Chapter 52
"Let's go eat the glutinous rice balls in the teahouse~" Tang Mitang pulled Zhou Xuanqing away.
Zhou Xuanqing followed her with helplessness on his face, and the doting look in his eyes could not be hidden.
Tang Mitang saw this clearly, so she was so bold to deceive her. While Zhou Xuanqing was talking to the shadow guard, Tang Mitang asked someone to tell the owner of the jewelry store a little story.
It says that people in love can be happy forever and stay together forever if they wear a ring on their ring finger.
After listening to the secret report, Zhou Xuan took Tang Mitang directly to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Lu Di came out to greet them personally and took Zhou Xuanqing to the study. Tang Mitang was free at this moment and followed Madam Lu to the garden to look at the flowers.
study.
"Lu Di, the prince was captured in the south, and the military generals are guarding the border. I have to go there in person. All the affairs of the court will be controlled by you and Zhou Qiuyu." Zhou Xuanqing sat on a chair, wrote a secret letter, and then said to Lu Di.
"Yes. I will definitely fulfill my mission! The food and fodder sent to the south has already been dispatched, and Your Majesty can travel directly with the food and fodder." Lu Di said with a serious face.
"No need. I will give you two secret decrees. If I don't come back within a month, I will issue the decrees directly." After Zhou Xuanqing finished speaking, he took out a jade ring from his waist and placed it on the table.
The ring glowed gently in the sunlight.
The next morning, the emperor sent the two old ministers back to their hometowns. The charges were not clearly stated, but the parties involved understood. The two old ministers also cooperated very well, thanking the emperor for not executing them, and were grateful even after being dismissed. This made the ministers very puzzled.
Zhou Qiuyu was named King of Pingding and granted a palace. The emperor would depart for Nanshan Temple to observe a month of vegetarianism and Buddhist worship, firstly to pray to the heavens for rain, and secondly to prepare for the upcoming Great Zhou Festival.
As soon as the imperial edict came out, there was some chaos in both Daming Palace and Changle Palace.
After receiving the order, Tang Mitang began to pack her clothes and prepare to leave immediately. Everyone in the Daming Palace became busy.
Tang Mitang was packing clothes when she suddenly thought of something and paused. Didn't the book end with Zhou Xuanqing being killed on the day of his death? She had actually been here for so long?
But Zhou Xuanqing has already resolved the relationship between siblings, so there shouldn't be any problem, right?
Upon hearing this, the Concubine Dowager stood up excitedly. The Emperor actually made Yu'er a king? Great! She had always thought that the Emperor would never give Yu'er real power until he abdicated!
He even let Yu'er treat her as regent. Is the emperor trying to test whether Yu'er has any bad intentions? What other tricks does he have behind this?
The concubine guessed for a long time in the palace but couldn't figure it out.
Zhou Xuanqing rode his horse, reins in hand, and slowly passed through the imperial city. Wherever he went, he was heard with congratulations.
The ring on his left hand was seen by many people. In just one afternoon, everyone in the imperial city knew that the current emperor had someone in his heart and had already pledged his life to her.
But these rumors never reached Zhou Xuanqing's ears. She had already arrived at Nanshan Temple and was sitting face to face with Master Liaowu, drinking tea.
"When the Emperor first enters the temple, he must reside in the abbot's courtyard for seven days to cleanse himself of the sins of killing before he can begin chanting sutras."
"I know." Zhou Xuanqing said, took a sip of the Pu'er tea in the cup, thought it was good, and handed it to Tang Mitang who was standing beside him.
Tang Mitang took it and without moving his lips, he directly pressed his lips on the place where Zhou Xuanqing had just drunk, and took a sip properly.
I originally thought that Zhou Xuanqing would blush when he found out that he drank the same thing as her. Tang Mitang looked at him for a long time but didn't see any reaction. This temple is really too powerful! The emperor, who was already cold, became even colder...
After sending Zhou Xuanqing to the main courtyard, Tang Mitang stood at the door, waving her handkerchief goodbye like Chang Xi. Suddenly, it felt like she was sending her daughter to school.
"Master Liaowu is serious. He really doesn't allow anyone to take care of the emperor... What if the emperor can't cover himself with the quilt properly at night?" Chang Xi wiped her tears and said resentfully.
"Yeah~ I don't know if the bed is hard or not, will I be uncomfortable sleeping... Oh~ I don't know if you will have insomnia if you don't hold me when you sleep..." Tang Mitang said with the same resentment, twisting the handkerchief between her fingertips.
"That's right..." Chang Xi picked up on it subconsciously, then rolled his eyes and said, "Come on! It just so happens that the emperor is sleeping well. Look at what you did last time! You chewed on the emperor like a pig's trotter at night and bit the emperor's neck. That's considered assassination! A capital crime! And there's no way to hide it. All the officials saw it!"
The more Chang Xi looked at Tang Mitang, the angrier he became. He couldn't help but scold her. "Take the Emperor's back injury, for example. It should have healed in two or three days, but you pushed him out of bed at night. The noise woke me up! It lasted seven days, and the Emperor couldn't sit for long during court! Every time, all the officials had to leave, and I had to help him up! Do you know what the civil and military officials thought? They're almost reporting you!"
"Last time, when I insisted that the Emperor teach you calligraphy, you insisted on staring at him, and even stood so close! Prime Minister Lu saw us and questioned me for a long time! I was afraid that the Emperor would go astray."
"I won't say anything else. Just stay away from the emperor these days! Don't lead the emperor astray!" After Chang Xi said that, he grabbed Tang Mitang's arm and pulled her into their courtyard.
Tang Mitang looked at the main courtyard door reluctantly, and didn't come out for seven days... What if the emperor had no desires? Wouldn't all her work be in vain?
So I can't just stay here quietly, I have to take a look secretly.
When it was late at night and everyone was asleep, Tang Mitang quietly ran to the main courtyard gate and stood on the stone. Just as she was about to climb up, she was caught by the shadow guard and thrown to the ground.
"Hiss~" Why so violent? Tang Mitang got up and rubbed her butt, then peeked through the crack in the door. The light in the room was still on. It must be because Zhou Xuanqing couldn't sleep without her!
Tang Mitang was picked up again and thrown farther away.
"Hey~ I want to see the emperor!"
"No, the emperor has ordered that no one is allowed to approach!" The shadow guard said this and slipped away.
Tang Mitang got up dejectedly and walked towards her room, looking back every few steps. Forget it... I'd better wait a few more days!
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