soy sauce lady

Chapter 7

Before dawn, the bell rang, and the officials lined up neatly and entered the hall in order.

The temple is tall and solemn, and the temple is towering.Originally, the atmosphere was calm and indifferent, coupled with the strange eyes from all around, Wen Su's weak knees could hardly straighten up.Looking up at the back of the regent, she was as tall and steady as ever, as if the face would not change before the collapse of Mount Tai, which calmed her flustered heart.

"The Emperor is here—"

After Fugui's routine shouts, the little emperor Xiao Yi walked slowly in a bright yellow court dress, although he was young, he looked good.

All the officials bowed down, Wen Su had no official title, so he had to stand outside with Xiao Zheng, who knew that Xiao Zheng didn't have to bow down at all, so she was stunned, and after she realized it, she hurriedly followed the others to bow down.

Although she lowered her head, she couldn't help being curious, Wen Su quietly raised her eyes to see the appearance of the little emperor, who knew that this look provoked a burst of anger: "Bold! Women have no shape! Dare to peep at the sky!"

Everyone at the scene was startled by this angry shout, and turned their heads to look, it was the fiery-tempered Mr. Shoufu.

Wen Su was baffled by the roar, and turned her head to look at Xiao Zheng, but saw that the latter made no expression, it seemed that he was waiting for her own reaction.

She sighed, knelt down respectfully, and murmured with trepidation: "The folk girl comes from the countryside and has never stepped into the imperial palace. It is a great fortune to see Tianyan today, because I can't hide my excitement for a while." However, the loss of etiquette was not intended to offend, and I hope His Majesty will be aware of it."

The little emperor couldn't help laughing, "It turns out that you haven't seen the world, that's all, I forgive you for your innocence."

"Thank you, Lord Long En." Wen Su glanced at Xiao Zheng, saw him nodding his head in satisfaction, and heaved a sigh of relief.

What happened just now was nothing more than trying to show her off, but she recognized very clearly that the master above the court is His Majesty the Emperor, not the Chief Assistant, so if she wants to show weakness, she is also facing the Emperor.

Seeing that he was being ignored, Ding Zheng felt very displeased. He twirled his beard and squinted his eyes to look around at her, and said intentionally, "Why isn't that woman from yesterday? There is a new candidate for the regent?"

Xiao Zheng smiled slightly, and said calmly: "I don't mind letting that girl come again, I wonder if Master Ding would mind?"

A burst of tittering sounded from all around, Ding Zheng shook his gray beard, coughed dryly, and fell silent.

In just a short round trip, Wen Su has already figured out the routine. From now on in the court, she can cooperate with the regent in singing double reeds and so on.

The world is invincible!
As if feeling her thoughts, Xiao Zheng glanced at her suddenly, hooked his lips, then turned his head and cupped his hands to the emperor on the jade steps: "Your Majesty, regarding the envoy of the Qinghai Kingdom, this king has already selected someone to be the envoy." The first female official in Daliang is Wen Su."

As he turned around gently, and pointed his finger at Wen Su beside him with precision, everyone's eyes fell on Wen Su in unison with his movements.

"Oh?" The little emperor pretended to be deep, "What's so special about this girl?"

Xiao Zheng said indifferently: "There is nothing special, only a heart to serve the country."

"Huh?" The emperor was a little puzzled, and there was a buzz of discussion all around, which seemed to be quite suspicious.

"Does Your Majesty think this is not enough?" Xiao Zheng's hand slowly touched the belt around his waist...

"Ah, that's enough, enough..." The emperor smiled and nodded, expressing that he was really satisfied at this moment, and even smiled at Wen Su.

So Wen Su couldn't help but cast a glance at Xiao Zheng's waist, although it was very rude and wretched...

"Then what kind of official position does His Majesty think is more appropriate for her?"

"My lord, be slow!" Ding Zhengyi couldn't help it when he was about to get to the point, "Although both your majesty and the lord think this woman is very suitable, it is a big matter after all, so it is better to be cautious. If you don't have any ink, then it will only make you laugh."

Xiao Zheng's eyes swept away, "What suggestion does Master Ding have?"

"Of course it's a test."

Xiao Zheng's voice sank: "There used to be seven female staff members in the palace, but now there are only two of them left. Master Ding thinks that the king will leave an illiterate person in the palace?"

Ding Zhengyi stroked his beard unhurriedly, "It's a matter in the Prince Regent's Mansion. No one at the top has seen it. Who knows if it's true or not? We'll find out if we try it in front of His Majesty's interview today."

Wen Su twitched the corners of her mouth, did Mr. Ding think she was left behind by the regent on purpose?She hoped that the Prince Regent would give her an unspoken rule, but it was impossible.

Seeing that she couldn't hide, Wen Su simply stood up and saluted Ding Zheng, "Then please enlighten me, my lord."

"I'm not going to test you." Master Ding glanced at her arrogantly, then turned around and made a gesture of invitation behind him, "Let the well-known Zuodu Censor King come to test you."

Wen Su was in a coma, and "Bo Gu Tong Jin" was added in front of it. Is it necessary to be so serious when dealing with a woman like her?
Now she understands why Fu Qingyu lost his temper yesterday!

In fact, what Ding Zhengyi said was not unreasonable. Anyway, the regent had no objections. Even the Queen Mother Li behind the bead curtain couldn't help but leaned forward. He made a move, "Wang Aiqing will come out and take a test of Wen Su."

Wang Dingyong bowed and said yes, and took a step closer to Wensu.

When Wen Su saw his upright appearance, he showed a worried expression, which naturally aroused everyone's disdain.

Heck, a woman is a woman!

Wang Dingyong didn't have any special expression on his face. Although he didn't approve of women being officials, he didn't look down on women that much. He even bowed his hands to Wen Su and said, "May I ask what books do girls usually read?"

Uh, do the legends of the Tang Dynasty and the scriptures of the Song Dynasty count?

Wen Su turned around in her heart, and glanced at Xiao Zheng, only to see him shaking his head very calmly.

"Well, in fact, women don't read much, but I have read some biography of martyrs, and the Four Books and Five Classics are only slightly involved."

The flickering eyes combined with the creaking tone...

Everyone despises it, you unmotivated thing! ! !

Wang Dingyong nodded, "These are the books women should read."

Wen Su breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately the regent knew it thoroughly!

"Then dare to ask the girl again, how do you understand the New Deal?"

Wen Su glanced at Xiao Zheng again, who was noncommittal and expressionless.

"Uh, well...Actually, Minnv doesn't know much about the New Deal, but she just thinks that since the imperial court needs Minnv, Minnv shouldn't refuse."

Wang Dingyong was taken aback, "I don't know much? Then how do you deal with the visiting Qinghai envoy?"

Wen Su smiled shyly, and blessed the little emperor above, "Your Majesty is so mighty, there will be no troubles, besides, there is still the regent and your lords!"

Xiao Zheng couldn't help turning his head to look at her.What a smart and transparent woman, she gave all the credit to the emperor and the ministers with just one sentence, neither offending others nor appearing to be clumsy.

What surprised him most was that Wen Su never forgot to put the emperor first.Some ministers might not even notice such details, but she grasped them just right. She didn't deliberately flatter her, but said it very naturally, which made people feel sincere.

This can be seen from the satisfied smile of the little emperor.

It's really curious, where did this woman learn such a thorough way of observing words and feelings?

"According to Ai's family, this girl is available. Although she is not a great talent, but the Prince Regent has personally trained her, so there should be no mistakes."

Empress Dowager Li could clearly see Xiao Zheng's expression of satisfaction with Wen Su from behind the curtain. In order to avoid repeating the scene of touching the belt and forcing the emperor just now, she simply spoke first.In short, if there is a problem, it is the Regent's fault!

"What the queen mother said is very true, and I also have the same intention." The little emperor expressed his opinion in a timely manner.

Wang Dingyong felt that under the general trend, it would be good to choose a woman who abides by women's morals, so he nodded in agreement.The rest of Ding Zhengyi and the others looked at each other for a while, gritted their teeth and nodded.

Xiao Zheng raised his hand to salute the emperor and said, "Since that's the case, please give Wen Su an official position."

The emperor let out a "hmm", and was thinking about what kind of official position he should give her, when Ding Zhengyi interrupted loudly: "Your Majesty, why don't you make her a female official who writes in front of the imperial court?"

There seemed to be a dark wind blowing by his ears, Xiao Zheng turned his head quietly, and stared at him with gloomy eyes, "Master Ding, do I need this king to remind you that this is a woman's official position?" It is still an inner palace woman's official position.

"..."

The emperor thought about it and said: "Then... why not make him the Imperial Academy Xuezheng."

Xiao Zheng said in a deep voice: "Presumably the envoys of Qinghai Kingdom don't want to see that Daliang's first female official is a ninth-rank official."

The emperor had to change one, "Then...the doctor of the Five Classics of the Imperial College?"

"That's only the eighth grade."

"How about a review by the Imperial Academy?"

Xiao Zheng remained silent.

"Compiled by the Imperial Academy?"

Xiao Zheng remained silent, raised his hand to straighten the front of his clothes, his fingers slipped over the belt around his waist...

"Ah, I thought of a good official position!" The little emperor suddenly realized, and looked at Wen Su with a smile, "Let's make Qing a doctor of the household department."

"Your Majesty is wise." Xiao Zheng smiled slightly, turned his head and gave Wen Su a wink, and the latter bowed down happily, "Thank you Lord Long En, long live my emperor!"

The little emperor kept laughing, but his heart was dripping with tears, go and thank the emperor's uncle for his buckle! ! !
Today's court almost only dealt with Wen Su's affairs alone, and the sun was already rising when he left the palace gate.

Wen Su closely followed Xiao Zheng's footsteps, and asked cautiously: "My lord, how many officials are Hubu Langzhong?"

Xiao Zheng couldn't help laughing when he heard this, "It's the fifth grade."

Wen Su paused, feeling a surge of excitement in his heart.

At the beginning, it is the fifth grade, and then you can still get it?

My God, she is about to rise to the top of the sky ah ah ah ah...

"By the way, I have something else to ask you." After boarding the carriage, Xiao Zheng pulled back Wen Su's excited thoughts, "My lord sees that you are tactful and unassuming, but Someone pointed you out?"

Wen Su blinked, black and white eyeballs flashed a trace of confusion, she shook her head, "There is no one else to point out, these are just accumulated in Minnv's past life, if you must give advice, Minnv only has one in this life. A teacher is my father."

"Oh? Your father taught you a lot?"

Wen Su smiled, "Didn't your lord ever hear that parents are the earliest and lifelong teachers of their children?"

Xiao Zheng's expression was dark, "This king has never heard of this."

Regarding parents, it is really a distant memory, so far away that it is almost nothing...

Xiao Zheng's expression was dazed, a kind Wen Su had never seen before, as if the mighty king who controlled everything between applause suddenly turned into an ignorant young man, those eyes as deep as a deep pool seemed to be caught by something. Breaking through life and death, stirring up a trace of clarity from the bottom.

In the blink of an eye, Wen Su, who was fascinated by this expression, suddenly understood the connection between the stunner and the regent.

Your lord, you are really a stunner!
On the second day after Wen Su quietly followed the regent to court, Fu Qingyu was conferred the title of Imperial Academy Compiler by an imperial decree.It is hard to describe the joy in her heart that she finally had the opportunity to serve the country.

Fu Qingyu is a person who knows how to repay her kindness. Not long after receiving the imperial decree, she changed her clothes and respectfully went to thank the regent for his promotion.However, when she went to the Prince Regent's study, she found that there was no one there. She wandered around the mansion, but unexpectedly found that Xiao Zheng and Wen Su were together.

The afternoon sun shone slantingly, and sprinkled on the two figures sitting opposite each other in the pavilion in the middle of the lake. One of them said something lightly, while the other listened respectfully.

It was the first time for Fu Qingyu to see Wen Su like this, she was no longer careless as usual, her expression was focused and slightly deep, suddenly giving people a feeling of inscrutable.

Maybe it's because the scene in front of me is too peaceful and beautiful, Wen Su, who has always been out of tune, looks very harmonious with the handsome but indifferent Prince Regent at this moment.

Fu Qingyu felt a slight pain in the corner of her eyes...

After walking a few steps closer, the faint voice of conversation between the two fell into my ears:

"If the other party asks about your usual position, you can exaggerate it depending on the situation."

"But my lord, will the other party have any tricky questions?"

"Don't worry, no matter what, the king is still here."

"With the words of the prince, the daughter of the people can rest assured."

"Remember, in the future, you can no longer call yourself a civilian girl, but an official. You are now a dignified household doctor."

"Ah, yes, yes, I forgot about it..."

Tobe Langzhong?

Fu Qingyu looked at Wen Su in the pavilion in astonishment, she also became an official?
No, what they were talking about just now was...

Fu Qingyu reacted instantly, her face turned pale.

She was actually given up. It turned out that in the eyes of the regent, her ability was not as good as Wen Su...

The two people in the booth were still talking enthusiastically. Not long after the figure in the distance staggered away, Wen Su looked up and sighed helplessly.

Xiao Zheng glanced at her lightly, "Why didn't you stop talking just now, didn't you want to hide it from her?"

"You can hide it for a while, but you can't hide it for a lifetime. Both Xiaguan and Qingyu have official positions now, let alone the upcoming Qionglin Banquet."

Xiao Zheng nodded, "That's right, but why are you sighing again?"

Wen Su spread her hands, "I'm sighing for Qingyu, the position was robbed by someone like me, and she has been wronged."

"You can't say that." Xiao Zheng glanced across her face and landed on the sparkling lake, "Wenqing is not much worse than her, so there is no need to underestimate yourself."

Wen Su was taken aback, a slight blush flashed across her fair face, "Thank you, my lord, for your compliment."

From childhood to adulthood, following her weak-tempered father, she has always been bullied. Not to mention outsiders, even clan members often ridicule and even humiliate her. This is the first time someone has praised her like this. Habit.

The two were sitting, when Zhao Quan deliberately lowered his voice from outside the pavilion: "My lord, King Pingyang is here."

Hearing this, Xiao Zheng looked up, and saw Xiao Duan in white clothes, walking toward the Huxin Pavilion gracefully, saw Wen Su there, and greeted her in a good mood: "Ah, Mr. Wen also Yes."

Wen Su's eyelids twitched, and she felt like running away.

To be honest, since she was played by him once, King Pingyang basically defined her as a well rope that could turn into a snake at any time.So he immediately got up and saluted in a hurry, took his leave and left.

Xiao Duan lifted his robe and sat down chicly, looking at Wen Su's back with a strange smile, "I left in such a hurry, I haven't said anything yet."

"What do you want to say?" Xiao Zheng held the tea with one hand and flicked the tea leaves with the lid of the cup with the other, asking casually.

"It's nothing." Xiao Duan turned his eyes lightly, and looked at him with a smile, "How about a game of chess between uncle and nephew?"

Xiao Zheng smiled and nodded, "Yes."

After leaving the Huxin Pavilion and walking into the garden along the winding path specially paved with cobblestones, Wen Su's mood became more relaxed.

It is the most beautiful scene of the year. The garden is full of flowers, competing for splendor, red pearls and emerald greens, and the garden is full of spring scenery.

There is a lavender figure sitting on a big rock at the place where the rockery overlaps the water, it is very eye-catching, and Wen Su saw it before he got close.

She felt a little strange, not everyone could enter this garden, even the servants and imperial guards in the palace could only guard it outside.And this person in front of him should not be from the palace, how could he be sitting here?

When she got closer, she froze again.This was actually the back view of a child, wearing a purple robe and a golden crown, sitting upright as if he was in a golden palace.

Perhaps in response to her thoughts, the child turned his head suddenly, Wen Su's heart was shocked by the exquisite eyebrows, and he prostrated himself on the ground the next moment.

"See, see Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live."

"Wen Aiqing, live in peace." The little emperor's voice was serious.

Wen Su got up and asked cautiously: "Why is Your Majesty sitting here alone?"

"I came to look for Uncle Huang. King Pingyang has gone to send a message. I have nothing to do with me, so I will rest here for a while."

King Pingyang?Wen Su frowned secretly, seeing him like that just now, doesn't he seem to be sending a message?
Uh, he didn't mean to release His Majesty's pigeons on purpose, did he?

Wen Su rolled her eyes, secretly thinking about how to stabilize the emperor.

"Where did Wen Aiqing come from?"

"Your subject... Your subject just walked around at random, and just happened to come here." It can't be said that it came from the regent, right?

The little emperor nodded, "Then let me talk to you."

Wen Su bowed and said yes.

Originally thought that Wen Su's company was just to pass the time, but Xiao Duan didn't come back after waiting, the emperor couldn't sit still.

"Hmph, I am the Ninth Five-Year Lord, and I was left alone here!"

Wen Su hurriedly comforted him: "Your Majesty, calm down, the regent must have been caught up in some urgent matter, and he should be here to greet you in a while."

"What about Xiao Duan? Shouldn't he come and tell me?"

"This..." Wen Su was distressed. King Pingyang's actions really created a problem for her.

"Huh!" The emperor suddenly snorted coldly and stood up.

"Your Majesty," Wen Su panicked, "You are..."

"I'm going to find Uncle Huang myself, but I want to see what he's up to?"

"You can't do it, Your Majesty!" Wen Su hurriedly stood in front of him, "Your Majesty, how can I let you do this kind of thing? You should go as a servant."

"No, I want to go by myself!" The little emperor didn't appreciate it, and walked past her with a flick of his sleeves.

Wen Su had no choice but to follow quickly.

No matter how concealed it is, it won't help. When he saw the two players playing chess in the Huxin Pavilion, the emperor's face was already extremely ugly.Wen Su was also shocked to the extreme.

This is really bad.

"Very well, I thought the emperor uncle was busy with something, so it's this!" The emperor turned around with gritted teeth, and left angrily.

"Your Majesty..." Wen Su hurriedly chased after her.

At the exit of the garden, the emperor suddenly stopped by himself, turned his head and stared at Wen Su who was following him, with sharp eyes, "Wen Aiqing, let me ask you, did you really say what you said in the court that day?"

Um?What's the meaning?
Wen Su quickly filtered through what she had said in the court hall that day, and replied with confidence: "Let's play Your Majesty, it is true that every word comes from the sincerity of my subordinates."

"Okay then, let me ask you again, does this beam belong to me, or to the regent?"

Wen Su's heart trembled, her eyes widened suddenly, "Your Majesty, what do you mean?"

The little emperor narrowed his eyes, "I'm asking questions!"

"Uh, it's..." Wen Su quietly wiped off his sweat, and said in a steady voice, "The so-called under heaven, is it the king's land. The beam is naturally your majesty's."

"Very good." The emperor finally calmed down and nodded towards her, "Apart from Liu Ke, you are the only one among the ministers who answered me so clearly. I am very relieved."

Just as Wen Su breathed a sigh of relief, he continued to ask: "Then, tell me, how can I defeat the regent?"

"..." Wen Su had the urge to dig a hole and bury himself.

"Say!"

"Well, I think..." Wen Su coughed dryly, thought for a while, and leaned closer to him and whispered: "After decades, your majesty will be in his prime, and the regent is old, so he can easily beat him..."

The emperor's eyes lit up when he heard the words, "That's right, I am younger than him!"

Wen Su turned her head silently, indeed, Your Majesty, you are really too young...

After a lot of consolation, the emperor was finally sent away.Wen Su walked to the backyard with limp steps, and saw the Prince Regent approaching in the wind, and the King of Pingyang had disappeared.

"I heard that the emperor is coming, can Wen Qing see it?"

Wen Su drooped her shoulders, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty has already returned to the palace."

"Oh?" Xiao Zheng's eyes flickered slightly, and he contacted him back and forth, and he already guessed in his heart.

"Then what did His Majesty tell you?"

As a female staff member of the Prince Regent's House, Wen Su is very clear about her position. She is a member of the Prince Regent's House, so naturally she cannot deceive the Prince Regent. "Your Majesty asked the official whether the beam is his or... yours."

Xiao Zheng didn't seem surprised, folded his arms and said, "Then how did Wenqing answer?"

"Your officer... answer truthfully."

Xiao Zheng smiled noncommittally, "Then if Wang Ben asks you who should be the master of Liang, how should Wen Qing answer?"

Wen Su's head broke out in cold sweat, "Your official thinks... for now, it is natural that the prince is the one to make the decision, but in the future... it will depend on where the prince will lead His Majesty."

His deep gaze swept across her slightly lowered eyes, Xiao Zheng curled his lips noncommittally, turned around and walked towards the backyard.

The pressure around her body suddenly decreased, Wen Su couldn't help taking a breath, it seemed that the meal was getting worse and worse.

Back to the courtyard at night, there is no light, the courtyard is cold.

Wen Su pushed open the door with anxiety, only to see a figure sitting alone at the table in the haze, like a sculpture.

"Sapphire?"

"Ah."

Wen Su breathed a sigh of relief, and was still willing to talk to herself, which is not too bad.

Walking to the table and lighting a candle, Fu Qingyu's serious face could be clearly seen under the lamp.

"Qingyu, I... Then, you know everything, right?" Wen Su carefully observed her expression, while trying hard to search for euphemistic words to express what happened.

"Well, I know everything."

There was silence for a while, and the two were silent for a long time. Fu Qingyu suddenly shook his head and smiled, "I think the regent's arrangement makes sense. It's because I value profit too much. As long as I can serve the country, why should I care about my official position?"

"Huh? Have you figured it out?"

Fu Qingyu nodded.

Wen Su was overjoyed, high quality means good communication!

Recently, Wen Su felt bored again when she was preparing for the test, because the Prince Regent was always giving her lessons during this time, and the matter of how to receive the envoys of Qinghai Kingdom had already entered the final stage of preparation.

Fu Qingyu had reported to the Imperial Academy a few days ago, and began to officially enter and leave the palace as the first female historian in Daliang history.Wen Su is very envious of this. In fact, she hopes to switch with Fu Qingyu. Picking the leader or something is really not suitable for her. She just wants to eat and die...

But everything has pros and cons.

Anyway, Wen Su is also a fifth-rank official now. Although she doesn't have her own mansion yet, the regent has set up a courtyard in the palace for her to live in, not to mention sending two maids for her.

In order to show fairness, Fu Qingyu also enjoyed almost the same treatment, but she knew that she was under Wen Su's favor, so she felt somewhat uncomfortable.What makes her even more uncomfortable is that in terms of geographical location, Wen Su's residence is much closer to the West Pavilion where the regent lives, but she is farther away.

Up until now, Fu Qingyu had to face up to one thing - she seemed to have unreasonable thoughts about the Prince Regent.

In fact, she felt this when she saw the scene where Wen Su and the regent were sitting together in the pavilion in the middle of the lake.

Thinking back now, the reason for her loss and even jealousy at that time was probably not just because of the denial of her own ability, but because she realized that the person who was important in the eyes of the regent was not herself at all.

However, Wen Su, who was worrying about the upcoming Qionglin Banquet, didn't know about it.At this time, she just got up and opened the door, and was listening to the maid Magpie report the next schedule to her dejectedly.

Of course, it was all arranged by the regent, and it was nothing more than learning content such as palace etiquette, Qinghai country customs, and some polite diplomatic expressions.

boring...

After washing up and having breakfast, Wen Su headed all the way towards Xiao Zheng's study with drooping head, but stopped suddenly when passing the back garden.

She saw King Pingyang and Lu Fang, Minister of the Ministry of War.The two of them were half hidden behind a small tree taller than one person, chatting about something.

This is not a rare thing, what is strange is the topic that these two people are talking about at this time.

They were actually discussing the Prince Regent's marriage! ! !
What great news!
Wen Su immediately tiptoed a few steps closer and stretched out her ears to eavesdrop.

"In the opinion of the following officials, only the daughters of Shoufu and Taifu are suitable for the prince. After all, in terms of status and power, only these two are the most suitable."

Xiao Duan crossed his arms, with a calm expression, "It's not just a day or two since uncle and chief assistant Ding Zhengyi disagreed. From this point of view, isn't it only the daughter of the Taifu family who is the most suitable?"

Lu Fang nodded, "Prince Pingyang said exactly what he said."

"How is that woman's character and appearance? A character like my uncle is not worthy of any vulgar fan."

"That's natural." Lu Fang paused suddenly, turned his head to look in Wen Su's direction and shouted coldly: "Who's there!"

Wen Su shuddered in fright, the person had already been discovered.

"Yo, it's Mr. Wen." Xiao Duan's plain expression instantly disappeared, and he became extremely amiable.

Compared with Wen Su's taboo towards him, he is very friendly to Wen Su, and there are signs of becoming more and more friendly.According to Wen Su's incomplete statistics, for every point of courtesy the Prince Regent treats her, King Pingyang will be more friendly to her by three points.

No, yesterday I gave her a set of excellent Four Treasures of the Study.

The words that Magpie passed to her at that time were: "Girl, Prince Pingyang said that giving a friend should be a gift of what is needed. Although the gift is light, affection is heavy."

At that time, Wen Su was not only shocked by the word "friend", but also very depressed.

Friends, all I need is money...

"It turned out to be Prince Pingyang, hehe, it's true that we never meet again in life." Wen Su felt that in such an embarrassing situation, there was nothing to do except laugh.

Xiao Duan waved his hand towards Lu Fang, signaling him to leave first, and then walked towards Wen Su with a smile all the way.She was dressed in white and her sleeves were blowing in the wind, her jet-black hair fluttered in the wind, and her delicate face under the sun almost dazzled Wen Su's eyes.

"Master Wen, where are you going?"

"Uh...go, to see the Regent." Wen Su felt that it was very unnatural to mention the word "Regent".This is the male protagonist whom they talked about marriage just now.

Perhaps seeing the strangeness in her expression, Xiao Duan's vermilion lips curled up slightly, revealing a hint of a smile of unknown meaning, "Master Wen, what did you hear?"

"No, no, I didn't hear anything." Wen Su shook her head like a rattle.

Xiao Duan's eyes were dark, he pursed his lips and smiled lightly, "I believe you, so hurry up, don't delay the business."

Wen Sulian claimed yes, saluted hastily and left quickly.

When stepping onto the corridor, Zhao Quan was looking around at the door, and when he saw her coming, he hurried up to greet her, "Master Wen, you are finally here."

"Huh? What's up with Guard Zhao?"

"It's something..." Zhao Quan turned his head and glanced at the door of the study, put his hands around his mouth and deliberately lowered his voice, "May I trouble you to go in later and sing a Jiangnan folk song to the prince?"

"Huh?" Wen Su's voice suddenly increased, which startled Zhao Quan.

"Hush—keep your voice down, Master Wen, this subordinate is serious."

Zhao Quan's expression did not look like he was joking, but isn't this too strange?It's okay to ask her to sing a song, does she look like such a convulsive person?
"Okay, okay, Master Wen, let's go in quickly, in short, I will leave everything to you." Seeing that Wen Su had been silent, Zhao Quan simply pushed her all the way into the study, and then closed the door.

Wen Su was inexplicably stunned for a moment, then turned to look at the regent behind the desk.

Xiao Zheng was attracted by her sudden intrusion, and was looking at her, looking at each other, both of them were a little confused.

"Uh, see the lord." After a while, Wen Su, who finally came to his senses, performed official etiquette towards Xiao Zheng.

"En." Xiao Zheng responded lightly, beckoning her to come closer, "Wen Qing came just in time, and this king is worrying about something."

Wen Su hurried forward, "Dare to ask what your lord is worried about?"

"The scientific examination in the south of the Yangtze River has ended. As you said, there are indeed not many scholars who took the examination, but Xiao Jun did not give up. Now he is so angry that he ordered every family in the south of the Yangtze River to send out a person with the highest knowledge to serve in the puppet court. Otherwise, the whole family will be slaughtered."

"What?" There is such a thing?Wen Su couldn't be more surprised, this is comparable to Qin Shihuang's atrocities of burning books and burying scholars!

After a moment of silence, she frowned and said, "Then Jiangnan must be panicking now."

"That's right." Xiao Zheng sighed heavily, closed his eyes, raised his hand and gently pinched the center of his eyebrows.

Seeing this, Wen Su suddenly understood what Zhao Quan said just now.It must be because the regent was too worried that he thought of letting her sing folk songs.

It's not easy to even come up with this idea.

"My lord, in fact, in my opinion, there are pros and cons to this matter, so don't worry too much about it."

"Oh? How beneficial?" Wen Su's sudden words caused Xiao Zheng to immediately open his eyes, staring at her with burning eyes.

"Your official believes that the great families in the south of the Yangtze River have survived for several dynasties. Most of the reasons for this are that they seldom participate in the struggle for imperial power, and they have the intention of staying out of the matter. Now King Wu's move has pushed them to His Majesty. On the side with the prince, he is about to regain Jiangnan, and there will be a gap that can be opened up for the great families that are difficult to shake in a hundred years."

There was no reply for a long time in the room, Xiao Zheng thought over Wen Su's words carefully, and looked at her with a hint of appreciation in his eyes.

Over the past few days, he has discovered that Wen Su is a person who is rough on the outside and thin on the inside. It may be that she lives in a different environment. She can look at many problems from different angles, and she can see a side that ordinary people cannot see.

As a person who was born and raised in Jiangnan, she knows the situation in Jiangnan best. However, it is one thing to be clear, and it is extremely difficult to see the essence through the phenomenon.

Xiao Zheng felt that the rough jade in front of him had begun to shine after being slightly polished.

Maybe it was because the regent looked at him too intently, Wen Su couldn't help but blush.

After a long time, seeing that he still didn't look away, Wen Su finally decided to accept Zhao Quan's proposal, coughed dryly, and broke the embarrassment: "Uh, my lord, why don't you... I will sing a little song for you. Let's settle down."

Before Xiao Zheng came back to his senses, a soft singing voice had already sounded, with a hint of embarrassment, the voice was not high, but extremely soothing, making people feel comfortable...

After the song was finished, Xiao Zheng couldn't help but smile on his lips, "Wen Qing's singing is extremely beautiful, I seem to have seen willows hanging gently on the river bank, small bridges and flowing water, people, if you have free time in the future, you must Go to Jiangnan for a good walk."

Wen Su accompanied her with a smile, and the shyness between her brows faded slightly.

Just as she was about to say goodbye and leave, she suddenly thought of something, and asked very cautiously: "My lord, then...do you still hate girls from Jiangnan?"

Xiao Zheng was stunned, "What?"

"Your Majesty, the memorials from various ministries have been delivered."

Zhao Quan's voice outside the door interrupted the conversation between the two. Wen Su couldn't stay any longer, so he retreated, but when he passed by Zhao Quan, he received a slightly grateful look from him.

It seemed that no matter how low she sang, he could still hear her, what a shame!
Xiao Zheng looked at Zhao Quan suspiciously after she went out, "Do you know what she meant by the question just now? Why did you say that the king hates Jiangnan women?"

Zhao Quan blinked his eyes, and he has been used to linking the two through cakes for many days, and he immediately came to a conclusion: "It must be because he is afraid that the prince will hate her. According to my subordinates, Master Wen loves the prince and you are like this." Woolen cloth."

Xiao Zheng opened his eyes wide in astonishment, and after a while, he squeezed out a syllable from his lips like a whisper: "Oh?"

Wen Su felt that the weirdest thing in the world was making friends with a prince.

Let's just talk about it now, I finally got away from the tedious study tasks and went to the household department, and was followed all the way by King Pingyang.

The carriage was rolling, Wen Su's mood was like this rut, slightly bumpy and ups and downs, looking at Xiao Duan's expression was also a bit distressed.

"My lord seems to be very relaxed recently."

Xiao Duan smiled, "When will this king not be leisurely?"

"...Is there nothing wrong with Pingyang, the prince's fief?"

Xiao Duan laughed again, "What do the officials in this king's fiefdom eat?"

"..." Alas, Wen Su silently held her head in her arms and looked forward to it, let me be a child of the royal family in the next life too!
"Okay, we're at the place." Seemingly seeing Wen Su's pain, Xiao Duan suddenly asked the coachman to stop halfway, Shi Shiran opened the curtain and walked down.

Wen Su poked his head out to take a look, and saw a luxurious restaurant by the side of the road, and a familiar figure flashed by the window on the second floor, it seemed to be Lu Fang, Minister of the Ministry of War.

It turns out that I came here to meet friends, so it's not to discuss the regent's marriage, right?
Wen Su gossips in her heart, but with a look of farewell on her face, she sends Xiao Duan off the car with good words.When Xiao Duan walked towards the restaurant gracefully and gracefully, she seemed to be afraid that he would go back on his word, and immediately called the driver to go, go, go! ! !
It feels quite comfortable without a prince to squeeze into the car with him.Wen Su half-lyed and half-sat, squinting her eyes slightly to rest her mind, but thinking about how to deal with the upcoming Qionglin Banquet in her mind.

Unexpectedly, this comfort will be broken soon.Wen Su only heard a panic neighing from the horses outside, and the next moment the carriage came to a sudden stop.It seemed that someone had bumped into the shaft of the car and let out a muffled groan, and then the coachman yelled and cursed.

Wen Su lifted the curtain to look. At this time, he was almost at the Prince Regent's Mansion, and he had already left the downtown area. The surrounding was very quiet, but there was a person standing abruptly beside the car.

It was a middle-aged man, white and fat, he looked like a pampered person, but his beard was sloppy, his hair was disheveled, and his clothes were very expensive, but they were already dirty.Except for the clean face, the whole body is really embarrassing.

As soon as the carriage stopped, the man ignored the shouting and cursing from the driver beside him, grabbed the edge of the door and asked Wen Su, "Is this the carriage of the Prince Regent's Mansion?"

Wen Su was stunned for a moment, she could recognize the carriage of Prince Regent's Mansion, it seemed that she was indeed someone with background, so she didn't try to hide it, nodded and said: "Exactly."

The man became excited when he heard it, and he was about to climb up with his hands.Seeing that he was quite fat, he moved very nimbly. He jumped into the car in two or three strokes, and was about to get into the car, but was grabbed by the driver and failed.

"Bold! You, a stinky beggar, dare to crawl around in the carriage of the Prince Regent's Mansion!" The coachman pushed and shoved, if the man hadn't been holding on to the door, he would have been pushed down.

"Presumptuous! How dare you push Ben... me?!"

The man shouted angrily, waved the driver at once, slid like a loach and got into the carriage, Wen Su hurriedly backed away to avoid bumping into him.

"Uh, aren't you being too reckless? Is this the carriage of the Regent's Palace? You'd better go down, and I'll pretend nothing happened."

Wen Su also saw that he might have some status so he didn't chase him away directly, but she was also a little unhappy about his behavior.

"What? How dare you say I'm reckless?" The middle-aged man seemed to want to get angry again. After looking up and down, Wen Su held back, coughed and said, "Just tell the carriage to continue driving to the Prince Regent's Mansion. I have something to ask the regent."

Wen Su looked at him suspiciously, his eyes suddenly swept to his cuffs, and he was slightly taken aback.

It is said that Emperor Chongjing rewarded each of his sons with a jade pendant. The name of the prince was engraved on the front of each jade pendant, and the birth date of the prince was engraved on the back.On the waist of the Regent is the piece that belongs to him, and it never leaves his body.King Pingyang also had it, but it was inherited from his father, the eldest son of the emperor.

And the person in front of him had such a similar jade pendant in his sleeve.

So Wen Su was terrified.

Now there are not many sons of Emperor Chongjing left, and the only one in Beijing is the regent, and there are seven remaining, all of whom have gathered their forces in Jiangnan, Jiangdong and other places, only King Wu followed suit.

That is the Rebellion of the Seven Kings, rebellion, rebellion.

In other words, Wen Su might be in the same car with a rebellious prince right now...

Fortunately, she usually observes carefully, otherwise it would be bad if she overlooked this detail.

But what's the use of knowing now?People are already in the car.

Wen Su really wanted to slap herself, why didn't she drive him down just now!

The coachman was still waiting for Wen Su's order, and she didn't know what the intention of the visitor was, and whether it would be detrimental to her, so she had to stand still for the time being.

"Huh? What's the matter? You asked the coachman to drive the car!"

This person is not only grumpy, but also has a loud voice, and he doesn't know how he slipped into the capital.

Wen Su thought for a while and asked, "I don't know who you are? What can you do with the prince?"

"Why should I tell you? Who are you from the Prince Regent?" At this point, the man seemed to suddenly think of something, and looked her up and down carefully, and then his eyes suddenly lit up, "I know Now, aren't you the concubine of Tuizhi's mansion?"

"Retreat? Who is the retreat?"

"Prince Regent, Xiao Zheng, please retreat."

Wen Su took a deep breath, that's right, that's right, he must be a prince if he can directly call the regent's name...

"Tell me, are you his concubine?"

Concubine...

Sweat drips from Wen Su's forehead, do I look like a little one?
But this is also good, to avoid extra complications, it is better to just follow his words.

"Well, the little girl is indeed the prince's concubine, surnamed Wen."

The hand of the coachman outside the curtain trembled almost imperceptibly.

"Ah, that's good, that's good." The man suddenly turned 180 degrees, groped in his arms for a while, took out an emerald finger and handed it to her, "Since it's the wife of Tuizhi, it's me I don't know if you've seen me?"

When Wen Su saw the finger puller, his eyes lit up immediately, the fineness was amazing!
But she didn't dare to pick it up, who would dare to take something from the rebels?

"This... little girl has never met Your Excellency, so I dare to ask you..."

The man looked towards the door, leaned closer to her, put his hands around his mouth and said in a low voice: "I am the king of Shu."

Wen Su, who had been psychologically prepared for a long time, was not surprised, but a little helpless.

So His Royal Highness Shu Wang was surprised.

As expected of the woman next to the Prince Regent, it's not easy, it seems that you need to keep your spirits up.

However, Wen Su, with a calm face, was actually counting quietly in her heart.

The six princes who rebelled with King Wu were: King Qi, King Zhao, King Wei, King Guangyang, King Guangling and... King Shu.

Damn, that's right, he's a traitor!

After confirming again that it was correct, Wen Su looked at him tremblingly, "His Royal Highness King Shu...how come he is in the capital?"

My lord, the scenery in the south of the Yangtze River is beautiful and the people are even more beautiful. Why are you running back when you have nothing to do?

"Hehe, brothers and sisters don't need to be so alarmed. This king came to seek refuge with Tuizhi intentionally, but he didn't expect to meet the person next to Tuizhi's pillow. Then I hope that my brothers and sisters can say a few good words for this king. .”

Eh?Wen Su was taken aback, did he come to surrender?But... can you take back that phrase "the person next to your pillow"?

You are the Prince Regent's pillow, and your whole family is his pillow! ! !
"Sister and sister, what do you say?" Seeing that Wen Su didn't respond, the king of Shu shook the finger in his hand, and then freed his hand to touch a golden hairpin from his sleeve.

Wen Su is so embarrassing, my lord, you are well prepared. I really don't know how you got here all the way, and you didn't get thieves?

amazing……

"Uh, His Royal Highness the King of Shu, don't worry, the little girl is soft-spoken, let's talk about it in the palace, everything is up to the prince."

The King of Shu's face became ugly, he smiled awkwardly, and withdrew his hand.

While talking, the Prince Regent's Mansion had already arrived, Wen Su jumped out of the carriage first, winked at the coachman, raised the corner of her skirt and rushed into the mansion first.

His Royal Highness King of Shu dragged his bloated body out of the car, was led into the door by the driver, and was surrounded by several servants he summoned the next moment...

Wen Su rushed all the way to the Prince Regent's study, and burst into the door before reporting to Zhao Quan who was guarding outside, and Xiao Zheng inside was amazed for a long time.

"Why is Wen Qing so panicked?"

Wen Su was out of breath: "My lord, Shu, the king of Shu is here, he said to come, come to surrender..."

"What did you say?"

Xiao Zheng stood up in surprise, the coachman had already led several servants to escort the King of Shu to the study.Zhao Quan looked clearly from outside, "My lord, it seems that he is indeed the king of Shu."

"It is indeed the king of Shu, and the officials can testify." Wen Su, who had recovered a little, immediately raised his hand to assure.

Xiao Zheng's eyes flashed, he sat down firmly again, and said in a deep voice, "Bring him in."

Wen Su hurriedly stepped aside.

"Back, back, why do you treat the third brother like this..." His Royal Highness King Shu started yelling before entering the door, and his voice became louder.

When he got to the door, Xiao Zheng saw his downcast appearance, frowned, and waved away a group of people.

The king of Shu glared dissatisfiedly at the servants who turned and left, and when he turned his face again, he instantly turned into a smiling expression, "Back..."

Wen Su felt cold, how could a big man make such a nasty voice?

However, Xiao Zheng remained expressionless and just looked at him coldly.

The King of Shu's face turned pale for a while, and finally he gritted his teeth, lifted his clothes and knelt down, "The guilty minister sees the regent, and the regent is thousands of years old."

"A self-registration project."

"Sinful subject... Shu Wang Xiaoqi."

"Xiao Qi?" The corners of Xiao Zheng's mouth rose slightly, revealing a mocking smile, "But Xiao Qi, the third son of Emperor Chongjing?"

"Yes, exactly." Xiao Qi's forehead was sweating slightly, and he felt something was wrong in his heart.

"Since he is a descendant of Daliang's royal family, why should he become a traitor and try to overthrow Daliang Qianqiu's foundation?!"

Xiao Qi's body trembled, and he hurriedly raised his head to argue: "Quiet, Seventeenth Brother, Third Brother was also bewitched by others at the beginning, but now he knows his mistake, I hope that Seventeenth Brother will not remember the villain's mistakes, and let Third Brother live Bar……"

Xiao Zheng stared at him quietly and remained silent.

Appearing suddenly, something must have happened to Jiangnan, and he naturally wouldn't let go so easily.

Seeing that he was silent all this time, Xiao Qi became more and more flustered, so he kept winking at Wen Su beside him, and whispered: "Sister and sister, you are begging for my king..."

"Siblings?" Xiao Zheng was stunned when he heard his words, and turned his head to look at Shang Wensu's dumbfounded face.

This is a big misunderstanding.

My lord, I didn't mean to be an official...

(End of this chapter)