Seeing him sitting down next to her, Song Huixin grinned, picked up the spoon, and whispered, "I'll serve you soup."
After saying that, a bowl of soup was placed in front of Xie Li.
"When you went to the palace, what did the emperor say to you?" Song Huixin asked as he filled a bowl of soup for himself.
"I just asked you about your preferences for rewards." Xie Li raised a faint smile at the corner of his mouth, watched her drink the soup in the bowl, and whispered, "Thanks to Madam, my official position may also be improved." Can you mention it?"
Song Huixin was wiping the corners of his mouth with a handkerchief. Hearing this, he turned to look at him with surprise on his face, "Seriously?"
"Seriously." Xie Li lowered his head and chuckled, and said warmly, "In the past, it was the men who made meritorious service and the wives were awarded the title, but in our house, it's actually the other way around."
"Nonsense." Song Huixin glared at him with a scolding look and said softly, "You are able to reach your current official position because of your talent, not my merit."
"Everything in the court is changing rapidly. There is no one who can be trusted by the Emperor. Naturally, he is eager to promote you and Shen Lu. Today I happened to have made a contribution. There is a legitimate reason. The Emperor naturally wants to be promoted. Your official position."
"Madam, you are transparent." Xie Li looked at her with a smile on his face, "You have only been an official for a short time, so it is not easy for you to understand this."
Song Huixin ate the food with a generous and casual attitude. He probably developed the habit of eating meat in Turks. "It's just... I don't know which adult was kicked out."
"Now that you're gone, someone will naturally leave."
"Let the Emperor make his decision." Xie Li ignored the soup in front of him and took care of herself with the vegetables. "We should not speculate on the Emperor's will."
"In a few days, the emperor and empress will get married, the mother of the country will be confirmed, and the overall situation will be clear. The emperor is anxious right now, and I can understand it."
"A lot of things happened while you were away from home. I will tell you one by one."
"Chen Ji is becoming more and more shameless. He often pesters his mother, but my mother doesn't dislike him... In fact, I don't dislike him either..."
Xie Li just lowered his head to pick up food for her and talked nonstop, not noticing that Song Huixin's expression changed at the side.
No one answered until Xie Li realized something was wrong. He glanced sideways and saw that Song Huixin's face was already red.
"you……"
Xie Li looked at her appearance and suddenly felt very familiar, as if he had met her in memory.
Xie Li's expression froze, and he suddenly thought of something. He stood up and rushed to the door. He raised his hand and pulled it, and heard the sound of the iron lock hitting the door panel.
The cuffs of his sleeves were pulled hard. Xie Li's figure became unstable and he staggered several steps. A pair of bare hands climbed up his chest.
The bed curtain fell, and Xie Li shouted angrily.
"blue sky!!"
In the yard, Bi Luo had no expression on her face, clutching a key tightly, closing her eyes, and two lines of hot tears fell silently.
"Good guy..." Changfan was dumbfounded and murmured, "You are risking your life."
"Leave me alone." Bi Luo stuffed the key into her sleeves and said desperately, "One general's achievements have led to the death of thousands of bones. It is an honor for me to be able to exchange for the birth of the young prince with my fall."
"You are just relying on the Crown Prince's wife's love for you and trusting you." Changfan looked at her and curled his lips, "The other master would have beaten you to death long ago."
Bi Luo turned to look at him and whispered, "You don't have to scare me. If I, Bi Luo, can live to this day, I have been immune to all poisons. If I can't see the young prince, I can't rest in peace even if I die."
"Speaking of which, how many times have I taken the medicine since the two masters got married? Why is there still no movement?" Bi Luo looked hesitant and whispered, "Could it be..."
As he spoke, he looked at Changfan.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Chang Fan reacted instantly, interrupted her, and said with a tiger face, "You can say that I am not good, but you can never say that the prince is not good!"
"That's what you said." Bi Luo rolled her eyes at him, turned back, and stared nervously in the direction of the main house.
Changfan opened his mouth, but didn't dare to curse.
This girl carries all kinds of medicines with her. If he tries to be brave and scolds her, who knows if she will poison herself while the moon is dark and the wind is high?
Thinking of this, Chang Fan shuddered and shrank his neck, acting like a shrinking bastard.
Two hours later, it was getting dark. Changfan was afraid that his master would die on the couch, so he desperately grabbed the key and opened the lock.
Within a quarter of an hour, the door opened and Xie Li walked out, rubbing his lower back.
"Shi... Your Majesty..." Changfan approached cautiously, fearing that Xie Li would be angry and implicate innocent people.
Xie Li held his waist, his face a little pale, as if he had been squeezed hard, he waved his hands weakly, and said in a hoarse voice, "Pass the water."
"Hey." Changfan responded hurriedly, watching helplessly as his eldest son floated back into the house like a wandering spirit.
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Yangxin Hall
The atmosphere above the main hall was strangely stiff, and Zhuo Ming, who was waiting on the side, did not dare to breathe loudly.
Yuan Chen looked at the man below, paused, and called in a low voice, "Shen Qing."
Shen Ji raised his eyes, put down the tea cup in his hand, and said warmly, "I'm here."
Yuan Chen pursed his thin lips and took a long time to say, "About the gold mine being stolen, I was anxious for a moment and almost wronged you. It was my fault."
As soon as these words came out, even Zhuo Ming took a breath of air and subconsciously covered his face with a whisk, for fear that the emperor would blame him.
Shen Ji is probably the first minister who can make the emperor of a country put down his arrogance and persuade him.
Shen Ji was stunned for a moment, then stood up and bowed to salute, "Your Majesty's words made me feel frightened."
"Qing Shen, I know you feel aggrieved. If it were me, I would be even more angry." Yuan Chen sighed softly, his eyebrows lowered, "At that time, the national treasury was empty and the taxes and money could not be paid for a long time. I was impetuous... …”
Shen Ji's eyes darkened a little, his back arched a little more, and his tone was calm, "I have no grudges in my heart. Your Majesty, there is no need to blame yourself."
Yuan Chen shook his head, a trace of annoyance flashed across his face, "I know Shen Qing has a gentle temper, but it is true that I made a mistake, and I shouldn't hide it."
Shen Ji straightened his lips and changed the topic, "The national treasury is empty, and the gold mine will not last long relying on that idea. It will be a month at most, and the problem will still exist. The top priority is to solve the tax and bank issues."
Yuan Chen nodded, played with the jade ring in his hand, and whispered, "The Prince's Mansion in Runan was seized, and a large amount of gold and silver was seized. However, natural disasters broke out in various places in the past few days, and the silver was turned into disaster relief funds before it was warmed up. It was spent Most of them actually reported that the disaster relief funds were not enough!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Yuan Chen's expression turned frighteningly gloomy, and he wished he could skin those corrupt officials alive.
Yuan Chen lowered his eyes and looked at the man in the audience, and said solemnly, "Shen Qing, are you willing to solve this matter?"
Hearing this, Shen Ji straightened his expression and whispered, "I am willing to share the emperor's worries."
