Chapter 167 – Maiden

Zhao Su had thought that this evening would be as boring as last night, and really did not expect the emperor to come, following him to the restaurant on the way, she swayed a few times between the two options of him being for the dockyard and being wary of spying on her escape, and before she knew it, she had already gone up the stairs and taken a seat in the store.

At the moment, it was the time when the hall was full of diners, and Zhao Su thought they would find a private room, but she didn’t expect to book a table in the hall, but only in an inside position.

“He doesn’t have a private room here.” The emperor seemed to have read her mind, looking at a dish that was handed up and said, “Make do with what you have.”

“I am nothing, and I have already eaten, it is not that I think you are not safe.”

“Isn’t there you?” The emperor waited for Xiao Er to go down and looked at her, “You are an imperial guard, you have the responsibility to protect my safety.”

Zhao Su was choked by him, when he let her be a guard, he didn’t say that he would let her protect the emperor, but he still wants to exploit her one more layer.

“Eat.” Did not finish choking, the emperor stuffed a pair of chopsticks to her, himself first eat up.

Zhao Su saw this and quickly stopped him, “Wait for me to come first!” After saying this, he raised his stick and tasted every dish, and the tea as well, then washed his own dishes and chopsticks with tea before giving them to him, making sure that he didn’t realize that he was poisoned before saying, “That’s fine.”

Spit to spit, security is not a joke, four happy they did not follow one, Han Jun this moment and do not know where to go, this daily test of poison is not to be her errand? In any case, the court can not collapse ah!

The emperor looked at the full attention of the test dishes hand bowl of her, wait for her to finish, took the bowl in hand, while clip vegetables while saying: “He Zong why did not do it, but you are doing it?”

Zhao Su has already eaten, for the sake of the local dishes, followed by eating some, stopped chopsticks to talk about it. Briefly described the ins and outs, and then said, “This old man He is really too angry, usually with a big man as a self, but specializes in some bullying of weak women, the emperor – Huang Gongzi, you have to cure them of this problem, or else they all become bureaucrats.”

The emperor said, “Didn’t you promise him not to sue? How to sue again?”

“I’m just giving you a heads up, not a proper complaint.” Zhao Su clip a piece of boned fish belly meat to him, and willed: “You know in your heart on the line, do not turn back to punish him, or he will know that I sued, although I told the truth, but it seems that I am a person out of line, the impact is not good.”

The emperor couldn’t believe it, “You actually still care about the impact, then I didn’t see it when you led the guards to fight outside.”

Zhao Su paused and hurriedly clipped a few chopsticks of food to him, “It’s not safe to mix fish and dragons here, you eat quickly!”

The emperor looked at the mountain of dishes in his bowl, glanced at her again and picked up his chopsticks again.

The store is noisy, can not say too much, the emperor does not seem to be hungry, shallow taste, Zhao Su see almost, then called the second to come to check out, pulling out the purse work Han Jun but I do not know where to come out of the check.

Out to the street, the street has not many people, in addition to the restaurant teahouse gambling house and other places of this kind is still lively, and other are closed.

Hanging in the sky half a round of bright moon shining brightly on the earth, Zhao Su behind the emperor half a step, along the road walked a section, suddenly thought of a crucial question: “Where do you stay tonight?”

According to reason, the emperor should stay with He Zong in the state capital, and only there can he live comfortably, enough to receive him as the traveling emperor’s specifications. But so far He Zong and the governor has not moved, she is not sure if he has other arrangements.

The emperor said, “I will not alarm them and stay at the post house tonight.” He paused, “I am not assured that with He Zong’s usual curmudgeonliness, he can talk with Cheng Yunhui, so I came to take a look.”

“Oh.” Zhao Su nodded.

The emperor looked at her, “You don’t seem surprised at all?”

“Otherwise, other than this, what else could you have come because of?”

However, Zhao Su still thinks that he personally involved in the danger is not a smart manager should have the practice, this kind of thing can be completely handed over to the following people to do, even if He Zong can not do, he can also change someone else, simply unnecessary to do everything personally – usually look at him does not look like such a motherly person ah!

But the moment she raised her head, she caught a glimpse of the emperor smiling. She asked, “What are you smiling at?”

The emperor didn’t answer, he just raised his eyes and looked ahead, “The canal is in front of us, it’s a rare trip out of the capital, let’s go, let’s go on an inspection tour together.”

Said he then raised his steps forward.

Zhao Su followed up, “It’s a big night, people have returned home, why don’t we come tomorrow?”

“Don’t you have to go to the Yamen tomorrow to watch them sign the paperwork? Besides, you have to ‘pay attention to the influence’ again, it’s still appropriate at night.”

Zhao Su realized that he couldn’t say anything to him!

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On the side of the governor’s mansion, He Zong had just finished his meal, and both the governor and Zeng Peiying were in his room.

The documents that will be signed tomorrow have been drafted, and He Zong is making final deliberations. Zeng Peiying stood from the side for a moment and said, “Sir, the Wu family’s several side branches are easy to solve, but Wu Lanfeng’s relationship with the Lin family is not easy to pin down, if the Cheng family’s mother and daughter ask us to preside over the family’s affairs on her behalf, sir, you must think twice about it.”

He Zong raised his head.

At this time, the governor also said, “The Lin family’s situation is quite complicated, although Wu Lanfeng and her husband and wife have long since turned against each other, but according to my understanding, the reason for their turn against each other seems to be related to the matter of Wu Lanfeng’s miscarriage, because since that time, they are no longer in love with each other. If it involves the matter of the heir, I’m afraid it will be a bit tricky to deal with.

“The Lin family is different from the Wu family, they have been traveling for three generations and have more or less established some backstage in the official world, in short, my humble servant suggests that the request of Yun Hui’s mother and daughter on the bright schedule still requires your lordship’s careful deliberation.”

He Zong put down his pen, “The matter is about the heir, they have not reported to the government?”

“Not yet.”

“Lin Xie’s parents have also not stepped forward to clarify?”

“At this level, I am not sure. Lin Xie’s parents do not release them and leave, naturally, is unwilling to lose this in-laws, but also do not want to bad reputation, once to the point of tearing face, the Lin family will certainly do everything possible to maintain the family reputation.”

“What you mean is that you can’t promise them to help meddle in matters with the Lin family.”

Zeng Peiying glanced at the governor and said after waiting for him to go down, “My humble servant thinks that, in addition to what your honor has said, they must also be made to agree to help them deal with the Wu family’s own troubles, and that all subsequent troubles must be taken care of by themselves, and that if it affects the construction of the ship, they must compensate for the damages!”

He Zong pondered.

Zeng Peiying walked to his side: “The Wu family has a lot of money, so it’s not like they can’t afford to pay for the damages! The court is at a time when it is in need of money, your honor, you see …….”

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