Concubine like a house

Chapter 149: Using Softness to Overcome Just Seeing Real Moves (1)
The next morning.

A faint light flashed across the sky, Chuxiu and Yun Xian finished talking in detail all night, and came out of the living room one after another.The latter stretched his muscles and bones, looked at Chuxiu and said, "Sister-in-law hasn't slept all night, let's go and rest first."

Chuxiu looked haggard, but he didn't seem sleepy: "Strike while the iron is hot, since we have made an agreement, I will enter the palace today."

"I'm not in a hurry for a few days, your face..." Yun Xian was a little worried, and couldn't help but said with concern, "The body is my own, so I can't force it."

Chuxiu forced a smile: "I know my own body well. It's not a big deal if I stay up for a night or two... If this matter is not done quickly, I will always feel uneasy."

Yun Xian knew Chuxiu's temper to some extent, not to mention that now that Shen Yu and Yun Xiangrong had such a thing, she must feel uncomfortable, and it would be nice if she could divert her attention.Thinking of this, he no longer tried to persuade Xiu to go out, but instead asked: "Sister-in-law, do you need me to accompany you into the palace to meet the Emperor?"

"No need." Chuxiu bluntly refused, "There are too many people, but it seems like we are pushing hard. I have also figured out the temper of Emperor Tianshou. It is never wrong to 'be soft first and then hard'."

"That's true." Yun Xian nodded with a smile, "If you go to see him alone, maybe things will be easier. 'Using softness to overcome toughness' is better than 'using toughness to meet toughness'."

"Who says it's not!" Chuxiu smiled cryptically, with no deep meaning.

In the morning of this day, she took a rest at Liuyun Villa, and after lunch, she drove straight to Nanxi Palace.Chuxiu knew that the Emperor Tianshou would summon ministers to discuss state affairs every morning, so she chose to go after lunch.

I still remember the first time I entered the palace, it was three years ago on New Year's Eve, when the lights in the palace went on and off successively, and the radiant lights and shadows had been in Chuxiu's heart for a long time. It was also that time, she got a heavy chastity archway; After entering the palace, things have changed. Too many things have happened in the past three years. The current situation, family business, and her personal emotions are no longer as simple as before.

While leaving Xiuxiu, he entered the holy study under the guidance of Cen Jiang, and just sat down and drank a couple of cups of tea when he heard a delicate call: "Ma'am!"

It's a calm voice!Chuxiu put down the teacup and got up, hurriedly greeted him, only to see Danxin trotting towards him in a distance, wearing a water-green official uniform.

After being separated for nearly a year, Danxin's face has not changed much. The flying cloud bun that is combed high shows that she is very energetic. The clothes of the female official who is writing are also so suitable, and her temperament is even more outstanding when worn on her body. ,High spirits.

It can be seen from Chuxiu that Danxin is having a good time.For some reason, when she saw this person and this scene, she felt thousands of emotions welling up in her heart, and her steps were as heavy as if filled with lead water, and she couldn't take another step.

On the other hand, Danxin didn't feel sad at all, stepped into the door very excitedly, held Chuxiu's hands tightly, and looked up and down: "Madam, you have lost weight!" After thinking about it, he added, "But it's better than before. It looks better."

Just this one sentence made Chuxiu's sadness disappear immediately, and she couldn't help chuckling: "It's been a long time since I saw you, but you still love to joke like before."

Although Danxin's clothes are dignified, her words reveal her true temperament.She snorted reluctantly, and said with a smile: "Who dares to joke in this palace? I dare not say it in front of the Holy One, so I hold it back and speak hard! Now all the father-in-laws serving in the Holy Study know that I am the 'Saint'. Don't say anything before, talk about it secretly'."

The sage didn't say anything, but talked secretly?Chuxiu couldn't help laughing, and asked about the business again: "You have become a female official who writes, how is this job?"

"What 'female officer', that's a bluff!" Danxin waved his hand and smiled back, "Don't be fooled by my name, how can I be called 'female officer' with my handwriting ? It’s nothing more than sharpening the ink and moistening the pen for the Holy One, and then reading the memorial to him. That’s all.”

The more Danxin said, the lower her voice became, and finally she smiled in Chuxiu's ear: "If you say this job is serious, it's actually easier than in Zhiyanxuan! It's just that the Holy One is moody, and I have to fight when I serve. Twelve spirits, and dare not speak casually."

"In this way, you, the 'female official who writes the pen', is not worthy of the name?" Chuxiu explained the "secret".

Danxin didn't deny it, but with a bit of complacency, he said again with a smile: "Isn't it up to the Holy One to decide whether to write or not? When those ministers saw me, they even complimented me, 'I am both talented and beautiful, and I am a sacred heart'." , I just want to laugh when I heard it... What kind of 'talent' can I have? Do I have the 'talent' to read a storybook?"

Seeing Danxin smiling so heartily, Chuxiu was even more convinced that Emperor Tianshou treated her well.How is Danxin now like a court lady who is cautious in every step and has been enslaved?On the contrary, she looks like a concubine in grace.

Princess!Chuxiu was startled by his own thought, and unexpectedly remembered the seemingly unreal relationship between Emperor Tianshou and Danxin... But now, what is Danxin thinking?

"Next year, do you still plan to leave the palace?" Chuxiu finally couldn't help asking again.

"Going out of the palace?" There was a trace of trance on Danxin's face, and then he immediately came back to his senses, and said very firmly, "Of course I have to go out of the palace! I just came to be a female official, and I won't be sold to the palace for the rest of my life!"

She spoke with some urgency, as if she was afraid that Chuxiu would not believe it, and said: "Now the Holy Majesty is busy with the great cause of unification, and he doesn't care about other trivial matters. I have already thought about it. At the beginning of next year, I will propose a palace to the Holy Majesty." No matter what, I have to let him find me a good family!"

As soon as Danxin finished speaking, a soft cough sounded from outside the holy study, coming from Cen Jiang: "cough cough, the Holy Majesty is here."

Danxin stuck out her tongue quickly, turned around and made a respectful appearance, and knelt outside the door to welcome the Emperor Tianshou.

The brocade robe embroidered with golden dragons was soaked with a touch of ambergris, instantly permeating the entire study room.Emperor Tianshou walked into the house with his hands on his back, without even looking at him indifferently, he said to Chuxiu with a calm expression, "Madam has been waiting for a long time."

Chuxiu found out the displeasure of Emperor Tianshou, but he had no way to retreat, so he had to laugh back: "The sage takes care of everything every day, and it is my concubine who has taken the liberty to enter the palace." Body and Danxin haven't seen each other for a long time, just reminiscing about the past is out of courtesy, I hope the Holy One will forgive me."

"Ma'am, you're being polite." Emperor Tianshou's face remained unchanged, he glanced down at Danxin who was kneeling on the ground, and said coldly, "Back off."

There was a look of surprise on Danxin's face, as if he was uncomfortable with Tianshoudi's cold words.But she didn't say much after all, she stood up respectfully and walked out the door, and hurried out of the holy study.

Tianshoudi narrowed his phoenix eyes slightly, and looked outside the door for a long time before he lost his serious expression and asked lightly, "Madam suddenly came to Jingzhou, why?"

Chuxiu was sensitive to this question from Emperor Tianshou. What he asked was not "entering the palace suddenly", but "coming to Jingzhou suddenly". They came for marriage, or because of Yun Xiangrong.

Chuxiu didn't intend to hide it, and smiled back calmly: "I came to Beijing this time for two things, one is to discuss Cheng'er's marriage with Prime Minister Zuo, and the other is for Yun's business, I want to ask the emperor to let me go. "

"Business?" The Tianshou Emperor's thin lips curled slightly, with a smile that was not a smile, "Ma'am, you are joking, I have never intervened in Yun's business, why do you say 'let go'?"

When he left Xiuxiu, he gave a dry laugh: "The sage is just joking. Is it possible that the whole world is the king's land, and the shore of the land is the king's subject. Even if my Yun family is rich, isn't it bowing down to you?"

Emperor Tianshou is used to flattery, so he can't be fooled with just a few words.Seeing Chuxiu's obedience, he already guessed a thing or two, so he said bluntly: "Madam, you can speak directly, as long as I can do it, I will be willing to fulfill it."

When he came out of Xiu, he saw that the Emperor Tianshou was asking questions happily, so he stopped going around in circles, and first asked tentatively: "Please forgive me for asking, how is the peace negotiation between the North and the South going?"

"We will see the outcome within a year." Emperor Tianshou said concisely and with confidence.

"Since this is the case, I will take the liberty to speak out..." Chuxiu said calmly, "At the beginning, the Yun family abandoned Beixuan's clan and business in order to support you. Now that the reunification of the North and the South is imminent, I want to find a suitable opportunity to let you When my people return to the Yun family, they will also take back the business."

As early as when he came out of Xiuxiu to ask about the reunification, Emperor Tianshou had already guessed her intention of coming, and he was ready to deal with it at this moment: "According to reason, this is a good thing, and I am also happy to see it come to fruition. But now when the Northern Xuan Dynasty The situation is unstable and there are frequent uprisings, if the Yun family makes a rash move, the loss may be even greater."

Chuxiu Wenyan immediately retorted: "That's why Yun's decided to take back those businesses earlier. Since Yun's abandonment of Beixuan, the clansmen there seem to have lost their backbone, and most of the businesses scattered in their hands have closed down. Or poor management... If the Yun family doesn't take action at this time, some clansmen will inevitably be instigated by speculators, and then come to take advantage of my Yun family's money. Only when the business is recovered, the bad guys will not dare to act rashly."

It is undeniable that Chuxiu's words are very convincing, and Emperor Tianshou also agrees.If the Yun Mansion ignored Beixuan's people and business, there was no guarantee that the rebels would not take the opportunity to encourage them to invest, and this would not be conducive to the great cause of reunification.

But the Yun family is strong enough now, and has been monopolizing rice oil, cotton, linen, water transportation and other industries related to people's livelihood. Not only does it have staggering wealth, but it is also about to marry the Zhuang family. Shen Yu also holds an important position and holds military power... If Beixuan's tribe and business were taken back at this time, wouldn't the Yun clan become more and more powerful, trying to overwhelm the emperor who was fighting alone?
In the past, he, Nie Peihan, was only the emperor of Nanxi, and he might tolerate the Yun family being the king, and he could also use the Yun family's geographical advantage in Nanxi to quietly contain Beixuan; but now, he is about to become the only common man in the world. Lord, I can no longer tolerate Yun's dominance.

Thinking of this, Emperor Tianshou replied unceremoniously: "Your Majesty Yun is about to become my brother-in-law, and the Yun family is already extremely prosperous. Let's put this Beixuan business on hold for now."

Chuxiu had already expected that he would not agree easily, so he asked in a different way: "The business can be ignored for the time being, the people of the clan should recognize their ancestors and return to their clan, right? Can't the Yun clan be left wandering in Beixuan? This is not true. Gang Lun's gift."

"Madam can talk." Emperor Tianshou chuckled, "The people of the clan are back under the control of the Marquis of Lixin, so they can still run their business?"

"It was originally Yun's property, but now I want to take it back, why not?" Chuxiu pretended not to understand his hint, staring at his clear eyes before asking.

Emperor Tianshou did not reply, he shot his sharp eyes at Chuxiu, paced with his hands behind his back, and said as he walked, "The Yun family has spent money to support my rebellion. I have always remembered it in my heart, and I am very grateful. The reunification is imminent, I am not focused on Yun's business, nor have the energy to take care of it, let's discuss it later."

How could he refuse so bluntly?This is obviously waiting for Yun's to back down a step!Chuxiu and Yun Xian had expected this attitude of Emperor Tianshou last night, and they were also very calm at the moment: "I have a proposal, I wonder if the Holy Majesty can consider it."

"Oh? Ma'am, why don't you come and listen." Until this moment, Emperor Tianshou came to the table and sat down slowly, looking serious and thinking, of course, there was a hint of a triumphant smile on the corner of his lips.

Seeing that Emperor Tianshou had taken the bait when he came out of Xiuxiu, he released the bait generously: "The Yun family is willing to hand over the water transport in Beixuan territory in exchange for the clansman and business of Beixuan."

"Water transportation in Beixuan territory?" This condition surprised Emperor Tianshou. He didn't expect that the Yun family would be so straightforward and generous, and they would happily give up the right to water transportation without him having to bargain.

In the territory of Beixuan, there are 81 rivers in Jiuqu, [-]% of which are in the hands of the Yun family, and the remaining [-]% are in the hands of a rivers and lakes organization called "Cao Gang".Emperor Tianshou had dealt with the Cao Gang and knew a thing or two about its inside story.Just imagine that only [-]% of the river business can support a huge gang. One can imagine how attractive the [-]% in Yun's hands will be...

(End of this chapter)