Vientiane Shrine.
Royal study room.
The Imperial Study Room is located on the north side of the Wanxiang Shrine.
After the court meeting, if the Queen wants to summon a certain minister alone, she will come here... But in fact, the Queen has already returned to the bedroom and changed her clothes again.
In the study, the Queen was reclining on a beauty couch with her eyes closed and taking a nap, scented with sandalwood. Several female officials were waiting quietly beside her, not daring to make a sound.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."
Suddenly, a voice came from outside the royal study, which seemed to be blocked by the Qianniu Guards on duty outside. He kept shouting and the sound was also transmitted into the study.
The Queen woke up leisurely, her eyes lightly opened. She frowned slightly and paused. When she heard that the person shouting outside was Zhang Huaiyi, she rubbed her brows and sat up on the beauty's couch, and casually ordered:
"Let him in."
"yes."
A female official turned around and went out to convey the message.
Another female officer brought refreshing tea, as well as some of the queen's favorite snacks, fruits, etc.
"Wait." After the Queen took a small sip of tea, she suddenly thought of something and waved to stop the female officer who was going out to deliver the order.
"Your Majesty?" The female officer stopped.
"Has Marquis Fan Yang arrived?" the queen asked.
"Your Majesty, Marquis Fan Yang has not arrived yet." The female officer replied.
"I know... you can go." The queen waved to the female officer, who quickly walked out of the imperial study, and after a while, she brought Zhang Huaiyi in.
Zhang Huaiyi paid homage to the Empress, and when he raised his eyes, he saw that the Empress was more radiant than before, her complexion was much better, and her makeup, accessories, etc. had obviously been carefully decorated.
The beauty of the Queen is simply breathtaking.
The proud look of her breasts makes people's hearts feel hot.
As the Queen's face, Zhang Huaiyi could not touch other women. The Queen had not invited him to sleep with him in the past few months. It was too uncomfortable for him, who always had endless energy.
Therefore, when he first saw that the Queen was so beautiful, he immediately walked over and sat down directly on the beauty's couch, even thinking of reaching out to hug the Queen's slender waist.
"Um?"
The Queen was eating a piece of peach skewered on a bamboo stick. When she noticed Zhang Huaiyi's reckless behavior, her face immediately darkened, her brows furrowed, and she turned to look over, with clear resistance in her eyes.
She has been feeling quite unwell recently, and her old illness has recurred. Dr. Li once admonished her to stop any overworking behavior during this period.
Including sexual intercourse.
Otherwise, the state that has been maintained with great difficulty will collapse in an instant. By then, it will be very difficult to even walk on the ground, not to mention dealing with government affairs.
The Queen knew very well that the current Liang Dynasty was experiencing internal and external troubles, and she must not fall down, so she had paid great attention to her health in recent months and did not dare to disobey Dr. Li's instructions.
Although she is a woman, sitting on the throne, she is far more powerful than ordinary men in some aspects. She can be indulgent when she should be indulgent and remain restrained when she should be restrained.
Therefore, she had preset the rule of "not touching men" in her heart. When she discovered Zhang Huaiyi's behavior, she immediately stopped it.
At the same time, there was a slight feeling of discomfort and nausea in my heart, and I felt that Zhang Huaiyi's move was really too low-level.
…
Zhang Huaiyi's dirty hand suddenly froze in mid-air, and he hurriedly took it back. The others also stood up from the beauty's couch... He was very good at observing words and emotions, and he did not dare to violate the Queen's will in person.
"Huaiyi, why did you come to me?" After the queen finished eating the peach, she dropped the bamboo stick and looked up at him and asked casually.
After she finished speaking, the Queen remembered that she would summon Su Xian alone later, so she added: "If you are fine, please step aside. I have business to do now."
"Your Majesty, I have something important to report to you..."
Upon seeing this, Zhang Huaiyi prepared to make a long story short.
However, just as he was halfway through his words, Nangong Wan'er's voice came from outside the royal study, saying: "Your Majesty, Hou Suxian of Fanyang County has brought it to you."
Su Xian?
What His Majesty calls "business" is...summoning Su Xian?
Zhang Huaiyi already had a grudge against Su Xian, believing that the jade mask, brown sugar ginger tea and other items donated by Su Xian had robbed him of the queen's favor.
Therefore, under this situation, when he learned that Su Xian was waiting outside the imperial study, Zhang Huaiyi's expression immediately changed, becoming so gloomy that it seemed like it could rain.
The Queen did not respond to Nangong Wan'er's report. She turned to look at Zhang Huaiyi, who had a gloomy expression, and signaled him to speak quickly if he had anything to say, or to fart if he had anything to say.
"Your Majesty, Su Xian..."
"I know what you want to say." The Queen had already seen the gloomy look on his face, and directly interrupted him and said: "I know that because of brown sugar, ginger tea and other things, you hold a grudge against your mother and Su Aiqing..."
"No! Your Majesty, I have never held any grudge against Princess Lanling and Su Xian."
These words greatly exceeded the Queen's expectations. The Queen couldn't help but look at him suspiciously and frowned secretly, thinking that she had not figured out Zhang Huaiyi's thoughts.
Zhang Huaiyi had already remembered the purpose of coming here. He immediately put away his gloomy expression and put on a smiling face and said:
"Your Majesty, what I want to say is that Su Xian made great contributions in fighting the plague in the south of Hebei Province and in the chaos of the Liao Kingdom in the north. I am afraid that no one in the court can match his talents."
"As far as I know, Su Xian actually has another talent, which can be called a unique skill. And His Majesty is facing such a problem right now, so why not... leave that difficult matter to Su Xian to handle?"
"..."
The Queen frowned, turned sideways and asked, "What's the troublesome matter?"
Zhang Huaiyi smiled all over his face, as if he was thinking about the Queen and the Liang Dynasty, and said with a smile: "Without him, it is the Hanjiacang City case. Although this case is difficult, it will definitely not be as difficult as Su Xian!"
The queen's eyes immediately lit up, and a ray of light flashed through her eyes.
However, she did not speak while sitting on the beauty's couch, but nodded in deep thought.
"Your Majesty, do you still remember the three major unsolved cases in the Department of Prisons and Prisons? Even the Department of Prisons and Prisons could not solve the unsolved cases, but Su Xian solved them easily..."
"Your Majesty, although there is a slight gap between me and Su Xian, for your Majesty and for the sake of the Liang Dynasty, I strongly recommend Su Xian to take over the Hanjiacang City case..."
"You are so righteous."
The Queen raised her eyes, but only praised Zhang Huaiyi without any expression. Finally, she said: "I already know your intention. Please step aside first. I will think about it carefully."
"Thank you, Your Majesty..."
Zhang Huaiyi turned around and left the imperial study.
After stepping out of the threshold, he happened to meet Su Xian who was waiting. The two looked at each other silently. After two seconds, they calmly separated. Zhang Huaiyi waved his hand and strode away with a cold snort.
"Someone, go get Du Juan."
The queen's voice came from the royal study.
A female officer took the order and ran away quickly. After a while, she returned with a woman with a mask on her face and ordinary round-neck men's clothing.
There is something weird about this masked woman... Before Su Xian could take a closer look, the masked woman named "Du Juan" had already entered the royal study.
Nangong Wan'er was also summoned by the Queen.
Su Xian stayed outside alone.
No, what the princess said is indeed true. The Queen really turned her back and refused to acknowledge anyone else. So she left me alone? What the hell... Su Xian stared at the closed door and complained secretly.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she finished complaining, the door of the room was pushed open, and Nangong Wan'er's face that was more beautiful than a flower was slightly poked out, she looked at Su Xian and said: "Marquis of Fanyang County, your Majesty has summoned you, please come in."
It's finally about to begin. How I will fare in Daliang in the future depends on this time... Su Xian took a deep breath and stepped into the imperial study room resolutely.
