Ah Xi didn't expect His Majesty to ask someone to open the door directly.
The empty hall showed everything, she quickly knelt down in fright.
Fu Jinming realized something was wrong when he was going to see the queen mother when the maid stopped him, and now he opened the door and there was no one there.
There was a dead silence in the courtyard. Looking at His Majesty's face, everyone knew that His Majesty was angry, and couldn't help feeling even more panicked.
Fu Jinming glanced at the people on the ground, and asked coldly, "Where's the Queen Mother?"
He has always been self-reliant, and it is rare for him to get angry like this, but now his voice has cooled down, making Ah Xie almost think that he saw the Queen Mother.
She pursed her lips and gritted her teeth.
It is a trivial matter for the Queen Mother to go out of the palace, but she must never let His Majesty know that she is going to see King Mobei. Both the Gu family and the King of Mobei are in charge of military power, if His Majesty were to know that the Queen Mother had private connections with Mobei, I'm afraid it would cause some trouble.
Ah carefully turned around, knowing that the Queen Mother's whereabouts must not be revealed, so he bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, forgive me, today the General's Mansion wrote a letter, saying that General Gu is ill, and the Queen Mother is worried about her father, so she can leave the palace in the evening."
Beads of sweat dripped from her forehead, what she said was serious, she only hoped to hide it from His Majesty.
But Fu Jinming didn't believe it.
With Gu Yu's personality, if General Gu fell ill, he would definitely leave early in the morning, and he would never wait until now. What's more, there are still maids left, waiting here to cover up.
Ah Xi's words made Fu Jinming more convinced that Gu Yu's going out of the palace was something else.
He paused with his fingertips, a dark color flashed across his clean and dusty face, but he said lightly: "How can I remember that General Gu was still fine in the study this afternoon, and he met someone for a showdown at the racecourse?" Negative. Why did you suddenly become so ill within two hours?"
After his voice fell, the eunuch next to him immediately stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, someone in the palace said that I saw General Gu at the racecourse just now, and it should be all right."
Ah Xi didn't expect that it was just a casual lie, and it would be exposed so quickly, his complexion turned pale, and even his hands lying on the ground trembled a little.
Fu Jinming saw it in his eyes, and the emotion in his eyes was unclear. After a long time, he said calmly: "Ah Xi, let me ask you one more question, where is the Empress Dowager?"
These words made the atmosphere in the courtyard completely suppressed. Everyone bowed their heads and dared not speak.
Ah Xixi's heart sank, her palms tightened and she glanced at His Majesty, thinking of Gu Yu, she finally said in a hoarse voice: "I don't know."
The rain was getting heavier, and it fell on the body in a patter, and the eunuch hurriedly held up the umbrella.
Those kneeling on the ground were not so lucky.
Ah Xixi was terrified, wondering if His Majesty would give the Queen Mother a face today.
She had thought about it a lot, and felt that His Majesty would at most ask her to kneel in the courtyard for several hours just like the Queen Mother punished Lord Zhou that day. She just needs to wait until the Queen Mother comes back and she will be fine.
But Fu Jinming closed his eyes and said in a cold voice: "The maids around the Empress Dowager didn't take good care of them, which caused the Empress Dowager to be ill for a long time, and now she is nowhere to be found."
"I'm really worried."
When he said this, his voice sank completely, Ah Xi suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart, and sure enough, the next second, His Majesty said in a cold voice: "Today all the slaves in the palace were pressed into the dungeon and received thirty lashes. "
Thirty lashes are tantamount to killing these maidservants who were born in the palace.
After everyone reacted, they immediately kowtowed and begged for mercy. As soon as Ah Xi was about to speak, he saw the calm and cold look in His Majesty's eyes, and his heart immediately felt cold.
Your Majesty, Your Majesty is completely ignoring the Queen Mother.
The sky has changed inside the palace, but outside the palace is still lively.
Xie Xiao proposed to go to the temple fair. Although Gu Yu was calm on the face, she was also a little curious. She hasn't seen an ancient temple fair yet, so she doesn't know what it looks like.
When Gu Yu went out, she only brought two guards with her, and they followed behind her from a distance. Beside him was Xie Xiao protecting him. The man in the scarlet robe led Gu Yu sideways to avoid the crowd, and inadvertently grabbed her wrist.
Because there were too many people, even walking out of the brightly lit long street was difficult, so Gu Yu didn't pay attention to Xie Xiao's movements.
It wasn't until the crowd dispersed through the alley that he noticed the hand on his wrist.
Seeing that Gu Yu was concerned, Xie Xiao let go of his palms, bowed and said, "There were too many people just now, and I was afraid that the queen mother would be injured, so I made the decision on my own."
Although he said this, there was a slight smile between his brows and eyes, and against the backdrop of the ancient tree with a red ribbon hanging behind him, he was a little more handsome and romantic.
Even Gu Yu had to admit that even though he had gone through two dynasties, Xie Xiao looked no different from a young man in his twenties.
The aura that belonged to the battlefield on his body was still stirring loudly, which was completely different from the lifeless Da Jin and the capital.
In all fairness, Gu Yu likes the male protagonist better than being with the little emperor who can't see clearly, at least the sincerity in his eyes is not fake.
Thinking that it would be a matter of the future to turn his face, Gu Yu's expression towards Xie Xiao was not so cold at the moment. After listening to his explanation, he pursed his lips slightly and said softly, "No problem."
A smile flashed across Xie Xiao's eyes before he got up.
The two said they were visiting a temple fair, but in fact they were just walking around casually. Because of Gao Lingzhihua's character design, Gu Yu was a little curious along the way, but she couldn't show it. He could only keep his eyes straight with a flat face.
Xie Xiao saw it in his eyes, and suddenly stopped: "Has the queen mother ever eaten candied haws?"
Gu Yu followed his gaze and saw a street vendor by the side of the road.
There are some bright red hawthorns on the straw baskets, which look very appetizing under the light. Gu Yu paused for a moment, told herself that she couldn't eat, and just wanted to speak.
Seeing that Xie Xiao had turned around and went to the vendor.
"It's not something I wanted to eat on my own initiative." Gu Yu was very witty and complained to the system first.
The system smiled slightly: "You can pretend that you don't like sweets."
He came up with an idea in a lazy voice, but Gu Yu resolutely refused. It would be a fool not to eat at such a time, so when Xie Xiao came over with candied haws in his hands, her expression only slightly lifted.
"The Queen Mother, would you like to try it?" He handed the icing outside to her with a slight smile.
Gu Yu frowned slightly, looking a little rejected. Seeing that Xie Xiao persisted, he reached out to take it.
"The king of Mobei also likes this?" Gu Yu asked quietly after seeing Xie Xiao take a bite.
This was the first time that Gu Yu asked him a personal question other than court affairs. Xie Xiao's eyes paused, and he said in a deep voice: "When I was young, I was not born as a son, and I also had a difficult time. At that time, when I saw others eating, some would be envious."
Gu Yu was just asking casually, but she didn't expect Xie Xiao to really tell her. He couldn't help pursing his lips, hesitated for a moment, and barely comforted him: "In this world, there are always difficulties."
When she said this, her voice was so calm that one could not help but forget that she was only nineteen years old. Perhaps Gu Yu's reputation in the court was too high, Xie Xiao was a little surprised to see her like this.
River lanterns were hung on the surrounding vendors, slightly illuminating her face when she lowered her head.
It was still the lotus snow surface, which was rare in the world, but the chill in his eyes dissipated a little. It was as if the snow had melted, and it was as clear as water. Although it was only for a moment, Xie Xiao was taken aback.
Gu Yu didn't know what Xie Xiao was looking at her for. She thought that when she was eating candied haws just now, her personality collapsed, so she quickly controlled her expression and turned cold.
Such a relaxed expression disappeared in just a moment, Xie Xiao couldn't help but feel a little pity seeing it in his eyes. But on the face, he just said: "The queen mother should not keep her face cold."
Gu Yu gave him a strange look, not understanding why he suddenly cared about this, but didn't speak after Xie Xiao's words.
Unknowingly, I have walked from the alley to the river.
There was an endless stream of people selling river lanterns around. Gu Yu took a look and saw that a guard had already bought them back. It was a pity for Xie Xiao, who had already put his hands on his waist.
But she also knew that the Empress Dowager didn't like to give her hands to other people, and the candied haws just now was her limit, so she let go of her hand casually.
The two had reached the river, and Gu Yu waved her hand to signal the guards not to follow. After receiving the river lantern, he slowly said: "It's getting late today, and it's time for my palace to return to the palace. What King Mobei wanted to say before, should be able to say it?"
Her back was lonely and arrogant, and when she spoke, she resumed her previous cold tone, as if the brief softness just now did not exist. Xie Xiao paused in his heart. When Gu Yu looked over, he didn't hide his emotions for the first time, and the gentleness and darkness in his eyes slowly revealed.
When Gu Yu knelt down to release the river lantern, he pursed his lips and reached out to hold her hand.
"Queen."
Looking at the two in such a posture is like hugging from behind. Gu Yu frowned, and was about to push it away, when he heard him say in the next second: "The river is dangerous, I have to come here."
He held Gu Yu's hand and scattered the river lantern. This scene caused the guards not far away to look away, and Gu Yu's expression turned cold slightly.
"What exactly is King Mobei going to do?"
Her/exquisite/delicate face was like frost, her eyes were cold when she raised her head, Xie Xiao lowered her eyes and smiled, watching the river lantern go away, but she didn't let go, instead she clenched her hand more and more, and said slowly: "The minister is willing to conspire with the Queen Mother for the great Jin Dynasty."
Seeing the disbelief in Gu Yu's eyes, he calmed down, and added again: "Or, I am willing to seek the great Jin Dynasty for the Queen Mother."
The man's stern profile was reflected in the river, and he was arrogant and wanton. From his firm eyes, Gu Yu vaguely saw the number one general of the Jin Dynasty galloping on the battlefield back then.
She paused in her heart, wondering why the male lead didn't play cards according to common sense, hasn't he always been an idle behind-the-scenes boss? Why did he suddenly want to participate in the battle of the world, or because of her
Gu Yu subconsciously suspected that this was a conspiracy. Her face was calm, but after being slightly surprised, she curled her lips and sneered:
"I'm just the queen mother, how can I plan for the country? I think the prince has lost his composure today, so I pretend I haven't heard what I said just now."
She got up and took out her hand, and just about to leave, Xie Xiao said with a smile: "Nothing I said just now is to fool the Queen Mother, but there is no purposeless transaction in the world, and I just want to ask the Queen Mother for something That's all."
Gu Yu paused, knowing that hearing these words, it was impossible according to the original owner's personality, but she remained indifferent.
So she hesitated slightly in her heart, and finally she turned around and said softly: "The bet the prince wants is too big, I'm afraid I can't afford it."
She stands by the river, her plain white dress is like a hibiscus, curling up under the reflection in the river. The more prominent posture is clear and arrogant, and the temperament is lingering.
Xie Xiao's eyes flicked across the snow-colored skin, and stayed on the slightly cold lips.
Shen Ran said: "What Xie Xiao wants is very simple, as long as the queen mother is willing to marry Mobei. Of course, it doesn't mean the second lady and the eldest son Xie Chengying."
He smiled slightly when he said this, and said word by word: "But"
"—Empress Dowager Gu Yu and Mobei King Xie Xiao."