Chapter 1251: 23 Things About the Fake Emperor and the Powerful Officials
Eyes facing each other.
Beneath Yuan Chizhi's calm expression, there were waves lurking that no one could detect.
No one has ever protected him like Shi Li did today.
He joined the army when he was young, and all he experienced were battlefields and blood. He was on the tip of the knife every minute and every second, always on guard against the possibility of being beheaded.
Even if one has made great achievements, they will be immediately taken away by others. If one dies, many people will feel at ease and applaud.
Later, when he arrived in the imperial capital, he was favored by Master Xie and became his disciple. People said that he was rising rapidly. But in fact, Yuan Chizhi knew very well that Master Xie had never been at ease with him.
Mr. Xie saw through his ambition and was on guard against him from the beginning to the end, wanting to both utilize his talents and curb his ambition.
Even so, Yuan Chizhi still respected Mr. Xie. It was indeed Mr. Xie who helped him a lot to reach where he is today.
But when it comes to trust and protection, Yuan Chizhi never got it.
When the plague broke out in Cheng County, Mr. Xie strongly recommended him to handle it, and actually wanted him to die there. Unfortunately, he crawled out from the pile of dead bodies and solved the problem satisfactorily.
It was also after that that Mr. Xie became more wary of him and worked hard to cultivate many forces to check and balance him.
Except for Mr. Xie, Yuan Chizhi was not afraid of the people under his command.
but……
Yuan Chizhi raised his head and looked at the man on the dragon throne, with a thousand thoughts in his mind. This man had clearly been brainwashed by Mr. Xie for two years, and was also warned by Mr. Xie before his death, but he defended him without hesitation in front of everyone, as if he had no suspicion of him at all.
Yuan Chizhi once read the sentence "A gentleman will die for his friend" and sneered at it at the time, but now he seems to have finally realized the deep meaning of this sentence.
After the palace examination was over, Shi Li looked around at everyone again, not caring about what others thought, and said directly to Yuan Chizhi: "My dear minister, follow me to the study to discuss matters, and everyone else can leave."
His preference is so open and aboveboard that no one else can make a fuss.
"The minister obeys the order."
Yuan Chizhi half lowered his head to him, the corners of his mouth curled up silently. He actually heard a hint of anger in Shi Li's voice.
It was as if she was the one who had just been slandered and criticized in public.
Arriving at the study, Shi Li did not hesitate and directly found out all the memorials submitted in recent days requesting her to establish a queen and get married, and threw them all at once to Yuan Chizhi.
"Please share my worries." She was still angry about Lu Sheng's rude remarks, and she was also angry with Yuan Chizhi.
Yuan Chizhi still had a smile on his face. He took the memorial and glanced at it casually, then deliberately asked, "Which daughter do you like? I will help you to make some inquiries."
"Uh..." His smile made Shi Li control her temper, and she swallowed back the "Xie Qingyun" that was about to come out of her mouth.
She was still a little worried. What if Yuan Chizhi did something to Xie Qingyun? This thought made her feel very uncomfortable.
Just at this time, Xie Qingyun asked for a meeting.
Shi Li was very surprised. She glanced at Yuan Chizhi and asked Xie Qingyun to come in.
"Your Majesty, the Xie family's side branch sent a letter, wanting to marry me off. Please make the decision, Your Majesty!"
Xie Qingyun walked in with a sullen look on her face, but she was still calm and composed, and did not lose her composure because she was forced to marry.
Shi Li looked at Xie Qingyun and vaguely felt that what happened was too coincidental, but she couldn't think of anything, so she turned her head and glanced at Yuan Chizhi.
Finally, he made up his mind and said, "My dear, I think Qingyun is very suitable to be the queen."
This was said so clearly.
"I, your humble servant, should share your majesty's worries."
Yuan Chizhi looked at Xie Qingyun, but at this moment, he suddenly changed his mind.
At the beginning, he and Xie Qingyun did agree that he would send her to the palace and help her become the queen. But when it really came to this, Yuan Chizhi suddenly changed his mind.
If the emperor really made Xie Qingyun the queen, then she herself would be destined to be trapped in a false identity for the rest of her life, with no room for maneuver.
Xie Qingyun heard Yuan Chizhi's hesitant answer and looked at him suddenly, as if she was surprised by his sudden change of heart. However, due to Shi Li's presence, she could not say anything, but secretly clenched her hands in her sleeves.
Shi Li also looked at Yuan Chizhi.
Hearing his hesitation in speaking, I felt inexplicably sad.
Three people, each with different thoughts.
Later, Yuan Chizhi took his leave, and Xie Qingyun also made an excuse to leave Shi Li's study, and caught up with him on the way out of the palace.
"Master Yuan, what did you mean just now?" Xie Qingyun frowned and looked at him warily and puzzledly.
Yuan Chizhi stopped and moved the corners of his mouth.
"Thank you, Miss. I will do what I promised you. But what I want to do has nothing to do with you."
When Yuan Chizhi sent Xie Qingyun into the palace, he promised to ensure her a life of prosperity.