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Liu Zao sat down again, her eyebrows frowned slightly, as if she was very tired, but this expression was only for a short moment, and in a short while, she cheered up and made a smile, took a sip of the sour plum soup, tasted it, and said: "Put it on." It's been a long time, and the cold air has dissipated, so take it down and put it back on."

Hu Ao was clever, and immediately came forward, took down all the ear cups, and took out two new cups from the ice cup.

Liu Zao put it in his hands, seemed to like it very much, and started talking about summer drinks with Xie Yi.

Xie Yi hadn't spoken since just now, and now she was listening to His Majesty's eloquence, she turned her head to look at her, listened carefully, and occasionally echoed.But her eyes seemed to be absent-minded, as if she had other things on her mind.

Liu Zao said a few words, but felt that the corners of her lips were a little sour, and her smile seemed to be about to collapse. She lowered her head slightly, and took a deep breath, so as to get back to the state before Changping Hou came. Looking up, he happened to meet the concern and distress in Xie Xiang's eyes, which had not yet been put away in the future, as if he had seen through everything.

At that moment, Liu Zao suddenly felt that he was being laughed at like an actor, but he still didn't know it.She tried her best to raise the corner of her mouth, but she couldn't hold back a smile.She panicked in her heart, panicked and felt sad, turned her head to look at the hourglass, pretended to be busy, and said to Xie Yi: "I will call people to discuss matters later, if Xiang Xie is fine, I will leave now."

Xie Yi wanted to say something, she wanted to raise her hand, caress His Majesty's face, and tell her, I understand.But the hand weighed more than a thousand junctures and couldn't lift it up.As soon as the words came to his lips, he also became a minister to resign.

She knew that His Majesty was not afraid of being forced by the ministers to choose the emperor's husband, she just didn't want to mention it in front of her.She and Chang Ping Hou spoke calmly in order to change the topic.But he didn't expect that Chang Pinghou, who had always been weak and evasive, had the guts to plead guilty, and changed the topic back.His Majesty looked calm at that time, but his heart must have been flustered.

When she walked out of the palace gate, Liu Zao sent her outside the palace as usual.

Xie Yi saluted and walked away. She could feel a gaze fixed on her, watching her go.She kept her figure steady and took gentle steps, but she couldn't help but wonder in her heart what kind of expression His Majesty used to face her back.She couldn't help but stop and looked back.

But he saw His Majesty standing outside the palace gate, his figure was thin and thin, and there was an attachment in his eyes that he could not hide in the future.Seeing her turn her head, she hid the nostalgia in her eyes, waved her hand, and signaled her to go back quickly.

It was almost the same as the time she came back from Penglai Island a year ago, the difference was that His Majesty smiled at her that day, but now, she has no smile, and her eyes are more desolate and restrained.

Xie Yi was startled that in the past year, His Majesty's sincere smiles have become less and less.

Chapter 67

When he walked out of the announcement room, it was not too late, the sun was scorching, and the heat in the world was rising.

When Xie Yi arrived at the prime minister's mansion, the servants helped her change her clothes, and brought water to wipe her face, so as to get rid of the heat.

There is ice in the room, which makes it cool and refreshing.Xie Yi wiped her face and sat down on top.The servant girl brought an ear cup and put it in front of her, saying: "This is freshly brewed sour plum soup, it is very refreshing, please drink a cup."

Hearing she said it was sour plum soup, Xie Yi's outstretched hand stopped, his expression dazed.The maid waited for a long time, and soon she took it, she couldn't help being surprised, but the house rules are very strict, she didn't dare to speak casually, just knelt on the ground, holding the tray high.

Until her hands were sore, the tray shook slightly, and the sour plum soup in the earcup splashed out. The other servant girl was afraid that she would fall, so she boldly said, "Your Majesty."

Xie Yi came back to her senses, brought the ear cup to her eyes, there was a slight coolness in the cup, the color of the soup was pleasant, and there were three or two sour plums in the bottom, just looking at it made the tongue salivate.

She took a sip, the taste was similar to the one in the palace, but she paid attention to maintenance, took the soup out of the ice cup, let it dry for a while, it was not so cold, and it was served squarely, while the one in the palace was much colder.

When the sour plum soup came, she wanted to remind His Majesty not to use too much ice, as it would easily hurt the spleen and stomach, and also cause dampness, but she forgot when Chang Pinghou disturbed it.

Next time I see His Majesty, I must remember to persuade him.Your Majesty has a thin body, so he should pay more attention to the subtleties.

When something happens to her, Liu Zao is always concerned about her.His Majesty is a very good boy, no one needs to worry about it.Even so, Xie Yi was still worried.

She is diligent, and she is worried that she is too diligent and will damage her body.Her majesty became more and more serious, and she worried that everyone would fear her, and no one would dare to treat her sincerely.She is not very fond of pleasure. In the inner palace, money is piled up. Last year, she rarely wanted to build a palace, but when she turned around, she forgot. The officials often praised His Majesty by this, but she was afraid that she would be harsh on herself.

She often worries about it like this, but now, she starts to reflect on herself. It is her fault to act like this.She was too concerned, and His Majesty couldn't let her go even more.

Xie Yi took a roll of bamboo slips and spread them out, but the bamboo slips were empty, she picked up a pen to write the word "Chen Yi", the tip of the pen paused, and after a while, she continued to write.Her hands were trembling for some reason, she concentrated her efforts, controlled the pen in her hand, and wrote down "Shangzuo, Your Majesty the Emperor, please resign from the position of prime minister" with concentration. At the end of the writing, her hand suddenly lost strength, There was a heavy pause, leaving a stain.

Xie Yi put down her pen, her expression was perplexed, she was a bit dazed, her heart seemed to be hollowed out, as if she was suddenly helpless in this world, not knowing where she was going, not knowing what to do with the rest of her life.

Vulnerability appeared in her eyes, Xie Yi frowned, but she was not blaming anyone, but dissatisfied with herself.She made up her mind, took another scroll of Hsinchu slips, and transcribed the sentence just now.

This melody was not presented to Liu Zao's desk until the end of autumn, when the heat dissipated, the rain fell, and the months-long drought passed.

When Liu Zao saw Xie Yi's melody, she habitually took it out first to read it, and when she opened it, she froze.

"It's just one more word from the minister, the sun and the moon are different, because your majesty has sincerely forced them to gather together. If this marriage has a fruit, the sun and the moon will blend together. If it doesn't fruit, I'm afraid it will be different from each other, and it will be difficult to see each other again."

Last summer, Fang Xiangshi's words rang in her mind verbatim.

She was leaving after all.

Liu Zao stood up without saying anything, and went straight out of the palace gate. Hu Ao was startled and hurriedly followed, but saw that His Majesty was walking faster and faster, walking straight forward until he reached the outside of the Jiaofang Palace.

She opened the door and went in, turned her head and said to him: "You guys wait here." Then she closed the door.

Because people often come to the Jiaofang Hall, it is not empty and lonely.When Liu Zao walked into the hall, he saw the coral tree.She walked over, raised her hand and stroked it lightly, and tears fell down suddenly.

Why did Xie Xiang leave? Is she not doing well enough?It must be, it must be that she made Xiang Xie unhappy, so she completely abandoned her.

Liu Zao stayed in the palace until dawn the next day, while Hu Ao and other palace people waited outside the palace all night.Although they were worried, none of them dared to violate the emperor's order and enter the palace without authorization.

When Liu Zao came out, her face was extremely haggard, and she held a roll of bamboo slips in her hand, which was the standard form of imperial edicts.Hu Ao couldn't help thinking that His Majesty wrote an imperial edict in the palace.

When Liu Zao saw him, he opened his mouth and spoke in a hoarse voice: "Move the coral tree in the hall to Xuanshi Hall."

Hu Ao didn't dare to ask any unnecessary questions, so he quickly agreed, but he didn't worry about others, so he took several eunuchs there personally.

Liu Zao went back and didn't do anything else. She took a nap, made her complexion look better, and ate something, and then waited until dusk, counting the time, guessing that Prime Minister Xie was about to leave the office, so she changed Wearing a newly made Xuanyi, tied up her hair again, took the imperial edict and the coral tree, and went to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

When they arrived at the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion, they happened to meet Xie Yi who was returning home.

Xie Yi got out of the car, walked up to her, and bowed to her.Liu Zao said no.

This time, it was regarded as farewell, but after saying goodbye, Liu Zao didn't know what to say.Xie Yi bent her lower lip and said, "Your Majesty, please enter the residence."

Liu Zao nodded, turned his head, and looked at the mansion. The mansion is tall, majestic and solemn.She doesn't come many times, but every time she remembers it in her heart.She suddenly thought that after Prime Minister Xie went to the country, she would come here often because of missing, but she was still afraid of being emotionally affected by the scene, so she dared not come again.

Xie Yi saw that she didn't move or urge her, so he looked at the mansion together with her.She has lived here for more than ten years, and she has long regarded this place as a writer.

Liu Zao watched for a long time, then Fang walked in, Xie Yi followed behind her, silent.

Enter the mansion, go to the hall.Sitting down on the couch, Liu Zaoling carried the coral up, and said to Xie Yi, "I wanted to give it to Mr. Xie a long time ago, so I brought it today."

Xie Yi recognized that this was the one that she had taken a fancy to when His Majesty invited her to visit the treasure not long after he came to the throne. Later, this coral fell into the hands of the Empress Dowager, and His Majesty managed to snatch it back.

She was about to get up to thank her, but Liu Zao pressed her hand and said to her, "Don't thank me, and don't kneel down."