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Chapter 175 - Confusion of Monarchs' Hearts

Nangong Yimeng smiled blandly, "I know that the Emperor would have difficulty sleeping and eating for the sake of the affairs of the three provinces of Huainan. I believe that the Emperor hasn't rested yet, so I made some supper and brought it over to the Emperor.

Seeing that, Xiao Shunzi nodded his head: "Princess, it is not that this servant isn't willing to help you, but the Emperor is discussing important matters with Third Miss, and was just saying that since we are in high spirits, this servant should not disturb you."

"Oh?" Nangong Yimeng's heart skipped a beat. She had heard that Hong Zhong was also taking care of the emperor, so she specially made a supper for him, but she didn't expect that Hong Zhong would drag the emperor along for a discussion during this hour, and the two of them even mentioned how they were not allowed to be disturbed by others. How could she feel comfortable in her heart? "After all, the Emperor's body should pay more attention to the deeper and heavier part of his body."

"Since this is the case, this servant shall speak." Seeing that, Xiao Shunzi could only turn around and enter the imperial study, and spoke to Baili Yi Chen: "Your majesty, Princess Yimeng felt that Your Majesty had worked hard and brought you a midnight snack. Do you think you should use it now?"

It was only then that he discovered that it was already midnight. He thought that the two of them had already discussed this for two or three hours, and it was time for them to take a break, so he moved the blueprints to the side and said, "In that case, let's first rest. We'll continue our discussion after eating supper."

"Oh, okay." He didn't know, but now that he said it, he felt really hungry!

Nangong Yimeng brought her food box in and immediately saw Hong Zhong sitting on Baili Yi Chen's Dragon Throne, while Baili Yi Chen sat beside her. The two of them had the appearances of a man and a woman hugging each other, and it deeply pierced her eyes.

The hand under the sleeve was tightly clenched into a fist, and he didn't even realize that the fingernail had been dug into his palm.

At this moment, Hong Zhong realized that the "midnight snack" Baili Yi Chen was talking about was actually a snack sent by Nangong Yimeng. Cough cough … Nangong Yimeng and her had always been like fire and water, shouldn't she avoid him when she sent her lover over for a midnight snack?

Baili Yi Chen looked at Nangong Yimeng with a faint smile, "Sorry for troubling you." Nangong Yimeng had been taken into the palace by the empress dowager since childhood and was considered a childhood sweetheart of Baili Yi Chen. Baili Yi Chen had always treated her like his own little sister.

Hearing that, Nangong Yimeng forced out a smile, and sweetly smiled as she spoke, "Your majesty's daily routine is one where you work the hardest, thinking for the safety of the people of Southern Qi. Your majesty, today, I made the osmanthus wine. "

After saying that, he placed the food box on the table and then took out a bowl, spoonful by spoonful.

Seeing that, Hong Zhong stood up from the dragon throne awkwardly: "Your majesty, it's getting late, since your majesty is going to use the midnight snack, then maidservant will go back first, let us discuss about it tomorrow?"

Baili Yi Chen turned his head, looked at Hong Zhong, and coldly spoke: "Sit."

Hong Zhong paused, looked troubled, and muttered, "Your Majesty, it doesn't seem appropriate for maidservant to be here at this time." Although she really didn't want Nangong Yimeng to get what she wanted, but as someone who didn't have experience as a light bulb, she was still a coward.

"Didn't you say that we would discuss this after eating supper?" Baili Yi Chen took the bowl from Nangong Yimeng's hands and passed it over to him. With a trace of anticipation and gentleness in his eyes, he said, "After speaking for such a long time, you must be hungry. Eat it!"

Hong Zhong looked at the bowl, then looked at Baili Yi Chen's face, and finally looked at Nangong Yimeng. She realized that her face was extremely ugly, and that was the rage of someone who had been enduring for a long time!

Looking at Nangong Yimeng's angry face, Hong Zhong felt inexplicably excited in her heart. Since she was going to avenge Qingya, it would only make Nangong Yimeng uncomfortable. It would also be a way to torture her.

Thus, he smiled at Baili Yi Chen and naturally extended his hand to receive the bowl. Then, he sat down next to Baili Yi Chen.

Hong Zhong's actions caused Nangong Yimeng's elegance to wrinkle once again. The anger in her heart had risen yet another level, but her reason told her that she had to endure it. She had to endure it. At this moment, she could not afford to lose her temper.

Xiao Shunzi brought another bowl over. Baili Yi Chen held the bowl up and praised, "Meng'er's cooking skills have grown."

After hearing Baili Yi Chen's praise, the originally ugly Nangong Yimeng could only suppress the anger in his heart. He forced out a smile and said, "Your majesty is too kind. As long as your majesty likes to eat it."

Baili Yi Chen nodded, "Mn, it's been hard on you, Meng'er. It's already late at night. If Meng'er has nothing else to do, you should head back as soon as possible. This food box will be returned to Xiao Shunzi tomorrow. "

Nangong Yimeng opened her mouth wide, but in the end, after looking at Hong Zhong's complacent expression, she still decided to leave. After observing for a while, she realized that even though she was staying here, Hong Zhong was actually intentionally trying to get closer to the Emperor. On the contrary, as long as she was not present, Hong Zhong and Baili Yi Chen had always kept their distance!

His vision was clear!

After Baili Yi Chen and Hong Zhong had a supper, they studied the map for a long time. Only then did they tentatively determine the construction route of the rail line.

The imperial family already had the casting factory s to begin with, and the military supplies there were all supplied with weapons from the Southern Qi s, which were operated continuously for twenty-four hours. After Hong Zhong heard about the situation, she suggested that she go take a look herself.

Because Baili Yi Chen wanted to go to the morning assembly, he and Hong Zhong agreed to let Hong Zhong take Baili Yi Chen's imperial edict and go to the Iron Refining Factory with him.

In the next few days, Hong Zhong and Baili Yi Chen split up like soldiers. They went along with the secret that they had imagined, and the wound on Baili Yi Chen's arm was almost healed.

As for the secret that was being carried out, it was the original sealed ceremony. Under the intense preparations made by the imperial clan, everything would be decided by Baili Yicheng's Imperial Brushstroke Zhu Chi. He would only need to issue the Imperial Decree.

A young eunuch from the Phoenix-Resting Palace quickly entered the imperial study and nodded towards Baili Yi who was earnestly reading the imperial reports: "Your majesty, this servant is the small path for the Phoenix-Resting Palace.

Baili Yi Chen's hand paused for a moment, "Didn't you say that only a few days will pass before the decree is announced?"

"Yes, Esteemed Empress Dowager said that he would first invite the Emperor for a look." The little man whispered back.

In fact, he was also very curious, under the discussion between the and the people from the royal family, the plan was already made long ago, to confer the title of Empress on the Right Premier's daughter, Nangong Yimeng, and send the news to the Emperor, but he just wanted the Emperor to write the order himself, he had already pressed the order here for several days, why hasn't the Emperor written it yet?

Hearing this, Baili Yi Chen put down the imperial pen in his hand. "Go back and tell the empress dowager that the imperial edict has been sealed. I will personally bring her there."

The clan's people had long informed him of the bestowal of Nangong Yimeng as empress, and the imperial edict had already been prepared, but he had instead written someone else's name at the place where Nangong Yimeng's name should have been written.

He definitely could not let the empress dowager and the clan know about this matter before it was announced to the public, especially not the Uncle Wang!

As for the rest, they would wait until the imperial edict was announced, and then everything would become a foregone conclusion!

When Little Road heard this, his face paled and he kowtowed. "Your majesty, the empress dowager has issued a death order. She said if this servant doesn't want to go to the imperial edict, then this servant can only apologize with his death. I hope Your Majesty won't make things difficult for this servant."

It wasn't until he had carried Little Road out of the imperial study that Xiao Shunzi finally threw him onto the ground. "Get the hell back!" After saying that, he blinked his eyes at the small path before him.

Xiao Sui, was Xiao Shunzi's disciple. She had followed Xiao Shunzi for more than ten years. Normally, as long as Xiao Shunzi looked at him once, he would understand what he meant, and this time was no exception.

Nodding to Xiao Shunzi, he turned and walked towards the Phoenix-Resting Palace.

In his heart, he was speechless. This Esteemed Empress Dowager truly had divine foresight; he actually guessed that the Emperor would not follow the Royal Family's arrangements to issue the royal decree.

… ….

These few days, Hong Zhong was also in Xiwu Hall, drawing all the blueprints for the steam engines. Looking at the thick stack in front of him, after thinking about it, the improved version, Hong Zhong heaved a sigh of relief.

After finishing the drawing, he checked it a few more times to confirm that it was correct. After all, this thing was a form of transportation for the future. Safety was not a joke, it had to be guaranteed.

Looking at the blueprint in his hands, Hong Zhong seemed to have finally found the reason for her existence.

Once she had repaired the railways and settled the Nangong Family, she would be able to make use of her knowledge to do business, open a brothel, and transport goods … He felt like he could become a general manager, CEO, marry a rich and handsome man, and walk to the peak of life from then on!

After confirming that there were no problems with the blueprints, Hong Zhong took advantage of the fact that the sky wasn't dark yet and took Lv Luo along with her to take the identity card given by Baili Yi Chen to the casting factory. Her designs weren't something that the people of this era could understand, so she had to personally guard their production.

Hong Zhong rode on the carriage that Baili Mingyue had prepared for her, and headed towards casting factory.

The casting factory was not far away from the capital. This was not a place where a large number of weapons were manufactured. Instead, it was a place where a large number of weapons were developed. As such, the weapons craftsmen here were extremely skilled, and they could understand the blueprints, which was perfect for.

It was already getting late, and the streets of Shengjing City were still bustling with noise and excitement. It could be seen that the Shengjing City of Southern Qi was indeed bustling with activity.

Hong Zhong pulled open the carriage's curtain and looked at the scenery outside.

This time, how many times had she gone out on the streets?

His gaze slowly swept across the crowd on the street without any intent, and it was hard to tell what he was thinking. However, in the next second, a figure not far away, attracted Hong Zhong's gaze.

He was in his twenties, dressed in black clothes, holding onto a fan, isn't that Nangong Jue's second son, this year's new top scorer, Nangong Mo?

What was he doing here?

Hong Zhong immediately called out to Lv Luo and before shsherealized it, she drove the horse carriage into an alley to the side. Then, he watched Nangong Mo's every move from a distance.

He was currently discussing something with a few other young masters in front of a flower pavilion with colorful lanterns hanging from the ceiling. From the looks of it, they seemed to be in a good mood.

Seeing Hong Zhong's doubtful look, Lv Luo whispered into her ear, "Miss, the building behind Nangong Mo is called Lovesick Tower, it is an extremely famous brothel in Shengjing City, and the only brothel that is as famous as the Eldest Young Master's' Huai Yang Hua House '. It is said that Nangong Mo was infatuated with the Miss Meng Xi inside, and would go around everywhere everyday, sitting until midnight before leaving. "

"Miss Meng Xi?" Hong Zhong raised her brows, a thought appearing in her mind: "What is the background of the Lovesick Restaurant?"

A Huainan came to the rescue to delay Nangong Yu's hundred thousand men and horses. She was just worrying that there was nothing wrong with Nangong Mo to take care of him. However, she didn't expect the opportunity to arrive so quickly. Could it be that elegance has a spirit in heaven?

"Mn, this Lovesick Tower does not have any background. The four most famous Courtesans are the four great Courtesans, and with Sir Mo Li, they are all celebrities who sell their skills but not their bodies. In a place like the Shengjing City where you eat people without spitting out their bones, as a brothel with no background and no backing, the Lovesick Tower is able to be as famous as the Huainan's Flower Lodge and cause many silkpants to flock there like a crowd. One can see that the Zhen Zhumama inside is also a person with a lot of skills. "

Hong Zhong nodded her head. If it was said that the Lovesick Inn really did not have any background, then the Brothel Mistress inside must have been a powerful character. "Zhen Zhumama, what kind of person are you?"

However, they were all chased away by Zhen Zhumama. The most famous one was that a few foppish sons of rich kids took a fancy to one of the top courtesans, Lady Ning Xiang. After being rejected a few times, they brought people over to make trouble, wanting to snatch away Ning Xiang. In the end, that Zhen Zhumama used a brick to fight them, and scared the few foppish sons of rich kids away.

After Hong Zhong heard what Lv Luo had said, everyone said that the brothel was one of the places where female leaders had to go. As a member of the army, if she didn't go, would she leave?

Lowering her head to think, she handed the prepared blueprints over to Lv Luo, asking her to send it to the manager inside casting factory, so that he could follow the blueprints and forge the accessories, so as to not delay her budget.

By the time she came out, she had gone from a young girl to an elegant young man with a fan in his hand.

The passersby who saw Hong Zhong's slightly petite back, were all stunned, and countless fantasies rose in their hearts. Such a perfect back, it must be very beautiful from the front!

But, under everyone's anticipating gaze, when Hong Zhong slowly turned around, everyone could not help but vomit all the food they had for lunch.