Xie Xiang

Above this hall, there are all important ministers, who can more or less figure out the emperor's will, so naturally they don't know that the emperor doesn't want to choose the emperor's husband.She kept silent about the matter of the emperor's husband, and it could almost be said that she hated her deeply.Therefore, even though the ministers were in a hurry, they did not dare to mention this matter lightly, for fear of offending the emperor, and the emperor's husband would be blamed by His Majesty even if he did not say anything.

All the officials looked at Xie Yi together, listening to her response.

Liu Zao also looked over. Li Lin looked nervous. She looked at the emperor and then at her grandfather, her face full of worry.

Xie Yi replied, "Your Majesty's family matters don't need to be discussed."

This answer was quite satisfactory, and all the officials were secretly disappointed. Then after thinking about it, they had to answer like this. His Majesty was watching from above. offended her.

Li Wen looked serious, but Liu Zao had a smile in his eyes imperceptibly.

"The position of the middle palace is related to the ancestral temple and the country, so why do you talk about family affairs? Mr. Xie must have forgotten that when Emperor Zhao went away, he established the king of Changyi because he had no heir. As a result, the officials were separated, and the government and the people were in turmoil. This is all because Emperor Zhao has no heir. Does the prime minister want to repeat the old things?" Li Wenzhen said out loudly.

General Sun Ciqing endured it all these years, and it was hard for people to forget that he was the one who helped establish the king of Changyi, and he didn't want him to mention it suddenly.Sun Ciqing was furious, and glared at him angrily, fearing that the emperor would think of this old incident and get tired of seeing him, so he hurriedly lowered his head, becoming even more afraid to speak.

Xie Yi raised her head slightly, looked at Li Wen who was standing in front of her, and said calmly, "The fact that the ministers are divided and the government and the people are in turmoil is not because Emperor Zhao has no heir, but because the King of Changyi is incompetent and lacks the spirit of a king."

"If Emperor Zhao had a son, he wouldn't..."

"Even if Emperor Zhao has a son, he may not be wise and upright." Xie Yi said.

If Emperor Zhao had a son like the king of Changyi, he would not even be able to abolish him, let alone end it.

Li Wen was speechless.Xie Yi couldn't help looking at Liu Zao, Liu Zao's lips were full of smiles, and he didn't even try to cover it up, it was so bright and beautiful.Xie Yi also frowned.

"So, the Prime Minister thinks that His Majesty should not be the Emperor's husband?" Li Wen said again.

With everyone watching, Xie Yi couldn't answer inappropriately, but she couldn't open her mouth.Everyone is watching, everyone is watching, this is not the time to analyze affection.She knew that even if she answered yes, His Majesty would understand.But for some reason, she couldn't speak.

However, Li Wen said aggressively, "Based on the prime minister's opinion, should your majesty leave the harem empty so that there are no close people around him, or choose to establish a royal husband, fill the inner court, give birth to an heir, and make the country a cornerstone?"

Out of the corner of her eye, Xie Yi caught sight of Liu Zao's eyes turning cold.

Li Wen asked such a pressing question, Xie Yi couldn't prevaricate, and couldn't answer for a while.The ministers first looked at this side, and seeing the prime minister hesitated, they couldn't help being surprised, and whispered to each other.

If it is to persuade His Majesty, naturally no one is willing to take the risk, but if you only speak your own opinion, why not speak up?Standing or not standing, what is hard to say?His Majesty is only temporarily unwilling to choose the emperor's husband, and he doesn't really want to be alone.

The eyes of all the ministers focused on Xie Yi, Li Wen stared at her directly, insisting on her explaining why.

At this point, if Xie Yi still doesn't know what Li Wen's plan is, she has been prime minister for many years in vain.Tingwei knew about her affair with His Majesty, and he pressed her face to face in order to cause a rift between her and His Majesty.

But how did he know?Xie Yi was angry and worried, and was about to speak out, when Liu Zao said, "I'm here, Ting Wei has a word of advice, just say it face to face, why do you need to thank me for doing it for you?"

The ministers have long wondered, His Majesty is here, and everyone in the palace can hear the Tingwei talking with the Prime Minister clearly, what is the difference between this and Tingwei directly speaking to His Majesty?At first they thought it was an ingenious and co-starred play by the Tingwei and the prime minister, in order to make His Majesty listen to the advice and establish the imperial concubine early.

But as each sentence came down, it seemed that it didn't seem like it. In this situation, the prime minister was clearly unwilling, and the Tingwei forced him every step of the way.

Hearing the emperor's question, everyone's eyes moved away from Xie Yi and fell on Li Wen.

Li Wen turned around, faced Liu Zao, and said respectfully, "I am not as respectful as the prime minister, and your majesty is not as respected as the prime minister, and your majesty is able to accept the prime minister's advice. Therefore, I beg the prime minister to continue the Han Dynasty and persuade your majesty."

"Oh," Liu Zao described it as indifferent, and turned his lower body slightly, half leaning on the pillow, and looked at Li Wen coldly, "It turns out that I am stubborn and can't bear to be taught, so that Ting Wei is unwilling to speak directly even in front of the face, but You have to entrust someone else."

The emperor was so angry that all the officials left their seats and knelt down.

Li Wen couldn't believe it, he looked up at Liu Zao, Liu Zao looked at him coldly.Li Wen looked at Xie Yi again, Xie Yi was kneeling on the ground, unable to see her expression.

Li Wen sighed, knelt down slowly, and leaned over to plead guilty, "I have no such intention, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Liu Zao said "That's all" and got up to leave the hall, apparently dispirited.

The ministers all felt that there was an undercurrent surging between His Majesty, the Prime Minister and the Ting Wei, but they couldn't tell what it was.As the emperor boarded the car and left, Li Lin got up first and went to his grandfather to help him.Li Wen pushed her away, got up by himself, and when he turned around, he saw the prime minister was about to leave.

He didn't even want to maintain the politeness on his face, and sarcastically said, "The prime minister is a good means."

Xie Yi sloppily raised her sleeves as a reply.Li Wen was not reconciled, took a step forward, approached Xie Yi, asked in a low voice, "Xie Quite really wants to put His Majesty in a stupid and stubborn situation?"

After he finished speaking, he gave Xie Yi a hard look, and flung his sleeves away.Li Lin hastily saluted Xie Yi, and hurriedly chased her grandfather away.

The rest of the ministers did not have the confidence of the two of them, and were full of doubts, they stood respectfully where they were, waiting for the prime minister to go first.

After this incident, the team returning to Beijing was completely chaotic.The emperor took a big step forward and went straight into the palace without stopping.The ministers went to the gate of the palace, bowed in the direction of the announcement room, and then dispersed.

Xie Yi entered the palace to meet Liu Zao.

Liu Zao is waiting for her.

After returning to the palace, she didn't see any anger anymore, she stood in front of the Xuanshi Hall, and when Xie Yi came, without waiting for her to salute, she held her wrist and said, "Excuse me."

Xie Yi didn't insist on saluting, so she didn't bend over and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Liu Zao stared at her face, Xie Xiang haggard.She really wanted to touch her face, but there were so many people outside the hall.Liu Zao clenched his fist, and rubbed his thumb back and forth on the side of his index finger, "Thank you, Xiang Xiang, for following me into the palace."

It is much cooler inside the hall than outside.

The two hadn't been alone for a long time, as if they had developed a lot of strangeness, they looked at each other silently.Until the palace people brought melons and fruits that had been splashed in the well water.When Liu Zao saw him, all the strangeness disappeared.Melons and fruits are inherently cold, not to mention splashed in a well, and they are not suitable for Xie Xiang to enjoy.She told Gong'e to change the dried water.

When Xie Yi saw her familiar assignments and thought of her meticulous care, his heart almost melted in an instant.

The water offered by the palace man is in the ear cup, and the tentacles are still warm, just enough to drink.Holding it in the palm of his hand, Xie Yi took a sip, which not only quenched his thirst, but also relieved the discomfort in his stomach a little.

Liu Zao looked at her complexion, and said, "Take a break."

Xie Yi nodded.

"Li Wen is not worth worrying about." Liu Zao said again.

Xie Yi said, "He is also worried about His Majesty."

Liu Zao smiled and said, "I don't need him to worry." She is very good, as long as Li Wen doesn't go wrong, she is loyal, and he doesn't need to worry.

Xie Yi knew what she was thinking, so she didn't speak.

Liu Zao looked at her, and really wanted to ask, more and more people would urge the establishment of the imperial concubine in the future, and there would be more and more requests to entrust the prime minister, did they just keep procrastinating?The situation in the DPRK and China is changing rapidly. What if there is no longer any delay?

But she still swallowed the words.How could Xie Xiang not know? She said it, but it made her more sad.She said it, but it made her more worried.

Liu Zao let out a long breath, walked a few steps in the hall, and stood in front of the long sword hanging on the shelf.

Xie Yi looked at her back, hesitated for a while, and then asked, "Why is Li Lin by His Majesty's side today?"

Liu Zao picked up the sword handle with one hand, and replied in his mouth, "I rejected her early in the morning. I originally wanted to transfer her outside, so as not to be upset. But Li Wen saw your strange eyes at that time, so I was a little suspicious. I have admired her for a long time, so why did you confide in me at this time? I guessed that there might be something wrong with the grandparent and grandson, so I will keep her for now and see if I can find any clues."

Until today, it is understood.

Liu Zao said again, "If Li Wen finds out about the matter between you and me, he will strictly keep it secret and will never tell anyone else. Since Li Lin was able to confide her heart to me, it is probably because she has some confidence in her heart, and she must know it well. It's about you and me. So I guess, Li Lin knew about it somehow, and then reported it to my grandfather."

This guess is reasonable, Xie Yi also thinks so.

Liu Zao put the sword back on the shelf, sat down beside Xie Yi, and said casually, "No matter how Li Lin sees it, I guess it's you and me who weren't careful enough."

Xie Yi nodded.

Liu Zao looked at her and continued, "Will you take this as a lesson, will we be more careful when we get along in the future, will be less revealing, and will be more concealed in front of others?"

It's best not to even meet your eyes, and don't just call her alone when discussing matters, and don't stay too long when you enter the palace on weekdays, and keep a distance outside the hall, don't get too close, don't hold hands, and don't even talk to each other hold.Get along like a king and a minister.

Only in this way can it be regarded as foolproof.

But with such a life, how much tenderness can they have left?

Xie Yi couldn't answer.

Liu Zao pursed her lips, she lowered her eyes, saw Xie Yi's hand on her knee, and touched the back of her hand tentatively, seeing that Xie Yi did not refuse, Fang held her hand in her palm, and said in a low voice. Said "If I do it, can you promise me something."

Xie Yi looked at her.

Liu Zao knew that this was what she wanted to say.Her throat was a little tight, and she slowed down before she could make a sound.She held Xie Yi's hand tightly, as if making an unattainable wish, and begged, "Don't mention leaving to me again, don't even think about it."