Funing Hall

Rantao and Fulu followed Zhao Cong to the Hall of Baoci. Before leaving, Zhao Cong was not in a hurry to let Zhao Shiyi go back to the side hall, but said to Cha Xi: "You accompany Mr. Xiao Lang, where does he want to go? go there."

King Wei felt very comfortable watching from the sidelines, this is a great move!Zhao Cong might not really like it if they really changed their family's family background into the palace.Furthermore, Shi Yuan is older than Zhao Cong by how many years, what is he doing in the palace?There is also no identity to place.

Only the small and weak can be sympathized with.

Zhao Shixi stayed in the main hall of the main hall, and he looked at the head of Zhao Cong who was sitting just now.

There was a bowl and a teacup left on the table, both glazed with crabapple red.

Cha Xi noticed his gaze, glanced at him, and said: "Your Majesty just drank sour plum juice, would you like it, Mr. Xiaolang? Your Majesty can't stand the cold. In summer, we never use ice in our palace. I'm afraid it's hot, Mr. Lang?"

This Chaxi is also interesting, as if he really regarded him as his master.However, Zhao Cong was really kind to his servants, he had never seen such a court lady who could talk and laugh.

Zhao Shixi pointed to another teacup.

"Your Majesty wants to drink tea? It's His Majesty's favorite, it's different from the tea soup we've always had."

Zhao Shishi pointed again.

Cha Xi smiled and said, "The maidservant will go prepare now."

He wanted to taste the difference between the tea that Zhao Cong always drank in the past and the tea soup, but when Zhao Cong was around, he was too embarrassed to mention it.Although he pretended to be a fool, he still had a bottom line in his heart.

After Empress Dowager Sun dropped the teacup, the maids knelt down on the ground, and no one dared to speak.

In the end, Aunt Wang, who was still introspecting herself, came and finally solved the siege.Qingming retreated with all the maids.Aunt Wang sat down on the side of the couch in distress, just like the Empress Dowager Sun when she was a child, she reached out to hug her, patted her on the back lightly, and said: "My lady, why are you angry with yourself?" All the names in the boudoir were called out.

Empress Dowager Sun was buried in her arms, showing a little fragility on a rare occasion: "Auntie, only you know how difficult it is for me to walk this way. They treated me like that back then, sending me into the palace without asking." .Why am I still unable to conceive a child?! I am not willing to be their chess piece for the rest of my life! How am I worse than them? Why can only men be called emperor? Why can’t I be called emperor? I want everyone in this world to be My pawn!"

"Miss, you have done a good job."

"Zhao Cong has grown up, and all the demons and monsters have appeared. Auntie, I am not reconciled, I really am not reconciled!"

Aunt Wang wanted to persuade her again, but Qingming walked in quietly.

Empress Dowager Sun avoided it, so that Qing Ming could not see her red eyes.

"What's the matter?" Aunt Wang asked.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty and Prince Wei are here."

Aunt Wang glanced at the Empress Dowager Sun in her arms, and said, "Your Majesty, don't--"

Empress Dowager Sun interrupted her: "I'll see you!"

Qing Ming retreated in response.

Aunt Wang sighed again: "Why bother, Madam?"

"When I seized power, I knew that this day would come. If I couldn't face it, and I couldn't deal with it, what kind of female emperor would I want to be?! Besides, Duke Wei is only angry with me. , he has always valued the face of the Zhao family more than anything else. Do you think he really values ​​Zhao Cong? If he really values ​​Zhao Cong, why wait until today?"

"My lady..."

"Auntie, don't try to persuade me any more, just clean my face!" The Empress Dowager Sun straightened up from Aunt Wang's arms, and the fragility just now had disappeared.

When Zhao Cong and Duke Wei came in, they saw the usual Queen Mother Sun.

Noble and calm.

He saluted with Duke Wei, and Empress Dowager Sun said with a smile, "Cong'er and Prince Wei get up quickly."

After they sat down, before they could open their mouths, Empress Dowager Sun said: "I have to say sorry to the lord, how spoiled my niece is after all. But I have sent her to Songzhou to meditate. I hope the prince and Xiao Lang don't blame her."

King Wei Jun secretly "hmph", when he was needed in the past, he would say more and more gaudyly, wishing to praise their county king's mansion to the sky.Now he just went to see Zhao Cong, look at how narrow-minded she is!Run on their grandparents and embarrass a girl?Where did she get the capital from?King Wei felt more and more that he was blind at the beginning, but for a moment of peace, he took the initiative to be given the ecstasy decoction by her.

Now that the face has been torn off, Prince Wei smiled and said, "It is inevitable that there will be some quarrel among the children. Today, Duke Yan and his son went to my residence. I also suggested that it is better for my Xiaoshi to marry your niece and daughter. Queen Mother, what do you think?" ?”

Empress Dowager Sun's hand, which was hidden in the sleeve, grasped tightly, and her nails sank into the flesh.

King Wei took a sip of tea and fought with him? !

The Empress Dowager Sun was so choked that she couldn't speak, Zhao Cong said cheerfully: "I see, both children are good. It's just that we are not like ordinary people. We always ask the children what they mean when it comes to marriage. We can't form resentment Right? Cousin and Little Eleven are still young, so let's postpone this matter for a while."

Zhao Cong broke the siege, and Empress Dowager Sun let go of her hand again: "Cong'er is right." She skipped Zhao Cong's "Zhen".

Wei Junwang felt a little regretful: "I really like the vigor of the young lady of the Sun family!"

Empress Dowager Sun clenched her hands again, what is their eldest lady?Being judged like this by him? !

Prince Wei didn't care about this, he was already an old man half buried in the ground anyway, and since he was standing in line, he had nothing to worry about, and he said directly: "Queen Mother, I came here with Your Majesty today, and I have something to talk to you about. discuss."

Empress Dowager Sun secretly thought that business was coming, but she was also very curious about what they were here for?

Do you want to take back the imperial treasure from her?

If so, don't even think about it!

"The Empress Dowager also knows that the envoys from all over the world have not yet set foot on their return journey, and they are still living in the various post houses in central Beijing. On the day of the Great Court Meeting, they also said that they all wanted to see His Majesty. Let me see, why do they have to wait until His Majesty's arrival?" Longevity? Since you are in Beijing, you can call us here to see our Majesty. After all, our Majesty will also be in charge this year, and he is also in good health now, Queen Mother, do you think so?"

Empress Dowager Sun couldn't say "yes", but she couldn't say "no". She didn't expect Wei Junwang, an old trickster, to not give her any face.

She was in a daze for a while, and looked at Zhao Cong: "How does Cong'er feel?"

Zhao Cong smiled shyly: "Cong'er doesn't understand anything, and listens to your mother and Uncle Wang."

King Weijun laughed a few times: "Your Majesty has too little experience, so don't panic. In the future, you will become proficient after seeing a lot." He looked at Queen Mother Sun again, and asked again, "Queen Mother, what do you say? Neither?"

Empress Dowager Sun clenched her hands tightly, gritted her teeth and smiled, "Yes."

"Then it's settled like this. Although I'm useless, it's okay to send a letter for His Majesty."

Without waiting for Empress Dowager Sun to speak, Zhao Cong hurriedly said, "How can Uncle Wang deliver a letter to the envoy in person?"

"Your Majesty, don't worry, there are many housekeepers in this palace."

"Then thank you, Uncle Wang." Zhao Cong stood up and saluted.

"Oh, you can't do it!" Duke Wei quickly stood up and held his hands.

Empress Dowager Sun, who had been neglected, could only smile as she looked at her seated uncle and nephew of the Zhao family.

King Wei wanted to leave after finishing his business. He didn't want to stay in this woman's place for a moment.

Zhao Cong naturally followed him.

Empress Dowager Sun came back to her senses: "Conger, wait a moment."

"Ma'am?" Zhao Cong looked at her in surprise.

"Stay here, I have something to discuss with you."

Prince Wei raised his eyebrows. Since he has already stood in line, he must stand to the end.This cowardly, stupid but overly kind nephew is worthy of his protection, and he has plotted against this nephew.He simply said: "Why don't I stay here and listen to it?"

Empress Dowager Sun smiled: "Look at what the lord said, I want to discuss with Cong'er about accepting his concubine. Do you want to listen to this too?"

Duke Wei blushed, Empress Dowager Sun is an old godly woman!

The emperor's nephew wants to accept a concubine, of course he can't listen or control him!But Queen Mother Sun obviously did it on purpose!

He bowed to Zhao Cong, turned around and strode out of the hall without looking at Empress Dowager Sun again.

Empress Dowager Sun waved to Zhao Cong: "Come on, Cong'er sit beside me."

It's not that Zhao Cong didn't pretend to be mother-child with Queen Mother Sun in the past, but in recent years, Queen Mother Sun also blamed him in her heart, and she didn't want to play this drama with him.In fact, he felt nothing. He smiled and walked to Queen Mother Sun, and sat down calmly.

Empress Dowager Sun looked at him carefully, and sighed: "Cong'er is really old, but I am old."

"Your Majesty is talking nonsense. On that day, Baoning also said that Your Majesty is like her older sister. I scolded her, but I also felt that what she said was reasonable. Your Majesty is in her prime."

"Your Majesty is getting old, Cong'er is already 16 years old, looking inside and outside, and still needs to rely on you."

Is this testing him again?Then he continued to install it.

Zhao Cong immediately stood up and said nervously, "How can your empress say that!"

"Look, I scared you." Empress Dowager Sun helped Zhao Cong to sit down, "I see you growing up, and thinking that our Cong'er has also reached the age of a concubine, I feel a little more emotional."

This is because he just got unhappiness from King Wei Jun, and he had to go to see the envoys of various countries, trying to win another game from other places?

Empress Dowager Sun thought of Zhao Cong too simply, as a concubine.

Zhao Cong was a bit at a loss: "This, this—"

Empress Dowager Sun laughed, called Qingming in again, and said to Zhao Cong: "I have arranged a few matches for you, but I want you to be happy. I wanted to decide on the queen first, but after picking and choosing, I didn't." If you like someone, just don't blame me for Cong'er."

"How could Cong'er blame your mother? I was brought up by my mother."

Empress Dowager Sun said to Qingming, "You tell your Majesty the candidate I have chosen."

Qing Ming saluted, held a booklet in her hand, and lowered her head to read it for Zhao Cong.

There were six young ladies in total, Zhao Cong didn't know what they looked like.But when Qingming read it for him, he read the family backgrounds of the six young ladies, and none of them were from Tokyo.The father with the highest position in the family is only a county magistrate.

Zhao Cong couldn't help feeling that Empress Dowager Sun was too stingy, at least you should choose two daughters who know the state, at least you should also cover up your bright thoughts, right?

Empress Dowager Sun is so afraid that he will gain the power of the concubine's family because of this.

She doesn't know, the more oppressed, the easier it is to arouse resistance?