Chapter 403 Passionate is always annoyed by ruthlessness
"Xiao He, serve tea." Although King Cheng looked tired, his face was beaming with joy.
"Thank you, Your Highness Prince Cheng." He Qizhou, who had already sat down, stood up again and bowed.
"I told you that you're welcome. From now on, just call me teacher. Have you had lunch at Liu Yan's house?"
"Yes, your highness, no, no, teacher."
Seeing Xiao He coming in with water, King Cheng waved his hand and said: "Come, Xiao He, you also want to listen to He Qizhou's story about his experiences in the Northern Zhou Dynasty."
"Yeah." Xiao He hummed softly. Because she was two years older than Liu Yingzhi, she behaved much more generously. She was still as beautiful and charming as ever. After applying a little powder, she looked even more charming.
He Qizhou found that his martial arts was not very good now, and he might not be able to defeat Lin Chuan in a fight, but he was unparalleled in the world in telling stories. He had told them all the way to the Prime Minister's Palace, the Prince's Palace, and would have to tell them again in the palace later.
This time He Qizhou talked in detail about the Salt Gang. Unexpectedly, King Cheng also knew that the imperial court had tacitly approved the transactions between the Zhang family and the Northern Zhou Dynasty. He also said that the Zhang family's business had been severely punished by the emperor for being involved with spies.
After a hard training, if Zhang Wei hadn't made up for his mistakes, he might have used the Zhang family's military power in Gansu.
After talking for about half an hour, King Cheng went to the Privy Council first and asked Xiao He to accompany He Qizhou for a walk around the palace. He Qizhou was a smart person. Of course he knew what King Cheng wanted, but he did not dare to immediately say that he wanted to go to the palace.
.I could only accompany Xiaohe for a long circle around the lake without being cold and indifferent. I just wanted to thank him for rescuing him from the siege in the pavilion that day and for taking care of him when he was seriously injured.
Of course Xiaohe is a smart person. When He Qizhou said goodbye and said he was going to the palace, he suddenly asked: "He Qizhou, do you like Xiaoxue?"
"Huh? Which Xiaoxue." He Qizhou could only pretend to be confused. After all, he was engaged to be married. If he admitted it now, he would not be afraid that it would be reported to the Xiao family. He was afraid that Xiaoxue's reputation would be damaged. His feelings
, we can only wait until Xiaoxue breaks off the engagement.
"She has a marriage contract with the Xiao family, and it is said that the paper has the seal of His Majesty." Xiao He said lightly.
"It was indeed Concubine Yun who summoned me, Miss Xiaohe, I'm going to take my leave." He Qizhou's heart suddenly felt cold. My mother, the marriage was confirmed by the emperor, so what should I do?
"Well, I won't give it away." Of course, Xiao He could see the change in He Qizhou's face, and her mood sank.
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"Why are you here? You've kept me waiting for so long," the little eunuch said.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I lingered in Prince Cheng's Mansion for a while." He Qizhou hurried to Donghua Gate and met the little eunuch who reported the news in the morning.
"Master He, please don't say that. I'm just worried about your safety. I have no intention of complaining. Speaking of which, your medicine saved my life." The little eunuch said.
"It's a small effort, little father-in-law, please lead the way."
"Oh, Mr. He, when you enter the harem later, please keep your head down as you walk."
"Yeah, I understand."
Compared with the Imperial Study Room, the Ruiyun Palace where Jiang Xing is located is much smaller, with a courtyard of two entrances and about ten bedrooms.
Concubine Yun is indeed somewhat similar to Mrs. Liu, and her personality is generally gentle. Her soft voice makes He Qizhou feel particularly comfortable, just like when He Lian hugged him and told stories when he was a child.
The little princess's slender body magically plumped up, and her face became like a girl's. She looked a bit like Xiaoxue and a bit like Liu Yingzhi. In short, she looked like a beauty at first glance. The strangest thing was that her temperament seemed to have completely changed.
He no longer chattered and listened quietly to his mother and He Qizhou's conversation. He Qizhou even wondered if Jiang Xing was pretending.
After Concubine Yun expressed her gratitude, He Qizhou couldn't stand up and left. For some unknown reason, he accidentally talked about the situation of Han Chong's mother and daughter, which actually made both mother and daughter feel a little sad.
Concubine Yun took Jiang Xing away for an excuse, which made He Qizhou's heart tighten again. As expected, Concubine Yun said: "Master He, I can see that you are a gentleman."
"Your Majesty, thank you." He Qizhou muttered in his heart. If his rejection of Shangguan Qiudi's invitation were spread again, his reputation as a callous and unlucky person would soon spread throughout the capital, and he would not be considered a gentleman.
"I'm going to talk in front of you. If you can hear it, just listen. If you don't, just pretend I didn't say it."
"My dear, please speak. I will never talk nonsense."
"This palace seems calm, but in fact there is an undercurrent. The typhoid fever almost killed me last time. You should also be able to see that I am not the kind of person who strives for power and gain. His Majesty is also older. I
I want to find a satisfactory marriage for Myolie while he is still alive, so as not to have no choice in the future."
Concubine Yun's eloquent words made He Qizhou feel like he couldn't bear it, but he still had to endure it. After all, sympathy cannot replace love, so she said: "My queen, I always treat Princess Hanxing as my little sister.
If there is any need for me in the future, I will go through fire and water without hesitation!"
"I understand. It's not convenient to stay in the harem for a long time. It's still daylight now, so you should go back as soon as possible." Concubine Yun said.
"Well, if one day the princess is not satisfied with her marriage, I, I will definitely fight to the death!" Before leaving, He Qizhou could only say this sentence.
Concubine Yun and her daughter, whom he met for the first time, had actually been helping him silently. Even a word in the emperor's ear might be worth a hundred or a thousand words from the ministers.
.Coupled with their kind-hearted nature, He Qizhou felt even more guilty.
This feeling appeared for the third time today, which made the always decisive He Qizhou wonder whether he had also changed his gender.
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After knocking on the door for a long time, it was Xiaoping who opened the door after waiting for a long time. Zhang Mufeng, who hurriedly came behind Xiaoping, said that his father originally asked Xiaoxue to open the door, but Xiaoxue did not come out by himself, and did not let Zhang Mufeng greet him. He insisted on pointing the door.
Xiao Ping came to open the door reluctantly. She felt it was rude, so she ran out at the risk of being kicked by her sister.
He Qizhou sincerely thanked his nephew for the reminder. It seemed that the family dinner was going to turn into a Hongmen Banquet.
Before he walked a few steps, he saw Jiang Damin and his two brothers walking out. Jiang Damin said to He Qizhou: "Master He, why are you here? Are you going on a blind date?"
He Qizhou felt dizzy for a while. It was definitely not good to meet that guy: "Go, go, why did you leave without eating?"
Jiang Damin said: "Xu Mu's family tried their best to stay, but I promised to take the two brothers to Baiyun Tower to see more, so I won't disturb you anymore."
"Then let's go together tomorrow." He Qizhou felt a little regretful as soon as he said those words.
"No, I will go back to Yuzhou early tomorrow morning. I have also brought what the prince asked me to tell the Second Young Master. It's better to go back early." Jiang Damin said.
"I'm going to the Privy Council tomorrow and I haven't got time to see you off yet. Forget it, I'll see you off now." He Qizhou couldn't help but worry about Jiang Shuo.
"Okay, I understand, Xu Mu is still waiting for you." Jiang Damin showed a joking smile as he left.
As soon as he entered the room, He Qizhou felt that something was wrong in the atmosphere. On the dining table where the food and wine were prepared, Xiaoxue, who had already taken off her disguise, looked cold and cold, which made people shudder.
Xu Qinghan was still so gentle and elegant. Sitting with the beautiful lady next to him, He Qizhou couldn't help but praise from the bottom of his heart: What a match made in heaven! He then added: He and Xiaoxue will be like this in the future.
"Mr. He, don't pay attention to her bad temper. It will be later." Zhang Ling said with a smile.
"I didn't expect that there would be so many things today. I'm really sorry." He Qizhou said coquettishly.
"Have you decided?" Xu Mu finally spoke.
"What to decide?" He Qizhou asked in confusion.
"Are you going to join the prime minister's palace, or be a prince's horse? Or just be a prince-in-law?"
"Where is that?" He Qizhou said with a blushing face. He did not forget to kick Zhang Mufeng, who was snickering, twice under the table.
"Last time I saw that girl Xiaohe taking you to Baiyun Tower, there was something wrong." Zhang Ling took a sip of wine and said half-jokingly.
"Is there no problem?" He Qizhou pretended to be confused.
"When you were injured, she and Liu Yingzhi ran to the armament hall every three days. Who didn't know about those classmates in the hall? They were all envious." Zhang Mufeng said.
He Qizhou did not expect that Zhang Ling would be straightforward, nor did he expect that Zhang Mufeng would make matters worse. Xu Muxue's face became increasingly ugly. Although Xiaoxue had changed into women's clothes, the look in her eyes that she was about to take action made him feel more and more guilty.
"Can you eat well?" Xu Qinghan was a little worried for He Qizhou.
"Okay, you can eat well yourself!" Zhang Ling glared at Mr. Xu, and as expected, Mr. Xu began to immerse himself in eating.
"Actually, actually, we did talk about marriage, but I rejected it, and I probably won't talk about it again in the future." He Qizhou knew that if he didn't tell the truth honestly, he wouldn't be able to finish the meal.
"Oh, tell me, how did you push it?" Zhang Ling smiled, as if she was listening to the excitement.
He Qizhou had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "I told the Liu family that we should first make achievements on the battlefield before considering the personal relationship between our children; Jiang He was just pretending to be confused. She should have understood what I meant..."
"Tell me how you pretended to be?" Zhang Mufeng looked more like he was watching a show.
"Go!" An angry He Qizhou could only vent his anger on Zhang Mufeng, the only one who dared to offend him, and shouted in a very low voice. He probably was usually scolded like this by Xu Mu.
"And where is Ruiyun Palace?" Zhang Ling raised her chin with both hands, reluctant to give up.
"I just said that Princess Hanxing is like my sister, and I will do my best to help you in the future." After He Qizhou said this, he felt relaxed, and his feverish face began to gradually cool down.
"Did you hear that? You kid, learn from it and don't always use the excuse of wanting to be a Taoist priest! What if someone falls in love with you in the future?" Zhang Ling pointed at Zhang Mufeng's head and lectured him loudly. He Qizhou was a little stunned. .