Dressed as a wealthy and rebellious son, his stepmother

In Qianqing Palace, the palace lanterns are always bright and the fragrance is lingering.

The palace people held the secret letter in their hands and walked carefully around the wall into the palace. Everyone knew that His Majesty liked to be quiet and dignified, so they did not dare to make any mistakes.

"Your Majesty, this is a secret message from Wen Yu, a member of the Ministry of Revenue."

"let it go."

A deep voice sounded from behind the curtain, carrying the power of a centralized emperor, which made people dare not even breathe harder.

"Yes."

Huang Bing, the eunuch in charge, stepped forward to take the secret letter and placed it on the upper left hand of the emperor, so that the emperor could see the secret letter immediately after reading the memorial.

"Your Majesty, it's getting late. Which empress' palace are you going to rest in tonight?"

Seeing that it was Xu time, Huang Bing found an opportunity to ask.

"Chang Ning Palace."

"Yes, that slave will send someone to report to Concubine De now."

As Huang Bing spoke, he sent someone to prepare the sedan chair, waiting for the emperor to finish handling the government affairs before heading to the harem.

On the other side, Changning Palace received the notification, and the palace staff immediately took action, sweeping and dressing up. Concubine Xu Yinjia also sat in front of the dressing table.

The palace maid put her into a new peony gold walking stick sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, "Your Majesty, your Majesty has come to your place three times this month, which is the only one in this harem."

Hearing what the palace people said, Xu Yinjia smiled proudly, but then she felt a little disappointed, but the palace people didn't notice it.

"Your Majesty is here at Changning Palace."

Following eunuch Huang Bing's announcement, everyone sped up their hands. Xu Yinjia also gathered all her thoughts, put on her jade bracelets, and stepped forward to greet them.

"I respectfully welcome your Majesty."

Xu Yinjia usually wears rose-colored clothes. Today, she listened to the opinions of the palace people and wore a sapphire blue embroidered peony and gold brocade double-breasted palace dress. The blue and white jade pendants hanging beside her ears outlined a touch of smartness and freshness.

A pair of black satin shoes with golden dragons embroidered on the edges stood in front of Xu Yinjia. He seemed to glance at her and said, "Concubine De has changed her outfit today."

"The weather is getting warmer, and I would like to dress more casually." Xu Yinjia raised her head happily, "Does Your Majesty still like it?"

However, no one responded to her. All she could see was a black hem of clothes. Xu Yinjia quickly stood up and followed.

"Your Majesty, please try the hibiscus cake newly made in the small kitchen."

Xu Yinjia walked to the table with a plate of snacks, and her eyes subconsciously focused on Qi Yuan with obvious admiration.

He wore a robe of black brocade inlaid with gold dragons. He did not wear a crown, and only used a jade hairpin to tie his hair behind his head.

Even if we put aside his absolute power as the king of a country, his face and temperament alone are enough to become an unspeakable figure in the hearts of countless ladies in the capital.

"Put it down." Qi Yuan said lightly without raising his head.

Xu Yinjia looked at Qi Yuan's face carefully and felt that he was in a good mood today. She tentatively picked up a piece of pastry and handed it to Qi Yuan's mouth, "Your Majesty, I will give you a taste."

Before the pastry touched the corner of his mouth, Qi Yuan stretched out his hand to take it, "I'll do it myself."

"Yes."

Although the attempt to feed Qi Yuan failed, Xu Yinjia was not discouraged and was even a little excited.

But she did not take any further action, but waited quietly aside, helping to grind and add tea.

It was getting late and the night was falling. Xu Yinjia whispered, "Your Majesty, take a rest."

"Ah."

Qi Yuan closed the book, stood up and walked into the bedroom. Xu Yinjia stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I will wait for you to go to bed."

As she spoke, her hand reached for Qi Yuan's belt. "De Fei" a cold voice sounded above Xu Yinjia's head, "Do you need me to remind you?"

Xu Yinjia's heart trembled, and she quickly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me."

"Get up." Qi Yuan's voice was a little tired, "Go to sleep."

"Yes."

Xu Yinjia stood up, not daring to look at Qi Yuan again, and entered the inner hall honestly.

Although there was no reaction in front of Qi Yuan, when they entered the inner hall, the tears in Xu Yinjia's eyes could no longer be held back.

At this time, the maid came in again and announced, "Your Majesty, your Majesty has left."

Xu Yinjia's face turned pale and she was a little unsteady for a moment. The maid hurriedly stepped forward to support her, "My queen, please be careful about your health. Your Majesty is just busy with government affairs. He is definitely not angry with you for doting on you so much."

Xu Yinjia was not happy about the maid's comfort. She smiled sadly and said, "Love, huh."

"Mother, what's wrong with you?"

Seeing that Xu Yinjia didn't look right, the maid asked quickly.

"It's nothing." Xu Yinjia took a deep breath, as if to comfort herself, "Fortunately, he treats everyone equally and doesn't give any preferential treatment to anyone."

"Mother, what did you say?"

"Go and put out the lights and wait for me to go to bed."

"Yes."

Outside Changning Palace, when he saw Qi Yuan coming out, he immediately fell to his knees, fearing that he would be burned by the emperor's anger.

But to everyone's surprise, no one was punished this time. Qi Yuan left the palace gate and went to Qianqing Palace, and everyone followed him immediately.

The palace lanterns were lit again, and the drowsy eunuchs forced themselves to wake up, helped Qi Yuan organize the memorial, and sent it to the desk.

Qi Yuan took the secret letter, which was the one signed by Wen Yu.

Wen Yu was the number one scholar appointed by Qi Yuan. He had a clean family background and had not yet joined any faction. He was one of the people Qi Yuan focused on cultivating.

This time Wen Yu was sent to assist in the draft work. In fact, the original intention was to let Wen Yu go to Jiangnan. He had read enough sages and traveled thousands of miles before he could be placed in a suitable position. .

The content of the secret message sent by Wen Yu did not disappoint him. After only half a month of visiting, Wen Yu had already roughly figured out the situation in Suzhou Mansion.

Qi Yuan raised his pen and was about to reply to Wen Yu's secret letter. As soon as he turned the page, his eyes stopped again.

Taught by the art of emperor, Qi Yuan can face anything without changing his expression.

However, at this moment, his dark jade-like eyes lit up slightly, then dimmed in an instant, "Here comes someone."

"master."

A man in Feiyu uniform appeared quietly in front of the desk, his expression extremely respectful.

"Haven't you found Zujue yet?"

"Your Majesty, no, my subordinates have mobilized most of the Imperial Guards and searched all the surrounding small countries, but there is still no news."

Qi Yuan's eyes darkened slightly, "Keep looking, even if you have to dig three feet into the ground, you still have to find him for me."

"As ordered."

"Go." Qi Yuan casually put the secret message aside, without seeming to care much.

After all, no matter how similar it is, it is just a fake, and there is no need to pay attention to it.

(I don’t know if anyone still remembers... The place where the mysterious man opened a shop called "Su" in modern times was a descendant of the Sai clan~~)