"What did you say?"

In the front hall of the Jiaofang, the queen, who had been smiling and listening, suddenly raised her hand in surprise and asked the court to make sure what he had just said. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Zhang He smiled bitterly, and then respectfully repeated to the queen what he had just said: "The great-grandson wants to be an official." ”

Xijun frowned, and muttered for a long time before saying, "There seems to be something wrong......

Zhang He couldn't help but be a little surprised-this queen could actually see that Liu Ai's thoughts were inappropriate!

Zhang He looked at the queen, pursed his lips, and said to the queen for a while: "The minister also feels inappropriate, but it is difficult to explain ......"

Xi Jun lowered his eyes, and did not follow Zhang He's meaning, but asked Zhang He: "Can you allow your great-grandson's invitation?" ”

"No." Zhang He bowed his head and replied, knowing a little more about the young queen.

Xijun nodded, was silent for a while, and then said, "Can you sue the general?" ”

Zhang He bowed his head again and replied: "The minister has already sued the general." ”

The temple fell silent again.

Although it was in the front hall, but, before, in order to facilitate the inquiry about Liu Aiji's recent situation, Xijun sent out the close ministers who served around him separately, at this time, in addition to her and Zhang He, there were only a few palace people sitting in the corner. As long as the two of them don't raise their voices, in the huge hall, those palace people will definitely not be able to hear their voices.

Quietly raising his eyes and glancing at the queen, Zhang He secretly frowned - he really couldn't see through the young queen.

As a court order, Zhang He still has many opportunities to contact the queen. Therefore, unlike many officials, Zhang He never thought that Empress Shangguan was just a puppet arranged by Huo Guang to live in the Jiaofang Palace.

-- Huo Guang didn't care about the affairs of the harem at all. Even if the women in the forbidden and harem were fortunate, he only gave that order, and he didn't care about the specific arrangements after that.

-- The arrangements of the Shaofu and the Imperial Court were all presented to the queen, and the queen's seal was used before it was officially issued.

-- Of course, there are people arranged by Huo Guang in the Jiaofang Palace, but it is different from the situation in the previous dynasty, no matter what the matter is, the people around the queen do not directly adjudicate on behalf of the situation, and many times, they even let the officials of the Shaofu report directly to the queen, unless it is a very difficult problem, generally speaking, the Empress Shangguan will give an answer.

- For example, this time.

Today, Zhang He's visit to the Jiaofang Palace was not a place of interest, but came to report to the queen about the situation of the good family who was elected to the palace this year.

――Who directly confers the position of harem? Who is the Son of Man who provides for me? Who is self-employed? …… Such issues, although the court office can arrange them directly, but in the end, it is the queen's seal that can really be counted.

In the past few years, Empress Shangguan has never changed a word of the report of the Imperial Court, but she has never ignored the situation of directly using the seal.

It is precisely because of this that Zhang He will be more and more respectful to Empress Shangguan.

-- This is the attitude of a monarch!

-- Trust the judgment of your subordinates, but never indulge in it, and never make judgments when you don't understand the situation.

Although it is not clear whether this is the way of doing things that Empress Shangguan herself has comprehended, or whether someone has taught the queen, Zhang He knows one thing very well - understanding the truth and doing it according to the reason are completely different things!

- For example, today!

――Who can say that the wise son of heaven really didn't know how to get along with the powerful ministers?

- Maybe he knows it, but he can't!

-- Just like back then......

……

“…… Tucked court order! Xijun called again, and his brows furrowed.

- She's been calling five or six times.

This time, Zhang He finally came back to his senses.

"Death to the courtiers!" Zhang He fell to his knees in panic.

- Just look at the queen's look and know that he is rude!

Xijun still frowned, but did not pursue Zhang He's guilt. She waved her hand, "It's okay. ”

Zhang He breathed a sigh of relief and thanked him again.

Xi Jun raised his eyes and looked outside the hall, and then said to Zhang He at a very fast speed: "Since the general knows about this, you can rest assured, don't worry about it." I heard that Jun will marry his daughter and grandson, and he will be the king. ”

Zhang He was stunned for a moment, and then heard the voice of the queen inviting in at the palace gate. He hurriedly collected his mind and took a step back.

"In." Xijun agreed.

A long emperor walked into the palace with a lacquer box and saluted the queen, and wanted to present the lacquer box, but was stopped by Xijun raising his hand.

"Grant the Decree." Xijun's tone was very calm.

“…… Promise. Changyu was stunned at first, and then reacted, and then hurriedly bowed his head and promised.

Zhang He was also very stunned, and it was not until he took the lacquer box that he hurriedly bowed his head again and thanked the queen for her gift.

Xijun replied, and then lowered his head and continued to read the book presented by Zhang He, asking a few questions from time to time. When the Changyu who was assigned out before came back one after another to restore his life, Xijun also knew about the good family this time.

Although it is not a secret that the emperor is ill, therefore, the number of good family children in the past two years is not large, but after all, it is not nothing. Looking at the ordinary names on the brochure, Xijun felt a little helpless.

- Do these women know their possible fate?

- Harem Lady...... It is indeed very honorable, but if you fail to give birth to a prince...... Their fate is not even as good as that of the royal maids of the common family!

- After all, the imperial maid can find a way to get the master to be spared, but the harem without a son can only be imprisoned in the emperor's cemetery for the rest of his life......

They still have the same food and clothing as before, but that's about it.

……

- When they were sick, there were no witches, and no one cared how they killed each other......

……

- They are no more precious than the furnishings in the cemetery and the temple......

- They will not be buried, but in fact...... There is no one who does not want them to die soon......

- Even ...... Including themselves......

……

-- It's no secret that there are still so many families who are willing to send their children to the palace......

-- Especially......

"This year...... There are more good families than in previous years......" Xijun calculated slightly, and couldn't help frowning and asked.

-- The so-called previous years are after the first year of Yuanfeng.

Because the emperor did not add yuan to the service, the entry of the sons of the Xianliang family into the palace in these years was only carried out in Sanfu. The land of Sanfu is close to Chang'an, and all kinds of rumors spread very quickly, so the situation in the court made many people reluctant to send their daughters to the palace.

Zhang He explained decently: "The upper dollar has been served, so this time the good family is selected to use the old example." ”

-- That is, in addition to Sanfu, each county must also select people to send to Chang'an.

Xijun suddenly realized, but frowned: "What's ......?"

――How did you revert to the old routine......

Seeing that the queen was hesitant, Zhang He was slightly surprised, and after thinking for a while, he understood the queen's possible thoughts, so he explained in a low voice: "This is a rule, and after the court is played, it can be done." ”

-- This was approved by the emperor. Or rather...... It was approved by Huo Guang.

Xijun was stunned for a moment, and then he understood - the summoning of good doctors in the world has already made people's hearts float, if you stop choosing people......

Rolling up the last register, Xijun took the board, wrote the word "can", and sealed it with the seal with the internal order that came with the call.

After Zhang He left with the book and the lacquer box, Xijun sat in the hall for a while before getting up and dressing up under Changyu's reminder.

-- It's time to get ready to eat.

changed into a reddish-brown dark robe, then tied a ribbon and ribbon, and watched the palace people take the headdress, Xijun waved his hand to stop Changyu's selection.

"No." Xijun flatly refused and turned around directly.

Both left and right were shocked, Yihua reacted a little faster, and hurriedly stepped forward to stop the queen.

"Not in the middle palace." Yihua said it absolutely.

Xijun sank his face.

Yihua knelt down, pulled Xijun's clothes, and pleaded: "The woman's appearance is not decorated, and she does not see the monarch's father." Think twice about the palace. ”

Everyone knows that after months of eating, as the weather gets hotter, the queen's mood becomes more irritable, and almost every time she prepares to go to the emperor's bed, she has to make a scene, but even so, it is the first time that she does not wear makeup.

――This is not due to the emperor's prosperity, when he went to the harem, his makeup was more casual and more cordial, and he was not an ordinary family member.

- This is the Queen's food!

――From the Jiaofang Hall all the way to the front of the road, how many people are watching!

……

Thinking of possible problems, all the attendants in the hall knelt down with Yihua.

After a stalemate for a while, Xi Jun closed his eyes, took a deep breath unwillingly, and then slowly spit it out, but finally turned around and sat down again, letting the Changyu and the palace people take care of her, and then put on Huasheng and Bu Shao. After that, he got into a small carriage and walked to the emperor's bed.

Seeing that it was approaching April, according to the usual rule, the emperor should move to Qingliang Palace, and Shaofu had also written on this matter, but when Huo Guang asked for instructions, Liu Fuling had refused.

As a result, every day of eating, Xijun had to go out of the forbidden door, and the time spent back and forth was doubled.

Today, because of the court performance, coupled with Xijun's tossing, the queen's meal is half an hour late on weekdays, perhaps for this reason, after leaving the forbidden door, Xijun feels that the atmosphere is particularly wrong, the sound of carriages and horses marching is not small, but the faint sound of discussion, even if she is sitting in the car, she can still feel it, and although the vigilant Lang official is careful, it is impossible for the eyes exchanged from time to time not to fall into her eyes completely.

Especially the closer you get to the Xuanmuro Hall, the chatter gradually dies down, but the more obvious this situation becomes.

The carriage drove up the high platform and stopped in front of the palace gate, and the middle palace attendants helped the queen to step out of the carriage.

The door of the temple was closed, and there were no close ministers of the Son of Heaven waiting outside the temple gate.

Everyone in the middle palace frowned.

Xijun also frowned.

- What is this?

After standing for a while, Xijun still motioned to a eunuch to push the door, and made up her mind - if the door of the palace was really locked, she would go back to the Jiaofang Hall directly.

But the doors of the temple were opened.

The two yellow doors hurriedly ran over, and one by one they pleaded guilty, but Xijun ignored it and led his attendant in.

After the front hall, the group walked along the corridor to the apse, and after a few steps, they saw several women kneeling in front of the apse. Xijun didn't care, but the faces of several Changyu changed greatly, and when they came back to their senses, they wanted to stop the queen from moving forward, and they had already arrived in front of the apse.

"Don't you want to?" A low voice came from the hall, with an indescribable coldness.