Chapter 534 The Emperor’s Chariot
Imperial City, Zixiao Palace.
Purple Xiao Palace is naturally the palace of Concubine Zi.
It was already late at night, and the palace was silent. Only the lanterns on the corridor were shining, swaying slightly in the cold late autumn wind.
Suddenly, a rush of footsteps broke the silence.
That is Concubine Zi's personal maid, Tian'er.
Holding a piece of paper in her hand, with uncontrollable joy in her eyes, she walked quickly through the corridor, came to the door, and knocked gently on the door.
"Empress, Empress?"
Tian'er called carefully.
In the room, Zi Fei, who was lying on her side under the quilt, slowly opened her eyes.
But before she could get up, an arm came around from behind her, hugged her slender waist, and rubbed the silk bellyband.
"Your Majesty~"
Zi Fei coquettishly patted the hand: "Don't make trouble."
Zhao Yuan still closed his eyes and said vaguely: " It’s so late, and your maid is too ignorant.”
“It’s so late, there must be something important.” Concubine Zi turned over and gave Zhao Yuan a peck on the face: “Your Majesty. You go on sleeping while I go take a look.”
"What's the important thing for you?" Zhao Yuan frowned, still not opening his eyes, and said dissatisfied: "Isn't it just the matter of these women in the harem..."
"Women's matters are also matters. "Yeah."
Zi Fei giggled and said, "Your Majesty, you worry about the big things in the world, and we little ladies naturally worry about little women's affairs."
This made Zhao Yuan quite happy. Satisfied, he stretched his brows, opened his eyes a slit, stretched out his hand sleepily, and rubbed all over Zi Fei's body: "You are not a little one--"
Zi Fei giggled, He took Zhao Yuan's hand away and got out of the bed like a loach.
Zhao Yuan's hand no longer felt smooth, so he turned over somewhat boredly, and soon his breathing became even again.
Zi Fei lazily picked up the clothes beside the bed and threw them up, covering her upper body from the white spring light. With her bare feet and dangling two long legs, she leisurely came to the door and opened it.
"Empress!"
Tian'er was outside the door, looking at her with bright eyes.
"Go out and say, don't disturb the emperor's rest." Concubine Zi glanced at her, and walked out of the house without any care, closing the door behind her back.
The cold wind in late autumn blew her long hair, but she didn't show any fear of the cold. She leisurely came to sit down at the stone table in the courtyard, resting her chin on her hands, and yawned: "Tell me, what's the matter, please let me know." Do you dare to disturb me and the emperor?"
Tian'er grinned, handed over the note in his hand, and whispered: "Outside the palace, your nephews passed it in."
Zi Fei took the note and saw a short line of small words written on it.
"When a boat is in danger, you need to wait for it, and you should know it in vain."
After reading these nine words, Zi Fei's eyes lit up.
As one of the people closest to the emperor, she certainly knew that Zhao Yuan was studying under the alias Bai Xiaochuan at Zhangjian Academy. She also knew that he had taken Yue Heng under his banner a few days ago.
"Empress."
Tian'er lowered his voice: "We have been suppressing the evidence of Concubine Jing's affair with an outsider, and we have been waiting for an opportunity, even if something happened to Jin Chan Temple. "Aren't you just waiting for such an opportunity?"
"That Yue Heng wants to find the emperor through us. We can take this opportunity to get on the same chariot with the emperor!" The emperor will take a serious look at any evidence!"
The corner of Zi Fei's mouth curled up slightly and she nodded gently.
She had not told Zhao Yuan about Hui Yuan and Concubine Jing before. The reason was very simple - the harem was not allowed to interfere in politics.
Similarly, Zhao Yuan doesn't like the women in his harem fighting too fiercely. It's OK to get jealous occasionally. He quite enjoys this kind of scene where several women are acting strangely for him, but if they really want to fight to the death, Zhao Yuan must be unhappy.
And Concubine Zi has always been in the palace, so why should she know about Concubine Huiyuan and Concubine Jing? Behind Concubine Jing is the Yuan family, isn't there also a large sect behind Concubine Zi? By tearing this matter apart, are you being ambitious?
Therefore, she always hid her thoughts very well and was not in a hurry to reveal them.
This is also the reason why Zhao Yuan likes her and always wants her to sleep with her - with Zi Fei, Zhao Yuan will not hear any bad things, and will always only have the gentle comfort of his close sister.
But now, Fu Qingzhou is in danger, and his good brother Yue Heng wants to ask the emperor for help, but he can't find the emperor. He can only contact him through the relationship with Ziqi Xianfengguan...
Help himself If you send the letter to Zhao Yuan, you know about it. Then when Zhao Yuan is doing things, can't you do something yourself?
No matter what Fu Qingzhou is investigating or what kind of danger he encounters, Zi Fei keeps guessing and guessing, it’s just the little thing about Jin Chan Temple. Isn’t the evidence in her hand ready to be handed over?
She rolled her eyes and suddenly raised her voice: "What did you say? Something happened to Fu Qingzhou?"
Tian'er had been serving her for a long time and knew her style very well, so she immediately understood. He also raised his voice and said hurriedly: "That's right! The disciples and sisters of Ziqi Xianfeng Temple have sent a message, urgently asking for help from the Queen!"
"It's really..."
Zi Fei slapped the stone table and gritted her teeth and said: "Senior sister asked me to take care of this junior, but I live deep in the palace, how can I help? Only when something happened Thinking of looking for me, do you really think that I am a god?"
As she spoke, she had already stretched her ears. Sure enough, when she called out the name "Fu Qingzhou" before, there were already rustling sounds coming from the palace behind her.
Purple Concubine’s lips curled up slightly, but she still looked worried and asked: "Tian'er, do we have anyone who can control us now? Are there any other magic weapons in the palace?" Talk about it.”
Tian'er thought about it: "There are several Taoist temples in Beijing, and they are all attached to your disciples. If you tell me, they can probably..."
"They can't help."
Zi Fei interrupted her: "Those people tied together are not enough for Fu Qingzhou to fight alone. That kid is in danger, what are you going to do with some useless Taoist priests?"
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Tian'er looked at her eyes and wondered: "Mother, Tian'er doesn't know... We do have some magic weapons, but it won't work if we don't have anyone to use them. …”
At this moment, the door of the bedroom suddenly opened with a creak, and Zhao Yuan slowly walked out with raised brows.
"Ah."
Zi Fei was "surprised" and stood up quickly: "Your Majesty, why are you up?"
After saying that, she glared hard He glanced at Tian'er: "What's your crime for disturbing the emperor's rest!"
Tian'er was so frightened that her face turned pale, and she knelt down on the ground with a plop.
Zhao Yuan didn't take it seriously. Instead, his eyes flashed with excitement and he grinned: "It doesn't matter, Princess Zi, I ask you, do you know Fu Qingzhou?"
"Ah? Yes, yes."
Zi Fei looked at a loss: "This young hero Fu has some relationship with my master. He came to Beijing this time, and the master sent a letter, asking me to take care of him..."< br>
"Haha, that's it...this kid has come to find you. It seems there is really no other way."
Zhao Yuan said with a smile: "I asked him to take me with him, but he chose to No, aren’t you still asking me for help?”
The look on Zi Fei's face became even more confused: "What? Fu Shaoxia, do you still know the emperor?"
Zhao Yuan smiled proudly: "Don't worry about it, but well, how can I help with this matter? It's really a bit Trouble..."
Zi Fei blinked: "Your Majesty?"
"It was Wuli Village he went to check."
Zhao Yuan put his hands behind his back and slowly said. Walking into the small courtyard, he sat down at the stone table and glanced at Tian'er: "I'm thirsty."
Tian'er immediately responded, stood up quickly, and went into the palace. Within a moment, she returned to the small courtyard with a tea set.
Zi Fei originally thought that Fu Qingzhou was checking Jinchan Temple, but she heard about Wuli Village out of nowhere. This time, her face really showed a look of confusion.
She personally bought a cup of tea for Zhao Yuan: "Wulizhuang, what kind of place is it?"
"A legendary place, I have never heard of it before."
Zhao Yuan sipped the tea and said solemnly: "But a Zhuangzi is located near the capital. It also raises many gangsters and does dirty work, but no one knows about it. The people behind this Zhuangzi are probably not simple. .”
Concubine Zi was shocked: "The emperor means that the owner of Zhuangzi may be..."
"A certain high official in the court, or even a member of a noble family."
Zhao Yuan He said in a deep voice: "If I act rashly, I'm afraid I'll leave an opportunity for some people to take advantage of. It's best to wait until Fu Qingzhou finds out something."
Purple Concubine pretended to be innocent. , asked: "The emperor is the most powerful person in the world. Even if the other party is a high official in the court or even a member of a noble family, so what?"
"What do you know?"
Zhao Yuan's tone was a bit showy, but also quite serious: "These aristocratic families have accumulated for thousands of years and have deep foundations that cannot be shaken overnight."
"Many of the aristocratic families have abundant wealth, and their family industries are spread all over the world. The world has a profound impact on the country's economic lifeline... Whether my treasury is full or not is closely related to the economic activities of these aristocratic families. Their business transactions directly affect the tax revenue of the court, and in turn are related to the stability and development of the country. "
"Not to mention, the aristocratic family has deep roots and influence in the local area! Their family members are spread all over the country and control a large amount of resources and connections. Whether my decree can be implemented smoothly in the local area depends to a large extent. It all depends on the attitude and support of these aristocratic families... If they violate my decrees, my authority will be greatly reduced and the stability of the country will be affected."
"Therefore, even if I am now. Sitting firmly on the throne, I have to maintain due fear and respect for these aristocratic families."
Speaking of this, Zhao Yuan couldn't help but sigh slightly, with a slight glimmer in his eyes, wondering what he was thinking. .
Concubine Zi's eyes flashed with light: "I see, but Fu Qingzhou who went to investigate is already in danger... I wonder, Your Majesty, if you need help from me?"
"Haha."
Zhao Yuan grinned. Yixiao: "Now that you know, of course you want to help, but we need an operator."
"Operator?" Zi Fei was startled.
“Isn’t it?”
Zhao Yuan smiled and said: "We happen to have such a person. He is used by me and is also Fu Qingzhou's good brother. He has a family background behind him. The most important thing is that he knows nothing about these twists and turns. He has With a pure heart - this is the best time for me to promote him and reuse him!"
(End of this chapter)