As for why the two of them were standing there, it dates back to half an hour ago...

It is said that since the concubine woke up again after fainting, in the past few days, except for a visit to the concubine's dormitory on the agreed date, Musician Xiao has not been disturbed during the rest of the time, neither he nor the other musicians in the palace music team.

The concubine summoned me.

In the palace music team, the musicians performed their duties, and Musician Xiao continued to play the flute and compose music as usual. Occasionally, someone would mention that after the concubine fainted this time, her whole personality seemed to have changed.

He devoted himself to the political affairs of the court again, leaving early and returning late every day. Not to mention them, even the maids and eunuchs in the dormitory found it difficult to see people.

To be precise, it's not that he changed his temper, but... he got back on his feet.

After all, before she fainted a year ago, the concubine was acting vigorously and resolutely now.

From the time he suddenly became ill and couldn't go to court in the morning, the whole person gradually became decadent and slack, and became content with the status quo.

Those eager veterans saw this opportunity and secretly cultivated their own power to create various troubles in the provinces and counties under their respective jurisdictions.

"By the way, it's time for this concubine to cheer up. She has done nothing in the past year, and even I, the first violinist, can't stand it."

"Isn't that right? If it weren't for King Huai and General Wang, it would be the common people who would suffer!"

This morning in the palace music team, Xiao Ken heard his fellow seniors discussing again.

At that time, he was sitting on the bed, with his back leaning against the wooden frame, one leg bent on the edge of the window, and the other hanging leisurely. His green belt was fluttering in the wind, and his hair was black and smooth beside his forehead.

I held a jade embroidery in my hand. The pendant was so small that most people wouldn't notice it. It was a flat embroidery with ugly stitches that had been scrapped. The outer ring was pink and there was a little bit of white inside. The embroidery was small and difficult to see clearly.

I don’t know what it is. It looks like a pig’s snout at first glance, but he liked it very much. He treated it as a treasure and made it into a pendant.

He is the most handsome in their palace music group. His seniors often joke that he is good-looking, but he is good-looking but also talented.

Coupled with the fact that he is young, energetic and has a bright future, he simply leaves no way for others to survive.

"Business girls don't know the hatred of their country's subjugation, and they still sing about the flowers in the backyard across the river," the young man's playful voice slowly came out.

The discussion in the room suddenly stopped, and the senior fellow apprentices looked towards him.

It was a sunny day this morning, and the dazzling sunlight came in through the window and was half blocked by his body, blurring the outline of his figure.

The senior fellow apprentices narrowed their eyes.

He cursed in a sour tone: Damn, that boy is so dazzling!

Then, their attention shifted to the poem he had just read.

"Junior brother, this poem is very hostile to our profession. It is a first-class forbidden poem by Master. How come you...still read it?"

Yu Xiao turned it around on the young boy's thin and beautiful fingertips, and the ugly little pendant swayed very lively.

Xiao Ken raised his lower lip with unclear meaning, "Brothers, don't worry, I just think this poem is wrong. I should let the poet read it to see how much my seniors put national affairs first?"

When he spoke, his expression was carefree. The seniors looked at each other and realized that he was hurting them.

The palace does not support musicians like them for free. In modern terms, their monthly salary is based on commission.

If the concubine is not summoned, they will not get a commission. Even if they are regarded as palace musicians, it will only be superficial glory.

At this moment, they were still happy that the concubine was focusing her energy on the court again, and they were talking leisurely.

The senior fellow apprentices had dark faces and all pointed at Xiao Ken.

This junior brother is just spoiled by them. He doesn't care about seniority or inferiority at all. He can say whatever he wants.

One of them had a brighter mind and started to attack, "Junior brother, you usually regard money as dirt. What happened today? Isn't it like you?"

He deliberately dragged out his voice and made a tone. After speaking, he glanced at the others, and everyone started to cheer.

Xiao Ken didn't care, he smiled, held the jade flute spinning leisurely in his hand, turned over, and jumped directly from the other side of the window.

He walked away amidst the shouts of his senior fellow apprentices.

He was not happy to hear his fellow seniors talk like that, so he naturally hurt them.

Was the concubine last year...so bad?

On the contrary, when he went to the Dowager's bedroom a few days ago, he felt that the current Dowager... seemed to have really changed...

Become extremely smart and dazzling.

It's true that everything is good, but he doesn't like things that are too perfect.

In the usual joking words of his senior fellow students, he is a bitch.

After coming out of the palace music troupe, Xiao Ken wandered around the palace.

The expression on his face was calm, but his heart was depressed.

He couldn't understand why the concubine suddenly changed.

It may also be preconceived.

The senior fellow apprentices had seen the former concubine, but he had not.

He entered the palace exactly a year ago, when the concubine had just woken up from a coma.

A burst of discussion was heard, and Xiao Ken subconsciously took back his steps.

In the corridor at the opposite corner, he saw Sir Si Zhengliangsi, Sir Ning Bian Yining, and several other ministers coming out of the main hall together, talking about something as they walked.

Although his face looked tired, the discussion was very intense.

Ning Benyi was always cynical. Just by looking at his extremely rich expression, you could tell that if someone like him were in the village, he would definitely be the most trouble-making and combative person in the ten miles and eight streets.

Xiao Ken raised his head and glanced at the sun.

At this hour, the morning dynasty had just ended.

After some calculation, the concubine’s morning court today lasted nearly two hours. (Four hours)

In the past, let alone two hours, the concubine could not survive even two sticks of incense. She might be so anxious that she would drink alcohol to anesthetize herself. Then she would summon him into the dormitory to complain about why she was so stupid. Then

The scene is quite interesting when you think about it.

Look now...

The concubine no longer needs him at all.

An obscure light flashed between Xiao Ken's handsome eyebrows.

However, this was just the beginning. What the ministers discussed next made Xiao Ken even more stunned.

The reason why the concubine spent two hours in the morning today was to announce a major event.

She wants to abolish the two-tax system!

For a reform like this that affects the fundamentals of the legal code, let alone a concubine who listens to politics from behind the curtain, even an emperor who legitimately inherits the throne may not have such courage.

But this morning, Su Ji stood out in the court and turned the tide.

Even Ning Bianyi couldn't argue with her, and in the end he ended up being too pedantic and conservative. If he continues like this, he will become a sinner of the country's subjugation and be accused of delaying the national economy and people's livelihood.

Xiao Ken listened to them talking angrily about what happened in the court today.

And the concubine in their words was completely different from the one he knew...
Chapter completed!