"Gu."

Xue Qingyin's stomach growled.

"I'm hungry," she said.

King Xuan put her down, raised his hand to gather her collar, and stood up to pass the meal.

Xue Qingyin was left feeling a little regretful.

When he said that, she should have some reaction.

Then she should imitate what he said and say it again?

Xue Qingyin couldn't tell.

Such words have gone beyond the scope of acting.

She couldn't trust someone so wholeheartedly and without any scruples.

Then why could King Xuan say such a thing?

Does he... really like her?

Isn’t it just a preference for looks and skin?

Xue Qingyin's brain seemed to be shaken into a ball of paste, and her expression still looked a little dull until the food was presented to the table.

"Would you like some ice?" the palace maid arranged the dishes and asked in a low voice.

"Ice?" Xue Qingyin was confused.

King Xuan responded: "Well, take some."

The palace maid nodded and came back with a box of ice soon.

Prince Xuan's palace had a special ice cellar, so it was very easy to get it.

King Xuan took two pieces, stood behind Xue Qingyin, raised his hand and went around to apply it on her eyes.

"Hiss. Cool." Xue Qingyin took a breath.

She avoided King Xuan's hand and asked, "What's wrong with my eyes?"

The palace maid immediately brought a mirror to her from the side.

This photo of Xue Qingyin...

Okay.

Both eyes were swollen.

No wonder King Xuan covered her eyes just now and leaned over to kiss her. Maybe it was because she looked too miserable.

But who’s to blame?

Of course it’s King Xuan to blame!

Xue Qingyin pouted.

I must have cried a lot when I was in the bathtub.

She twisted her head, glared at King Xuan, and then continued to sit there obediently and let her apply it.

It didn’t take long to leave it on, after all, Xue Qingyin’s skin was thin and delicate.

"Go get the ointment." King Xuan told the maid.

"yes."

When the ointment was brought, King Xuan dipped some in it and applied it around her eyes.

It is indeed much more comfortable.

Xue Qingyin leaned on the back of the chair and sat comfortably.

"Do you want to hold something like a poetry party in the mansion?" King Xuan's voice sounded above Xue Qingyin's head.

"Poetry meeting? No way. I can't compose poetry." Xue Qingyin shook her head like a rattle.

"What else?"

"Anything else?"

"For example, playing Cuju, throwing pots, and admiring flowers..."

Xue Qingyin raised her face and looked at him: "Are you afraid that I will be unhappy, Your Highness? Princess Wei has it, so should I?"

"Um."

Xue Qingyin shook her head and said: "It's just a room full of people we don't know much about. What's the point of living together? It's better not to do it."

"Princess Wei can hold such a banquet and make all the ladies in the capital look up to her. Won't Yinyin feel lonely?"

"There aren't many people." Xue Qingyin waved her hand.

If nine out of ten are like Liu Yuerong, it would be better not to have so many pig teammates.

But when Xue Qingyin said this, she immediately asked: "Does His Highness need me to socialize?"

King Xuan said: "No need."

Xue Qingyin nodded, now she could almost figure out what path King Xuan was taking.

He was different from the King of Wei. The fewer people he kept around him, the more at ease the emperor felt.

It just so happens that I am not a popular person among the noble ladies in the capital.

Xue Qingyin smiled: "Well, let's do it. There is no need to hold a flower appreciation party or a Cuju party in this life. Besides, with people coming and going, I am afraid that traitors will take advantage of the loophole. It is best for Prince Xuan's Mansion to remain like an iron barrel.

.”

This way her life can be saved!

King Xuan didn't speak, he just stroked the top of her head.

Xue Qingyin was stunned. Did King Xuan feel that she had been wronged again?

She hasn't acted yet!

Royal Palace.

The palace attendants of the Hall of Supreme Harmony had just sent away several ministers, and when they turned around, they saw the emperor sitting there with a sinking face.

The palace attendants did not dare to make any noise to disturb him, so they returned to the emperor's hand and stood silently.

After a long while, Emperor Liang De's voice sounded again: "Is anyone looking for me?"

This question made the waiter next to him stunned.

It was Wu Shaojian who reacted quickly and said hurriedly: "His Royal Highness King Xuan has returned to the palace, and King Xuan's concubine did not come to the palace to ask for an audience."

The expression on Emperor Liang De's face relaxed a little, replaced by a little surprise and confusion.

"There's no movement at all?" Emperor Liang De leaned against the dragon chair, which seemed a bit pity.

Wu Shaojian didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Are you waiting to see the fun?

Emperor Liang De sighed softly: "King Xuan's temper is getting better."

As he spoke, he showed a hint of emotion. He didn't know what he thought of, and he was immersed in his own emotions.

When the palace people saw this, they bowed their heads and remained silent.

At this time, the poetry gathering at Prince Wei's mansion had already dispersed.

However, Jiang Hui did not leave immediately. She was led by Concubine Jiang and met Princess Wei in private.

With a look of fear on her face, she opened her mouth and said, "Does the princess know how widespread this fraud case is?"

Liu Yuerong frowned: "Why are you telling me this?"

Although she had learned a lot of poems and essays, she only learned them because her sweetheart was interested in them.

I really don’t know much about the imperial examination and other matters.

In comparison, Jiang Hui's vision is actually broader than hers.

Jiang Huidao: "Since ancient times, scholars and officials have mostly come from wealthy families in the north. However, from the Xingwen period, which was when the late Emperor Taizu was around, water conservancy and shipping flourished, Huainan Road and other places became more prosperous, and the number of scholars naturally increased. When the late Emperor arrived,

When he was in power, he repeatedly invited the great scholar of the Xiao family in Huainan to join the court, but he failed. From then on, the reputation of southern scholars also spread.

"Then Concubine Wan's grandfather became the leading figure among southern scholars. Since the rise of the Xu family, more and more scholars in the south have passed the imperial examination, gradually competing with northern scholars.

"Today's case of fraud in the imperial examinations has shocked the world. The northern scholars are angry and resisting. Does the princess know what they are talking about?"

Liu Yuerong was impatient and said, "Just say it."

"They talk about how the examiners of the imperial examinations every year are mostly officials from the south. But this year it is even more exaggerated, and it is directly presided over by the King of Wei. Everyone knows the relationship between the King of Wei and the Xu family.

"So the people said that this was blatantly opening up a smooth road for the southern scholars and squeezing out the northern scholars. As the heir of the emperor, the King of Wei did not know that all the scholars in the world were his subjects. He was blinded by family affection and did this.

Waiting for the wrath of heaven and people to come, and pointing it directly at the Xu family, this is an act of seizing power and harming the country!"
To be continued...