything more, I will do my job well." Dong Yubai left after finishing speaking.

Li Ran continued, "The imperial concubine, what about those rumors?"

Xiao Chuo still had an expression of indifference, "Don't worry about it, let them pass it on as you like."

Li Ran was puzzled, "Ah? This..."

Li Su beside her tugged at the corner of her sister's clothes and shook her head.

The eldest grandson Wuchen clasped his fists in salute, "The minister will take his leave first."

Before Li Ran could understand Xiao Chuo's meaning, when he heard Changsun Wuchen said that he was going to leave, he reacted quickly and said, "The minister will also leave first."

The room was completely gone in an instant, Xiao Chuo sat down on Yunxiao's chair, feeling uneasy in his heart, all the people throughout the ages have been envious of those who stand at the pinnacle of power.

But when it came time for her to grasp the power, she became uneasy instead. She felt like the helmsman of a ship sailing in the vast sea, without a map, without anything to guide her, and she had to rely on herself for all the routes and directions. to explore.

Is her judgment correct?

"Yo, you're the only one here today."

Luo Shui's voice came suddenly.

When Xiao Chuo came back to his senses, he saw Luo Shui sitting in the house at some point, holding a cup of hot tea in his hand, sipping it.

"When did you come?" Xiao Chuo asked, frowning.

Does this woman walk silently?Although she was distracted, she couldn't hear anything, she didn't even hear the door open.

Luo Shui smiled, put down the teacup in his hand, got up and walked in front of Xiao Chuo.

Without saying a word, he bent down and looked directly at Xiao Chuo.

Xiao Chuo:? ? ? ?

What's wrong with this woman.

Luo Shui smiled, "It's not crazy."

"How do you know what I'm thinking..."

Before Xiao Chuo finished speaking, the man in front of him suddenly bent down, kissed him straight down, and sealed his lips that were not completely closed.

???

Xiao Chuo lost his mind for a moment, what is this man doing?

After blinking, Xiao Chuo's IQ came back online, before she could make a move.

Luo Shui had already distanced himself from her.

"Of course it's because you have written all your thoughts on your face." Luo Shui's tone was soft and messed up.

Xiao Chuo looked at Luo Shui who was licking the corner of his mouth, couldn't hold back, and blushed very disappointingly.

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