Empress Dowager Guide

Chapter 99
It wasn't until Wang Mi posted a request for an interview that Sheng Shaoqing remembered that the great god Nanjing was still wandering around the capital, Wei Zhen stopped, Wang Mi didn't do anything wrong recently, and she was also full of flowing palace banquets in the past few days I lost my mind, and couldn't remember the existence of such a person at all.

"Foreign officials pay homage to the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager is a thousand years old!"

Sheng Shaoqing saw that Wang Mi seemed to have lost a lot of effort in the past few days, and he was just curious, but Wang Mi said to himself, "Thank you, the Queen Mother, for the hospitality. In just a few days, I have let the ministers visit Bianjing." After reading it over and over again, the customs in Bianjing City are indeed different from our southern country."

Sheng Shaoqing listened to Wang Mi's words of thanks, but could hear the gnashing of teeth. She was also kind at the beginning. Who would have imagined that those in the Ministry of Rites were so sincere and arranged the itinerary so compactly? It took a whole day for the Forbidden City, and Wang Mi traveled all over Bianjing City in three days, it was really difficult for him.

What's more, in order to allow him to better appreciate the scenery in central Beijing, the Ministry of Rites did not arrange carriages and horses. Instead, Wang Mi was asked to take the No. 11 bus to tour slowly, and every time he arrived at a scenic spot, a different tour guide would lead him the way.

Therefore, only Wang Mi was tired after three days.

Therefore, Sheng Shaoqing said with a smile, "If there is a chance, I would also like to go and enjoy the scenery of the southern country."

Wang Mi immediately replied, "Now there is such an opportunity, our king has already agreed to form an alliance with the Queen Mother, why not choose Shunchang as the place?"

Sheng Shaoqing opened the map and searched at the speed of light, and found that Shunchang is really a good place. It is close to the border between the two countries and surrounded by mountains. Not to mention the safety, the scenery is also very beautiful.

Sheng Shaoqing nodded accordingly, "Then I will wait for the good news from Mr. Wang?"

Wang Mi didn't expect Sheng Shaoqing to become so easy to talk this time, he was stunned for a moment, his expression returned to normal, and then said, "The things lost in Beiliang will arrive with my country letter in a few days."

After Wang Mi withdrew, Sheng Shaoqing thought that since it was still early, it would be no fun to go back to the Palace of Eternal Light, so he might as well stop by to see Yuan Che.

But when the group of them arrived at the upper study room, they didn't hear the sound of the book, and they were told that Yuan Che didn't come to the study room at all after the court, that is to say, the brat disappeared after the court?

After thinking for a while, Sheng Shaoqing stopped Ah Ning who was going to find someone, narrowed his eyes slightly and sneered, "I know where he is!"

When I went to court today, I saw Yuan Che couldn't sit still in front of her eyes like a barb on his buttocks. He walked out of the Qinzheng Hall and immediately ran away with He Yuning. Thirsty for knowledge, I didn't expect that this child didn't study at all!
Okay, how old is this, and I dare to play truant!
Aning asked suspiciously, "Queen Mother, do you know where His Majesty is?"

Sheng Shaoqing sneered, "Where do the seven little gourd gentlemen live?"

"gourd?"

"Uh," Sheng Shaoqing said while holding his forehead, "The companion readers chosen for Che'er?"

Aning reacted quickly, "They live in Siyu Institute."

"lead the way!"

Sheng Shaoqing and his entourage rushed to the Siyu Academy aggressively, and sure enough, they saw Yuan Che standing in the courtyard with his hips akimbo, dictating to the six children kneeling on the ground, "You guys! Go and move the pile of firewood in the backyard to the front." Come to the courtyard, split them one by one, and you are not allowed to eat until you finish splitting!"

Yuan Che didn't realize the crisis was coming, and was still giving orders in the courtyard. It wasn't until the eunuchs around saw Sheng Shaoqing's arrival that they all knelt down that Yuan Che felt a little bit of weirdness in the atmosphere.

But he waved his hands to those people, "I didn't mention you, get up!"

"I tell you to get up, get up!"

Yuan Che suddenly saw that his own shadow was covered by another bigger shadow, and He Yuning in front of him was also winking at him frantically. He stared at him silently from behind.

It's over, how does the queen mother know that she's here?
"Mother, I."

Sheng Shaoqing looked at Yuan Che who was extremely guilty and showed a bewildered smile. Why don't you go to school and play prestige here?
Seeing that something was wrong, He Yuning quickly knelt down and kowtowed, "It's all my fault, it's my minister. Your Majesty"

Without saying a word, Sheng Shaoqing passed by He Yuning who was eager to pick up the pot, and sat on the stone bench in the courtyard.

The young gentlemen trembled even more when they saw the empress dowager, and they were a little bit crumbling when they were kneeling.

Seeing that He Yuning was anxious to take the blame for himself, Yuan Che hurriedly said, "It's all my son's idea, don't blame Aning, me, my son."

Sheng Shaoqing smiled and said, "Did the Ai family say you were wrong?"

Eh?
Sheng Shaoqing picked up the tea that Aning brought up, blew on the froth on it, and said leisurely, "Come here, tell Aijia what kind of tricks you are playing?"

"My son."

"you shut up!"

Yuan Che tightly shut his mouth. Based on his understanding of his mother, his mother is now on the verge of fury. If he adds more fire, his ass will be lost tonight!

The six people saw the Queen Mother's eyes flickering between them, and understood that the Queen Mother was asking them to send a representative to answer. After looking at each other, they jointly recommended the one they thought was the most eloquent to take the blame.

"If you go back to the Queen Mother, it is because His Majesty sees that the ministers are weak and wants to help us strengthen our bodies, so he asks the ministers to carry firewood and chop firewood."

oh?Pretty clever.

Yuan Che snorted coldly when he heard the words, who asked them to help cover it up, not to mention, it was the one who spoke up who bullied him the most!

Sheng Shaoqing took another sip of tea, put down the cup slowly, and said slowly, "Then let's start."

These children are all wide and fat, as strong as a calf, and they look like they have been carefully cared for by the family. How can they be thin, but Sheng Shaoqing is not in a hurry to expose him, just waiting to see what else The reactions of the five children.

The child who spoke got up first and went to the backyard, endured the calm for a while, and took a step back to open up the sea and the sky. At this time, of course, it is prudent to protect yourself.

And the four children beside him also got up and followed.

Now only Yuan Che, He Yuning and the child kneeling in the corner were left in the courtyard.

Sheng Shaoqing turned to ask, "Why, why don't you go?"

The child gritted his teeth, shook his head, and still refused to move.

He knew that he was stupid, so he might as well not speak.

Cui Yun who was beside Sheng Shaoqing saw the clue, and asked softly, "Just say it, the Queen Mother won't blame you."

He glanced at His Majesty who clenched his lower lip, then at He Yuning who clenched his fists, still shook his head and refused to speak.

Yuan Che was in a hurry, "The queen mother asked you something, but you talked!"

The child was also driven into a hurry, and blurted out, "I...I think your Majesty's move is inappropriate!"

Sheng Shaoqing didn't give Yuan Che a chance to speak, and asked directly, "Then tell me, what's wrong with His Majesty."

"Hey, yes, why am I wrong!"

Seeing that his mother seemed to be here to support him, Yuan Che was a little relieved, and asked boldly.

"I...I think that there are clear rewards and punishments in the palace. If you make mistakes, you must be punished, and if you have meritorious service, you must be rewarded. But...but you don't know what mistakes you made, and why you are punished?"

Yuan Che searched in his mind, but he couldn't remember who the stubborn kid in front of him was. The one who took the lead in bullying him was the one who spoke just now. He didn't seem to know the one in front of him.

"Then, then you don't have to move, you can go back."

Yuan Che thought that after speaking like this, the matter would be settled in this way, but the child still knelt there and refused to get up, his brows were tightly knit together, as if there was something unspeakable.

"Can…"

"Are you still not satisfied? I won't even punish you!"

The child seemed to muster up his courage and said, "But what's wrong with them?"

Yuan Che was dumbfounded now, how could there be such a shameless person in the world, why did he care about others even if he let him go.

Sheng Shaoqing also imitated his example and asked Yuan Che, "The queen mother also asked you, what's wrong with those children, and you want to punish them?"

Yuan Che was stunned, didn't the queen mother know, why did she ask again? ?
"Because they spoke rudely to me before!" Yuan Che said confidently.

"But at that time, His Majesty broke in suddenly, and his words were quite casual. It is normal for Li Zhoufu to remind you to pay attention to the palace rules." The child retorted with reason.

Sheng Shaoqing began to eat melons with relish. Hearing Yuan Che's words that day, she really thought that those family members bullied Yuan Che, but she didn't expect that there would be such a thing in the middle.

"I am in my own palace, do I still have to be cautious in my words and deeds?!" Yuan Che's face was shocked.

"The Son of Heaven is an example for the world. No matter where he is, he is always cautious. Your disguise is out of the ordinary. Although Li Zhoufu contradicted you, his intentions were all good. I don't know why Your Majesty thinks you are so disobedient."

Sheng Shaoqing whispered a few words in Cui Yun's ear, and Cui Yun stepped out of the Siyu Academy.

Yuan Che's face turned red when he heard the words, and even He Yuning was embarrassed by the embarrassment, so Sheng Shaoqing asked, "Che'er, what happened that day?"

Seeing that he really couldn't hide it, Yuan Che had to say in a low voice, "I just want to find someone to play Cuju with. That Li Zhoufu said that there was a Cuju Taiwei in the Jin Dynasty. Could it be that I don't want to make progress, so I want to be the first captain?" Two?"

"Didn't you tell the queen mother that they dislike your low status and refuse to associate with you?"

Yuan Che said anxiously, "If that Li Zhoufu said such a thing, the people behind him who have made good friends with him will not talk to my children...so..."

"That's why you made up all this?" Sheng Shaoqing said angrily.

Children can be worthless, but they can't ruin their character!
Yuan Che fell to his knees with a "plop" and said aggrievedly, "My son is wrong."

He Yuning also knelt down. At the beginning, he saw His Majesty's identity at a glance, so he naturally did not follow Li Zhoufu and the others to persuade His Majesty, but instead took refuge in His Majesty early on.

"You also know about this?" Sheng Shaoqing asked He Yuning.

He Yuning nodded helplessly, and Sheng Shaoqing continued to ask, "Then, do you think His Majesty is right, or Li Zhoufu is right?"

He Yuning didn't expect that the question of death would be his turn, so he lowered his head and dared not answer.

At this moment, Yuan Che calmly said to He Yuning, "A'Ning, it's okay, just tell me!"

Sheng Shaoqing couldn't help being a little disappointed with He Yuning. He originally wanted to find a good reading companion for Yuan Che. Naturally, he had to play together, but he had to have a good character. what to do.

He Yuning gritted his teeth and said, "Back to the Empress Dowager, I feel that both Your Majesty and Li Zhoufu are at fault for this matter."

Sheng Shaoqing raised his eyebrows slightly, "Go ahead."

"At the beginning, His Majesty came here in disguise, only looking for people to play. Naturally, he was suspected of being playful. Today, he punished people because of this, which is even more of a personal revenge. But what Li Zhoufu said that day was indeed a bit too much... There was a lot of contempt in his words, That's why His Majesty is so angry."

"What do you think?"

Sheng Shaoqing turned to the child who refused to be punished just now and asked, the child nodded and said, "That's fair."

Yuan Che glanced at He Yuning gratefully, and he knew that this friend was right. If he changed his mouth, the queen mother would definitely be even more angry.

"What's your name?"

After going through this kind of experience, the fear in his heart faded a little, and he replied neither humble nor overbearing, "My surname is Liu, and my name is Chen."

"Liu Chen?"

It's a good name, Chen, it means treasure, which shows how much the family attaches great importance to him.

"Yes."

"Would you like to stay in the palace as His Majesty's companion?"

Liu Chen raised his head in shock. He thought that his life might be lost today. Can he stay as a companion now?

Yuan Che said reluctantly, "Mother!"

Although He Yuning is good, his personality is too weak, and he will only follow Yuan Che when encountering things. Yuan Che is short of such a friend who dares to speak out.

Although Li Zhoufu dared to point out Yuan Che's mistake that day, he had to bow down when he knew Yuan Che's identity today.

Seeing that Liu Chen was stunned, Sheng Shaoqing had no choice but to repeat the question just now, "Would you like to stay?"

Liu Chen solemnly bowed down and said, "My minister, I will definitely not disgrace my life!"

Afterwards, Sheng Shaoqing took Yuan Che back to the Palace of Eternal Light, and ordered the remaining gentlemen to go home along the way.

Accompanying reading is not expensive, but two are enough.

Once into the Palace of Eternal Light.Sheng Shaoqing grabbed Yuan Che's ear, "You've learned how to deceive people now, haven't you?!"

"Have you forgotten what your mother taught you before?!"

Yuan Che cried anxiously, "I haven't forgotten! I haven't forgotten! How dare I forget!"

"Didn't you forget? Didn't you forget that you cheated on your mother? Didn't you forget that you used punishment indiscriminately?"

"My son is just a small punishment and a big warning. It's good for them to meet me. If they meet someone else, they will have already kicked them out with dozens of slaps!"

"You!!" Sheng Shaoqing didn't expect that this brat would dare to make up excuses, and said angrily, "I can't control you anymore! Look who can control you! Find it yourself!"

Seeing that Sheng Shaoqing was really angry, Yuan Che didn't dare to quibble anymore, he just said aggrievedly, "I'm the emperor, how can I let a minister point his nose and reprimand me?!"

"Then tell your mother first, is Li Zhoufu right or wrong?"

After a long time, Yuan Che muttered, "Forget it... there is some truth to it, the minister there is also to test them!"

"The test? The test is to catch them and play cuju with you?! If they don't play, you will say that they look down on you? So majestic, is this the magnanimity?!"

Yuan Che was shocked, he didn't expect his mother to inquire clearly, so it was a saving of face for him if he didn't expose it just now?
(End of this chapter)