Chapter 704: Xiao Yan Quells the Rebellion
Lu Qiniang slept until the afternoon.
She was awakened by hunger.
The maid brought the food, and she ate while asking, "Where is the Marquis?"
We agreed to sleep together, but when I opened my eyes, the person was gone.
It's really unreliable.
"The Marquis said the Ministry of War has urgent matters to attend to."
"oh."
Xiao Yan has been very busy since he became the Shangshu.
The main reason was that he was in charge of the huge Ministry of War, which had a lot of things to do. Every time he went to report to the emperor, he was often asked to stay for a "heart-to-heart talk" by the emperor.
Often, people were not allowed to go home until the palace was locked in the middle of the night.
The emperor was very willing to give up power, so the queen was exhausted, and the ministers were also exhausted from arguing with the queen. Only he was at ease.
So Lu Qiniang reasonably suspected that Xiao Yan was called away by the emperor again.
Go ahead, she's not jealous.
For the wealth of the whole family.
Lu Qiniang is also very busy.
She went to see Daya, but didn't go in this time. When she heard the maid say that Jiang Xuan was resting with Daya, she immediately felt relieved.
She went to see Aci again, resisting the urge to pick up the sleeping child and get close to him.
You can't hold him all the time. Once he gets used to being held, he will start to ask the wet nurse or the maid to hold him while he sleeps every day. That will be exhausting.
It is difficult for the servants who serve around to be happy when they are tired, and this emotion will also be passed on to the children.
Therefore, even if it is for your own good, you should not treat your servants harshly.
After looking around, Lu Qiniang went back to the house to prepare her response.
She could probably picture the men she was about to meet—bachelors, rough, easily provoked, noisy, and lacking in brains…
This is a group of people who don't care about anything when their emotions get the better of them.
So Lu Qiniang decided to prepare her speech first, and after everything was ready, she would go to the palace and report to the Queen.
Now she has a set of rules for doing things.
Everything has to be reported to her superiors, and they have to make decisions on things. If she wants to do something, she has to ask for resources and cannot just act recklessly.
Zhang Heyao was nice to her, but he always looked at her through the crack in the door.
Just because she's a little dumb doesn't mean she won't make progress.
She takes her time.
For the next two days, Lu Qiniang really stayed at home to "prepare lessons".
During this period, Xiao Yan did not come back. He only sent someone back to the government office to say that the Ministry of War had urgent military affairs to deal with and he needed to stay overnight at the yamen.
Lu Qiniang just thought it was an ordinary official business and didn't think much about it.
Two days later, she felt that she was almost ready, so she handed in a sign and went to the palace to ask to see the queen.
Unexpectedly, the palace maid reported back that the Empress was discussing matters with the Emperor in the Imperial Study.
Lu Qiniang then turned and went to the imperial study.
As I approached, I saw a figure kneeling at the foot of the white marble steps outside the imperial study from afar.
A straight back, familiar official uniform...
Lu Qinniang's heart skipped a beat and she quickly walked closer to take a look. Who else could it be but Xiao Yan?
"What's wrong with you?" Lu Qiniang squatted down and asked him anxiously, "Why are you kneeling here? What trouble have you gotten into?"
Xiao Yan turned his head to look at her. His face was a little tired, with bloodshot eyes, but he smiled at her reassuringly: "It's okay. Why are you here?"
"Why are you kneeling here if nothing's wrong?" Lu Qiniang was clearly unconvinced. "What happened?"
Just as he finished speaking, the door of the imperial study creaked open from the inside, and the emperor walked out with a sullen face. He happened to hear Xiao Yan say "It's okay", and he immediately became furious.
"It's okay? Xiao Yan, tell me again, it's okay!" The emperor pointed at him and scolded him. His tone was not like an emperor scolding his subjects, but more like an elder brother scolding his troublesome younger brother. "You are so bold! Without saying a word, you secretly mobilized troops! A whole thousand soldiers! What do you want to do? Rebellion!"
Lu Qiniang was stunned when she heard this and looked at Xiao Yan suddenly.
The emperor's rage grew even greater, and he continued to curse, "If it weren't for the fact that you settled the matter and prevented any further disturbance, I would have chopped off your head and hung it on the city gate! And you still dare to say it's okay!"
Lu Qiniang's heart tightened, and she didn't care that the emperor was still angry. She asked hurriedly: "What happened? How did you solve it?"
She suddenly remembered what Zhang Heyao had said two days ago, and suddenly realized, "It's... those people who are going to Beijing to cause trouble?"
The Emperor snorted coldly and, before Xiao Yan could, said in a sarcastic tone, "How did you pacify it? You're a very capable man! You took a thousand soldiers and galloped forward to meet those 'petitioning' people—with reason! You appealed to their emotions and reasoned with them! You 'convinced' them all, and now everyone is going back to their homes and honestly farming! Do you believe it?"
Lu Qiniang was stunned when she heard this, and nodded subconsciously: "I believe it. Xiao Yan is indeed capable, and he can definitely make it work..."
The emperor was nearly choked by her words, his finger trembling as he pointed at her. "You, you two... are truly amazing! Each one is more infuriating than the other! Is he going there to reason? He's going there with swords, spears, clubs, and clubs to 'reason'! With a thousand elite soldiers positioned there, which commoner would dare to approach? Isn't he supposed to listen to 'reason'?"
Lu Qiniang finally understood everything and looked at Xiao Yan, who was kneeling upright, in shock.
So the so-called urgent matter at the Ministry of War was what he meant by going to do this?
He led his troops and scared away those who were coming to attack her?
Xiao Yan looked up at the emperor and said in a muffled voice, "I… didn't hurt anyone. I simply deployed my troops and had a 'heartfelt talk' with them. They also felt… that the long journey to the capital was too tiring and costly, and they deeply regretted it, so they voluntarily returned."
"Bullshit!" The emperor cursed. "They regret it? They're afraid you'll treat them as rioters and kill them! How did I end up with someone like you..."
The emperor scolded Xiao Yan for a long time, but he didn't really do anything to him. Finally, he said, "Keep kneeling and reflecting on your mistakes! You are not allowed to get up for two hours!" Then he turned around and went back to the imperial study room angrily.
Lu Qiniang looked at the man kneeling on the ground, her heart aching and swollen. Thousands of words were stuck in her throat. Finally, she squatted down and asked in a low voice: "...Does your leg hurt?"
Xiao Yan looked at her, a tiny light flashed in his eyes, and he shook his head: "It doesn't hurt. Go back and wait for me."
Lu Qi Niang thought for a moment and said, "Forget it, I'll stay here with you."
What she originally wanted to talk to the Queen about, Xiao Yan had already resolved it.
Then she's fine.
"How should I put it?" Lu Qiniang said, "Xiao Yan, you did this as my man. But——"
She changed the subject and said, "Are you a little too aggressive?"
I never thought that one day she would be able to call others tigers.
Actually, the emperor is right.
If you mobilize troops without permission, what is that if not treason?
Isn't this giving someone a handle?
You know, the emperor really has nothing to say about Xiao Yan, but now many people are hoping that Xiao Yan will make a mistake.
A large part of them were because they wanted to attack Lu Qiniang but failed, so they kept their eyes wide open, waiting for something to happen to the couple.
"Yeah." Xiao Yan said.
Lu Qi Niang: “…”
No, you know it's very dangerous, but you still do it?
Forget it, the palace is not a place to talk. I’ll talk about it slowly when I get home.
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