024 Please An Empress Dowager

Just when He Xuan, Zuo Liang and Liao Yong went to visit Xishan, King Nanxian was not idle.

After leaving the "Idle House", he returned home to change his clothes and kept coming to the "Tonghe Hall" where the Empress Dowager lived.

"Speaking to the Empress Dowager." After seeing his mother, Han Yunzhen took a few steps quickly and saluted the empress dowager first.

"Help the prince up quickly."

This empress dowager, like the mother all over the world, is naturally happy to see her son.

As soon as she saw her son kneeling down to say hi to herself, the eunuch who served her quickly helped Yun Zhen up, and then the empress dowager took Yun Zhen's hand and let him sit beside her.

The Empress Dowager felt that Yunzhen's hand was a little cold, and quickly ordered someone to bring a stove to cover his hand.

"It's not tight. If my son rides here, his hands will naturally be colder!"

"You child. It's still cold now. Why don't you even wear a big hairy dress? It's still so windy outside today, and I'm still running to the palace to do something. Still riding a horse, you are not allowed tomorrow. If you come, take a bus. Warm and warm, don't rely on yourself for not knowing how to maintain it when you are young. When the weather is warmer, it won't be too late to ride the horse again. Then he ordered, "Go and get some warm water for the prince to clean the noodles."

"What the Empress Dowager said. However, I made an appointment with the empress dowager earlier to accompany you for dinner tonight. How could my son not lose his trust with the empress dowager? Not to mention the wind, there is no reason why my son won't come even if it rains and snows. Yunzhen said with a smile.

"Since you were 15 years old, you have been out of the palace to live, and you haven't been there for a day. You are also old now and have your own job. You don't have to go to the mourning family every day. Take this time to walk around those ministers. You are still young and have a lot to learn. The mourning family lives deep in the palace, and you should not ask more about the affairs of the court. However, whether you make progress or not, the mourning family can still care about it.

Yunzhen heard this and nodded to the Empress Dowager with a smile.

As they were talking, the maids were holding warm water, handkerchiefs and soap horns for clean noodles. The virtuous king pleaded guilty to the empress dowager and was served by the maids of honor.

Then, the eunuch standing behind brought another glazed box. The maid who had just stood by picked out some snow-white powder from it with a very small silver spoon, poured it into the jade cup with rice soup, carefully stirred it, and then brought it to the virtuous king. The wise king took some and painted it on his hand and face, while saying to the empress dowager.

"My son knows. A few days ago, I was walking around the street and playing with the masters of Jinke.

"Oh?" Hearing this, the Empress Dowager looked at Yunzhen and asked with a smile, "But have you met any talent? I heard them say that there are many beautiful people in this subject.

"A lot?" Yunzhen said with a smile, "Empress do you know? After looking at them, my son felt that it was a great blessing not to jump over this dragon gate. He read people with books alive. Everyone was full of pedantic and sour smell, and it was either Ziyu or Shengyun who opened their mouths and closed their mouths. I can't wait to get into that book and become a bookworm. However, when it comes to Lingxiu characters..."

Speaking of this, Yunzhen thought of He Xuan and couldn't help smiling.

"But what?" Seeing her son smiling, the Empress Dowager also asked with a smile.

"However, a few days ago, I really met a maverick. I heard that he was still a member at the time of the trial. But looking at his words and behavior, he is not like others, and he feels a little outstanding.

"How old?"

"It looks similar to my son, and he should be a few years younger than me."

"Oh, yeah. If this person is really on the list, you should be closer to him. You grow up in this deep palace and don't have any friends. It's also a good thing to have a close friend. Like the emperor, he doesn't have a good friend of Prime Minister Zuo who has been helping him all the time.

"Yes, the Empress Dowager." With that, Yunzhen looked around and then asked, "Why don't you see Grandpa Deng today?" I've been here for half a day, and I haven't seen him come up to serve me.

When the Empress Dowager heard Yunzhen ask this, she smiled and said, "He is not worthy of it today. She got a sign from me in the morning and said that she also wanted to see the bustle of Dabi, so I let him out."

"Speaking of the excitement, this year's big show is really a little lively."

"Is that right? What do you say about this?" The Empress Dowager looked at the virtuous king and asked with a smile.

"I heard the reply from the people below. First of all, I said that Si Tianjian miscalculated Jichen and postponed the time of the comparison. Then, General Yulinjun led people to thoroughly investigate the Gongyuan. Finally, I heard that someone seemed to have leaked the questions to the candidates before the exam, so all the lifts recorded their residence and hometown in detail. It should be thoroughly investigated. The Empress Dowager said, is this a big bustle?

"Oh? Can this test question also be missed out?" The Empress Dowager held the tea and asked with a thin lid on the tea floating on it.

"Actually, in this year, it's not a strange thing for someone to know in advance that he has missed some questions. He just wants to help his relatives and friends jump a dragon gate or something, but this year's question is really a little strange..."

"What a strange method?" The Empress Dowager asked.

"I met a man in the 'Shengyi Building'. When I chatted with him that day, someone came to deliver the question in person, which was in public and did not shy away. He also reported the address of Juzi's hometown and his trial background..."

"Oh?" Hearing this, the Empress Dowager frowned, "This is really strange. Have you really met any aliens?"

"What's more strange is that I checked it afterwards, and he really said it all."

Yunzhen said this, stopped, also picked up the cup to drink tea, and peeked at his mother. When he wanted to say something, he only heard footsteps outside.

"I would like to send my best to the empress dowager and the prince." It was the Eunuch Deng who just mentioned by Yun Zhen.

"The prince asked you just now. Can't I give you a sign and go out for a day? The Empress Dowager said with a smile.

"Thank you for thinking about the slaves." Grandpa Deng said.

Yunzhen smiled coldly and didn't even look at Dundee. He just said, "I don't think about you. I'm thinking about the Empress Dowager. You are also an old man around the empress dowager. What does the empress dowager likes and dislike? You are very clear, which makes me more reassuring than those hairy little eunuchs.

"The prince said it." Grandpa Deng said with a smile on his face, "For good, these eunuchs and maids serving now can also support some."

"They can support, and it's not your reason to be lazy. In case the empress dowager thinks of something, they are unclear and have no way to block the empress dowager's heart.

"Yes. The prince's lesson is that."

"Dundee. What you have in your hand..." The Empress Dowager looked at the brocade burden in Duke Deng's hand and asked.

"Oh, a few days ago, the prince didn't bring you a few wooden gadgets. I saw that the empress dowager liked it, so I went out today. I think you might like this, so I brought it back to you."

With that, Dundee put the burden on the pit table and opened it.

Inside is a set of teapots and tea cups made of bamboo roots, which are simple but not clumsy, and a little wild.

When the Empress Dowager saw this object, she couldn't help holding it up and looking at it carefully, and then said, "It's hard for these craftsmen to have such a thought. Although it's just a folk object, it's exquisite."

"The Empress Dowager, you like these. Your son will do more for you some other day." Yunzhen said.

"If there are too many, it will be boring. One or two will be fine." The Empress Dowager said.

"Yes. The Empress Dowager is right.

"It's getting late. Let's pass the meal. Insable that it will be dark when the prince left for a while.

"Yes."

There was nothing to say during the dinner. After dinner, while the sky was still bright, the Empress Dowager ordered Zhen to go back to rest early.

After Yunzhen left, the Empress Dowager dismissed all the other eunuchs around her, leaving only Dundee.

"How's it going?" The Empress Dowager asked.

"The Empress Dowager, it's all done. The mouth has been sealed, and I will never say half a word again. Dundee said.

"As long as it is sealed. I really don't know where you found such a bad and failed product. You don't even know the prince and still do things in front of him.

"Oh? This...I really don't know."

"It's okay not to mention the past. Can you handle your business properly today? There won't be any more omissions."

"Empress dowager, don't worry. I have been staying there today, and no one has gone. When he came back, Xiao Xuzi told me that I didn't know what was going on. You think the goods are not right. Who else will pay for it?

"It's the same. I wanted to pull a few characters to be close to Zhener, but I didn't expect..."

"Maybe this is also wrong. I heard that the left prime minister had been detained in the house by the emperor, and the left concubine was not allowed to leave the 'yancui Pavilion' without any order. Hearing this, she also fell ill.

"It's just detention. What's there to laugh about? The emperor still protects their brothers and sisters, right? If it had been someone else, the whole family would have been in prison and would have sat at home!"

"Empress dowager Mingjian, although she is only detained now. However, since it is the main examination, Zuo Junzhong can't get rid of the omission of the topic anyway. If someone forces the emperor to handle this matter strictly in the court, it is not easy for the emperor to protect his shortcomings.

Hearing Dundee's words, the empress dowager showed a slight sneer and said, "Since ancient times: literary death, military life. When the imperial envoys encounter this shocking thing, they should also do their part, which is the backbone of the literati.

"Yes. The Empress Dowager said very well. I'm going to do it now."

"I didn't say anything, just talking about the matter. The matter facing up should not be interfered by the harem. Why don't you go to Zhener's men to inquire about who you met in the 'Shengyi Building' that day. It's rare for the prince to have a person who likes to see. If he should help, he still needs to help.

"Yes. I just got it."