At the banquet..,
Xiang Han smiled and asked Luo Bai about his experiences over the years. In fact, he wanted to hear what ingredients the other party had brought back.
Luo Bai was now a lot more confident, and he was not afraid when facing the officials.
When it came to his experiences over the years, he spoke with confidence and assurance,
Many interesting stories and thrilling adventures caused the officials to exclaim.
Xiang Han had been to the sea,
He was not as surprised as the officials, but he also smiled the whole time,
He seemed to be listening very seriously.
Zhao Ze drank alone,
Away from the noise, as if he was excluded from everyone.
He raised his head by chance,
Seeing that the Little Emperor had been smiling at Luo Bai, he could not help but feel sour in his heart.
When he led the army back in triumph,
He did not see His Majesty ask so earnestly.
After the banquet,
Xiang Han left Luo Bai in the palace, saying that he wanted to talk all night.
Zhao Ze felt uncomfortable again when he heard this,
After returning home,
His mood was still depressed,
He could not help but drink some more wine. The next day, he went to the morning court with a splitting headache.
However, he and the officials waited in the hall for a long time,
Only to be told that the Little Emperor was not feeling well,
There was no court today.
Xiang Han was not a particularly diligent emperor. Sometimes he was lazy,
He would occasionally skip court.
The officials were already used to it,
They did not mind,
They dispersed in a short while.
But Zhao Ze felt a burst of panic in his heart. Luo Bai came back yesterday and even stayed in the palace. His Majesty treated him so special, could it be..
He could not stop thinking about it. After leaving the hall, he somehow walked to the bedroom.
The little eunuch hurriedly went forward to stop him, looking a little embarrassed. "Lord Zhao, His Majesty has just rested."
Xiang Han and Luo Bai had finished discussing recipes and planting techniques. At this time, they were about to rest. Hearing the voice, they could not help but ask, "What's going on?"
The little eunuch hurriedly reported, "Your Majesty, Lord Zhao requests an audience."
Zhao Ze?
He came to see him during the morning court. Could it be that there was something important?
Xiang Han yawned, wrapped himself in the quilt, and sat on the dragon bed. He forced himself to say, "Let him in."
Zhao Ze didn't even salute when he entered the bedchamber. He only looked at Xiang Han with a burning gaze.
Half of Xiang Han's sleepiness disappeared from his gaze. He couldn't help but ask, "Zhao Qing, why are you in such a hurry to see us? Is there something important?"
Zhao Ze remained silent and continued to look at him.
"Zhao Qing?" Xiang Han asked again.
Zhao Ze's expression was gloomy. With great difficulty, he asked, "Your Majesty … Yesterday, with Lord Luo …"
His voice was hoarse. Towards the end, his brows unconsciously furrowed. He couldn't bring himself to say the last few words.
Xiang Han was a little puzzled and asked doubtfully, "What happened between Zhen and Luoqing?"
Zhao Ze closed his eyes and gritted his teeth. "Does His Majesty like Lord Luo?"
"What?" Xiang Han was instantly dumbfounded and almost choked on his saliva.
"Zhao, Zhao Qing, why do you suddenly ask this?
How could Zhen like Luoqing?
Even if there is something between Zhen and him, you shouldn't be asking, "he said with some black lines.
Zhao Ze heard him deny it and was first startled. Then his sadness turned to joy. His first reaction was that he should take this opportunity and not give the little Emperor to anyone else.
He couldn't help but take a step forward and ask in a warm voice, "Your Majesty, you really don't plan on choosing a consort?"
"Zhao Qing, have you also come to persuade Zhen?"
Xiang Han couldn't help but furrow his brows. Then he sighed and said, "I won't hide it from Zhao Qing. Zhen has already decided to adopt a child from the Imperial Family. You don't need to persuade me anymore."
Zhao Ze's heart was filled with joy. It was as if he saw the light of hope. He couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty, do you remember that you once complained to this subject that you might be alone for the rest of your life?"
"Uh, I think so …" Xiang Han shrank back. He had a bad feeling about this.
Zhao Ze took another step forward and squatted down. He looked up at Zhen Shanqing and said, "Your Majesty, you won't. I'm willing to serve you with my body."
“？？？”
Xiang Han was stunned. After a while, he came back to his senses and said incoherently, "I know. I'm tired. We'll talk about this later. I want to rest …"
"Your Majesty, did you not hear what I said just now?
I said … "
"…" Xiang Han lifted the quilt and crawled under it. He then arched his body and wrapped himself into a cocoon.
"Xiao Jiu, the situation is not good. The monarch and subject route is about to collapse."
After rolling around a few times, Xiang Han finally calmed down.
The System said, "It's okay. There's still the love route."
"The main point is that the subject is about to become seductive. What about the mission?
Also, Zhen Shanqing didn't realize before. When did Zhao Ze become gay? "
The System said, "Actually … On the night Zhao Ze came back from the Southwest, I was blocked for a while."
Big A said, "I'll choose resonance."
Xiang Han was speechless.
Zhao Ze saw Xiang Han wrapping himself up and arching his body. He was worried that Xiang Han would be suffocated, but he was also worried that Xiang Han would entangle himself and not be able to get out.
Therefore, he knelt on one knee on the dragon bed and leaned over to block the 'quilt'. He asked as he pulled, "Your Majesty, are you okay?
Are you bored? "
"I'm fine. I'm tired. You can go back first." Xiang Han's voice came out quickly. It sounded a little muffled.
The old fogey who once sternly told him not to get involved with men suddenly confessed to him. No, he suddenly offered himself to him. Xiang Han felt that he could not accept it.
Although he did not seem to be against it and had a good impression of Zhao Ze, he still had to calm down.
Zhao Ze heard his muffled voice and could not help but worry even more. He pulled harder.
Xiang Han sensed it and rolled inside. As a result, he directly brought Zhao Ze down and pressed him firmly on top of him.
Xiang Han cried out the moment he was pressed down. He felt like his waist was about to break and he almost burst into tears.
"Your Majesty, are you okay?" Zhao Ze panicked and quickly got up to pull the little Emperor out.
Xiang Han struggled to poke his head out. His hair was a little sweaty. He said with difficulty, "I was almost crushed to death by you."
Zhao Ze knelt on the dragon bed and apologized, "It's my fault. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
"You … Sigh." Xiang Han waved his dragon claws. For the sake of the mission, he planned to save the relationship between a ruler and a minister that was in danger.
"Zhao Qing, back then when you told me about 'The Story of Seduction', you once said that ministers who rely on their beauty and charm to gain favor will not have a good ending. If the Emperor favors his ministers, it will be the beginning of a disaster for the country. Why did you forget now?
You are my favorite minister. I don't want you to be ruined because of this. "He said bitterly with a straight face.
Zhao Ze's lips moved and he said in a low voice, "I have thought about what Your Majesty said many times and hesitated for a long time.
But compared to watching Your Majesty with someone else, I would rather bear the infamy. "
So it had been planned for a long time?
Xiang Han was dumbfounded.
"At least I am loyal to Your Majesty and will never flatter you.
Also, Your Majesty did not reject me directly and even felt pain for me. Does that mean … Your Majesty also has me in your heart? "
"…" Xiang Han was still dumbfounded.
Zhao Ze looked down at him, his eyes full of gentleness, "Your Majesty may find it hard to accept at the moment. After all, I once ignored Your Majesty's feelings and hurt Your Majesty's heart. But this time, I …"
"Wait, wait!" Xiang Han interrupted in time and asked in astonishment, "When did I express my feelings to you?"
Zhao Ze was slightly stunned. Seeing that the little Emperor's expression did not seem to be fake, he could not help but frown. Could it be … that he really misunderstood?
Xiang Han quickly seized the opportunity and painstakingly advised, "I think you probably misunderstood something. You should go back and think about it carefully. Don't make a mistake that will cause everlasting sorrow.
Also, I really need to rest. "
Zhao Ze pursed his lips and stepped down from the dragon bed. He said somewhat sadly, "I was rude. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Xiang Han directly told him to leave quickly and then fell onto the dragon bed and rolled around.
Although he had rejected him so straightforwardly, to be honest, he was a bit disappointed.
Little B suddenly said, "Mr Xiang, Seduction is also a famous minister. A famous Seduction Minister."
Xiang Han, "Are you bullying me because I'm uncultured?
Are you not a famous Virtuous Minister? "
Little B, "…" The job of tricking people was getting harder and harder.
With Zhao Ze stirring things up like this, Xiang Han completely could not sleep and simply got up to review the reports.
After reviewing for a while, he really did feel sleepy.
After court the next day, Xiang Han summoned Luo Bai to come over to discuss matters of planting.
Luo Bai's idea was to first set aside a piece of land to try planting. If the results were good, then they would begin to popularize it.
After all, the climate and water were different, so he did not know if the seeds and saplings that he brought back would survive.
Xiang Han could not wait. The year of natural disasters was almost here, so he had to popularize it as soon as possible.
So he directly said to Luo Bai, "I will give the Imperial Plantation to you. You can plant as many as you want."
Luo Bai was a bit surprised and hesitantly said, "But the Imperial Clan …"
"Don't worry about them." Xiang Han directly waved his hand.
If it was when he had just taken over the government, he would probably be afraid of the Imperial Clan.
But now that he had military power and political power, he did not need to care about those people's opinions, even though half of the military power was in Zhao Ze's hands. Uh.
When he thought of Zhao Ze, he couldn't help but feel a headache.
Because of yesterday's matter, he was now deliberately avoiding the other party. After court today, he did not dare to ask the other party to help him review reports.
Luo Bai saw his listless appearance and couldn't help but ask, "Is there something on Your Majesty's mind?"
"Isn't it Zhao Ze … uh."
"Official Zhao?"
"Ah, he fell in love with someone he shouldn't have and was complaining to me yesterday." Xiang Han had a slip of the tongue and hurriedly tried to cover it up.
"Oh, no wonder Official Zhao has not taken a wife yet.
I heard that the Zhao Manor was holding a flower viewing banquet today, so Official Zhao asked for leave early and went back.
There is someone in your heart, but your family does not allow it, so it is inevitable that you are worried. "Luo Bai suddenly understood, then felt a bit strange. What did this have to do with His Majesty?
Flower viewing banquet?
He asked for leave and went back?
Wasn't this just a disguised matchmaking banquet?
Xiang Han was inexplicably angry and couldn't help but grind his teeth.