Chapter 38 Dagger

Xue Zhen didn't return to the royal palace until midnight these days. It was not easy to come early on this day, but he heard that Shen Xuanji had fallen asleep.

"Why is it so early?" Xue Zhen was a little strange. Seeing that the sun had not yet set, he asked Chunlu, "What's wrong with the princess?"

Chunyu's eyes were red, and she pouted her little mouth and said, "The princess won't let me talk."

Xue Zhen laughed and deliberately said, "Have you forgotten the princess's words? Am I the biggest in this house? Just say what you want to say!"

Chunzhuo was originally a person who couldn't hide her words. Seeing that Shen Xuanji was sad, she was also sad, so she complained and told Xue Zhen about Shen Coral.

After listening to this, Xue Zhen didn't say a word and nodded to Chunluo, "I know. Go ahead."

Chun Chu said while rubbing his eyes and twitching, "But the princess hasn't eaten yet."

"Go and ask Mother Hua to make porridge herself and mix two cold dishes, so as not to get greasy with sesame oil." Xue Zhen has always been careful about Shen Xuan's food and clothing, and Chunqi is not surprised. He nodded to find Mother Hua.

Xue Zhen entered the room and saw Shen Xuanji sleeping with his back to **. Lan Qing saw him come in and hurriedly got up to salute.

Xue Zhen made a silent gesture and waved to Lan Qing to go out. Lan Qing took the order and closed the door.

The room was quiet. Xue Zhen gently walked to the bedside, took off his shoes and lay beside Shen Xuanji.

Shen Xuanji didn't turn around, just leaned in.

Xue Zhen hugged Shen Xuanji from behind, "Are you asleep?"

"None." Shen Xuanji hummed with a strong nasal voice.

Xue Zhen reached out and touched Shen Xuanji's face, and his tentacles were cold. He pulled her over and said, "What's wrong?"

Shen Xuanji's eyes were red and buried his head in Xue Zhen's arms, "Don't talk."

Xue Zhen obediently closed his mouth and hugged his wife in his arms, stroking her back as if it were smoothing the cat's hair.

It seems that after a long time, it seems that it was only half an hour. Shen Xuanji said, "Actually, when we were young, we had a good relationship."

Xue Zhen did not answer and listened quietly.

"I remember that when Coral was six years old, Brother Fang and I took her and Yingluo out for the first time. Later, my mother found out and punished me for copying half a poem."

"When she was eight years old, her father taught her to ride a horse. She was so scared that she hugged the horse's neck, but refused to give up."

"She has been like that since she was a child. Even if she is not good at or dislikes what her father told her to do, she will do it well."

"Auntie Ding died early. She grew up under her mother's lap, and her mother opened her in person, just like me and Yingluo."

"There is a concubine in other people's family. My father and mother have never regarded her as a daughter, and neither I nor Yuluo."

"When she was ten years old, several old servants in the family ignored her, and my mother drove them out. From then on, no one dared to disrespect Miss Shen San."

"When my parents were there, Coral was very obedient and happy. When we fled, I said to her and Yiluo in the carriage, 'In the future, if there is me, it will be the same as when my parents were there.'

"My parents entrusted coral to me, not to let her marry herself casually like today."

"Your Majesty, I really failed..." After saying this long paragraph, Shen Xuanji finally couldn't help crying in Xue Yu's arms, "I'm afraid they will blame me..."

Xue Zhen took down Ba and rubbed her head. "No, you have done a good job."

"You are slandering!" Shen Xuanji wiped his nose on his skirt and looked at him with red eyes.

Xue Zhen didn't stop hurting his golden smoky purple Shu brocade gown on his body and reached out to wipe Shen Xuanji's tears. "I didn't lie to you. If it were me, I might not be as good as you."

"I'm afraid the dowry of coral will be handled more." Shen Xuanji pinched Xue Zhen's ear, "The mercenary of Xiang's family is not only to be rich, but also not too revealing. In my opinion, it's better to change more Tianqi Zhuangzi. Although it's not as fast as the shop, it's safer."

"No problem!" Xue Zhen has no greed for money. As long as Shen Xuanji is happy, he doesn't mind her daughter changing her smile. "I'll send a good person to help you tomorrow!"

Shen Xuanji's nose was sore by his cheerful attitude, and tears fell down again. Xue Zhen was shocked, "What's the matter? Double the dowry? No problem, don't cry!"

Shen Xuanji shook his head and ate Ai Ai, "I, I think, you, you really love me..."

"You're so easy to get away!" Xue Zhen laughed and rubbed Shen Xuanji into his arms. "Sleep for a while before getting up to eat."

"No." Shen Xuanji raised half of his body and said, "You have been busy these days. I don't know anything about those things, but is it going well?"

"What do you care about those things?" Although Xue Zhen said this, his smile expanded a little, "Yes, I have something for you?"

He climbed down from **, searched the outer room for a while, and handed an autumn-colored brocade box to Shen Xuanji like a treasure.

"What is this?" Shen Xuanji asked as he opened the box and took out the contents, "Do you want me to self-cut?"

"What are you talking about?" Xue Zhen frowned and patted Shen Xuanji's head, "This is the treasure knife from Mu's tribute, cutting iron like mud. If it hadn't been for my eyesight and quick hands, I would have been swept back to the house by the eight kings when the emperor was in a good mood."

"Mu Tu?" Shen Xuanji's eyes lit up, "How's sister Xi? Do you have any letters?"

"You send a letter almost a month, and you still use it to carry it?" Xue Zhen glanced at Shen Xuanji, "What else don't you know about her news? Instead, your husband and I worked hard to get a treasure for you, and you won't take a look.

Shen Xuanji patted Xue Zhen casually, "We are all a family. What's the politeness?"

Xue Zhen looked bitterly, "If you want to say this, I will also say it!"

Shen Xuanji smiled and diverted Xue Zhen's attention, "Why did you give me the dagger?"

Xue Zhen stared at her, "Is it good? What if you ride a horse in danger like last time? This dagger is for your self-defense, do you understand?

Shen Xuanji nodded, and Xue Zhen wanted to speak again. She held a dagger in one hand, and the other hand had reached out to pull out her hair, and said, "Come on, let's experiment whether it's blown and break!"

While hiding, Xue Zhen felt a little regretful...

A few days later, in the court, the emperor was angry for some reason and demoted the two Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household on the spot.

This order was really caught off guard, and the two were still not awakened by their official uniforms. However, the eighth prince was already anxious, "Father, father, please think twice!"

The emperor looked at the eighth prince with gloom and suddenly smiled, "Eightth prince, I heard that the tribute oranges in your house are big and sweet in juice. Why didn't you send a few to the palace?"

The eighth prince suddenly knelt on the ground like a sieve. "I don't know who is making trouble in front of my father. There is no extra tribute oranges in my son's house except for his father's reward."

The emperor threw a paperweight to him, and the eighth prince did not dare to hide. "How dare you, this is what your son said. Will I frame you?"

The Eighth Prince hated the Eighth Princess, a stupid woman, and taught his son like this, but he kept telling her for mercy.

The emperor was too lazy to pay attention to him and withdrew from the court. The ministers filed out, leaving only the eight princes to kneel in the court.

"I didn't expect that one would be scolded!" In the elegant room of the Drunken Fairy Tower, Huo Qiyu was very happy with the disaster.

Xue Zhen smiled and said, "No matter how biased he is, after all... people sit in that seat, there is no one who is not suspicious."

"Come on, talk about it!" Huo Qiyu picked up the glass and said, "What the hell did you have in the middle?"

"Hmm!" Xue Zhen seemed to smile, "I didn't teach children to talk nonsense."

Huo Qiyu nodded and said, "It's strange that the eight princesses used to be smart, and since the son was three years old, they have been upside down all day."

Xue Zhen said nothing, thinking that if the Eighth Prince hadn't named the son of the side concubine as the son, the Eighth Princess would not have done so. The Eighth Princess is still young, and the Eighth Prince has almost cut off her way out. How can she not hate it in her heart? I'm afraid that today's instigation is really a burning heart.

"She is also pitiful." Xue Zhen made a brief comment.

Huiyu agreed, "Don't learn from the Eighth Prince. I don't think the ninth princess is even better."

"Get out!" Xue Zhen really heard that he was going to blow up when he mentioned Shen Xuanji, "My Xuanji is kind and smart. It's not like her. She likes to make wedding clothes for others."

Huo Qiyu made a disgusting action.

Xue Zhen stared at him. He drank a glass of wine and said, "Surely, those two were taken. Are you sure that one will use it?"

Xue Zhen smiled confidently, "Why don't you use it? Those two are both poor students, and they don't like to form gangs in the court. The one has recently become suspicious and wants to use such a person!"

Huo Qiyu nodded and said, "As in today's smoky atmosphere, we really need some such people who don't like to cling, don't love the party, and do some practical things wholeheartedly."

Xue Zhen sighed leisurely, "It's simple to say. The forces in the court are intertwined. How can it be easy to talk about it in a flash?"

"If you say something disrespectful, the upper beam is not right and the lower beam is crooked." Huo Qiyu put down his glass and said, "If the top is clean, why worry about the people who do things at the bottom not feel weak?"

He looked at Xue Zhen seriously, "What would you do?"

"Grandmother told me that Xuan Ji said that as a child, he naturally doesn't want his parents to sacrifice meaninglessly." Xue Zhen also put down his glass and looked at the distance, as if with some kind of hope. "I think so. For the soldiers, naturally, I don't want the rivers and mountains I have defended with all my life to defeat from the inside; for the Wenchen, I naturally don't want the fame I have sought in the cold window for ten years is just an empty title; and for the descendants of the royal family, Naturally, I don't want the rivers and mountains that our ancestors immediately conquered and the territory they defended to collapse like sand in their own hands.

"So, if it's me, I want Heqing Haiyan, and I don't want to be hungry." Xue Zhen looked at Huo Qiyue and smiled, "The soldiers don't die in vain, and the noble daughter doesn't marry. This is my ambition."