Qi Huang

Speaking of which, Xie Xuan is indeed not too afraid of the word trouble.

If he was afraid of trouble, he would not choose this extremely difficult and dangerous road to becoming an emperor.

After he was reborn, he could just find any excuse—either fake death or commit a minor crime and leave the capital, and find a place with beautiful mountains and rivers to spend his life talking.

However, after Xie Xuan experienced these unknown costs once in his previous life, he was no longer an option.

He wants a future that he can see, control, and determine life and death at a glance.

Staying to be his prince is certainly a coexistence of troubles and dangers, but it is also a way of life once and for all.

But he didn't expect that the most troublesome thing was not the moment of life and death, but those men with unknown purpose and position.

After coaxing Feng Jiuyuan, Xie Xuan originally wanted to find someone to take away the antidote to the poison on the knife, but he didn't need to tell him. The next day, the antidote was delivered to Qin Ting's table.

He saw with his own eyes that after Qin Ting received the antidote, he shook the can: "Could it be a stronger poison?"

It was Xuan Qi who delivered the medicine, perhaps because of Feng Jiuyuan's hint, to Qin Ting, the nose is not the nose, and the eyes are not the eyes: "Would you like to drink or not."

Xie Xuan stood outside the house for a while, stared at Qin Ting and drank the medicine, then turned around and headed towards the direction of the supervisory department.

A long time ago, he wanted to go to the government office to inquire about the cause of Li Jingyang's death, but was interrupted by the sudden arrival of Li Zheng.Thinking about it carefully, maybe Li Zheng deliberately stopped him at this juncture.

It was his Li family who died, and Li Zheng was the most qualified to take care of him. Perhaps, he knew something that others didn't.

Now a few days have passed, Li Jin has disappeared, and there is no news about Li Zheng, the Minister of the Ministry of War, going to Yongzhou. After thinking about it, Xie Xuan thinks that Li Zheng may come to deal with his cheap father this time.

If not, why haven't we seen anyone yet?

Tan Xia has also been very busy these days, mainly helping the construction supervisor of Xie Xuan Station.

The start of work is approaching, and the last cold wind of winter is also covered by spring.Yu Qian and Gu Shiqing from the Ministry of Industry deliberately moved to the Construction Supervision Department together in order not to make any mistakes, and lived there.

Xie Xuan was also concerned about this matter in his heart, and would occasionally stay overnight at Gu Shiqing's place - but the little Gu Ke was better than those god-like figures, he would give up when he said he would give up, and he would not bother if he didn't want to, but he didn't know what to do. It's not about worrying about having your tongue cut off.

Except that occasionally when Xie Xuan could feel the scorching gaze when his back was turned to him, the rest were not too out of bounds.

But in order to avoid suspicion, Xie Xuan went to squeeze a room with Yu Qian.This old man is very rigid, and when he heard that Xie Xuan wanted to sleep with him, he would do nothing and eat every little piece of gold, and his highness would never live in such a difficult place.Xie Xuan persuaded Yu Qian only by talking badly.

After coming and going, Xie Xuan also felt that Yu Qian was nagging, so he simply asked someone to sweep out a spare room in the side courtyard of the supervisory department, and moved there with himself and Tan Xia.

On the surface, this matter is just digging a canal to connect the water transportation between Hangzhou and Yongzhou, consuming national power for the well-being of the people, but in fact it is very complicated.

Although there was Xie Xuan's idea of ​​"replacing corvee with employment" before, but looking at the history, which historian in the past dynasties did not say that this matter is a major event that wastes people and money?If Xie Xuan didn't pay attention to it, there would be too much gossip... At least it would be good to show some people that he was paying attention.

Furthermore, the queen mother knew that the purpose of building the canal was to extract oil and water from the family, especially Li Jin.If this strategy works, it can also divide the power of the various families.

Otherwise, why did the aristocratic families led by Li Dang strongly oppose it?He even thought about assassinating Xie Xuan in Yongzhou in order to prevent the construction of the canal - although he didn't know what was blocking him.

This is enough to prove the Queen Mother's determination.Under the pressure, the queen mother handed over this matter to Xie Xuan, no matter what, Xie Xuan had to do it beautifully.

Today, this Yongzhou is like a natural vortex, absorbing all dark things.

Urgently wait for it to no longer be able to absorb.

However, it was another matter that made Xie Xuan decide to move out of the post house to live in the supervision department.

At first, it was said that Li Jin disappeared mysteriously after Li Jingyang's death. Under the persecution of the queen mother's will, the remaining Li party pushed a young puppet to sit in the state capital.Then, on the second day after the Xinzhou government took office, the "real" cause of Li Jingyang's death came out.

It is said that Li Jingyang's ambitions are inflated, he has committed all kinds of evil in Yongzhou and has long opposed him.He cooperated with the mob gathered on the border of Yongzhou and Quzhou, and wanted to make a big event to seek greater benefits, but due to various disputes, the two sides clashed, and the leader of the mob was so heartbroken that he killed Li Jingyang outside the government office.

Those rumors spread so well that even Li Jingyang's deeds of going to suppress the bandits but returning in a big defeat have been found out - the majestic capital of a state, even some little guys can't handle it?There must be a problem!

Xie Xuan listened with great interest, and decided to move to the Supervision Department the next day.

When Tan Xia heard this, she was a little reluctant at first.

Thinking of the past when the little Highness had rashes when she was in the palace, she had already imagined that Xie Xuan was covered in rashes all over her body.

Although the post house is simple and simple, the place where the dignitaries rest their feet is not too dirty, but the supervision department is different.Dealing with mud and sewage all day long, where can it be clean?

Xie Xuan didn't take it seriously, the cold palace was much dilapidated than here, how could he have lived there for more than ten years?The rash was probably due to the fact that the previous emperor had been in power for a long time, and he was spoiled.

He thought that he was no different from ordinary people, but he was born into a royal family.In the final analysis, he was the one who led the excavation of the canal, so he should be watching in person.

"Then what if you get rashes again?"

The reprimand in Rongchun Palace left a lot of traces in Tan Xia's heart.Now that several years have passed, the relationship between the two is getting better, but she always misses Xie Xuan's "delicate" body.

Xie Xuan said casually, "I lied to you."

Tan Xia: "...?"

"How can I be so delicate, I get rashes when I wear clothes."

Tan Xia gritted her teeth.

Besides, there is no end to this matter.Naturally, Tan Xia couldn't influence Xie Xuan's decision, but she didn't necessarily listen to Xie Xuan's words in her heart.

She kept an eye out.

Once, when Xie Xuan was changing clothes after returning from the river bed, Tan Xia saw a swollen hard lump at the root of his ear.It looks like it was bitten by a mosquito, not big, but Xie Xuan has fair skin, such obvious redness and swelling, even if it is pasted behind the ear, it looks scary.

But she remembers Xie Xuan's words, some things can be said once, and it seems beyond the norm to say it twice.

Xie Xuan won't say it clearly, if he keeps pestering her repeatedly, the displeasure in his heart may only be more or less.

On this side, Tan Xia was worried, and on the other side, a man who looked like a strange boy knocked on the door of the construction supervisor.

At the end of the moon, he was wearing a black suit that melted into the night, but no one stopped him, and he didn't disturb any guards. Obviously, he walked in rightfully through the gate.

"Is Your Highness resting?"

Tan Xia asked vigilantly, "Who are you?"

"It doesn't matter who the younger one is, but the younger one is here to deliver things." The young servant handed over a square box with a smile on his face, "If His Highness hasn't rested yet, please ask my aunt to paint this thing on His Highness. Everything springs to life." , Some small flies and insects also jumped up, and weeds were overgrown by the river bed, and the insects were even more poisonous."

Tan Xia was a little puzzled. After the guard checked that the box was non-toxic, he opened it and found that there was indeed only a small bottle of ointment lying quietly inside, with a note pressed on the bottom of the bottle. Potential.

"This thing is called Tanchun, and it can repel mosquitoes. Xinglan remembers to wipe it once every night. It can be in the ears, back, and between the eyebrows."

Tan Xia muttered: "What kind of ointment has such a name."

On the second day, she handed the thing to Xie Xuan, Xie Xuan only glanced at it: "Put it there."

Seeing his appearance, Tan Xia seemed to know it well, and couldn't help asking: "Do you know who gave it to you?"

"Ah."

"Who?"

Xie Xuan looked back at her, showing a teasing smile: "Want to know?"

Tan Xia nodded repeatedly.

Xie Xuan: "You are so smart, why don't you guess?"

Tan Xia: "..."

Who ever thought that in the matter of delivering ointment, if there is one, there will be two, and if there is two, there will be three.

With the supervision of the construction supervisor, the canal can be officially started in March of the next year.

They lived a whole new year, firstly, because Xie Xuan's health was just right, secondly, in Yongzhou, which is far away from the capital, they really couldn't feel the taste of the new year.On New Year's Eve, Xie Xuan and Tan Xia, as well as Gu Shiqing, Yu Qian and other colleagues, had a New Year's Eve dinner together and it was over.

The empress dowager and the emperor also showed compassion and gave Xie Xuan some food and clothing. Along with him, there was a letter written by the tenth prince.

It's not that Xie Xuan has never heard of some things in the palace.But the tenth prince still seemed insensitive, he sent a lot of nonsense in the letter from home, and finally wrote: "When will you return to Beijing, I miss you."

Xie Xuan glanced at it, didn't smile, just put it aside casually.

He nestled in this corner, so it was difficult for so many people to miss him.

Those presents were piled up in the corner, almost as high as two adults. Tan Xia wanted to ask some people to move back to the post house, but Xie Xuan said: "Throw away all the worthless things."

Tan Xia: "..."

She walked to a corner of the table and picked up a palm-sized letter: "Throw this away too?"

I don't know when this letter was put on the table, Xie Xuan thought it was a gift list.There was no signature on the envelope, only three dry words: Accepted by Xinglan.

It feels heavy but not thin, about one finger wide, but it doesn't look like letter paper.Xie Xuan took it apart and saw that Mei Xiang choked and sneezed.

It turned out to be a plum branch.

When the plum blossoms are at their peak, they are picked from the branches and sealed in curd, which can be preserved for several years.White plums are noble, red plums are gorgeous, and there is a white plum in the envelope.

The letter is also written in a cloud, with only half a word.

The beauty smiled and turned her starry eyes.Moonflower is ashamed.Holding gold pot.

The singing fan lingers in the wind, blowing away the sorrow of spring.

Just ask the friends in the south of the Yangtze River, who is like me, drunk in Yangzhou. *

Xie Xuan looked at it and smiled unconsciously.

After laughing enough, I realized that Tan Xia was standing aside, and his face was not very good.Xie Xuan cleared his throat, and just as he was about to speak, Tan Xia said, "You want me to guess again?"

Xie Xuan: "Ah, it's okay not to guess."

Tan Xia: "..."

I don't guess!

The author says:

Tan Xia doesn't guess, so let's guess?

There are two remaining blind boxes in the next chapter