A kitten dressed as an empress

It snowed overnight in winter, when Zhao Yao opened the window early in the morning, she saw the snow falling in the courtyard, and exhaled a thin white mist from her nostrils.

It's a rare vacation. Although Zhao Yao has nothing to do in the morning, she is not as sleepy as a girl, so she can only pass the time by enjoying the snow.

The fluffy little milk cat nestled in her arms, her pink nose loosened and purred softly.

Zhao Yao pinched her tender paws with her fingertips and sighed helplessly.

Because of her proficiency in refining medicine pills, Zhao Yao deliberately prepared the girl with different doses of Hongxiang pills, but who would have thought that she would only take the medicine for six hours these days.

Most of them are in the form of kittens at night, Zhao Yao really doesn't understand the girl's mind.

The little milk cat stretched and curled up its soft body, Zhao Yao raised her hand to carefully protect the small ball, and supported the fluffy head with one hand and said: "If you don't wake up, the porridge and rice will be cold."

The little milk cat opened its eyes in a daze and called: "Meow."

Zhao Yao kneaded her limp ears with her fingertips and said, "You haven't grown up all these years. Could it be that you can live forever?"

The little milk cat who just woke up limply let Zhao Yao torture him without moving.

The soft ball was extra warm, Zhao Yao touched the chubby buttocks with her palm, hugged the small ball with one hand and got up, jumped over the screen and walked towards the bed.

Taking out the pill from one side, Zhao Yao stared at the lazy little milk cat with the medicine in her eyes and said, "Take the medicine."

The little milk cat obediently opened its mouth to swallow the medicine, but in the blink of an eye, the undressed girl covered her arms in front of her body, shivering from the cold, her black hair hanging down and half covering her body, which made people think about practicing swords, but that touch of white But cleverly got into the bedding.

Looking at Zhao Yao's straight gaze, Wen Ruyan knew what she was planning in her mind and said, "Do you want to watch me change clothes?"

"Can't you watch it?" Zhao Yao calmed down and said with a smile.

"No!" Wen Ruyan really couldn't overestimate someone's lower limit.

Seeing the girl's expression like a kitten with fried hair, Zhao Yao had no choice but to get up and slowly jump over the screen to sit on the low couch and wait.

When the sound of the clothes being threaded was heard, Zhao Yao was holding the teacup in her fingertips, her eyes lightly turned to the screen, and a familiar figure could be vaguely seen.

It is not unheard of in the past, Zhao Yao groped the cup wall with her fingertips, swallowed the tea in her throat in a hurry, but her cheeks felt hot and tight.

When Wen Ruyan changed into clothes and came out from behind the screen, Zhao Yao was very peaceful.

"This pie is delicious, try it." Seeing that Zhao Yao ate too little, Wen Ruyan forced her to eat half of the pie.

Seeing the girls handing the pie to their mouths, Zhao Yao could only eat it cooperatively.

It was almost noon when the two finished their meal, Wen Ruyan and Zhao Yao went out for a walk to digest food.

The snow wasn't thick, but the wind was surprisingly strong. The girl covered half of her face with her outer robe, wrapped her arms around Zhao Yao's and said, "It's too cold, let's go back to the pavilion."

Zhao Yao looked at the girl's frozen red nose, and responded with a smile in her eyes: "Okay."

In the pavilion, bamboo curtains are put down to keep out the wind, and there are screens inside, and two charcoal basins for heating, which can be regarded as warm.

Holding a hand warmer in her hand, the girl looked at the falling snow and said, "This year's snow is so heavy."

"Auspicious snow heralds a good year, and the five grains will have a good harvest. This is considered good." Zhao Yao couldn't help frowning when she remembered the bad debts of the Ministry of Households about farmland taxes in previous years.

Wen Ruyan raised her hand to smooth Zhao Yao's brows and appease her: "It's hard to take a vacation, don't keep thinking about the troubles of the court."

Zhao Yao held the girl's warm hand and responded, "Yes."

The daily hobbies and activities in the palace are pitifully few, and in summer you can also ride horses and archery, whether it's reading books or practicing calligraphy.

In a few days, Wen Ruyan died.

Seeing the girl flipping through the book in high spirits, Zhao Yao said, "Have you finished reading the book about the idiots and resentment you picked last time?"

The girl nestled on the soft bed covered with a thin quilt and replied: "Yes."

Without a mobile phone or a computer, this kind of long vacation is simply torture.

Zhao Yao looked at the girl lying on the slump, leaned slightly closer and said, "Madam Song Taishi's [-]th birthday is a few days away, if you feel that staying in the palace is boring, why don't you go to the banquet with me to have a look outside?"

The girl's eyes lit up and she approached and asked, "Really?"

"As long as you don't run around and make trouble, everyone else will naturally follow you." Zhao Yao raised her hand to brush away the thin hair on the girl's cheek, and smoothly embraced the girl to narrow the distance between them.

"Don't worry."

It's rare to go out of the palace, Wen Ruyan is thinking about going to the study and other places to take a good look, so he can't just let Zhao Yao take advantage of it all the time.

Zhao Yao, who had never known the girl's mind, looked at the imprint on the girl's face that was about to fade away, and her heart felt itchy.

It's better for the girl who only wants to coax her to be happy than for her to avoid being intimate with herself all the time.

During the day, it was snowing heavily, and the streets of the capital city were covered with snow. As the store business was extremely busy near the end of the year, the snow was a little slippery when people stepped on it.

Zhang Youmou followed Gu Lan to help carry things, and said a little nervously: "Madam, do you really want to go to the grand master's mansion with me for a banquet tomorrow?"

"If I don't go, I'm afraid those officials will persuade you to drink, and no one will take care of you then." Gu Lan responded, picking out the best silk and satin to make a new coat for Zhang Youmou.

"But if you go, you will have to get along with those official ladies and wives. I'm afraid you will be wronged."

Gu Lan turned her head to look at the person who had been nagging her since the morning and responded helplessly: "The Song family sent invitations specially, if it is postponed again and again, it may not be appropriate."

Zhang Youmou took the folded silk from the waiter in the shop and thought about it, "Then I'll find a reason to excuse your inconvenience."

"This is the reason every time, do you think they can't figure it out?" Gu Lan saw that the man's hands were full of objects, so he reached out to take some, and when he freed his hand, he took Zhang Youmou's hand, "Besides, those officials Miss Jia doesn't know how to eat people, how could I be so weak?"

"But……"

Gu Lan pursed her lips and said seriously: "Since you are an official, gatherings and banquets will always be a must in the future. Could it be that you have been hiding me?"

Seeing this, Zhang Youmou had no choice but to keep silent, and followed out of the silk and satin village.

Gu Lan was afraid that she would be sad because of this man's stuffy temperament, so when the two entered the sedan chair, Gu Lan took Zhang Youmou's side and kissed him a few times, saying, "Husband, it's my fault for being so unhappy."

Zhang Youmou blushed and shook his head: "Ma'am, don't make fun of me."

Gu Lan looked at it affectionately, pecked her ear a few times and said with a smile: "You don't like my husband, so how about calling me a young lady instead?"

"Lan'er, don't make fun of me." Zhang Youmou was so ashamed that he raised his hand to hold down the approaching person, his expression became less worried, and he said very seriously, "If the banquet encounters injustice, don't blame me for it." Hurt yourself."

"Well, don't worry."

The long street was bustling with people, and the next day when the carriage was driving on the main street of the capital, Wen Ruyan poked his head and looked out.

Seeing her eager appearance, Zhao Yao felt a little uneasy.

After all, the girl used to only think about the good outside the palace, but now she is afraid that if she is released, she will have no intention of following her.

"There are countless books in the Palace Library, why do you still have to go to the study?" Zhao Yao asked, holding the girl's hand tightly.

Wen Ruyan couldn't express his thoughts bluntly, so he could only stammer and dodge and reply: "The books in the palace are not good-looking, I'm going to find something else."

Zhao Yao knew at a glance that the girl was not telling the truth, so she became suspicious.

When the carriage stopped at the largest study in the capital, Wen Ruyan looked at the extremely lively study and thought to himself that this New Year's study should not be so popular.

Did ancient people like reading so much?

"Buy one get one free today, the last day before the new year's eve of the book shop, don't miss it when you pass by!"

amount……

The two walked through the front desk of the study, Wen Ruyan saw which was the least crowded, and walked there.

Generally speaking, there are all kinds of small books in the small corner of the study, but because of Zhao Yao who was closely following beside him, Wen Ruyan could only make excuses and say, "Aren't you going to read other books?"

"Don't look." There were so many people in the study, Zhao Yao didn't dare to let go of the girl's hand, lest she sneak out with an excuse.

Wen Ruyan looked awkwardly at the small books in front of her, and could only randomly pick out a few love stories about foolish men and women, and then pretended to be nonchalant, picked up the innermost book, and flipped through it pretending to be reading.

Zhao Yao held the girl's hand in his hand, and since the girl wanted to turn the pages of the book, she naturally couldn't hold hands, so she could only stare at the girl intently, fearing that she would disappear suddenly.

At first, I thought Zhao Yao's gaze was burning, but the content in the book was so hot that Wen Ruyan closed the book right away.

The crystallization of wisdom of the ancients should not be underestimated.

No wonder Zhao Yao is so proficient, and the description in this book is too detailed.

Wen Ruyan had no choice but to take one book, and didn't dare to take the others, fearing that Zhao Yao would see through her mind, so she held the book and said, "These are almost the same."

When handing over the books to the front desk for checkout, the old shopkeeper looked at this extravagant woman with complicated eyes, thinking that she really can't be judged by her appearance, although she can't tell her appearance by wearing a gold veil.

The fabric of this clothes is not affordable for ordinary people, not to mention the dragon-shaped jade pendant on the waist, which is clearly a royal figure.

The old shopkeeper who was doing business at the foot of the emperor was very clever and sent a more shocking limited picture book, and greeted him with a smile: "Buy one get one free today in this store, the guest officer remember to come again next time."

Zhao Yao didn't understand the meaning of the old shopkeeper, so she just asked the guards to throw the ingot of gold.

Miss Wen, who was hiding behind Zhao Yao and had no face to face others, knew the gossiping eyes of the old shopkeeper very well.

The two returned to the carriage, the girl was very nervous holding the book, Zhao Yao asked in puzzlement, "Didn't you choose a book you like?"

"It's okay, I'll go back and take a look." Wen Ruyan avoided eye contact with Zhao Yao.

It's still early for the dinner, so Zhao Yao took the girl to several study rooms.

In the afternoon, there was a long queue in front of the gate of the Song Mansion, and those who gave gifts could line up from the front street to the back alley.

Wen Ruyan looked at the team and sighed: "This Song family is too popular."

"The Song family is closely related to the courts of the Southern Kingdom. The children of the family hold important positions, and next year will be the scientific examination, so there will be countless people to curry favor with them. It is a common occurrence."

"Then isn't this a blatant bribery?"

Covering the hand warmer with her palm, Zhao Yao watched the girl's fair face turn red from the cold wind, and put down the opened curtain, saying, "That's why I took advantage of my birthday to earn money."

What she said was so reasonable that Wen Ruyan didn't know what to answer.

"It's no wonder that most of the officials in the court are silent when you want to promulgate political laws on weekdays. It turns out that you still act according to Grand Master Song's face."

Wen Ruyan felt that the court was acting privately with his official duties, and sooner or later he would have a big problem, which showed that Zhao Yao was very calm and didn't know what to say.

"Just speak up if you have something to say." Zhao Yao raised her hand to cover the girl's frozen red cheeks, and did not forget to pinch her fingertips.

The girl cooperated and did not evade, saying: "They are like this, Nanguo will be eaten up by them sooner or later."

If the southern kingdom is in crisis, the common people will only blame the empress for her incompetence, and especially emphasize the sex of women. On the contrary, these aristocratic families are avoiding charges while enjoying bonuses.

Zhao Yao lowered her head and lightly pecked the girl's soft lips, and replied, "I know that if you hit a snake and hit seven inches, if you take action against such aristocratic family, you must have a reason, otherwise, if you are countered, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Even if the abdication is a small matter, the Song family is afraid that they will seek to usurp the throne, so they must be very careful in their actions.

At this time, the old lady of the Song family was drinking tea and looking at the children and grandchildren in the house, she was very happy in her heart.

But Taishi Song was not very happy, he didn't want to make too much publicity, but his second son Song Qing had already sent out the invitation, so that was all he could do.

"His Majesty is here!"

"Long live my emperor." All the guests knelt down and saluted.

"You love yourselves."

Wen Ruyan was really dumbfounded by this endless banquet.

Su Qing was specially told to keep an eye on Wen Ruyan, so naturally he didn't dare to be careless, and he didn't dare to leave the table for a moment.

Due to the emperor's regulations, the children of the Song family could only sit at the table, while the rest of the guests were divided into cubicles, and men and women sat at separate tables.

Wen Ruyan was not far away, and he could still see Zhao Yao talking with Grand Master Song.

But when the banquet came on stage, Wen Ruyan's attention was immediately attracted.

There are so many dishes on a table that people are dazzled, Wen Ruyan remembered that he could eat a small bite of every dish.

There are many children and sisters of the Song family, most of them ate separately from other families, so they ate the banquet with people from the palace.

One of the two female officials, Su Qing's family background should not be bad, so he was busy dealing with drinking, and because few people in the palace knew the identity of his family background, Wen Ruyan had fewer people to talk to, so he only arranged to be at another table with the official wife The lady is having a banquet.

"Who in the government and the opposition do not know that my uncle is handsome and handsome. Today, when I saw Master Zhang, Minister of the Ministry of War, my sisters were all dazzled." It was the second daughter-in-law of the Song family who said this, and she should be almost forty years old. People can't see it, but the words seem to point to someone present.

Wen Ruyan thought that if they knew that Zhang Youmou was a woman, they might not be able to bear the blow.

The second young lady of the Song family came over with a wine cup, and landed beside a woman across Wen Ruyan's table.

The woman's complexion was a little pale, but she looked pretty good, with slender willow-leaf eyebrows, and tender eyes, but her clothes were a bit ordinary compared to others.

"Mrs. Zhang is really lucky." The second young lady of the Song family put her hand on the girl's shoulder and said extremely oppressively, "It's just a pity that Master Zhang has been married for many years and has no heirs now. Could something be wrong?"

Having no children for several years, there are two situations, one is infertility, and the other is being neglected by the husband.

No matter how you answer these two questions, it will make people laugh.

Many wives watched the excitement and echoed a few times, waiting for this upstart wife to make a fool of herself.

The woman hid sideways, and the second young lady of the Song family lost her strength and was supported by the attendants after almost falling.

Wen Ruyan didn't expect this woman to be Zhang Youmou's wife, and now she is still surprised that they are also a couple.

"My husband forbids me to tell others about the matter of the boudoir. If the wives of the aristocratic families really want to know, why not come to Zhang's mansion to eavesdrop on the foot of the bed."

Such blunt and shameless words made the ladies blush and turn pale.

The second young lady of the Song family smiled awkwardly and said, "Madam Zhang really likes to joke."

In the past, the wives of the official families were ridiculed by the second young ladies of the Song family, but now they all hid their faces and snickered when they saw people get upset.

"Recently, a new batch of silk and satin has been brought into the capital, and all the wives think it's good. Although Mrs. Zhang's clothes are good, I'm afraid they are old things from a few years ago. Wearing them now will damage the status of the official wife." How can the young lady tolerate losing face, so she will naturally win it back elsewhere.

The official wives in the capital are all married to aristocratic families, and their food and clothing are all good.

And this Mr. Zhang came from a humble background, so the wife he married naturally would not have a high status.

Ordinary officials don't have much salary, and Gu Lan spends his life carefully and carefully on weekdays, so it is impossible to waste money on it.

But the second young lady of the Song family was willing to put her face under her feet. Gu Lan wanted to refute but was afraid that the officials would target Zhang Youmou because of this, especially because it was inconvenient to hide Zhang Youmou's background, so she had to keep silent.

The second young lady of the Song family looked at the upright person before and said with a smug smile: "Sister, this official lady can't dress too coldly, otherwise she will embarrass the court."

This is the first time Wen Ruyan has seen this kind of strange thing. At the beginning, he lived and died with Zhang Youmou in Yuncheng, so he said: "The second young lady's words are wrong. Mrs. Zhang is setting an example for the court. How can it be considered embarrassing?" ?”

Unexpectedly, someone who didn't have long eyes would come out. The second young lady of the Song family looked at Wen Ruyan angrily. Until you speak up."

"According to Article 320 of the Southern Law, those who openly defy and provoke officials will be imprisoned for half a month at the least, and twenty boards at the worst."

I saw the second young lady of the Song family coming over angrily: "Which little girl with no eyes are you, you dare to point fingers at the wife of the Ministry of Rites?"

Wen Ruyan stood up and said, "Second Young Madam, don't be angry. A while ago, Mr. Qi Taiqi, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, was removed from his post and investigated, and the once powerful Wang family ended even worse. Don't force yourself to stand up now, otherwise there will be consequences." It's probably dangerous."

"You, what nonsense are you talking about?" The second young lady of the Song family was a little confused by the words. She had heard that Qi Tai had been dismissed in the morning, and thought that she had quarreled with a woman, so why did it involve dismissal and investigation?

"Mrs. Zhang's husband is Master Zhang, Minister of the Ministry of War, and now he is highly valued by His Majesty. His Majesty promoted frugal food and clothing earlier, but you mentioned that the court was ashamed in your remarks just now. Don't you openly oppose His Majesty's decree? Are you not afraid of Song Dynasty?" Your future achievements will be affected?"

The second young lady of the Song family remembered that her husband told Madam Zhang to disown her, and now it is considered successful.

What the little female officer said was indeed somewhat scary.

"You little female official, don't talk nonsense, how can the children of the Song family not respect the holy order."

Wen Ruyan didn't point it out, but only agreed, anyway, the second young lady of the Song family would only pretend to be powerful, and the news in the court probably wasn't well-informed.

At the end of the banquet, the wives of each family gathered together in the backyard to talk and laugh, because of the previous discussion, Mrs. Zhang's family was completely left out in the cold.

"Thank you just now." Seeing that everyone had almost left, Mrs. Zhang spoke to Wen Ruyan who was still sitting in her seat.

Wen Ruyan knew that those wives were a group dedicated to doing bad things, so he might as well wait for dessert after dinner, so he sat beside Mrs. Zhang with a bowl and chopsticks and said, "You're welcome. He is also a person who lived and died together in Yuncheng."

When the servant brought fruit cakes to the table, Wen Ruyan took a sip of the milky sweet soup and said, "This is sweet and quite delicious."

At first, Gu Lan didn't know why the little female officer helped her out, but after hearing her explain the reason, she felt a little less grudge in her heart and tasted it with a porcelain spoon in her hand, but it was too sweet, so she didn't taste it again, and made a sound hesitantly : "Can you please don't tell her what happened today."

Wen Ruyan wiped her mouth with a handkerchief and said, "Okay."

This woman should really like Zhang Youmou.

"Thank you very much then."

"You're welcome, what you did just now is right, it's because they like to tell tales."

Gu Lan looked at the little female officer with a smile and said, "What you just said about the laws of the Southern Kingdom is nonsense, right?"

Wen Ruyan smiled awkwardly and said, "How did you find out?"

"The Southern Law Palace is divided into four categories, which are further divided into 56 categories, each of which is divided into 25 categories, and each category has a maximum of [-] subcategories."

This Mrs. Zhang is really not an ordinary person.

During the banquet, Zhang Youmou, who managed to evade it with great difficulty, was worried about Gu Lan, so he evaded the vomiting and quietly walked around to the banquet with the woman.

Seeing that all the people at the banquet had left, he cautiously approached and saw Gu Lan, but unexpectedly, he saw the Empress standing on the side and looking around.

Zhang Youmou saluted in a low voice: "Your Majesty, what are you doing here?"

Zhao Yao looked at the girl with a serious expression and was chatting and laughing intimately with another woman.

Because I was worried about the girl, I found it myself, but who would have expected to see it like this, and said very coldly: "Find out who this woman is?"

To let the girl get along with her so trustingly, could it be that they were old acquaintances in the past?

Zhang Youmou remembered that he had accidentally bumped into the empress and Miss Wen intimately, so he immediately reacted, and hurriedly explained: "Return to your majesty, she is the wife of Weichen."

Zhao Yao frowned and suddenly let go, her thin lips pursed a little bit, looking at the girl with annoyance and embarrassment, she said: "Then why don't you go find your wife?"

"Yes."

Wen Ruyan, who was chatting excitedly with others, did not expect Mrs. Zhang to stand up and look behind her with a smile on her face, calling: "You are here."

Zhang Youmou stared at the pressure, raised his hand to hold Gu Lan's hand and said, "Are you all right?"

Gu Lan shook hands and replied, "Of course it's fine, but this little female officer did a little favor."

"Thank you, Ms. Wen." Zhang Youmou didn't dare to stay longer, and only thanked him briefly.

"You're welcome." Wen Ruyan wanted to say a few words to Master Zhang, but the young couple walked away hand in hand.

I left without saying a word...

Master Zhang, I didn't expect you to be a guy who forgets friends after seeing sex.

"Are you reluctant to leave?" Zhao Yao said with a sad expression.

The sudden sound made Wen Ruyan's heart almost stop in fright, and he stretched out his hand to cover his heart and replied, "Oh, why didn't I hear the sound of you walking?"

Zhao Yao held the girl's hand and said in a low voice, "She is a married woman, you have to think about the consequences."

The bewildered Wen Ruyan became even more confused, why did she feel like she had done something to offend Zhao Yao?

But obviously it's just a meal.

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