Qingxin Temple.
"Master Xuanjun!"
I straightened my clothes and entered the hall with my head held high.
Beichen Tianheng was in the process of reviewing the memorial. When I entered, he didn't lift his head, staring at a memorial and pondering. I stood quietly and waited. When he lowered his head, he was more like Beichen Shaoyuan, the same perfect outline and the same deep face.
It's just that Beichen Tianheng's coldness is a little bit more lingering, and he is much softer when he puts away frosty cold.
The hall was cold, and a wisp of incense was constantly floating from the crane-shaped copper stove. I stood alone on the cold floor tiles, waiting helplessly.
For a long time, my legs were numb when I stood, and when my eyes couldn't help fighting, Beichen Tianheng stood beside me at some point.
"Tired?"
I suddenly sobered up and looked up at him. The cold and soft voice suddenly reminded me of Yipin Building. We met for the first time, sipping tea and chatting happily.
At that time, he resolutely helped me avoid Beichen Shaoyuan without knowing anything about it. I was moved for a long time, but now that I think about it, this nephew officially declared war on the emperor.
From now on you are the king, I am the minister, I will not forget.
I quietly took a step back and shook my head slightly.
He stared at me, a trace of complexity flashed in his eyes, and I looked directly at him fearlessly, calm in my heart. Finally, he sighed inaudibly and walked to the window with his hands behind his back.
I followed behind him, keeping a careful distance.
"What's the matter with you?" He asked in a deep voice, looking at the palace group emerging in the mist in the distance.
"Weichen is here to ask the emperor to apologize!" I dropped my robe and knelt down.
"What's the crime of Master Jun?"
"Wei Chen pretended to be his elder brother to become an official in the court, which is a serious crime of deceiving the king!"
The voice fell, and the hall was so silent that it was breathless.
"You know that it is a serious crime to deceive the king, but you still dare to come to see me?" Beichen Tianheng turned to face me, his tone was cold.
"This is Wei Chen's fault. Wei Chen is unwilling to implicate his father and the monarch's government. All the guilt is borne by Wei Chen!"
"You? Can you afford it!" He snorted coldly.
"It's nothing more than death!" I met his cold eyes and snorted softly.
He was startled, and the deep eyes slowly turned into anger.
"You lied to me too!" He grabbed my shoulders and glared into my eyes, "If you hadn't been smashed by me that day, would you still plan to deceive me forever?"
My shoulder hurts from scratching, but I grit my teeth, look him in the eye and nod.
"Aren't you afraid that I will kill you?" His anger grew even stronger, and the strength of his grip on my shoulder increased a bit. "Don't think that I won't dare to touch you with Uncle Seventh Emperor protecting you!"
I raised my head and smiled at him indifferently. Anyway, it is the person who is going to die. It doesn't matter how he dies, and the fight between your uncle and nephew has nothing to do with me. My laughter made him furious, and with a flick of the sleeves of the robe, a pot of Clivia on the window rail fell to the ground, shattered, and the orange-red petals were in a state of embarrassment in the mud.
"Emperor calm down!"
Before I could speak, a trembling voice sounded behind me, and when I heard a "boom", the man knelt down heavily and knocked on the jade floor tiles with a crisp sound.
"Get up!" After a long while, I heard Beichen Tianheng regain his anger and waved his hand behind me.
Immediately, an old eunuch hurriedly brought the tea tray over, put down the tea bowl, humbly backed down, and walked past me, he even glanced at me.
The hall was silent again, and after a long time, Beichen Tianheng picked me up and handed me a cup of tea.
He turned around and put his hands on the guardrail, leaning slightly, the situation was very similar to that of the first-grade building that day.
"You are so courageous!" Beichen Tianheng paused in anger and motioned me to come to him, "How dare you come with me to steal the dragon and turn the phoenix!"
I bowed my head helplessly, this was not what I wanted, it was just forced by the situation at the time. Beichen Tianheng's dissatisfaction with me should be because he was annoyed at me for deceiving me. He has always appreciated me and would not really want me to die. He just got angry, and his resentment should be dissipated.
"Why do you want to be an official for your brother?"
"The emperor still remembers that in the first grade building, Wei Chen said that women and men are equal, why can't women do what men can do?"
He was startled, and then a faint smile appeared in the corner of his eyes.
"You are really special!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your appreciation!" I bowed slightly to thank me, but I was apprehensive, hoping that this rhetoric would get through.
After waiting for a long time, I didn't see him speak, but I suddenly found that the shadow in front of me was approaching. I secretly raised my eyes and saw that he was very close to me.
"Be my queen!"
I opened my mouth in astonishment, unable to understand for a moment.
"Don't you understand?" He raised his eyebrows, stretched out his hand and raised my chin, "I said, marry me and be my concubine!"
"Not good!" I subconsciously blurted out rejection.
"Why?" His eyes deepened, and his anger was vaguely churning.
I regretted saying it. He was the emperor. Even if he refused the emperor's proposal, I shouldn't be so direct. It hurt the emperor's self-esteem. I was really joking with my life.
"I..." I turned around in a hurry, thinking of a reason.
"In the past, you were a man, and you could assist our country, but now you are a woman, why don't you stay by my side and continue to help me?"
"You don't have to be your concubine!" I muttered with my head down.
"Look up and talk!" He pointed so hard that my jaw hurt.
"Can't the emperor see that I can compete in the officialdom, but in the harem, it's useless!"
"You're so smart, you still don't have the confidence to deal with a bunch of women?"
"Your Majesty, don't underestimate women!" I meant something.
Beichen Tianheng was stunned for a moment, then withdrew his hand, looking at the palace group emerging in the mist in the distance, his eyes were deep. There lived his grandmother, the concubine Shunmi, his wife, the empress Dongling Weiyang, Dong Jiaoluo and other daughters of officials and nobles. Even the me standing in front of him is a woman.
"You really don't want to?" There was a hint of loneliness in his tone.
But I shook my head firmly.
"What a pity!" He turned his head, his face softened, and put his hand on my shoulder, but there was something else in his eyes that I didn't understand.
I don't know if his pity means I don't want to be his concubine, or if it means something else.
"By the way, should I call you Shuxing or Shujing?" After a while, he frowned at me.
"If the emperor pardons Wei Chen's death penalty, Wei Chen will still be a cabinet scholar, Jun Shuxing!" I lowered my head and slyly twitched the corner of my mouth.
"Haha!" He was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly, "What a gentleman! He took a small life from my hands, and even deceived my official to do it!"
"Weichen naturally won't waste the emperor's food!" I knelt down to him, "Weichen dared to ask the emperor to promise Weichen's clear laws, strict laws and disciplines, and rectification of corruption and bribery, so as to lead the dynasty!"
Beichen Tianheng was silent for a long time, I know that this move involves a lot, and he didn't dare to act rashly.
"how do you want to do it?"
As soon as I heard it, it was much easier if he didn't object.
"Does the emperor still remember the tribute tea?"
Beichen Tianheng thought for a moment and nodded.
"The state of Xi has always been light on corvée and low taxation. I have asked the Ministry of Households to strictly investigate taxation and put an end to extortionate donations."
"This matter can be checked from the tribute!" I smiled mysteriously.
As long as Beichen Tianheng acquiesced, it would not be difficult for Huang Shangshu to shake it.