Xie Xiang

These words were perfunctory, the atmosphere in the room sank and suddenly became strange.

Xie Yi laughed and said, "Fang Xiangshi's dismantling of characters is very accurate. He once dismantled a character Lu for the Empress Dowager, saying that Huang Huang came first, and Qi Qi came later, and the business would not succeed. Now it seems that it is also a prophecy."

As she spoke, her eyes fell on Fang Xiangshi. Liu Zao was afraid that she would ask what word she had tested and what she was asking, so she also looked at Fang Xiangshi. Her eyes were heavy and steep, Fang Xiangshi's heart trembled. He folded his sleeves and bowed his head, not daring to speak.

That's why he didn't want her to know.Xie Yi didn't ask any more questions, instead she took the initiative to change the subject and said, "Your Majesty wants to build a palace by the Taiye Pool?"

She diverted the words away, Liu Zao secretly heaved a sigh of relief, and said with a light smile, "Exactly. I would like to ask Mr. Xie to take a look with me."

If the emperor wants to build a palace, he has a special person to do it, where to build it, how to build it, how can she be proficient in this way when she is a prime minister.It's just that Xie Yi also knows that the reason why His Majesty summoned her is probably not for the palace, the palace is just a reason.

"In that case, please Your Majesty and ministers, go to the poolside together." Xie Yi said.

Liu Zao responded with a smile.

After speaking, the two went out together.Walking to the door, Liu Zao glanced back, Fang Xiangshi met her eyes, suddenly felt a chill down his back, and hurriedly raised his sleeves and bowed down.

By the Taiye Pool, the sky seems to be clearing up. Beyond the clouds, the golden light shines on the world, the pool surface is sparkling, and the smoke in the distance is still there.

Liu Zao and Xie Yi walked side by side, seeing this wonderful scene, yearning for it, he caught a glimpse of a boat by the pool, and said, "It's rare to come here, why don't you go boating on the pool with me?"

Hu Ao was very nervous when he heard that, His Majesty made a sudden move, everything was unprepared, and he was afraid that he would not serve well.In desperation, he gestured to Xie Yi with his eyes, Xie Yi guessed about it, and when the words came to his lips, he heard Liu Zao say: "I haven't been on a boat yet, have you been on a boat?"

She looked at the small boat not far away, like a child who had seen a novelty, her eyes sparkled, and she was full of yearning to try it for herself.

Seeing this, Xie Yi changed his words and followed her, "I have been to Taiye Pond a few times. Back then Emperor Zhao loved Penglai's Chuchen and often went to the island to play. I was lucky to drive a few times with me."

Liu Zao listened, and said seriously: "I'm going to Penglai too, and I want to thank you for accompanying me."

Seeing this, Hu Ao knew that the persuasion was futile, bowed and said: "Rong Chen will arrange it."

Liu Zao nodded casually: "Hurry up."

Penglai Island is in the pool, within sight, the island is shrouded in smog, making it impossible to see the panorama, but only a touch of light blue.Hu Ao's hands and feet were extremely fast, and in less than half an hour, he found six boats, and sent people to the island to make arrangements first, so that they could pick them up calmly.

Liu Zao and Xie Yi went to the shore and chose a small boat.Hu Ao wanted to follow, but Liu Zao said, "You go in another boat." He made it clear that he wanted to take the same boat with Xie Xiang, without being disturbed by others.

What else could Hu Ao say, so he had to step aside, and especially told Zhouzi to row the boat more steadily and serve His Majesty well.

Liu Zao was impatient with his nagging, so he ordered him to leave quickly and set foot on the boat.

The boat was very small, as soon as Liu Zao got on it, the boat shook, she was startled, and raised her hands to support the boat's canopy, only then did she stabilize her figure.Everyone on the table looked at her in fear, because she didn't allow people to approach her just now, so she didn't rush forward.

Liu Zao stood firm by himself, and stretched out his hand to Xie Yi who was on the shore, Xie Yi put his hand in her palm, and she supported him into the boat.

Another person boarded the boat, and the boat swayed again, but this time Liu Zao got used to it, and didn't feel that the world was spinning like that, holding the boat canopy with one hand, and holding Xie Yi with the other, he quickly stabilized his figure.

Xie Yi waited for her to stand still, Fang Zangruo withdrew his hand naturally, and said to her: "Your Majesty, why don't you sit in the boat for a while."

Liu Zao also felt good, and bent into the canopy of the boat.There are a few in the canopy, with couches on both sides, Liu Zao sat down, Xie Yi followed and sat opposite her.

Not long after the two sat firmly, the boat started to move, and it was Zhouzi who started to push the boat away from the bank of the pool.

Those who are new to boating must not be used to it, the waves are ups and downs, the boat will also rise and fall, Xie Yi was afraid that the little emperor would feel uncomfortable, so he talked to her so that she would turn her attention away from the boat.

"How did Your Majesty come up with the idea of ​​building a palace by the Taiye Pool?"

When Liu Zao heard Xie Yi's voice, he immediately ignored the shaking of his lower body, and said to her seriously: "It's because of the heat at this moment. Jianzhang Palace is in Chang'an City, and there is a flying pavilion between Weiyang Palace and Weiyang Palace." The road is connected, so it is convenient to come here. If Jianzhang Palace has a place to escape from the summer heat, I don’t have to go to Ganquan Palace anymore.”

"It's easy." Xie Yi knew a lot, so he talked to her, "Emperor Zhao also likes to build chapters, and he spends eight months here in a year. It's hot in summer, and Emperor Zhao also built a The palace is surrounded by lotus flowers covering several hectares, and when you are in it, you can feel the fragrance of lotus and the breeze, which is very refreshing and comfortable."

Liu Zao often heard people talking about Emperor Wu, but few people mentioned Emperor Zhao to her.Listening to Xie Yi's words, she suddenly asked: "Emperor Zhao ascended the throne at the age of eight, passed away, and reigned for ten years. You have served him for ten years?"

Xie Yi might as well ask her suddenly, "Yes."

Liu Zao thought about Fang Xiangshi's sentence that heaven is on each side, and suddenly turned his eyes away, looking out of the boat.If these words come true, and they really want to part ways, how long can Xie Xiang accompany her?Can it be ten years?

Xie Yi instinctively felt that the emperor had something on his mind, but now she might not be willing to tell her what was on her mind.Xie Yi suppressed her smile and fell silent.

After an unknown period of time, Liu Zao suddenly said, "Tell me about you."

Xie Yi was taken aback.

Liu Zao looked at her and said, "I asked the Ye Ting Ling, and the Ye Ting Ling said, Xie Xiang protected me, took care of me day and night, and was more dedicated than my mother. I asked my grandmother, and my grandmother said, Xie Xiang has been for me for 14 years. You are conscientious, caring, and have made every plan for me. But I don't know how Xie Xiang planned for me and cared for me, except for these words that can describe Xie Xiang's painstaking efforts?"

Xie Yi was surprised: "Why does Your Majesty remember this?"

There seemed to be a light in Liu Zao's eyes that gradually went out, but she was just afraid that if they really parted ways, when she missed Xiang Xie so much and wanted to know the past, she would have nowhere to ask.

But when she got to her lips, what she said was: "I want to know more."

This is not something that cannot be said.She wanted to know, so Xie Yi also said it.She talked about Liu Zao's birth, how she would take care of her, and what she looked like when she was young, all of them were mentioned.

It's just talking about Xie Xiang's past, but Xie Xiang said more about Liu Zao.Cry-loving, frail, but very sensible, with fair skin, very much like Empress Wei, eyes similar to those of the prince, and mouth like her mother, very delicate.

Penglai Island seemed to be near, but in fact it was far away. The boat sailed very steadily, and then slowed down.Liu Zao listened carefully, staring at Xie Yi intently, imagining the scene at that time.

"At that time, I didn't expect this day, and what I wanted was to help His Majesty restore his clan status." Xie Yi said slowly.

With Liu Zao's status, it is extremely difficult to restore the status of the clan. Emperor Zhao would not be willing, and the ministers would not want to make troubles in their lives.Xie Yi's gaze was gentle, like the wind on the pond, it entered Liu Zao's heart slowly.She said: "It's best to be crowned king, no matter how bad it is, you have to be a prince. Whether your majesty will do something in the future, or live a stable life, it's up to your majesty to decide."

That's what Xie Yi planned for her back then.But what she said was simple, but when she really did it, it was as good as heaven.How could Emperor Zhao be willing to see the daughter of Prince Wei do something, and how could he be willing to make her a prince.

Liu Zao asked softly, "Is Emperor Zhao treating you well?"

Promoted her from a small official to the prime minister all the way, Emperor Zhao must have treated Prime Minister Xie very well?After Liu Zao asked, he thought to himself.

"The subject and Emperor Zhao are the result of the monarch and his subjects. Emperor Zhao wants to take back the power, but I have a little bit of resourcefulness, which happened to fall into the eyes of Emperor Zhao." Xie Yi said, acknowledging that Emperor Zhao relied heavily on her.Now that the monarch and his ministers are mutually beneficial, how does she view Emperor Zhao?Liu Zao opened his mouth, as if he didn't know how to ask. Xie Yi knew what she was thinking, so he smiled and said, "I can't repay Emperor Zhao's kindness. It's just that I promised the Queen to take care of Your Majesty in this life, so I have to repay it in the next life." .”

"Oh." Liu Zao replied softly, her heart ached as if she had been pulled into a ball.It turns out that not only is this life not hers, but the next life is not hers either.

She thought that she would keep her mouth shut, she would stay away from Xie Xiang, and if she didn't embarrass her anymore, Xie Xiang would forgive her for her affection.One of them is the emperor and the other is the prime minister. Even if they can't be together, they can spend their lives together, and maybe there will be a good story about the monarch and his ministers getting along.

But it turned out that the emperor and his ministers knew that she had already been with someone else, and she might not even spend her whole life.

Fang Xiangshi's spelling is extremely accurate, if Xie Xiang can't be tempted by her, he will leave her, and they will eventually part ways.

Xie Yi saw that she was suddenly silent again, worry appeared in her eyes.Liu Zao didn't want her to see it, so he stood up and went to the bow.

She walked away without a word, her figure stern.Looking at her figure, Xie Yi felt that His Majesty was becoming more and more unpredictable, and the gap between her and His Majesty was getting deeper and deeper.

The sunny day suddenly began to rain heavily.Liu Zao hurried back to the boat, Xie Yi got up, checked her robe, and asked, "Have you ever gotten wet?"

Liu Zao shook his head.

There was a strong wind outside the boat, the boat swayed to the east and west, and the raindrops were blown into the boat by the wind, and the face could feel wet.Liu Zao had difficulty standing up, so he sat down.

A flat boat was swaying in the wind and rain, and the furious wind and rain seemed to break up the boat at any time.Liu Zao frowned, but said nothing.Xie Yi was a little better, and comforted: "Your Majesty, don't be afraid."

Liu Zao nodded, but the wind and the wind howled and the boat shook, making her belly roll and she suddenly felt sick.

"There are accompanying boats all around, and if there is a sudden storm, there must be emergency measures." Xie Yi said.Liu Zao took a boat for the first time, and he was at a loss, so he felt relieved.

Crackling raindrops fell on the canopy of the boat, the wind suddenly increased, and the boat bumped a bit, causing Liu Zao's body to shake heavily.She hurriedly sat down and wanted to ask Xie Yi if he was okay.Xie Yi had already held her hand, and said in a gentle voice, "Don't be afraid, Zhou Zi is a veteran of many years of sailing, so nothing will happen."

Her hands are a little cold.Liu Zao thought, Xie Xiang is also afraid.She held her back, smiled, and said: "Stay in Penglai, give him generously."

Xie Yi also smiled, looking at her with a little affection.

When Liu Zao was looked at by her like this, his heart moved again, and he blurted out: "When you smile like this, you are closer to me."

Xie Yi just now felt that she and His Majesty were getting farther and farther away, but she was taken aback by what she said.

The gust of wind seemed to blow the entire Taiye Pond over, whistling and flapping against the boat.Zhouzi shouted: "The boat is about to capsize!"

Liu Zao was shocked.Xie Yi immediately said: "I'm going to send a message."

The rain outside seemed to be pouring down, making it hard to see the scenery clearly.Hearing that she wanted to go out, Liu Zao grabbed her and said angrily, "It's raining so hard, why are you going?"

After she finished speaking, she let go of Xie Yi's hand, and stepped on the swaying plank of the boat carefully to go out.The boat shook, she nearly fell into the water, Xie Yi stood up and took all the steps, but Liu Zao grabbed the side of the boat and stood up again.

Xie Yi breathed a sigh of relief, watching her barely stand in the wind and rain, talking loudly.The miscellaneous sounds accompanied by the sound of heavy rain came into the boat, and the words could not be heard clearly.

After a while, Liu Zao returned to the boat. She was completely soaked, her face was dripping with water, and the water was about to flow into her eyes. She raised her hand and wiped it carelessly, saying: "Here we come!" .”

As soon as the words fell, Hu Ao's voice came from outside the boat.

Fortunately, Penglai Island is right in front of us.The two changed boats, and their clothes were all wet.There was no clothes on the boat, so Hu Ao wondered: "Your Majesty and thank you, please be patient. When you arrive on the island, you will have clean clothes to change."

Liu Zao said: "Understood, step back."

When Hu Ao heard the words, he saluted and retreated to the outside room.

As soon as he stepped back, Xie Yi saw Liu Zao quietly glanced at her, and then quickly turned away, the blushing shame burned from her cheeks to the ears.

Xie Yi thought of something, looked down, and saw that the clothes were soaked and stuck to her body, and she could see the faint scenery under the clothes.Annoyed and at a loss, she forced herself to calm down and turned around with her back to Liu Zao.

The next moment, a wet robe was carefully placed on her shoulders, Liu Zao approached, her body was almost pressed against her back, her warm breath hit behind her ears, making Xie Yi stiff body.

"There are other people outside, let's deal with it this way, and wait for a new one when we get to the island." Liu Zao stumbled and said.Her robe is dark blue, which can be used as a cover.

Xie Yi had never been so embarrassed, and she was even more ashamed to answer, so she nodded, raised her hand and pulled the skirt of her clothes tightly.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Liu Zao thought she was angry, so she became anxious and explained with a flushed face, "I just didn't see anything."

As soon as she finished speaking, she knew she had made a mistake, and hurriedly stammered to explain: "I mean, it's under the clothes..."

Xie Yi was helpless, she didn't know what she was going to say later, so she had to turn around, and just as she was about to say nothing, she bumped into Liu Zao's eyes.Those dark eyes were cautious, shy and nervous.

Xie Yi suddenly realized that the child she had protected under her wings had grown up at some point.