As soon as the morning sun rose, officials in twos and threes came in from Taiji Gate and went to the morning court.
Xia Lishuang looked at the Tai Chi Hall bathed in the morning light, smiled slightly, and raised the corners of her mouth.
"Seventh brother, you seem to be in a good mood today?" Behind him, Xia Liqing's voice still had a soft and gentle tone.
"Good morning, fourth brother!" Xia Lishuang looked at Xia Liqing. She, the fourth brother, never showed up in public, but after returning from the expedition, she returned to the court early.
On the contrary, the little bully Xia Liyuan went out to seduce his wife under the guise of studying abroad.
Thinking of this, Xia Lishuang became a little angry.
Now that Xia Liqing is back, the emperor puts him in charge of the Ministry of Industry and supervises the construction of the imperial mausoleum.
"By the way, Hu Feipeng, the minister of Guanglu Temple, came to see me earlier. Seventh brother, please be careful!" Xia Liqing said casually.
Xia Lishuang was slightly startled, looking at Xia Liqing's thin scholarly face, her eyes were sharp and she smiled.
"I'm afraid he knows that I won't help him this time. In order to get promoted, he really does anything."
Xia Liqing shrugged and looked at Xia Lishuang.
"I heard that you recommended Prince Nanping to go to the Imperial Academy?"
Xia Lishuang nodded.
"Be careful, Father, I think you are nepotistic!" Xia Liqing smiled and reminded her kindly.
"No matter what else, the Prince of Nanping County is well-read in poetry and books, and he has the style of a great scholar. He just doesn't want him to be buried because of this!"
Xia Liqing pursed her lips, knowing that Xia Lishuang was suspicious of him.
"I just had enough fun outside and wanted to go back to the capital to have a look... I am not as capable as you and your second brother in pacifying the territory and managing the government outside, so I can only spend more time on these matters in the Ministry of Industry."
Xia Lishuang said nothing.
To be fair, I don't want to doubt Xia Liqing.
After all, when I was young, only my fourth brother, who came from a humble background, was willing to play with me.
It's just that... the world is unpredictable, and all the childhood brothers and sisters have disappeared, and even Xia Liyuan's character, which has been carefree since childhood, has become unfathomable.
At this moment, Xia Lishuang really couldn't believe anyone anymore.
"Don't worry, Seventh Brother, I still remember the kindness between you and Empress Tao. If Empress Tao hadn't begged for mercy, my mother and concubine might not even be able to enter the imperial mausoleum. I had a cold personality when I was young, and you were the only one who treated me sincerely..."
Xia Lishuang pursed her lips, "At that time it was just... I was just humiliated because of bad behavior!"
Xia Liqing raised his eyebrows, and the usually frail scholar's eyebrows turned out to be somewhat sharp.
"Seventh brother, don't worry. My purpose is the same as seventh brother's. It only lies in the Han family. I won't interfere with anything else."
The phrase "seventh brother" brought them closer to each other.
Xia Lishuang nodded, looking at Xia Liqing's face, she also sighed.
At that time, Xie Yilin's Lintai Poetry Case was also affected, and Concubine Xuan in the palace was also affected, and she was given a glass of poisonous wine by the emperor to die.
Thanks to Empress Tao's plea, she reluctantly spared the other party's life and moved to the cold palace. He died of illness not long after.
It is true that Xia Liqing resented the eldest princess, but it was Han Chun who followed the eldest princess and the prince's party to sue Xie Yilin.
For so many years, Han Chun actually thought about getting rid of Xia Liqing all the time. However, Xia Liqing went out to study as soon as he came of age and never asked about the affairs of the court. Therefore, neither Han Chun nor the former prince could catch anything.
But it's different now. The former prince and the eldest princess are dead, so there is no need to pursue them.
However, the Han family, which is now at its peak, is indeed someone that must be eliminated.
At the beginning of the morning, the two brothers walked into the palace together.