Empress Dowager Empress Dowager

Chapter 234 Predatory Eyes
In late autumn, yellow leaves are all over the ground, and the concubines and princesses in all palaces have put on their big cloaks. Compared with winter, autumn is much warmer, and there are many fruits that can be eaten. In this season that symbolizes a good harvest, Dayong needs Hold a sacrifice ceremony.

It is the emperor's blessing to the heavens and the people of Dayong this year, including the act of begging for good weather in the coming year. This act is a blessing ceremony that has existed since the beginning of the dynasty, and every emperor attaches great importance to this ceremony.

The Taoist priests or monks who can hold this ceremony must have a high level of Taoism, but the emperor named Huo Mingzhu as the national teacher, and presided over the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the sky soon. As a daughter, Huo Mingzhu was met with The suspicion of the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs of the Manchu Dynasty.

However, the emperor naturally has the means of the emperor to keep these officials silent. Huo Mingzhu doesn't need to do it himself at all.

After all the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty closed their mouths, the Taoist uniform was delivered to Huo Mingzhu.

"Miss, do you really want to be a national teacher?" Su Hui stood beside Huo Mingzhu, seeing Huo Mingzhu staring at the Taoist uniform in front of her, the expression on her face made Su Hui incomprehensible, Moreover, she also couldn't figure it out, her young lady is not marrying the Ninth Prince, nor the prince, but becoming a national teacher, although she can marry in the future after being a national teacher, but... Su Yu always feels that it is very inappropriate .

"What's wrong with being a national teacher?" Huo Mingzhu put her eyes on Sulu.

"It's not that it's not good, but, how to put it, I always feel it's inappropriate." Su Yu looked distressed.

Huo Mingzhu smiled: "What's wrong, as a national teacher, many things can be done more conveniently." No matter how much, Huo Mingzhu didn't say clearly, her purpose is to stand in the place closest to the emperor, borrowing With the emperor's right to achieve their own goals.

"Although I don't know what the miss wants to do, as long as the miss wants to do it, Su Huan will help the miss." A firm look appeared on Su Yu's face, and Huo Mingzhu looked at Su Yu very moved. Huo Mingzhu is very clear that he has always been devoted to her.

"Fortunately, I have you by my side." Huo Mingzhu smiled at Su Hui.

"Miss, what are you talking about? Su Huan is your girl, and she must accompany Miss wholeheartedly." Su Huan didn't know how important her loyalty was to Huo Mingzhu, who was full of scars, and she still took it for granted. .

Huo Mingzhu didn't say much, but pointed to the Taoist robe and said, "Change my clothes. After tomorrow's canonization ceremony, there will be a ceremony to sacrifice to heaven. If this Taoist robe is not suitable, let's change it overnight."

Huo Mingzhu didn't want to delay the canonization because the clothes didn't fit or the clothes were rotten.

The grand conferment ceremony of the national teacher, the emperor actually arranged it in the Jinluan Palace, it can be seen that the emperor attaches great importance to Huo Mingzhu becoming a national teacher, and because the emperor attaches great importance to this matter, Huo Mingzhu can sit back and relax in the uterus and wait for the day of the canonization ceremony to come without fear There was an accident in the middle.

On this day, with Sulu's help, Huo Mingzhu was dressed neatly, and she was already covered in Taoist clothes, because she was not a Taoist. Therefore, the Taoist clothes prepared by the emperor for Huo Mingzhu were in the middle of the noble lady's clothes. On the basis, some patterns that Taoism would use were added, so it was used as Huo Mingzhu's court dress.

Therefore, since Dayong opened the dynasty, Huo Mingzhu was the first female national teacher, the first woman to stand in the court.

Golden Palace.

In the resplendent and resplendent hall, there are ministers of civil and military affairs standing all over the court. Directly above, the emperor sits on the dragon chair, looking at Huo Mingzhu with eyes full of energy. Only Huo Mingzhu knows in his heart that it is her elixir that the emperor can change his hair with such glory. for the sake.

Walking steadily in the center of the hall step by step, feeling the gazes of the surrounding ministers, Huo Mingzhu with a smile on her lips, walked the road that attracted everyone's attention with a victor's attitude .

Huo Zhengde, Lin Yunxi, Baili Zonglu, Baili Jingqi, and everyone else were watching Huo Mingzhu walk up to the emperor step by step.

"My daughter Huo Mingzhu, long live the emperor." Huo Mingzhu saluted the emperor respectfully.

Then, the father-in-law next to the emperor came out and read the canonized imperial edict, then Huo Mingzhu received the edict to thank him, and then the emperor gave a speech, and the canonization was completed.

As a national teacher, Huo Mingzhu can participate in the government affairs. Therefore, after the canonization was completed, she went directly to the rank of civil servants. It happened that Baili Zonglu was opposite.

Huo Mingzhu stood still and met Baili Zonglu's gaze directly. Baili Zonglu finally did not hide his strong and aggressive gaze.

Huo Mingzhu never thought of confronting Baili Zonglu like this, she retracted her gaze, lowered her eyes, and looked respectful.

After the court, Huo Mingzhu followed Baili Jingqi back to the Prince's Palace, and moved there after the National Teacher's Mansion was completed. At this moment, she is temporarily living in her Yixin Garden.

"Ah Jin, Gu was worried that you would be timid standing on top of the court, but Ah Jin's performance surprised Gu. Ah Jin is not afraid, and she is very calm, Gu is not as good as you." Baili Jing Qi has already recovered from that blow, Huo Mingzhu will become a national teacher as soon as she becomes a national teacher, and she will still become his princess in the future, but right now she can't get along day and night.

"Let His Royal Highness watch the joke." Although Huo Mingzhu has become the national teacher at this time, she still treats Baili Jingqi with a respectful look, which makes Baili Jingqi feel that Huo Mingzhu has not changed, and her heart is still the same. I can comfort myself a little.

"National teacher, this king is really unexpected." Baili Zonglu's voice suddenly appeared between Huo Mingzhu and Baili Jingqi, interrupting their conversation.

The court ladies and eunuchs beside the two hurriedly saluted Baili Zonglu, and Baili Zonglu said to Baili Jingqi: "The prince is going to study with his master right now, so I won't send him off."

Huo Mingzhu looked at Baili Zonglu in surprise, he actually used such an attitude to talk to Baili Jingqi, Baili Jingqi is a prince after all, even if he is a prince and the prince's uncle, there is still a distinction between superiority and inferiority Yes, the crown prince can definitely scold Baili Zonglu for his treachery.

However, Baili Jingqi just frowned, and said with some reluctance: "I thought about letting Ah Jin accompany Gu to the South Study Room today."

"As the crown prince, Jing Qi should know that everyone is responsible. Now that Ms. Huo is the teacher of the state, how can she follow you to the South Study Room. Now that the Crown Prince has left for a long time, if the Crown Prince does not go to the South Study Room, he will have to go to the South Study Room. It's too late." Baili Zonglu actually spoke out to teach the prince a lesson, which made Huo Mingzhu extremely disappointed in this useless prince.

But after thinking about it, if it wasn't for the crown prince's cowardice, how could he have ended up like that in the last life? Right now, the person who will accompany him as a student has not yet been determined, but he doesn't know if it will be a disaster for the prince to be killed.

Baili Jingqi was very educated about Baili Zonglu's lessons, and his face was a little embarrassing. He glanced at Huo Mingzhu, and then said to Baili Zonglu: "What the emperor said is very true, Jing Qi may not delay It's time, Jing Qi left first."

Before bowing to Baili Zonglu and leaving, Baili Jingqi still took a look at Huo Mingzhu with a look of reluctance.

After Baili Jingqi left, Baili Zonglu smiled sullenly, and said to Huo Mingzhu: "Ah Jin, this king really didn't expect it, and I really didn't expect it. I really underestimated you."

"Mingzhu doesn't quite understand what the lord said, but if the lord is talking about Mingzhu becoming a national teacher, Mingzhu is also very surprised. The emperor issued an imperial decree to let the family teacher become a national teacher, but the master was assassinated at that moment. A disciple's pearl will naturally fall into the eyes of the emperor."

Huo Mingzhu's attitude seemed very respectful, but when she mentioned the dead Taoist Baimei, Baili Zonglu had a feeling that Huo Mingzhu knew that the death of Taoist Baimei was his handwriting.

He didn't panic, so what if he let Huo Mingzhu know, he even wanted Huo Mingzhu's life, so how could he be afraid of letting Huo Mingzhu know the cause of the death of Taoist Baimei.

If Huo Mingzhu wants to take revenge, he is really not afraid at all.

"Speaking of which, it's really a coincidence." Baili Zonglu said with a smile.

Huo Mingzhu bowed: "What the lord said is very true, isn't it just a coincidence, maybe some people will think that the person who killed the master is Mingzhu, and think that Mingzhu is greedy for the position of the national teacher, I don't know what the lord thinks?"

"The national teacher thinks this king also thinks so?" Baili Zonglu looked at Huo Mingzhu's beautiful face, as if something was scratching his heart, making him inexplicably irritable.

In this life, apart from that high position, there is really nothing that he has not grasped in his hands. Now, there is an extra Huo Mingzhu, which makes him have the urge to destroy it if he can't get it.

However, Huo Mingzhu's transformation again and again made him start to be afraid of her, and wanted to kill her, but there was still a voice in his heart objecting.

For Baili Zonglu, Huo Mingzhu was someone who couldn't be killed or asked for at this moment.

"Of course not. Mingzhu was just joking. The prince was a good joker before. Don't alienate him just because Mingzhu became the national teacher. Mingzhu has become a national teacher. In the future, there are still many things to rely on the prince. "The smile on Huo Mingzhu's face is impeccable, and people will think that Huo Mingzhu is sincerely flattering Baili Zonglu.

Baili Zonglu's understanding of Huo Mingzhu is relatively deep, but he doesn't really think that the flattery on Huo Mingzhu's face at the moment is sincere. There are many, so you might as well go to Zuixian Tower to discuss it carefully, if this king can help you, you will definitely not refuse."

"I'm afraid it's not possible. The prince also knows that the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven will be held soon. As a national teacher, Mingzhu's official duties are entangled. The gathering in the Zuixianlou may have to be another day." Huo Mingzhu said.

Baili Zonglu was not angry, and still said with that smiling face: "Of course I remember, I proposed this gathering, but didn't say the time. I just have to choose this time carefully. As long as the national teacher agrees, everything will be settled." Easy."

"Of course Mingzhu is worse than being respectful." Huo Mingzhu laughed.

If Baili Zonglu will take the opportunity to kill her, Huo Mingzhu is not worried at all. She didn't kill her when she became the prince's companion before, and now she has all the worries. Moreover, Huo Mingzhu's She also has the ability to protect herself, if Baili Zonglu wants her life, at most she will die together.

"The national teacher is so courageous." Baili Zonglu smiled, but the smile didn't reach his eyes.

Huo Mingzhu could see it clearly, but she looked into Baili Zonglu's eyes without fear: "It's not that Mingzhu is brave, but because he believes that the prince will take good care of Mingzhu."

"Haha, this king will definitely take good care of you." Baili Zonglu said this sentence word by word.

After Baili Zonglu left, Su Hui leaned into Huo Mingzhu's ear and said, "Miss, this prince is so scary."

Huo Mingzhu raised her eyebrows, that's right, this little girl finally doesn't think that Baili Zonglu is a great hero and an upright person, and at the same time she is also relieved that Suhui has learned to read people.

(End of this chapter)