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Jiang Zhao stayed up all night and got up the next morning to go to court, but got the news that Lu Cangyu hadn't arrived due to illness.

She sat on the top seat with a sullen face, obviously absent-minded, and the officials said a few things before waiting for her to respond, all of them closed their mouths and stood quietly.

Gao Sheng'an stepped forward and sang: "If you have something to play, you will leave the court if you have nothing to do."

As soon as the words on his side fell, Jiang Zhao stood up, regardless of whether anyone played or not, turned around and left the court.

Gao Sheng'an hurriedly trotted up to follow, panting: "Your Majesty, please walk slowly and walk carefully, the Grand Marshal seldom asks for leave, maybe he is really sick?"

Jiang Zhao snorted coldly, "You also know that he seldom asks for leave, why is it so coincidental?"

After walking a few more steps, she stopped suddenly, looked back at Gao Sheng'an, and said: "But this is an excuse, you go and prepare, I'm going to visit my uncle in the commander's mansion, just wear a modest dress, don't startle the snake."

Gao Sheng agreed, and Jiang Zhao went back to the bedroom to change clothes.

She changed into a plain satin women's uniform, sat in front of the mirror and combed her hair while Qingshi was listening to her instructions: "The relationship between Your Majesty and the Marshal is not only the friendship between monarch and minister, he has always treated you well. , talk to him well when you get there, don’t chill his heart for a moment, the empress dowager is watching you all in the sky.”

"I got it." Jiang Zhao responded blankly, and Qing Shi didn't know whether she had listened to it or not.

The Lu family members were all stubborn, and Jiang Zhao followed Lu Yanrong. When she was young, she was really afraid that she would quarrel with Lu Cangyu. According to the temperament of the uncle and nephew, let alone whoever wins, it must be a loss for both.

Qingshi sighed, and could only hope that Yu Gaosheng could persuade her.

Yuan Xiang drove, accompanied by Gao Sheng'an, a guard He Yuansheng, and Jiang Zhao himself, a total of four people hurried to the commander's mansion, showed a sign to the doorman, and immediately someone went in to report.

It was not Lu Cangyu who came out to greet her, but his youngest daughter, Lu Zhaohan, Princess Changning.

"Why did Miss Huang come here suddenly? I didn't send anyone to say it first, the mansion is really not prepared at all." Lu Zhaohan hugged Jiang Zhao's arm affectionately, and couldn't help complaining.

Jiang Zhao walked into the mansion side by side with her, and said calmly: "I heard that my uncle is sick, so I came to visit specially, don't make it public."

"Daddy just feels cold occasionally. He has already invited the doctor and said that he will be fine after resting for a few days. Sister Huang doesn't have to worry." Lu Zhaohan didn't know that her father and Sister Huang were fighting secretly, grinning silly and happy.

Jiang Zhao wanted to test her, so he asked, "Do you know that someone came to the house yesterday?"

Lu Zhaohan looked puzzled, and asked her, "Who is it?"

"The female official next to me is Xie Jin, a talented official in the Palace of Qingyuan." Jiang Zhao thought that she didn't know what happened in the palace, so he helped her recall: "You have seen it before, that is Zuo Sizheng, the former palace official. "

"Xie Sizheng?" Lu Zhaohan really remembered, wondering, "Why did Xie Sizheng come to my house for no reason?

I haven't gone out at home for the past few days, but I haven't seen her. Did Miss Huang make a mistake? "

Jiang Zhao didn't speak, but turned to look at Yuan Xiang.

Yuan Xiang opened his mouth and said, "Princess Master, I accompanied Lord Xie out of the palace to visit relatives yesterday. On the way back to the palace, I was stopped by Captain Yang of the mansion. He said that he was ordered by the Marshal to bring Lord Xie to the mansion for a briefing."

"Why does my father want to meet Xie Jin?" Lu Zhaohan was even more puzzled, "They have never had a relationship before."

Jiang Zhao lowered his eyes slightly, concealing the coldness in his eyes, and said lightly: "I don't understand what uncle means, but Jinniang didn't come home last night, and uncle is sick again today, so I will come and see for myself .”

Where she didn't understand what Lu Cangyu meant, Lu Zhaohan also became confused.

If it were a dude, it would probably be another act of robbing women in the street, but Lu Zhaohan believed in his father's character, and Xie Jin was someone close to the emperor, the more he thought about it, the more bizarre he felt.

She was impatient, so she took Jiang Zhao to find Lu Cangyu.

The doctor said that when the wind and cold entered the body, we should keep warm and rest. Lu Cangyu was lying in bed at this time. When he heard that Jiang Zhao was coming, he ordered the bed curtain to be lowered and asked Jiang Zhao to talk at a distance to avoid getting sick.

"Is uncle better? I came in a hurry and didn't bring the imperial doctor with me. I asked Zhang Shi to come and take a look."

"It's hard for Your Majesty to come and visit me in person because of all the time, but it's just a common cold. I'm still in good health. I'll be fine after two days. I don't need to bother Dr. Zhang."

Through the bed curtain, Jiang Zhao couldn't see Lu Cangyu's expression, but the voice really didn't look sick.

She was thinking a lot, but she couldn't help it, and said directly: "I heard that my uncle asked someone to bring my female official to the mansion yesterday. There is no reason for this. Could it be that she did something wrong and made uncle angry?" ?”

"Your Majesty is joking." Lu Cangyu coughed in a vague manner, "I have no grudges with that Lord Xie in the past, nor have I had any grudges in recent days, but I just wanted to see her once I heard that she served you well and was very favored by Your Majesty. , look what kind of character it is."

Jiang Zhao's expression moved slightly, and he said lightly: "Who did you listen to, uncle?"

Lu Cangyu said: "It doesn't matter who you listen to, but seeing once is worth hearing a hundred times."

He coughed again, and said to himself: "I think it's fake to visit your majesty, but it's true if you want someone to be real, but I don't dare to deceive you. I chatted with you yesterday and let her go back. At this time, she is not in the commander-in-chief's mansion." .”

"Uncle, are you serious?" Jiang Zhao stood up and stared at the bed curtain.

Lu Cangyu said: "If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can dig three feet into the mansion to find someone. I dare not complain."

Seeing that the sword was about to be tense, Lu Zhaohan hurriedly came out to smooth things over, and said to Jiang Zhao: "Sister Huang, it's his fault that Dad took people away without authorization, but what I just said was not false, Xie Jin is really not in charge government.

If you don't believe me, I can show you around, no one knows the house better than me. "

Naturally, Jiang Zhao couldn't really dig the commander's mansion into the ground. She knew in her heart that even if Lu Cangyu would lie, Lu Zhaohan would definitely not lie to her. Besides, judging by Lu Cangyu's current attitude, Xie Jin is probably not in the commander in all likelihood. government.

She closed her eyes, gritted her teeth and smiled, no longer mentioned Xie Jin's matter, but said to Lu Cangyu: "In this case, then I will go back to the palace first, and don't disturb uncle's rest, you take care of yourself."

Lu Cangyu responded, and said flatly: "Forgive me for the inconvenience of getting up, let Han'er see you off on my behalf."

So without saying a few words, she returned along the original road, Lu Zhaohan kept chattering, Jiang Zhao was absent-minded, and didn't pay attention to listen, when she reached the gate of the handsome mansion, she suddenly stopped in her tracks.

"Is aunt not at home?" Jiang Zhao asked Lu Zhaohan.

Lu Cangyu never took a concubine, and both of her sons and daughters were born to his first wife, He Shi. Now the eldest son Lu Ke inherited his father's business and guarded the border for him. The eldest daughter Lu Zhaoxia married the son of King Fuyang and settled in Liangzhou with her husband.

The owners of the handsome mansion in Kyoto are only Lu Cangyu and his wife and Lu Zhaohan, the youngest daughter who has not left the court. Their relationship has always been very good. When Lu Cangyu is sick, the He family should be by his side to take care of him, but for some reason he is nowhere to be seen.

Hearing Jiang Zhao's question, Lu Zhaohan replied truthfully: "My mother said that my father hadn't been sick for a long time, but he suddenly caught a cold. It must be some evil energy entering his body. I went to Huguo Temple early in the morning to pray for him."

"I see." Jiang Zhao nodded, his expression was a little unpredictable, but he covered it up for a moment.

When returning back, Jiang Zhao asked He Yuansheng to drive, and invited Yuanxiang to talk about things in the carriage, and ordered: "You call some good men to visit Huguo Temple tonight, and if you find any traces of Jinniang, report to me in time."

"The servant knows." Yuan Xiang replied respectfully.

Jiang Zhao looked pensive, and leaned against the wall of the car without speaking. Gao Sheng'an and Yuan Xiang didn't even dare to breathe loudly. They exchanged glances with each other a few times, showing distressed expressions.

Gao Shengan swallowed his saliva, coughed lightly, and called out cautiously: "Your Majesty."

"Speak straight up if you have something to say, is it possible that you still want me to guess your mind?" Jiang Zhao glanced at him, a little impatient.

Gao Sheng'an knew that she was really upset, so he didn't dare to try again, and he bluntly comforted him: "I believe that as a generalissimo, I will never embarrass a weak woman at will, and Mr. Xie has always been quick-witted, so I probably won't completely I am being restrained by others, so please rest assured, Your Majesty, and don't worry too much."

"I know my uncle is not that kind of person, but how could I not be worried."

Jiang Zhao frowned, and said in a low voice: "I didn't see her all night yesterday, so my heart is now empty, and seeing what uncle means, I probably won't give her back to me easily, I'm not afraid of her suffering." , I'm afraid she won't be able to get used to life outside, and I don't know where uncle has hidden her."

She sighed, stretched out her hand to rub the center of her brows, and tasted a little pain from her depression.

Human nature is always greedy. In the past, when Xie Jin was in Gongzhengsi, Jiang Zhao was happy to see her once a month when he got busy, but now after being together day and night, he can't even bear a day's separation.

And she is not only afraid that Xie Jin is not used to the life of being hidden by others, she is afraid that she will not have enough to eat, she is afraid that she will not sleep well, she is afraid that she will miss each other like herself, and she is even more afraid that she will be moved by Lu Cangyu and leave her. And went.

Even though they promise each other for life, in this relationship, Jiang Zhao has never felt safe. It's good that Xie Jin is by her side, she feels relieved when she looks at it, but she can't help being upset when Xie Jin is not there Messy, it's boring to do anything.

So after returning to the palace, another afternoon was wasted, sitting in the imperial study for a long time, without reading a word.

In the evening, Jiang Zhao went to Qingyuan Hall to visit Jiang Han. The little girl was sitting on a large chair, her two little feet were hanging down and dangling, and she was holding a piece of caramel until her face was sticky. She looked ignorant of the world and worried look like.

Jiang Zhao looked at her with a little envy.

After eating the candy, Jiang Zhao wanted to lick her fingers, but was stopped by the mother in a hurry, wiped her little hands with a wet handkerchief, wiped her little face, and coaxed her: "Forget what Master said Yes? You need to know the book and the etiquette."

Jiang Han grinned, showing a row of small white teeth like rice grains, and said clearly: "Master is not here."

Mammy teased her: "When Sir comes back, Mammy will sue."

Jiang Han understood it, and was afraid that the nanny would really sue her in front of Xie Jin, so she hummed and acted coquettishly, and pretended to be pitiful with her mouth flattened, obviously she was familiar with it, and knew how to make the nanny compromise .

Mammy is getting old, how can she stand a child pretending to be good, and said repeatedly: "Okay, okay, Mama won't complain."

After coaxing Jiang Han, she carefully looked at Jiang Zhao again, and saw the master sitting with his eyes downcast, without blinking his eyes for a long time, apparently in a daze, and didn't care what Jiang Han was doing.

Mammy wanted to give Jiang Han a sense of presence, remembering that she was only two years old now, Xie Jin took her to read and read poems with her. She heard that she had recited the "Three Character Classic" well a few days ago, so she coaxed her to recite it to His Majesty listen.

Jiang Han was carried off from the chair, moved to Jiang Zhao's side step by step, and looked at her carefully.

For Jiang Zhao, Jiang Han has always had some natural awe, but Xie Jin often told her that His Majesty is good, and under the subtle influence, she was not afraid to approach Jiang Zhao or talk to Jiang Zhao.

Seeing that Jiang Zhao hadn't moved, Jiang Han mustered up his courage and stretched out his hand to tug on her drooping sleeves.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Zhao came back to his senses, and his eyes fell on her lightly.

Jiang Han coyly said, "Endorse the letter for Sister Huang."

"endorsement?"

When he was free at night, Xie Jin would occasionally mention the progress of teaching Jiang Han, and also praised Jiang Han for his flexible mind despite his young age, and he learned everything quickly.

But Jiang Zhao guessed that she was a bit exaggerated, seeing such a big little doll in front of her, she really couldn't imagine what books she could recite.

She reached out and hugged the little one on her lap, raised her eyebrows at her, "Carry it on your back."

Jiang Han sat upright on her lap, holding her sleeve with one hand, and clenched his other hand into a small fist. He really shook his head and recited the "Three Character Classic".

Maybe she underestimated this girl, Jiang Zhao thought to himself.

But after all, Jiang Han is still young, and he has memorized it, but the whole chapter is impossible, and Xie Jin didn't teach that much.

Seeing her gradually stop, her round eyes looking like she was begging for praise, Jiang Zhao was not stingy with praise, and said with a light smile, "You have done a good job of reciting, but you have lived up to your master's daily teachings."

Hearing her talking about Xie Jin, Jiang Han blinked, raised his chin and asked, "Where did Master go?"

Jiang Zhao's eyes froze slightly, and the smile on his face gradually faded away. He squeezed her soft and boneless little hand, and said in a low voice, "I don't know where your master has gone, but I will definitely bring her back as soon as possible." of."

Jiang Han tilted his head, wondering if he understood what she said.