As soon as he returned to the academy and entered the courtyard, eight people appeared behind him. Xi Duanhong was startled. Xu Zhi came over from outside and explained to Xi Duanhong
"Miss, these eight people are sent by adults. This is Mei'er who is good at using poison and charm. Here are Tong, Thirteen, and Ivan. The martial arts of these three are on par with mine. These four, Ting Yu Tingxue is a twin sister, and her martial arts skills are second only to those of Thirteen. Shi Feng and Shi Feng are twin brothers who are naturally powerful, and their martial arts skills are not inferior to ours."
Xi Duanhong looked at the eight people with great satisfaction, "I hope we can get along well in the future. Now I have something urgent to trouble you eight."
Mei'er smiled softly, and as her name suggests, her smile made her bones melt, "Miss, if you have any important matters, just tell us."
"Actually, it's not a big deal. I just want you to go to my house and help me decorate it. You can also choose your own yard to live in. You can dress up as the maids and guards of my house. You can go out to work every day, but you can't cause trouble. "As he spoke, Xi Duanhong's attitude gradually became serious, "Anyone who is disobedient will go back and forth wherever they come from, do you understand?"
"yes."
"Okay, it's okay now. You can go about your own business. Xiao Zhi'er, please take them over and see what's going on."
"Yes." Xu Zhi waved his hand and the nine of them disappeared into the night.
Xi Duanhong returned to the room tiredly, thinking about what happened today, but he was a little too strong. Xu Lingxiang is the empress dowager, and she must be quite old. Even her mother clan may not be able to support her. Has she been this long?
Tan Yanxian is the popular person next to Xu Lingxiang, and Lei Qiu is Tan Yanxian's favorite disciple. Humph, there is a nest of snakes and rats, the empress dowager, eunuchs, and traitorous ministers. Can Daqi be saved? Even though Emperor Jingyuan is the emperor, There are so many descendants, but with Xu Lingxiang around, even Ming Jun can’t display his ambitions.
Xi Duanhong slowly fell asleep while thinking. The road ahead for her was simply dark.
——The vertical sun
Xi Duanhong got up early and prepared to go to court. As soon as he was discharged from the hospital, he saw Ouyang Zhu's sedan chariot parked at the door. When someone came out, the servant hurriedly greeted him, "Miss Xi, the Imperial Master invites you to come with us."
"Okay, thank you~"
Xi Duanhong came to the sedan chair. Ouyang Zhu was wearing a light blue round-collar robe today. His long hair was tied behind his back with a hairband, and two strands of hair hung down in front of his forehead.
With his faint sad face and this outfit, Xi Duanhong was simply stunned: Your Excellency is an incomparable androgynous creature, and his appearance is even better than that of a woman.
When Ouyang Zhu saw that she was staring at him, he couldn't help laughing and said, "What are you looking at so fascinated?"
"Sir, your face is prettier than that of any woman..." Xi Duanhong pouted with some dissatisfaction, "Sir, you are so good-looking, so I am following you like a foil."
Ouyang Zhu looked at Xi Duanhong with a smile, reached out and picked up a strand of her hair and twisted it carefully in his hand, "Am I so good-looking?"
Xi Duanhong said seriously: "Of course, you are the most beautiful man I have ever seen. He is even more handsome than Elder Chen."
Looking at Xi Duanhong's serious recollection of the comparison, he couldn't help but feel amused. Ouyang Zhu let go of his hand and said, "Has everyone seen it?"
people?
Xi Duanhong thought of the eight people last night. It must be those eight people that the Lord was talking about. "See you, thank you, Lord."
"You will be able to meet the person you recommended when you go to court today, but I'm afraid it will take a lot of talking."
"I understand that if the commander of the Forbidden Army is handed over to the Hua family, he will naturally have a good relationship with the Hua family."
Ouyang Zhu shook his head and did not answer, which made Xi Duanhong's mind filled with doubts again.
When he wanted to speak again, he saw that he had already arrived at the palace gate. When Xi Duanhong got off the car, Li Yanhe happened to be walking beside him.
"Hey, isn't this a little girl? She came with the Imperial Master?"
Xi Duanhong said respectfully: "I have seen the court's judgment, I..."
"I did pick him up on the way today, please ask the court judge." Ouyang Zhu got off the car and took Li Yanhe's words, which also avoided Xi Duanhong's embarrassment.
Li Yanhe's beard also curled up as he smiled, "Hahaha, please, by the way, little girl, are you interested in becoming my teacher?"
Xi Duanhong was stunned. He looked at Ouyang Zhu as if asking for help, but he didn't see that person giving him any ideas. Unfortunately, she couldn't come to a conclusion after much thought.
"It's an honor for me to have the court judge as my teacher. However, my knowledge is shallow and I'm afraid of ruining the court judge's good intentions..."
Li Yanhe is such a shrewd person, he naturally understood the meaning of his words and stopped asking, "Oh, it's okay, I'm just joking to see you being fun and obedient. I don't have any intention and I won't force it."
Inside the court hall
Xi Duanhong was still staying obediently beside Ouyang Zhu and observing everyone silently. Suddenly, a figure came into her eyes: this man was eight feet tall and looked no more than thirty or forty. He was tall and strong, and his brows were full of thunder.
Xi Duanhong quietly tugged on Ouyang Zhu's clothes, "Sir, could this man...?"
"Well, he is Hua Zhenfeng, the person you recommended yesterday, and he is also the Queen's biological brother."
After Hua Zhenfeng exchanged a few words with everyone, his eyes locked on Xi Duanhong in the crowd, and he strode towards her direction.
Seeing that the person coming was so aggressive, Xi Duanhong was so scared that he wanted to hide away, but there was nowhere to hide, so he had no choice but to step forward.
Hua Zhenfeng bowed to Ouyang Zhu and then looked at Xi Duanhong, "Are you that female official?"
Xi Duanhong nodded cautiously, "It's me, General Hua, yesterday I..."
"Hahaha!"
Xi Duanhong was overwhelmed by his sudden laughter, "??"
"Thank you for solving the problem that I kept at home every day. Now I don't have to listen to my wife's nagging anymore. Thank you very much, little lady. Just let me know if you need me in the future!"
This man came and left quite suddenly. He just laughed and returned to the ranks of generals. Xi Duanhong really didn't understand his behavior.
——upwards
While the courtiers were still arguing, a report came from outside, "The crown prince of the Snow Kingdom and his envoys have arrived outside the palace and are waiting."
Everyone was shocked, how could the prince of the Snow Kingdom come to Daqi? Xi Duanhong's eyebrows were already frowning: how could it be so fast?
In the hall, Nangong Che, the crown prince of the Snow Country, stepped forward and folded his hands on his chest, "Nangong Che meets Emperor Daqi."
Xi Duanhong stood beside Ouyang Zhu and happened to see his side face. His skin was as fair as cream and his eyebrows were deep. He was a "beauty" who was not inferior to adults.
"Pingshen," Emperor Jingyuan glanced at Ouyang Zhu and then at Nangong Che, "I have arranged a place for the prince to live. When..."
Before Emperor Jingyuan finished speaking, Empress Dowager Xu interrupted him again, "Emperor, Nangong is the prince, why not arrange it directly in the palace."
Xi Duanhong tugged at the corner of Ouyang Zhu's clothes and signaled if he wanted to help, but Ouyang Zhu quietly waved his hand and refused. He knew Nangong Che's temperament and the Empress Dowager would be rejected.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Su Yong stepped forward and said, "How about this, Your Highness the Prince, come and stay at the old minister's house for a while?"
"No need," Nangong Che looked at Emperor Jingyuan with a smile, and then at the figure behind the curtain, "The Empress Dowager and Prime Minister Su accepted the kindness. I think the Imperial Master has a good family. I wonder if the Imperial Master is willing to take in this prince?" "
This sentence once again pushed Ouyang Zhu to a high point. Xi Duanhong was about to step forward but was stopped by Ouyang Zhu. He walked forward slowly and said, "Your Majesty and everyone else don't have to worry about this. Your Majesty, Nan Palace has his own place to go. I will help you find a suitable place together.”
Empress Dowager Xu's proposal was rejected by everyone again, and she couldn't help but feel angry, but it was hard to get angry even in the court now. Emperor Jingyuan naturally agreed with Ouyang Zhu's method and agreed immediately
Xi Duanhong looked at Nangong Che who came to stand next to Ouyang Zhu, and couldn't help but wonder what kind of place could raise such a handsome person. Her heart was no longer in the court at all.
After going down to court, Nangong Che was still following the two of them. Ouyang Zhu had no intention of stopping. Xi Duanhong naturally followed suit. Nangong Che followed the two of them leisurely with a smile on his face. later
Really unable to keep up, he spoke out: "Zhu, why are you walking so fast? You haven't seen me for a long time and you don't talk to me so clearly?"
Ouyang Zhu still didn't stop. He didn't stop until he came to the sedan chair parked outside the palace, and said lightly to Xi Duanhong, "Come up."
Xi Duanhong got on the sedan chair very obediently, sat in the car and quietly opened the sedan curtain and looked at the two of them.
"Please arrange for me to stay in your concubine's pavilion. It's the most comfortable place."
"It's not that you can't see the situation in the DPRK. Although the Sacrifice Pavilion is safe outside the city, it still doesn't allow Ayaka to attack you. Don't you know? Not only you, but also those from Dongli and Beiliang will be attacked in the near future. As we come to Daqi one after another, it will be a bloody storm, and the Sacrificial Concubine Pavilion cannot protect you."
"Get in the car first and talk as we walk," Nangong Che said and got on Ouyang Zhu's sedan very consciously. When he saw Xi Duanhong, he was stunned for a moment and then nodded to her with a smile, "Okay, Zhuzi , I learned how to hide my beauty in a golden house."
Ouyang Zhu followed and got into the car, "Don't scare her."
Xi Duanhong moved to the side and kept a certain distance from the two of them, but he always felt that he would be in the way. "Sir, how about I go back by myself?"
"What are you afraid of? Let's go together." Nangong Che was very interested in Xi Duanhong and couldn't help but take a few more glances. "Little girl, what is your name? Why were you above the court just now? You and Zhuzi are What’s the relationship?”
"Xi Duanhong, a fourth-grade female officer, he is my lord."
"Oh?" Nangong Che wanted to say something else but was stopped by Ouyang Zhu, "Uh-huh!"
Looking at the two people in front of her, she realized that they had such a good relationship, and Xi Duanhong was somewhat envious.
——
The three of them stopped in front of Xi Duanhong's new house. It no longer looked as lifeless as yesterday. It was decorated with a sense of life.
Sisters Tingyu and Dingxue came out, "Miss, welcome back home."
"Thank you for your hard work. Please serve tea to your Excellency and His Highness."
"yes."
Ouyang Zhu was very pleased to see this, while Nangong Che was curious about it.
When she came in, she noticed the figure following her outside the mansion. Xi Duanhong took the two of them to the front hall, "My lord, please, sit down first. I have to go out for a while."
Outside the house, Xi Duanhong came to the door and saw Zhou Xu with four teenagers and two girls behind him. Xi Duanhong nodded with satisfaction.
"Miss, are these enough? If not, I will go find some more."
"That's enough. The adults happen to be in the hall. I'll take you to the back to identify them, and then you can stay here."
Zhou Xu and others followed Xi Duanhong into the mansion. It was a big place. Xi Duanhong asked Ting Yu and Ting Xue to lead the way and tell them from time to time where they needed to be renovated.
When they came to the backyard, Meier and others were enjoying the cool weather. When they saw Xi Duanhong coming, they all stood up and saluted.
Xi Duanhong waved his hand, "This is Zhou Xu, who is also the steward of my mansion. I asked him to bring these six people back from Renyaozi. Please help me train their martial arts. Others I will teach you personally.”
Ivan patted his chest very proudly, "Miss, don't worry, there will be nothing wrong with what we teach."
"By the way, people will continue to arrive in the next two days. Except for Tingyu and Tingxue, the rest of you should try to show up as little as possible in front. Do you understand?"
"yes."
Xi Duanhong made this arrangement out of careful consideration. Xu Zhi was still helping her collect information about Nancheng. She had to wait patiently. She couldn't act rashly until she was ready.
After arranging the rest, Xi Duanhong returned to the front hall again. Before she could take a break, another distinguished guest came to her mansion.
