Chapter 268

His majesty never cared about his words. He only regarded him as a reckless man. At best, he was not as reckless as the Duke of the town——

And if he opened his mouth and pointed out these words, he would only cause trouble for himself.

What's more, if the Duke of Zhenguo really falls, what harm will it do to him?

The reason why I scolded those people just now is that I just can't bear Xia Tingzhen's ugly appearance of delusion to dominate everything, and I've had a mouth addiction at the bottom of my heart——

But he doesn't like Xia Tingzhen. It's not a thing for one or two days.

"I'm calling two Aiqing into the palace tonight because I have something important to discuss." emperor Qingming stopped talking about CAI Jin for the time being. It's obvious that he has made a decision and doesn't intend to say anything more now.

"What does your majesty mean?" Xia Tingzhen asked.

Ji Xiu said in his heart, "know why you ask.".

However, it was at this time that he suddenly realized - no wonder his majesty didn't value him. Most of the time, it was because he lacked Xia Tingzhen's hypocrisy and couldn't sing with his majesty most of the time.

A moment later, the emperor sounded in the imperial study with a cold voice——

"I'd like to listen to the views of the two Aiqing officials on King Yan's visit to Beijing."

“……”

The night is getting darker, and the bustle everywhere is gradually returning to calm.

Xia Tingzhen and Ji Xiu came out of the imperial study.

They both went down the white jade stone steps and left the sight of the palace people. Ji Xiu, who walked with his hands down, smiled vaguely.

"Xia Shoufu is more and more indifferent now, and his courage is good again."

Hearing this sarcastic remark, Xia Tingzhen didn't ignore it or deal with it as usual, but asked, "does Ji Shangshu think my official wants to live with the Duke of the town?"

"Does your majesty want to move the Duke of the town, but there is no encouragement from Xia Shoufu?" Ji Xiu asked with a sneer.

"If the Duke of the town has a clear conscience and no dissent, he will not be afraid of temptation -"

"However, the people can't stand questioning in this world." Ji Xiu's eyes are sarcastic: "and what Xia Shoufu is best at is just using all kinds of people to make profits for himself."

When Xia Tingzhen heard the speech, she was always solemn and expressionless. At this time, she looked like a smile.

"Ji Shangshu's reaction is somewhat unusual. Should he not always feel that his lips are dead and his teeth are cold? Or is it just for my official?"

Although Ji Xiu disagreed with him in the past, at least he wouldn't argue with him in the open. Does this fool really think he has the upper hand now?

"Am I against Xia Shoufu, or does Xia Shoufu feel that even Ji has become an obstacle?" Ji Xiu said coldly: "isn't it Xia Shoufu's favorite student who secretly impeached our official to take bribes years ago? Fortunately, your majesty is holy and wise and has not been provoked by this groundless remark."

"This is really a misunderstanding." Xia Tingzhen's tone was light and perfunctory.

He did it.

But the evidence is not enough to shake Ji Xiu.

"What a misunderstanding." Ji Xiu smiled, his tone seemed to point to something, and said, "unfortunately, Ji has been sitting upright and has never done anything dirty, so he is not afraid of this mere rumor -"

Xia Tingzhen also smiled.

"Lord Ji doesn't have to remind me of anything in a roundabout way." he said in a very light tone, but said bluntly: "my official's villain, who did evil and couldn't live, was stupid and didn't know it. He deserved to be caught and punished. There's nothing to regret for such evil and evil."

Hearing that he was so reckless about "exposing his scars", Ji Xiu felt that he had punched in the cotton.

Then, he heard the other side say: "it's the two CHILDES of Ji Shangshu who have great courage and knowledge at a young age. They were also called two young heroes in the army in those years. It's a pity to go... King Yan is about to return to Beijing again after 17 years. I hope Ji Shangshu won't recall the sad things of the past because he sees the old people."

Ji Xiu's two sons lost their lives because they went out of the camp with King Yan.

Even after more than 20 years, this is the biggest pain in Ji Xiu's heart.

Especially since then, he has no children under his knees.

Ji Xiu clenched the palm under the official robe.

He always thinks that if he still has parents and children, he won't watch Xia Tingzhen nibble away his credit and income over the years

How can the other party get the chance to gouge out his heart with the pain of losing his son!

Ji xiuqiang held back the churning emotion in his heart, bowed to Xia Tingzhen to say goodbye, and got on the official sedan waiting outside the inner palace.

However, until I returned to the house, this mood has not been completely calmed.

After Jixiu changed his official robe, he just came to the outer library. Behind the screen on one side, a young man in a navy blue long shirt came out.

"My Lord."

The man raised his hand and saluted.

"Xia Tingzhen, a treacherous villain... Is really greedy!"

Xu Shi was unable to vent his anger. At this time, there was no one else in the study. Ji Xiu scolded in a deep voice: "If I hadn't helped you so much in those years, how could your majesty succeed in becoming the king? Now it's better for him to dominate the court and provoke the emperor to attack the town government. He has to impeach me openly! He's so ambitious that he's not afraid of losing his life!"

The young man's expression did not change.

Just after listening to Ji Xiu's scolding quietly, he asked, "did your excellency meet Xia Shoufu in the palace tonight?"

After Ji Xiu scolded, he was relieved. At this time, he sat down behind the desk and said, "Your Majesty asked me to go into the palace with him."

"That's true. According to what your excellency just said, is it related to the affairs of the town government that you have to be called into the Palace this time?"

"He also mentioned a few words -" Ji Xiu didn't hide it from him. His angry eyes looked unfathomable under the reflection of the gauze lamp: "the emperor is obviously worried this time. If he really finds out what shouldn't be in the hands of the Duke of town, the Duke of town is only afraid of danger this time."

As for what should not be, the young man could not be clearer.

"The emperor has made this decision, which can not be helped by Xia Tingzhen!" Ji Xiu's eyes were very cold.

"There is certainly something to add fuel to the fire." the young man whispered, "but the real reason is your Majesty's suspicion. This suspicion has not been eliminated for a day. Any slight wind and grass will nourish this suspicion."

That's right.

Ji Xiu ate half a cup of hot tea and became more and more calm.

After calming down, there are other thoughts.

Just now in the palace, Xia Tingzhen mentioned the word "cold lips and teeth" - he has nothing to do with the Duke of town. It sounds absurd to say that his lips and teeth are cold, but does he really have nothing in common with the Duke of town?

no

There are still some.