coobybook Chapter 141 In the blink of an eye, it’s January!
Chapter 141 In the blink of an eye, it’s January!
"Benjamin is right! The way we lie will be exposed one day, and then, we may end up in an even worse situation." Ziwei thought the same as Benjamin. She and Xiaoyanzi had already spent a lot of effort to escape danger last time. If they choose to lie now, the emperor may not forgive them easily.
"Hahaha, I just said it casually." Xu Tian actually felt that it was a bit unreliable. Now seeing that everyone disagreed, she had to say it weakly.
"What kind of person is your emperor?" asked Meldan, who had been silent all this time.
"The Emperor is a wise ruler. If we are in trouble, he will most likely help us. However, when it comes to feelings and women, he is not so easy to talk to." Yongqi thought for a moment and described the Emperor in his eyes very objectively.
In fact, not only the emperor, but any man would probably not be willing to see his nominal woman in love with someone else, or even give her up to someone else, even though he might not like this woman or they were not really together.
"Yongqi is right. There is no doubt that the emperor is a wise ruler. But wanting him to give his woman away is undoubtedly a slap in his face. He will not agree." Erkang also echoed.
"Aren't you worrying too much? Although the Emperor is sometimes difficult to talk to, if we explain things clearly, maybe he will really agree?" Xiaoyanzi listened to everyone's discussion and felt that it was a bit exaggerated. The Emperor was actually very easy to talk to. Moreover, Hanxiang and Meidan were lovers who truly loved each other. If the Emperor knew the truth, he should be willing to let Hanxiang go.
"Oh! You've made progress recently! You even learned how to express worry about nothing." What Yongqi noticed first was not whether the Emperor was as easy to talk to as Xiaoyanzi said, but the fact that Xiaoyanzi had learned a new idiom.
"Of course! I am now the boss in the study!" Xiaoyanzi said proudly.
With this interruption, the heavy atmosphere disappeared.
"What Xiaoyanzi said makes sense. In fact, the emperor may not be so unreasonable. It's just that in this case, it's like we are gambling. We are gambling that the emperor will not punish us, nor will he implicate Hanxiang and Meidan." Ertai thought about what Xiaoyanzi said. In fact, he also felt that it might be feasible, but for them, it was just another gamble.
"I don't know the emperor very well, but in the eyes of other officials, he was much more domineering when he was young. The emperor we see now is just gentler, but he still retains his previous character. So, if we really want the emperor to be willing to step down, I'm afraid it will take some effort." Xiao Jian's understanding of the emperor was mostly based on what he learned from other officials, so it was not overly personal.
"Well, let's do this. When I go back, I will let Hanxiang continue in her current state. If the emperor does not take the initiative to find her, she should not take the initiative to find the emperor either. Let the emperor think that Hanxiang is dispensable first. As for Meidan, you have a reputation in front of the emperor. The emperor knew about the time you intercepted Hanxiang. Although he has not mentioned this matter for such a long time, I believe that the emperor has a plan in mind." Song Qing felt that according to the current situation, the probability of them successfully persuading the emperor was still very high, they just needed to take it step by step.
"When the time is right, we will explain your story to the emperor in full. As for the emperor's decision, it will all depend on God's will."
After sorting out her general thoughts, Song Qing felt that they could only rely on sincerity to impress the emperor.
"That's it, there is no better way at the moment."
Finally, everyone unanimously decided to implement Song Qing's method first, and the rest would be handled according to circumstances.
In the blink of an eye, it is already the twelfth lunar month.
Looking at the heavy snow falling in the palace, Song Qing felt that time passed so quickly. In two months, Xiaoyanzi would get married.
"Qing'er!" Ertai walked in and saw Song Qing looking at the snow in front of the window. He walked behind Song Qing and hugged her gently. "What are you looking at?"
"Why are you here? Aren't you going to court today?" Song Qing was suddenly hugged. She didn't resist, was a little surprised, and then nestled in Ertai's arms.
"It's snowing heavily today, and the emperor dismissed the morning court early, so I thought of coming to see you." Ertai held Song Qing in his arms, smelling the faint fragrance from Song Qing's body, and felt that all the tiredness of the past few days had disappeared.
"I went to see our mansion these days. It's almost built now. Once we add in all the necessary things, we can get married." Ertai said as he imagined what it would be like to marry and move in with Song Qing, with a smile in his eyes.
In fact, their mansion should not have been built so quickly. It was because he had discovered that many people in the Ministry of Works were not doing their job diligently, so he reported it to the emperor, and then...the people in the Ministry of Works were reprimanded.
He worked more attentively, but could not help but Ertai's anxiety, so he would go to check the progress almost every day and supervise the work. Seeing Ertai coming every day, the people in the construction department did not dare to relax for a moment, so the work that was originally supposed to be completed in March was completed early.
Song Qing listened to Ertai's words. Although she couldn't see Ertai's expression, she could feel his joy and impatience.
"You're almost going to offend everyone in the Ministry of Works! If you go over to supervise them every day, they won't dare to slack off even if they want to!" Song Qing said with a smile.
"It's okay, we have father and the emperor to support us! Don't worry." Ertai put his father in front to support him without any pressure.
What a filial son!
The two chatted for a while before Ertai left. He had to rush back to handle official business. Now that he has been promoted, although he is not as busy as his father, he is also very busy with official duties!