After Xiao Guozi and others left the room, Zhu Houzhao finally breathed a sigh of relief. Now he finally didn't need to worry about Chen Yi'er catching him in bed.

Zhu Houzhao thought to himself: "Now is the time to test my eloquence. If I can fool the queen, then this matter will be considered to have never happened."

After everyone left the house, Zhu Houzhao asked with a smile: "Queen, don't you think this underwear looks familiar?"

Chen Yi'er looked at it with her underwear, then threw it on the ground, and said, "Everyone looks the same, what's the familiar one? You won't really steal me... Oh, you're so disgusting."

Zhu Houzhao smiled and said, "If you can't get you, you have to use things to comfort the pain of lovesickness. If the queen is willing to agree early, do I need this? In fact, I love you too much..."

While speaking, Zhu Houzhao leaned forward and wanted to touch Chen Yier's little hand, but Chen Yier avoided it.

Chen Yier frowned and said, "You are so disgusting. You can do this kind of thing. No wonder you have to hide in the dark room and not come out. You are so embarrassed to be watching outside. Have you never seen a woman?"

Zhu Houzhao said: "I used to have many women, but you are dim than the queen. My heart for you can see the sun and the moon."

Chen Yi'er didn't want to hear these numb and disgusting words anymore. She walked out quickly and even slammed the door heavily after going outside, which made her look very angry. The big stone in her heart after Zhu Houzhao left Shen Yi'er finally landed on the ground.

"It's obvious that this thing is not something she can wear, it's much more than what she wears... Fortunately, she felt disgusting and didn't check it carefully, otherwise it would be exposed." Zhu Houzhao picked up the underwear from the ground, looked carefully, and threw it back on the ground.

Then Zhu Houzhao shouted, "Little twist!"

Xiao Guozi was originally a little worried outside the door, afraid that Zhu Houzhao would blame him. When he heard the call, he quickly pushed the door open and walked in, stood in front of the emperor, silent.

Zhu Houzhao said: "Why is the queen back so soon? Didn't you let you stop and delay?"

Xiao Tiaozi said aggrievedly: "Your Majesty, it is because my servants are guarding outside that the Empress realizes that there is something wrong. I have tried my best to stop her, but the Empress... is so aggressive that she can't stop her at all."

While he was talking, another sound came from the door. Zhu Houzhao immediately remained silent, for fear that Chen Yi'er would come back. When he saw that it was Jiang Bin wandering outside, he said coldly: "Come in!"

Jiang Bin hurriedly came into the room and knelt on the ground with a "thump" sound: "Your Majesty, I have tried my best to stop it, but the Queen asked someone to take it down. I shouted and reminded me outside..."

Zhu Houzhao nodded and said, "Fortunately you called me, otherwise I don't know when she came in. Humph... It's really a waste of money to raise you, you are not at all safe in doing things... Little Twist, you go back first, there's nothing you have to do here."

Zhu Houzhao had something to tell Jiang Bin and just shut up the little one.

When Xiao Tiaozi left the room, he closed the door and did not dare to go up and eavesdrop. He also carefully scanned the location of the queen's room with his eyes. Because Chen Yi'er's room was opposite the attic, there was a patio between him, so he was not worried that he would hear the movement in the room here.

Jiang Bin in the room asked for instructions: "Your Majesty, those women..."

Zhu Houzhao raised his hand and refused to let Jiang Bin make the words clear, preventing anyone from eavesdropping, and whispered: "People are temporarily placed in the army, and I will look for them at any time... If it doesn't work at night, I will send them to my boat during the day. Anyway, the queen and I are not on the same boat. If you do things well, I will be rewarded!"

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Jiang Bin understood that when Zhu Houzhao said there was a reward, no matter whether there was real money or not in the end, as long as the matter was done well, Zhu Houzhao's trust in him would be further deepened, and that invisible trust was more important than valuable rewards.

Jiang Bin came out of the room and excitedly arranged that sending a few women to the emperor's boat was not complicated and difficult to deal with. After all, the guard uniforms looked similar, and wearing a helmet would cover most of the faces. This way, even if you look closer, it would be difficult to distinguish between male and female.

Chen Yi'er didn't notice that the guards in the room were women before, but because they were armoured, they were extremely deceptive. Moreover, Chen Yi'er had no experience with such things.

Although Chen Yier is smart and has problems observing her words and expressions, she is always a child who has not grown up. She doesn't know much about the emperor's nonsense and the methods of flattering his subjects, and no one mentions it. She can only rely on her to explore it little by little.

After Jiang Bin left the inn, he walked towards the camp not far away. When he arrived at the military camp, Xu Tai had been waiting in the central army tent for a long time.

"I heard that something happened to the person who sent him?" Xu Tai asked nervously as soon as he met.

Jiang Bin nodded: "It's a little wrong...but now the problem has been properly resolved, and I don't know where the person is placed?"

Xu Tai finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "People are hidden in the camp. Even if someone comes to search, they can send them away secretly as soon as possible... Should I keep the people now, or should I send them away as I promised before?"

Jiang Bin said angrily: "Your Majesty has seen someone and has not had enough fun. How can you send someone away easily? Your Majesty has given me instructions and secretly send someone onto the boat. Your Majesty and the Queen are not on the same boat. If there is anything during the day, the Queen will not notice it. If the descendants of the dock are left on the boat and pick it up at night... God will not know it."

Jiang Bin is very confident and feels that his plan is seamless.

Xu Tai thought about it, but he couldn't find any fault, but he still had some doubts: "Is this too risky? Now it seems that His Majesty is really afraid of the queen. If something happens, we can't afford to take it."

Jiang Bin sneered: "Do you want Zhang Yuan to suppress us forever? Your Majesty arranged for Eunuch Zhang to find someone, which shows that there is indeed a need in this regard. Not only will we send women to Your Majesty, but others can also do it, and there are also food, drink, and fun things. Whoever takes the lead will get the trust of Your Majesty... You have been with Your Majesty for so long, and you don't even understand this simple truth?"

As the deputy general, Xu Tai was originally in a position above Jiang Bin, but now he was scolded in person and could only swallow his anger.

Jiang Bin said again: "In the past few days, we have not had the chance to send the woman to His Majesty. That's because Zhang Yuan was very careful. Today, he finally got the opportunity but made a mistake. Zhang Yuan might make a fuss about it... But at this critical moment, no one dares to do anything randomly, after all, they are afraid that the queen will know... It's not good for anyone to reveal this matter!"

"The most urgent task is to find some fun for Your Majesty. All delicious and fun things are delivered. Your Majesty did not enjoy much fun after leaving the capital. This is a great opportunity for us to make contributions."

Xu Tai's eyes lit up: "Mrs. Zhong..."

Jiang Bin shook his head helplessly: "If that woman knows her, we don't have to spend so much effort to help His Majesty find a woman outside... She refuses to give in, and we can't do anything randomly. We still have to think of other ways, but we must make her submit quickly. As long as she can make her the woman of His Majesty... even if the queen knows, she will be helpless."

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That night, Zhang Yuan learned about what happened in the inn.

However, no one dared to tell Zhang Yuan the real situation in the room, but Zhang Yuan thought about it and realized that this was Jiang Bin giving away a woman to Zhu Houzhao, and he was almost caught by the queen.

Zhang Yuan sneered: "This Jiang Bin actually dares to make trouble under our noses. He doesn't want to live anymore!"

Li Rong, who came to inform the news, said: "Eunuch Zhang, meant... Jiang Bin gave his wife to His Majesty? But the problem is that it's just a rumor now, and I haven't seen where the woman is... At that time, the Empress found nothing in the room. Did he escape from the window?"

Zhang Yuan said angrily: "Is this problem necessary for our family to explain? It is obvious that the guards in the room had problems at that time. The woman was wearing armor and could not show her graceful figure. She was blinded by the darkness, so she naturally covered up her with a little concealment. What's so strange?"

"Hmph, our family has already figured out the tricks of this kid Jiang Bin. His tricks are just because he has no experience in bullying the queen, so he has no clue. Otherwise, he would have been pissed off by His Majesty... Hi, why didn't he break it at that time?"

As a slave, everyone should have hoped that the emperor, the queen and his wife would be happy, but Zhang Yuan was just the opposite. From his perspective, it would be best to expose this matter on the spot. The emperor had a conflict with the queen, and the emperor would then put the blame on the person involved and punish Jiang Bin, which would be in line with Zhang Yuan's interests.

Li Rong said: "It's a pity that there is no chance... You are not here at that time!"

Zhang Yuan scolded: "Our family is not here, can't you do anything? Xiao Guozi really dared to cover up Jiang Bin after being brave enough to take over?"

Li Rong corrected: "My devil was ordered by the emperor at that time and had to act according to the order..."

“Isn’t the effect the same?”

Zhang Yuan said with a stern face, "But with this first time, Jiang Bin will definitely send the woman to His Majesty for the second time, the third time... Now that our family knows that it is Jiang Bin who is making trouble behind the scenes, how can we forgive him easily? Hurry up and send someone to investigate. Jiang Bin hid those women and must find the person... Watch it for our family to see when he will send it to His Majesty, and let the queen catch the adulterer again!"

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Zhang Yuan’s plan is crazy, at least to Li Rong.

In order to achieve the purpose of suppressing Jiang Bin, he even did not hesitate to reveal the emperor's legacy and fully utilized the conflicts between the emperor and the empress to seek profit.

"This Zhang Yuan is not crazy, right? As a slave, what he thinks is not what a slave should think!" Li Rong felt that he had found the wrong person to cooperate with him, and he wanted to withdraw.

Just when Li Rong was about to go back to rest, he saw Li Xing coming in a hurry.

After seeing Li Rong, Li Xing pulled him aside and asked, "What's going on with Your Majesty? Did the Queen notice anything?"

Li Rong said: "What can you detect? It's just a farce. As for what is going on, I can't tell you in detail."

Li Xing frowned: "Are you trying to do something random? Didn't you agree..."

"Shh..."

Li Rong's index finger was raised to his lips and made a silence. Only then did Li Xing consciously lower his voice: "I promised that we will advance and retreat together along the way."

Li Rong shook his head and said softly: "Let me say that, now Jiang Bin and Zhang Yuan are fighting with each other. In order to invite favors in front of His Majesty, we will do everything... We'd better watch the fire from the other side of the river. What do they do with us when they have conflicts? You and I don't have the qualifications. Who makes His Majesty favor is not you and me, but those two?"

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After boarding the ship south again the next day, Zhu Houzhao officially entered the mode of eating, drinking and having fun because a war of inviting favors began.

Whether it is Zhang Yuan, Jiang Bin, or Xiao Tiaozi, they all have certain ideas about inviting pets. It is not that they must give women to Zhu Houzhao, because the queen is close to them, and some people dare not take risks at all, but there are other things to play besides women, which will not be prohibited.

Then Zhu Houzhao's itinerary was repeatedly delayed. In the morning, Zhu Houzhao's departure time became late, and the rest was early. He could have traveled forty miles a day, but now he can't even reach thirty miles. Many times he is in his early twenty miles. Even though Zhu Houzhao did not have to bear the pain of bumps on the boat, the process of moving south slowed down step by step.

"...Shangshu Chen, after His Majesty set out from the capital, he walked much slower than expected. He originally planned to arrive in the new city in mid-to-late September, but now it seems that it may not be possible in early October..."

At a regular meeting held in Xincheng that morning, Chen Xi announced Zhu Houzhao's trip to the south, and Tang Yin made such a comment in front of others.

His words represent the ideas of many people in the army. The generals could naturally distinguish the speed of Zhu Houzhao's journey. The boat was twenty miles a day, which was much slower than land. It would probably take more than two months to come to Jiangnan.

Zhang Lun said: "Your Majesty delays his arrival. Will the preparations in the city be slowed down first? Avoid that some preparations are outdated when His Majesty arrives..."

Zhu Houzhao was about to go to the new city, so Tang Yin arranged a fireworks show and prepared things with flags and lights. They may not be used because of delayed time. When the time comes, these things will fade due to moisture or handwriting, and the matching clothes cannot be used for the celebration due to seasonal changes.

Chen Xi did not answer, and Tang Yin next to him said, "It is necessary to prepare. What if His Majesty speed up the journey next?"

On this issue, it was obvious that Tang Yin was too optimistic, and Chen Xi almost told him that Zhu Houzhao's speed of going south would only slower and slower, because the longer the emperor came out, the more he would be addicted to Yile, and he would not be able to do so.

Zhang Lun thought for a while and said, "But I'm afraid that some things will not be used after time. Do you have to prepare a few more batches so that they can come in handy at any time?"

No one could answer this question, and in the end everyone looked at Chen Xi, only Chen Xi was qualified to make a decision.

Chen Xidao: "It is necessary to prepare, but it takes a lot of effort to maintain it. We are building a city now not to welcome Your Majesty, but to do our own responsibilities and build a work and living environment that satisfies yourself and your family. As for when Your Majesty will come, you don't need to worry about it."

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Tang Yin hoped that the emperor would come early so that there would be more nights and dreams, but some people did not want this, because the emperor would bring about many adverse changes, such as the daily operation of the new city would be seriously affected, and for example, more personnel would be assigned to be responsible for security matters, and for example, Japanese pirates might harass the new city.

Opportunities and crises coexist!

Chen Xi did not give too much to his subordinates, and had no plan to welcome the sage. In his opinion, it would be better not to come, because only in this way can he operate the city in his own way, rather than handing over the dominance to the emperor or the slander ministers around the emperor.

"Shangshu Chen, you didn't reveal much information in front of many generals before. Should you make any advice? After all, I am responsible for welcoming the sage."

As a military advisor, Tang Yin lost his reputation after Su Tong and Zheng Qian's arrival. Now he urgently needs to prove his talents in front of Shen Xi. Welcoming the Holy Driving is the best opportunity to perform in his opinion.
To be continued...