Chapter 317 Do you want to starve her to death?
The sounds outside were quite pleasant.
When Yun Zhao took back his promise, he saw obvious displeasure on Mu Chengyan's face.
His sharp eyebrows were furrowed into a violent frown.
After a fleeting moment, the amplitude gradually decreased and became silent again.
"What's wrong?" Mu Chengyan raised his eyes and smiled faintly at Yun Zhao, "What are you looking at?"
Yun Zhao smiled lightly and said without any emotion, "Nothing."
The words had just fallen.
Xie Jingmo came in holding a thrush, striding happily, "Yun Zhao, look!"
Yun Zhao looked over and nodded, "Yeah, I see."
Xie Jingmo smiled and said, "I haven't seen such a beautiful thrush in years. You don't know, I broke a pair of my shoes when I caught it, look!"
Xie Jingmo lifted up the sole of his foot and found a big hole on it.
Out of the corner of his eye, Yun Zhao saw the disgust on Mu Chengyan's face.
Mu Chengyan was a most noble and respectable man. He never thought that a general would lift up the soles of his shoes with holes in them to show others.
"Fu Hai, where's the cage? Did you find it?" Xie Jingmo put the thrush into the cage, then lowered the clothes tied around his waist. He said cheerfully, "I promised you I'd give you a pair. Just wait, I'll definitely catch them for you someday!"
Yun Zhao was in a daze for a moment.
Some distant memories were brought out.
A farmer from the frontier was getting married and sent good wine and food to the army. The woman said coquettishly that according to the customs of the frontier, a pair of thrushes must be given as a gift for the wedding.
It means to treat each other with respect.
The man smiled and poured wine for the soldiers watching the show. "I will definitely catch them for you. They are just a pair of thrushes!"
The woman also smiled and said, "You said it well. You said you had it in mind long ago, and you made that thrush run away. In short, you owe me a pair of thrushes."
The man nodded happily, "Okay."
Later at night, in the general's tent.
While rolling over, Yun Zhao hooked his arm around Xie Jingmo and begged in a low voice, "I want eyebrows painted, too."
At that time, they were in a good relationship. Xie Jingmo whispered, "Zhao Zhao doesn't want Huamei, she wants me, right? She wants to be my bride, Xie Jingmo."
At that time, she was innocent and believed in the local customs very much.
I pestered Xie Jingmo for it several times, but Xie Jingmo had just gone to the border and was busy at that time.
Later I was no longer busy.
He distanced himself from her, and she could no longer ask for anything.
now--
Yun Zhao looked at the thrush in front of him, and a long-lost feeling suddenly arose.
She was overwhelmed with emotions and felt as if she was in another world.
There are some things that I once wanted very much but could not get. Now that they are right in front of me, I don’t want them as much anymore.
Yun Zhao still said politely, "Thank you."
Fu Hai took Huamei out, and Xie Jingmo patted the mud off his body. "What are you thanking me for?" It was as if he had just noticed Mu Chengyan at this moment, so Xie Jingmo asked, "What are you talking about?"
Yun Zhao glanced at Mu Chengyan.
The latter was calm.
Yun Zhao then calmed down and said, "The Regent said that he felt it would be more appropriate for Prime Minister Yu to participate in the imperial examination."
After Yun Zhao finished speaking, Mu Chengyan turned to look at Yun Zhao and said, "I have told the Queen Mother about this, and I have also discussed this with the General. We both agree on this."
Mu Chengyan had previously suggested that Xie Jingmo be the emperor, but he had never given him an answer.
Mu Chengyan felt that there might be some things that Xie Jingmo was not comfortable saying himself, so wouldn't it be a good idea for him to be frank about this matter?
Furthermore——
Mu Chengyan sneered in his heart. Xie Jingmo knew that Yun Zhao cared about him. Even if he felt that this was inappropriate, he would not openly refute him and embarrass her, making Yun Zhao feel that he had misjudged him.
Yun Zhao clearly saw Xie Jingmo pause.
Then, after a few seconds of silence, he said, "It depends on Yun Zhao what he thinks is appropriate. If Yu Xiang wants to get involved, that's fine."
Yun Zhao frowned.
Mu Chengyan smiled, with a sense of pride after his calculation.
"Look," Mu Chengyan said to Yun Zhao, "I've discussed this with General Xie, and he agrees that Prime Minister Yu is mature and would be quite helpful in recruiting for this imperial examination."
Yun Zhao frowned even more tightly.
"Empress Dowager?" Mu Chengyan urgently hoped that Yun Zhao would quickly agree to this matter, not because Prime Minister Yu was that important.
He simply hoped that he would be more important than Xie Jingmo in Yun Zhao's heart.
He also desperately hoped to be the victorious party in the confrontation with Xie Jingmo.
"Okay." Xie Jingmo saw Yun Zhao's dilemma and said, "Anyway, the most important thing about the imperial examination is fairness, justice, and openness. No matter who comes, the result will be the same. The capable will be promoted, and those who rely on the back door to squeeze in will not be able to get in because I, Xie Jingmo, am standing in front."
Mu Chengyan smiled, "Really? Then General Xie is really amazing."
Xie Jingmo is lazy and unhurried.
Yun Zhao frowned even more tightly.
Just before dinner, Xie Jingmo was teasing Huamei. Seeing Yun Zhao coming over, he smiled and asked her, "Does it look good?"
Yun Zhao frowned at him and said, "You don't have to take this matter upon yourself."
Xie Jingmo raised his eyebrows, smiled, and pretended to be relaxed. "What else? They have been bothering you about this matter. If I don't agree, they still have countless days to come. Don't worry, I won't give them the opportunity to abuse their power for personal gain."
Yun Zhao's brows were still tightly furrowed.
Deputy General Gao called them loudly to eat.
Mu Chengyan was also at the dinner table.
At this time, Deputy General Gao and Fu Hai would not come in. Xie Jingmo filled a bowl of soup for Yun Zhao and said to her, "Today's fish is good, you try it."
Mu Chengyan raised his eyelids and said, "Don't you know that you can't persuade people to eat, Xie Jingmo?"
Xie Jingmo never gave in on this point. "You can't eat more than three chopsticks of a dish, and you can't persuade her. I know this better than you, but look at how thin she is. What's going on? Do you want to starve her to death?"
Yun Zhao likes everything, but is a bit picky about food.
If you like something, eat more.
If I don’t like it, I will never put my chopsticks in it.
When Xie Jingmo was at the frontier, he would eat what she left over. But when he came to the palace, there were too many rules. He only liked to eat those few things. If he ate a few more chopsticks, that dish would not be served for a month.
When people sit in high positions, they become more and more prosperous.
Yun Zhao was fine, Xie Jingmo glanced at Yun Zhao's face, then moved down-
How much meat can be left?
"What are you looking at!" Mu Chengyan suddenly became furious. He had never seen anyone so shameless!
"Xie Jingmo, please respect yourself!"
"Yun Zhao is the Queen Mother! She's not some random person you fancy from the outside! Show some respect!"
Xie Jingmo retracted his gaze and ate calmly.
Mucheng Yanqi's face turned red, he couldn't eat a bite of food, threw down his chopsticks and left.
"Look at you, what have you become because of him?" Xie Jingmo picked up another piece of food for Yun Zhao. Yun Zhao looked at him. Xie Jingmo said, "Eat it. Being the Queen Mother has no benefits at all. What do we want? If you don't even let me eat this, what's the point?"
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