Raid

Chapter 36 Beauty
Gu Lingxu was not the only one who was unhappy after the meeting, and Emperor Yuan Jia was also unhappy.He really didn't expect Gu Lingxu to be such a stubborn and ignorant person.

Commerce is state affairs, and the decree has been issued long ago, how can it be changed because of his one or two sentences?All of these people talked about righteousness, and they had never seen him as an emperor.His throne is inherently unstable, if the order is changed from day to day, what kind of emperor is he?
The emperor was in a depressed mood, and before he could wait to greet Jiang Muyi, who was the epilogue, someone came to say that Xingqing Palace had an invitation.

Emperor Yuan Jia was very dissatisfied with the Zhou family's own achievements.However, the queen mother always worshiped the Buddha in meditation, lived in seclusion and kept her life simple, and treated him with a kind attitude. In contrast, he was still very satisfied with the queen mother.Now that the Empress Dowager invited her, she packed up her emotions and went to Xingqing Palace.

In the past, the Xingqing Palace was always filled with sandalwood incense and Sanskrit sounds, revealing the majesty of Buddhism.Today is uncharacteristically.

I can't tell it's different there, but it seems to be different everywhere.It's like the dawn of spring, sweeping away the haze of national mourning.

"Queen Mother." Emperor Yuan Jia was very respectful.

The Empress Dowager also smiled kindly, and said quickly: "My lord, sit down quickly."

Emperor Yuan Jia nodded.

"The Ai family has made some new cakes here, and I specially invite the saint to come and taste them." After the queen mother finished speaking, she glanced at Tian Nanny, Tian Nanny nodded and retreated.

The Empress Dowager never talked about state affairs when summoning Emperor Yuan Jia, and Emperor Yuan Jia always stayed relaxed with the Empress Dowager.Although the queen was gentle and explained, but after he ascended the throne, the two of them met more about state affairs. As a result, sometimes he looked at the queen as if he was looking at courtiers, which was not very interesting.

The pastry was presented by a person, but the person who presented the pastry was not an ordinary court lady, but a beautiful girl.

Although Emperor Yuanjia had to keep his filial piety for three years, the common people had already been mourned.Zhou Lingwen was wearing a goose-yellow cross-neck shirt, a moon-white ruyi-pattern shirt skirt, an apricot-colored cloak, and a lily bun, revealing the girlish charm of a girl.

But she is plump and beautiful.It also has a charming and charming look - this is Emperor Yuan Jia's favorite look.

She was carrying pastries and came slowly.Almost as soon as it appeared, Emperor Yuan Jia couldn't move his eyes.

"Your Majesty, please use it." Zhou Lingwen not only had an outstanding appearance, but also had a very pleasant voice, clear and melodious like a yellow warbler coming out of a valley.

"Queen...this is..."

Empress Dowager Zhou smiled, "This is the third daughter of Elder Brother Ai, her name is Lingwen. Lingwen, I haven't met the Holy Majesty yet."

Zhou Lingwen understood and saluted quickly.

"Third lady, please come up." Emperor Yuan Jia said hurriedly.

The Empress Dowager was secretly satisfied when she saw Emperor Yuanjia's eyes fixed on her. She looked at Zhou Lingwang, who understood, and hurriedly withdrew.

"Eh——" Emperor Yuan Jia frowned, he looked at the Empress Dowager puzzledly, but he couldn't ask anything, he just felt that the beauty seemed to be wearing a hook, which made him lose his mind.

The queen mother didn't know it, she pointed to the pastry on the table, "Your Majesty, try it."

Emperor Yuan Jia couldn't say anything, so he picked up a piece of pastry at will, but unexpectedly, his eyes lit up as soon as he ate it, "This...this is..."

"Ai's family asked someone to go to Liangzhou to inquire about it. I heard that Princess Liang used to make imperial concubine cakes from time to time. It happens that Sanniang is best at making imperial concubine cakes, so I invite the emperor to try it. I wonder what the emperor thinks?" The queen mother smiled. asked.

Emperor Yuan Jia felt a little touched, "It's really good. The third lady is beautiful, and the cakes are also very good. She really lives up to her name, 'like a jade, like a piece of paper, and it's amazing'."

"The Ai family also thinks that Ling Wen is a good boy. In fact, inviting the Holy One here today is not just a matter of inviting the Holy One to taste cakes."

"Please speak, Queen Mother."

"The Holy Majesty must keep his filial piety for the late emperor. In a short period of time, the Ai family is afraid that they will not be able to enjoy the grandson's blessings, so the Ai family will be empty-handed. I will be lonely for a long time, so I want to keep Lingwen in the palace for a while, temporarily lonely. The Holy Majesty thinks Woolen cloth?"

The empress dowager is different from the concubine. If the empress dowager wants to keep her niece from her natal family in the palace, she just picks it up. Why bother to ask the emperor for permission.

But the Empress Dowager asked specifically, how could this be for the consent of Emperor Yuan Jia.This was clearly intended to introduce people to Emperor Yuan Jia.It's just that because Emperor Yuan Jia still has to observe filial piety, it's inconvenient to say so.

Liu Xuanruo had just been sent out of the palace, and he would have to observe mourning for another three years. Now that the Queen Mother wanted to send him a beauty, how could he not want to.Although this beauty can be seen but not eaten, but a beauty is a beauty, just looking at it is pleasing to the eye, it is better than nothing, isn't it?

"I am busy with state affairs, and the empress has to manage the huge harem. If the third lady can be by the empress dowager's side, it will be a filial piety for me, and there is nothing wrong with it." Emperor Yuan Jia said hastily.

The Empress Dowager looked deeply and said with a smile: "Since that's the case, this matter is settled."

……

Even if Rong Zhi failed the lottery the day before, he still had to go to work the next day.He went to the post office early in the morning and checked the roster under heavy pressure. When he heard the name Zhao Yu, Rong Zhi was taken aback.

"Ms. Zhao was recruited by Chen Shaojian, and now she can return home, why doesn't she return?" Rong Zhi was puzzled.

The clerk shook his head and bluntly said he didn't know.

Rong Zhi lowered his eyes, and after checking the roster, he went to Zhao Yu's room.

When Rong Zhi came, it was just after lunch time, Rong Zhi looked surprised as he watched the servant girl deliver the food intact one after another, he couldn't help asking: "Miss Zhao is useless for anything?"

The servant girl nodded, "Not only lunch, but also no rice water for breakfast."

Rong Zhi frowned, "But what happened?"

The servant girl shook her head, "I don't know, I just know that the lady seemed to have gone out yesterday, and when she came back, she closed the door tightly and saw no one. Maybe something happened. The servant girl looked at it, as if she had cried."

Rong Zhi frowned slightly, and then led the people in.

When he entered, Zhao Yu was sitting on the Luohan bed with her chin propped up, she was in a daze, her eyes were slightly red, and there was still a teardrop hanging on her eyelashes, she was very pitiful.

The son of a good family who chose to stay was going to the imperial mausoleum to pray for blessings, so the clothes and hair accessories were very simple, but Zhao Yu was dressed in plain clothes today, as if she was keeping a filial piety for someone.

Seeing someone coming in, Zhao Yu hurriedly wiped away her tears and saluted again.

"My official, Rong Zhi, is the censor of the current dynasty, entrusted by the Holy Majesty to handle this matter." Rong Zhi spoke softly.

When she heard about Rong Zhi's identity, Zhao Yu's face changed, it seemed that because she was young, she still didn't know how to control her expression, she could only lower her head firmly to cover up the hatred on her face.She almost said the words: "I don't know if Rong Yushi has come, what is the matter?"

But even though all of this did not escape Rong Zhi's eyes, he pretended not to know, and asked: "I heard that Mrs. Zhao was forcibly conscripted by Chen Run, and now she can be released and returned home by the sage Rende, why didn't she return?"

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty's benevolence, my concubine is willing...to serve in the palace." Her voice trembled slightly, and the words seemed to be made up after thinking for a long time.

Rong Zhi squinted his eyes, if it was normal, he might be able to believe a little bit, but with the woman in front of him acting like this, he didn't believe it.

Is there any hidden secret?
Next, Rong Zhi asked a few more questions, but no matter how he asked, Zhao Yu would only say those few words, and she was unwilling to reveal the rest.

In the end, Rong Zhi sighed, and left the house. Just as he was about to go out, he turned his head suddenly, just in time to collide with Zhao Yu's eyes full of resentment.Zhao Yu was so frightened that she quickly looked away.

Rong Zhi still turned a blind eye and quickened his pace.After leaving the room, he could faintly hear the woman's crying from the room.

(End of this chapter)