Qi Ya, Liu Mingzhi and his wife warmed each other over a bowl of fish soup.
Liu Song's voice sounded outside the door: "Master, is it convenient for me to come in?"
"It's convenient, come in!"
"yes!"
Liu Song walked in with a stack of documents in his arms. When he saw Qi Ya serving Liu Mingzhi, he hurriedly bowed and saluted.
"I don't know that Mrs. Ya is here. Little Liusong is polite."
"No gifts, no gifts."
Looking at the pile of documents in Liu Song's arms, Qi Ya'e shook her head with a hint of worry: "It seems that my husband is busy again. In this case, I will leave first!"
"No, it's just some insignificant documents, no need to avoid them."
"This... okay, then I will stay with you."
Liu Mingzhi handed the academy to Qi Ya's hand, stood up and walked towards the desk, signaling Song Qing to put the documents on the desk.
"Are they all documents about how private housing can withstand the pressure after the heavy snow?"
"Go back to the young master, the government officials who were ordered to deliver the documents said that these are issues related to people's livelihood reported by officials from various places after the snow. The younger one didn't even have time to check, so he sent them to you directly."
"I understand, let it go."
"Okay, young master, please approve it. I will resign first."
"Um!"
"Mrs. Ya, please excuse me."
Qi Ya smiled quietly and nodded, "Let's go slowly."
Regarding Liu Song, looking around, no one in the entire palace, except Liu Mingzhi, dared to have any contempt.
The seventh-ranking official in front of the prime minister, let alone the chief steward of the palace.
Although Liu Song is a servant in name, because he has grown up with Liu Mingzhi since childhood, ladies like Qi Ya cannot say that they despise Liu Song's existence just because they despise Liu Song's existence.
Fortunately, Liu Mingzhi's ladies are well-educated and sensible, Liu Song knows how to advance and retreat, and the master and servant get along extremely harmoniously.
Qi Ya looked at her husband who was flipping through the documents. She walked behind Liu Mingzhi, placed ten slender jade fingers on her husband's shoulders and began to knead them gently.
The location is just above the acupuncture point that can relieve fatigue.
At noon, Liu Mingzhi put the last document on the desk, with a light look on his face.
Finally, we no longer have to worry about private housing matters.
"Husband, from the look of you, it seems that the officials have managed the people's livelihood well."
"It's okay. I'm just in order. Let's go. I've been bored in the room all morning. Let's go and relax with my husband."
"Well, I am completely dependent on you."
After Liu Mingzhi rectified the potential hazards of the stove, he took Qi Ya's hand and walked slowly towards the front yard.
The snow scene in the palace now should be very pleasing to the eye.
The two of them arrived in the garden and looked at Liu Yiyi and the others who were chirping and having a snowball fight in the garden. They looked at each other with a faint smile on their lips.
"Since the beginning of the Northern Expedition, my husband has not smiled so knowingly for a long time!"
"Well, as I get older, I become sentimental.
If back then...that's all...it wouldn't matter if we didn't mention the past. Now that the war is stalemate and the Northern Expedition army is at its peak, it may be possible to unify the world soon."
"If that's the case, it should be something to be happy about. Why do you look so glum, husband?"
Liu Mingzhi turned his head and glanced at Qi Ya, whose expression was full of doubts, and looked dimly at the gloomy sky with heavy snow.
"got windy!"
"What? What's the wind..."
Before Qi Ya could finish her sentence, a gust of cold wind swept the goose-feather snow toward the corridor. The crystal clear snowflakes stuck to the fur coats of the two of them, and slowly melted away with the heat.
"Master, Master, there is an imperial edict!"
The two of them were silent for a short time when they suddenly heard Liu Song's urgent voice.
Liu Mingzhi's tiger body trembled, and his withered and yellow face looked towards Liu Song with extremely unmatched sharp eyes.
"Master, a man outside the door who calls himself Eunuch De has come to deliver the order."
Liu Mingzhi was silent for a moment: "Please go to the main hall first, and I'll go change clothes."
"Yes, please excuse me."
"Sister Ya, let's go back."
"Okay, but how can there be an imperial edict coming from such a good person at this time?"
"You'll know it when you see it."
After half a stick of incense, Liu Mingzhi put on his dragon robe under the service of sisters Qi Yun and Qi Ya, and rushed towards the main hall with a group of women.
"Eunuch De, I have been waiting for you for a long time. I am rude to you."
Xiao Dezi, who was drinking tea, first heard Liu Mingzhi's voice coming from the back of the palace, and then noisy footsteps. Xiao Dezi hurriedly put down his teacup, picked up the imperial edict on the table next to him and stood up to greet him.
"We are meeting the prince. We haven't seen you for many months. Your prince's style is still..."
Xiao Dezi instinctively said flattering words, but when he saw Liu Mingzhi, he suddenly choked up. The following words were stuck in his throat and he couldn't say anything.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty?"
Xiao Dezi called out to Prince in a daze, as if he couldn't believe that the person in front of him was the King Side by Side whom he knew.
"Haha...what is Mr. De's reaction? He doesn't recognize me anymore?"
Xiao Dezi came back to his senses and nodded with difficulty: "We know each other, of course we know each other, but it's just your body, my lord?"
"The autumn rain has been so continuous that the wind and cold have penetrated my body, and I have been ill for several months. I have been to many doctors to no avail. Maybe when the weather gets warmer, the disease will be cured without treatment."
"I see, Your Majesty, please take care of your health! I hope that Your Majesty will recover soon!"
"Thank you so much for your kind words, Eunuch De. Since Eunuch De is here to deliver an edict, you should read out the edict first."
"Yes, yes, the prince said so."
Xiao Dezi glanced around at the people in the hall, and rolled up the imperial edict in his hand with a respectful expression.
"Stand side by side with Wang Liu Mingzhi to listen to the decree."
Liu Mingzhi bowed and bowed, followed closely by Qi Yun and other female relatives, who lined up and bowed one by one.
"Veteran Liu Mingzhi listens to the order."
"Emperor Dalong issued an edict.
I am an ignorant young man. I have just ascended the throne and am in charge of state affairs.
Although, it has been two years. However, I am still young. I am not familiar with politics and law, and my authority is unclear. As a result, the government and the public are blocked in government orders.
My heart is very uneasy, lest I should disappoint the great expectations of two generations of late emperors, causing my Dalongjiangshan Sheji to be scrawled and shabby.
Since ancient times, a wise king has relied on virtuous ministers to govern the world, and a sage king has relied on virtuous ministers to govern the country.
Alongside Wang Liu Mingzhi, he was the pillar of the country and was relied upon by the late emperors Ruizong and Wuzong.
I govern the country with filial piety, how dare I not follow my example?
I hereby order King Liu Mingzhi to return to Beijing to report on his duties from now on, serve as regent, and take charge of national affairs.
Assist me in inheriting the legacy of two generations of emperors in the world, so as to create a foundation for eternity.
Appreciate this."
Liu Mingzhi looked at Xiao Dezi blankly, with the word "I Ling" in his mind.
After a brief silence, Xiao Dezi happily put away the imperial edict and looked flatteringly at Liu Mingzhi, who was a little dull.
Xiao Dezi thought Liu Mingzhi was so happy that he lost his mind!
"We congratulate Your Majesty. This position of regent can be said to be inferior to one person and superior to tens of thousands of people. It is infinitely beautiful.
To be continued...