A night of silence.
The sky is white in the east, and the sun is rising in the east.
The two of them started to get up and wash up in silence.
Liu Mingzhi really acted as a gentleman and did not do anything inappropriate to Chen Jie again.
Firstly, it was because Fuhai came to Xinzhou once again to deliver the message, and he really didn't have the heart to do so. Secondly, he didn't want to use force on Chen Jie and make the relationship that had finally eased become tense again.
The fact that she came to meet him alone was already a good start.
The days ahead are long, and there will be plenty of opportunities for real physical and mental communication in the future, so why rush for this moment of pleasure.
Liu Mingzhi personally went downstairs to get hot water for the two of them to wash up.
Wiping the water on his face with the towel he brought with him, Liu Mingzhi glanced at Chen Jie who was hunched over and washing carefully, with a trace of surprise in his eyes.
After taking off her big cloak, Chen Jie only wore a tight-fitting scholar's robe, which fully displayed her exquisite and delicate body.
Looking carefully, Liu Mingzhi felt that Chen Jie seemed to be plumper than a few months ago.
"Jie'er, I haven't seen you for a few months, why do I feel that you have gained a lot of plumpness?"
From Huangsao to Chen Jie, and then from you to Jie'er, Liu Mingzhi's calls became smoother and smoother, and the extremely affectionate title of Jie'er was no longer so difficult to pronounce.
Chen Jie's delicate body trembled slightly, and she quickly took some hot water and applied it to her face.
"The Ministry of Internal Affairs has increased the expenses of the harem. It means more food and clothing. Maybe I have gained some weight. In addition, the weather is cold, so I have to wear thicker clothes. Isn't it normal that it looks different from summer?"
Liu Mingzhi frowned slightly: "It seems that the national treasury is still very rich after supplying food and grass so many times."
"I don't know either. I rarely interfere with matters in the court!"
Liu Mingzhi straightened the towel and put it on the table beside him. He was about to take off his cloak from the hanger when his body suddenly trembled and he turned around and walked towards Chen Jie who was washing up.
Her eyes were fixed on Chen Jie's abdomen. After washing, Chen Jie turned around and saw Young Master Liu standing behind her at some point, staring intently at her lower abdomen. I was shocked when I was ready.
"You...what are you looking at?"
Liu Mingzhi raised his eyes and glanced at Chen Jie, who was a little dissatisfied, and subconsciously raised his hand to touch Chen Jie's abdomen.
"No...it won't happen, right? Do we have a child?"
Chen Jie slapped away Liu Mingzhi's outstretched palm: "What nonsense are you talking about? We only do... how could she be pregnant by such a coincidence after two bad things happened.
Besides, with my status, do I dare to be pregnant? I had already drank saffron! "
Liu Mingzhi looked at Chen Jie's slightly frowning eyebrows and rubbed his nose angrily.
"Yes... yes."
Liu Mingzhi felt a little disappointed for no reason. He handed the towel to Chen Jie, took off his own cloak and tied it on, then took off Chen Jie's cloak and sent it over.
Looking at Chen Jie sitting in front of the bronze mirror, arranging her hair, Liu Mingzhi consciously put a large cloak on the beauty and tied the top ribbon.
"How do you go back?"
"Gao Jin is waiting for me in the restaurant next door. I can't go back to Beijing with you, otherwise everything will be revealed."
"Yes, I'll send you there!"
Chen Jie picked up the bamboo hat on the side and looked at Liu Mingzhi sadly.
"Let me ask you one last time, is it true that you can't go back to Beijing to report on your work?"
Looking at Chen Jie's eyes with the last hint of expectation, Liu Mingzhi shook his head with difficulty.
"It's really not possible for now. Let's wait until the world is unified. Liu Mingzhi won't be here in person then."
Chen Jie smiled bitterly, put on the bamboo hat in her hand, then slowly turned around and walked towards the door.
Liu Mingzhi saw this and followed him silently.
at this point.
There is no point in saying anything else.
No matter what, I would not gamble with the safety of Wanyuan and my daughter on Li Ye's imperial character.
Li Ye is no longer the Li Ye he was before, and he can no longer afford to gamble.
Xinzhouyi is two streets away from the back alley of Shunlai Restaurant.
Liu Mingzhi watched Chen Jie leaning out of the curtain and looking back one last time after boarding the carriage, and waved goodbye resolutely.
Chen Jie shrank into the carriage. The carriage rolled slowly and gradually accelerated. Liu Mingzhi did not turn back until he disappeared at the corner of the street.
"My lord, it's getting late, it's time to set off."
Liu Mingzhi looked at Sun Mingfeng, Tao Li and other generals who had gathered around, and stopped outside the inn to look around at the pedestrians coming and going.
"We'll be on our way in two hours."
Although Sun Mingfeng and the others didn't know the reason, they still nodded respectfully.
"As you command!"
The sun is high in the sky.
Liu Mingzhi boarded the carriage and continued his journey to Beijing with the relieved and respectful send-off from the station chief and the servants.
...........
The Imperial Study Room in the Imperial Palace.
Xiao Dezi took the bamboo tube handed by the young eunuch and hurried towards the palace.
"Your Majesty, the letter from Eunuch Fuhai has arrived."
Li Ye, who was concentrating on reviewing the memorial, heard Xiao Dezi's words. The ink pen in his hand paused, and he looked up at the bamboo tube in Xiao Dezi's hand.
"Send it up!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, please take a look!"
Xiao Dezi handed the bamboo tube to Li Ye respectfully, took two steps back and waited while holding the whisk.
Li Ye hesitated for a long time, took a deep breath, and took out the two notes from the bamboo tube in one go.
Li Ye was stunned when he saw that there was nothing else on the first note except a big word "reject".
When the note fell from his hand and fell on the table, Li Ye leaned on the dragon chair with sad eyes.
Uncle, uncle, you often tell others that those who understand current affairs are heroes. Why are you so stubborn when it is your turn?
Especially you shouldn't...shouldn't...why are you doing this?
After being stunned for a long time, Li Ye regained consciousness and picked up the second note and started reading it.
Li Ye, who was feeling sad, suddenly stood up from the dragon chair, and his hands holding the note trembled involuntarily.
"Xiao Dezi!"
"We...we are here."
Xiao Dezi didn't know what was written on the note, but after following Li Ye for so long, he had a fairly clear understanding of Li Ye's habits and personality.
Seeing Li Ye's appearance, he started to stutter nervously, fearing that he might get burned if he wasn't careful.
"Please step back first. No one is allowed to enter the temple without my instructions."
"According to the order, let's retire!"
"You guys, come out with us."
"yes!"
Xiao Dezi called a group of young eunuchs to exit the palace, closed the palace door obediently, and waited outside the palace fearfully.
Li Ye read the note in his hand over and over again with trembling lips.
It seemed that he couldn't believe it, and he didn't want to believe the words on the note.
Li Ye wanted to tear the note in his hand into pieces several times, but in the end he did not do so.
Li Ye dropped the note on the table tremblingly, his eyes were lost in thought, and he stared blankly at the main hall.
The time goes back to a month ago.
Under the tireless urging of Empress Dowager Nangong Meng, Empress Dowager Chen Jie, and officials from the Six Ministries and Nine Ministers, Li Ye never agreed to the suggestion of establishing a new queen.
It was not until Zeng Hai went north to deliver the edict for the second time and returned to Beijing to resume the edict that Li Ye took the initiative to instruct the officials of the Ministry of Rites and the Zongren Mansion to start establishing a queen.
After always worrying about the lack of virtue in the country, the officials of the emperor who had no heirs followed Li Ye's order like clockwork.
Regardless of whether they were officials from the Ministry of Rites, they all got involved.
He began to select all the virtuous, virtuous, talented and beautiful women for Li Ye as candidates for the mother of a country.
In order to prevent the Demon Queen Ren Qingrui's incident from happening again, the officials were checking every level this time.
It doesn't matter whether a beautiful girl looks beautiful or not. What matters is that she must be virtuous and virtuous.
After unremitting efforts, Xiao Jiao'e Hong Zhaoxue of the Hong Ziqing family, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, was finally selected as the mother of a country.
The reason Hong Zhaoxue has this honor is not because Hong Ziqing, the grandfather, has outstanding political achievements and is highly appreciated by Li Ye.
But Hong Ziqing, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, was too honest, and he was a veteran of three dynasties. He would retire and return to his hometown in a few years.
In this way, he would not become the second Ren Wenyue. In addition, Hong Zhaoxue had a good reputation in the capital, so he became the most preferred candidate among the officials.
After choosing the candidate for the queen, it is natural to prepare for the wedding.
As a result, not only the Ministry of Rites and the Zongren Mansion will be busy, but the Qintian Prison will also be busy.
The wedding day must be determined by the Qintian Monitor to determine the auspicious time. After the auspicious day of the zodiac, it can be decided after consultation with the Ministry of Rites.
Li Ye is not interested in Qin Tianjian's numerology theories.
If these Imperial Heavenly Supervisor officials could really predict misfortunes and fortunes, how could his father Li Baiyu...
As the end of the year approaches, Qin Tianjian not only has to calculate Li Ye's auspicious wedding date, but also perform horoscope predictions to gauge the country's fortunes next year.
After taking up the post of Qin Tian Jian Zheng and returning home, a young man named Yuan Wushu took over the position of Qin Tian Jian Jian Zheng.
Under the urging of the emperor and officials of the six ministries, the move to control the national destiny began.
Yuan Wushu, who was not only surveying the fate of the country, but also calculating good times and auspicious times, suddenly seemed to have aged a year or two.
But in Baiguan's opinion, he was just a little tired.
Afterwards, a document was handed over to the Ministry of Rites, and two documents were also submitted to Li Ye's Long Case.
One is the auspicious day for the wedding, and the other is a document about the country's fortunes in the coming year and whether it will be smooth.
The purple star is dark, and the greedy wolf star appears.
Stepping on the Seven Stars, the Emperor Star Beixuan.
There are only these sixteen large characters on the second document.
After seeing the contents of the document, Li Ye was naturally furious. He believed that Yuan Wushu had deceived the public and deceived the emperor with his evil words, so he immediately issued an order to severely punish him.
He believed that Yuan Wushu was just like the previous Qintian Supervisor Zheng, who used such deceptive methods to win the emperor's favor, so he was naturally dissatisfied.
Now that he has inherited the power of his grandfather and two generations of father and emperor, and has won many battles in the Northern Expedition, he will soon unify the world and open up a prosperous dynasty. How can it be like what Yuan Wushu said, the stars are dark and the country is about to perish? .
After severely punishing Yuan Wushu, Li Ye focused on Li Hou's affairs.
He once again sent a message to his uncle to return to Beijing to report on his duties, but after being rejected to no avail, Li Ye lobbied his mother, Chen Jie, to issue an edict to let his uncle return to Beijing to handle his marriage.
However, during this period, a spy report was presented to Li Ye.
Side by side Wang Liu Mingzhi is suspected to be the person who Qin Tianjian said has his feet on the seven stars.
As for where the intelligence content came from, Spy Shadow couldn't explain why. He only said that the intelligence came from something strange and was not credible.
Perhaps the spies of the two countries deliberately spread rumors to drive a wedge between His Majesty and King Bingjian, and took the opportunity to disrupt our Dalong Dynasty and the country.
However, you would rather believe that it exists than believe that it does not exist. You might as well give it a try if it is true or false.
So, after repeating it again and again and again, the fourth will wind headed northward against the snow.
"It's just a scar, it's not like I stepped on the Seven Stars, it must be just a coincidence.
Yes, it must be just a coincidence. These numerology theories are all lies and lies to deceive the public.
Impossible, impossible! "
Li Ye's eyes gradually became dazed, and he couldn't help but pick up the note on the desk and glance at it again, as if he still couldn't believe the content on it.
It’s just how could there be such a coincidence in the world.
Who is it that alienated the friendship between me and my uncle again?
Or are these rumors really true?
