Su Lijin obviously didn't expect to meet Xiao Shengxing here, not to mention that she had just eavesdropped on their conversation. Fortunately, Xiao Shengxing didn't see Su Lijin's identity. She bowed slightly to Su Lijin and said,
"This must be Lord Guo's lawyer, right? Since yesterday, his reputation has spread throughout the capital. I am a student of the Su family in the east of the city. I came here to visit Minister Guo because of his reputation. I didn't expect to meet him."
Guo Tang obviously couldn't figure out why Xiao Shengxing wanted to hide his identity. The usually wise and decisive Shangshu could only stare blankly at Su Lijin and then at Xiao Shengxing.
Su Lijin had no intention of getting entangled with him any further. She thought that she could only discuss the matter of the embezzled money with Guo Tang next time. She gave a few simple instructions, gave the prepared silver to Guo Tang, and said goodbye and left.
However, Xiao Shengxing followed closely behind him, taking a step forward with his long legs and catching up. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, he blocked the way forward, but his face looked relaxed and indifferent, and it was really hard to guess what he was thinking.
"Why did you leave first, sir? I still want to discuss something with you."
As Xiao Shengxing was speaking, he arrived and sat beside Su Lijin. "The case of Minister Guo caused a great stir in the city, but fortunately it has been successfully resolved. I just don't know how the embezzled money went missing, and how Minister Guo will deal with it."
Su Lijin looked at Xiao Shengxing beside her, and her heart moved. When she raised her eyes, she saw that he looked leisurely and relaxed, as if he was talking about some family matters. She had the urge to find out more.
Xiao Shengxing deliberately concealed his identity, presumably to discuss something with Guo Tang. If she discussed follow-up matters with him, he might be able to give her other clues about Minister Guo. Even if not, she could use the opportunity to get some information out.
So Su Lijin considered it carefully and asked cautiously, "May I ask your name, sir?"
Seeing Su Lijin's cautious expression, Xiao Shengxing smiled slightly and said, "My surname is Su, my given name is Aixiao. Since arriving in the capital, I have heard of the Su family's young lady's talent and fame, and have offered myself to the Su family as their disciple. However, the Su family's young lady is so cold and aloof that I, a humble disciple, have never met her..."
Su Lijin listened to Xiao Shengxing talking, but the conversation kept getting more and more off-topic. It was obviously the story of a runaway scholar and the young lady of the Gu family. What's more, what about the name Su Aixiao?
The more she listened, the stranger it seemed to her. She lowered her head and pondered for a long time. Xiao Shengxing noticed her reaction. He leaned closer, raised the corner of his mouth, and said jokingly, "How is it? Is the Queen willing to spend some time with her husband and talk about family matters?"
Now that things have come to this, Su Lijin knew that Xiao Shengxing was teasing her just now.
But he didn't expect that Xiao Shengxing was still willing to play along with him. It seemed that he already knew everything about his help to Guo Tang.
Su Lijin quickly said, "As a wife, it is my duty to accompany my husband. Of course I am willing to do so."
"That's good," Xiao Shengxing said with a carefree smile. "I also know there's something fishy going on in Minister Guo's case, and I'm worried about it. I think the Queen is the best person to talk to me about it."
Su Lijin naturally agreed with him. Now that their identities had been revealed, Xiao Shengxing still wanted to bring up Guo Tang's matter, so he must not be afraid of her prying into his affairs.
Su Lijin put on a dignified and virtuous appearance, but she was extremely anxious in her heart, and listened attentively to see if he would tell her how to proceed.
However, Xiao Shengxing seemed to be teasing her on purpose. He talked about everything under the sun for a while, but he couldn't get to the point she wanted to hear for a long time.
After much deliberation, she had no choice but to interrupt Xiao Shengxing. "Your Majesty, you just said you were quite distressed about Minister Guo. Would you be willing to tell me? I might be able to offer some solutions to relieve your worries."
"My words are really boring," Xiao Shengxing suddenly changed the subject, "but it's hard for the Queen to listen to my nagging."
How could she bear this?
Su Lijin suppressed the urge to yawn and replied hastily, "It's not the emperor's fault. I'm just a woman in the inner palace, how can I arbitrarily comment on the affairs of the court? I just heard the emperor talking about the follow-up of Minister Guo and found it interesting. I wanted to accompany the emperor while thinking of some solutions."
In her words, she was hinting at Xiao Shengxing to tell her the clues quickly, thinking that he would not be able to escape this time.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Shengxing burst into laughter and suddenly stood up.
This action scared Su Lijin. She thought he was going to leave, so she tried to persuade him to stay. But when Xiao Shengxiang looked back at her, he seemed to be full of affection.
"The Queen wants me to stay like this, so I shouldn't let her down."
He came closer to Su Lijin, his clear eyes shining with eagerness and piety.
Su Lijin held her breath, her heartbeat slowing down for a beat, waiting for him to reveal the clue. Instead, he suddenly changed direction and said, "I'm really boring. The imperial physician said exercise is good for your health. How about Queen, would you accompany me to fly a kite? I remember you loved kites in the past."
Her heart was pounding, but Su Lijin was so angry that she lost her temper. She was just anxious and for a moment she lost her queen's airs.
Su Lijin looked around and found that she had already entered the palace without realizing it. It seemed that Xiao Shengxing had planned this long ago.
"What's wrong? The Queen doesn't want to?"
Xiao Shengxing's eyes were so gentle that they could drip water, like ripples in spring water. He was just like an ordinary husband who was as gentle as jade.
Su Lijin had no choice but to agree quickly, "Of course I am willing. To have the emperor accompany me is a blessing that I have cultivated for several lifetimes."
After saying that, she casually called a palace maid to get the kite.
An exquisite kite in the shape of a mandarin duck quickly floated into the sky. Xiao Shengxing had always been steady, but he didn't expect that he would be so skilled in flying a kite.
I remember that when I was young, I entered the palace and was accompanied by palace maids and eunuchs. It was also at that time that I met Xiao Zhaolin.
Xiao Shengxing noticed Su Lijin's distraction and walked towards her.
Xiao Shengxing held her hand, pulling Su Lijin back to her senses. He whispered in Su Lijin's ear, teaching her little by little how to observe the wind direction and how to control it freely. The two of them were very close to each other. Su Lijin frowned slightly, her back straight.
This scene of "loving affection" came into Concubine Shu's eyes. She gripped the railing, tightened her fingers, and was so angry that she left a few shallow nail marks on the red paint.
She was so angry that she turned around and left. Halfway through, she suddenly met Concubine Jiao at the corner.
Seeing Jiao Guiren's humble and submissive look, she had an idea and pretended to mention casually that there was an immortal in the temple west of the city who was very accurate in fortune-telling.
Concubine Jiao always took these matters seriously. Soon after, she got the token to leave the palace and went to the temple west of the city.
Concubine Shu acted even faster and had already planted a half-immortal in the temple, waiting for the empty-headed Concubine Jiao to bring the spy back to her palace.
Sure enough, near dusk, Concubine Jiao happily returned to the palace, accompanied by the half-immortal. Soon, the news spread in the palace that Concubine Jiao had brought another half-immortal into the palace.
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