The Reborn Duke of Ming Dynasty

This is where these show girls stay, and here, no one will come except court ladies, eunuchs, those who are responsible for evaluating the quality of these girls, and those who pay money to visit someone among them Come here, firstly, this is the imperial palace, it is very difficult for outsiders to come in, secondly, those relatives of the emperor will never come here, let alone the Queen Mother.

But now, Empress Dowager Li herself is here. This alone is already surprising, and especially Zhang Fan, when he saw that Empress Dowager Li looked at Wang Shuyuan with wrong eyes, he even talked to the eunuch beside her. After some discussion, Zhang Fan felt that something was wrong, and because of this, Zhang Fan also became worried about Wang Shuyuan, for fear that something bad might happen to her.

Although the connection between Wang Shuyuan and Zhang Fan is not direct, she is the daughter of one of Zhang Fan's subordinates, and for Zhang Fan, he only met her once or twice in the past, and he did not speak more than a few words, just seeing her well , farewell and so on, and Zhang Fan is not a good person, he always wants to mess with everything, but Queen Mother Li looked at Wang Shuyuan like this, which really made Zhang Fan feel that something was wrong.

But at this moment, Zhang Fan wanted to laugh again, laughing at himself for worrying too much. After all, if something bad happened, he would never ask Queen Mother Li to trouble Wang Shuyuan herself. If there is any involvement between the queen mothers, then since it is not a bad thing, it is a good thing. In fact, there are only these two explanations. After all, Queen Mother Li is not a person who is very boring and will be entangled.

However, Zhang Fan still wanted to ask.

"Just now I heard that Zhang Aiqing is having an affair with this beautiful girl. I don't know what the relationship is," Empress Dowager Li said in person, she didn't answer Zhang Fan's question, but asked.

"Reporting to the Queen Mother, this Wang Shuyuan is the daughter of one of the servants who is in charge of the matter," Zhang Fan also replied very honestly. After all, there is really nothing to hide about these things. , his father is also on official business, so he is not allowed to send him off, now, Tuo Weichen came in to visit and send some things, "

"Well, that's how it is." Empress Dowager Li nodded and said, "Since Zhang Aiqing knows her, let's talk about this girl's temperament."

"This..." Zhang Fan couldn't understand, he didn't know why Empress Dowager Li asked, "I only met her once or twice, and I didn't have much to say, so it's really hard to answer, but it looks like, And a reasonable one who knows the good and the bad,"

"Since Zhang Aiqing has said so, then there is no problem," Queen Mother Li said, waving at the eunuch who was about to say something, and said, "That's what happened, the maid who served me in Aijia Palace the day before yesterday is now Also at the age, the Ai family didn't want her to stay in the palace any longer, so they let her out of the palace, and now Ai's family has lost a personal maid, so they came here to look for it, "

"This..." Hearing what Empress Dowager Li said, Zhang Fan was a little confused, "I beg your pardon for my lowly curiosity. Why should the Empress Dowager come to this matter? Besides, there are many suitable maids in the palace, and these are only It's just a beautiful girl, she hasn't learned her lesson yet, if she is placed beside the queen mother like this, I'm afraid it will be a bit..."

If Zhang Fan said that, he was really defending Wang Shuyuan. After all, the situation was just like what Zhang Fan said. Although he had never had a deep understanding of Wang Shuyuan, he knew that she should be qualified for this job. Yes, it's still the status of a beautiful girl, not that there is any problem with etiquette. At such a young age, there are many things that I don't know yet, so I just serve the Queen Mother. There are definitely a lot of right and wrong in that position. disaster.

"The maids in the palace are all thoughtful people." Empress Dowager Li didn't care about the maid beside her, and said these words very naturally, "The Ai family has long been tired of some things, and now There is a girl who has never been refined, and Zhang Aiqing has such words, and Aijia is very satisfied. Could it be that Zhang Aiqing has something else to say?"

"No, no, the queen mother misunderstood," Zhang Fan said quickly. He already knew what the queen mother meant, and wanted to find a girl who hadn't been "educated" in the palace by his side. The lies that she hates can also be cultivated into a personal court lady who she can see clearly. In this case, why does Zhang Fan refuse to agree? "The queen mother said so, and this matter is a matter of the palace. How could the minister object, "

"In that case, that's good," the queen mother nodded to the people around her.

Immediately, a court lady took Wang Shuyuan to tidy up, and she was going to be on duty at the Palace of Compassion. Of course, before Wang Shuyuan officially took office, she still had to learn some lessons.

And Zhang Fan also watched Wang Shuyuan's back, but when Wang Shuyuan walked by Yu'er who was still kneeling there behind, Zhang Fan also looked at her. She also lifted it up, and her eyes kept staring at Wang Shuyuan, the complexity in her eyes was self-evident.

Zhang Fan didn't care much about this. After all, Wang Shuyuan could be said to be the best for any one of them, especially for those beautiful women who didn't know whether they would be able to stay in the palace in the end, and whether they would be able to stand out after staying. It's a step up to the sky, even skipping the hurdle of the draft, not to mention going through the intrigue in the palace, working hard, and going directly to the current ruler's side as a personal maid.

Wang Shuyuan's encounter would be very jealous for any beautiful girl, but in Zhang Fan's eyes, Yu'er is no different from those beautiful girls. Although she is indeed a lot more mature and has a lot of ideas, but In essence, she is no different, and after all, jealousy has little to do with age.

Therefore, the last chance finally passed away, but it was also the last time. Zhang Fan didn't know how much trouble he would have in the future if he didn't investigate for a while.

"By the way, Zhang Aiqing, accompany Ai's family back to the palace. Ai's family has something to ask you," said Empress Dowager Li, then turned around and walked away. After ascending the throne, she followed her into the palace. In this huge palace, Queen Mother Li never sat in a sedan chair. She had to walk by herself wherever she went. Zhang Fan also heard Zhu Yijun say this. The queen mother herself said that only in this way can she feel that she is still a living person.

"It's not long since the morning court ended today. After you entered the palace, did you come here directly without going to the Qianqing Palace?" On the way, Queen Mother Li asked about this matter.

Hearing this question, Zhang Fan showed a wry smile, but there was also meaning and comfort in the smile, which made the Queen Mother Li very playful when she saw it, and couldn't help asking him why.

"Queen Mother, I don't want to accuse anyone," Zhang Fan said, "Today, I really wanted to go to the Qianqing Palace to meet His Majesty, but I couldn't even enter the gate of the Qianqing Palace."

"Oh, there is such a thing." Hearing what Zhang Fan said, Empress Dowager Li was also a little surprised, "I think Aiqing has always carried the imperial token of the former emperor, and now that the emperor is enthroned, there is no It means to withdraw, since this is the case, there are places in this palace that Ai Qing can't go to besides the harem." What Empress Dowager Li said was not ironic, firstly it was the truth, and secondly, Zhang Fan was allowed to come in and out at will. , is also something she has recognized.

"What the Queen Mother said is correct, but..." Zhang Fan smiled bitterly again, and said, "Today is the Xiaojing Banquet, and Zhang Siwei will be the speaker for His Majesty."

"The Ai family knows about this matter. Zhang Qing's family has already told the Ai family yesterday, and the Ai family also agreed." Empress Dowager Li nodded and asked, "Is there any trouble here?"

"I can't say it's troublesome," Zhang Fan said, "but today Zhang Siwei explained that during the feast of His Majesty, no one is allowed to disturb you except the Empress Dowager."

"Well, this is quite interesting," Queen Mother Li heard Zhang Fan's words, thought for a while, and said, "Jingyan is the foundation of the country, so there is nothing wrong with not being disturbed by anyone, but this Siwei... Why do you say there is no need to stop Ai's family from coming?"

"This... I don't know either," Zhang Fan said, "But if I ask Weichen to guess, I can guess something."

Obviously, Empress Dowager Li was intrigued by Zhang Fan's words and asked, "Oh, let the Ai family listen."

"Firstly, I am afraid that after what happened last time, Zhang Siwei is afraid that someone will tell you the truth again," Zhang Fan said, "Secondly, this is Zhang Siwei's cleverness. At that time, the queen mother will definitely not go, so he dared to say so, "

"Then if Ai's family has really gone," Queen Mother Li asked again, and she didn't know whether she was embarrassing Zhang Fan or Zhang Siwei.

"That's easy," Zhang Fan said with a smile, "After all, with those guards, it's okay to stop the ministers and eunuchs, but it's impossible to stop the Queen Mother."

"This Zhang Siwei is quite interesting," Empress Dowager Li also laughed when she heard what Zhang Fan said.

Seeing the Empress Dowager Li laughing, Zhang Fan felt relieved. Although he was [-]% sure that the Empress Dowager Li would not trouble Zhang Siwei because of this, the worry still existed. Now, the Empress Dowager Li could listen to this This matter, talking like this, and laughing, it is obvious that Zhang Siwei will not suffer any trouble because of it.

"In Zhang Aiqing's opinion, what about Zhang Siwei?" Queen Mother Li asked.

"Master Zhang became an official earlier than my minister, and he imitated the "Yongle Dadian" a lot. He is very knowledgeable and devoted to his duties, which is naturally good," Zhang Fan said truthfully.

And then, the Queen Mother Li's words surprised Zhang Fan again,