"Being with a king is like being with a tiger?" He looked down at me, his eyes burning: "You think so too?"

I just smiled and didn't answer his words.

In fact, this was originally a common saying in everyone's mouth, but for some reason, he became serious instead, looked into my eyes and said, "Why do you think so?"

I smiled faintly and said: "The emperor is so high that he can kill anyone with just a word. Isn't it the same even if the husband is in a high position? When the emperor is happy, he will be rewarded with high officials and generous salaries. If the emperor is unhappy, he will be imprisoned.

disaster, the calamity of annihilation; how many people can bear such misfortunes and blessings, ups and downs?"

He looked at me with cold eyes: "You say that as if you don't want me to be an official?"

"..."

"Don't you think you still want me to be an ordinary person?"

I thought for a while, smiled and said softly: "Actually, there is nothing wrong with being an ordinary person."

"..."

I raised my eyes and looked at his uncertain expression, and said: "At least, I won't worry every day. I don't know when the emperor will be unhappy, and he may be punished or a big disaster will happen. My husband goes out every day, and I don't have to worry.

You will encounter the conspiracy and calculation in the court. It would be great for the family to live an ordinary life."

Hearing these words, he felt no joy at all, and his face sank slightly. After a while, a strange smile appeared on his face, and he said: "What if I was a poor person? I have to work hard every day.

It doesn’t matter if you only have enough to eat, or if you are so poor that you have nothing to live on?”

I smiled and said: "As long as your heart is not poor, that's good."

The smile on his face slowly faded, he stopped saying anything, closed his eyes and sat there motionless.

I don’t know if he suddenly became angry or something, and he didn’t speak again. The two of them just sat quietly in the carriage, listening to the monotonous sound of the wheels, all the way back to the annex in the state capital.
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As soon as the carriage stopped, he opened the curtain and walked out. He didn't look back to pick me up. Instead, he coldly said "Send Madam back to her room" and left without looking back.

I was helped out of the car by the driver and the people around me. I looked at his back and frowned slightly. At this time, Yang Yunhui was standing inside the gate and was about to say something, but he seemed to notice that his face was not good-looking.

I didn’t say anything, I just looked at him and then at me, with a half-smile expression on my face.

At this time, Yuan Yichu had already entered the study and closed the door.

Yang Yunhui walked over with his arms crossed, looked at me with a smile, and said in a joking tone: "Madam, what's going on with you and your Excellency? You were very happy when you went out in the morning, why are you like this when you come back?

?"

"I don't know either." In fact, I felt a little depressed in my heart. But outside, I still had to save his face and said, "I don't know what's going on, but he's just like this."

Yang Yunhui looked at the closed study door, then at me, and said with a smile: "Let me give you a piece of advice, madam."

"What?"

"Your Majesty has a high position and a lot of things to worry about. Madam, please don't argue with your Majesty over some unnecessary trivial matters. After all, Madam is in charge of family affairs, and only a dozen or so people are in charge. Your Majesty is in charge of world affairs, not just ten people."

How many people can do it?"

After saying that, he left with a smile.

I stood there and looked at Yang Yunhui's back, then turned to look at the closed door of the study room. I felt a sense of oppressive heaviness in my heart. After a long time, I sighed and went back to my room.
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Yuan Yichu had a cold war with me, and he never came to see me again, nor did he say anything to me. Although the cold war between me and him was only about household matters, due to his special status in Yangzhou, household matters have become different.

The entire Yangzhou annex fell into a depressing atmosphere. The servants who came and went were all cautious in their words and deeds, and did not even dare to speak out. Even the maids who came to serve me the next morning were all cautious.

Yes, as if they were afraid of making me unhappy.

Although I was not very happy, I had nothing to say to them. After washing up, because I was going to take a boat ride later, they added a big cloak to me, and a girl followed behind me, holding Li'er in her arms.

Serve me out the door.

When we walked outside the gate, there was already a motorcade waiting here. This time Yuan Yichu and I did not sit in the same carriage, but in separate carriages. I was too lazy to take care of those things, so I got on the carriage myself. The carriage was well arranged.

, I sat inside with Li'er in my arms, and after listening to the commotion outside for a while, I finally started walking.

The carriage walked along the long street for more than half an hour. When it arrived at the pier, before the curtains could be lifted, I could smell the fishy smell of the river in the air. When I got off the car, I saw a vast mist in front of me, and a tall ship standing in front of me.

It was shrouded in light mist blowing from the center of the river, like a mirage.

Everywhere on the pier, there are guards controlling every step, one post, five steps and one sentry. There are also many guards standing on the deck of the big ship.

This kind of formation is really too big, but since Yuan Yichu is the imperial envoy going south, it is not too much.

I was holding Li'er and standing at the pier. The wind was getting stronger, which made me frown slightly. I hurriedly reached out to protect the child. At this time, Yang Yunhui walked out of the crowd and said to me: "Madam, please arrange for you to come early."

Get on board and have a good rest."

"Where is your lord?"

"Still talking to people from the Yangzhou government office."

"Oh?" I looked back, and sure enough I saw in front of another exquisite carriage, officials at all levels of the Yangzhou government office walked up cautiously, and bowed their hands toward the inside. I didn't bother to listen to the official talk, so I

Yang Yunhui nodded, waved his hand, and several guards and maids immediately came out of the surrounding area to help me get on the boat.

I was walking forward, and when I was halfway there, I suddenly heard some strange sounds coming from the crowd behind me, and I looked back.

Yuan Yichu had already got off the carriage at this time, and the officials came up to him with flattering expressions on their faces. One of the officials with the highest official rank smiled and said something. He waved his hand and saw several young and pretty women leaving behind him.

When he came up, he was surrounded by a tall, beautiful woman who walked up to him and bowed down.

I frowned, stopped, and heard the woman's soft voice from Jiang Feng: "Greetings to the Imperial Envoy."

The official smiled flatteringly and said: "Sir, this is the most famous dancer in Yangzhou - Mei Niang. Her dancing is unique in the south of the Yangtze River. This time you came to Yangzhou, the lower officials and others failed to entertain you well, so they

Let her serve you all the way back to Beijing, which can also relieve your boredom on the way."

"Oh?" Yuan Yichu looked down at the woman and said, "Raise your head."

The dancer named Mei Niang slowly raised her head, revealing a snow-white face with melon seeds, a pair of beautiful eyebrows as thin as spring willows, and a pair of affectionate eyes underneath. Although she is not stunningly beautiful, she is somewhat unique to Jiangnan women.

She is very charming, with a graceful figure and graceful appearance. Just standing there, her clothes touching the wind, reveals an indescribable temptation.

A faint smile appeared at the corner of Yuan Yichu's mouth, and he glanced at the officials: "I'm interested."

"Don't dare, don't dare."

He glanced at the girl again, smiled, and said: "Get on the boat."

After saying that, all the officials knelt down to see him off respectfully. I looked at him, then at the exquisite figure following him, without saying anything, and continued walking to the ship.

After boarding the ship, I discovered that it was even more unique. There were not only exquisite and comfortable cabins, but also a hall for watching singing and dancing, and a study room for handling official business. It was as if a whole mansion had been moved onto the ship.

As soon as I got on the ship, someone immediately came to meet me and helped me into my cabin.

The cabin was very comfortable. I carefully placed the child in a cradle beside the bed. Li'er had been so sleepy after being noisy in the carriage for so long that he fell asleep after a while while sucking his little finger.

I sat on the bedside, feeling exhausted.

Leaning on the bedside, listening to the noise outside, I fell asleep without knowing it. When I woke up, I was awakened by the sound of Li'er crying loudly in the cradle. I hurriedly walked over to pick up the baby.

After hugging her and coaxing her, a maid was already outside the door and said softly: "Madam, Madam?"

My head was still a little groggy, so I could only hold the baby and sit back on the bed, saying: "Come in."

The two maids walked in and saw that I looked tired and Li'er was crying, so they hurriedly asked: "Is there something wrong, madam?"

"It's okay." I smiled. Li'er was crying just now probably because she didn't see me when she woke up, so she was making a fuss. I hugged her and patted her gently while whispering in her ear. The child was well behaved.

, quickly stopped crying, sobbing and pulling on my clothes, with a look of grievance on her face.

The maid asked me again: "Madam, you have rested for so long, do you need dinner?"

I asked: "Have I slept for a long time?"

"Well, it's been most of the day."

"Has it been most of the day?" I turned around and looked out the window, but no, the sky outside the window was already dark, the ship had already left the port, and the sound of gurgling water rang in my ears, like the sound of a river.

I smiled: "I've really slept for so long, no wonder I'm a little hungry. It doesn't matter, just bring me some soup and rice."

"Yes."

The two agreed, one stayed to look after me, and the other turned around and opened the door to go out. As soon as he opened the door, he heard a loud noise coming from outside. Li'er had been crying just now and didn't pay attention. It seemed that someone was there.

Something was said on the other side of the cabin, and I asked: "What's going on?"

The two maids looked at each other and said, "Madam, come over and take a look."
Chapter completed!