No. 1 Girl in the Imperial City

Chapter 225 Don't Read Along!

Xie Yan is busy with official duties, but Luo Junyao, the princess, is quite leisurely.

Before leaving the cabinet, the Su family was always worried that Luo Junyao could not handle the internal affairs of the palace, but Luo Junyao soon discovered that there were not so many things that she needed to deal with.

All the people in the palace are dedicated to their affairs, Luo Junyao only needs to look at the account books, and then deal with some things that must be decided by the princess.

Luo Junyao's speed at filtering information was unmatched. I thought it would take at least three to five days to read the account books sent by the stewards, but after reaching Luo Junyao's hands, I sent them back within a day.

Originally, the steward thought to herself that the concubine was young, so she just glanced at it and sent it back?But after looking through the account books, they found that the princess not only read those account books, but also made annotations in person, and even marked some extremely subtle mistakes that they didn't even notice.

Moreover, it is said that the princess never used an abacus to settle accounts, which shows that her mental arithmetic ability is very good.

Xie Yan went out early in the morning, and Luo Junyao went into the palace to visit the Empress Dowager when he saw that he had nothing to do.

Because the current situation in the imperial city is complicated, Xie Yan repeatedly told her to bring Linglan and Qin Yao'er with her when she went out, and Luo Junyao didn't want to go out with a long line of people behind her, so she asked Lanyin and Lanzhen to stay with only Linglan Enter the palace with Qin Yao'er.

The Empress Dowager was still asleep when Luo Jun entered the palace, she went in to have a look and then came out to talk to Princess Changling.

Princess Changling has been haggard a lot these days, Luo Junyao looked at her and said softly, "Sister Huang, take care of your health."

Princess Changling smiled and said, "Don't worry about me, I know what's going on. But you... I heard that those Qi people made trouble outside the city yesterday?"

Luo Jun shook his head and briefly explained the matter.

Princess Changling snorted softly and said, "This Bai Jingrong is really arrogant! But it is a good thing that Mr. Song and General Yu can come back. I still remember that before the death of my father, I was still thinking about Mr. Song. The queen mother will be happy when she finds out."

Luo Jun shook his head and said, "Miss Huang, have you seen Bai Jingrong?"

Princess Changling pondered for a moment, and said: "I saw it once, and I was only six or seven years old at that time, but I don't remember her appearance very well. I just remember that, after all, she and Princess Mu are not the same. Said Shuangshu, meeting such a person is quite memorable."

Princess Changling looked at Luo Junyao with a smile and said, "What's the matter? Jun Yao was disappointed to see her yesterday?"

Luo Jun shook his head and said, "That's not true, she's really pretty, but I'm just a little curious about her."

Princess Changling said: "I met her once when I was a child, and I don't know her very well. You also know that among the female relatives of Shangyong...Bai Jingrong doesn't have a good reputation. I heard something from my mother in the early years, and the queen said …Although Bai Jingrong is despised by unscrupulous means, her mental strength is beyond the reach of most men in the world. Throughout the ages, men have done evil things for power, and they have never seen fewer men than Bai Jingrong. It's really unfair that Bai Jingrong is classified as the demon concubine, who has all sorts of nasty things to say."

Luo Junyao was a little surprised, "The Empress Dowager also said such a thing?"

Princess Changling smiled and said, "Don't spread the word, otherwise those old scholars don't know how to discuss it."

Luo Jun shook his head clearly, expressing that he must keep his mouth shut.

"Princess, Wangfei, the Empress Dowager is awake." Eunuch Huang came out to report.

Luo Junyao and Princess Changling hurriedly got up and went in to visit the Empress Dowager.

Seeing the Empress Dowager Luo Junyao was also very happy, but she said in her mouth: "You are just newly married, don't run around the palace all day...Be careful of getting sick, it's unlucky."

Luo Jun smiled and said: "I'm in good health. Seeing my aunt more often will only make me feel lucky. How can it be unlucky? Aunt thinks I'm noisy and doesn't want to see me?"

The Empress Dowager was also amused by her, and gave her a few words of advice. The Empress Dowager suddenly asked, "I heard that Bai Jingrong has already arrived at Shangyong?"

Both Luo Junyao and Princess Changling were taken aback, they didn't expect the Empress Dowager to hear such news now.

Seeing them like this, the Empress Dowager smiled and said: "I am like this now, I have to worry about the outside affairs and the ministers of the court. I can't care about it. But..." looked at Luo Jun and said: "You just I'm afraid we will inevitably have to deal with her, Bai Jingrong..."

The Empress Dowager held Luo Junyao's hand and said, "Although she is a bit arrogant, she is extremely tolerant. She... If she were a man, she would probably be considered a hero of the generation. Unfortunately, as a daughter, she is doomed... There are some things she can't do. Now that she is not hesitating to risk her life to return to Shangyong, she must have something extremely important. No matter how she plots secretly, she will not conflict with you on the surface for the time being."

Luo Jun shook his head and said, "I know, don't worry, Auntie, I'm not afraid of her."

The Empress Dowager smiled and said, "Okay, okay."

Looking at the bright and childish woman in front of her eyes, the Empress Dowager was once again thankful that this nephew and daughter-in-law had not been wrongly chosen.

Although the child looked too small and too delicate, it inexplicably reassured her.

Thinking carefully about the noble girls she had selected for Zhifei before, no matter which one of them had no girl in front of her when facing Bai Jingrong, she felt more at ease.

As soon as Luo Junyao came out of the Empress Dowager's palace, he met the eunuch in charge of the Empress Dowager Zhu's palace.

"I have seen the princess, the empress dowager asked the concubine to go over and talk about it."

Luo Jun glanced at the eunuch standing in front of him, raised his eyebrows and said, "What's the matter with the Queen Mother?"

The eunuch said with a fake smile: "This, how can this old servant know? I also ask the princess to show her face."

Luo Jun shook his head and said: "I came to the palace, I should have gone to see the Queen Mother, let's go."

The eunuch was obviously a little surprised, but quickly restrained his expression and said, "Princess, please."

Luo Junyao followed the eunuch all the way to Empress Dowager Zhu's palace, and just as he stepped into the palace gate, he saw several children kneeling under the eaves of the palace, and beside him was a kid who was barking his teeth and waving his claws, saying something.

Luo Junyao frowned when he saw this, and before she could speak, the eunuch said: "I made the princess laugh, those few... As His Majesty's companions, they caused His Majesty to have fun and neglect their homework, and were bumped into by the Empress Dowager." , the empress dowager is punishing them."

"Really?" Luo Jun shook his head.

The eunuch smiled and said: "Naturally, the Empress Dowager is His Majesty's own mother, and everything she does is for His Majesty's benefit, and they will not be wronged."

Several children knelt under the eaves and behaved differently. Su Xuan lowered his head and didn't know what he was thinking. Jiang Che looked straight ahead and was unmoved by the noise around him. Fight with the little ghost who is slightly thinner than him with his eyes.

Luo Jun recognized at a glance that the little ghost standing there was Zhu Ai from Cheng Enhou's family.

He obviously saw a few children being punished and ran over to show off their might.

Seeing that the children were ignoring him, Zhu Ai kicked the Zheng family's chubby little boy in a fit of anger.

Seeing this, Jiang Che, who was kneeling next to Zheng Jingfeng, grabbed Zhu Ai's kicked ankle. Zhu Ai couldn't stand still and fell on all fours, and then burst into tears.

Seeing him fall, the eunuch who was following Luo Junyao groaned and ran over quickly.

Luo Junyao watched with great interest, and was not angry at him for neglecting himself.

"Zhu Ai! How dare you bully them! I want to tell the emperor!" Xie Cheng's angry voice came from the hall.

Xie Cheng blushed, pushed away the eunuchs and maids who wanted to stop him, and rushed out from the entrance of the hall.

Zhu Ai was still crying, but there were already a bunch of comforters around him.

The four children kneeling on one side looked at each other, and they all looked at each other in dismay.

Jiang Che whispered: "I...I didn't use my strength either. Who knew that his foot was so unstable?"

Xie Cheng ran over and was relieved to see that the crying person was Zhu Ai.

The child has a clear love and hate, and he really doesn't have the slightest affection for this cousin.Seeing that he didn't look like he was injured, he ignored it.

"Are you all right?"

Su Xuan said warmly: "Your Majesty, don't worry, we are fine. It's just..."

Su Xuan glanced at Zhu Ai.

Jiang Che said: "Your Majesty, I did it alone."

Xie Cheng said with red eyes: "I know he was the one who caused the trouble first, and I won't let the queen mother punish you." Even though he said so, his confidence is actually not strong enough.

If he could protect them, the queen mother would not let them kneel here.

Thinking of this, Xie Cheng couldn't help the tears rolling in his eyes, "I...I'm useless, you, you..." He wanted to say that they should stop being his reading companions, he couldn't protect them at all if he was so useless .But he really couldn't bear to part with these few friends he had just had, and his eyes and little face flushed from holding back for a while. ,

He also wanted to imitate Zhu Ai and cry loudly, but his upbringing made him bear it.

"Ah Cheng, what are you doing!" Empress Dowager Zhu's angry voice came from the entrance of the hall.

Seeing Empress Dowager Zhu coming out, Zhu Ai cried even louder as if she had found a backer, "Wow... Auntie, they beat me!"

Empress Dowager Zhu glanced at the children and said coldly, "Is that true?"

"No!" Zhao Jingfeng yelled, "It's obvious that he wanted to kick me!"

Empress Dowager Zhu looked at the servants and maids around her, "Say it."

The servants looked at each other and said that it was Jiang Che who pushed Young Master Zhu.

This doesn't seem to be wrong.

Empress Dowager Zhu's complexion darkened, and she sneered and said, "This is the accompanying reading that the Prince Regent and the Grand Tutor have found for His Majesty? Come, give me twenty rulers!"

"No!" Xie Cheng stood in front of Jiang Che: "Mother! It's obviously Zhu Ai's fault!"

Empress Dowager Zhu said angrily: "Ah Cheng, Ai is your cousin!"

Xie Cheng said: "That can't be unreasonable!"

Empress Dowager Zhu looked at her son and sneered, "Reasonable? Did you see with your own eyes that it was Ai's fault?"

Xie Cheng was speechless, he rushed out only when he heard the cry, where can he see it?

Empress Dowager Zhu waved her hand and ordered the maids beside her, "Take Your Majesty down and execute the sentence."

The two court ladies led the order and stepped forward, Xie Cheng's tears finally fell from his eyes.

He threw himself on Jiang Che without hesitation, and said, "If the queen mother wants to beat her, she can beat me too!"

"Ridiculous!" Empress Dowager Zhu became even more angry when she saw her son helping outsiders like this.Instructed left and right, "Don't pull your majesty away yet!"

Xie Cheng held Jiang Che tightly with both hands, and cried out, "Mother, don't hit them! Me! I don't want to accompany you! I don't want to accompany you!"

"Your Majesty, you don't need to..." Seeing Xie Cheng like this, the children couldn't help but turn their eyes red.

No matter how prominent their background was, they were just a few children under ten years old, and it was impossible to say that they were not wronged or afraid.

Xie Cheng finally couldn't help crying, he said loudly: "I don't want to accompany you!"

Empress Dowager Zhu watched her son's expression move slightly, she was silent for a moment before saying: "Don't take him down, wait for me to do it myself?"

"Yes, ma'am."

"Hold on."

Luo Junyao came out from behind the pillars at the gate of the palace, strolled through the spacious courtyard and walked towards the gate of the palace.

The face of the eunuch who led the way for Luo Junyao changed slightly, he actually forgot the princess regent at the door!

Empress Dowager Zhu's expression also changed, she turned her head to look at Luo Junyao who was walking over, with a complex look in her eyes.

"Princess Chu."

"I've seen the emperor's wife." Luo Jun smiled and looked at the crowd, as if he didn't know what happened just now: "What are you playing, so lively?"

"Wow! Little Aunt Huang!" Seeing Luo Jun Yao approaching, Xie Cheng rushed over and grabbed Luo Jun Yao's clothes as if he had seen a life-saving straw.

Seeing her son getting so close to Luo Junyao, Empress Dowager Zhu's face became more and more gloomy.

"Ah Cheng! Don't forget your identity and what you look like!" Empress Dowager Zhu snapped.

Xie Cheng trembled from his mother's stern voice, and he was more and more unwilling to let go of Luo Junyao's clothes, "Little Aunt Huang, where is Uncle Huang? Wuwu...Jiang Che did nothing wrong, don't let someone beat him OK?"

Luo Junyao sighed softly, leaned over and rubbed Xie Cheng's little head, and wiped his tears with a handkerchief, "Why are you crying?"

Xie Cheng looked at her pitifully with teary eyes, and Luo Jun shook his head, "You are the emperor, crying alone can't protect the person you want to protect."

Xie Cheng was listless, and he didn't know what the role of emperor was.

The maids and eunuchs in the palace seemed to be respectful to him, but they never paid attention to him when they really wanted to do something.

He has to listen to others when to study and when to sleep, and what to eat.

The queen mother only said that he should be obedient when he was young, and never cared what he wanted or liked or hated.

Seeing that Xie Cheng stopped crying, Luo Junyao stood up and looked at Empress Dowager Zhu, "Sister-in-law, what's wrong with these children?"

Empress Dowager Zhu snorted coldly: "They encouraged His Majesty to indulge in fun just after they entered the palace, shouldn't they be punished?"

Xie Cheng said: "They didn't encourage me, I finished all the homework assigned by my husband. And...we are not playing, we are practicing martial arts."

Empress Dowager Zhu said: "You don't want to learn more after your homework is done? You are the emperor, what are you doing with those useless tricks and tricks? You said you weren't just having fun!"

Luo Jun shook his head and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law Huang means that the king regent and my father all learn strange skills and tricks?"

Empress Dowager Zhu gritted her teeth and said with a stiff expression: "Of course I don't mean that. The Regent and General Luo are generals on the battlefield, and it's their job to be good at martial arts. Ah Cheng doesn't need these, and spends all his time on the battlefield. To live up to his identity just now."

Luo Jun shook his head and said with a smile: "Both Gaozu and the late emperor personally went to battle to kill the enemy, how does the emperor's sister-in-law know that Ah Cheng will not be used in the future? Both civil and martial arts are just a model in the world."

Speaking of this, Luo Junyao lowered his head and said to the children: "However, you are still young, you should have a special master to teach martial arts. Your Majesty already has lessons in riding and archery, so don't worry."

Jiang Che whispered: "Princess, we didn't mess around. The master watched. The master said that His Majesty's body is a little weak, and it will be good for his body to exercise more, and he will be able to bear it after practicing kung fu."

The others nodded one after another, and Luo Jun shook his head and said with a smile: "Then you have done a good job."

"Princess Chu wants to discuss Ah Cheng's teaching with me?" Empress Dowager Zhu frowned impatiently, with a bit of contempt in her eyes, as if saying that you are not worthy.

Luo Junyao didn't get angry, raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "The emperor's sister-in-law reminded me that I have never raised a child, so what should I teach my child? I will let Ayan discuss this matter with the Taifu and several auxiliary ministers. Let's Let’s talk about these children.”

"What does Princess Chu want to say?"

Luo Junyao approached her and said softly, "I just want to remind Mrs. Huang to think about the identities of these children."

Her voice was so low that no one could hear her clearly except Empress Dowager Zhu and Xie Cheng who was pulling at the hem of her clothes.

Empress Dowager Zhu stared at Luo Junyao, "What do you mean?"

Luo Junyao smiled and said: "Everyone has the feeling of licking a calf. The emperor's sister-in-law loves her little nephew, why doesn't she think about whether others will love her children and grandchildren?"

Seeing what Empress Dowager Zhu wanted to say, Luo Junyao continued: "Sister-in-law Huang is also by the way, feel sorry for Marquis Cheng En."

Empress Dowager Zhu was not a fool either, she immediately understood what Luo Junyao meant.

"Luo, Jun, Yao, you..."

Before she could finish speaking, Luo Junyao had already taken two steps back to distance herself from her, and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, everything should be done in moderation."

Empress Dowager Zhu turned pale with anger, stared at Luo Jun for a long while before gritting her teeth and said, "Princess Chu, what a scheming heart! It seems that outsiders have underestimated you!"

It is said that the second daughter of the Luo family is naive and spoiled, can such words be said by a naive and spoiled person?

Where is the slightest innocence in this person in front of him now?Obviously full of scheming!
Everyone was cheated by the Luo family!
Luo Jun shook his eyes and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law Huang's words are serious, I kindly remind you."

It's true that the Queen Mother is superior, but the Marquis of Cheng En's Mansion is not.

The empress dowager abused other people's children and grandchildren in the palace. Do you really think that these powerful families will just accept it?

Empress Dowager Zhu said coldly: "Does Zhifei know that you are so scheming?"

Luo Jun shook his head and said, "I don't know, does the emperor's wife want to sue Ah Yan? Do you think he believes you or me?"

A trace of anger and jealousy flashed in Empress Dowager Zhu's eyes, "You are presumptuous!"

Luo Junyao bowed his knees slightly, and said: "Sister-in-law, calm down, since these children have offended you, I will take them back first. As for the matter of companionship, we can discuss it later."

Empress Dowager Zhu remained silent, Luo Junyao smiled at the children on the ground, "If you don't get up yet, come with me."

The children hesitated for a moment, but under the leadership of Su Xuan, they stood up one after another.They were young, and now the weather was cold, and the youngest Zheng Jingfeng's legs were trembling after kneeling outside the hall for a while.

Luo Jun shook his head and patted Xie Cheng's little head, "Ah Cheng, I'll take them out of the palace first. Now that I've finished my homework today, can I go and see the emperor's grandmother?"

Xie Cheng was a little bit reluctant, looked at his friends, and then at Luo Junyao.

Luo Jun smiled and said: "Don't worry, let them go home and rest for two days, and your uncle will come to the palace to see you later."

"Yeah!" Xie Cheng nodded.

Luo Jun nodded Xie Cheng's servant who was standing aside, "Send your majesty to the palace of the empress dowager."

Several servants saw that Empress Dowager Zhu dared not move, Luo Junyao chuckled lightly and said, "If you don't understand the order, you don't have to wait by Your Majesty's side."

Empress Dowager Zhu said solemnly: "Princess Chu, have you forgotten that I am His Majesty's mother queen!"

Luo Jun shook his head and said, "I haven't forgotten, but I am the regent princess."

"The regent princess can meddle in the affairs of the palace?"

Luo Jun said, "No, but the Regent can."

Luo Junyao glanced at the servants with a half-smile, and they reacted instantly with a jolt.

It is true that the princess regent is not allowed to meddle in the affairs of the palace at will, but all the affairs of the little emperor before taking office are under the control of the prince regent, including the emperor's education and all aspects of life.

The regent princess and the prince are husband and wife, and they are one.

Therefore, if the princess regent wants to arrange them, it is just a matter of saying one more word.

Luo Junyao ignored them, "Linglan, send Your Majesty there."

"Yes, Concubine." Ling Lan responded, and stepped forward to ask Xie Cheng to leave.

Xie Cheng glanced at his mother, seeing her staring at him with a gloomy expression, bit the corner of his lips aggrievedly, turned and followed Ling Lan away.

Seeing this, several personal eunuchs around him quickly followed.

Empress Dowager Zhu looked at the back of her son leaving, trembling with anger, her heart hurting, she pointed at Luo Jun and shook for a long while speechless.

Luo Jun said: "It seems that the emperor's sister-in-law doesn't want to talk to me very much today, so I will leave first. You guys, follow me."

After finishing speaking, Luo Junyao took a few children out of the Empress Dowager's palace.

After leaving the palace gate, Su Xuan couldn't help turning her head to look at Luo Junyao.

Luo Jun shook his head and looked down at him with a smile: "Just say what you want to say."

Su Xuan's immature but calm little face, which is rare for a child of this age, was full of doubts, and he whispered: "Why did the princess want to provoke the queen mother on purpose?"

Luo Jun patted his little head and said: "The adults' affairs, children should not care about them."

"..." Su Xuan touched her head, her little face was full of depression.

You don't seem to be older than me, do you?
(End of this chapter)