The Book of Raising Children by Houmen

Chapter 70 Going Out of the Palace (4)
Before the little emperor finished speaking, he raised his head and saw Zhao Jing standing in front of him. She was wearing a light yellow satin palace dress today, with a small collar on the front, which made her skin whiter and smoother, and Zhou Xu's heartbeat For no reason, he sped up a little bit, wishing he could get up and meet him in person.But when he thought that Zhao Jing was going to leave tomorrow, Zhou Xu's heart turned cold a little bit. He deliberately ignored Zhao Jing these few days, just wanting to know whether he could let go of this affection.

"Isn't the emperor thirsty? Tea is here." Zhao Jing walked over, put the tea tray on the dragon case, and handed the tea cup to the little emperor with both hands.

But the little emperor turned his head back and didn't look at her, and said calmly: "Put down the tea, you can go."

Zhao Jing felt a little uncomfortable when she heard this, but after thinking about it, it was good for Zhou Xu to be able to do this. To be an emperor, you must learn to be ruthless so that you won't be bullied in the future.

Zhao Jing obediently put down the teacup, took two steps back, lifted her dress and knelt in front of Zhou Xu.

"Your Majesty, my servant will leave the palace early in the morning, so I won't come to bid farewell to the Emperor at that time. The Emperor has to take care of you. Now that you are old, you can no longer be angry with children. You must be filial to the Queen Mother and listen to the regent's words." ..." Zhao Jing choked up a bit when she said this, Zhou Xu was brought up by her after all, if he is not the king of a country, Zhao Jing really wants to treat him as her own younger brother forever.

"I see, auntie, please go back." Zhou Xu still tilted his head, but the corners of his eyes were already a little wet, his hands holding the armrests of the dragon chair were tightly tightened, and his voice trembled uncontrollably.

Zhao Jing then kowtowed to him a few times, stood up and wiped the tears on her face with her hands, and said with a forced smile: "The servant girl will leave now."

Zhou Xu didn't speak. He only waited for Zhao Jing to retreat to the door and saw the bright yellow curtain flash before he turned his head. His face was already covered with tears.

A suppressed cry came from the imperial study room, Zhao Jing's steps froze, a few tears had slipped down, she looked back, covered her mouth and ran away quickly.

Zhao Jing slept in a daze that night, turning over and over again, it was all the people in the palace, except the queen mother, the little emperor and the regent, she also dreamed of the regent princess, holding her hand and crying, asking her why , she didn't say a word.

When Zhao Jing opened her eyes, it was not yet dawn, and the eunuch who was playing the watch had just passed by. She sat up, and sighed on the bed as she listened to the sound of the more and more distant drums.Usually at this time, she was already guarding in the Linzhi Palace, and the emperor had to take care of everything by himself, such as changing clothes, washing, and eating.She was tired of this kind of life for a while, hoping to have a full sleep, but she didn't expect that when this day came, she couldn't help feeling disappointed.

After packing up her bags and changing into outer clothes, Zhao Jing took a look in the bronze mirror, although she didn't sleep well and her eyes were a bit swollen, but she looked pretty good.Zhao Jing melted away the rouge and rubbed some on her face. Today is the day when she leaves the palace, although she can't return to her hometown, but at least she can't embarrass her brother and sister-in-law in front of the neighbors.

After finishing all this, the eunuch in charge of the inner palace just happened to come over to lead the people. Seeing that Zhao Jing was already dressed, she just smiled and said: "My aunt did a decent job today. It really is a happy event."

Zhao Jing also smiled and said, "That's right, I'm sorry, Eunuch Zhao."

"You're welcome. Speaking of which, we are still in the same family. If my aunt loses her fortune outside, don't forget the poor relatives in the palace."

Zhao Jing only smiled and said: "I will accept your good words, if I can really live a decent life outside, I will be satisfied."

The two chatted while walking, and they arrived at the gate of Shenwumen not long after.This is the palace gate where the palace chiefs go out on business, and the guards guarding the gate all know Zhao Jing, knowing that she is going out, they all congratulate her.

After checking the baggage and handing over the badge, from now on, Zhao Jing is an outsider.Zhao Jing sighed, feeling a little complicated for a while, the old eunuch smiled and said: "Auntie, let's go, there are still people waiting for you outside."

Zhao Jing raised her head and looked out from the gap in the palace gate, only to see Wei Mingzhen leaning against the side of a carriage.

Wei Mingzhen was wearing an ivory white fine brushwork landscape round-neck gown, leaning half on the carriage with a calm expression, with the four characters "I am a beautiful man" written on his face. At this time, the sun was rising from the east, staining his handsome face. A soft golden yellow.The small flame that suddenly sprang up in Zhao Jing's heart seemed to have dimmed a lot because of it.

"Uncle Guo, who is this? If my servant remembers correctly, this time should be the time of the morning court." Zhao Jing came out from the side door with her bag on her back, and looked at the colorful glazed canopy and emerald green curtain with two horses parked in front of her. car, dumbfounding.

"Even my imperial nephew's visit to the imperial court is only for a scene. It doesn't matter whether I go or not. It's more important to take you out of the palace with my aunt." Wei Mingzhen leaned over with a smiling face, he was born with a good skin , a pair of peach blossom eyes are particularly brilliant, the eyes looking at Zhao Jing are a little more serious and less ambiguous, which makes Zhao Jing unable to get angry for a while.

"That would be a waste of Uncle Guo's painstaking efforts. Someone has come to pick me up." Zhao Jing raised her head, looked around, and saw her brother Zhao Yong pushing a wheelbarrow towards the city gate. Come.

The road from Gulou Street to the Imperial City is not close, and he pushed the cart, and it might take one or two hours to walk this way.Zhao Jing beckoned to her elder brother, and the man laughed, showing a row of white teeth, and pushed the cart towards this side vigorously.

"Do you want to take this car?" Wei Mingzhen looked at the wheelbarrow parked next to Zhao Jing with dull eyes.

"That is, Uncle Guo's BMW incense car is not something people like me can enjoy. Please come back, Uncle Guo." Zhao Jing stretched the coat on her body and was about to get in the car when she suddenly heard something not far away. The gate of the city opened with a creak, and the little emperor Zhou Xu ran out from the gate.

He was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe with two dragons playing with pearls, and the nine-dragon crown on his head was all skewed. Behind him, Xiao Fuzi gasped and shouted: "Your Majesty, you, you, slow down, slow down, it's not down yet!" ..."

Zhao Jing turned her head away, she saw the young emperor running all the way in front of her, holding her hands in spite of everyone's eyes, and said firmly: "Auntie, don't go, I want to make you my concubine."

(End of this chapter)