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The little eunuch stopped in front of the white stone steps of Lingwu Palace, bowed to Cui Zhi and said, "Lord Zuo Jinwu, I can only send you here, you just go up."

Cui Zhi gave him a small purse and put it on by himself.There are tall white mica stone steps one after another, and when you go up to the cloud platform, you can almost see half of the Qi Palace.The palace stood alone, and there were only four middle-aged eunuchs receiving the cloud platform, which seemed extremely deserted.

He took a deep breath, bowed towards the gate of the palace, and said, "Zuo Jinwu ordered Cui Zhi to beg to see Madam, and pay his respects to Madam."

The door of the hall was pushed open from the inside, and two female historians walked out, one of them said in a low voice: "Master Cui, Madam has not gotten up yet, please wait with me in the quiet room first."

Cui Zhi nodded, followed them into the hall, and went to a small quiet room to the right.The quiet room is covered with lichen, a partition fan, a small table in the middle, and a pot of water is boiling in the small lacquered furnace next to it.

He took off his boots outside and sat beside the small table in only his bare clothes.After the two female officials left, four maidservants came in. Two of them carried food boxes, one came to make tea, and the last one knelt beside him and took out the food plate by plate. , placed on a small table.

"My lord, this servant thinks that you haven't used the court food yet, so you have brought some on your own." The palace maid who looked to be in her twenties was wearing a brocade blue palace dress, with a cloud-haired hairpin on her head, with a beautiful appearance. , with a gentle voice, and every move is very elegant.

Cui Zhi looked at her, and asked hesitantly for a while: "You... are you sister Lan'e?"

The servant girl had a slightly surprised expression on her face, and then she pursed her lips and smiled: "It's the servant girl. I didn't expect Master Cui to still remember it."

Even though Cui Zhi was always happy, he couldn't help but sigh: "Why don't you remember? When I was young, I came to Lingwu Palace with my great-grandmother, and I smashed a flower that my wife loved, and I was so scared. I kept crying, and it was Sister Lan'e who coaxed me with candy cakes and talked to my great-grandmother for me, so I didn't get scolded when I got home."

Lan'e couldn't help laughing out: "You remember it very clearly, the servants also seemed to see Master Cui when they were young, so cute."

Cui Zhijunyi's face was reddish, but his expression was much gentler.

Lan'e gently pushed a small bowl of lotus leaf porridge in front of him, pointed to those exquisite small plates and said: "I still remember that you love chicken, this plate is chicken breast with sesame oil, and there are pickled peach kernels, shiitake mushrooms Vegetables and sesame venison pie."

Probably recalling the time when he came here when he was a child, Cui Zhi reversed his restraint at the beginning, and ate all the food on the small table.It took at least two quarters of an hour for the meal to finish, but there was no voice from Mrs. Lingguo to summon her from outside.

Cui Zhi put down the bowl, and asked in a low voice: "Sister Lan'e, how is Madam?"

Lan'e glanced at him, and there was a hint of worry in her voice: "The weather is getting colder, Madam is somewhat unwell, so she wakes up later than before."

Cui Zhi concealed his shock in time.

He shouldn't have asked what he said just now, but he did.

Lan'e shouldn't answer him either.

That is to say, Mrs. Lingguo's health is more serious than what she said. Even if she doesn't say it now, everyone will know it soon.

So Lan E also said.

Cui Zhi picked up the tea and took a sip absently, but his mind was no longer in this quiet room.

He was very worried about the situation of Zhao Chen and his son.

Although the Jinwu Guard is not as trusted by His Majesty as the inner court, but after all guarding the palace city, they have come into contact with more private matters.His father had told him many times that if Zhao Guo did not have Mrs. Lingguo, the country would either be in chaos, or the country would change hands, all because of the madness of the monarch.

Regardless of the entanglements between the monarch, the Lu family, and Mrs. Lingguo, if Zhao Chen is involved, it will involve the safety of the Zhao country, and the Cui family must not stand idly by.At this time, the troubles of the dog army have been eliminated, and the foreign troubles have been eliminated. Presumably, the monarch also thinks that Zhao Chen and his son can be eliminated by the way, but the foreign troubles of Zhao are not limited to the dog army?

Yan State, which is adjacent to Zhao State, and Qin and Chu States to the south, are both powerful and powerful, and they are all covetous.Zhao Chen's strength alone is limited, but as a general, he has a great reputation in the army, just like the god of war Lutuo back then. Getting rid of such people is beneficial for civil officials to control the government, and it is beneficial for the monarch to regain military power. Zhao Guo's future is not good.

When the monarch is sober, he will still think about it. If there is no Mrs. Lingguo to restrain him, his head will be confused, and he will ignore everything if he is not sure.

Cui Zhi waited until Sishi before the female history came in.

When he saw Mrs. Lingguo leaning on the soft couch, he only took a quick look before saluting.If people who are familiar with Lingguo see Mrs. Lingguo, they will probably be shocked.Because her beauty has not diminished for many years, but now her temples are suddenly gray, and there are many fine lines around her eyes, like some kind of gorgeous flower, the whole flowering period is unparalleled, but only when it is about to wither For a moment, it will show a bit of decline.

He was not familiar with it, but he could see the haggardness of the other party.

"lady."

Madam Lingguo asked him to stand up indifferently, looked at him steadily for a moment, and said: "You don't look like your father, but you are somewhat similar to your great-grandmother...especially the eyes and nose."

Cui Zhi knelt down on her knees respectfully: "Yes, the minister's father also said the same."

Mrs. Lingguo's mouth twitched slightly, her smile was very perfunctory.

She waved back and forth, and asked, "What did you see me for?"

Cui Zhi didn't hesitate, took out the letter from his arms and lowered his head and handed it to her: "This is the letter Zhao Chen entrusted to you."

Mrs. Lingguo took the letter and opened it to read, but she didn't speak for a while.

Cui Zhi lowered his head and thought, the letter is very long, why did he read it for so long?What did it say?

However, he didn't know that the letter was actually not long, just a few lines.The reason why the person who read the letter remained silent for a long time was because the things asked in the letter made her feel awkward and unable to make up her mind.

After another incense stick, Mrs. Lingguo put down the letter and said to Cui Zhi: "Your letter has been delivered, you can go back."

Cui Zhi hesitated for a moment, bowed to the ground, and said in a low voice: "Madam, I have something to ask."

"Just ask."

"If the subject wants to marry Wang Ji, is it possible?"

Madam Lingguo raised her eyebrows and smiled: "Do you want to marry Zhao Min?"

Cui Zhi looked up in surprise, "How does Madam know?"

Madam Lingguo would not answer, but looked down at him, and said calmly: "Your Majesty's daughter in this palace, you can marry any one you want, but Zhao Min, His Majesty will never agree."

Cui Zhi was cold all over, silently saluted again, exited the inner room and turned to leave.

Lan'e came in with a food box and prepared the court food for Mrs. Lingguo.

Looking at the table, Lingguo was very tired, and said, "Zhao Chen told me that he wrote a military order with His Majesty seven years ago to remove Hussar General Jiehan for His Majesty. If His Majesty publishes the military order, Zhao Chen will And that child will not be tolerated in Zhao Guo, and coupled with the suspicion of murder by that child, it may be difficult to turn over."

Lan E was startled, and lost her voice: "Then Your Majesty—"

Lingguo smiled wryly: "Since he fell out with Zhao Chen, he has been suppressing the military order. It can be seen that the picture is very big. The dog army has been destroyed. Zhao has no foreign invasion in the northwest for more than ten years. I am afraid that your majesty will not be able to bear it anymore. "

She knew Zhao Mian's situation better than anyone in Zhao country.Although Zhao Mian didn't see her many times here, but in front of her, Zhao Mian never concealed his emotions and temper, so she knew that Zhao Mian's headache hadn't gotten better in the past few years, but got worse , has affected his sanity.

I heard that he has been taking Wuyou Powder from Zhao Jinggong, and she asked Liao Ting's people to check the powder, but Fang Zi couldn't find it, and she didn't know where he got it.The powder was helpful at the beginning, and the medical officer also said that Zhao Mian's headache attack was rare and the pain was not so severe, but when the attack occurred, he was like a madman, and he couldn't remember it after sleeping.

Lingguo felt that Zhao Mian's headache was not cured at all, but the powder was suppressed. The eunuch Yu secretly told her that Zhao Mian took more and more powder, and one day the powder would not be effective. It's over.

She sighed softly, and unconsciously fiddled with the letter in her hand.

Lan'e saw it and said: "Since the general sent a letter, he must want you to help him. Besides, are we going to watch something happen to Mr. Xiaolang? He is the last blood of the Lu clan."

Why doesn't Lingguo know?At the price of being placed under house arrest in the Lingwu Palace, she saved the child's life, and saved him again seven years ago. Even if she didn't mention his blood relationship with her, she couldn't watch him die.What's more, Zhao Chen's letter was not asking for help at all. Who else in this world is more arrogant than him?

Zhao Guo cannot live without him. If he wants to overthrow the Zhao royal family, there is no way he can do it.

The reason why Lingguo hesitated lies in this.If she wants to protect the monarch, it is inevitable that she will not be able to protect Zhao Yuan, but if she cannot protect Zhao Yuan, Zhao Chen will have no scruples. If the Zhao royal family changes hands with her, she will go down shamelessly even though she was ruthless with the first monarch back then. meet him.But if he is on Zhao Chen's side, the monarch...is her biological son after all.

She hesitated again and again, Lulian's figure flashed in her mind, and she seemed to hear Zhuang Wei's cheerful laughter when she was a child, swaying from side to side, and finally gradually fell to one side.

The monarch... Zhao Mian's situation is actually not suitable for governing, but he still has Zhao Yu.She likes Zhao Yu's child. It doesn't matter whether he has the ability to govern the country, but he is humble, studious, and good-natured, which is much better than his father.As long as he can succeed to the throne, he will not be considered as a disappointment to his predecessor.Zhao Chen is a smart man, he won't make a move unless it is absolutely necessary, that's all.

"Go and fetch a pen and paper for me," Lingguo ordered Lan'e, "I wrote a letter, you ask Liao Ting's people to find a way to send it to Xiguan, so don't disturb Cui Zhi."

Lan'e responded, and turned to get things.