Si Ning always felt weird, everyone looked at her in a wrong way.
Taking advantage of the fact that she and Lu Hanxiao were the only ones left in the carriage, Si Ning asked.
"Did I do something yesterday?"
She couldn't remember what happened after she drank too much.
Lu Hanxiao looked away from the book in his hand and looked at her with a strange expression.
This made Si Ning feel even more that he must have lost his moral integrity after drinking.
She was a little nervous and stared at Lu Hanxiao.
"What did I say?"
Lu Hanxiao lowered his eyes and looked at the book in his hand, "I didn't say anything, I just did something."
Si Ning was uneasy, picked up the teacup on the low table, and asked.
"what did I do?"
She took a sip, and before the water entered her stomach, she heard Lu Hanxiao say.
"Kiss me!"
puff!
Si Ning stared blankly at Lu Hanxiao opposite him who had been sprayed with tea, and quickly took out the handkerchief from his waist to wipe his face.
Lu Hanxiao frowned and sat there with a cold face.
Si Ning became more and more cautious, "I didn't mean it. Who told you to talk nonsense?"
Lu Hanxiao laughed angrily, "Why am I just talking nonsense? Don't you remember it yourself?"
Si Ning, "Even if I don't remember, I still can't kiss you. I will never do that kind of thing."
She said firmly, Lu Hanxiao wrinkled and asked.
"Why?"
"I don't like you, why should I kiss you?"
After saying this, she herself was stunned. Before she could react, the handkerchief in her hand had been torn off and thrown aside. Lu Hanxiao lifted the curtain and jumped out of the carriage.
Si Ning was stunned for a moment and suddenly became very angry.
Moody dog man!
During the rest of the journey, the two of them were awkward and deliberately avoided each other, neither paying attention to the other.
Si Ning did it because of embarrassment, and Lu Hanxiao did it because of what Si Ning said.
After finally arriving in the capital, Lu Hanxiao went to the palace to resume his duties without stopping.
He went to the front line privately. This kind of thing should be explained to the emperor.
Si Ning was supposed to go to the palace to recover, but Lu Hanxiao stopped him.
"Go back and rest, don't cause trouble."
This was the first thing the two of them said all the way.
It turned out that it was obviously for Si Ning's good, but Lu Hanxiao was a little emotional, causing Si Ning to turn around and leave.
Upon seeing this, Ming Han stepped forward and advised, "Master, next time you talk to Madam, be gentler. After all, Madam is also a girl. Who would like a fierce one?"
"Ming Han," these words successfully stepped on Lu Hanxiao's pain point. He turned to look at the person next to him and continued coldly, "Go away and get the board yourself."
"!!!"
The emperor met Lu Hanxiao in the imperial study, along with several cabinet ministers.
"Everyone, please take a seat." The emperor looked at Lu Hanxiao and said in a calm tone, "I'm going to the border."
It's not a question but an affirmation that the emperor has his own spies.
Lu Hanxiao stood up and said, "Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I am willing to be punished for leaving my post without permission."
No quibbles, just said it bluntly.
The emperor looked at him with a confused expression.
The ministers on the side all bowed their heads and remained silent when they saw this, and no one interceded for Lu Hanxiao.
It's not that he doesn't want to, it's because Lu Hanxiao made it clear long ago that no one is allowed to speak for him.
"Do you know what the crime is for leaving one's post without permission?"
"I have to go..."
Lu Hanxiao knew that the emperor was testing, so he brought the topic to what he wanted to say.
Si Ning was sent to the border, and Zhou Zhengsheng died at the border. These things must be mentioned today.
Otherwise, the emperor would not have summoned Lu Hanxiao and other ministers at the same time.
The emperor stared and said coldly.
"Then tell me what is there at the border that you must go to?"
The emperor gave the introduction, and Lu Hanxiao told the truth.
The emperor was furious and slapped the table hard, "It's really contrary. A court judge is so arrogant. Check it out for me. I want to know whose pocket the disaster relief funds have gone into!"
All the ministers present hurriedly advised the emperor to take care of himself, and the emperor said after hesitating.
"This matter is left to the Ministry of Justice to handle. I want to see who is so brave. Do you have any objections, dear sirs?"
"But it's up to the emperor to make the decision."
Everyone has always stayed away from cases of corruption and bribery. Everyone knows that corruption cannot be done by just one person. Who can be spared if someone picks up the carrot and leads him out of the pit?
If you accidentally offend someone you shouldn't offend, you will be implicated, and the gain outweighs the loss.
No one wants to take over this mess.
The emperor looked at Lu Hanxiao again, "Although you love your wife very much, you still leave your post without permission. If you deserve the punishment, you will be punished with half a year's salary and half a month's grounding."
"As for your wife's meritorious service in saving the people, I ordered someone to send something over."
After coming out of the palace, a group of ministers surrounded Lu Hanxiao and expressed concern. Finally, they tentatively asked Lu Hanxiao if they would be implicated.
Lu Hanxiao, "Just do your own thing and don't worry too much."
After Lu Hanxiao's words, everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief. This would not implicate them.
…
As soon as Si Ning returned to his house, he was called over by the old lady before he returned to the courtyard.
In the room, the old lady was leaning on the bed and drinking medicine.
Seeing Si Ning come in, he only raised his eyes slightly, and didn't say anything immediately. Instead, he drank the medicine in the bowl before speaking slowly.
"I haven't been feeling well these days, so just serve me."
Si Ning frowned and did not answer immediately.
The old lady's tone became a little serious when she saw it, "Why, you don't want to?"
Si Ning, "It's not that I'm unwilling, it's that I'm afraid that I won't be able to serve my mother well."
"There's nothing you can't take care of. I have other maids in front of you who will help you. You can move into my courtyard today."
The last time she was sick, the old lady just asked Si Ning to report to her hospital every day. She didn't want to let her live in the hospital directly this time.
Si Ning couldn't refuse. Unfilial piety was a serious crime in Daxia, and the emperor valued filial piety very much.
No matter how high his achievements are, if Si Ning is labeled as unfilial, he will never be able to hold his head high for the rest of his life.
She knew she couldn't avoid it, so she agreed.
The old lady felt happy when she saw her lowered eyebrows and kind eyes.
She had harmed her own grandson, and she was that bastard's wife. No matter what, she could no longer be tolerated.
But Si Ning is not easy to deal with, so he has to deal with it little by little.
The old lady asked her maid to go to Qingfeng Garden to bring Si Ning's change of clothes, and arranged her in the east wing.
That place was a bit far away from the old lady's place, but fortunately it wasn't the worst place to live.
At this point, the old lady didn't want to let anything go.
She also had someone send a message to Lu Hanxiao, telling him to keep Si Ning with her for a few days and then have someone send him back after a few days.
Coincidentally, something suddenly happened to Lu Hanxiao and he did not return home. He only asked his subordinates to come back and tell him that he had been out for the past few days and could not return home, which saved the old lady the trouble.
Si Ning lived in the old lady's courtyard. Apart from going to the old lady's bedside to check for pulse every day, the old lady did not arrange for her to do anything else.
She didn't embarrass Si Ning, but she gave him an illusion.
The old lady simply asked her to take care of her, nothing else.
But Si Ning knew that this was just an illusion, and she must be brewing something, otherwise she wouldn't be so abnormal.
