Empress Chu

In the enthronement ceremony, it can be said that His Majesty is young and you can accompany him. On the first day of the court, it can also be said that His Majesty is timid and you can accompany him, but you can’t be afraid every day. No matter how scared you are, once you get used to it, you won’t be afraid anymore.

Chu Zhao smiled: "I want to accompany His Majesty to govern personally."

Deng Yi smiled, put down his chopsticks, and said, "Miss Ah Zhao is becoming more and more courageous."

So what if she became a queen, he Deng Yi still dared to call Miss Ah Zhao.

The status of queen is not born, but bestowed by the emperor. Since it is given by others, it can be taken away and abolished.

Chu Zhao had no fear of Deng Yi's attitude, so what if he said something disrespectful to her, she had seen Deng Yi slap the emperor.

"Teacher." She called out, did not answer the topic, and stretched out her hand to pick up some food for him, "Try this."

What's this?Are you courteous?Deng Yi smiled but wasn't smiling.

"Lord Deng." Chu Zhao said, looking at Deng Yi with a calm expression, "I want to grow up with His Majesty, and His Majesty's close relatives can't just be the Xie family."

Deng Yi understood the meaning of the last sentence.

The clamor to go to court is because of Mrs. Xie.

She wants to compete with Mrs. Xie for the little emperor.

That's right, she fought desperately to protect His Royal Highness into the imperial city, and asked the emperor for the position of empress. Of course, it was not to save a relative, an emperor, for the Xie family.

She was for herself from the beginning, and since she was for herself, she had to make the emperor depend on her more, but she was a woman, and the emperor always belonged to the court, and if he wanted to be a good emperor, he had to rely on someone who could help him in the court, For example, the uncle who is both a relative and a court official.

Deng Yi reached out again to pick up the food that Chu Zhao sent.

Seeing his movements, Chu Zhao hurriedly saluted: "Please help me, Taifu."

She saluted and looked up at him again, her big eyes flickering.

Deng Yi looked at the food in the chopsticks: "Should I not eat this meal?"

Chu Zhao laughed, sat up straight for a moment, and called Ale loudly: "Let the imperial dining room bring more food."

Deng Yi didn't eat any more food. Although he could call Miss A Zhao, the current Miss A Zhao is not just Miss A Zhao.

"It's not me that Your Highness needs to convince the most about this matter." He said, "Your Majesty and I will always be monarchs and ministers. He is my king and I am his subject. It's simple and clear. You have one more queen in the hall, yes. To me, it doesn't matter."

He only has eyes for the emperor.

Even if you, the queen, sit in the court, you are not his lord.

This is very straightforward.

Chu Zhao listened carefully without any embarrassment.

"But for Mrs. Xie, it is very important for the empress to sit next to the emperor." Deng Yi said, "So it is Mrs. Xie you have to convince."

Chu Zhao bowed solemnly to him: "Thank you Taifu for teaching me."

Deng Yi said lightly: "I can help you go to court, but I won't help you persuade Mrs. Xie."

The girl raised her head and smiled: "Master Deng only ate my meal once, so of course he can't help me with two things. I will do this by myself."

……

……

Deng Yi looked away, and she did it.

For Your Majesty.

Of course, for His Majesty, Xie Yanfang will do anything.

Deng Yi didn't ask any more questions, Shi Li resigned, and strode away past her.

In fact, he didn't care how she persuaded Xie Yanfang.

When she asked him for help earlier, she didn't really need his help. She just told him that she didn't believe Xie Yanfang.

If she doesn't believe in Xie Yanfang, who is it good for?To him of course.

How could he, Deng Yi, disagree with something beneficial.

only--

Deng Yi stopped and looked back. The girl was still standing in front of the hall, as if she was watching him off, and also seemed to be overlooking the imperial city.

Does she trust him?

Chapter 25 Letters

Chu Zhao stood still in front of the main hall until Deng Yi's figure disappeared.

The sound of Xiao Yu reading came from inside the hall, and the eunuchs and guards standing outside the hall were silent.

Xiaoman stood not far away, without urging her.

The entire imperial city was quiet and peaceful. There was no trace of the night's fight. This is how the imperial city is. After death, traces are immediately erased. Everything belongs to the new owner.

Calculated according to time, at this time in that life, the new empress Liang was already in the harem, and she might be playing in the harem at this very moment.

The women's laughter seemed to ring in Chu Zhao's ears. She clenched the hand hanging by her side, her eyes were a little sad, and suddenly a figure appeared in her sight.

It seems to be walking slowly, but it is still coming step by step.

The sadness in Chu Zhao's eyes dissipated, and he smiled.

"Ah Jiu." She waved.

Xie Yanlai frowned and said: "Your Highness, the last general is Xie Yanlai."

You still call him by his nickname, don't you know who you are now?Aren't you afraid that others will reprimand her for being unruly?

Out of the corner of Xie Yanlai's eyes, the eunuchs, imperial guards, and maids stood quietly, without even raising their eyes——

Hmph, Xie Yanlai scoffed in her heart.

"Thank you Yanlai." Chu Zhao was as good as he was, and took a step forward to meet him, "Did my father reply?"

Her eyes were shining, and she was overflowing with happiness. Xie Yan came to know how happy she was, even if he said he didn't reply, the girl would still be happy.

Because, there is hope.

The letter has been sent out, and my father can see it, and my father will definitely respond.

Xie Yanlai looked away: "Yes."

He reached out to take out the letter, but Chu Zhao had already waved to him: "Come in with me." He turned his head and went into the hall.

Xie Yan looked around, the eunuchs and guards standing outside the palace still seemed unable to see or hear anything, and the maid even stared at him, as if he didn't obey orders and pushed him in—

Xie Yan glanced at the room next to him, and could faintly hear the teacher's lecture and Xiao Yu's reply, he raised his heels up.

Next to Xiao Yu's study, Chu Zhao also has a study, Xiao Yu is studying, and she is also studying.

"Sit here." Chu Zhao greeted him, pointing to the window, she went to sit down first.

Just sit down, Xie Yanlai walked over and handed the letter to her without waiting for her to speak: "Just arrived."

Chu Zhao took it happily, and ignored Xie Yanlai, and just took it apart and looked at it.

"I—" Xie Yan said.

The girl hummed twice: "I'll read the letter first."

Xie Yanlai opened her mouth, stopped talking, and didn't leave. The main reason was that it was inconvenient to bring Zhang Gu in. Zhang Gu had already told him in detail. What if the girl read the letter and still had a lot to ask?Although it was all unnecessary words, and there was another letter——

He glanced at Chu Zhao, who was sitting in front of the window holding the letter, reading it piously and seriously, forget it, let's talk about it later.

Xie Yanlai retracted her gaze. She couldn't look at people, so she could only look at the interior. The interior was obviously newly furnished, with a dazzling array of bookshelves, pens, ink, paper and inkstones on the table, scattered papers, and besides that, a chessboard. Qin, and even bows and swords, messy and comfortable——

What to do, tired of reading, writing, playing the piano and playing chess, should I draw the bow and dance the sword again?

Xie Yanlai couldn't help curling her lips.

"Young Master Ah Jiu." A Le came over with tea in his hands, and said with a smile, "Sit down and drink tea."

Xie Yan came and said: "No need." She frowned again, the taste of this tea——

"This is herbal tea." A Le said with a smile, "You had an old wound that hadn't healed yet, and you had another fight, so the lady said, you need to take care of your body slowly, and you can't leave it alone."

Xie Yanlai sneered.

"What are you laughing at?" A Le was not happy, "This is the herbal tea I made. The medicine I made is the most powerful. If you hadn't taken my pills before, you would have recovered so quickly. Don't talk about fighting. Now you You might just be able to walk."

When we were on the road before, wasn't this girl like a mute?Xie Yanlai raised her eyebrows: "How can it be proved that it's your medicine? Could it be that I'm so talented?"

A Le handed over the tea: "Drink it, drink it back and feel it, if your body doesn't have that pain, you will know whether it is your talent, or my A Le's wonderful hand rejuvenation."

They were arguing here, and Chu Zhao put down the letter there, but he was still a little distracted. Xie Yanlai saw it at a glance, turned around and said, "It's not convenient for Zhang Gu to come in, he told me everything, what do you want to ask?"

Chu Zhao looked at him with erratic eyes, and made a sound, as if he heard what he said, but he didn't seem to hear it.

Xie Yanlai's eyes fell on the letter in her hand, she pursed her lips, and asked, "How about your mother?"

To make her so absent-minded, it should be her mother's answer, right?

Is it life or death?

Chu Zhao looked at him with condensed eyes and nodded: "My father said that my mother is indeed gone."

So, the expectations were still partially dashed.

Xie Yanlai said: "Since your father said it, you shouldn't believe too much in rumors."

What good is it to believe in these rumors? It will only increase your sadness. If you don't believe it, there will be no hope. If you don't believe it, you won't be disappointed.

When he first arrived at Xie's house, those sons and servants coaxed him, that your mother is not dead, they took a lot of money, and left, you should quickly crawl out of the dog hole and find your mother.

He never believed it.

The two faced each other silently, A Le gently placed the tray on the table, and then stepped back gently.

"However." Chu Zhao suddenly broke into a smile again, "Although my mother is gone, the people she left behind are still protecting me."

After finishing speaking, he looked at Xiaoman standing in the hall.

Xie Yanlai also looked over.

Xiao Man, who was turning her head by the door, noticed her gaze was looking over, her eyes widened, and she was vigilant: "What?"

"Xiaoman, my father told me." Chu Zhao said with a smile, "You are not from my father, you are from my mother."

Xiaoman's eyes widened, her body tensed up like a cat, and she took a step back: "What, what?"

"Don't be afraid, my father told me, he won't blame you for acting without permission." Chu Zhao said with a smile.

Xiaoman's face became even weirder: "You, say, what are you talking about!"

"My mother is not the country woman in the rumors. Although she was born as a country gentleman, she is knowledgeable, knowledgeable, and generous. My father said that there were many wars in the border county, and the people were displaced. She took care of many homeless people and the elderly who lost their children. , a child who lost her parents." Chu Zhao looked at the letter and said with bright eyes, "After her death, these people knew how to repay their kindness and were willing to follow the general to kill the enemy. Although my father disagreed, everyone consciously trained soldiers—— "

She looked at Xiaoman.

"You sneaked into Beijing without telling my father. My father said that he didn't blame you, but also thanked you. He said that my mother would also thank you when she was in the spring."

Xiaoman's face turned blue and then pale, as if she wanted to lose her temper and also wanted to laugh.

"Bah," she said, "who cares about your father's thanks!"

She made no secret of her anger.

Chu Zhao nodded: "I know, you hate my father, you hate him for letting Border County go to war, you lost your home and relatives, and you also hate my mother's death."

She looked down at the letter.

"My mother worked hard for my father and exhausted her energy, so that when she gave birth to me, she failed to pass the gate of hell."

Xiaoman sneered: "Yes, that's right, if it wasn't for your father, your mother wouldn't be in this situation! If it wasn't for your father who made us desperate, you—"

She flicked her sleeves angrily, as if she couldn't continue, she turned her head away fiercely.

When Chu Zhao wanted to say something, Xie Yanlai, who had been silent all this time, spoke first.

"This." He took out a letter, "Zhang Gu said it was given to her by your father."

He raised his chin at the girl who turned her head.

Xiaoman turned her head again, with an expression of surprise and suspicion.

Chu Zhao was not surprised at all. It was only natural for his father to write a letter to appease the girl. Seeing that Xiaoman was on guard and refused to accept the letter, she signaled to Ale. Ale understood, took the letter from Xie Yanlai, and stuffed it to Xiaoman. .

"Just take a look," she said, "and see what our general said."