When Pei Yuanhao heard these two words, his expression became serious. He looked at me intently and murmured: "Foreign goods...?"

"Yes, foreign goods!"

I nodded vigorously: "Several states and counties in the south are close to the coast. The imperial court has not implemented sea bans in recent years, and the jurisdiction over port trade is not strict. Foreign merchant ships can enter and exit freely. If someone really orders from them

If the price is reasonable for such a large number of weapons, those foreigners may not be able to make them."

Pei Yuanhao remained silent and did not speak, but his bloodshot and red eyes clearly revealed a light as sharp as a blade.

In fact, not only now, but also in the previous dynasty, port trade had already begun. However, the Pei family went south and the war eroded the Central Plains, thus interrupting foreign business and trade for several years. After that, the Celestial Dynasty established its capital in the north, also focusing on

Farming and animal husbandry do not pay much attention to merchants, so foreign business and trade have always been carried out on a small scale at coastal ports.

However, if the matter involves rebellious forces, then it is a different matter.

Pei Yuanhao's originally red eyes flickered faintly at this time, as if a cluster of flames were burning, but he did not have an attack immediately. He just thought about it for a long time and said slowly: "What you said is not impossible.

.However, we still need to find out."

I thought for a while and said, "Weichen heard that there seems to be some foreign goods shops starting to sell in the capital."

He raised his eyebrows.

"These people come here to make profits. They usually just hang around the coastal ports and go back and forth. It should only be a few boat trips. If it is really related to the incident in the south, we should be able to find out."

I obviously said too much, and Pei Yuanhao may have already reached a conclusion.

He nodded and said: "Not bad."

He squinted his eyes slightly, and the light in his eyes was completely different from the tiredness and fatigue just now. I didn't speak again. It was obvious that at this time, he was planning more in his mind.

The two of them were silent for a while without saying anything. A gust of wind blew by and messed up my hair. I was about to reach out to brush it, but Pei Yuanhao stretched out his hand first and entangled his fingertips with my hair.

But the palm of his hand gently rubbed my cheek. He lowered his head and looked at me. The lines at the corners of his eyes seemed to show a little joyful smile, and said: "Qingying, it's still just you——"

He didn't finish the sentence, as if he didn't know how to say it. The uncontrollable smile in his eyes overflowed. After a long time, he said softly: "People often say that famous flowers explain everything. You really are."

My interpretive flower."

Explanation of famous flowers?

When I heard these four words, I couldn't help but frown slightly.

Flower? I never think that I am a flower. I am not that delicate and gorgeous. I am not worthy of people's stop and appreciation, and I never want to be admired by others.

I don’t want to understand people’s thoughts, especially his.

I have my own reasons for saying these words and doing these things, but——

Thinking of this, I lowered my eyelids lightly, changed the topic and said: "Your Majesty, I have a merciless request."

When he heard this, he raised his eyebrows slightly: "What?"

"Can Wei Chen handle this matter?"

"..."

"I hope the emperor will grant you permission."

He didn't speak, he just looked at me with scorching eyes, that kind of eyes that could almost see through a person's flesh and blood, all the way to the deepest soul. I still let myself stand calmly in front of him, but my palms were slightly a little bit.

Cold sweat, bearing his gaze.

After an unknown amount of time, he said, "Why do you want to go?"

"You eat the king's salary and worry about the king."

"..."

"After all, a humble minister still receives a salary from the imperial court and does not go to the Jixian Hall to serve. He sits, eats and sleeps every day. There is no such reason."

Hearing this sentence, he narrowed his eyes slightly.

I was shocked to realize that among the ladies in the harem, even Chang Qing, who didn’t sit down to eat and lie down to sleep? When I said this about myself, in other words, I scolded all the concubines in the harem. I couldn’t help but bite when I thought of this.

He clicked on the tip of his tongue and quickly turned around in his mind, and said: "Moreover - Weichen thinks that he knows more about things in the south than others."

"..."

"I hope the emperor will grant my request."

Until I finished speaking, he didn't say a word, but kept looking at me with his scorching eyes. When dusk fell and the coolness around me suddenly rose, I had an indescribable feeling of being struck by ice and fire.<

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After an unknown amount of time, he slowly raised his hand and reached towards my cheek again.

Feeling that he wanted to touch my cheek, almost subconsciously, I took a step back, bumped into the fence behind me, and staggered immediately.

His hand still stretched out, but when I staggered, it shook and stopped at my cheek.

There was almost the tiniest distance before he was about to touch me. Although there was no skin-to-skin contact, the hot temperature belonging to him had already spread through the not too far distance, and I just felt like I was being burned.

For a moment, like a frightened hedgehog, trembling so hard that all the thorns on its body stood up.

He leaned back slightly, almost leaning out of the terrace.

His hand didn't move anymore, and I didn't move either.

Although he lowered his head, I could still feel his gaze, which was hotter than the temperature of his hands. He stared at me for a long time, almost making everything he looked at feel hot.

After being silent for an unknown amount of time, the fingertips hidden in his sleeves had been blown cold by the wind, and then I heard him say: "It doesn't matter."

His voice was calm, even with a little smile.

"You and I, we have plenty of time."

My heart sank even more.

After saying this, he slowly retracted the hand that was resting on my cheek, looked at me deeply, then turned and left.

I stood there, even though my whole body had been chilled by the wind behind me, but the area on my cheek that had just been close to his palm was burning, as if someone had slapped me hard, and my head was buzzing.
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I raised my head and saw that he was about to leave. Before I could say anything, I heard his voice: "Tomorrow, Yu Quan will send a sign from the palace, and ask two people to follow you."

I was still leaning there, my hands holding the fence were so cold that they were almost stiff, my palms were all sweaty, and the smooth fence felt a little slippery when I held it. I kept watching his back disappear into the long corridor in front. At this time, I suddenly felt

Countless lights around him lit up.

I turned around in surprise. Countless red lanterns lit up throughout the Imperial Garden, as if the stars in the sky suddenly descended around me.

The green trees in the Imperial Garden are lush, and those lanterns were originally hung on the leafy trees. If you don't pay attention, you can't see them at all. But only from such a high place, you can have a clear view of the beautiful scenery in front of you, and you can even see it.

I saw the little eunuchs laughing and hunching out as they exited.

This kind of scenery is indeed beautiful and heart-wrenching.

But I don't know if it's because it's too cold, too tired, too tired... I looked at the little red lights in the green sea in a daze, but I felt that the red was getting darker and darker, and it spread like a sea of ​​blood.

Swallowed.

I'm almost suffocating.

In the dream, it was also such an unbearable dream. When I frowned and opened my eyes, I took a breath when I saw the white curtain above my head.

Shui Xiu and Nanny Wu had already walked in with hot water. Seeing that I was awake, they came over to help me wash up.

I sat in front of the bronze mirror and asked Shuixiu to comb my hair. She carefully combed my long hair and said, "My lord, your hair used to be black and shiny, but now it looks a lot damaged."
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I turned my head slightly and looked at the long hair she was holding in her hands. If I wasn't paying attention, I wouldn't be able to see it, but if I looked carefully, I could see that it was slightly yellow, like the leaves of autumn, even though they were still green.

, but couldn’t stop walking towards the end.

I smiled lightly and said, "Tie me up into a bun."

Shuixiu blinked her eyes and looked at me with some surprise - usually I never care about my food and clothing expenses, she is the one who tries her best to put my hair into a nice bun and use simple and generous jewelry, but today it's me

Open.

Looking at her big round eyes, I smiled and said: "Today the emperor sends me out of the palace to do some business, and I want to take you with me."

"Ah——?!"

"And Xiao Fuzi."

"Ah?!"

She couldn't react yet, her eyes were so wide open that they almost fell out of her head. Aunt Wu was clearing the table beside her and patted her on the back of the head when she saw this: "Why are you still standing there? Sir, let me take you out. If you don't want to——

”

"Think!"

She immediately said loudly, with a smile on her face: "Sir, can we, can we go out of the palace to play again?"

I couldn't help but roll my eyes, and Nanny Wu couldn't help laughing and wanted to hit her again: "What are you playing for? Didn't you hear what you said? The emperor sent you out to do something!"

That's what I said, but I didn't take her out just to let her play. Shuixiu laughed so hard that her mouth was about to burst. Fortunately, her work was not slack yet. She carefully tied up my hair and inserted it carefully.

She wanted to bring out a few more pieces of jewelry, but I gently stopped her and said, "That's all. Go and tell Xiao Fuzi now. The Emperor told you about this matter yesterday."
To be continued...