Chapter 20 In Tianfeng’s second year, he talked with the empress in the palace for the first time
"Here..."
As the empress spoke, Zhao Duan came back to his senses and sat down at the bottom of the table.
I found that the dishes and chopsticks were already placed in front of me.
In the room, as the female officer said, there were no servants to serve.
"Do it yourself." Xu Zhenguan said casually. While speaking, he put down his spoon and picked up chopsticks to pick up the vegetables. His eating movements were swift and elegant.
ah? oh!
You mean to let me use the chopsticks by myself... Zhao Duan didn't eat breakfast, and he was hungry now. Now facing a large table of delicacies, he moved his index fingers, so he just started to eat.
The empress does not seem to have the habit of talking while eating. She is very focused when eating and moves her chopsticks like flying.
So many ingredients were stuffed into her little mouth without paying attention.
She eats much more than an ordinary woman... probably because of her martial arts training, which consumes a lot of food... she has to be served... Zhao Duan speculated.
Hehe, it’s okay that my status is lower than yours, but I can’t say that I, a tall, seven-foot-tall man, can’t compete with you in terms of appetite... Zhao Duan’s desire to win grew stronger, and he secretly competed with her.
He thought to himself, even if the empress found out that he was not the original owner, he would still have a full meal before he died.
For a moment, there was only the sound of the monarch and his ministers busying themselves in the room.
Well, the third day of time travel.
Earned a new achievement: [The Empress’ Food Partner]
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About a quarter of an hour later, the two of them put down their chopsticks almost at the same time. Xu Zhenguan wiped his mouth with silk and asked:
"Are you full?"
"yes."
"How does it taste?"
"Not bad." Zhao Duan gave an objective judgment.
The cooking skills of the Royal Kitchen are top-notch and the ingredients are delicious, but the taste buds that have been trained by technology and hard work in previous lives are very picky.
Well... the emperor's food is nothing more than this. When I go back and think about how to refine the MSG, it might have a miraculous effect on licking her...
After all, love mentor Zhang Ailing once said:
If you want to capture a man (woman)’s heart, you must first capture her stomach.
Zhang Ailing also said: The road to the female soul is...
Zhao Duan's thoughts were running wild.
OK? Xu Zhenguan was slightly surprised.
But he just thought that the food was too bland and did not suit his taste. As an expert in spiritual practice, the empress had strict dietary requirements.
"Come on, please withdraw."
With an order, the palace people waiting outside the door took away the leftovers and handed the brewed tribute tea to the two of them.
The female officer closed the door sensibly, and for a moment, only the emperor and his ministers were left in the "tea room".
Zhao Duan felt nervous and realized that it was time to talk about business.
Sure enough, when the empress spoke, she said shocking words:
"You must have forced Feng Ju to write the denunciation memorial and bit Li Yanfu."
The IQ of the ancients should not be underestimated... Zhao Duan sighed secretly. Fortunately, he had already prepared several plans for this meeting. He stood up immediately and said:
"Your Majesty has a keen eye. Chief Feng is indeed being intimidated by his subordinates."
You can't hide this kind of thing, you can find Feng Ju and ask him for sure, so you must not lie.
"Is he willing to be forced by you?"
"I used His Majesty's name to make him submit. However, from the beginning to the end, I didn't mention His Majesty at all. It was just that Feng Ju mistakenly thought... I am guilty!"
"Why do this?"
"Please live. After I learned about the 'change of rice to mulberry', I presumed that Your Majesty might be in need."
Xu Zhen looked at the man in front of her, who lowered his head and replied. I remembered that three days ago, the other party happened to bump into me and Li Yanfu discussing state affairs. Unexpectedly, they were used as a breakthrough. This astuteness...
Her eyes flashed, and she did not continue on this topic, but changed the subject: "Today Zhang Changshuo is going to impeach you, did you know in advance?"
Zhao Duan said:
“I have noticed it for a long time, but I don’t know how to report it specifically.”
He really knew...Xu Zhenguan became interested and said:
"Tell me carefully."
"Yes." Zhao Duan immediately arranged for someone to keep an eye on Wang Xian, but unexpectedly saw the traces of Zhang Changshuo's men, and later reported the matter to Director Ma.
He also explained in detail how he invited Feng Ju and deceived him into rebelling, and then went to the Ministry of Punishment to do business and deceived Zhang Changshuo into thinking he had something to do with him.
"So, you deliberately wanted to trick him?" Xu Zhenguan asked.
"Yes," Zhao Duan said without hesitation, "He wants to kill me, so of course I won't be polite to him."
After a pause, he confessed again:
"I have nothing to hide about what happened. In order to make the plan go smoothly, I boldly used the power of God to make my sin unforgivable. I ask the saint to punish me!"
Xu Zhenguan said nothing, but there was some admiration in his eyes.
Although, with her wisdom, she had already guessed it, she was still surprised to hear Zhao Duan describe the entire process in detail.
He committed such a heinous crime and faced a near-death situation, but he only relied on his little insight into the temple struggle and his identity as the "Masked Chief" to pretend to be powerful.
Complete this series of operations in just two days.
And successfully made her change her mind.
This agility and ability alone surpassed many people in this temple.
Xu Zhenguan even thought that if he were to change positions, it would be difficult for him to do better than the other party.
A young imperial guard who was "pleasant" that he randomly selected because of his appearance, actually has such talent?
Really?
She was a little suspicious.
"Are these things your own ideas, or did someone instruct you to do this? For example, Chief Superintendent Baima?" Xu Zhenguan asked suddenly.
Zhao Duan said:
"The supervisor has been kind to me and has taken good care of me. However, this matter was indeed done by me alone and I did not receive any guidance from anyone."
This is easy to verify, as long as someone asks the supervisor, Zhao Duan cannot and cannot lie.
Xu Zhenguan frowned, becoming more and more confused.
No one else intervened, that is to say, it was all the work of the person in front of me?
But after all, the contrast between Zhao Duan's consistent performance and his reputation is too big.
When something goes wrong, there must be a monster.
As the king of a country, she must be suspicious of everything strange.
"Raise your head!" Xu Zhenguan suddenly spoke in a commanding tone.
Zhao Duan raised his head in confusion and looked at the empress. The next second, he was stunned.
I saw the aura in the room change suddenly, as if there was invisible pressure spreading from the woman in front of me, overwhelming the sky and the earth, like a mountain roaring and a tsunami.
In an instant, Zhao Duan felt like a lonely boat on the angry sea, as if he would be smashed to pieces by the waves in the next moment.
This body is trembling almost instinctively!
It's not the function of "official power", but the power of magic!
At this moment, the empress's white clothes moved without any wind, her green hair was suddenly covered with a layer of light, and a seal shone faintly between her eyebrows.
Everything in the room was swallowed up, and it seemed like she was the only one in the world.
In Xu Zhenguan's beautiful eyes, there was pure golden light flowing like thunder, exuding a soul-stirring power.
"Tianwei..."
Zhao Duan seemed to be trapped in a void, and he could clearly feel that this body was trembling with fear.
His sharp gaze seemed to penetrate every corner of his body, and no ghost could escape.
She was spying on him!
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ps: The title of the chapter was originally called [Interrogation], but after watching the short video, I was brainwashed by "In 1974, the first time I fought free fighting in Southeast Asia..."...
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