yes sire

Mrs. Lan is a name that everyone in Zhaoguo likes to hear.She is the only wife of Zhenxi General Zhang Zhouhan, the sister of the former empress, and the emperor's aunt, but more importantly, this general's tiger girl once suppressed [-] rebels with thunderous means during the Xiliang Rebellion , made great contributions to safeguarding the safety of one side.

Although she is not a military general with an official official position, her reputation has long been greater than that of his husband, so that people are used to not calling her Mrs. Zhang, but Mrs. Lan.

Han You knew very well that Mrs. Lan was the only person in the world who was still qualified to manage the emperor's private life, and his status was indeed not embarrassing, so there was really no reason to stay in Changle Palace and wait for the meeting.

When he was with Xia Siyan, he often forgot the people and things around him, deliberately ignored everything outside, covered his eyes and ears, and just wanted to indulge in the time with Xia Siyan.At this time, an important elder came suddenly, and Han Youcai woke up suddenly. It turned out that he was still afraid in his heart.

"Then I'll retire first."

Han You wanted to stand up, but Xia Siyan pressed his shoulders to let him sit down, tied his hair with a hair tie, and looked at him in the mirror, "I will see you sooner or later, Mr. is so nice, my aunt will definitely like it you."

The deep meaning in these words was obviously sweet words similar to promises, but it made Han You's heart tighten, and even gave birth to the urge to escape.

"The end of the year is here," he made an excuse temporarily, "the cabinet still has some matters to be finalized before the Spring Festival, I'd better... let's go first."

"Shy? Embarrassed to see her?"

Han You followed Xia Siyan's words and said, "I'm a little embarrassed."

Xia Siyan bent over to hug him from behind, and put his chin on top of his head, "Then let me tell her first, and I'll send someone to pick you up from the cabinet yard at noon, okay?"

Han You didn't answer this question, but asked Feng Ke to help him arrange a carriage to go home and change clothes. When he left, he felt like a deserter in embarrassment.

Not long after Han You left, Feng Ke came to report that Mrs. Lan had already entered the palace, but she went to the Zhongling Palace of the Empress Dowager first.

Because of the former empress's relationship, Mrs. Lan has a very good relationship with the imperial concubine, but Mrs. Lan has been stationed in Liangzhou and Ganzhou in the west with her husband for a long time, and rarely has time to go to Beijing.

Xia Siyan was very suspicious that his aunt came over suddenly this time because he got some news from the imperial concubine. He didn't know how his aunt would react to the matter between him and Han You, so it was necessary to act first.Otherwise, if his aunt came to him with the attitude of provoking a teacher, he would be very passive.

Seeing that it was still early, Xia Siyan ordered people to set up refreshments in the Jingyuan Room on the corridor behind the bedroom, and sent people to Zhongling Palace to invite the Empress Dowager and Mrs. Lan over.

Mrs. Lan wore a cloak and came striding forward.The dark red robe under the cloak has been washed a bit old, which is very different from the luxuriously dressed Empress Dowager.But she has an astonishing demeanor that no one dares to ignore.

As soon as Mrs. Lan entered Changle Palace, Xia Siyan greeted her from the veranda, stretched out his arms to hug her, and called affectionately, "Auntie!"

Seeing him like this, Mu Jinlan, who was originally solemn, couldn't help but curled her lips, and then quickly lowered her face, saying: "The emperor is really good at giving my aunt a big surprise."

"Ah?" Xia Siyan pretended not to understand, "Which surprise is Auntie talking about? There are a lot of surprises recently."

"Which one else?" Mu Jinlan raised her eyebrows, "Emperor, tell me what is the biggest surprise?"

Xia Siyan glanced at the imperial concubine. The imperial concubine looked away guiltily and did not participate in their conversation, but Xia Siyan had already determined from the expression on her face what his aunt was referring to, and said openly : "The biggest surprise, of course, is that my nephew has found a satisfactory partner. Auntie, please stay for dinner later, and I will send someone to invite him over to meet my auntie."

Mu Jinlan looked at Xia Siyan with sharp eyes, and Xia Siyan smiled brightly: "At the end of the year, they have a lot of cabinet affairs, otherwise he should come with me to welcome my aunt."

"So, His Majesty is determined to want that person?"

Xia Siyan stared at her, refusing to give in, "It's determined."

Mu Jinlan stopped and looked at Xia Siyan for a while, then suddenly smiled, "It's just like my stubborn sister."

Xia Siyan was surprised and said, "Auntie agreed?"

"If I don't agree, will His Majesty stop being with him?"

"of course not."

"That's it," Mu Jinlan continued to walk forward, "Then what does it matter if I agree or not?"

Although she said it lightly, this is exactly what she came to Beijing for this time.Fifteen days ago, she received a letter from the imperial concubine, which vaguely mentioned something about the emperor and a cabinet minister. She realized that this was a major event that shook the government and the public, and immediately left her husband and two children behind. Hurry up and rush to the capital.

Originally, she planned to talk to Xia Si with affection and reason, but she changed her mind just now when she heard the empress dowager say what the emperor said in Zhongling Palace that day.

The key to this matter is not the emperor, but the civil servant named Han You.

She was not sure about convincing Xia Siyan, because she knew Xia Siyan well.In the past, when everyone in the court thought that the little emperor was weak and deceitful, she had told her husband that this Emperor Zhaoxuan was a potential dragon hidden in the abyss, and a series of events that happened later confirmed her idea.

After talking, they soon arrived at Jingyuanzhai. Xia Siyan asked the imperial concubine and aunt to sit down in front of the purple-robed jade belt stone tea tray, and made tea for them himself.

Mu Jinlan looked at his inexperienced tea making movements, and knew that the emperor was trying to please her, so when the emperor praised Han You, she also said a few nice words along the way.

The imperial concubine was sitting by the side, at a loss for what to do. Mrs. Lan got very angry about it when she was in Zhongling Palace just now.She thought that Mrs. Lan would try her best to dissuade him when she was in front of the emperor, but now she seemed to have suddenly agreed to the matter between His Majesty and Han Shangshu, and she didn't know what Mrs. Lan meant.

While Xia Siyan was refilling the water for them, Mu Jinlan gave the imperial concubine a look to reassure her.

When Miyunlong Dahongpao made soup for the second time, Mu Jinlan naturally changed the subject, "I heard that His Majesty will spend 800 million taels of silver to make firearms this year. It's such a big deal, but what's new?"

Xia Siyan lowered his eyes and poured tea, and said with a smile: "My aunt is well informed, and it was only decided at the court meeting in the morning, so you know it now."

"Is it a firecracker?"

"No, the firecracker is a good thing, but it's a pity that the problem of exploding the chamber has not been solved." Xia Siyan poured the orange tea soup into a cup and handed it to the Empress Dowager, reminding her to be careful, and then continued: "This What was made was a giant cannon."

Mu Jinlan suddenly became interested, and the two of them forgot the time when they talked about weapons.

They chatted until noon, when Feng Ke came to report to the emperor that the person who went to the cabinet to pick up Han You came back and said that Mr. Han had gone to the yamen of the Ministry of Households, and asked if he should go to the Ministry of Households to invite him.

Xia Siyan knew that Han You wasn't ready to meet his aunt, and didn't want to make it too difficult for him, so he smiled apologetically at Mrs. Lan, "When he gets busy with government affairs, he forgets everything, but this paragraph Time is the most urgent time for the household department, please don't blame him. You stay in Beijing for a few more days, and after a few days of spring break, I will take him to pay New Year's greetings to my aunt."

At this time, Mu Jinlan had already planned what to say to Han You, nodded, and said calmly: "Your Majesty has such a humble minister, so you can rest assured about government affairs."

The three sat for a while, Mu Jinlan excused that she was tired from the long journey and had no appetite, declined Xia Siyan's kindness to keep her in the palace for dinner, and left the palace.

General Zhenxi has a mansion on Baishun Street, where his family stays when they go to Beijing for work, and there are servants to clean and take care of it all year round.Mrs. Lan dressed lightly, and she only brought two attendants with her when she went out. On the way back to the mansion, she changed her mind temporarily, turned her horse and headed straight for Han's mansion.

Han You had nothing serious to do when he returned to Hubu, but he just wanted to find an excuse to avoid the meeting with Mrs. Lan.

If one day he really wants to sit with Mrs. Lan, he also hopes that it will not be like this now. He hopes that he can be prepared and have the same confidence as Xia Siyan.It's not enough now, he still doesn't have a clear idea about himself and many things between him and Xia Siyan.

At first he thought he had figured it out.

When you were lingering in the office until you, guessing that the dinner was also hidden, Han You went out and returned to the mansion, but he didn't know that a lady surnamed Mu had been waiting for him for a long time when he returned to the mansion.

Han San greeted him in the sedan hall, complaining with embarrassment: "I told her that you are not at home today and you will come back very late, but she must wait for you."

"Forget it, it's okay."

Walking around the screen wall, he saw a middle-aged woman in a dark red robe sitting alone in the flower hall with her eyes closed. Han San signaled to him that it was this one. Han You nodded and asked Han San to let the kitchen prepare dinner for guests.

When Han You stepped into the flower hall, Mu Jinlan opened her eyes.

"Mrs. Lan." Han You saluted respectfully.

Mu Jinlan didn't seem to be conscious of being a guest, and she didn't stand up when the host saluted. She sat down and received the obeisance, pointing to the stool in front of her and said, "Master Han, sit down."

Mrs. Lan acted with dignity that is rare for a woman, and Han You hadn't felt this kind of restraint in front of her elders for a long time.He sat down obediently, and even forgot to let the servants serve tea.

Mu Jinlan cut to the chase and said, "When did Lord Han enter the palace to serve as Xiaoyan's attendant?"

Hearing that she called the emperor Xiaoyan, Han You didn't realize it for a moment, and after a while, he said, "It's the 29th year of Zhaoshuo."

"The 29th year of Zhaoshuo," Mu Jinlan said slowly, looking up at the gray sky outside, as if lost in memories, "Xiaoyan was eight years old that year."

Han You didn't speak, Mu Jinlan looked at the sky and pondered for a while, then asked him: "What year is Master Han?"

"The junior was born in the ninth year of Zhaoshuo."

"Well," Mu Jinlan nodded, "Then it's no wonder that you are 12 years older than Xiaoyan."

It's no wonder she didn't say anything, but Han You heard many meanings.For example, it's no wonder that Xia Siyan likes you, because you accompanied him through his entire teenage years.For another example, it's no wonder Xia Siyan relies on you so much, because you are so much older than him, and you have plenty of ways to deal with him.

Mu Jinlan didn't explain her "it's no wonder" and let Han You guess.Then she continued to ask: "Master Han is 31 this year, right? Why are you still not married? Is it because of Xiaoyan?"

Han You was silent for a moment, sighed inwardly, and replied calmly: "Yes."