Empress Chu

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Ascension to the court music was played in the hall, and the civil and military officials who had already lined up looked forward and saw the figure of a woman who had not appeared in the court hall for a long time.

Her face was full of travel and dust, and her luggage had not changed, but she was more radiant than when she walked in wearing the queen's court dress.

It's like a knife is weathered, but it's also polished.

After all the calculations, the girl left the imperial city for a long time or a short time, but after she left, she did one thing after another, which was related to the court, and it was related to the peace of the Great Xia and the perpetuity of the kingdom.

The daughter of Chu Ling lived up to the entrustment of the late emperor. She is brave and intelligent.

This time, without waiting for Deng Yi to announce loudly, the officials all bowed their heads.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, Empress Empress."

Chu Zhao took Xiao Yu by the hand, looked down at the court hall, and smiled slightly: "Free from courtesy."

Chapter 114 Four Teas

In the night, the imperial city was brightly lit, and the emperor's palace was full of people coming and going.

Chu Zhao was taken aback when he saw seven or eight court ladies standing in the bath.

She hadn't been served by so many people for a long time.

"Your Majesty, is this arm injured?" A court lady asked carefully, holding Chu Zhao's arm.

Chu Zhao looked sideways and saw a scratch on her small arm, not deep, but very long. She thought for a while, "It's a knife mark."

The ladies of the court held her arms with mournful expressions.

Chu Zhao smiled: "It was scratched, not chopped, otherwise it would be much more serious than this."

Another court lady looked carefully at her cheek, and exclaimed, "Your Majesty, your face has been injured too!"

Immediately, the maids gathered around.

Chu Zhao smiled and waved his hands: "After all, it's a battlefield, not an outing. It's a blessing to only hurt the flesh."

"Slaves naturally understand that the sword has no eyes at the moment of life and death." A court lady said softly, "I just admire your bravery, and hate the slaves for not being able to help."

Chu Zhao stood up with a smile: "I am the empress and the general's daughter, and I believe that if you are faced with that situation, you will be as brave as I am."

The maids all laughed.

"The empress is amazing." "I think, I'm really not afraid." "I can't beat them, I just hold them and let the empress kill them." "I can scratch them, my nails are long."

There was a lot of chatting and joking in the bath, and it was common for palace maids to accompany their maidens to chat and laugh, but the content of the jokes was how to fight and kill people, which was unprecedented.

Now that there is a new owner in the palace, of course everything will be done according to the new owner's preferences.

Ale poked his head outside: "Madam, the supper is here, come and eat."

There could also be a servant girl urging the queen, but the palace lady still smiled and said nothing when she saw the urged queen and said, "Come here." Then they went forward together with the maidservant, wrapped, wiped and changed Chu Zhao's clothes.

When Chu Zhao came out, Xiao Yu was staring at the dazzling array of cases in the bedroom.

"Sister." Seeing her rushing over, Xiao Yu held her hand.

Chu Zhao asked: "Ah Yu hungry? Today is so busy."

When they return to the palace, they go to the court, and the court is not dispersed until sunset, and there is a small court meeting after the next court, and it is not until nightfall that they return to the inner palace to relax.

Xiao Yu shook his head: "Not hungry." He nodded again, "But if I eat with my sister, I can eat two bowls of rice."

Chu Zhao smiled and said, "That's not okay, my sister won't let you eat two bowls of rice at night."

Xiao Yu sat with her in front of the table, and Eunuch Qi waited on him personally.

"This imperial dining room has brought here all the favorite food of the empress." He laughed, "There are also a variety of nourishing soups, and if you want to make up for it, you can't make up for it all night."

Chu Zhao smiled and said, "They also have intentions."

Eunuch Qi looked at Chu Zhao's expression: "Your Majesty wants to make up for some time." Then he said, "People from the Imperial Medical Bureau have just come over to ask for your pulse, and this old slave asked them to come tomorrow, and let your Majesty walk quietly tonight. A solid night's sleep is the best tonic."

Chu Zhao smiled and nodded: "Eunuch Qi is right, I really lack sleep the most." She reached out and stroked Xiao Yu's shoulder, "I really haven't slept well these days."

Xiao Yu leaned his head on Chu Zhao's arm and murmured, "Me too."

Chu Zhao stroked his shoulder: "The people are in trouble, the country is in turmoil, anyone can sleep well, the emperor can't, this is the suffering that the emperor must suffer, and we Ayu have to suffer."

Xiao Yu sat up straight and looked at Chu Zhao: "Ayu has suffered the pain of losing his parents, and there is no pain in the world that I am afraid of."

These words were not something a child could say. Eunuch Qi was heartbroken. After losing his parents, the child could no longer be a child.

Chu Zhao looked at the child, and suddenly said, "I have a secret—"

Before she finished speaking, she looked at Eunuch Qi and smiled again.

"Eunuch Qi, I want to tell His Majesty a secret, you take the people back first."

Eunuch Qi responded yes with a smile, and immediately led the people out, leaving only two people in the bedroom.

"Sister." Xiao Yu's eyes brightened, and he lowered his voice, "What secret?"

Chu Zhao leaned over and whispered in his ear, "My mother is still alive."

Xiao Yu's eyes widened for a moment, and he stood up with a jump: "Really!"

Chu Zhao hurriedly booed him.

Xiao Yu hurriedly covered his mouth, looked left and right vigilantly, his eyes shone brightly under the palace lantern——

When Eunuch Qi saw this scene outside the palace gate, he couldn't help laughing, and pushed away the little eunuch who was also watching from the other side: "Go aside, don't disturb Your Majesty talking with Your Majesty."

The little eunuch smiled and stood a few steps away, looking at the night-shrouded Miyagi and sighing: "After the empress came back, I felt that your majesty is different, not like your majesty, but like a child."

Eunuch Qi also looked at Miyagi: "Your Majesty, I am also a child."

In the words of the queen, he is a child who has to suffer.

Fortunately, some people want him to be a child, and some people love him as a child.

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"that is really good."

Xiao Yu sat down and looked at Chu Zhao, excited and envious.

"Sister and mother."

Chu Zhao sighed, and said softly, "She came from a bad family background and separated from my father for some reason. Moreover, I can't call her mother, and I can't tell the world that I still have a mother."

Things between adults are a bit difficult for children to understand, but one thing is very simple, Xiao Yu said: "But you still have a mother, that's enough."

He said with a sad expression.

"Actually, I really want my parents to be alive."

"As long as I'm alive, even if my father still doesn't play with me, even if my mother always preaches to me."

Chu Zhao stretched out his arms to hug him, patted his shoulder, and said softly: "Ayu, sister and mother, my mother is your mother."

Xiao Yu leaned on Chu Zhao's shoulder and hummed vigorously.

He knows that when a person dies, he will never come back.

He doesn't think much of it now.

He also has sister Chu.

As long as sister Chu is here, that's fine.

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The night was dark, and Deng Yi, who had been busy all day, continued to be busy until he was interrupted by the sound of asking for instructions from outside the door.

"Master Taifu, the imperial dining room is here to deliver the supper."

Deng Yi hummed, this is also a habit, as long as he is in the palace, there will always be a special supper for the imperial meal at night.

The door was pushed open, and footsteps were chaotic.

"Teacher, the government affairs are complicated, you should also pay attention to rest." A female voice said clearly.

Deng Yi glanced at the girl who walked in, and did not pay respects, but continued to look at the scroll in his hand with his head down, and said, "I am just sitting and writing, which is nothing compared to my majesty's trek. You should go and rest quickly, my majesty is now In the palace, delaying the morning court will be criticized."

Chu Zhao sat down opposite him, let out a long breath, and said, as if his whole body had relaxed, "Don't be afraid. Since I can come back here alive, I am not afraid of any criticism."

He said and smiled again.

"I can't help any criticism."

Deng Yi raised his head, looked at the girl, and smiled: "The empress is even stronger this time around."

Previously, she was supported by the first emperor to the post, but now she has made contributions herself, and the position of queen is more secure.

Chu Zhao stretched out his hand to pour the tea, and raised the teacup: "I can come back today, thanks to the Taifu's help. I will use tea instead of wine to thank Mr. Deng."

Deng Yi looked at her, and reached out to pick up the tea in front of him.

"I drank tea three times along the way." Chu Zhao stretched out two fingers to Deng Yi.

Deng Yi snorted, and took the little official to fill a small bowl of whitebait noodles.

The little official asked respectfully again: "Madam, would you like to try this whitebait noodles?"

The servant serving the supper has already retreated, and not anyone can serve her close by. The queen brought a maid, but the maid was standing aside, let alone come to serve her. Glared hard.

The petty official also knew about Chu Zhao's background, and Chu Lan's family was mediocre, so the maids that Chu Ling gave must not be the kind of maids brought up by the rich and powerful in the capital.

It's not surprising that the most capable maidservant around the queen can kill people, but it's not surprising that she can't serve others.

Only he can come by himself.

Of course, this is also his honor.

Chu Zhao watched Deng Yi eating noodles with a bowl, and asked curiously, "Is this delicious?"

The little official said with a smile: "Master Taifu likes this the most, and the imperial dining room prepares it every time."

Chu Zhao smiled: "Then I'll try it too, the Taifu knows more about imperial food than I do."

Although she is a queen, she did not spend as long as the Taifu in Miyagi.

Deng Yi ate the noodles in three mouthfuls, put down the bowl and chopsticks, and said, "The tea Mr. Xie invited isn't very tasty, is it? You've broken Mr. Xie's big business."

Chu Zhao said with a smile: "Master Xie will not be angry with me because the prince of Zhongshan pleaded guilty. Master Xie just thinks it is too risky for me to do this privately."

In this sentence, it is enough to listen to the words privately. It seems that the girl has already appeased Xie Yanfang. Deng Yi took the plum soup handed over by the little official, nodded, and said: "I also think so, the next time your majesty does something, Better let me know in advance, always being so silent, not only will you be caught off guard, but it will also make people suffer."

Chu Zhao ate the noodles with a bowl in his hand, and smiled when he heard the words: "Then, will the Tai Tuo listen to what I say?"

Deng Yi frowned at her.

"No." Chu Zhao straightened his face and answered for him, "Maybe they will stop me, I think this will make us born."

Deng Yi said loudly: "Your Majesty is right, the separation of the ruler and the minister is indeed the fault of the minister, and has nothing to do with the emperor."

Chu Zhao was not afraid of his yin and yang, and smiled again: "Master Deng, what are you talking about?" He said to the little official who was hanging his head beside him, "I want to taste this plum soup too."

The little official responded yes.

"It's not that I don't believe in you." Chu Zhao continued to say to Deng Yi, "It's not that I don't believe in Sir Xie, it's just that there are certain things that a person will have a dispute with a person. We have different backgrounds, different experiences, and naturally our opinions and expectations are also different. .”

Deng Yi smiled and said, "Don't add another age difference?"

Chu Zhao laughed, and took the plum soup handed by the clerk, and said with a half-truth and half-fake smile, "Don't underestimate me, I have experienced life and death, it is equivalent to living an extra life."

As he spoke, he took a sip of plum soup and his mouth split open.

"Master Deng, what kind of taste do you have, this is too sour!"

The little official hurriedly handed her tea.

Deng Yi drank the plum soup in one gulp, and said, "The taste of young people is different from that of us adults. I have tasted all kinds of flavors in the world, and my taste is bland."

Chu Zhao smiled: "You can tell tricks even if you have a strong taste."

Deng Yi ignored her and picked up a piece of pastry to eat.