Empress Chu

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Chapter 78 Placement

The wind blew, and the white flags hanging in Zhongshan Palace were like snow.

The coffins of more than a dozen people who assassinated Xiao Xun were placed here.

Xie Yanfang stepped over the threshold and looked back at Chu Zhao: "You don't have to accompany me to see him."

"Are you worried that I will be sad?" Chu Zhao said, shaking his head with a smile, "No, I bid farewell to my father, and I can accept losing this kind of thing."

As he spoke, he walked in first.

Xie Yanfang didn't speak any more, followed her in, and stood in front of Xie Yanlai's coffin. The coffin was opened. Although the weather was already cold and various medicines had been used, the corpse and the smell inside were horrifying.

Xie Yanfang looked calm, looked carefully, and took all kinds of items handed over by the servants, including clothes, shoes and socks, as well as decorations for food.

"These are all packed by his maid." Xie Yanfang said to Chu Zhao, "It's all Yan Lai's favorite clothes and food."

Chu Zhaodao: "He doesn't have any hobbies in the army. He wears the same food and clothing as everyone else."

Xie Yanfang said: "He is not the ninth son of the Xie family in the army."

The ninth son of the Xie family didn't have many hobbies, so he arranged it quickly.

"The others have already been cremated to ashes." Chu Zhao said softly, "Yanlai is waiting for you to see it with your own eyes."

Xie Yanfang looked at the corpse in the coffin again, and said: "Actually, in my memory, he is still the child who just entered the house. Many children in our Xie family are the same in my eyes. Now he has finally become different. , Unfortunately, I can't see him anymore."

Chu Zhao also looked into the coffin and said, "Actually, when I knew him, he was not the son of the Xie family, so I feel a little dazed when I think about it now. I am familiar with it. Is it Xie Yanlai who I lost, or the one I met by chance on the road?" Post soldiers."

Xie Yanfang turned her head to look at her, saw the loss and bewilderment in the girl's eyes, and said softly: "No matter who he is, he deserves to die."

Chu Zhao nodded, and signaled to the soldiers beside him, "Seal the coffin."

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As night fell, Xie Yanlai's ashes were collected and Xie Yanfang returned to the residence. Uncle Cai had already arranged the room, with incense and bedding, and the servants were standing with copper basins, towels and handkerchiefs.

Xie Yanfang took the handkerchief from the servant, and Cai Bo took off the cloak for him.

"Sir, do you want to take a bath and change clothes now?" the servants asked.

Xie Yanfang nodded: "The queen has prepared a dinner party, I will go there later."

The servants are busy getting ready.

"My lord." Cai Bo asked, "Are you sure it's Xie Yanlai's corpse?"

Du Qi who followed in snorted: "It's burned like that, what can you tell?"

Cai Bo glared at him: "Of course you can't tell by looking at the corpse. What you need to see is the reaction of the people around you."

Du Qi frowned and folded his arms and said, "Queen? She didn't cry or shout, she doesn't look sad at all."

"It would be strange if the empress really cried out loud." Xie Yanfang laughed.

Cai Bo frowned slightly: "The queen and Xie Yanlai have always been very close. Xie Yanlai died to help her annihilate Xiao Xun. She shouldn't be indifferent."

Xie Yanfang held the teacup and looked at the dispersing heat, and said: "The queen is not indifferent, she seems a little dazed, as if she has lost someone she doesn't know well, but this reaction is normal, because for the queen, Xie Yanlai has always been divided. Yes, in her eyes, there are two Xie Yanlai, the Xie Yanlai who is close to the queen is not the Xie family in the eyes of the queen, and now she doesn't know which Xie Yanlai should be sad for."

Why did this Xie Yan come and that Xie Yan came?Du Qi and Cai Bo looked at each other.

"Young master, just tell me if there is any problem." Du Qi said, "I came to take a look in person to confirm."

"I'm here. I've read it. I buried my brother with my own hands. This means he's dead." Xie Yanfang said, drinking the tea in one gulp.

That's the case, even if it wasn't Xie Yanlai who was lying in the coffin, he would still be a dead person. Cai Bo smiled and said, "My lord, go take a bath, don't let the queen wait too long." I haven't seen her in a year, and the girl's momentum is more stable, even with a bit of majesty that can't be seen, "No one in the court can stop her from speaking after this war."

Xie Yanfang smiled: "It should be like this."

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When Xie Yanfang bathed and changed her clothes and came to Zhongshan Prince's Mansion, she learned that the queen was meeting with officials.

"Who is it?" Xie Yanfang asked.

With the end of the counter-insurgency, there are also many officials between the capital and Zhongshan County.

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"It's Commander Gongwei Siding." Bingwei didn't hide anything, and asked again, "Lord Zhongcheng, do I need to report that you are here?"

Xie Yanfang waved her hand: "No, the affairs of the Arch Guard Division are confidential, don't disturb the queen, I'll take a look at the scenery of the Zhongshan Prince's Mansion first." After finishing speaking, she stood on the porch and looked around.

Bingwei stood in silence as he said and did not report to the inside.

Inside, Chu Zhao is looking at the roster handed over by Ding Dahui, which is the personnel of the Guard Division to be established here.

"I don't worry about the ones you pick out." Chu Zhao said, "But remember to keep the methods of investigating these families secret. Now that the rebellion is over, there can be no further disturbances, let alone startle the snakes. These families have been entrenched in the local area for a hundred years. Integral, without official positions, but more difficult to deal with than officials."

Ding Dachui replied: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I understand."

Chu Zhaodao: "But don't worry, I will sit here personally, and I will leave after your guards are stable."

"Your Majesty, you are the same to us in the capital as you are here, so you don't need to stand up for us." Ding Dachui said, with a bit of concern, "You have been out for so long, go back and rest."

Chu Zhao smiled: "I'm fine. I'm not here just to support you. Zhongshan King has been planning for decades. I must make sure that this place is stable before I can go home with peace of mind."

When talking about going home, her eyes lit up, and Ding Dachui couldn't help but think that the queen really wanted to go home too.

"Okay, don't worry, ma'am, I will take good care of my family." He said solemnly.

The home she mentioned was not the capital city. Chu Zhao smiled and asked, "Sledgehammer, have you ever thought about going home? Don't wait any longer. You brothers, go and have a look at your home."

Now that Ding Dachui is going out in the capital, the people dare not look directly at them. No matter how much the officials look down on them in their hearts, they are courteous on the surface. Ding Dachui almost forgets that he is still a bandit, let alone the days before he became a bandit. How are you doing.

He even felt that he was born to be a commander.

Of course, the queen was very clear about their origins.

Thinking of his background, Ding Dachui smiled mischievously: "The brothers have all settled down in the capital. It turned out that those who had wives and children came to pick them up, and those who didn't also found wives. They lived a very good life."

Speaking of which, he bowed deeply to Chu Zhao again.

"Thank you, Empress Empress, for your kindness."

"This day is what you risked your life for. I can only show kindness to you if you show me great kindness." Chu Zhao said with a smile.

Xiao Man, who stood silently at the side, snorted: "Don't say it's over, it's all over."

Ding Dachui chuckled: "Thank you, Miss Xiaoman, too."

Xiaoman snorted and turned her head.

"Okay, you go down." Chu Zhao handed him the roster, "Go back to the capital as soon as you're done."

In response, Ding Dachui reached out to take it, and left.

Chu Zhao leaned on the back of the chair and breathed a sigh of relief, slightly closing his eyes.

"Is your lady tired?" Xie Yanfang's voice came from outside, "Why don't you come back tomorrow?"

Chu Zhao smiled and opened his eyes: "It's tiring to face the courtiers, but the third son Xie is not a courtier at this moment." After speaking, he sat up straight, "Besides, it is because I am tired that I need to eat more, Xiaoman, pass on the meal .”

Xiaoman gave instructions, Xie Yanfang walked in with a smile, and sat down opposite Chu Zhao.

"Although the empress is a bit tired, she is in good spirits." He looked at her for a moment and said, "Then, should the empress return to the capital first, or wait here to be more stable? If the empress returns, I will handle the affairs here."

The first time Xiao Xun led his troops to approach the capital to make trouble, it was like this. Chu Zhao ended the war, and Xie Yanfang stayed along the way to deal with the aftermath.

Chu Zhao shook his head: "This time is different from last time. There was no real fight last time. This time, we fought with real knives and guns for almost a year. I can fight. Let me deal with the aftermath." He smiled again, "Time It won't be too long, I will go back when the officials here are selected and the government is in operation, and I will definitely be able to go back during the Chinese New Year."

Xie Yanfang nodded and said hello.

Here Xiaoman leads the attendant to bring the food.

"You haven't been to Zhongshan County before, have you?" Chu Zhao said with a smile, "Try the flavor here, I think it's quite delicious."

Xie Yanfang reached out to pick up the chopsticks.

"Third Young Master." Chu Zhao said again, "Do you think I'm too domineering if I do this?"

Before raising the curtain to speak and intervene in the government, it was only limited to the court, but now staying in the state and county, personally resetting the disrupted government, which means that the queen has also planted forces in the local area.

Xie Yanfang held the chopsticks and said: "In my heart, Your Majesty and Your Majesty should dominate the world, and I don't think this is hegemony, this is what your Majesty should and must do, and I, Xie Yanfang, are willing to advise and advise Your Majesty, and I will go through fire and water without hesitation .”

After finishing speaking, he looked at Chu Zhao with clear and bright eyes.

"Since I met Miss Azhao, I have been like this until now, and I will always be like this in the future."

Chapter 79 can

Speaking of the past, Chu Zhao was also slightly distracted. She stopped Xie's family and whipped Xie Yanlai in the street, and then took the opportunity to meet Xie Yanfang.

That Xie Yanfang, who can occupy half of the country and make Xiao Xun helpless, is the person she wants to make friends with more than Deng Yi, and is also the person she fears the most.

This fear and vigilance is deeply hidden in my heart, and I dare not show it halfway.

In this life, she saved Xiao Yu, not only cut off Xiao Xun's way to become emperor, but also cut off Xie Yanfang's way to rebel.

However, Xie Yanfang cherishes Xiao Yu in every possible way, which does not mean that she can tolerate the separation of powers as a queen, just like Deng Yi, even if he cooperates with her, he cannot tolerate her standing in the court and intervening in politics as a woman, but Xie Yanfang's attitude towards her , she really felt that it was unquestionable approval and support.

She was going to see her father in Bianjun, and he didn't object, nor did he take advantage of her to get rid of her unstable foundation, and even checked and balanced with Deng Yi to help her secure her position.

She wanted to speak in court and participate in politics, and he didn't object at all.

He didn't sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, just like he told her, if you want to sit firmly in the court, you must become a tiger as a queen, and you must fight for power by yourself.

He didn't do anything, but he was helping her and giving her a backer.

She is also considerate in daily trivial matters, the Xie family is the emperor's only relative, but Xie Yanfang only let her be the emperor's closest relative, for this reason no members of the Xie family are allowed to enter the capital.

He never worried that a strong queen would make the emperor weak, and one could not help guessing that he was even more willing to see this.

From ancient times to the present, such foreign relatives are rare, let alone Xie Yanfang.

Xie Yanfang, the Yanlang who made Great Xia unstable for ten years in the previous life and occupied half of the country, lived without desires and desires in this life.

It seems that all his desires have been satisfied by Xiao Yu being the emperor.

Chu Zhao looked at Xie Yanfang carefully.

The young master is as gentle as jade, with clear eyebrows and eyes, and a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, which is clear and elegant.

What kind of demeanor did Xie Yanfang in that life look like?It's a pity that she didn't have the chance to see him in that life.

"Third Young Master." She sat up straight and asked, "If it's for the safety of the court, can I ask my relatives not to be officials?"

This sentence is harsh enough, now that there is no Deng Yi in the court, she, a power-hungry queen, has started to reach out to Xie Shi.

Xie Yanfang nodded: "Yes."

Chu Zhao looked at him, and he looked at her with a smile in his eyes.

Although it is laughing, it is not a joke, it is relaxed, firm and sincere.

He is really good, he is not fake, hypocritical or polite.

Chu Zhao smiled, and stretched out his hand to signal: "Third Young Master, try this dish."

Xie Yanfang breathed a sigh of relief: "It seems that I got the answer right, if I get it wrong, I won't be able to eat tonight."

Chu Zhao laughed, and personally handed him the soup and rice.

"Is Ah Yu being good these days?" she asked.

Xie Yanfang smiled and said: "As a child, it's okay, but as an emperor, I can't comment for the time being, because the emperor is not defined by being good or bad." After that, he said, "He is also very sad about Yan Lai's death. I don't get along much with Lai, but I care more about Yan Lai than I do."

Chu Zhao knew why, because during the chaos that night, she pushed Xie Yanlai in front of Xiao Yu, and the chick was in trouble, which left a deep impression on her.

"He did not disappoint Ah Yu's concern. From that night guarding the city gate until now, guarding the border county and killing Xiao Xun, he has guarded Da Xia for Xiao Yu." She said softly, "A Yu should and must bear this in mind. uncle."

"No one will forget him." Xie Yanfang said, pouring her wine with her head down, with a little sigh, "A person can do what he wants to do, and he can do it successfully. I admire him very much."

As he spoke, he raised his head and looked at Chu Zhao with a smile.

"I, Xie Yanfang, have never underestimated anyone, but there are not many people I admire."

"In the past, in my eyes, he was just a child of the Xie family. Now, he is the Xie Yanlai who should be remembered independently of the world."

For people like Xie Yanlai, truly smart people would admire them, and what Xie Yanfang said was the truth.