The Book of Raising Children by Houmen

Chapter 63
"Miss Jing, long time no see!" Wei Mingzhen curled his lips into a smile, and when he was about to go up to talk to Zhao Jing, he heard the Empress Dowager inside say: "It's so cold, what are you doing outside?"

Wei Mingzhen only smiled and said: "Just now I smelled a scent, thought it was the plum blossoms in the courtyard, opened the curtain and took a look, only to realize that it is not the fragrance of flowers but the fragrance of people."

Wei Mingzhen was naturally flirtatious, and there was a bit of truth in his words, and the court ladies were often teased by him.But Zhao Jing is a serious person, and she has never been moved by Wei Mingzhen talking to her like this.

Zhao Jing didn't wait for the Empress Dowager to ask questions, but said with a blessing, "Go back to the Empress Dowager, you are a servant girl, the emperor has gone to bed today, please rest assured, the Empress Dowager."

When the queen mother heard Zhao Jing's voice, she said clearly, and said: "Since the emperor has already gone to bed, you can go down too."

Zhao Jing breathed a sigh of relief, Fushen was about to leave, but Wei Mingzhen called to stop her and said, "Girl, don't hurry, it's windy outside, it's not as warm as inside the hall."

Zhao Jing didn't have the time to pay attention to him, she got up and left after curtseying, she always knew that Wei Mingzhen was not a decent person, and she didn't know how many little maids in the palace who were teased by him. look.

"Uncle Guo, Aunt Jing is not something you can casually tease!"

Zhao Jing heard the teasing voice of the little court lady from a distance, and then Wei Mingzhen teased with a bit of playfulness: "I can't tease her, can I tease you?"

Zhao Jing didn't want to listen to what he had to say anymore. Thinking about it carefully, she was really blind, why did she vote for him at that time?I saw that he was quite a gentleman before, so maybe he went to the gold selling cave in the south, and he was a different person when he came back.

"Okay, come in quickly, it's cold outside." The empress dowager is obviously used to Wei Mingzhen's unrestrained appearance, and there is still a bit of a smile on the corner of her mouth, "Now he is also the father of two children, why is he still not a decent person?" , Qingyan doesn't care about you."

Impatientness suddenly appeared on Wei Mingzhen's face, and he said casually, "What are you talking about her for?"

"What? Are you having trouble? As the saying goes, a little goodbye is better than a newlywed, and it's been half a year since you left..."

Before the queen mother finished speaking, Wei Mingzhen lost interest in listening to it, but turned his head and asked, "I heard that Zhao Jing is going to leave the palace, but elder sister agrees? I'm ready to prepare for who the marriage is for. A congratulatory gift."

The Empress Dowager lowered her brows, and upon hearing the words, she only picked up the teacup, tapped the lid of the cup lightly, raised her head and said, "What? You've taken a fancy to her? Why bother beating around the bush, the Ai family rewarded her as your concubine how?"

Wei Mingzhen's eyes lit up, but he waved his hands again and again and said, "No, no, no, no, it's so boring. If she really has no one, then I'll chase her myself to make it interesting!"

The Empress Dowager drank the tea in her cup with some disdain, and there was a bit of teasing in her eyes: "It's just a court lady, is it worth your attention?"

"Elder sister's words are meaningless. A woman in this world, whether she is a prostitute or a lady, is always a woman. If she is a woman, she must be loved by a man. Besides, I think Zhao Jing is a bit interesting." Wei Mingzhen's peach blossom eyes flashed, and his slender eyelashes trembled slightly under the candlelight, which was indescribably romantic and suave.

"If you really like her, hurry up. The emperor is having trouble with Ai's family recently. He doesn't want Zhao Jing to go out. If something happens to the two of them, Ai's family really can't even think about it. The emperor's temperament is up to you, and he is also very stubborn, if Zhao Jing becomes your concubine, he will probably give up."

Wei Mingzhen clearly heard the implication of the Empress Dowager, but he still teased and said: "Your Majesty is not bad, you really follow me, even look at women the same way."

The Empress Dowager couldn't laugh or cry when he provoked her, she just said bitterly: "Hurry up and go back, the palace gate should be locked soon."

Zhao Jing came out of Yongshou Palace and returned to her lower quarters.There were many people on duty tonight, and the yard was empty. The little maid had already burned the charcoal stove and placed it in the room. Zhao Jing untied her hair in front of the mirror, and reached out to touch this increasingly familiar cheek.

There are several kinds of jewelry in the dowry, which are rewarded by the Empress Dowager during the festivals, and there are only two or three sets of clothes to change. When I go outside, I can't wear the clothes in the palace anymore.After tidying up like this, there was only one small package, which really gave Zhao Jing the illusion that she would not bring her with her when she died.

I don't know if the emperor slept well, how much can he understand when there is a sleeping secretary and accountant serving on the first day?Zhao Jing tossed and turned on the bed unable to fall asleep, and when she opened her eyes again, the sky was still pitch black.She glanced at the hourglass in the corner, it was the first moment of ugly time, half a moment later, the emperor would stand up and face.

Zhao Jing hurriedly put on her clothes, tidied herself up, and went to wait outside Linzhi Palace.In the middle of the night, the wind was strong and the palace lanterns were rattling. She waited for the lights in the main hall to come on under Dan Xi, and a little maid called her to warm up in the tea room beside her.

There are seven or eight tea stoves in a row, with hot water, hot tea, ginseng soup, calming tea, and small imperial cakes on them.These were all set by Zhao Jingrang before, Zhou Xu grew up so old, he had never eaten cold food.Zhao Jing felt a little uncomfortable seeing these, at this time a little eunuch came to the door and said to the maids inside: "The emperor has got up, prepare hot water."

Several maids gathered together to warm up the fire stood up, holding the things in their hands, and some older maids adjusted the hot water with a moderate temperature and asked them to bring it in.

Zhao Jing didn't know how Zhou Xu slept that night, so she felt a little worried, so she stepped forward to take the silver basin from someone's hand and said, "I'll come, you follow behind with the fragrant soap."

The little maid was also a newcomer, timidly followed behind Zhao Jing, and the group entered the emperor's bedroom in a mighty manner.

The bright yellow curtain outside the bisque cabinet was still drawn, and only the faint candlelight could be seen from inside. Zhou Xu's listless voice came out.

"I'll come by myself, you all go down."

Just when Zhao Jing raised her head, she saw that the four glamorous little maids from yesterday were visibly listless, and each of them came out of the room with all their strength.

It's not easy to be the bedroom secretary and accountant, and it's rare to get a chance to close your eyes all night. Zhao Jing understood their difficulties, so she whispered: "You guys go back to the next place to rest for a while."

(End of this chapter)