Kaifeng House Small Dining Table

"When others don't know what is the purpose of your asking to marry Princess Pingkang? This is my cousin, and it is reasonable for me to help her. If you agree, it is because you are sincere. If you don't agree, what will happen today?" Let’s just pretend it didn’t happen, and don’t worry about the favored Princess. One is that you can’t afford it, and the other is that you can’t afford it. If you don’t believe me, try it and see if you can take advantage of it in the end.”

Zhao Hanyan stared at Duan Silian with threatening eyes.

Duan Silian was silent for a moment, as if he was thinking about how to deal with it, and then he looked at Zhao Hanyan firmly: "Aren't you afraid that I will spread the news about you being a cook? If everyone in the world knows that the son of the eight sage kings is actually How does it feel to be a cook in Kaifeng Mansion?"

"At most, it's just two sneers, embarrassing to the royal family. Do you think I can't bear it? If I can't bear it, I won't stay in the kitchen of Kaifeng Mansion at this moment. It's you who maliciously spread the 'scandal' of the royal family, etc. If the Holy Majesty and the Empress Dowager know about your actions, you can avoid talking about the small calculations in your heart."

Zhao Hanyan showed that she was not afraid of threats, but she still hoped that things would not make a big fuss. She still wanted to stay in Kaifeng Mansion to cook food, and she didn't want to live the days of being bored in the palace all day doing nothing.

Duan Silian was suppressing his anger, he was completely flooded with anger at the moment, and he couldn't think of a suitable way to deal with it yet.He stared at Zhao Hanyan, snorted, turned around and walked away.

Looking at Duan Silian's back, Zhao Hanyan couldn't help sighing: "You've learned to be smart, don't speak directly, I plan to go back and think about it before dealing with it."

Xiuzhu approached Zhao Hanyan worriedly: "My lord, what should we do then? We can't let him succeed! I don't like this Prince Duan. Even if he becomes the emperor of Dali, he won't be a good thing. The son's queen You can't be with that kind of person for half your life."

"Don't worry, he won't succeed, isn't there a letter from him?" Zhao Hanyan patted his sleeve and smiled mysteriously at Xiuzhu.

"Yes, why did I forget about this. Young master handed in this letter, and the empress dowager read the contents of the letter, she must not like his behavior." Xiuzhu said excitedly.

"For our empress dowager, it is not a big deal for a foreign prince to express his love for the princess of this dynasty." Zhao Hanyan said, "The candidate she is looking for does what she wants. Her old man will definitely say, "Although Silian has done something a little out of line, it is rare that he has a sincere heart. This shows that he has true feelings for Princess Pingkang. This matter cannot be praised, but it is not a big mistake." Then Just stick to his previous idea and refer to marriage!"

"Ah?" Xiuzhu was surprised, and she immediately put on a mournful face, "Your Majesty, she would do this? Then... what can I do!"

"At this time, guidance is very important. As long as you direct the meaning to the things that the Queen Mother knows best, the same thing will naturally change because of different understandings. So we need to ask Eunuch Guo for help. When the Queen Mother first heard the news, just add a few words to make the Queen Mother change her mind. This matter is very simple to say, but it is a bit troublesome to do, how should I beg Eunuch Guo." Zhao Hanyan rubbed his chin and pondered.

"I heard that Eunuch Guo and Grand Master Pang have a good relationship." Xiuzhu's eyes lit up, "Why don't you ask Third Master Pang for help?"

"Confused, he is not in good health, besides, he is still a young man without a title, how can he just enter the palace to look for eunuch Guo."

"Yes, I forgot about that. Then I can only find Pang, Tai, and Shi?" Xiuzhu grinned, her face full of sorrow, "Is it... impossible to find him?"

"Nonsense, when did Grand Master Pang get on better with me?" Zhao Hanyan moved his eyes, then smiled, and pinched Xiuzhu's face, "But you reminded me that there is someone who is just right."

"Who?" Xiuzhu looked at Zhao Hanyan nervously.

"Pang Guifei." Zhao Hanyan summoned Xiuzhu, told her two sentences concisely, asked her to repeat it, and then sent a letter to Pang Guifei in the old way.

Xiuzhu agreed, and couldn't help admiring her princess again.When the Holy Majesty was having trouble with Concubine Pang, everyone in the palace did not want to see Concubine Pang.Only the princess of her family stood beside Pang Guifei at that time, and persuaded Pang Guifei many times.

After all, the relationship between Concubine Pang Gui and the princess has become very good in private. Concubine Pang is actually quite simple, she trusts and likes her princess very much.Although the princess of her family is clever, she is also a kind-hearted person, and treats Pang Guifei with the same attitude, so the relationship has always been so good.

In fact, at that time Xiuzhu still didn't understand why her county chief was so friendly to Grand Master Pang's daughter when she stood with the emperor and hated Taishi Pang very much.Now Xiuzhu understands how prescient her friendship was at the beginning.Now at this critical time, I just need help from others, and this favor is as important as saving my life.

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Imperial Palace, Baoci Hall.

The queen mother received a letter from the mother-in-law of Pingkang County.Open it and have a look, the queen mother is happy.

She immediately put down the letter and said with emotion to Eunuch Guo: "This young man is unusual, full of energy, and does nothing like this."

Eunuch Guo hurriedly asked the queen mother what was the matter.

The Empress Dowager motioned Eunuch Guo to watch for himself.

Eunuch Guo agreed and took the trust with both hands. After opening it and reading it, he immediately said angrily: "This paragraph of Silian is so courageous, dare to miss our Great Song Princess!"

"He is only the prince of Dali Kingdom. It's not too much for Xiao to think of me as Princess Song." The queen mother sighed.

Eunuch Guo hurriedly apologized for his slip of the tongue, "But Dali, which is as big as a palm, is still not comparable to our Great Song Dynasty. Their place is as big as our Lianglu state capital, and it is not even comparable."

The Queen Mother listened to Eunuch Guo's words and nodded thoughtfully, "Dali Kingdom is a bit smaller, not as good as the Great Song Dynasty, but it is a country at any rate, and it can make its own decisions. Yan'er married to be a queen and has a high status, but If you say what you say, you won’t be wronged, and it’s a good thing.”

"Rongnu is bold. The princess is marrying far away. The mountains are high and the road is far away. If there is really something going on over there, it will be difficult for us to know. Whether you will be wronged or not, it is difficult to know. Even if you are wronged, you will not know." No one supports the princess anymore."

As Eunuch Guo said, his eyes turned red with sadness, and he repeatedly praised the princess for being so cute and lovely, thinking that such a beautiful woman would be wronged.Eunuch Guo took a deep breath of sadness, and expressed to the queen mother that he was very sad.

Seeing him like that, the Queen Mother couldn't help laughing, "It's rare that you love Princess Pingkang so much. I was also worried about marrying far away, so I didn't immediately agree to Duan Silian's marriage proposal. But she To be a queen, no one should be angry with her."

"Your Majesty, the Empress is not the biggest in the country. There is an Emperor ahead of her." Eunuch Guo said to the Empress Dowager, "It's easy to talk about everything else, but I'm worried that the Princess will be wronged by this Silian."

"The letter is written like this. It can be seen that you have used your feelings. How can you feel wronged?"

In fact, the Empress Dowager is not only interested in the position of the empress of the Dali Kingdom, the important thing is that this period of Silian looks good.When the Empress Dowager was young, she preferred Duan Silian, a man with a dignified appearance and a very handsome appearance.The Queen Mother really dotes on Zhao Hanyan, so she really wants to give Zhao Hanyan everything she likes, but she doesn't consider whether the person and status she likes are really what Zhao Hanyan wants.

"Empress Dowager, Duan Silian came to our Song Dynasty once, and he is also very proficient in our customs and etiquette. Whenever he eats snacks, he should know that Princess Pingkang is in the mansion now to avoid disasters and cultivate quietly. And follow the rules , Men and women are not allowed to send love letters like that in private. But he ignored these rules, and after he had expressed his desire to get married with the emperor and the empress, he broke the rules and sent letters to the princess in private."

Eunuch Guo observed the Empress Dowager's expression, and found that the old man didn't feel much after hearing this, so he added a word and continued.

"If it's a young man from an ordinary family, with sincere feelings and can't help it, it's not a big deal if an adult intends to match the two. But Duan Silian will be the emperor in the future. If he is so unruly now, will he be the emperor in the future? Is it the same? If this person does not obey the rules, it will be difficult to figure out, and there will be many variables. May I ask which emperor does not only see a new smile? In the future, a husband and wife should rely on rules, responsibilities, and treat each other as guests. "

Eunuch Guo's last words made the queen mother change her face.

It’s true, the emperor always loves the new and dislikes the old when it comes to women. The reason why the queen can’t be favored by the emperor and can still secure the position of queen is because of the status of her natal family, the second is because of the rules, and the third is because of the emperor’s responsibility .If the weak queen and the two are gone, then the status of the queen in the future is really hard to say.Moreover, there are all kinds of people in this palace, who doesn't look at the face of the highest authority and order dishes?If the emperor says he doesn't obey the rules and doesn't obey the rules, and just rejects it, it's the queen, and I'm afraid life will be difficult.

The Empress Dowager took a deep breath, her complexion getting darker and darker.After considering what Eunuch Guo said, she became more cautious when considering Duan Silian's marriage proposal.

"Of course, the slave is only worried about this possibility. Prince Xu Duan is not the kind of person that the slave maliciously surmises." Eunuch Guo deliberately used 'maliciousness' to describe himself, and retreated to advance.

"You are not malicious, it makes sense to think about it." The Queen Mother corrected.

"The Holy One is here!"

After giving an order, the queen mother saw Zhao Zhen enter the palace with brisk steps.

"Why is my son free to come and visit me today?" the queen mother deliberately asked.

After Zhao Zhen greeted the queen mother, he sat down with a smile, with an attitude of discussing with the queen mother, "Of course there is a happy event and I want to tell my mother."

When the queen mother heard the happy event, she looked solemnly and asked Zhao Zhen to talk.

Zhao Zhen brought up the marriage between Duan Silian and Zhao Hanyan.

"After thinking about it, my son thinks this marriage is very good. I have long been diplomatic relations with Dali, Dali, and I have never had a marriage. This time it is done, and it will definitely enhance the relationship between the two countries."

The Queen Mother glanced away at Zhao Zhen: "The two countries...the two countries...you only think about the relationship between the two countries, but have you ever thought about your sister's happiness."

"Duan Silian is handsome and good at talking. Of course, sister Hanyan won't be wronged if she follows him." Zhao Zhen said with certainty.

As soon as the queen mother heard Zhao Zhen say these absolute words, an unknown fire arose in her heart for no reason.

The queen mother asked Zhao Zhen to read Duan Silian's letter, think about it carefully, and speak again.

Zhao Zhen took the letter, read it carefully, and asked about the origin of the Queen Mother's letter. After listening to the explanation, Zhao Zhen couldn't help laughing.

"I didn't expect that this paragraph of Silian was actually a man of love. It can be said that he tried his best to seek Pingkang Princess. Although this paragraph of Silian did things a bit out of the ordinary, it is rare that he has a sincere heart. This shows that he has a sincere heart for Pingkang. The princess is sincere and sincere, so this matter cannot be praised, but it is not a big mistake." Zhao Zhen paused, then sighed, "It's rare, it's really rare!"

"Rare?" The Queen Mother raised her voice, looked at Zhao Zhen in surprise, and became even angrier, "He broke the rules and privately sent a love letter to the princess of the Song Dynasty, which almost made him a bad person. Such a person who doesn't understand the rules, you say it's rare?"

Zhao Zhen was stunned, gradually suppressed the smile on his face, and then tentatively asked the Empress Dowager, "I thought the Empress Dowager intended to match Duan Silian and Sister Hanyan for a long time ago. Could it be so?"

"Of course not. How could I let Han Yanyuan marry such an unruly person. Duan Silian is a person who makes people worry. Dali is just a palm-sized place, and their queen is nothing special. When I choose a husband and son-in-law for Han Yan, I should pay more attention to character and not make her feel wronged. Marrying far away can't be seen or heard, but it will make people more worried, so let's forget it." The Queen Mother simply stopped thinking about it and said directly own attitude.

"No more marriage?" Zhao Zhen stood up excitedly and looked at the Queen Mother in surprise.

"Why, just such a woman will delay your great cause of governing the country?" The queen mother thought that Zhao Zhen stood up because she was too angry and disagreed, so she first made insults to him.

Zhao Zhen looked at the queen mother with a complicated expression.

The empress dowager supported her forehead, sighed for a headache, and asked the eunuch to help her leave to rest, without giving Zhao Zhen any chance to refute.

After Zhao Zhengong sent off the queen mother, his expression became more complicated.This time he didn't hold back, returned to the Chui Gong Hall, immediately changed his clothes and left the palace.This time he was considerate of Zhao Hanyan's difficulty, so he didn't rush to look for Zhao Hanyan in the kitchen of Kaifeng mansion.Instead, they opened a private room in the nearest restaurant in Kaifeng Mansion, sent someone to call Zhao Hanyan, and the two chatted safely in the private room.

As soon as Zhao Hanyan saw Zhao Zhen, he felt that he was not in the right mood.

The emperor is not happy, of course Zhao Hanyan must deal with it carefully, so as not to offend others at such a time, and end up at a disadvantage.

"Is there something you're not happy about?" Zhao Hanyan asked tentatively, "If it's because of me that things can't be done, that's all right. Cousin doesn't have to blame himself for it."

"It's because your matter was resolved smoothly that I feel unhappy." Zhao Zhen said.

Zhao Hanyan looked at him in surprise: "Cousin, is this true? Then you hide it in your heart anyway, and just say it in front of me, it's too hurtful."

"Are you sad? I'm even more sad!" Zhao Zhen put down the teacup in his hand heavily, and complained to Zhao Hanyan, "You really expected this, so I'll tell the Queen Mother that I agree with you very much. Marriage. Guess what?"

Is there any need to guess, she has already said it just now, and she has guessed it.

Zhao Hanyan knew that Zhao Zhen was stimulated by his incoherent speech.Although he was asking himself a question, in fact she didn't need to answer, Zhao Zhen just needed to deal with the object of his complaint and let him vent.

So Zhao Hanyan didn't speak, but just looked at Zhao Zhen cooperatively, showing an expression waiting for him to continue.

"She didn't agree! She also said a few words to me. She favors you, I don't care about it, you like her more than me, and you spend more time with her than me, she should spoil you. But what's going on here, she flips through what I say, and she doesn't agree with what I do. May I ask, what am I in her eyes?"

"It's the emperor." Zhao Hanyan replied.

Hearing this, Zhao Zhen gave Zhao Hanyan a blank look.

Zhao Hanyan confessed to herself: "I'm to blame for this, I shouldn't have told my cousin such an exciting truth. I thought my cousin had already found out that this was implemented, but he didn't, blame me, blame me!"

Zhao Zhen gave Zhao Hanyan another blank look, feeling that she wasn't trying to persuade him at all, but was angry with him.

Seeing that Zhao Zhen was still full of anger, Zhao Hanyan poured tea for him with a smile and asked him to drink some more tea to calm down.

"Didn't you realize that she is very strict with you? Stricter than anyone else."

"I found out earlier!" Zhao Zhen said angrily.

"Because you are the most special and have high hopes." Zhao Hanyan explained.

Zhao Zhen froze for a moment, frowning.

"The so-called 'deep love, deep responsibility' is the truth. Because she has very high expectations for her cousin, she asks a lot, and sometimes it may be too much, which makes my cousin a little bit unbearable." Zhen explained how the queen mother forced her to be elegant, "She has this kind of demand on me, but why doesn't she ask the other princesses in the palace to do the same?"

"She values ​​you, so she treats you differently from those princesses." After Zhao Zhen answered Zhao Hanyan's words, his mind suddenly cleared up, and he also understood Zhao Hanyan's previous explanation.

"So, the Queen Mother has so many demands on me, even several times that of yours, because the Queen Mother loves me several times deeper?"

Zhao Hanyan agreed, "That's it!"

Zhao Zhen rubbed his forehead, "Then I really can't bear the love of her old man, I hope there will be no more in the future."

"It won't be much, and it will gradually decrease. It's not because the love for you has diminished. It's because when people get old, they will be less sharp. The more they understand human affairs, the more naturally they will have more love for my cousin. Dote on me. So my cousin still has to cherish the present day, because my cousin will not eat meat in front of the queen mother for a long time."

Zhao Zhen glared at Zhao Hanyan, "It's more to my liking if this kind of life doesn't last long. By the way, how is your investigation of the case in Kaifeng Mansion?"

"I was going to talk to you about this." Referring to the case of Kaifeng Mansion, Zhao Hanyan's face became serious, and he put forward his own opinion to Zhao Zhen, "I think Qu Rongfa may also be framed."

"Framed?" Zhao Zhen frowned, "In the court hall this morning, Grand Master Pang happened to ask about the case, and Bao Zheng's report was complete, so how could it be framed?"

Zhao Hanyan wanted to discuss the matter with Zhao Zhen in detail. At this time, someone knocked on the door, reminding Zhao Zhen that it was almost time.

"Come to find you when I'm busy, and I'll discuss the relief of Caozhou with several ministers in a while. I can't talk to you anymore. We will talk about it some other day." After Zhao Zhen and Zhao Hanyan said goodbye, they left in a hurry.

After Zhao Hanyan left the restaurant, she happened to see Aunt Sun on the street, catching passers-by and asking if anyone had seen her son Wu'er.

Zhao Hanyan stopped her, "How can you get the result if you ask like this, and they don't know your son, let alone his appearance."

"My fifth son..." Aunt Sun sat on the ground and cried, "If the government doesn't look for someone, I won't look for it, so no one will look for my fifth son!"

Zhao Hanyan wanted to help Aunt Sun to get up, but at this time, many people gathered around on the road to watch.

Aunt Sun, who was helped up, pushed Zhao Hanyan away, "Don't pretend that I didn't see you, you just went to a restaurant to drink and enjoy yourself, and you don't want to spend any time looking for my Wu'er!"

Zhao Hanyan looked at Aunt Sun in surprise.

Aunt Sun cried, please help him.

Several people onlookers looked at Zhao Hanyan with strange eyes, and they all believed that Zhao Hanyan was just like Aunt Sun said, a bastard official who would rather drink and relax by himself than work hard.

Although someone cursed in a low voice, it was ugly, but Zhao Hanyan didn't say anything, let alone justified, and asked Aunt Sun to follow her back to Kaifeng Mansion.

Aunt Sun refused, and said to everyone: "It's because I didn't tell him the secret technique of frying peanuts passed down by our family, that he neglected to take the matter of finding my son to heart."

When all the people heard this, they even pointed at Zhao Hanyan and complained about Aunt Sun's injustice.

"Yes, I should have met my friends in a restaurant to discuss the case. I should have wasted time eating and sleeping every day. I am deeply sorry that I didn't spend all my time looking for your son!" Zhao Han said to Aunt Su. After a salute, without further words, I will leave.

Aunt Sun responded and shouted: "You should look for my son!"

After listening to the surrounding people, they vaguely sensed that this aunt seemed a little unreasonable.It seems that this matter may not be entirely the fault of other officials.

After Zhao Hanyan returned to Kaifeng Mansion, he sent someone to call Aunt Sun's husband and asked him to take Aunt Sun home to take care of her quickly.

"What happened?"

"Your wife is not in good spirits and needs to rest." After Zhao Hanyan sent him away, he asked Zhang Ling whether the people who went to Chenzhou and Songzhou to inquire had come back.

Zhang Ling shook his head, "It should be soon, just wait a day or two."

"Where is Mr. Bao?"

"Qu Rongfa is being interrogated again. In the past two days, the interrogation has been held one after another. I think that Qu Rongfa is already dying. I guess it won't be long before he can't stand it anymore and will confess."

As soon as Zhang Ling finished speaking, someone happily came to tell him that Qu Rongfa had pleaded guilty in the courtroom!