Counterattack

If Lu Mingze knew what he was thinking, he would definitely sneer mercilessly.

In his opinion, everyone should be responsible for their own choices. Whatever choice they made, they would have to bear the consequences. Even though Rong An was only a ten-year-old child at the time, was he a fool?Does he not have the ability to think?Since he has, then don't complain about the present, because it is his own choice, the cause of his own planting, but he is unwilling to bear the consequences. He just wants to escape reality and blame others. How can a man be so irresponsible?

Furthermore, if Rong An has no corresponding value, why should the former leader of the hidden guard save him?Of course, there are indeed kind people in this world, who can ignore gains and losses for strangers, but how can a person like the leader of the dark guard have such a kind heart.However, even if Rong An met an unkind person and asked for a reward after saving him, wouldn't the kindness be counted as kindness?In other words, could it be that in Rong An's heart, life-saving grace is a free lunch?

However, Lu Mingze doesn't know how to read minds, but his purpose is very clear. He must get Rong An out of the dark guard camp, just to save his life, or to kill him directly. This choice is really embarrassing .

Saving his life can allow him to muddy the water between the male lead and the female lead and use his remaining heat, but there are also many disadvantages, but he is currently in a good mood, so let him go first.

So he said deeply: "Rong An, originally I was very trusting of you, but you have disappointed me too much. It is just a friendship for many years, and I am not willing to kill you." What I thought, I vaguely guessed, now I will receive the antidote, and go to survive."

Survive yourself?

Rong An was suddenly hit by a big pie falling from the sky, and his mood was even more excited than when Su Wenqing learned that he had turned from darkness to light.

After all, the greater the hope, the deeper the joy when the hope is fulfilled.

An Jiu himself did not have such an urgent need, so he was not as ecstatic as Rong An is now.

Lu Mingze looked at him with unconcealable joy, and once again looked directly at the lack of IQ of the male lead.

Shouldn't he be holding the emperor's golden thighs and crying out his reluctance now that he is a hidden guard?With such an appearance of being out of the sea of ​​suffering, if Lu Mingze wanted to kill him, his life would have been long gone.

Rong'an Banbanzheng seriously kowtowed three times to the emperor. The purge in the dark guard camp had long been forgotten by him. Now the emperor let him go free. This matter is enough to cover up the haze of his brother being killed. .

He was a little grateful to the emperor, but it would be great if the emperor could help him return to Jinxiang uncle's mansion.

This thought flashed through Rong An's mind, and just as he was about to try to ask, he heard the emperor continue to say: "Although you are set free, you must also remember that the past and the past have nothing to do with you from now on. You don't want to go back to Uncle Jinxiang's mansion, you also remember not to let out half of the news in the dark guard camp, otherwise..." Lu Mingze smiled meaningfully: "I am not a soft-hearted person, who do you like, I am Clearly."

Rong An was startled, and just about to refute, when he looked up, he saw the inconspicuous young guard who had been standing behind the emperor with his head down, recognized him as An Jiu, and was stunned.What happened in his absence?How could An Jiu be transferred to the emperor's side?

He wanted to ask, but he heard Eunuch Fu's voice from outside the door: "Your Majesty, Master Qiao is asking to see you."

A faint joy rose in Lu Mingze's heart. It seemed that the heroine's combat effectiveness was still acceptable, and Qiao Zhihe had to compromise so quickly.

Rong An's heart was shocked, Qiao Zhihe?Isn't that Miss Qiao's father?

After a while, Qiao Zhihe walked in with a serious face in a high-quality official robe: "I send my respects to the emperor."

With an amiable face, Lu Mingze left his seat and helped Qiao Zhihe up himself: "Teacher, you don't have to be so polite."

Qiao Zhihe was full of respect, and said directly: "Courtesy cannot be discarded."

Lu Mingze didn't want to chat with him any longer, so he walked back to his seat, and winked at Su Wenqing who had been standing behind Lu Mingze with a low sense of presence during the process.

Ah Qing has been standing for a long time because of them.

I don't know when we will be able to dismiss the head of the scribes, Mr. Taifu.

Lu Mingze sat back in his chair, Qiao Zhihe didn't talk about anything, but got straight to the point: "I'm here today because I have an unfeeling invitation."

Lu Mingze had a smile on his face: "Your Majesty Tai Tuo has something to say, you are my teacher, why do you ask me so ruthlessly?"

He had a frank attitude, but Qiao Zhihe felt that his face was hot.

If it wasn't for his daughter's hunger strike to threaten him, how could he have said this?The emperor has already issued a decree, and there is absolutely no reason to change it.

"Chen——" he said bravely, "There is a little girl in my family who has admired King Jin for a long time, but the emperor has already married Miss Sun's family to King Jin, so I have no choice but to ask for a favor."

Not to mention Rong An's heartache after hearing that his sweetheart likes others, but Lu Mingze pretended to be shocked and said: "Junior Sister actually admires King Jin? In this way, is it my fault? I was thinking about that Ms. Sun's family is affectionate and righteous, she can be the concubine of King Jin, but she didn't expect to hurt her junior sister's heart." Lu Mingze had a guilty expression on his face.

Seeing the emperor like this, Qiao Zhihe felt that his request was untenable: "I... I also know that Miss Sun's family and King Jin's mansion are well-matched, but I only have this one daughter, and I really can't bear her to be sad about it. If it wasn't for her pleading, I wouldn't open my mouth to the emperor."

Lu Mingze was slightly taken aback. This Master Qiao was not smart enough or didn't want to see outsiders from him. He said it as if Qiao Ruowei insisted on posting it backwards. Even if it was true, as a father, he shouldn't have said it so honestly.

"It's just that the imperial decree has been issued," Lu Mingze's face flashed with embarrassment: "You are not joking, if I make an exception today for the sake of the teacher, how will I convince the courtiers in the future?" After all, this is just a small matter of marriage between men and women However, if the emperor insisted on withdrawing the imperial decree for this, it would appear that Qiao Zhihe was rampant.

Qiao Zhihe obviously also understood this truth, knowing that it was impossible for the Holy Majesty to withdraw the imperial decree.He scolded that King Jin again in his heart, and he didn't know how he tricked Weiwei into making his proud daughter willing to be his side concubine. If he thought that King Jin was a young talent, Now it is decided that he is just a golden jade.

Qiao Zhihe bent his body, and suddenly seemed to be several years old: "I know that the imperial decree has been issued, and I can't take it back. I just ask the emperor to give the little girl to King Jin as a side concubine."

Lu Mingze hesitated: "How can this be? The status of the junior sister is precious. If the master does not dislike it, I heard that the Yan family in Quzhou has a clean and upright family style. How about giving the junior sister to the eldest son of Yan as the wife?"

Qiao Zhihe's eyes brightened. The Yan family is indeed a good family. Not only is the family status noble, but there is also a family precept that only forty childless people can accept concubines. Yan's eldest son is also a famous young talent. Marriage, this marriage is really perfect.

Just in the next moment, he remembered that when he left home, his daughter's stubborn eyes hid the determination not to hit the south wall and not look back.

His eyes dimmed. Since his daughter had a serious illness a month ago, not only has he become smart and assertive, but he has also become paranoid and disobedient.

"The emperor is full of kindness, but this little girl is stubborn. I only want her to marry into Prince Jin's mansion. I don't dare to think too much about other things."

Lu Mingze looked at him for a long while before saying: "Speaking of which, I haven't met my junior sister yet, and I'm going to marry her off. This time, it's my fault." With guilt: "In this case, I will make her the head of Chang'an County, and also the title of noble side concubine, so that the Miss Sun family will not dare to disrespect her."

Qiao Zhihe thanked the emperor, and felt a little grateful to the emperor. Before, he thought that this student was mean and ungrateful, but now it seems that he was wrong.

But, no matter how you say it, that side concubine is a side concubine after all.

A wave of helplessness surged in his heart, when he came out of the palace bent over, he felt that even this spring was cold.

******

"What did you say?" There was a crackling sound from the room, as if something had been smashed to pieces: "She is shameless, the emperor has already married me to brother Chen, and she is willing to be a side concubine. I want to marry in the past! Pooh!" Sun Yingying said hysterically: "She doesn't claim to be a lady of a scholarly family, she rushes to be a concubine, shameless!"

The little maids behind were trembling, and no one dared to step forward to persuade them.

After the news of the emperor's decree to bestow another concubine to King Jin, the attention of King Jin's wedding in the capital directly increased by several percentage points.

What a gossip thing this is.

Before Princess Jin came in, she had a formidable opponent whose family background was not inferior to her. It really made all the unloved wives in the capital feel subtle sympathy for Sun Yingying.

As for the men, they were envious of the transparent King Jin who suddenly had two women with noble identities and their own merits. This is really a blessing.

Within a day, the news that King Jin's suave and suave aroused the hearts of noble girls to propose to him spread all over the streets and alleys of the capital, and King Jin was cast a layer of legend because of this. Those who got married in the palace were afraid for a while, how is this King Jin's behavior different from the romantic seeds?This person is not a good match.

Regardless of the rumors outside, Sun Yingying and Qiao Ruowei, the two brides-to-be, are busy. In order to save Qiao Ruowei's face, Lu Mingze made the two people's wedding only three days away, and next month will be that auspicious day.

Under the raging gossip, there are also undercurrents surging, such as Li Qi, a staff member of King Jin's mansion who has secretly formed an alliance with his concubine Sun Yingying, and Rong An, the leader of the dark guard who has taken refuge with his sweetheart and is willing to be a pawn after leaving the dark guard camp.

Of course, these news were all within Lu Mingze's expectations, but at this point in time, something unexpected happened from the sky.

That is, the Empress Dowager, who has worshiped the Buddha on the rooftop for nearly 20 years, is about to drive back to the palace.

In the study room of Ruihe Hall, Lu Mingze was next to Su Wenqing, and explained him in a low voice: "Don't worry, even if the Queen Mother comes back, we will not be afraid of her." He was very depressed, although he already knew the relationship between King Jin and the Queen Mother. Mysterious relationship, but in the original plot, the empress dowager has always been an extraordinary person, and never returned to the palace from the beginning to the end.

He vaguely guessed that it was probably because Song Chen's cause of rebellion was not going well at the moment, so the empress dowager returned to the palace to support him.

Su Wenqing gave him a blank look, lowered his head and focused on the ancient books in his hands, this man always felt that he seemed too fragile, and it was best to protect him from all angles, but Su Wenqing was born as a secret guard, he was very strong both physically and mentally OK.

If this empress dowager was Lu Mingze's biological mother, Su Wenqing might be scrupulous, but everyone knows that this empress dowager has been on Tiantai Mountain for almost 20 years, and she has never even seen this one in front of her, so he is afraid of being silly.

Although Su Wenqing had a good attitude, the women in the harem were excited.

In any case, in the Great Jin Dynasty where filial piety was the first priority, the queen mother was the emperor's aunt, and her status was destined to be lofty. If she could win the favor of the queen mother, she would also have a backer in the harem.

All of a sudden, the old nuns and old eunuchs who have been advancing to the palace for more than 20 years have a place to use, and they all show their talents to expose to the masters what they know about the habits of the queen mother.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, before it was midsummer, the honorable empress dowager drove into the capital with a convoy of entourages.