soy sauce lady

Chapter 29

In the first month of the third year of Chongde, the emperor issued an edict again, stating that he voluntarily waited until he was 15 years old to take charge of the government. During this period, the regent king still led the government.

As soon as the edict came out, the world was shocked.

The people wiped their tears in distress, and the poor majesty was eaten to death by the regent again.

However, they didn't know that it was actually the emperor himself who made this decision.

It was for this that he had suddenly appeared at the Regent's Palace that night.

He stood quietly by the door for a long time, and bowed his hands to Xiao Zheng, with a respectful but neither humble nor overbearing attitude, "Uncle Emperor, I have made up my mind, I want to be in charge, but not at this time, I will give myself another five years, before the age of 15 , I will definitely make full preparations to become a good emperor."

As he said that, he bowed his hands to Wen Su again, "I also ask Wen Shaofu to abandon the previous suspicions and continue to be an official in the court."

Xiao Zheng and Wen Su looked at each other, unable to tell what was in their hearts.

It is roughly equivalent to the feeling of watching one's own child grow up overnight, a little at a loss but full of joy.

Xiao Zheng nodded, and said softly, "Your Majesty has not disappointed me."

If you want to be a good emperor, you must first be responsible. When you know yourself enough, you have already begun to have this kind of responsibility.

The emperor glanced at him with complicated emotions.

What Wen Su said is right, you can't talk about right and wrong on the surface, and being cruel to yourself is not necessarily bad.

The regent is such an existence, but he saw things too simply before, so that his eyes and ears were closed and he was allowed to be used by others.

Xiao Zheng invited him into the room and took a seat. Maybe these days have changed too much, and the atmosphere has become a little strange. The three of them were speechless for a while.

After a long time, Xiao Zheng finally said: "Your Majesty, I have something to ask."

"Uncle, please tell me."

Xiao Zheng pursed his lips and pondered for a moment, "This king would like to ask His Majesty to give an order to continue to allow women to be officials in certain aspects in the future."

Wen Su beside her looked sideways and smiled slightly.

She was also about to say this, and she never wanted to be preempted by him.

"Continue to let women be officials..." The emperor hesitated for a moment, glanced at Wen Su in front of him, and nodded his head after a while, "Since the emperor said that it is about certain aspects, I think it is possible to give it a try."

Xiao Zheng nodded with a smile, "This time the New Deal will definitely not be in vain again."

He stood up, raised his hand and bowed to the emperor, and said solemnly: "Since your Majesty has placed high hopes on this king, this king will certainly live up to the heavy trust. After five years, this king will return your majesty to a peaceful country of Liang."

This is a promise, it is to the emperor, and it is an ideal in his heart.

The emperor's expression moved slightly, and after a while, he lowered his head again, "But Uncle Emperor, I still have something to say."

"Oh? Your Majesty, please tell me."

The emperor raised his eyes to Wen Su, his brows became darker because of frowning, "Although I want Wen Shaofu to continue to be an official in the court, the courtiers still have taboos about Shao Fu's status, so...Wen Shaofu wants to continue to be an official , and even let women continue to be officials in the future, some preparations are needed."

Emperor Taizu had instructions not to disclose the identity of the Wen clan, but to treat them as ordinary civilians, so the emperor could not resolve this matter by announcing the truth about their identities, and had to find another way.

Xiao Zheng thought about the meaning of his words and understood, "Your Majesty means to ask Wen Su to come up with a reason that can convince all the officials?"

"Exactly." The emperor was a little worried, and looked at Wen Su with guilt, "I didn't handle this matter well, and now I can only try my best to remedy it. Before coming here, I thought of two countermeasures, and right is a choice. Wen Shaofu can decide for himself."

The emperor was right, there was indeed a reason to support her return to officialdom.Seeing that he had even thought of a countermeasure, Wen Su had no choice but to nod, "Please make it clear, Your Majesty."

It seemed to be a very difficult decision. The emperor pursed his lips and hesitated again and again. It was not until the regent's questioning gaze cast him that he finally coughed and said, "These two countermeasures, one is that you can persuade Jiangnan to The aristocratic family has all belonged to my imperial power and made great contributions; the second is that you go to Qinghai Kingdom to stay for two or three years, when the limelight has passed, and you come back as a special envoy of Qinghai Kingdom, I will reward you and stay in your post. "

There was an instant silence in the room, Xiao Zheng and Wen Su were stunned for a moment.

The emperor was able to come up with these two countermeasures, which shows that he has a certain understanding of the current situation and government affairs during these days of retreat in the palace, which is really unexpected.

How to choose, however, is indeed a problem.

Wen Su glanced at Xiao Zheng, who was looking at her sideways. Under the candlelight, his deep eyes seemed to be filled with a hundred emotions, as if he was about to say something.

Her eyelashes trembled slightly, she bowed her head and said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, please be tolerant for a day, I need to think again."

The emperor also guessed the result, and without hesitation, nodded and stood up, "In that case, I will go back first, Shao Fu think about it carefully."

Turning around to leave, his footsteps suddenly paused again, and he turned half of his face slightly, with guilt in his eyes: "Young Fu, I... almost killed you, did you ever feel resentful?"

The candle on the table burst out a flicker of light, Wen Su smiled, unable to see the meaning in the expression, "Does Your Majesty want to hear a lie or the truth?"

The emperor opened his mouth, his eyes slightly dodged.

"The lie is that the king wants the minister to die, and the minister has to die. The truth is... resentment."

"Young Fu, I..."

Wen Su got up and raised his hand to block his words, "Your Majesty, don't worry about it. After all, my humble minister is just an ordinary person, and his life is at stake. Naturally, there will be resentment, but now that the rain is over, Your Majesty is willing to give this minister a chance to re-enter the officialdom." For the opportunity, I can only feel grateful in my heart."

The emperor sighed heavily, glanced at the regent quietly, saw that he didn't show any resentment, felt at ease, suddenly stood up straight, bowed respectfully to Wensu, and then strode out the door.

He is the emperor, and he has never apologized to others. This ceremony is the ultimate.

There were only two people left in the room, and the atmosphere began to freeze.After a long time, Xiao Zheng got up and said, "I heard that there will be a rally in the city tomorrow, do you want to go and see it?"

Wen Su was slightly surprised, shouldn't he ask her what choice she will make at this time?However, when I met his gaze and saw some kind of emotion flashing in his eyes, I just smiled and nodded, "Okay, let's go together."

The sudden gathering in the city was to celebrate the successful recovery of Jiangnan.

Because the regent was extremely brave in this battle, he has been deified by the people and worshiped as a person. His fine porcelain statues are even sold on the street, and he is treated like Guanyin Tathagata.

Wen Su and Xiao Zheng ordered Zhao Quan to park the carriage outside the downtown area and squeeze into the crowd on foot.After taking off the luxurious court clothes, one person wore a light blue skirt, and the other wore a pure white Zhu Zishen robe. They walked hand in hand, like an ordinary couple.

When she saw someone selling the statue, Wen Su couldn't help laughing, leaned into Xiao Zheng's ear and said: "How good is this, the statue looks so similar, you have to cover your face, otherwise be careful Be recognized."

Xiao Zheng just glanced at the stall, didn't care, took her hand vigorously, and led her forward.

Here, there are Korean jugglers jumping up and down on the high platform, causing bursts of screams and cheers, and there are snacks just out of the pan, and the fragrance is wafting ten miles away.

The streets are wide, but at this time they are overcrowded.Xiao Zheng held Wen Su's hand tightly and led the way. Occasionally, a woman passing by would cast a ambiguous glance. When he saw Wen Su's cold eyes behind him, he hurried past with his head down.When he saw him, he kept laughing, and Wen Su quietly pinched his palm, like an angry child.

At the crossroads, he was hesitating which direction to go for a walk, when he suddenly heard Zhao Quan who was following behind him sigh in confusion.

Wen Su turned to look at him, and saw that he was staring at the intersection on the right, followed his line of sight, and immediately let out a surprised "Huh".

"What's the matter?" Xiao Zheng also looked over, and saw a group of three or four people walking towards this side. The leader was Qi Jian who had just been transferred back to the capital, followed by a young and beautiful girl on the left, and on the right. It was Zhou Xianda, followed by a person slowly, it was Liu Ke.

They're just acquaintances, so what's so surprising?
Before Xiao Zheng could ask, he saw Wen Su tugging at his sleeve, pointing at the woman beside Qi Jian with a look of astonishment, "Look, look, who is that?"

"Who?"

"Her, the girl next to Qi Jian..." Wen Su lowered his voice with a mysterious expression, as if he had discovered something extremely rare.

Xiao Zheng had no choice but to look at the woman's appearance carefully again, only vaguely felt a little familiar, but had no impression.While wondering, Qi Jian smiled and took the woman's hand, as if saying something, looked at each other and smiled, obviously for the couple.

When he got to the front, it was still Zhou Xianda with sharp eyes who saw the regent and Wen Su first, and quickly stepped forward to salute, but was stopped by Xiao Zheng, who indicated with his eyes that there is no need to be polite here.

"Su Su?"

Before Qi Jian could speak, the woman beside him hastily rushed forward, looked at Wen Su in surprise, then at the regent, shrunk a little shyly.

Wen Su looked at the face that had caused her nightmares again and again, and laughed twice: "Miss Qin..."

Qi Jian was amazed, "So you know each other?"

Wen Su curled her lips, did she not recognize the Prince Regent's Mansion that she entered together at the beginning?
This girl is none other than Miss Qin Rong, who was chasing the regent madly back then.

I really never thought that we would meet each other again.

That's right, Qi Jian was transferred from Jiangbei to Taiyuan as an official by the Regent, and Qin Rong is the daughter of Taiyuan's prefect, so close to the water!

After suddenly realizing it, Wen Su glanced at Xiao Zheng amusedly, winked at Qin Rong, and teased in a low voice: "Miss Qin is really looking for a lover now."

Qin Rong, who was in love, had long since lost the temperament of the young lady in the past, and was as gentle and graceful as spring water. She swayed and beat her, "You are dead, what are you talking about?"

Because they were still at the crossroads and they were in modest clothes, it was hard for them to talk too much, so they left after a few gossips.Qin Rong no longer had the desire to pursue the regent at the beginning, and of course she became better towards Wen Su, and even asked about Fu Qingyu's recent situation.

Wen Su smiled and avoided the past, and made an appointment with her to meet again at another day, so she was about to say goodbye and leave.

When passing by, Liu Ke, who had been following silently, stopped by her shoulder and said in a low voice, "I know the two decisions made by His Majesty, how do you choose?"

Wen Su's expression froze, she sighed, and changed the subject: "You tried your best to rescue me that day and you haven't thanked me yet. You must hold a banquet and present a gift in another day, so you must not refuse it."

Liu Ke glanced at the Prince Regent who was deliberately looking away beside her, shook his head and smiled, "It is the Prince Regent who saved you, not me."

But the message was sent by him.Knowing his kindness, Wen Su felt grateful again, "Don't worry, no matter what decision I make, I will let you know and I won't keep it from you."

Only in this way is it worthwhile for the two of them to meet each other.

Liu Ke nodded, his eyes were like ink, and his expression was gentle, just like the first time he saw her.

It was getting dusk, the crowd gradually receded, and the streets began to return to calm.

Wen Su hurriedly bought a statue of Xiao Zheng before closing the stall, respectfully as if holding a Guanyin statue, and jokingly said that he would go back and offer him as a Living Buddha.

Shops along the street began to light up their lanterns one after another, and passers-by in twos and threes chatted and laughed.Tens of thousands of lights, I live in harmony.

Such a scene couldn't be more beautiful. In this life, joy and peace are enough.And fortunate enough to be able to create all of this and witness all of this, the sense of satisfaction in my heart is beyond magnificent and indescribable.

Wen Su turned her head, just in time to meet Xiao Zheng's gaze on her, and smiled slightly, "Retire, I really want to continue to advance in the officialdom."

Xiao Zheng held her hand tightly, "I know."

"So out of the two countermeasures, I must choose one."

"Which one do you choose?"

(End of this chapter)