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In the imperial garden, several maids picking flowers were whispering.

"You are so handsome, why have you never seen him before? Which family is he from?"

"I heard that it was a friend of His Highness the Fifth Highness who entered the palace with a token, and the one next to him is his wife."

"No wonder, holding the token of His Highness the Fifth Highness, even a commoner can walk sideways in the palace... Huh? Isn't Xu Zhaoyi over there? We're about to run into each other!"

In the spring breeze and April, the crabapple blossoms are in full bloom.

Nangong Xiao stood among the flowers, in a good mood, and asked: "Flowers and people's faces complement each other?" Although she was born in a martial arts family, she carried the hearty and heroic spirit of the sons and daughters of the rivers and lakes.

Zhou Chuze didn't answer, just smiled, and picked off a blooming pale pink crabapple casually, with gentle eyes, and pinned it on the crow's temple for Nangong Xiao.

His posture was so natural, as if standing in front of him was his beloved.Nangong smiled and blinked, feeling confused for a moment. He was obviously acting, so why did Zhou Chuze's mind flutter because of Zhou Chuze's actions...

Alas, blame Zhou Chuze for being so good-looking, with a beauty beside him, how can he not be moved?

Just as she was feeling annoyed, she suddenly heard a sharp female voice: "Where did the unruly thing come from, kiss me and me in the imperial garden under the blue sky and broad daylight, how decent is it!"

The fish is hooked.

The two looked up, and saw a beautiful woman standing proudly among a group of court ladies. She was dressed in gorgeous clothes and had high temples. Although she was beautiful, there was no smile on her face, only arrogance and indifference.

It was a female officer next to her who was speaking, and she snorted coldly, then said arrogantly: "Bold and unreasonable, why don't you be rude when you see Lady Zhaoyi?"

Xu Zhaoyi has been favored recently, and the female officials around her are naturally full of arrogance.

Nangong was stunned when she heard the smile, but couldn't hold it back, and burst out laughing. She was dressed in red, with a begonia on her temples, sweet and lovely, and her beauty was no longer inferior to Xu Zhaoyi.

"I thought these words were only found in the scriptures...hahaha..." Nangong smiled and shook Zhou Chuze's arm, "Salute? Do you know this kind of thing?"

Zhou Chuze didn't change his face: "No."

The female officer never expected these two to be so bold, and said sharply: "Presumptuous! Too presumptuous!"

Snapped--

The ending didn't come down, no one saw how Nangong Xiao made the move, everything happened in just a short moment, the female officer was already slapped so that she turned her head away, blood and teeth splashed out together.

The begonias on Nangong's temples didn't even shake, and he was still smiling, "This girl is so presumptuous, what do you think?"

Except for Zhou Chuze, everyone's expressions changed drastically in shock.

And Zhou Chuze was kind by nature, seeing that female official was knocked unconscious by Nangong Xiao's palm, he frowned slightly: "Why are you so angry?"

Nangong laughed in surprise: "I'm too fierce?" It was the first time she realized this problem.

Zhou Chuze pondered: "You can restrain yourself appropriately."

Nangong laughed: "..."

Seeing that the two of them acted like no one else, Xu Zhaoyi didn't take herself seriously at all. Although that slap was aimed at the female officer, it was tantamount to slapping her in the face. ridicule!What's more, this is the imperial palace, no matter how high the martial arts of the two are, how can they escape from the net of the Ouchi guards?

"No matter who you are in this palace, once you enter the palace, you must abide by the rules of the palace." After Xu Zhaoyi sent the maid to find the guards, she suddenly gained confidence, regained her demeanor, and said coldly, "I don't know how to salute. , learn how to salute here in this palace.”

Nangong smiled and glanced at Zhou Chuze: "What do you think?"

"Whether the dog is smart or not really depends on the owner." Zhou Chuze said calmly, "Actually... it doesn't matter if it's a bit fierce."

"Msanggong's mouth is really poisonous..." Nangong said with a smile, and slapped the arrogant and indifferent Zhaoyi directly. The person was knocked out, looking regretful, "Is it really important to you to salute? Do we still need us to salute to your empress now?"

No woman would feel well after being slapped like that.Three teeth fell out, and the entire cheek was bulging, the most important face for a woman in the harem, so it would be ruined.

Under the force of this palm, Xu Zhaoyi was almost knocked to the ground. Fortunately, the maid beside her supported her.I saw her clutching her cheeks, her face was ferocious for a moment, and she screamed: "Bold! You are looking for death! I will never let you go! I want you to die!"

Zhou Chuze looked on indifferently, with a little sympathy in his eyes.

Nangong smiled: "Haha, quite energetic."

But at this time she didn't move anymore, because Ouchi's guards arrived after a long time, and they finally arrived.A group of guards saw that Xu Zhaoyi, who had been in a good mood recently, had become like this, and knew that the situation was serious, and immediately wanted to arrest the two culprits.

Nangong stood in front with a face full of fearlessness, showed the very useful token of His Highness the Fifth Prince, and said with a smile: "We are the confidantes of His Highness the Fifth Prince, and we want to see the Emperor."

The fifth prince's people... The expressions of the guards all changed suddenly. You must know that no matter how much a favorite concubine is, in the eyes of the emperor, I am afraid that the mood of the precious son is not as important.

Thinking about it carefully, there are not a few concubines who are sent to the cold palace because they offended the fifth prince.

Just as he was hesitating, he heard Zhou Chuze say again: "There is indeed something important, and today's matter needs to be examined by the Holy One."

The maid Xu Zhaoyi on the side heard it, and all of them changed their colors. It was clear that these two civilians refused to salute. Even the empress from the family did nothing wrong and violated the rules. They were the ones who suffered. ?

The guards couldn't help but believe him when they saw his good looks and his cold appearance, thinking that there was something hidden in it, that it might be that Lady Zhaoyi relied on the favor of the Holy One to bully the fifth prince, so who should help him? Naturally, it is clear.

The leading guard gave way: "We shall report to the Holy Majesty, both of you, please."

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The two pieces of news reached the emperor's ears one after the other.The Ninth Five-Year Lord was so angry that he tossed the ink pen in his hand, "Where did the unscrupulous people bully my concubine?" After a while, he sighed, "I'm afraid Xu Zhaoyi has offended Yue'er... whatever, and The heirs come in and take a look."

Feng Ze stood aside and said with a smile: "Since the fifth prince is involved, His Majesty should not get angry."

The emperor laughed angrily: "I don't dare to do anything to Yue'er, but it doesn't mean that I dare not even provoke his two subordinates... Let's call someone."

Leaning back on the large chair, the emperor completely lost interest in approving the memorial, and when he was waiting for someone, he seemed somewhat dispirited.

However, there are only a few important things in the court, the emperor thought-he said that the exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes have caused the people to live in dire straits, and there are already complaints everywhere. If you don't support a large army, 50 soldiers all have to eat, so where can you get the money to support the people!Then discuss which year the Northern Expedition will take, and how much food and grass will be consumed. If the national treasury is not sufficient, how can we resist the powerful troops of foreign races?

This throne, after all, is too tiring.

It would be great if Yue'er could take over as soon as possible... The emperor is very partial, and he still can't let go of that woman.

Thinking for a while, the emperor didn't hear the footsteps or the sound of the report, until Feng Ze leaned into his ear and said, "Your Majesty, the man is coming", and then he could barely get out of his thoughts.

When the emperor saw it, he suddenly forgot what happened before, and was only held in awe by the young man in front of him.

Zhong Lingyuxiu, Junzhi unparalleled.

Xu Zhaoyi's arrogance and indifference are displayed on his face, but this person is hidden in his bones, born with it, not obvious, but enough to seduce people's hearts.

Sensing the emperor's gaze, Zhou Chuze frowned slightly, looked back calmly, then lowered his head slightly, bowed his hands, saluted in a common way, and said indifferently: "Cao Min has seen the Holy Majesty."

It was this Yongjun who had made the Zhou family loyal for 20 years, but single-handedly gave away half of the country and relegated the country's most outstanding general.

Nangong smiled and rolled his eyes silently, and did the same.

The emperor came back to his senses, embarrassed by his lack of focus just now, but he didn't blame the two for their rudeness. He coughed and asked, "Are you from the Fifth Prince?"

Zhou Chuze said neither humble nor overbearing: "I have a little friendship with the fifth prince."

What he said was strange. The emperor was about to ask, but Feng Ze came over and reminded him softly: "Does the emperor still remember why he punished His Royal Highness for copying the "Emperor Policy"? That young man is so handsome and handsome, I am afraid it was the original The one who captivated His Highness the Fifth Prince..."