Frankly speaking, Lu Jinxi admires Xue Tingzhi.

A concubine with a foreign blood and a disability, but dared to come before her and put forward the idea of ​​taking part in the imperial examination. In the eyes of others, it can be said to be "risking the world".

Completely whimsical, it sounds almost impossible.

However, people's fate is in their own hands. If you don't fight for it, you will never get it, and you don't know what will be determined by such a fight.

Therefore, although Xue Tingzhi was forced to bow his head and forced him to learn the attitude of seeking others, but if those interests were put aside, she actually liked him very much.

Just because of this mood.

If she was Xue Tingzhi, she would definitely make the same decision.

An inexplicable smile appeared on his lips. Lu Jinxi looked at the Royal Garden at the moment, and thought for a while, and finally chose to return to the crowd.

She really doesn't fit in.

But sometimes, she didn't want others to think she was too out of place to be approachable.

In front of it is a small stone pavilion.

The concubines and concubines who were tired of walking and wanted to rest, all rested there, and some people sat on the edge of the small lake, talking in a low voice.

When Lu Jinxi walked over, Wei Yi was in the booth.

It was probably because she was in the pavilion, so few people dared to go in and rest with her. Only the empress had a distinguished status and sat with her.

The surroundings seemed very quiet.

The voices of the ladies and ladies who were admiring the scenery in front of them all sounded a little distant here.

After thinking about it, Lu Jinxi didn't go in.

Although this virtuous concubine is strange to her, she is a smart person after all, and she has a faint taste of moodiness and anger. If there is nothing wrong, it is better not to provoke it easily.

What's more, they are not all the way, and it is impossible for them to come together.

Turning her footsteps, she passed by the stone pavilion with no difference at all, and walked to the position of the Taishi's wife Xiao Tang and the Taifu's wife Dong in the corner of the imperial garden.

Several ladies have gathered here, and it is quite lively to watch.

Because of the birthday banquet at the Grand Master's Mansion, Mrs. Tang had a good impression of Lu Jinxi, and her father, Lu Jiuling, was on good terms with the old master Gu, and he took the initiative to greet her when he saw her.

Lu Jinxi has a mature temperament, and if he doesn't respond to it, he spends a little bit of thought on the business, and the effort of three or two sentences will be integrated with everyone.

But when others look at her, they won't think she's very powerful.

Just like water that takes shape, everything is silent and there is no trace.

Even Wei Yi, who was watching from a distance in the pavilion, didn't find any clues. He just assumed that Tang Shi and others took care of her and always gave her a call. It still looked as gentle and mediocre as before.

Can't see anything surprising.

On the contrary, Mrs. Hou and Miss Xie Taoling of Kangshun Hou's mansion, who had been "rewarded" by her before, looked trembling, and no one dared to take care of them wherever they went.

The mother and daughter stood pitifully in the corner, looking miserable.

It's a pity that Wei Yi has never had any sympathy. After looking around, she was even inexplicably happy.

How can someone like Gu Juefei look up to Xie Taoling?

She felt that she was helping Xie Taoling.

I hope that the people of the Marquis of Kangshun's mansion can see what kind of cruel and heartless monster that legendary "Eldest Master Gu" is.

Wei Yi slowly retracted her gaze, took a sip of tea, and did not speak to the queen beside her.

The sun was gradually sloping westward.

The good sunshine in the spring is still slowly approaching. Before the cold wind blows, there is a message from Xiao Che, the emperor of Qing An in the front hall, that he wants to give a banquet.

So here in the harem, everyone did not leave.

The scenery was almost finished, and two more poetry sessions were held before returning to the Rouyi Palace, sitting down and using the dinner party, and worshipping the Queen again, and this was the end.

When it was time to leave, someone came to the front hall.

It was the news that Lu Jinxi was waiting for.

The one who passed the message was a little **** who she was not familiar with, who only lowered his head and lowered his voice: "The banquet in the front hall has ended, and the eldest princess has already told the emperor what you said. I hope you will stay for a while and go to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the emperor wants to invite you to see him."

The emperor summoned?

Lu Jinxi's eyelids jumped immediately, only to think that the result was too unexpected. Even if Xue Kuang's past achievements were high, and Lu's status was special, it wouldn't make sense to summon a court lady, right?

She wanted to ask more, but the little **** shook her head and said, "The emperor only said that he wanted to summon you, but he didn't say why he was summoned. The eldest princess is also there, you should hurry up."

Princess Yongning is still there...

With such an eldest princess who can speak in court, nothing should happen, right?

Seeing that he really couldn't ask anything, Lu Jinxi just pressed down his slightly startled heart by the news, and calmly said, "If that's the case, please ask your father-in-law to lead the way."

The little **** is also the one who waits on the imperial front.

What to say and what not to say is still clear in my heart.

On the way, he didn't talk to Lu Jinxi for a single word, he just led the way in front of him with his head sullen.

The Taiji Hall is only used when there is a grand ceremony or a big rise. The daily meeting of ministers is either in the South Study Room or in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

A gilded plaque hangs high above it.

It was the first time that Lu Jinxi came to this kind of place. Even though he was cautious, he didn't raise his head to take a look even if he had the guts.

Because of her standing at the end of the steps outside the hall, the little **** bowed in and announced, "Report to the emperor, the general's wife is here."

"Xuan."

Probably because people were in the hall at the moment, the voice was clearer than when he was in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, but there was also an erratic emptiness.

Lu Jinxi walked in.

After entering the hall, I walked forward for about ten steps. With my downcast eyes, I could see the steps with the imperial bill. Then I stopped and bowed down.

"The courtiers meet the emperor."

"Flat body."

After all, it was a peace ceremony, and Xiao Che, who didn't like alcohol, also drank a lot, which meant that he was a little drunk at the moment. The man was sitting behind the imperial desk, and he had changed into a dark purple uniform embroidered with the dragon's secret pattern, and it was rare to relax a little.

"The eldest princess has already told me, I heard that Madam wants the eldest son of your palace to take the imperial examination?"

Xiao Che shouted "flat body", only then did Lu Jinxi get up.

After all, the eldest princess Yongning had different identities. She was given a seat by Xiao Che, and she sat on the side at this moment. When Xiao Che spoke, she didn't interrupt, just looked at Lu Jinxi.

Lu Jinxi glanced at her, and then took the opportunity to get up to look at Xiao Che again.

When the child is just over today, he still looks very young. Although his face is not very outstanding, there is a natural majesty all over his body, and he does not appear to be very mediocre.

only……

He looked at her with a strange look in his eyes.

It seems to be a little curious, but also a little scrutiny, and a little thinking.

The imperial examination system is related to the selection and appointment of the imperial court. In the imperial court, there are many literati who believe in "not my race, their hearts must be different." I want to know that if Xue Tingzhi's matter is brought out, it will cause a big sensation.

Not to mention Lu Jinxi, even the emperor himself may be scolded bloody.

The question he asked was not so easy to answer.

As Lu Jinxi's thoughts turned, he had already lowered his eyes, and his posture showed a very confusing sense of obedience, and his voice was slightly lowered, giving the illusion of obedience.

"A courtier and a woman are a woman, and they are the benevolence of women."

"Although Xue Tingzhi is of an alien bloodline, he has been raised by the general's side since he was a child. After entering the government, he is very sensible, diligent and inquisitive, and has no barbarian habits at all. A man must have a place to stand in the world. He is born with diseases and is not good. Dancing with knives and spears, I can’t bear the wishes of the generals and protect the family and the country; and now I am negotiating peace with the Xiongnu, and the ministers and women think that the border should be peaceful and there will be no wars to fight.”

"So, this is the heart."

It was also the first time in the past few years that Xiao Che had really seen this "Mrs. General". To be more precise, he had basically never seen Lu Jinxi in previous years.

Looking at it now, I am a little surprised by her appearance.

Just after she said those words, his attention shifted away from her appearance and fell on the words themselves.

There are many memorials on the imperial case.

The crimson cinnabar was put aside, and the imperial pen was placed on the pen mountain. It hadn't been touched today, and it looked clean. Right in front of Xiao Che was the book that was handed over by several generals more than ten days ago.

You don't need to look at it to know that it is against peace.

The marriage gift that year was the will of Xiao Che himself.

He also knew that Xue Kuang and Lu Jinxi had never met, but he never thought that it would end like this. It is false to say that there is no guilt in his heart. After all, Lu Jiuling couldn't afford to kneel outside the palace gate and begged him to take back his life, but he did not agree; but it is impossible to say how guilty he is.

He is the emperor after all.

Before seeing Lu Jinxi, Xiao Che thought that this great general's wife should not be doing well, and he might have conflicted with the matter of negotiation itself.

It can be seen that Lu Jinxi, listening to her say these words...

Xiao Che didn't think so.

This woman who has been in the deep house for a long time seems to know the advance and retreat better than those generals and warriors who have been fighting outside for many years, and can see the overall situation clearly.

Just this, has made Xiao Che feel very comfortable.

He picked up the papers on the imperial case that the soldiers opposed to negotiating peace, looked at it, pondered for a moment, and then said: "General Xue fought for the country and sacrificed his life on the battlefield. Although Xue Tingzhi is a concubine, he is indeed the blood of the general and should be treated preferentially. But the matter of the imperial examination is of great importance, and it will affect the government and the opposition at every turn, but it is not something I can decide with one word."

Listening to this, it seems like you are willing to agree?

only……

After a little speculation, Lu Jin guessed the embarrassment of the emperor. Of course she knew how to answer, but at this moment, she just kept silent and didn't answer.

As Lu Jinxi, she wouldn't have any problems answering the conversation; but as Mrs. Lu, if she answered, she would appear too daring and knowledgeable, fearing that she would reveal some undeserved flaws.

So she still bowed her head, a gesture of listening to the hadith.

Xiao Che didn't know her at all, and seeing such a gesture was only normal, so he paused and continued: "This peace meeting was originally opposed by many ministers, and it was finally settled. If you want to make an unprecedented exception for the son of your family, there will be literati in the world who have the same disease and pity each other, and they will also make a sound of injustice in order to seek common ground. This is a big matter, not to mention the literati, even among the military generals, there are many people who oppose it. It would be difficult to get foreign blood to participate in the imperial examinations.”

generals...

Lu Jinxi's eyelids couldn't help but jump again, only to think that the emperor's words meant something.

After thinking about it in her heart, she finally grasped a delicate degree and said: "The minister and wife are a woman in the house, and they don't dare to talk about the affairs of the government, but the generals who came under the generals in the past, although they are not counted. Shang is very reasonable and reasonable, but it is expected that he should also have some affection for the blood of the general. The court lady thinks that if you know it with affection, and move it with reason, they... shouldn't be too opposed to it, right?"

It's a bit naive to say this.

But this is exactly what Xiao Che needs.

He only took a few words to deceive the general's wife, who had no scheming, and a faint smile appeared on his lips.

"That's what I said, but these idiots don't give me any face at all. I don't know how many things have been written about the matter of objecting to peace, and everyone feels that I am incompetent. I am afraid that even if I know about it. With affection and reason, they may not be willing to listen."

laugh.

This emperor, who has said a lot of things, is still waiting for her here.

Fortunately, this book is not a big deal, and Lu Jinxi is not disgusted.

What's wrong with negotiating peace?

There was neither ceding land and paying indemnities, nor losing power and humiliating the country. With the strength of Daxia, if the barbarians in the southwest and northwest were truly accommodated in an open state, it might not be impossible to build a prosperous world.

It just depends on whether Xiao Che thinks so thoroughly.

Of course Lu Jinxi wasn't stupid enough to talk too much about these things. He just looked hesitant at the moment, as if he couldn't make up his mind, and he was afraid that what he said would offend the emperor.

Only said: "If, if the emperor does not dislike it, the ministers and women are willing to take the holy orders and advise the generals."

"Oh?"

The smile on Xiao Che's face has widened a bit, but he made a puzzled voice, as if surprised that she would say such a thing.

The current situation is actually quite a hit.

Lu Jinxi already got some kind of signal from the tone of this word, and lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty Jinkou Yuyan, the honor of Wancheng, naturally it is not good to reason with them. Even if the general has any opinions, it is not easy to attack the wife of the minister. It is more appropriate for the wife to persuade."

"Hahaha, it makes sense, it makes sense!"

Xiao Che finally laughed, one for Lu Jinxi's awareness of current affairs, and the other for the ease of achieving this goal today, and he was a little overjoyed for a while.

Just as his thoughts changed, he still frowned slightly and asked her another important question quite seriously.

"However, although things can be done this way, I am indeed willing to do everything in my power to fulfill Madam's wish. However, Madam can be sure that she really wants to help this son-in-law? It should be noted that what I say will not be changed at that time. If Madam wants to go back, it will be too late."

"When the minister's wife asked the eldest princess, she thought it over and over again."

Lu Jinxi bowed and bowed again, but he bowed his head to the emperor with all his courtesy.

"The emperor is willing to fulfill, and the ministers and wives are grateful. Whether it is successful or not, they are all thanked on behalf of the dog. Even if things change in the future, they will never go back."

"I already understand Madam's determination. If this can happen, it will be regarded as a precedent for me in the imperial examinations in the summer. I also ask Madam to get up quickly."

As soon as he cleaned up the little **** next to him, someone immediately went up to help Lu Jinxi up.

Xiao Che was quite satisfied with her response, and only said: "It's getting late, thinking that Madam is tired from going to the banquet today, so I won't stay with Madam more. I will deal with the matter in the DPRK tomorrow."

"Your Majesty is wise, and the ministers and wife thank you."

He bowed and bowed again, but this time he didn't kneel down.

Lu Jinxi thought inexplicably that when Xue Tingzhi asked about this, she only forced him to kneel, which was too light. Just seeing the emperor once and entering the Hall of Mental Cultivation once, she knelt twice, wouldn't she have to kneel again when he decides?

It's time to ask him to kowtow to himself two more times, this one is a good deal.

The thoughts in her mind flew far away, but Xiao Che didn't know it.

The discussion went smoothly as expected, and naturally there was nothing to say next. Lu Jinxi said goodbye to the emperor, and then withdrew from the Hall of Mental Cultivation. Under the guidance of the little eunuch, he passed the corridor when he came, and then stopped for a while.

Soon, Princess Yongning, who came out of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, came out.

The setting sun is reddish.

She was dressed in a gorgeous palace attire, walking on the porch with carved beams and painted buildings, surrounded by a few trustworthy courtiers, who were all in the noble style of the heavenly family.

Praise "Feng Yi" is not an exaggeration at all.

The smile on her lips was a little deep, and Princess Yongning seemed to be in a good mood, so she walked up and said, "It's not bad, but you are very brave, and you dare to say things like asking for the Holy Order. I'm not afraid that the emperor will be unhappy. chopped off your head?"

"The emperor is a prince of benevolence, how could he care about his ministers and women?"

Lu Jinxi's voice was low, and her acting skills were first-rate. If Gu Juefei was here, he would not be afraid to grit his teeth and say "Fox spirit" when he saw her!

However, Princess Yongning still didn't know the moral character of her niece.

Hearing what she said, naturally it was only a compliment to the emperor.

So inexplicably laughed.

If Xiao Cheruo can also be regarded as "benevolent", then which emperor in this world is not qualified?

It's just that even if she said it as her identity, it would be classified as a great treason.

So Princess Yongning avoided this topic and didn't mention it any more, she just said: "It's also your luck, the emperor was already troubled by the disputes between the court and the peace. Don't look at the peace ceremony has passed, But some people are unconvinced. You came at the right time. Since you have the emperor's promise, as long as there is no major incident, it will be done after a while."

That also has to "toss for a while".

I want to know that Princess Yongning is easy to say, I am afraid that when things start to progress, there will be another **** storm in the court.

Lu Jinxi still had some idea of ​​the court situation.

She didn't show any overjoyed emotions, only said: "The emperor can promise to be lucky for his niece. As for whether it is successful or not, it is up to God."

"You can think so."

She said that, Princess Yongning felt more and more open-minded after her illness, but somehow she remembered the incident where Gu Juefei got close to Lu Jiuling at the banquet before, and her mind moved.

"This palace is also out of the palace, let's go together."

Lu Jinxi glanced at her in surprise, almost immediately guessing that she should have something to say to herself, so she nodded in agreement.

Unexpectedly, the two of them hadn't taken two steps out, and there was a sound of exclamation in the distance.

"It's not good, it's not good, come on, come on!"

This is the voice of the eunuch, especially spy because of fear.

Princess Yongning, who was still planning to speak to Lu Jinxi, heard it, her heart skipped a beat, and she hurriedly looked forward.

It is the direction of the main entrance of the palace gate.

The peace conference has been disbanded, and officials of all ministries have to go out from here, even the envoys from the Xiongnu are no exception. At this moment, he has already held Daxia's harmony book and reward, and arrived at the palace gate.

But he couldn't get out.

Looking at it from a distance, a lot of court officials have gathered in that direction, and the darkness is full of people.

problem occurs?

Not wanting to talk to Lu Jinxi any more, Princess Yongning hurried forward and took a few steps, grabbed a little **** who hurriedly ran from the palace gate to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and asked sharply, "What's going on!"

"Hui, Hui, the eldest princess, at the gate of the palace, Mrs. Fang and Fang blocked the road, preventing the Hun envoys from going out!"

The little **** also had a horrified look on his face, obviously he had never seen such a big battle, neither was it hot or scared, and his face was covered in cold sweat.

Even the voice is shaking!

Lu Jinxi was stunned for a moment.

The eldest princess Yongning was even more unexpected, she was extremely surprised, her brows wrinkled, her aura of majesty immediately became deeper, and her voice became cold: "It's Fang Shaoxing again?!"

A while ago, I blocked the hand birthday banquet in the Taishi Mansion, and I passed it without any danger.

But he actually made trouble again? !

The Xiongnu envoy is not Taishi Gu, this is a major matter between the two countries!

The anger in her heart burst out in an instant, and Princess Yongning couldn't even care about Lu Jinxi for a while, so she took her palace servant and strode to the palace gate!

Lu Jinxi was behind her, pondered for a moment, and followed.

When she first entered the palace gate today, she felt something was wrong.

Which guard stationed at the palace gate would not bring the sword and halberd issued by the guard camp, but a long spear that was obviously reserved for himself?

Fang Shaoxing clearly wanted to make trouble from the beginning.

Although she felt that this matter was a bit tricky, she was not as angry as Princess Yongning, after all, it was none of her business. So she didn't say anything, nor was she stupid enough to comfort Princess Yongning at such a time.

All the way to go, are silent.

It's just that the closer you get to the palace gate, the louder the discussion, including the angry questioning of the Hun envoys.

Holden's eyes seemed to burst into flames, and his chest couldn't stop rising and falling. Obviously, he didn't expect that he would be intercepted here when he brought people out!

And still by this mortal enemy!

He was already in a hurry, and his burly body was tense with infinite anger: "What does General Fang mean?!"

"what for?"

Fang Shaoxing's armor of Jinwuwei had been removed at some point, and he was only wearing a sassy white robe, and his evil eyes showed endless sharpness!

He held a silver gun in one hand and a wine jar in the other.

He raised his head and drank the last sip of strong wine, and then threw it to the ground with a "snack", smashing it into pieces.

Raising his sleeves and wiping the residual wine off his chin, he looked at Holden, and only shouted to the person next to him: "Come on, give him the knife!"

Everyone was startled.

Before it was clear who Fang Shaoxing was instructing, and whose sword he was referring to, a guard came up beside him in cold sweat and handed a curved saber to Holden.

The scabbard is full of gems, and it is two feet long. At first glance, it is not the shape of the Central Plains.

This is the saber that Holden took off when he entered the palace to meet the Emperor of Xia.

Although he took the knife, he didn't understand what Fang Shaoxing meant.

"What the **** are you trying to do! Now the two countries have just negotiated peace, don't you want to tear up the peace book?!"

"Hahaha, and book?"

Fang Shaoxing burst out laughing, and the expression that showed a bit of wickedness was completely taken in. At this moment, a handsome face was covered with boiling fighting intent and icy killing intent!

"I stop you, not for state affairs, but for personal grievances!"

"when!"

The silver spear slammed heavily on the ground, and the hard stone bricks on the ground at the palace gate suddenly shook, and it was a thrilling sound of gold and stone colliding!

Taking advantage of this moment's anti-shock power, he turned the silver spear in a circle in mid-air extremely easily, lifting the weight lightly, but with the power of Shen Ning, he was actually carrying it behind him!

The cold light flickering at the tip of the spear pointed diagonally to the ground, dyed red by the bright shadow of the setting sun.

At this moment, everyone could vaguely smell the loneliness of the desert yellow sand!

The old scar under the corner of the eye vaguely has the old splendor.

Fang Shaoxing's voice was filled with innumerable arrogant arrogance, and even more of a kind of arrogance of Lord Grim drunk in the battlefield: "In the past, when Xue Kuang didn't chase after the battle tomorrow, I let you die! Today, this gate is mine. Fang someone is guarding, if you can beat it, let you pass through this door dignifiedly! If you can't beat it, you will take this piece of trash and find another door!"