emperor cold concubine

Chapter 291
He stared unbelievingly, but was almost struck by lightning in an instant. His eyes were really "timid", with obvious uneasiness and fear. Even, Ji Bei could clearly hear the sound of the other party swallowing saliva due to excessive nervousness. ...

The sound of falling to the ground with a plop sounded so clearly in the imperial study, and Ji Bei's heart was shocked.

Even if he didn't deliberately pay attention to this young man's current reputation, almost everyone in the world knew about it. He commanded 80 soldiers and horses in the whole country of South Vietnam, and he had more than 20 elite soldiers in his hands. Now he has more than a million soldiers in his hands The number of soldiers and horses.

This general, I am afraid that no matter where he appears now, he is a very popular figure. The dignitaries of all countries, the children of the royal family and even the emperor have to show courtesy to him, and dare not neglect him...

Even Cang Yue's emperor, with all-powerful means, must have some scruples when facing a favored minister who holds a million-strong army—or Shu He, who may already be a powerful minister?
Ji Bei thought, if this emperor in front of him is an emperor who cares about the overall situation, and an emperor who knows how to buy people's hearts, he would probably say "Ai Qing has worked hard, get over quickly." Then he said "Give me a seat."

For any other emperor, he must do this, no matter if he is sincere or false, he must be superficial.

However, this is only his own thought after all, and the reason why he has such a thought is only because he is not Cang Hao, nor Shu He, nor even Mo Li and Zi Yu.

If it were any other person, he would probably not have such an idea.

And his thoughts like this gradually evaporated from his mind after maintaining the silence for a long time in the imperial study.

The emperor did not continue to criticize the memorial. He maintained the relaxed posture of leaning on the chair before, and looked at the handsome man in red kneeling on the ground in front of him. His face was calm, his eyes were calm, and the thoughts in his eyes were deep and unpredictable. Show no joy or anger.

This kind of atmosphere is a bit depressing, and Ji Bei only feels that the pores of his whole body are suddenly filled with a slight chill. This feeling, even after being punished by the imperial staff for several days, he has to face it again before his injury heals. There has never been a beating by the court rod.

Ji Bei thought, what is going on?It's impossible to let people just kneel like this all the time, there is still a large number of mighty troops waiting in South Vietnam.

Lowering his eyes, he secretly moved his kung fu to his right arm to relieve the numbness and pain in the elbow, and then quietly maintained a respectful and restrained expression and posture. good angle.

If he had suspected that the man in red was faking his uneasiness and fear before, then after about a cup of tea quietly passed by, his suspicion was evaporated from his mind again.

As time passed, he clearly saw the young man's right fingertips hanging by his side unconsciously tremble a few times, and that unconscious trembling was definitely the most real reaction in the human heart, not an act of pretending.

The teenager is terrified.

Real fear.

Although Jibei couldn't figure out why, a famous general who now has a million troops in his hands - even in the history of the Nine Kingdoms, there is no second such powerful general - —

What else has he to be afraid of?What else could scare him?
However, he couldn't convince himself that the fear of this red-clothed warrior whose reputation has resounded throughout the Nine Kingdoms was fake——

Because that is really the most authentic reaction, not the effect that any kind of camouflage technique can achieve...

The atmosphere continued to be deadlocked...

Ji Bei really wanted to remind him that someone came outside the imperial study, but he found that he didn't have the courage all of a sudden.Before Shuhe came in, he thought that there was nothing he dared to say, even if he was facing the king of a country.But at this time, he really didn't dare.

After clenching his fists for a while, he realized that his palms were actually covered in sweat.

The people outside the Imperial Study Room had already stood by the door, obviously they had no intention of going in again, and they didn't know whether they had the foresight or whether they had to abide by court etiquette...

The silence lasted for an unknown amount of time, Ji Bei thought, the total time before and after was probably less than half an hour, but it felt as long as several years, and then he finally heard the unique elegance of that emperor. Tian Lai's voice faintly sounded in an uneasy silence——

"Shuhe."

Shuhe... His Majesty the Emperor just called these two words lightly, but Ji Bei could clearly see that after the tone of these two words fell, the body of the man kneeling on the ground respectfully trembled slightly, and his body fell apart. The hand on the side unconsciously clenched into a fist, and answered in a low voice: "Yes, Shuhe is here."

"Do you know wrong?"

Ji Bei was taken aback, the emperor asked, "Are you aware of your mistake?"

Instead of "Convicted?"

The difference between one word and the difference in meaning is more than a little.

Did the man in red come all the way back just to plead guilty, or did the emperor summon him back all the way just to plead guilty?But what he asked was "Are you aware of your mistakes?"

Can it be understood that even if there is a mistake, it is only a small mistake that is not serious or even insignificant at all, and it will not reach the point of "criminal punishment"?

So, what is the reason for such obvious fear?
At this moment, Ji Bei really felt a little inexplicable.But obviously, no one will answer his doubts.

The clear and powerful voice of the warrior in red, with a gentleness and obedience that cannot be ignored, sounded softly at this time, "Shu He knows his mistake, please punish the master."

Cang Hao turned his head to look outside the imperial study room. Although he didn't see anyone, he clearly knew who the person was standing outside, "Fourteen, come in."

"Observe the order." After receiving the order in a serious manner, Fourteen Surong walked in, bowed and said, "Ninth brother."

"Is something wrong?" Cang Hao said lightly.

"Yes." Fourteen replied respectfully, and presented the letter in his hands with both hands, "This is a letter from sister-in-law Jiu, which Xuanshang just received."

Cang Hao took it and put it on the case, "Is there anything else?"

Fourteen quietly turned his head to glance at Shu He, then retracted his gaze, lowered his eyes and whispered: "...It's gone."

"Retire if you have nothing to do, and pass on the king's order that no one should approach the imperial study within a radius of ten feet." After saying this, he turned his head and looked at Jibei, "You also retreat, the number of court rods doubled today , for your presumptuousness."

Hearing this, Ji Bei was startled suddenly, and was silent for a moment, before finally saying nothing, he lowered his head and replied, "Observe the edict."

Fourteen looked up at Cang Hao, then down at Shu He, he hesitated to speak, but in the end he didn't dare to say anything, obediently took his order and exited the imperial study.

(End of this chapter)