I was given the contraceptive soup and became the emperor's white moonlight

Chapter 131 Serving a Wise King

Although Su Minglang said this, there was no smile on his face.

Nan Xing looked at her and said nothing. He just opened the tightly closed doors and windows again, and a breath of fresh air came into the room.

Su Minglang was startled by the sudden cold wind. He looked up at the open doors and windows without saying a word.

Nan Xing saw her gaze and explained, "You burned paper in the house. Even though the ashes were cleaned up, there was still a smell. It's better to clear it away before anyone comes."

"If it were you, what would you do?" Su Minglang asked suddenly.

"Me?" Nan Xing looked at Su Minglang and said without any context, "I am very timid and dare not walk alone at night."

Hearing this, Su Minglang looked at her deeply and suddenly laughed.

When Xiao Ye walked in, she clearly felt that the atmosphere was much more relaxed, and she also breathed a sigh of relief.

The palace maid who served the meal jumped in and retreated after a while. Su Minglang asked the two to sit down and ordered the attendants to bring more bowls and chopsticks. There was no one else around anyway, so Su Minglang didn't pay much attention to the rules in private.

When she was still in the Su Mansion, she was not favored. It was natural that when a person was not loved by his father and mother, there would be things like evil slaves bullying their masters. Su Minglang and Xiaoye relied on each other at that time, and even today, it is no longer a simple master-slave relationship. Nanxing was chosen by her personally, and she had trusted him with her life for a long time. What's wrong with just having a meal together?

Xiao Ye had obviously been treated like this before. Su Minglang just mentioned it and then sat down calmly. On the other hand, although Nan Xing also looked calm, her every move was full of restraint and nervousness.

Su Minglang reluctantly dismissed the servants around her. After there were only three of them left in the room, Nanxing was obviously a lot more relaxed.

"Next time this happens, just go eat your meal first." Su Minglang raised his chopsticks but his eyes wandered between the two of them, "I'm not asking you to starve."

"I understand." Xiao Ye agreed quickly and raised her chopsticks. Su Minglang saw through her at a glance and knew that she was just letting it go in one ear and out the other. Even if there was a next time, she would definitely repeat the same mistake.

"Nanxing?" Su Minglang cast her gaze towards Nanxing, who had been silent the whole time, only to see that she was staring at the food, but her mind had already drifted away. Xiaoye, who was sitting next to her, nudged her upon hearing her words, "Hey! Nanxing? The master is calling you!"

"Huh? Ah, ah! Yes! What's wrong, master?" Nan Xing suddenly came back to his senses and looked at Su Minglang in confusion.

Su Minglang smiled helplessly, "It's okay, let's eat."

"Yes." Nan Xing nodded and then slowly sat down under the gaze of the two men, his movements as stiff as possible.

"Don't be so nervous!" Xiao Ye touched her with his arm, but seeing that she was still in a daze, he had to give up.

Su Minglang gradually felt hungry as he smelled the fragrance of the food, so he ignored them and started eating.

On the other side, Xiao Heng's situation was exactly the same as Su Minglang's. A tense atmosphere filled the entire Taiji Palace.

Zhou Linsu stood out among all the students, so when Xiao Heng was going to have a meal with them, he was the first to be given a seat below Xiao Heng. Even if he was usually calm, it would be hypocritical to say he was not nervous when he was meeting the emperor for the second time under such circumstances.

Different from their nervousness and restraint, Xiao Heng was very happy and proud. After all, the people sitting below him now might grow up to be his right-hand men and pillars of the court in the future.

"I happened to pass by today and saw you writing furiously. You never flinched even under the scorching sun. You are the true heroes of our dynasty!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhou Linsu was the first to stand up and salute, and the students behind him followed suit. Most of them were born in commoner families and had never participated in the palace examination, so they were already at a loss in the face of the majesty of the saint.

"My dear ministers, please stand up." Xiao Heng tried to slow down his tone to make himself appear more friendly, "My dear ministers, you have all worked hard, and I have seen it."

"I know that most of you are from poor families. It is because of this that I came up with the idea of ​​asking students to come to the palace to write letters for you." Xiao Heng paused and continued: "Most of the people in the palace are also from poor backgrounds. I know very well that the king is the boat and the people are the water. How can I ignore the suffering of the people?"

Xiao Heng looked at the person sitting down, as if he had a lot of ambitions to express, "I intend to carry out major reforms, not for anything else, just so that students all over the world can afford to study and travel."

Those students who came from poor backgrounds understood the difficulties along the way even more. Not to mention that they had to study hard in the cold winter and hot summer, and had to worry about their livelihood from time to time, the journey to Beijing was long and far, and they had little money. If they encountered one or two robbers, they would probably end up never returning.

Li Sulin picked up the wine glass and drank it in one gulp. Many of the students around him sympathized with him, and the unspeakable sadness in their eyes was all poured out into the wine.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly changed. Zhou Linsu seemed a little out of place. He even said that the common people had a hard time, but it was just talk in the end. He came from a noble family and even if his foundation was not deep, at least he had no worries about food and clothing. But the people in front of him all invested everything they had in the imperial examination, and some even risked losing their fortunes.

"Your Majesty! I am willing to serve you as your vanguard and do my best until my death!" Li Sulin put down the wine glass heavily, stood up suddenly and bowed. When you look up again, you can find that he is already a little drunk on his face.

Several students around looked at each other and knelt on the ground, "Students are willing to serve Your Majesty, until death!"

The only people still sitting on the field were Zhou Linsu and a few other people from aristocratic families. It would be more accurate to say that they were still immersed in the shock of the sudden change and could not react for a while.

Xiao Heng stood up and helped several people up personally. At this time, Zhou Linsu and others finally reacted and stood up hurriedly.

"Your Majesty." Zhou Linsu bowed and saluted. "Reform is not a temporary idea. I understand that Your Majesty loves the people like your own children, and I also know that Your Majesty has been looking for talents for a long time. However, reform is a serious matter. Please think carefully about it."

Xiao Heng had just expressed his lofty ambitions in front of everyone when someone poured cold water on him. He frowned and asked unhappily, "Does Mr. Zhou mean that I was careless?"

As Xiao Heng finished speaking, a silent gasp was heard in the room, and several students who had always been close to him couldn't help but take a breath of cold air for him.

Xiao Xizi looked up at this daring guy with interest.

"I have absolutely no such intention!" Zhou Linsu quickly sensed that the atmosphere was not right and bowed his head hastily, "I just think that the reform needs to be considered in the long run."

"Your Majesty is devoted to the people and the country. It is my great honor to serve a wise ruler."