I don't think I'll survive this year

The four seasons rotate, and I don't realize that it is the seventh year of the Shaode Year.

The cool wind in late autumn rolled up the dead leaves and hovered in the air, even the steps in front of Chengming Hall were all withered and yellow.

In the hall, Ji Huai frowned and folded the memorial in front of him. His face was still delicate and handsome, but it had lost the immaturity of the past. At this time, his frown was a little angry, and even more majestic and frightening.

He turned his head to look at another folder that he had thrown aside, and his mood became even more unsatisfactory.

——Introduce the little wife to the emperor?

Does this look like something in a serious book? !

These people also have enough time to spare, and they only care about other people's housework when they have nothing to do!It's not good to do something with that kind of mind, for example, think about how to deal with Chi Di in the north.

Back then, Chidi was defeated several times by the army led by Yang Wentong, and the base camp was raided several times. In the end, he had to move northward to the deep grassland.But the good times don't last long, and the past few years have relapsed.

They were much smarter this time, and they would never attack in a big way. A team of more than a dozen people would rob when they came, and run away after robbing.With such a small number of people, there is no need to run into the defenders, but the problem is that there are only so many people in the defense of Jizhou, and it is impossible to deploy defenses everywhere. There is not a single hair left on the tail.

As for taking the initiative to attack, there must be a target... Ever since Chi Di's old Shanyu died of a sudden illness, the northern grasslands have been in chaos, and there are dozens of tribes with names alone.

Furthermore, wars require money, people, and time, and even if they win, the harvest is a piece of wasteland, hundreds of cattle and sheep... nothing at all is not worth it!

Ji Huaizhi misses the time when he first ascended the throne. At that time, he didn't think so much: If you dare to come, I dare to fight, it's as simple and rude as that!You don't have to worry about it like you are now.

But Ji Huaizhi looks back now, and he can't help but sigh with emotion about his shit luck back then. With the good foundation left by the late emperor-the abundant treasury, strong soldiers and horses, coupled with Yang Wentong's bug-like ability to lead the army, this made another big break Red Di's result.Otherwise, he would have been taught to be a man by reality long ago with his tossing around...

Ji Huaizhi recalled the past, sighed and calmed down, but he caught a glimpse of a beautiful figure from the corner of his eye.

After a moment of surprise, Ji Huaizhi immediately softened his complexion, "Yuanyuan, when did you come here?" As he spoke, he seemed to inadvertently bury the memorial in his hand in the pile of memorials beside him.

Zhao Yuan's eyes stayed on the notebook for a moment, and then she raised her head to look at Ji Huaizhi.

"Just came in." She answered this sentence in a soft voice, and then explained, "It's almost the hour of You, and my concubine saw that His Majesty hadn't come back yet, so I came here to have a look."

"It's already you time?!" Ji Huai looked up at the sky outside, shook his head, and sighed, "I forget the time when I get busy. Next time, Yuanyuan doesn't have to wait for me, just eat first."

Zhao Yuan smiled and nodded.

Ji Huaizhi knew that most of the time she was just saying yes, and next time she probably should wait or wait.However, now at least I know that I have come to find someone, which is much better than waiting stupidly at the beginning.

Zhao Yuan is the girl who was chosen as queen three years ago.She is well-educated, gentle and generous, but she has a typical temperament of a lady, but she is very stubborn about some things, such as persistently waiting for him to have dinner together.

Generally speaking, Ji Huaizhi quite likes this girl, knows how to advance and retreat, knows etiquette, looks good, and has temperament. If she is modern, she is definitely a goddess-level figure sought after by thousands of people.

Now that Zhao Yuan had come to find him, Ji Huaizhi didn't intend to continue to read the booklet, he casually rearranged the things on the table, then got up and took Zhao Yuan's out.

There is a distance from here to Kunde Hall, but the two of them didn't take a chariot, they just walked there like a walk.

Zhao Yuan was exceptionally silent today, the two walked out for a while, she didn't say a word, instead she asked Ji Huaizhi to start the conversation, "I heard from Li Fu that your cousin came to the palace today?"

"Yes." Zhao Yuan nodded lightly, thinking of her sister's earnest persuasion today, her eyes darkened for a moment, but then she smiled, "...Since my sister got married, the concubine rarely sees her. It is thanks to the grace of the queen mother that I can get this opportunity to tell each other some sisters' affection."

"I want to thank my mother." Ji Huaizhi didn't notice her slight pause. After answering, he continued, "It's boring for you to be confined in the palace on weekdays. If you want to see someone, call it in and have a chat." Well, you don’t need to worry too much about going out of the palace to have a look; if you feel that staying in the palace is boring, you can go home to have a look or go out to play, but it’s just a matter of saying hello to the queen.”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhao Yuan's eyes were slightly curved, but she shook her head and refused, "My concubine thinks that there are many interesting things in this palace, so it won't be boring."

Ji Huai sighed, "You..."

However, he was also used to Zhao Yuan's way of adhering to the palace rules, so he didn't persuade him too much. At worst, he would just take people out for a stroll when he was free.

……

After dinner, the sky suddenly turned gloomy, Ji Huai looked at the weather outside, and didn't want to run back and forth, so he asked someone to bring those unfinished books and flipped through them in Kunde Palace.

After an unknown amount of time, a ray of warm light slowly approached. He raised his head and saw Zhao Yuan walking cautiously this way holding a candlestick.

Seeing this, Ji Huai hurriedly stood up, took the candlestick from her hand, and asked, "You should rest first, I'll go later."

Zhao Yuan didn't nod or shake her head, but said with some hesitation: "Your Majesty seems to... have been resting very late these days."

Ji Huai smiled bitterly, shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it will be a while later."

——Because Chen Changsi left Beijing again.

When Chen Changsi was around, the papers presented were sorted and sorted, and they all gave suggestions for handling one, two, three, and four. Normally, Ji Huaizhi only had to do multiple-choice questions and true-and-true questions.

After she left, although the papers were still submitted, and the cabinet also gave corresponding suggestions, but...Ji Huaizhi often had to spend twice as much effort to go through it carefully to see if he was going to be simple. Answer questions.

Being able to deal with the intricate affairs of the court lightly, Ji Huaizhi sometimes felt that compared with himself, Chen Changsi was the one who really cheated...

But now that the humanoid cheat is not around, Ji Huaizhi has no choice but to work overtime honestly.

Ji Huaizhi didn't shy away from Zhao Yuan, explained the matter to her, and seeing that she nodded half-understanding, he said again, "I'll be here for a while, you should rest first."

"The concubine still doesn't feel tired, I want... to spend more time with Your Majesty." The last sentence was almost murmured, but it was enough for Ji Huaizhi to be surprised, and he glanced at Zhao Yuan with some surprise.

Zhao Yuan was already blushing, but she was so ashamed that she could hardly bear to cover her face and turn around after seeing him.Ji Huaizhi hurriedly turned his eyes away as if nothing had happened, and comforted him: "If Yuanyuan is willing to accompany me, that's fine, but if you get tired for a while, don't force it, just go and rest first."

By the time Ji Huaizhi finished processing today's papers, the night was already dark.Although Zhao Yuan was asked to go to rest several times before, he was still somewhat surprised when he found out that she was really not there.

—I guess today is really too late.

Ji Huai smiled and shook his head, then walked to the inner hall, ready to go to bed.

As soon as he entered, two little girls dressed as palace servants surrounded him, Ji Huaizhi opened his hands as usual, and let them unbutton their clothes.One side couldn't help feeling: he was almost corrupted by these days...

But today is obviously different, but after a while, Ji Huaizhi frowned, raised his hand to stop their movements, and said coldly, "Don't move".

The two little girls froze in place for a moment, not daring to move any more.

Ji Huai looked inside, there was really no one else in the inner hall, his expression became even worse for a moment, and he turned to glance at the two little girls.

I didn't pay attention to it just now, but when I looked at it now, I found that these two little girls are really strange. Although they are dressed as palace ladies, they are extraordinarily beautiful in appearance and have a very different temperament from the usual maids... Thinking about the empress deliberately vacating the inner hall, there are lonely men and widows, uh, no widows. In short, this intention is really obvious.

Thinking about the brochure I saw today, Ji Huaizhi's face darkened even more.

The two little girls had been stunned by Ji Huaizhi's "don't move" at first, and they didn't know what to do when they were looked at with such a cold face. As soon as he softened, he fell to his knees and kowtowed to Ji Huaizhi to plead guilty.

However, Ji Huaizhi, who seldom shows his face to girls, still had no expression at this moment, and asked coldly, "Where's the queen?"

"It's...in the east side hall." The older girl replied with a trembling voice.

Ji Huai listened straight, turned around and left.

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Kunde Hall, East Side Hall.

Ji Huai heard a soft weeping through the door, he paused, his dark face eased, and finally turned helpless.

"go out!"

Hearing the sound of pushing the door, Zhao Yuan gave orders without turning her head.

Hearing that the person coming not only did not exit, but walked inside instead.Zhao Yuan frowned even tighter. She pressed the corners of her eyes with the handkerchief in her hand, and turned her head to look——

"His Majesty!?"

Zhao Yuan opened her eyes wide and exclaimed.

Zhao Yuan has always been introverted, and her emotional expression is also very shallow. She slightly curls her lips and slightly frowns. Ji Huaizhi's ability to manage expressions makes Ji Huaizhi feel unbelievable. rare.

Looking at her eyes flushed from crying, Ji Huai sighed, and finally softened his voice, "Since you are sad, then just don't do this."

Zhao Yuan bit her lower lip, choked up and said, "Chenqie...Chenqie..."

Seeing her acting like this, Ji Huai couldn't get angry no matter what. In the final analysis, it was his own negligence.

He didn't want to accept the concubine because he couldn't pass the test in his heart.

With the experience of the previous life, no matter how much he could convince himself, he would never be able to accept the three thousand concubines in the harem; and that kind of polygamous family, Ji Huaizhi really couldn't regard it as a real home.In comparison, it is more in line with his life expectations to guard a person for a lifetime.

Moreover, Ji Huaizhi now has a stronger control over the government than in the past, so he can naturally act according to his own wishes and ignore those disharmonious remarks—anyway, they are just talking, and it is impossible for them to take any real action.

But thinking about it now, Zhao Yuan must have endured more pressure than him... He actually forgot this.

Ji Huai took a step forward, stretched out his hand to embrace Zhao Yuan into his arms, stroked her long hair, and comforted her: "This is all our family business, don't listen to the nonsense of people outside..."

Ji Huaizhi guessed that Zhao Yuan's move today was probably because he had glimpsed the content of the memorial in Chengming Palace, so he took her to the bed and explained softly: "The memorial you saw today, hand it over to me. The person who came up is Liu Yu, the county horse of the princess of Yiyang..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhao Yuan raised her head suddenly, and said anxiously: "The concubine didn't mean to..."

"I know." Ji Huai patted her on the back reassuringly, "Listen to me first."

Seeing Zhao Yuan nodding, Ji Huaizhi continued: "This Liu Yu has no skills, but he looks good, can write articles, and can go up, all thanks to his relationship with his Yue family... Don't look at his booklet. It’s just a fig leaf. It’s not that nepotism has become addicted, and the county matriarch is not enough, and he wants to be the uncle of the country.”

Zhao Yuan froze when she heard the last sentence, she raised her head and wanted to say something, but Ji Huaizhi raised her hand to stop her.

"Let's not talk to him, this man can't handle his own housework well, and he's here to worry about other people's affairs... I heard from Wen Tong that he was whipped and whipped by Princess Yiyang at the beginning of autumn." Chase two streets away." As he said that, Ji Huaizhi made a gesture of pity, as if he regretted not being able to see the excitement.

Why didn't Zhao Yuan know that he was trying to make fun of him deliberately, but her expression eased because of face, but there was still some imperceptible gloom in her eyes.

Why didn't Ji Huaizhi know what was going on in her heart, and he comforted him: "The imperial doctor has seen her several times, and we are both in good health. Besides, we are still young, and the child is not in a hurry at all."

Although Ji Huaizhi was so consoling, he didn't expect that these words would have much effect. If the knot in his heart can be relieved with a sentence or two, then it is not called a knot in his heart...