Chapter 283 Everyone has their own thoughts
Although the Queen Mother's expression was calm, there was anger in her eyes.
As soon as Xie Lingxiao and Shen Jingxuan arrived, before they could even have a cup of hot tea, the emperor couldn't wait to ask them to leave.
After all, he still didn't take me, the queen mother, seriously.
Xie Lingxiao pursed his lips slightly: "You go out and wait first, I want to talk to the Queen Mother."
Eunuch Deng thought of the emperor's order and blurted out the words of refusal: "Prince Regent, Your Majesty..."
He looked at Xie Lingxiao as if he was a dead person, and his voice stopped abruptly.
"I'll wait outside the hall." After saying this, Eunuch Deng ran out of the bedroom.
He patted his chest lightly, unable to help feeling a little scared.
The emperor's order cannot be disobeyed, but he dare not disobey the regent's words. This task is indeed difficult.
Seeing Eunuch Deng leave, Xie Lingxiao reminded him, "The palace may be in turmoil recently, so you should pay attention."
"If there is anything, send someone to report to the palace."
Now that he is married to Shen Jingxuan, he personally protects her safety. Only the Queen Mother makes him worried.
Given the emperor's temperament, if something goes wrong, he will definitely not be lenient towards the empress dowager.
"Don't worry about me, just take care of yourselves."
At her age, she has already let go of birth, aging, sickness and death, and doesn't care whether it comes sooner or later.
But if it concerns the two people in front of her, even if she risks her old bones, she can make others happy. Otherwise, how can she face the late emperor and the late queen?
After Xie Lingxiao continued to instruct the empress dowager for a few more words, he held Shen Jingxuan's hand and left the empress dowager's bedroom.
Eunuch Deng was so anxious outside the palace that he was already sweating all over. As soon as the palace door opened, he hurried forward to greet him.
"Regent."
Xie Lingxiao and Shen Jingxuan passed him by as if they didn't see him.
In the imperial study, the emperor waited for a long time but Xie Lingxiao did not show up. Even Eunuch Deng did not report back, and anger spread in his heart.
Xie Lingxiao got married yesterday, and as the emperor's elder brother, he should have been there in person.
But when she thought about how Xie Lingxiao's words when he requested the marriage were completely different from what they said now, she felt even more angry and had no way to vent.
"Your Majesty, the Regent is waiting outside the palace." Eunuch Deng wiped the sweat from his forehead.
On the way out of the Empress Dowager's Palace, Xie Lingxiao and Shen Jingxuan walked slowly and leisurely as if they were strolling in their own back garden.
He followed behind, and even though he was extremely anxious, he did not dare to step forward to urge them.
Just as they were about to reach the imperial study, he had just breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Xie Lingxiao helping Shen Jingxuan sit on a stone bench by the roadside.
The two men sat in silence for a long time, until Eunuch Deng wanted to step forward to urge them, then they stood up and continued walking.
When the emperor heard Eunuch Deng's report, he picked up a memorial and looked at it casually.
He had been waiting for so long, he wanted to see how long Xie Lingxiao could endure outside the palace.
The emperor didn't know yet that Xie Lingxiao had already pulled Shen Jingxuan towards the outside of the palace.
The eunuch outside the palace saw Xie Lingxiao turn around and leave, and hurried to the imperial study to report.
When the emperor learned of this, he slammed the desk and said, "How dare he leave directly."
"Go, call him back for me."
When Eunuch Deng saw that the emperor was angry, he hurried out of the palace.
He knew that anything involving the Regent was not an easy task.
By the time he caught up with Xie Lingxiao and Shen Jingxuan, they had already walked a long way away.
"Regent, please wait... wait a minute..." Eunuch Deng said breathlessly.
Xie Lingxiao turned around and asked, "Father-in-law, do you have anything else to do?"
When he walked out of the Empress Dowager's palace, he guessed that the Emperor would do this.
Since the result would be the same no matter how hurriedly he and Shen Jingxuan rushed over, why should he tire out his princess?
Did the Emperor think that if he wasn't summoned, he would have to wait outside the palace?
He wouldn't have tolerated it before, let alone him now.
He and Shen Jingxuan are already married and will have children in the future. He needs to make full preparations for the future and cannot afford any mistakes.
"Prince Regent, the Emperor has sent for you."
Xie Lingxiao said, "Is there something urgent, Your Majesty? If not, I will go to the palace another day to ask for an audience."
"The emperor does have something important to discuss with you," said Eunuch Deng.
Seeing that he was not lying, Xie Lingxiao and Shen Jingxuan returned to the imperial study.
Shen Jingxuan wanted to step forward and salute, but Xie Lingxiao held her hand tightly, so she had to give up.
Although the emperor was dissatisfied with this, he could only endure it for the time being.
He looked at Xie Lingxiao as if nothing had happened, and said with a smile: "Royal brother, do you know that the Queen Mother's birthday will be coming soon?"
Xie Lingxiao raised his eyebrows slightly: "Of course I know."
He was raised by the Empress Dowager since he was a child, so how could he not remember such days? But the Emperor came earlier than expected, which made him a little puzzled.
The Emperor said, "On the occasion of the Queen Mother's birthday, a letter has been sent from a neighboring country, wishing to present gifts to the Queen Mother and celebrate her birthday."
"Now that the birthday is getting closer, I think it's on the way."
In the past, there was communication between countries, and all they had to do was send envoys with gifts.
But this time it was different.
Seeing that Xie Lingxiao remained silent, the emperor continued, "If it were the same as usual, I would not have told you about it."
"This time, not only did envoys from various countries come, they also brought their princes and princesses with them."
"The letter from the country said that they wanted them to experience the customs and habits of Beiling Country, but if a large number of foreigners entered the capital, Shangjing City would definitely be in chaos."
confusion?
In the past, when there were only envoys but no princes or princesses, there would not necessarily be no chaos when they entered the capital.
Those people relied on their status as envoys and considered themselves superior wherever they went, causing countless troubles.
The person who solved these troubles was Xie Lingxiao.
If it weren't for his evil reputation, there's no telling what those envoys would have done.
The emperor waited for a long time, but Xie Lingxiao still didn't speak, so he asked, "My brother, what do you think we should do about this?"
“I don’t know, but in the past we just sent people to guard the post station.” Xie Lingxiao lowered his eyes and said.
The emperor's move was simply to hand the matter over to him and let him handle it as he did in previous years.
This is also what Xie Lingxiao dislikes the most.
She had schemed against him in every way, and when she encountered trouble, she still needed him to handle it.
Xie Lingxiao didn't understand where the emperor got the nerve to think that he could always ignore him and let him do whatever he wanted.
From the moment he tried to tamper with the arranged marriage, they could no longer pretend to be brothers as usual.
The emperor showed a worried look on his face: "Now that we have a prince and princess, I think the number of people guarding will increase a lot."
"Who do you think is more appropriate to entrust this matter to?"
Xie Lingxiao thought for a long time: "Since there are princes and princesses from other countries, only the crown prince can do the job."
Xie Lingxiao knew how much military power the emperor had. How many people would be needed to guard a mere post station?
He was just thinking about his military power.
The emperor originally thought that Xie Lingxiao would take over the matter personally as he had done in the past.
But he didn't expect that even though he had made it so clear, Xie Lingxiao actually pushed the prince out.
But the emperor could not find any fault with Xie Lingxiao. After all, as a crown prince, he had always given enough respect to other countries in terms of etiquette, whether he was receiving envoys or princes and princesses of other countries.
The emperor hesitated for a moment and said, "How about letting my brother do this?"