Chapter 167 What a Ghost

Since Gong Xiurong made Mu Nanjin a noble, he called her to the imperial study room every day and observed her secretly. He also found people with different identities to try to hear her voice. The final conclusion was that even the palace maids and eunuchs could not hear Mu Nanjin's inner thoughts, and only the high-ranking guards among the guards could hear her inner thoughts.

In addition, civil and military officials can also listen to Mu Nanjin's inner thoughts.

It was a very bad thing and could easily reveal her secret and his.

Gong Xiurong, who originally wanted to make fun of Mu Nanjin's inner thoughts, had to give up the idea. He called to Mu Nanjin: "An Zhi..."

This was the name they had agreed upon, because calling her Mu Nanjin would make someone discover her identity, and calling her Mu Guiren was too unfamiliar, so they decided to use An Zhi's name.

Mu Nanjin, who was lying on the bed and watching the drama, responded lazily: "Huh?"

"do you know……"

Gong Xiurong had just said a few words, but suddenly he felt as if someone had tapped his acupuncture points and he couldn't make any sound.

Even the simple pronunciation of ‘ah oh’ can’t be said.

His expression changed drastically and he touched his throat.

what happened? Why can't I speak?

Mu Nanjin's attention was on watching the drama and she didn't notice his expression.

Seeing that he didn't continue, he asked, "What do you know?"

After asking this question, he turned to look at Gong Xiurong.

At the same time, Eunuch Yu called out: "Your Majesty, it's time to go to court."

In order to understand Mu Nanjin's inner voice these days, Gong Xiurong came to Qiuyue Palace every night. Fortunately, Mu Nanjin not only did not object, but actually welcomed him, and he felt relieved.

Mu Nanjin's attention was immediately drawn away when she just looked at Gong Xiurong.

She looked outside the screen door and said, "What do you want to ask? If it's not something very important, we can wait until you come back from court."

"Um."

Gong Xiurong tried to respond, but he was able to make a sound.

He frowned and tried to ask what he just said: "Do you know..."

Then, just like before, he lost his voice again.

Gong Xiurong finally understood that there was someone who couldn't let him talk about this matter. As for whether it was man-made or something else, he didn't know.

Mu Nanjin was confused: "What do you know?"

"It's better to wait until I come to court." Gong Xiurong decided to observe her for a while before telling her: "By the way, I have been spending the night in Yueqiu Palace recently, and everyone will feel that you are very favored. The Queen Mother and other concubines must They will find reasons to cause trouble for you, so be careful."

Mu Nanjin responded nonchalantly: "I know."

[It would be better for the Queen Mother to come to me. I am worried that I have no reason to see her. 】

[How should I deal with her? By the way, she loves face so much, so just letting her kneel and kowtow to Xiao Xiurong in front of the civil and military officials wearing a bellyband will definitely make her want to hang herself in shame, hehe. 】

Gong Xiurong: "..."

He was wrong.

He shouldn't worry about Mu Nanjin.

He should be worried about whether the Queen Mother and the others will survive next year.

[Oh, forget it. We are both women, so women should not embarrass women so much. 】

The monk smiled tolerantly, but the little girl still relented.

He walked out of the screen and asked the eunuchs and others to help him change his clothes.

Then, they heard Mu Nanjin say: "Your Majesty, should you be rewarded for spending the night in your concubine's palace?"

Eunuchs and maids: "..."

Should we say that this noble lady was brave, or should we say that she was pampered and coquettish. She only dared to ask for rewards after being favored for a few days, and she was not afraid that the emperor would turn his back on her and throw her into the cold palace.

[I’ve stayed here for a few days, but I haven’t even received a tael of silver as a reward. I’m too stingy with my little cosmetic work. 】

The male cultivator tolerated Jun and couldn't help but asked: "What do you want?"

Mu Nanjin said directly: "I want fifty thousand taels of gold."

"Okay, I'll ask Eunuch Yu to bring it to you."

Gong Xiurong readily agreed.

Eunuch and maid: "..."

The emperor dotes on her too much.

[Hehe, I have money to support my people. 】

[However, after all, it is not a long-term thing to ask for one's own money to support one's own, and it is not pleasant to spend it. Only other people's money will not make you feel heartache, but whose money is better to earn? I have to think about it. 】

Gong Xiurong put on his dragon robe and said to Mu Nanjin, "I'm going to court."

"Um."

Mu Nanjin responded lazily.

[It has been many days since I was promoted to noble status, and finally I waited until Xiao Xiu Rong went to court. 】

[Today, all civil and military officials are coming to see Xiao Xiurong. I just want to recognize them. 】

Gong Xiurong heard her voice and was very curious about how she could see the officials without going to court and why she wanted to know them.

The eunuchs walked very fast and took the emperor to Jiuhua Palace in less than two quarters of an hour.

"The Emperor has arrived."

All the civil and military officials in Jiuhua Palace immediately stepped down and said: "Welcome my emperor, long live my emperor."

Gong Xiurong lifted up his dragon robe and sat on the dragon chair: "Sit down flat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

All the civil and military officials stood up, and Prime Minister Wu quickly came out: "I would like to report to your Majesty, I have something to report."

Gong Xiurong had a headache when he saw Prime Minister Wu. Ever since he inherited the throne, this old guy always disliked him in everything. No matter what he did, the other party would immediately jump out to oppose him.

[Who is this old man? 】

Suddenly, a woman's voice rang in the ears of the civil and military officials.

They were startled, how could there be a female voice?

Is there a woman hiding in Jiuhua Palace?

All the civil and military officials were furious and wanted to shout.

However, let alone opening his mouth to speak, he couldn't even move his eyes.

[The old man standing at the front of the team should be a high-ranking official. Could he be Prime Minister Wu? 】

Gong Xiurong asked: "Prime Minister, what do you want to report?"

[It is indeed Prime Minister Wu. 】

[Although this little old man is quite old-fashioned, he is loyal to every emperor. Take Xiao Xiurong's succession to the throne as an example. Although he did not approve of Xiao Xiurong's ascension to the throne at first, after Xiao Xiurong took the throne, he devoted himself to Xiao Xiurong. It seemed that he was against Xiao Xiurong in everything, but in fact In order to strictly supervise minor cosmetic changes. 】

[Small cosmetic surgery, Prime Minister Wu has good intentions, you must appreciate it. 】

The look in Gong Xiurong's eyes when he looked at Prime Minister Wu suddenly became different, and his originally helpless expression turned fiery.

Prime Minister Wu felt embarrassed by the "enthusiastic" gaze of Gongxiu Rong, and was also a little embarrassed because his intentions were exposed. He coughed uncomfortably, and then doubts flashed in his eyes.

Huh? Can you speak out?

Prime Minister Wu once again wanted to angrily scold the woman who was speaking, but lost his voice again.

It really pissed him off.

Gong Xiurong carefully scanned everyone's faces and noticed that everyone could hear Mu Nanjin's voice, but once they made Mu Nanjin realize that they could hear her voice, they would be unable to speak or move. situation occurs.

Prime Minister Wu also realized this, so he did not mention the woman who spoke again: "Your Majesty, now that the harem is full, we can't miss the important matter of spreading the branches and leaves by favoring only one person."

[Ouch, you little old man, I thought you were a nice person just now, but now you come to sow discord between me and Xiao Xiurong, be careful that I rush into your house and destroy the little baby you take care of every day. 】

Baby?

What little baby?

Is it a person or an object?

All civil and military officials became curious.

They were not in the mood to go to court, and were all waiting to hear what Mu Nanjin had to say about Prime Minister Wu's little baby.

Prime Minister Wu's face turned red with anger.

[If you have time to worry about me and Xiao Xiurong, you might as well think more about how to let your son leave a heir for your Wu family. 】

[Don't keep staring at the belly of your son's wife. It's not that the wife your son married is not good, but that the son is not good. When you go back, quickly find someone to treat your son. If you delay it any longer, it will really be impossible. 】

[It’s so sad to be so old-fashioned. If you can’t have children, you think it’s a woman’s problem. You don’t want to think about the fact that women have to rely on men to sow seeds to have children. Whether the seeds are good or bad is not decided by the woman. The birth of a boy or a girl is also determined by the seeds. Don't blame the woman for everything if you don't use it. 】

Prime Minister Wu: "..."

Everyone: "..."

"I understand, what else do you want to report?"

In the past, Gong Xiurong would have criticized Prime Minister Wu, but after hearing Mu Nanjin's words, he decided not to argue with Prime Minister Wu.

"When I return to the Emperor, I have nothing else to report."

Prime Minister Wu returned to his original position.

[Who is the official standing behind Prime Minister Wu? 】

Gong Xiurong called out: "Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, you are the one who usually gives the most memorials. Why don't you have anything to report today?"

The Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, who had been unable to move, tried to come out and could speak again: "Report to the Emperor..."

He only said four words when he heard the woman say again.

[It turns out that he is the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. 】

[This person is a member of the Queen Mother. He always does things to trick Xiao Xiu Rong, but leaves Xiao Xiu Rong to figure out a solution for things that he can obviously solve. 】

[Hmph, everything is left to the emperor, so what's the use of you as the official minister? If I were the emperor, I would have dismissed you and found someone to take your place. 】

[Don’t think that without you as a minister, the Dongzhao Kingdom will perish. 】

[But this is just the opposite. Without you as a stumbling block, Dongzhao will only be better off. 】

The Minister of Civil Affairs looked excited: "You are so stupid..."

But he only said the word C and there was nothing more to go on.

It's not that he didn't want to say it, but that he lost his voice again.

Damn, what a hell.

Gong Xiurong felt extremely happy when he saw that the Minister of Civil Affairs was half angry to death.

He had suspected that the Minister of Libu was a member of the Queen Mother before, but there was no evidence. Now he was finally sure. He would have to be more careful with the Minister of Libu in the future and look for opportunities to deal with him.

The official smiled tolerantly and asked, "Shang Shu, what do you want to report?"

[He has so many things to report, he even has to report that the people don't have enough manure to water the fields. 】

Minister of the Ministry of Personnel: "..."

All civil and military officials tried their best to suppress their laughter.

The Minister of Civil Affairs suppressed his anger and said: "I have nothing to report."

He was so angry that he threw back his sleeves and returned to his original position.

[Strange, strange, he didn’t play today. 】

[When things go wrong, there must be a monster. You are not holding back your bad intentions to do a little cosmetic surgery, are you? 】

[Let me see what he wants to do? 】

[Wow, it turned out that I was looking for an opportunity to spread rumors that Xiao Xiurong was an unlucky person, so that the officials and people could drive him out of office. 】

[Tsk, tsk, wicked. 】

"!!!"

The official minister was shocked.

Who is this woman, and why does she know exactly what he is thinking?

The eyes of all the civil and military officials when they looked at the Minister of Civil Affairs changed.

Seeing the cold look on the emperor's face, the Minister of Civil Affairs said urgently: "Your Majesty, please don't listen to her nonsense. I have absolutely no such idea."

【Huh? Why did he say this without any beginning or end? Who is talking nonsense? What nonsense? 】

Gong Xiurong ignored the Minister of Civil Affairs and turned to look at other officials: "Who has anything else to report?"

Every time an official stood up, he was scolded from top to bottom, inside and out, and no one dared to stand up.

When Eunuch Yu saw that there were no officials to come forward, he shouted: "If you have something to do, start a memorial, but if there is nothing to do, leave the court."

All the civil and military officials raised their hands and said, "Your Majesty."

【ah? Retired? 】

[I just met two officials and then I quit the court? This is too fast. 】

[Hey, there is someone coming from the Queen Mother's palace, and I want to go to her palace. Xiao Xiurong was really right. 】

[Hehe, Queen Mother, here I come. 】

Gong Xiurong: "..."

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