Women dressed as men: powerful officials

Chapter 183 The Queen Arrives

"The Queen has arrived."

Following the eunuch's sharp voice, Cheng Xi's brows suddenly frowned, and after a moment, he returned to his previous indifferent look.

Having grown up in the palace, Cheng Xi is full of experience.

He knocked on the door and said, "Your Majesty, the Queen is here. Please move to the tea room. Mr. Xu, please wait. I will arrange for someone to take you out of the palace."

Hearing Cheng Xi's words, Xu Yuan wiped the tears from his face and said, "Okay."

"Take care of yourself and live well. You are your father's life."

Concubine Xing held Xuyuan's hand, tears flashing in her eyes. She looked at Xuyuan as if she was looking at Xu Ze, who had solemnly promised to her by the lake many years ago that he would be with her for the rest of his life.

The young man had a promising future at that time, but there was no trace of smugness or pride on his face when he spoke.

But later, the Xu family was accused of treason, and overnight, the entire Xu family was thrown into jail.

She begged her father to intercede for the Xu family.

All the civil and military officials in the court said that the Xu family was wronged. Even under such circumstances, the emperor believed that the Xu family must be dealt with as soon as possible.

Otherwise, Tianqi would not be named Bei.

The emperor used thunder-like means to suppress those who pleaded for the Xu family every day, until no one in the court dared to speak for the Xu family.

On the day when the entire Xu family was exiled, she also chased after them on horseback.

But all that was left for her was the boy's plain smile.

He said, "Miss Shen, the betrothal gifts have been returned. There is no dispute between our two families. If the Xu family can be vindicated one day, Xu Ze will definitely return to Beijing to ask for marriage. If not, Miss Shen will pick a suitable husband to marry."

He said let her wait.

Concubine Xing kept waiting, and even when the news of the Xu family's annihilation came from Hanzhou, she was still waiting.

This wait lasted for ten years.

ten years……

His children are already five years old.

Tears flowed down her cheeks without warning, and Concubine Xing raised her hand to wipe them away.

Xu Yuan said, "My Lady, it is my father who has let you down and made you wait in the capital for so many years. I want to apologize to you on his behalf."

"No need to apologize. The betrothal gifts have been returned and the engagement is naturally over. I am free to marry him."

Concubine Xing turned around, folded her hands over her chest, and walked out slowly, looking as cold and aloof as before.

However, at the door, she turned back and said, "If you are in trouble in the future, go to the Grand Tutor's Mansion. Even if it means sacrificing the entire Shen family, I will protect you."

After Concubine Xing finished speaking, she opened the door and went out.

Xu Yuan was stunned and didn't know how to answer.

When she wanted to say no, there was no one at the door. Only a young eunuch looked at her and said, "Sir, please come this way."

The journey out of the palace was smooth and unobstructed.

After Xu Yuan got on the carriage, Chen Shan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Finally he got out."

"The palace road is a bit long. Sorry to have kept you waiting."

I feel a little embarrassed to make a wish.

Chen Shan said: "It's not because of this, but the Queen has been going to Jing'an Palace recently, and I'm worried that you'll run into her."

The queen is not a pushover.

If you encounter this, making a wish will lead to death.

Hearing Chen Shan's words, Xu Yuan frowned slightly and asked, "From what you said, the Queen doesn't often go to Jing'an Palace?"

Chen Shan nodded.

There was no need for him to hide something that was known to everyone in the palace.

Then he said bluntly: "The Queen doesn't like the Third Prince."

"Why?"

Chen Shan shook his head.

"Then why did the Queen want the Third Prince to marry Song Xiujing?"

I can't figure out how to make a wish.

If the queen doesn't like the third prince, then the one she likes should be the crown prince.

If that is the case, why not let the prince marry Song Xiujing and take away the military power of the Song family?

Instead, he wanted to give this marriage to the Third Prince...

After making a wish, he paused and his face changed slightly as he thought of something.

The Song family didn't seem to want to marry off their daughter, otherwise they wouldn't have brought Song Xiujing back to the capital.

But the Song family has disputes with the prince.

In this case, regardless of whether there was an arranged marriage or not, the person chosen by the Song family would be the third prince.

Could it be that there was something else going on that she didn't know?

I didn't think clearly about making a wish.

Seeing Xu Yuan's puzzled look, Chen Shan waved his whip and said, "Mr. Xu, why don't you ask my master directly? I only have a vague understanding of this matter and can't explain it clearly."

In the capital, the situation is complicated.

Various forces are intertwined, making it difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood.

Chen Shan didn't like to delve into these things and knew very little about them. He was only focused on completing the tasks assigned by Bei Yao.

After hearing Chen Shan’s words, Xu Yuan said “Oh” and didn’t say anything else.

After Chen Shan sent Xu Yuan back, he left.

Xu Yuan waited patiently for Bei Yao to come find her.

According to past habits, Beiyao would definitely come to see her.

But what Xuyuan didn't expect was that Beiyao didn't come.

It's like he has evaporated from the face of the earth.

After waiting for three days, Xuyuan couldn't sit still anymore, thinking that it was almost the end of the year and he would be busy and wouldn't have time.

In these three days, the yard next door has been almost completed.

The three of them discussed it and decided to open the business after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

There are only about two months left.

As a result, Wu Shiming became even busier, and Ge Shuxing also spent the whole day studying the accounts.

After all, the harvest of this shop is related to whether Geshu’s tribe will have food next year.

Similarly, Xuyuan knew that she didn't have much time left.

She has something very important to do.

For ten whole days, Xu Yuan went out early and came back late every day, either in the teahouse or the restaurant, and occasionally strolled around the pawnshop.

Qi Shengxin never came to see her again, and neither did Qi Shengzhu.

Xu Yuan understood that it was probably because what she said hurt Qi Shengxin, or maybe she clearly rejected Qi Shengxin's advances.

In short, Qi Shengxin never came again.

As the New Year approaches, red lanterns are hung in the streets and alleys.

Wu Shiming was also thinking about buying New Year's goods early to avoid spending too much money later. He was about to look for Xu Yuan when he saw Xu Yuan leave without looking back.

Thinking that Xu Yuan had been going out early and coming back late recently, Wu Shiming did not call Xu Yuan and thought about what to buy himself.

Xu Yuan went to the teahouse as usual, ordered a cup of tea, then sat by the window waiting, looking at the Dali Temple.

These past few days, she has been looking for each family's account books and evidence.

In her previous life, she had collected a lot of things, so now it was easy for her to find them, and she found a lot of them with ease.

Her purpose today is to use this opportunity to get Sun Wenjie to work with her.

Today is different from the past.

In her previous life, thanks to Shen Yichuan, she entered the Wenhua Palace.

As the saying goes, entering the Wenhua Palace means having one foot in the officialdom. In the future, she will be a Hanlin official and the Dali Temple will give her face.

But it's different now.

She was nothing, so she could only offer a little "benefit" to get Sun Wenjie to help her.

From today on, she will start planning.

This time, she couldn't lose.

Because there is no chance to start a new game.

Even if she was asked to be the chess piece, she would be willing.

While Xu Yuan was thinking, the voice of the yamen runners came from afar.

"Sun Shaoqing, is your leg healed?"

"I'm not fully recovered yet, but it's almost the end of the year, who wouldn't want to go home early every day? I came to see if there's anything I can do to help, so that everyone can relax a little."

Hearing Sun Wenjie's words, the guard at the gate was moved and said, "Sun Shaoqing is really a good man."

He is not at all like the others, who rely on their high official positions and just put on airs and do nothing when they come.

In the end, they are the ones who work themselves to death.

Hearing Sun Wenjie's voice, Xu Yuan stood up, paid for the tea, and went downstairs.