The summer days are long, and at dusk, the sky is not gloomy, but only the veins of the slanting light.

Hibiscus Lake is covered with a pale yellow light veil.

Quan Ce supported Empress Wu and walked slowly on the causeway.

Xu Hui waited for nearly two hours, her legs were numb, and she struggled to cheer up when she saw this.

"Huh......"

Xu Hui screamed softly and closed her eyes vigorously, just now she saw Empress Wu holding Quan Ce's arm and shaking it, as if she was coquettish.

"It must have been standing for a long time, which damaged my mind and poor eyesight" Xu Hui found a reason for herself.

The oncoming pair of monarchs and ministers and men were already graceful and dignified, full of luxury, walking in the smoke of lotus leaves, like a fairy among the gods, and the martial queen bent her arms and leaned on the arms of Quan Ce.

Xu Hui is full of suspicion again, in the past, she supported the martial arts queen, it was just a false support, the martial queen has never really borrowed strength, but the current reliance is real, and the martial queen is almost squeezed on Quan Ce, skin to skin.

But I don't know that the pair of fairy men and women, the whispers in their mouths, if she listens to it, I'm afraid she will faint.

"Ruthless thief, crazy devil can't succeed, blue sky and white day, just so profligate"

Empress Wu didn't want to show anything unusual, but her legs were weak, she was not good at walking, and she couldn't move without relying on power.

Quan Ce was refreshed, half joking and half teasing, "If Buyue is intentional, I can't help it, Your Majesty forgives my sins"

Empress Wu smiled on her rosy cheeks, and her heart was also ironing, but she was forcibly dissatisfied, and rolled her eyes, "You, relying on a bit of talent, are used to coaxing people with clever words, and you can't help it, in the end, it's just a matter of seeing the color."

Quan Ce smiled, leaned into the ear of Empress Wu, and said softly, "Beautiful and charming eyes, but the minister does not dare to deny this"

The snort was in his ears, Empress Wu's heart trembled, his bones were a little crispy, and he walked lightly, as if he was stepping on a pile of cotton, hugging his arms tighter.

When the two came to the lake, Empress Wu still didn't keep their distance, so they appeared in front of the palace people half-hugging and half-hugging.

"The slave maid visited His Majesty and saw the Prime Minister Quan"

Xu Hui squatted on her knees and saluted, quietly wrinkled her nose, and a trace of pride flew on her face, quite satisfied with her eyesight in choosing a backer.

She has no personnel, and she doesn't know the love of Fengyue, so she can't tell the difference between the actions of the martial queen, and she only thinks that the martial queen deliberately uses closeness to entrap the power policy, doesn't it show that the foundation of the power policy is becoming more and more stable?

"Get up, arrange dinner, and say that I want to feast on our family's right minister" Empress Wu was in a good mood, with a joke in her words.

"Yes, the slave and maid are going, the meal of the Quan Xiangye, the imperial dining room must be counted" Xu Hui responded with a glance, and before leaving, he glanced at Quan Ce covertly, but did not meet Quan Ce's gaze.

"Well, I use the same thing as him today, and I also appreciate the low-key luxury of Quan Xiangye" Empress Wu glanced at Quan Ce, smiling, and there seemed to be a thousand tenderness in her eyes.

Quan Ce's food and clothing habits, notoriously different, on the meal, do not pick ingredients, do not love curiosities, but the taste is very tricky, there are inconsistencies, do not say much, just refuse to eat, clothing, do not like brocade silk, especially do not like all kinds of clothes and complicated embroidery, love plain and comfortable clothes, with their own efforts, so that the white stacks in the Western Regions have become the most sought-after goods on the business road.

In order to cater to his preferences, Princess Gao'an took great pains to eat, and finally came up with the most suitable spice and seasoning recipe, while Princess Taiping was the first to blend Jinxiu and white stacks to make new fabrics, which solved the dilemma that his dignified princess's son often wore coarse linen clothes.

With the power of Quan Ce at its peak and his status soaring, the royal family and noble families close to him all walked to Princess Gao'an Mansion and Princess Taiping's Mansion to inquire about Quan Ce's food and clothing preferences.

Even the Imperial Dining Room and the Monk Clothing Bureau in the palace are no exception, and they prepare special food and cloth for the power and strategy all year round for the banquet and clothing of the Empress Wu.

Xu Hui obeyed the order, while Quan Ce and Empress Wu walked along the lake for most of the circle and returned to Furong Tower.

It was time to pass the meal, and in a short time, all kinds of dishes were placed in front of the two.

"Hmm...... Less use of sugar, oil and spices, the taste is slightly bland, but the salty and fresh taste is rich, the taste is refreshing, and the original taste of the ingredients is also sufficient.

While eating, Empress Wu commented and nodded frequently, with a good appetite and interest.

Quan Ce's appetite is better, after all, he has only done strenuous exercise, gobbled it all the way, nodded perfunctorily, and responded to the chat, but his mouth was not empty.

"Hmph, Confucius said, the color of the food is also, the most confirmed in you is the most clear, in the diet and women, your fierce nature, will be exposed" Empress Wu looked at him for a while, the corners of her mouth unconsciously curled, but she did not forget to tease him.

Quan Ce smiled and didn't care.

Xu Hui next to her was confused, glanced at Quan Ce, and disagreed, saying that Quan Ce was greedy for women, and I was afraid that it was not very convincing.

After the meal, Empress Wu went to Tang Mu Pavilion in the Furong Building to bathe and change clothes, and the Quan Ce camera retired.

Empress Wu glared at him and said something quite connotative, "The so-called full food is far away, it's like you."

Quan Ce was slightly embarrassed and gaged, "Your Majesty's words today are quite philosophical"

Empress Wu couldn't help laughing, rolled her eyes, and waved her hand again and again, "If you want to go, go quickly, you don't have to make people angry"

Quan Ce smiled and walked away.

Empress Wu watched his back go away, her mind floating, empty, and there was no place to go.

"Hey, women are really troublesome...... Empress Wu sighed quietly, stripped off her clothes, and stepped into the fragrant bath.

"Your Majesty, Shangguan Zhaorong asks to see"

"Your Majesty, the slave and maid are retired"

As usual, Shangguan Wan'er came, and Xu Hui immediately retreated, stiff and still stiff, and a little anxious, Quan Ce had just left, and she could still try to meet with him.

"Your Majesty, there are courtiers who played and impeached the winter official Shangshu Zhang Khan Zhi, there are three crimes, one is to set up a name and fill his own pockets, the other is to use public weapons for private purposes and bend the law for personal gain, and the third is to connive at slaves and ......dictate in the winter official yamen."

Shangguan Wan'er stood by the bath and played loudly, "There is evidence for the three crimes, but it is plausible, it can be interpreted as a crime, or it can be considered that it is just acting within the rules, and the concubine thinks that it is harmless."

Empress Wu's hands were scrubbing her body, her eyes were a little hollow, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

Quan Cecai proposed to move Zhang Khan Zhi's nest, and the impeachment is coming, are you impatient?

"Can the person who is impeached have anything to do with power?"

"The concubines have been combed, and the people who were impeached include the Chunguan Yamen, Luoyang Mansion, and the Hanlin Academy, which is not like the habit of the minister, and it should be the handwriting of Xingqing Palace" Shangguan Wan'er was firm in her words.

"Xingqing Palace? Lee Chong-joon? Empress Wu muttered, a little surprised, relieved.

The cheeks of power floated in front of her, if they were about to leave, sometimes cold and sometimes hot, once it came to government affairs, the two of them were close to the end of the world, even if the two of them were in harmony, she still seemed to have never really owned.

"Ignore it for now, I'll wait and see"