Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

Chapter 555 Showing Loyalty

When Zhao Xuan returned to the hospital, Mrs. Xie was looking through the accounts. Zhao Xuan took off his cloak, sat down opposite his wife, and said, "It's so late, you can't rest, what are you busy with?"

Xie made a mark with a pen on the account she had just read. Then she looked up at Zhao Xuan and replied, "Let me see how many good things we have brought from Yizhou."

"What do you want to do with this?" He poured two cups of tea, pushed one to his wife, picked up the other and tasted it carefully, and said casually, "I originally planned to go out this time at the end of the year. When I went back, I didn’t expect that you and Ayu would become pregnant one after another. If the money is not enough, I will have someone go back and get it."

"The money is enough." After saying that, she looked at Zhao Xuan and said: "A few days ago, I asked Pingyang to honor the queen with a piece of old wild ginseng from the year before last. The queen actually gave me some gifts in return, which made me feel uneasy. of."

When Zhao Xuan heard this, he put down his tea cup and said nonchalantly: "Although she is a queen, you are the eldest daughter-in-law of the Prince's Palace. In terms of status, you are also extremely noble. It is common sense for the Empress to give me some gifts in return to win over Prince Yong's Palace." , why do you bother with this?"

Ms. Xie knew that her husband had a careless temper, so she patiently replied: "You must stop thinking like this in the future."

 “Do you still think it was when the late emperor was in power?”

"My grandmother was kind to the late emperor, so she favored our prince's palace. But the generation has long since changed. Your majesty is working hard to govern and is very shrewd. Maybe he has already thought of becoming a vassal king."

After hearing what his wife said, Zhao Xuan hurriedly said: "No, your Majesty has only been on the throne for a few years. None of the vassal kings in Daqi is a tree with deep roots. How can your Majesty have such a plan?"

Xie sneered and said: "The powerful people have been encircling the land for a long time. Your Majesty didn't settle it in a few moments."

 “You, you just don’t know how to be prepared for danger in times of peace.”

After Zhao Xuan listened to his wife's words, he thought about it silently. Although he couldn't help but feel worried, he still held a trace of luck and murmured: "Even if His Majesty wants to withdraw from the vassal vassal, he can't touch our Prince Yong's Mansion." , we are the direct descendants of the Zhao family, and my grandmother is the adoptive mother of the late emperor and the eldest princess Fuxi. Your Majesty, he must always take care of some favors."

Mrs. Xie looked at her husband, sighed helplessly, and replied: "Then according to what you said, the Jiangdong Murong family is still the natal family of the old lady of the Gongfu. The Gongfu is your majesty's maternal family, and she has educated your majesty. If you talk about emotions, It is much closer than our Prince Yong's Mansion. As for our Prince Yong's Mansion, not to mention that the late emperor has no weight in His Majesty's heart, but the temperament of the eldest princess. Don't you understand that the world of the Zhao family is the most important thing in her heart? Valued.”

Ms. Xie rolled her eyes at her husband: "You should be more sober. The generation has changed a long time ago. You can no longer count on the little friendship between your grandmother, father, and the Zhao family."

 Zhao Xuan listened to his wife's words, he nodded and murmured: "Your worries are not unreasonable."

Xie said: "As the saying goes, if there is no long-term concern, there will be immediate concern. It would be better for us to think about it earlier."

Zhao Xuan looked at his wife and asked, "What do we do?"

Mrs. Xie picked up the teacup and took a sip, frowned and replied: "Pingyang just sent the queen's return gift this morning. I'm just thinking about it. I'm looking for you to come back because I want to make a total with you. While we are Nowadays in Beijing, everything is convenient."

It turned out that his wife was looking for him for such a big thing.

After Zhao Xuan heard what his wife said, he couldn't help but feel ashamed when he remembered that his wife had ordered someone to look for him but was rejected by the servant woman in Meng's yard.

He stood up and helped his wife up, and said gently: "The ground is cold, let's go to the warm couch to discuss it." Xie was helped by her husband to get on the warm couch. Zhao Xuan thoughtfully put a soft pillow for his wife and said with concern: "I I see that you are looking a little haggard these days, but is it because you have a bad appetite?"

"My appetite is not bad, but sometimes I have night sweats at night and I can't sleep well." Xie leaned on the soft pillow and said with a smile, "It's okay. Pregnancy is hard for women. I'm not that delicate."

When Zhao Xuan heard this, his handsome face couldn't help but blush slightly. He hesitated and said, "Even if you have given birth to several children, you still have to be careful."

"I know." Ms. Xie looked at her husband, then brought the conversation back to what she just said, and asked: "I think your Majesty is most likely thinking of withdrawing from the vassal. What are your plans? "

Zhao Xuan sat cross-legged on the couch, frowned and thought for a while, then replied: "Although we are far away in Yizhou, we don't have no connections in Beijing."

As he spoke, Zhao Xuan clapped his fingers and said: "Li Rong, the doctor of Yushitai, is my good friend, and the second son of our mother's family, the Lan family, is also on duty at Yushitai. With these officials here, the others Not to mention, it’s okay to occasionally say a few good words to Prince Yong’s Mansion in front of His Majesty. In addition, we also have people in the cabinet. Although Xie Ying, the new member of the cabinet, has had five blessings with your house, he is not from our own family. , after all, we are a family, and Wang Yi, Minister of War, also had a close friendship with my father. I took advantage of my time in Beijing to get to know these relatives and friends, and it is not difficult to build a relationship. "

After Zhao Xuanxu finished speaking, Xie said firmly: "You are not allowed to win over and make friends with any of these people."

Zhao Xuan was surprised and said, "Why is this?"

Xie replied: "You came to Beijing and rashly made friends with important officials in the court. What does your majesty think?"

“You are afraid that His Majesty is not afraid of our Prince Yong’s Palace enough, are you?”

Zhao Xuan listened to his wife’s reminder. He nodded and replied, “What you said makes sense.”

Ms. Xie added: "What we have to do now is to keep a low profile and not stand out. We cannot stay in Beijing for a long time. After the Chinese New Year, the fetus in my belly has also passed its first three months. We will return to Yizhou immediately." go."

Ms. Xie thought about it and said: "Not only that, I think if the queen's health gets better after a while, your majesty will be in a good mood. You should go and see the saint in person."

Zhao Xuan heard his wife say that he would leave after the New Year. He originally wanted to tell her that he planned to wait until Meng gave birth to the child before leaving.

Meng's body is weak and now she is pregnant. He is worried that she will not be able to withstand the bumpy journey.

 Hearing that his wife asked him to go to see the saint, Zhao Xuan swallowed back his unspoken words. After all, between the future of the palace and the Meng family, he naturally had to consider the former first.

Zhao Xuan asked: "I'm going to meet the Holy Spirit. What should I say to His Majesty? To express my loyalty?"

Xie replied: "Loyalty naturally needs to be shown, but it is not as simple as words."

“You need to tell His Majesty that our Prince Yong Palace will abolish the guard army, increase the tribute to the court, and order the descendants of the Prince to study in the palace.”

 (End of this chapter)