Xie Xiang

Xie Yi heard that the people besieged the city, so she hurried over from Penglai Island.This is a major event that damages the prestige of the imperial court and the emperor's sageness. She was so anxious that she didn't delay at all on the way.

When I arrived at the apse, I was still thinking about the solution.

There are only two ways to disperse the people, one is to obey the public opinion and deal with her, and the other is to kill all the people on the spot, so as to imitate others and deter the people who are still on the road.

It's hard for Han Ping to be astute, he thought of canonizing her as Jieyu when he was able to become a palace, and used this as a way to deal with her.

After all, she was the prime minister, and she was appointed as a marquis. There is no reason to say that she will be executed if she is executed. Li Shu is ignorant, but she is not completely ignorant of world affairs. Canonizing her as Jieyu means that the emperor gave in and no longer insisted on establishing a queen. .

This is a good way to calm down.As for the damage to the court's prestige, it can be made up for, as long as all the people involved in the incident are punished later, that's it.

Xie Yi weighed gains and losses in the back hall.She is quite used to it, but when encountering major events, the first thing she thinks about is whether it is beneficial to the court and Liu Zao, and she forgets her own gains and losses for a while.

The voices of the ministers kneeling down came clearly, imploring the emperor to listen to the public opinion, and the request was endless.But Liu Zao did not speak out for a long time.

Why is Mengmeng not talking?Xie Yi was surprised.

"Your Majesty!" Li Wen's voice came, followed by a heavy pause.The sound of her forehead hitting the floor startled Xie Yi.

She was also stunned as if waking up from a dream.

It is to make her a concubine.She and Mengmeng have been planning for these years, and every step is carefully measured, thinking about how to stay in the back and stand at the same height as her, but never thought that there is such a thing as a concubine.

The ministers in the front hall became more and more anxious, and the voices of pleas became more earnest and anxious each time.Liu Zao did not speak.

She must be in trouble.Xie Yi knew her temperament, the first prince was a gentle gentleman, and Mengmeng's mother was a maid of honor, she was even more cautious, timid and weak.But Mengmeng doesn't know who to follow, and sometimes she can see some signs of violence and self-willedness.

Xie Yi was worried that she would be out of breath and would not wrong her, so she would choose the second path.Immediately ignoring his own gains and losses, he ordered an eunuch to come forward and ask him to pass the message to the front hall.

She knew that if she pressed Liu Zao directly to agree, even if Liu Zao was obedient, her heart would inevitably be depressed, so she made a detour and made the eunuch spread the words "the future will last forever".

"Yun." Liu Zao's voice finally came.Xie Yi could hear her gnashing of teeth and self-blame through the wall.She was also exaggerated to be disappointed, and couldn't help but hesitate, could it be God's will obstructing, otherwise why did she have the strange sign of giving birth to two children at this time?

The edicts were distributed in an orderly manner, the ministers withdrew, and Liu Zao left Li Wen behind.

She is running away.

Xie Yi saw that she left Li Wen behind and sat quietly relative to each other after saying a few words, so she knew that she didn't dare to see her, so she left Li Wen behind as a delay.

Since Liu Zao didn't dare to see her, Xie Yi waited until she was willing to see her.

The civil unrest was dealt with quickly, and Jiuqing came to return, explained the situation in a few words, and withdrew again.Li Wenjing sat for a long time, and finally couldn't help but said: "Thank you for entering the palace, Your Majesty won't go to greet you?"

Xie Yi heard Liu Zao reply: "She is already in the palace."

Li Wen was stunned in his words: "Just now when we were discussing matters, the Zhonghuang Gate suddenly approached, is it to pass on a message to thank you?"

Xie Yi couldn't see their expressions, she didn't know what the front hall was like, Liu Zao's words were very brief, she seemed unwilling to talk more, and seemed to know she was here, so she felt restrained, so she only said: "Yes, Mr. Xie persuaded me to agree."

Xie Yi understood her to the point where she could guess what she was thinking when she breathed a little harder.At this time, she realized that His Majesty was even more self-closing, unwilling to talk about their affairs with others, even Li Wen, she kept her mouth shut and did not want to talk deeply.

After the matter of self-reliance was made public, she and His Majesty were no longer a secret. His Majesty didn't want to talk about it, so naturally it wasn't for the sake of keeping secrets. She was even more distrustful of foreign ministers. Even Li Wen, she instinctively kept out of it. , be vigilant.

Xie Yi was worried.It is not a good sign that the monarch and his subjects are centrifugal.

The front hall has already said that Sun Shi went up, Liu Zao handed over the evidence to Li Wen, and ordered him to arrest all the rebels.Li Wen took the order and escorted Sun Shi away.

Xie Yi breathed out subtly, she was already thinking about how to comfort Liu Zao.They have been preparing for more than ten years, but still can't go smoothly, His Majesty must be frustrated and feel sorry for her.

But Liu Zao still didn't come.

There was no movement in the front hall, it was very quiet, although there were many people in the palace, there was not a single sound, it was quite dull.

"Bi Bo——" There was a crisp sound from the charcoal fire in the brazier, which was like thunder in this quiet room.Liu Zao was frightened and looked at the brazier. Hu Ao sighed secretly, stepped forward respectfully, and said with a smile: "Mr. Li is probably going to be busy all night, but your majesty is waiting for news here?"

Liu Zao was immediately flustered and guilty.

Lee Sang...

The prime minister has been replaced.Xie Xiang is no longer the prime minister, she gave up the aspect she had been in for 16 years, trusted her, relied on her, entrusted herself to her, and entered the palace with her.But in the end, there was only one concubine.

Hu Ao didn't know what he said wrong, the emperor's face was panicked, but Prime Minister Xie was inside, and they couldn't sit like this all night with a thin wall between them.He became more careful and considered his words: "It's getting late, Your Majesty hasn't eaten yet, so take care of the Eucharist."

Liu Zao immediately stood up and said, "Set the meal quickly."

She didn't feel hungry, but Mr. Xie must be tired after traveling all the way from Penglai to Xuanshi and listening to their discussions for a long time.Why can't she even think about this, and she wants Hu Ao to mention something.

Liu Zao felt even more guilty. She couldn't do big things well, and she couldn't take care of small things. She just felt that she couldn't accomplish anything.

Hu Ao didn't know what she was thinking, seeing that she was going to pass on the meal, he went there happily.

As soon as he left, the hall became quieter.It was clearly the palace where he came every day, but Liu Zao was as cautious as if he had arrived at a place of birth.She looked towards the door of the cella.

In fact, it is just a curtain, made of fine bamboo, hanging straight to the ground, separating the front hall and the back hall.Liu Zao walked over and wanted to open the door curtain, but he hesitated when his hand touched the cold curtain.

She knew that Xie Xiang would not blame her, even if she failed in this life, she would not blame her.But Liu Zao felt ashamed to see her.

"Mengmeng." Xie Yi's voice sounded.

With a trembling hand, Liu Zao lifted the curtain and went in, trying to appear calm and planning, intending to say to Xie Yi lightly: "It's okay, I'll put them all in jail, and see who dares to object again."

But once inside, she couldn't even smile.

Canonizing Jieyu is a concession, which means that she is no longer obsessed with Lihou, and if she changes her mind in the future, she will break the trust of the people.

She ordered Sun Ciqing and his accomplices to be arrested on the charge of treason, but they were not the only ones who opposed the posthumous position. Among the other ministers, there were many honest and upright people, so what charges should she invent to arrest them.

Every pile is obstruction and embarrassment.

She walked to Xie Yi's side.Xie Yi was wearing a blue skirt, she no longer wore official robes after she lost her phase, and she looked even more gentle.Liu Zao was ready to listen to Xie Yi's consolation, she wanted to appear relieved after Xie Yi finished his words of comfort, so as not to worry Xie Yi.Unexpectedly, Xie Yi's first words were reproaches.

"Why did you make me wait so long?"

Liu Zao was speechless: "I..."

Xie Yi asked her to sit down next to her, and reprimanded her again: "It made me worry again."

She didn't open her mouth to comfort Liu Zao, but instead made Liu Zao less restrained. She lowered her head and grabbed Xie Yi's hand: "It's all my fault."

Hu Ao served the meal.Already cooked and hot.The palace people filed in, set up food tables, bowls and chopsticks, and served delicious food.They were all Xie Yi's favorite dishes.In terms of government affairs, Hu Ao can't quite figure out Liu Zao's intentions, but he can always guess thoroughly when it comes to her relationship with Xie Yi.

Liu Zao was really satisfied.

Xie Yi eats a small amount of food, half a bowl of rice is enough, she didn't put down the bamboo basket immediately, but casually put some vegetables in the bowl, and accompanied Liu Zao to let her eat more.Liu Zao couldn't swallow, but Xie Yi watched, in order not to worry her, he finally swallowed the whole bowl of rice.

"Let's rest earlier, I'll be busy tomorrow." Xie Yi ordered the food table to be removed, and signaled Liu Zao to get up and go back to the bedroom.

Sun Ciqing's rebellion involved a large number of ministers, and King Jiyang also sent people to take Chang'an back.Although the civil unrest has subsided, there are many follow-up matters. Where did the people come from, what are the officials under their jurisdiction doing, who should be held accountable, and what should be dealt with.

There are piles of things, and there is always endless work.

Liu Zao frowned when she thought of Sun Ciqing, but she didn't say anything.Sun Ciqing couldn't escape the capital crime, but Liu Zao didn't feel any comfort, and he couldn't even arouse any interest in the interrogation.

They went to the conservatory hall together, and after washing themselves, they lay down on the bed.

Liu Zao couldn't fall asleep, hugged Xie Yi, and buried her head in the crook of her neck, her breath came and went, very low, as if deliberately calming herself down.

Xie Yi felt that Mengmeng was like a toddler, confidently released her mother's hand, took two steps, but fell down.When she hurts or is frustrated, she will immediately look back and look for her, asking for her comfort.And she doesn't even need to pay much attention, no matter if she blames or comforts her, as long as she keeps her eyes on her, Mengmeng will regain her courage and continue to fight against the world.

Xie Yi patted her lightly, and gently rubbed the top of her head with her chin. Liu Zao was so tenderly cared for by her, and the anger, grievance and guilt accumulated for a long time finally spewed out like a flood.

"They are too deceitful!"

It's better to say it than to keep it in your heart.Liu Zao scolded and shrank into Xie Yi's arms.Xie Yi touched the corners of her eyes, they were indeed wet, and she was so angry that tears came out.She was both distressed and helpless, and she found it quite funny when she was having fun in the midst of suffering.

After late at night, after all, I am tired.Liu Zao let out a sigh of relief, and his spirit calmed down.Xie Yi patted her and coaxed her to sleep.Liu Zao closed her eyes, and when she was about to fall asleep, she opened them again vaguely, grabbed Xie Yi's hand, and called her repeatedly: "Thank you, Prime Minister."

"I am here."

Liu Zao said vaguely: "It's all my fault." Blame her for not being strong enough, blame her for not being able to withstand public opinion.

"How can I blame you?" She has done well enough.Xie Yi said softly, "It's not all bad. At least we can be together openly, without having to hide or separate."

Liu Zao didn't answer, Xie Yi thought she was asleep and was about to tuck her quilt up, but Liu Zao said vaguely: "We can't let it go."

After speaking, Fang really fell asleep.

Xie Yi was taken aback for a moment, then smiled.The gloom brought by the Xuanshi Hall was swept away.

In fact, she doesn't care much about her status, but Liu Zao does.

As far as the emperor is concerned, the title is not just a proof of affection, but sometimes a talisman.The difference between a concubine and a queen is like the difference between heaven and earth.If concubines have had past, they can be killed or punished at will, but if the queen has had past, then the ministers need to discuss it.Emperor Wu believed that the son was weak and the mother was strong, so he killed Zhao Jieyu and raised his son. If Zhao Jieyu were the queen, even if Emperor Wu wanted to, the ministers would not agree.

To put it further, if she is unlucky, she will walk ahead of Xie Xiangruo in the future. Xie Xiangruo is just a concubine, and I may not even be able to save her life, but she is a queen, so she will be protected by etiquette.Just like back then, no matter how much she hated the Empress Dowager, she could not kill her, she could only be moved to the Nagato Palace, and she could not be shortened even for a single application.

Liu Zao got up very early the next day, Xie Yi didn't even notice when she left.

When she woke up, Hu Ao had already prepared the morning food. After serving Xie Yi's meal, he did not leave, but took a bunch of notes and reported to Xie Yi: "Jieyu is in Penglai these days, and there is no news. , I don’t know about the affairs of the court, Your Majesty wants to interrogate the grandson thief, and I have no skills at all, so Jieyu will read the memorandum on my behalf.”

The bamboo slips are piled up to about one person's height. This amount must have brought all the memorials presented to the palace below.

Xie Yi was stunned.

Hu Ao beckoned, and a civil servant stepped forward.

Xie Yi recognized all the ministers in the court, so he recognized at a glance that this person was the seal holder, Hu Ao said: "Your Majesty's decree, to pass on the jade seal of the country, and Jieyu will use it, just like the emperor uses it, and you must not disobey it."

Xie Yi's expression was calm, and even now she couldn't help but smile.

Hu Ao knelt down in front of her, and made Jishou salute: "According to His Majesty's decree, I will follow Jieyu from today onwards, and serve the Lord as my master, without any second thoughts."