Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"Then let's go, my lord."

"Well, Madam, sit down with Ling'er and Xiao Pu, I'll be back soon, Ke'er, tell the dining room to give Xiao Pu a dime for dinner."

Defang got up and changed into court clothes and entered the palace in a sedan chair. Taizong explained a lot of things. Defang frowned and walked out of the palace gate. Jiajun stepped forward and said, "My lord, what happened?"

"Nothing happened, but there are a lot of things to do." Defang straightened her waist. "There are many things in court. Not only do I have to go to court in the past few days, but I even have to go to Chongzheng Hall after court."

"My lord, you have just returned to Beijing, why did His Majesty let you go to court?"

"Something will happen soon..." Defang turned to look at the palace gate, and sighed softly, "Go back."

Defang handed the golden mace to Baili, but Baili didn't continue. Defang looked at him, "Baili! Why are you so dazed again?"

"I'm sorry, my lord!" Baili hurriedly took the golden mace, and Defang nodded Baili's head, "Stop dozing off and become dazed, right?"

"Small mistake..."

"Baili, does your stomach still hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt...it doesn't hurt anymore..."

Defang patted Baili, "Go to rest if you feel uncomfortable, do you hear me?"

"I heard, it really doesn't hurt anymore, thank you, my lord."

"Well, can the lonely king's words be taken as medicine? It won't hurt if you ask, hehehe"

"Your Majesty" Baili supported De Fang, "Your Majesty has been talking to you for so long, so go back to your residence early to rest."

Defang looked up at the sky, "Has the application time passed?"

"Yes, my lord, it's past application time, go back to the mansion to have a rest, and it will be dinner soon."

Defang thought for a while, "I'm not in a hurry to go back to the mansion, Jiajun, go to the mansion of Princess Yan." Then she got into the sedan chair.

"Yes, my lord"

The sedan chair team soon arrived at the mansion of Princess Yan. Defang stepped out of the sedan chair and saw a sedan chair parked in front of the mansion gate. The guard general ran over, "The humble official bows to the eight virtuous kings, Qiantui, Qianqian."

Defang looked at the person, "Is the Princess of Qin coming?"

"Go back to the prince, yes, the princess just went in."

"Jiajun, you wait here, Baili, go in with the lonely king." Defang took Baili to the Puji Buddhist House in the back hall, saw a person kneeling down, and signaled a maid next to him to keep silent, and this person bowed down. After burning incense, he silently recited Buddhist scriptures, and after a long time wiped away his tears and turned around, Defang stepped forward to hold the man's arm and called out, "Sister..."

"Defang..." Princess Qin hurriedly wiped her tears and looked up and down at Defang, "Are you tired from this journey?"

"I'm fine, sister, sit down quickly." Defang helped Princess Qin to sit down. "How is sister recently?"

"It's all good. I heard that Mingzhi was ill a while ago. Is he recovered now?"

"It was much better before returning to Beijing. The national player also checked his pulse and said that there is no problem. Just rest for a few more days."

"That's good." Princess Qin nodded, and patted Defang's hand, "Defang, burn incense to the queen first."

"Yes, sister." Defang took off her official hat, came to the incense table, lit incense and bowed, then inserted the incense into the incense burner, and knelt in front of the table. "Mother, Defang is here to see you." . . . sons and ministers are not filial..."

After a long time, Baili helped Defang up. Defang walked past the incense table and lifted the white curtain. In front of her eyes was the coffin of Empress Song. Defang grabbed a handful of soil from the side and slowly sprinkled it on the coffin. The burial next to Emperor Taizu's mausoleum...Emperor Taizu is still waiting for you there..." Defang leaned on the coffin, her face pressed against the wooden cover, and her hands touched the coffin, "Twenty months... Queen Mother... I know you are still here... I will wait... until the day when I watch your coffin be buried... I will wait..."