Having said this, Haotian's eyebrows have been pressed together tightly, and his face is full of sadness. He is not a person who is good at acting, and the expression on his face is also sincere. It's just that Liu Xian and An Yongchang have seen each other.
People who are used to strong winds and waves have thoughts in their hearts, but they don't express anything on the surface. However, Xin Jiao and the other two women beside Haotian have some thoughts. They are all used to seeing people with all kinds of faces, at least for them.
For a man like Haotian, they can still tell whether he is telling the truth or not.
"It seems that the problem with the Loop is indeed very serious. It seems that I really need to report it to Brother Huang. Well, the reason why Brother Huang has not given you an answer for so long is mainly because of the problems the empire is facing now.
The pressure is really too heavy, Marquis Jingbei, don't take it to heart." Liu Xian sighed and said.
Haotian quickly replied: "I don't dare. Your Majesty is the emperor of all the people in the world. It's my Qingfeng's blessing to worry about the world. It's reasonable that I couldn't take it into consideration for a while. As a subordinate of Qingfeng, I should
Just be happy about it."
Liu Xian nodded: "It's great that Marquis Jingbei can think like this. I will definitely discuss this matter with my brother and give the millions of people in Hetao a perfect solution."
Explain."
"Then I will thank the prince on behalf of the more than five million people in Hetao." Haotian quickly stood up and bowed. Liu Xian smiled and waved, gesturing for him to sit down.
Liu Xian took a sip of wine, then sighed and said: "Well, in fact, the current situation of the empire, the Marquis of Jingbei is very clear when he thinks about it. I have repeatedly suggested that the emperor brother should work hard to govern, but in view of the current situation of the empire, the emperor brother is too late.
He refused to agree. In many matters, the emperor always focuses on the overall situation, so it is inevitable that there will be some omissions. Just like what the Marquis said about the situation in the Loop. It is a pity that the king is a man of low words and weak-minded."
Haotian was startled. He naturally understood what this sentence meant. After thinking for a moment, he said: "After all, the emperor is considering the overall situation. It is normal that he did not think of some things. And the prince can be so worried about this.
National affairs, that is also the blessing of the empire."
Liu Xian raised his eyebrows and continued: "From my position, I can only worry and cannot have any impact on the overall situation. It would be great if Marquis Jingbei could be with someone.
"
This sentence has been made very obvious. Haotian is not a fool, so how can he not understand the meaning of it. Seeing Haotian silently holding the wine glass, Liu Xian and An Yongchang couldn't help but put down their glasses.
And Xin Jiao's big eyes kept turning around on Haotian's face.
A burst of cold sweat suddenly broke out on Haotian's forehead, and even the hand holding the wine glass felt unnatural. He suddenly understood the purpose of Liu Xian's banquet for him today. Both of them died that day and lost their legitimate sons. Because there was too little support, so
In the end, he was defeated. And he obviously never stopped thinking about it. Today's banquet was obviously just to test his own tendency. Thinking of Luo Xiang's evaluation of Liu Xian, Haotian broke into a cold sweat again. If he had rejected him today
, then can I walk out of the gate of Luo Xing Residence today?
After a long time, Haotian suddenly laughed: "As a minister of Qingfeng, he naturally only looks up to me. The prince and the emperor are brothers from the same mother, so what is the difference between following the emperor and following the prince? Someone was born in the military, for
I have never cared about political affairs. But since you are a citizen of China, you should serve our emperor respectfully, even if you have swords and axes attached to you."
These words clearly stated his position. Seeing the somewhat disappointed expressions of Liu Xian and An Yongchang, Haotian couldn't help but straighten his back a little. Xin Jiao beside him was obviously a little absent-minded, holding in his hand
All the tea was poured on the desk.
"The Marquis is truly worthy of being a person who is highly valued by the Imperial Master. I am truly blessed by God to have such a loyal minister in my court." An Yongchang came to his senses first, covered up his embarrassment by drinking, and said with a laugh.
Liu Xian, who was awakened by An Yongchang, also concealed a smile, but his smile still couldn't hide his disappointed expression. Xin Jiao on the side shrank slightly. From her angle, she could just see the twinkle in Liu Xian's eyes.
That touch of cruelty that passed by.
"Your Majesty and Lord Shangshu praised me. He is just a simple soldier. The only thing he knows is to be loyal to the emperor and patriotic." Haotian also said humbly. However, the atmosphere in the hall was obviously a lot livelier, and Haotian calmed down.
At this time, he felt particularly relaxed and started chatting with Liu Xian, An Yongchang and the two of them. However, Liu Xian was obviously less interested than at the beginning. Haotian was too lazy to pay attention and simply drank and enjoyed himself alone.
Seeing that the scene had eased, Xin Jiao became bolder, held up the wine glass with both hands, and said with some resentment: "Is it possible that the Marquis dislikes the little girl's pampas grass appearance, so he is dismissive of it?"
Haotian came back to his senses, shook his head quickly and said: "Wherever, if the girls are all mediocre in appearance, there will be no beautiful women in the world."
Xin Jiao's face lit up with joy. Although she knew that Haotian was just saying this casually, but no woman doesn't like others to praise her beauty, she still said reluctantly: "Then the Marquis doesn't like the fact that he is a little girl."
Feng Chen, with a humble status?"
"Miss Xin Jiao, please don't misunderstand me. I definitely didn't mean to look down on you. It's just that I was thinking about a problem just now and was a little distracted. Please forgive me," Haotian said quickly.
Xin Jiao just smiled faintly and said with some self-pity and hurt: "The little girl is very grateful to the Marquis for his protection. The little girl knows that she was born in a brothel and has a humble status, so she did not dare to make friends with the Marquis. But the little girl is really envious.
Because of the heroic deeds of the Marquis, I came to serve you now. Please rest assured, Marquis, this little girl will never dare to have the ambition to climb up to the dragon and follow the phoenix."
Haotian said quickly: "Girl, please don't think like this. This is definitely not what someone means. Although the girl was born in a brothel, her status is by no means humble. Except for the emperor's royal family, no one is more noble than anyone else in the world today. Everyone
Everyone is equal. Just like the hawkers on the street, the actors and actresses in the teahouses, and the girls who live in Luoxing Juli are also forced by life. "
Xin Jiao's expression was stunned, and she looked at Haotian's sincere eyes. After a long time, she said: "It is really a blessing for the people that the Marquis can recognize him like this. The little girl is so grateful that it is indescribable. In today's world,
Almost everyone has a deep-seated contempt for us brothel girls. Only the Marquis can look at us with equal eyes. In fact, as the Marquis said, if the little girl and others stoop to the brothel, then
They are also forced by life. Many times, little girls wonder. Like many of our sisters in Luoxing Juli, they all come here because of their family background. In order to support their families, they have to lean against the door of a brothel and show off.
It's like the Yancai girl. Her parents are old, and she has a younger brother and two younger sisters. The burden of the whole family falls on her alone. But as a woman, she has no ability to shoulder this burden.
Ability. Apart from selling her only body, what else can she do? There are many sisters. They are all from Youyun Sixteenth Prefecture or Northwest Second Road or even Jiangnan Road and Yangzhou Road in the south. They are in Tiandu Shengjing.
With no relatives and no reason, they had to live here temporarily due to the pressure of life. Mr. Marquis, not every sister in our Luo Xing Residence is a prostitute. There are many sisters who are just prostitutes but not their bodies.
Mr. Hou must not misunderstand all the girls in the brothel because of some sisters."
Haotian only felt a bitterness, and forced himself to smile, and then he said: "Actually, this is not your fault. As ordinary people, you don't have much ability to change your life. The fault is not with the people, but with the court.
.To be honest, when someone hears what you say, he is really extremely heartbroken. As an official of the imperial court, he is trusted by the people, but he cannot let the people live and work in peace and contentment. This person is really ashamed of the common people."
"Does the Marquis think that we are willing to come here? Are we born to be free-spirited and incompetent? Absolutely not! We also hate this kind of life of relying on the door and showing off, and we are also ashamed of our actions. But other than this,
We simply cannot survive in this society, and we have no ability to compete with life, society, and destiny. We also have our own dignity and hope to get along with others equally, but in order to survive, for the sake of those behind us
We have to rely on the door to show off our family members." Xin Jiao ignored Haotian's words and continued, but the expression on her face was even more sad: "We have also loved, we have also had a beloved.
People, but without exception, they only like our bodies. They have never psychologically recognized our identity as a real woman. As long as we turn around, they will still scold us mercilessly##
#! We also look forward to love, but who in the world can truly put aside our status as a brothel and accept us from the heart? We have given time and time again and been hurt again and again. Later, as the wounds increased,
We have gradually become numb and timid. We no longer dare to believe in love, and we no longer dare to believe that there is any justice in the world. So what we can do is to continue to stay here and continue to have sex. Before, we were not sensible.
When we were young, we always wanted to leave here and see the world. But later, we didn’t dare to leave here because we knew that as soon as we stepped out of the gate of Luoxing Residence, we would be scorned and despised by everyone.
The look in his eyes was met with sarcastic remarks by everyone. Although we are still disgusted by staying here, at least we have become accustomed to this kind of life. We can still maintain our last bit of dignity and find the last bit of it in this world.