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The palace banquet was over, and all the officials dispersed.The Khitan envoys also returned to the Liao embassy where the Duting post was located.

Yelu Zong is a respected person, so he naturally lives in the best room in the east wing of the embassy.It's just that as soon as he entered, he saw a handsome young man in purple clothes sitting on the table with his legs crossed and his legs crossed.

Yelu Zongche frowned and said, "Why sit on the table if you don't have a stool?" Although it was a complaint, it was not difficult to hear the affection in it from the tone.

The young man was dressed as a Khitan nobleman, but he did not wear a felt crown, but wore a Chinese bun like the king of the South Courtyard.His purple clothes are different from the crimson purple that the envoys are used to wearing, but a shallow roland purple. Although he is dressed on the left lapel, he looks more like the Han people because of the flowing gauze, especially his delicate face, which is more beautiful than that of women. Favorably.The boy looks only sixteen or seventeen years old, but his conversation is very mature. "Who knows if those people in Honglu Temple are usually lazy, or the things on the table look cleaner." He jumped off the table lightly, walked up to Yelv Zongche with a smile, and sniffed, and then nothing Reluctantly, he took out the sachet and Huaqiao fan from his pocket and played with them in his hand. "Hehe, I also brought food and food. Emperor Song is a generous person, I would have gone to eat with you if I knew it earlier."

"Don't make trouble." Yelu Zongche grabbed two objects and put them on the table. "How is it? I wandered around Bianliang, is there any useful news?"

"There is a small restaurant in Yu Street that sells sweet-scented osmanthus cakes that are delicious and soft, and the couple's lung slices in Peking University are simply full of praise, and the food and drink in Fanlou on East Street are truly unique in the capital..." See Yelv Zongche Slowly his eyes turned cold, the young man begged for mercy and waved his hands, and said with a smile: "Okay, I'm not joking. I'm serious. Before Qixingtang got the news that Emperor Song was buying a kind of back bone from Khitan almost every day. The fresh herb of the grass is to heal the wounds of one of his fourth-rank guards with knives. We all doubted the accuracy of this news, thinking that Emperor Song himself might use this medicine. But according to my visits, I have to admit that you and I are overthinking it. The herbal medicine should undoubtedly heal the guard named Zhan Zhao. It is rumored that Zhan Zhao was loyal to protect the lord when Emperor Song went on a tour in incognito clothes, and even He made great efforts to put down the Chai family's treason, so Emperor Song deliberately kept him in the palace to recuperate, as a reward."

"Regarding this point, this king has also confirmed this when he entered the palace this time. That Zhan Zhao is indeed ill, and judging by Emperor Song's attitude, he really values ​​this person very much."

Yelu Zongche told the young man what happened in the palace, and the young man laughed so hard when he heard it. "In that case, that Zhan Zhao must have an extraordinary appearance, he must be a decent person, that's why Emperor Song valued him so much. I just don't know which one is more lovable compared to him?"

A painting fan hit Tianling, the young man glanced at Yelu Zongche unhappily, rubbed the top of his head and shouted, "Why did you hit me?"

"You like to talk nonsense with this mouth. That Zhan Zhao is just good-looking, how can he compare with you? He is also lovable. You are a monkey, and you never have the chance to be lovable." Although Yelv Zongche said lightly, But thinking of the way Emperor Song looked at Zhan Zhao at the banquet, the corners of his mouth unconsciously rolled up with a playful smile.

The young man snorted and pouted, "Then what are we going to do? Why don't we tell Emperor Song that Chai Wenyi once handed me a letter to Khitan, asking our country to cooperate with him and send troops south to help him succeed?" If it wasn't for our wise and far-sighted Great King of the Southern Court who intercepted the letter halfway, I'm afraid he might not be able to return the court intact at this moment."

"The interception of the letter is not for Emperor Song, but to prevent Yelu Zongshi from taking the opportunity to seize my military power. There are many capable and wise men in the Song Dynasty. If someone finds out the reason, wouldn't it be embarrassing for yourself?"

"Then do you want to cut off the source of the spine grass?"

Yelu Zongche shook his head and said: "No, it's just a small guard, not yet worth threatening. Let's take a look first. Besides, even if we can't start with medicine, we still have another choice."

"Princess Deyi?" The young man curled his lips, showing a disapproving expression.

"That's right. I heard that she is Emperor Song's most beloved younger sister. If you can hold her in your hands, you will surely get twice the result with half the effort."

In the Hall of Compassion and Ning, Zhao Zhen was absent-mindedly having dinner with the Queen Mother, but his eyes flicked out from time to time.

The application time has passed, and in the past every day he would take this time to go to Zhuyixuan to have a meal with Zhan Zhao. After a long time, he has formed a habit, and the people in Zhuyixuan will make preparations early.Today, he was suddenly dragged by the queen mother to the palace for dinner, before he could send a message, the people in Zhuyixuan were probably waiting for him hungry.

Thinking so, Zhao Zhen recruited Xue Liang to whisper a few words in his ear.Xue Liang just wanted to quietly exit the palace, but was stared at by the Queen Mother. "Xue Liang, where are you going?"

Xue Liang was stunned for a moment, seeing Zhao Zhen shaking his head indistinctly, as if he didn't want him to tell the truth, so he made some calculations in his mind and found an excuse: "Your Majesty asked the slaves to go to the Ciyuan Hall to report, and I will go to the Queen to see it later. look."

"Emperor, is that so?" The queen mother was slightly surprised and asked Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen said respectfully: "Exactly, Empress Mother."

"That's very good. Jianzhang, send a little eunuch to go with Xue Liang, and see where he's going to turn."

Although the empress dowager spoke humorously, Zhao Zhen's heart sank when he heard it.The respectful expression was also a little stiff.Thinking of today's luncheon where the Empress Dowager forced Xuan Zhanzhao to perform in spite of his objection, the anger suddenly surged up uncontrollably.He slowly put down the bowl and chopsticks and sat upright. "What's the meaning of the queen mother? Xue Liang is one of my people. You let people go with him. Is it because you don't trust him, or do you suspect that there is something wrong with my will?"

"What does His Majesty think?"

The queen mother's understatement of a rhetorical question caused Zhao Zhen's tone to become uncontrollably tough. "Before, I was too fond of Yuzhen, and I have explained it to my mother. I also promised my mother to go to other palaces more. Why does my mother have to act like this and question my decision? Besides, today's lunch, I thought Zhan Zhanwei was still injured, so I wanted to reject the Khitan envoy's request. But my mother insisted on doing it regardless of my wishes. My mother once said that since returning to power, I should take my wishes as my will. But no matter what What does the emperor decide, the queen mother always intervenes too much, what exactly does the queen mother want?"

Empress Dowager Liu was very surprised by Zhao Zhen's sudden tough attitude, she leaned slightly but seemed to think of something and showed displeasure, her eyes flashed fiercely. "Aijia's request is very simple. Your Majesty, please issue an order to expel Na Zhan Zhao from the palace."

"What's the matter with Zhanwei?"

The queen mother sneered when she heard the words: "Why is it none of his business? Li Yuzhen is your favorite concubine in the harem. You dote on her and have no right to ask her family, so there is nothing to say. It's just that now you don't dote on her anymore. How can Aijia pretend to be deaf and dumb again?"

There was a thump in his heart, but Zhao Zhen said calmly: "The son emperor doesn't quite understand what the queen mother means...."

"You know, there have been rumors in the palace recently, saying that 'three thousand beauties in the harem are not as good as one guard'. Such absurd rumors are all because you have to go to Zhuyixuan every day and spend a lot of time staying there. As a The emperor acted absurdly, how can he calm down the hearts of those concubines in the harem who are always waiting?"

"I came to Zhuyixuan just to drink tea and play chess with Zhan's guards. Rumors only stop at wise men. These absurd remarks are completely groundless. Why should my mother...why bother?" On the contrary, a trace of timidity leaked out at the end of the sentence.

"The Ai family didn't want to pay attention to the gossip, it's just that more than one concubine came to the Compassion Hall of the Ai family to cry, and His Majesty's return to the palace has completely changed. Originally, he just walked around less, but he wouldn't see each other like this now. It's all very difficult. If all the halls of the harem are so frantic, does His Majesty feel that he has made no mistakes and doesn't want to be warned?"

"I..." Zhao Zhen's eyelids drooped slightly, and he couldn't argue for a moment.

Seeing that the emperor stopped speaking, the queen mother did not want to be too aggressive.She sighed, calmed her mind, and said in a sincere and earnest tone: "The emperor, the Ai family doesn't want to always interfere with your affairs. You are already in charge, and the Ai family should follow the holy will. But I also ask the emperor to take pity on me. The last little wish of the old lady who wants to have children and grandchildren around her knees. Since you became an adult, the Ai family has taken great pains to get you a lot of concubines, but they have nothing to offer. The only two who have moved, The stomach is not very competitive, and all the babies are princesses, so far there is no successor to the royal family, how can you call the Ai family not anxious?"

The queen mother's words were sincere and moved with emotion, and Zhao Zhen was also very moved when he heard the words, but he struggled in his heart when he thought of the figure that had taken root in his heart.When heaven and man are at war, it is inevitable to show pain.When the queen mother saw her, she hurriedly said: "Is there something unspeakable about the emperor? You might as well tell the Ai family frankly. If you don't like these concubines in the palace, what kind of women do the folks like? As long as the family background is innocent, the Ai family will agree. If the admonisher If you have any extreme advice, Aijia will back it up for you."

Zhao Zhen raised his head and looked at Empress Dowager Liu, the caring look on his face did not seem to be fake.But as soon as he thought that this loving mother in front of him was not his own mother, and even killed his own mother, he would feel restless and unable to face it any longer.Huo Ran stood up, and Zhao Zhen said in a blunt tone: "I don't have any favorite women outside the palace, so the Queen Mother doesn't have to worry too much. The Queen Mother also understands what the Queen Mother wants, and will spare more time for the concubines in the harem. As for Zhan Huwei, since I ordered him to stay in the palace to recuperate at the beginning, there is no reason to give up halfway, and you don't need to talk about leaving the palace after asking your mother." After finishing speaking, Wei Wei bowed and took Xue Liang and his party away from Ci Ning temple.

As soon as the emperor left, a woman in Tsing-clothed palace attire slowly walked out from behind the palace curtain of the side hall, and gave the Empress Dowager Liu a blessing without haste.

The queen mother ignored her, but still looked at the direction of Zhao Zhen's departure, and said in disbelief: "The Ai family thought that what you said was pure nonsense, but now they are a little uncertain. The Ai family has never I thought that the little guard has such an important position in the heart of the emperor, and he would not hesitate to go against Aijia's wishes. But if it is really as absurd as you said, Aijia will try him again."

The woman in the palace costume didn't say a word, she was blessed and withdrew.

The author has something to say: the first update in June, the state has been pretty good recently, and one more important person in Zihong has been added in advance, haha, everyone can guess the relationship between that young man and Yelv Zongche.