Your Majesty, she doesn't want to flip the brand

This first snowfall lasted for a long time, until the end of the Great Court Meeting, when Zhou Xingzhi came out of the Xuanzheng Hall, the sky was still full of snowflakes.

"Your Majesty, put this on quickly. It's snowing outside and it's cold outside. Don't catch a cold." Wei Zhong trotted up and covered Zhou Xingzhi with a cloak made of animal fur.

Zhou Xingzhi stretched out his hand, letting the snowflakes fall on his hand, and then melted into a drop of water by the temperature of his palm.

"It's cold, let the Ministry of Internal Affairs check all the things used in the winter, and distribute all the things that should be distributed." Zhou Xingzhi retracted his hand and said, the first snow is very beautiful, but such a low temperature is not friendly to ordinary palace people.The palace is so big, every winter several palace people will freeze to death.

"Observe the order." Wei Zhong replied, and couldn't help sighing in his heart, his majesty is really kind-hearted.

Because of the snow, when Zhou Xingzhi sat on the imperial chariot, Wei Zhong stuffed a Mrs. Tang into his hand, and kept telling her by his side, lest she catch a cold from the wind.

Leaning on the back of the chair and dozed off for a while, Zhou Xingzhi arrived at Ye Ningxuan's residence.After getting off from the imperial palace, Zhou Xingzhi put Mrs. Tang in his hand, let the snowflakes fall on his body, and walked slowly towards the gate of the palace.

"Take a ball from me!" Zhong Qingyi's energetic voice came from inside just as he entered the gate.She stretched out her hands into the snowdrift, and when she took them out, there was an extra snowball in her hand, which slammed directly towards the opposite side.

"Tsing Yi, your aim is not good enough." Ye Ningxuan, who was on the opposite side, easily dodged, and smashed the snowball that had been pinched in advance, hitting the red heart, and landed perfectly on Zhong Qingyi's forehead.

"Damn it, sister, you are bullying me!" Zhong Qingyi was not convinced, and immediately rolled up two more snowballs, planning to throw them out without thinking.

"Xingzhi, are you down?" Ye Ningxuan had already noticed Zhou Xingzhi at this time, and subconsciously walked towards her after seeing her.

Zhong Qingyi's reaction was a beat slower, and he habitually threw a snowball in the direction Ye Ningxuan was walking.

Seeing the white spherical object flying towards him, Zhou Xingzhi stretched out a hand calmly, put his five fingers together, and blocked the flying snowball with the back of his hand.

"I'm sorry, I didn't see you coming, Your Majesty." Zhong Qingyi shrank his neck, and immediately threw the other snowball from his hand in order to destroy the criminal evidence.

"It's okay." Zhou Xingzhi shook his hand, shook the tiny snowflakes on the ground, walked up to Ye Ningxuan's side two steps forward, and handed over the Tang Pozi he was holding in his hand, "It's cold outside, remember to take a hot bath later Take a bath to get rid of the cold."

"Well, I'll wash it in a while." Ye Ningxuan held Mrs. Tang in her hands, and when her cold hands touched the heat source, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Zhong Qingyi clicked his tongue in his heart, looked at his hands that were a little red from the cold, and silently looked at the personal maid who was following him.

The personal maid was brought by Zhong Qingyi from home, and she could tell what she meant at a glance, and quickly went to get a Tang Pozi and handed it to Zhong Qingyi.

"Qingyi, have lunch with me later?" After Zhou Xingzhi and Ye Ningxuan said a few words, their eyes fell on Zhong Qingyi.

"Okay, it's snowing today, how about we have a hot pot for lunch?" Zhong Qingyi said, the ancient hot pot tastes really good!

Zhou Xingzhi nodded, "Yes." Eating hot hot pot in snowy weather is indeed a good experience.

"Since we are eating pot, why not invite the Queen Mother and Concubine Yang and Concubine Liu together." Ye Ningxuan said, "If there are more people, it will be more lively."

"Okay, I'll send someone to invite them over." Zhou Xingzhi answered without hesitation.

Half an hour later, when Ye Ningxuan and Zhong Qingyi had finished taking a hot bath, Qin Ran and others also arrived.Zhou Xingzhi sat in the first seat, with Qin Ranzhong Qingyi on the left and Ye Ningxuan and Yang Baian on the right.

After glancing at Liu Lanze who was sitting upright across from him, Zhou Xingzhi coughed lightly, "The pot is boiling, so feel free to eat whatever you want."

There were six people present, the only ones who couldn't let go were Yang Bai'an and Liu Lanze.Although it was not the first time for them to eat with Zhou Xingzhi, it was the first time they sat at the same table face to face.

Neither Yang Bai'an nor Liu Lanze moved their chopsticks first. After Zhou Xingzhi, Qin Ran, and Ye Ningxuan all moved, they cautiously moved their chopsticks and threw some of their favorite food into the pot. Then they watched the boiling soup in the pot and waited. The ingredients are cooked.

"Qin... Empress Dowager, I asked the kitchen to specially prepare this hairy belly. It tastes very good. Let me rinse it for you." Zhong Qingyi almost called the wrong name, but fortunately, she reacted quickly enough, according to the ups and downs After processing the formula, he put the things into Qin Ran's bowl.

Qin Ran took this as a habit, calmly picked up the hairy belly in the bowl, dipped it in the sauce prepared in advance, and put it in his mouth.The entrance is crisp, tender and smooth, and the taste is very good.

"Indeed, it tastes good." Qin Ran put down his chopsticks and commented.

"Then queen mother, you can eat a little more. I specially asked the imperial chef to prepare a lot. After eating this dish, there are still many more." She helped Qin Ran throw it into the pot, and when it was cooked, she took it out and put it in her bowl, and asked how it tasted by the way.

In this way, Qin Ran didn't need to do anything, just wait for Zhong Qingyi to feed him, and focus on the food in the bowl in front of him.

Yang Bai'an cast his gaze cautiously. After seeing the interaction between Qin Ran and Zhong Qingyi, he was terrified. He couldn't help pulling Liu Lanze's sleeve with his hands, and then asked her with his eyes.

It wasn't just Yang Bai'an who was shocked, but even Liu Lanze himself was taken aback by the interaction between the two.Qin Ran is the empress dowager, her seniority is completely higher than theirs.Logically speaking, as concubines, they should stand beside Qin Ran and serve her, how could they be like Zhong Qingyi, who would pick up vegetables for her if they were very familiar.

What was even more shocking was that the queen mother was used to this kind of feeding, and she didn't find it strange at all. She even chatted and laughed with Zhong Qingyi, evaluating the dishes.

Did I have some hallucinations?Or is it because he and Bai Anwo have been in the palace for too long and have lost touch with reality?How did the situation outside the palace become like this?Where did their cold and honorable queen mother go?

"This is the sweet wine I ordered the imperial dining room to make. It's very weak. You can drink some with confidence." Zhou Xingzhi picked up the jug and filled the wine glasses in front of himself and Ye Ningxuan, "Try it and see how is the taste."

Ye Ningxuan pinched the small wine glass, put it on the tip of her nose and smelled it, and found that the smell was not pungent at all, then took a small sip, and found that the taste was not bad, then swallowed the rest of the wine in one gulp.

The faint taste of wine and sweetness spread in the mouth, and the warm liquid slid down from the mouth, warming the entire esophagus.

"It's delicious." Ye Ningxuan narrowed her eyes slightly, and let out a mouthful of white air, "Have another drink."

"Okay." Seeing that Ye Ningxuan liked it, Zhou Xingzhi was very happy, picked up the jug and continued to pour wine for Ye Ningxuan.After watching her drink three glasses in a row, she stopped, "I have prepared a lot of these wines, and I will drink them slowly in the future, and now I will eat the pot first."

After watching the interaction between Qin Ran and Zhong Qingyi, Liu Lanze silently observed the relationship between Ye Ningxuan and Zhou Xingzhi from the corner of her eye. After seeing the two getting along so harmoniously, she was relieved.

There is a big difference between the current Majesty and the Majesty I imagined. It’s fine to pamper the queen, but you can even pour wine and food for her, and even go to the imperial study to review memorials together. It’s really... really too much. Incredible.

Liu Lanze came from a family. In terms of origin, the Liu family existed even longer than the Zhou Dynasty, so it goes without saying that everyone knows how deep the foundation is.Before entering the palace, Liu Lanze heard his mother tell a lot about the emperors of the Zhou Dynasty, and told her.Most of the reason why the Liu family sent her to the palace was to show their attitude, showing that the Liu family only recognized Zhou Xingzhi as orthodox.

The Liu family didn't ask Liu Lanze to compete for favor, nor did they ask her to get pregnant and give birth to a child, as long as she could live safely in the palace.For this reason, the Liu family also prepared a heavy dowry, so that Liu Lanze could take care of the people in the palace and live a more comfortable life.

Liu Lanze made many preparations before entering the palace, being favored, not favored, targeted, isolated, framed... But she just didn't expect the situation today.

As the emperor, Zhou Xingzhi was with Empress Ye Ningxuan every day, and Zhou Xingzhi did nothing except sit and chat with her every few days.In the follow-up, Yang Bai'an was also allowed to look through the files of the Ministry of Punishment, ask them about their thoughts on the law, and even hinted that their actions could be bigger and their ideas more daring.

Going back to the present, it’s okay for the emperor and the queen to have a happy meal together. Why does the queen mother still have a happy meal with the concubine?Is there something wrong with this?

"Sister, the radish you threw away is about to boil, so hurry up and eat it." Seeing Liu Lanze's distraction, Yang Bai'an couldn't help reminding.

"Huh?" Liu Lanze slowly withdrew her thoughts, looked at the steaming hot pot, and then at Yang Bai'an who was eating cheerfully, all her thoughts finally turned into a sigh.

Forget it, don't think about it, the past has passed, and the future is still a little far away from me, so let's live well now.

At least, finish this pot first!

As the days passed, the taste of the new year in the capital became more and more full.

Prince Jia didn't know what he was planning, and he had been very quiet these days.Without him doing things behind the scenes, Zhou Xingzhi handled the government affairs much more smoothly, and some remaining problems were solved as much as possible with the joint efforts of Zhou Xingzhi and Ye Ningxuan.

From the first snowfall, it snows every few days in the capital, sometimes for a quarter of an hour, and sometimes for a whole night, which is unpredictable.

On December 21st, it is reasonable to say that it is the last great court meeting in the four years of Qihe.Because the end of the year is approaching, there is not much work on hand for the six departments, and everything that needs to be dealt with has been dealt with. Compared with the previous Great Court Meetings, today's Great Court Meetings are somewhat routine.

"My dear ones, if you have nothing to report, then retreat." After sitting on the dragon chair for half an hour, Zhou Xingzhi planned to retreat.

"Report! Urgent report! Urgent report at the border!" Just when Zhou Xingzhi was about to signal Wei Zhong with his eyes, a guard hurried over.

The imperial guards didn't care too much, and knelt down on the ground with a bang, "Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from the border post at the station, please take a look at it!"

Urgent report at the border?Zhou Xingzhi frowned, feeling an ominous premonition in his heart.

"Bring it to me." Zhou Xingzhi's face was a little dignified.

Wei Zhong quickly took the urgent report from the imperial guards, and handed it to Zhou Xingzhi respectfully.

Zhou Xingzhi opened it with a solemn face, and when she saw the content on it, her face darkened instantly.

"It's unreasonable!" Zhou Xingzhi held the report tightly, and his breathing became rapid, "Where is the reporter, bring him here quickly!"

"Return to Your Majesty, the messenger traveled day and night, passed out after delivering the letter to the post station, and still hasn't woken up yet." The Imperial Guard knelt on the ground and said.

Zhou Xingzhi took a deep breath and let it out slowly. After repeating the last time, he calmed down the anger in his heart, "My dear friends, the Huns invaded our border. The soldiers on duty neglected their duties, Cangnan City was destroyed, and a thousand soldiers died. Thousands of innocent people were killed."

"My dear friends, how do you think we should deal with this situation?" Zhou Xingzhi gritted her teeth, and she used her toes to figure out who did this.The main general of Cangnan City is Prince Jia's people. If Prince Jia didn't break the city, she would take off her head and give it to him as a ball!

"Your Majesty, I invite you to fight, and I am willing to lead troops to take back the city!" The servant of the Ministry of War was stunned for a moment, and then he quickly realized that he knelt on the ground and begged for an order.

"It's winter now, does Aiqing think this is the right time for a large-scale war with the Huns?" Zhou Xingzhi asked, trying to calm his thoughts.

Damn Prince Jia, it's fine for him to target himself, why did he sacrifice innocent soldiers and common people?

"Your Majesty, I know the habits of the Huns. They attack the city for food and supplies. After Cangnan City is robbed, they will definitely attack other cities." The Minister of the Ministry of War knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, I invite you to fight! "

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