Xie Xiang

"Are you willing to be queen?"

Liu Zao had the idea of ​​making Xie Yi his queen many years ago, but it was the first time he made it public.

Xie Yi was not surprised, but she didn't answer immediately either.Liu Zao paid attention to her expression, Prime Minister Xie brows were calm, he was thinking.Liu Zao waited quietly, and after a while, Xie Yi said, "We will discuss this matter after you recover."

Liu Zao knew that she didn't want to.

If she is willing to be the empress, she will definitely tell her at this time to make her happy.Since it is necessary to postpone the discussion until after the good news, most of them are unwilling.Liu Zao nodded, his throat felt a little congested, and he said hoarsely, "That's fine."

Xie Yi tucked the quilt up for her, and said, "Heal with peace of mind."

Liu Zao smiled.

She lay on the bed for more than ten days, and her illness came and went. Xie Yi first concentrated on taking care of her illness, but later, she also had to bring the official documents to the conservatory to see.

Seeing this, the ministers must have a discussion.The emperor fell ill, and the officials were anxious, but there was no such thing as the prime minister, who stood by the emperor's sick bed to serve him.

Right now is an embarrassing period, Xie Yi is handing over power bit by bit, Liu Zao is also gradually pulling in, so that the prime minister's power is weakened, and the monarch's power is strengthened, some thoughtful ministers will inevitably focus on the prime minister.Xie Yi's behavior was quite strict. During the time when she was a powerful minister, in order to act realistically, she was very domineering and would not offend others.

Now that she is weak, those who were suppressed earlier all show up, and those who are bold, their words are not very easy to hear.

Liu Zao has never been out of the palace, and has never heard of it.Xie Yi knew it.She also ignored it.The emperor's illness was repeated, and she was also taking care of the government affairs, so she really couldn't spare her hands to deal with it.She acted as if she had never heard of it, and took care of the emperor before making any plans.

Xie Yi also had a simple idea, when she was able to free herself, she would choose one or two bad-mouthed people and kill them as an example.She can't control what they think in their hearts, but she can't say it with their mouths.

However, before she could act, Liu Zao found out.

Liu Zao was sick, although he was happy to thank him for taking care of him, but he also cared about the government in his heart.Therefore, when the illness recovered a little, he immediately rushed to Xuanshi hall.Xie Yi was by her side, so she went with her naturally.

These days, although Xie Yi has already read most of the memorials, there are also some that must be reviewed by the emperor himself.

The bamboo slips have been piled higher than the imperial case.

After Liu Zao sat at the royal case, he thought that she had a sudden high fever last night, thanked him for her, and stayed up all night, so he said to her, "There is a couch in the back hall, go and have a rest."

Xie Yi originally disapproved of her coming, and the fever subsided only early in the morning, and he didn't know if it would recur. At this time, he was worried about keeping her and went to rest by himself.

Seeing that she didn't leave, Liu Zao just smiled, got up and took her hand, brought her to the back hall, pressed her on the couch without any explanation, and said: "You rest, sleep well, and wait for you to wake up." I'll go back with you."

She is getting more and more determined.Xie Yi couldn't hold her back, so she had no choice but to obey her.

Liu Zao returned to the front hall, read a dozen memorials, and presented the medicine.Liu Zao stopped writing and took medicine.This medicine has the effect of calming the nerves and promoting sleep, and the effect is quite strong.She reckoned that it would take half an hour at most before she had to take a nap to wait for the effects of the medicine to wear off.

She spread out another roll of bamboo slips, thinking to read two more scrolls before she felt sleepy.I didn't want to, but a minister came to ask for an audience.

The one who came was a minister who had been relied on by Liu Zao in the past.This person's name is Zhao Tian, ​​he is only in his thirties, he comes from a humble background, his official position is not obvious but he is upright and outspoken.Liu Zaozheng took a fancy to his boldness, so he entrusted him with many tasks.

He hurried to see him, and Liu Zao announced it.

Holding a bamboo slip in his hand, Zhao Tian saluted first before entering the hall, and then presented the bamboo slip.Liu Zao glanced at the shape of the bamboo slips, saw that it was a playbook, took it, and opened it to read.

Zhao Tian waited for her to take a look, and then he played impassionedly: "The prime minister has acted disobediently before, and His Majesty never pursued it, but she didn't know how to repent. Now that His Majesty is ill, she always stays in the bedroom and never leaves. For half a step, the courtiers are not allowed to ask for an audience. The ministers think that the prime minister..."

Liu Zao said, "Your voice should be softer."

Before Zhao Tian finished speaking, he heard the emperor asked him to speak softly, although he was puzzled, he still softened his voice: "The prime minister is suspected of being an expert, I'm afraid the heart of disobedience is still alive, your majesty has to guard against it."

This is a tricky word.The heart of disobedience has not disappeared, that is to say, Prime Minister Xie had the heart of disobedience, and he is still plotting wrongdoing.

Liu Zao said: "Is this your opinion alone, or are there other ministers who hold the same opinion as you?"

Zhao Tian replied: "There are no other ministers who see the same as the ministers." In fact, there are, but they are dormant for the time being.

Liu Zao nodded.Xie Xiang fell asleep in the back hall, which was only separated from the front hall by a wall, and his words could be passed on a little louder.She was afraid of disturbing Xie Xiang's rest, so she planned to live a few days before making a discussion.Therefore, there was no emotion on the face, and he just said lightly: "I know."

Zhao Tian hesitated for a while, and then reported: "There are also some ministers who say that the prime minister serves the emperor with sex. They are the likes of Deng Tong and Han Yan. I think it is insulting to Your Majesty's wisdom."

Liu Zao's fingers pinching the bamboo slips turned white from exertion, she gritted her teeth, her eyes brimming with anger, and said, "Who's talking?"

She was extremely angry, but because she deliberately lowered her voice, she showed a strange and monstrous anger.Zhao Tian felt that something was wrong, so he took a look boldly, then hurriedly crouched down, and said in a trembling voice: "Only three or two people are talking around, and the minister also overheard it."

Liu Zao's eyes were red, he laughed twice, and asked: "Three or two people? Unintentionally?" After speaking, he laughed twice in a low voice, the voice was a little ferocious.

Hearing this, Zhao Tian was terrified.

"In my opinion, they have been dissatisfied with the prime minister for a long time, so they made up such nonsense." Liu Zao said.

Zhao Tian immediately understood that this trip was a mistake. Not only did His Majesty never suspect the Prime Minister, but he also trusted him deeply.But he really thought that the prime minister was untrustworthy, if she was credible, how could he have bullied His Majesty when he was young and oppressed her so that she could not get in touch with the government.But Zhao Tian is able to rely heavily on Liu Zao, he must know how to avoid disadvantages, he echoed: "It's really absurd."

"You, you go and check." Liu Zao said, "Find out whoever said this, and report it to my desk. If there is one missing, I will fill it in yourself."

Zhao Tian didn't dare to say anything, made a promise, and withdrew.

Liu Zao waited for him to step back, only to realize that he was also speaking ill of Xie Yi, so he sneered furiously.She wanted to call people in, she opened her mouth, then looked back, closed her mouth, stood up, and left the hall.

Once outside the hall, Liu Zao was finally able to let go and shouted, "Hu Ao!"

Hu Ao stepped forward and replied in panic, "Your Majesty."

Liu Zao said, "Call Li Wen."

Hu Ao agreed, and was about to retreat, when Liu Zao changed his words again: "No. I won't call him." She closed her eyes, paced back and forth, and walked impatiently. After a while, she threw up her sleeves and went back to the hall without calling anyone.

Xie Yi still had her eyes closed, and Liu Zao sat beside her, wanting to touch her face with her fingertips, but afraid of waking her up, she lay down beside her.

The couch was so small that there was no room for two people.Liu Zao was lying on the edge, with half of her body exposed, but she didn't care at all, she didn't feel tired, and she didn't want to find another place to rest, she just lay beside Xie Yi like this.

There seemed to be a sigh in my ear, but it didn't seem to be there, it seemed to be a sound from a void.Then, Xie Yi hugged her into his arms and let her lie down inside.

she is awake.

What Zhao Tian said just now must have been heard.

"Don't take it to heart, so you can recover from your illness." Xie Yi knew that she felt guilty, and persuaded her.

Liu Zao closed his eyes.But she was really angry.Both Deng Tong and Han Yan are male favourites, they serve others with their sex and flatter them with their luck, they confuse Xie Yi with this kind of people.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, and she felt that in the final analysis, she was the one who wronged Xie Xiang. If she hadn't had thoughts that she shouldn't have, how could Xie Xiang be with her? If she didn't have entanglements with her, naturally she wouldn't Someone will program it like this.

Xie Yi pulled her closer, stroked her back with one hand, and said, "Be obedient."

Liu Zao said: "In the future, I'm afraid there will be such rumors." As long as Xie Xiang is by her side, as long as they are still in love, such rumors will not be banned.And no one would accuse her of being flirtatious, they would only say that Xie Yi fell in love with her and confuse the king.Even if their mouths are blocked so that they dare not speak, they will still have this thought in their hearts.

After a while, Xie Yi said, "I don't care."

Liu Zao didn't speak anymore.

Back to the dormitory at night, Liu Zao's cough intensified.The medical officer came to see it and told him not to blow it.Xie Yi served her with medicine and asked her to rest earlier.

These days, they slept together and ate together, Liu Zao was used to her presence, so she still lay down on the inside so that Xie Yi could also sleep.

Xie Yi touched her forehead to make sure she didn't have a fever before lying down.She was too reckless today, she insisted on going to the greenhouse hall, and even paced outside the hall against the wind.Although Liu Zao cooperates with the medical officer, she doesn't take good care of her body. Most of the young people are confident and feel that they are still young and healthy, so they are very negligent in maintenance.

"In a few days, I will call the Imperial Medical Office to consult with you, so we can take a look and see how to take care of it." Xie Yi said.

Liu Zao turned over, turned his back to her, and said, "No need."

Xie Yi was a little at a loss, Liu Zao, who had her back turned to her, looked very strange, and her tone could be called cold.Xie Yi thought about it, then carefully stuck it on, hugged her from behind, and said, "Don't be angry."

Liu Zao remained silent.Xie Yi said helplessly, "Why are you disobedient?"

Liu Zao said: "If I can live a short life, it's not bad. It just makes up for the 14-year gap between you and me."

"Didn't you say that your and my years overlap? Since they overlap, why is there a gap of 14 years?"

Liu Zao couldn't answer.

"Are you shaken?" Xie Yi asked again.

Liu Zao hurriedly turned around, faced her, and said, "No."

Xie Yi smiled, she looked at her, her eyes were so deep in the night, as if flowing a clear stream, clear and deep, able to attract Liu Zao into it.

"Whether you waver or not, your life is mine. I saved you and helped you. I don't ask you for anything in return, as long as you treat yourself kindly. Liu Zao, don't blame me." Xie Yi said calmly.