Chapter 182 It doesn’t matter, I will vent your anger for you
Zhao Duan didn't want to die.
Some people say that once you are born again, you will be familiar again, but after experiencing death once, he cherishes the hard-won life.
Therefore, even though he knew that the beautiful woman in front of him who had both the attributes of a fairy and an emperor would not really do anything, he still pretended to be frightened and said:
"Your Majesty, Meng Lang, has been discourteous. Please forgive me."
Xu Zhen stared at him with bright, lacquered eyes and remained silent.
Just watch.
Isn't it... you won't be able to play it off? It's strange to say, why did you act so boldly tonight?
After thinking about it, it was probably the tenderness when the empress lowered her head just now when she listened to him attentively?
Perhaps it was because she took off her dragon robe and regular clothes today, and stood side by side with him by the riverside in the night like an ordinary woman...
The atmosphere is set off.
"Your Majesty..." Just when Zhao Duan's head was pounding.
I heard the beautiful woman in front of me say softly: "Don't call me Your Majesty outside."
What's that called? Miss Xu? Not good...
Zhao Duan muttered, suddenly feeling that his hand was empty.
The "White Yaksha" mask that had been taken back was taken into the hands of the empress, and then she gently took off the veil with her jade fingers and put the mask on her face.
In that brief moment when the veil was taken off, the fairy's beautiful face was revealed... her beauty was breathtaking.
In the night wind, a corner of the gauze fell on the bottom of the bridge and slowly drifted away on the river.
"It won't happen again."
Xu Zhenguan said.
"...Oh! Sir...I remember." Zhao Duan was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly assured him.
As for how reliable this guarantee is, only God knows.
"Follow me... come with me. Let's have fun with the people today." The empress stepped forward and walked away.
Zhao Duan then quickly put on the mask of "Black Yaksha" on his face.
Used to conceal appearance and avoid being recognized.
The two masks do not cover the entire face, but only cover the upper half. Two horns extend from the top, and the lower part only reaches the nose, exposing the mouth and chin.
It is convenient for young men and women to wear it and eat snacks in the night market.
So, two "yakshas", one black and one white, one male and one female, walked off the bridge and gradually merged into the crowd.
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The capital city today is very lively, with people coming and going on the streets, and the shops and stalls on both sides are crowded.
Many people were wearing various masks, and the two of them blended in without being out of place at all.
There were also merchants who paid and hired people to carry sedans. On the sedans were paper statues of the God of Wealth and Immortality...
Playing the wind and playing the music, you walk through the city, followed by a large group of people wearing masks. This is the "Wandering God".
While shopping, it was naturally not the right time to talk, so I didn’t say anything nutritious.
It's just that there are so many people, sometimes it's inevitable to get closer to avoid cars.
After the empress ascended the throne, although the women in the capital dressed more boldly and behaved much bolder, the defense between men and women was still there, and walking together was the limit.
Like the world Zhao Duan is familiar with, it is absolutely impossible for a young couple to go shopping and eat in public.
But human wisdom is interconnected.
Therefore, some young men and women will deliberately go to crowded places to create opportunities for them to dodge and crash into the crowd.
Whenever this happens, the empress will turn back, and her eyes will stare at him warily under the mask.
So Zhao Duan could only retreat miserably, using his tall and strong body to squeeze out a space around him, innocently saying that he was His Majesty's loyal bodyguard and would never take advantage of the situation.
Xu Zhenguan was quite satisfied.
Although with her cultivation level, as long as she makes a slight thought, even among the thousands of soldiers, no one can get close.
"Your Majesty, would you like something to eat?"
The two of them finally squeezed out of a crowded street. The crowd around them suddenly thinned out a lot, and there was a continuous stretch of food shops in front of them.
Xu Zhenguan looked around and walked straight towards a small, but clean and elegant noodle shop.
There were a lot of people in the store, and I was lucky enough to have a seat available.
After the two of them sat down, the young shopkeeper came over attentively and asked: "What do you two want?"
Empress Dayu, who was used to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, had already had an idea and ordered a bowl of fresh meat wontons.
Then he glanced at him: "What about you?"
"Me too."
Zhao Duan said seriously and added, "Add some coriander."
Coriander is coriander. In Dayu, if you want it, you need to order it separately, otherwise it will not be added by default.
After the people left, Zhao Duan said: "Is this all you want to eat?"
He really couldn't figure out how to call it, so he simply omitted the subject.
Xu Zhenguan said with some nostalgia:
"I have eaten in this shop before, but it was a few years ago. The shop had not yet been repaired as new, the plaque was old, and the shopkeeper was still an old man. Now he probably inherited the business from his father. Things change and people change. "
Only then did Zhao Duan realize that she was not taking him around randomly, but was rushing here.
"A few years ago...at that time, it was not convenient to come out." Zhao Duan considered.
Unmarried princesses all live in the palace. When the old emperor was in power, the atmosphere was not as good as it is now. As a princess, your movements will be restricted.
Far less "free" than a married royal woman.
"Yes," Xu Zhenguan sighed softly: "At that time, I still went out with the prince's brother. This is what he told me. The people who were with me at that time were Mochou and Sun Lianying.
In the past, when it was inconvenient to go out, I thought about going out incognito all day long, but couldn't get what I asked for. Now... although no one is controlling me, I no longer have the energy and mood to go out. "
Zhao Duan felt that this was really hard to say, so he just listened quietly.
Fortunately, the empress was not talking to him, but more like sighing. She chuckled and said, "That's it, it's all over."
At this time, the store owner came over with a tray and placed a bowl of wontons in front of the two of them one by one, one with coriander and the other without.
Then, he took out a small plate with a tea egg inside and a small flower on the side. He smiled and said: "This is an extra gift from our store to the master and his wife."
Master and Madam... are honorific titles and are not tied to age.
Apparently, the new store owner who inherited his father's noodle shop had a great idea and gave away extra snacks to couples who entered the store.
Scored twice.
Xu Zhenguan: "..."
Zhao Duan: (*ω)
When the store owner left, Zhao Duan whispered innocently:
"Don't blame me this time..."
Xu Zhenguan was too lazy to argue with him, let alone anger the people under the imperial city.
So, the two of them started to cook. Zhao Duan took the time and silently pushed the egg over. The empress didn't show any politeness and took small bites with her chopsticks.
These two "weirdos" who even ate in the store without taking off their masks quickly attracted the attention of some customers.
Xu Zhenguan frowned, and placed a hand under the table to make a secret. An invisible force of thought spread, shielding the small table between the two of them.
Isolate internal and external sounds.
"His Majesty?"
Zhao Duan sensed something strange and spoke tentatively.
The empress drank the soup slowly and with a spoon, as if she didn't want to make a fuss, and said: "What do you think of what happened in the Zhaiyuan today?"
Suddenly we started talking about business...
Zhao Duan thought for a while and said truthfully: "This is obviously a premeditated attack, and the leader should be Master and Disciple Chen Zhengru, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy..."
He explained his speculation and analysis.
Xu Zhendian nodded, then shook his head:
"Your guess is good, but Chen Zhengru is not the one in charge."
Zhao Duan was surprised: "You mean..."
"Li Yinglong." Xu Zhenguan said the name calmly:
"The son of Li Yanfu, an important figure in charge of appointment and dismissal within the 'Li Party'. You have made many moves during these days, but you have finally attracted the other party's attention. And after the grand master clarifies your name, I'm afraid Li Yanfu will also notice you. "
Li Yinglong?
The number one dandy of the previous generation in Beijing, the legendary "Xiao Ge Lao"?
Zhao Duan is certainly not unfamiliar with this name, but he has never dealt with it before.
"Didn't Li Yanfu notice me before?"
Zhao Duan had no idea about Mr. Xiao Ge, but he was deeply impressed by his father. After all, he was a figure he had met on the day he traveled through time.
Xu Zhenguan said calmly:
"Li Yanfu has been up and down in the court for many years and has countless political enemies. You are not the only capable official he has met?
Besides, at his position, there are very few people he can regard as his enemies. Of course. , that was in the past, and it was naturally different when it came to the New Deal.”
Should I feel honored...Zhao Duan didn't care much and smiled: "Anyway, I have already offended him, and the debt is too heavy to bear."
Xu Zhenguan looked at him unexpectedly and saw that his expression did not seem to be hypocritical. He asked curiously: "Is there really no one in this court that you are afraid of?"
Zhao Duan paused with chaotic movements, raised his head slightly, and said seriously:
"Yes, I have."
"who?"
"Far away, yet so close."
"...Slippery." The empress realized that this guy was being glib again.
He put on a straight face and decided to teach him a lesson.
With a move of the chopsticks, half of the tea eggs in the bowl flew over like a cannonball, and hit Zhao Duan's bowl with a thud. The soup immediately splashed and covered his masked face.
Zhao Duan was stunned for a moment and said blankly:
"Why does Your Majesty reward me?"
"..." Xu Zhenguan was dumbfounded by his scoundrel appearance.
Putting the chopsticks on the table, he smiled half-heartedly:
"If I had known that half a tea egg would be enough for you, I shouldn't have arranged those things."
Zhao Duan was confused: "Your Majesty is referring to..."
Xu Zhenguan slowly stood up.
At this moment, although she was dressed in ordinary clothes and had a slightly funny dominatrix mask on her face, she still showed a heavenly majesty:
"You have merit for your suggestions, how can I just let the meritorious officials be bullied and ignore them?"
"I... I'm just venting my anger for you."
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at the same time.
Zhaoyamen, in the governor's hall.
Governor Ma Yan, who was not invited, sat in the big chair and gently pushed a list filled with densely packed names along the table.
He said to the few detectives who were left on duty today: "His Majesty is very dissatisfied with the recent rumors about scholars in Beijing. Go and bring these people back and make a thorough investigation to see if they are being instigated from behind by those who rebel against the party and deliberately vilify them. Slandering an official of the imperial court?
You can’t be released if the trial doesn’t produce a result.”
The people in Jinyi in the hall responded one after another, took the list and walked out of the Governor's Hall in a hurry.
Looking down, they looked at each other.
The scholars who participated in criticizing Zhao Duan in Zhaiyuan today were not even present, but those who have criticized him most harshly in recent days are among them.
"hiss……"
They all understand that tonight, the literary world will be shaken again.
Russian qing.
Outside the imperial office gate, countless knights in brocade clothes swarmed out, full of murderous intent.
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