Xiao Yuanzhao led Chu Xiang to sit down together, Liang Zhong had a wink, and placed their seats next to each other. Xiao Yuanzhao glanced at Liang Zhong appreciatively, Liang Zhong immediately straightened his back, sure that he had guessed the emperor's intention - the emperor has taken a fancy to the imperial concubine!
Xiao Yuanzhao didn't let go of Chu Xiang's hand even after he sat down. Chu Xiang felt a little strange, and glanced at him indistinctly.
[Save his life, he will be tempted? Don't you have any doubt that this may be a self-directed and self-acted trick? Such a white emperor may be tempted by the whole harem in the future. Poor emperor who is about to be devoured by a group of spider spirits.]
Xiao Yuanzhao kept his expression steady. He didn't understand what it meant to say he was "white", but he didn't mean his skin color, so it must be a bad word. Also, she compared the harem women to spider spirits, and thought he was so pitiful that he would be tricked by them and fall in love with them. Did she look down on him too much
Xiao Yuanzhao smiled slightly as he watched the palace servants set up a table of dishes, and asked: "It's the first time I eat with my concubine, and I don't know what dishes my concubine likes to use. Is there anything you like here?"
Chu Xiang glanced at it, and since he asked, she pointed to a few dishes bluntly, "These are the concubines' favorite food, thank you, Your Majesty."
She didn't ask the emperor what he likes to eat, because the emperor can't have his favorite dishes, otherwise it will be easy for people to take advantage of him and take advantage of the loopholes in eating. She silently said "poor" again in her heart, which was heard by Xiao Yuanzhao.
Xiao Yuanzhao: ...
He has never felt any discomfort in eating since he was a child, and this woman thinks he is pitiful
He found that he really couldn't see through Chu Xiang at all. This woman was gentle and gentle on the surface, even a little reserved. Although she was extremely beautiful, he never liked such a ostentatious dodder. Who would have thought that after reading her heart now, it turned out to be so incongruous.
Xiao Yuanzhao was surprised in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. Knowing that Chu Xiang was hungry, he picked up his chopsticks and asked Chu Xiang to start eating.
Chu Xiang thanked her with joy, as if he was very pleased with the emperor's concern for her, but Xiao Yuanzhao knew that she was not moved at all, and only thought that the food was good.
He thought of Chu Xiang's previous intention to let his family protect themselves, and deliberately mentioned the Chu family after she was almost full, "Today, I had a very happy conversation with Chu Shangshu and Chu Ze, and found that they are very capable. There are many so-called capable people." Lao, I intend to reuse them."
Chu Xiang stopped eating the soup, and immediately looked at him with uneasy eyes, "Your Majesty, it is my father and elder brother's honor to serve the Emperor, but I don't know if they can do well. Treat them favorably."
Chu Xiang's heart sank. Wouldn't it be against the regent if the Chu family was reused? We must find a way to escape, who knows who will win, the regent or the emperor. It's better to let the emperor get over this as soon as possible and despise her.
Seeing her unpleasant expression, Xiao Yuanzhao was a little angry. The Chu family really didn't like him, so they didn't want to support him, they just wanted to avoid this fight.
No wonder Chu Xiang never competed for favor after entering the palace, and he never left the Taihe Palace if he could leave it. It turned out that he was hiding from him on purpose! May I ask which emperor would like a concubine who is beautiful but reserved? This woman had been so successful in pretending before that she even fooled him!
Xiao Yuanzhao and Chu Xiang put their arms together, and said with a smile: "My concubine is too humble. I admire Chu Shangshu and Chu Ze very much. Do you think I am someone who reuses officials for the sake of concubines?"
[picture! Otherwise, how to explain this sudden enthusiasm and promotion? You look smart, why are you so stupid?]
Chu Xiang felt that this person would not be able to sit on the throne, but he smiled happily and said: "The emperor is wise and powerful, of course he will not be influenced by the concubine, so the concubine will first thank the emperor on behalf of my brother and my father."
Xiao Yuanzhao watched Chu Xiang's unfeigned joy, and heard her say that he was stupid, so he lost his temper. This acting skill, even he can't help it. It's a pity that he couldn't explain the change in his attitude because he had listened to their hearts and made sure that they were harmless, so he made these actions, so he could only be labeled as "stupid" aggrievedly.
But he was not happy, and of course he couldn't make her happy. He immediately called Liang Zhong, "You go to the Chu family to deliver the decree, and transfer Chu Ze to the imperial court to be the imperial commander. Chu Shangshu taught the daughters well, and deserves to be commended. I will add another 30% to the generous gift I prepared earlier."
Chu Xiang glanced at the darkening sky outside, "Your Majesty, don't be in such a hurry, it's almost dark."
Xiao Yuanzhao gently held her hand, looked at her with a smile, "I still feel slow, I should reward them as soon as I return to the palace, my concubine, in the future Chu Ze will often be in front of the imperial court, and you will have a chance to see him in the palace too." , is Concubine Ai happy?"
"Happy, my concubine thanks the emperor." Chu Xiang blushed and nodded, watching him think of two words silently in his heart - idiot.
Chu Xiang felt that even if this kind of idiot was not killed by the regent, he would be killed by himself. How could he be such an emperor? If you don't hurry up to investigate the black hand behind the scenes, what kind of tenderness is she doing here
Xiao Yuanzhao almost didn't hold back his expression, and when he was about to make trouble, he found that Chu Xiang began to doubt him, wondering if he did this on purpose to test the Chu family. To test whether she is directing and acting on her own, and also to test whether the Chu family will stand in line to support him. If this is the case, then the emperor is still a bit smart.
Chu Xiang lowered his eyes very naturally, thinking about it in his heart. Since Chu Ze became the imperial commander, and Chu Shangshu also valued rewards, even if the Chu family did not stand in line, the regent would be unhappy. As far as the regent's attitude of suppressing the Chu family is concerned, it may be even more detrimental to the Chu family in the future. So, should the regent be killed so that the Chu family can gain power smoothly
Fortunately, Xiao Yuanzhao has been used to pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger for many years, so he didn't show his feet in front of Chu Xiang. He just wanted to tease Chu Xiang and see her annoyed, how could he think that she would think of so many things in a flash
I think he is stupid, and I suspect that he is probing. What does it mean to kill the regent? Is she a girl's family, and her attitude towards the regent is so casual? Are you going to kill the regent king lightly? What to do? ?
Seeing that Chu Xiang was still happy and shy, he couldn't help criticizing himself. He always thought that his pretending skills were perfect, but he didn't know that he was not good enough until he met Chu Xiang. In the future, I will learn more from this imperial concubine, and don't even reveal the slightest emotion.
Xiao Yuanzhao took a deep breath, said a few words to Chu Xiang casually, then told Chu Xiang to rest well, and left the Taihe Palace.
The Taihe Palace was not far from his bedroom, he wanted to take a walk outside to wake up, so he didn't rush all the way back. On the way, he thought of the sharp contrast between Chu Xiang's heart and appearance, and couldn't help laughing.
The palace servants behind him didn't look at each other, but they thought of the same thing at the same time - the imperial concubine is going to be favored!
Before Xiao Yuanzhao arrived at the Taihe Palace, he was in a bad mood because he had just met the regent. But after coming out of the Taihe Palace, he felt very relaxed for no reason, as if he had just experienced a game.
For many years, he only had political affairs in his mind, and he had never been close to any woman. This time he got a mind-reading skill, so when the four concubines were competing to express themselves, he listened to their inner thoughts by the way.
Concubine Xi is flamboyant and domineering, with a fiery personality. She is the first daughter of the Minister of the Household Department, and also a spy sent by the Regent into the palace to provoke him to fight in the harem. He had already been 80% suspicious that the Minister of the Household Department had defected to the Regent, so he directly confirmed the matter. Therefore, Concubine Xi's outspokenness and brainlessness are all for show, and she is domineering all day long in order to disturb the peace of the harem.
Concubine Hui is a well-known talented woman in Beijing. She is very good at writing poems and paintings. Her father is a third-rank general. She did not do anything for the Prince Regent, but because of her own talents, she was very arrogant, and she did not take the other concubines seriously. She was all about fighting for favor and making profits for her family, and she used cruel methods in private.
Concubine Jin is cold-tempered, elegant like bamboo, good at playing the piano, playing chess, and studying calligraphy. But in fact, she is the most proud one, and the most narrow-minded, she will get revenge, she is bound to win the next position, and her father, General Fuyuan, is very ambitious. He wanted to incite Concubine Jin's son to ascend to the throne after ascending to the throne and giving birth to a son-in-law.
As for Concubine Li, she is purely beautiful. Her family has a hereditary title, which is now in decline. She is dedicated to competing for favor, good at singing and dancing, and is very suitable to be a gentle and expressive flower. But she has no brains, is very jealous, has a lot of small thoughts, and has no idea what peace is.
After Xiao Yuanzhao knew their personalities, he annoyed them even more, and he had no idea about the harem. Unexpectedly, the more he got in touch with Chu Xiang, the more interesting he found Chu Xiang.
Chu Xiang didn't have the slightest intention, and even avoided him and the palace in fear. He thought that Chu Xiang would be unhappy if he deliberately pulled the Chu family to his side, but Chu Xiang didn't have any negative emotions, and directly thought of killing the regent.
Although he only thought it was the little girl's wild thoughts and didn't believe that she had any ability to kill the regent, he was still uncontrollably happy in his heart, and even Chu Xiang didn't care if he thought he was stupid or said he was stupid .
Xiao Yuanzhao returned to the bedroom and waved away the crowd. After meditating for a while, he tapped his fingers rhythmically on his knees a few times, and a man with an ordinary face and no sense of presence immediately appeared in front of him.
Chu Xiang was a little surprised to see this scene through the mirror of heaven and earth. Does the emperor still have secret guards? I don't know if the emperor brought a dark guard with him when he came to her. Next time, he can ask Qian Kun mirror to pay attention. After her cultivation level is higher, she will be able to detect their positions by herself.
Chu Xiang saw Xiao Yuanzhao asking the man named "An Yi" in a low voice how the investigation was going, and An Yi reported in a low voice in a concise and orderly manner. Only then did he know that Xiao Yuanzhao had almost completed the investigation of the assassination, and it was really arranged by the regent .
It's just that now is not the best time to turn against the Prince Regent, so Xiao Yuanzhao pretended not to find anything, and secretly ordered the dark guards to continue to investigate the Prince Regent's underground forces along this line.
Xiao Yuanzhao was not the same in front of An Yi as he was in front of her. She almost thought he was a fool. Sure enough, the emperor who made the regent afraid of assassinating him could not be a fuel-efficient lamp.
This duplicity emperor must have some intention to treat the Chu family so kindly. It is also possible to use the Chu family as a pawn. She should make him despise her as soon as possible, and then feign death to escape, so that the Chu family can continue to remain neutral and keep a low profile. Next time you see him, do something that annoys him.
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