"Crown Princess, Crown Prince, don't play too long. You're all dirty. Go wash up and change your clothes, otherwise Uncle Xifeng will take you for a run." Mo Zhu said gently, holding their little hands on the left and right.
He Xiaoyi waved his hands: "No, don't run, Uncle Xifeng is too fast."
Mo Zhu chuckled when he saw this.
Mozhu, Shuangyue and Zhitao are now all female officials.
Mozhu Shuangyue is mainly responsible for taking care of the two young masters, Zhitao and Ning, while they assist Xie Qingyao in handling palace affairs.
Although she was assisting, there wasn't much work to do. After all, there was only one mistress, Xie Qingyao, in the huge harem.
Xie Qingyao mostly discussed political affairs with He Zheng and reviewed memorials. Sometimes she would go out for fun, calling it a secret tour.
However, He Zheng brought Xie Qingyao to court several times.
A screen was set up on the right side of the bright yellow throne, and the curtain was lowered, so the civil and military officials could only vaguely see a blurry figure.
No need to guess, it must be the Queen.
The Empress is ruling the country from behind the scenes, this... this is not a big deal, it's very reasonable.
They have been warned and are now very aware.
However, the civil and military officials did not know that Xie Qingyao was not listening at all.
Behind the screen was a chaise longue where Xie Qingyao was sleeping. He Zheng pulled her out of the quilt and carried her to court.
When she woke up, she found herself in the main hall. After listening to the court officials' reports for a while, He Zheng retired from the court and the two of them returned to the imperial study together.
"Their voices are quite sleep-inducing," Xie Qingyao commented, pinching He Zheng's arm. "There won't be a next time."
He Zheng: "The Queen is known for her temper."
The palace maids around all around had their brows twitching, and they lowered their heads slightly, feeling a little nervous.
Only Eunuch Cao remained calm and composed, as he had seen the world.
Little did they know that when the palace maids saw that His Majesty was not angry, they combed the Queen's hair, held her in their arms and slowly walked towards the Imperial Study.
After a while, Xie Qingyao opened the letter, slowly flipping through it, and said nonchalantly, "Is this Zhao Tingyu making trouble again?"
Zhao Tingyu, also known as the former King Qin.
King Qin was far away in his fiefdom when he suddenly heard that Emperor Jinde abdicated to He Zheng, a person of an outsider, and was caught off guard.
So sudden, so unexpected.
The ups and downs of injustice and indignation in his heart were only because he had no troops and could not cause any trouble.
So King Qin secretly colluded with several small countries in the Western Regions, trying to rebel and pull the new emperor off the throne.
The result was naturally failure.
For the sake of his uncle, He Zheng did not kill King Qin, but stripped him of his title, expelled him from Daxia, and did not allow him to set foot in Daxia even once.
Zhao Tingyu became a commoner and fled to the northern desert in disgrace. He hid his identity and lived in hiding for three years, leading a very difficult life.
In the past two years, he even began to regret that if he had not rebelled, he would still be in a high position and loyal to the king, with no worries about food, clothing and other necessities in his fiefdom, and enjoying unlimited glory.
Why did it end up in such a miserable situation?
He tried to find a way to make a fuss and asked someone to find the retired emperor and ask him to go back to Daxia to be his loyal king.
He Zheng said in a cold tone: "Well, let him be settled in the border area between Daxia and Beimo. If he refuses, he will go back to Beimo."
The land outside the Great Wall is, after all, the territory of Great Xia, and with the secret funding from the Yin family, if Zhao Tingyu behaves himself, he can live on.
After He Zheng came to power, he cracked down on the Yin family, eliminated some of the Yin family's parasites, and curbed the corruption. Now the Yin family is no longer as strong as before and is gradually being surpassed by other families.
During those days, the Yin family was in a panic.
Mrs. Liu from the Rongguo Mansion became much more restrained in front of He Linghui and no longer set rules for her at every turn.
However, Yin Huaiqing took two concubines, and He Linghui was disappointed after all.
afternoon.
"Great-grandfather and great-grandmother sent cherries from Runan." He Xinyue shouted happily, "Brother, let's go tell father and mother."
He Xiaoyi followed his sister like a little tail, and the two of them ran to the imperial study.
"Hey, two little ancestors, run slower."
"Your Majesty and the Empress are not in the Imperial Study. They have gone to the Imperial Garden."
The two little guys ran to the imperial garden as if they were riding on hot wheels.
"Father, Mother." He Xiaoyi called in a baby voice.
"Shhh."
He Xinyue, who was walking in front, suddenly turned around and said, "Shush," "Brother, don't shout."
The two people squatted in the corner hand in hand, looking into the distance.
Under the green plum tree, sunlight shines through the gaps between the trees.
Xie Qingyao lay in the rocking chair with a book in front of her, breathing slowly and evenly.
She fell asleep.
The whole person is lying there relaxed, and his sleeping face is peaceful and beautiful.
He Zheng stood to one side, his brows and eyes gentle. He stretched out a hand to block the setting sunlight so that it would not disturb her sleep.
He Xiaoyi murmured in confusion, "Why is Father staring at Mother? Is there something on Mother's face?"
At this moment, He Zheng leaned down and gently supported the rocking chair with one hand.
He slowly lowered his head and kissed Xie Qingyao on the forehead.
“Hmm…”
Xie Qingyao muttered and slowly opened her eyes.
Meeting those eyes filled with deep affection, she opened her arms and hugged He Zheng's neck.
"Kiss me again."
She smiled coquettishly and brightly, and kissed him on the cheek naturally and intimately.
He Zheng touched her head, his brows slightly curved with tenderness.
"Father really loves Mother very much." He Xinyue muttered.
My father only looks at my mother like this, but he treats her differently.
The two little guys squatted in the corner and waited for a while before running over.
He Xinyue snuggled into Xie Qingyao's arms and said, "Mother, mother, the cherries have arrived. My great-grandfather and great-grandmother sent them from Runan."
He Xiaoyi licked his lips and gestured to Xie Qingyao: "Each one is so big, it must be very sweet."
Xie Qingyao smiled and stood up to go see the cherries, holding He Xinyue's hand.
He Xiaoyi extended his hand towards He Zheng and said softly, "Father, hold my hand."
In an instant, He Zheng's big palm wrapped around the small hand, and then he naturally took Xie Qingyao's hand, and the four members of the family walked side by side.
The two children jumped and danced, their laughter filled the air, and even the years were imbued with a warm atmosphere.
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