C78

Today, after the morning assembly, the emperor couldn't help but roll his eyes. He silently cursed in his heart and braced himself to go to the empress dowager's chambers. The emperor carefully plotted, his expression grave. He sat in the empress dowager's palace, his head drooping in dejection.

When the empress dowager saw the emperor's abnormal behavior, she couldn't help but ask out of concern, "My son, is there something on your mind today?"

The emperor's voice was heavy as he said, "Several cities at the northwest border rebelled together. Many civilians were displaced and were unable to eat their fill. I am very worried." At the end of his speech, even the emperor couldn't tell if he was acting or expressing his true emotions.

The empress dowager knew that the emperor normally didn't seem to care much about the affairs of the nation or the people. This was because he had a heart of kindness that could not be trusted. The empress dowager personally poured tea for the emperor and offered it to him. "Your son doesn't need to worry too much. Slowly think of a solution." With your body exhausted, who will be able to rule the country for you and care for the people on this side? " The empress dowager looked at the emperor with eyes full of love and concern, as if she had thought of something and said slowly, "Have you gone to discuss it with Han-Er?" Does Han-Er have any way of resolving this? "

When the emperor heard the empress dowager's comforting words, his worried expression seemed to improve, and he said slowly, "I've discussed this with Brother Han this morning, and Brother Han seems to have a plan in mind. He took the initiative to take the initiative to go to the border and handle this matter personally.

When the empress dowager heard the emperor's words, she felt a bit of heartache for Prince Zhan. "My son, you have to work hard yourself. "Sigh."

The emperor knew that the empress dowager had no intention of finishing her sentence, so he pursed his lips but didn't say anything. The atmosphere between the empress dowager and her son was rather quiet. It was unknown what the both of them were thinking.

The empress dowager thought for a while, then suddenly thought of something to tell the emperor. "Tell Han'er to leave after three days. Two days later is Xue'er's birthday, and they can leave after attending Xue'er's birthday. There's no need for that day."

The situation at the border is very tense right now. With just a day, more people will be displaced, and more people won't be able to eat their fill. I believe that little brother Han will be able to properly manage the border. The emperor's words were filled with righteousness, sincerity, and sincerity. The empress dowager choked with sobs, unable to say a single word.

On one side was the empress dowager's most beloved Qin Ruxue, and on the other was the suffering citizens of the Tian Sheng.

The empress dowager frowned as she thought it over. "Han'er isn't young anymore, and has been delayed all these years just to keep watch for you. This year, as a mother, I'll make some preparations for him." As your elder brother, I, yourself, am the seventy-two concubine of the Three Palaces and Six Academies, enjoying myself. How long has the Prince Zhan's Mansion's backyard been empty for?

The emperor felt very wronged. "Which one of the Three Palaces and Six Courtyard isn't the Queen Mother or the Minister of the court? I see that they're very annoyed every day."

When the empress dowager saw the emperor's expression, it instantly turned cold. She wanted to scold him, but the empress dowager was the first to speak up, "Imperial Mother, Chu Xiuhan's backyard is not empty. It's the Nangong Waner who's been living in the Assistant Minister’s Residence.

The empress dowager was silent for a long time before changing the subject. "Your majesty, This Dowager wishes to ask for an imperial edict for Xue'er."

How could the emperor not know what the empress dowager wanted to say? He advised the empress dowager, "Imperial Mother, do you want to ask Chu Xiuhan for his opinion first?"

The empress dowager, however, didn't agree. She insisted, "During Xue'er's birthday banquet, This Dowager publicly announced that I would like to request an imperial edict to marry Han'er. Han'er has never expressed his refusal to This Dowager."

The emperor slowly took a sip of tea and carefully said, "Imperial Mother, if Chu Xiuhan was interested in Qin Ruxue, why didn't you mention this matter ever since you spoke of it in public two years ago?"

"Han'er has a cold personality and is slow on the uptake in matters between men and women. I naturally have to take the initiative to help her, what's so strange about that?"

Seeing that the empress dowager was really stubborn, the emperor could only persuade her, "Queen Mother, Chu Xiuhan was the one who insisted on going to the border in two days. This Emperor reminded you that two days later, it would be Qin Ruxue's birthday. Also, Imperial Mother knew that Chu Xiuhan had a cold personality and did not like strangers coming close, so why did she keep Assistant Minister’s Residence's Nangong Waner here for a few days? "

The empress dowager was startled. She could faintly feel that the Prince Zhan had not intended for Qin Ruxue to enter the Prince Zhan's Mansion, but Nangong Waner had suddenly appeared again. If her Xue'er wanted to marry into the Prince Zhan's Mansion, she would have to go through a lot of troubles.

"Men, send a message from This Dowager. Assistant Minister’s Residence's daughter, Nangong Waner, is extremely quick-witted and talented. The empress dowager called a eunuch who sent a message, then quietly lowered her head and said to the eunuch, "After going to the Prince Zhan's Mansion, she sent a message to the Prince Zhan first, saying that I should think about him deeply, and ask him to come to the palace tomorrow to see me. When the Prince Zhan entered the palace, she called Nangong Waner to enter the palace."

His Majesty vaguely sensed that the empress dowager had some sort of plan. He first summoned Chu Xiuhan into the palace, then summoned him into the palace. However, the Emperor thought that since he had helped Chu Xiuhan block the imperial edict in the first place, he should make an extortion out of Chu Xiuhan in the future.

After returning to the prince's mansion, Chu Xiuhan first went to the bamboo forest study room. Originally, he wanted to ask the Elder Xiu to give him two days of leave, but he didn't expect that the Elder Xiu wasn't there. He asked the guard at the bamboo forest study room, and said that the Elder Xiu had something to do and hurriedly left the house last night.

Chu Xiuhan was startled for a moment, and then pondered for a while, "It's last night again, what happened last night?"

Just as Nangong Waner was happily flipping through the drawing books, Chu Xiuhan walked in lightly. Nangong Waner sneakily glanced at Chu Xiuhan from the corner of his eyes. Chu Xiuhan was looking at the items on her table one by one.

Nangong Waner used the drawing book as a cover, and tilted the drawing book, revealing his eyes, he squinted his eyes and observed Chu Xiuhan's every move. From the corner of his eyes, Chu Xiuhan had already seen Nangong Waner's movements.

Just then, Chu Xiuhan unintentionally picked up a colored glass bottle. Just as he weighed it in his hand, Nangong Waner immediately threw the painting book and rushed over as an arrow. He said to Chu Xiuhan very anxiously, "You … What are you doing? "

Chu Xiuhan's mouth hooked up, and pointed at the items on the table and the floor. Chu Xiuhan's bedroom was more than twice the size as the courtyard that Nangong Waner lived in, and since Nangong Waner was relatively greedy, he took care of all the valuable things in Chu Xiuhan's room. Of course, there weren't any valuables either, as he carried almost all of the items here. Right now, the table in Nangong Waner's room was filled with different colored vases and accessories, and even if they couldn't be placed, they were arranged in a row on the floor.

Nangong Waner quickly held the colored glass bottle in Chu Xiuhan's hand, touched it with his hand, and then placed it back to its original position with caution. He looked at Chu Xiuhan and said, "This is all mine, you can't touch it recklessly."