C65 (2/2)

”Rong'er thanks the Emperor for his praise. How could Rong'er be so good?” Rong'er said mischievously.

”I am speaking the truth. Rong'er possesses these virtues.” Xuan Ye looked at Rong'er and said gently.

Rong'er looked at Xuan Ye and smiled. Hesitating, he said, ”Your Majesty, the empress came to see you today.”

”Didn't she come to see you often? ”Heh, even I am jealous of your good relationship.” Xuan Ye replied with a smile.

”The empress is worried that the emperor …” Rong'er said in a low and serious voice.

”Worried about me?” Xuan Ye looked towards Rong'er.

”Mm, that's right. The empress can tell that the emperor's in a bad mood. The empress really does care about the emperor. If the emperor has anything on his mind, he can share it with her. The empress will be very willing.” Rong'er nodded.

”The empress is truly virtuous and sincere to me.” Xuan Ye nodded.

Yes, your majesty. The empress knows that you treat Rong'er well, but she has never rejected you, and she has always treated Rong'er as her own sister. Rong'er's heart is grateful to the empress, and now that you've lost your grace, the empress's heart is more and more sick, and her body is often sick. Rong'er's eyes reddened as he thought of the Queen's good points.

Xuan Ye smiled at Rong'er and gently shook his hand. ”The Empress is wise and virtuous. I am truly happy. I will go to her palace to see her tonight. She really is a good Empress.”

”I only hope for the empress to obtain another Long Zi Yun, so that he can cure her heart disease.” Rong'er sighed leisurely.

Since April, when the imperial government ordered the Pingnan King to withdraw his troops, the Pingnan King had been pleased to comply with the imperial government's decree and had begun to withdraw his troops. Since there was a large number of tomato plants, the preparations for the withdrawal of more than 20,000 soldiers would take some time, and the official departure of the Pingnan Kingdom was not expected until the beginning of the following year. The Imperial Court sent Liang Qingbin, the Minister of Revenue, and others to Guangdong to meet with the King of Pingnan and the Governor of Fujian, and to discuss the arrangement of defensive areas for the management of the withdrawal of the vassal lords.

Xuan Ye was extremely worried about the reaction of Wu Sangui, and ordered Zhu Gongzhi, the Yunnan Patrol Officer, to pay close attention to the movement of the King of Pingxi in Yunnan. Zhu Guozhi, on the other hand, replied that the King of Pingxi was not dissatisfied with the withdrawal of the King of Pingxi, and expressed his understanding that the world was now flat and that he was old enough to consider requesting the withdrawal of the King of Pingxi in Yunnan.

While the king was preparing to withdraw, the king of Pingxi also expressed his support. Every time the emperor told Rong'er about this, he would smile brightly.

The Emperor was in a good mood. He was also in high spirits. When the lotus blossomed in June, he invited a group of officials to view the feast at Ying Tai West Garden. This west garden Ying Tai is located in the South China Sea of Beijing, because three of them face the water, like a sea immortal island, hence the name Ying Tai, for the royal sightseeing area, where the water is built, the pavilion, the scenery is pleasant.

Rong'er had been the empress dowager for two months and hadn't gone to pay his respects to the empress dowager for the past two months. He felt really good today, so he let Xiao Qing carry him to the empress dowager for the next two months.

It was a long time before the eunuch returned. The eunuch let Rong'er in and whispered, ”This servant speaks too much. I have to remind young master that the emperor is inside. The ancestor seems to be in a rather bad mood.”

Rong'er thanked his father-in-law for his reminder, but was actually shocked in his heart. Why did he come at such a bad time? The emperor just so happened to be here. This … If the empress dowager were to discuss official matters with the emperor, it would be too late for her to scratch her head. Rong'er had come for an audience with the empress dowager and the emperor, so they couldn't bear to see her outside. Rong'er couldn't help but sigh inwardly at the unfortunate timing of their arrival.