Empress Chu

The noise of the flower rain was like a curtain, separating the officials standing outside the city gate, and the officials had complicated expressions.

The will of the people?Spontaneous congratulations?They don't believe it.

It must be Xie's fault, all the sarcasm focused on the members of Xie's family.

Xie Qiye had already gone home, and there were a few young masters staying here. Their faces turned red and pale at this time, and they didn't know whether it was excitement or what.

"This, how could it be like this?" Xie Xiao murmured, he didn't believe that this was spontaneously done by the people, it was clearly arranged by others.

I don't know how many people who incited the flames hidden among the people stirred up the commotion.

Not the buzz they wanted.

Who did this?

Their eyes were concentrated on the red-robed servant, the old eunuch squinted and stared ahead, pointing with the two young eunuchs——

"Our family has never seen such excitement." He said with a smile, "This errand is really an eye-opener."

Flowers, silk, and red silk flew around, hitting the body and head softly, not causing severe pain like a whip.

The waves created by the noise were even bigger than before, but at this moment they rushed over him, not at all ferocious, but encircling him like a spring breeze.

Xie Yanlai looked ahead, her vision was a little blurred.

He still remembered the last time, he was walking alone on this familiar yet unfamiliar street, surrounded by ferocious waves, and the heavy blow of a whip behind him, then he raised his head and saw the girl standing by the window on the second floor.

Then the girl rushed down, spreading her arms behind him.

"Wait a minute!"

Xie Yanlai closed her eyes, even though she went to see Xie Yanfang later, even though many people said that the girl had plots, he also said so, and he also believed that this matter could indeed have something for the girl.

But he knew that no matter what the girl planned afterwards, at that moment, the moment she rushed out, she was protecting him.

Xie Yanlai opened her eyes and looked up. There were women's laughter by the window on the second floor, but she was not among them, but she still protected him.

No.17 Chapter Lazi

The chess pieces fell on the board with a crisp sound.

After listening to the servant's narration, Xie Qiye also threw the tea on the ground at the same time, and the white porcelain shattered crisply.

"What does the queen mean?" He turned around and said, "We Xie family, it's her turn to intervene? What is she meddling in?"

Xie Yanfang looked at the chessboard, and said: "How should I put it, Yan Lai is from the Xie family, but now not all of them have joined the frontier army, so half of them can be regarded as the empress's family."

He made a move again, and his voice matched the sound of the chess falling.

"We want to suppress Yanlai's reputation, and the queen wants to raise the reputation of the frontier army, so it's only natural for her to intervene in this matter."

"She—" Xie Qiye wanted to say with raised eyebrows.

Xie Yanfang waved the finger holding the chess piece to him, reminding: "Queen."

That daughter of the Chu family is no longer the little girl she used to be. Three years have passed, and Chu Ling is gone, and she is firmly seated as the empress.

on her own.

Xie Yanfang had reminded them before, don't underestimate this girl and treat her as an independent party, Xie Qiye agreed, but he didn't take it seriously in his heart, but now, seeing and feeling with his own eyes, he has to admit it.

"The empress is unpredictable." Xie Qiye said, "She is grabbing His Majesty, I think her hand is getting longer and longer, and she still refuses to get close to us."

Xie Yanfang dropped the chess piece in her hand, and said, "Seventh Uncle, don't think too much, we are all relatives of His Majesty, this is the greatest closeness, as for Yan Lai, it is enough to make a fuss about this matter, lock him up in the How about the family is not that important, the queen wants him to go, so go."

Xie Qiye had no choice but to say yes.

Xie Yanfang comforted him again: "I'll see the queen in a while, after all Yanlai is our family."

The queen asked Xie Yan to come to plead guilty to His Majesty, and as Xie's family member, he should also go.

Xie Qiye smiled: "With you here, it's really not a big deal." He frowned again, "I just feel annoyed that the things I was originally grasping were accidentally disrupted."

And it's not the first time.

Xie Yanfang said: "It's impossible for everything to go well in life, but it's also impossible to be unsatisfactory forever, just like this chess game, bright and dark, but walking slowly with my heart, my side is still clear—"

Xie Qiye turned his head to look at the chessboard, a little funny.

"You play chess with yourself, no matter what wins or loses."

Aren't you the one who wins or loses? Smart people always have weird ideas, and Xie Qiye is used to it, so he sits down and refills the tea by himself, listening to Xie Yanfang.

"Speaking of which." He said, "Why is the queen protecting Xie Yanlai? For the sake of the frontier army, she can change someone, and the frontier army is not only Xie Yanlai."

After he finished speaking, Xie Yanfang didn't hear anything, nor did he make a sound.

Xie Qiye turned his head and saw Xie Yanfang holding the chess piece, holding his chest with one hand, and focused on the chessboard——

Playing chess with himself is also crazy, Xie Qiye shook his head and did not speak again, took a sip of tea, did not disturb Xie Yanfang's joy of playing chess, got up and left.

The pavilion was quiet and silent, when a gust of wind came, the petals flew in the pavilion and landed on the chessboard.

Xie Yanfang dropped the chess pieces and picked up the petals.

"Because she likes him," he said.

That girl and Xie Yanlai, he and Cai Bo had chatted and laughed in private several times, their relationship was unusual.

But so what, the relationship between him and that girl is not normal.

Because of family background, because of the situation, because of various things, the relationship between people is always very complicated.

But the bond between people can also be very simple.

She protects him just because she likes him.

Cai Bo came over at this time, heard it, and asked curiously: "Who likes whom?"

Xie Yanfang raised her head and said, "Anyone can like anyone."

Cai Bo frowned: "What time is this? What is the young master thinking? Whoever likes whom, so what? What does it have to do with us." He smiled again, "Even if it does matter, young master It doesn't matter if you don't like it."

Xie Yanfang laughed, and dropped the pawn: "Uncle Cai is right." Then he asked, "Is everything ready?"

Cai Bo nodded: "All arrangements have been made in the court. After Yan comes to the palace to report his duties, they will bring it up." Then he said, "Qiye didn't bring him back this time, is he mad?" He smiled and shook his head, " In fact, there is no need to be angry, no matter how lively the street is, it has nothing to do with the court, the excitement comes and goes quickly."

Xie Yanfang looked at the chessboard, picked up a chess piece, and asked, "Is everyone here?"

Cai Bo nodded: "Here we are."

Xie Yanfang put the chess piece down, looked at the chessboard and smiled: "This chess game is clear."

……

……

When Liang Qiang walked to the city gate, the street parade was over, but she could still feel the roar of the city.

He reined in his horse and stopped in front of the city gate, looking forward, as if imagining the lively scene in the city.

Behind him, more than a dozen soldiers reined in their horses and stood upright, but no matter whether it was the majestic city gate or the bustling city, they couldn't move their expressions.

Seeing them wearing military robes, the surrounding people immediately gathered around.

"Are you frontier soldiers?"

Liang Qiang looked at the inquiring people and nodded.

The people were immediately enthusiastic, "Heroes!" "You are going to the city too soon." "It's a pity that I missed the flower rain." "It's okay, just say something, and everyone will welcome you again."

Some people shouted, "Heroes, take off your clothes!"

There was another commotion in front of the city gate.

Facing the joyful crowd surrounded by the people, Liang Qiang and the soldiers looked calm, but a brother from the clan who followed Liang Qiang wanted to jump off the horse——

"Ah Qiang!" He couldn't help but said excitedly, "With so many people welcoming us, Mrs. Liang finally—"

"This is the glory of the frontier army, and it has nothing to do with our Liang family." Liang Qiang interrupted him, with a warning look in his eyes, "Eighth brother, don't talk nonsense, it has nothing to do with our Liang family."

The clan brother froze, looked around subconsciously, and whispered: "Yes, I understand."

This time back to the capital, even though Liang Qiang said not to accompany him, Father Liang was still worried and chose a side brother to accompany Liang Qiang.

This is also support, following Liang Qiang, there is no need to go to the city to do odd jobs to make a living, and many people in the family envy him.

He couldn't annoy Liang Qiang, let alone cause trouble.

Liang Qiang looked at the enthusiastic people around, and raised her hands in a salute: "Thank you all, but we are frontier soldiers, but we are not."

yes or no?What does it mean?The people were taken aback.

"I am a frontier soldier, but going to Beijing this time is a private matter." Liang Qiang said, "So, thank you for your kindness, I cannot accept it."

But he unbuttoned his coat and took it off.

"In order to avoid misunderstanding, everyone took off their military robes."

The soldiers behind him undressed according to their words.

Liang Qiang didn't say any more, she passed the crowd and urged her horse into the city.

The people stared blankly at this group of men who only wore their inner shirts and hugged their outer robes——

"Then, it's a private matter." Some people were puzzled, "He's also a frontier soldier, and he's also a hero."

Why can't you accept the welcome?

"This is modesty." Some people were relieved and looked at the group of people who entered the city gate with admiration. "The frontier soldiers are really brave and polite."

There was a sound of admiration behind him.

The clan brother who was walking beside Liang Qiang couldn't help but also have this question.

"You are also brave, and your credit is more than that of Xie Yanlai." He murmured, "If he deserves it, you should too. Besides, it happens to justify the name of our Liang family."

Let everyone in the capital know that the Liang family has returned in style!

Liang Qiang didn't speak, and when she entered the city, she could feel the hustle and bustle even more. The ground was scattered with flowers, silk and red silk, like a layer of colored carpet.

And seeing them group of people, imposing and mighty, but dressed in nondescript——

"Do you want to learn from the little general?"

"Who is it, are you qualified to learn it?"

There were mocking and questioning voices all around.

The clan brother looked a little uneasy, but also angry: "Of course we are qualified!"

Liang Qiang interrupted him: "Don't talk too much."

The clan brother looked at the young man's indifferent face, and said embarrassingly again: "Ah Qiang, you are so calm now, you are indeed a person who can achieve great things."

Whether he is qualified or not, whether he can accomplish a major event, Liang Qiang's riding on the horse is unsteady, and even what he does is not up to him.

However, it doesn't matter, he will surely stir up the whole city, and everyone will know his name, Liang Qiang.

Isn't this what a person does all his life?Isn't this enough?

"Go to Taifu's residence." He said.

……

……

Taifu is not in the mansion at this time.

He was standing on the chapel looking at the young man who walked in.

The young man was still shirtless, carrying thorns on his back, walking in the solemn palace full of civil and military officials.

He walked slowly, but walking in the hall, no matter how much he avoided his gaze, he couldn't avoid the high dragon seat in front of him.

The little emperor sits on the dragon seat.

The little emperor was taller, but he couldn't stop Xie Yanlai's gaze. He looked over the little emperor and saw the figure of a woman behind the curtain.

Chapter 18 Sit and ask

Chu Zhao felt that today's court meeting passed quickly and slowly.

What was slow was that it felt like I had waited for a long time, but what was fast was that Xie Yanlai didn't say much in the hall.