Empress Chu

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"I'm fine." She said, meeting Mu Mianhong's gaze, raised her hand and turned to show her, "I'm not injured."

With rippling autumn water in Mu Mian's red eyes, she nodded, "It's good that you're not hurt, but it's okay if you get hurt, don't be afraid."

Chu Zhao hummed, and looked at her: "Thank you, the king of Xiliang can admit defeat and beg for mercy. It is thanks to you who killed Wang Ting. Are you okay?"

Although I asked in the letter, and Mu Mianhong also answered the letter, but the letter was still different from what I said in the meeting.

Mu Mianhong said: "If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have the opportunity and ability to kill the Xiliang royal court." Then she spread her arms and twirled around, "You see, I'm not injured."

Chu Zhao couldn't help laughing.

Mu Mianhong covered her mouth with a smile again, and said, "I never thought that I could rob the Xiliang Palace in my life." As she spoke, she took off a bead string from her hand, "Look, this one was snatched from the Xiliang Palace, I find it very pretty."

As she handed it forward, her eyes were a little apprehensive.

"Give it to you."

It was actually a string of turquoise, Chu Zhao smiled, she went over to catch it, and put it on her wrist. Mu Mianhong saw that there was a string on her wrist that she didn't know what was made of.

Chu Zhao put it on, raised his hand and shook Kapok Hong: "Look, it's quite suitable to bring the two together."

Mu Mianhong nodded with a smile in his eyes: "Everything we Azhao wear looks good."

This is also the first time she called us Ah Zhao.

Chu Zhao felt a little uncomfortable, but said nothing. He turned to look at the hibiscus flower by the window.

Mu Mianhong changed the subject in time, and asked, "You sent a message saying that you want us to take away one person?"

Chu Zhao turned to look at her: "Yes, it's Deng Yi, the son of the blind old woman that Xiaoman sent last time."

"Teacher." Mu Mianhong laughed, "So I didn't kill it." She nodded again, "It's better if you don't kill it, it might be of no use to keep it, just like we keep all the broken things in the village."

Isn’t this a metaphor? Chu Zhao was amused. He held the flower branch and shook it, hummed, and said, “Also, take Xie Yanlai away.”

Kapok Hong was a little surprised: "Him?"

"Yes, he is alive." Chu Zhao nodded, sighed again, looking at the delicate hibiscus flowers in full bloom, "It was his luck that he escaped from death, I don't want him to be mixed in the chaotic battle again, I want him to He's going to take care of his wounds."

Mu Mianhong looked at the flower shaking in the girl's hand, smiled knowingly, and said softly: "Okay, don't worry if you leave it to me."

Chu Zhao turned to look at her: "I-I don't worry."

In fact, she almost blurted out, I will go to you and be with you in the future, but she swallowed the words again.

Let's talk about this later.

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Ale and Xiaoman looked over here and saw the two standing by the window, they couldn't hear what they were saying, but they could be seen shaking the hibiscus flower——

Don't know what that means either.

Anyway, it was much better than the last meeting where there was nothing to say and the atmosphere was awkward.

The two were in a daze, seeing Chu Zhao turn his head and shout, "Ale, Ale, hurry up and ask the kitchen to prepare meals, special meals, and bring them up."

Ah Le responded loudly, turned around and left happily.

Xiaoman looked away, this time she pursed her lips and smiled, and then snorted.

Chapter 76 Missing

There must be a lotus seed soup at the palace banquet in late autumn.

The little emperor is not picky about food, but he can eat an extra bowl of lotus seed soup with fresh sweet-scented osmanthus.

But today I only took a few bites and put it down.

Xiao Yu picked up the letter and read it again.

When Eunuch Qi saw that it was the queen's letter, he stopped persuading him to eat and asked the servants to clean up.

The queen was away on an expedition, and the letters and newspapers were issued every half a month. With the great victory in countering the rebellion, the letters and newspapers became more and more dense, almost every three to five days.

Since learning of Xiao Xun's death and the queen's victory, the court hall was filled with joy, even the little emperor, who was usually quiet and never showed his anger, kept curling his lips in uncontrollable joy.

But at this moment, the letter left Xiao Yu without a smile on his face, and his expression was sad.

"Oh." He sighed deeply, and said to Eunuch Qi, "Sister Chu is so sad."

The latest news is that Xie Yanlai's body has been found.

Following the news of Xiao Xun's death, Xie Yanlai sneaked into Zhongshan County with a dozen people and successfully assassinated Xiao Xun, but Xie Yanlai's life and death were unknown.

In fact, at that time, everyone had speculated that Xie Yanlai was dead, but the body could not be found, and the queen did not believe it.

Now that the county city has been breached, the people of Zhongshan Wangfu confessed that in order to vent their anger, they chopped up all the assassins' corpses and buried them in the garden of Zhongshan Wangfu as fertilizer.

The garden of the Zhongshan Prince's Mansion was opened, and more than a dozen corpses were found. Although they were rotten, they tried their best to piece together the dead to give them a complete body.

Xie Yanlai's body was also among them.

Of course, the letter did not describe this scene, even Xiao Yu, who had seen the fighting on the battlefield, couldn't imagine it, he sighed heavily.

I don’t know how many times I sighed today. Eunuch Qi sighed as he looked at the child’s frown: “Yes, what can I do? People always die in wars, and the empress’s father also died in the on the battlefield."

Xiao Yu shook his head: "Uncle is different from General Chu."

General Chu died of illness. Sister Chu had long been prepared for his departure, but Xie Yanlai was different. Xie Yanlai had been brave and good at fighting since guarding the palace gate that night.

Sister Chu trusted him and relied on him very much. Sister Chu certainly never thought that one day he would die.

Like he never imagined that one day he would lose his parents.

In fact, he never thought that Xie Yanlai would die.

In fact, Xiao Yu hadn't seen this uncle for a long time, but as soon as he thought about it, he had a clear impression that the eyes that looked at him without emotion in front of the city gate in the dark night, and faced each other in the palace every day, did not show him the slightest respect.

The uncle didn't like him.

Or rather, don't like his identity.

This is the complete opposite of the other uncle.

That uncle likes him only because of his identity.

But he didn't have much love for his uncle who liked him - anyway, he only got close to Xie Yanfang because of Xie Yanfang's identity, and he didn't dislike Xie Yanlai, an uncle who didn't like him.

He also thought that if these two completely different uncles were to confront each other to the death, he would not know who would win and who would lose, and now he would not see the result.

Pity.

Xiao Yu sighed heavily again.

"Your Majesty will reward General Xie Yanlai heavily." Eunuch Qi said softly.

Xiao Yu nodded: "No matter what Sister Chu rewards, I will double it." Then he asked, "Is Uncle Yanfang going to Zhongshan County? To pick Sister Chu back?"

Duke Qi said: "To pick up General Xie Yanlai's coffin back to Beijing."

Xiao Yu couldn't help but sat up straight and said with bright eyes, "Why don't you go with me too."

Eunuch Qi was also full of anticipation: "To be honest, Your Majesty, the old servant also wants to go." He was helpless, "But the Queen is not here, and Lord Xie has also left. There can be no one in the court, and only His Majesty can guard it. His Majesty is in the court." , the queen is most at ease when she is outside."

Xiao Yu leaned on the chair and glanced at him, and said, "Eunuch Qi, just say that I can't go, beat around the bush, and use Sister Chu as an excuse, I'm not a child anymore."

Eunuch Qi smiled ashamedly, neither admitted nor denied, just said: "In the heart of this old slave, Your Majesty will always be cherished like a child."

Xiao Yu laughed, and waved his hands: "I know what you mean, Eunuch Qi, you are different from others, you don't have to be so careful with your words here, you go to work, I have to write a reply to my sister."

Eunuch Qi replied yes with a smile, but he didn't leave immediately. He arranged the table and placed two plates of snacks.

"Grandpa Qi, we can do these things." The two servants smiled apologetically and stepped forward to help.

There are many servants around the emperor, with a detailed division of labor, which are dedicated to serving pen and ink.

Of course, in front of Eunuch Qi, these servants had to stand back.

But these little brats are getting more and more unbearable.

"I've set it up. I'll feel more at ease if you wait on me again." Eunuch Qi said with a smile, without telling them off.

The two servants responded with a smile: "With father-in-law's guidance, we can do things with peace of mind."

Xiao Yu didn't seem to hear what the servants were talking about. He read the letter with one hand and ate the snacks with the other.

For these people, being able to do things for the emperor is a great honor, a gift from the emperor, and the meaning of their existence.

Being an emperor is easy.

As Xie Yanfang said, all you need to do to be an emperor is to do nothing.

When the emperor does nothing, other people will do things, and they will fight to do things.

Duke Qi announced that he had retreated. He walked to the door and looked back. He saw two servants serving pens and inks standing in front of the table and asking attentively, "Which pen does Your Majesty want to use?" "Does Your Majesty want something to drink?"

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While reading the letter, Xiao Yu answered their words, "Use this pen." "Just drink some water, or lukewarm water." "Xiao Yuanzi, go and change a piece of paper for me. That one."

The room is buzzing.

His Majesty has grown up, and he is no longer that child who is scared by the world while huddled in the dark. He is becoming more and more capable of being an emperor.

Eunuch Qi withdrew his gaze and told the servants standing around: "Listen to Your Majesty's instructions, I'm going to rest."

The servants responded in a hurry, two people came to see him off, and more people stood still outside the hall——the celebrity in front of the emperor finally left, how could he miss the opportunity.

"Grandpa, look at those bastards, they are all getting crazy." A servant supported Qi Gonggong and spat bitterly.

Another servant hurriedly nodded, "You have to teach them a lesson."

Duke Qi said: "Remember, there is only one person in this palace who can teach others, and that is the emperor. Don't think about it for others. If you think too much, you will learn a lot."

"Eunuch, those people want to take away His Majesty's closeness to you." A servant whispered.

His Majesty originally only relied on Eunuch Qi, but as His Majesty grows up, he needs more and more people around him. Children's dependence is easy to obtain, but it is also the most changeable.

Eunuch Qi smiled: "Don't worry, it won't happen."

Since the child was no longer a child, he did not treat him as a child either.

As an old man who has lived in the palace for so long, he knows how to get close to the emperor, that is, not to get close to the emperor.

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"Come on."

After Xiao Yu finished writing the letter, he called out.

A servant outside the door rushed in first.

"Send this letter to Mr. Xie, and ask him to bring it to the queen for me." Xiao Yu said, and then asked, "What's your name?"

The waiter hurriedly reported his name.

Xiao Yu nodded and called out his name: "From now on, you will send messages for me."

The servant was overjoyed and promised loudly, took the letter with both hands, and walked away quickly.

Xiao Yu waved to the servants standing by the table, and the two servants hurriedly backed away. When they arrived at the door and heard the silence inside, they couldn't help but look up, and saw that the little emperor sitting on the chair looked at the table and seemed to be Preoccupied.

When the little emperor was silent, the slender eyebrows and eyes that slowly opened became more and more serious, with a calmness that did not match his age.

Suddenly the corner of his mouth curved, and he smiled.

The two servants were taken aback and hurriedly looked away.

Xiao Yu looked at the letter on the table, and his smile spread. Sister Chu is coming back.

The king of Xiliang was repulsed, and the rebellious king of Zhongshan was finally eliminated. In the future, sister Chu would not have to go to fight, and would never leave again.

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When the servant delivered the emperor's letter, Xie Yanfang was already ready to go out.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty." Xie Yanfang smiled to the servant, "I will run faster than the post soldiers."

The servant bowed respectfully and retired.