Hard to be a shadow guard

Royal study.

The important ministers summoned by the emperor held their own opinions.

Some people think that the top priority is to control the flood, and at the same time take into account the negligence of officials at the source of the disaster, so as to ensure that Wangjing will not be disturbed.

Some people are not so, they just think that the flood in the north is not enough to justify, even if it affects the outside of Wangjing city, there is no need to worry.

From these two completely different views, the ministers crowded in the imperial study began to quarrel.

The emperor kept his face sullen and said nothing, and let the courtiers below yell into a ball.

However, in this noisy environment, there are always a few people who are silent and huddled in a corner where no one pays attention.

Zuo Xiang has a temperament that has never been involved in such things. It is no surprise that he became one of the members of Quiet, and the few gathered around him are mostly courtiers attached to the Zuo Xiang faction.

And the few remaining ones who don't fight or quarrel are the princes who have to pretend to be honest in front of the emperor's father, but they can't help pulling their necks to care about the battle situation.

Only Lin Feng's face has been dark since he entered the imperial study, his eyes are gloomy, and occasionally he looks at Xie Yiqian with some inexplicable meaning.

If he had been looked at by Liang Wang in the past, Xie Yiqian would have been very annoyed long ago, but this time his thoughts were all gone, not to mention just staring at it indifferently, even the arguments that he had never heard in his ears would not be heard at all. Failed to reach his ears.

Because he came in such a hurry, Xie Yiqian couldn't even ask what Tianren meant by "trapped".

And he obviously sent dozens of shadow guards to guard outside Fengluo City, so he couldn't block Xuanying in the city, so he didn't know until something happened?

Xie Yiqian didn't know where the turmoil in his heart came from, but the undispelled irritability always lingered by his side.

When the ministers were still quarreling, who would have thought that the emperor would suddenly speak, and what he said had nothing to do with the flood: "Speaking of which, the marriage between King Rui and the third lady of Zuo Xiang's family is coming soon, right?"

Ok?

Everyone was taken aback for a moment, and for a moment wondered if they had heard it wrong.

After hearing the words, Prime Minister Zuo hurriedly regained his senses, pushed away the person standing in front, stepped forward and clapped his hands and replied: "Your Majesty, please bear in mind that my daughter's marriage is just five days away."

Mentioning this, he couldn't hide a smile on his face.

The emperor nodded slightly, but he didn't answer. Instead, he turned to look at Xie Yiqian: "How is King Rui's preparations going?"

Xie Yiqian didn't know what the emperor's plan was, and how was the preparation...

The queen mother in the palace felt sorry for King Rui's lack of help, so she took the initiative to take over the wedding preparations of Prince Rui's mansion. Since half a month ago, the palace has started to buy various things from the palace, and the corridors have been hung with red silk early.

Xie Yiqian didn't believe that the emperor would still not know how his palace was preparing after the empress dowager's palace had been bustling for so long.

But no matter how much Xie Yiqian slandered in his heart, he always maintained a respectful face.

In the quiet imperial study room, only Xie Yiqian's replying voice could be heard for a long time.

And he still had a bit of annoyance in mind, especially when he said a few words about the empress dowager, and he didn't know if he was speaking to the princes who were not angry, or the emperor who had always been unable to see emotions.

After Xie Yiqian explained everything clearly, the emperor was a little satisfied: "That's right, King Rui has a heart."

"But now that we're married, it's time to calm down." No matter when, the emperor couldn't help but preach to Xie Yiqian, and this time was no exception.

But after these words, the emperor seemed to have a whim: "It just so happens that the flood in the north should be taken over by King Rui."

Xie Yiqian suddenly raised his head in astonishment, only to hear the emperor continue: "King Rui, don't let me down, the disaster victims in the north, and the officials who neglected their duties, I will leave them all to you."

After finishing the sentence, many courtiers in the imperial study room were almost out of breath.

Co-author, Your Majesty, you planned to let King Rui lead the flood from the very beginning, so what's the point of their arguing for a long time here?

Playing with people!

The emperor ignored everyone's dissatisfaction, and didn't even consider whether Xie Yiqian wanted to refuse.

He only continued to encourage King Rui for a few words, and then he got up directly: "The matter of the flood disaster will be handled by King Rui, and all loves should cooperate with you."

"I'm a little tired, so let's stop here today, all my loves, please step back."

After finishing speaking, the emperor turned around the table and walked out, leaving the people in the room looking at each other in blank dismay, wondering for a while what he was doing here.

As the ministers retreated one by one, Lin Feng rarely stayed behind to provoke Xie Yiqian.

But even so, Xie Yiqian was really not very happy at this time.

If the information sent by the spies is correct, Xuanying is trapped in the midst of the flood, but if Xie Yiqian still has two ounces of kindness, then he will send someone to respond if there is no accident.

But now...

The emperor's move is clearly to push him in front of everyone. The secret behind the flood is still unclear, and there must be many forces secretly paying attention.

Even if some people don't care about this, but with today's debate, it is inevitable that everyone really wants to see——

What is His Highness King Rui's ability to allow the emperor to directly select King Rui to entrust him with a "heavy" task regardless of the opinions of so many people.

Whatever Xie Yiqian did, he did it clearly for others to see.

So, how could he find someone to take care of Xuanying again?

To whom?King Liang?

Or tell Liang Wang—hey, no, the person you have been looking for for a long time has brought you back!

Just thinking about it, Xie Yiqian felt chest tightness.

After all, it was useless to think too much, Xie Yiqian was only depressed for a while, and then he left the imperial study room to go back home.

The royal family's wedding is coming soon, no matter how indifferent Xie Yiqian behaves in the mansion, the people in the mansion can't neglect it.

When Xie Yiqian came back from the palace, he walked in the beaming palace of Prince Rui, his eyes were full of bright red.

But he felt a sense of emptiness in vain, looking around, there was even an inexplicable sense of strangeness.

"My lord..." Tianren appeared behind him at some unknown time, "My lord, there are eight new shadow guards coming out of the Shadow Pavilion, and these eight people have not yet been assigned the mission to leave the pavilion. Look..."

Xie Yiqian's forward steps stopped, and he turned his head to look at Tianren.

Tianren didn't dare to look at Xie Yiqian, and quickly lowered his head to avoid the other's sight.

At this time, the question Tianren raised was very subtle.

Xie Yiqian's footsteps gradually slowed down, and finally stopped directly in front of a rockery.

"You want them to meet Xuanying?" Xie Yiqian asked.

Tianren's face froze, and he immediately took a few steps back and knelt down: "This subordinate dares..."

"Nothing to be bold." Xie Yiqian looked indifferent, after a moment of silence, he finally said, "Then let's go."

"When Xuanying comes back, they will come back together. If Xuanying can't come back, they don't have to come back either."

Although Xie Yiqian was inevitably annoyed at Xuanying's resistance, he still chose to get Xuanying back before dying.

And he couldn't take Xuanying back blatantly, but he just found a few to be buried for him, it was as easy as pie...

After finishing speaking, Xie Yiqian didn't waste any more time on Tianren, and left in a hurry.

If there is one, there are two. Not long ago, because of his fear of King Liang, he blocked Xuanying from outside the mansion.

This time, because of the attention of outsiders, the people who were sent to meet Xuanying were only shadow guard seedlings who could not be regarded as teachers.

Xie Yiqian was even a little worried at this moment, does this mean that there will be a third and a fourth time, and I don't know how many times...

When several fast horses rushed to Xiandi, the most severe flood in the north, in a village in Xiandi that had already been flooded, a young man rescued by kind villagers struggled to leave.

A few pieces of driftwood tied together became the straw for the rescue of dozens of people.

The folks on the driftwood couldn't wait for the court officers and soldiers to come to rescue, but they refused to give up hope, and even extended a helping hand when they found the man in black floating unconscious in the turbulent water.

Who knew that the rescued young man seemed to be out of his mind, looking at the rushing water around him, he wanted to leave!

The village head of Fengyuan Village is young, and his body has been severely damaged by the natural disaster.

At this time, he persuaded the young man in front of him, but he couldn't help coughing after saying a few words: "Why are you so anxious, cough cough cough... so many of us rescued you, we didn't let you go Sent to die."

"There is a big emergency, and it is not as important as your own life. Look at it cough cough cough..." The village head flushed with coughing, "Look at the water, how can you swim in it?" "Not to mention that we don't know how many places are affected by the disaster, how do you swim to a safe place..."

"Yes, yes, wait for the court to save us, the saint will not abandon us..." Someone beside him echoed.

Even from the beginning of their persuasion, the person opposite did not respond.

In other words, if it weren't for the two men guarding Xuanying's side, one on the left and the other on the right, and the elderly village chief holding on to Xuanying's cuff tightly, Xuanying might have jumped down as soon as he woke up. .

Xuanying was driving a horse around a mountain stream, who would have thought that there would be a sudden boom, and the rushing waves would not give him any time to prepare.

Just waiting for a wave to hit, Xuanying had no time to resist, and was slammed into the wave by Zhi Shengsheng.

Then when a piece of dead wood submerged in the water hit Xuanying's head, he lost all consciousness.

When Xuanying woke up again, he was already on the driftwood where the villagers were saving their lives.

Looking at the earnest village head opposite, Xuan Ying felt a tingle in her heart.

He understands their kindness, but...

Xuanying didn't know how long it took him to float in the water before he was rescued, so he didn't know how long it would be before the master's poisoning.

He couldn't afford to gamble, and he didn't dare to gamble, and he didn't even dare to think about what a sin he would be if he missed the master's detoxification because of his delayed schedule...

The wound on his forehead that was knocked out by the sinking wood has not yet been bandaged, and a large area of ​​bruises appeared on his body due to the beating in the water. At this moment, he is full of burning pain.

It's a pity that Xuanying really didn't have extra time, when the village head opposite had had enough rest, he was about to continue persuading.

Xuanying finally stopped accompanying them, and he bowed and said: "Thank you, old man and everyone, for your kindness, but forgive Ying for being difficult to obey."

Using a skill, he easily broke away from everyone's pull, and then, when everyone was caught off guard, he turned around and jumped into the water with a "plop".

Xuanying swam far away in an instant, and all that was left for the people on the driftwood was a distant sentence——

"If someone returns in the future, Ying will repay everyone for saving their lives."