In the stillness of the night, the crisp sound of frosty charcoal burning could be heard from time to time from several gilt smoke cages with dragon patterns.

A chicken stood behind the gilded crane lantern, with his hands folded in his sleeves, motionless.

He heard the emperor's footsteps, slowly descended from the steps, stopped in the hall, and after a while, turned to one side again.

In the Qianqing Palace, there are four large crystal mirrors made of rosewood carved with dragon patterns. They are placed opposite each other, facing the four side doors in the palace. These mirrors are also called Feng Shui mirrors. In the eyes of Feng Shui experts, they have the ability to relieve misfortunes and transform evil spirits.

Just hearing the footsteps, I knew that the emperor was standing still in front of the Feng Shui mirror.

Obviously the emperor said nothing or did nothing, but Yiji felt as if the Qianqing Palace was turning into a block of ice. The cold air was so cold and heavy that it made him breathless.

Standing in front of a crystal mirror that was one and a half feet high, Shen Shiqing looked at "Zhao Surui" in the mirror.

Emperors, royal families, men... Some people are born at a high level, yet they still condescend and despise those who were born in a mud pit for crawling too slowly, for being timid, timid, and incompetent.

The same piece of jade, when it comes into her hands, she is told to "be kind and kind", but when it comes into Zhao Surui's hands, she is told to "be a gentleman and not use it". Wouldn't she hate it? Of course she will hate it! She hates! She hates someone. A king who has no kindness in his heart can actually control the fate of the people in the world. She hates a man who only knows how to play military and political power and has thousands of miles of land. Can she not even hate it?

When people bow down to the imperial power, when people shout "lord, king, minister, father, son, son," when people casually throw the three obediences and four virtues in front of women, when women are deprived of all power little by little but become history books. When she fell in love with the sinner, when she, Shen Shiqing, looked at Xie Wenyuan like he was looking at goods...how could she not hate him?

She looked at "Emperor Zhao De" in the mirror with inquiring eyes. Her hatred was long-lasting but silent, so she tolerated Emperor Zhao De taking her forbearance in the past few years as a joke again and again.

But she couldn't tolerate Zhao Surui mentioning her mother.

If Dayong's laws hadn't been strict and condoned the Shen family's persecution of their mother and daughter, allowing her mother to drag her illness around with the Shen family after she got married, how could she not even see her mother for the last time? arrive?

The bright light shone on the mirror. Shen Shiqing turned around and saw "Zhao Surui" in the opposite crystal mirror in the distance.

"He" is as expressionless as himself.

These mirrors are all "he", not "she", just like the principles in the ancient sages' books, they follow the instructions and tell people how to become a virtuous and talented person, but these people are all "he" , are not "she".

From beginning to end, Shen Shiqing's heartbeat was as deep and steady as ever, but it made Zhao Surui more and more uncomfortable.

He didn't know when he had stood up from his desk chair. The shortbread in his hand had already been placed on the plate. By the time he noticed it, he had already walked back and forth in the room several times.

No wonder, no wonder Shen Sanfei dared to be so rebellious, it turned out that she had always been a wild and rebellious person.

Zhao Surui thought of the two "crazy poems" written by Shen Sanfei. At that time, he thought that Shen Sanfei hated his daughter, but he never expected that what Shen Sanfei really hated was Gang Chang in this world.

"You hate the difference between men and women, and you also hate the power of the monarch. Shen...Shen Sanwasi, it turns out that you have had a wild and rebellious heart for a long time."

After hearing such rebellious words, Zhao Surui's tone was calm.

Shen Sanfei revealed his true nature in front of him little by little, which was not a bad thing in his opinion. She was a woman who dared to steal the country. Not to mention she was a rebellious madman. Even if she was really a loyal and virtuous person, she would not be able to escape. Once you die, you will know what she is thinking in her heart, so that you can better predict what she will do and think in the future, and then defeat her.

Zhao Surui, who kept saying that he was a "sin and a waste", had long before he knew it, he regarded this vicious woman, who was sometimes hypocritical and sometimes sinister, as a once-in-a-lifetime rival.

"Shen San Fei, Shen San Fei, you are holding on to my position, don't you really think you can turn things upside down from now on? What? Do you want to amend the "Dayong Law"? Or do you want women to be able to own land? Or can you allow women to take the imperial examination and then become the prime minister? Then it’s not enough for you to be an emperor, you have to be a god."

After saying that, Zhao Surui couldn't help but sneer:

"Those who are inferior are humbled, those who are superior are respected. It has always been about people's hearts rather than status. Do you really think that you can really be better than me when you become the emperor? Do you think that I was born in the royal family and am a man, but I am used openly and openly? Because of all the benefits, you hate me. So now that you are me, aren’t you doing what I have always done? Let whoever you want live, let whoever you want live, and let whoever you want die, die. You will do it because of this The person is a man, so let him die, and that person is a woman, so let her live? No. Because you are sitting in this position now.

"Shen Sanfei, I'm not afraid to tell you clearly. Emperors and ordinary people all live in a frame. It's just that your frame is smaller and mine is larger. I can easily break someone's frame. The frame asked him to change to a bigger one, but after all, that frame is just a frame. If you asked me to allow Lin Miaozhen to slip out of the palace, of course I can, but if you said that Lin Miaozhen should be allowed to go to the court, even if I allowed it, would you dare to believe it? What?"

Sitting down on the desk chair again, Zhao Surui raised his feet and looked at the pig legs outside again.

"Shen Sanfei, you are not happy that I call you like this, but I still insist on calling you like this. We have changed places, and I have thousands of ways to break the situation in your body. In the end, it is still your brain. Waste, body is waste, temperament is waste."

Looking in the mirror, Shen Shiqing curled up the corners of her lips.

"Okay, Your Majesty, I'll wait."

The sound of the watch rang out, and everything fell silent.

Zhao Surui suddenly stood up from the chair: "Shen Sanfei, you don't even pretend to be pretending now? You don't even call me a servant? Just call yourself "I"?"

The time has come, Shen Shiqing naturally can no longer talk to him, and Zhao Surui's anger rises.

His calm demeanor just now was shattered into crumbs and swallowed by him along with the shortbread.

How dare Shen Sanfei hate him?

How dare Shen Sanfai say that he was relying on his status?!

Shen Sanfei has only been the emperor for a few days? She has only been beaten by being an emperor but not beaten by the emperor!

Huh! When all the ministers turn against her, when his Queen Mother acts like a monster again, when war breaks out in the northwest... Forget it, huh, sooner or later Shen Sanfei will have to come to beg him! By then He would have asked Shen Sanfei with a smile if he thought he became this wise and mighty emperor because of his status! Huh! Huh! Huh!

Wanting to kick open the door, Zhao Surui remembered that he was in the house, so he opened the door and kicked it hard:

"Tunan! I'm hungry! Do you still have the mutton roasted during the day? Send it to me with pancakes!"

Today happened to be Tunan's vigil, so she responded and went to the kitchen, and soon walked in carrying a small basket.

"Girl, if you want to make noodles with mutton, you'll have to put in some effort. I've stewed the vegetarian soup on the stove and was planning to make wontons for you tomorrow. Now I can only give you a bowl of noodles first."

How can one bowl of noodles be enough?

Zhao Surui was so angry that he ate a lot. When he heard that there was no mutton sandwich, he was so angry that he threw the plate, but he smelled a fresh aroma.

When Tunan was talking, he had already opened the basket, and inside he saw a huge sea bowl, filled with half a bowl of soup noodles. The fresh soup was filled with thin thread-like noodles, with some cooked leeks sprinkled on top. There is a spoonful of fried meat sauce and a poached egg.

By the time Tunan put the noodles in front of him, Zhao Surui had already honestly picked up the chopsticks.

In the Qianqing Palace, Shen Shiqing stood in front of the crystal mirror for a while before walking back to the dragon chair.

The breath that had been overwhelming had dissipated a little. Yi Ji raised his head carefully and saw that the emperor had picked up the teacup again and said quickly:

"Your Majesty, it's already midnight, so don't drink the tea."

Shen Shiqing put down the teacup and said, "The almond cheese made by Sanmao a few days ago was pretty good. Let's make another bowl."

Yi Ji nodded in agreement, but felt uneasy in his heart, and did not assign anyone else. He went to the tea room himself to mix the almond cheese according to San Mao's recipe, which happened to make him feel at ease.

"Boss Chicken, I have sent someone to find out the woman that day."

Hearing the four rats' voices, the chicken's hand holding the silver spoon did not move at all, but its ears perked up.

"That woman is the first wife of Xie Feng'an, the second son of the Ning'an family. She is the daughter of the late Shen Shao, the co-organizer of the university. She is now living in Zhuangzi, twenty miles north of the city. It was said that Xie Feng'an wanted to divorce her. Now The Xie family has too much time to take care of itself, but no one mentioned it."

Ning'an Bo Mansion?

Xie family?

The late co-organizer Shen Shao?

Yi Ji nodded briefly and warned: "This matter must not be buried in our stomachs. The people you sent to find out the information should go to the northwest first."

"Don't worry, Boss Chicken, I still have the responsibility."

The aroma of almond cheese was rising, and the two eunuchs couldn't help but sigh in unison.

Apricot, apricot... No wonder the emperor loves to go to Xinghua Tower so much.

Now that the emperor wants to drink almond cheese, he may also be thinking of the beautiful lady.

"The garden is full of spring scenery, and a branch of red apricot comes out of the wall."

The two of them had eight hundred ideas combined, but they still couldn't figure it out after thinking about it for a long time.
Chapter completed!